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Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``North American Wetlands Conservation
Act Amendments of 1994''.
SEC. 2. MATCHING, REPORTING, AND REVISING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Matching Requirement.--Section 8(b) of the North American
Wetlands Conservatio... | North American Wetlands Conservation Act Amendments of 1994 - Amends the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, in 1998 (currently, 1991) and at five-year intervals thereafter, to undertake with the appropriate officials of Canada and Mexico to revise the goals and other eleme... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Collegiate and Amateur
Athletic Protection Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. TASK FORCE ON ILLEGAL WAGERING ON AMATEUR AND COLLEGIATE
SPORTING EVENTS.
(a) Establishment.--The Attorney General shall e... | National Collegiate and Amateur Athletic Protection Act of 2001 - Directs the Attorney General to establish a prosecutorial task force on illegal wagering on amateur and collegiate sporting events. Increases penalties for illegal sports gambling.Requires: (1) the Director of the National Institute of Justice to study t... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Workforce for the 21st
Century Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Community college.--The term ``community college'' has
the meaning given the term ``junior or community... | Energy Workforce for the 21st Century Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy- and manufacturing-related jobs, with emphasis on increasing the number of skilled individuals from underrepresented groups trained to work in t... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lance Corporal Jose Gutierrez Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. FACILITATING NATURALIZATION FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL.
(a) In General.--Any person who served honorably as a member of the
Armed Forces in support of contingency... | Lance Corporal Jose Gutierrez Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) States that any person who served honorably as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces (Armed Forces) in support of contingency operations shall be eligible for naturalization as if the person had served during a period of presidentially-designated military hostilities.
A... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Airport and Airway
Extension Act of 2015''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
... | . The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015 TITLE I--AIRPORT AND AIRWAY PROGRAMS (Sec. 101) This bill reauthorizes for the period October 1, 2015, through March 31, 2016, the airport improvement program. (Sec. 102) The following expiring authorities ar... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clatsop-Nehalem Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Interim council.--The term ``Interim Council'' means
the council which is established under, and the members elected
purs... | Clatsop-Nehalem Restoration Act - Extends federal recognition to the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes of Oregon. Restores all rights and privileges of the Tribe and the members of the Tribe under any federal treaty, Executive order, agreement, statute, or other federal authority that may have been diminished or lost... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``World Trade Center Worker and
Contractor Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. INDEMNIFICATION, LIABILITY LIMITATION, AND FACILITATION OF
INSURANCE PROCUREMENT FOR CONTRACTORS FOR THE RESPONSE TO
... | World Trade Center Worker and Contractor Protection Act - Provides for Federal indemnification and liability protection to contractors or volunteers in connection with their response to the World Trade Center attacks by undertaking rescue and evacuation, recovery of bodies, clean up, environmental remediation, removal ... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accountability for Accountants Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY.
(a) Amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 21D(f)(2) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u-4(... | Accountability for Accountants Act of 2002 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to extend joint and several liability to an auditor of financial statements: (1) who has been found by a jury to have failed to detect and report illegal acts of the issuer of securities that are the subject of a class action; (2) w... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Birth Defects Prevention, Risk
Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. BIRTH DEFECTS PREVENTION, RISK REDUCTION, AND AWARENESS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and implement a
bi... | Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish and implement a birth defects prevention and public awareness program, which includes: (1) a ... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elder Abuse Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The number of older Americans who are abused,
neglected, or exploited is increasing, and a large percentage
of e... | Elder Abuse Prevention Act - Requires a state that is receiving funds for certain law enforcement assistance programs under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to adopt laws and policies that prohibit parole for: (1) any individual who is convicted of a criminal sexual offense against a victim who is... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Emergency Management
Improvement Act of 2006''.
TITLE I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF AGENCY AND DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
(a) Establishment.--The Federal Emergen... | Federal Emergency Management Improvement Act of 2006 - Reestablishes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as an independent establishment in the executive branch. Requires FEMA to be headed by a Director appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Requires FEMA to: (1) inclu... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect America Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PROCEDURE FOR AUTHORIZING CERTAIN ACQUISITIONS OF
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION.
