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Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eradication of Slavery in Sudan Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION.
(a) In General.--There is established the United States Commission
to Monitor Slavery and its Eradication in Sudan (in this ... | Eradication of Slavery in Sudan Act of 2006 - Establishes the United States Commission to Monitor Slavery and its Eradication in Sudan, which shall have as its primary responsibility: (1) reporting on progress made by the government of Sudan and nongovernmental organizations in identifying the location of slaves in Sud... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Return Preparer Competency Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM COMPETENCY STANDARDS FOR TAX RETURN PREPARERS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 330 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended--
... | Tax Return Preparer Competency Act of 2015 This bill grants the Department of the Treasury authority to regulate the practice of tax return preparers and to sanction preparers for incompetency or misconduct. The bill also imposes minimum competency standards for tax return prepares and requires Treasury to make public... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Infrastructure Safety and
Congestion Relief Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) although the United States Customs Service has
collected increased duties, merchandise fees,... | Border Infrastructure Safety and Congestion Relief Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to border States (California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas) for certain transportation projects necessary to: (1) relieve congestion due to increased traffic resulting from implementation of the... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accountability and Flexibility
Associated With Spending on Transportation Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FLEXIBILITY.
(a) Highway Bridge Program.--Section 144(g)(1) of title 23, United
States Code, is amende... | Accountability and Flexibility Associated With Spending on Transportation Act of 2005 - Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) to allow a state to use its specified transportation improvement program (TIP) project allocation for any other eligible tr... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``H-Prize Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administering entity.--The term ``administering
entity'' means the entity with which the Secretary enters into
an agreeme... | H-Prize Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to award competitive cash prizes biennially to advance the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of hydrogen energy technologies.
Instructs the Secretary to encourage broad participation, including by individuals, universities (including ... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Domestic Violence Hotline
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) There are over 2,000 domestic violence shelters in the
United States.
... | National Domestic Violence Hotline Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a grant to a nonprofit organization to establish and operate an Internet website to: (1) link the National Domestic Violence Hotline, every domestic violence shelter, State and local domestic violence agenci... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transforming Undergraduate STEM
Education Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFORMING UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION IN STEM.
Section 17 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of
2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n-6) is ame... | Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education Act - Amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to make changes to the program requiring the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to expand previously implemented reforms ... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Tax Fairness Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR PORTION OF EMPLOYEE OASDI TAXES.
(a) General Rule.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter
1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relatin... | Social Security Tax Fairness Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable credit for a portion of an individual's employee OASDI taxes. Requires payment for the costs of such credit to the general fund of the Treasury from amounts in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and th... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Otay Mountain Wilderness Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the public land in the Otay Mountain region of
California is one of the last remaining pristine location... | Recognizes that, because of the Wilderness Area's proximity to the U.S.-Mexican international border, drug interdiction, border operations, and wildland fire management operations need to continue so long as they are conducted in accordance with the Wilderness Act and any conditions the Secretary of the Interior consid... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Job Creation and
Access to Capital Act of 2009''.
TITLE I--NEXT STEPS FOR MAIN STREET CREDIT AVAILABILITY
SEC. 101. SECTION 7(A) BUSINESS LOANS.
(a) Amendment.--Section 7(a) of the Smal... | Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Act to increase maximum amounts of loans under the following Small Business Administration (SBA) loan programs: (1) the section 7(a) (general small business loans) guaranteed loan program; (2) the section 504 (state and local deve... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Silent Skies Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) aircraft and airport noise is one of the most common
``quality of life'' nuisance issues in neighborhoods throughout ... | Silent Skies Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to enter into a competitive cooperative agreement with an institution, entity, or consortium to carry out a program for the development of aircraft technology that will assist in-service and in-production civil turbojets n... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Access to Diabetes
Supplies Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING RULES APPLIED IN CASE OF COMPETITION FOR DIABETIC
TESTING STRIPS.
(a) Special Rule Applied in Case of Competition for Diab... | Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the special competitive acquisition program rule applied to diabetic testing strips to require the volume for such types of products to be determined through the use of multiple sources of data that me... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Truck Highway Safety
Demonstration Program Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Public safety on the highways of the United States is a
... | Commercial Truck Highway Safety Demonstration Program Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a program to demonstrate the effects on the safety of the highway network in Maine of permitting operation on the Interstate System highways within the State of a vehicle that weighs over 80,000 poun... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Victims of Crime Act of 1994''.
