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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``West Virginia National Coal Heritage
Area Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that:
(1) Certain events that led to the development of southern
West Virginia's coalfields during the latter part of the 19th
ce... | West Virginia National Coal Heritage Act of 1994 - Establishes the West Virginia National Coal Heritage Area. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the Governor of West Virginia to provide assistance in preserving, restoring, maintaining, operating, and promoting the coal-related facilities of the ... | West Virginia National Coal Heritage Area Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Care And Readiness Enhancement for
Reservists Act of 2017'' or the ``CARE for Reservists Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR READJUSTMENT COUNSELING AND
RELATED OUTPATIENT SERVICES FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFF... | Care And Readiness Enhancement for Reservists Act of 2017 or the CARE for Reservists Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide counseling without referral, which may include a comprehensive individual assessment, to any member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who h... | Care And Readiness Enhancement for Reservists Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCED FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES.
(a) Extension and Modification of Placed-in-Service Rules.--
Paragraph (3) of section 45(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended to read as follows:
``(3) Qualified facility.--
``(A) Wind facilities.--I... | Prohibits, subject to exception, the credit from applying to electricity produced at a qualified facility placed in service after June 30, 1999, and sold to a utility pursuant to a contract originally entered into before January 1, 1987. | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Malpractice Reform Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF DAMAGES IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
CLAIMS AND ACTIONS.
(a) Limitation on Noneconomic Damages.--The total amount of
noneconomic damages that may be awarded to a clai... | Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 1994 - Limits to $250,000 the total amount of noneconomic damages that may be awarded to a claimant and members of the claimant's family for losses resulting from the injury which is the subject of a medical malpractice liability claim or action (claim), regardless of the number of par... | Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REMOVAL OF COMMODITIES THAT
POSE A HEALTH OR SAFETY RISK.
Section 15(e) of the Commodity Distribution Reform Act and WIC
Amendments of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 100-237) is amended
by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2003''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL ... | Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1996 respecting the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) to: (1) authorize the exclusion of cost-of-living allowances for members of the uniformed services on duty outside the contiguous States (currently continental) of the United States; and (... | A bill to reauthorize the authority for the Secretary of Agriculture to pay costs associated with removal of commodities that pose a health or safety risk and to make adjustments to certain child nutrition programs. |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' means an
Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group or
community, including any Alaska Native village or regional
corporation (as defined in or established pursuant to the
... | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to offer to transfer all right, title, and interest of the United States (including fee simple interest and mineral and water rights) in lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to the State in which such land and interests are located. (Excludes mineral interest... | A bill to transfer land administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the States in which the land is located. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wallow Fire Recovery and Monitoring
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to direct the Secretary of Agriculture
to take certain actions--
(1) to rehabilitate and restore the Wallow Fire Area;
(2) to recover materia... | Wallow Fire Recovery and Monitoring Act - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct and report on a hazard tree and commercial timber evaluation that identifies timber resources appropriate for removal within the Wallow Fire Area in Arizona and New Mexico not later than the date that is the earlier of: (1) 30 da... | To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to take immediate action to recover ecologically and economically from a catastrophic wildfire in the States of Arizona and New Mexico, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. ELECTION TO RECEIVE RETIRED PAY FOR NON-REGULAR SERVICE UPON
RETIREMENT FOR SERVICE IN AN ACTIVE RESERVE STATUS
PERFORMED AFTER ATTAINING ELIGIBILITY FOR REGULAR
RETIREMENT.
(a) Election Authority; Requirements.--Subsection (a) of section
12741 of title 10, ... | Authorizes reserve personnel who serve in an active reserve status in the Selected Reserve for at least two years after becoming eligible for active-duty retirement to elect a non-regular retirement for which they are qualified.
Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to reduce the two-year serv... | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify certain retirement pay and grade authorities for service performed after eligibility for retirement, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``George C. Marshall Commemorative
Coin Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) $1 Silver Coins.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue not
more than 500,000 $1 coins, which s... | George C. Marshall Commemorative Coin Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one-dollar silver coins with the likeness of George C. Marshall in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II and General George C. Marshall's service.
Directs the Secretary to pay all surcharges fr... | George C. Marshall Commemorative Coin Act of 1994 |
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Uniformed and Overseas Citizen
Absentee Voting Reform Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(1) Some 3,000,000 to 6,000,000 American cit... | Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Reform Act of 2001 - Amends the Uniform and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to revise voter registration and absentee ballot application procedures for absent uniform services and overseas voters. Establishes a mandatory minimum period for acceptance of absentee ball... | To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to increase the ability of absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to participate in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION TO CONVEY THE SURFACE ESTATE OF THE SAN
JACINTO DISPOSAL AREA IN GALVESTON, TEXAS.
Section 108 of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act,
1994 (33 U.S.C. 59hh) is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 108. (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army is
authori... | Amends the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1994 to authorize the conveyance of the surface estate of all or any part of the parcel of land containing the San Jacinto Disposal Area to the city of Galveston, Texas. Extends the date of expiration for a declaration of nonnavigability for any area or part o... | To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey the surface estate of the San Jacinto Disposal Area to the city of Galveston, Texas. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century FHA Housing Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. MORTGAGE INSURANCE FOR CONDOMINIUMS.
