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Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TMA, Abstinence Education, and QI
Programs Extension Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TRANSITIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (TMA) AND
ABSTINENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2007.
Section 401 of di... | TMA, Abstinence Education, and QI Programs Extension Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, as amended, to extend transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program through December 31, 2007.
(Sec. 3) Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Electoral Exchange Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) recent elections globally have illustrated the urgent
need for the promotion and exchange ... | Global Electoral Exchange Act (Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the Department of State to establish and administer a Global Electoral Exchange Program to promote the utilization of sound election administration practices around the world. | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting the Second Amendment and
Hunting Rights on Federal Lands Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. POSSESSING OR CARRYING FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION IN UNITS OF THE
NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AND THE NATIONAL ... | Protecting the Second Amendment and Hunting Rights on Federal Lands Act of 2008 - Prohibits any federal regulation from restricting any individual from possessing or carrying a firearm or ammunition, if such restriction is based, in whole or in part, upon the fact that the individual is in a unit of the National Park S... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEMS.
(a) Submission of Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 12 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, each rail carrier that is a Class I
railroad, a rail carrier that has inadequate safe... | Requires each rail carrier that is a Class I railroad, that has inadequate safety performance, or that provides intercity passenger or commuter rail passenger transportation to develop and submit for Secretary of Transportation approval by December 31, 2014, a plan to implement a positive train control system that prev... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crane Conservation Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) crane populations in many countries have experienced
serious decline in recent decades, a trend that, if... | Crane Conservation Act of 2003 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance for approved projects relating to the conservation of cranes, using amounts in the Crane Conservation Fund established by this Act.Allows a project proposal to be submitted by: (1) any wildlife management authority o... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Swine Producers
Market Loss Assistance Act of 1999''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents... | Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a temporary mandatory livestock reporting program for certain packers regarding livestock and livestock product prices, volume, and terms of sale.
Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as added by the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminis... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Timing Resilience and
Security Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. BACKUP GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the
Secretary of Transportation, in consultatio... | National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Transportation to provide for the establishment, sustainment, and operation of a complement to and backup for the timing component of the Global Positioning System (GPS). (GPS satellites contain atomic clocks that provide... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8335 the following:
``Sec. 8335a. Termination of further retirement coverage of Members o... | Amends the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to exclude Members of Congress from further CSRS and FERS retirement coverage. Prohibits further government contributions or deductions from such Member's basic pay for deposit in the Treasury to the credit of the Civi... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ruth Moore Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. STANDARD OF PROOF FOR SERVICE-CONNECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH
CONDITIONS RELATED TO MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA.
(a) Standard of Proof.--Section 1154 of title 38, United Stat... | Ruth Moore Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in any case in which a veteran claims that a covered mental health condition was incurred in or aggravated by military sexual trauma during active duty, to accept as sufficient proof of service-connection a diagnosis by a mental health professiona... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Library of Congress Modernization
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND AND
PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED TO PROVIDE PLAYBACK EQUIPMENT IN
ALL FORMATS.
... | . Library of Congress Modernization Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Library of Congress to purchase, maintain, or replace reproducers for books published either in raised characters, on sound-reproduction recordings, or in any other form (currently limited to reproducers of sound-reproduction recordings)... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Backcountry Landing Strip Access
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture should adopt a nationwide policy for... | Requires the Secretaries to adopt a nationwide policy, meeting specified requirements, for governing backcountry aviation issues related to the management of Federal land under their jurisdiction of those Secretaries, and require regional managers to adhere to it.
Prescribes requirements for maintenance of such landing... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran Medic Corpsmen Physician
Assistant Demonstration Program Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT MILITARY PATHWAYS PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations
pro... | Veteran Medic Corpsmen Physician Assistant Demonstration Program Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a program to examine methods of enabling individuals with military medical or health professional work experience to build on such skills by entering into the physician assistant wo... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. COMMISSION ON OVERTIME REGULATIONS.
(a) Establishment of Commission.--There is established the
Commission on Overtime Regulations (in this section referred to as the
``Commission'').
(b) Membership.--
(1) Composition.--The Commission s... | Establishes the Commission on Overtime Regulations.
