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SECTION 1. LOAN PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT. Title XII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: ``TITLE XII--SCHOOL FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT ACT ``SEC. 12001. FINDINGS. ``The Congress finds the following: ...
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: (1) revise and rename title XII the School Facilities Improvement Act; and (2) establish a loan program and a bond guarantee program to assist local educational agencies in the construction, reconstruction, and renovation of public elementary and secondary ...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The Internet has had profound benefits for numerous aspects of daily life for millions of people throughout the United States ...
Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to declare that it is U.S. policy to: (1) maintain the freedom to use broadband telecommunications networks, including the Internet, without unreasonable interference from or discrimination by network operators; (2) enable the United Stat...
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SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION AND UPDATING AMENDMENTS. The Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-692) is updated as follows: (1) In section 2, by adding at the end the following: ``(6) The Corridor contained the only historic system of the Industr...
Amends the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 to revise the appropriate steps the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission is required to take in implementing its Cultural Heritage and Corridor Management Plan for the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal Nationa...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Theodore Roosevelt Commemorative Coin Act''. (b) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings: (1) Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, inspired and led the people of the Uni...
Theodore Roosevelt Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue five-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half-dollar coins whose obverse side shall bear the likeness of Theodore Roosevelt, and whose reverse side shall be emblematic of the Nation's natural resources. Mandates that...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. REDUCING DEMAND FOR SEX TRAFFICKING; LOWER MENS REA FOR SEX TRAFFICKING OF UNDERAGE VICTIMS. (a) Clarification of Range of Conduct Punished as Sex Trafficking.--Section 1591 of title 18, Un...
Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code, with respect to sex trafficking of children, to: (1) subject to criminal prosecution buyers, as well as sellers, of commercial sex involving sex trafficking victims; (2) provide that in prosecutions of sex trafficking crimes, the government is not ...
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SECTION 1. PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ENHANCE HOMELAND SECURITY. (a) Establishment of Program.--The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 40. PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE INNOVATIVE SOLU...
Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to direct the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to establish a Government-wide program to encourage and recognize contractor innovation and excellence in facilitating the defense of the United States against, or recovery from, terrorism or nuclear, biologic...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Health Protection Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Access to safe, legal abortion services is essential to women's health and central to women's ability to partici...
Women's Health Protection Act of 2015 This bill prohibits any government from imposing on abortion services: a requirement that a medical professional perform specific tests or medical procedures; a requirement that the same clinician who performs a patient's abortion also perform additional tests, services or procedu...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare/Medicaid Solvency Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that-- (1) illnesses and diseases that result from the use of tobacco products cost Federal Government health care programs bi...
Medicare/Medicaid Solvency Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Treasury the Tobacco Product Health Care Cost Reimbursement Trust Fund. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) distribute amounts in the Fund to each Secretary responsible for the expenditure of Federal funds for that fiscal ...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Centennial Monetary Commission Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The Constitution endows Congress with the power ``to coin money, regulate the value thereof''. (2) Following the financial...
Centennial Monetary Commission Act of 2013 - Establishes the Centennial Monetary Commission to: (1) examine how U.S. monetary policy since the creation of the Federal Reserve Board in 1913 has affected the performance of the U.S. economy in terms of output, employment, prices, and financial stability over time; (2) eva...
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SECTION 1. NATIONAL BIOLOGICAL DATA CENTER. (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Geological Survey, shall-- (1) establish a national biological data center (in this Act referred to as the ``center'') to collect nonhuman biological data and ...
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the U.S. Geological Survey, to: (1) establish a National Biological Data Center to collect nonhuman biological data and make such data available for public use; and (2) contract with a small business to manage the Center. Sets forth duties of the Center, including t...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Targeting Child Predators Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. NONDISCLOSURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS. Section 3486(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``the Secretary of the Treasury'' each place it appears and in...
Targeting Child Predators Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish: (1) a certification process with respect to nondisclosure requirements imposed in connection with specified administrative subpoenas, and (2) a judicial review process with respect to the imposition of such req...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 2001''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings: (1) Gifted and talented students give evidence of high performance capability in specific ...
Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies to assist local educational agencies to develop or expand gifted and talented education programs through one or more of the following activities: (1) professional development programs;...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Academic Anesthesiology and CRNA Payment Improvement Act of 2006''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Since 1991, the Medicare program has reduced reimbursements for anesthesia services provided to Medicar...
Medicare Academic Anesthesiology and CRNA Payment Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for the Aged and Disabled) of the Social Security Act to set forth a special payment rule for teaching anesthesiologists (TAs) and teaching certified registered nurs...