Section 203 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(y) Inapplicability of Environmental Revie... | 21st Century FHA Housing Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the National Housing Act to declare that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD) is not subject to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 when insuring any mortgage for a one-family unit in a multifamily project that holds an undivided interest in t... | To make improvements to the FHA mortgage insurance programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-
DETERMINATION ACT OF 2000.
(a) Extension Through Fiscal Year 2013.--The Secure Rural S... | Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Amends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to extend the Act through FY2013.
Revises requirements regarding the merchantable material contracting pilot program.
Requires counties participating in coun... | A bill to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Timber Supply and
Manufacturing Incentives Act''.
SEC. 2. INVESTMENT INCENTIVE FOR DOMESTIC TIMBER PRODUCTION.
(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to treatment of capital gains)
... | American Timber Supply and Manufacturing Incentives Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide taxpayers a deduction from gross income for qualified timber gain as an investment incentive. Allows such deduction in computing adjusted gross income.
Provides for applying passive loss limitations to timber activiti... | American Timber Supply and Manufacturing Incentives Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``S Corporation ESOP Promotion and
Expansion Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) since January 1, 1998, employees have been permitted to
be owners of subchapter S corporations through an employee
stock ... | S Corporation ESOP Promotion and Expansion Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend to all domestic corporations, including S corporations, provisions allowing deferral of tax on gain from the sale of employer securities to an S corporation-sponsored employer stock ownership plan (ESOP); (2) allow ... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, known as the
``WASP'', were the first women in history to fly American
military aircraft;
(2) more than 60 years ago, they flew fighter, bomber,
transport, and training a... | Directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the award of a single gold medal in honor of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) collectively, in honor of their pioneering military service and exemplary record, which forged revolu... | To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots ("WASP"). |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Infrastructure Jobs Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DIRECT GRANTS.
(a) Construction.--The Secretary is authorized to make grants to
any State or local government for the construction (including
demolition and other site preparation activities), renovation, repa... | Infrastructure Jobs Act of 1993 - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Economic Development Administration, to make grants to State and local governments for infrastructure projects in distressed areas. Provides for direct grants for construction and improvement and for completion of planning. Prov... | Infrastructure Jobs Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF THE ANTITRUST LAWS TO HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
NEGOTIATING WITH HEALTH PLANS.
(a) In General.--Any health care professionals who are engaged in
negotiations with a heal... | Provides that this Act: (1) applies only to health care professionals excluded from NLRA; and (2) shall not be construed as revising any NLRA provision or affecting the status of any group of persons under NLRA.Makes the exemption (from antitrust laws) under this Act: (1) only applicable to conduct occurring during the... | Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. LIMITATION OF FOREIGN TRAVEL BY CERTAIN POLITICAL APPOINTEES
DURING POST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PERIOD.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
section:
``Sec. 5710. Limitation of travel of poli... | Prohibits Federal payment for travel by a political appointee outside of the United States during a post presidential election period after which the incumbent President shall not return for another term of office as President. Provides that such prohibition shall not apply to travel by the Secretaries of State and De... | A bill to prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political appointees and Members of Congress, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Office of Regulatory
Analysis Creation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) Federal regulations have had a positive impact in
protecting the environment and the health and safety of all
Ameri... | Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis Creation Act - Establishes a Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis (CORA). Authorizes: (1) CORA, in order to carry out its duties and coordinate its operations with other congressional agencies, to obtain information developed by the General Accounting Office, Congress... | Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis Creation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Venezuela Defense of Human Rights
and Civil Society Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Central Bank of Venezuela and the National Statistical
Institute of Venezuela stated that the annual inflation ... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 8, 2014. Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) Expresses the sense of Congress that: the United States aspires to a mutually beneficial relationship with Venezuela based on respect for human rights a... | Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jumpstart Our Businesses by
Supporting Students Act of 2015'' or the ``JOBS Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. JOB TRAINING FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.
Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``... | Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2015 or the JOBS Act of 2015 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish the Job Training Federal Pell Grant Program. The Department of Education must award job training Federal Pell Grants to eligible students. A... | JOBS Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeowner Opportunity Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT CONFORMING LOAN LIMIT INCREASE FOR HIGH-COST AREAS
FOR FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC.
