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Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TANF Economic and Financial
Education Promotion Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Most recipients of assistance under th... | TANF Economic and Financial Education Promotion Act of 2006 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require a state to use TANF grant funds to establish a program to provide economic and financial education directly for parents and caretakers receiving ... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair and Open Voting Standards Act
of 2004''.
SEC. 2. STANDARDS FOR REMOVAL OF INDIVIDUALS FROM OFFICIAL LIST OF
ELIGIBLE VOTERS BY REASON OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION.
(a) In General.--Section 8 of the N... | Fair and Open Voting Standards Act of 2004 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit a State from removing a registrant from the official list of eligible voters for an election for Federal office by reason of criminal conviction unless the State certifies to the Election Assistance Commission th... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Parity Amendments of 1998''.
SEC. 2. REVISION IN LIMITS APPLIED TO MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS.
(a) Application to Group Health Plans and Group Health Insurance
Under ERISA.--
... | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity Amendments of 1998 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group and individual health plans from imposing treatment limitations or financial requirements on the coverage of me... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Language Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. ENGLISH AS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE.
(a) In General.--Title 4, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 6--LANG... | National Language Act of 1995 - Makes English the official language of the U.S. Government. Requires the Government to conduct its official business in English, including publications, income tax forms, and informational materials.
Provides that this Act shall not apply to the use of a language other than English for... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency in Music Licensing and
Ownership Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF DATABASE FOR NONDRAMATIC MUSICAL WORKS AND
SOUND RECORDINGS.
(a) Nondramatic Musical Works and Sound Recordings Dat... | Transparency in Music Licensing and Ownership Act This bill amends federal copyright law to direct the U.S. Copyright Office to establish and maintain a publicly accessible database of nondramatic musical works and sound recordings subject to copyright protection. It limits available remedies, in copyright infringement... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ballistics, Law Assistance, and
Safety Technology Act'' or the ``BLAST Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to increase public safety by assisting law enforcement
in solvi... | Ballistics, Law Assistance, and Safety Technology Act (BLAST Act) - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to require a licensed manufacturer or importer of firearms to: (1) test fire manufactured or imported firearms as specified by the Secretary of the Treasury; (2) prepare ballistics images of the fired bu... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out
the following major medical facility projects, with each project to be
carried out in the amount specified for that project:
(1) A... | Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility projects in specified amounts at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers or outpatient clinics at the following locations: (1) Long Beach, California; (2) San Juan, Puerto Rico; (3) Washington, D.C.; (4) Palo Alto, California; (5) ... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expedited Rescissions Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED RESCISSIONS.
(a) In General.--Part B of title X of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 68... | Expedited Rescissions Act of 1997 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority. | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Private Security Officer Employment
Standards Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) employment of private security officers in the United
States is growing rapidly;
... | Private Security Officer Employment Standards Act of 2002 - Permits an authorized employer of private security officers to submit fingerprints or other means of positive identification of an employee or an applicant for a background check. Requires: (1) an employer to obtain an employee's written consent to submit the ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Reserve Audit and
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK PRESIDENTS BY THE PRESIDENT
BY AND WITH THE CONSENT OF THE SENATE.
(a) In General.--Section 4 o... | Federal Reserve Audit and Accountability Act - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to declare that the president and first vice-president of each Federal reserve bank shall be appointed by the President, with the consent of the Senate. (Currently such appointment authority is exercised by each Federal reserve bank's board ... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Preservation Matching Grant
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) more than 55,300 affordable housing dwelling units in
... | Housing Preservation Matching Grant Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make matching grants to States (including the District of Columbia and U.S. commonwealths, territories, and possessions) for low-income housing preservation.Sets forth requirements for projects: (1) with Depar... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``EPA Employment Impact Analysis
Act''.
