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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Savings Enhancement by Alleviating
Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act of 2011'' or the ``SEAL 401(k) Savings
Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENDED ROLLOVER PERIOD FOR THE ROLLOVER OF PLAN LOAN OFFSET
AMOUNTS IN CERTAIN CASES.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (3)... | Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act of 2011 or the SEAL 401(k) Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to loans made from a qualified employer plan, to: (1) extend the period for repayment of loans if a plan terminates or a plan participant becomes unemployed, (2) prohibit plan... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to loans made from a qualified employer plan, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR CLINICAL TESTING RESEARCH EXPENSES ATTRIBUTABLE
TO CERTAIN QUALIFIED ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING
TEACHING HOSPITALS.
(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
credit... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a limited credit for "qualified medical innovation expenses." Defines such expenses as amounts paid by a taxpayer to any qualified academic institution for clinical testing research activities. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a medical innovation tax credit for clinical testing research expenses attributable to academic medical centers and other qualified hospital research organizations. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Section 515 Rural Housing Property
Transfer Improvement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) providing rural housing for poor families in the United
States has been an important goal, and the ... | Section 515 Rural Housing Property Transfer Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) implement administrative and procedural changes to expedite the application approval process for transferring ownership of Section 515 rural multifamily housing projects fo... | To expedite the transfer of ownership of rural multifamily housing projects with loans made or insured under section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 so that such projects are rehabilitated and preserved for use for affordable housing. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemembers Telecom Contract
Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION BY SERVICEMEMBERS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONTRACTS
ENTERED INTO BEFORE PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION OF
DEPLOYMENT ORDERS.
(a) Termination.--Title III of the Se... | Servicemembers Telecom Contract Relief Act - Allows a person in military service to terminate a telecommunications contract for cellular phone service, cable or satellite television service, or internet service at any time after: (1) entry into military service; or (2) the date of the station or deployment orders.
Req... | To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow individuals called to military service to terminate telecommunications contracts entered into before the individual receives notice of a permanent change of station or deployment orders. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Aviation from Foreign Entry
Points and Guarding Airports Through Enhanced Security Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. LAST POINT OF DEPARTURE AIRPORT SECURITY ASSESSMENT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act... | Securing Aviation from Foreign Entry Points and Guarding Airports Through Enhanced Security Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security to conduct a comprehensive security risk assessment of all last point of departure airports with nons... | Securing Aviation from Foreign Entry Points and Guarding Airports Through Enhanced Security Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restricting Indian Gaming to
Homelands of Tribes Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON OFF-RESERVATION GAMING.
Section 20 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2719) is
amended--
(1) by amending subsection (b)(1) to read as follows... | Restricting Indian Gaming to Homelands of Tribes Act of 2006 - Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to revise requirements for gaming on lands taken in trust for the benefit of a newly recognized, restored, or landless Indian tribe.
Allows one Indian tribe to host another, invited tribe to participate in or benefit... | To amend section 20 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to restrict off-reservation gaming. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Security Network Defense
and Accountability Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER; QUALIFICATIONS FOR
APPOINTMENT.
Section 703(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
343(a)) is amended--
... | Homeland Security Network Defense and Accountability Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to delegate to the Department's Chief Information Officer (CIO) authority for the development, approval, implementation, integration, and overs... | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the information security of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Uniformity for Food Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL UNIFORMITY FOR FOOD.
(a) National Uniformity.--Section 403A of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343-1) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``or''... | National Uniformity for Food Act of 2006 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to prohibit any state or political subdivision from establishing or continuing in effect for any food in interstate commerce any requirement that is not identical to specified FFDCA provisions (that would result in materi... | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT TO DISCLOSE SOURCES AND AMOUNTS OF FUNDS RAISED
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ARCHIVAL DEPOSITORY.
(a) In General.--Section 2112 of title 44, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h)(1) Any organization that is established for the purpose... | Requires any organization that is established for the purpose of raising funds for a presidential archival depository to annually submit to the National Archives and Records Administration, the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate inform... | A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to require any organization that is established for the purpose of raising funds for creating, maintaining, expanding, or conducting activities at a Presidential archival depository or any facilities relating to a Presidential archival depository to disclose the sources and... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Insurance Coverage Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF
1974.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle B of title I of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (... | Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a group health plan from imposing an aggregate lifetime benefit limit of less than: (1) $5 million for the first two plan years; (2) $10 million for the third and fourth pl... | A bill to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans. |
S.
The President of the United States is authorized to prohibit the
importation of diamonds or diamond jewelry exported from any country
except for rough diamonds whose country of origin has been certified as
either the Republic of Angola or the Republic of Sierra Leone under the
Certificate of Origin regimes ... | Conflict Diamonds Act of 2001 - Prohibits a person from entering, or aiding or abetting any attempt to enter, into the U.S. customs territory any diamond (including one set in jewelry) that has been mined in, or mined and set in, and exported directly from, the Republic of Sierra Leone, the Republic of Angola, or the R... | A bill to prohibit the importation of diamonds from countries that have not become signatories to an international agreement establishing a certification system for exports and imports of rough diamonds or that have not unilaterally implemented a certification system meeting the standards set forth herein. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elko Motocross and Tribal Conveyance
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.
In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management.