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SECTION 1. POTENTIAL PROBLEM OFFICER EARLY WARNING PROGRAMS. (a) Declarations.--The Congress finds and declares that-- (1) police brutality is a problem of deep concern; and (2) the Congress has an interest in assisting local units in creating early warning systems that are effecti...
Directs the Attorney General to: (1) conduct an evaluation of potential problem officer early warning programs utilized by local governments; (2) develop a model early warning system that is effective, capable of adjusting to changing circumstances, and affordable to local governments of jurisdictions with populations...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Private Mortgage Insurance Technical Corrections and Clarification Act''. SEC. 2. CHANGES IN AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE. (a) Treatment of Adjustable Rate Mortgages.--The Homeowners Protection Act of 1998 (12 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.) is amended-- (1)...
Includes balloon mortgages within the definition of "adjustable rate mortgages." States that if a residential mortgage loan is modified (with mortgagor-mortgagee agreement) the cancellation date, termination date, or final agreement shall be recalculated to reflect such modifications. (Sec. 4) Extends mortgage insuranc...
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SECTION 1. PLACEMENT PROGRAMS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AFFECTED BY REDUCTION IN FORCE ACTIONS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Public Servant Priority Placement Act of 1995''. (b) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the ...
Public Servant Priority Placement Act of 1995 - Amends Federal civil service law to require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to establish a Government-wide priority placement program, and each Federal agency to establish a similar agency-wide program, for Federal employees affected by a reduction in f...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors Financial Fraud Prevention Act of 2010''. SEC. 2. OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF FRAUD TARGETING SENIORS. (a) Establishment of Office.--The Federal Trade Commission shall establish a separate office within the Commission for the purpose of preve...
Seniors Financial Fraud Prevention Act of 2010 - Establishes a separate office within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for the prevention of fraud targeting seniors and requires the office to assist the FTC in monitoring the market for mail, telemarketing, television, and Internet fraud which targets seniors. Requir...
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SECTION 1. PRIVATIZATION OF WASTE CLEANUP AND MODERNIZATION ACTIVITIES OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES. (a) Contract Authority.--Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of Energy may enter into 1 or more long-term contracts for the procurement, from a facility located within 25 miles of a curre...
Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to enter into one or more contracts with facilities located within 25 miles of a current or former Department of Energy (DOE) defense nuclear facility for the procurement of products and services to support waste cleanup and modernization activities at such nuclear facilities. Requir...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Transit and Rail Awareness and Investments for National Security Act of 2004'' or the ``Safe TRAINS Act''. SEC. 2. HOMELAND SECURITY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION GRANTS. (a) Authorization.--The Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized to make grants...
Safe Transit and Rail Awareness and Investments for National Security Act of 2004 (Safe TRAINS Act) - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to improve the security of public transportation systems (including passenger, commuter, and light rail) against acts of terrorism. Sets forth grant uses and...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement to Deter Organized Stealing and Enhance Safety Act of 2012'' or the ``SAFE DOSES Act''. SEC. 2. THEFT OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS. (a) Prohibited Conduct and Penalties.--Chapter 31 of title 18, United States Code, is amende...
Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement to Deter Organized Stealing and Enhance Safety Act of 2012 or the SAFE DOSES Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit, in or using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce: (1) embezzling, stealing, obtaining by fraud or deception, or knowingly and unlawfu...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Empowerment Zone Enhancement Act of 1998''. SEC. 2. FUNDING ENTITLEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL ENTERPRISE ZONES. (a) Entitlement.--Section 2007(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397f(a)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ...
Empowerment Zone Enhancement Act of 1998 - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act with respect to additional grants to: (1) provide for grant funding for additional empowerment zones; (2) set the amount of such grants for zones in urban ($10 million) and rural ($4 milli...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Informed P2P User Act''. SEC. 2. CONDUCT PROHIBITED. (a) Notice and Consent Required for File-sharing Software.-- (1) Notice and consent required prior to installation.--It is unlawful for any covered entity to install on a protected...
Informed P2P User Act - (Sec. 2) Makes it unlawful for any commercial entity that developed a file sharing program or distributed such a program (if the distributor is owned by the developing entity) to install, make available for installation, or download a file sharing program without: (1) immediately before program ...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Innovation Protection Act''. SEC. 2. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE FUNDING. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of ...
Innovation Protection Act - Establishes in the Treasury the United States Patent and Trademark Office Public Enterprise Fund (Public Enterprise Fund) to be used as a revolving fund by the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) without fiscal year limitation. Requires to be credited to or deposited in...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency in Reporting to Protect American Workers and Prevent Human Trafficking Act''. SEC. 2. DATA REPORTING ON NONIMMIGRANT EMPLOYEES. Section 214(c)(8) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(8)) is amended to read as follows: ...
