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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home-Based Health Services Training
and Employment Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The ``baby boom'' generation will require health care
attention that will exceed th... | Home-Based Health Services Training and Employment Act of 2012 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a pilot program to make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for the training of public housing residents as home health... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Health Documentation and
Program Improvement Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. INFORMATION TO SATISFY DOCUMENTATION OF MEDICARE ELIGIBILITY
FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES.
(a) Part A.--Section 1814(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395f(a)) ... | Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2017 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to use an individual's medical record from a home-health agency, as appropriate, to support certification of such individual's Medicare eligibility for home-he... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia and United
States Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act''.
SEC. 2. ISSUANCE OF REDESIGNED QUARTER DOLLARS COMMEMORATING THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND EACH OF THE TERRITORIES.
Section 5112 of title 31, Unit... | District of Columbia and United States Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act - Amends Federal law to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue during 2009 redesigned quarter dollars commemorating the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories. | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Reduction and Economic Growth
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. TAX REDUCTION IN THE EVENT OF LOW GROWTH.
(a) Low-Growth Report.--
(1) In general.--At any time, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget (hereafter in this section... | Tax Reduction and Economic Growth Act of 1995 - Authorizes the President to issue a declaration that a temporary reduction in the rates of the first income bracket no greater than 3 percent are required if the Director of the Office of Management and Budget finds that: (1) the annual rate of the Gross Domestic Product... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Privacy Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Individuals and their families have been harassed and
endangered by being persistently followed or chased in ... | Personal Privacy Protection Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit and set penalties for harassing any person within the United States or the U.S. special maritime and territorial jurisdiction.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Entrepreneurs'
Economic Development Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DIRECT LENDING PROGRAM FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.
(a) Establishment.--The Administrator of the Small Business
Administration shall--
(1) establish and carry out a lo... | Strengthening Entrepreneurs' Economic Development Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish and carry out a direct lending program for small businesses (businesses with fewer than 20 employees). Sets forth provisions governing the amount and repayment period of, and... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Hours of Service Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. REDESIGNATIONS.
Chapter 211 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
redesignating sections 21101 through 21109 as sections 21102 through
21110, respectively.
SEC. 3. PURPOSE.
Chapter 211 of... | Railroad Hours of Service Act of 2010 - Extends railroad hours of services requirements and limitations to cover yardmaster employees who supervise and coordinate the activities of workers engaged in railroad traffic operations, including making up or breaking up trains and switching inbound or outbound traffic.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Democracy Index Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY INDEX AND RELATED ELECTION
DATA COLLECTION.
(a) In General.--Subtitle C of title II of the Help America Vote
Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15381 et seq.) is ame... | American Democracy Index Act of 2009 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to: (1) develop an American Democracy Index (ADI) to evaluate elections for federal office; (2) establish and operate a system to collect and measure election data for use in preparing the... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Housing Preservation and
Revitalization Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRESERVATION AND REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.
Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f) is amended by adding at the end the following:
... | Affordable Housing Preservation and Revitalization Act of 2009 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to ensure that funds in the residual receipts account of an eligible multifamily housing property are transferred, at the time of a qualified sale ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fusion Energy Research Authorization
Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) by the year 2050, the world will need to supply between
2 and 3 times as much energy as is presently produced to meet
minim... | Fusion Energy Research Authorization Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to implement a Fusion Energy Research Program to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of producing safe, environmentally sound, and affordable energy from fusion.
Prescribes program goals and elements.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``English Language Unity Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) The United States is comprised of individuals from
diverse ethnic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds, and
continues t... | English Language Unity Act of 2015 Establishes English as the official language of the United States. Requires naturalization ceremonies and official functions of the U.S. government, subject to exceptions, to be conducted in English. Declares that all citizens should be able to read and understand generall... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vaccine Accessibility for Children
and Seniors Act of 2005'' or the ``VACS Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Vaccines represent one of the most significant public
health adva... | Vaccine Accessibility for Children and Seniors Act of 2005 or the VACS Act of 2005 - Establishes an exclusive Federal cause of action for claims arising from a vaccine-related injury or death associated with the administration of a vaccine after October 1, 1988, except for a compensation proceeding under the National V... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Childrens' Internet Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. NO UNIVERSAL SERVICE FOR SCHOOLS OR LIBRARIES THAT FAIL TO
IMPLEMENT A FILTERING OR BLOCKING TECHNOLOGY FOR
COMPUTERS WITH INTERNET ACCESS.