SEC. 2. ANALYSIS OF EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Environmental Protection Agency has systematically
... | EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing or finalizing any major rule under the Clean Air Act (CAA) until after the Administrator: (1) completes an economy-wide analysis capturing the costs and effects across industry sectors and market... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pharmacy Education Aid Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Pharmacists are an important link in our Nation's
health care system. A critical shortage of ... | Pharmacy Education Aid Act of 2003 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make payments of up to $35,000 on behalf of a qualifying individual with a baccalaureate or doctorate pharmacy degree and a license to practice for the repayment of pharmac... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Education Tuition Support
Act of 2007'' or the ``VETS Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) There is no more import... | Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2007 or VETS Act of 2007 - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to require an institution of higher education, whenever a servicemember is called, activated, or ordered to military service and therefore withdraws or takes a leave of absence from such institution, to: (1) ... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic
Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Coastal plain.--The term ``Coastal Plain'' means the
area described in... | No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act - Authorizes the exploration, leasing, development and production of oil and gas on the Western Coastal Plain of Alaska. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for oil and gas explor... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mercury Pollution Reduction Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) mercury and mercury compounds are highly toxic to
humans, ecosystems, and wildlife;
(2) as many as... | Mercury Pollution Reduction Act - Declares that the United States should develop policies and programs that will reduce: (1) mercury use and emissions; (2) mercury releases from the reservoir of mercury currently in use or circulation; and (3) exposures to mercury, particularly of women of childbearing age and young ch... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Smokestacks Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF EMISSIONS FROM POWERPLANTS.
Part A of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 132. RE... | Clean Smokestacks Act of 2001 - Amends the Clean Air Act (CAA) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations to achieve specified reductions in emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon dioxide, and mercury from powerplants (electric generation facilities with a... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Contracting Flexibility Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN CONTRACTING FOR MEDICARE CLAIMS
PROCESSING.
(a) Carriers To Include Entities That Are Not Insurance
Companies.--Se... | Medicare Contracting Flexibility Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to flexibility in contracting for Medicare claims processing. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Health Care Financing Administration, to contract for claims processing with ... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Late-Term Abortion Limitation Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. BAN ON CERTAIN ABORTIONS.
(a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 73 the following:
``CHAPTER 74--... | Late-Term Abortion Limitation Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit a physician from intentionally aborting a viable fetus unless the physician, prior to performing the abortion, and an independent physician who will not perform nor be present at the abortion and who was not previously involved in ... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Partnership Benefits and
Obligations Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. BENEFITS TO DOMESTIC PARTNERS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--A domestic partner of an employee shall be
entitled to benefits availabl... | Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 1998 - Entitles domestic partners of Federal employees to benefits available to spouses of Federal employees.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that any funds necessary for the implementation of this Act should be funded from reductions in unnecessary tax benefits... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Rights History Project Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
(1) A fundamental principle of American democracy is that
individual... | Civil Rights History Project Act of 2006 - Requires the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (acting through the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture) to establish an oral history project to: (1) collect video and audio recordings of, and visual and w... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Armed Forces Tax
Fairness Act of 2003''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an ... | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House on April 8, 2003. However, because action occurred on the measure, the summary has been expanded.)Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize a member of the uniformed services or the Foreign Servi... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Disclosures
Protections Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE REMEDY FOR RETALIATION AGAINST WHISTLEBLOWERS
MAKING DISCLOSURES TO CONGRESS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 7... | Congressional Disclosures Protections Act of 2007 - Amends federal personnel law to: (1) define "covered disclosure" with respect to federal whistleblower protections to mean a disclosure of information made by an employee to either House of Congress or to a congressional committee or staff member which such employee r... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Petroleum Supply Act''.
SEC. 2. PURCHASES FROM STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE BY ENTITIES IN
INSULAR AREAS OF UNITED STATES.
Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6... | Emergency Petroleum Supply Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with respect to each offering of a quantity of petroleum product during a drawdown of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to prescribe guidelines according to which the State of Hawaii may: (1) submit binding offers for (thus becoming entitled t... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kosova Peace, Democracy, and Human
Rights Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Constitution of the Socialist Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia, adopted in 1946, and th... | Kosova Peace, Democracy, and Human Rights Act of 1995 - Bars specified sanctions, prohibitions, or requirements with respect to Serbia or Montenegro under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 from ceasing to be effective unless: (1) the President first submits to the Congress the certification d... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Yukon River Salmon Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. YUKON RIVER SALMON PANEL.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--There shall be a Yukon River Salmon Panel
(in this Act referred to as the ``Panel'').... | Yukon River Salmon Act of 1999 - Establishes the Yukon River Salmon Panel. Includes among its duties: (1) advising the Secretary of State on the negotiation of any international agreement with Canada regarding management of salmon stocks originating from the Yukon River in Canada; and (2) advising the Secretary of the... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Administrative Law
Judges Retirement Act of 2007''.
