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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Fostering
Independence Through Technology Act of 2013''.
(b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Allowing seniors to remain in their homes longer can
delay unnecessary, costly transfers to... | Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct pilot projects under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for the purpose of providing incentives to home health agencies to furnish remote patient monitoring services that reduce exp... | Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Superior National Forest Resort
Special Use Permit Land Exchange Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that to provide for the increased
ownership, continued protection, enhancement, and preservation of the
na... | Superior National Forest Resort Special Use Permit Land Exchange Act of 1995 - Provides for the exchange of certain lands in the Superior National Forest for certain lands owned by Cook County, Lake County, and St. Louis County, Minnesota, in the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness. | Superior National Forest Resort Special Use Permit Land Exchange Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Bilateral Accountability
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. CIVIL AVIATION AGREEMENTS.
Section 40105 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(e) Congressional Review.--
``(1) In general.--A civil a... | Aviation Bilateral Accountability Act of 1999 - Amends Federal aviation law to require congressional review, according to a specified procedure, of civil aviation agreements establishing air navigation (including air routes and services) between the United States and a foreign country. | Aviation Bilateral Accountability Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Gas Tax Relief Act
of 2005''.
(b) Constitutional Authority to Enact This Legislation.--The
constitutional authority upon which this Act rests is the power of
Congress to lay and collect taxes, set forth in article I, section 8 of
the ... | Gas Tax Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend the excise tax on highway motor fuels, other than aviation fuels, for a period of 30 days after the enactment of this Act. Provides for adjustments to such excise tax for floor stocks of highway motor fuels held by dealers prior to, or after, the ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend for 30 days the Federal excise taxes on highway motor fuels. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional
Research Service Electronic Accessibility Act of 2009''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Congressional Research Service, a special reference
unit within the Library of Con... | Congressional Research Service Electronic Accessibility Act of 2009 - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate, working jointly with the Director of the Congressional Research Service (CRS), to establish and maintain a centralized, searchable, electronic database consisting of: ... | To provide members of the public with Internet access to certain Congressional Research Service publications, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR PARK FACILITIES TO BE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE
BOUNDARIES OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.
(a) Authorization.--In order to facilitate the administration of
Yosemite National Park, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized,
under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may de... | (Sec. 1) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in order to facilitate the administration of Yosemite National Park, to expend donated funds, funds collected from user fees, or appropriated funds for the planning, design, construction of, and related activities for, essential facilities for Park and concessions admi... | To provide for necessary improvements to facilities at Yosemite National Park, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Office of the
National Alzheimer's Project Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds that according to the 2009
Alzheimer's Study Group National Strategic Plan and the 2009
Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures report of the Alzhe... | Office of the National Alzheimer's Project Act - Establishes in the Office of the President the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project to: (1) accelerate the development of treatments that would prevent, halt, or reverse the course of Alzheimer's; (2) create and maintain an integrated national plan to overcome Alzh... | A bill to establish the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pell Grant Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to restore the role of Federal Pell
Grants as the foundational Federal investment in higher education, in
order to strengthen the economy of the United States by improving
opport... | Pell Grant Protection Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to set the maximum Federal Pell Grant for which a student may be eligible for an award year at a specified amount, increased for inflation each year, plus any additional amount specified in the last enacted appropriatio... | Pell Grant Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Diabetic Eye Disease Prevention Act
of 2016''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE DIABETIC EYE DISEASE PREVENTION AND EARLY TREATMENT
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting
after section 1866E (42 U.S.C. 1395... | Diabetic Eye Disease Prevention Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act (Medicare) to establish a demonstration project through which primary care practices may receive incentives for referring diabetic Medicare beneficiaries to local eye doctors for comprehensive dilated eye exams. The proj... | Diabetic Eye Disease Prevention Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Officers Retirement
Equity Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Section 8331 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (20) by inserting ``, revenue officer,
customs inspector, ... | Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity Act of 2002 - Amends Federal civil service law to include as Federal law enforcement officers eligible under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees' Retirement System revenue officers in the Internal Revenue Service, customs inspectors and canine enforce... | A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to include inspectors of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, inspectors and canine enforcement officers of the United States Customs Service, and revenue officers of the Internal Revenue Service as law enforcement officers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fire-Damaged Home Rebuilding Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAND USE CONTROLS.
Section 1315(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 4022(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) All... | Fire Damaged Home Rebuilding Act of 2013 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow local variances for certain residential structures substantially damaged by a fire or other disaster, not including a flood. Permits state or local authorities, upon making certain determinations, to grant a variance fro... | Fire-Damaged Home Rebuilding Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. BAN ON CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN LEAD.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Young children are exposed to lead in consumer products
by swallowing or directly mouthing objects containing lead or
from handling such objects and subsequently putting their han... | Requires that any children's product (any consumer product marketed for use by, or foreseeably substantially used by, children under the age of seven) that contains lead be treated as a banned hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. Applies the prohibitions contained in specified provisions of t... | A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children's products that contain lead, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Poison Control Center Enhancement
and Awareness Act Amendments of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Section 2 of the Poison Control Enhancement and Awareness Act (42
U.S.C. 14801) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
``Congress finds the fo... | Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act Amendments of 2003 - Amends the Poison Control Enhancement and Awareness Act to authorize appropriations for: (1) the maintenance of a national toll-free number to access regional poison control centers; and (2) the nationwide media campaign to promote poison control ... | To provide assistance for poison prevention and to stabilize the funding of regional poison control centers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Postal Service
Commission Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established the Presidential
Commission on the United States Postal Service (in this Act referred to
as the ``Commission'').
