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Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Beef Checkoff Modernization Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. IMPORTERS QUALIFIED BEEF COUNCIL.
(a) Definition of Qualified Beef Council.--
(1) In general.--Section 3 of the Beef Research and
Informa... | Beef Checkoff Modernization Act of 2008 - Amends the Beef Research and Information Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and maintain (as a subcommittee of the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board) an importers qualified beef council to promote nondomestic beef or to pursue any other authoriz... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Non-Discrimination Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Public school students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual,
or... | Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 - Prohibits public school students from being excluded from participating in, or subject to discrimination under, any federally-assisted educational program on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity or that of their associates. Considers haras... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Oil Spills Act'' or the ``SOS
Act''.
SEC. 2. OFFSHORE DRILLING SAFETY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Subtitle J of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16371-16378) is amended to read as fo... | Stop Oil Spills Act or the SOS Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise provisions concerning ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources.
Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish: (1) a program of awards to support the development, demonstration, and commercializ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Tax Relief Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF 1993 INCREASE IN TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 86(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to soc... | Senior Tax Relief Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to repeal the tax increase on social security benefits enacted by the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993.
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the amount of outside inc... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate Politics Transparency
Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE TO SHAREHOLDERS OF CERTAIN POLITICAL EXPENDITURES.
(a) Quarterly and Annual Reports.--Section 13 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m) i... | Corporate Politics Transparency Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require that quarterly and annual reports of an issuer, any proxy solicitation or consent or authorization in respect of any security, and the issuer's registration statement disclose total political expenditures in support of or in opp... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Critical Connectivity
Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and
Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act'' or the ``ACCESS BROADBAND
Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OF... | Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act or the ACCESS BROADBAND Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth within the National Telecommunic... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marine Ferry and High-Speed Marine
Ferry Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) today's ferries are a critical transportation component
in many communities, providing vital tra... | Marine Ferry and High-Speed Marine Ferry Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study and report to specified congressional committees on ferry transportation in the United States and its possessions in order to identify: (1) existing ferry operations; and (2) potential U.S. ferry routes in the United States... | 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 ``Jump Start America
Act of 2017''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--SIMPL... | Jump Start America Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to several corporate and individual income tax policies, to: revise individual income tax rates to establish a 20% rate on taxable income of $1 million or less and a 30% rate on taxable income over $1 million, with an adjustment f... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Family Fairness
Act''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repea... | Family Fairness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace current provisions allowing an earned income tax credit with provisions allowing an earned income credit for an eligible individual and for an eligible married individual. Mandates inflation increases.
Defines "eligible individual," for earned income c... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. MICROLOAN DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM AMENDMENTS.
(a) Purposes.--Section 7(m)(1)(A)(iii) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 636(m)(1)(A)(iii)) is amended--
(1) in subclause (I), by inserting ``commercial real
estate,'' after ``acquisition of''; and... | Amends the Small Business Act to set aside ten percent of microloan assistance for qualifying Indian small business concerns.
Provides technical assistance grants to institutions of higher education for Indian mentor education programs. | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Change
Adapt America Bond Act of 2016''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I--CLIMATE CHANGE ADVISORY COMMI... | Climate Change Adapt America Bond Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to issue Climate Change Bonds. The proceeds from the bonds must be deposited in the Adapt America Fund established by this bill within the Department of Commerce. Commerce must carry out an investment program to fund projec... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promote Opportunities With Energy
Resources for Cuba Act'' or ``POWER Cuba Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Cuba produced an estimated 49,000 barrels per day of ... | Promote Opportunities With Energy Resources for Cuba Act or the POWER Cuba Act This bill declares that oil and gas export restrictions under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and the Natural Gas Act shall not apply to Cuba. The President may permit any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction to: (1) export energy reso... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to authorize the Secretary of
Agriculture (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') to sell or
exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other lands in
the George Washington National Forest and the Jef... | Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands in Virginia for other lands or, if amounts are received through sale, to deposit receipts in a specified fund to be used for acquisition of lands in Virginia and acquisition or construction of administrative improvements in the George Washington and Jeffer... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Stop
Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the United States economy is losing millions of dollars
in tax reven... | Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act - Modifies Federal criminal code provisions regarding trafficking in counterfeit goods or services to prohibit trafficking in counterfeit marks. Directs the court: (1) upon a determination by a preponderance of the evidence that any articles in a defendant's possession bear... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Abandoned and Derelict Vessel
Removal Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Abandon.--The term ``abandon'' means to moor, strand,
wre... | Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Removal Act of 1997 - Prohibits an owner or operator from abandoning a vessel on the navigable waters of the United States.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to assess a civil penalty for each day of violation. Sets forth abandoned vessels' removal procedures, and liability guidelines... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Regulation and Management of
Solid Waste Act of 1995''.