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801
et seq.) is ame... | Protect America Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to state that nothing under its definition of "electronic surveillance" shall be construed to encompass surveillance directed at a person reasonably believed to be located outside the United States.
Allows the Director of Nat... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tar Creek Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Tar Creek Superfund Site (the ``Site'') is a former
lead and zinc mining area located in the northeastern ... | Tar Creek Restoration Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide relocation assistance to specified communities, including Picher and Cardin, on the Tar Creek Superfund site, Oklahoma. | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Payment Rate Disclosure Act
of 2012''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF MEDICARE PAYMENT RATES FOR
FREQUENTLY REIMBURSED PROCEDURES AND SERVICES.
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act... | Medicare Payment Rate Disclosure Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make publicly available on the official Medicare Internet site during a specified initial period: (1) Medicare payment rates for frequently reimbursed hos... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Broadband for First Responders Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The communications capabilities of first responders and
other public safety agencies ... | Broadband for First Responders Act of 2010 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to increase the electromagnetic spectrum allocation for public safety services by 10 megahertz and reduce such allocation for commercial use by the same amount.
Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) allocate the pa... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sales Tax Equitability Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION OF STATE AND LOCAL GENERAL SALES TAXES FOR RESIDENTS
OF STATES WITH NO INCOME TAX.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 164 of the Inter... | Sales Tax Equitability Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the deduction of State and local sales taxes by residents of States which do not impose income taxes. | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farm Programs Payment Limitation
Integrity Act''.
SEC. 2. ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS TO ESTABLISH MEASURABLE STANDARDS TO
PREVENT USE OF SEPARATE ENTITIES TO EXCEED PAYMENT
LIMITATIONS APPLICAB... | Farm Programs Payment Limitation Integrity Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate regulations to establish measurable standards to prevent the use of separate entities to exceed commodity payment limitations and to provide payments only to active farmers.
Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to provi... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Healthy Food for Young
Children Act''.
SEC. 2. CHILD AND ADULT FOOD CARE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is amended--
... | Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to modify the food program for child and adult care institutions and family or group day care homes. The bill increases the payment rate for program meals relative to the national average payment rate for mea... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Currency Reform for Fair Trade
Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING DEFINITION OF COUNTERVAILABLE SUBSIDY.
(a) Benefit Conferred.--Section 771(5)(E) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1677(5)(E)) is amend... | Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to include as a "countervailable subsidy" requiring action under a countervailing duty or antidumping duty proceeding the benefit conferred on merchandise imported into the United States from foreign countries with fundamentally undervalued cu... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mathematics and Science Proficiency
Partnership Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Mathematics and science education is a vital link to
connect today's ... | Mathematics and Science Proficiency Partnership Act of 1999 - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), subject to appropriations, to carry out a demonstration project under which grants are awarded to five eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) in urban areas and five eligible LEAs in rural a... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guam and the Northern Marianas
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Issuance.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall issue not more than ... | Guam and the Northern Marianas Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one-dollar coins emblematic of the American forces that liberated Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in World War II.
Requires payment of surcharges received from the coin sales to the Secretary of the Interior to... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The South China Sea contains vital commercial shipping
lanes and points of access between the Indian Ocean and Pacific
Ocean, providing a maritime lifeline to India, Singapore,
... | Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should: (1) reaffirm U.S. support for the peaceful resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, the East China Sea, and the Yellow Sea; (2) condemn the use of threats or force by naval, maritime security, and fishing v... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional
Research Service Electronic Accessibility Act of 2009''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Congressional Research Service, a special refe... | Congressional Research Service Electronic Accessibility Act of 2009 - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate, working jointly with the Director of the Congressional Research Service (CRS), to establish and maintain a centralized, searchable, electronic database consisting of: ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: 66
which created National Statuary Hall from the Old Hall of the
U.S. House of Representatives and authorized the President of
the United States to invite States to submit two statues of
worthy citizens to be exhibited, which continu... | Justin Smith Morrill Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Justin Smith Morrill's lasting contributions to higher educa... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Life-Saving Service
Heritage Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States Life-Saving Service was organized by
... | United States Life-Saving Service Heritage Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Maritime Initiative of the National Park Service, to establish a program to inventory, evaluate, document, and assist efforts to preserve surviving U.S. Life-Saving Service stations.Requires the Secretary to: (1... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Terrorism
Insurance Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Congressional findings.... | Terrorism Insurance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to require each commercial insurer to submit to the Secretary or the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) a statement specifying the aggregate premium amount of coverage written for properties and persons in the United States under each li... | 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 ``Routine HIV/AIDS
Screening Coverage Act of 2006''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) HIV/AIDS continues to infect and kill thousands of
Amer... | Routine HIV/AIDS Screening Coverage Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage to provide coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screeni... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Southwest Cross-border Violence
Recognition Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN CROSS-BORDER VIOLENCE.
