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Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF NONCONSTITUENT CONTRIBUTIONS AND
MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT A
CANDIDATE MAY ACCEPT.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the... | Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit the amount of nonconstituent contributions and political action committee contributions that a candidate for election to the Senate or House of Representatives, and the candidate's authorized committees, may accept for use in an election.
Prohibits a multicandi... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Early Warning And Rapid
Notification Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Over 160,000 people were killed in the Indian Ocean
region as a result of the tsun... | Early Warning And Rapid Notification Act of 2005 - Defines "all-hazard event" as an emergency or disaster resulting from: (1) a natural disaster; or (2) an accident or intentional or negligent act that causes widespread damage or harm.
Directs the Secretary of State, through the Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Heart Disease Education, Analysis
Research, and Treatment for Women Act'' or the ``HEART for Women Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORTING OF DATA IN APPLICATIONS FOR DRUGS, BIOLOGICS, AND
DEVICES.
(a) ... | Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act or the HEART for Women Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny a new drug application if the application fails to include required information on clinical investigations.
Di... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil War Sesquicentennial
Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The American Civil War was a defining experience in the
... | Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission to plan, develop, and carry out programs and activities appropriate to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, and to carry out other specified duties.
Directs the National... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran Urgent Access to Mental
Healthcare Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR CERTAIN FORMER MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Cod... | Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish to former members of the Armed Forces: (1) an initial mental health assessment; and (2) the mental health care services required to treat the member's urgent mental health care needs, including ... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Missouri River Enhancement and
Monitoring Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the River Studies
Center of the Biological Resources Divisio... | Missouri River Enhancement and Monitoring Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Biological Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, to establish the Missouri River monitoring and research program to: (1) coordinate the collection of information on the biological and water qual... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Office Worker Protection Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970 TO
HOME OFFICE EMPLOYMENT.
(a) Regulations Required.--The Secretary of Labor shall is... | Requires such regulations to: (1) describe the types of non-home-office employee residence work (such as manufacture, assembly, disassembly, or processing of goods for commerce, or employment requiring regular exposure to a toxic or hazardous substance in excess of an exposure limitation in specified regulations); (2) ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Water Conservation Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Federal Government has an historic commitment to
assisting areas of ... | Agricultural Water Conservation Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 75 percent of the water conservation system expenses for the purchase and installation of materials or equipment to substantially conserve water on farm land. | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Social Workers Improving
Student Success Act''.
SEC. 2. SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS GRANTS.
Subpart 2 of part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding af... | School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award renewable grants to high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) to retain or hire additional school social workers.
Permits grantees to use the funds to reimb... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Reform Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I--IMMIGRATION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 101. Increased personnel levels of ... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Immigration and Law Enforcement
Title II: Immigration Document Fraud Prevention
Title III: Restrictions on Alien Eligibility for Welfare
Immigration Reform Act of 1995 -
Title I: Immigration and Law Enforcement
- Increases: (1) FY 1996 personnel levels and funding f... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homes for Heroes Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR VETERANS AFFAIRS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Transfer of Position to Office of the Secretary.--Section 4 ... | Homes for Heroes Act of 2013 - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs to: (1) ensure veterans fair access to HUD housing and homeless assistance programs, (2)... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Human Research Protection and
Promotion Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT OFFICE FOR PROTECTION OF HUMAN
RESEARCH SUBJECTS.
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is... | Requires the Office Director to establish criteria by regulation for the protection of human subjects in research conducted, supported, or otherwise subject to regulation by the Federal Government (Federal research projects). Provides that in the case of covered agencies: (1) such regulations supersede all regulations ... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pell for Performance Act''.
SEC. 2. REPAYMENT FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE PROGRAM.
Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ``The pe... | Pell for Performance Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the Federal Pell Grant program. Specifically, if a Pell Grant recipient fails to complete an education program within the maximum timeframe for completion, then the Pell Grants received for such program convert to a Federal Direct Unsu... | 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 ``Miscellaneous
Maritime Transportation Amendments Act of 2016''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of content... | Miscellaneous Maritime Transportation Amendments Act of 2016 National Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2016 This bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to develop a land-based system to backup its Global Position System (GPS). The bill revises the deadline for when certain fishing vessels m... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Children from Theft Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTIONS FOR CREDIT REPORTS OF MINORS.