TITLE I--GENERAL AMENDMENTS
SEC. 101. FINDINGS.
(a) Solid Waste.--Section 1002(a)(4) of the Solid Waste Disposal
Act (42 U.S.C. 6... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: General Amendments
Title II: State Solid Waste Management Plans
Title III: Interstate Transport of Waste
Title IV: Financial Assistance
State Regulation and Management of Solid Waste Act of 1995 -
Title I: General Amendments
- Amends the Solid Waste Disposal A... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chimayo Water Supply System and
Espanola Filtration Facility Act of 2004''.
TITLE I--CHIMAYO WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secr... | Chimayo Water Supply System and Espanola Filtration Facility Act of 2004 - Title I: Chimayo Water Supply System - (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of constructing a water supply system that includes potable water transmission lines, pump stations, and storage reservoirs for the ... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Agency Accountability for
Sexual Harassment Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Any 1-year period.--The term ``any 1-year period''--
(A) means a continuous perio... | Public Agency Accountability for Sexual Harassment Act - Prohibits sexual harassment (as defined under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) by any individual who is an agent of an organization or government and who administers a program or activity from which an annual benefit of more than $5,000 is derived. Req... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Providers Are Required To
Note Experiences in Record Systems to Help In-need Patients Act'' or
the ``Medicaid PARTNERSHIP Act''.
SEC. 2. MEDICAID PROVIDERS ARE REQUIRED TO NOTE EXPERIENCES IN RECORD
... | Medicaid Providers Are Required To Note Experiences in Record Systems to Help In-need Patients Act or the Medicaid PARTNERSHIP Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires each state to: (1) establish a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP), and (2) require health care providers to check the PDMP for a Medicaid enrollee's pre... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. ADULT RELATIVES WHO MEET RELEVANT STATE CHILD PROTECTION
STANDARDS TO BE REGARDED AS THE PREFERRED PLACEMENT
OPTION FOR CHILDREN.
Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is
amended--
(1) by strik... | Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide that, where appropriate and timely, adult relatives will be involved in child foster care placement determinations, and those who meet relevant State child protection standards will be regarded as the preferred p... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ADA Education and Reform Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. COMPLIANCE THROUGH EDUCATION.
Based on existing funding, the Disability Rights Section of the
Department of Justice shall, in consultation with property ... | ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 This bill requires the Disability Rights Section of the Department of Justice to develop a program to educate state and local governments and property owners on strategies for promoting access to public accommodations for persons with a disability. The program may include training f... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Organic Standards Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. RECORDKEEPING, INVESTIGATIONS, AND ENFORCEMENT.
The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 is amended by inserting
after section 2120 (7 U.S.C. 6519) the following:
``SEC. ... | Amends the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to require all persons, including producers, handlers, and certifying agents, required to report information to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) under such Act to maintain all contracts, agreements, receipts, and other records associated with the organic certification ... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Expansion Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Battlefield.--The term ``Battlefield'' means the Fort
Donelson National Battlefield.
(2) Eli... | Fort Donelson National Battlefield Expansion Act of 2002 - Revises the boundary of Fort Donelson National Battlefield to include Fort Donelson National Cemetery in Stewart County, Tennessee, and Fort Heiman and any associated land in Calloway County, Kentucky.Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire from a w... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 2000''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
Section 2(b) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701(b)) is amended by striki... | (Sec. 3) Increases the Foundation's Board of Directors from 15 to 25 members, including the Director of the USFWS and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Foundation to have its principal offices in Washington, D.C. (as currently provided), or in the bordering counties of M... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. MORATORIUM.