(a) Creation of New Reporting Requirements for a Comprehensive
Evaluation of Cross-Border Violence.--In s... | Southwest Cross-border Violence Recognition Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS): (1) within 180 days, to report on metrics to be used to gauge the incidents or occurrences of cross-border violence and on how the resulting findings shall be quantified for periodic reporting; and (2) every 90 d... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. DEDUCTION FOR TWO-EARNER MARRIED COUPLES.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for individuals) is amended by redesignating section 222 as
section 223 and by inse... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow, on a joint return, a deduction equal to a percentage of the qualified earned income of the lower earning spouse; and (2) revise the rules for the deduction of the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to allow a deduction for 75 percent (for taxable years b... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. PREFERENCE FOR CONTRACTORS THAT HIRE WELFARE RECIPIENTS.
(a) Preference.--In awarding a contract covered by this section,
the head of a department or agency of the Federal Government shall give
preference to an entity that agrees to hire welfare recipients for j... | Requires the head of a Federal agency to give preference (except where no entry-level jobs are expected to be created, or national security reasons preclude) to contractors that hire recipients of assistance under part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act for jobs cr... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to assist States to--
(A) give children from low-income families the same
choices among all elementary and secondary schools and
other academic progr... | Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to States for private or public school choice vouchers for children from low-income families who are enrolled in low-performing elementary or secondary public schools.Requires each grantee State to provide scholarships (at $2,000 per year, but with continuing awards) to... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Mental Health Research Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) More than 100 million Americans currently have some
sort of brain-related condition. Millions of Americans,... | Youth Mental Health Research Act This bill authorizes the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to establish a Youth Mental Health Research Network for the conduct or support of youth mental health research and intervention services. The NIMH may award cooperative agreements, grants, and contracts to governments a... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Visa Integrity Act''.
SEC. 2. SEVIS AND SEVP DEFINED.
In this Act:
(1) SEVIS.--The term ``SEVIS'' means the Student and
Exchange Visitor Information System of the Department of
Homeland ... | Student Visa Integrity Act - Amends the federal criminal code to subject to a fine, between 2 and 15 years' imprisonment, or both, an individual who, while representing himself or herself as a principal, officer, or director of an educational institution, knowingly files a petition for certification or recertification ... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking
and Identification Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. OFFENDER REGISTRATION.
(a) Establishment of FBI Database.--Subtitle A of title XVII of the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcem... | Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act of 1996 - Amends the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act (the Act) to direct the Attorney General to establish a national database at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to track each person who: (1) h... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Environmental
Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Great Lakes and the connecting channels of the
Great Lakes form the largest freshwater system in t... | Great Lakes Environmental Restoration Act - Establishes a Great Lakes Environmental Restoration Grant Program in the Great Lakes National Program Office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Allocates funds among the Great Lakes States, requiring the funding of at least one project or activity per Great Lakes ... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Matthew Shepard Local Law
Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The incidence of violence motivated by the actual or
perc... | Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Attorney General to provide technical, forensic, prosecutorial, or other assistance in the criminal investigation or prosecution of any crime that: (1) constitutes a crime of violence under federal law or a felony under state, loc... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The right to vote is a fundamental and incontrovertible
right under the Constitution.
(2) There is a need for Congress to encourage and enable
every eligible American to v... | Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a State to apply the same self-identification requirements currently applicable to voters who register by mail also to those voters who do not register in person with an officer or employee of a State or local government entity.
Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 a... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) In General.--Part A of title II of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended by adding at
... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to partnerships to: (1) provide high quality professional development to elementary school principals in early childhood education and development; (2) gain a knowledge base and capacity to prov... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Relief
Guarantee Act of 2004''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendme... | Tax Relief Guarantee Act of 2004 - Repeals the current termination date (December 31, 2010) of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal: (1) the reductions in the amount of the child income tax credit scheduled for taxable years 2005 through 2009 and to ... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Executive
Service Reform Act of 2003''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this title an amendment is expressed in terms... | Senior Executive Service Reform Act of 2003 - Prohibits pay rates for members of the Senior Executive Service (SES) from being: (1) greater than that for level III of the Executive Schedule (ES); or (2) less the minimum rate of basic pay for senior level positions classified above GS-15. Requires each appointing author... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Recognize, Assist, Include, Support,
and Engage Family Caregivers Act of 2015'' or the ``RAISE Family
Caregivers Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Advisory council.--The term ``A... | Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage Family Caregivers Act of 2015 or the RAISE Family Caregivers Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop, maintain, and periodically update a National Family Caregiving Strategy. HHS shall convene a Family Caregiving Advisory Counci... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Black Hills National Cemetery
Boundary Expansion Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Cemetery.--The term ``Cemetery'' means the Black Hills
National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota.
(2) ... | Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) complete environmental, cultural resource, and other due diligence activities on certain federal land to confirm its suitability for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery, South Dako... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United Nations Durban Review
Conference (Durban II) Funding Prohibition Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) On December 22, 2007, the United States and 45 other
... | United Nations Durban Review Conference (Durban II) Funding Prohibition Act of 2008 - States that: (1) no funds may be made available to support the 2009 United Nations Durban Review Conference (Durban II Conference) or any other activity relating to the planning, preparation, or implementation of a follow-up meeting t... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Children from Electronic
Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the Food ... | Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014 - Prohibits advertisement, promotion, or marketing in commerce of electronic cigarettes in a manner that is known, or should be known, to increase the use of electronic cigarettes by children under the age of 18. Defines "electronic cigarette&q... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY AS AN ESTABLISHMENT UNDER THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) Inspectors General serve an important function in
preventing and eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse in the Federal
... | Amends Federal employee provisions to include the Inspector General of the TVA within the Executive Schedule pay series. Outlines transition provisions for such Inspector General.
Establishes within the Treasury the: (1) Criminal Investigator Academy to perform investigator training services for offices of inspectors ... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Air Cargo Security Act''.
SEC. 2. INSPECTION OF CARGO CARRIED ABOARD ALL-CARGO AIRCRAFT.
Section 44901(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``(f) Air Cargo on All-Cargo Aircraft.--
... | Air Cargo Security Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a system for the screening and inspecting of all cargo transported in domestic and foreign all-cargo aircraft, including in intrastate air transportation, to ensure the security of such aircraft. Requires such systems to meet minimum... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drinking Water Standards
Preservation Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The safety of drinking water, and the adequacy of water
supplies, is a natio... | Drinking Water Standards Preservation Act of 2003 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to establish liability standards for a public water system for damages allegedly caused by delivery of contaminated water containing either regulated or unregulated contaminants.Requires for both regulated and unregulated contaminant... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Research Informed Consent
Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF INFORMED CONSENT REGARDING USE OF HUMAN SUBJECTS
IN FEDERALLY QUALIFIED RESEARCH.
(a) In General.--Section 491 of the Public Healt... | Federal Research Informed Consent Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the requirement that, in federally qualified research in which any human subject is to be used, the principal researcher obtain the informed consent of the subject. Allows the ... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS OF PROMOTERS OF SKILL CONTESTS OR SWEEPSTAKES
MAILINGS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 30 of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by adding after section 3015 the following:
``Sec. 3016. Nonmailable skill contests or sweepstakes matt... | Requires any promoter who mails a skill contest or sweepstakes to: (1) provide with each mailing a clear and conspicuous statement that includes the address or toll- free telephone number of such notification system and states that it can be used to prohibit the mailing of any skill contest or sweepstakes to such indi... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FROM SEQUESTRATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014.