Directs the Commission to study, develop recommendations, and report by July 30, 2004, on issues relating to the modernization of the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), to promote clarity and compliance. Requires such study to include... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Manufacturers Legal
Accountability Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Applicable agency.--The term ``applicable agency''
means, with respect to covered products--
... | Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011 - Directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (with respect to drugs, devices, cosmetics, and biological products), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) (with respect to consumer products), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (with respect to chem... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Credit for Charitable
Contributions Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN PRIVATE
CHARITIES PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO THE POOR.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of pa... | Tax Credit for Charitable Contributions Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer to elect a credit (in lieu of a deduction otherwise available) of up to $100 ($200 for joint filers) for cash contributions to a qualifying charity whose primary activity is assistance to the poor. | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National
Collegiate Athletics Accountability Act'', or the ``NCAA Act''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Nationwide, institutions of higher education rec... | National Collegiate Athletics Accountability Act or the NCAA Act This bill amends title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require program participation agreements to prohibit an institution with an intercollegiate athletic program from membership in a nonprofit athletic association unless the association: req... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Windfall Profits Rebate Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. WINDFALL PROFITS TAX.
(a) In General.--Subtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to alcohol, tobacco, and certain other excise taxes) is
... | Windfall Profits Rebate Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose an excise tax on oil companies for a percentage of the windfall profit from all barrels of taxable crude oil; (2) allow a tax deduction for the payment of any windfall profit tax; and (3) allow an income tax rebate for all taxpayers b... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Decennial Census Improvement Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the Constitution requires that the number of persons in
the Nation be e... | Decennial Census Improvement Act of 1996 - Requires the Bureau of the Census, in conducting the 2000 decennial census, to: (1) attempt to contact every household directly, whether by mail or in person (and allows the use of sampling as a substitute for direct contact in a particular census tract only after direct cont... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Health Care Facility
Improvement Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. GUARANTEED LOANS FOR RURAL HEALTH FACILITIES.
Title VI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 291 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the... | Rural Health Care Facility Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a loan guarantee program for rural health facilities. Defines rural health facility to include the following facilities found in rural areas: health clinics, cr... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chinese Communist Economic Espionage
Sanctions Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has made it its
policy to engage in economic warfar... | Chinese Communist Economic Espionage Sanctions Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Chinese Communist Party and the government of China should be condemned for conducting cyber and economic espionage against the United States. Directs the President to prohibit transactions in property and property interests o... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to enhance the appeal of service in the law enforcement
agencies of the United States Department of Justice;
(2) to extend benefits of a higher education to qualified
and deser... | Provides for educational assistance for eligible dependents of Federal law enforcement officers who are killed or disabled in the performance of their duties.
Entitles such dependents to such assistance for: (1) one month for each month (or fraction) of the disabled officer's service, up to a maximum of 45 months; an... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Diagnostic Innovation Testing and
Knowledge Advancement Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. CREATING INCENTIVES FOR INNOVATIVE DIAGNOSTICS.
(a) Improvements To Process for Determining Fee Schedule Amounts
for New Tests.--
(... | Diagnostic Innovation Testing and Knowledge Advancement Act of 2013 - Sets forth additional factors for the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider in determining the payment amount for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under gapfilling procedures which are used when no comparable existing test ... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) There are new and emerging opportunities for producing
renewable energy fuel products, which will be of benefit to the
United States and its citizens.
(2) Disposal of animal... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the credit for production of electricity from renewable resources to include production of energy from agricultural and animal waste, including by-products and associated materials. Limits such credit to facilities placed in service after 2001 and before 2007. | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Pension Forfeiture
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONVICTION OF CERTAIN OFFENSES.
(a) In General.--Section 8312(a) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of p... | Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act - Prohibits an individual or his or her survivor or beneficiary from being paid annuity or retired pay on the basis of the individual's creditable service if the individual is convicted of committing, while an employee or Member of Congress, one of specified offenses relating to his... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Drug
Policy Act of 2000''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--MAJOR DRUG TRAFFICKING PROSECUTION
Sec. 101.... | Amends the Controlled Substances Act to repeal certain minimum sentencing periods for covered offenses.