TITLE I--VICTIMS' RIGHTS
SEC. 101. VICTIM'S RIGHT OF ALLOCUTION IN SENTENCING.
Rule 32 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended by--
(1) strik... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Victims' Rights
Title II: Crime Victims' Fund
Title III: Report on Battered Women's Syndrome
Victims of Crime Act of 1994 -
Title I: Victims' Rights
- Amends Rule 32 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to require the court, before imposing sentence for a crime... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``South Utah Valley Electric
Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) District.--The term ``District'' means the South Utah
Valley Electric Service District, organized under the laws of
... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 23, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, insofar as the Strawberry Water Users Association conveyed its interest in an electric distribu... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Expansion and Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
The Congress finds that opioid use disorder has become a public
health epidemic that must be addressed by increasing awareness... | Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to revise the requirements for a practitioner to administer, dispense, or prescribe narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment in an office-based opioid treatment program. Currently, a p... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Cities Program Authorization
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) More than two-thirds of all petroleum used in the
United States for transportation is imported... | Clean Cities Program Authorization Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to carry out a Clean Cities program, as a partnership between government and industry, to encourage and accelerate the use of non-petroleum based fuels, alternative fuel vehicles, and other advanced vehicle technologies and practices that ac... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Assurance of Radiologic
Excellence Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to improve the quality and value of
healthcare by increasing the safety and accuracy of medical imaging
examin... | Consumer Assurance of Radiologic Excellence Act of 2006 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish standards to ensure the safety and accuracy of medical imaging studies and radiation therapy treatments. Imposes such standards on personnel who perf... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. LIMITATION OF COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FOR PAY FOR MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS AND CERTAIN SENIOR FEDERAL OFFICIALS
(a) Members of Congress.--Section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(2)) is amended to read as
follows:... | Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and other Federal law to: (1) prohibit cost-of-living adjustments in the salaries of Members of Congress, Executive Schedule officers, and the Vice President from exceeding cost-of-living adjustments for social security benefits; (2) allow Members of Congress to receiv... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Watercraft Responsible Use
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The growing popularity of recreational boating,
including personal watercraft, has resu... | Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish certain guidelines and standards for the operation of personal watercraft, consistent with the enforceable policies, in the national boating safety program. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, subject to the availability of appropriations, to make recreationa... | 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 ``Rural Air Service
Survival Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) air service in rural areas is essential to a national
transportation network;
... | Rural Air Service Survival Act - Amends Federal aviation law to direct the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to begin collecting fees for the following FAA-provided services: (1) services (other than air traffic control) provided to a foreign government; and (2) air traffic control services for flights over the Un... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This section may be cited as the ``Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Policy Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) Compact.--The term ``compact'' means a compact entered
into by 2 or more States under secti... | Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to perform the following duties: (1) dispose of low-level radioactive waste generated within any State outside a sited compact region; (2) establish a disposal facility for low-level radioactive waste on federally-owned land; (3) ac... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Omnibus Foster Care Improvement Act
of 1995''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT STATES ADMINISTER QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS TO
ALL STATE EMPLOYEES WITH NEW AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS
REGARDING ... | Omnibus Foster Care Improvement Act of 1995 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to administer qualifying examinations to all State employees with new authority to make decisions regarding child welfare services.
(Sec. 3) Prohibits the Secretary... | 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 ``Humanitarian
Relief to Cuba Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Hurricane Gustav, which struck Cuba on September 1,
2008, was ... | Humanitarian Relief to Cuba Act - Prohibits for 180 days from the enactment of this Act: (1) the President from prohibiting or regulating travel to or from Cuba, or certain transactions incident to such travel, by a U.S. citizen or any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction with family residing in Cuba; (2) the President ... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Telehealth and
Telemedicine Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2. TELECONSULTATION AND TELEMEDICINE.
(a) Teleconsultation and Teleretinal Imaging.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 17 of title ... | Veterans' Telehealth and Telemedicine Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program to increase the use of: (1) teleconsultation, telemedicine, telehealth, and home telehealth by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); and (2) teleretinal imaging in each Veterans Integrated Service... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stripper Well Operators Preservation
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED PERCENTAGE DEPLETION FOR OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCED
FROM STRIPPER WELL PROPERTIES.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (C... | Stripper Well Operators Preservation Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the percentage depletion for stripper wells.
