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Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Streamline America's Future Energy
Nuclear Act''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.
Nothing in this Act shall supersede, mitigate, detract from, or in
anyway decrease the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's ability to ... | Streamline America's Future Energy Nuclear Act - Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to establish and implement an expedited procedure for issuing a Combined Construction and Operating License for a nuclear reactor.
Directs the NRC to: (1) reduce by one-half the time necessary for reactor design certificat... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Center to Advance, Monitor, and
Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2011'' or the ``CAMPUS
Safety Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY.
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control a... | Center to Advance, Monitor, and Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2011 or CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Orphan Highway Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL ORPHAN HIGHWAYS PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 165. National orpha... | Orphan Highway Restoration Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make grants and provide technical assistance to States and local governments to: (1) perform preventive maintenance on or carry out projects for resurfacing, restoration, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of orphan highways; and (2) rehabilita... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Terrorist Admission Prevention Act
of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) United States border security agencies are presently
overwhelmed with more than 400... | Terrorist Admission Prevention Act of 2002 - Establishes a temporary moratorium, with limited waiver authority by the Attorney General, on the issuance of immigrant and nonimmigrant visas (excluding diplomatic visas) to an alien who is a citizen (including multiple citizenship) or national of, or who was born in, one o... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Older and Disabled Americans
Protection Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. BACKGROUND CHECKS.
(a) In General.--A shared housing referral service, as determined
for the purpose of this section by the Attorney General, may... | Older and Disabled Americans Protection Act of 1997 - Authorizes: (1) a shared housing (a residential arrangement involving a caretaker and at least one elderly or disabled person) referral agency to request the Attorney General to conduct and share criminal background checks respecting shared housing caretaker applica... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Katrina Housing Tax Relief Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING CREDIT RULES FOR
BUILDINGS IN THE GO ZONES.
(a) Time for Making Low-Income Housing Credit Allocati... | Katrina Housing Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) qualify certain buildings in the Gulf Opportunity Zone, the Rita Go Zone, and the Wilma GO Zone (GO Zones) placed in service before 2011 for the housing tax credit without regard to certain otherwise applicable restrictions if such buildi... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trade and Professional Association
Free Flow of Information Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) trade and professional associations serve the ... | Trade and Professional Association Free Flow of Information Act of 1997 - Exempts a trade or professional association from civil liability relating to harm caused by the provision of specified information by the trade or professional association to a member of the trade or professional association.
Authorizes a trade ... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive National Mercury
Monitoring Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) mercury is a potent neurotoxin of significant
ecological and public health concern;
(2) i... | Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a national mercury monitoring program that monitors: (1) long-term changes in mercury levels and important ancillary measures in the air, and (2) long-term changes in mercury and methyl me... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employee Compensation
Protection Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUANCE OF CIVILIAN PAY DURING PERIODS OF LAPSED
APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Continuance of Pay.--Subchapter III of chapter 55 of titl... | Federal Employee Compensation Protection Act of 1995 - Amends Federal civil service and armed forces law to provide for the temporary continuance of basic civilian and military pay and associated benefits and allowances of Federal and District of Columbia personnel during any period of lapsed appropriations in which th... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities Prevention Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES.
Section 317C of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-4) i... | Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act concerning the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (Center) to add "disabilities and health" to categories of data which the Secretary of Heath and Human Services is directed t... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Premier Certified Lenders Program
Improvement Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Premier Certified Lenders Program (PCLP)
established under section 508 of the Sma... | Premier Certified Lenders Program Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to make loss reserve requirements of lenders under the premier certified lenders (PCL) program inapplicable to PCLs that ensure that the amount of their loss reserve is: (1) not less than $25,000; and (2) suffic... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cleaner Trucks for America Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN ALTERNATIVE MOTOR VEHICLE CREDIT AMOUNT FOR NEW
QUALIFIED ALTERNATIVE FUEL MOTOR VEHICLES WEIGHING MORE
THAN 26,000 POUND... | Cleaner Trucks for America Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the credit amount for new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicles with gross vehicle weight ratings of more than 26,000 pounds from $40,000 to $80,000; (2) allow an increased tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling pr... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2015''.