TITLE I--ELKO MOTOCROSS LAND CONVEYANCE... | Elko Motocross and Tribal Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Elko County, Nevada, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 275 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Elko District, Nevada, as depicted on th... | To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to Elko County, Nevada, and to take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Consumer Right to Know
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Consumers have developed a number of legitimate
expectations concerning how they may use and manipula... | Digital Consumer Right to Know Act - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to issue rules to implement requirements that a producer or distributor of copyrighted digital content disclose the nature of restrictions that limit the practical ability of the content purchaser to play, copy, transmit, or transfer such c... | A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to issue rules regarding the disclosure of technological measures that restrict consumer flexibility to use and manipulate digital information and entertainment content. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quiet Communities Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that:
(1) Approximately 28,000,000 people of the United States
are afflicted with hearing loss, and it has been estimated that
10,000,000 of these hearing imp... | Quiet Communities Act of 2016 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control; and (2) arrange for independent scientists who have expertise in noise measurements, noise effects, and noise abatement techniques to carry out a study of airport noi... | Quiet Communities Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Pool and Spa
Safety 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.
Sec. 3. Federal swimming pool and spa drain cover standar... | Pool and Spa Safety Act - (Sec. 3) Requires each swimming pool or spa drain cover manufactured, distributed, or entered into commerce in the United States to conform to specified ASME/ANSI entrapment protection standards. Considers that requirement to be a consumer product safety rule issued by the Consumer Product Saf... | A bill to increase the safety of swimming pools and spas by requiring the use of proper anti-entrapment drain covers and pool and spa drainage systems, by establishing a swimming pool safety grant program administered by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to encourage States to improve their pool and spa safety law... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Preventive Services
Coverage Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF ADDITIONAL PREVENTIVE SERVICES DETERMINED
APPROPRIATE BY THE SECRETARY.
(a) Coverage.--
(1) Description of program.--Section 1831 of the Social
... | Medicare Preventive Services Coverage Act of 2004 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for Aged and Disabled) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the part B program to provide appropriate preventive benefits.
Amends part E (Miscellaneous), as amended by the Medicare Pre... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize the medicare program by ensuring that appropriate preventive services are covered under such program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fugitive Apprehension Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FUGITIVE APPREHENSION TASK FORCES.
(a) In General.--The Attorney General shall, upon consultation with
appropriate Department of Justice and Department of the Treasury law
enforcement components, establish p... | (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Attorney General, in any investigation with respect to the apprehension of a fugitive, to subpoena witnesses for the production of relevant records from any place subject to U.S. jurisdiction, except that a witness shall not be required to appear more than 500 miles distant from the place where ... | Fugitive Apprehension Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Students College, Career, and
Community Readiness Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) roughly 1 in 4 public schools are located in rural
America, accounting for 14.5 percent of total public school
... | Rural Students College, Career, and Community Readiness Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to up to two nonprofit organizations to conduct higher education and career readiness demonstration projects.
Requires grantees to partner with rural local educational agencies and schools to enroll... | A bill to conduct 1 or more higher education and career readiness demonstration projects for rural, low-income students. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Project Exile Safe Streets and
Neighborhoods Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FIREARMS SENTENCING INCENTIVE GRANTS.
(a) Program Established.--Title II of the Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended--
(1) by redesignating subt... | Project Exile Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Act of 2001 - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to direct the Attorney General to provide firearms sentencing incentive grants to eligible States that: (1) demonstrate that they have implemented laws requiring that any person who uses or carrie... | To establish a grant program that provides incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Funding Accountability for
Sexual Harassers Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3... | Federal Funding Accountability for Sexual Harassers Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to address sexual discrimination in institutions of higher education. Institutions must report a finding that an individual who is responsible for the scientific or technical direction of one of the institution's ... | Federal Funding Accountability for Sexual Harassers Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patsy T. Mink Fellowship Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. PATSY MINK.
Title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1133 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new part:
``PART E--PATSY T. MINK FELLOWSHIP
``SEC. 77... | Patsy T. Mink Fellowship Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish the Patsy T. Mink Fellowship program.
Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to award fellowships to minorities and women seeking terminal master's degrees or doctorate degr... | To establish the Patsy T. Mink Graduate Fellow program. |
SECTION 1. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS
WHO PERFORM ACTIVE SERVICE.
(a) Establishment of Program.--Part IV of subtitle E of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 1606 the
following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 1607--EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE F... | Requires the Secretary of each military department, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, to establish a program as prescribed in this Act to provide educational assistance to members of the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces under the j... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a new program of educational assistance for certain reserve component members of the Armed Forces who perform active service. |
of Disapproval.--
(1) Joint resolution of disapproval defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``joint resolution of disapproval'' means
a joint resolution of either House of Congress the sole matter
after the resolving clause of which is as follows: ``That
Congress disappr... | Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017 This bill provides that the following executive orders, as in effect on January 1, 2017, and any sanctions imposed pursuant to such orders, shall remain in effect: (1) Executive Order 13694 (relating to blocking property of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-enab... | Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Security and Privacy in Your Car Act
of 2015'' or the ``SPY Car Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. CYBERSECURITY STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in section 30102(a)--
... | Security and Privacy in Your Car Act of 2015 or the SPY Car Act of 2015 This bill directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to conduct a rulemaking to issue motor vehicle cybersecurity regulations that require motor vehicles manufactured for sale in the United States to protect against unauthor... | SPY Car Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Center Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) There are not enough qualified teachers in the Nation's
classrooms, and an unprecedented number of teachers will retire
over the next 5 years. Ov... | Teacher Center Act of 2006 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or consortiums of LEAs for the establishment and operation of new teacher centers or the support of existing centers. Requires that special c... | A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marine Turtle Conservation Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) marine turtle populations have declined to the point
that the long-term survival of the loggerhead, green,
ha... | Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to use amounts in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund to finance projects for the conservation of marine turtles.