(a) In General.--No State or local jurisdiction shall impose a new
discriminatory tax on or with respect to mobile services, mobile
service providers, or mob... | Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2008 - Prohibits states or local governments from imposing any new discriminatory tax on mobile services, mobile service providers, or mobile service property for five years after the enactment of this Act. Defines "new discriminatory tax" as a tax imposed on mobile services, providers, or prop... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Committee on Foreign Investment in
the United States Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF REVIEW AND INVESTIGATION PROCESS.
Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App.
2170) is amended by... | Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Reform Act - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to revise provisions concerning presidential authority to review any mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers (transactions) that could result in foreign control of persons engaged in interstate commerce in the Unite... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Community
Protection Against Wildfire Act of 2002''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents... | Community Protection Against Wildfire Act of 2002 - Requires that at least 85 percent of the funds made available to implement the National Fire Plan go to hazardous fuels reduction projects and other wildfire control efforts on Federal lands in the wildland-urban interface (certain geographic areas conducive to wildfi... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medication Therapy Management
Benefits Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Medications are important to the management of chronic
diseases that require long-ter... | Medication Therapy Management Benefits Act of 2009 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require that the medication therapy management (MTM) services prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors offer to targeted beneficiaries include: (1) ... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife
Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) according to the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, in 2001... | Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2007 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which states and tribal governments may apply for grants to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land ... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVOR.
In this Act, the term ``sexual assault survivor'' includes a
deceased victim of sexual assault.
SEC. 3. SEXUAL ASSAULT ... | Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish statutory rights for sexual assault survivors, including the right to: (1) receive a forensic medical examination at no cost, (2) have a sexual assault evidence collection kit (i.e., rape kit) preserved for the maximum applicab... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cleaning Product Right to Know Act
of 2016''.
SEC. 2. CLEANING PRODUCTS LABELING REQUIREMENT.
(a) Labeling Requirement.--Beginning 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, a cleaning product man... | Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2016 This bill requires cleaning products to bear a label with, and requires manufacturers to include on their websites, a list of all of the product's ingredients (including individual ingredients in dyes, fragrances, and preservatives) in descending order of predominance by weigh... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Reportable Conditions
Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to provide for the health of
Americans by implementing a system that detects and identifies in a
timely manner diseases, cond... | National Reportable Conditions Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Commission on National Reportable Conditions to review state and local regulations to determine the existence of conditions that represent a serious threat to the health of individuals in the United States, compile a list of ... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER.
Section 4 of the Constitution Heritage Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C.
407cc) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Operation of the Center.--
``(1) In general.--A cooperative agreement ente... | Amends the Constitution Heritage Act of 1988 to set forth requirements for cooperative agreements between the Secretary of the Interior and the National Constitution Center for the operation of the Center, including a requirement that revenues from the operation of the Center be made available to the Center (without fu... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``External Regulation of the
Department of Energy Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Department of Energy has studied external
regulation for nine years.
(2) Th... | External Regulation of the Department of Energy Act - Eliminates Department of Energy (DOE) regulatory or enforcement authority at any nonmilitary DOE energy laboratory in connection with responsibilities for nuclear safety and for occupational safety and health that are granted under this Act to the Nuclear Regulatory... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. ENTITLEMENT AND DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS FOR AFFECTED
PARTICIPANTS.
(a) Entitlement of Affected Participants.--Any affected participant
described in subsection (b) is entitled to a one-time lump sum payment
to be determined by the Secr... | Entitles to a one-time lump sum payment any persons (affected participants) who: (1) retired from active employment at one of the gaseous diffusion plants of the U.S. Enrichment Corporation (USEC) on or before USEC's privatization date as vested participants in a pension plan maintained either by USEC's operating contr... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Regulated Investment
Company Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. INTERNATIONAL REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter N of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amende... | International Regulated Investment Company Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for international regulated investment companies (IRICs) and specify rules for the taxation of IRICs. An IRIC is a regulated investment company (i.e., a mutual fund) that has all of its outstanding stock held b... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions
Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TRADEMARK ACT OF 1946.
Section 35 of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the
registration and protection of trademarks used in commerce, t... | Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions Act - Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 and Federal copyright law to make it a violation of trademark and copyright law if a person knowingly provided, or caused to be provided, materially false contact information in making, maintaining, or renewing the registration of a domain name... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Patient Access to
Preventive and Diagnostic Tests Act''.
