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Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent Iran from Acquiring Nuclear
Weapons and Stop War Through Diplomacy Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech on December
... | Prevent Iran from Acquiring Nuclear Weapons and Stop War Through Diplomacy Act - Directs the President to appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy who shall: (1) seek to ease tensions and normalize relations between the United States and Iran, (2) lead U.S. diplomatic efforts with regard to Iran, and (... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crackdown on Deadbeat Dealers Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) a small number of licensed firearms dealers account for
a large proportion of the firearms trac... | Crackdown on Deadbeat Dealers Act of 2002 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to increase the number of allowed inspections for compliance with record-keeping requirements by firearms dealers to not more than three times (currently, once) during any 12-month period.Increases penalties for: (1) willfully ... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL LAND FOR GRAND RONDE RESERVATION.
Section 1 of Public Law 100-425 (commonly known as the ``Grand
Ronde Reservation Act'') (25 U.S.C. 713f note; 102 Stat. 1594; 104
Stat. 207; 108 Stat. 708; 108 Stat. 4566; 112 Stat. 1896), is amended--
(1) in s... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 16, 2016. (Sec. 1) The Department of the Interior may accept title to any real property located within the boundaries of the original 1857 reservation of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (comprising land with... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equity in Government Compensation
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Federal National Mortgage Association (known as
Fannie Mae) and th... | Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2011 - Requires the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to: (1) suspend the compensation packages approved for 2011 for the executive officers of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (gover... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Contracting and Tax Accountability
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. GOVERNMENTAL POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States Government that no Government
contracts or grants should be awarded to individuals or companies w... | Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2007 - Prohibits any person who has a seriously delinquent tax debt from obtaining a federal government contract or grant. Requires federal agency heads to require prospective contractors or grantees to: (1) certify that they do not have such a debt; and (2) authorize the Secre... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kidney Disease Educational Benefits
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF KIDNEY DISEASE EDUCATION SERVICES.
(a) Coverage of Kidney Disease Education Services.--
(1) In general.--Section 1861... | Kidney Disease Educational Benefits Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to provide coverage for kidney disease education services furnished, upon the managing physician's referral, to an ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice Against Sponsors of
Terrorism Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) International terrorism is a serious and deadly problem
that threate... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on May 17, 2016. Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the federal judicial code to narrow the scope of foreign sovereign immunity (i.e., a foreign state's immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. courts). Specifically, it... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Security Before Access Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTING THE PRIVACY OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
IN ENROLLMENT ACTIVITIES OF HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES.
(a) In General.--Section 340A(c) of ... | Security Before Access Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, with respect to patient navigator services, to require recipients of grants for the development and operation of demonstration programs to implement procedures developed under this Act to protect the privacy of personally identifiable informatio... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defective Product Penalty Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.
(a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 226. Distribu... | Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2000 - Amends the Federal judicial code to require a court to enter an order restricting the disclosure of information obtained through discovery, approving a settlement agreement that would restrict the disclosure of such information, or restricting access to civil court records only afte... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NII Copyright Protection Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. TRANSMISSION OF COPIES.
(a) Distribution.--Section 106(3) of title 17, United States Code,
is amended by striking ``or by rental, lease, or lending'' and... | NII Copyright Protection Act of 1995 - Amends Federal copyright law to grant exclusive rights to the owner of a copyrighted work to provide public distribution of copies or phonorecords of such work by transmission.
Revises the definition of: (1) "publication" to include transmission as a means by which copies and ph... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In issuing remote control railroad operation guidelines
in 2001, the Federal Railroad Administration noted that its
``first priority . . . is to ensure that these operations pose
... | Prohibits a railroad carrier from operating or causing to be operated a remote control locomotive to carry hazardous materials.
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule requiring that: (1) railroad carriers inventory and maintain continuous accounting of remote control transmitters, such transmitters be... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``California Affordable Quantity and
Quality Water Resources Projects Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR EPA CONSERVATION GRANTS.
