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Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF 50-PERCENT BONUS DEPRECIATION.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 168(k)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special allowance for
certain property acquired after September 10, 2001, and before January
1, 2005), as amende... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permanently extend the 50 percent and 30 percent bonus depreciation for certain original use property, including water utility property, computer software, or qualified leasehold improvement property, with a recovery period of 20 years or less. Allows a taxpayer to elect an increased... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Asset Management Improvement
Act of 1999''.
TITLE I--IMPROVED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
SEC. 101. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT.
(a) Performance Measures Required.--
(1) In general.--The Administra... | Title II: Public-Private Partnerships
- Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the Administrator to enter into agreements for the creation of one or more public-private partnerships to: (1) lease Federal real property; and (2) develop, rehabilitate, or renovate facilities on s... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Outdoor Sports Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) millions of Americans of all ages enjoy recreational
fishing, sport shooting, and hunting;
(2) those mi... | Outdoor Sports Protection Act - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from prohibiting or otherwise restricting, the manufacture, importation, sale, or use of any traditional hunting and fishing implement based on material content. Defines "traditional hunting and fishing implement" a... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guarding American Trade Enterprises
Act'' or the ``GATE Act''.
SEC. 2. ENSURING THAT THE FLOW OF CARGO THROUGH UNITED STATES PORTS IS
REESTABLISHED AFTER A TRANSPORTATION SECURITY INCIDENT.
Section ... | Guarding American Trade Enterprises Act or GATE Act - Amends Federal maritime law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to include within the National Maritime Transportation Security Plan a plan for ensuring that the flow of cargo through U.S. ports is reestablished as efficiently and quickly as possible after a t... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Children today are spending less time outdoors than any
generation in human history, as evidenced by studi... | Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue one cooperative agreement per state to eligible entities to implement and update a five-year Healthy Kids Outdoors State Strategy for encouraging Americans, especially children, youth, and families, to be physically active outdoors.
... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``White River National Forest
Improvement Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE SITES CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY, WHITE RIVER NATIONAL
FOREST, COLORADO.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the foll... | White River National Forest Improvement Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) sell, lease, exchange, or otherwise convey all right of the United States in specified parcels of real property within the White River National Forest, Colorado; and (2) accept cash, land, improvements, and operational... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Institutions Examination
Fairness and Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. TIMELINESS OF EXAMINATION REPORTS.
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978
(12 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) is amended... | Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act Amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require a federal financial institutions regulatory agency to make a final examination report to a financial institution within 60 days of the later of: (1) the exit interview for an ... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Denominations.--In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the
establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad... | NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to mint and issue: (1) 50 dollar gold coins; and (2) one dollar ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Savings Promotion Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the annual savings rate in the United States was 4.1
percent in 2012;
(2) more than 40 perce... | American Savings Promotion Act - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States, the Federal Reserve Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and the Home Owners' Loan Act to authorize covered financial institutions to conduct a contest, known as a "savings promotion raffle," in which the sole consideration ... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Financial Protection Act
of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On October 3, 2013, Jerome H. Powell, member of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Res... | Community Financial Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to require the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to request reports through the prudential regulator from a person that is either an insured depository institution or an insured credit union with ... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Homeowner Refinancing
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the term ``current borrower'' means a mortgagor who is
current on the subject mortgage at the time o... | Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2012 - Requires the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government sponsored enterprises or GSEs), in carrying out the Home Affordable Refinance Program, to adopt specified criteria pertaining to: (1) borro... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medical
Technology, Public Health, and Innovation Act of 1997''.
(b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a... | Medical Technology, Public Health, and Innovation Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to identify and list nationally and internationally recognized performance standards for which persons may self-certify a device's conformity in ... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Credit Availability
Act''.
SEC. 2. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES OF
INVESTMENT ADVISERS AND CERTAIN FINANCIAL COMPANIES.