Title II: Protection of Women in Prisons
- Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require each State to provide to the Attorney General (AG) certain assurances that it has in effect cert... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Landmine Moratorium Extension Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Antipersonnel landmines, which are designed to maim and
kill people, have been used ... | Landmine Moratorium Extension Act of 1993 - Declares that it is U.S. policy to seek international agreements prohibiting the sale, transfer, or export, and terminating the manufacture, possession, and use, of antipersonnel landmines.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should submit the 1980 ... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Western Oregon
Tribal Fairness Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I-... | . Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act TITLE I--COW CREEK UMPQUA LAND CONVEYANCE Cow Creek Umpqua Land Conveyance Act (Sec. 103) This bill requires that 17,519 acres of land be held in trust for, and be part of the reservation of, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. (Sec. 105) Federal law applies to the expor... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminate the Magnet for Illegal
Immigration Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN INS INVESTIGATORS TO ENFORCE EMPLOYER SANCTIONS.
(a) In General.--In addition to such amounts as are otherwise
authorized to be ap... | Eliminate the Magnet for Illegal Immigration Act of 1997 - Authorizes additional appropriations for increases in: (1) Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) investigators to enforce employer sanctions; (2) Department of Labor investigators to enforce labor standards; and (3) Office of Special Counsel for Immigra... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting
Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) From 1998 to 2013, enrollment in for-profit
ins... | Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act This bill amends the Higher Education Opportunity Act to prohibit an institution of higher education (IHE) or postsecondary educational institution from using revenues derived from federal educational assistance funds for recruiting or marketing activities. Feder... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Commission Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established a commission to be known as the
``Comprehensive Immigration Reform Commission''.
SEC. 3. PURP... | Comprehensive Immigration Reform Commission Act of 2006 - Establishes the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Commission which shall: (1) conduct a comprehensive review of immigration reform policies that affect family reunification, employment-based immigration, refugee protection, and diversity of admissions by country ... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anthrax Attacks Investigation Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``National
Commission on the Anthrax Attacks Upon the United States'' (i... | Anthrax Attacks Investigation Act of 2008 - Establishes the National Commission on the Anthrax Attacks Upon the United States to: (1) conduct an investigation of the anthrax letter attacks of September and October 2001; and (2) submit interim reports to the President and Congress and a final report on its findings with... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. STORAGE OF RAIL CARS.
(a) Amendment.--Chapter 109 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 10911. Storage of rail cars
``(a) Storage Plan Requirement.--
``(1) In general.--A rail carrier providing ... | Requires a rail carrier to have a storage plan, meeting specified requirements and approved by the Surface Transportation Board, for any of its rail cars that it stores for three or more years, and continues to store, on tracks (except rail yard or storage yard tracks) that pass through a commercial- or residential-zon... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Chemicals Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. CREDITS FOR PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE CHEMICALS AND INVESTMENTS
IN RENEWABLE CHEMICAL PRODUCTION FACILITIES.
(a) Production of Renewable Chemicals.... | Renewable Chemicals Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a business-related tax credit for the production of renewable chemicals, and (2) a tax credit for investment in renewable chemical production facilities. The bill defines "renewable chemical" as any chemical that: (1) is produced i... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Professional Exchange
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the National Research Council's 2007
report titled ``Internatio... | International Professional Exchange Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to establish a three-year international professional exchange pilot program for: (1) young professionals in the United States to live and work in a Muslim-majority country; and (2) young professionals in Muslim-majority countries to liv... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR INTELLIGENT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
is amended by redesignating section 36 as section 37 and by inserting
after... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the cost of installing a qualified intelligent vehicle system in a motor vehicle. Defines "qualified intelligent vehicle system" to include devices designed to avoid collisions, ensure vehicle stability, provide automatic back-up warnings, or any other devices ... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The free exercise of religion is an inalienable right,
protected by the First Amendment of the United States
... | Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish in the Treasury the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund for the deposit of income, gift, and estate taxes paid by or on behalf of taxpayers: (1) who are designated conscientious objectors opposed to participation in war in any form b... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Motor Carrier Equity Act''.
SEC. 2. COMPENSATED INTERCORPORATE TRANSPORTATION.