(a) National Nonpoint Source Program Implementation.--There is
authorized to be app... | California Affordable Quantity and Quality Water Resources Projects Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Water Drinking Act to increase the authorizations of appropriations for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conservation grant programs, including the national nonpoint source ... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The original Cheyenne-Arapaho Indian Reservation in
western Oklahoma, which included the land known as the Fort
Reno Military Reservation, was established by the Medicine
Lo... | Takes into trust for the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma certain land in Oklahoma (part of the original Cheyenne-Arapaho reservation known as the Fort Reno Military Reservation) and authorizes the lease of all or part of such land to the Bureau of Prisons in connection with the Federal Reformatory at El Reno, Oklah... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pipeline Safety Enhancement Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS IN PIPELINE SAFETY
(a) Toughness Standards.--Section 60102 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new su... | Pipeline Safety Enhancement Act of 1995 - Amends Federal pipeline safety law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe minimum standards: (1) for toughness for new pipes installed in gas and hazardous liquid pipeline facilities (with particular attention to new pipes in high-density population areas); (2)... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medically
Underserved Access to Care Act of 2001''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Minority individuals living in medically underserved
areas are generally le... | Medically Underserved Access to Care Act of 2001 - Directs a managed care organization offering a managed care plan to establish and maintain adequate arrangements with a sufficient number, mix, and distribution of health care professionals and providers to assure that covered items and services are available and acces... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teague Grant Reauthorization Act''.
SECTION 2. SUCCESS OF VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL SCHOOL
ASSISTANCE AND HEALTH MANPOWER TRAINING ACT OF 1972 IN
ALLEVIATING SHORTAGES OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL... | Teague Grant Reauthorization Act - Recognizes: (1) the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the Veterans' Administration Medical School Assistance and Health Manpower Training Act of 1972; (2) the critical and historic role played by that Act towards alleviating the shortfall in the number of physicians and other healt... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Land Sovereignty Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The power to dispose of and make all needful rules and
regulations g... | American Land Sovereignty Protection Act - Amends the National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from nominating any Federal lands for inclusion on the World Heritage List pursuant to the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Lands Recreation Fee
Authority Act''.
SEC. 2. RECREATION FEES ON FEDERAL LANDS.
(a) General Authority.--Except as provided in subsection (b):
(1) The Secretary of the Interior is aut... | Federal Lands Recreation Fee Authority Act - Authorizes the collection of recreation, use, and entrance fees on certain lands administered by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture.Prohibits the charging of recreation fees for: (1) travel over roads established as part of the National Federal Ai... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Iran-Iraq Arms
Non-Proliferation Amendments of 1993''.
(b) References in Act.--Except as specifically provided in this
Act, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is e... | Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Amendments of 1993 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 to establish mandatory sanctions (on Government procurement, U.S. imports, and export licenses) and discretionary sanctions (no financial dealings and no commerce with vessels that enter into ports o... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as the ``Big Thicket National Preserve
Addition Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONS TO THE BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE.
(a) Additions.--Subsection (b) of the first section of the Act
entitled ``An Act to authori... | Big Thicket National Preserve Addition Act of 1993 - Expands the boundaries of the Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas, through the addition of specified lands in Hardin, Polk, and Tyler Counties, Texas. Requires the Secretaries of Agriculture and of the Interior to exchange commercial timberlands within and in the vi... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Good Samaritan Health Professionals
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR VOLUNTEER HEALTH CARE
PROFESSIONALS.
(a) In General.--Title II of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C... | Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that a health care professional shall not be liable under federal or state law for harm caused by any act or omission if: (1) the professional is serving as a volunteer for purposes of responding to a disaster; and (2) the... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Chinese Government does not grant United States
officials, journalists, and other citizens acces... | Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of State to submit an annual, publicly-available report to Congress containing: (1) an assessment of the level of access Chinese authorities granted U.S. diplomats, journalists, and tourists to Tibetan areas in China; (2) a list of the persons in senior lea... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Brian Lykins Human Tissue Transplant
Safety Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. OVERSIGHT OF ENTITIES ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO HUMAN
CELL, TISSUE, OR CELLULAR OR TISSUE-BASED PRODUCTS.
Section 361... | Brian Lykins Human Tissue Transplant Safety Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for oversight by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs of entities engaged in activities relating to human tissue or human tissue-based products, requiring their registration and authorizing their inspection. Requires... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Openness in Political Expenditures
Now Act'' or the ``OPEN Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE BY CORPORATIONS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS TO
SHAREHOLDERS AND MEMBERS OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR POLITICAL
... | Openness in Political Expenditures Now Act or OPEN Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require a corporation which submits regular, periodic reports to its shareholders and a labor organization which submits similar reports to its members to include in each such report specified information on dis... | billsum_train |
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-(-1-... | Professional Boxing Safety Act - Allows a professional boxing match to be held in the United States only if: (1) the State where the match is to be held has a State boxing commission or the promoter who seeks to put on a boxing event in a State that does not have such a commission has entered into an agreement with th... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Broadband Opportunity and
Affordability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The adoption of broadband service results in enhanced
economic development and... | Broadband Opportunity and Affordability Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to implement a two-year pilot program to expand the Lifeline program to reduce the cost of broadband service for low-income consumers. | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect America Scholarships Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.
Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1070 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
... | Protect America Scholarships Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide grants for homeland security scholarships.Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to partnerships of institutions of higher education and qualified employers (nonprofit organizations or public agencies) ... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Center for American Cultural
Heritage Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The history of the United States is in large measure
the history of how the United States was p... | Center for American Cultural Heritage Act - Establishes the Center for American Cultural Heritage within the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution, to be located in new or existing Smithsonian Institution facilities on or near the National Mall in the District of Columbia.
Establishes an A... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SCORE for Small Business Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. SCORE REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (f);... | SCORE for Small Business Act of 2014 - Amends the Small Business Act, with respect to the SCORE program (Service Corps of Retired Executives), to: (1) reauthorize such program for FY2015-FY2017; (2) modify requirements of such program with respect to the role of participating volunteers, program plans and goals, and re... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. PULP AND PAPER ENERGY SECURITY TASK FORCE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The terms ``Department'' and ``Secretary'' mean the
Department of Energy and the Secretary thereof, respectively.
(2) The term ``task force'' mea... | Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a Pulp and Paper Energy Security Task Force to: (1) identify the energy needs of the forest product industry and similar manufacturing operations, and programs and services provided by the federal and state governments, as well as nongovernment organizations, that may serve ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULE FOR MEMBERS OF UNIFORMED SERVICES AND FOREIGN
SERVICE IN DETERMINING EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF
PRINCIPAL RESID... | Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act of 2002 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) to suspend, for members of the uniformed services or of the Foreign Service serving on "qualified official extended duty" (any extended duty while serving at a duty station which is at least 150 miles from the principal residen... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Zero Tolerance for Veterans
Homelessness Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Veterans are at a greater risk of becoming homeless
than other people in the United S... | Zero Tolerance for Veterans Homelessness Act of 2012 - Allows grants made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) for homeless veterans' comprehensive services programs (outreach, rehabilitation, vocational counseling, and transitional housing assistance) to be used for the construction of new facilities. Prohibits t... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. PURPOSES.
Section 4301(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``under honorable conditions''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 4303 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``work perfo... | Removes the requirement that individuals performing temporary military service be discharged from such service under honorable conditions in order to be eligible for certain reemployment rights in the positions interrupted by such service.
States that an employer shall be considered to have engaged in prohibited discr... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement
Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFER OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
PERSONAL PROPERTY TO FEDERAL AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES.
(a) Addit... | Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act - Revises the authority the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to transfer excess DOD property, including small arms and ammunition, to federal and state agencies for law enforcement activities to: repeal provisions authorizing the transfer of property the Secretary determines is suitabl... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as--
(1) the ``Better Agriculture Resources Now Act''; or
(2) the ``BARN Act''.
SEC. 2. H-2A PROGRAM REFORMS.
(a) Definition of Agricultural Labor or Services.--Section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of such ... | Better Agriculture Resources Now Act or the BARN Act - Revises the H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker visa program, including provisions regarding: (1) agricultural labor and services, (2) application requirements, (3) wages, (4) period of authorized nonimmigrant status, (5) housing, (6) legal assistance, and (7) vi... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Education Achievement Program
Reauthorization Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. SMALL, RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM.
Sections 6211 and 6212 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 734... | Rural Education Achievement Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends part B (Rural Education Initiative) of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise the Small, Rural School Achievement program, which gives rural local educational agencies (LEAs) federal formula grants and greater fle... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Cyber Joint Duty Program Act
of 2018''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the
term ``Executive agency'' under section 105 of... | Federal Cyber Joint Duty Program Act of 2018 This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to develop a list of joint cyber positions (which are positions in the competitive service that require or provide experience with information technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-related functions that relate to mul... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR EXPENDITURES TO PROVIDE LANGUAGE TRAINING TO
EMPLOYEES.
(a) General Rule.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter
1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits) is amended by adding at the end... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employer
s a 50
percent tax credit for expenses incurred by or on behalf of their employees for training and remedial training in English language and literacy. Makes such credit applicable to employees working in the United States or its possessions.