Authorizes the Secretary to approve a project that will help recover and sustain viable populations of marine turtles ... | A bill to assist in the conservation of marine turtles and the nesting habitats of marine turtles in foreign countries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Health Care Access Protection
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTING ACCESS TO MEDICARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES.
Section 1895(b)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395fff(b)(3)(B)), as amended by section 3401(e) of the Patient
Protection and Af... | Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with respect to the prospective payment system (PPS) for home health services and adjustments to it for case mix changes.
Requires for 2011 and each s... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect Medicare beneficiaries' access to home health services under the Medicare program. |
SECTION 1. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND.
The Asian Development Bank Act (22 U.S.C. 285 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 33. NINTH REPLENISHMENT.
``(a) Contribution Authorized.--The United States Governor of the
Bank is authorized to contribute $461,000,000 on behalf of the United
S... | Amends the Asian Development Bank Act to authorize the United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank to: (1) contribute on behalf of the United States to the ninth replenishment of the resources of the Asian Development Fund; and (2) subscribe on behalf of the United States to additional shares of the capital st... | A bill to authorize the United States participation in, and appropriations for, the United States contribution to the ninth replenishment of the resources of the Asian Development Fund and the United States subscription to the fifth general capital increase of the Asian Development Bank. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Job Placement Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. JOB PLACEMENT VOUCHER PROGRAM.
(a) Addition of Program.--Section 482 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 682) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii)--
(A) in subclause (III), b... | Job Placement Act of 1995 - Amends part F (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program) (JOBS) of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for the inclusion in JOBS of a job placement voucher program under which an individual eligible for assistance under SSA title IV part A (Aid to Families with Dependen... | Job Placement Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. DISTRICT JUDGESHIP FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA.
(a) Additional Permanent District Judgeship.--The President shall
appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 additional
district judge for the northern district of Alabama.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table... | Directs the President to appoint additional Federal district court judges for Alabama (two), Arizona (three), California (seven), Florida (six), Idaho (one), Missouri (one), Nebraska (one), New Mexico (two), New York (three), Oregon (one), South Carolina (one), Virginia (two), Utah (one), and Washington (one). Specifie... | To create additional Federal court judgeships. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SCORE Program Improvement Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the terms ``Administration'' and ``Administrator'' mean
the Small Business Administration and the Administrator
thereof, respectively;
... | SCORE Program Improvement Act of 2012 - Establishes the SCORE Advisory Board to: (1) review and monitor plans and programs which affect SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) chapters; (2) advise on improving coordination between such plans and programs; (3) advise SCORE chapters on the use of allocated federal fu... | A bill to improve the Service Corps of Retired Executives, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Inflation Tax Relief Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. INDEXING OF CERTAIN ASSETS FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING GAIN OR
LOSS.
(a) In General.--Part II of subchapter O of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to basis rules of genera... | Inflation Tax Relief Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require indexing, based on the gross national product deflator, of the adjusted basis of certain assets (corporate stock and tangible property that is a capital asset of property used in a trade or business) that have been held for more than one yea... | Inflation Tax Relief Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Succession Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION.
Section 19 of title 3, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
``Sec. 19. Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President;
officers eligible to Ac... | Presidential Succession Act of 2004 - Rewrites provisions concerning presidential succession. Modifies the presidential succession list to include: (1) following the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Homeland Security on the list; and (2) specified U.S. Ambassadors at the end of such list.
Requires the P... | To amend title 3, United States Code, to revise the procedures for Presidential succession in the case of the death, resignation, removal from office, inability, or failure to qualify of the President, and for other purposes. |
.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall, by regulation, develop
alternative dispute resolution methods for use by individuals, health
information trustees, and other persons in resolving claims under
section 161.
(b) Methods.--The methods under subsection (a) shall include at
least the following:
... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Fair Information Practices for Protected
Health Information
Title II: Amendments to Title 5, United States Code
Title III: Regulations; Effective Dates; Applicability;
and Relationship to Other Laws
Fair Health Information Practices Act of 1994 -
... | Fair Health Information Practices Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Ambassador at Large
for Arctic Affairs Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR AT LARGE FOR ARCTIC AFFAIRS.
Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end th... | United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2009 - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish within the Department of State an Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs. | A bill to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish a United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wounded Warrior Project Family
Caregiver Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FAMILY CAREGIVER PROGRAM.
(a) Program.--Section 1717 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c), as (c) and
(d), respec... | Wounded Warrior Project Family Caregiver Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, as part of authorized Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home health care services for veterans, to furnish to a family member or other designated individual advanced instruction and training and certification as a family... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a family caregiver program to furnish support services to family members certified as family caregivers who provide personal care services for certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ORDINARY AND NECESSARY BUSINESS EXPENSE DEDUCTION FOR
CONTRIBUTIONS TO REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT
ZONES.