(... | United States Postal Service Commission Act of 2002 - Establishes the Presidential Commission on the United States Postal Service to study matters relating to: (1) the mission and role of the U.S. Postal Service, including the extent of its monopoly on letter mail and the extent to which it should engage in postal-rela... | A bill to establish a Presidential Commission on the United States Postal Service. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Overseas Voting Practical Amendments
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL FEDERAL FORM AS FEDERAL VOTER
REGISTRATION AND BALLOT APPLICATION.
(a) Designation and Distribution.--Section 101 of the Uniformed and
Overseas Citizens ... | Overseas Voting Practical Amendments Act of 2007 - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) to rename the official post card form containing both an absentee voter registration application and an absentee ballot application the Federal Voter Registration and Ballot Application.
Prohibits... | To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to prohibit States from refusing to accept balloting materials solely because the materials are generated through the use of a computer program, are not printed on a specific type of paper, or do not otherwise meet similar extraneous requirements which ar... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Superfund Polluter Pays Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF SUPERFUND EXCISE TAX.
(a) In General.--
(1) Extension.--Section 4611(e) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(e) Application of Hazardous Substa... | Superfund Polluter Pays Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reinstate and increase the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate through 2018; and (2) increase the environmental excise tax on certain chemicals sold by their manufacturers, producers, and importers. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the financing of the Superfund. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Business Travel Cards Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION BUSINESS TRAVEL CARDS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle B of title IV of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211 et seq.) is amended by in... | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to issue an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card (ABT Card) to an individual who: (1) is a U.S. citizen who has been app... | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Generic Drug Application Review
Fairness Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR FIRST APPLICANT TO OBTAIN TENTATIVE
APPROVAL WITHOUT FORFEITING 180-DAY EXCLUSIVITY PERIOD.
(a) Extension of Period.--
(1) In general.--Su... | Generic Drug Application Review Fairness Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend from 30 to 60 months after application the period for a first applicant of a generic drug to obtain tentative approval without forfeiting the 180-day exclusivity period with respect to such drug, unless the ... | To amend section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the period for a first applicant, with respect to a generic drug, to obtain tentative approval without forfeiting the 180-day exclusivity period, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``After-School Children's Education
(ACE) Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Children's activities outside of school have a critical
and long lasting impact on school achievement and future
success... | After-School Children's Education (ACE) Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report to improve the quality and availability of after-school programs.
(Sec. 3) Increases the amount authorized to be appropriated for child care programs... | After-School Children's Education (ACE) Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gifted and Talented Students
Education Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Gifted and talented students give evidence of high
performance capability in specific academic ... | Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 1998 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to States for use by public schools to develop or expand gifted and talented education programs through one or more of the following activities: (1) professional development programs; (2) technical assistance; (3)... | Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Kate Mullany
National Historic Site Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 4. ... | Kate Mullany National Historic Site Act - Establishes the Kate Mullany National Historic Site in New York State, consisting of the Kate Mullany House (Troy, New York), home of the first women's labor union, to interpret the connection between immigration and the industrialization of the Nation, including the history of... | Kate Mullany National Historic Site Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. INCREASING THE NUMBER OF ALLOWED COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS OF
FIREARMS DEALERS.
Section 923(g)(1)(B)(ii)(I) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``once'' and insert... | Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to authorize the Attorney General to inspect or examine the inventory and records of a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer of firearms to ensure compliance with recordkeeping requirements not more than three times a year (currently,... | Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Service Scholarship Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--(1) Subpart B of part III of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding after chapter 35 the following:
``CHAPTER 36--PUBLIC SERV... | Public Service Scholarship Act of 1993 - Directs the Office of Personnel Management to establish the Public Service Scholarship Program under which agencies may award scholarships to outstanding students pursuing a college degree in return for a commitment by them to accept employment with the agencies for a specified ... | Public Service Scholarship Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unsafe Meat and Poultry Recall
Act''.
SEC. 2. RECALL AUTHORITY OVER MEAT AND MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS.
(a) Mandatory Recalls Authorized.--The Federal Meat Inspection Act
(21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 411 (21 U.... | Unsafe Meat and Poultry Recall Act - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to: (1) direct a person (other than a household consumer or other exempted person) who believes a meat or poultry product that such person handled is adulterated or misbranded to notify the Secretary of A... | A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to order the recall of meat and poultry that is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise unsafe. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sensible Oversight for Technology
which Advances Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013'' or the ``SOFTWARE
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. MEDICAL SOFTWARE.