(a) Fannie Mae.--Section 302(b)(2) of the Federal National Mortgage
Association Charter Act (12 U.S.... | Homeowner Opportunity Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act, and the National Housing Act to make permanent certain increases in the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage that may be purchased by the Federal National Mort... | To make permanent the increases made by the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 in the loan limits for the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the FHA. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Homeowner Relief Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR LOSS FROM SALE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter I of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for indivi... | Responsible Homeowner Relief Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer a deduction from gross income for loss from the sale or exchange of a principal residence in which such taxpayer resided for at least two years during the five-year period prior to the sale. Limits the aggregate ... | To promote neighborhood stabilization by incentivizing short sales, as a preferable alternative to foreclosure, through the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Designating
Requirements On Notification of Executive-ordered Strikes Act of 2013''
or ``DRONES Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents... | Designating Requirements On Notification of Executive-ordered Strikes Act of 2013 or the DRONES Act - Prohibits a federal department or agency or the Armed Forces from deliberately targeting a citizen of the United States or of a strategic treaty ally in a pre-planned lethal operation unless such operation is planned a... | DRONES Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``James Zadroga Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 was
established to provide compensation to individuals (or
relatives of deceased individual... | James Zadroga Act of 2006 - Amends the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (Fund), part of the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, to extend the current December 22, 2003, deadline for filing claims under the Fund for five years following enactment of this Act if the Special Master deter... | To extend the time for filing certain claims under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Strategic and Critical
Minerals Production Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the industrialization of developing nations has driven
demand for nonfuel minerals necessary for telecommunications,
mil... | National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act This bill addresses the mine permitting process. Under the bill, projects that provide minerals vital to job creation, energy infrastructure, American economic competitiveness, and national security must be considered to be "infrastructure projects" as d... | National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medication Errors Reduction Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. INFORMATICS SYSTEMS GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOSPITALS AND SKILLED
NURSING FACILITIES.
(a) Grants.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(in this sec... | Medication Errors Reduction Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants to eligible hospitals and skilled nursing facilities for costs related to purchasing, leasing, developing, and implementing standardized clinical health care informatics systems designed to improve patient saf... | A bill to establish an informatics grant program for hospitals and skilled nursing facilities in order to encourage health care providers to make major information technology advances. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``China Human Rights Protection Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Servi... | China Human Rights Protection Act of 2015 Directs the President to impose U.S. entry and property sanctions against a national of China who: is responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in China, particularly those who seek to exercise, defend, or promo... | China Human Rights Protection Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Forced and Indentured Child Labor
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF ACQUISITION OF PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY FORCED OR
INDENTURED CHILD LABOR.
(a) Prohibition.--The head of an executive agency (as defined in
section 105 of title 5, Uni... | Forced and Indentured Child Labor Prevention Act - Prohibits Federal agencies from acquiring items that appear on a published list of prohibited items unless the item source certifies that forced or indentured child labor was not used to mine, produce, or manufacture the item.
Directs the Secretary of Labor to publish... | Forced and Indentured Child Labor Prevention Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Biotechnology Information
Initiative Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Biotechnology has been used for many years to develop
new and useful products used in a variety of industries.
... | Food Biotechnology Information Initiative Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a public information program regarding the use of biotechnology to produce food for human consumption (which shall be carried out as a component of the Food Safety Initiative of the President).Amends the Food, Agriculture,... | To provide for a program to educate the public regarding the use of biotechnology in producing food for human consumption, to support additional scientific research regarding the potential economic and environmental risks and benefits of using biotechnology to produce food, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Foundation on Fitness,
Sports, and Nutrition Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF FOUNDATION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established the National Foundation on
Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition (hereinafter in this Act referre... | National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition Establishment Act - Establishes the National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition as a charitable, nonprofit corporation: (1) to develop, in conjunction with the Office of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, a list and description of ac... | A bill to establish a National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports to carry out activities to support and supplement the mission of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Physical Activity Guidelines for
Americans Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES.
(a) Report.--
(1) In general.--At least every 5 years, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services (in this Act referred... | Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish a report that contains physical activity information and guidelines for the general public that are based on the preponderance of current scientific and medical knowledge. Requires any federal agency ... | To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish physical activity guidelines for the general public, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Children Covered Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF SCHIP FUNDING SHORTFALLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007.
(a) In General.--Section 2104 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1397dd) is amended--
(1) in each of subsections (a), (b)(1), and (... | Keep Children Covered Act of 2006 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) to: (1) establish a special rule for redistribution of unspent FY2004 allotments; (2) provide for additional allotments to eliminate FY2007 funding shortfalls remaining after redistribution of unspent FY2004 allotme... | A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to eliminate funding shortfalls for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for fiscal year 2007. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Instructional Leadership Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In addition to handling traditional management duties,
the school principal is now expected to be an instructional
leader--to p... | Instructional Leadership Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states, local educational agencies, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, or partnerships or consortia which include at least one of t... | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize competitive grants to train school principals in instructional leadership skills and to promote the incorporation of standards of instructional leadership into State-level principal certification or licensure. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Health Savings Accounts Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICARE HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is amended--
... | Medicare Health Savings Accounts Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a new part E (Medicare Health Savings Accounts) under which the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish procedures entitling each eligible beneficiary to elect to receive benefits under a ... | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish Medicare Health Savings Accounts. |
.
(a) In General.--Section 40122(a) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
(5) and (6), respectively; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) Dispute resolution.--
... | Federal Aviation Administration Employee Retention Act - Revises requirements for the dispute resolution process of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding negotiations with the exclusive bargaining representative of FAA employees over proposed changes to the FAA personnel management system.
Requires submi... | A bill to amend section 40122(a) of title 49, United States Code, to improve the dispute resolution process at the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Shambala Wild Animal Protection Act
of 2000''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF ANIMAL WELFARE ACT TO REGULATE POSSESSION OF WILD
ANIMALS.