(a) In General.--The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 605B the ... | Protect Children from Theft Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require a consumer reporting agency, upon request by the legal guardian or custodian of a minor consumer, to either create a blocked credit report for the minor or convert the minor's existing report to blocked status. With respec... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Identity Theft Protection Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER.
(a) Repeal of Provisions Authorizing Certain Usages of the Social
Security Account Number.--Sectio... | Identity Theft Protection Act of 2001 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code to establish new rules restricting the use of Social Security account numbers (SSNs) to applicable Social Security Administration and tax related purpose... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defending Our Great Lakes Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL ZONE AT BRANDON ROAD LOCK AND
DAM SITE, JOLIET, ILLINOIS.
(a) Immediate Actions.--
(1) In gen... | Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015 This bill requires federal agencies to take immediate actions to prevent the upstream transfer of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin through the Brandon Road Lock and Dam site. The actions must place a special focus on Asian carp spec... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act
of 2016'' or the ``MEDS Act''.
SEC. 2. MARIJUANA RESEARCH.
(a) In General.--Section 303(f) of the Controlled Substances Act
(21 U.S.C. 823(f)) is amended--
... | Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2016 or the MEDS Act This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to: establish, with respect to marijuana research, a new federal registration process that is separate from the process for research involving other schedule I drugs; establish a process for registeri... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cruise Line Accurate Safety
Statistics Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT CRIMES AND OTHER INFORMATION.
(a) Requirement.--The owner of a cruise ship that calls at a port
in the United States shall report to the Secretary... | Cruise Line Accurate Safety Statistics Act - Requires the owner of a cruise ship that calls at a U.S. port to report to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating each: (1) crime that occurred on the cruise ship in which a U.S. citizen was a victim; (2) incident on a cruise ship in which a U.... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Dialogue on Social Security
Act of 1998''.
TITLE I--NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON SOCIAL SECURITY
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL DIALOGUE.
As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Ac... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: National Dialogue on Social Security
Title II: Bipartisan Panel to Design Long-Range Social
Security Reform
National Dialogue on Social Security Act of 1998 -
Title I: National Dialogue on Social Security
- Directs the President, the Speaker of the House of Repre... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Long-Term Care Support
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds:
(1) As our Nation's seniors live longer lives, the United
States faces a major challenge in... | Comprehensive Long-Term Care Support Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction from gross income (available for taxpayers who do not itemize deductions) for the cost of long-term care premiums for the taxpayer and certain family members, including the taxpayer's spouse, ancestors, or lineal de... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Baseline Elimination Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. CHANGES IN THE BASELINE.
Section 257(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 is amended--
(1) in the second sentence of paragrap... | Baseline Elimination Act of 2011 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to eliminate sequential and cumulative adjustments for inflation from Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline projections for discretionary appropriations with respect to: (1) expiring ... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate Executive Accountability
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. SHAREHOLDER VOTES ON EXECUTIVE PAY.
(a) Shareholder Votes on Executive Pay.--Section 14 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78n) is amended by... | Corporate Executive Accountability Act of 2010 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require that any proxy or consent or authorization for an annual shareholders meeting provide for a separate non-binding shareholder vote to approve executive compensation for named executive officers.
Requires solicitatio... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Security Civil Rights and
Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. MISSION OF DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
Section 101(b)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
111(b)(1)) is amen... | Homeland Security Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to include within the primary mission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that civil rights are not diminished by efforts aimed at securing the homeland.
Requires DHS's Officer for C... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save Medicare Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT UPDATE.
Section 1848(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(d)),
as amended by section 101 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and ... | Save Medicare Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, to: (1) increase the Medicare physician payment update for 2009; and (2) extend the physician quality reporting system, the incentive payment program for physician... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health Access Improvement Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST SERVICES AND MENTAL
HEALTH COUNSELOR SERVICES UNDER PART B OF THE MEDICARE
PROGRAM.
(a) Coverag... | Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare, (2) exclude such services from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, and (3) a... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Individuals From Mass
Aerial Surveillance Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Mobile aerial-view device, or mavd.--The terms ``mobile
... | Protecting Individuals From Mass Aerial Surveillance Act of 2015 This bill prohibits a federal entity from using unmanned aircraft or other mobile aerial-view devices (MAVDs) to: (1) surveil property, persons, or their effects; or (2) gather evidence pertaining to known or suspected criminal conduct, or ... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Financial Choice and
Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF MONEY MARKET FUNDS UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY
ACT OF 1940.
The Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C... | Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to allow a money market fund, under specified conditions, to elect to operate using a different method of valuation than is otherwise required. A money market fund that elects to do so shall not... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Financial System Access
Limitation Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH IRAN AND BLOCKING OF
PROPERTY WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
... | Iran Financial System Access Limitation Act of 2016 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that Congress must act to preempt any move to grant licenses resulting in Iran's access to the U.S. dollar. The President may not issue a license to an offshore dollar-clearing entity to conduct a transaction in U.S. dollars ... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Adoption Report Card Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT CARD ON STATE PERFORMANCE IN PROTECTING CHILDREN.
(a) In General.--Part E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 670 et seq.) is amended by... | Adoption Report Card Act of 1997 - Amends Part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to instruct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) issue an annual report card containing each State's performance rating (including a performance analysis) with respect to protecti... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Prescription Drug Program
Integrity and Transparency Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER STANDARDS UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1860D-12(b) of the Social Se... | Medicare Prescription Drug Program Integrity and Transparency Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require each contract entered into with a prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsor with respect to a PDP the sponsor offers to prohi... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cherry Valley National Wildlife
Refuge Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The scenic Cherry Valley area of Northeastern
Pennsylvania is blessed with more than 80 special-conc... | Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to to acquire necessary lands, waters, and other property interests to establish a national wildlife refuge in northeastern Pennsylvania to be known as the Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge. | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ocean Acidification Research
Partnerships Act''.
SEC. 2. OCEAN ACIDIFICATION COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH GRANTS.
The Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009
(33 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended by inserti... | Ocean Acidification Research Partnerships Act This bill amends the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 to require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide grants for collaborative research projects on ocean acidification developed and conducted through partnershi... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1)(A) Tuberculosis is a great health and economic burden
to impoverished nations and a health and security threat to the... | Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the President to provide assistance for the prevention, treatment and control of tuberculosis. Requires the President to: (1) coordinate with specified health agencies worldwide to develop and implement a comprehensive tuberculosis con... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Seven Baha'i leaders in Iran have been wrongfully
imprisoned since 2008.
(2) In May 2010, suspected terrorists attacked two mosques
in Pakistan belonging to the Ahmaddiya min... | (Sec. 2) Directs the President to appoint a Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia within the Department of State.
(Sec. 3) Requires the Special Envoy to: (1) promote the right of religious freedom of religious minorities in the countries of the Near ... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Prevention of
School Violence Act of 1999''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Students have a right to be safe and secure in their
pers... | Prevention of School Violence Act of 1999 - Establishes the National Commission on the Prevention of School Violence.
Directs the Commission to submit a final report to the President and the Congress within one year after its first meeting. Terminates the Commission 60 days after such required report date. | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION. 1. AUTHORITY TO AGREE TO CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE BORDER
ENVIRONMENT COOPERATION AGREEMENT; GRANT AUTHORITY.
(a) Amendment Authority.--Part 2 of subtitle D of title V of Public
Law 103-182 (22 U.S.C. 290m-290m-3) is amended by adding at the end... | (Sec. 1) Amends the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to authorize the President to agree to amendments to the Border Environment Cooperation Agreement (the November 1993 Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States Concerning the ... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural America Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.
Section 1001 of the Food Security of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``$40,000'' and
... | Rural America Preservation Act - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to reduce maximum annual direct and counter-cyclical commodity payments to $20,000 and $30,000, respectively. Revises limitation provisions for marketing loan gains, loan deficiency payments, and commodity certificate transactions, and establishes an... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment
Fund Distribution Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Covered indian tribe.--The term `... | Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgement Fund Distribution Act of 1996 - Provides for distribution to, and use of certain funds by, the Sisseton and Wahpeton Tribes of Sioux Indians.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, one year after enactment of this Act, to distribute specified amounts to the tribal governing ... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Rural Health Care Equity
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. REVISIONS TO THE PRACTICE EXPENSE GEOGRAPHIC ADJUSTMENT UNDER
THE MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE.