Transparency in Reporting to Protect American Workers and Prevent Human Trafficking Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise and expand the data reporting requirements to cover all nonimmigrant employees. Requires that such information be available on a public website.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Check for Education Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) education should be a national priority but must remain a local responsibility; (2) the Federal Government's regulations and involvement ...
Direct Check for Education Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make direct awards to local educational agencies (LEAs) to support programs or activities, that the LEA deems appropriate, for students in kindergarten through grade 12. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to use funds under this A...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. ONLINE PUBLICATION OF CARBON EMISSIONS. (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall make available to the public through the Internet-- (1) information that describes for all...
Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of the Interior to publicly disclose the amounts of fossil fuel production, including amounts of gas released (as by flaring), and renewable energy production on public lands. The data shall present amounts of greenhouse gas emissions using...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Connect with Veterans Act of 2014''. SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF VETERANS. (a) Program Required.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall establish a ...
Connect with Veterans Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) establish a program to facilitate outreach to veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the primary agencies of states for the administration of veterans' benefits and services, political subdivisions of states, and Indian ...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act of 1995''. (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a sec...
Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act of 1995 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to remove provisions ending, on a specified date, the application of provisions: (1) deeming health care practitioner officers, employees, or contractors of certain entities (migrant and community health centers and grant ...
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SECTION 1. SAN JUAN ISLANDS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA. (a) Findings; Purposes.-- (1) Findings.--Congress finds as follows: (A) Lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the San Juan Archipelago, Washington State, comprising nearly 1,000 acr...
Establishes the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area in the state of Washington. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term management of the Conservation Area. Requires the Secretary to manage the Conservation Area in a manner to conserve, protect, and enhance the...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Family Education Reimbursement Act of 2005''. SEC. 2. FAMILY EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNTS. (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall-- (1) establish a Family E...
Family Education Reimbursement Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a Family Education Reimbursement Account Program for families of students displaced by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita. Provides for reimbursing parents for costs of such students or preschool-age children attending school...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. SCREENING, REHABILITATION, AND TREATMENT FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. (a) Screening, Rehabilitation, and Treatment for Traumatic Brain Injury.-- (1) In general.-...
Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) establish a program to screen veterans eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital, medical, and nursing home care for symptoms of traumatic brain injury (TBI); (2) develop and carry out a program of ...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Broadband Deployment and Competition Enhancement Act of 2001''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) In 2001, some broadband service providers are pervasively regulated, and some o...
Broadband Deployment and Competition Enhancement Act of 2001 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit subjecting an incumbent local exchange carrier (carrier) to common carrier regulation with respect to any optical fiber facility, or any technology of a similar facility, in the carrier's network that is use...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Dual Incentive Education Act of 2002''. SEC. 2. GRADUATE STUDY REIMBURSEMENTS FOR CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES. (a) In General.--The head of each employing office in the legislative branch may make payments to an eligible employe...
Dual Incentive Education Act of 2002 - Permits the heads of legislative branch employing offices to make payments to employees of up to $3,000 for reimbursement of tuition and fees for a semester of graduate study. Requires beneficiaries to have been employed full-time for at least 12 consecutive months and to meet the...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Free Speech Protection Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) The freedom of speech and the press is enshrined in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. (2) Free speech, th...
Free Speech Protection Act of 2008 - Allows any U.S. person against whom a lawsuit for defamation is brought in a foreign country on the basis of the content of any speech by that person that has been published, uttered, or otherwise disseminated in the United States to bring an action in a U.S. district court against ...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Autofill Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. AUTOMATED PARTIALLY PRE-POPULATED TAX RETURNS. (a) In General.--Chapter 77 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 7529. AUTOMATED PARTIALLY PRE-POPULATED TA...
Autofill Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Department of the Treasury to: (1) establish a program to allow taxpayers to download income tax forms that are populated with tax return information (e.g., wages, withholding, and self-employment income) previously reported to Treasury for the taxabl...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Humanitarian Assistance Facilitation Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The 2011-2012 drought in East Africa, part of a persistent weather trend in the region, was exacerbated by stagnating a...
Humanitarian Assistance Facilitation Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that humanitarian organizations acting in good faith and with the appropriate restrictions and controls in place should not be prevented from providing aid to civilian populations before or early on in humanitarian crises, such as in the...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protection from Sexual Predators Act of 1997''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that-- (1) rape and sexual assaults continue to be serious threats to the safety of communities across America; ...
Protection from Sexual Predators Act of 1997 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that States should: (1) more seriously consider the relatively high recidivism rate of sexual offenders when deciding whether to plea bargain with or grant parole to sexual offenders; and (2) review treatment and parole supervision prog...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Rental Housing Act of 2003''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) There is a pressing and increasing need for rental housing for rural families and senior citizens, as evidenced by the fact tha...