(a) Licensing and Other Requirements for Personal Possession.--The
Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) ... | Requires, with specified exceptions, non-transferable permits for personal possession, transfer, or breeding of protected wild animals. Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) permits; (2) animal care and treatment; (3) import and export; (5) enforcement; and (6) protected animal euthanasia. | Shambala Wild Animal Protection Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reasonable Search Standards Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) During fiscal years 1997 and 1998 approximately
140,000,000 people entered the United States on international
flights.
... | Requires Customs Service personnel, before a pat down or intrusive nonroutine search, to document reasons to support a belief that an individual may be carrying contraband in violation of Federal law. Waives such requirement with respect to anyone suspected of carrying a weapon.
Instructs the Commissioner of Customs to... | Reasonable Search Standards Act |
SECTION 1. COMPENSATION FOR UNITED STATES CITIZENS TAKEN HOSTAGE BY
TERRORISTS OR STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM.
(a) In General.--In accordance with such procedures as the
President may by regulation establish, the President shall receive the
claims of, and pay compensation to, any national of the U... | Authorizes the President to compensate a U.S. national, or his or her estate, who: (1) has a claim pending in U.S. court against a foreign state seeking compensation for injuries caused by an act of hostage-taking, or has obtained a judgment on such a claim that has not been fully satisfied; (2) on or after August 2, 1... | To provide compensation for United States citizens taken hostage by terrorists or state sponsors of terrorism. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reservists Pay Security Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. NONREDUCTION IN PAY WHILE FEDERAL EMPLOYEE IS PERFORMING ACTIVE
SERVICE IN THE UNIFORMED SERVICES OR NATIONAL GUARD.
(a) In General.--Subchapter IV of chapter 55 of title 5, United
States Co... | Reservist Pay Security Act of 2001 - Entitles a person who is absent from his or her position of Federal employment to perform service in the uniformed services or the National Guard to receive from his or her agency an amount that, when added to the pay and allowances for such service, equals the basic pay which would... | To ensure that a Federal employee who takes leave without pay in order to perform service as a member of the uniformed services or member of the National Guard shall continue to receive pay in an amount which, when taken together with the pay and allowances such individual is receiving for such service, will be no less... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Charitable Solicitation Disclosure
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT.
(a) Requirement.--Chapter 30 of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3015. Soliciting charitable contributions by mail
... | Charitable Solicitation Disclosure Act of 1993 - Requires charitable organizations which solicit a contribution by mail to include the following information with such solicitation: (1) the legal name and principal business of the organization; (2) whether it is exempt under the Internal Revenue Code; (3) the purpose o... | Charitable Solicitation Disclosure Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Everglades National Park Boundary
Adjustment Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Tarpon Basin property proposed for acquisition by
the Secretary (acting through the Director of the National Park
S... | Everglades National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2008 - Adjusts the boundary of the Everglades National Park in Florida to include the Tarpon Basin property comprising approximately 600 acres of land and water surrounding Tarpon Basin and located in South Key Largo.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acqui... | To adjust the boundary of the Everglades National Park, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Montgomery GI Bill Educational
Assistance Transferability Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFER OF ENTITLEMENT TO
BASIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--Section 3020 of title 38, United States Code, is ... | Montgomery GI Bill Educational Assistance Transferability Act of 2008 - Amends the Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program to authorize the Secretary of the military department concerned to permit any member of the Armed Forces (currently, only members with critical military skills) entitled to basic educatio... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to remove certain limitations on the transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency and Accountability for
Business Standards Act''.
SEC. 2. COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN PRUDENTIAL
REGULATIONS.
(a) Rulemaking Requirement.--An appropriate Federal banking agency
may not adopt or otherwise est... | Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act This bill requires a federal banking agency to publish for notice and comment: (1) the agency's rationale for, and cost-benefit analysis regarding, the adoption of any prudential regulation that is substantively more stringent than a corres... | Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National AMBER Alert Network Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL COORDINATION OF AMBER ALERT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.
(a) Coordination Within Department of Justice.--The Attorney
General shall assign an officer of the Department of Justice to act as
the na... | National AMBER Alert Network Act of 2002 - Requires the Attorney General to assign an AMBER Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice to act as the national coordinator of the AMBER Alert communications network regarding abducted children. Requires the coordinator to: (1) seek to eliminate gaps in the network; (2)... | To enhance the operation of the AMBER Alert communications network in order to facilitate the recovery of abducted children, to provide for enhanced notification on highways of alerts and information on such children, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. MAXIMUM CAPITAL GAINS RATES FOR INDIVIDUALS.
(a) Regular Tax.--Paragraph (1) of section 1(h) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to maximum capital gains rate) is
amended to read as follows:
``(1) In general.--If a taxpayer has a net capital gain for
any taxable year, t... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the tax rate on unrecaptured gain from dispositions of certain depreciable property. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on unrecaptured section 1250 gain from 25 percent to 20 percent. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community STEM Learning Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Employment projections forecast a 17-percent growth in
the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
... | Community STEM Learning Act of 2015 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Department of Education to award grants to national and regional intermediaries and, through them, subgrants to their community-based affiliates to operate in-school, after school, summer, and weeken... | Community STEM Learning Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO THE REVISED ORGANIC ACT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.