(a) In General.--Section 251A(5) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a(5)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
... | Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to prohibit the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from implementing the otherwise required 50% sequestrations for FY2014 and FY2015 of discretionary appropriations and direct spending accounts within function 050 (defen... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely
Redress Act of 2011'' or the ``FAST Redress Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPEAL AND REDRESS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homel... | Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Redress Act of 2011 or the FAST Redress Act of 2011 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an Office of Appeals and Redress to implement a redress process for individuals who believe they were wrongly delayed or prohibited ... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Harold Hughes Commission on
Alcoholism Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the Harold Hughes
Commission on Alcoholism (in this Act referred to as the
``Commission''... | Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism Act - Establishes the Harold Hughes Commission on Alcoholism to study: (1) existing Federal agencies and programs related to alcoholism; (2) public education, both directly by governmental agencies and by governmental agencies working with private sector groups; (3) physician ins... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elderly Housing Plus Health Support
Demonstration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) there are at least 34,100,000 Americans who are 65
years an... | Sets forth public housing authority (PHA) selection provisions.
Authorizes appropriations for capital improvements Directs the Secretary to provide PHA grants under the Housing Act of 1937 for service coordinator and congregate services. Authorizes appropriations. | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans to Work Pilot Program Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. VETERANS TO WORK PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Veterans to Work Program.--Subchapter III of chapter 169 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after se... | Veterans to Work Pilot Program Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish the Veterans to Work pilot program to determine: (1) the maximum extent to which apprentices may be employed on designated military construction projects; (2) the maximum extent to which such apprentices are veterans; and (... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Critical Electric Infrastructure
Protection Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the critical electric infrastructure of the United
States and Canada has more ... | Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, working with other national security and intelligence agencies, to conduct an investigation to determine if the security of federally owned programmable electronic devices and communication networks (including hardware... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Airman Michael Malarsie
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) As of the day before the date of the enactment of this
Act, thousands of members of the... | Senior Airman Michael Malarsie Act - Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the Senior Airman Michael Malarsie Program for the awarding of grants to certain nonprofit organizations to assist them in establishing and operating programs to provide assistance dogs to certai... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Gun Safety and Gun Access
Prevention Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. INCREASING YOUTH GUN SAFETY BY RAISING THE AGE OF HANDGUN
ELIGIBILITY AND PROHIBITING YOUTH FROM POSSESSING
SEMIAUTOMATIC ... | (Sec. 3) Increases penalties imposed upon: (1) a juvenile who violates Brady Act provisions for a second or subsequent violation, or for a first violation committed after an adjudication of delinquency or after a State or Federal conviction for an act that, if committed by an adult, would be a serious violent felony; a... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Fair Warning Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Federal regulations advance many important goals,
including protecting the environment... | Regulatory Fair Warning Act of 1998 - Prohibits a Federal agency or court from imposing a sanction for a violation of a rule if the agency or court finds that: (1) the rule was not printed in the Code of Federal Regulations or in the Federal Register, was not known to the person, or was not knowable to a person who ha... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Navigator Outreach and
Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. PATIENT NAVIGATOR GRANTS.
Subpart V of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 256) is amended by adding ... | Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to make grants to eligible entities for the development and operation of demonstration programs to p... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Promotion and Improvement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. 10 PERCENT PENALTY TAX NOT TO APPLY TO CERTAIN S CORPORATION
DISTRIBUTIONS MADE ON STOCK HELD BY EMPLOYEE STOCK
... | Employee Stock Ownership Plan Promotion and Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt certain distributions, including dividends, by S corporations to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) from the penalty tax for premature employee benefit plan withdrawals; (2) exempt deductions for E... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Procure PGMS For Israel Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Hezbollah constitutes a major threat.