(b) References.--Whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in
terms of an amendment to a section or other provision,... | Administrative Law Judges Retirement Act of 2007 - Sets forth separate provisions governing Government and employee contributions, annuity eligibility requirements (ten years of service and age 60), early retirement, and annuity computation (2.5% and 1.7%, respectively, of average pay for each year of service) for admi... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Thomas Cole National Historic Site
Establishment Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Hudson River school of landscape painting was
inspired... | Thomas Cole National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1995 - Establishes the Thomas Cole National Historic Site, New York, as a unit of the National Park System.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) acquire specified lands and interests within the Site's boundaries and personal property associated with ... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as ``The Better Bracket Act
of 1998''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of... | Better Bracket Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the tax imposed and increase the amount of income subject to the 15 percent tax bracket for joint returns and surviving spouses, heads of households, other unmarried individuals, married individuals filing separately, and estates and trusts. | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Savings Advancement and Enhancement
(SAVE) Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME FROM TAX.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Cod... | Savings Advancement and Enhancement (SAVE) Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from individual gross income up to $250 ($500 for joint filers) of the sum of dividends from domestic corporations or interest. Sets forth related provisions with respect to: (1) distributions from regulated investm... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Tax Fairness Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF INTERNET TAX FREEDOM ACT MORATORIUM.
(a) Permanent Extension; Internet Access Taxes.--Section 1101 of
the Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 n... | Internet Tax Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make the three-year moratorium on State and local taxation of the Internet permanent.Revises Federal law provisions concerning state taxation of income from interstate commerce to prohibit, as a general rule, a State or subdivision thereof impos... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. TAX CREDIT FOR REGIONAL JET AIRCRAFT SERVING UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES.
(a) Allowance of Credit.--
(1) In general.--Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to amount of credit) is amended by striking
``and... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to provide for an underserved community jet access credit for an eligible small carrier equal to ten percent of the qualified investment in qualified regional jet aircraft. Provides for a reduced passenger tax rate on rural domestic flights.
Amends IRC provisions relating to com... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Palestinian and United Nations Anti-
Terrorism Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On April 23, 2014, representatives of the Palestinian
Liber... | Palestinian and United Nations Anti-Terrorism Act of 2014 - States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) deny U.S. assistance to any entity or international organization that collaborates with Hamas until Hamas agrees to recognize Israel, renounces violence, disarms, and accepts prior Israeli-Palestinian agreements; (2)... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Integrated Public Alert and Warning
System Modernization Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) numerous proven and tested technologies exist to enable
the Federal Gov... | Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2012 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to modernize and implement the national integrated public alert and warning system, including by: (1) establishing or adapting common alerting and warning pr... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Recreational Fee Authority Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. RECREATION FEE AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--Beginning on January 1, 2006, the Secretary of the
Interior (``Secretary'') may establish, modify, charge, a... | Recreational Fee Authority Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, beginning on January 1, 2006, to establish, modify, charge, and collect fees for: (1) admission to a unit of the National Park System (NPS); and (2) the use of National Park Service administered areas, lands, sites, facilities, ... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Metropolitan Medical Response System
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In its January 2010 report card, the Commission on the
Prevention of Weapons of Mass De... | Metropolitan Medical Response System Program Act of 2010 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a Metropolitan Medical Response System Program to support state and local jurisdictions in preparing for and maintaining all-hazards response capabilities to ... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) This Act may be cited as the ``Conservation Enhancement Act of
2001''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--EXTENSION AND ... | Conservation Enhancement Act of 2001 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend program authority and funding for the: (1) environmental conservation acreage reserve program; (2) conservation reserve program, including the wildlife use provision; (3) wetlands reserve program; and (4) environmental quality incenti... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assessment and Remediation of
Contaminated Sediments Reauthorization Act''.
SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS.
Section 118(c)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33... | Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments Reauthorization Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, acting through the Great Lakes National Program Office, to conduct at least three demonstration projects involving promising techn... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Renewable Energy
Agency (IRENA) Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Renewable energy technology will be critical for the
United State... | International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Act of 2008 - Requires the President: (1) acting through the Secretary of State and in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, to seek to establish an International Renewable Energy Agency; and (2) to direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nation... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Outpatient Mental Health
Modernization Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. TRANSITIONAL FREEZE ON CERTAIN MEDICARE HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT FEE
SCHEDULE AMOUNTS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effect... | Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2008 - Establishes a moratorium between January 1, 2009, and January 1, 2010, on changes in the Medicare outpatient department (OPD) fee schedule amount established for partial hospital (episode and visit) services.