(a) In General.--
... | Small Business Credit Availability Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to promulgate regulations that codify a specified order in Investment Company Act Release No. 30024, dated March 30, 2012. Under Investment Company Act Release No. 30024 the SEC permitted the Ares Capital Co... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sales Tax Holiday Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. STATE AND LOCAL SALES TAX RELIEF FOR CONSUMERS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall reimburse each State for the
amount of State and local sales tax payable and not collec... | Sales Tax Holiday Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to reimburse each State for the amount of State and local sales tax payable and not collected during the sales tax holiday period, as specified. | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Loan Repayment Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF STUDENT LOAN REPAYERS FOR PURPOSES OF WORK
OPPORTUNITY CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 51(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 ... | Student Loan Repayment Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a work opportunity tax credit for employers who hire a qualified student loan repayer. A "qualified student loan repayer" is any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as: (1) having at least an associa... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cut Federal Spending Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH.
(a) In General.--Amounts made available for fiscal year 2011 for
the legislative branch are reduced by $1,283,000,000.
(b) Government Printin... | Cut Federal Spending Act of 2011 - Reduces FY2011 appropriations by specified amounts for: (1) the legislative branch; (2) the judicial branch; (3) the Department of Agriculture (USDA), including the Forest Service; (4) the Department of Commerce, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); (5... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Landmine Elimination Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On August 4, 1995, the Senate voted 67-27 to impose a
moratorium on United States use o... | Landmine Elimination Act of 1997 - Prohibits Federal agencies from funding any new deployments of anti-personnel landmines as of January 1, 2000.
Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to the Congress on actions and proposals to substitute for new deployments of such landmines on the Korean Peninsula.
Authorizes ... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Hospital Relief Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATING UNINTENDED REDUCTION IN CONVERSION FACTOR FOR
MEDICARE OPD PPS.
(a) Calculation of Base Amounts.--Section 1833(t)(3)(A)(ii) of the
Social Security Act... | Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to establish a temporary limit on reductions in Federal payments for covered OPD services furnished by a hospital in a rural area during a calendar year.
Provides that the entire amount necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments made by it shall be available only to the ex... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: .--The Secretary may not implement any revenue
raising measure recommended by the Commission in the report transmitted
under section 5(c)(1) if, within the 45-day period beginning on March
1, 1998, a joint resolution is enacted, in accordance with the
provisions of sectio... | Creative Revenues Act of 1995 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to implement all revenue raising measures which are recommended by the Creative Revenues Commission (established by this Act) and may be implemented by the Secretary as regulatory reforms. Directs that information concerning implementation of suc... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Energy Security Corridors
Act''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL ENERGY SECURITY CORRIDORS ON FEDERAL
LANDS.
(a) In General.--Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C.
185) is ... | National Energy Security Corridors Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to allow natural gas pipeline rights-of-way through all federally owned lands, including lands in the National Park System, except lands held in trust for an Indian or Indian tribe and lands on the outer Continental Shelf. The Dep... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Carbon Capture Improvement Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Capture and long-term storage of carbon dioxide from
coal, natural gas, and biomass-fired power p... | Carbon Capture Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the issuance of tax-exempt facility bonds for the financing of qualified carbon dioxide capture facilities. A "qualified carbon dioxide capture facility" is any equipment installed in an industrial carbon dioxide fa... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Commission to Study the
Culture and Glorification of Violence in America Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Violence in the United States may be fueled by
... | Presidential Commission to Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America Act - Establishes the Presidential Commission to Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America. Sets forth the duties of such Commission, including an examination of: (1) the glorification of violence in the United States... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. DUTY-FREE TREATMENT FOR TENTS FROM CERTAIN MIDDLE EASTERN
COUNTRIES.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall
provide duty-free treatment for any article classified under Harmonized
Tariff Schedule heading 6306.22.90 from t... | Directs the President to provide duty-free treatment for certain tents imported from Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, or Yemen (beneficiary countries).
Requires the President, af... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Respect Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The dignity, freedom, and equality of all human beings
are fundamental to a thriving global community.
(2) The rights... | Global Respect Act The President shall submit to Congress a list of each foreign person that the President determines is responsible, or acted as an agent, for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against an individual in a foreign country based... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oklahoma City National Memorial Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2 FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) few events in the past quarter-century have rocked
Americans' percept... | Oklahoma City National Memorial Act of 1997 - Establishes: (1) the Oklahoma City National Memorial in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as a National Park System unit; and (2) the Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust, as a wholly owned Government corporation, to administer the operation, maintenance, management, and interpret... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. CHANGES IN THRESHOLD AND OTHER TESTS FOR DETERMINING AMOUNT
OF WAGES PAID TO AGRICULTURAL WORKERS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO
SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE TAXES.