Makes such credit part ... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Contracting Ethics Oversight
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ETHICS COMPLIANCE BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the S... | Defense Contracting Ethics Oversight Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescribe in regulations a requirement that a Department of Defense (DOD) contracting officer may not determine a contractor to be responsible for the award of a covered contract for DOD (one in excess of $5 million) unless the contr... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Making Access Records Available to
Lead American Government Openness Act'' or the ``MAR-A-LAGO Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Beginning in 2009, the Obama administration... | Making Access Records Available to Lead American Government Openness Act or the MAR-A-LAGO Act This bill directs the President to establish and update, every 90 days, a publicly available database that contains records of: the name of each visitor at the White House, residence of the Vice-President, or any other locat... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs
Management Accountability Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BONUS REVIEW BOARD.
(a) Establishment.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is
amen... | Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2007 - Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) a Bonus Review Board which shall review proposed ratings, bonuses, and pay adjustments for covered VA employees and make recommendations with respect to the award of such ratings, bonuses, and p... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
share an important and multifaceted bilateral relationship
based on a unique and sensitive history.
(2) The people of the Un... | Establishes a Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which shall: (1) monitor the acts of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, with particular emphasis on the Montagnard peoples and the Central and Northwest Highlands, which reflect compliance with or violation of human rights; (2) maint... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``U.S. Employee,
Family Unity, and Legalization Act''.
(b) References to Immigration and Nationality Act.--Except as
otherwise expressly provided, ... | U.S. Employee, Family Unity, and Legalization Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the admission date for permanent residence for certain aliens, including additional one-year extensions during specified time periods. Establishes fines for application-related violations of confidentiality and fals... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Online Market Protection Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. MORATORIUM.
(a) Neither the Federal Government nor any State or political
subdivision thereof shall impose any statutory restrictions or
regulations specifically... | Online Market Protection Act of 2014 - Prohibits, for a five-year moratorium period beginning June 1, 2015, federal, state, and local governments from imposing statutory restrictions or regulations specifically identifying and governing the creation, use, exploitation, possession, or transfer of any algorithmic protoco... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Employee Changing Room Privacy
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST VIDEO OR AUDIO MONITORING OF EMPLOYEES IN
CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT LOCATIONS.
An employer may not engage in video monitoring or audio moni... | Employee Changing Room Privacy Act - Prohibits employers from engaging in video or audio monitoring of employees in restroom facilities, dressing rooms, or other areas in which it is reasonable to expect employees to change clothing.
Establishes maximum civil money penalties for violators. Requires the Secretary of La... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alternative Water Sources Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE PROJECTS.
Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1281
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the ... | Makes projects that have received funds under the reclamation and reuse program under the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 ineligible for grant assistance under this Act. Directs the Administrator, in making such grants, to consider whether a project is located within the boundaries of a St... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dietary Supplement Labeling Act of
2011''.
SEC. 2. REGULATION OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS.
(a) Registration.--
(1) In general.--Section 415(a) of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act... | Dietary Supplement Labeling Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to expand the registration requirements for a dietary supplement manufacturing facility to: (1) require the submission of a description, ingredient list, and label and labeling for each dietary supplement product manufactu... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Prostate Cancer Council
Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL PROSTATE CANCER COUNCIL.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Office of the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this sect... | National Prostate Cancer Council Act - Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the National Prostate Cancer Council on Screening, Early Detection, Assessment, and Monitoring of Prostate Cancer to: (1) develop and implement a strategic plan for the accelerated development of diagnostic tools for... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Abandoned and Derelict Vessel
Removal Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Abandon.--The term ``abandon'' means to moor, strand,
wreck, sink, or ... | Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Removal Act of 1995 - Prohibits the owner or operator of a vessel from abandoning it on U.S. navigable waters. Sets forth a civil penalty for unlawful abandonment.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, in cooperation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, to remove an abandoned vessel p... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 405 of the Ethics in Government Act of
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ``1997 through 1999'' and
inserting ``2000 through 2003''.
(b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on ... | Amends the Federal criminal code provisions concerning bribery, graft, and conflicts of interest to include within the definition of "special Government employee" a Reserve officer or officer in the National Guard who is serving voluntarily for not to exceed 130 days during any period of 365 consecutive days. Includes ... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural America Energy Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BIOENERGY PROGRAM.