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act ... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Behavioral Health Information
Technology Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE FOR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
Section 3000(3)... | Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of "health care provider" for purposes of health information technology provisions to include a behavioral or mental health professional, a substance abuse professional, a psychiatric hospital, a communi... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Encouraging Work Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT AND WELFARE-TO-WORK
CREDIT.
(a) Credit Made Permanent.--
(1) Subsection (c) of section 51 of the Inter... | Encouraging Work Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the work opportunity credit permanent.Modifies such credit by: (1) repealing the requirement that a "qualified ex-felon" be a member of a low-income (as specified) family; (2) increasing the maximum age for eligibility of food stamp recipients to 4... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``George Wray Memorial Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF 5-MONTH WAITING PERIOD FOR BENEFITS BASED ON
DISABILITY IN CASES OF TERMINALLY ILL BENEFICIARIES.
(a) Disability Insurance Benefits.--Section... | George Wray Memorial Act of 2001 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to authorize waivers by the Commissioner of Social Security of the five month waiting period for entitlement to benefits based on disability in cases in which the Commissioner determines t... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mercury-Free Vaccines Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) In July 1999, the Public Health Service and the
American Academy of Pediatrics issued a joint state... | Mercury-Free Vaccines Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a banned mercury-containing vaccine to be adulterated. Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that a vaccine is a banned mercury-containing vaccine if one dose of the vaccine contains 1 or more micrograms of mercury in ... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ticket Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Sponsors and promoters of major music, sporting, and
theatrical events are increasingly seeking to control the
resale of... | Ticket Act - Makes it unlawful for any: (1) ticket issuer to prohibit or restrict the resale or offering for resale of an event ticket by a lawful possessor; and (2) person to engage in the primary or resale market for event ticket sales without complying with the consumer protection minimum standards specified in this... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Business Travel Facilitation Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. BUSINESS FACILITATION VISITORS.
Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(s) Busine... | Business Travel Facilitation Act of 2006 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include business facilitation visitors from a qualifying country as nonimmigrant aliens visiting the United States temporarily for business.
Defines "business facilitation visitor" as an alien visiting the United States temporaril... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lower Mississippi River National
Historic Site Study Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Lower Mississippi area located south of New
Orleans, Louisiana, which is... | Lower Mississippi River National Historic Site Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the National Park Service (NPS), to complete a special resource study that evaluates the national significance of the Lower Mississippi River area in Louisiana and the suitability and feasibility ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Identity Management Security Act of
2004''.
TITLE I--IMPROVED SECURITY FOR DRIVER LICENSES AND STATE IDENTITY
DOCUMENTS
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.
In this title, the foll... | Identity Management Security Act of 2004 - Prohibits a Federal agency from accepting a State issued driver's license or identification card unless it includes certain data, including a photograph, a common machine-readable technology, and certain anti-fraud physical security features. Prescribes minimum license or iden... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. QUARTERLY REPORTS DURING CONSERVATORSHIP.
(a) Reporting Requirement.--For each reporting period, the cover... | Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act of 2010 - Directs the Inspector General (IG) of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to submit quarterly reports to Congress on the IG's activities with respect to the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan ... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: AND MEDIATION PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Education is authorized to make
grants to local elementary schools to provide assistance to schools
most directly affected by conflict and violence.
(b) Model Project.--The Secretary shall develop a ... | Conflict Resolution and Mediation Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make conflict resolution and mediation program grants to assist local elementary schools most directly affected by conflict and violence. Directs the Secretary to develop a written model for conflict resolution and mediation.
Author... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Black Lung
Benefits Restoration Act of 1994''.
(b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act (other than section 9(a)(1))
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or
re... | Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act of 1994 - Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act (the Act) to provide that, when black lung benefits are paid after an initial determination of eligibility, repayment of an overpayment will not be required even upon a final determination of ineligibility, if there was no fraud or decepti... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Access
and Availability Act of 2000''.