(a) Increase in $150 Remuneration Threshold to $1,000 and Increase
in Total... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Social Security Act to increase the cash remuneration or employer expenditure thresholds for agricultural labor wage purposes.Exempts from the definition of "employment" for employer tax purposes agricultural labor performed by a full-time student under 18 years old.Amends the C... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Forced Arbitration for
Victims of Data Breaches Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF DATA SECURITY BREACH VICTIMS.
An entity may not require, as part of a customer or other similar
agreement, an... | Ending Forced Arbitration for Victims of Data Breaches Act of 2018 This bill prohibits an entity from requiring, as part of a customer agreement or other similar agreement, that an individual agree to submit to arbitration a dispute related to a security breach. With respect to this prohibition, the bill establishes a ... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic River
Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the restoration of stream flow to Fossil Creek
resulting from the decommissioning of the Childs-I... | Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic River Act of 2005 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of Fossil Creek, a tributary to the Verde River in Arizona, as components of the national wild and scenic rivers system. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to submit a river management plan for the ... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ban it All, Ban it Now Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF CURRENT BAN ON USE OF SOFT MONEY BY POLITICAL
PARTIES AND CANDIDATES.
(a) In General.--Section 323 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 ... | Ban it All, Ban it Now Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 with respect to the ban on the use of soft money by political parties and candidates.
Applies the ban to all activities of a national committee of a political party and its officers and agents, including the construction or purchase of an of... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Do Not Track Me Online Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
Trade Commission.
(2) Covered entity.--The term ``cove... | Do Not Track Me Online Act - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations to establish standards for the required use of an online opt-out mechanism to allow a consumer to prohibit the collection or use of any covered information and to require a covered entity to respect the choice of such con... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Put Trafficking Victims First Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON SAFE HARBOR LAWS.
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Attorney General, acting through the Director of the... | Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Office for Victims of Crime within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publish a report on state safe harbor laws, including: (1) the impact of state safe harbor laws on victims of trafficking, and (2) best practices and recommendations on the deve... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Shipping Reinvestment Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF QUALIFIED SHIPPING INVESTMENT WITHDRAWAL RULES.
(a) In General.--Section 955 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to withdrawal of previousl... | American Shipping Reinvestment Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal shipping investment withdrawal tax rules; and (2) allow U.S. corporate shareholders a tax deduction for dividends attributable to foreign base company shipping income received from a controlled foreign corporation. | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Ethics Enforcement
Commission Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF PUBLIC INTEGRITY.
(a) In General.--There is established in the legislative branch an
independent office to be known as the ``Office of ... | Congressional Ethics Enforcement Commission Act of 2006 - Establishes in the legislative branch the Office of Public Integrity and the Congressional Ethics Enforcement Commission, and vests in the latter the authority of the former.
Grants the Commission authority to: (1) investigate lobbying disclosures filed with th... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Patriots of WWII through
Service with the Canadian and British Armed Forces Gold Medal Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Americans from across the country ser... | American Patriots of WWII through Service with the Canadian and British Armed Forces Gold Medal Act of 2017 This bill directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to all U.S. nationals who voluntarily joined the Ca... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pine River Project Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ``Jurisdictional Map'' means the map entitled
``Transfer of Jurisdiction--Vallecito R... | Pine River Project Conveyance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Pine River Irrigation District, Colorado, a specified interest of the Pine River Project (a water facilities project which includes the Vallecito Dam and Reservoir in Colorado, along with related easements and appurtenances). ... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Education Equity Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
Part A of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended
by inserting after section 317 (20 U.S.C. 1059d) the f... | Native American Education Equity Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish a program that provides grants and related assistance to certain institutions of higher education (IHEs) serving Native Americans.
