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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Reserve Board Civil Rights
Compliance Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a
milestone embodying a national policy of equal protection under
... | Federal Reserve Board Civil Rights Compliance Act of 1999 - Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to post at its premises a notice to be prepared or approved by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission setting forth excerpts from or summaries of the pertinent provisions of title VII of the Civ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Opportunity Tax Credit
Extension Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. INCREASES IN HOPE SCHOLARSHIP CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.
(a) In General.--Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 25A(b)(1) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to Hope Scholarship Cre... | American Opportunity Tax Credit Extension Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the Hope Scholarship tax credit, to: (1) make permanent increases in the amount of such tax credit; (2) allow such credit for the first four years of post-secondary education (currently, first two years); (3) inclu... | [
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SECTION 1. ACCESS TO STUDENT RECRUITING INFORMATION.
(a) Changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965.--Section 9528(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7908(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the
following:
... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise the process for blocking the access of military recruiters or institutions of higher education (IHEs) to secondary school student information.
Requires ESEA-assisted local educational agencies (LEAs) to notify each secondary school student's pa... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Liability Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. HEALTH CARE LIABILITY REFORM.
(a) Punitive Damages.--
(1) Award.--Punitive damages may, to the extent permitted
by applicable State law, be awarded against a manufacturer or
produc... | Prohibits the manufacturer of a prescription drug or device and a health care provider from being subject to punitive damages with respect to harm caused by a drug or device if the drug or device was approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act unless: (1)the manufacturer withholds from the Food and Drug Adm... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Resiliency, Security, and
Source Water Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. CLIMATE RESILIENCY, SECURITY, AND SOURCE WATER PROTECTION
PLANNING.
Section 1433 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300i-2) is
amended to read as follows:
`... | Climate Resiliency, Security, and Source Water Protection Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring each community water system to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) source water and distribution system vulnerability assessments that identify threats from: industrial activity, pip... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf Coast Back to Business Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) 43 percent of businesses that close following a natural
disaster never reopen;
(2) an additional 29 percent of businesses close down ... | Gulf Coast Back to Business Act of 2007 - Authorizes appropriations for the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce for grants to appropriate state government agencies in Louisiana and Mississippi for small businesses located in disaster areas caused by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita.
Amends the ... | [
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SECTION 1. SAFE AND SECURE STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS BY STATE AND
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
(a) Reports on Locations, Types, and Amounts of Stored Explosive
Materials.--
(1) Initial reports.--Within 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, each State sha... | Requires each State to submit to the Attorney General a written report (and subsequent updates) that specifies each location at which a State law enforcement agency stores explosive materials that have been transported in interstate or foreign commerce and the types and amounts of such materials. Directs the Attorney G... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``After School Education and Anti-
Crime Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to improve academic and social outcomes
for students and reduce both juvenile crime and the risk that youth
will become victims of crime by providing prod... | (Sec. 6) Requires an LEA, to be eligible to receive a grant, to submit an application including: (1) information demonstrating that the LEA will provide not less than 35 percent of the annual cost of the activities assisted under the project from sources other than funds provided under the Act, which may be provided in... | [
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That the Act of
December 18, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 19e-19n), entitled ``An Act to establish
the National Park Foundation'', is amended--
(1) in section 1--
(A) by striking ``therein'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``therein, and to develop and implement means
... | Revises the purpose of the National Park Foundation to: (1) include developing and implementing means of securing funds from the private sector to enhance funding for the National Park System (NPS) without supplanting otherwise available appropriated funds; and (2) exclude accepting and administering private gifts on ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lending Enhancement Through
Necessary Due Process Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds the following:
(1) Excessive and groundless litigation against innocent
directors and officers of failed financial institutions is ... | Lending Enhancement Through Necessary Due Process Act - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to make the following affirmative defenses available to a director, officer, or institution-affiliated party of an insured depository institution facing a civil action before a Federal banking agency or a court of jurisdict... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``The Personal Exemption Fairness Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. REGIONAL COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS IN PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 151 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
pa... | Personal Exemption Fairness Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require annual metropolitan statistical area cost-of-living adjustments, beginning after 2010, to the personal tax exemption amount. Directs the Secretary of Labor to determine and publish a cost-of-living index for each metropolitan statisti... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. STOLEN MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
(a) In General.--Part I of title III of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 343. STOLEN MOBI... | Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2012 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a provider of commercial mobile or commercial mobile data service from providing service on a mobile electronic device reported to such provider as stolen by: (1) the person who holds the service account, if such person submits ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and
Design Program Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior (in this Act
referred to as the ``Secretary'') may carry out in accordance with this
Act a program to be ... | Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program. Permits the Secretary, as part of the Program, to conduct an annual competition to: (1) solicit the submission by elementary and secondary school... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemembers Access to Justice Act
of 2012''.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY UNDER THE ELEVENTH AMENDMENT WITH
RESPECT TO ENFORCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT
RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.