Section 10524 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Preempt... | Private Motor Carrier Equity Act - Prohibits a State, political subdivision, or agency or organization of two or more States (entities) from enacting or enforcing any law, rule, regulation, or standard relating to interstate or intrastate rates, routes, or services: (1) of a corporate compensated carrier operating und... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. REPEAL OF ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX ON INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 55 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to alternative minimum tax imposed) is
amended by adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
``Except in the... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals. | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prescription Drug Patient Choice Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. EQUITY IN PROVISION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE.
(a) Group Health Plans.--
(1) Public health service act amendments.--(A) Subpart 2 of
... | Prescription Drug Patient Choice Act of 1998 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan (and a health insurance issuer offering group coverage) that covers prescription drugs when the drugs are furnished through network providers... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Pension Accessibility
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. REDUCED PBGC PREMIUM FOR NEW PLANS OF SMALL EMPLOYERS.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 4006(a)(3) of the
Employee Retirement Income Security ... | Provides for reductions of additional PBGC premiums for new and small defined benefit plans. | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``QI, TMA, and Abstinence Programs
Extension and Hurricane Katrina Unemployment Relief Act of 2005''.
TITLE I--HEALTH PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL (QI) PROGRAM.
(a)... | (This measure has not been amended since the House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments on October 19, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
QI, TMA, and Abstinence Programs Extension and Hurricane Katrina Unemployment Relief Act of 2005 - Title I: Health Provisions - Amends XIX (Medicaid) of the... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Oilheat Research Alliance
Reauthorization Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
(a) Findings.--Section 702 of the National Oilheat Research
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469... | National Oilheat Research Alliance Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 to adjust its focus upon oilheat to a focus upon oilheat fuel, a distillate liquid or a biobased liquid used as a fuel for nonindustrial commercial or residential space or hot water heating.
Revis... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION.
Subject to section 2 and in accordance with the provisions of this
Act, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to
execute and implement the ``Contract Among the United States Bureau of
Reclamation, the California Department of Wat... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement a contract for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities in the South Delta, California. Provides implementation conditions, including requirements regarding: (1) environmental studies; (2) a Delta barrier facilities testing and monitoring pr... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom to Invest Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY DIVIDENDS RECEIVED DEDUCTION ALLOWED FOR 2011 OR
2012.
(a) Election.--Subsection (f) of section 965 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986... | Freedom to Invest Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend the election allowed to a U.S. corporation to deduct dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation to the corporation's last taxable year beginning before the enactment of this Act or the first taxable year beginning during the o... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Puerto Rico
Democracy Act of 2006''.
(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... | Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2006 - Directs the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission to conduct a plebiscite in Puerto Rico during the 110th Congress, giving voters the option to vote for continued U.S. territorial status or for a path toward a constitutionally viable permanent nonterritorial status. Provides for sub... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Developing Innovation and Growing
the Internet of Things Act'' or ``DIGIT Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Internet of Things refers to the g... | Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act or the DIGIT Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to convene a working group of federal stakeholders to provide recommendations and a report to Congress regarding the growing number of connected and interconnected devices known as the Internet of... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arafat Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), under the
leadership of Chairman Yasser Arafat, has f... | Arafat Accountability Act - Expresses the support of Congress for the President's efforts to achieve comprehensive peace in the State of Israel.Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should urge an immediate and unconditional cessation of all terrorist activities and the commencement of a cease-fir... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Airport Terminal Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. SCREENING LOCATION AND STERILE AREA DEFINED.
In this Act, the terms ``screening location'' and ``sterile area''
have the meanings given those terms in section 15... | Secure Airport Terminal Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to prescribe regulations that: (1) require the use of security cameras at all screening locations and all locations where passengers exit the sterile area at airports in the United States; (2) prescribe requirements for the use, main... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as the ``Small Business Investment and
Promotion Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY CREDIT AGAINST INCOME TAX FOR SMALL BUSINESSES,
FARMERS, AND FISHERMEN TO OFFSET HIGH FUEL COSTS.