Makes an IHE eligible for such program if it: (1) is eligible under HEA title III ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Promotion Funding Integrated
Research, Synthesis, and Training Act'' or the ``Health Promotion FIRST
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Lifestyle fac... | Health Promotion Funding Integrated Research, Synthesis, and Training Act or the Health Promotion FIRST Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a plan for health promotion that includes coordinating the health promotion activities of HHS and addr... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Aviation and Flight Enhancement
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Whereas in 2012 the International Civil Aviation
Organization (``ICAO'') adopted a ... | Safe Aviation and Flight Enhancement Act of 2014 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to require all commercial passenger aircraft ordered by an air carrier on or after January 1, 2016, to be equipped with a deployable recorder system as the second combination FDR/CVR recorder system... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hack Your State Department Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Bug bounty program.--The term ``bug bounty program''
means a program under which an approved individual,
... | Hack Your State Department Act This bill requires the Department of State to design, establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure Process to improve cybersecurity. The process requirements include: (1) identifying which information technology should be included, (2) providing a readily available means ... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HIV Prevention Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (in this
Act referred to as ``PEPFAR'') is an unpre... | HIV Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to eliminate the HIV/AIDS abstinence-until marriage funding set-aside. | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Protection Improvements and
Electronic Life and Safety Security Systems Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification... | Child Protection Improvements and Electronic Life and Safety Security Systems Act of 2013 - Amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Attorney General to: (1) establish policies and procedures to streamline the process of obtaining state and national criminal history background checks on covered in... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Coconino National Forest was established in the
State of Arizona on... | Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of specified Federal land in Coconino National Forest, State and private lands, and Walnut Canyon National Monument in Arizona (the study area) to evaluate: (1) the significance of the resources o... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``China Human Rights Protection Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
... | China Human Rights Protection Act of 2015 Directs the President to impose U.S. entry and property sanctions against a national of China who: is responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in China, particularly those who seek to exercise, defend, or promo... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Recall Protection Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE SALE OF RECALLED PRODUCTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered product.--The term ``covered product'' means
... | Consumer Recall Protection Act of 2011 - Prohibits a person from selling to consumers any covered product that is subject to a recall. Exempts from such prohibition the sale of a covered product that was subject to a recall because of a defect in such product if: (1) such defect was remedied prior to such sale; and (2)... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Fair and Equal
House Voting Rights Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Over half a million people living in the District of
Columbia, the cap... | District of Columbia Fair and Equal House Voting Rights Act of 2007 - Considers the District of Columbia a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives.
Applies to the District in the same manner as it applies to a state the federal law providing for the fifteenth and subsequen... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Future Farmers of America
Commemorative Coin Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the National Future Farmers of America Organization
makes a positive differ... | National Future Farmers of America Commemorative Coin Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold and silver coins in commemoration of the National Future Farmers of America Organization and the 85th anniversary of such Organization.
Authorizes the issuance of coins under this Act only f... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care for Working Families Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) every industrialized country in the world except the
United States guarantees the fundamental ri... | Health Care for Working Families Act of 2005 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to require each large employer to: (1) offer to each of its employees the opportunity to enroll in a qualifying health benefit plan that provides coverage for the employee and the employee's family; (2) contribute to the c... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Denying Firearms and Explosives to
Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. GRANTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE AUTHORITY TO DENY THE SALE,
DELIVERY, OR TRANSFER OF A FIREARM OR THE ISSUANCE OF A
F... | Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to grant the Attorney General the authority to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of a federal firearms and explosives license to any individual if the Attorney General: (1) determines that such individual ... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ERISA Audit Improvement Act of
1994''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF LIMITED SCOPE AUDIT.
(a) In General.--Section 103(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023(a)(3)) is amended by
st... | ERISA Audit Improvement Act of 1994 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to revise provisions relating to auditing of employee benefit plans.
Eliminates provisions which allow certain limited scope audits by banks, similar institutions, or insurance carriers to fulfill the requirement f... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Intellectual Rights
Against Theft and Expropriation Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF CIVIL COPYRIGHT ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY
GENERAL.
(a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 17, Unite... | Protecting Intellectual Rights Against Theft and Expropriation Act of 2004 - Amends Federal copyright law to authorize the Attorney General (AG) to: (1) commence a civil action against any person who engages in conduct constituting copyright infringement; (2) collect damages and profits resulting from such infringement... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Special Inspector General for
Hurricane Katrina Recovery Act''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR HURRICANE KATRINA RECOVERY.