(a) In General.--Section 254 of the C... | Childrens' (sic) Internet Protection Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make an elementary school, secondary school, or library ineligible to receive or retain universal service assistance under such Act unless it certifies to the Federal Communications Commission that it has selected and installed (or will... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Any TARP Extension Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) On October 7, 2008, Congress established the Troubled
Assets Relief Program (TARP) as part of the Emergency Economic
Stabilization ... | Stop Any TARP Extension Act of 2009 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to: (1) terminate on December 31, 2009 (as under current law), the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to implement the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); and (2) repeal the Secretary's authority to extend the... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safer Trucks and Buses Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. COMPLIANCE, SAFETY, ACCOUNTABILITY INITIATIVE.
(a) Data Availability and Use.--
(1) Availability.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation
shall ens... | Safer Trucks and Buses Act of 2015 The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Public Administration to study how to improve the Compliance, Safety, Accountability initiative of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. DOT must ensure that motor carrier sa... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Librarian Education and Development
Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR LIBRARIANS.
(a) FFEL Loans.--
(1) Amendment.--Section 428J(b) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C 1078-10(b)) is amended by striking paragraph... | Librarian Education and Development Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for certain types of student loan forgiveness for librarians (as well as, currently, for teachers) in low-income areas where public schools have a combined average of 30 percent or more of their total student enrollment... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Graduation Really Achieves Dreams
Act'' or the ``GRAD Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The national secondary school graduation rate is only
70 percent. For the class of 2001, the national graduati... | Graduation Really Achieves Dreams Act - GRAD Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a grant to Project GRAD USA, a nonprofit educational organization for improving high school graduation and college attendance and completion rates for at-risk students, to provide technical assistance and support through s... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Children from Video Game Sex
and Violence Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The video game industry has grown into a $10 billion
market for game software publishing, wholesaling, and
... | Protect Children from Video Game Sex and Violence Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the sale or rental to a minor of a video game that depicts nudity, sexual conduct, or other content harmful to minors. | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pension Protection and
Diversification Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. 20-PERCENT LIMITATION ON EMPLOYER STOCK AND REAL PROPERTY HELD
BY PARTICIPANT IN CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT PLANS.
(a) In General.--Section 407 of the Employee Retirement Incom... | Pension Protection and Diversification Act of 2001 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to: (1) limit to 20 percent the portion of funds which may be invested in the employer's stock and real property by an employee's individual account plans under section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Vote By Mail Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) An inequity of voting rights exists in the United
States because voters in some States have the universal right
to vote by mail while voters in ... | Vote by Mail Act of 2017 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require states to allow voting in federal elections to be by mail without additional conditions or requirements, except a deadline for returning the ballot. States must mail ballots to individuals registered to vote in a federal election not... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alerting Lives through Effective and
Reliable Technological Systems Act of 2008'' or the ``ALERTS Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) numerous proven and tested technologies exist to enable
the Federal Govern... | Alerting Lives through Effective and Reliable Technological Systems Act of 2008 or ALERTS Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) establish a national integrated public alert and warning system; (2) develop within such system a commercial mobile alert ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Access to Child Care
Act''.
SEC. 2. CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH CARE
AND OTHER INTENSIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) In General.--Subchap... | Veterans' Access to Child Care Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide child care assistance to an eligible veteran for any period that the veteran: (1) receives covered health care services at a VA facility, and (2) is required to travel to and return from such facility for t... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Caribbean Amnesty and Relief Act''.
TITLE I--CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR RELIEF FROM REMOVAL AND
DEPORTATION FOR CERTAIN ALIENS
SEC. 101. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN CARIBBEANS.
(a) Adjustment of Status.--
(... | Title II: Visa Fairness Commission
- Establishes in the Immigration and Naturalization Service the Visa Fairness Commission, which shall gather data on U.S. embassy and port of entry economic and racial profiling. Authorizes appropriations.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive the visa fee for aliens wh... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic
River Study Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Kissimmee River has undergone, over the course of
two decades, the largest river restoration effort in the world.
... | Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2017 This bill amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the segment of the Kissimmee River in Florida from the southern shore of Lake Kissimmee to its confluence with Lake Okeechobee for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The D... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Medal of Honor
Memorial Coin Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest award
for valor that can be bestowed upon a member of the Armed
F... | Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial Coin Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 five dollar gold coins and 250,000 one dollar silver coins emblematic of the values and abilities necessary to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Requires the Secretary to pay the ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Savings and Employee
Notification Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL TAX BENEFITS RELATING TO COMPANY-OWNED LIFE INSURANCE.
(a) Inclusion of Life Insurance Investment Gains.--Section 72 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to annuities; c... | Taxpayer Savings and Employee Notification Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include in gross income from nonqualified company-owned life insurance contracts (as defined by this Act) income and death benefits (amounts exceeding reported income and premiums).States that violations of such provisions shal... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lifelong Improvements in Food and
Exercise (LIFE) Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Currently, 64.5 percent of adults in the United States,
age 20 years and older, are overweight and 30.5 percent of them
... | Lifelong Improvements in Food and Exercise (LIFE) Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to carry out a national program to conduct and support activities regarding individuals... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Building Efforts for Wellness and
Encouraging Longer Lives Act'' or the ``BE WELL Act''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAMS OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION.
(a) Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--Section 9802 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
... | Building Efforts for Wellness and Encouraging Longer Lives Act or the BE WELL Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish standards for programs of health promotion and disease prevention (wellness programs), including a system of rewards and reimbursements for voluntarily adopting healthy behaviors, including ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Mariner and Vessel
Protection Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of the Act is to assist in the defense of United
States-flag vessels against piracy and to ensure the traditional right
of self-defense of those vessels against pi... | United States Mariner and Vessel Protection Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Coast Guard's Commandant to deploy a maritime safety and security team for up to six months to deter, protect against, and rapidly respond to acts of piracy against vessels in international waters.
Directs the Secretary of the department in which... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Administrative Simplification
Compliance Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR COVERED ENTITIES SUBMITTING
COMPLIANCE PLANS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Extension.--Subject to paragraph (2), notwithstanding
section 1175(b)(1)(A)... | Administrative Simplification Compliance Act - Extends by one year the deadlines for compliance by health care providers, health plans other than small health plans, and health care clearinghouses with the standards for electronic health care transactions and code sets adopted under part C (Administrative Simplificatio... | [
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575,
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SECTION 1. PEG SIGNAL QUALITY AND CONTENT; PRESERVATION OF SUPPORT OF
PEG USE.
(a) In General.--Section 611 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 531) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (h); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol... | Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require certain cable system operators, with channel capacity for public, educational, or governmental (PEG) use that is designated by a franchising authority under existing code provisions or required to be provided under this Act, to: (1) carry PEG-use signals to subscribers w... | [
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SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STUDY GROUP.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the legislative branch
the Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group (in this Act referred to as the
``Group'').
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, to the
maximum extent practicable, the G... | Establishes in the legislative branch the Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group which shall conduct an independent assessment of the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, its impact on the surrounding region, and its consequences for U.S. interests.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Organization of American States
Revitalization and Reform Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Charter of the Organization of American States
recognizes that--
(A) representative democracy... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 17, 2013. Organization of American States Revitalization and Reform Act of 2013 - States that it is U.S. policy to: (1) promote democracy, the rule of law, and human rights in the Western Hemisphere; and (2) support the practices and prin... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Family Business
Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. REDUCED ESTATE TAX RATE ON FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS INTERESTS.
(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter A of chapter 11 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to tax imposed) is amended by
adding ... | American Family Business Preservation Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the rate of estate tax on certain family-owned businesses. Provides for a recapture of tax benefits if the business is not held for at least ten years by the heirs or the heirs do not materially participate during such ten years.
P... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Recovery Personal
Protection Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United
States states that, ``A well regulated Militia, being necessary
... | Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act of 2006 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to prohibit any U.S. officer or employee, or person operating under color of federal law, under control of a federal official, or providing services to such person, while acting in support of r... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Computer Security Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the
term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code.
(2) Covered agency.--The term ``covered a... | Federal Computer Security Act Directs the Inspector General of each executive agency that operates a federal computer system that provides access to classified information or personally identifiable information to submit to the Comptroller General and specified congressional committees a report that includes: a descri... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to High Standards Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) far too many students are not being provided sufficient
academic preparation in secondary school, which results in
limit... | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to make AP programs a priority for Javits Gifted and Talented Students, Upward Bound, Eisenhower professional development, Star Schools, and education technology grants. Requires each institution of higher learning rece... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Background Checks Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PENALTIES FOR STATES THAT DO NOT MAKE DATA AVAILABLE TO THE
NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM.