SEC. 2. CODING AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES FOR NEW CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC
LABORATORY TESTS UNDER MEDICARE.
(a) Determining Payment Basis For New Lab T... | Medicare Patient Access to Preventive and Diagnostic Tests Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish procedures for determining the basis for, and amount of, Medicare payment for any clinical diagnostic laboratory test with resp... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Catastrophic Health Coverage
Promotion Act''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
(ref... | Catastrophic Health Coverage Promotion Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish demonstration projects to provide health care coverage to individuals who: (1) are not eligible for Medicaid or Medicare benefits and have exceeded $10,500 in out-of-pocket health care costs in a year or an adj... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Grand River Band
of Ottawa Indians of Michigan Referral Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of... | Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians of Michigan Referral Act - Provides for an expedited review of the petition of the Grand River Band of the Ottawa Indians of Michigan for recognition as a Federal Indian tribe. | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gifted and Talented Students
Education Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Gifted and talented students give evidence of high
pe... | Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies to assist local educational agencies to develop or expand gifted and talented education programs through one or more of the following activities: (1) professional development programs;... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FORT DONELSON NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD.
(a) Designation; Purpose.--There exists as a unit of the National
Park System the Fort Donelson National Battlefie... | Fort Donelson National Battlefield Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Declares that the Fort Donelson National Battlefield exists as a unit of the National Park System (the System) to commemorate the Battle of Fort Donelson in February 1862 and the campaign conducted by General Ulysses S. Grant and Admiral Andrew H. Foote that res... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teachers For Tomorrow Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS.
(a) Guaranteed Student Loans.--Part B of title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 is amended by--
(1) re... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that amounts of student loan forgiveness for teachers, under both the current HEA programs and those added by this Act, shall not be included in an individual's gross income for income tax purposes. | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Children from Peer-to-
Peer Pornography Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Peer-to-peer file trading software has been very widely
distributed. Th... | Protecting Children from Peer-to-Peer Pornography Act of 2003 - Makes it unlawful for any person to distribute peer-to-peer file trading software, or to authorize or cause such software to be distributed by another person, in interstate commerce in a manner that violates regulations promulgated by the Federal Trade Com... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Payday Loan Consumer
Protection Amendments of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Payday lending is a rapidly expandin... | Federal Payday Loan Consumer Protection Amendments of 2006 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prohibit an insured depository institution from: (1) making any payday loan, either directly or indirectly; or (2) making any loan to any other lender for purposes of financing, refinancing, or extending any payday ... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Guam World War II
Loyalty Recognition Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Recogniti... | Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act - (Sec. 2) Recognizes the great suffering and steadfast loyalty and courage of the people of Guam during the Japanese occupation of Guam in World War II.
(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make the following payments for Guam World War II claims: (1) spouses, ch... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Waste Empowerment and
Enforcement Provision Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by adding after sect... | State Waste Empowerment and Enforcement Provision Act of 2002 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize a State to limit, place restrictions on, or otherwise regulate out-of-State municipal solid waste received or disposed of annually at each landfill or incinerator in the State, except, until two years after ... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mineral Hill Historic Mining
District Preservation Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Mineral Hill Mine located north of Yellowstone
National Park... | Mineral Hill Historic Mining District Preservation Act of 2002 - States that all terms and other provisions in the Donation Agreement between TVX Mineral Hill, Inc., and the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, are incorporated in this Act, ratified, and confirmed.Authorizes the Secretary, if certai... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Targeted Marriage
Tax Penalty Relief Act of 2001''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or rep... | Targeted Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow, on joint returns, a limited credit.Provides for a decreased phaseout percentage of the earned income credit (thereby increasing the benefits of such credit) for individuals with qualifying children. | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Success for Veterans on
Campus Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR VETERAN STUDENT SUCCESS.
Title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1133 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the e... | Securing Success for Veterans on Campus Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award three-year grants to institutions of higher education to develop model programs that require each grantee to establish a campus Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success tha... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Critical Care Assessment and
Improvement Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Critical care medicine is the care for patients whose
illne... | Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2013 - Requires studies on critical care health services in the United States by the Institute of Medicine and the Health Resources and Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Directs the HHS Secretary, acting through the Direct... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Collaborative Forest Health Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) The term ``at-risk community'' means--
(A) an urban wildland ``interface'' or ``intermix''... | Collaborative Forest Health Act - Permits the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior (the Secretaries) to find that a proposed hazardous fuels reduction project that meets certain criteria shall not require an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement.