(a) Temporary Absence of Officials Clarified.--Section 14 of the
Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (48 U.S.C. 1595) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g) The laws of the Virgin Islands may define whet... | Amends the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to authorize the laws of the Virgin Islands to define whether an absence from the Virgin Islands of either the Governor or the Lieutenant Governor while on official business is construed as a "temporary absence" involving a surrender of authority and power.
Authoriz... | To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Claims Licensing Advancement for
Interstate Matters Act'' or the ``CLAIM Act''.
SEC. 2. ACCELERATING CLAIMS ADJUSTING OF LOSSES CAUSED BY NATURAL OR
OTHER DISASTERS.
(a) Authority To Adjust.--An independent claims adjuster meeting
the re... | Claims Licensing Advancement for Interstate Matters Act or CLAIM Act - Authorizes an independent claims adjuster meeting specified requirements to adjust claims for losses related to any disaster occurring in any jurisdiction designated by the President as a major disaster pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re... | To facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of insurance claims in the case of natural and other disasters and losses, to encourage licensing of insurance claims adjusters, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality
and Access Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. ALIGNING UPDATES FOR AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER SERVICES WITH
UPDATES FOR OPD SERVICES.
Section 1833(i)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
13951(i)(2)(D)) is a... | Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require alignment of updates for ambulatory surgical center (ASC) services under a revised prospective payment system (PPS) with updates for hospital outpatient department (OPD) services. Revises req... | Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alcohol Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Trust Fund Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT TRUST FUND.
(a) General Rule.--Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to establishment of trust funds) is... | Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment Trust Fund Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment Trust Fund from which funds shall be made available for programs for the prevention and treatment of alcoholism and for research on the causes, consequences, preventio... | Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment Trust Fund Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Approximately 6,000,000 Jews were slaughtered pursuant
to Adolf Hitler's diabolical plan for the total extermination
of the Jews during the reign of the Third Reich, and even more
would have perished had it not b... | Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to the family or personal representative of John Pehle in recognition of his service to the Nation in helping rescue Jews and othe... | To award posthumously a congressional gold medal to John Pehle in recognition of his contributions to the Nation in helping rescue Jews and other minorities from the Holocaust during World War II. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Internet Freedom Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of
association are fundamental characteristics of a free society.
The ... | Global Internet Freedom Act of 2003 - Establishes in the International Broadcasting Bureau the Office of Global Internet Freedom to develop and implement a comprehensive global strategy to combat state-sponsored and state-directed Internet jamming and persecution of those who use the Internet. Requires an annual report... | A bill to develop and deploy technologies to defeat Internet jamming and censorship, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Domestic Employment
Reform Act of -1-9-9-3 1994''.
SEC. 2. SIMPLIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT TAXES ON DOMESTIC SERVICES.
(a) Threshold Requirement for Social Security Taxes.--
(1) Amendments of internal revenue code.--
... | Social Security Domestic Employment Reform Act of 1994 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to change the threshold (currently, $50 a quarter) at which cash remuneration for domestic services becomes subject to social security employmen... | Social Security Domestic Employment Reform Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The term ``classified school employee'' refers to
employees working in pre-kindergarten through higher education,
in the following nine job families:
(A) Paraprofessionals.
(B) Clerical ser... | Directs the Secretary of Education to award National Classified School Employees of the Year Awards to public school employees within certain occupational specialties who provide exemplary service to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education.
Requires the Secretary to choose an awardee each year, out of no... | To direct the Secretary of Education to establish and administer an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Performers Protection Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTIONS FOR CHILD PERFORMERS.
(a) Application of Child Labor Provisions.--Section 13(c)(3) of the
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(c)(3)) is amended to
read as follows:
... | Child Performers Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise the application of child labor requirements and prohibitions with respect to child performers to specify new limitations on the number of hours such children may be employed at the place of employment. An employer or... | Child Performers Protection Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Online Job Training Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ONLINE WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS.
Section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2916) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Online Workforce Training Program.--
... | Online Job Training Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to award National Online Workforce Training Grants for workforce training programs using distance-learning technologies, such as the Internet. Requires such grants to be awarded on a competitive basis to educ... | To encourage online workforce training. |
SECTION 1. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to provide renewed impetus in improving the United
States Government's ability to manage the complex process of
negotiating and implementing arms control treaties;
(2) to provide central leadership and coordination to... | Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to grant the Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency membership on the National Security Council.
Amends the Arms Control and Disarmament Act to grant the Director primary responsibility for the preparation and management of U.S. participation in all internatio... | To improve the negotiation and implementation of arms control treaties. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Good Samaritan Health Professionals
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR VOLUNTEER HEALTH CARE
PROFESSIONALS.
(a) In General.--Title II of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 202 et seq.) is amended by inserting after ... | Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to shield a health care professional from liability under federal or state law for harm caused by any act or omission if: (1) the professional is serving as a volunteer in response to a disaster; and (2) the act or omission occurs d... | Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Ownership Opportunities for
Public Safety Officers and Teachers Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) teachers, law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and
rescue personnel help form the ... | Home Ownership Opportunities for Public Safety Officers and Teachers Act of 2001 - Amends the National Housing Act to provide for one percent downpayments (and deferral and reduction of up-front payments) for Federal Housing Administration mortgage loans for qualified elementary and secondary school teachers and admini... | To provide home ownership assistance for public safety officers and teachers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reconstructive Breast Surgery
Benefits Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF RECONSTRUCTIVE BREAST SURGERY.