(a) Increased Mandatory Penalties.--Section 104(b) of the NICS
Improvem... | Strengthening Background Checks Act of 2013 - Amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to require each state, for each fiscal year after a two-year period after this Act's enactment, to have in effect laws and policies that require it to: (1) provide to the Attorney General not less than 90% of the records re... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Counter Terrorism Financing
Coordination Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) In an October 2005 report to the Congress, the
Comptroller General reviewed the United States Government's
interagency eff... | Counter Terrorism Financing Coordination Act - Directs The Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury to negotiate and enter into a Memorandum of Agreement specifying each Department's role in providing foreign counterterrorism financing training and technical assistance. Requires such Agreement to include pr... | [
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563,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Fraud Prevention and
Paperwork Reduction Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL COMMISSION ON BILLING CODES AND FORMS SIMPLIFICATION.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Commission on
Billing Codes and Forms Simplification (in this ... | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a process under which a physician may request, in writing from a carrier, assistance in addressing questionable codes and procedures under the medicare program.
Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) policy development regarding evaluation and management gu... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Freedom of Information
Act Amendments of 1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the purpose of section 552 of title 5, United States Code,
popularly known as the Freedom of Information... | Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 - Amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to define "record" to mean information maintained by an agency, as a required agency record, in any format, including an electronic format. (Sec. 4) Revises provisions which permit an agency to delete identifying det... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restore Opportunity, Strengthen, and
Improve the Economy Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress of the United States finds the
following:
(1) The disappearance of good jobs, the shrinking of the
middle cl... | Restore Opportunity, Strengthen, and Improve the Economy Act - Prohibits an executive agency from awarding a contract for the acquisition of supplies or services to a source that is not a Good Jobs Model Employer, unless there is no offer from such an employer. Defines a "Good Jobs Model Employer" as one that... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Established Provider Act
of 2015''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE ESTABLISHED PROVIDER SYSTEM.
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting
after section 1893 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ddd) the following new
section:
``SEC. 1893A. MED... | Medicare Established Provider Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a system for designating providers that represent a low risk of submitting fraudulent Medicare claims as "established providers" for purpos... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy and Science Research
Investment Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Office of Science is the largest Federal sponsor of
civilian research in the physical sciences and plays a major ... | Energy and Science Research Investment Act of 2003 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) conduct a comprehensive fundamental research program in designated sciences; and (2) upgrade and expand scientific user facilities maintained by the Office of Science in order to ensure that fundamental science programs aid t... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Public Housing Regulatory Relief
Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
Title I of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 27. WAI... | Public Housing Regulatory Relief Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the waiver (with specified exceptions) of public housing requirements.
Permits a public housing agency (PHA) to retain savings realized through efficient management.
Authorizes the recapture of public housing modernizatio... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Life Insurance Opportunity
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL PERIOD FOR CERTAIN VETERANS TO CONVERT LIFE INSURANCE
POLICIES FROM SGLI TO VGLI.
(a) In General.--Section 1977(g) of title 38, United States Code,
to read as follows:
... | Veterans Life Insurance Opportunity Act of 1998 - Amends Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI) provisions to allow any person whose Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) was continued after termination of duty or discharge from military service before the date on which VGLI became effective, and whose coverage un... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. DISSEMINATION ABROAD OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNITED STATES.
(a) United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of
1948.--Section 501 of the United States Information and Educational
Exchange Ac... | Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 - Amends the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to authorize the Secretary of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors to provide for the preparation and dissemination of information intended for foreign audiences abroad about the United States, inc... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Obstetric Care Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. MEDICAID DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS IN
UNDERSERVED AREAS TO OBSTETRIC SERVICES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
provide under this section fo... | Access to Obstetric Care Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) provide for demonstration projects to improve access to obstetric services in underserved urban and rural areas for eligible pregnant women under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act; (2) develop and make publi... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Hazard Reporting
Protection Act of 1999''.