Effective as if included in the enactm... | Medicare Rural Health Care Equity Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), to revise the practice expense portion of the geographic adjustment applied in a fee schedule area for physicians' services furnished in 2010 an... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wrongful Convictions Tax Relief Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR WRONGFULLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by ... | Wrongful Convictions Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow wrongfully incarcerated individuals: (1) an exclusion from gross income for compensation received relating to their incarceration and for the first $50,000 of annual income received by such an individual after release from incarcera... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Stamp Flexibility Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. FOOD STAMP BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended to
read as follows:
``definition
``... | Food Stamp Flexibility Act of 1995 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to restructure the existing food stamp program as a block grant program with a State mandate for work by beneficiaries. | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mobilized Reserve Family Health Care
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. REDUCED HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS FOR FAMILY COVERAGE OF MILITARY
RESERVISTS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY.
(a) Refundable Credit for Cost... | Mobilized Reserve Family Health Care Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit to cover the cost of insurance coverage under TRICARE for a member (and family) of the National Guard or a reserve component of a U.S. Armed Force who has been called or ordered to active duty for a period in exces... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Efficient Manufactured Home
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR REPLACEMENT OF DATED MANUFACTURED HOMES WITH
ENERGY-EFFICIENT MANUFACTURED AND MODULAR HOMES.
(a) Authority.--The Secreta... | Energy Efficient Manufactured Home Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a program to provide grants and loans to assist low-income owners of manufactured homes constructed before December 31, 1994, in decommissioning their dated homes and replacing them with Ener... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Virginia Jobs and Energy Act''.
SEC. 2. LEASE SALE 220 AND OTHER OCS OIL AND GAS LEASE SALES OFFSHORE
VIRGINIA.
(a) Conduct of Lease Sale.--Notwithstanding any 5-year oil and gas
leasing program i... | Virginia Jobs and Energy Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct an oil and gas lease sale off the coast of Virginia within one year, and conduct at least two lease sales in the area during the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. During each of Interior's five-year le... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Victims on Campus Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF CAMPUS SECURITY POLICY AND CAMPUS CRIME
STATISTICS.
Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1092(f)) is amen... | Protecting Victims on Campus Act of 2012 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise provisions that require each institution of higher education (IHE) participating in a title IV (Student Assistance) program to comply with certain crime reporting requirements.
Requires IHEs to provide students and employees w... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. YELLOWSTONE BUFFALO PRESERVATION.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Yellowstone
Buffalo Preservation Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) More than any other animal, the American buffalo (Bison
bison)... | Yellowstone Buffalo Preservation Act - Prohibits any federal or state government agent from: (1) killing, hazing, or capturing any buffalo on federal land or land held under federal conservation easements; or (2) using any form of bait to lure buffalo from any federal land onto private land until specified duties are a... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Complete Streets Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. SAFE AND COMPLETE STREETS.
Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(g) Complete Streets Policy.--
``(... | Complete Streets Act of 2008 - Amends the surface transportation program to require state and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to: (1) adopt a policy statement that ensures that all users of the transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users as well as children, older individuals,... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: s Described.--For purposes of subsection
(a)(1), a joint resolution is described in this paragraph if it is a
joint resolution of the 2 Houses of Congress and the matter after the
resolving clause of such joint resolution is as follows: ``That the
Congress approves... | Stand With American Workers Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to: (1) declare that the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is the primary government official responsible for dispute settlement proceedings before the World Trade Organization (WTO) that involve the United States; and (2) designate a Deputy USTR to... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cheaper Car Insurance Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE FRAUD.
(a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting at the end the following:
``SEC. 1038. AUTO... | Cheaper Car Insurance Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit automobile insurance fraud.
Directs the Department of Justice to publish best practices for the States to use in licensing: (1) auto body shops that perform work paid for by insurers; and (2) medical treatment provided to people who are i... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arctic Deep Water Ports Enhancement
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) There is a pressing national need to prepare for
increasing human activity and expanding commerce i... | Arctic Deep Water Ports Enhancement Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to enter into partnership agreements with certain developers to: (1) plan, survey, design, construct, maintain, or operate Arctic deepwater ports; (2) provide technical assistance for such activities; and (3) receive funds from feder... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Endangered Species Consolidation Act
of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Marine Fisheries Service was created in
the Department of Commerce under Reorganizati... | Endangered Species Consolidation Act of 2001 - Transfers all functions with respect to anadromous species and catadromous species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 that were vested in the Secretary of Commerce or the National Marine Fisheries Service immediately before the enactment of this Act to the Secretary ... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Make College Affordable Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.