Repeals the net income limitation on percentage depletion for oil and gas properties.
Expands the enhanced oil recovery tax credit to apply to stripper well production costs. | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cahaba River National Wildlife
Refuge Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Cahaba River in Alabama is recognized nationally for
its unique biological di... | Authorizes the Secretary to acquire up to 3,500 acres of lands and waters, or interests therein, within prescribed Refuge boundaries.
Requires the Secretary, in administering the Refuge: (1) to conserve, enhance, and restore the native aquatic and terrestrial community characteristics of the Cahaba River; (2) to conse... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Americans Giving Care to Elders
(AGE) Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR ELDERCARE EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting af... | Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow caregivers a tax credit for up to $6,000 of the eldercare expenses incurred for their parents (or ancestors of such parents). Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to: (1) increase and extend funding for the National Family C... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency and Accountability in
Security Contracting Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CONTRACTS WITH PRIVATE SECURITY
CONTRACTORS.
(a) Accountability Requirements for Personnel Perform... | Transparency and Accountability in Security Contracting Act - Directs that each "covered contract" (i.e., a contract entered into by the Government with a private security contractor, or a task order issued under the contract) require contractors to provide the appropriate Government contracting officer with informatio... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Fisheries through Better
Science Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF STOCK ASSESSMENT.
Section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802) is amended by redesignating t... | Healthy Fisheries through Better Science Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to develop and publish at least triennially in the Federal Register (on the same schedule as the fisheries research strategic plan) a plan to conduct stock assessm... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gasoline Price Stabilization Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR PRICE STABILIZATION.
(a) Presidential Authority.--The President is authorized to issue
such orders and regulations as he may deem appropriate, including... | Gasoline Price Stabilization Act of 2003 - Authorizes the President to issue orders and regulations, including price caps, to stabilize prices for wholesale and retail gasoline to levels at or below levels prevailing on March 1, 2002.Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to cite additional criteria under which ... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Corruption Elimination Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. CONVICTION OF CERTAIN OFFENSES.
(a) Offenses Described.--Section 8312 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub... | Public Corruption Elimination Act of 2010 - Denies federal retirement benefits to an individual (or his or her survivor or beneficiary) who has been convicted of a felony under federal or state law that involves bribery, graft, misappropriation of public funds or property, or conflicts of interest, that occurred in con... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State High Risk Pool Funding
Extension Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR OPERATION OF STATE HIGH RISK HEALTH
INSURANCE POOLS.
Section 2745 of the Public Health Service Act (... | State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize funds for grants to each state that has not created a qualified high risk pool for the state's cost to create and initially operate such a pool.
Increases the maximum allowable premium charged under a qual... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY INTEGRATION CREDIT.
(a) Business Credit.--
(1) In general.--Subpart D 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:
``SE... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an electric utility: (1) a renewable electricity integration tax credit for the purchase or production of renewable power, or (2) a payment in lieu of such credit for sales of renewable electricity to retail customers. | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Patient Access to
Healthcare Records Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO DATA, VIA RESEARCH AND USER FRIENDLY
PRESENTATIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of the ... | Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2017 This bill amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and update policies that enable certain health-care clearinghouses, plans, and providers to: (1) provid... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Community Learning
Centers Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) More than 28,000,000 children in the United States have
parents who work outsi... | 21st Century Community Learning Centers Act of 2007 - Amends the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program under title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include the provision of service learning and nutrition education and, in place of recreation programs, physical fitness and wellness p... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Africa Famine Relief Act of 2003''.
TITLE I--EMERGENCY FOOD AID TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SEC. 101. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The National Security Strategy of the U... | Africa Famine Relief Act of 2003 - Authorizes emergency appropriations to the emergency assistance program under title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to provide humanitarian assistance for sub-Saharan Africa.Urges the President to establish a task force responsible for designing a c... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Administrative Law Judge Conference
of the United States Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) in order to promote efficiency, productivity, and the
improvement of administrative functi... | Transfers to the Conference all administrative law judge functions of the Office of Personnel Management.