(a) I... | Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2012 - Waives a state's sovereign immunity with respect to the enforcement of uniformed services members' employment or reemployment rights or benefits under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).
Makes unenforceable agreements between an... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Real Estate Transparency Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. GREATER TRANSPARENCY OF SETTLEMENT FEES.
(a) In General.--Section 4 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures
Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2603) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the first sente... | Real Estate Transparency Act of 2007 - Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify requirements governing settlement statements.
Requires the originator of a federally related mortgage loan to provide, within three days of a loan application, a written agreement to the applicant itemizing all of... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Control Credit Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF EXCESS WORK-IN-KIND CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the
Army may apply credit for in-kind contributions provided by a non-
Federal interest that is in excess of... | Flood Control Credit Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to apply credit for in-kind contributions by a non-federal interest that exceed the required non-federal cost-share for a water resources study or project, including credit for in-kind contributions provided to accelerate completion of such a study... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defense of Environment and Property
Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. NAVIGABLE WATERS.
(a) In General.--Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended by striking paragraph (7) and inserting
the following:
``(7) N... | Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to redefine "navigable waters" to specify that included territorial seas are those that are: (1) navigable-in-fact; or (2) permanent, standing, or continuously flowing bodies of water... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Republic of the Marshall Islands
Supplemental Nuclear Compensation Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUED MONITORING ON RUNIT ISLAND.
Section 103(f)(1) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act
of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921b(f)(1)) is amended--
... | Republic of the Marshall Islands Supplemental Nuclear Compensation Act of 2011 - Amends the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to periodically conduct: (1) a visual study of the concrete exterior of the Cactus Crater containment structure on Runit Island, and (2) ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Company Capital Formation Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT CERTAIN SECURITIES.
(a) In General.--Section 3(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15
U.S.C. 77c(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(b) The Commission'' and inserting ... | Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Securities Act of 1933 (Act) to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to exempt from its regulation a class of securities for which the aggregate offering amount of all securities sold within the prior 12-month period in reliance upon such ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Meat Promotion Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY PROGRAM FOR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING FOR MEAT.
(a) Establishment.--The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Subtitle E--... | Meat Promotion Act of 2005 - Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to replace current mandatory country of origin labeling requirements with a voluntary country of origin labeling program for meat and meat products.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Security Readiness Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. MILITARY READINESS AND THE CONSERVATION OF PROTECTED SPECIES.
(a) Designation of Critical Habitat.--Section 4(a)(3) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(3)) is amended by
striking ... | National Security Readiness Act of 2003 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior (or the Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate) from designating as critical habitat any land or geographical area controlled by the Department of Defense, or designated for its use, that i... | [
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SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.
(a) Transfer From BLM to Department of Energy.--
(1) In general.--Administrative jurisdiction over the
following parcels of land in the State of Washington,
comprising approximately 49,280 acres, is transferred from the
Secr... | Transfers administrative jurisdiction over specified lands in the State of Washington from: (1) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, to the Secretary of Energy; and (2) the Secretary of Energy to the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis
Management Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds as follows:
(1) Food allergy is an increasing food safety and public
health concern in the United States, especially among students.
... | Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and make available to local educational agencies a policy to manage the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools to be implemented on a voluntary basis only. Directs that such policy address: (1) ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fast Track to College Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to increase high school graduation rates
and the percentage of students who complete a recognized postsecondary
credential by the age of 26, including among low-income stu... | Fast Track to College Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award matching six-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) that partner with institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish or support dual enrollment programs, such as early college high schools, that allow high school students... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Patient Access to
Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. EFFECT ON ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 412.23(b)(2) of title 42,
Code of Federal Regulations, during the period beginning on ... | Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2005 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services, during the period between July 1, 2005, and the date two years after the enactment of this Act, from: (1) requiring a compliance rate, pursuant to the criterion (commonly known as the "75 ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing Safety in Medicine
Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes
Now Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Simulation-based education and training in medicine,
nursin... | Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to conduct and support research, evaluations, initiatives, and demonstration projects, and ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Relief and Fulfilling Our
Obligation to Patriotic Soldiers Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF ENLISTMENT AND REENLISTMENT
BONUSES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--Section 112 of the Internal Revenue... | Tax Relief and Fulfilling Our Obligation to Patriotic Soldiers Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income payments made to members of the Armed Forces as enlistment and reenlistment bonuses.