(a) Definition of Medical Software.--Section 201 of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321... | Sensible Oversight for Technology which Advances Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 or the SOFTWARE Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to apply it to medical software to the same extent and in the same manner as it applies to devices. Defines "medical software" as software tha... | SOFTWARE Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Criminal Alien Removal Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Criminal alien.--Except as otherwise provided, the term
``criminal alien'' means an alien who--
(A) is inadmissible by reason of having ... | Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2008 - Directs the the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out a Criminal Alien Program to: (1) identify incarcerated criminal aliens (as defined by this Act); (2) ensure that such aliens are not released into the community; and (3) remove such aliens from the United States upon releas... | A bill to identify and remove criminal aliens incarcerated in correctional facilities in the United States and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Substitution Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Assistance.--The term ``assistance'' means the
provision of, or the provision of access to, information
(including communic... | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Substitution Act of 2007 - Requires a federal or state court to substitute the United States for an electronic communication service provider with respect to any claim in a covered civil action if the Attorney General certifies to the court that either: (1) the service provider did not... | A bill to provide for the substitution of the United States in certain civil actions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Renewable Water Supply Bond
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. CLEAN RENEWABLE WATER SUPPLY BONDS.
(a) In General.--Subpart I 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 sect... | Clean Renewable Water Supply Bond Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the issuance of tax-exempt clean renewable water supply bonds to finance certain water supply technologies, including water recycling, desalination, and groundwater remediation. Establishes a national limitation on the amoun... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for clean renewable water supply bonds. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission to Study the Potential
Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the
Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a Nati... | Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act of 2012 - Establishes the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum to submit to the President and Congress a report containing recommendations with respect to a plan of action for the establishment... | To establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SDHV Energy Efficiency Standards for
America Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Department of Energy grouped small-duct high-
velocity systems with all air conditioners and heat pumps in a... | SDHV Energy Efficiency Standards for America Act of 2010 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise energy conservation standards for central air conditioners and central air conditioning heat pumps by requiring: (1) the seasonal energy efficiency ratio of small-duct, high-velocity systems to be no less ... | To create clean energy jobs and set efficiency standards for small-duct high-velocity air conditioning and heat pump systems, and for other purposes. |
290, 106th Congress), then there is hereby
appropriated into the account on the later of the date of enactment of
this Act or the date upon which the Congressional Budget Office submits
such report, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, an amount... | Provides that if the Congressional Budget Office estimates an on-budget surplus for FY 2000 in a report submitted to the congressional budget committees pursuant to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 that exceeds the amount of the surplus for such fiscal year set forth in the concurrent resolution on the budget for F... | Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs
Emergency Medical Care Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO FURNISH HEALTH CARE DURING MAJOR DISASTERS AND
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES.
(a) In General.--(1) Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38,
United States Cod... | Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Care Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, during and immediately following a disaster or emergency declared by the President or in which the National Disaster Medical System is activated, to furnish hospital care and medical services to individuals... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish health care during a major disaster or medical emergency, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ORGANIC CONVERSION.
Chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 1240J. ORGANIC CONVERSION.
``(a) Definitions.--
``(1) National organic program.--The term `national organic
... | Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish a program under the environmental quality incentives program to provide eligible producers with cost-share and incentive payments to promote conservation practices for production systems converting to organic production. | A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to include a provision on organic conversion in the environmental quality incentives program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Inmate Work Opportunities
Review Commission''.
SEC. 2. CREATION OF A COMMISSION TO REVIEW FEDERAL INMATE WORK
OPPORTUNITIES.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the Federal Inmate Work Opportuniti... | Federal Inmate Work Opportunities Review Commission - Establishes the Federal Inmate Work Opportunities Review Commission to: (1) examine Federal Prison Industries (FPI), including its impact on the Federal Bureau of Prison's correctional mission, recidivism, and safe prison management and on the private sector and pri... | A bill to establish a commission to review Federal inmate work opportunities. |
SECTION 1. AFFILIATED ISLAND ENERGY INDEPENDENCE TEAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Affiliated island.--The term ``affiliated island''
means--
(A) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
(B) Guam;
(C) American Samoa;
... | Requires the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Repub... | To require the Secretary of Energy to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of action plans aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indig... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Heller Public Firearms Range Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The right to keep and bear arms in the District of
Columbia has been severely restricted for many years, resulting
... | Heller Public Firearms Range Act of 2014 - Amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to include the District of Columbia in the apportionment to states and U.S. territories and possessions of revenues from taxes imposed on pistols, revolvers, bows, and arrows. Revises specified payments authority to: (1) au... | Heller Public Firearms Range Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Beauty Mountain
and Agua Tibia Wilderness Act of 2009''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--DESIGNATION AND EXPANSION O... | Beauty Mountain and Agua Tibia Wilderness Act of 2009 - Designates the Agua Tibia proposed wilderness additions in Cleveland National Forest in San Diego County, California, as wilderness and incorporates them into the Agua Tibia Wilderness.
Designates the Beauty Mountain wilderness additions in San Diego County, Cali... | To designate certain Federal lands in San Diego County, California, as wilderness, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Physician Workforce
Improvement Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Institute of Medicine, the Alliance for Aging
Research, the National Institute on Aging, and the Council on
... | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and conduct a limited number of demonstration projects to increase the number of certified geriatricians who are appropriately trained to provide items and services to beneficiaries under the Medicare program in a range of patient settings. Directs the Sec... | Medicare Physician Workforce Improvement Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alzheimer's Disease Research,
Prevention, and Care Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Alzheimer's disease is a disorder that destroys cells
in the brain. The disease is the leading cause of d... | Alzheimer's Disease Research, Prevention, and Care Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the purposes of the National Institute on Aging to include conducting programs regarding Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.Requires the Director of the Institute to: (1) undertake an Alzheimer's Disea... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Increasing the Department of
Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF BENEFITS FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVES AND CERTAIN HEALTH
CARE EMPLOYEES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
CONVICTED OF A FELON... | Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2016 This bill requires the reduction of the federal annuities of individuals removed from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Senior Executive Service (SES) if they are convicted of a felony that influenced their performance while emp... | Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Blue Ridge Parkway Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
the National Park Service.