Provides for the assignment of administrative law judges to appropriate Federal agencies.
Requires the chief judge to adopt and issue rules of judicial conduct for administrative law judges.
Authorizes appropriatio... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preservation of Antibiotics for
Medical Treatment Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In January 2001, a Federal interagency task force--
(A) ... | Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to deny an application for a new animal drug that is a critical antimicrobial animal drug unless the applicant demonstrates that there is a reasonab... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Caring for Children Act''.
TITLE I--CHILD CARE TRAINING THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING
SEC. 101. GRANTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CHILD CARE TRAINING
INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) Authority to Award Grants... | Caring for Children Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to develop: (1) distance learning child care training technology infrastructures; and (2) model technology-based training courses for child care providers and child care workers, to be provided through dist... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North Korea State Sponsor of
Terrorism Designation Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF GOVERNMENT OF NORTH KOREA AS A STATE
SPONSOR OF TERRORISM.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the follow... | North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2017 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the government of North Korea likely meets the criteria for designation as a state sponsor of terrorism and, if so, should be so designated. The Department of State shall submit to Congress a determination as t... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS; FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) public-private partnerships between government and
community-based organizations offer an opportunity to--
... | Expresses the sense of the Congress that increased resources should be invested in public-private partnerships between government and community-based organizations to: (1) empower distressed and disconnected communities to develop their own resources and abilities to meet the needs of children; and (2) forge innovativ... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Used Fuel Prize Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administering entity.--The term ``administering
entity'' means the entity with which the Secretary enters into
an ag... | Nuclear Used Fuel Prize Act of 2008 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to implement a program to award cash prizes competitively for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of nuclear used fuel storage.
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into an agreement with a private, nonprofit entity to ad... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bank Examination Report Protection
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the ... | Bank Examination Report Protection Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to establish a privileged status for confidential supervisory information. Declares such information to be the property of the Federal banking agency that created or requested it.
Prohibits the d... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Propane Supply and Security Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Energy Information Administration.
... | Propane Supply and Security Act of 2014 - Directs the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) to publish weekly inventory data on propane storage and propane markets, including pricing data for residential customers in states that voluntarily choose to participate in the State Heating Oil and Propa... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe of
Georgia Recognition Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe of Georgia are
descendants ... | Makes the Tribe eligible for all Federal benefits and services furnished to federally recognized Indian tribes without regard to the existence of a reservation.
Makes the provisions of the Indian Reorganization Act applicable to the Tribe and its members.
Directs the Secretary, if the Tribe transfers interests in land ... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Date Certain Tax Code Replacement
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to set a date certain for replacing the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with a simple and fair alternative.
SEC. 3. TERMINATION ... | Establishes the National Commission on Tax Reform and Simplification to review: (1) the present structure and provisions of the Code; (2) whether the tax systems of other countries could provide more efficient and fair methods of funding government revenue requirements; (3) whether the income tax should be replaced wit... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Home Health Telehealth
Access Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ACCESS TO TELEHEALTH SERVICES IN THE HOME.
(a) In General.--Section 1895(e) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395fff(e)) is amended to read a... | Medicare Home Health Telehealth Access Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the current requirements for Medicare coverage of telehealth services under the prospective payment system.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to treat as a home health visit any tel... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Freedom and Family
Empowerment Act''.
SEC. 2. ONLINE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT.
Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`... | Internet Freedom and Family Empowerment Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to establish Government policy promoting continued development of the Internet and other interactive computer services and media and preserving the competitive free market existing for them.
Addresses concerns over objectionable materi... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Telework Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) many rural communities and Indian reservations have not
benefited from the historic eco... | Directs a recipient Center to use grants for five-year projects to: (1) identify needed skills and provide training and employment-related services to persons in rural areas and Indian tribes to support the use of teleworking (the use of telecommunications to perform work functions over a distance) in technology fields... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crowdfunding Amendments Act''.
SEC. 2. CROWDFUNDING VEHICLES.