Directs the Secretaries to identify proje... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible and Effective Solutions
for Children Using and Entering Online Services Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DATA RELATING TO CRIMES OF CHILD EXPLOITATION.
Section 227(b) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 199... | Responsible and Effective Solutions for Children Using and Entering Online Services Act of 2007 - Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to: (1) specify the types of information that providers of electronic communication or remote computing services (providers) should include, if available, in reports of apparen... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Jicarilla Apache Reservation Rural
Water System Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are as follows:
(1) To ensure a safe and adequate rural, municipal, and
water supply and was... | Jicarilla Apache Reservation Rural Water System Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation and collaboration with the Jicarilla Apache Nation (the Tribe), to plan, design, and construct the Rural Water Supply Project to improve water supply, delivery, and wastewater facilities for the town of Dulce, N... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lawful Interrogation and Detention
Act''.
SEC. 2. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DEFINED.
In this Act, the term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning
given that term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1... | Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Directs the President, within one year after the enactment of this Act, to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and remove all detainees held there.
Requires each such detainee to be either: (1) charged with a violation of U.S. or international law and transfer... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) in 1970, Amtrak was created as a 2-year, federally
assisted experiment that was to become an independent and self-
sufficient entity shortly thereafter;
(2) althou... | Amends Federal transportation law to repeal specified authorities with respect to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK), eliminating intercity rail passenger transportation (while retaining AMTRAK commuter services).
(Sec. 3) Repeals a provision which provides for the judicial review of the discontinuan... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farmers Tax Deferral Act''.
SEC. 2. NONTAXABLE EXCHANGE OF QUALIFIED AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY FOR REAL
PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter O of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of... | Farmers Tax Deferral Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow individuals age 55 or older to exclude from gross income the gain or loss from an exchange of qualified agricultural property for U.S. real property; (2) treat such an exchange as a like-kind exchange for purposes of recognizing gain or loss; and... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Storage Technology for Renewable and
Green Energy Act of 2010'' or the ``STORAGE 2010 Act''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY INVESTMENT CREDIT FOR ENERGY STORAGE PROPERTY CONNECTED
TO THE GRID.
(a) Up to ... | Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy Act of 2010 or the STORAGE 2010 Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow, through 2019, a 20% energy tax credit for investment in energy storage property that is directly connected to the electrical grid (i.e., a system of generators, transmission lines, and... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Family and Medical
Leave Clarification Act''.
(b) References.--Whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or... | Allows employers to require that intermittent leave be taken in increments of up to half a work day.
Requires employees to: (1) request leave be designated as FMLA leave; (2) provide written application within five working days of providing notice to the employer for foreseeable leave; and (3) with respect to unforesee... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crime Control Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the most important domestic function of the Federal
Government is the protection of the personal security of
indi... | Crime Control Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for persons prosecuted in State courts for violent and drug trafficking crimes involving a firearm. Prohibits probation, suspension of sentence, concurrent sentencing, or early release for such persons. Mak... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Project SeaHawk Implementation Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL INTERAGENCY OPERATIONAL CENTERS FOR
PORT SECURITY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactme... | Project SeaHawk Implementation Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commandant of the Coast Guard, to establish or designate an interagency operational center for maritime and port security in each region designated by the Commandant as a Coast Guard sector. Declares that the pur... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Spokane Tribe of Indians of the
Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) from 1927 to 1931, at the direction of Con... | Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Spokane Tribe of Indians Settlement Fund Account.Requires the payment of compensation to the Spokane Tribe for the use of their lands for the generation of hydropower from the Gra... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. STRATEGIC TRANSFORMER RESERVE PROGRAM.