TITLE I--CUT
SEC. 101. MODIFICATION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT.
Title III of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 631 et
seq.)... | Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2015 This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish FY2016 spending limits of $2.832 trillion for new budget authority and $2.884 trillion for outlays. Spending for Social Security, Medicare, Veterans Benefits and Services, Net Interest, and Military Personnel is exempt... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission on the Future of
Disability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Nation's proper goals regarding individuals with
disabilities are to ensure equal... | National Commission on the Future of Disability Act - Establishes the National Commission on the Future of Disability to study and report to the President and the Congress on the adequacy of Federal programs serving persons with disabilities, especially programs authorized under the Social Security Act.
Authorizes app... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. CONSENT OF CONGRESS TO THE HISTORIC CHATTAHOOCHEE COMPACT
BETWEEN THE STATES OF ALABAMA AND GEORGIA.
The consent of Congress is given to the amendment of articles I,
II, and III of the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between the States of
Alaba... | Grants the consent of the Congress to the amendment to articles I, II, and III of the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia which: (1) provide that the purpose of the Compact is to promote the cooperative development of the Chattahoochee valley's full potential for historic preservation and touris... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bipartisan Rural Law Enforcement
Crime-Fighting Scholarship Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the organization of illegal gangs and many systems of
illegal drug trafficking ... | Bipartisan Rural Law Enforcement Crime-Fighting Scholarship Act - Directs the Attorney General, through the Office of Justice Programs and in consultation with the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement at the University of Arkansas, to establish a rural law enforcement scholarship program by providing grants to rur... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Puerto Rico Karst Conservation
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In the Karst Region of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
there ar... | Puerto Rico Karst Conservation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants, enter contracts, and exercise specified authorities to acquire, protect, and manage land and forest resources in and adjacent to the Karst Region of Puerto Rico for the purpose of protecting and conserving the water quality and... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Crimes and Enforcement
Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) Federal investigation and prosecution of environmental
crimes play a critical role in the pr... | Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act of 1996 - Provides that, upon motion of the United States, any person found guilty of a criminal violation of specified Federal environmental laws, or conspiracy to violate such laws, may be ordered to pay the costs incurred by a State, local, or tribal government or an agency t... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Integrity of the United States
Courts Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF BINATIONAL PANEL DECISIONS.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title IV of the North American Free
Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 ... | Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to grant the U.S. Court of International Trade jurisdiction over the review of a final determination of such a binational panel. | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sustaining our Most Advanced
Researchers and Technology Jobs Act of 2012'' or the ``SMART Jobs
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF STEM FIELD.
Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(... | Sustaining our Most Advanced Researchers and Technology Jobs Act of 2012 or the SMART Jobs Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an F-4 nonimmigrant visa for an alien who has been accepted and plans to attend an accredited graduate program for a degree in a STEM field (science, technology, engin... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Survivor Benefits Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF TWO-YEAR LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF ACCRUED BENEFITS AT
DEATH.
Subsection (a) of section 5121 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended-... | Veterans' Survivor Benefits Act of 2003 - Repeals the limitation (benefits due and unpaid for not to exceed two years) on the accrued benefits required to be paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs upon the death of a veteran or other beneficiary. Provides that, upon the death of a child claiming benefits as a child ... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. DEAUTHORIZATION OF THE BLUNT RESERVOIR FEATURE OF THE OAHE
IRRIGATION PROJECT, SOUTH DAKOTA; CONVEYANCE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Blunt reservoir feature.--The term ``Blunt Reservoir
feature'' means the Blunt Reservoir featu... | Deauthorizes the Blunt Reservoir feature of the Oahe Irrigation Project authorized as part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to convey all of the preferential lease parcels to the Commission of Schools and Public Lands... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Money Service Business Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Check cashers, money transmitters, and other legally
authorized and regulated money transmitting bu... | Money Service Business Act of 2009 - Revises certain requirements for anti-money laundering programs with respect to federally insured depository institutions.