(a) Amendments to the Securities Act of 1933.--The Securities Act
of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 2(a) (15 U.S.... | Crowdfunding Amendments Act This bill amends the Securities Act of 1933 to allow a crowdfunding issuer to sell shares through a crowdfunding vehicle. (Crowdfunding is a method of capital formation in which groups of people pool money to invest in a company or to support an effort to accomplish a specific goal.) A "crow... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Seniors Receiving Dialysis
Choice Act of 2016'' or as the ``ESRD Choice Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH END-
STAGE RENAL DISEASE (ESR... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 19, 2016. Expanding Seniors Receiving Dialysis Choice Act of 2016 or the ESRD Choice Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to be ... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Possessions Wage Credit Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. REPLACEMENT OF POSSESSION TAX CREDIT WITH WAGE-BASED EMPLOYMENT
CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Intern... | Possessions Wage Credit Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a possessions employment credit for wages paid or incurred by an employer for services performed by an employee within a possession of the United States, if such employee is a bona fide resident of such possession and is subject to its tax ... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Employment and Training
Bill of Rights Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 42 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end t... | Veterans' Employment and Training Bill of Rights Act of 1999 - Entitles the following covered persons to priority of services under any qualified employment training program if the person otherwise meets program eligibility requirements: (1) veterans who have a service-connected disability or who served on active duty ... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Managing Your Data Against Telecom
Abuses Act of 2017'' or the ``MY DATA Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTING BROADBAND USERS FROM UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR
PRACTICES RELATING TO PRIVACY OR DATA SECURITY.
... | Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses Act of 2017 or the MY DATA Act of 2017 This bill prohibits providers of Internet broadband services or of Internet content, applications, or devices from using unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to privacy or data security. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), after ... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Contractor Determination
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. SAFE HARBOR FOR DETERMINING THAT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT
EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 25 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
... | Independent Contractor Determination Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth criteria for determining whether a service provider and a service recipient are in an employer-employee or an independent contractor relationship.Amends the Revenue Act of 1978, as amended by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, to ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Remote Sensing Applications Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) although urban land use planning, growth management,
and other functions of State, local, ... | Remote Sensing Applications Act of 2005 - (Sec. 4) Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to establish a program of grants for pilot projects to explore the integrated use of sources of remote sensing and other geospatial information to address State, local, regional, and ... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Act to Sustain the Protection of
Immigrant Residents Earned through TPS Act of 2017'' or the ``ASPIRE-
TPS Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTED STATUS FOR CERTAIN ALIENS PRESENT IN THE UNITED
STATES.
The ... | Act to Sustain the Protection of Immigrant Residents Earned through TPS Act of 2017 or the ASPIRE-TPS Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide six-year, renewable protected status for an alien who: (1) as of January 1, 2017, had been granted or was eligible for deferred enforced depar... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding and Promoting Expertise in
Rare Treatments Act of 2012'' or the ``ExPERT Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Biomedical research is yielding discoveries that ar... | Expanding and Promoting Expertise in Rare Treatments Act of 2012 or EXPERT Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that opportunities exist for consultation with external experts to promote the efficiency of and inform the review... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: s.--
(1) Reported bills and joint resolutions.--For each bill or
joint resolution of a public character reported by any
committee of authorization of the House of Representatives or
of the Senate, the Director shall prepare and submit to... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Legislative Accountability and Reform
Title II: Regulatory Accountability and Reform
Title III: Judicial Review
Title IV: Baseline Study
Federal Mandate Accountability and Reform Act of 1994 -
Title I: Legislative Accountability and Reform
- Requires each congr... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. LEASES OF NAVAJO INDIAN ALLOTTED LANDS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the
meaning given the term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 ... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to approve any oil or gas lease or agreement that affects individually owned Navajo Indian allotted land if: (1) the owners of no less than the specified applicable percentage of the undivided interest in the Navajo Indian allotted land that is covered by the oil or gas lease or... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Rio Grande National
Heritage Area Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) northern New Mexico encompasses a mosaic of cultures
and history, including eight Pueblos ... | Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area, which shall include the counties of Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, and Taos, in New Mexico.Designates Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area, Inc., as the Areas's management entity which: (1) shall develop, submit, a... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. PROMOTING YOUTH FINANCIAL LITERACY.
Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART D--PROMOTING YOUTH FINANCIAL LITERACY
``SEC. 4401. SHORT T... | Youth Financial Education Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to allot grants to State educational agencies to provide funds to local educational agencies and public schools for personal financial literacy education programs for students in kindergarte... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Investment in Terrorist
Regimes Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF CERTAIN RULES WITH RESPECT TO
CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
(a) Limitation on Waiver Authority.--Section 901(j)... | Preventing Investment in Terrorist Regimes Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the rules that apply to income derived from foreign countries designated as sponsors of international terrorism or with whom the United States does not have diplomatic relations. The bill: (1) disallows a foreign tax c... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sudan Peace Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Government of Sudan has intensified its prosecution
of the war against areas outside of its control, whic... | Sudan Peace Act - Declares that Congress: (1) condemns violations of human rights on all sides of the conflict in Sudan (including the Government of Sudan), the ongoing slave trade there, the Government's use and organization of "murahalliin" (or "mujahadeen"), Popular Defense Forces (PDF), and regular Sudanese Army un... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bring Them Home Alive Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. AMERICAN VIETNAM WAR POW/MIA ASYLUM PROGRAM.
(a) Asylum for Eligible Aliens.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Attorney General shall grant refugee status in
the ... | Requires the granting of the same status to any alien (and parent, spouse, or child) who is a national of North Korea, China, or any of the independent states of the former Soviet Union and who personally delivers a living American Korean War POW or MIA.
Directs the International Broadcasting Bureau to broadcast to suc... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security COLA Fix for 2010
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) no cost-of-living increase in social security benefits
is anti... | Social Security COLA Fix for 2010 Act - Authorizes an increase of $150 in Social Security benefits for one month in 2010 to compensate for the lack of a cost-of-living adjustment for that year.
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require an annual adjustm... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Merchant Mariner Credentials
Improvement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. OATHS.
Sections 7105 and 7305 of title 46, United States Code, and the
items relating to such sections in the analysis for chapters 71 and 73
of su... | Merchant Mariner Credentials Improvement Act of 2007 - Revises requirements with respect to merchant mariner's documents, licenses, and certificates of registry to authorize the advanced renewal of such items which shall not be valid until the date that the originally issued items expire.
Prohibits the Secretary of th... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF IRON
CASTINGS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of
1930 or any other provision of law, and subject to subsection (b), the
United States Customs Service shall, no... | Directs the Customs Service to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries of iron metal castings made by the Campbell Foundry Company. | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The right to vote is the most basic constitutive act of
citizens... | Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act of 2008 - Declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless, at the time of the election, such individual is serving a felony sentence in a correction... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. REVISION OF CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT RELATING TO ANESTHESIA
SERVICES FURNISHED BY CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE
ANESTHETISTS.
(a) Promulgation of Revised Regulations.--The Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall revise any regulation... | Instructs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise Medicare regulations governing payment of anesthesia services to compensate: (1) certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) for their services; and (2) physician supervision of CRNAs.
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provid... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Violence
Judicial Support Act of 2012''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The 2010 National Survey by the Centers for Disease
Control an... | Domestic Violence Judicial Support Act of 2012 - Amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, as amended by the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to state and local governments, Indian tribal governmen... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Right-To-Know Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) The term ``Project SHAD'' means a series of tests,
known as the Shipboard Hazard and Defense Project, co... | Veterans Right-To-Know Act of 2002 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to identify each developmental or operational test of the Department of Defense (DOD) involving chemical or biological weapons, or defense against such weapons, in which military personnel or civilians were or may have been exposed to actual or simu... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Pension Equity Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. MODEL SPOUSAL CONSENT FORM AND QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS
ORDER.
(a) Model Spousal Consent Form.--
(1) Amendment to internal re... | Women's Pension Equity Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for the development of a model: (1) spousal consent form when an election is made to waive a qualified joint and survivor annuity or a qualified preretirement survivor annuit... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medication Errors Reduction Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. INFORMATICS SYSTEMS GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOSPITALS AND SKILLED
NURSING FACILITIES.
(a) Grants.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Health... | Medication Errors Reduction Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to make grants to eligible entities for the purpose of assisting such entities in offsetting the costs related to purchasing, leasing, developing, and implementing standardized clinical health care inform... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Seafood Consumer
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMERCIALLY MARKETED SEAFOOD CONSUMER PROTECTION SAFETY NET.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall, in coordination
with the Federal Tr... | Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to strengthen federal activities for ensuring that commercially distributed seafood meets federal food quality and safety requirements.