Rural Rental Housing Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide rural rental assistance, with applicant priority given to very low-income families, low-income communities, rural areas, and communities with severe lack of affordable rental housing.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Medicare Reimbursement Demonstration Act of 1997''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. (a) Authority.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall jo...
Veterans Medicare Reimbursement Demonstration Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) to jointly carry out a demonstration project, during the three-year period beginning on January 1, 1998, under which the HHS Secretary provides the VA with reimbursement from ...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Protection Home Inspection Counseling Act of 2012''. SEC. 2. HOME INSPECTION COUNSELING. Section 1451 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 1701x-1) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)-- ...
Consumer Protection Home Inspection Counseling Act of 2012 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to publish a Mortgagee Letter informing mortgagees of their obligation to provide prospective homebuyers with specified HUD pub...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Developing Standards for Electronic Shipping Papers Act of 2014''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The impacts of hazardous materials transportation incidents can be mitigated by effective response strategies, ...
Developing Standards for Electronic Shipping Papers Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a Hazardous Materials Information Advisory Committee to develop voluntary standards and best practices for first responders and enforcement officials in the use of electronic shipping papers in t...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Prosperous and Secure Neighbor Alliance Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS; STATEMENT OF POLICY. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) An alarming increase in illicit drugs and drug-related violence in Mexico and on the Unit...
Prosperous and Secure Neighbor Alliance Act of 2007 - States that it is U.S. policy to increase U.S. foreign assistance to improve security and promote economic development in Mexico, both of which are crucial to combat illicit drugs and drug-related violence and other criminal activities in Mexico and the United State...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``United States Cruise Vessel Development Act of 1994''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to promote construction and operation of United States flag cruise vessels in the United States. SEC. 3. COASTWISE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS. Se...
United States Cruise Vessel Development Act of 1994 - Amends Federal shipping law to revise provisions prohibiting the use of foreign vessels to transport passengers between places in the United States to authorize the transport of passengers in coastwise trade only if the vessel: (1) is owned by a U.S. citizen, or a ...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act''. SEC. 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. (a) Repeals.--The following provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) are repealed: (1)...
Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act - Repeals specified provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Lists the repealed provisions as those pertaining to: the Early Reading First program, under subpart 2 of part B of title I; the William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy progra...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Amendment Act of 2004''. SEC. 2. ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR THE YUROK RESERVATION. Section 2(c) of the Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act (25 U.S.C. 1300i- 1(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(5) Land acquisiti...
Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Amendment Act of 2004 - Amends the Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act to provide for the acquisition of land for the Yurok Reservation. Provides that Federal law enforcement and tribal court funds and programs shall be made available to the Hoopa Valley Tribe and Yurok Tribe on the same basis as the fun...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Judgment Evading Foreign States Accountability Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to protect the economic interests of the United States and its citizens from the irresponsible conduct of certain foreign states, an...
Judgment Evading Foreign States Accountability Act of 2008 - Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to deny a judgment evading foreign state (as defined by this Act) access to U.S. capital markets unless the proceeds of such borrowing or sale are to be used to satisfy in full all final judgments that form...
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SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM TO INCLUDE RETIRED MEMBERS AND DEPENDENTS WHO ARE MEDICARE ELIGIBLE. (a) Federal Employee Health Benefits Program Option.--The Secretary of Defense, after consulting with the other administering Secretaries under chap...
Directs the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) under which current or former military personnel who are or become entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act are offered enrollment in a Federal emplo...
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SECTION 1. ENTRIES OF CERTAIN HIGH-DENSITY, FIBERBOARD-CORE LAMINATE PANELS ENTERED IN JUNE 2004 THROUGH OCTOBER 2004. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection shall, not later...
Directs the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries relating to high-density, fiberboard-core laminate panels and refund any amounts owed.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Minority Business Development Improvements Act of 2010''. SEC. 2. MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. The Director of the Minority Business Development Agency shall establish the Minority Business Development Program (in this Act referred to as the...
Minority Business Development Improvements Act of 2010 - Requires the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency to establish the Minority Business Development Program to provide qualified minority businesses with technical assistance and contract procurement assistance. Outlines minority business qualificati...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Heart Disease Education, Analysis, Research, and Treatment for Women Act'' or the ``HEART for Women Act''. SEC. 2. REPORTING OF DATA IN APPLICATIONS FOR DRUGS, BIOLOGICS, AND DEVICES. (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United...
Heart Disease Education, Analysis, Research, and Treatment for Women Act or the HEART for Women Act - Directs the Comptroller General to report on whether the presentation of clinical study safety and effectiveness data by sex, age, and racial subgroups complies with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements. Req...
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SECTION 1. TIMELY PAYMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS IF STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT IS REACHED. (a) In General.--Section 1145 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-15) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and ...
