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SECTION 1. ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF INFORMATION ON THE INCIDENCE OF
SUICIDE AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Database Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, acting
through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affa... | Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish and maintain an electronic database on the incidence of suicide and attempted suicide among members of the Armed Forces on active duty, as well as members of the National Guard and reserves who are demobilized from active duty.
Requires: (1) regular reports from the Secret... | A bill to require an electronic database of information on the incidence of suicide among members of the Armed Forces. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Real Estate
Investment and Jobs Act of 2015''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or o... | Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from 5% to 10% the stock ownership threshold in a real estate investment trust for purposes of exempting proceeds from dispositions of such stock from withholding requirements under the Foreign Investment in Real Property... | Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Surface Owner
Protection Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--PROTECTION OF WATER RESOURCES
Sec. 101. Mine... | Surface Owner Protection Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to require an operator producing oil or gas (including coalbed methane) under a federal lease to: (1) replace the water supply of a water user who obtains all or part of it from an underground or surface source affected by contamination, diminution, or inter... | A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to ensure that development of certain Federal oil and gas resources will occur in a manner that protects water resources and respects the rights of surface owners, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Efficiency Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. NO INFERENCE.
Nothing contained in this Act or the amendments made by this Act
shall be construed to create any inference with respect to the
determination of who is an employee or employer--
... | Small Business Efficiency Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat professional employer organizations (PEOs), certified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), as employers for employment tax purposes (thus allowing such PEOs to pay wages and collect and remit payroll taxes on behalf of an employer).
Se... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations. |
SECTION 1. PROGRAMS FOR MIGRANT CHILDREN.
Subpart 1 of part D of chapter 1 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 is amended to read as follows:
``Subpart 1--Programs for Migrant Children
``SEC. 1201. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
``The purpose of this subpart is--
``(1) t... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise provisions for programs for migrant children.
Includes under program requirements a comprehensive plan which describes: (1) advocacy and outreach activities for migrant children and their families, including education, health, nutrition, and other su... | To improve education for migrant children in elementary and secondary schools. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Food Security Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD SECURITY PROJECTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Community food security project.--The term ``community
food security project'' means a community-... | Community Food Security Act of 1995 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants for community food security projects.
Authorizes appropriations. | Community Food Security Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bringing Business Back Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. INCENTIVES FOR CERTAIN EMPOWERMENT ZONE REAL PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Subchapter U of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating part V as part VI, by
redesignating sectio... | Bringing Business Back Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income for a specified 10-year period, for income tax purposes, income or gain from real property that is certified as zoned for commercial use, that has been undeveloped and vacant for a 2-year period, and that is located in a ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude income attributable to certain empowerment zone real property from gross income. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) It is in the interest of the United States that the
precarious peace process now underway in Northern Ireland and
the Republic of Ireland succeed, both to ensure stability for
important allies and friends of the ... | Authorizes the President to enter into a free trade agreement with qualified areas of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland that provides for: (1) harmonization, reduction and elimination of trade barriers; (2) prohibition of or limitations on the imposition of such barriers; and (3) elimination or reduction of... | A bill to authorize the President to enter into a trade agreement concerning Northern Ireland and certain border counties of the Republic of Ireland, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Harriet Tubman National Historical
Park and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) Harriet Tubman (born Araminta ``Minty'' Ross)--
... | Harriet Tubman National Historical Park and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Act - Establishes in the City of Auburn, New York, the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System.
Establishes in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, the Harriet ... | A bill to establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, New York, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Labor Union Slowdowns Act
of 2017'' or the ``PLUS Act''.
SEC. 2. DETERRING LABOR SLOWDOWNS.
(a) Amendments to the National Labor Relations Act.--The National
Labor Relations Act is amended--
(1) in section 1 (29 U.S.C. 151), by a... | Preventing Labor Union Slowdowns Act of 2017 or the PLUS Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unlawful labor practice for a labor organization or its agents while representing, or seeking to represent, employees engaged in maritime employment to engage in a labor slowdown at any time, inc... | Preventing Labor Union Slowdowns Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ordnance and Explosives Risk
Management Act''.
SEC. 2. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR POLICY AND BUDGETING ISSUES
REGARDING FORMER MILITARY RANGES.
Section 2701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following ... | Ordnance and Explosives Risk Management Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a program manager for unexploded ordnance (UXO) and other abandoned military munitions who shall serve as the single point of contact in the Department of Defense for policy and budgeting issues involving the characterization, r... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the development and maintenance of an inventory of sites within former military ranges known or suspected to contain unexploded ordnance (UXO) or other abandoned military munitions that pose a threat to human health, human safety, or the environment, to improve security... |
SECTION 1. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADOPTION OR REVISION OF SCHEDULE OF
RATINGS FOR DISABILITIES.
(a) Restatement of Current Authority With Authority for Review.--
The text of section 502 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``(a) An action of the Secretary to which section... | Allows only the Federal Circuit for the U.S. Court of Appeals to review and set aside changes made by the Department of Veterans Affairs to the schedule for veterans' disability ratings found to be arbitrary and capricious or in violation of a Federal statute.Requires the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to facilitate and enhance judicial review of certain matters regarding veteran's benefits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oregon Surplus Federal Land Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commandant.--The term ``Commandant'' means the
Commandant of the Coast Guard.