(a) Group Health Plans.--
(1) Public health service act amendments.--
(A) In general.--Subpart 2 of part A of title ... | Reconstructive Breast Surgery Benefits Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require group health plans and insurers offering group health coverage, if they cover a mastectomy, to also cover reconstructive breast surgery resulting from the mastecto... | Reconstructive Breast Surgery Benefits Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The terrorist organization known as the Islamic State
of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) poses a grave threat to the
people and territorial integrity of Iraq and Syria, as well as
regional stability, and to the nation... | Expresses the sense of Congress that: the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) poses an acute threat to the people and territorial integrity of Iraq, including the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, and the security and stability of the Middle East and the world; defeating ISIL is critical to maintaining a unified Iraq ... | A bill to provide for a temporary, emergency authorization of defense articles, defense services, and related training directly to the Kurdistan Regional Government, and for other purposes. |
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... | No Russian Diplomatic Access to Compounds Here in America Act or No Russian DACHA Act This bill prohibits the President from allowing access by the government of the Russian Federation or its personnel to Russian-owned diplomatic facilities and properties at Pioneer Point in Centreville, Maryland, and in Upper Brookvil... | No Russian Diplomatic Access to Compounds Here in America Act |
SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN FEDERAL INVESTMENT.
(a) Amount of Reduction.--The total amount of Federal spending at
or through Department of Energy facilities--
(1) for fiscal year 1995 shall not exceed the amount which
is the greater of--
(A) $450,000,000; or
... | Sets forth a sliding scale of Federal spending reductions affecting Department of Energy facilities for FY 1995 through 1997.
Establishes the Reduction in Department of Energy Facility Funding Commission to submit a funding reduction implementation plan to the Secretary of Energy. Directs the Secretary to report to th... | To provide for certain reductions in Federal spending at or through facilities of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Oceanography Amendments Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. COASTAL OCEAN PROGRAM.
Section 201 of Public Law 102-567 (106 Stat. 4280) is amended by--
(1) striking the matter preceding ``living marine
... | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Oceanography Amendments Act of 2003 - Amends Federal law to establish as a permanent program (previously conducted in FY 1992 and 1993) a Coastal Ocean Program to augment and integrate existing research capabilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (... | To improve the conservation and management of coastal and ocean resources by authorizing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration oceanographic programs. |
SECTION 1. CHANGED EFFECTIVE DATE FOR FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORMS OF
CERTAIN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Except with respect to financial disclosure forms
filed by officers and employees referred to in subsection (b), section
8(a)(1) and section 11(a)(1) of the STOCK Act (5 U.S.C. App. 105 note)
sha... | Postpones until December 8, 2012, the requirement under the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (STOCK Act) that the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives ensure that financial disclosure forms filed by congressional officers and emplo... | A bill to change the effective date for the internet publication of certain information to prevent harm to the national security or endangering the military officers and civilian employees to whom the publication requirement applies, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Exposure to Asbestos
Database Act of 2015'' or the ``READ Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency has classified asbestos as a category A human
ca... | Reducing Exposure to Asbestos Database Act of 2015 or the READ Act This bill amends the Asbestos Information Act of 1988 to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and maintain a database of asbestos-containing products. The database must be accessible through EPA's website, publicly available, a... | READ Act |
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.
The Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.)
is amended--
(1) by amending section 2(9) to read as follows:
``(9) Because Landsat data are particularly important for
global environmental change research, the program should be
m... | Amends the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 with respect to management and licensing of commercial remote sensing satellites. | To revise the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National All Schedules Prescription
Electronic Reporting Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Harold Rogers Prescription Monitoring Program has
supplied and will continue to supply critically impor... | National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dis... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of any schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. NEAR-TERM VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Battery.--The term ``battery'' means a device or system
for the electrochemical storage of energy.
... | Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies needed for the development of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; and (2) establish a competitive grant pilot demonstration program to... | To reduce the Nation's dependence on foreign sources of oil by promoting plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and related advanced vehicle technologies. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency
Unemployment Compensation Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--TEMPORARY EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSAT... | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to: (1) extend the TEUC program; (2) provide for additional weeks of TEUC benefits; (3) revise unemployment rate triggers for TEUC benefit periods; and (4) provide for regular unemployment compensation ... | To provide extended unemployment benefits to displaced workers, and to make other improvements in the unemployment insurance system. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Children's Health
Education Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) nearly 2,000,000 of the 9,000,000 uninsured children in
the United States are currently eligible for the State
Children's... | Small Business Children's Health Education Act of 2007 - Establishes a task force to conduct a nationwide campaign of education and outreach for small businesses regarding the availability of health care coverage for children through private insurance options, the Medicaid program, and the State Children's Health Insur... | A bill to establish a multiagency nationwide campaign to educate small business concerns about health insurance options available to children. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pediatric Research Initiative Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) innovations in health care, deriving from scientific
investigation of the highest quality, offer substantial
benefits to the well-bein... | Pediatric Research Initiative Act of 1999 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to mandate establishment, in the National Institutes of Health, of a Pediatric Research Initiative. Authorizes appropriations.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make available within the National Institute of Child He... | Pediatric Research Initiative Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fundamentally Improving Salmon
Habitat Act'' or the ``FISH Act''.