(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 t... | Hazard Reporting Protection Act of 1999 - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to revise and expand protections for employees reporting workplace hazards to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Includes reporting any injury, illness or unsafe condition among those employee actions in exe... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Intermodal Equipment Safety and
Responsibility Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Promoting safety on our Nation's highways is a national
priority. The Department of Transportation has promulgated... | Intermodal Equipment Safety and Responsibility Act of 2003 - Subjects an equipment controller to liability for the systematic inspection, maintenance, and repair of equipment interchanged or intended for interchange.
Requires an equipment controller: (1) prior to offering a motor carrier agent the equipment for inter... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Park System New Area
Studies Act''.
SEC. 2. STUDY OF NEW PARK SYSTEM AREAS.
Section 8 of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5; popularly known as
the National Park System General Authorities Act) is amended as
follows:
(1) By inserti... | National Park System New Area Studies Act - Amends Federal law to repeal provisions which require: (1) the Secretary of the Interior to annually report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the President of the Senate on areas of national significance that have been studied for potential inclusion in t... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Help Organ Procurement Expand Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) 13 people die every day waiting for a life-saving
transplant operation;
(2) over 67,000 people are currently waiting for a
... | Help Organ Procurement Expand Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a $2,500 tax credit for qualified organ donations. | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy and Climate Policy Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) although there are significant uncertainties
surrounding the science of climate change, human activities may
c... | Revises requirements governing a national inventory and voluntary reporting of greenhouse gases.
Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) implement a program of giving annual public recognition in the Federal Register to persons and entities demonstrating voluntarily achieved greenhouse gas reductions; and (2) conduct... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Scenic Columbia Gorge Restoration
Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED RECOVERY ACTIVITIES IN RESPONSE TO CATASTROPHIC
EVENTS IN NATIONAL SCENIC AREAS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Catastrophic event.--The term ``catastr... | Scenic Columbia Gorge Restoration Act of 2017 This bill directs the Forest Service to begin proposing, within 30 days of a catastrophic event, response (salvage operations or reforestation) activities for lands within a national scenic area that have been adversely impacted by the event. The bill provides a process f... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Acid Rain and
Mercury Control Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 3. Reduction of sulfur ... | Acid Rain and Mercury Control Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations to reduce specified amounts of aggregate sulfur dioxide emissions and nitrogen oxide emissions from power plants by January 1, 2012. Authorizes the regulations... | [
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43,
1888,
5,
22679,
9,
25755,
11,
7400,
9... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Education Department Civil Rights
Transparency Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORT BY THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.
Section 203(b) of the Department of Education Organization Act (20
U.S.C. 3413(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) In a... | Education Department Civil Rights Transparency Act This bill amends the Department of Education Organization Act to require the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education (ED) to include in an annual report to ED, the President, and Congress specified information regarding federal civil rights violatio... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Our Homes Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN MORTGAGE COUNSELING.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions) is amended by redesignat... | Keep Our Homes Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a tax deduction through 2012 for mortgage counseling costs; (2) a tax deduction through 2009 for amounts, up to $5,000, of mortgage indebtedness in excess of the assessed value of a principal residence; (3) a one-time tax credit for a percentag... | [
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4,
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215,
1... |
SECTION 1. FUNDING FOR EQUIPMENT RESET AND OTHER EQUIPMENT NEEDS OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In his testimony before the Commission on the National
Guard and Reserves, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau,
Lieutenan... | Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for the Army and Air National Guards for equipment reset (resupply) requirements, and to otherwise remedy other equipment shortfalls in order to bring the Army and Air National Guards to full equipment readiness.
Requires a report from the... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION.
(a) Leadership.--Subsection (d) of section 201 of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6... | United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to reauthorize the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom through September 30, 2016. Directs the Commission, during an initial election, to elect: (1) ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Opportunity for Residential
Representation Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) eviction prevention programs provide important and
effective social and economic benefits;
(2) such pr... | Equal Opportunity for Residential Representation Act This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) Office of Community Planning and Development to carry out a program to make grants to organizations to provide legal services and other related supportive services on behalf of low-income fa... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Falls Preservation and
Redevelopment Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act--
(1) the term ``District'' means the Great Falls Historic
District established under section 4; and
(2) the term ``Secre... | Great Falls Preservation and Redevelopment Act of 1993 - Establishes the Great Falls Historic District in Paterson, New Jersey, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with: (1) nonprofit entities for the purchase of property or easements, em... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Broadband Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. LOAN PROGRAM FOR DEPLOYMENT OF BROADBAND SERVICE IN RURAL
AREAS.