Amends title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act with respect to the payment of cash benefits or administrative expenses from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, and the Federal Supplementary Medic...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Reconstruction Study Area Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The Reconstruction Era, during which Congress adopted the 13th amendment ending slavery, the 14th amendment guaranteeing civil ...
National Reconstruction Study Area Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study and report on the suitability and feasibility of designating an area comprised of historical sites in the historic district of Beaufort, South Carolina, relating to the Reconstruction Era as a unit of the National Park System.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Caregiver Corps Act of 2014''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) As of 2013, more than 43,000,000 Americans are age 65 or older. More than 75 percent of such individuals live with...
Caregiver Corps Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to contract with a nonprofit to develop an online toolkit and guidance providing for the establishment and implementation of Caregiver Corps volunteer programs in which volunteers provide assis...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare HMO Protection Act of 1998''. SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO EVALUATE AND ALTER TERMINATION DECISIONS. Section 1851(g)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w- 21(g)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(E) Auth...
Medicare HMO Protection Act of 1998 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to delay the effectiveness of a Medicare+Choice organization's termination of its plan with respect to all individuals in an area, if: (1) t...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Credit Expansion Act''. SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR FARM LOANS. (a) Farm Ownership Loans.--Section 302(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922(a)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``(a) In General.--The'' an...
Agricultural Credit Expansion Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility for Farm Service Agency operating loans, farm ownership loans, conservation loans, and emergency loans. Deems specified embedded entities (an entity owned wholly or in part by another entity) eligible for f...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Volunteer Protection Act of 1993''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares that-- (1) within certain States, the willingness of volunteers to offer their services has been increasingly deterred b...
Volunteer Protection Act of 1993 - Prescribes circumstances under which volunteers working for nonprofit organizations or government entities shall be immune from personal financial liability for acts on behalf of the organization or entity. Sets forth exceptions and conditions that a State may impose on the granting o...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Wild Sky Wilderness and Backcountry Wilderness Management Area Act of 2004''. SEC. 2. ADDITION OF WILD SKY WILDERNESS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM. (a) Designation.--Certain Federal lands in the State of Washington comprisi...
Wild Sky Wilderness and Backcountry Wilderness Management Area Act of 2004 - Designates specified Federal lands in the State of Washington (the State) as: (1) the Wild Sky Wilderness (the Wilderness); and (2) the Skykomish Backcountry Wilderness Management Area (the Area). Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to manag...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening American Transportation Security Act of 2016''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings; sense of Congress. Sec...
Strengthening American Transportation Security Act of 2016 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the personnel system used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) provides insufficient workplace protections for its workforce and such personnel should be entitled to protections under the civil servi...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Region National Heritage Area Act''. (b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the Oil Region Nation...
Oil Region National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Oil Region National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. Designates the Oil Heritage Region, Inc., to be the management entity for the Area. Directs such entity to: (1) prepare and implement a management plan for the Area, which shall be approved or disapproved by the ...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Mandate Relief Act of 1993''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that-- (1) Federal regulation of State and local governments has become increasingly extensive and intrusive in recent years; ...
Federal Mandate Relief Act of 1993 - Prohibits the enforcement of an intergovernmental regulation against a State or local government with respect to a fiscal year: (1) unless sufficient Federal funds have been appropriated to reimburse all State or local governments for the total additional costs that will be incurre...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Pay Act of 1997''. (b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a s...
Fair Pay Act of 1997 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin. (Allows payment of different wages under seniority systems, merit systems, or systems that measure earnings by quantity or quality of production.) Prohibit...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act''. SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF TAXPAYER FINANCING OF POLITICAL PARTY CONVENTIONS; USE OF FUNDS FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE. (a) Termination of Payments for Conventions; Use of Funds for Pediatric Research.--Secti...
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 11, 2013. Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate the entitlement of any major or minor political party to a payment from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund for a presidential nominatin...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Liquefied Natural Gas Safety and Security Act of 2005''. SEC. 2. SITING OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS IMPORT FACILITIES. Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(d)(1) Before issuing an order au...
Liquefied Natural Gas Safety and Security Act of 2005 - Amends the Natural Gas Act to prohibit the Federal Energy Regulating Commission (FERC) from authorizing an applicant to site, construct, expand, or operate a liquefied natural gas import facility, unless FERC has required the applicant to develop a cost-sharing pl...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Student Loan Simplification and Opportunity Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. TEMPORARY STUDENT LOAN DEBT CONVERSION AUTHORITY. (a) Repeal.-- (1) In general.--Section 459A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087i-1) is repealed. ...