(a) In Gen... | Small Business Investment and Promotion Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide to small business owners and operators of farming or commercial fishing businesses a temporary credit for excessive fuel costs paid or incurred in the operation of such business; (2) make permanent the credit for incr... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf War Veterans' Iraqi Claims
Protection Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. ADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS.
(a) Claims Against Iraq.--The United States Commission is
authorized to receive and determine the validity and amounts of any
claim... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to establish in the Treasury an Iraq Claims Fund for the payment of such claims. Authorizes the President, subject to specified limitations, to vest and liquidate Iraqi Government assets in the United States that have been blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grant Accessibility and Transparency
Enhancement Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON EARMARK REFORM.
(a) Establishment.--The President shall establish a commission to
be known as the ``National Commis... | Grant Accessibility and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2010 - Requires the President to establish the National Commission on Earmark Reform to: (1) study the laws and practices related to replacing earmarks with a full grant making process; and (2) develop a plan to transition from congressional member-directed earmar... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Check Cashing Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. LICENSING AND REGULATION OF CHECK CASHING SERVICES.
(a) License Requirement.--A person, other than a depository
institution, shall not engage in business in issuing, redeemin... | Check Cashing Act of 1933 - Sets forth licensing requirements for businesses that engage in issuing, redeeming, or cashing checks, travellers' checks, money orders, or similar instruments, or that transmit money. Confers licensing authority over such businesses upon the Federal Trade Commission (the Commission). Subj... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Transformation Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``Commission
on Government Transformation'' (in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').
SEC.... | Government Transformation Act - Establishes the Commission on Government Transformation. Directs the Commission to: (1) review work done by governmental and non-governmental entities and conduct research on the organizational practices, operations, and reform efforts of federal agencies; (2) analyze organizational prac... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Centennial Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds:
(1) The National Park Service was established to conserve
the national parks, their scenery... | National Park Centennial Act of 2004 - Establishes the National Park Centennial Fund (Fund) in the Treasury.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers to designate overpayments and contributions for the benefit of the National Park System. Allocates such amounts to the Fund (along with necessary a... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Technical Corrections
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ``INA'' means the Immigration and Nationality
Act.
(2) The term ``... | Immigration Technical Corrections Act of 1997- Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) with respect to: (1) status adjustment admission date; (2) classes of aliens ineligible to receive visas (firearm offenses and aggravated felons), and deportable aliens; (3) expedited removal of aliens convicted of aggravat... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Non-Discrimination Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Public school students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual
or trans... | Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018 This bill prohibits discrimination, under a federally assisted program, against public school students on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity or that of their associates. The bill authorizes federal departments and agencies to termina... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Security and Efficiency
Enhancement Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to enhance the security procedures
and efficiency of the immigration, refugee and asylum, and
naturaliz... | Immigration Security and Efficiency Enhancement Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) implement specified immigration security and efficiency enhancements, including computer and other electronic application and form measures; and (2) establish within the immigration, refugee and asylum, and ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Anabolic Steroid Control Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR ANABOLIC STEROID OFFENSES NEAR SPORTS
FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--Part D of the Controlled Substances Act is amend... | Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004 - Amends: (1) the Controlled Substances Act to subject an offense of manufacturing, distributing, or possessing with intent to distribute an anabolic steroid within 1,000 feet of a sports facility to twice the maximum penalty otherwise imposed for a controlled substance violation; a... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Catalyst to Better
Diabetes Care Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of cont... | Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to: (1) review uptake and utilization of the Medicare diabetes screening benefit; (2) establish an outreach program to identify existing efforts to increase awareness of the diabetes screening benefit amon... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. OFFSET OF PAST-DUE, LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE STATE TAX
OBLIGATIONS AGAINST OVERPAYMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 6402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by redesignating subsections (e) through (i) as subsections
(f) through (j... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the reduction of any tax credit or refund to pay past-due, legally enforceable State tax obligations. Provides for the disclosure of information to States requesting such a reduction. | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cabinet-Level Interagency Task Force
on Welfare Reform Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a cabinet-level interagency
task force to develop a comprehensive legislative propo... | Cabinet-Level Interagency Task Force on Welfare Reform Act of 1993 - Establishes the Cabinet-Level Interagency Task Force on Welfare Reform to develop a comprehensive legislative proposal that coordinates and reforms all Federal programs that provide assistance to individuals with limited incomes in order to help them ... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: TITLE V--TAX PROVISIONS
SEC. 500. SHORT TITLE; ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Small Business
Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal ... | Title V: Tax Provisions - Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010 - Subtitle A: Small Business Tax Incentives - Part 1: General Provisions - (Sec. 501) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from 50% to 100% the exclusion from gross income of the gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CHARITABLE RISK POOLS.