(2) Light station.--The term ``Light Station'' means the
... | Oregon Surplus Federal Land Act of 2008 - Requires transfer of administrative jurisdiction over Coast Guard lands in Coos County, Oregon (including Cape Arago Light Station on Chief's Island), in the areas commonly known as Gregory Point and Chief's Island, to the Secretary of the Interior to hold in trust for the bene... | A bill to transfer surplus Federal land administered by the Coast Guard in the State of Oregon. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transitional Housing for Recovery in
Viable Environments Demonstration Program Act'' or the ``THRIVE Act''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TO STUDY THE IMPACT OF USING RENTAL
VOUCHERS FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS
RECOVE... | Transitional Housing for Recovery in Viable Environments Demonstration Program Act or the THRIVE Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a five-year demonstration program for nonprofit organizations and tribally de... | Transitional Housing for Recovery in Viable Environments Demonstration Program Act |
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO OBLIGATE DURING LAPSE IN APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after section 1310 the following new section:
``Sec. 1311. Authority to obligate during lapse in appropriations
``(a)(1) Notwithstanding section 1341 of this title, if any
... | Amends Federal law to permit an officer or employee of the U.S. or District of Columbia government to obligate as may be necessary during a lapse in appropriations to continue any project or activity funded in the preceding fiscal year if any appropriation bill for a fiscal year is not enacted into law prior to the beg... | To help avoid the costs and disruptions of agency shutdowns when there is a lapse in appropriations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ukrainian American Veterans Charter
Act''.
SEC. 2. CHARTER FOR UKRAINIAN AMERICAN VETERANS, INCORPORATED.
(a) In General.--Title 36, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 2103 the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 2200--UKRAI... | Ukrainian American Veterans Charter Act - Grants a Federal charter to the Ukrainian American Veterans, Incorporated (a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York). | To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Ukrainian American Veterans, Incorporated. |
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN PAYMENTS FOR ENTITLEMENT LANDS.
(a) Increase Based on Consumer Price Index.--Section 6903(b)(1) of
title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``75 cents for each
acre of entitlement land'' and inserting ``$1.65 for each acre
... | Amends Federal law to: (1) increase Federal payments to local governments for entitlement lands; (2) require the Secretary of the Interior to adjust such payments for inflation; and (3) exempt from such payments any lands conveyed to the United States in exchange for Federal lands. | A bill to increase Federal payments to units of general local government for entitlement lands, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Sea Grant College Program
Amendments Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise expressly provided therein, whenever in this
Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or
repeal of, a section or other pro... | National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008 - (Sec. 4) Amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to substitute "extension services" for "advisory services" in the definition of "project."
(Sec. 5) Adds regional and national projects as elements of the national sea grant college program. Removes a... | To reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Postsecondary Education
Data for Students Act''.
SEC. 2. STUDY ON IMPROVEMENTS TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION TRANSPARENCY
AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
(a) Formation of Advisory Committee on Improving Postsecondary
Education Data.--
... | Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to convene an Advisory Committee on Improving Postsecondary Education Data that: (1) is comprised of 15 members who represent economically, racially, and geographically diverse populations; and (2) includes higher education sta... | Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Innovative Technologies Investment
Incentive Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR INVESTMENTS IN HIGH TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
BUSINESS CONCERNS DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of... | Innovative Technologies Investment Incentive Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a new business-related tax credit for 25% of the equity investment (i.e., stock and capital or profits interest) in a small business concern that is engaged in a high technology or biotechnology trade or business and em... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for equity investments in high technology and biotechnology small business concerns developing innovative technologies that stimulate private sector job growth. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeowners Insurance Assistance Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL CREDIT FOR CERTAIN HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE
PREMIUMS.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is am... | Homeowners Insurance Assistance Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers in certain hurricane disaster areas a tax credit for 50% of their homeowner insurance premiums, up to $250 annually. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for increased homeowners insurance premiums suffered by certain coastal homeowners or resulting from hurricane events. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Raises for Seniors Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ELDERLY CONSUMERS.
(a) In General.--The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department
of Labor shall prepare and publish an index for each calendar month to
be known as the ``Consumer Price... | Fair Raises for Seniors Act - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to publish for each calendar month a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E) that indicates the average change over time in the prices paid by individuals in the United States who are age 62 and older for a ... | Fair Raises for Seniors Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enterprise Communities Enhancement
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FUNDING ENTITLEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES.
(a) Entitlement.--Section 2007(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1397f(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of
s... | Enterprise Communities Enhancement Act of 2001 - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) additional State entitlements to grants for designated qualified enterprise communities; (2) funding for such grants; and (3) use of grant funds for revolving loan... | A bill to amend section 2007 of the Social Security Act to provide grant funding for additional Enterprise Communities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Providing the Utmost safety Measures
to the Permanent Protection System in New Orleans, Louisiana'' or the
``PUMPPS NOLA Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) section 4303 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans'
... | Providing the Utmost safety Measures to the Permanent Protection System in New Orleans, Louisiana or the PUMPPS NOLA Act of 2009 - Modifies the project for permanent pumps and canal modifications at Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, to direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to: (1) constr... | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to carry out certain water control projects at Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Student Loan Solutions
Act''.
SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN AFFORDABILITY.