(a) Deduction Allowed.--Section 221 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 221. HIGHER EDUCATION ... | Make College Affordable Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the deduction of qualified higher education expenses and interest on qualified higher education loans. Limits such deduction 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 ``United Nations Accountability Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF PAYMENT OF ARREARAGES TO UNITED NATIONS.
Until a certification by the President of reforms in the United
Nations under section 3 is transmitte... | United Nations Accountability Act of 1997 - Prohibits the payment of arrearages of U.S. contributions to the United Nations (UN) until the President certifies to, and a joint resolution is approved by, the Congress that the UN has implemented specified reforms, including: (1) a reformulation of the assessed U.S. payme... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Kids' Interest in
Learning and Libraries Act'' or the ``SKILLS Act''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms o... | Strengthening Kids' Interest in Learning and Libraries Act or SKILLS Act - Amends part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require the inclusion of effective school library programs in school improvement programs.
Defines an "effective school library program" as one that: (1) i... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Farmers to Africa and the Caribbean
Basin Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Many African farmers and farmers in Caribbean Basin
countries use antiqu... | Farmers to Africa and the Caribbean Basin Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Farmers for Africa and Caribbean Basin Program to provide grants for exchange programs with African-American and other American farmers and other agricultural specialists and (sub-Saharan) African, Caribbean Ba... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``President John F. Kennedy
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) John Fitzgerald Kennedy served in the United States
Navy, earning the Navy and Ma... | President John F. Kennedy Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 500,000 $1 silver coins in commemoration of President John F. Kennedy. The bill requires all sales of such coins to include a surcharge of $10 per coin, which shall be paid by Treasury to t... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate Patriot Enforcement Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF CORPORATE EXPATRIATION TO AVOID UNITED STATES
INCOME TAX.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 7701(a) of the Internal
Re... | Corporate Patriot Enforcement Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code by determining that acquiring corporations in"corporate expatriation transactions" shall be considered domestic corporations. Defines a "corporate expatriation transaction" as, with certain exceptions, one in which a "nominally foreign corpora... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Critical Access Hospitals for
Veterans Act'' or the ``CAHV Act''.
SEC. 2. CARE TO VETERANS AT CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS.
(a) Agreement Between HHS and VA.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 17 of title 38,... | Critical Access Hospitals for Veterans Act or the CAHV Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide eligible requesting veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system with hospital care and medical services at critical access hospitals pursuant to an agreement between the VA and the ... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Kids and Cars Act of 2005''.
(a) Incorporation of Child Dummies in Safety Tests.--
(1) Review process required.--Not later than 2 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act... | Safe Kids and Cars Act of 2005 - Directs the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to conduct a review process to increase utilization of child dummies in motor vehicle safety tests.
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) supplement ongoing consumer information programs relating ... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Savings for American Families'
Future Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF SAVER'S CREDIT.
(a) 50 Percent Credit for All Taxpayers: Expansion of Phaseout
Ranges.--Subsection (b) of section 25B of the Intern... | Savings for American Families' Future Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rate of the tax credit for retirement savings contributions; (2) make such credit refundable; and (3) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to pay matching credit amounts into taxpayer retirement accounts. | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Parkinson's Research Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSE.
(a) Finding.--Congress finds that to take full advantage of the
tremendous potential for finding a cure or effective treatment for
Parkinson's disease, the F... | Parkinson's Research Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to mandate a program in the National Institutes of Health to conduct and support research and training on Parkinson's disease. Requires: (1) the convening of a research planning conference at least every two years; (2) the awarding of Core Center ... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Election Integrity Act of
2006'' .
SEC. 2. REQUIRING VOTERS TO PROVIDE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION.
(a) Requirement to Provide Photo Identification as Condition of
Receiving Ballot.--Section 303(b) of the He... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 19, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the appropriate state or local election official from providing a federal el... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated
Resources Management Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.