Section 9010 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
(7 U.S.C. 8108) is amended--
(1) in subsection ... | Rural America Energy Act of 2007 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to redefine "bioenergy" to include: (1) cellulosic cogeneration; (2) biomass gasification; and (3) hydrogen made from cellulosic commodities for fuel cells.
Instructs the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to make available ... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quality Cancer Care for Life Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING QUALITY OF CANCER CARE AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR
PATIENTS AND SURVIVORS.
Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) ... | Quality Cancer Care for Life Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to improve the quality of cancer care and the quality of life for cancer patients and survivor... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN LIMITED ACCESS PRIVILEGE PROGRAMS.
(a) Eligibility To Sign Petition.--Section 303A(c)(6)(B) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management ... | Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, with respect to multispecies fishing permits in the Gulf of Mexico, to remove a provision limiting the eligible signers (a group of fishermen constituting more than 50% of the permit holders, or holding more than 50% ... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Economic Sanctions Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ECONOMIC SANCTIONS STRATEGY, COORDINATION,
AND PLANNING GROUP.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 3 of subtitle I of... | Improving Economic Sanctions Act of 2016 This bill establishes within the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence of the Department of the Treasury an Economic Sanctions Strategy, Coordination, and Planning Group. The group shall conduct contingency planning to enable the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. MINING CLAIMS ON STOCK RAISING HOMESTEAD ACT LANDS.
(a) Mineral Entry Under the Stock Raising Homestead Act.--Section 9
of the Act of December 29, 1916, entitled ``An Act to provide for
stock-raising homesteads, and for other purposes'' (43 U.S.C. 299), is
amen... | Amends Federal law regarding stock-raising homesteads to require a written notice to the surface owner and the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) before a person may enter lands for exploration purposes or to locate a mining claim. Provides for an authorized exploration period during which exploring and locating... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reasonable Search Standards Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) During fiscal years 1997 and 1998 approximately
140,000,000 people entered the United States on ... | Reasonable Search Standards Act - Prohibits U.S. Customs Service personnel from subjecting travelers to detention or searches based upon race, religion, gender, national origin, or sexual orientation, except when acting upon specific information that a particular traveler suspected of engaging in illegal activity is de... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Transitional Fuel Security
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that, as of the date of enactment of
this Act--
(1) fossil fuels provide more... | National Transitional Fuel Security Act of 2006 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a plan for the construction of coal-to-fuel demonstration facilities relying upon Fischer-Tropsch synthetic fuel-producing technology.
Prescribes requirements for: (1) construction of such facilities; (2) up to 49... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Education and Counseling
Assistance Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND COUNSELING.
(a) Demonstration Program.--Section 106 of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 17... | Financial Education and Counseling Assistance Act of 2007 - Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a grant program to assist eligible organizations to provide financial education and counseling services to homeowners and prospect... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Glaucoma Screening Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) It is estimated that only half of the more than
3,000,000 individuals in the United States that have glau... | Glaucoma Screening Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand coverage of screening for glaucoma to include individuals who are both older than 49 years of age and Hispanic.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to award a grant to an eligible e... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Infrastructure Security and
Research Development Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agenc... | Water Infrastructure Security and Research Development Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program of research, development, and demonstration activities to achieve improvements to technologies and related processes for the security of water supply systems. Requires the... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``False Claims Amendments Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. GOVERNMENT RIGHT TO DISMISS CERTAIN ACTIONS.
Section 3730(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following new pa... | False Claims Amendments Act of 1993 - Amends the False Claims Act with respect to: (1) dismissal of qui tam actions at Government motion in specified circumstances; (2) waiver by private parties of the Government's rights to recover damages under such Act as part of any court approved settlement of a potential qui tam... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Federal Funding to Benefit
Sanctuary Cities Act''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTING LOCAL AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO
COOPERATE TO SAFEGUARD COMMUNITIES.