(2) Parkway.--The term ``Parkway'' means the Blue Ridge
... | Blue Ridge Parkway Protection Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands and interests in land from willing sellers in order to protect up to 50,000 acres identified in the Blue Ridge Parkway Land Protection Plan.
Requires the lands and interests authorized to be acquired to be contiguous with the... | A bill to authorize funding to protect and conserve lands contiguous with the Blue Ridge Parkway to serve the public, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Computer and Communications Trade
Freedom Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Increased communications and exchange of information
through computer and telecommunications networks promotes the
... | Computer and Communications Trade Freedom Act - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to declare that no validated license or reexport authorization may be required for the export or reexport for the consumption or use in any country (other than a targeted country) of currently controlled computers, telecommunic... | Computer and Communications Trade Freedom Act |
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR UNITED STATES CUSTOMS
SERVICE FOR ENHANCED ACTIVITIES ALONG THE SOUTHWEST
BORDER.
(a) In General.--In order to enhance border investigative resources
on the Southwest border, intensify efforts against drug smuggling and
money laundering... | Authorizes additional appropriations to the United States Customs Service for salaries, expenses, and equipment to enhance investigative resources on the Southwest border, intensify efforts against drug smuggling and money laundering organizations, process cargo, reduce commercial and passenger traffic waiting times, a... | To authorize additional appropriations for the United States Customs Service for personnel, technology, and infrastructure to expedite the flow of legal commercial and passenger traffic along the Southwest land border, and for other purposes. |
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FIRE SAFETY STANDARD.
The Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) in section 3(a)(1)(B) (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(1)(B)) by
inserting ``, except as provided in section 7... | Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 2002 - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to prescribe a consumer product fire safety standard to reduce the risk of fire from cigarettes.Prescribes testing methodology. Authorizes the Commission to regulate the ignition propensity of cigar... | To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide for fire safety standards for cigarettes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Microenterprise Act''.
SEC. 2. MICRO- AND SMALL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CREDITS.
Section 108 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151f)
is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 108. MICRO- AND SMALL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CREDITS.
``(a) F... | Microenterprise Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide certain assistance to increase the availability of credit to micro- and small enterprises lacking full access to credit. Authorizes the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (AID) to ... | Microenterprise Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Important Voter
Eligibility Requirements to States Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
(1) Congress enacted the National Voter Registration Act of
1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg et s... | Restoring Important Voter Eligibility Requirements to States Act of 2013 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require an applicant for voter registration for federal elections to state affirmatively in the application form provided along with an application for a motor vehicle driver's license (as we... | Restoring Important Voter Eligibility Requirements to States Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mothers and Newborns Health
Insurance Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. OPTIONAL COVERAGE OF LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED PREGNANT WOMEN UNDER
A STATE CHILD HEALTH PLAN.
(a) In General.--Title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1397aa et seq.) is a... | Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to the transitional increased Federal matching rate for increased administrative costs related to Medicaid-eligibility determinations of individuals receiving aid or assistance under SSA title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (... | Mothers and Newborns Health Insurance Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Workforce Restructuring Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. TRAINING.
(a) In General.--Chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in section 4101(4) by striking ``fields'' and all that
follows through the semicolon and ... | Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1993 - Amends Federal civil service law to eliminate various restrictions on employee training and authorize certain Federal agencies to establish temporary programs to offer a lump sum financial incentive (the lesser of $25,000 or the amount of an employee's severance pay) to sel... | Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Temporary Recession Aid for Schools
and Taxpayers Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
(a) In General.--From the amounts appropriated under subsection
(h), the Secretary of Education shall award grants to eligible local
governm... | Temporary Recession Aid for Schools and Taxpayers Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award three-year grants to local governments for elementary and secondary education programs within their jurisdiction if they experience at least a 15% decrease in property tax revenues from FY2008 to FY2009 or from FY2009 to... | To require the Secretary of Education to award grants to local governments that have experienced at least a 15 percent decrease in property tax revenues to fund certain elementary and secondary school education programs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Business and Family Farm
Preservation Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ESTATE TAX DEDUCTION FOR FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS
INTERESTS NOT TO APPLY TO INTERESTS IN A BUSINESS OWNED
BY A SINGLE FAMILY.