(a) In General.--Section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to trade or business expenses) is amended by redesignating
subsection (p) as subse... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer to elect, during the five-year period after the enactment of this Act, to treat any contribution to a qualified regional infrastructure improvement zone as a tax deductible ordinary and necessary business expense. Defines "qualified regional infrastructure improvemen... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an ordinary and necessary business expense deduction for contributions to regional infrastructure improvement zones, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Trust Payment Equity Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.--
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the United States has entered into treaties with Indian
tribes under which the United States made various commitmen... | Indian Trust Payment Equity Act of 2003 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior for each of FY 2004 through 2008 to use $2 billion of the amounts in the Indian Trust Payment Equity Fund established by this Act to provide payments to Indian tribes for amounts owed by the United States to individual Indian money account... | A bill to provide for the payment of amounts owed to Indian tribes and individual Indian money account holders. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Security Clearance Accountability,
Reform, and Enhancement Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I--SECURITY CLEARANCE ACCOUNTABILITY, REFORM,... | . The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Security Clearance Accountability, Reform, and Enhancement Act of 2015 TITLE I--SECURITY CLEARANCE ACCOUNTABILITY, REFORM, AND ENHANCEMENT (Sec. 102) This bill: (1) deems a federal agency employee to be unfit for federal employment if the agency ... | Security Clearance Accountability, Reform, and Enhancement Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Citrus Investment in Treatment and
Research for U.S. Sustainability Act'' or the ``CITRUS Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The citrus industry is grappling with the most serious
threat in its history: a bac... | Citrus Investment in Treatment and Research for U.S. Sustainability Act or the CITRUS Act This bill amends several agricultural laws to authorize various Department of Agriculture (USDA) citrus programs. The bill reauthorizes through FY2023: (1) the Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program, (2) the Cit... | Citrus Investment in Treatment and Research for U.S. Sustainability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Green Banking Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``joint resolution of approval'' means only a
joint resolution of either House of Congress--
(A) the title of which is as follows: ``Approving
... | Green Banking Act This bill amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to allow bank holding companies to own up to 20% of companies engaged solely in producing or storing renewable energy power, such as wind and solar power. This allowance terminates 30 years after enactment of this bill unless Congress enacts a join... | Green Banking Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Sentencing Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. COCAINE SENTENCING DISPARITY REDUCTION.
(a) CSA.--Section 401(b)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 841(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ``50 grams'' and
inserting... | Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to: (1) increase the amount of a controlled substance or mixture containing a cocaine base (i.e., crack cocaine) required for the imposition of mandatory minimum prison terms for trafficking; and (2) i... | A bill to restore fairness to Federal cocaine sentencing. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Score Competition Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT SCORE VALIDATION; VALIDATION PROCESS.
(a) Use of Credit Scores by Fannie Mae in Purchasing Residential
Mortgages.--Subsection (b) of section 302 of the Federal National
Mortgage Association Charte... | Credit Score Competition Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to authorize the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government sponsored enterprises, or GSEs) to use credit scores in purchasing resi... | Credit Score Competition Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Title VII Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Filing limitations periods serve important functions.
They ensure that all claims are promptly raised and
investigated, and, when remediation is w... | Title VII Fairness Act - Amends the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and title VII (Equal Employment Opportunities) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to delay the start of the time period for filing charges of employment discrimination until the aggrieved person has, or should be expected to have, enough informati... | A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify the filing period applicable to charges of discrimination, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Satellite Trade and Security Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. EXPORT CONTROLS ON SATELLITES AND RELATED ITEMS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all satellites and
related items that were on the Commerce Control List of dual-use items
in the Export Ad... | Satellite Trade and Security Act of 2001 - Requires all satellites and related items that were on the Commerce Control List of dual-use items (which can be used for civilian or military purposes) in certain Export Administration Regulations on October 16, 1998, and any other dual-use communications satellites and relat... | To provide that the Secretary of Commerce has jurisdiction over exports of commercial satellites and related items, to provide certain procedures for exports of commercial satellites and related items, and for other purpose. |
.
The War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.; Public Law 93-
148), relating to the exercise of war powers by the President under the
Constitution, is hereby repealed.
TITLE II--EXPEDITED PROCEDURES
SEC. 201. CONGRESSIONAL PRIORITY PROCEDURES.
(a) Definitions.--For purposes of th... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: General Provisions
Title II: Expedited Procedures
Use of Force Act -
Title I: General Provisions
- Authorizes the President, in the absence of a declaration of war or statutory authorization for a specific use of force, to use force abroad to: (1) repel an armed attack upon... | Use of Force Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Radiation Workers
Justice Act of 1998''.
(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 ... | Radiation Workers Justice Act of 1998 - Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund to 22 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
(Sec. 3) Includes within the purview of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act those parts of Arizona, Utah, and New Mexi... | Radiation Workers Justice Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. INCENTIVE FOR INDIAN TRIBES TO ENSURE COLLECTION OF STATE
SALES TAXES.
Priority among Indian tribes competing for Federal grants shall be
given to Indian tribes that certify, through a process established by
the Secretary in consultation with the States, that retail
establishments oper... | Provides that, among Indian tribes competing for Federal grants, priority shall be given to Indian tribes that certify, through a process established by the Secretary of the Interior, that retail establishments operating on trust lands within a tribes's jurisdiction are collecting and paying all qualified State retail ... | To provide incentives for Indian tribes to collect and pay lawfully imposed State sales taxes on goods sold on tribal lands and to provide for penalties against Indian tribes that do not collect and pay such State sales taxes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Land Recycling Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. CLEANUPS PURSUANT TO STATE VOLUNTARY RESPONSE PROGRAM.
(a) Prohibition on Enforcement.--Subject to subsection (c), neither
the President nor any other person (other than a State) may use any
authority of the Compre... | Land Recycling Act of 1997 - Prohibits, with exceptions, the President and any person other than a State from using authorities of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) or the Solid Waste Disposal Act to commence an administrative or judicial action with respect to a... | Land Recycling Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Chesapeake Bay is a national treasure and a
resource of worldwide significance;
(2) in recent years, t... | Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of 1997 - Revises provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) continue the Chesapeake Bay Program; and (2) maintain a Program Office to provide specified support to the Chesapeake Executive Council.