(a) In General.--A State, a pol... | No Federal Funding to Benefit Sanctuary Cities Act This bill prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving federal financial assistance. A sanctuary jurisdiction is a state or political subdivision that has a statute, policy, or practice in effect that prohibits or restricts: (1) information sharing about an indivi... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Open Skies Treaty Compliance
Assurance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
... | Open Skies Treaty Compliance Assurance Act This bill prohibits funds from being obligated or expended to aid the certification or approval of any new sensor, including to carry out an initial or exhibition observation flight of an observation aircraft, for use by the Russian Federation on observation flights under the ... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: 48 on January 23, 1991, by a
vote of 418-0, condemning ``the flagrant and deliberate
violations'' by Iraq resulting in the brutal torture and
inhumane treatment of United States prisoners of war during
that war, and the Senate, also in resp... | Prisoner of War Protection Act of 2003 - Declares it is U.S. policy to: (1) search out and try in U.S. courts any persons who have mistreated (including willfully killing, torturing, or treating inhumanely) U.S. prisoners of war during the First and Second Gulf Wars; and (2) hold liable countries that commit grave brea... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. CONSTRUCTIVE SALES TREATMENT FOR APPRECIATED FINANCIAL
POSITIONS.
(a) In General.--Part IV of subchapter P of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 1259. CONSTRUCTIVE SA... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that if there is a constructive sale of an appreciated financial position: (1) a taxpayer shall recognize gain as if such position were sold for its fair market value on the date of the constructive sale; and (2) for purposes of the treatment of gains and losses for periods ... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. PERSONAL ELECTRONIC RECORDS.
Section 1030(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B); ... | Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) prohibit accessing a protected computer to obtain a unique identification number, address or routing code, or access device; (2) revise the definition of "protected computer" to include computers affecting interstate or foreign commerce o... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Expansion Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FORT DONELSON NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD.
(a) Designation; Purpose.--There exists as a unit of the National
Park System the Fort Donelson National Ba... | Fort Donelson National Battlefield Expansion Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire for inclusion in the Fort Donelson National Battlefield land, interests, and improvements: (1) within the boundaries of the Battlefield; and (2) outside such boundaries if the land has been identified by the A... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Protection and Tax
Relief Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Working people are subject to social security taxes as
well as income taxes, and for ... | Social Security Protection and Tax Relief Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a 12 percent tax on an individual's "social security taxable income." Defines such income. Decreases the old age, survivors, and disability income (social security taxes) tax rates. | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``The Inmate Work, Education, and
Responsibility Curriculum Act of 2009'' or the ``I-WERC Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) More than 2,300,000 people are incarcerated... | Inmate Work, Education, and Responsibility Curriculum Act of 2009 (sic) or the I-WERC Act - Directs the Attorney General to establish a three-year pilot program for making competitive grants to state, tribal, and local corrections agencies to fund a 40-hour work week curriculum of self-improvement activities for inmate... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Charles Butler McVay and U.S.S.
INDIANAPOLIS Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Shortly after midnight on the night of July 30, 1945,
during... | Charles Butler McVay and U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS Relief Act - Exonerates the late rear admiral Charles Butler McVay III, United States Navy (retired), from responsibility for the sinking of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS on July 30, 1945, while under his command. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the subsequent court-marti... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Families Together Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON THE SEPARATION OF FAMILIES.
(a) In General.--An agent or officer of a designated agency shall
be prohibited from removing a child from his or her parent or legal
... | Keep Families Together Act This bill prohibits an agent or contractor of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, or the Department of Health and Human Services from removing a child who is under the age of 18 and has no permanent immigration status from his or her parent or legal guardian at or ... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Act for Responsible
Employment of 2001'' or the ``CARE Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. CHILD AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT.
(a) Family Agricultural Employment.--Section 13(c)(1) of the Fair
Labor Standards Act of... | Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2001 - CARE Act of 2001 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal certain exemptions from child labor prohibitions for agricultural employment.Applies the same age restrictions to agricultural employment as to other forms of employment. Limits exemptions to agr... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. TAX-EXEMPT FINANCING OF ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION OF
QUALIFIED CONTAMINATED SITES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 141 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (defining qualified bond) is amended by striking
``or'' at the end of subparagraph... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit, as specified, the issuance of tax-exempt qualified contaminated site remediation bonds. | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION.
The International Development Association Act (22 U.S.C. 284-284s)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 22. TWELFTH REPLENISHMENT.
``(a) Contribution Authority.--
``(1) In genera... | Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to vote to: (1) approve the sale of up to 10 million ounces of IMF gold and transfer the earnings on the invested profits of such sale to the Trust for Spec... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Conservation Program Improvement Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM.