(a) In General.--S... | Family Business and Family Farm Preservation Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the $675,000 limitation on the estate tax deduction shall not apply to interests in a business owned by a single family. Establishes a reinvestment requirement on estates to which such limitation did not apply. | Family Business and Family Farm Preservation Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Freedom and Democracy Support
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(1) The Government of Iran is currently seeking to develop
nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction and has
an active and successful ballistic missile pro... | Iran Freedom and Democracy Support Act - Declares it to be U.S. policy to: (1) support democracy and freedom in Iran; (2) support an internationally-monitored referendum by which the Iranian people can peacefully change the system of government in Iran; and (3) help the Iranian people achieve a free press and a free, d... | To encourage democratic reform in Iran and to strengthen United States policy toward the current Government of Iran. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Protection Improvements Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification
System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation maintains
fingerprints and c... | Child Protection Improvements Act of 2013 - Amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Attorney General to: (1) establish policies and procedures to streamline the process of obtaining state and national criminal history background checks on covered individuals, and (2) establish a criminal history ... | Child Protection Improvements Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal-Utah State Trust Lands
Consolidation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The San Rafael Swell in Utah is a 900-square mile, wild
and beautiful region west of the Green River.... | Federal-Utah State Trust Lands Consolidation Act - (Sec. 3) Establishes that the State of Utah, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Agriculture have agreed to exchange certain Federal lands in the State of Utah for certain Utah State lands of approximately equal value. Ratifies, confirms, and incorpor... | To provide for the exchange of certain lands in Utah. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Improving Long-Term
Care and Community Services Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Long-term care refers to a broad range and network of
health and social services that are used by perso... | Commission on Improving Long-Term Care and Community Services Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a commission designed to construct a comprehensive national strategy on how to increase the affordability, accessibility, and effectiveness of long-term care and community s... | To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a commission that is designed to construct a comprehensive national strategy on how to increase the affordability, accessibility, and effectiveness of long-term care and community services. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Impaired Driving Research and
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) driving under the influence of, or after having used,
illegal drugs has become a significant problem worldwide;
(2) in 2002... | Drug Impaired Driving Research and Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to develop and provide to the States a model statute relating to drug impaired driving which incorporates certain mandatory and discretionary provisions, including, at a minimum, a provision that the crime of drug impaired drivi... | To amend title 23, United States Code, to research and prevent drug impaired driving. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Spill Response
and Assistance Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--COMPENSATION
Sec. 101. Emer... | Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Energy, within two years, to require the development and deployment of certain technology for use in the event of a breach or explosion at, or a significant discharge of oil from, a deepwater port, offshore facility,... | To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the cap on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Online
Voter Empowerment Registration Act of 2010''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
(1) Most States continue to rely upon paper forms for voter
registration.
(2) Paper vot... | Responsible Online Voter Empowerment Act of 2010 - Directs the Election Assistance Commission to reimburse each eligible state for the costs incurred in establishing, if it so chooses, an online voter registration program meeting specified requirements. | To direct the Election Assistance Commission to make payments to reimburse States for costs incurred in establishing online voter registration programs, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Innovators and
Entrepreneurs Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION'S INNOVATION CORPS.
The National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2010 (Public
Law 111-358; 124 Stat. 4005) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. ... | American Innovators and Entrepreneurs Act This bill amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2010 to direct the National Science Foundation (NSF) to: carry out an Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program to award grants for entrepreneurship and commercialization education to science and engineering resea... | American Innovators and Entrepreneurs Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Post Terrorism Mental Health
Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. PLANNING AND TRAINING GRANTS.
Section 520A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-32)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by inser... | Post Terrorism Mental Health Improvement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include training and response plans for mental health needs arising out of a disaster within existing mental health services demonstration projects.(Sec. 3) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to publi... | An original bill to provide assistance with respect to the mental health needs of individuals affected by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Early Learning and Opportunity State
Grants Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The first 3 years of life are a critical period of
brain development, intellectual growth, and emotional, social,
... | Early Learning and Opportunity State Grants Act of 1997 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible States to improve the quality and increase the availability of child care services, and of family support services, for families with children under three years of age.
Directs the... | Early Learning and Opportunity State Grants Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Totalization
Agreement Reform Act of 2007'' or the ``STAR Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSMITTAL AND APPROVAL OF TOTALIZATION AGREEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 233(e) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 433(e)) is amended to read as follows:
... | Social Security Totalization Agreement Reform Act of 2007 or STAR Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that any agreement to establish a totalization arrangement which is entered into with another country shall enter into force with respect to... | A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to preserve and protect Social Security benefits of American workers and to help ensure greater congressional oversight of the Social Security system by requiring that both Houses of Congress approve a totalization agreement before the agreement, giving foreign worker... |
SECTION 1. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable personal
credits) is amended by redesignating section 35 as section 36 and by
inserting after section 34 the follo... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a health insurance cost tax credit for certain employees without employer-provided coverage. Subjects such credit to employee compensation, adjusted gross income, and tax limits. Excludes long-term care insurance. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain employees without employer-provided health coverage a refundable credit for their health insurance costs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeowners Insurance and Mitigation
Assistance Act of 2008''.