Requires the Secretary of Defense to continue the payment to members of the Armed Forces who ar... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Increasing Medical Oversight in the
Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL INSPECTOR.
(a) Establishment.--Subchapter I of chapter 73 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new... | Increasing Medical Oversight in the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2014 - Establishes the Office of the Medical Inspector of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) within the Office of the Under Secretary for Health. Includes among the functions of the Office to: review the quality of health care provided to v... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Access to Medicare Options Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. GUARANTEED ISSUE OF MEDIGAP POLICIES TO ALL MEDICARE
BENEFICIARIES.
(a) In General.--Section 1882(s) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395ss(s)) is amended--
(1) in... | Equal Access to Medicare Options Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide all Medicare beneficiaries, regardless of whether they have enrolled in Medicare part B, as well as Medicare Advantage and Medicaid enrollees with the right to guaranteed issue of a supplemental insurance ... | [
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SECTION 1. SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FOR CERTAIN LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES.
Title XII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by inserting after the title heading the following:
``PART A--EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE ACT O... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants for school construction to local educational agencies that have taken steps to improve teacher quality and student achievement. | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee
Program''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the United States steel industry has been severely
harmed by a record surge of more than 40,000,000 tons of steel
imports into the United... | Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Program - Establishes the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Program, and the Loan Guarantee Board to administer it, composed of the Secretaries of Commerce, the Treasury, and Labor.
Authorizes such Program to guarantee loans by private banking and investment institutions to qualified steel ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. SAFE HARBOR FOR QUALIFIED LOAN MODIFICATIONS OR WORKOUT PLANS
FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS.
(a) Standard for Loan Modifications or Workout Plans.--Absent
contractual p... | Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act of 2008 - Establishes a standard for loan modifications or workout plans for pools of certain residential mortgage loans.
States that the servicer of such pooled loans owes a duty to the securitization vehicle to maximize recovery of proceeds for the benefit of all investors a... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Open Our Democracy Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THROUGH OPEN
PRIMARIES.
(a) Rules for Election of House Members.--A candidate for election
for the office of Member of the House of Representatives ... | Open Our Democracy Act of 2014 - Requires all candidates for election to the House of Representatives to run in a single open primary, regardless of political party preference. Limits the ensuing general election to the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in the single open primary. Gives candidates t... | [
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10,
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8,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Individual Income
Tax Rate Reduction Act of 2001''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--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 section or o... | Individual Income Tax Rate Reduction Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish new, lower tax rates for individuals. Increases the standard deduction and provides that such deduction on a joint return shall be twice the amount of a single return. | [
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SECTION 1. DISTRIBUTION OF JUDGMENT FUNDS.
(a) Funds To Be Deposited Into Separate Accounts.--
(1) In general.--Subject to section 2, not later than 30
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the funds
appropriated on September 19, 1989, in satisfaction of an award
gran... | Specifies the distribution and use of funds appropriated on September 19, 1989, in satisfaction of an award granted to the Quinault Indian Nation under Dockets 772-71, 773-71, 774-71, and 775-71 before the United States Claims Court. Requires distribution and deposit of such funds into three accounts (for Principal Amo... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Savings Enhancement for Education in
College Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO 529 PLANS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 25B of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to elective deferrals and IRA
contributions by certain ind... | Savings Enhancement for Education in College Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax credit for contributions to qualified tuition plans; and (2) allow an exclusion, up to $600, from the gross income of an employee for employer contributions to a qualified tuition program. | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Surface Transportation
Policy and Planning Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND
PLAN.
(a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by red... | Federal Surface Transportation Policy and Planning Act of 2009 - Declares it is U.S. policy to develop a national surface transportation system that advances the national interest and defense, interstate and foreign commerce, the efficient and safe interstate mobility of people and goods, and the protection of the envi... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Educational Empowerment Act''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:
``Subchapter X--Educational ... | Establishes a teacher loan forgiveness program for mathematics and science teachers. | [
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SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT TO DISCLOSE TO INSURANCE APPLICANTS CERTAIN
MEDICAL TEST RESULTS.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), a
life or disability insurer who requires, as a condition for the sale of
a covered insurance product, that an applicant for the purchase of the ... | Requires that a life or disability insurer, if the insurer requires an applicant for life or disability insurance to submit to a medical examination or test, ensure disclosure to the applicant of the test results. Prohibits the insurer from disclosing the results to any other person, except under a written authorizati... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Adopted Children Equality
Act'' or the ``FACE Act''.