(2) Israel uses precision guided munitions to save civilian
... | Procure PGMS For Israel Act This bill authorizes the President to: (1) conduct a joint assessment with the government of Israel regarding Israel's precision guided munitions needs in a sustained armed confrontation with Hezbollah, and (2) add precision guided munitions to war reserve stocks in Israel and to transfer su... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enterprise Integration Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Over 90 percent of United States companies engaged in
manufacturing are small ... | Requires the Director to identify all enterprise integration standards and implementation activities for major manufacturing industries underway in the United States and abroad. Requires: (1) the Director to work with industry representatives and organizations currently engaged in enterprise integration activities; and... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Savings Accounts
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. HIGHER EDUCATION PLEDGE ACCOUNTS PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a pilot program
under which savings accounts (to be known as ``higher ... | Higher Education Savings Accounts Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to carry out a pilot program under which tax-exempt savings accounts (to be known as higher education pledge accounts) are established for the benefit of 9th and 10th grade students who are eligible to receive free or redu... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reforming Executive Guidance Act of
2017'' or as the ``REG Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULEMAKING.
(a) Guidance Documents.--Paragraph (3) of section 804 of title 5,
United States Code, ... | Reforming Executive Guidance Act of 2017 or the REG Act of 2017 This bill requires guidance documents of federal agencies to be considered rules that are subject to the congressional review process. A "guidance document" is a statement of general applicability and future effect, other than a regulatory action, issued b... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Olympic Sports Revitalization Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code (commonly
referred to as ... | Olympic Sports Revitalization Act - Amends the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to Former Members of Congress, a recognized District of Columbia corporation, to encourage participation by individuals under 18 years of age in the following Olympic sports: (... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare
Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TIT... | Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act regarding telehealth services (services furnished via a telecommunication system by a physician to an enrolled individual) to: (1) remove current geographic restrictions on the provision of such services; (2) add to t... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Contracting and Tax Accountability
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. GOVERNMENTAL POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States Government that no Government
contracts or grants should be awarded to individuals or companie... | Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2008 - Establishes a policy that no U.S. government contracts or grants should be awarded to individuals or companies with seriously delinquent tax debts.
Requires a person who has such a debt to be proposed for debarment from any federal government contract unless such requir... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fishery Conservation Transition
Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES.
(a) In General.--Within 180 days after the close of fishing year
2010 (within the meaning given that term in the Magnuson-Steve... | Fishery Conservation Transition Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce, for certain fisheries for which a fishery management plan is in effect that contains a complete prohibition on the retention of stocks subject to overfishing within the fishery for the entire fishing season, to determine whether such prohibition i... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``George C. Marshall Commemorative
Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Denominations.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'' shall mint and issue the
foll... | George C. Marshall Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue one-dollar silver coins and half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and George C. Marshall, its author. Directs the Secretary to pay surcharges received from coin sales to: ... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Revolving Door Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON REPRESENTING OR ADVISING CERTAIN FOREIGN
ENTITIES.
(a) Amendment to Title 18.--Section 207(f) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended to read as... | Revolving Door Act of 1996 - Modifies Federal criminal code provisions restricting the activities of former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative branches relating to foreign entities.
Replaces a ban for one year after leaving office on representing, aiding, or advising a foreign ... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Readiness and Southern Sea
Otter Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. SOUTHERN SEA OTTER MILITARY READINESS AND CONSERVATION ACT.
(a) Findings and Purpose.--The Congress finds and declares the
following:
(1) Th... | Military Readiness and Southern Sea Otter Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas for national defense purposes (thereby conserving the southern sea otter [otter] in such Areas while allowing reasonable military readiness activities). Allows cer... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cyber Economic Espionage
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States faces persistent cyber espionage of
intellectual... | Cyber Economic Espionage Accountability Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: cyber economic espionage should be a priority issue in all economic and diplomatic discussions with the People's Republic of China, including during all meetings of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, and with the Russian F... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Academic Freedom through
Regulatory Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. REGULATORY RELIEF.
(a) Regulations Repealed.--
(1) Repeal.--The following regulations (including any
supplement or revision t... | Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act - (Sec. 2) Repeals certain Department of Education regulations that for purposes of determining whether a school is eligible to participate in programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA): (1) require institutions of higher education (IHEs) and postseco... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. ALLOCATION TO SOURCES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF INTEREST
EXPENSE ON INDEBTEDNESS FINANCING RATE-REGULATED ELECTRIC
ENERGY OR NATURAL GAS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 864 of the Internal ... | Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to rules for allocating interest to provide, in general, that interest on any qualified infrastructure indebtedness shall be allocated and apportioned solely to sources within the United States, and such indebtedness shall not be taken into account in allocating and appo... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Free Flow of Information Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. CONDITIONS FOR COMPELLED DISCLOSURE.