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 Cod... | Homeowners Insurance and Mitigation Assistance Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits for: (1) 50% of the increases in homeowners insurance premiums for taxpayers whose principal residences are located in certain federally declared hurricane disaster areas or in states which border the Atla... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for increased homeowners insurance premiums suffered by certain coastal homeowners subject to increased risk from hurricane events, and for homeowner mitigation expenditures for natural catastrophic events. |
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF WITHDRAWALS OF CERTAIN LANDS IN CALIFORNIA.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Act entitled ``An Act to establish the Manzanar
National Historic Site in the State of California, and for
other purposes'', approved March 3, 1992 (Public Law 102-248;
... | Terminates the withdrawal of specified lands (lands identified for disposal in the Bureau of Land Management's Bishop Resource Area Resource Management Plan that could be made available for exchange in support of acquiring lands within the boundary of the Manzanar National Historic Site in California) from operation of... | A bill to provide for disposal of certain public lands in support of the Manzanar National Historic Site in the State of California, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Microbusiness Investment
Credit Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. RURAL MICROBUSINESS INVESTMENT CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits) is amend... | Rural Microbusiness Investment Credit Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for 35% of new investment in a rural microbusiness. Imposes limits on such credit for businesses and individual taxpayers.
Defines: (1) "rural microbusiness" as a trade or business that employs n... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a business credit for investments in rural microbusinesses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SCORE for Small Business Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. SCORE REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (f); and
(2) by adding at the end th... | SCORE for Small Business Act of 2015 This bill amends the Small Business Act, with respect to the SCORE program (Service Corps of Retired Executives), to: reauthorize the program for FY2017-FY2018; require the Small Business Administration to award a grant to the SCORE Association (or any successor group) to manage t... | SCORE for Small Business Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act--
(1) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Transportation; and
(2) the term ``motor vehicle'' has the meaning given such
... | Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study and report to Congress on the minimum level of sound that is necessary to be emitted from a motor vehicle, or some other method, to alert blind and other pedestrians of the presence of operating motor vehicles while traveling. | To direct the Secretary of Transportation to study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Debit Interchange Fee Study Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) in response to the proposed debit interchange rule of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System mandated
by section 1075 of t... | Debit Interchange Fee Study Act of 2011 - Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to extend from 9 months after the date of enactment of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act the rulemaking timelines and effective dates for the proposed debit interchange (swi... | A bill to study the market and appropriate regulatory structure for electronic debit card transactions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gas Tax Fairness Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. SIX-MONTH SUSPENSION OF FUEL TAXES.
(a) Six-Month Suspension of Fuel Taxes.--Section 4081 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to imposition of tax on
gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene) is amended by ... | Gas Tax Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend, for six months, motor fuels taxes. States that amounts transferred to the Highway Trust Fund shall be determined as if this Act had not been enacted. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend all motor fuel taxes for six months. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. INVISIBLE HIGH-RISK POOL AND REINSURANCE PROGRAMS.
Section 1332 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42
U.S.C. 18052) is amended--
(1) by adding at the end the followin... | Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to allow a state to apply for funding for a reinsurance program or high-risk pool program. Programs must meet specified criteria to receive funding. The bill provides funding for FY2018 and FY2... | Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Institution Customer
Protection Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPOSIT ACCOUNT TERMINATION REQUESTS AND
ORDERS.
(a) Termination Requests or Orders Must Be Valid.--
(1) In general.--An appropriate Federal ban... | Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill specifies that a federal banking agency may not request or order a depository institution to terminate a customer account unless: (1) the agency has a valid reason for doing so, and (2) that reason is not based solely on reputation risk. Vali... | Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. FARM CREDIT ASSISTANCE FOR ACTIVATED RESERVISTS.
Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 1981 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 376. FARM CREDIT ASSISTANCE FOR ACTIVATED RESERVISTS.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1)... | Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to provide a farm or ranch owner or operator reservist or National Guard member activated on or after September 11, 2001, an owner or operator of a farm or ranch who is a family member of the activated r... | A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide farm credit assistance for activated reservists. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Trafficking Interdiction
Assistance Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds and declares that operating or embarking in a
submersible or semi-submersible vessel without nationality and on an
international voyage is a serious international... | Drug Trafficking Interdiction Assistance Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 15 years for the intentional operation of, or for embarking in, any submersible or semi-submersible vessel that is without nationality (as defined by federal law) and that is navigating o... | A bill to enhance drug trafficking interdiction by creating a Federal felony for operating or embarking in a submersible or semi-submersible vessel without nationality and on an international voyage. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mothers' and Infants' Good Health
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRED COVERAGE FOR CHILD BIRTH.
(a) In General.--A health plan that provides maternity benefits
that include benefits for child birth shall ensure that--
(1) in the case of deliver... | Mothers' and Infants' Good Health Act of 1995 - Requires a health plan that provides maternity benefits that include benefits for child birth to provide coverage for a minimum amount of time following delivery in: (1) a health care facility; and (2) the home or other outpatient setting. Prohibits a health plan from m... | Mothers' and Infants' Good Health Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Partnerships to
Prevent Opioid Abuse Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM INTEGRITY TRANSPARENCY MEASURES UNDER MEDICARE PARTS C
AND D.
(a) In General.--Section 1859 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395w-28) is amended by a... | Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act of 2018 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a secure online portal to allow: (1) data sharing among the CMS, Medicare prescription drug benefit plans, and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans; and (2) referrals by such pl... | Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Citizen Protection Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. MODEL ELDER ABUSE REGISTRY.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish guidelines
for States to design and implement elder... | Senior Citizen Protection Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish guidelines for states to design and implement elder abuse registries. DOJ may award state grants to establish and operate such registries. Additionally, DOJ must establish and maintain a national database that contains... | Senior Citizen Protection Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Canyons of the Ancients National
Conservation Area Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that certain areas located in Dolores
and Montezuma Counties, Colorado--
(1) contain unique and valuable historical, cultu... | Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop a comprehensive management plan for the long- range protection and management of the Area; and (2) establish the Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Advisory Council to advise the Secretary with respect to preparation and implementation of the management plan.