SEC. 2. CITIZENSHIP FOR CHILDREN ADOPTED FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED
STATES.
(a) In General.--Section 320(b) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1431(b)) is amended to... | Foreign Adopted Children Equality Act or the FACE Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to set forth automatic citizenship criteria for a child adopted outside the United States by a U.S. citizen parent.
Deems such an adopted child to be a U.S. citizen at birth.
Deems to be a U.S. citizen at birth, after t... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foster Children Opportunity Act''.
SEC. 2. STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT TO HAVE PROCEDURES TO HELP ALIEN
CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM ACHIEVE SPECIAL
IMMIGRANT JUVENILE STATUS AND LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT
STATUS... | Foster Children Opportunity Act - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require state plans for foster care and adoption assistance to have procedures to assist alien children in the child welfare system achieve special immigrant juvenile status and lawful permane... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom of Choice Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States was founded on the principles of
individual liberty, personal privacy, and equality. Such
principles ensure that each individual ... | Freedom of Choice Act - Declares that it is the policy of the United States that every woman has the fundamental right to choose to: (1) bear a child; (2) terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability; or (3) terminate it after fetal viability when necessary to protect her life or her health.
Prohibits a governmental... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TSA Office of Inspection
Accountability Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Consistent with Federal law and regulations, for law
enforcement officers to qualify for premium pay as criminal
... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 3, 2014. TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act of 2014 - (Sec. 4) Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) analyze the data and methods that the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transp... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Encouraging Mortgage Modifications
Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) mortgage modifications often afford the best
opportunity to avoid foreclosures and provide long term,
sustainable solutions for A... | Encouraging Mortgage Modifications Act of 2008 - Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to set forth duties of mortgage servicers regarding certain loan modifications or workout plans that affect pooled qualified residential mortgages.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Tax Relief Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.
(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 51 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (4).
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments ma... | Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the work opportunity tax credit, the new markets tax credit, and the tax credit for increasing research activities; (2) make permanent accelerated depreciation of qualified leasehold improvement and restaurant property and e... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``USDA Civil Rights Resolution Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) there exists a strong public policy against
discrimination against minority groups, whether the
discriminati... | Makes the right to review by the Department of Justice available to any complainant with a complaint that: (1) is not considered an eligible complaint under specified time criteria (eligible complaints were filed before July 1, 1997, and allege discrimination occurred between 1981 and 1996); and (2) is pending at the O... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Federal File Sharing Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Updated Guidance on Use of Certain Software Programs.--Not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, after consultat... | Secure Federal File Sharing Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance to: (1) prohibit the download, installation, or use by government employees and contractors of open-network peer-to-peer file sharing software on all federal computers, computer systems, and networks, ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Catastrophic Disaster
Risk and Insurance Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, which struck the
United States in 2005, caused over $200 billion in total... | Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2006 - Establishes a bipartisan Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance to assess: (1) the condition of the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance markets in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma in 2005, and the four m... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mud Dump Permanent Closure and
Remediation Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT DUMPING BAN AT HISTORIC AREA REMEDIATION SITE.
Section 103 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act
of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1413) is amended by adding at the end the ... | Provides that an existing permit shall not be effective if it authorizes dumping in violation of this Act.
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to develop standards for evaluating dredged materials to be used solely for remediation purposes at the Site. Directs the Administrator, in develop... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Role Models
Academy Demonstration Act''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to establish a Role Models
Academy that--
(1) serves as a model, residential, military style magnet
school for ... | Role Models Academy Demonstration Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out a demonstration program under which a four-year, residential, military-style academy (the Role Models Academy) is established which: (1) offers at-risk youth secondary school coursework and vocational training (and may offer precol... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Farmer Bankruptcy
Clarification Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF RULE ALLOWING DISCHARGE TO GOVERNMENTAL CLAIMS
ARISING FROM THE DISPOSITION OF FARM ASSETS UNDER CHAPTER
12 BANKRUPTCIES.
(a) In General.--Subch... | Family Farmer Bankruptcy Clarification Act of 2013 - Amends chapter 12 of federal bankruptcy law (Debt Adjustment of a Family Farmer or Fisherman with Regular Annual Income) with respect to discharge of governmental claims based upon the disposition of property used in a farming operation. Treats any unsecured claim of... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nursing School Capacity Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Researchers in the field of public health have
identified the need for a national study to identify
constraints encountered by scho... | Nursing School Capacity Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to request that the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) conduct a study to: (1) identify constraints encountered by schools of nursing in admitting and graduating the number of registered nurses necessa... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Drug Sales Accountability
Act''.