(a) Terms and Conditions of Federal Direct Loans.--Section 455 of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding... | Responsible Student Loan Solutions Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to limit the unpaid amount of Direct Stafford loans that students may amass before completing their undergraduate education. Varies that limit on the basis of whether a student is a dependent student, indep... | Responsible Student Loan Solutions Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Loss Mitigation Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. MITIGATION FOR AND PURCHASE OF CERTAIN REPETITIVE LOSS
STRUCTURES.
The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 is amended by inserting
after section 1361 (42 U.S.C. 4102) the following new section... | Flood Loss Mitigation Act of 2001 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to: (1) carry out mitigation activities that reduce flood damages to qualified repetitive loss structures; and (2) purchase such structures, but only for public or ope... | To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for identification, mitigation, and purchase of properties insured under the national flood insurance program that suffer repetitive losses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Children's School
Investment Act''.
SEC. 2. SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Section 8007 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7707) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(c) School Const... | Military Childrens School Investment Act - Amends the Impact Aid program (which compensates local educational agencies [LEAs] for the financial burden of federal activities affecting their areas) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to LEAs that:... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a discretionary grant program for school construction for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anticounterfeiting Consumer
Protection Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. COUNTERFEITING AS RACKETEERING.
Section 1961(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``, section 2318 (relating to trafficking in counterfeit
labels for phonorecords,... | Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act of 1996 - Makes the following (counterfeiting offenses) predicate offenses under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: (1) trafficking in counterfeit labels for phonorecords, computer programs or computer program documentation or packaging and copies of moti... | Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consular Review Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A BOARD OF VISA APPEALS.
(a) In General.--The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by
inserting after section 224 the following new section:
``board of visa appeals
... | Consular Review Act of 1996 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish within the Department of State a Board of Visa Appeals to review consular decisions regarding specified visa applications, revocations, and cancellations.
Provides that Board review requests shall be a fee-based service. | Consular Review Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voting Technology Standards Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``technical standards'' means performance-
based standards and conformance specifications; and
(2) the term ``voting ... | Voting Technology Standards Act of 2001 - Establishes a commission to develop and publish in the Federal Register voluntary technical standards to ensure the usability, accuracy, security, and integrity of U.S. voting products and systems.Requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to: (1) accredit inde... | To amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to ensure the usability, accuracy, integrity, and security of United States voting products and systems through the development of voluntary consensus standards, the provision of technical assistance, and laboratory accreditation, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Reliable Officers,
Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training In Our
Neighborhoods Act of 2001'' or ``PROTECTION Act''.
SEC. 2. PROVIDING RELIABLE OFFICERS, TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY
PROSECUTORS, AND TRAINING ... | Providing Reliable Officers, Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training In Our Neighborhoods Act of 2001 or PROTECTION Act - Modifies provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 regarding public safety and community policing ("cops on the beat" program, COPS) to authorize the At... | To provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Vietnam remains a one-party state, ruled and controlled
by the Communist Party of Vietnam, which continues to deny the
right... | Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act - Directs the President to: (1) impose financial and immigration/entry sanctions on listed nationals of Vietnam who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Vietnam; and (2) submi... | To impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Energy Applied
Partnerships (REAP) Act''.
SEC. 2. APPLIED SCIENCES IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a
research pilot program for award grants to partnerships to improve
education ... | Renewable Energy Applied Partnerships (REAP) Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish a research pilot program for awarding grants to certain partnerships to improve education and training in support of applied sciences in renewable energy as part of a comprehensive program to enhance the quality of sci... | To establish a pilot program to provide assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in renewable energy. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``VA Expiring
Authorities Extension Act of 2013''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code.
Se... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 10, 2013. VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2013 - (Sec. 4) Extends through FY2015 the authorization of appropriations to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for: (1) payment by the VA Secretary of a monthly assistance allowanc... | VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Workers' Pension Protection Act''.
TITLE I--MINIMUM GUARANTEED BENEFITS
SEC. 101. MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN BENEFITS GUARANTEE.
(a) In General.--Section 4022A(c) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1322A(c)) is ... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Minimum Guaranteed Benefits
Title II: Treatment of Asset Deficient Multiemployer Pension
Plans
Title III: Actuarial Assumptions
Title IV: Administration and Enforcement
Title V: Increase in Multiemployer Plan Insurance Premiums
Workers' Pension ... | Workers' Pension Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bringing Useful Initiatives for
Indian Land Development Act of 2017'' or the ``BUIILD Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
Section 105 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4115) is amended by a... | Bringing Useful Initiatives for Indian Land Development Act of 2017 or BUIILD Act of 2017 This bill amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to modify the environmental review process used for certain affordable housing activities on Indian reservations. Specifically, the bill al... | Bringing Useful Initiatives for Indian Land Development Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) As of the date of enactment of this Act, the existing
infrastructure of Grand Canyon National Park is not adequate to
serve the purposes for which the Park was established.
(2) Improving the infrastructure of the Park ... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to authorize the Superintendent of the Grand Canyon National Park to: (1) charge and collect, in addition to the entrance fee, a surcharge in an amount not to exceed $2 for each individual charged such fee; and (2) remit the surcharge to the special account for the Grand Canyon Na... | A bill to authorize an entrance fee surcharge at the Grand Canyon National Park, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Sweatshops
Act of 1996''.