(b) Constitutional Authority To Enact This Legislation.--The
constitutional authority upon which this Act rests is the ... | Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow health benefits coverage through individual membership associations (IMAs). Sets forth IMA requirements, including that the IMA be an organization operated under the direction of an association and that IMA health benefits coverage only be provided through contracts with he... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. ELECTION FOR SPECIAL TAX TREATMENT OF CERTAIN S CORPORATION
CONVERSIONS.
(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter S of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to tax treatment of S
corporations and their shareholders) is amended ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize a qualified S corporation to make a one-time corporate conversion under special tax treatment which shall: (1) in the case of a transfer to partnership form result in no shareholder gain or loss recognition on transferred money or property; and (2) treat other money or prop... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``______ of 1993''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN INDIVIDUAL CAPITAL GAINS RATE.
(a) General Rule.--Subsection (h) of section 1 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to maximum capital gains rate) is
amended to ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the individual and corporate capital gains rate from 28 percent and 34 percent to 15 percent. Reduces the minimum tax rate accordingly. Reduces such tax to 7.5 percent for low- and middle-income taxpayers.
Requires indexing, based on the gross national product deflator, of ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wall Street Trading and Speculators
Tax Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSACTION TAX.
(a) In General.--Chapter 36 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by inserting after subchapter B the following new sub... | Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a .03% excise tax on the purchase of a security if: (1) such purchase occurs or is cleared on a trading facility located in the United States, or (2) the purchaser or seller is a U.S. person. Defines "security" to include: (1) sto... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Security Contractor Accountability
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. LEGAL STATUS OF CONTRACT PERSONNEL.
(a) Clarification of the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
Act.--
(1) Inclusion of contractors.--... | Security Contractor Accountability Act of 2007 - Provides that persons who, while employed under a federal agency contract in or in close proximity to an area where the Armed Forces are conducting a contingency operation, engage in conduct that would constitute an offense punishable by imprisonment for more than one ye... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: TITLE I--SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS
SEC. 1000. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Savings
and Security Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
TITLE I--SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sec. 1000. ... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Short Title; Table of Contents
Title II: Conforming Railroad Retirement Benefits with
Social Security
Title I: Short Title; Table of Contents
- Retirement Savings and Security Act - Sets forth this Act's short title and table of contents.
Title II: Conforming Ra... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Infrastructure Tax Fairness
Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON DISCRIMINATORY TAXATION OF OIL PIPELINE PROPERTY.
(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act:
(1) Assessment.--The term ``assessment... | Energy Infrastructure Tax Fairness Act - Describes the following as acts that unreasonably burden and discriminate against interstate commerce, and prohibits states, political subdivisions, and any other taxing authority from: (1) assessing oil pipeline property at a value that has a higher ratio to its true market val... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR CLINICAL TESTING RESEARCH EXPENSES ATTRIBUTABLE
TO CERTAIN QUALIFIED ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING
TEACHING HOSPITALS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a limited credit for "qualified medical innovation expenses." Defines such expenses as amounts paid by a taxpayer to any qualified academic institution for clinical testing research activities. | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Book Stamp Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Literacy is fundamental to all learning.
(2) Between 40 and 60 percent of the Nation's children do
n... | Book Stamp Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program (based on certain State allocations under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990) to promote child literacy and improve children's access to books at home and in early learning, child care, literacy an... | 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 ``Community Cancer
Care Preservation Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. U... | Community Cancer Care Preservation Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to subject to quarterly reconciliation any payments to physicians for drugs or biologicals made according to average sales price payment methodology in order to assure that they do not exceed or fall short of the a... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``East Timor Repatriation and Security
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) An estimated 100,000 East Timorese refugees remain in
West Timor, where they fl... | Prohibits resumption of U.S. military relations with, and military assistance for, the armed forces of the Republic of Indonesia suspended by the President on September 9, 1999, until the President certifies to Congress that the Government of Indonesia provides for: (1) the territorial integrity of East Timor; (2) the ... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Future Healthcare Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. REFORM OF HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) Repeal of High Deductible Health Plan Requirement.--Section
223(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as
follow... | American Future Healthcare Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health savings accounts (HSAs), to: repeal the requirement that an individual making a tax deductible contribution to an HSA be covered by a high deductible health care plan; increase the maximum HSA contribution le... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Technical Assistance,
Resources, and Training to Unleash the Potential of Veterans Act of
2015'' or the ``STARTUP Vets Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) startups face comm... | Strengthening Technical Assistance, Resources, and Training to Unleash the Potential of Veterans Act of 2015 or the STARTUP Vets Act of 2015 This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make two-year renewable grants to create and operate incubators and accelerators that... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defending U.S. Government
Communications Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In its 2011 ``Annual Report to Congress on Military and
Security Developments... | Defending U.S. Government Communications Act This bill prohibits federal agencies from procuring or obtaining, renewing or extending a contract to obtain or procure, or entering into a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service with telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Physical Activity Guidelines for
Americans Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES.