Student Loan Simplification and Opportunity Act of 2011 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the Secretary of Education's authority, under the Direct Loan (DL) program, to purchase or enter into forward commitments to purchase: (1) Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) f...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Temporary IRA Distribution Suspension Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF REQUIRED BEGINNING DATE FOR DISTRIBUTIONS FROM DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS. (a) In General.--In the case of a defined contribution plan-- (1) section 40...
Temporary IRA Distribution Suspension Act of 2008 - Suspends for calendar 2008 and 2009 the beginning date for required distributions from certain individual retirement (IRA) plans.
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SECTION 1. LAND TRANSFER AND WITHDRAWAL, MELROSE AIR FORCE RANGE, NEW MEXICO, AND YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, WASHINGTON. (a) Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico.-- (1) Transfer.--Administrative jurisdiction over the surface estate of the following lands is hereby transferred from t...
Transfers administrative jurisdiction over the surface estate of specified public lands at Yakima Training Center, Washington, from the Secretary to the Secretary of the Army. Sets forth similar withdrawal and use requirements.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Lease Authorization Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY LEASES. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major medical facility leases at the location...
Department of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Lease Authorization Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out specified major medical facility leases (leases) in New Mexico, New Jersey, South Carolina, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas, California, ...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``College Research Education and Teacher Excellence (CREATE) Opportunity Act of 2012''. TITLE I--RESEARCH CREDIT MADE PERMANENT AND OTHER MODIFICATIONS SEC. 101. RESEARCH CREDIT MADE PERMANENT AND OTHER MODIFICATIONS. (a) Credit Made Permanent.-- ...
College Research Education and Teacher Excellence (CREATE) Opportunity Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the research tax credit permanent. Makes 100% of a taxpayer's expenditures for qualified research at an institution of higher education eligible for the research tax credit. (Currently, 65% of ...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. NIST MISSION TO ADDRESS CYBERSECURITY THREATS. Section 20(a)(1) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ``,...
NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in developing standards for information systems, to emphasize the principle that expanding cybersecuri...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring the Taxpayer a Fair Return for Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Resources Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF MINIMUM BIDS AND ANNUAL RENTALS FOR OIL AND GAS AND TAR SANDS LEASES TO REFLECT INFLATION. (a) In General.--Section 17 of t...
Ensuring the Taxpayer a Fair Return for Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Resources Act of 2015 This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase the minimum acceptable bids and rentals for leases of oil, natural gas, and tar sand on federal land. Minimum acceptable bids and rentals shall receive inflation adjustments onc...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Rights Commission Act of 1998''. SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) Extension.--Section 6 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975d) is amended by striking ``1996'' and inserting ``2001''. (b) Author...
Civil Rights Commission Act of 1998 - Amends the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 to extend the termination date of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Authorizes appropriations to carry out that Act. Sets a four-year term of office for the Commission's staff director and requires the Commission to annua...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Home-Assembled Firearms Restriction Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. DO-IT-YOURSELF ASSAULT WEAPON BAN. (a) Banned Hazardous Products.--Notwithstanding section 3(a)(5)(E) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)(E)), the following shall be consi...
Home-Assembled Firearms Restriction Act of 2015 Considers as a banned hazardous product under the Consumer Product Safety Act: (1) any firearm receiver casting or firearm receiver blank (do-it-yourself assault weapon) that does not meet the definition of a firearm under the federal criminal code at the point of sale bu...
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SECTION 1. CRIMINAL AND CIVIL FORFEITURE FOR MAIL AND WIRE FRAUD. (a) In General.--Chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sections: ``Sec. 1347. Criminal forfeiture for violation of section 1341 or 1343 ``(a) In General.--A person convicted of a violation...
Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for criminal and civil forfeiture for mail and wire fraud. Makes specified procedures relating to forfeitures under the Controlled Substances Act applicable to forfeitures under this Act. Requires the court to order the forfeiture of any other property of the defendant up t...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Smoking Prevention Act of 1995''. SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE TOBACCO AND OTHER PRODUCTS CONTAINING NICOTINE. (a) Food and Drug Administration.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services does not have any authority under-- ...
Youth Smoking Prevention Act of 1995 - Declares that the Secretary of Health and Human Services does not have any authority under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, or the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 to regulate the manufacture,...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Hope Offered through Principled, Ethically-Sound Stem Cell Research Act'' or the ``HOPE Act''. SEC. 2. PURPOSES. It is the purpose of this Act to-- (1) intensify research that may result in improved understanding of or treatments fo...
Hope Offered through Principled, Ethically-Sound Stem Cell Research Act or the HOPE Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct and support research to develop techniques for the isolation, derivation, production, or testing of pluripotent stem cells that have the flexibility of embryonic stem ...