Directs the Secretary and other appropriate federal agencies to enter into agreements to str... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Repair and Rehabilitation
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) According to a 1991 survey conducted by the American
Association of School Administrators, ... | School Repair and Rehabilitation Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make grants to States and Indian tribes for programs that provide payments for labor and related costs for repair and rehabilitation of elementary and secondary school facilities. Gives priority to those States having the most facilities in need ... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) The term ``Advisory Committee'' means the Hydrogen
Technical and Fuel Cell Advisory Committee established under
section 5 of this Act.
(2) The term ``Department'' means the Department of Energy.... | Instructs the Secretary of Energy to transmit to Congress a coordinated plan for a program conducted in partnership with the private sector that addresses: (1) hydrogen production from diverse energy sources, including fossil fuels; (2) safe delivery and storage of hydrogen or hydrogen-carrier fuels (including ethanol ... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. POST-SHUTDOWN DECOMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES REPORTS.
Chapter 10 of title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2131 et seq.) is amended by adding at the... | Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2015 Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensee, after consulting affected state and local governments, to submit to the NRC a post-shutdown decommissioning activities report (PSDAR) regarding the licensee's shutdown facilities fo... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. LAND TRANSFER FOR HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsections (c) through (g), not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
the Interior shall transfer to the Department of the Air Force, without
reimbur... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Department of the Air Force jurisdiction and control of specified public lands located in Otero County, New Mexico, contiguous to Holloman Air Force Base to be used by the Secretary of the Air Force (Secretary) for the construction of new evaporation ponds to sup... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Ethics Commission Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT ETHICS COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is established an independent ethics
commission within the House of Repres... | Independent Ethics Commission Act of 2007 - Establishes within the House of Representatives an Independent Ethics Commission composed only of former federal judges.
Prescribes procedures for: (1) initiation of investigations, upon the filing of a complaint or upon the Commission's own initiative; and (2) for consequen... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. INVESTIGATIONS OF SUICIDES COMMITTED BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES.
(a) Investigations Required.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 80 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
sectio... | Amends federal armed forces law to add provisions concerning investigations of suicides committed by members of the Armed Forces (members).
Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned, in the case of a member's suicide, to establish a board, made up of commissioned officers serving on active duty, to in... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farm Program Integrity Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
U.S.C. 1308) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking p... | Farm Program Integrity Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish a per farm cap of $50,000 on commodity program benefits and $75,000 on marketing loan program benefits ($125,000 total). Increases such limit to $250,000 for married couples. Limits benefits eligibility to active producers. Establis... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Reservists Small Business
Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. REPAYMENT DEFERRAL FOR ACTIVE DUTY RESERVISTS.
Section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subse... | Military Reservists Small Business Relief Act - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), upon request, to defer repayment of a direct loan made to: (1) an individual who is a reservist who received such loan before being called or ordered to, or retained on,... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``English Learning and Innovation Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. ENGLISH LEARNER COMPETITIVE GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Title III of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) is amended--
... | English Learning and Innovation Act of 2011 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award renewable, competitive Innovation grants to states, local educational agencies (LEAs), and public charter schools or charter school management organizations to carry o... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``AIDS Corps Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. AIDS CORPS.
(a) In General.--The President shall establish a pilot program to
demonstrate the feasibility of facilitating the service of health care
professionals from the Un... | AIDS Corps Act of 2003 - Directs the President to establish a pilot program to demonstrate the feasibility of facilitating the service of health care professionals from the United States in those areas of sub-Saharan Africa and other parts of the world that are severely affected by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Export Promotion Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Exporting goods and services is a critical part of the
United States economy. A recent study by the International
... | Export Promotion Act This bill establishes the Export Promotion Agency in the Department of Commerce. The bill designates the functions, responsibilities, organizational structure, and reporting requirements of the agency. The bill terminates the following entities and programs and transfers their functions to the agen... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. DEDICATION OF A PORTION OF OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF REVENUES TO
THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.