(a) Report.--
(1) In general.--At least every 5 years, the Secretary of
Health an... | Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish a report that contains physical activity information and guidelines for the general public that are based on the preponderance of current scientific and medical knowledge. Requires any federal agency ... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Telemarketing Relief Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF TELEMARKETER NO-CALL LIST BY FEDERAL TRADE
COMMISSION.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Feder... | Telemarketing Relief Act of 2002 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to amend rules established under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act to: (1) establish a list of phone numbers of consumers who have notified the FTC or an entity specified below that they do not wish to receive tel... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Ape Protection and Cost
Savings Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) chimpanzees are the only great apes currently used in
invasive rese... | Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011 - Prohibits: (1) conducting invasive research on great apes; (2) possessing, maintaining, or housing a great ape for the purpose of conducting invasive research; (3) using federal funds to conduct such research on a great ape or to support an entity conducting or facili... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alcohol Tax Equalization Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN EXCISE TAXES ON WINE AND BEER TO ALCOHOLIC
EQUIVALENT OF TAXES ON DISTILLED SPIRITS.
(a) Wine.--
(1) Wines containing not ... | Alcohol Tax Equalization Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the rate of tax on wine and beer. Provides for the treatment of floor stocks. Mandates a cost-of-living adjustment for the tax rates on distilled spirits, wine, and beer.
Establishes the Substance Abuse Prevention Trust Fund. Appropr... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Commission to Study
Employment and Economic Insecurity in the American Workforce Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
There is established a commission to be known as the Presidential
Commis... | Presidential Commission to Study Employment and Economic Insecurity in the American Workforce Act - Establishes the Presidential Commission to Study Employment and Economic Insecurity in the American Workforce, which shall examine and report to the President and the Congress on: (1) the issues of economic and psycholo... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fiscal Accountability and
Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the
term ``Executive... | Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of 2011 - Requires each executive agency to obtain a life-cycle cost analysis for each major infrastructure project prior to obligating funds. Defines "life-cycle cost analysis" as a process for evaluating the total economic worth of an infrastructur... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Courthouse Safety Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. SECURITY TRAINING.
Part D of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3741 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
foll... | Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permit the Director of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance to carry out a training and technical assistance program to teach employees of state, local, and tribal law enforcement ag... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Housing Preservation Tax
Relief Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRESERVATION CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (r... | Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish an affordable housing credit for the qualified preservation sale or exchange of an eligible multifamily property to or with a preservation entity which agrees to maintain specified affordability and use restrictions r... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. STRENGTHENING THE MEDICAID THIRD-PARTY LIABILITY
REQUIREMENT.
(a) State and Health Provider Right To Make Inquiries and Third-
Party Responsibilities.--Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396a) is amended--
(1) in subsec... | Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to direct state Medicaid plans to require the state to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services with satisfactory assurances that it has in effect laws requiring the state to make inquiries to third parties, including health insurers, self-insured plans, ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Issues of teacher diversity and cultural competence are
c... | Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 2010 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or nonprofits, educational service agencies, institutions of higher education, or states that enter into par... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to n... | First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a first-time homebuyer who purchases a principal residence a tax credit of ten percent of the purchase price of such residence. Limits the credit to $5,000. Requires married individuals filing jointly to both be first-time homebuy... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) When used properly, cough medicines that contain
dextromethorphan have a long history of bei... | Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act of 2007 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to: (1) set forth definitions relating to dextromethorphan in unfinished or finished dosage form; (2) classify unfinished dextromethorphan as a Schedule V controlled substance; and (3) impose civil penalties for sales of products contai... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Border Regional Commission
Reauthorization Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF REGIONAL COMMISSIONS.