(a) Finding.--Congress finds that the storage of strategically
located spare large power transformers will diminish the vulnerability
of the United States to multiple risks facing electric grid
reliability, including ... | This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE), acting through the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, to submit to Congress a plan to establish a Strategic Transformer Reserve for the storage, in strategically located facilities, of spare large power transformers in sufficient numbers to tempora... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Wyandotte Nation has a valid interest in certain
lands located in the Fairfax Business District in Wyandotte
County, Kansas, that are located within the Natio... | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to take specified Settlement Lands into trust for the benefit of the Wyandotte Nation as part of the settlement of claims in a certain lawsuit of the Wyandotte Nation against the United Government of Kansas City and Wyandotte County, Kansas, if there are no adverse legal claims on... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL FREIGHT MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish
a National F... | Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Improvement Program to award competitive grants to states and designated entities for eligible costs of projects to improve the efficiency and capacity of freight mobil... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Benefits Fairness
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. COMPUTATION AND PAYMENT OF LAST MONTHLY PAYMENT.
(a) Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Benefits.--Section 202 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) is a... | Social Security Benefits Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that, if an OASDI recipient dies during the first 15 days of a month, the last payment of the monthly benefit for that month shall be half the usual benefit amount. | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Water Transportation
Budgeting Act''.
SEC. 2. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF INLAND WATERWAYS TRUST FUND AND HARBOR
MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, th... | Truth in Water Transportation Budgeting Act - Prohibits the receipts and disbursements of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund from being counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of the Federal budget as submitted by the President, the congr... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security
Insider Threat and Mitigation Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 111 et seq.) ... | . Department of Homeland Security Insider Threat and Mitigation Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an Insider Threat Program, which shall: (1) provide training and education for DHS personnel to identify, prevent, mit... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Life Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFYING SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO COVERAGE OF ABORTION
SERVICES UNDER THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE
ACT TO CONFORM TO LONG-STANDING FEDERAL POLICY.
(a)... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 17, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Protect Life Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to prohibit federal funds from being to used to cover any part of the costs of any health plan that in... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Moving Housing Forward Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Incorporation of Definitions.--Except as otherwise provided in
this Act, the terms used in this Act have the meaning given those
terms, r... | Moving Housing Forward Act of 2016 This bill directs the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to require the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to establish a pilot program that shares with the private sector the credit risk on a pool of sing... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Armed Career Criminal Sentencing Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Armed career criminals are certain individuals deemed
to be particularly culpable and d... | Armed Career Criminal Sentencing Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise provisions relating to the sentencing of repeat offenders who commit a serious drug offense or a violent crime using a firearm that is punishable by imprisonment for a term of more than one year. Requires the United States Attorn... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Freedom of Information
Improvement Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the purpose of the Freedom of Information Act is to
... | Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act of 1996 - Amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to require Federal agencies, via computer telecommunications or other electronic means, to: (1) publish all information required to be published in the Federal Register; (2) make available a list of statutes relied... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. CENTERS FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CLINICAL ACTIVITIES ON
BLAST INJURIES OF VETERANS.
(a) In General.--(1) Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``Sec. 7327. Centers for res... | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to establish and operate at least one, but not more than three, centers for research, education, and clinical activities on blast injuries.
Requires the Secretary to designate a center or centers upon the recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health subject to ... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vessel Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF UNITED STATES VESSELS FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES.
(a) In General.--The conveyance of a United States Government
vessel to an eligible entity for use as an educational, ... | Vessel Conveyance Act - Subjects the conveyance of a U.S. government vessel to an eligible entity for use as an educational, cultural, historical, charitable, or recreational or other public purpose to conditions that such vessel will be maintained and used for such purposes. Requires a vessel that is not maintained an... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Dog Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS ON DOG FIGHTING VENTURES.
(a) In General.--Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C.
2156) is amended to read as follows:
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
... | Federal Dog Protection Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to make it unlawful to knowingly: (1) sponsor or exhibit an animal in, or knowingly attend, a dog fighting venture; (2) sell, buy, possess, train, transport, deliver, or receive for purposes of transportation any dog or other animal for the purpose of having th... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Critical Access and Rural Equity Act
of 2016'' or the ``CARE Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFYING REASONABLE COSTS FOR CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL
MEDICARE PAYMENTS.