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SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF RENEWABLE BIOMASS. (a) Clean Air Act Definitions.-- (1) RFS definition.--Section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (I) and inserting the following: ``(I) Renewable biomass.--The term `...
Amends the Clean Air Act to redefine "renewable biomass" as: (1) materials, pre-commercial thinnings, or invasive species from certain National Forest System land and public lands that are byproducts of preventive treatments that are removed to reduce hazardous fuels, reduce or contain disease or insect infestation, or...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Mammography Coverage Act of 1993''. SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY UNDER MEDICAID. (a) In General.--Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)), as amended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, is am...
Medicaid Mammography Coverage Act of 1993 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide Medicaid coverage of screening mammographies for women age 35 and older. Varies the permissible frequency of such covered tests on the basis of a woman's age and her risk of developing breast cancer. Directs t...
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SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT. (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking headings 9902.84.81, 9902.98.83, 9902.84.85, 9902.84.87, 9902.84.89, and 9902.84.91, and insert in numerical sequence the f...
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2005, the duty on certain tire manufacturing equipment.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``EPSCoR Research and Competitiveness Act of 2006''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) Ensuring regional diversity in research funding is an essential strategy in strengthening international competitiven...
EPSCoR Research and Competitiveness Act of 2006 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2007-FY2011 to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). Requires the Director of the NSF: (1) in the administration of the NSF's research infrastructure improvement gr...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Safe and Secure Border Infrastructure Act''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SAFE AND SECURE BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS. The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the governors of the border States, shall ...
Safe and Secure Border Infrastructure Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a safe and secure border infrastructure grant program, administered jointly by the Secretary and the Administrator of General Services (GSA), to construct transportation infrastructure improvements at existing and new...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``American Dream Tax Fairness Equity Act of 1997''. SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF MAXIMUM CAPITAL GAINS RATE FOR INDIVIDUALS TO 15 PERCENT WITH RESPECT TO ASSETS HELD FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS. (a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 1...
American Dream Tax Fairness Equity Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the three-year capital gains rate to 15 percent. Revises provisions regulating the computation of estate and gift taxes and credits, basing the taxes and credits on capital gains. Requires a trust, on the death of any individu...
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SECTION 1. TEACHERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES. (a) In General.--Part A of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Subpart 6--Teachers Professional Development Institutes ``SEC. 2161. SHORT TITLE. ...
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to: (1) award grants to encourage the establishment and operation of Teachers Institutes; and (2) provide technical assistance, all or some of which may be provided through the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute, to assist ...
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5 of the 101st Congress, agreed to on February 22, 1989 (103 Stat. 2533). ``(f) Display To Be in a Manner Visible to the Public.--Display of the POW/MIA flag pursuant to this section shall be in a manner designed to ensure visibility to the public. ``(g) Limitation.--This section may not be construed or appl...
Amends title 36, United States Code to: (1) codify specified Federal laws related to Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations; and (2) make technical corrections to, or repeal, certain Federal laws.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``FHA Multifamily Housing Loan Limit Improvement Act''. SEC. 2. INDEXING OF MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE LIMITS. (a) Section 207 Limits.--Section 207(c)(3) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1713(c)(3)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``11,250'' and...
FHA Multifamily Housing Loan Limit Improvement Act - Amends the National Housing Act to increase and index to the Bureau of the Census' annual construction cost index multifamily project mortgage loan limits for: (1) rental housing; (2) cooperative housing; (3) rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing; (4) ...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Economic Impact Analysis Act of 2005''. SEC. 2. AGENCY RESTRUCTURING OR TERMINATION OF USE OF FACILITY. (a) In General.--The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended-- (1) by redesignating section 37 as section 3...
Small Business Economic Impact Analysis Act of 2005 - Prohibits an agency from making a qualified termination or restructuring (a termination of the use of a facility or restructuring that will result in the net loss of at least 1,000 jobs in a state) unless it conducts a detailed analysis of the impact on small busine...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; COORDINATION WITH TAXPAYER RELIEF ACT OF 1997. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Affordability and Availability Act''. (b) Coordination With Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.--Any reference in this Act to any section of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 amen...
Higher Education Affordability and Availability Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (as revised by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997) to exclude from income distributions from qualified tuition programs used for qualifying higher education expenses. Includes within the definition of "qualified State tuition program" ...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 1994''. SEC. 2. DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. A covered entity, in connection with employment or employment opportunities, shall not-- (1) subject an individual to different standards or treatment ...
Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 1994 - Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation by covered entities, including employing authorities of the House of Representatives, employing offices of the Senate, and instrumentalities of the Congress. Declares that: (1) this Act does not apply to...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Influenza Vaccine Emergency Act''. SEC. 2. EMERGENCY DISTRIBUTIONS OF INFLUENZA VACCINE. Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 319K the following section: ``SEC. 319L. EMERGE...