(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... | Stop Sweatshops Act of 1996 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for the civil liability of manufacturers for sweatshop conditions in the garment industry. Sets forth civil penalties for violation of recordkeeping and payroll accounting requirements. | Stop Sweatshops Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE GUIDANCE.
(a) Solicitation and Publication of Modifications to Existing Safe
Harbors and New Safe Harbors.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Solicitation of proposals for safe harbors.--
Not later than January 1, 1995, and not less than ... | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) annually to publish in the Federal Register a notice soliciting proposals for: (1) modifications to existing safe harbors issued pursuant to the Medicare and Medicaid Patient and Program Protection Act of 1987; (2) additional safe harbors specifying payment pract... | A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide health care fraud and abuse guidance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Innovation Hubs Authorization
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY INNOVATION HUBS.
(a) Establishment of Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall carry out a
program to enhance the Nation's economic, environmental, ... | Energy Innovation Hubs Authorization Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to: (1) implement a program to enhance the nation's economic, environmental, and energy security by making grants to nonprofit consortia for establishing and operating Energy Innovation Hubs to conduct and support multidisciplinary, col... | To establish Energy Innovation Hubs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``QI Program Supplemental Funding Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR THE QUALIFYING INDIVIDUAL (QI) PROGRAM.
Section 1933(g)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u-
3(g)(2)), as amended by section 111(b) of the Medicare Improvements for
Patients ... | QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, to provide supplemental funding for the qualifying individual (QI) program.
Requires a state to have in operation, in mechanized Medicaid... | A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide additional funds for the qualifying individual (QI) program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Non-Discrimination Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Public school students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual
or transgender (LGBT), or are perceived to be LGBT, ... | Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 - Prohibits public school students from being excluded from participating in, or subject to discrimination under, any federally-assisted educational program on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity or that of their associates.
Considers hara... | To end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthcare Enhancement for Local
Public Servants Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM GOVERNMENTAL PLANS FOR HEALTH AND LONG-TERM
CARE INSURANCE ALLOWED FOR OTHER PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--
(1) Distributions allo... | Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Servants Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend eligibility for tax-free distributions from governmental employee benefit plans for health and long-term care insurance to any retired state or local public employee (currently, limited to retired public safet... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain public employees a deduction for distributions from governmental plans for health and long-term care insurance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Storage Technology
Advancement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``Department'' means the Department of Energy;
(2) the term ``electric drive vehicle'' means--
... | Energy Storage Technology Advancement Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) conduct programs of basic and applied research to support the development of energy storage systems for electric drive vehicles, stationary applications, and electricity transmission and distribution; and (2) award fund... | To provide for research, development, and demonstration programs in advanced energy storage systems for electric drive vehicles, stationary applications, and electricity transmission and distribution applications, to support the ability of the United States to remain globally competitive in this field, and to promote t... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings
Association Insurance Fund Merger Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. MERGER OF FDIC INSURANCE FUNDS IN 1998.
(a) In General.--Section 11(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
(12 U.S.C. 1821(a)) is amended--
(1) by... | Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund Merger Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) to: (1) establish the deposit insurance fund for insured depository institutions; (2) abolish the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) and the Savings Association Insurance Fund (SAIF); (3) transfer... | Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund Merger Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT FOR POST-DELIVERY FOLLOW-UP CARE FOR EARLY
HOSPITAL DISCHARGES AFTER CHILDBIRTH.
(a) Public Health Service Act Amendment.--
(1) Group health coverage.--Section 2704(a) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-4(a)) is amended--
... | Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code to require that, when an attending provider and the mother decide to discharge the mother or her newborn prior to specified minimum inpatient periods following delivery, the group health plan ... | To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage to provide post-delivery follow-up care for mothers and newborns discharged less than 48 hours following a v... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Support for Rapid Innovation Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
(a) Cybersecurity Research and Development.--
(1) In general.--Title III of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.... | . Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to support the research, development, testing, evaluation, and transition of cybersecurity technologies. Such rese... | Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consistent Public Land Laws
Enforcement Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY REGARDING NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
LANDS, NATIONAL FOREST LANDS, AND OTHER PUBLIC LANDS.
(a) Lands Under Jurisdiction of Bureau of Land Management... | Consistent Public Land Laws Enforcement Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, and other Federal law to classify as a Class B misdemeanor a violation of any regulation concerning the management, use, and protection of National Park System lands, N... | To provide consistent enforcement authority to the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, and the Forest Service to respond to violations of regulations regarding the management, use, and protection of the public lands, National Park System lands, and National Forest System lands, to clarify the purposes... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Action Plan for Public Lands and
Education Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Acts enabling the people of territories of the
American West to form their constitutions and State governments
... | Action Plan for Public Lands and Education Act of 2011 - Makes grants of land to the following states in lieu of receiving, for the support of the common schools, 5% of the proceeds of the sales of federally owned land within such states which have not been sold by the United States as of January 1, 2011: Alaska, Arizo... | To authorize Western States to make selections of public land within their borders in lieu of receiving 5 percent of the proceeds of the sale of public land lying within said States as provided by their respective enabling Acts. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Medicaid for America's
Children Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED FMAP FOR CHILDREN UNDER MEDICAID.