(a) Extension.--Section 1231(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3831(a)) is amended by strikin... | Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to modify the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and conservation easement programs administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (CRP provides payments to farmers who agree to remove environmentally sensitive land fro... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Technology Education and Training
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenu... | Technology Education and Training Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a limited tax credit for information technology training program expenses; and (2) make technology training centers eligible educational institutions for purposes of the Hope scholarship and lifetime learning credits.Establis... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement
and Conveyance Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to implement the provisions of the negotiated Settlement
Ag... | Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act - Approves the Settlement Agreement between the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct all necessary and appropriate investigations, studies, and required Federal actions to impl... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Informed Health Care Decision Making
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) National randomized controlled trials have found that
replacing the brief summary of ... | Informed Health Care Decision Making Act - Requires the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA) to: (1) determine whether standardized, quantitative summaries of the benefits and risks of drugs in a tabular or drug facts box format would improve health care decisionmaking by clinicians, patients, and consumers; and (2) es... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.
(a) Appointments.--The following bankruptcy judges shall be
appointed in the manner prescribed in section 152(a)(1) of title 28,
United States Co... | Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2002 - Makes appointments to the office of bankruptcy judge for judicial districts in the following States: California, Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Maryland; Michigan; Mississippi; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina, Pennsylvania; Puerto Rico; Tennessee; Virginia, South Carolina and Nevada... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Port Revitalization Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. COST SHARING FOR LAND-BASED AND CONFINED DREDGED MATERIAL
DISPOSAL FACILITIES.
(a) Treatment as General Navigation Feature.--Notwithstanding any ... | Port Revitalization Act of 1996 - Provides that the cost of providing land-based and confined aquatic dredged material disposal facilities (facilities) associated with the construction, operation, and maintenance of any Federal navigation project for any harbor or other federally maintained waterway shall be considered... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF CERTAIN FARMLAND.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to ... | Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income 100 percent of the gain, up to $500,000, from the sale of qualified farm property to a first-time farmer who certifies that such property will be used for farming purposes for ten years. Allows: (1) a 50 percent e... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. COMMISSION ON FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROCESSING DELAYS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Faster FOIA Act of
2010''.
(b) Establishment.--There is established the Commission on Freedom
of Information Act Processing Delays (in thi... | Faster FOIA Act of 2010 - Establishes the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays to conduct a study to: (1) identify methods that will help reduce delays in processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted to federal agencies; (2) ensure the efficient and equitable administration of F... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS.
(a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Federal lands in Box Elder
County, Utah, which comprise approximately 23,021 acres, as generally
depicted on a map entitled `... | Designates specified Federal lands in Box Elder County, Utah, as wilderness (to be known as the Pilot Range Wilderness) and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.Requires any privately owned lands or interests within or abutting the Wilderness which are acquired by the United States to be added t... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``America's Energy Security Trust Fund
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. TAX ON CARBON DIOXIDE CONTENT OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to environmental tax... | America's Energy Security Trust Fund Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on any taxable carbon substance sold by a manufacturer, producer, or importer. Defines "taxable carbon substance" as: (1) coal (including lignite and peat); (2) petroleum and any petroleum products; and (3) natur... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Limited English Proficiency and
Integrated Workforce Training Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 system is
designed--
... | Limited English Proficiency and Integrated Workforce Training Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to establish and implement a national demonstration project to analyze and provide data on workforce training programs that integrate English language acquisition and occupati... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Insurance Access Amendments
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. PHASE-DOWN OF APPLICATION OF PREEXISTING CONDITION EXCLUSIONS
IN GROUP MARKET.
Section 9801 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, sec... | Health Insurance Access Amendments of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to decrease, in three steps over two years, the period during which a group health plan (and a health insurer offering group coverage) may impose a ... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Plain Writing Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to improve the effectiveness and
accountability of Federal agencies to the public by promoting clear
Government communication that the pu... | Plain Writing Act of 2010 - Requires the head of each executive agency to: (1) designate one or more senior officials within the agency to oversee the agency's implementation of this Act; (2) communicate this Act's requirements to the agency's employees; (3) train agency employees in "plain writing" (defined as writing... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Consumer Relief Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) During 2005, the price of crude oil reached a record
$70 a barrel, the price of gas at the pump reac... | Energy Consumer Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal oil and gas tax subsidies including: (1) the election to expense certain refineries; (2) treatment of natural gas distribution lines as 15-year property; (3) treatment of natural gas gathering lines as 7-year property; (4) the new rule ... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Radiological Materials Security
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSES.