(a) General Rule.--Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to exemption from tax on corporations, certain trusts, etc.)
is amended by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o) and by
inserting af... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax exemption for charitable risk pools organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes. | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Intelligence Gathering Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security, for the
first 5 years after the date of enactment of the Nationa... | Intelligence Gathering Act of 2002 - Requires the Department of Homeland Security to study and report to Congress on the following issues semi-annually for five years following enactment of the National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002: (1) Department policies and procedures for obtaining and shari... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
(a) In General.--Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after chapter 101 the following:
``CHAPTER 101A--REPORTING STANDARDS
``Sec.
``2081. Definitions.
``2082. Failure to inform and warn.
``2083. R... | Amends the federal criminal code to require a business entity and any responsible corporate officer, after acquiring actual knowledge of a serious danger associated with a product, service, or business practice of such entity: (1) within 24 hours, to verbally inform an appropriate federal agency; (2) within 15 days, to... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Research and Development
and Consumer Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Public health needs are advanced by the development and
... | Health Care Research and Development and Consumer Protection Act - Requires reporting to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and public disclosure of certain research and development (R and D) patent and funding information, including the amount of Federal funds expended, with regard to new drugs, new animal dru... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Four Corners Interpretive Center
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Four Corners Monument is nationally significant as
the only geogr... | Four Corners Interpretive Center Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Four Corners Interpretive Center within the boundaries of the Four Corners Monument Tribal Park using land designated and made available by the Navajo Nation or the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.
Authorizes the Secretary, under s... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TRICARE Enhancement Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM.
(a) Waiver of Nonavailability Statement or Preauthorization.--In
the case of a covered beneficiary un... | (Sec. 3) Requires the Secretary to direct that: (1) the Composite Health Care System (CHS) be used in lieu of the Customer Satisfaction Survey to measure the performance of the Department of Defense in scheduling appointments in military medical facilities for covered beneficiaries under TRICARE Prime; (2) any necessar... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. HANDGUNS IN SCHOOLS LIMITATIONS.
(a) Establishment.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 161. Handguns in Schools Limitations
``(a) Withholding of Funds for Noncompliance.--
... | Provides for the withholding of Federal highway funds for States that do not require the immediate revocation of the driver's license of an individual who is found in possession of a handgun on the premises of an elementary or secondary school.
Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) apportionment of withheld funds; and... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``American Farmland
Stewardship Act of 2001''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.... | American Farmland Stewardship Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Farmland Stewardship Program to target existing conservation programs to the specific needs of individual parcels of eligible agricultural lands through stewardship agreements with the owners and operators of such lands, a... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Hormone
Replacement Therapy Alternative Treatment Fairness Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of content... | Hormone Replacement Therapy Alternative Treatment Fairness Act - Amends the Social Security Act to include coverage of hormone replacement therapy for menopausal symptoms and alternative treatments for hormone replacement therapy for menopausal symptoms under Medicare (title XVIII of the Act). Includes alternative trea... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Spending Accountability
Act of 2012'' or the ``GSA Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. LIMITS AND TRANSPARENCY FOR CONFERENCE AND TRAVEL SPENDING.
(a) Amendment.--Chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is
amend... | Government Spending Accountability Act of 2012 or the GSA Act of 2012 - Requires each federal agency to post on its public website detailed information on employee presentations at conferences, including: (1) the prepared text of any verbal presentation; and (2) any visual, digital, video, or audio materials presented,... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY USES FOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS TO REDUCE
DEATHS AND SEVERITY OF INJURIES CAUSED BY AGENTS OF WAR.