Section 15304(c)(3)(A) of title 40, United States Code, is amended
by strikin... | Northern Border Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2018 This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 each of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, the Southwest Border Regional Commission, and the Northern Border Regional Commission. The bill revises the process for determining the share of the commissions' admi... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``PILT Fairness Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FULL FUNDING FOR PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES.
Section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``Necessary'' and inserting ``(a) In
... | Amends Federal law to fund the payment in lieu of taxes program for five years.Permits a local government to receive a one-time payment to offset revenue loss from a Federal acquisition of land within its jurisdiction. Specifies that if a local government receives a one-time payment, the acquired land shall not be cons... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Firearms Information Use Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``covered firearms information'' means any
information--
(A) contained in the Firear... | Firearms Information Use Act of 2008 - Amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to repeal restrictions on the disclosure of the content of the Firearms Trace System database.
Requires the Attorney General to provide firearms information relating to law enforcement, national security, or intelligence purposes t... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sand Creek Massacre National
Historic Site Trust Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Facility.--The term ``facility'' means any structure,
utility, road, or sign constructed on t... | Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Trust Act of 2005 - Authorizes the United States to take into trust specified real property formerly known as Dawson Ranch, including rights to all minerals and excluding improvements, in Kiowa County, Colorado, owned by the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indian Tribes of Oklahoma.
Dir... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chesapeake Bay Accountability and
Recovery Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. CHESAPEAKE BAY CROSSCUT BUDGET.
(a) Crosscut Budget.--The Director, in consultation with the
Chesapeake Executive Council, the chief executive o... | Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2008 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation with the Chesapeake Executive Council, the chief executive of each Chesapeake Bay state, and the Chesapeake Bay Commission, to submit to Congress a financial report containing: (1... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal-Utah State Trust Lands
Consolidation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The San Rafael Swell in Utah is a 900-square mile, wild
and bea... | Federal-Utah State Trust Lands Consolidation Act - (Sec. 3) Establishes that the State of Utah, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Agriculture have agreed to exchange certain Federal lands in the State of Utah for certain Utah State lands of approximately equal value. Ratifies, confirms, and incorpor... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE.
(a) In General.--In order to enhance border investigative resources
on the Southwest border, enhance investigative resources for
anticorruption efforts, intensify efforts against drug smuggling and
money-laundering organiz... | Authorizes appropriations for the U.S. Customs Service for FY 1999 and 2000 for acquisition and deployment of narcotics enforcement and cargo processing technology (including maintenance and support of such equipment, training of personnel, and for new technologies) along the U.S. Southwest border. Earmarks amounts fo... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive
Act''.
SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PUBLIC ATTORNEYS.
(a) In General.--The Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by
inserting after section 428K (20 U.S.C. 1078-11) the following... | Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish a program of student loan forgiveness for borrowers who agree to remain employed, for at least three years, as public attorneys who are: (1) State or local criminal prosecutors; or (2) State, local, or Federal public de... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON REMEDIAL ACTION PLANS.
Section 118(c)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1268(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
... | Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report to Congress regarding oversight of Remedial Action Plans for the Great Lakes.Authorizes the Administrator, acting through the Great Lakes National Program Office,... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Enhancements for Needed
Drugs Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. GAO STUDIES AND REPORTS ON PRICES OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
(a) Review and Reports on Retail Prices of Prescription Drugs.--
(1) Initial revi... | Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act of 2005 - Directs the Comptroller General to review and report to Congress on the retail cost of prescription drugs in the United States during 2000 and 2003, and through April 1, 2006, with an emphasis on the prescription drugs most utilized for individuals age 65 or older.
... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``D.C. Courts and Public Defender
Service Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITIES OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS.
(a) Permitting Judicial Conference on Biennial Basis; Attendance of
Magistrate Judges.--Section 11-744, ... | D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2010 - Amends the District of Columbia Official Code to require the chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to: (1) call biennial or, as under current law, annual judicial conferences; and (2) summon active magistrate judges to such conferences.
Authorize... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financing Corporation and Savings
Association Insurance Fund Reform Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF INTEREST EARNED ON RTC FUNDS TO FICO.
(a) In General.--Subsection (i) of section 21A of the Federal Home
Loan Bank Act (... | Financing Corporation and Savings Association Insurance Fund Reform Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer into a trust fund managed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) certain funds appropriated (but not yet paid) to the Resolution Trust ... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Deserts Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH GROCERY STORES IN UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES.