SEC. 2. SALES OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES THROUGH THIRD-PARTY INTERNET
SALES SITES.
The Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 423 the following sect... | Internet Drug Sales Accountability Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit a person who controls a third-party Internet sales site from: (1) accepting for posting on the site an offer to sell an item that the person knows is a controlled substance; or (2) failing to promptly remove from the site an offer... | [
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.
Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Surface Transportation Board shall promulgate regulations adopting a
simplified dispute resolution mechanism with the following features:
(1) In general.--The simplified dispute resolution
mechanism will utilize expedited arbitra... | Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 1999 - Amends Federal transportation law to declare that it is U.S. rail transportation policy to: (1) encourage and promote effective competition within the rail industry; and (2) discourage artificial barriers to interchange and car supply which can ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Genetic Information Health Insurance
Nondiscrimination Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF HEALTH INSURANCE DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF
GENETIC INFORMATION.
(a) Group Coverage.--
(1) Amendments to public health service ac... | Genetic Information Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group coverage from discriminating on the basis of a request for or receipt of genetic in... | [
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474,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United Nations Rapid Deployment
Police and Security Force Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) United States Presidential Decision Directive 71 calls
for a stronger United States response to maintai... | Declares that the Force should have a mission statement that: (1) specifies when it will engage in operations, including when the Security Council determines that an imminent threat to the peace requires a preventive deployment or that ongoing gross violations of human rights or breaches of the peace require rapid inte... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congenital Heart Futures
Reauthorization Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.
Section 399V-2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g-13)
is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 399V-2. NATIONAL CONGENITA... | Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to replace the authorization for a National Congenital Heart Disease Surveillance System with a requirement for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), regarding congenital heart disease, to enhance and exp... | [
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SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY AND DIVING PAY IN
COMPUTATION OF MILITARY RETIRED PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES WITH EXTENSIVE HAZARDOUS DUTY EXPERIENCE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 71 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new se... | Includes hazardous duty pay and diving duty special pay received for at least 60 months as qualifying pay in the computation of military retired pay. Directs the Comptroller General to study the possibility of tax credits or small business loan incentives for businesses that employ National Guard and reserve personnel.... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cargo Theft Deterrence Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN SHIPMENTS BY CARRIER.
(a) In General.--Section 659 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``with intent to convert to his own use''
each pla... | Cargo Theft Deterrence Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal criminal code regarding thefts pertaining to interstate or foreign shipments by carrier to include thefts of trailers and air cargo containers and thefts from freight consolidation facilities. Increases the maximum penalty from one year to three years imprisonmen... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reward Innovation in America Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administering entity.--The term ``administering
entity'' means an entity with which the Secretary enters into
an agreement under section 4(e).
... | Reward Innovation in America Act - Establishes a National Innovation Prizes Board in the Department of Commerce, which shall develop and administer a program of competitions to award innovation prizes to eligible individuals and entities to advance the research, development, and commercial application of innovative tec... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer and Retail Sales Stimulus
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. STATE AND LOCAL SALES TAX RELIEF FOR CONSUMERS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall reimburse each State for the
amount of State and local sales tax payable and not collected during
the sales ... | Consumer and Retail Sales Stimulus Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to reimburse States for the amount of State and local sales tax payable and not collected during the sales tax holiday period. Sets forth requirements and formulae for determining the amount and timing of reimbursement. | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Campus Fire Safety Right to Know
Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS AND MEASURES WITH RESPECT
TO CAMPUS BUILDINGS.
Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092) is
amended--
(1) in subsectio... | Directs the Secretary to: (1) review such statistics; (2) make copies available to the public; (3) identify exemplary fire safety policies, procedures, and practices, and disseminate information concerning those policies, procedures, and practices that have proven effective in the reduction of campus fires; and (4) rep... | [
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Advisory committee.--The term ``advisory committee''
means the advisory committee established by the Secretary under
section 2(b).
(2) Columbia/snake river basin.--The term ``Columbia/Snake
River Basin'' means the basin of ... | Prescribes conditions under which the Bonneville Power Administration or any other Federal agency may enter into or implement a memorandum of understanding. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish an advisory committee to advise Federal agencies regarding matters addressed under any such memorandum, includ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clearwater Basin Project Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Advisory panel.--The term ``advisory panel'' means the
Clearwater Advisory Panel, established by the Secretary under
section 3.