(a) Conditions for Compelled Disclosure.--A Federal entity may not
compel a covered person to testify or produce any docum... | Free Flow of Information Act of 2005 - Prohibits a federal entity from compelling a "covered person" (i.e., a newspaper, television broadcast station, wire service, or other media outlet, and specified employees and contractors) to testify or produce any document unless a court determines that: (1) the party seeking to... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) employees working on Cold War-era nuclear weapons were
employed in hundreds of facilities owned by the Federal
Government and private sector producing and processing
radioactive materials... | Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the energy employees occupational illness compensation program.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) modify regulations ... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. EXPANDING SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
CHRONICALLY ILL MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ENROLLEES.
(a) In General.--Section 1852(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-22(a)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by st... | This bill allows a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan to provide certain supplemental benefits to chronically ill enrollees beginning in plan year 2020. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the provision of such supplemental benefits to MA enrollees. | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Ireland Peace Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Since the British Army and the Royal Ulster
Constabulary in Northern Ireland have begun to use plastic... | Directs the President, in order to deny the United Kingdom and the Royal Ulster Constabulary the ability to support acts of violence and destruction against Catholic enclaves in Northern Ireland, to establish diplomatic initiatives, both bilaterally with U.S. allies and multilaterally in appropriate international fora ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child and Elderly Missing Alert
Program Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO ASSIST FEDERAL, STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE RAPID RECOVERY OF MISSING
CHIL... | Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to award public safety and community policing grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to assist federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in the rapid rec... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cellulosic Ethanol Incentive Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. RENEWABLE FUEL PROGRAM.
Section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)--
(A) i... | Cellulosic Ethanol Incentive Act of 2007 - Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) increase the volume of renewable fuel required to be in gasoline for 2012; (2) prescribe such volumes applicable for 2013 through 2030; (3) apply existing requirements (with a revised ratio) for determining volumes for years not specified to ca... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Video Visitation and Inmate Calling
in Prisons Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FCC REGULATION OF VIDEO VISITATION SERVICE AND INMATE CALLING
SERVICE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
... | Video Visitation and Inmate Calling in Prisons Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations for video visitation services that allow inmates to make video calls to individuals outside a correctional facility, and amend its regulations on inmate calling services as neces... | 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''.
(b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act (other than section 9(a) (1),
10, 11, or 12) an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment ... | Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act - 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 deception by th... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Future of the Nunn-Lugar Program Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Cooperative Threat Reduction program, initially
established in 1991 by Senators Ric... | Future of the Nunn-Lugar Program Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to assess requirements for cooperative threat reduction, and (2) provide such center with access to necessary information and re... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Department of Veterans
Affairs Performance Management and Accountability Reform Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL OF SENIOR EXECUTIVES OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.... | Comprehensive Department of Veterans Affairs Performance Management and Accountability Reform Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in implementing the federal performance appraisal system for senior executives of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), to annually issue the organizational performan... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Conference on Small
Business Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Small Business Administration;
... | National Conference on Small Business Act - Provides for a National Conference on Small Business, once every four years, to: (1) increase public awareness of the contribution of small business to the Nation's economy; (2) identify the problems of small business; (3) examine the status of minorities and women as small b... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Countering Violent Extremism Act of
2015'' or the ``CVE Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF THE OFFICE FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
(a) In General.--Title... | Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 or the CVE Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the Office for Countering Violent Extremism, to be headed by an Assistant Secretary for Countering Violent Extremism. The Assistant Secretary ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Southern New Jersey Veterans
Comprehensive Health Care Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; DEFINITION.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The current and future health care needs of veter... | Southern New Jersey Veterans Comprehensive Health Care Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to determine, and notify Congress, whether the needs of veterans in southern New Jersey (the counties of Ocean, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem, Cumberland, Atlantic, and Cape May) for full-service medical care ... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY
PAYMENTS.