Aut... | Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Direct to Consumer Prescription Drug
Advertising Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The pharmaceutical industry spent $2,700,000,000 on
direct to consumer advertising in 2001, nearly a 60 per... | Direct to Consumer Prescription Drug Advertising Act of 2004 - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health to conduct research to compare the effectiveness and safety of prescription drugs covered under Federal Employees Health Benefits Program plans relative to other prescription drugs used to treat the... | A bill to amend the Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Healthcare Relief Act
of 2014''.
SEC. 2. PERMITTING SMALL BUSINESSES TO USE PRE-TAX DOLLARS FOR
ASSISTANCE TO EMPLOYEES PURCHASING POLICIES IN INDIVIDUAL
MARKET.
(a) In General.--Section 106 of the Internal R... | Small Business Healthcare Relief Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat employer payments for employee health care premiums and for amounts paid on behalf of an employee to a health reimbursement arrangement as medical expenses under an accident or health plan and thus excludible from gross income for ... | Small Business Healthcare Relief Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Free Speech Protection Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS FROM TREATMENT AS PUBLIC
COMMUNICATIONS.
Section 301(22) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 431(22)) is amended--
... | Internet Free Speech Protection Act of 2006 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to exclude any communication made over the Internet, with certain exceptions, from the meaning of a public communication subject to FECA requirements.
Subjects to FECA requirements, however, any communication: (1) pla... | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to exclude certain communications made over the Internet from certain requirements of such Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cyber Security Public Awareness Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) Congress finds the following:
(1) Information technology is central to the effectiveness,
efficiency, and reliability of the industry and commercial
servi... | Cyber Security Public Awareness Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit an annual report that: (1) summarizes major cyber incidents involving networks of executive agencies, except for the Department of Defense (DOD); (2) provides aggregate statistics on the number of breaches of networ... | A bill to promote public awareness of cyber security. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Numismatic Rarities Certainty Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN UNITED STATES COINS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 51, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 5123. Inventory and dis... | Numismatic Rarities Certainty Act of 2006 - Amends federal law governing coins and currency to provide that any coin, medal, or numismatic item made or issued by the United States before January 1, 1933, that is not in the possession of the federal government as of the date of the enactment of this Act, shall not be co... | To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide a clear line of demarcation with regard to private ownership of any coin, medal, or numismatic item made or issued by the United States Government before January 1, 1933, that is not in the possession of the United States Government, to establish certain guidelines and ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Gambling Payments
Prohibition Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Internet gambling is primarily funded through personal
use of bank instruments, including credit cards and wire
transfers.
... | Internet Gambling Payments Prohibition Act - Prohibits any person engaged in a gambling business from knowingly accepting in connection with the participation of another person in Internet gambling: (1) credit; (2) electronic fund transfers or funds transmitted by or through a money transmitting business; (3) any instr... | To prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Oversight of Significant
Regulations Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSE.
(a) Finding.--The Congress finds that oversight of significant
rules will be enhanced if they are subject to congressional review and
approval after being pro... | Legislative Oversight of Significant Regulations Act of 2003 - Revises provisions governing the congressional review of agency rulemaking. Imposes review requirements upon only rules described as "significant" in the authorizing Act. Prohibits a significant rule from taking effect before the enactment of a joint resolu... | To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to require congressional approval of proposed rules considered by the Congress to be significant rules. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farm Fairness Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
U.S.C. 1308) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) and
inserting the following:
``(1)(A) Subject to sections 100... | Farm Fairness Act of 1995 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish a $35,000 annual agricultural commodity program payment limit (exclusive of conservation payments). Applies such limit directly to a person based upon percentage of ownership in any related entity.
Subjects general partnerships and joint ve... | Farm Fairness Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Workforce Reduction Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. REDUCING THE NUMBER OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
Section 3101 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``Each Executive agency'' and inserting
``(a) In General.--Subjec... | Federal Workforce Reduction Act of 2010 - Prohibits the head of an executive agency from appointing any individual to a position in the agency in any fiscal year for which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) projects a federal budget deficit. Makes an exception if: (1) there is a position availabl... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to reduce the number of civil service positions within the executive branch, and for other purposes. |
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-S-e... | Veterans Benefits and Services Amendments of 1994 - Entitles veterans who have repaid in full a previous home loan guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to another home loan, whether or not the property securing the first loan has been sold or otherwise disposed of. (Current law requires such sale, even if t... | Veterans Benefits and Services Amendments of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Compassionate Access, Research
Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2015'' or the ``CARERS Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. FEDERALISM IN DRUG POLICY.
Section 708 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 903) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``No pro... | Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2015 or the CARERS Act of 2015 Amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to provide that control and enforcement provisions of such Act relating to marijuana shall not apply to any person acting in compliance with state law relating to the production,... | Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prioritizing Debt Reduction in U.S.
Foreign Assistance Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the... | Prioritizing Debt Reduction in U.S. Foreign Assistance Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the growing federal debt jeopardizes U.S. national security and economic stability, and (2) paying money owed to America's major foreign debt holders is a better use of American taxpayer dollars than providing... | Prioritizing Debt Reduction in U.S. Foreign Assistance Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. DODD-FRANK IMPROVEMENTS REGARDING REGULATION OF DERIVATIVES.
(a) Establishment.--Section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78d) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(j) Off... | Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish the Office of Derivatives within the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to: (1) administer SEC rules governing security-based swaps, (2) coordinate oversight of the market for swaps and security-based swaps with domestic ... | A bill to provide for the orderly implementation of the provisions of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Readiness Enhancement Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to institute in the Armed Forces a
policy of nondiscrimination based on sexual orientation.