(a) In General.--Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396d) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``an... | Strengthening Medicaid for America's Children Act of 2009 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require an increased federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for children in certain states that implement at least three of nine specified policies regarding medical assistance to children. | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for application of an enhanced Federal matching rate for children under the Medicaid Program if certain conditions are met. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Comprehensive Crime-Free
Communities Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to encourage strategic data-driven planning that is
collaborative, involving multiple local organizations, and to
dev... | National Comprehensive Crime-Free Communities Act - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) make and monitor grants to grant recipients; (2) provide, through the offices of the National Crime Prevention Council, technical assistance and training, data collection, and dissemination of information on state-of-the-art resear... | To increase community capacity and commitment to promote and support local comprehensive strategies and traceable actions to prevent and reduce crime, violence, and substance abuse through prevention, education, treatment, law enforcement, and continuing care activities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quality Assurance in Drug Testing
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) drug abuse in the workplace is a serious national
problem, and
(2) drug testing can be an effective deterrent to drug
abuse wh... | Quality Assurance in Drug Testing Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit performing toxicological analysis in connection with a drug testing program unless the laboratory performing the analysis is certified under this Act. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program for c... | Quality Assurance in Drug Testing Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Travel Related Industries Protection
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF EXCISE TAX ON AVIATION FUEL USED IN COMMERCIAL
AVIATION.
(a) In General.--Tax imposed under section 4091 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 by reason of section ... | Travel Related Industries Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend, for two years, the excise tax aviation fuel. | To suspend the excise tax on aviation fuel used in commercial aviation during the period of hostilities with Iraq. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Caribbean Amnesty and Relief Act''.
TITLE I--CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR RELIEF FROM REMOVAL AND
DEPORTATION FOR CERTAIN ALIENS
SEC. 101. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN CARIBBEANS.
(a) Adjustment of Status.--
(... | Caribbean Amnesty and Relief Act - Provides for the adjustment to permanent resident status of certain Caribbean country nationals (and spouses and children) who have maintained continuous physical presence in the United States since at least September 30, 1996.Establishes in the Immigration and Naturalization Service ... | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act in regard to Caribbean-born immigrants. |
SECTION 1. DISPOSITION OF WEAPONS-USABLE PLUTONIUM AT THE SAVANNAH
RIVER SITE, AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In September 2000, the United States and the Russian
Federation signed a Plutonium Management and Disposition
Agreement... | Directs the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a plan for the construction and operation of a mixed-oxide fuel fabrication facility (for converting plutonium to a fuel for use in commercial nuclear power reactors) at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina. Requires annual reports on plan implementation and on p... | To provide for the disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Parks Overflights Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
(2) Plan.--The term ``plan'' mean... | National Parks Overflights Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to submit to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration recommendations (including a joint proposal for incentives for the use of quiet aircraft technology and a schedule for commercial air tour fleet conversion to such technol... | National Parks Overflights Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Innovation Research
and Technology Transfer Inclusive Outreach Improvement Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. SBA COORDINATION ON INCREASING OUTREACH FOR WOMEN AND MINORITY-
OWNED BUSINESSES.
Section 9(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U... | Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Inclusive Outreach Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Small Business Act to empower the Small Business Administration (SBA) to coordinate with participating federal agencies on efforts to increase outreach and awards under each of the Small Business I... | Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Inclusive Outreach Improvement Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Relief
Guarantee Act of 2004''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, ... | Tax Relief Guarantee Act of 2004 - Repeals the current termination date (December 31, 2010) of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal: (1) the reductions in the amount of the child income tax credit scheduled for taxable years 2005 through 2009 and to ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and to repeal scheduled reductions in tax benefits provided by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act shall be cited as the ``Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency Stimulus Act of 2006''.
TITLE I--ENERGY TAX INCENTIVES
Subtitle A--Energy Infrastructure Tax Incentives
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCED FROM CERTAIN
... | Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Stimulus Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the time limits applicable to tax credits for: (1) electricity produced from certain renewable resources; (2) clean renewable energy bonds; (3) new energy efficient homes; (4) residential energy efficient property; ... | To extend the incentives for clean and renewable energy and its more efficient use. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Witness Security and Protection
Grant Program Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. WITNESS PROTECTION GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``applicant'' means a State, tribal, or local
government that applies for a gran... | Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2013 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) make competitive grants to state, tribal, and local governments to establish or maintain programs that provide protection or assistance to witnesses in court proceedings involving a homicide, a serious violent felony, a ser... | Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. TOLL CREDIT MARKETPLACE PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall establish and implement a pilot
program to develop a toll credit marketplace for States to buy and sell
toll credits.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the pilot... | This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a pilot toll credit marketplace program for states, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), or local governments to buy and sell toll credits and use the proceeds for highway, transit, and other related projects. States, MPOs, or local government... | To establish a pilot toll credit market place program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal Zone Renewable Energy
Promotion Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) There is an increasing need for the production of
electricity from energy facilities that... | Coastal Zone Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2003 - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to expand statutory procedures and policies for the location of renewable energy facilities in the marine environment.Prescribes licensing requirements for the operation of renewable energy facilities in waters under Fe... | To promote the Sensible Development of Renewable Energy in the Waters of the Coastal Zone, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF COORDINATED EXPENDITURES AS
CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES.