SEC. 2. LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER AND TILLAMOOK BAY ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION,
OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
Section 536 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114
Stat. 2661) is... | Fundamentally Improving Salmon Habitat Act or the FISH Act - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to revise requirements for studies and ecosystem restoration projects for the lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay estuaries, Oregon and Washington. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) conduct stu... | FISH Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``U.S.S. New Jersey Commemorative Coin
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The U.S.S. New Jersey was launched December 7, 1942,
the start of nearly 50 years of dedicated service to our Nation
prior to f... | U.S.S. New Jersey Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue one-dollar silver coins in commemoration of the U.S.S. New Jersey.
Mandates that ten percent of all coin surcharges be paid to the U.S.S. New Jersey Battleship Foundation in Middletown, New Jersey, for activities associa... | U.S.S. New Jersey Commemorative Coin Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prioritizing Veterans Access to
Mental Health Care Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN VETERANS SEEKING MENTAL
HEALTH CARE FOR HEALTH CARE FROM NON-DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS ENTITIES.
(a) In Gene... | Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care Act of 2015 This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to make a veteran seeking mental health care in a non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) entity eligible for such care if the veteran provides a written statement (which may be se... | Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Shutdown Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 31.
(a) In General.--Chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1310 the following new section:
``Sec. 1311. Continuing appropriations
``(a)(1) ... | Government Shutdown Prevention Act - Provides for automatic continuing appropriations if any regular appropriation for a fiscal year (or, if applicable, for each fiscal year in a biennium) does not become law before the beginning of such fiscal year, or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effe... | To prevent Government shutdowns. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Radioprotectant Procurement Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) The threat of a radiological or nuclear attack on the
American people is one of the greatest potential threats now
faced by the Uni... | Radioprotectant Procurement Act of 2004 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Defense to utilize and expend funds necessary for rapidly developing, bringing to market, and procuring whole-body radioprotectants.
Requires the Secretary o... | To require the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Defense, and Homeland Security to carry out activities toward bringing to market effective medical countermeasures to radiation from a nuclear or radiological attack. |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the Maurice River and its tributaries, Menantico Creek,
the Manumuskin River, and Muskee Creek, are eligible for
inclusion into the National Wild and Scenic River System, the
segments and their cla... | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Maurice River, the Menantico Creek, the Manumuskin River, and the Muskee Creek in New Jersey as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to administer such segments in association with appropriate... | To designate tributaries of the Maurice River in the State of New Jersey as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Replacement of
President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling
Plan''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) OCS planning area.--Any reference to an ``OCS Planning
Area'' means such Outer Conti... | Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement the Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (2012-2017) in accordance with the schedule for conducting oil and gas lease sales ... | To officially replace, within the 60-day Congressional review period under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, President Obama's Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (2012-2017) with a congressional plan that will conduct additional oil and natural gas lease sales to promote offshore ener... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITION.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Pacific Northwest
Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2017''.
(b) Cascadia Subduction Zone Defined.--In this Act, the term
``Cascadia Subduction Zone'' means the landward-dipping fault that is
approximately 684 miles long, separ... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 9, 2017. Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) develop a plan for the purchase and installation of an earthquake early warning system for the... | Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Alternative test method.--The term ``alternative test
method'' means a test method that--
(A) includes any new or revised test method; and
(B)(... | (Sec. 3) Makes the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) a permanent interagency coordinating committee of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Sets forth ICCVAM objectives, including: (1) increasing the efficiency of Federal test method review; and (2)... | ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Aid Transparency and
Accountability Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. GUIDELINES FOR UNITED STATES FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to evaluate the
performance of United States foreign assistance and its contribution to
po... | Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2013 - Directs the President to establish guidelines for the establishment of measurable goals, performance metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans for U.S. foreign assistance. Requires such guidelines to provide direction to federal departments and agencies that... | Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Global Warming Pollution
from Vehicles Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the State of California has regulated motor vehicle air
emissions more stringently than the Feder... | Reducing Global Warming Pollution from Vehicles Act of 2008 - Amends the Clean Air Act to approve the application of the state of California for a waiver of federal preemption of its motor vehicle emission standards. | A bill to permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Oil and Gas Preservation
Act''.
SEC. 2. ELECTION TO EXPENSE GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL EXPENDITURES.
(a) In General.--Section 263 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to capital expenditures) is amended by adding at the end the
foll... | Domestic Oil and Gas Preservation Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an election to treat geological and geophysical expenses incurred in connection with the exploration for, or development of, domestic oil or gas as expenses which are not chargeable to capital account.