Declares that, if such institutions have on file specified mandatory self-certifications submitted by a money transmitting business for which the institutions ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Education and Workforce Innovation
Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANTS.
(a) Program Authorized.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out
this section, the Secretary of Education, in c... | Education and Workforce Innovation Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out a five-year pilot program to award grants to eligible entities to carry out programs that provide direct skills and job training for individuals to enter and advance in high-growth, emerging, and in-demand industries, such as skill... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taunton, Massachusetts Study Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the city of Taunton, Massachusetts, has--
(A) 9 distinct historic districts, including--
... | Taunton, Massachusetts Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and areas in the city of Taunton, Massachusetts, as a unit of the National Park System. | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Relief Certainty Act''.
TITLE I--PERMANENT TAX RELIEF
SEC. 101. REPEAL OF EGTRRA SUNSET.
(a) In General.--Section 901 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief
Reconciliation Act o... | Tax Relief Certainty Act - Eliminates the terminating date of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, thus making the provisions of such Act permanent. Terminates after December 31, 2011, provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act increasing tax benefits for adoption.
Eliminate... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``California Perchlorate Contamination
Remediation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) because finite water sources in the United States are
stretc... | 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 |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Manufacturing Certainty and Captive
Finance Affiliate Clarification Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF THE EXEMPTIONS FOR CAPTIVE FINANCE COMPANIES
FROM THE DEFINITION OF MAJOR SWAP PARTICIPANT AND FROM
... | Manufacturing Certainty and Captive Finance Affiliate Clarification Act - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to redefine an exclusion from "major swap participant" (and as a result from the swap clearing requirement) an entity (captive finance company) whose primary business is providing financing that facilitates the s... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Handgun Control Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS.
The Congress hereby finds and declares--
(1) that the estimated total number of handguns in private
hands has reached seve... | Handgun Control Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the importation, manufacture, sale, purchase, transfer, receipt, or transportation (use) of a handgun, with exceptions.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, consistent with public safety and necessity, to exempt such activities by licensed... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fueling the U.S.A. Through
Unlimited Reliable Energy (FUTURE) Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Economic prosperity is closely linked to an affordable
... | Fueling the U.S.A. Through Unlimited Reliable Energy (FUTURE) Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to undertake full scientific and technological cooperation in the international burning plasma project (ITER).Directs the Secretary to: (1) send an implementation plan to Congress for a domestic burning plasma... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Partnership Program
Enhancement Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF NATIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAM.
(a) Authority.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 1205 of the National
Defense ... | State Partnership Program Enhancement Act of 2015 Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 to revise and extend indefinitely the authority of the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish exchange programs for members of the National Guard under the National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Towing Vessel Safety Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR TOWING VESSELS.
(a) In General.--Section 4102 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the f... | Towing Vessel Safety Act of 1996 - Amends Federal marine safety law to require the Secretary of Transportation, in prescribing regulations for towing vessels, to: (1) consider the characteristics and nature of the service of towing vessels; (2) consult with the Towing Safety Advisory Committee; and (3) require the ins... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. RIGHTSIZING PENSION PREMIUMS.
(a) In General.--Section 4006(a) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1306(a)) is amended ... | Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to: (1) modify the formula that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) uses to calculate the funded percentage of single-employer pension plans, and (2) reduce single-employer PBGC premiums fo... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Homes and Eliminating
Liabilities Through Encouraging Readiness Act'' or the ``SHELTER Act''.
SEC. 2. NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL CREDIT FOR HURRICANE AND TORNADO
MITIGATION PROPERTY.
(... | Strengthening Homes and Eliminating Liabilities Through Encouraging Readiness Act or the SHELTER Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual and business taxpayers a tax credit for 25% of their qualified hurricane and tornado mitigation property expenditures up to $5,000 for any taxable year. Defines such... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Emergency
Highway Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EMERGENCY HIGHWAY RELIEF.