The Secretary of the Interior (in this Act referred to as the
``Secretary''), acting within existing b... | Permits funds appropriated pursuant to this Act to be made available to fund 65 percent of costs incurred for planning, design, and environmental compliance activities by the District or by local agencies in accordance with agreements with the Secretary, under which the District or local agency is required to pay the n... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Endangered Species Relisting Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO REVIEW SPECIES.
(a) Requirement.--Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
(16 U.S.C. 1533) is amended by adding at the end the following ... | Endangered Species Relisting Act of 1995 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that a covered species shall not be considered to be an endangered or threatened species for purposes of such Act unless: (1) in the case of a species which is included in a list of endangered or threatened species on the d... | 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 ``Medicare
Beneficiary Assistance Improvement Act of 2002''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of con... | Medicare Beneficiary Assistance Improvement Act of 2002 - Names the programs of benefits under the Medicaid program (title XIX of the Social Security Act (SSA)) that are commonly referred to as the "qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) program" and the "special low-income Medicare beneficiary (SLMB) program" as the Med... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``IDEA Full Funding Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO IDEA.
Section 611(i) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(20 U.S.C. 1411(i)) is amended to read as follows:
``(i) Funding.--For the purp... | IDEA Full Funding Act - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to reauthorize and make appropriations through FY2021 for the grant program to assist states and outlying areas in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities.
Saving Lives by Lowering Tobacco Use A... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. GOLF COURSE PRESERVATION AND MODERNIZATION.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Langston Golf Course, Rock Creek Golf Course, and East
Potomac Golf Course are owned by the United States and are
under the admini... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to solicit proposals to procure a new lease for the continued operation and maintenance of Rock Creek, Langston, and East Potomac golf courses.
Requires the lease to include the three golf courses in one lease agreement an... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Service Study Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDIES.
(a) Study.--The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct special
resource studies of--
(1) the Kau coast, on the island of Hawaii;
... | National Park Service Study Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resource studies of: (1) the Kau coast, on the island of Hawaii; (2) the prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on the island of Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; (3) sites in Alaska as... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Disaster Readiness
and Reform Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. REVISED COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS.
Section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(e) [RESERVED].'' a... | Small Business Disaster Readiness and Reform Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), in making a small business disaster loan of $250,000 or less, from requiring a borrower to use the borrower's home as collateral.
(Sec. 3) Increase... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act''.
SEC. 2. JOINT RULEMAKING ON CROSS-BORDER SWAPS.
(a) Joint Rulemaking Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the S... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House as amended, Part I, on June 10, 2013. Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act - Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to issue jointly rules governing the application of swaps requirements o... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN DIVIDENDS PAID BY REGULATED INVESTMENT
COMPANIES TO NONRESIDENT ALIENS EXPANDED AND MADE
PERMANENT.
(a) Expansion of Exemption for Interest-Related Dividends.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (E) o... | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax on nonresident alien individuals, to expand the categories of interest-related dividends for which a tax exemption is allowed. | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Grants for Renewable Energy
Education for the Nation Act'' or the ``GREEN Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) career and technical education provides education
pathways that... | Grants for Renewable Energy Education for the Nation Act or the GREEN Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to partnerships of local educational agencies (LEAs), postsecondary institutions, and renewable energy industry representatives to develop programs of study focused on emerging c... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Fair Federal
Compensation Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
(1) A General Accounting Office (GAO) report of May 2003
... | District of Columbia Fair Federal Compensation Act of 2004 - Provides for an annual Federal infrastructure support contribution to the District of Columbia.
Establishes the Dedicated Infrastructure Account in the general fund of the District. | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. CANEEL BAY LEASE AUTHORIZATION.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Virgin Islands National
Park.
(2) Resort.--The term ``resort'' means the Caneel Bay resort on
the island of St. John in the Park.... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, if the long-term benefit to the Virgin Islands National Park would be greater by entering into a lease than by authorizing a concession contract, to enter into a lease with the owner of the retained use estate for the operation and management of the Caneel Bay resort on the isl... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Fairness and Stability
Act''.