Repeals provisions relating to a li... | Domestic Oil and Gas Preservation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Service Members Home Ownership Tax
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF RECAPTURE OF FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER CREDIT FOR
INDIVIDUALS ON QUALIFIED OFFICIAL EXTENDED DUTY.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 36(f) of the Internal
Revenue Cod... | Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt members of the uniformed services, the Foreign Service, and employees of the intelligence community on official extended duty service from the recapture requirements of the first-time homebuyer tax credit; (2) extend the fi... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyer credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patients Right to Know Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE DISCLOSURES.
(a) In General.--Section 2715 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 300gg-15) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(... | Patients Right to Know Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require health plans to include in their annual summary of benefits and coverage explanations: (1) the annual fee on health insurance providers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, (2) the annual fees imposed on health insuran... | Patients Right to Know Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. CERTAIN DISEASES PRESUMED TO BE WORK-RELATED CAUSE OF
DISABILITY OR DEATH FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN FIRE
PROTECTION ACTIVITIES.
(a) Definition.--Section 8101 of title 5, U... | Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2017 This bill provides that: (1) heart disease, lung disease, and specified cancers of federal employees employed in fire protection activities for a minimum of 5 years shall be presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if an employee is diagnosed with any such disease ... | Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jobs in America Act''.
SEC. 2. STARTUP VISAS.
(a) In General.--Section 203(b) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 203(b)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
(2) by inserting after p... | Jobs in America Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an employment-based, conditional immigrant visa (StartUp visa) for a sponsored alien entrepreneur: (1) with required amounts of financial backing from a qualifying investor or venture capitalist; and (2) whose commercial activities wi... | Jobs in America Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``America's Beautiful National Parks
Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008''.
TITLE I--NATIONAL SITE QUARTER DOLLARS
SEC. 101. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Yellowstone National Park was established by an Act signed
... | America's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008 - Requires quarter dollars, issued beginning in 2010, to have designs on the reverse emblematic of one national site in each state, territory of the United States, and the District of Columbia.
Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to select in each ... | To provide for a program for circulating quarter dollar coins that are emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Seniors Through
Immunization Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is caused by the
reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus that causes
... | Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to specify that certain deductible, coinsurance, initial coverage limit, and cost-sharing requirements that apply under the Medicare prescription drug benefit shall not apply with respect to the shingl... | Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Energy Expansion Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. ELECTIVE PAYMENT FOR SPECIFIED ENERGY PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to abatements, credits, and refunds) is amended by adding at
the end the follo... | Renewable Energy Expansion Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow taxpayers an election to receive a direct payment for investing in or producing specified energy property in lieu of existing energy tax credits; and (2) extend eligibility for such payments until January 1, 2013. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an elective payment for specified energy property. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding the Impact of the HUBZone
Program Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO HUBZONE DEFINITIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 3(p) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
632(p)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``designated on ... | Expanding the Impact of the HUBZone Program Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act to redefine terms relating to the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program as follows: "HUBZone" as any area designated on a map by the Small Business Administration (SBA) within one or more spec... | Expanding the Impact of the HUBZone Program Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Minnesota MSA Empowerment Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR MINNESOTA PUBLIC EMPLOYEE MSA PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions) is ame... | Minnesota MSA Empowerment Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction, of up to $10,000, for a Minnesota public employee, who is either retired or at least age 45, for amounts contributed to the individual's Minnesota public employee medical savings account. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a pilot program to encourage the use of medical savings accounts by certain current and retired public employees of the State of Minnesota and political jurisdictions thereof. |
SECTION 1. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating part F as part G;
(2) by redesignating sections 1601 through 1604 as sections
1701 th... | Educational Opportunity Demonstration Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish an educational opportunity demonstration program to provide waivers for the establishment of educational opportunity schools, in order to: (1) allow experimentation with same gender classes for low-income... | Educational Opportunity Demonstration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf Coast Multifamily and Assisted
Housing Recovery Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR HOUSING LOW-INCOME ELDERLY PERSONS.
Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(n) Additional ... | Gulf Coast Multifamily and Assisted Housing Recovery Act - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to authorize additional appropriations to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide assistance to private nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives to expand the supply of supportive housing for low-income ... | To provide additional funds for affordable housing for low-income seniors, disabled persons, and others who lost their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. |
SECTION 1. RESCISSION OF FUNDS AND CANCELLATION OF SPACE STATION.
(a) Cancellation.--The Space Station program is hereby canceled.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration--
(1) $500,000... | Cancels the Space Station program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Authorizes appropriations to the NASA Director for termination costs and authorizes FY 1994 through 1998 appropriations to carry out NASA responsibilities. Rescinds funds authorized for the Space Station program under prior ... | To reduce domestic and defense discretionary spending. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``College Opportunity Tax Credit Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to Hope scholarship credit) is amended by redesignating
subsection (i) as subsection (j) ... | College Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase in 2009 and 2010: (1) the Hope Scholarship tax credit to allow a refundable credit for 100% of qualified tuition and related expenses up to $2,000 and for 50% of such expenses between $2,000 and $6,000; and (2) the lifetime learni... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a college opportunity tax credit. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Complete America's Great Trails
Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL CONSERVATION CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section... | Complete America's Great Trails Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the fair market value of any National Scenic Trail conservation contribution. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to Congress on the efficacy of such tax credit in completing, extending, and increasin... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for qualified conservation contributions which include National Scenic Trails. |
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