(a) Temporary Waiver of Non-Federal Share.--Notwithstanding any
other law, during fiscal years 1995 ... | District of Columbia Emergency Highway Relief Act - Requires the Federal share of the costs of certain highway projects within the District of Columbia during FY 1995 and 1996 to be up to 100 percent, as requested by the District. Includes as eligible a project for a route proposed for inclusion in, or designated as p... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Medical
Audits Act of 2015''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Transpare... | Fair Medical Audits Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to modify requirements related to the identification and recovery of overpayments under Medicare. A contract between the the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and a recovery audit contractor must require ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Positive Train Control Enforcement
and Implementation Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ENSURING SAFE IMPLEMENTATION OF POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL ON
POISONOUS OR TOXIC-BY-INHALATION AND PASSENGER RAIL
... | Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015 This bill extends deadlines and modifies requirements for railroad carriers and providers of intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation to implement positive train control (PTC) systems. (A PTC system is a communications and signaling system de... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Communities of Color Teenage
Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to develop and carry out research and
demonstration projects on new and existing program interventions... | Communities of Color Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award competitive grants to eligible entities for new and existing program interventions to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed t... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support
Reform Act of 1997''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purpos... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: National Child Support Guidelines Commission
Title II: Centralized Child Support Enforcement
Title III: Effective Dates
Child Support Reform Act of 1997 -
Title I: National Child Support Guidelines Commission
- Establishes the National Child Support Guidelines Commis... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Export-Import Bank
Reauthorization Act of 2014''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Exte... | Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States through FY2019. Extends, for FY2015-FY2019, the Bank's authority to use a specified amount of its surplus for information technology system updates. Extends, through FY20... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Child Left Unimmunized Against
Influenza Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The influenza is a contagious respiratory illness
caused by influenza viruse... | No Child Left Unimmunized Against Influenza Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out a multistate demonstration program designed to test the feasibility of using the nation's elementary and secondary schools as influenza vaccination centers in coordination with school nurses, ... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HIV Emergency Local Partnership Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Since AIDS cases were first reported more than 25 years
ago, appro... | HIV Emergency Local Partnership Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities located in communities in which racial or ethnic minorities comprise a majority of the population to provide comprehensive HIV/AIDS service to rac... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Health Care Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN COVERED BENEFICIARIES IN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM.
(a) FEHBP Option.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States... | Military Health Care Fairness Act - Amends the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to allow certain eligible covered beneficiaries to enroll in any health benefits plan under the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHB) offering medical care comparable to that offered under CH... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quiet Communities Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that:
(1) Approximately 28,000,000 Americans are afflicted with
some hearing loss and it has been estimated that 10,000,000... | Requires the Administrator, using funds made available to the Office, to carry out a study of airport noise, examining the Federal Aviation Administration's selection of noise measurement methodologies, health impact thresholds, and abatement program effectiveness.
Amends the Noise Control Act of 1972 to include the es... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State and Local Aid and Economic
Stimulus Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ONE-TIME REVENUE GRANT TO STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 67 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by addin... | State and Local Aid and Economic Stimulus Act of 2003 - Amends Federal law to make appropriations for FY 2003 for a one-time revenue grant to States and local governments to carry out programs related to education, substance abuse treatment, and jobs to prevent crime.Specifies amounts to be allotted to each of the Stat... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR BIOMETHANE PRODUCED FROM BIOMASS WHICH IS
EQUIVALENT TO CREDIT FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCED FROM
BIOMASS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 45 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to electricity produce... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax credit for the production of biomethane from biomass and make such credit amount equal to the tax credit for producing electricity from biomass; and (2) include biomethane facilities as qualified facilities for purposes of the tax credit for producing electricity fro... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ESTATE TAX AS IN EFFECT IN 2009.
(a) Exclusion Equivalent of Unified Credit Equal to $3,500,000.--
Subsection (c) of section 2010 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to unified credit against estate tax) is amended to read as
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) restore the unified credit against the estate and gift tax after 2009; (2) establish the amount of such credit at $3.5 million adjusted for inflation in calendar years after 2010; and (3) reduce the maximum estate and gift tax rate to 45%.
Expresses the sense of the Senate that... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eagle Employers Act''.