(a) Treatment as Contribution to Candidate.--Section 301(8)(A) of
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 30101(8)(A)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause ... | Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to treat as a campaign contribution any payment made by any person (other than a candidate, an authorized committee of a candidate, or a political committee of a political party) for a coordinated expenditure which is not otherwise treated as a contribution. Repea... | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Small Business Jobs Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. IN GENERAL.
Section 558 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(d) Before any enforcement action is taken on a sanction on a
business for a violation of a... | Protect Small Business Jobs Act of 2014 - Requires a federal agency, before any enforcement action is taken on any sanction on a small business for any violation of a rule or pursuant to an adjudication, to: (1) notify the small business that it may be subject to a sanction at the end of a six-month grace period follow... | Protect Small Business Jobs Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Colorado Water Infrastructure
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers.
... | Rural Colorado Water Infrastructure Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to establish a pilot program to provide environmental assistance to non-federal interests in Colorado, which may be provided in the form of design and construction assistance for water-related environm... | To provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the State of Colorado. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Diversity in Media
Act of 1993''.
(b) References.--References in this Act to ``the Act'' are
references to the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.).
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
... | Diversity in Media Act of 1993 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require holders of mass communications licenses to submit to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) an annual report describing the proportion of ownership and control of such licensee that is held by minorities and women.
Outlines situatio... | Diversity in Media Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Access to Continued
Education Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. HOPE SCHOLARSHIP CREDIT MADE REFUNDABLE; REPEAL OF LIFETIME
LEARNING CREDIT.
(a) Hope Credit To Be Refundable.--Section 25A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to H... | Personal Access to Continued Education Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the Lifetime Learning Credit; (2) make the Hope Credit refundable; (3) increase the Hope Credit; (4) specify that such credit shall not be reduced by either Pell grants or supplemental educational opportunity grants; an... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and enhance the Hope Scholarship Credit and to repeal the Lifetime Learning Credit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Derek M. Hodge Virgin Islands
Improvement Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. TAX-FREE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM CERTAIN RETIREMENT PLAN ASSETS
INVESTED UNDER A VIRGIN ISLANDS INVESTMENT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of the
I... | Derek M. Hodge Virgin Islands Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a reduction of taxes on distributions from certain retirement savings plans designated by an individual under the age of 61 as being under investment by the Virgin Islands Investment Program for at least 30 years. De... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assist in the recovery and development of the Virgin Islands by providing for a reduction in the tax imposed on distributions from certain retirement plans' assets which are invested for at least 30 years, subject to defined withdrawals, under a Virgin Islands investment pr... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Drill Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The April 20, 2010, explosion and sinking of the mobile
offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon resulted in the
largest discharge of petroleu... | Safe Drill Act of 2010 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to precondition a new oil or gas lease upon the lessee's certification that the lessee will: (1) use the best available technology for all operations under the lease, including acoustic sensors; and (2)... | To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to establish conditions for the issuance of oil and gas leases under that Act to prevent discharges of oil in operations under such leases, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Illegal Immigration Enforcement and
Social Security Protection Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Bonner Plan, as reflected in the terms of this Act,
is an appropriate response to the need to ... | Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2004 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to require inclusion of encrypted electronic identification strips on Social Security cards.
Requires the Commissioner of Social Security to: (1) develop... | To enforce restrictions on employment in the United States of unauthorized aliens through the use of improved social security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established a commission to be known as the Commission on
Environment and Development (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC. 2. FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION.
(a) In General.--The Commission shall--
(1) monitor the actions of... | Establishes the Commission on Environment and Development to: (1) monitor the actions of the signatories to documents of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) that reflect compliance with or violations of the goals of the Articles of Agenda 21 of UNCED, the Statement of Principles on the... | To establish a Commission on Environment and Development. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Sumner Project Title Conveyance
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) District.--The term ``District'' means the Fort Sumner
Irrigation District, located in De Baca County, New Mexico.
(2) Forbearance agreeme... | Fort Sumner Project Title Conveyance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Fort Sumner Irrigation District, located in De Baca County, New Mexico, all works, land, and facilities of the Fort Sumner reclamation project in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement between the United States and... | A bill to transfer certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to Fort Sumner Irrigation District, New Mexico. |
SECTION 1. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term ``agency''--
(1) means an executive agency as defined under section 105
of title 5, United States Code; and
(2) does not include the Department of Defense.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
(a) Determination of ... | Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine the number of full-time employees in each executive agency with the cooperation of each agency head. Excludes the Department of Defense (DOD) from the definition of "agency" for purpose of this Act.
Requires each agency head to take such a... | A bill to provide for reductions in the number of employees in Federal departments and agencies, freeze Federal employee compensation, reduce funding to the White House and Congress, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Puerto Rico Investment Promotion Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. CERTAIN PUERTO RICO CORPORATIONS MAY ELECT TO BE TREATED AS
DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part III of subchapter N of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code o... | Puerto Rico Investment Promotion Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a corporation incorporated under the laws of Puerto Rico and deriving at least 50% of its gross income from sources within Puerto Rico to elect to be treated as a domestic corporation for U.S. tax purposes. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain Puerto Rico corporations to elect to be treated as domestic corporations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Insurance Information Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF INSURANCE INFORMATION.
(a) Duties of Secretary.--Section 321(a) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in par... | Insurance Information Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to advise the President and Congress on domestic and international policy issues regarding all lines of insurance except health insurance.