(a) Finding.--The Congress finds that radiological materials used
in medical, industrial, academic, and other facilities must be secured
to p... | Radiological Materials Security Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance domestic preparedness for and collective response to terrorism by conducting a risk assessment regarding the threat of, vulnerability to, and consequences of theft or other procurement ... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``California Indian Land Transfer
Act''.
SEC. 2. LANDS HELD IN TRUST FOR VARIOUS TRIBES OF CALIFORNIA INDIANS.
(a) In General.--Subject to section 3, all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to the lands de... | California Indian Land Transfer Act - Transfers all right, title, and interest of the U.S. in and to specified lands to certain California Indian tribes to be held in trust by the U.S. for the benefit of such Indian tribes. Terminates grazing privileges on the lands two years after the date of enactment of this Act. | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``S Corporation
Investment Act of 1994''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in... | S Corporation Investment Act of 1994 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from 35 to 40 the maximum number of shareholders of an S Corporation (small business corporation). Allows members of a family to be treated as one shareholder.
Increases the percentage of permissible passive income.
Allows a deductio... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``H-1B Visa Program Modernization Act
of 2007''.
SEC. 2. MARKET-BASED LIMITS FOR H-1B VISAS.
Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1184(g)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (... | H-1B Visa Program Modernization Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the annual H-1B nonimmigrant visa (specialty occupation) cap, with a 20% increase for the following year if the previous year's quota is reached.
Revises H-1B provisions with respect to: (1) application fraud and misre... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Judicially Enforceable Terrorism
Subpoenas Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS IN TERRORISM INVESTIGATIONS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after... | Judicially Enforceable Terrorism Subpoenas Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize the Attorney General, in any investigation concerning a Federal crime of terrorism, to subpoena the production of relevant records or materials or testimony by the custodian concerning those materials.
Provides that ... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Futures Investor Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FUTURES INVESTORS PROTECTION FUND.
(a) Futures Investor Protection Corporation.--
(1) Creation and membership.--
(A) Creation.--There is ... | Futures Investor Protection Act - Establishes the Futures Investor Protection Corporation (FIPC) as a nonprofit corporation, which shall be neither an agency nor establishment of the federal government. Declares FIPC to be a membership corporation whose members comprise all persons registered as a futures commission m... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healing the Invisible Wounds Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. NOTICE AND WAIT ON MODIFICATION OF HANDLING OF POST-TRAUMATIC
STRESS DISORDER UNDER DISABILITY COMPENSATION RATING
SYSTEM.
The Secretary of V... | Healing the Invisible Wounds Act of 2006 - Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from implementing any modification in the manner in which post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is handled in the rating of service-connected disabilities for purposes of the payment of veterans' disability compensation until six mon... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Notch Fairness Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. NEW GUARANTEED MINIMUM PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNT WHERE
ELIGIBILITY ARISES DURING TRANSITIONAL PERIOD.
(a) In General.--Section 215(a) of the Social Security Act i... | Notch Fairness Act of 1997 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for the computation of minimum old age insurance benefits for individuals who reached age 65 in or after 1979 and to whom applies the 15-year transition period for the chan... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: .--Section 301(a) of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(a)) is amended by
striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
``(4) subtotals of new budget authority and outlays for
nondefense discretionary spending, defense discretiona... | Balancing Our Obligations for the Long-Term Act of 2011 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to establish for FY2030-FY2050: (1) direct spending limits, and (2) total spending limits. Prescribes certain deficit control mechanisms (sequestration and reduction... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Budgeting Act''.
SEC. 2. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF INLAND WATERWAYS TRUST FUND AND HARBOR
MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the receipts and
disbursement... | Requires the Secretary of the Army to estimate annually: (1) what, but for this Act, would be at the close of the next fiscal year the amount of unfunded inland waterways and harbor maintenance authorizations; and (2) the net inland waterways and harbor maintenance receipts at the close of such year. | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-
Gun Trafficking Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Illegal gun traffickers are a principal source of
firearms for cr... | Detectives Nemorin and Andrews Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2003 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the sale, transfer, or barter of two or more firearms, at least two of which are handguns, semiautomatic assault weapons, short-barreled shotguns, short-barreled rifles, or machine-guns, where ... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ukraine Security Assistance Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law
limiting the assistance to be provided under this section, beginni... | Ukraine Security Assistance Act of 2014 - Authorizes the the President to provide Ukraine with specified defense articles, services, and training. Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to conduct or complete an ongoing assessment of the capabilities and needs of Ukraine's armed forces, and provide it to Congress. Expr... | billsum_train |