Influenza Vaccine Emergency Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require influenza vaccine manufacturers to include a provision in any contract for the sale of the vaccine in interstate commerce expressing the policy that the Secretary of Health and Human Services has the authority to take title to necessary q...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Jamestown 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2003''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) the founding of the colony at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607, the first permanent English colony in America, and the cap...
Jamestown 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury (the Secretary) to mint and issue not more than 100,000 $5 gold coins and 500,000 $1 silver coins, which shall be emblematic of the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia (the first permanent English settlement in America). P...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Investment Transparency and Security Act of 2006''. SEC. 2. LIMITS ON FOREIGN CONTROL OF INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN UNITED STATES CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) In General.--Title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 201 e...
Foreign Investment Transparency and Security Act of 2006 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide that a foreign government controlled entity may acquire, own, or otherwise control or manage any critical infrastructure of the United States only through the establishment or operation of a foreign owned gene...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act of 1997''. SEC. 2. INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL TRUST FUND. (a) Establishment of Trust Fund.--Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to trust fund code) is amended by adding at the...
Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Treasury the Intercity Passenger Rail Trust Fund to finance qualified expenses of: (1) the National Railroad Passenger Corporation; and (2) non-Amtrak States.
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SEC. . STANDING FOR CERTAIN TAXPAYERS WITH REGARD TO SALE OF NET OPERATING LOSSES. (a) Subsection (c) of section 5021 of the Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-647) is amended to read as follows: ``(c) Special Administrative Rules.-- ``(1) Income incl...
Amends the Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988 to permit Alaska Native Corporations to litigate the validity of the sale of their net operating losses to other corporate buyers as reported on their tax returns, if the buyers so agree. Increases the interest on the underpayment rate for any underpayments re...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Brownfields Use Invigoration Land Development Act''. SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE THE REDEVELOPMENT OF REMEDIATED SITES. The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended-- (1) by redesignating section 36 as section 37; and ...
Brownfields Use Invigoration Land Development Act - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make grants to a small business, a local organization that represents small businesses, or a local redevelopment agency chartered, established, or otherwise sanc...
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SECTION 1. RELIABILITY AND DISTRIBUTED RESOURCES. Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(20) Consideration of safe and reliable interconnection of distributed resources.-- `...
This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to define "distributed resource" as an electric power source connected directly to the distribution network or on the customer side of the meter. State regulatory authorities shall by certain deadlines: establish proceedings to examine the d...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``United States Grain Standards Act Reauthorization Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES GRAIN STANDARDS ACT. (a) Official Inspection and Weighing Requirements.-- (1) Weighing requirements at export elevators.--Section ...
. United States Grain Standards Act Reauthorization Act of 2015 This bill reauthorizes and amends provisions of the United States Grain Standards Act. The Act authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish official marketing standards for grains, and to provide procedures for grain inspection and weighi...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency in Judgment Payments Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF PAYMENTS. Section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(d)(1) Not later than 30 days after the payment of a final judgment, aw...
Transparency in Judgment Payments Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, not later than 30 days after the payment of a final judgment, award, or compromise settlement involving a federal agency, to publish electronically: (1) the agency responsible for the payment; (2) a citation to the law under which t...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Drunk Driving Repeat Offender Prevention Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. USE OF IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICES TO PREVENT REPEAT INTOXICATED DRIVING. (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 15...
Drunk Driving Repeat Offender Prevention Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Transportation to withhold specified graduated percentages of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds for FY2018-FY2020 if the state has not enacted and is not enforcing a law requiring the installation of an ignition i...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``1863 Gettysburg Campaign Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that-- (1) the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania and the resulting Battle of Gettysburg proved decisive in the final outcome of the American Civil War; ...
1863 Gettysburg Campaign Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue five-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the history and memory of the Battle of Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Address of President Abraham Lincoln.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemembers Educational Opportunity Act of 1999''. SEC. 2. ENHANCED BENEFITS UNDER MONTGOMERY GI BILL FOR FOUR YEARS OF ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE. (a) In General.--Chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end ...
Servicemembers Educational Opportunity Act of 1999 - Amends Federal basic educational assistance provisions (the Montgomery GI Bill) to authorize enhanced educational assistance to a member of the armed forces who, after September 30, 1999: (1) first enters on active duty; (2) reenlists or continues to serve on active...
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act of 1996''. SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS FOR PREVENTION OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall (directly or through grants or contracts awarded t...
Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act of 1996 - Mandates evaluation (directly or through grants or contracts) of a wide variety of promising programs to prevent teenage pregnancy, including programs that do not receive Federal grants. Mandates scientific peer review of evaluation proposals. Authorizes appropriations. Mand...
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