Establishes within the Department of the Treasury the Office of Insurance Information, headed by a Deputy ... | To establish an Office of Insurance Information in the Department of the Treasury. |
SECTION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION TAX CREDIT.
(a) General Rule.--Part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to credits allowable) is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subpart:
``Subpart H--Environmental Remediation Credit
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish an environmental remediation credit program that allows businesses a credit for 40 percent of the costs incurred for: (1) environmental remediation with respect to any qualified contaminated site; and (2) an approved environmental remediation plan.
Requires the Secretary ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the cleanup of certain contaminated industrial sites. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``President Harry S Truman
Congressional Gold Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds the following:
(1) Harry S Truman served as President of the United States
from April 12, 1945, to January 20, 1953.
(2... | President Harry S Truman Congressional Gold Medal Act - Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to Margaret Truman Daniel in recognition of the accomplishments of President Harry S Truman on the 50th anniversary of his first inauguration. Authorizes appropriations.
Authorizes the ... | President Harry S Truman Congressional Gold Medal Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hydrographic Services Amendments of
2004''.
TITLE I--NOAA HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES IMPROVEMENT
SEC. 101. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment t... | Hydrographic Services Amendments of 2004 - Title I: NOAA Hydrographic Services Improvement - (Sec. 102) Amends the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 (HSIA) to require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (Administrator) to establish, equip, and maintain up to four ... | To authorize certain hydrographic services programs, to name a cove in Alaska in honor of the late Able Bodied Seaman Eric Steiner Koss, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Graduate Medical Education
Advancement Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. RULES FOR COUNTING RESIDENT TIME FOR DIDACTIC AND SCHOLARLY
ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
(a) Direct GME.--Section 1886(h) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395ww(h)) ... | Graduate Medical Education Advancement Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to rules for the computation of the number of full-time-equivalent residents in an approved medical residency training program, particularly the counting of time spent in outpatient settings, for p... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to treatment of didactic and scholarly activities and training in outpatient settings for purposes of payment for graduate medical education under the Medicare Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Charitable and Volunteer
Opportunities Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Aircraft.--The term ``aircraft'' has the meaning
provided that term in section 40102(6) of title 49, United
States Code.
... | Expanding Charitable and Volunteer Opportunities Act - Protects a business entity from federal or state civil liability for any injury or death resulting from the use of certain equipment donated by such entity to a tax-exempt charitable organization or from the operation of an aircraft or motor vehicle loaned to such ... | A bill to reform liability for certain charitable contributions and services. |
SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF 50-PERCENT BONUS DEPRECIATION.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 168(k)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special allowance for
certain property acquired after September 10, 2001, and before January
1, 2005) is amended to read as follows:
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) permanently extend the 50 percent and 30 percent bonus depreciation for certain original use property, including water utility property, computer software, or qualified leasehold improvement property; (2) permit the use of the percentage of completion accounting method for compu... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 50-percent bonus depreciation added by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``__________ Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. TECHNOLOGY FOR TOMORROW'S TEACHERS.
Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
part:
``PART G--TEACHING TEC... | _____Act of 2001 (sic) - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a program for Teaching Technology for the Future.Authorizes the Secretary of Education, through the Office of Educational Technology, to award competitive matching grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements for developing ... | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide technology for tomorrow's teachers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TVA Customer Protection Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION IN DEFINITION OF PUBLIC UTILITY.
(a) In General.--Section 201(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.
824(e)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``, and includes ... | TVA Customer Protection Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal Power Act to treat the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) as a public utility subject to regulation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
Exempts TVA facilities from the requirement of prior FERC approval for any disposition of property if proper dis... | TVA Customer Protection Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Business Activity Tax Simplification
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. MODERNIZATION OF PUBLIC LAW 86-272.
(a) Solicitations With Respect to Sales and Transactions of Other
Than Tangible Personal Property.--Section 101 of the Act entitled ``An
Act relating to th... | Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2013 - Expands the federal prohibition against state taxation of interstate commerce to: (1) include taxation of out-of-state transactions involving all forms of property, including intangible personal property and services (currently, only sales of tangible personal property... | Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Falls Preservation and
Redevelopment Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Great Falls Historic District in the State of New
Jersey is an area of historical significance as an early site
o... | Great Falls Preservation and Redevelopment Act of 1994 - Establishes the Great Falls Historic District in Paterson, New Jersey, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with: (1) State or local government agencies or nonprofit entities to prepare... | Great Falls Preservation and Redevelopment Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Focusing Investments and Resources
for a Safe Transition Act'' or as the ``FIRST Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Research has shown that foster youths face a unique set
of challenges, including a ... | Focusing Investments and Resources for a Safe Transition Act, or FIRST Act - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make competitive grants to and enter into contracts with states (or state partners) to enable them to establish Individual Developme... | A bill to provide Individual Development Accounts to support foster youths who are transitioning from the foster care system. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Conventional Arms Threat Reduction
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The global proliferation of man-portable air defense
systems (MANPADS), other small arm... | Conventional Arms Threat Reduction Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of State to carry out an accelerated global program to secure or eliminate stocks of man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), other conventional weapons, tactical missile systems, and related equipment and facilities that pose a proliferation thr... | A bill to provide for the elimination and safeguarding of conventional arms. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF SPECIALLY ADAPTIVE HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO DISABLED
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES RESIDING TEMPORARILY IN
HOUSING OWNED BY A FAMILY MEMBER.