SEC. 2. REDUCED TAXES FOR EAGLE EMPLOYERS.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new se... | Eagle Employers Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer certified as an Eagle employer by the Secretary of the Treasury a tax credit for one percent of such employer's taxable income. Defines an " Eagle employer" as any taxpayer who: (1) maintains its headquarters in the United States; (2) pays at le... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Attendance Success Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational
agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 9101... | Student Attendance Success Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to states and, through them, competitive, renewable, three-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for programmatic initiatives aimed at improving academic achievement by keeping students in school.
Requires subgran... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
Improvement Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; DEFINITION.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) All claims of United States citizenship and nationality
... | Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Improvement Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of State to adjudicate U.S. passport applications in an individualized, evidence-based manner.
Requires the passport application adjudicatory process to be based on an assessment of individual circumstances and evidence.
Prohibits an... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Alopecia Fairness
Expansion Act of 2002''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Medicare coverage of scalp... | Alopecia Fairness Expansion Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare), title XIX (Medicaid), and title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to include coverage of scalp hair prosthesis for individuals who have scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata.Amends Federal civil se... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Insurance Choice Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. RIGHT TO OPT-OUT.
Section 102(c) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 4012a(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3... | Flood Insurance Choice Act of 2007 - Amends the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to permit an individual homeowner not to purchase property flood insurance, even for property in a special flood hazard area, if he or she submits certain written certifications to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Missing Persons Authorities
Improvement Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF MISSING PERSONS AUTHORITIES APPLICABLE TO
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Applicability to Department of Defense Civilia... | Missing Persons Authorities Improvement Act of 1997 - Restores Federal armed forces provisions relating to the status of missing persons as in effect before amendments made by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997. | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Firefighter Investment and Response
Enhancement (FIRE) Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Increased demands on firefighting personnel have made
it difficult for local gov... | Requires the FEMA Director to establish an office to set specific criteria for the selection of grant recipients and administer the grants.
Authorizes appropriations. | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Arizona.
(3) ... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to acquire, by use of eminent domain, subsurface mineral rights to certain land owned by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and certain land held in trust for the Tribe in Arizona.
Requires the Secretary to take such interests into trust for the Tribe's benefit. | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Counterfeit Drug Enforcement Act''.
SEC. 2. RECALL AUTHORITY REGARDING DRUGS.
Subchapter A of chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 506C ... | Counterfeit Drug Enforcement Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, upon a finding of reasonable probability that a drug intended for human use would cause serious health consequences or death, to issue an order requiring the appropriate person (inclu... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening the Safety Net Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. REDISTRIBUTION AND EXTENDED AVAILABILITY OF UNEXPENDED MEDICAID
DSH ALLOTMENTS.
Section 1923(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(f))
is amende... | Strengthening the Safety Act of 2006 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for the redistribution and extended availability of unexpended Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award demonstration grants to health a... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: [Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 437 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
1st Session
H. R. 437
_______________________________________________________________________
I... | Presidential and Executive Office Financial Accountability Act of 1999 - Provides, within the Executive Office of the President, for the designation or appointment of a Chief Financial Officer. Requires the Chief Financial Officer, to the extent that the President determines appropriate and in the interest of the Unit... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Preservation of
Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2003''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. ... | Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for a phased elimination of the nontherapeutic use in food-producing animals of critical antimicrobial animal drugs. Defines "critical antimicrobial animal drug" and "nontherapeutic use."
Requires... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Reliability Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. COAL-POWERED ELECTRIC GENERATION UNIT CREDIT.
(a) Federal Tax Credit for Coal-Powered Electric Generation
Units.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapte... | Energy Reliability Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit through 2022 for a portion of the expenses for the operation or maintenance of a coal-powered electric generation unit, excluding expenses for coal. The credit applies to taxpayers who own or lease an electric generation u... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Energy Commission Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) there has been a sharp increase in the price of
gasoline, home heating oil, natural gas, and propane ... | Consumer Energy Commission Act of 2001 - Establishes the Consumer Energy Commission to conduct a nationwide study of significant price spikes in major U.S. consumer energy products during the ten years preceding the date of enactment of this Act, and report its findings to Congress. | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Travel Disclosure Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. APPROPRIATIONS FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TRAVEL.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
Federal funds may be obligated or expended for Fe... | Federal Travel Disclosure Act of 1993 - Prohibits: (1) the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for Government travel other than from amounts specifically appropriated by law for such purpose; and (2) any Federal entity from expending funds for the travel expenses of any individual employed by another Federal en... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Farm Energy Relief Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF TAX SUBSIDIES ENACTED BY THE ENERGY POLICY ACT OF