SEC. 2. SHIFT IN THE COLLECTION OF THE PAYMENT FOR THE TRANSITIONAL
REINSURANCE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1341(b) of the Patient Protection and ... | Health Care Fairness and Stability Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to provide a temporary shift in the scheduled collection of payments for the transitional reinsurance program intended to help stabilize premiums for coverage in the individual health insurance markets from 2014 throu... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADOPTION OR REVISION OF SCHEDULE OF
RATINGS FOR DISABILITIES.
(a) Restatement of Current Authority With Authority for Review.--
The text of section 502 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``(a... | Allows only the Federal Circuit for the U.S. Court of Appeals to review and set aside changes made by the Department of Veterans Affairs to the schedule for veterans' disability ratings found to be arbitrary and capricious or in violation of a Federal statute.Requires the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Waters of the United States
Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. RULES AND GUIDANCE.
(a) Identification of Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act.--
(1) In general.--The S... | . Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 - Prohibits the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from: developing, finalizing, adopting, implementing, applying, administering, or enforcing the proposed rule entitled, "Definition of 'Waters of ... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``San Bernardino
Biomass Use Facilitation Act''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to facilitate an exchange
of land between the Federal Government and San Bernardino ... | San Bernardino Biomass Use Facilitation Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System (NFS) land in the San Bernardino National Forest, California, in exchange for the conveyance of certain non-federal land by the County of San Bernardino to the Secretary for the purpose of making ... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: of Disapproval.--
(1) Joint resolution of disapproval defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``joint resolution of disapproval'' means
a joint resolution of either House of Congress the sole matter
after the resolving clause of which is ... | No Russian Diplomatic Access to Compounds Here in America Act or No Russian DACHA Act This bill prohibits the President from allowing access by the government of the Russian Federation or its personnel to Russian-owned diplomatic facilities and properties at Pioneer Point in Centreville, Maryland, and in Upper Brookvil... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE
ASSERTION OF A UNITED STATES PATENT.
(a) In General.--It shall be an unfair... | . Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and authorizes state attorneys general, to enforce against written communications (commonly referred to as demand letters) that represent in bad faith that the recipient bears liability or owes compensation ... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Health and Wellness
Foundation Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. NATIVE AMERICAN HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOUNDATION.
(a) In General.--The Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 45... | Native American Health and Wellness Foundation Act of 2003 - Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Native American Health and Wellness Foundation. Specifies as the duties of the Foundation to: (1) encourage, accept, and a... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health Access Improvement Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST SERVICES AND MENTAL
HEALTH COUNSELOR SERVICES UNDER PART B OF THE MEDICARE
PROGRAM.
... | Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance), particularly those provided in rural health clinics, federally quali... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Border Safeguard
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF IMPORT AND ENTRY AGRICULTURAL INSPECTION
FUNCTIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
(a) Repeal of Transfer of Functions.--Sec... | Agricultural Border Safeguard Protection Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act to repeal the transfer of agricultural import and entry inspection functions from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) develop agricultural import and entr... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Election Audit Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. PAYMENTS FOR CONDUCTING MANUAL AUDITS OF RESULTS OF 2008
GENERAL ELECTIONS.
(a) Payments.--
(1) Eligibility for payments.--If a... | Emergency Election Audit Act of 2008 - Requires the Election Assistance Commission to reimburse states for the reasonable costs incurred in conducting manual audits, meeting specified requirements, of the results of the general elections for federal office to be held in November 2008. Requires such payments also if, at... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. TAX TREATMENT OF ACCELERATED DEATH BENEFITS UNDER LIFE
INSURANCE CONTRACTS.
(a) General Rule.--Section 101 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to certain death benefits) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subse... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income as death benefits amounts received under a life insurance contract for certain terminally ill individuals.
Allows insurance companies to issue accelerated death benefit riders on life insurance contracts. | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sensible Advertising and Family
Education Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Alcohol is by far the drug most widely used and abused
by young people ... | Sensible Advertising and Family Education Act - Declares it to be an unlawful or deceptive act under the Federal Trade Commission Act to advertise any alcoholic beverage through magazines, newspapers, brochures, promotional displays, radio, television (including cable, paid per view, or subscription), or other electron... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Osteoporosis and Related Bone
Diseases Research Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) osteoporosis, or porous bone, is a condition
characterized by an exces... | Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases Research Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require specified institutes of the National Institutes of Health to expand and intensify research on osteoporosis and related bone diseases. Directs the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskel... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Debt Relief Enhancement Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF THE ENHANCED HIPC INITIATIVE.