... | Clearwater Basin Project Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and maintain the Clearwater Advisory Panel (CAP), which shall provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service regarding the Clearwater Basin pilot project (the Project) within the Clearwater and Nez Perce National Forests, Idaho. ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment
Cost-Saving Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF LYMPHEDEMA DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT SERVICES UNDER
MEDICARE.
(a) Coverage of Services.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended... | Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost Savings Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend coverage to lymphedema diagnosis and treatment services. including lymphedema compression treatment items. | [
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306,
43,
143,
97,
1416,
11134,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pregnant Workers Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. NONDISCRIMINATION WITH REGARD TO REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
RELATED TO PREGNANCY.
It shall be an unlawful employment practice for a covered entity
to--
(1) not make reasonable accommodat... | Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Declares that it is an unlawful employment practice for employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, and other specified entities to: (1) fail to make reasonable accommodations to known limitations related to the pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions of job applican... | [
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36440,
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1437,
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14... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combatting Proliferation of Weapons
of Mass Destruction Act of 1996''.
TITLE I--ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAMS AND POLICIES FOR COMBATTING
PROLIFERATION
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is est... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Assessment of Programs and Policies for Combatting
Proliferation
Title II: Other Matters
Combatting Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 -
Title I: Assessment of Programs and Policies for Combatting Proliferation
- Establishes the Commission o... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Marshals Service 225th
Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the United States Marshals Service, the first law
enforcement agency in America, was established under sectio... | United States Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Marshals Service, to mint and issue $5 gold and $1 silver coins emblematic of the 225 years of exemplary and unparalleled a... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Graduate
Opportunities in Higher Education Act of 2005''.
(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 section... | Graduate Opportunities in Higher Education Act of 2005 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for the following Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs under title VII: (1) the Jacob K. Javits fellowship program; (2) the program of graduate assistan... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. MACROECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSES.
(a) In General.--Part A of title IV of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``macroeconomic impact analysis ... | Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2014 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (CBA) to require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to prepare for each major bill or resolution reported by any congressional committee (except the congressional appropriations committees), as a supplement to CBO cost estimates, a macroe... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Aid Transparency and
Accountability Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relation... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 5, 2016. Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill defines "covered U.S. foreign assistance" as assistance authorized under: part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (development assistance), ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhanced Dental Care for Veterans
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. RESTORATIVE DENTAL SERVICES FOR VETERANS.
Section 1710(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the second sentence--
(A) by redesignating subparagra... | Enhanced Dental Care for Veterans Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish additional dental services and treatment, and dental appliances, needed to restore functioning in a veteran that is lost due to VA services or treatment furnished to such veteran. Directs the Secretary to: (1) ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Troubled Assets Relief Program
Targeted Assets Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 3 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
(division A of Public Law 110-343) is amended by striking paragraph (9)
and inserting the following new pa... | Troubled Assets Relief Program Targeted Assets Act of 2009 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Troubled Asset Restoration and Assistance Program (TARAP) to allow the Treasury to purchase lender or servicer losses on rehabilitated m... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Poison Center Support, Enhancement,
and Awareness Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Poison control centers are the primary defense of the
United States against injury and deaths from poisoning. Twenty-... | Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide coordination and assistance for the maintenance of the nationwide toll-free phone number to access poison control centers.
Requires the Secretary to carr... | [
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SECTION 1. SPECIAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR NATURAL DISASTER
RESPONSE AND RECONSTRUCTION.
(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are as follows:
(1) To ensure that funds, services, products, and programs
intended to meet the needs of victims of Hurricane Katrina ... | Establishes within the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security the Special Office of the Inspector General for Natural Disaster Response and Reconstruction.
Requires the Special Office to conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations of the treatment, handling, and expenditure... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Check Cashing Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. STATE LICENSE OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR CHECK CASHING
BUSINESSES.
(a) In General.--A person, other than a depository institution,
shall not engage in business in a State as a check cashing business ... | Check Cashing Act of 1995 - Requires any person other than a depository institution to obtain a State license or registration as a prerequisite to conducting a check cashing business.
Prescribes guidelines under which the Federal Trade Commission may approve a State check cashing business licensing or registration sys... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing a Government Shutdown
Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 31.
(a) In General.--Chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1310 the following new section:
``Sec. 1311. Continuing appropriations
``(a)(1... | Preventing a Government Shutdown Act - Provides for automatic continuing appropriations if a regular appropriation bill for a fiscal year (or if applicable, for each fiscal year in a biennium) does not become law or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect. | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment
Reform and Risk-Based Pricing Authorization Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FHA SELLER-FINANCED DOWNPAYMENT PROGRAM.