(a) FDA Authorization for Medical Products for Use in
Emergencies.--Section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(21 U.S.C. 360bbb-3) is amended--
... | . The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to authorize the emergency use of an otherwise unapproved medical product if the Department of Defense (DOD) determ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medication Therapy Management
Empowerment Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVED ACCESS TO MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT UNDER PART D
OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
Section 1860D-4(c)(2) of the Social... | Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and to Cong... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First State National Historical Park
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Historical park.--The term ``historical park'' means
the First State National Historical Park established... | First State National Historical Park Act - Establishes the First State National Historical Park in Delaware, to be administered as a unit of the National Park System. Specifies that the purpose of the Park is the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the nationally significant cultural and historic resources... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Telephone Records and Privacy
Protection Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) telephone records can be of great use to criminals because
the information contained in call log... | Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the obtaining, in interstate or foreign commerce, of confidential phone records information from a telecommunications carrier or IP-enabled voice service provider (covered entity) by: (1) making false or fraudulent state... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. EQUITY INVESTMENT IN SMALL BUSINESS TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (... | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain investors a business tax credit for 25% of equity investments made in small businesses, up to an annual limit of $500,000. Terminates such credit after 2011. | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Incentive Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTED SECURITIES.
Section 3(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77c(b)) is
amended by striking ``$5,000,000'' and inserting ``$10,000,000''.
... | Small Business Incentive Act of 1993 - Amends the Securities Act of 1933 to increase from $5 million to $10 million the size of small business offerings that are exempt from the registration requirements of the Act.
Amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to exclude from its definition of "investment company" any is... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Yates Firearm Registration and Crime
Prevention Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) crimes committed with guns threaten the peace and
domestic tranquillity of the citi... | Yates Firearm Registration and Crime Prevention Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal criminal code to make it unlawful for any person who: (1) owns a firearm in the United States to fail to register such firearm with the Secretary of the Treasury within one year after this Act; (2) manufactures a firearm in, or imports a ... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) In General.--This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Emergency
Medical Services Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE ... | Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 - Establishes the United States Bipartisan Commission on Access to Emergency Medical Services to: (1) identify and examine factors in the health care delivery, financing, and legal systems that affect the effective delivery of screening and stabilization services furnish... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Palestinian Peace Promotion and
Anti-Incitement Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Palestinian Authority has not fully lived up to its
prior agreement... | Palestinian Peace Promotion and Ant-Incitement Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Palestinian Authority (PA) has not lived up to its agreements with Israel to end incitement and should do more to prepare the Palestinian people for peace with Israel.
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit as... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Marine Mammal Research
Program Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) populations of marine mammals that occur in waters of
the United States are resources of sub... | National Marine Mammal Research Program Act of 2007 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to require the Marine Mammal Commission to establish the National Marine Mammal Research Program and a National Marine Mammal Research Program Office for the Research Program. Includes in the Program's purposes: (1) un... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Voting Rights Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Indian reservation.--The term ``Indian reservation''
shall have the meaning given the term in sect... | Native American Voting Rights Act of 2015 This bill prohibits states and local governments from: eliminating the only polling place or voter registration site on an Indian reservation; moving or consolidating a polling place or voter registration site located on an Indian reservation to a location one mile or further ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Relief
Extension Act of 2003''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed... | Tax Relief Extension Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend provisions concerning: (1) parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits; (2) the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources; (3) the work opportunity credit; (4) the welfare-to-work credit; (5) t... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment
Training Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the growth of small business is crucial to economic
growth;
... | Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment Training Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to award competitive grants to enable community colleges or historically black colleges and universities that serve economically distressed central cities to develop specialized training curricula for entrepreneurship and self-em... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Arbitration Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ELECTION OF ARBITRATION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 17. Election of arbitration
``(a)... | Fair Arbitration Act of 2007 - Requires a contract containing an arbitration clause, in order to be binding on the parties, to: (1) have a heading "ARBITRATION CLAUSE" printed in bold, capital letters; (2) state explicitly whether participation in arbitration is mandatory or optional; (3) identify a source that a consu... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Mathematics and Science
Consistency Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has fallen behind other
industrialized countries in terms o... | National Mathematics and Science Consistency Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to convene a panel to produce, for kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12), voluntary national expectations for science and mathematics education, sample assessment questions based on them, and a model mathematics and science curriculum.... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Character Learning and Student
Success Act of 2001'' (CLASS Act of 2001).