(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are as follows:
(1) To ... | Special Inspector General for Hurricane Katrina Recovery Act - Establishes the Office of the Special Inspector General for Hurricane Katrina Recovery. Places at the head of such Office a Special Inspector General for Hurricane Katrina Recovery, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Provides for... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. FLEXIBILITY IN ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN WELFARE-TO-
WORK PROGRAM.
(a) Hard-To-Employ Long-Term Recipients.--Section 403(a)(5)(C)(ii)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(ii)) is amended--
(1) by striking ... | Prescribes criteria for the provision of project funds to assist certain noncustodial parents to participate in employment or related activities that will enable them to make regular child support payments. Prescribes requirements for such recipients, including an oral or written personal responsibility contract contai... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Appalachia Opportunity Grants Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. APPALACHIA INNOVATION GRANTS.
Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 1981 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol... | Appalachia Opportunity Grants Act of 2018 This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Department of Agriculture to award grants for units of local government in the Appalachian region of the eastern United States to convene groups of public and private entities to collaborate in c... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NATO-Western Balkans Support Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The commitment of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) to mutual defense and the territo... | NATO-Western Balkans Support Act of 2009 - States that Congress supports the commitment to further enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to include Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the existing position of political advisor within the NATO Mission in Sa... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Education Development
Initiative for the 21st Century Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) While there are rural education initiatives id... | Rural Education Development Initiative for the 21st Century Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make: (1) formula grants to applicant State educational agencies to award competitive or formula subgrants to rural local educational agencies (LEAs) for elementary and secondary education development activities; and... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Magnitsky Human Rights
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
... | Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act Directs the President to impose U.S. entry and property sanctions against any foreign person (or entity) who: is responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in any... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for the Military Reserve
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) There are approximately 1,382,000 members of the seven
reserve components of th... | Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations to allow the following persons to receive transportation on Department of Defense (DOD) aircraft on a space-available basis under the same terms and conditions that apply to members of the armed forces entitled to retired pay: (1) members of the Selected Reserve... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NAFTA Worker Security Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NAFTA TRANSITIONAL ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.
Chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et
seq.) is amended by... | NAFTA Worker Security Act of 1993 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to provide transitional trade adjustment assistance to workers adversely affected by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) among the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Makes such workers eligible for assistance if the Secretary of Labor determi... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: That section 4 of
Public Law 94-456 (43 U.S.C. 1611 note) is amended--
(1) by striking out ``subsection (a)'' in subsection (c)
and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsections (a) and (d)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(d)(1... | Amends Federal law to provide for conveyance of certain Alaskan lands under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to: (1) Chickaloon-Moose Creek Native Association, Inc.; (2) Knikatnu, Inc.; (3) Ninilchik Native Association, Inc.; (4) Seldovia Native Association, Inc.; and (5) Tyonek Native Corporation. | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. GREAT LAKES POLLUTION PREVENTION.
Section 118 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1268) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as
subsections (g), (h), and (i) respectively; and
... | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) establish a multimedia Great Lakes pollution demonstration program to increase the use of modernizing industrial source reduction practices; and (2) maintain a registry of modernizing toxic use an... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employment Reduction
Assistance Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this Act--
(1) the term ``agency'' means an Executive agency (as
defined by section 105 of title 5, United ... | Federal Employment Reduction Assistance Act of 1996 - Authorizes the head of an agency to submit a plan to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to pay voluntary separation incentives to employees of the agency who agree to separate from the agency by retirement or resignation.
(Sec. 4) Provides that a v... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Water Cooperative Federalism
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. STATE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.
(a) State Water Quality Standards.--Section 303(c)(4) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1313(c)(4))... | Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 [sic] - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from: (1) promulgating a revised or new water quality standard for a pollutant when the Administrator h... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coast Guard Academy Opportunity
Act''.
SEC. 2. ACADEMY NOMINATIONS.
(a) Appointment.--Subsection (a) of section 182 of title 14, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(a) Nominations.--
... | Coast Guard Academy Opportunity Act Modifies the Coast Guard Academy cadet nomination process by requiring that half of each incoming class be composed of cadets nominated by: (1) the Vice President or, if there is no Vice President, the President pro tempore of the Senate; (2) a Senator; (3) a Member of the House of... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A DRUG OR
ALCOHOL IN THE BODY OF THE DRIVER AT LAND BORDER PORTS OF
ENTRY.