Section 2102A of tit... | Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide specially adaptive housing assistance for disabled members of the Armed Forces residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member if such military member suffers from a disability which is permanent and t... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the benefits provided to veterans under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Methamphetamine Production
Prevention Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING SIGNATURE CAPTURE AND RETENTION FOR
ELECTRONIC METHAMPHETAMINE PRECURSOR LOGBOOK SYSTEMS.
Section 310(e)(1)(A) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
830(e)(1)(A))... | Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2008 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to expand written and electronic logbook requirements applicable to sellers and purchasers of listed chemicals (e.g., legal substances used in the production of methamphetamine).
Requires retail sellers of listed chemicals to use ... | A bill to facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mortgage Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS OF MORTGAGE BANKS.
(a) In General.--Each mortgage bank shall have an ongoing
responsibility to meet the credit needs of all the communities in which
such bank makes a significant number of ... | Mortgage Fairness Act - Requires each mortgage bank to meet the credit needs of all communities in which it makes a significant number of extensions of credit or extends a significant amount of credit, including extensions of credit in low- and moderate-income communities.
(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Housing and... | To establish community support requirements for mortgage banks, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Bank Sensible Regulation
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTIVE AUTHORITY FOR THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION.
Section 10 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1820) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
... | Community Bank Sensible Regulation Act of 2015 This bill amends the following Acts governing insured depository institutions to authorize the respective regulatory agencies to exempt from their regulatory purview depository institutions having less than $10 billion in total assets after the agencies have considered sp... | Community Bank Sensible Regulation Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ocean and Coastal Observation System
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Coastal and ocean observations provide vital
information for protecting human lives and property fro... | Ocean and Coastal Observation System Act of 2005 - Directs the Committee on Ocean Policy, acting through the National Ocean Research Leadership Council, to establish and maintain an integrated system of coastal and ocean observations, data communication and management, analysis, modeling, research, and education design... | To develop and maintain an integrated system of coastal and ocean observations for the Nation's coasts, oceans, and Great Lakes, to improve warnings of tsunamis and other natural hazards, to enhance homeland security, to support maritime operations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Energy Small Business
and Industry Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) partnerships between contractor-operated facilities of
the Department of Energy and small businesses... | Department of Energy Small Business and Industry Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to make arrangements for the conduct of technology research and development activities within the mission of the Department of Energy (DOE).
Revi... | Department of Energy Small Business and Industry Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare IVIG
Access Act of 2007''.
(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. Medicare payment for immune globulins.
Se... | Medicare IVIG Access Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect and review data on the differences, if any, between: (1) payments to physicians for immune globulins using average sales price payment methodology; and (2) costs in... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access of Medicare beneficiaries to immune globulins. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Transportation Act''.
SEC. 2. RURAL ROAD SAFETY PROGRAM.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that it is in the vital interest of
the Nation that a rural road safety program be established to ensure
that the safety of the traveling public is enhanced on... | Rural Transportation Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish and implement a rural road safety program under which funds shall be apportioned to each State to: (1) improve horizontal and vertical alignment, signage and pavement markings, and sight distances; (2) eliminate wheel lane rutting, increase... | To improve the safety of rural roads. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Basel III Impact Study Act''.
SEC. 2. STUDY REQUIRED.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (in this Act referred to as the ``Federal banking
... | Basel III Impact Study Act - Directs the federal banking agencies (the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation [FDIC]), before issuing any final rule amending their general risk-based capital requirements for revising advanced-appr... | Basel III Impact Study Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``World War II Peace Accords
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The date of September 2, 1995, will mark the 50th
anniversary of the... | World War II Peace Accords Commemorative Coin Act - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the 50th anniversary of the signing of the World War II peace accords on the U.S.S. Missouri should not go unrecognized at the national level; and (2) the United States should recognize such anniversary by minting and iss... | World War II Peace Accords Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Poison Center Support, Enhancement,
and Awareness Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Poison centers are the primary defense of the United
States against injury and deaths from poisoning. Twen... | Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide coordination and assistance for the maintenance of the nationwide toll-free phone number to access poison centers.
Changes the name of poison control cen... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain the funding of poison centers, and enhance the public health of people of the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Energy Market Access
Program Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Energy efficiency product.--The term ``energy
efficiency product'' means any product, technology, or
component of a product that--
... | Renewable Energy Market Access Program Act - Directs the Under Secretary for International Trade of the Department of Commerce to establish and carry out a program to provide cost-sharing assistance to nonprofit trade associations in the United States or state or regional organizations that promote the exportation and ... | A bill to provide cost-sharing assistance to improve access to the markets of foreign countries for energy efficiency products and renewable energy products exported by small- and medium-sized businesses in the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Foreclosures Due to
Congressional Dysfunction Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE MORATORIUM.
(a) Moratorium.--The Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency
shall prohibit mortgagees of eligible mortgages under subsection (c)
from in... | Stop Foreclosures Due to Congressional Dysfunction Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to prohibit mortgagees of certain eligible mortgages from initiating a foreclosure during a specified six-month moratorium with respect to any of those mortgages owned, held, securitized, ... | Stop Foreclosures Due to Congressional Dysfunction Act of 2014 |
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