Author... | Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Adoption Equality Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In 1997, Congress enacted the Adoption and Safe
Families Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-89; 111 Stat. 2115),
clearly stating that a c... | Adoption Equality Act of 2005 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for children with special needs in the adoption assistance program. Requires that the child be in the care of a public or licensed private child placement agency or Indian tr... | A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to promote the adoption of children with special needs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Making Work and Marriage Pay Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The take-home pay of low-income families is subject to
reductions from many sources, including the Federal income tax,
Social S... | Making Work and Marriage Pay Act of 2010 - Establishes the National Commission on Effective Marginal Tax Rates for Low-Income Families to study, report, and make recommendations on policy changes to mitigate the impact of the effective marginal tax rate and of phaseouts in federal benefits on low-income earners and the... | To establish the National Commission on Effective Marginal Tax Rates for Low-Income Families. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding and Promoting Expertise in
Rare Treatments Act of 2012'' or the ``ExPERT Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Biomedical research is yielding discoveries that are
leading to the development of new therap... | Expanding and Promoting Expertise in Rare Treatments Act of 2012 or EXPERT Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that opportunities exist for consultation with external experts to promote the efficiency of and inform the review... | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to strengthen the ability of the Food and Drug Administration to seek advice from external experts regarding rare diseases, the burden of rare diseases, and the unmet medical needs of individuals with rare diseases. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Extension of Section 420 and Retiree
Life Insurance Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION FOR TRANSFERS OF EXCESS PENSION ASSETS TO RETIREE
HEALTH ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (5) of section 420(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986... | Extension of Section 420 and Retiree Life Insurance Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2021 the authority for transfers of excess pension assets of a defined benefit plan to a retiree health benefits account, and (2) allow the transfer of excess pension assets of a defined benefit pla... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the period during which transfers of excess pension assets may be made to retiree health accounts and to provide for the transfer of such assets to retiree group term life insurance accounts. |
SECTION 1. STATE AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 4010 the
following new section:
``SEC. 4011. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL SOLID
WASTE.
``(a) In General.--The Governor of... | Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) to authorize State Governors to impose limitations or prohibitions on the receipt of out- of-State municipal solid waste by landfills or incinerators. Permits a political subdivision: (1) notwithstanding such limitation or prohibition, to permit incinerators or landfills loc... | To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to permit States and political subdivisions to control the disposal of out-of-State municipal solid waste within their boundaries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Insurance for Farmers Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT CRITERIA.
(a) In General.--Section 1361 of the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4102) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
``(d) Treat... | Flood Insurance for Farmers Act of 2012 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 with respect to development by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of comprehensive criteria designed to encourage adoption of adequate state and local measures for land-management programs in flood... | To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow the construction and improvement of structures used for agricultural production in floodplains, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Neutral Cost Recovery Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. NEUTRAL COST RECOVERY DEPRECIATION ADJUSTMENT FOR CERTAIN
PROPERTY PLACED IN SERVICE AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1994.
(a) In General.--Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to acce... | Neutral Cost Recovery Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the depreciation deduction to be computed based on a neutral recovery basis for certain property placed in service after December 31, 1994.
Increases the dollar limitation on the deduction to expense depreciable business assets. | Neutral Cost Recovery Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land
Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act'' or ``FLAME Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Flame Fund for cat... | Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act or FLAME Act - (Sec. 2) Establishes in the Treasury the Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Fund (the Flame Fund).
Requires amounts in the Flame Fund to be made available to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secr... | To provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, and for other purpos... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Family Assistance Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM ON ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN MILITARY FAMILIES.
(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a
program utilizing non-Federal eligible entities to provide assistance
to the famili... | Military Family Assistance Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program awarding grants to non-federal entities to provide assistance to families of members of the Armed Forces who live more than 180 miles from a military installation where members on active duty are stationed. | A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program on the provision of assistance to certain military families. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.-- This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Government
Homeland Security Coordination and Integration Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes... | Tribal Government Homeland Security Coordination and Integration Act - Establishes the Office of Tribal Government Homeland Security (Office) within the Department of Homeland Security. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to appoint a Director to head the Office.
Prescribes the Secretary's and the Director's d... | To ensure the coordination and integration of Indian tribes in the National Homeland Security strategy and to establish an Office of Tribal Government Homeland Security within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Assurance of Radiologic
Excellence Act''.
SEC. 2. STATE LICENSES REGARDING PRACTITIONERS OF MEDICAL IMAGING AND
RADIATION THERAPY; LIMITATION ON MEDICAID PAYMENTS FOR
PROCEDURES.