Section 13(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' a... | (Sec. 1) Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit any person from operating a motor vehicle at a land border port of entry with a drug or alcohol in his or her body in violation of applicable State law. Deems any individual who operates a motor vehicle at a land border port of entry to have given consent to submit ... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transitional Federal Medical
Assistance Percentage Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF ARRA INCREASE IN FMAP.
Section 5001 of ARRA is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``first calendar
quarter'' a... | Transitional Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Act - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend the increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. Extends the entire recession adjustment period from December 31, 2010, thro... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Efficiency,
Effectiveness, and Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) inefficiency, ineffectiveness, and unaccountability in
Federal programs u... | Government Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Accountability Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should establish government-wide strategic and performance plans; and (2) each federal agency head should consult with the congressional committees with jurisdiction over the agency at the beginning of... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Energy Small Business
and Industry Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) partnerships between contractor-operated facilities of
the Dep... | Department of Energy Small Business and Industry Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to make arrangements for the conduct of technology research and development activities within the mission of the Department of Energy (DOE).
Revi... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Mexico Border Health
Commission Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF BORDER HEALTH COMMISSION.
The President is authorized and encouraged to conclude an agreement
with Mexico to establish a binationa... | United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act - Authorizes the President to conclude an agreement with Mexico to establish a binational commission to be known as the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission. Declares that it should be the duty of the Commission to: (1) conduct a needs assessment in the U.S.-M... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital TV Transition Fairness
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary''
means the Assistant Secretary fo... | Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - Requires the Department of Commerce to implement and administer a program to obtain coupons that can be applied toward: (1) the cost to install a digital-to-analog converter box; (2) the purchase and installation of an indoor or outdoor antenna, or both if needed, to facilitate the ... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Rebate and Responsibility
Act''.
SEC. 2. REFUND OF CERTAIN BUDGET SURPLUS AMOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to abatements, credits, and r... | Taxpayer Rebate and Responsibility Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for refunds or credits to individual taxpayers of a portion of their income tax for any year in which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget certifies that there is a surplus in the U.S. budget. | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Air Quality Standard Improvement Act
of 2000''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to establish more effective environmental standards to
continue to safeguard public hea... | Requires the Administrator to ensure that the presentation of information on public health effects concerning any new or revised air quality standard is comprehensive, informative, understandable, and available for public comment prior to the promulgation of any regulation under the Act.
Directs the Administrator, in a... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``School Asthma Management Plan Act''.
SEC. 2. SCHOOL ASTHMA MANAGEMENT PLANS.
(a) Amendment.--Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end... | School Asthma Management Plan Act Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to enable public elementary schools and secondary schools to: (1) develop and implement a school asthma management plan; and (2) ... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Citizen Consumer Protection
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT AND CLARIFICATION OF PROVISIONS PROHIBITING MISUSE
OF SYMBOLS, EMBLEMS, OR NAMES IN REFERENCE TO SOCIAL
SECURITY P... | Senior Citizen Consumer Protection Act of 1993 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to revise the prohibitions and penalties against misleading mailings.
Requires penalties relating to misleading mailings to be deposited in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund.
Confers responsibility upon th... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``World War I American Veterans
Centennial Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the year 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the signing
... | World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) mint and issue $1 silver coins to commemorate the centennial of the involvement of the United States in World War I, and (2) hold a competition and provide compensation for its winner to design the obverse an... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States has invested $6,500,000,000 in
military infrastructure in North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) countries.
(2) As part of an overall plan to redu... | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should intensify his efforts to recover from governments of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries the value of improvements (buildings, roads, etc.) made to U.S. military installations in such countries which are closed and turned over to such countri... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hamas Human Shields Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The international law of armed conflict prohibits,
during any armed conflict, the exploitation of... | Hamas Human Shields Prevention Act (Sec. 3) This bill states that it is U.S. policy to condemn Hamas's use of human shields and act against those engaging in or supporting the use of human shields. (Sec. 4) The President is urged to direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations (U.N.) to use U.S. in... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expedited Remedy for Persistent
Dumping Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED REMEDY WHERE PERSISTENT DUMPING IS PRESENT.