SEC. 2. GRANT TO DEVELOP INITIATIVES AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT
CHARACTER EDUCATION.
(a) Findings.--Congre... | Character Learning and Student Success Act of 2001 - CLASS Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make: (1) a grant to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education; and (2) a grant to research character education. | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Pursuant to the Revised Constitution and Bylaws of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, as approved by the Assistant
Secretary of the Interior on March 3, 1964, the Minnesota
... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to distribute the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in Minnesota Chippewa Tribe v. United States, Docket Nos. 19 and 188 in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims together with all interest and investment income accrued on deposit in trust account JA1041696 in equal shares to... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Capacity for Health
Outcomes Act'' or the ``ECHO Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Health professional shortage area.--The term ``health
professional shortage a... | Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act or the ECHO Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration, to study technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models and the ability of those models to impr... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Land Sovereignty Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the power to dispose of and make all necessary rules
governing property bel... | American Land Sovereignty Protection Act - Amends the National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from nominating any non-federal property for inclusion on the World Heritage List unless the Secretary: (1) publishes a proposed nomination in the Federal Register and co... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Ownership of Public Land
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Covered lease.--The term ``covered lease'' means a
lease for the production of oil or natural gas under wh... | Responsible Ownership of Public Land Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an annual production incentive fee for federal onshore and offshore lands subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas under which production is not occurring.
Prescribes the fee amount for each acre of land from w... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Revitalization Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. DISTRESSED COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BONDS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 141(e) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (defining qualified bond) is a... | Economic Revitalization Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax-exemption for distressed community economic development bonds. Excepts 50 percent of such bonds from the volume cap. Allows a deduction for such bonds as qualified tax-exempt obligations. | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. PRODUCT CARBON DISCLOSURE PROGRAM.
(a) EPA Study.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of
establishing a national program for measuring, reporting, publicly
disclosing, and labeling produc... | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study and report to Congress on the feasibility of establishing a national program for measuring, reporting, publicly disclosing, and labeling products or materials sold in the United States for their carbon content, including regarding: (1) whet... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Telecommunications and
Broadband Service Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND BROADBAND ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Title I of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.)
is amended by... | Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to establish within the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Advisory Committee to: provide advice to the FCC, and reports to Congress, on the deployment of advanced a... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seasonal Influenza and Pandemic
Preparation Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FREE INFLUENZA VACCINE PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a national
voluntary influenza vaccination program for adults and childre... | Seasonal Influenza and Pandemic Preparation Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a national voluntary influenza vaccination program to provide free influenza vaccines. Requires the Secretary to reimburse participating entities for the cost of administering such vaccines.
Requi... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) March 2015 marks the fourth year of the ongoing
conflict in Syria.
... | . The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) Declares that Congress: condemns the ongoing violence, use of chemical weapons, targeting of civilian populations, and systematic gross human rights violations carried out by government of Sy... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Programs Extension Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. HOUSING ASSISTANCE.
(a) Expiring Section 8 Contracts.--
(1) Requirement.--Subject only to the availability of
budget authority to carry out th... | Housing Programs Extension Act of 1994 - Authorizes section 8 housing contract extensions and related displaced tenant assistance. Authorizes appropriations.
Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to extend funding for the low-income housing preservation and ownership program.
Amends the National Ho... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Driver Compliance
Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC ON-BOARD RECORDING DEVICES.
(a) Amendments.--Subchapter III of chapter 311 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in sec... | Commercial Driver Compliance Improvement Act - Requires all commercial motor vehicles involved in interstate commerce and subject to both federal hours-of-service and record of duty status requirements, in order to improve compliance with federal hours-of-service regulations, to be equipped with an electronic on-board ... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dry-Redwater Regional Water
Authority System Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to ensure a safe and adequate municipal,
rural, and industrial water supply for the citizens of--
... | Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the project entitled the "Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System" in accordance with the plans described in the "Dry-Redwater Regional Water System Feasibility Study" if the Secretary determines that t... | billsum_train |