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF 1993 POLICY CONCERNING HOMOSEXUALITY IN THE ARMED... | Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2005 - Repeals current Department of Defense (DOD) policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces.
Prohibits the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, from discriminating... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the readiness of the Armed Forces by replacing the current policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, referred to as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FQPA Implementation Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, enacted on
August 3, 1996, made a number of significant modifications to
section 408 of the Fed... | FQPA Implementation Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, upon determining that there may be grounds for modifying, suspending, or revoking a tolerance or exemption for a pesticide chemical residue in or on food, from taking a... | FQPA Implementation Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Terrorist Tax Exemption Suspension
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to exemption from tax on corporations, certain trusts, etc... | Terrorist Tax Exemption Suspension Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspends the tax-exempt status of a designated terrorist organization (as defined by this Act). Denies: (1) deductions for contributions made to such an organization; and (2) administrative or judicial challenge to such suspension or d... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the tax exempt status of designated foreign terrorist groups, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DSHEA Full Implementation and
Enforcement Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Over 158,000,000 Americans regularly consume dietary
supplements to maintain and improve their health.
(2) Cons... | DSHEA Full Implementation and Enforcement Act of 2003 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 through 2008: (1) to carry out the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) and all applicable regulatory requirements for dietary supplements under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); and (2) ... | A bill to ensure that the goals of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 are met by authorizing appropriations to fully enforce and implement such Act and the amendments made by such Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regenerative Medicine Promotion Act
of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Regenerative medicine has the potential to treat many
chronic diseases, promote economic growth, and reduce health
care spen... | Regenerative Medicine Promotion Act of 2014 - Requires the Comptroller General to submit to Congress a report identifying all ongoing federal programs and activities regarding regenerative medicine. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a Regenerative Medicine Coordinating Council, whic... | Regenerative Medicine Promotion Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe From the Start Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. YOUNG CHILDREN WHO WITNESS VIOLENCE.
Title III of the Violence Against Women Act 2000 (Division B,
Public Law 106-386) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1304. YOUNG CHILDREN WHO WITNESS VIO... | Safe From the Start Act of 2001 - Amends the Violence Against Women Act 2000 to direct the Attorney General to award grants to eligible State entities that shall award grants to community coalitions throughout the State to design and implement a comprehensive and coordinated approach to identify, respond to, and serve ... | A bill to provide for grants to assist States and communities in developing a comprehensive approach to helping children 5 and under who have been exposed to domestic violence or a violent act in the home or community. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Free Press Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL MOTION TO DISMISS.
Part VI of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``CHAPTER 182--SPECIAL MOTION TO DISMISS
``Sec.
``4201. Special motion to dismiss.
``4... | Free Press Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to authorize a representative of the news media to file a special motion to dismiss any claim asserted against such representative in a civil action if the claim arises from an oral or written statement or other expression that is on a matter of public concern o... | A bill to protect first amendment rights of journalists and internet service providers by preventing States and the United States from allowing meritless lawsuits arising from acts in furtherance of those rights, commonly called "Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation" or "SLAPPs", and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deficit Committee Transparency
Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF MEMBERS AND STAFF OF THE
JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON DEFICIT REDUCTION.
Section 401 of the Budget Control Act of 2011 is amended by
redesignating subsection ... | Deficit Committee Transparency Act - Amends the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require any member of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, and any individual on the committee staff or the personal staff of a committee member, to disclose any meeting, within 48 hours after it takes place, with any other indivi... | To amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require members and staff of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to disclose lobbying activities and campaign or member-designated political action committee contributions, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Air Travelers Fair Treatment Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FAIR TREATMENT OF AIRLINE PASSENGERS.
Section 41712 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``On the initiative'' and inserting ``(a)
Duty of the Secretary.--... | (Sec. 2) Makes it an unfair or deceptive practice and an unfair method of competition for an air carrier or foreign air carrier to: (1) prohibit a person (including a governmental entity) that purchases air transportation from only using a portion of the air transportation purchased (including only for one-way travel i... | Air Travelers Fair Treatment Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CIVILIAN AGENCIES RELATING TO
PRODUCTS OF FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES.
Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act
of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 318. PRODUCTS OF FEDERAL ... | Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to require the head of an executive agency: (1) before purchasing a product listed in the latest edition of the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) catalog, to conduct market research to determine whether the Industries' product is comparable to products a... | To amend title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to provide to contracting officers of the civilian agencies the same authorities available to Department of Defense contracting officers to competitively evaluate products offered by Federal Prison Industries, Inc., to assure that such p... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State-Run Federal Lands Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Qualifying federal land.--The term ``qualifying Federal
land'' means Federal land under the jurisdiction of--
(A) the National Park Service, inc... | State-Run Federal Lands Act - Authorizes a state to petition the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to National Park Service (NPS) or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service land, or to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to Forest Service land, to enter into a cooperative agreement for state management of su... | State-Run Federal Lands Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Port Security Grants Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary of Homeland Security
(referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary''), acting through the
Office of State and Local Government Coordination and... | Port Security Grants Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness, to establish a grant program to fairly and equitably allocate Federal financial assistance: (1) to help implement Area Maritime Transportation Security P... | To improve the security of the Nation's ports by providing Federal grants to support Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans and to address vulnerabilities in port areas identified in approved vulnerability assessments or by the Secretary of Homeland Security. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Facilities Clean Water
Compliance Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL FACILITIES CLEAN WATER COMPLIANCE.