Section 732(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673a(a)(2))
is amended--
... | Expedited Remedy for Persistent Dumping Act of 2001 - Revises federal tariff law provisions concerning monitoring cases of suspected persistent dumping to: (1) provide for an expedited antidumping investigation of merchandise from an additional supplier country if the Commerce Department discerns imports of merchandise... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Action Plan for Public Lands and
Education Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Western States, as a group, are falling behind in
education funding as measur... | Action Plan for Public Lands and Education Act of 2005 - Makes grants of land to 13 western states (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming) in lieu of receiving, for the support of the common schools, five percent of the proceeds of the s... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sangre de Cristo National Heritage
Area Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the
Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area establishe... | Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area in Colorado. Designates the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Board of Directors as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Board to prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritage Area. | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIATIVES FOR PREDOMINANTLY MUSLIM
COUNTRIES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Surveys indicate that, in countries of predominantly
Muslim population, opinions of the United State... | Directs the Secretary of State to establish certain journalism, library, English language teaching, sister city partnership, youth ambassador, J. William Fulbright Education Exchange Program, and Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship initiatives with countries with predominantly Muslim populations as part of the Department of ... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Business Centers
Sustainability Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
... | (Sec. 3) Directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) perform an annual examination of the programs and finances of each women's business center; and (2) determine the viability of each center after such examination. Requires a report from the SBA to the congressional small business committees on the effecti... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Skills Gap Strategy Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. STRATEGY REPORT.
(a) Strategy Report Required.--The Secretary shall develop and
submit to Congress a strategy report to address the skills gap by
providing analysis ... | Skills Gap Strategy Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to develop a strategy report to address the skills gap by providing analysis and recommendations to increase on-the-job training and apprenticeship opportunities, identify industry-recognized postsecondary credentials that are nationally portable and alig... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Israel Missile Defense
Cooperation Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The State of Israel remains under grave threat and
frequent attac... | United States-Israel Missile Defense Cooperation Act of 2013 - Authorizes the President, acting through the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, upon request of the Israeli government, for the procurement of the Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system, as well as authorization for ... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Ape Conservation Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) great ape populations have declined to the point that
the long-term survival o... | Great Ape Conservation Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to use amounts in the Great Ape Conservation Fund (to be established under this Act) to provide financial assistance for projects for the conservation of great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, and orangutans).
Allows a project proposal to ... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cabin Fee Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. CABIN USER FEES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this
Act as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a fee in accordance with this
section for the issua... | Cabin Fee Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Establishes a new process for the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to set annual fees for the issuance of special use permits for the use and occupancy of National Forest System land for recreational residences commonly referred to as cabins. Replaces the current process under which annu... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Extended Retirement
Credit Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to extend creditable service, for purposes of the Civil
Service Retirement System, for periods... | Agricultural Extended Retirement Credit Act of 2002 - Extends creditable service under the Civil Service Retirement System for periods of service in certain Federal-State cooperative programs which had agricultural or related purposes.Requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to promulgate specific extended cre... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. MODIFICATIONS OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN STATE
AND LOCAL POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Notification.--Paragraph (5) of section 527(i) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to organizations must notify Secretary
that they are section 527 o... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt State and local candidate committees from specified notification requirements; (2) exempt State and local political committees from specified reporting and annual gross receipts-based return requirements; and (3) authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to waive certain re... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disability Insurance Protection and
Fraud Prevention Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF COOPERATIVE DISABILITY INVESTIGATIONS PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, th... | Disability Insurance Protection and Fraud Prevention Act of 2014 - Requires the Inspector General of the Social Security Administration to increase the number of cooperative disability investigative (CDI) units to 54 and distribute them equally among the most densely populated areas. Prohibits the Commissioner of Soci... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran Education Empowerment Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Over 1,000,000 veterans attended institutions of higher
education in 2012.