Paragraph (9) of section 203(b) of the National Housing Act (12
U.S.C. 1709(b)(9)) is amended--
(1) ... | FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform and Risk-Based Pricing Authorization Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Amends the National Housing Act to make exceptions to the prohibition against mortgage insurance for mortgages involving a downpayment using funds furnished by: (1) the seller or any party that benefits financially from t... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Entertainment Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Research shows that exposure to video games,
television, movies, and other forms of media has powerful
effects on the development of... | Family Entertainment Protection Act - Prohibits a business from selling, renting, or permitting the sale or rental of any video game with a Mature, Adults-Only, or Ratings Pending rating from the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to any individual who has not attained the age of 17 years.
Subjects violators of this... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``White House Inspector General Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT.
(a) Establishment of Office.--Section 11 of the Inspector General
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
... | White House Inspector General Act of 1996 - Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to: (1) establish an Office of Inspector General (IG) in the Executive Office of the President; (2) require the IG to serve under the President's authority, direction, and control with respect to matters concerning ongoing criminal in... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Solar Fuels Innovation Act''.
SEC. 2. SOLAR FUELS BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE.
(a) Amendment.--Section 973 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16313) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 973. SOLAR FUELS BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE.
``(a) Ini... | Solar Fuels Innovation Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 by requiring the Department of Energy (DOE) to carry out the Solar Fuels Basic Research Initiative to expand scientific knowledge about converting solar energy into chemical energy. Specifically, DOE must support research about: (1) repl... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Restoration and
Revitalization Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO RULES FOR DETERMINING THE APPLICABLE
PERCENTAGE FOR CERTAIN BUILDINGS ELIGIBLE FOR LOW-INCOME
HOUSING CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (B... | Community Restoration and Revitalization Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an increased rehabilitation tax credit for certain low-income buildings; (2) allow a basis reduction adjustment for property eligible for the credit; (3) increase the credit for certain smaller buildings; (4) allow pro... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``CJ's Home Protection Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) nearly 20,000,000 Americans live in manufactured homes,
which often provide a more accessible and affordable way for
many fami... | CJ's Home Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to revise federal standards for manufactured homes (other than one affixed to a permanent foundation) to require each such home to be installed with a weather radio: (1) capable of broadcasting emer... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Interstate Abortion
Notification Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS IN CIRCUMVENTION OF CERTAIN LAWS
RELATING TO ABORTION.
Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after chapter 117 the following:
``CH... | Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly transport a minor to another state to obtain an abortion without satisfying a parental involvement law in the minor's resident state. A parental involvement law requires parental consent or notification... | [
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SECTION 1. FINDINGS; SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The workers who mine American coal have fueled nearly 2
centuries of industrial development, and are crucial to the
Nation's economic well-being.
(2) The Federal Government has... | Expresses the sense of Congress that the abuse of the provisions of bankruptcy law by certain coal industry employers is damaging to the economic health of the United States, as well as to the employees who are directly harmed by such legal abuses.
Amends Federal bankruptcy law to declare that sale by the bankruptcy t... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Reserve Reform Act of
1995''.
SEC. 2. MEMBERSHIP OF THE FEDERAL OPEN MARKET ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) In General.--Section 12A(a) of the Federal Reserve Act (12
U.S.C. 263(a)) is amended to read as follows:
``(a) Establishment of Advisory Com... | Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to abolish the current Federal Open Market Committee, on which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board) sits, and replace it with a Federal Open Market Advisory Committee, on which the Board does not sit, which shall advise the ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Sea Grant College Program
Amendments Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES
Except as otherwise expressly provided therein, whenever in this
Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or
repeal of, a section or other prov... | National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008 - (Sec. 4) Amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to: (1) substitute "management" for "utilization" in the definition of "field related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources"; (2) substitute "extension services" for "advisory services" in the d... | [
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SECTION 1. ENERGY INNOVATION HUBS.