(a) Application of Certain Provisions to Federal Facilities.--
Section 313 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1323)
is amende... | Federal Facilities Clean Water Compliance Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to waive immunity of the United States with respect to Federal, State, interstate, and local requirements pertaining to water pollution control, including requirements for permits or reporting, injunctive relief, sanc... | Federal Facilities Clean Water Compliance Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bituminous Coal Mining Industry
Labor Law Amendment of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the production of bituminous coal involves, by its very
nature, the depletion of resources at work locations,
... | Bituminous Coal Mining Industry Labor Law Amendment of 1993 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to add provisions involving the bituminous coal mining industry relating to: (1) definition of single employer; (2) scope of duty to bargain; and (3) union representatives and elections. | Bituminous Coal Mining Industry Labor Law Amendment of 1993 |
SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF PRESUMPTION OF TOTAL DISABILITY IN
DETERMINATION OF PENSION FOR CERTAIN VETERANS.
Section 1502(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking out ``if such'' and all that follows through ``is suffering''
and inserting in lieu thereof ``if such person is 65 yea... | Presumes a veteran to be totally disabled for purposes of pension determination provisions if such person is 65 or older or becomes unemployable after such age.
Restores the full permitted monthly pension (currently $90) for veterans having neither spouse nor child and receiving Medicaid-covered nursing home care.
Pr... | To restore reductions in veterans benefits made by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Livestock Ownership Fairness Act of
2002''.
TITLE I--LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP AND FEEDING PROHIBITION
SEC. 101. PROHIBITION ON PACKERS OWNING OR FEEDING LIVESTOCK FOR
EXTENDED PERIOD.
(a) Prohibition; Exceptions.--The Packers and St... | Livestock Ownership Fairness Act of 2002 - Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to prohibit livestock packers directly or through a subsidiary, from conspiring to, or owning or feeding livestock to such an extent that the producer no longer materially participates in the management of the operation, with respect... | To prohibit livestock packers from owning or feeding livestock intended for slaughter for more than 14 days before such slaughter, to prohibit excessive concentration resulting from mergers among certain purchasers, processors, and sellers of livestock, poultry, and basic agricultural commodities, to require the Attorn... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ponce de Leon Discovery of Florida
Quincentennial Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Quincentennial of the founding of Florida by Ponce
de Leon occurs in 2013, 500 years after Ponce de Leon landed on
... | Ponce de Leon Discovery of Florida Quincentennial Commission Act - Establishes the National Commission on the Quincentennial of the discovery of Florida by Ponce de Leon to plan, encourage, coordinate, and conduct the commemoration of the quincentennial (500th anniversary) of the discovery of Florida by the Spanish exp... | To establish a National Commission on the Quincentennial of the discovery of Florida by Ponce de Leon. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Choice
Preservation Act of 2000''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--IMPROVEMENTS IN PAYMENTS
Sec. ... | Title II: Additional Improvements
- Delays from July to November 2000 the deadline for withdrawing the offer, rescinding the withdrawal, of Medicare+Choice plans for 2001.
Amends SSA title XVIII part C to revise data collection requirements under the Medicare+Choice program with regard to: (1) issuance of encounter da... | Medicare Choice Preservation Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth-in-Billing, Remedies, and User
Empowerment over Fees Act of 2018'' or the ``TRUE Fees Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CHARGES FOR COVERED SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Title VII of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 601 et seq... | Truth-in-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees Act of 2018 or the TRUE Fees Act of 2018 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit providers of telecommunications services from: advertising the price of services unless that price includes all related charges, providing bills electronically... | Truth-in-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sand Creek Massacre National
Historic Site Trust Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Facility.--The term ``facility'' means any structure,
utility, road, or sign constructed on the trust property on or
after the date o... | Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Trust Act of 2005 - Authorizes the United States to take into trust specified real property formerly known as Dawson Ranch, including rights to all minerals and excluding improvements, in Kiowa County, Colorado, owned by the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indian Tribes of Oklahoma.
Dir... | To further the purposes of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2000. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil War Battlefields Preservation
Tax Incentives Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FROM GROSS ESTATE FOR TRANSFER BY HEIR OF QUALIFIED
CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON LAND WITHIN A CIVIL WAR
BATTLEFIELD SITE.
(a) In General.--Sec... | Civil War Battlefields Preservation Tax Incentives Act of 1994 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction from the value of a gross estate of the transfer by an heir of a qualified conservation easement on land within a Civil War battlefield site.
Provides that the dollar limitation on the valuation of fa... | Civil War Battlefields Preservation Tax Incentives Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marketplace and Internet Tax
Fairness Act''.
TITLE I--MARKETPLACE FAIRNESS
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION TO REQUIRE COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE TAXES.
(a) Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.--Each Member State
under the Streamlined... | Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act - Authorizes each member state under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (the multistate agreement for the administration and collection of sales and use taxes adopted on November 12, 2002) to require all sellers not qualifying for a small-seller exception (applicable t... | Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gun Industry Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Across the Nation, local communities are bringing
rightful legal claims against the gun industry to seek changes
in the manner i... | Gun Industry Accountability Act - Provides that in any civil action by a State or local government against a manufacturer of firearms to recover damages relating to the sale, distribution, use, or misuse of a firearm (including gun violence) within the State or local governmental area, the State or local government may... | Gun Industry Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Urban Recreation and At-Risk Youth
Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Section 1002 of the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978
is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subsection (d), by
striking the period at the end of subsection (e) and... | Urban Recreation and At-Risk Youth Act of 1994 - Amends the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide, through the urban park and recreation recovery program, at-risk youth recreation grants in neighborhoods and communities with a high prevalence of crime, part... | Urban Recreation and At-Risk Youth Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Communities of Color Teen Pregnancy
Prevention Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Each year, nearly 750,000 American teens ages 15
through 19 become pregnant.