(a) Inclusion of Certain Costs as ... | Critical Access and Rural Equity Act of 2016 or the CARE Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to specify that, for purposes of determining Medicare payment and reasonable costs for both inpatient and outpatient critical access hospital (CAH) services, the Centers for Medicare &... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Elections Review Commission
Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION; MEMBERSHIP.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the Federal Elections Review Commission (herea... | Federal Elections Review Commission Act - Establishes the Federal Elections Review Commission to study and report to the President and the Congress on the nature and consequences of the Federal electoral process, making recommendations to ensure the integrity of, and public confidence in, Federal elections. | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Science Education Incentive
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) As concluded in the report of the Committee on Science
of the House of Re... | National Science Education Incentive Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) certain science, engineering, math, or technology teachers who teach in elementary or secondary schools a refundable tax credit for ten percent of their undergraduate tuition costs, up to $1,000 ($1,500 for teachers in hig... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means Dickinson Parks
& Recreation in Dickinson, North Dakota.
(2) Dickinson reservoir.--The term ``Dickinson Reservoir''
means the Dickinson Reservoir constructed as part of... | This bill directs the Commissioner of Reclamation to: (1) provide to the holder of a permit for a cabin site located on federal property around the Dickinson Reservoir in North Dakota the first option to purchase the site for fair market value, provided that the permittee first pay to Dickinson Parks & Recreation (... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Visa Integrity and Security Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. PETITION AND APPLICATION PROCESSING FOR VISAS AND IMMIGRATION
BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title II of the Immigration and
National... | Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to require that: (1) visa and admissions petitions and applications filed with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or a consular officer must contain all required signatures; (2) each immigrant visa application must... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) It is in the interest of the United States to maximize
economic return from the growing trade in cruise ship sailings
to and from Alaska by encouraging the use of United States
... | Prescribes guidelines under which passengers may be transported in foreign-flag cruise vessels between ports in Alaska and between ports in Alaska and other U.S. ports. | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Creating Access to Rehabilitation
for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF MEDICARE 3-DAY PRIOR HOSPITALIZATION REQUIREMENT
FOR COVERAGE OF SKILLED NURSING FACILITY SERVI... | Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to coverage of extended care services without regard to the three-day prior hospitalization requirement (non-post-hospital extended care services). Restricts such coverage to no... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. CAPITOL POWER PLANT CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM.
Section 118 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7418) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(e) Capitol Power Plant Carbon Dioxide Emissions Demonstration
Program.--
... | Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a competitive grant demonstration program to carry out projects to demonstrate the capture and storage or use of carbon dioxide emitted from the Capitol power plant in Washington, D.C., as a result of burning ... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Temporary Mortgage Assistance Loan
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) as the economy worsens and unemployment rates continue
to rise, a growing number of long-t... | Temporary Mortgage Assistance Loan Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make available, in the form of monthly payments, temporary mortgage assistance loans to mortgagees or mortgage servicers of qualified homeowners who are in default on their mortgages.
Prescribes conditio... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NAFTA Trucking Safety Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. OPERATIONS OF MEXICO-DOMICILED MOTOR CARRIERS IN THE UNITED
STATES.
(a) Terms and Conditions.--No Mexico-domiciled motor carrier shall
be granted authority... | NAFTA Trucking Safety Act of 2007 - Prohibits a Mexico-domiciled motor carrier from being granted authority to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border until one or more of the following officials as specified (the Secretaries of Transportation and of Homeland Security and the D... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chesapeake Bay Restoration
Enhancement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 117(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1267(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and its''... | Chesapeake Bay Restoration Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to revise requirements for implementation and monitoring grants under the Chesapeake Bay Agreement and for reporting on federally-funded projects under such Agreement.
Requires federal agencies that carry out activities... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. INCREASING THE NUMBER OF ALLOWED COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS OF
FIREARMS DEALERS.
Section 923(g)(1)(B)(ii)(I) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended b... | Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to authorize the Attorney General to inspect or examine the inventory and records of a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer of firearms to ensure compliance with recordkeeping requirements not more than three times a year (currently,... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Shipping Relief for Agriculture Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Efficient, competitive, broadly available waterborne
cargo transportation service is imp... | Shipping Relief for Agriculture Act of 1998 - Amends Merchant Marine Act, 1920 provisions concerning transportation of merchandise between points in the United States in other than domestic or rebuilt and documented vessels to remove the restriction that a vessel must be constructed in the United States in order to eng... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Physician Self-Referral Act
of 2014''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENTS TO RESTRICTION ON SELF-REFERRAL UNDER MEDICAID.