(a) Authorization of Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall carry out a
program to enhance the Nation's economic, environmental, and
energy security by making awards to consortia for establishing
and operating Energy Innov... | This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to carry out a grant program to enhance the nation's economic, environmental, and energy security by making awards to consortia for establishing and operating Energy Innovation Hubs to conduct and support multidisciplinary, collaborative research, development, demonstra... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Food Sharing Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
(a) Assistance for Community Food Projects.--Section 25 of the Food
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2034) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (B)... | Food Sharing Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to: (1) reduce from $9 million to $8.5 million the annual limitation on the total amount of grants that the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may provide under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program, and (2) authorize USDA to e... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Worker Rights and Labor Standards
Trade Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) International trade, when fair and open, can serve as
an important factor in the economic well-being of nations;... | Worker Rights and Labor Standards Trade Act of 1994 - Directs the President to seek the establishment of: (1) a working party within the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) to examine the relationship of fundamental internationally-recognized worker rights to specified articles of the GATT; and (2) a standin... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Victims of State
Sponsored Terrorism Act''.
SEC. 2. TERRORISM EXCEPTION TO IMMUNITY.
(a) In General.--Chapter 97 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1605 the following:
``Sec. 1605A. Terrorism exception to... | Justice for Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act - Amends the federal judicial code to expand the rights of victims of state-sponsored terrorism by: (1) denying foreign states that support terrorism immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. courts for cases involving personal injury or death related to the terrorist a... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act
of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The public has a right to know the benefits and costs
of regulation. Regulations impose significant costs on
individuals, e... | Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act of 2011 - Amends the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 to: (1) require regulatory impact analyses for rules that do not involve a legislative mandate and for final rules that do not have a prior notice of proposed rulemaking; (2) require federal agencies to prepare and publish in... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Patient Empowerment Act''.
SEC. 2. GUARANTEEING FREEDOM OF CHOICE AND CONTRACTING FOR PATIENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 1802 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395a) is amended to read as follows:
``freedom of choice and contractin... | Medicare Patient Empowerment Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow any Medicare beneficiary to enter into a contract with a non-participating (as well as with a participating) physician or practitioner for any item or service covered by Medicare. Allows such beneficiaries to submit a c... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Students Learning in Safe Schools
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
(a) In General.--Part Y of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended--
(1) by striking the part ... | Authorizes appropriations to carry out such new matching grant program for school safety equipment, as well as for the current matching grant program for law enforcement armor vests.
Expresses the sense of Congress regarding American-made products and equipment.
Expresses the sense of the Senate regarding school securi... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Partners in
Reconstruction Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act--
(1) the terms ``Administration'' and ``Administrator'' mean
the Small Business Administration and the Administrator
thereof, respec... | Small Business Partners in Reconstruction Act of 2006 - Amends the Small Business Act to define "Guidelines" as the guidelines entitled "Emergency Procurement Flexibilities" for responsive contracting and the use of simplified acquisition procedures, as issued by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on May 30, 2003... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Retiree's Investment Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States banking system's ability to extend
credit on a basis consistent with healthy economic activity is
restricted b... | Public Retiree's Investment Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee eligible investments, or reguarantee a guarantee of eligible investments, by any public pension bank capital infusion fund mutually owned by state and local pension plans for the sole purpose of investing in preferred stocks... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Security for Investors and
Providing Closure Act of 2013'' or the ``Improving SIPC Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. CUSTOMER PAYMENT DURING PENDING ACTION.
(a) In General.--Section 11 of the Securities Investor Protection
Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 78ggg) ... | Improving Security for Investors and Providing Closure Act of 2013 or Improving SIPC Act of 2013 - Amends the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 with respect to any action in a U.S. district court by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) in th... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Adjacent Zone Safe Oil
Transport and Revenue Sharing Act''.
SEC. 2. PRODUCTION OF OIL FROM CERTAIN ARCTIC OFFSHORE LEASES.
Section 5 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1334)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(... | Alaska Adjacent Zone Safe Oil Transport and Revenue Sharing Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) require oil produced from federal leases in certain Arctic waters, except in preproduction phases (including explorations), to be transported by pipeline... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HUD Programs Information
Verification Act''.
SEC. 2. HUD DATA MATCH WITH NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES.
(a) Information Comparisons for Public and Assisted Housing
Programs.--Section 453(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j))
is amended by... | HUD Programs Information Verification Act - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV (Grants to States for Aid and Services to Needy Families with Children and for Child-Welfare Services) of the Social Security Act to provide for public and assisted housing-related employment and income ... | [
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(a) Holding Salaries in Escrow.--
(1) In general.--If by April 15, 2017, a House of Congress
has not agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for
fiscal year 2018 pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, during the period described in paragrap... | Protection From Obamacare Mandates and Congressional Equity Act This bill withholds the salaries of Members of a house of Congress that has not agreed to a budget resolution for FY2018 by April 15, 2017, as required by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Salaries are withheld from April 16, 2017, until the house of... | [
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