(2) In 2002, the pre... | Communities of Color Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for projects to prevent teen pregnancies in racial, ethnic minority, or immigrant communities with a substantial incidence or prevalence of cases of teen pregnancy compared to the average numb... | A bill to make grants to carry out activities to prevent the incidence of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections among teens in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom to Travel Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. TRAVEL, MEALS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND LODGING EXPENSES.
(a) Business Deduction.--Paragraph (1) of section 274(n) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to only 50 percent of meal and
entertainment expenses a... | Freedom to Travel Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the business deduction for travel, meals, entertainment, and lodging from 50 percent to 80 percent of qualifying expenses.Provides a personal deduction for 50 percent of qualifying domestic travel expenses (limited to $1,000, $2,000 joint) for... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the patronage of the travel, hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Identity Defense Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN RETURN INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO
IDENTITY THEFT.
(a) In General.--Subsection (l) of section 6103 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at... | Social Security Identity Defense Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to make certain disclosures to the holder of a social security account number and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) if the Secretary determines that there is a substantial likelihood that ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose certain return information related to identity theft, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Rule of Law Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR CERTAIN EXECUTIVE ACTIONS RELATED TO
IMMIGRATION.
(a) Prohibition on Funding Certain Executive Actions.--No funds,
resources, or fees made available to the Secreta... | Immigration Rule of Law Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the use of any funds made available to the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) or to any other federal official, including deposits into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account, to carry out any of the policy changes set forth in the following memoranda dated ei... | Immigration Rule of Law Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Offshore Petroleum Expansion Now Act
of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) OCS planning area.--The term ``OCS Planning Area''
means an area specified as an Outer Continental Shelf Planning
Area by the Department ... | Offshore Petroleum Expansion Now Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement the Proposed Oil & Gas Leasing Program: 2012-2017 in accordance with the schedule for conducting oil and gas lease sales set forth in it and in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
Directs the Secretary to conduct each ... | A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to implement the Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program: 2012-2017 and conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development in the United States for a more secure energy future, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Hospital Survival and Illegal
Immigrant Care Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Immigration is a Federal responsibility.
(2) The Immigration and Naturalization Service does not
take into c... | Border Hospital Survival and Illegal Immigrant Care Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a five-year pilot program of health care provider reimbursement for the costs associated with providing emergency medical and ambulance services in Arizona to:... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a 5-year pilot program under which health care providers are reimbursed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for the costs associated with providing emergency medical care to aliens who are not lawfully present in the United States and are not detained by any... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sugar Reform Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. SUGAR PROGRAM.
(a) Sugarcane.--Section 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the
semi... | Sugar Reform Act of 2015 This bill revises the Department of Agriculture (USDA) sugar program to decrease price support levels and make other modifications. The bill amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to decrease the rate for price support loans to processors of domestically grown sugar... | Sugar Reform Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Manufacturing
Competitiveness Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The competitiveness of manufacturing industries in the
United States must be a priority for the United States
Government.... | American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to allow U.S. manufacturers that use products subject to countervailing or antidumping duty proceedings or use domestic like products (industrial users) to participate in such proceedings.
Requires the U.S. International Trade Commission, when ... | To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to allow United States manufacturers that use products subject to countervailing or antidumping duty proceedings or use domestic like products to participate in those proceedings as interested parties, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Protection Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF QUALIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM STATE LAWS
PROHIBITING THE CARRYING OF CONCEALED FIREARMS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserti... | Community Protection Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize qualified law enforcement officers carrying the official badge and photographic identification issued by the governmental agency for which the individual is employed as a law enforcement officer, notwithstanding State or local laws, to car... | Community Protection Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Managing Our Medicare and Medicaid
Services and Protecting Our Parents Act'' .
SEC. 2. LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND PHYSICIANS
ASSISTANTS SERVING IN UNDERSERVED NURSING HOMES.
Title IV of the Public Health Service Ac... | Managing Our Medicare and Medicaid Services and Protecting Our Parents Act - Amends the Public Health Services Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a loan repayment program for nurse practitioners and physician assistants serving in underserved nursing homes.
Directs the Secretary to e... | To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to establish a loan repayment program for nurse practitioners and physician assistants serving in underserved nursing homes, to establish a mentoring program for training nursing home administrators, to encourage high family involvement in nursing homes, and to amend t... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Western Hemisphere Drug Policy
Commission Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Survey on Drug Use
... | Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission Act of 2014 - Establishes the Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission, which shall: (1) conduct a comprehensive review of U.S. foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere to reduce the illicit drug supply and drug abuse and reduce the damage associated with illicit drug markets ... | Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Criminal Alien Assistance
Program II and Local Medical Emergency Reimbursement Act''.
TITLE I--STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM II
SEC. 101. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this title are--
(1) to assist States and local co... | State Criminal Alien Assistance Program II and Local Medical Emergency Reimbursement Act - Amends the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 to provide for the reimbursement of States for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens.Defines such costs as: (1) court costs, county attorney costs, and non-trial crim... | To provide Federal reimbursement for indirect costs relating to the incarceration of illegal criminal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Resources and Education
for Kids Act (Pre-K)''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Kindergarten teachers estimate that 1 in 3 children
enters the classroom unprepared to meet the... | Providing Resources and Education for Kids Act (Pre-K) - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide grants to applicant State educational agencies to make subgrants to local educational agencies to establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs, which meet specified requirements, for children ages fi... | To establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs. |
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