Title XVI of the International Financial Institutions Act (22
U.S.C. 262p--262p-5) is amended by adding at the end the following ... | Debt Relief Enhancement Act of 2002 - Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to commence efforts immediately within the Paris Club of Official Creditors, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and othe... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Retain Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Hundreds of American corporations are shipping
thousands of jobs to foreign countries.
(2) United States compa... | Retain Act This bill requires an executive agency to give a contracting preference to an offeror that certifies it will retain jobs performed in the United States and use products substantially manufactured in, and services provided in, the United States for the contract. To be eligible, an offeror shall certify that ... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: TITLE I--THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Child Abuse Prevention and
Enforcement Act''.
SEC. 102. GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 102(b) of the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998
(42 U.... | (Sec. 103) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow the use of drug control and system improvement (Byrne) grants to be used: (1) to enforce child abuse and neglect laws, including laws protecting against child sexual abuse, and to promote programs designed to prevent child abuse and negle... | 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 ``Children's Act for
Responsible Employment of 2007'' or the ``CARE Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short Tit... | Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2007 or the CARE Act of 2007 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to repeal certain exemptions from child labor prohibitions for agricultural employment.
Allows an exemption only if: (1) the agricultural employment of an individual under 16 occurs outside o... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of
Fame Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) on December 21, 1891, a young physical education
instructor named James Nai... | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5 coins, 400,000 $1 coins, and 750,000 half-dollar coins emblematic of the game of basketball. The bill requires all sales of such coins to include specified surchar... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Savings and Investors
Protection Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. INDEXING OF CERTAIN ASSETS FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING GAIN OR
LOSS.
(a) In General.--Part II of subchapter O of chapter 1 o... | Family Savings and Investors Protection Act of 1994 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require indexing, based on the gross national product deflator, of the adjusted basis of certain assets (corporate stock and tangible property that is a capital asset of property used in a trade or business) that have been held fo... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oceans and Human Health Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The rich biodiversity of marine organisms provides
society... | Oceans and Human Health Act - (Sec. 2) Provides for coordination and support of Federal interagency ocean science programs, including research on and monitoring of the role of oceans in human health.
(Sec. 3) Directs the President, through the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), to coordinate and support a... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SKI AREA PERMIT RENTAL CHARGE.
(a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall charge a rental charge for
all ski area permits issued pursuant to section 3 of the National
Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 497b), the Act of March
4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1101, ... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to charge a rental fee for all ski area permits on National Forest System lands.
Establishes a rental charge formula for permits issued pursuant to the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986. Grants permittees under the Act of March 4, 1915, and the Act of June 4, 1897, the o... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mesquite Lands Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO CITY OF MESQUITE, NEVADA.
(a) Additional Purchase Authority.--Section 3 of Public Law 99-548,
as amended by Public Law 104-208 (110 Stat. 3009... | Mesquite Lands Act of 2007 - Grants the city of Mesquite, Nevada, the exclusive right to purchase certain parcels of public land in Clark County, Nevada.
Extends withdrawal and purchase authority with respect to the fifth and sixth areas.
Requires proceeds from certain sales to be used for the implementation of the V... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Careers Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) A career guidance and counseling program develops an
individual's competencies in self-knowledge, educational and
occupational ... | Careers Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education to award competitive grants to state educational agencies for: (1) activities to address the shortage of career counselors in public schools and, (2) subgrants to local educational agencies f... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Cookstoves Support Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Nearly half the world's population cooks their food
over open fires or inefficie... | Clean Cookstoves Support Act of 2012 - Requires the Secretary of State to work to advance the goals and work of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, including through: (1) applied research and development to improve design, lower costs, promote technology adoption, conduct health research and evaluation, and devel... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; DEFINITIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing
Immigration to a Genuinely Healthy Total (RIGHT) Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title... | Reducing Immigration to a Genuinely Healthy Total (RIGHT) Act of 2005 - Reduces U.S. immigration levels (and visa allotments) for: (1) family-sponsored immigrants to zero; (2) diversity immigrants to zero; and (3) employment-based immigrants.
Caps fiscal year humanitarian-related entries at 50,000, which shall include... | billsum_train |