2005 FOR OIL AND GAS.
(a) Repeal.--The following provisions, and amendments made by such
p... | Family Farm Energy Relief Act of 2006 - Repeals provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 relating to: (1) the expensing of equipment used in refining of liquid fuels and accelerated depreciation of natural gas distribution and gathering lines; (2) the pass through of tax deductions for environmental compliance costs... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This legislation may be cited as the ``Puerto Rico Admission Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The territory of Puerto Rico has a population of more
than 3.4 million, and United States... | Puerto Rico Admission Act This bill expresses U.S. policy that the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico may choose whether Puerto Rico will become a state or a nation through a plebiscite pursuant to provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014. If the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico reaffirm the territory's choice of... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR WETLAND RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION
EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
is amended by redesignating section 35 as... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for wetland restoration, conservation, and easement expenses for any taxable year. Prescribes formulae for the determination of the three elements of such credit. | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Enhancement of Talented
Students Act'' or the ``School EATS Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the Secretary of Agriculture, in the
school year begin... | School Enhancement of Talented Students Act or School EATS Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to award competitive grants to states, local educational agencies, or school food authorities to reduce the amount of processed food served each day under the s... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Corps of Engineers
Reform Act of 2000''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 3. Definition of Secretary.
... | Establishes in the Army Corps of Engineers an Office of Independent Review to review the projects covered under this title. Defines as controversial projects those which: (1) are subject to a substantial degree of public controversy; (2) the affected State objects to; or (3) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determine... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Colorado Charter
Forest Act of 2008''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions... | Colorado Charter Forest Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a demonstration project for National Forest System lands in Colorado ("covered lands") for the purposes of increasing community involvement in decision making regarding management and evaluating methods to improve the health and manag... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsibility in Drug and Device
Advertising Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER DRUG OR DEVICE ADVERTISING.
(a) In General.--The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amende... | Responsibility in Drug and Device Advertising Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit direct-to-consumer advertising in the first three years after approval of a new drug or device. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) waive such prohibition if such advertising... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Families Educational Opportunity Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating... | Families Educational Opportunity Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual a deduction for the amount of qualified higher education expenses paid by the individual. Limits the amount allowed to $10,000. Provides for a limitation based on modified adjusted gross income. | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Waterfront Community Revitalization
and Resiliency Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) many communities in the United States were developed
along waterfronts;
... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on June 8, 2016. Waterfront Community Revitalization and Resiliency Act of 2015 (Sec. 4) This bill requires the Department of Commerce to designate as a resilient waterfront community a unit of local government or Indian tribe that meets specified ... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit
Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION.
Section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C.
485h(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on April 10, 2013. Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act - Amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation) to contract for the dev... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``California Ocean Protection Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the coast of California possesses unique historical,
ecological, educational, recreational, economic,... | California Ocean Protection Act of 1993 - Establishes a California Ocean Protection Zone consisting of: (1) the waters of the Exclusive Economic Zone that are contiguous to territorial sea waters that are contiguous to California; and (2) that portion of the Outer Continental Shelf underlying the waters.
Bars Federal... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy and Revenue Enrichment Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of Energy.
(2) Enrichment plant.--The ... | Energy and Revenue Enrichment Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to contract with a qualified operator for a 24-month pilot program for the reenrichment at an enrichment plant of certain depleted uranium, beginning no later than June 1, 2012.
Authorizes the Secretary to sell the reenriched uranium gen... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCILS UNDER
THE JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT.
(a) In General.--Part D of title IV of the Job Training Partnership
Act (29 U.S.C. 1731 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 457... | Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to establish regional private industry councils for labor market areas located in more than one State, upon request of the Governors of such States.