(a) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Leased tr... | Makes such funds available for expenditure in units of the National Park System (NPS) that have ecosystems, critical habitat, cultural resources, or other core park resources that are threatened or impaired. Allocates 30 percent of funds to NPS units threatened or impaired by activities occurring inside the unit, and 7... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project
Facilities Conveyance Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Control board.--The term ``Control Board'' means the
Lower Yellowstone Irrig... | Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project Facilities Conveyance Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon acceptance by the appropriate parties of required Federal obligations, to convey the respective portions of the Yellowstone Irrigation Project, the Intake Irrigation Project, and the Savage Unit (irrigat... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Health Care Cooperation
Act''.
SEC. 2. GLOBAL HEALTH CARE COOPERATION.
(a) In General.--Title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 31... | Global Health Care Cooperation Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow permanent resident doctors or health care workers to reside in a qualifying developing country (candidate countries) while working in such professions and be considered to be maintaining U.S. presence and residency requirements for... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Program for Arts and
Technology Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSES.
(a) Finding.--Congress finds that the national program for arts and
technology established under this Act will be the first ... | National Program for Arts and Technology Act of 2011- Directs the Secretary of Education to establish and implement a national program for arts and technology that addresses the complex needs of the poor and undereducated by awarding competitive grants to qualifying centers (private, nonprofit educational entities) and... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Radio Free Iran Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) It is the policy of the United States to support the
right of the people of Iran to seek, receive, and im... | Radio Free Iran Act - Directs the United States Information Agency to provide for the open communication of information and ideas on Iran through the use of radio broadcasting to Iran. Designates any U.S. Government radio broadcasts in the Farsi language to Iran as "Radio Free Iran."
Establishes the Advisory Board fo... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reinsurance International Solvency
Standards Evaluation Board Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established the Reinsurance International Solvency
Standards Evaluation Board, to evaluate the reinsurance superv... | Reinsurance International Solvency Standards Evaluation Board Act of 2008 - Establishes the Reinsurance International Solvency Standards Evaluation Board to evaluate reinsurance supervisory systems of the states and jurisdictions outside the United States to determine, on a uniform basis, whether such systems provide a... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Business Ownership Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the ``National
Commission on Women's Business Ownership'' (hereinafter in this Act
ref... | Women's Business Ownership Act of 2008 - Establishes the Commission on Women's Business Ownership to review and make recommendations concerning: (1) the status of women business owners nationwide, and the progress made since the 1980 White House Conference on Small Business; (2) the role of the federal government in ai... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North American Environmental, Labor,
and Agricultural Standards Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PRINCIPAL NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVES OF THE UNITED STATES.
In addition to the overall and principal trade negotiating
object... | North American Environmental, Labor, and Agricultural Standards Act of 1993 - Declares that any free-trade area trade agreement negotiated under the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (OTCA) with Canada and Mexico (NAFTA) must include the achievement of certain environmental, labor, and agricultural standard... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors Mental Health Access
Improvement Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST SERVICES AND MENTAL
HEALTH COUNSELOR SERVICES UNDER PART B OF THE MEDICARE
PROGRAM.
(a)... | Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance). Includes coverage of: (1) certain mental health ... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULEMAKING.
(a) Guidance Documents.--Paragraph (3) of section 804 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(3) The term `rule'--
``(A) has the meaning given such term in se... | This bill requires guidance documents of federal agencies to be considered rules that are subject to the congressional review process, which Congress can use to overturn certain agency actions through a joint resolution of disapproval. "Guidance document" is defined as a statement of general applicability and... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crime Victim Assistance Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ON CONVICTED PERSONS.
(a) Increase.--Section 3013(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking `... | Crime Victim Assistance Improvement Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to increase the special assessments on convicted persons in the case of a felony. Extends the period of obligation to pay an assessment.
Prohibits a person sentenced to pay a fine or restitution from being released from custody following sente... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coordinated Youth Education,
Employment Training, and Residential Treatment Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States Surgeon General has re... | Coordinated Youth Education, Employment Training, and Residential Treatment Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Labor to make grants to Boys and Girls Home and Family Services, Inc., to establish programs and facilities for residential treatment, specialized education, and employment t... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Voting Standards and
Technology Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF VOTING SYSTEMS STANDARDS PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 2(c) of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 272(c... | American Voting Standards and Technology Act - Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) develop standard practices, codes, specifications, and voluntary consensus standards needed to assure the accuracy, integrity, and security of voting systems used in t... | billsum_train |