(a) Repeal of Restriction on Receipt of Federal Funds in the Case
of Self-Referral.--Subsection (s) of sec... | Medicaid Physician Self-Referral Act of 2014 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to physician self-referral limitations to repeal the prohibition against payment of federal funds to a state for medical assistance expenditures for a designated health service furnished to an indivi... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Free Sports Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act--
(1) the term ``Secretary'' refers to the Secretary of
Commerce; and
(2) the term ``professional sports associatio... | Drug Free Sports Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue regulations requiring professional sports associations to adopt and enforce policies and procedures for the random testing of athletes for the use of performance-enhancing substances. Requires that each athlete be tested five times each year at ... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mandatory Arbitration Transparency
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF PREDISPUTE ARBITRATION
AGREEMENTS CONTAINING CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSES.
(a) In General.--Title 9, United States Code, is ... | Mandatory Arbitration Transparency Act of 2017 This bill prohibits predispute arbitration agreements from containing a confidentiality clause regarding an employment, consumer, or civil rights dispute that could be interpreted to prohibit a party from: (1) making a communication in a manner such that the prohibition wo... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Colorado
Wilderness Act of 2001''.
(b) Definitions.--As used in this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means
the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as ... | Colorado Wilderness Act of 2001 - Designates additional specified lands in the State of Colorado as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Provides for the reservation and protection of U.S. water rights for such areas. | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: TO SPECIFY ITS CONSTITUTIONAL
AUTHORITY AND SHOW EFFECTS ON CURRENT LAW.
Chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after section 105 the following:
``Sec. 105a. Text of bill or resolution to specify its constitutional
auth... | Read the Bills Act - Requires any bill or resolution introduced in either chamber of Congress to contain a provision citing the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the proposed measure, including all of its provisions. Requires any measure introduced in either chamber, designed to amend or ... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patriot Corporations of America Act
of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL CONTRACTING PREFERENCE FOR PATRIOT CORPORATIONS.
In the evaluation of bids or proposals for a contract for the
procurement of goods or services, the ... | Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2006 - Grants a preference to Patriot corporations in the evaluation of bids or proposals for federal contracts. Defines " Patriot corporation" as a corporation which: (1) produces at least 90% of its goods and services in the United States; (2) does not pay its its management-lev... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bottle Recycling Climate Protection
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The energy required to manufacture beverage containers
from recycled containers is often less t... | Bottle Recycling Climate Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit retailers and distributors from selling beverages in containers that do not display a statement of a refund value of five cents. Defines "beverage" as an alcoholic or non-alcoholic, carbonated or uncarbonated liquid that i... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clear Creek County, Colorado, Public
Lands Transfer Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF PUBLIC LANDS.
The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this Act referred to
as the ``Secretary'') shall transfer in... | Clear Creek County, Colorado, Public Lands Transfer Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain public lands in Clear Creek County, Colorado, to the Secretary of Agriculture, the State of Colorado, and certain local governments (Clear Creek County and the towns of Silver Plume and Georgetown... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Insurance Market Parity and
Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. PRIVATE FLOOD INSURANCE.
(a) Mandatory Purchase Requirement.--
(1) Amount and term of coverage.--Section 102 of the Flood
Disast... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 25, 2015. Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to make technical amendments without substantive change to requirements for flood insurance under either the fe... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Investment Demonstration
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. SECTION 8 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) Authority.--Using amounts available pursuant to section
5(c)(7)(B)(ii) of the United States Hou... | Community Investment Demonstration Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a community investment demonstration program through FY 1998 to provide project-based rental assistance (under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937) on behalf of low-income families in spec... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. NO REGULATION OF EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES.
Title III of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 330. NO ... | Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas (GHG) to address climate change. Excludes GHGs fro... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SEC. ____. COMPLETION OF THE NATURALIZATION PROCESS FOR CERTAIN
NATIONALS OF THE PHILIPPINES.
(a) In General.--Section 405 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
of 1990 (8 U.S.C. 1440 note) is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (B) of su... | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1990 with respect to the naturalization of certain Philippine World War II veterans. | billsum_train |