(a) Extension and Modification of Payments.--Section 2201 of the
American Recovery an... | Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2010 - Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, title II of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, to extend: (1) through 2011 the $250 economic recovery payments to recipients of Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commodity Futures Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. JURISDICTION OF THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
EXTENDED TO DERIVATIVES INVOLVING ENERGY COMMODITIES.
(a) Removal of Energy Commodities From Definition of ... | Commodity Futures Restoration Act - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to remove "energy commodity" from the category of exempt commodities (thus bringing "energy commodity" within the purview of the Act and extending the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to derivatives and swaps involving ... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``California Perchlorate Contamination
Remediation Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to provide grants for remediation of perchlorate
contamination of water source... | California Perchlorate Contamination Remediation Act - Establishes the California Perchlorate Cleanup Fund. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer amounts from the Fund to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the federal share of grants to California water authorities for the cl... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restoration of Emergency
Unemployment Compensation Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROVISIONS.
(a) In General.--(1) Section 4007 of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public... | Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Extends the final date for entering a federal-state agreement under the Emergency Unemployment C... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom and Privacy Restoration Act
of 1999''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER.
(a) Repeal of Provisions Authorizing Use of the Social Security
Account Number.--Subparagraph (C) of sec... | Freedom and Privacy Restoration Act of 1999 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit any Federal, State, or local government agency or instrumentality from using a social security account number or any derivative as the means of... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Initial Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Over the last 5 decades, billions of dollars in social
security taxes have been paid by American workers but have not
been credited to their social se... | Directs the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of the Treasury jointly to: (1) study and report to specified congressional committees on the inability of the Social Security Administration to provide for American workers their full social security benefits by reason of insufficiency of information held ... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coin Modernization, Oversight, and
Continuity Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON ALL
CIRCULATING COINS.
(a) In General.--To accomplish the goals of this Act and the
requiremen... | Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report biennially to specified congressional committees on production costs for each circulating coin, cost trends, and possible new metallic materials or technologies for the production of circulating coins. Requires ... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Obesity in Schools Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) It is estimated that 64.5 percent (119,000,000) of
American adults and 15 percent (9,000,000) of A... | Stop Obesity in Schools Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national strategy to reduce childhood obesity that: (1) provides for the reduction of childhood obesity rates by 10% by the year 2011; (2) addresses short-term and long-term solutions; (3) identifies how the federal g... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Leveraging and Energizing America's
Apprenticeship Programs Act'' or the ``LEAP Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATING IN QUALIFIED APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Subpart ... | Leveraging and Energizing America's Apprenticeship Programs Act or the LEAP Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business-related tax credit of $1,500 for hiring an apprentice who has not attained age 25 at the close of the taxable year or $1,000 for an apprentice who has attained age 25.... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. DEPOSITS IN CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND ACCOUNT EXCLUDED FROM
NET EARNINGS FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 607(d)(1) of the
Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 1177(d)(1)) is amended by striking
``taxable inco... | Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 and the Internal Revenue Code to permit participants in a capital construction fund to reduce their self-employment income by the amount of contributions to such fund. Makes nonqualified withdrawals subject to the self-employment tax. | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Visa and Protection Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Crime of violence.--The term ``crime of violence''
means an offense defined in section 16 of title 18, Un... | Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) establish a program to permit an eligible deported noncitizen veteran to enter the United States as a lawful permanent resident alien and permit an eligible noncitizen veteran in the United States to adjust to... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. RESOURCE STAFF FOR STUDENTS.
Title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8001 et. seq) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART L--RESOURCE STAFF FOR STUDENTS
``SEC. 10993. FINDINGS.
``C... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grants program for Resource Staff for Students. Direct the Secretary of Education to make such grants to local educational agencies for recruiting, training, and hiring 100,000 individuals to serve as school-based resource staff who have documente... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Northwest Salmon Recovery Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that:
(1) In order to deal with significant changes in the
Nation's electric utility industry, and to continue to ... | Northwest Salmon Recovery Act of 1998 - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to develop a unified plan for salmon recovery in the Pacific Northwest region whose goal is to restore sustainable naturally reproducing salmon populations to support tribal and nontribal harvest, cultural, and economic practices.
(Sec. 4)... | billsum_train |