(a) Establishment of Grant Program.--The Secretary shall establish
a program to provide ... | Food Deserts Act of 2016 This bill establishes a Department of Agriculture program to provide grants to states for revolving funds to support the establishment and operation of grocery stores in underserved communities. An underserved community is a community that has: (1) limited access to affordable, healthy foods,... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Driver Safety Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. DISTRACTED DRIVING INCENTIVE GRANTS.
Section 405(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``includes distr... | Improving Driver Safety Act of 2015 This bill adds a new requirement for distracted driving grants to states under national priority highway safety programs. To receive a grant a state's prohibition on texting while driving must: include distracted driving issues as part of their driver's license examination, and not... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness to Pet Owners Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
This Act shall only apply to medication for a domesticated
household animal that the Federal Government prevents consumers from
purchasing without a prescriptio... | Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2014 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to require prescribers of animal drugs to verify prescriptions and provide copies of prescriptions to pet owners, pet owner designees, and pharmacies, without the prescriber demanding payment or establishing other conditions. Treats a viol... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. REDUCED TAXES FOR PATRIOT EMPLOYERS.
(a) 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:
``SEC. 45N. REDUCTION IN TAX OF PATRIOT EMPLOYERS.
`... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer certified as a Patriot employer by the Secretary of the Treasury a tax credit for one percent of such employer's taxable income. Defines a "Patriot employer" as any taxpayer who: (1) maintains its headquarters in the United States; (2) pays at least 60% of the health... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secret Evidence Against Lawful
Aliens Repeal Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) No person physically present in the United States who
is a lawf... | Secret Evidence Against Lawful Aliens Repeal Act of 2001 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Attorney General to provide advance notice to an alien who is a lawful permanent resident or is otherwise in the United States with an unexpired visa and the presiding officer in any immigration proceedi... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Education Infrastructure Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) improving the quality of public elementary and
secondary school libraries, media centers, and facili... | Education Infrastructure Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible local educational agencies to meet the National Education Goals through repair, renovation, alteration, and construction of public elementary or secondary school libraries, media centers, or facilities, used for academ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Municipal Bond Market Support Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF SMALL ISSUER EXCEPTION TO TAX-EXEMPT INTEREST
EXPENSE ALLOCATION RULES FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
(a) Increase in Lim... | Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2008 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the small issuer exemption from interest expense allocation rules for financial institutions to: (1) increase from $10 to $30 million the annual limit on small issuers of tax-exempt municipal bonds; (2) allow an inflation ad... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeowners Insurance and Mitigation
Assistance Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL CREDIT FOR CERTAIN HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE
PREMIUMS.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapte... | Homeowners Insurance and Mitigation Assistance Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits for: (1) 50% of the increases in homeowners insurance premiums for taxpayers whose principal residences are located in certain federally declared hurricane disaster areas or in states which border the Atla... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Governors Island Reinforcement Act
of 1994''.
SEC. 2. SANCTIONS AGAINST HAITI.
(a) Prohibiting Trade and Certain Transactions Involving Haiti.--
The following are prohibited:
(1) The import into the U... | Governors Island Reinforcement Act of 1994 - Sets forth trade, assistance, and air transport sanctions against Haiti, and against other nations not cooperating with U.S. or international sanctions. Terminates such sanctions upon the reinstatement of the democratically elected President of Haiti and the military's meeti... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Methyl bromide is a broad spectrum pesticide which
protects plants and agricultural products from a wide range of
insects, rodents, viruses, fungi, weeds, and nematodes.
... | Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from controlling the consumption, production, importation, or export of methyl bromide for pesticide use, except: (1) as required by the Montreal Protocol of all parties; or (2) upon a Department of Agriculture certification of appropriate alternatives... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: TITLE I--TELEMARKETING FRAUD AND SENIORS PROTECTION ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Telemarketing Fraud and Seniors
Protection Act''.
SEC. 102. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Telemarketing fraud costs consum... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Telemarketing Fraud and Seniors Protection Act
Title II: Telemarketing Fraud Over the Internet
Title I: Telemarketing Fraud and Seniors Protection Act
- Telemarketing Fraud and Seniors Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the As... | billsum_train |