Provides that such a regional private industry council shall be in addition to the private indust... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Fairness Act of
2002''.
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 amend... | Social Security Fairness Act of 2002 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide that a monthly OASDI benefit shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies during the first 15 day... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Native Survivors of
Sexual Violence Act''.
SEC. 2. TRIBAL JURISDICTION OVER CRIMES OF DOMESTIC, DATING, OR SEXUAL
VIOLENCE, SEX TRAFFICKING, OR STALKING.
Section 204 of Public Law 90-2... | Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence ActThis bill amends the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 to revise provisions regarding tribal jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence, including to expand tribal criminal jurisdiction to include sex trafficking, sexual violence, stalking, and related conduct. | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Repeatedly Flooded Communities
Preparation Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR REPETITIVELY FLOODED AREAS.
(a) In General.--Section 1361 of the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4102) is ame... | Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require a community that participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and has been repeatedly flooded, as specified by the bill, to: (1) assess the continuing risks to community areas repeatedly dama... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``California Coastal
National Monument Expansion Act of 2012''.
(b) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the California
C... | California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2012 - Expands the boundary of the California Coastal National Monument, established by Presidential Proclamation 7264, to include the Point Arena-Stornetta public lands in Mendocino County, California.
Requires management of such lands: (1) under the provisions of... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Transportation Safety Board
Reauthorization Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 1118(a) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
... | National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Reauthorizes appropriations to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for FY2011 and FY2012.
(Sec. 3) Revises the term "accident" to expand the NTSB's authority to investigate, at its discretion, accidents not involving the destructio... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fourth Amendment Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution
states ``The right of the people to be secure in the... | Fourth Amendment Restoration Act - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to impose limits on roving electronic surveillance by revising specifications and adding directions required to be included in the order of a designated judge approving such surveillance, including, in cases where the fac... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Income Tax Fairness Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Working people provide about 65 percent of Federal
revenue through social security taxes on their earnings a... | Income Tax Fairness Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the income tax rates imposed on individual taxpayers by three percentage points.
Repeals the current requirement that property acquired from a decedent be valued, generally, at its fair market value at the date of the decedent's death or, aft... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Airport and Airway Extension Act of
2011, Part IV''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.
(a) Fuel Taxes.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4081(d)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is am... | Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part IV - (Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through September 16, 2011, increased excise taxes on aviation fuels, the excise tax on air transportation of persons and property, and the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.
(Sec. 4) Incre... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as ``Fire Safe Cigarette
Act of 1998''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) cigarette ignited fires are the leading cause of fire
deaths in the United States,
... | Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1998 - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate within a specified time a fire safety standard for cigarettes, including a prohibition on stockpiling standard-exempt cigarettes. Prohibits the manufacture or import of cigarettes not in compliance with such standard. Aut... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Advertising Reform Act''.
TITLE I--LABELING AND ADVERTISING FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
SEC. 101. ADVERTISING FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
(a) Advertisements Intended for Consumers; Prior Approval.--Section
5... | Medical Advertising Reform Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require prior approval by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of consumer-directed advertising for prescription drugs and restricted medical devices.
Prohibits drugs advertising for a two-year period after approval of a new pres... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Secretary of the Interior has identified 53 dams on
Indian lands that present a threat to human life in the eve... | Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) establish a dam safety maintenance program within the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in order to maintain each dam on Indian lands in a satisfactory condition; (2) perform necessary repair and rehabilitation work to bring any unsatisfactory... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Asthma Awareness, Education and
Treatment Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Asthma is a chronic lung condition that affects an
estimated 14,600,000 Ameri... | Asthma Awareness, Education and Treatment Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities for projects for specified asthma-related activities for low-income communities, including screening and referrals, information and education, and worksho... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ethanol Education and Expansion Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. E-85 FUEL EXPANSION PROGRAM.