Title XIX of the Social Security Ac... | Consumer Assurance of Radiologic Excellence Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prohibit certain payments to States for expenditures for medical imaging procedures or radiation therapy procedures, unless the State meets specified requirements for State medical radiation licenses, including m... | To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures. |
SECTION 1. HOPE AND LIFETIME LEARNING CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended--
(1) by striking ``qualified tuition and related expenses''
each place it appears in subsections (b), (c), (e), (g), and
(i) and inserting ``higher education ex... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a uniform definition of higher education expenses for purposes of provisions allowing for: (1) penalty-free distributions from individual retirement accounts (IRAs) for education expenses; (2) tax exclusions for the value of college scholarships and for income from U.S. savin... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to conform the definitions of qualifying expenses for purposes of education tax benefits. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Graduate Success Act''.
SEC. 2. INTEREST-FREE DEFERMENT OF UNSUBSIDIZED LOANS DURING PERIODS OF
UNEMPLOYMENT.
(a) FFEL Unsubsidized Loan Deferment.--
(1) Section 428H(e)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C... | Graduate Success Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to pay the interest that accrues on unsubsidized Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) and Direct Loans (DLs) that are deferred due to a student borrower's lack of full-time employment.
... | To provide interest-free deferment on unsubsidized student loans during periods of unemployment, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission to Study the Potential
Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) American Latinos are an ethnically and racially diverse
population. St... | Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community Act of 2004 - Establishes the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of the Am... | A bill to establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of the American Latino Community in Washington, D.C., and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Savings and Security Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. ACCELERATION OF INCREASES IN IRA CONTRIBUTION LIMIT.
(a) Deductible Amount.--Subparagraph (A) of section 219(b)(5) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
... | Retirement Savings and Security Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to accelerate, to 2003, increases to: (1) the $5,000 deductible IRA limit; and (2) the $15,000 elective deferral and the State, local, and tax-exempt organizations' plan limits, the $10,000 SIMPLE plan limit, and catch-up contribution limits... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to accelerate the increases in contribution limits to retirement plans and to increase the required beginning date for distributions from qualified plans. |
SECTION 1. 100-PERCENT CAPITAL GAIN EXCLUSION FOR INDIVIDUALS.
(a) General Rule.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to treatment of capital gains),
as amended by subsection (c)(1), is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 1202. DEDUCTION... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer other than a corporation a 100 percent deduction of net capital gain from gross income. Allows such deduction in computing adjusted gross income. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that no capital gains tax shall apply to individuals. |
SECTION 1. REFERENCES TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment 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 that section or other provision of the Social Security Ac... | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise procedures under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) with regard to extra-billing limits, with changes including imposition of sanctions against physicians who fail to refund charges collected in excess of the applicable limiting charge.
... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve procedures under part B of the medicare program relating to extra-billing limits, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Support Investment Protection for
Customers Reform Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. INCREASING SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION CASH
COVERAGE.
(a) Increasing the Cash Limit of Protection From $100,000 to
$250,000.--Section 9 of the Secur... | Support Investment Protection for Customers Reform Act of 2009 - Amends the Securities Investor Protection Act to increase from $100,000 to $250,000 (with inflation adjustments) the amount of an investor's net equity claim for cash that the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) (a nonprofit, nongovernment, ... | To increase securities protection coverage in the event of stolen or missing assets, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Omnibus Foster Care Improvement Act
of 1995''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT STATES ADMINISTER QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS TO
ALL STATE EMPLOYEES WITH NEW AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS
REGARDING CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
Section 474 of ... | Omnibus Foster Care Improvement Act of 1995 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to administer qualifying examinations to all State employees with new authority to make decisions regarding child welfare services.
(Sec. 3) Prohibits the Secretary... | Omnibus Foster Care Improvement Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Limited English Proficiency and
Integrated Workforce Training Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 system is
designed--
(A) to ensure universal access fo... | Limited English Proficiency and Integrated Workforce Training Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to establish and implement a national demonstration project to analyze and provide data on workforce training programs that integrate English language acquisition and occupati... | A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide for integrated workforce training programs for adults with limited English proficiency, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Terrorism Prevention
and Response Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED SECURITY FOR UNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND
FOOD SUPPLY SYSTEM.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The agricultural produc... | Agricultural Terrorism Prevention Response Act of 2001 - Directs the President to establish an Interagency Agricultural Terrorism Committee to coordinate the counterterrorism effort to protect the U.S. agricultural production and food supply system.Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) continue and strengthen co... | To respond to the vulnerability of the United States agricultural production and food supply system to international terrorism. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Determination of Russia-Iran Weapons
Transfer Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system, which
has a range of 120 miles and can engage aircraft or short- and
... | Determination of Russia-Iran Weapons Transfer Act of 2016 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the sale or transfer of an advanced integrated air defense system to Iran constitutes the sale or transfer of a destabilizing type of advanced conventional weapons system to Iran. The President shall: (1) notify Con... | Determination of Russia-Iran Weapons Transfer Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Military Training
Responsibility Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDING; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Finding.--Congress finds that the United States provides
education and training for approximately 38,000 foreign military
personnel, other than military personnel ... | Foreign Military Training Responsibility Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States: (1) shares a responsibility for actions of those foreign military personnel for which it provides education and training; and (2) should evaluate the objectives, methods, and results of such education and training.Ame... | To provide for increased accountability with respect to the education and training of foreign military personnel, and for other purposes. |
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