(2) Veterans face unique ha... | Veteran Education Empowerment Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award four-year grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish, maintain, and improve a veteran student center. Requires grantees to be IHEs that: have a population of at least 15,000 students, of which at least 1% are veterans o... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States to end the needless maiming
and suffering inflicted upon animals through the use of conventional
steel-jawed leghold traps by prohibiting the import or export of, and
the shipment in interstate c... | Makes it unlawful to: (1) import, export, or transport in interstate commerce conventional steel jawed leghold traps and articles of fur derived from animals trapped in such traps; or (2) sell or acquire such a trap transported in violation of such provision. Prescribes criminal penalties for violations.Directs the Sec... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Relief Certainty Act of 2011''.
TITLE I--PERMANENT TAX RELIEF
SEC. 101. REPEAL OF EGTRRA SUNSET.
Section 901 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation
Act of 2001 is repealed.
SEC. 102.... | Tax Relief Certainty Act of 2011 - Eliminates: (1) the terminating date of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, thus making the tax relief provisions of such Act permanent; and (2) the terminating date of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 applicable to reductions in the... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advanced Cable Deployment
Authorization Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR QUALIFIED ADVANCED ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION
MANUFACTURING PLANTS, QUALIFIED HIGH EFFICIENCY
TRANSMISSION PROPERTY, AND QUALIFI... | Advanced Cable Deployment Authorization Act of 2009 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to authorize the Secretary of Energy to make loan guarantees for the development, construction, acquisition, retrofitting, or engineering integration of a qualifi... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seasonal Influenza and Pandemic
Preparation Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FREE INFLUENZA VACCINE PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a national
voluntary influenza vaccination program for adul... | Seasonal Influenza and Pandemic Preparation Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a national voluntary influenza vaccination program for adults and children under which any individual may receive an influenza vaccine at no cost at any federally qualified health center, publ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Montana Mineral Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) under section 503(a)(2) of the Department of the
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 ... | Montana Mineral Conveyance Act - (Sec. 4) Requires the Secretary of the Interior, if Great Northern Properties Limited Partnership (the Great Northern Properties) conveys to the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe all its mineral interests underlying specified aggregate tracts of land in Montana within the Tribe's reservati... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. LACKAWANNA VALLEY HERITAGE AREA.
Section 106(a) of the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act
of 2000 (Public Law 106-278; 114 Stat. 816; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is
amended to read as follows:
``(a) Authorities of Management Entity.--For purpose... | Makes technical corrections to specified laws relating to parks and public lands. Amends the Vicksburg Campaign Trail Battlefields Preservation Act of 2000 to include Fort Heiman, Kentucky, and resources in and around Columbus, Kentucky, within its battlefield areas for preservation.Qualifies employees of foundations e... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Criminal Alien Assistance
Program II and Local Medical Emergency Reimbursement Act''.
TITLE I--STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM II
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program II
Title II: Reimbursement of States and Localities for
Emergency Health Services to Undocumented Aliens
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program II and Local Medical Emergency Reimbursement Act -
Title I: State Criminal Alien A... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alien Terrorist Removal Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF ALIEN TERRORISTS.
The Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is
amended by inserting the following new section:
... | Alien Terrorist Removal Act of 1995 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish procedures for the removal of alien terrorists, including a special court to hear such cases. | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Contractors and Federal Spending
Accountability Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DATABASE FOR CONTRACTING OFFICERS AND SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT
OFFICIALS.
(a) In General.--Subject to the authority, directio... | Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2008 - Requires the Administrator of General Services to establish and maintain on a General Services Administration (GSA) website for use by officials of all federal agencies a database of information regarding the integrity and performance of persons awarded fede... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ninth Circuit Court Modernization
and Twelfth Circuit Court Creation Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Former ninth circuit.--The term ``former ninth
circuit'' means the ninth... | Ninth Circuit Court Modernization and Twelfth Circuit Court Creation Act of 2017 This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) a new Ninth Circuit that consists of only California; and (2) a newly established Twelfth Circuit to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Adjustment Assistance
Improvements Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF CONSOLIDATED TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--Section 245 of the... | Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 1999 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations to the Department of Labor for FY 1999 through 2001 for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) for workers.
(Sec. 2) Extends, temporarily, through September 30, 1999, the North American Free Trade (NAFTA) Transitional ... | billsum_train |