Section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7
U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 106-224) is amended--
(1... | Ethanol Education and Expansion Act of 2007 - Amends the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary to make grants to majority-controlled producer-based business ventures to install E-85 fuel infrastructure, including infrastructure necessary: (1) for the direct retail sale of E-85 fuel, including... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Municipal Bond Fairness Act''.
TITLE I--DISCRIMINATORY RATINGS TREATMENT OF STATE AND MUNICIPAL
SECURITIES
SEC. 101. PRESERVATION OF AUTHORITY TO PREVENT DISCRIMINATION.
Sectio... | Municipal Bond Fairness Act - Title I: Discriminatory Ratings Treatment of State and Municipal Securities - (Sec. 101) Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require each registered nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NSRO) (credit rating ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Long Island Sound Restoration and
Stewardship Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
(a) Long Island Sound Restoration Program.--Section 119 of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1269) is amended--... | Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to expand the duties of the Office of Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study by requiring the Office to: (1) conduct or commission studies to strengthen the implementa... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom of Speech on Campus Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) free speech is a fundamental right and a safeguard
against political and intellectual tyranny;
... | Freedom of Speech on Campus Act of 1993 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that students attending universities or other institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds should be able to exercise full rights to freedom of speech on campus free from official intrusion.
Amends the Education Amendments of ... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Physician Assistant Education Public
Health Initiatives Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT FOR CERTAIN PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS.
(a) In General.--Part C of title VII of the Public Health Service
Act (4... | Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to enter into contracts to repay the student loans of physician assistants who agree to serve as: (1) faculty members for physician assistant ed... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stability and Democracy for Georgia
Act of 2008'' or the ``STAND for Georgia Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DECLARATIONS OF POLICY.
Congress makes the following declarations:
(1) The United States condemn... | Stability and Democracy for Georgia Act of 2008 or the STAND for Georgia Act of 2008 - Authorizes the President, in the wake of Georgia's August 2008 conflict with the Russian Federation, to provide assistance to Georgia for: (1) humanitarian needs; (2) infrastructure reconstruction; (3) economic development; and (4) g... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENTS TO 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Family Tax Relief
Act of 2008''.
(b) Amendments to 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of ... | Family Tax Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase and make refundable the tax credit for employment-related dependent care expenses; and (2) increase and make permanent the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.
Makes permanent provisions of the ... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Health Access Preservation Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF INTERIM PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES.
(a) Revision of Per Beneficiary Limit.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L) of
the Social Security ... | Home Health Access Preservation Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, with respect to the computation formula of the interim system of limited payments for services provided by home health agencies. Revises such formula for cost rep... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Holocaust Insurance Accountability
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Holocaust, an event in which millions of people
endured enormous suffering through... | Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2011 - Authorizes any person who purchased a covered policy, or a beneficiary or heir of such person, to bring a civil action in federal district court against the insurer, or a related company of the insurer, to recover proceeds due or enforce any rights under the policy. (Def... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Reorganization Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. NUMBER AND COMPOSITION OF CIRCUITS.
Section 41 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter before the table, by... | Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1995
- Divides the current U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into the following two circuits: (1) the Ninth Circuit composed of the States of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, consisting of 19 judges, and holdin... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF DEDUCTION FOR INTEREST ON EDUCATIONAL LOANS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 163(h) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (defining personal interest) is amended by
striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D), by redesignating
s... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for interest on any indebtedness incurred to pay the educational expenses of the taxpayer, spouse, or dependent. Allows such deduction only for the first 48 months of loan repayment. | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Revitalizing America's Commercial
Entrepreneurs for Space Act'' or the ``RACE for Space Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH COOPERATION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 135 of title 10, United States Code, ... | Revitalizing America's Commercial Entrepreneurs for Space Act or RACE for Space Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, in order to assist the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) with respect to private-sector involvement in commercial space activities and public-private partnerships pertaining to space transportation... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Miners Protection Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN RETIREES IN THE MULTIEMPLOYER HEALTH
BENEFIT PLAN.
Section 402 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977 (30 U.S.C. ... | Miners Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to address potential shortages in the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan for payment of health care benefits to retired coal miners by expanding the eligible uses of interest transferable to such plan from the Abandoned... | billsum_train |