(a) In General.--Part C of title I of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47
U.S.C. ... | Rural Broadband Enhancement Act - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to direct the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture to make loans or other extensions of credit to eligible entities (any non-Federal public or private entity that submits a qualif... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Human Rights by Ending
Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian Children Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Israel ratified the Convention on the Rights of the
Child on October 3, 1991, which state... | Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian Children Act This bill prohibits U.S. assistance to Israel from being used to support the military detention, interrogation, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children in violation of international humanitarian law or the use against Palestinian c... | [
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50,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Air Traffic Supervisor Retirement
Reform Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
(a) Civil Service Retirement System.--Section 8331 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (25);
(2... | Air Traffic Supervisor Retirement Reform Act of 1995 - Provides that service performed by certain civilian employees of the Departments of Transportation or of Defense holding specified positions for which experience as an air traffic controller is a prerequisite (air traffic second-level supervisors and managers) shal... | [
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8,
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641,
9,
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36,
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495,
43,
9,
5,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SSI Disability Benefits Reform Act
of 1995''.
SEC. 2. REAPPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ADULTS RECEIVING SSI BENEFITS BY
REASON OF DISABILITY.
(a) In General.--Section 1614(a)(3)(G) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(G)) is a... | SSI Disability Benefits Reform Act of 1995 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) require periodic reapplications with respect to continued receipt of SSI benefits by reason of disability; (2) strike certain restrictions regarding determination of SSI ineligibility; a... | [
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1275,
45960,
9,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Displaced Older Worker Assistance
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM INCOME OF SEVERANCE PAYMENT AMOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items specifically excluded
from gros... | Displaced Older Worker Assistance Act of 2001-Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude certain severance payments from income; and (2) allow as a credit qualified job retraining expenses for certain older long-time employees who are laid off.Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to study the spec... | [
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8,
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34,
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654,
4,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Era Copyright Enhancement
Act''.
SEC. 2. FAIR USE.
(a) Transmissions.--The first sentence of section 107 of title 17,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after ``or by any other
means specified in that section,'' the following: ``and b... | Digital Era Copyright Enhancement Act - Expands the fair use of a copyrighted work to include uses by analog or digital transmission in connection with teaching, research, and other specified activities.
Expands certain rights of libraries and archives to reproduce and distribute copies or phonorecords to authorize th... | [
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30,
50,
136,
5,
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2630,
114,
215,
1437,
50132,
30551,
4048,
5579,
368,
1437,
50132,... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Asset Management Improvement
Act of 2001''.
TITLE I--IMPROVED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
SEC. 101. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT.
(a) Performance Measures Required.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator, in consultation with
... | Federal Asset Management Improvement Act of 2001 - Directs the: (1) Administrator of General Services to establish performance measures to determine the effectiveness of Federal property management; (2) head of each executive agency to monitor their agency's performance against such measures and report results to Congr... | [
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SECTION 1. FLEXIBILITY FOR SCHOOLS.
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2701
et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating sections 8001 through 8005 as 10001
through 10005; and
(2) by inserting after title VII the following:
``TITLE VIII--FLEXIBILITY... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to waive certain Federal statutory and regulatory requirements, with specified exceptions, for States, local educational agencies, and schools as part of systemic educational reform and efforts to meet the national educati... | [
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SECTION 1. THURGOOD MARSHALL LEGAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM.
Chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 402H of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1070a-18) the
following:
``SEC. 402I. LEGAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY... | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program to provide low-income, minority, or disadvantaged college students with information, preparation, and financial assistance to gain access to and complete law school study. ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Life-Saving Service
Heritage Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has a long tradition of heroic
efforts to rescue those in peril on the sea.
... | Requires the Secretary to: (1) serve as a clearinghouse of information for persons interested in restoring and preserving historic lifesaving stations, boats, and related equipment; and (2) make information regarding the Service, the Revenue Cutter Service, and related organizations that provided humanitarian assistanc... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wi-Fi Innovation Act''.
SEC. 2. PROMOTING UNLICENSED SPECTRUM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
Communications Commission.
(2) Dedicated short-range communicati... | Wi-Fi Innovation Act - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide additional unlicensed spectrum in the 5850-5925 megahertz band under technical rules suitable for the widespread commercial development of unlicensed operations. Provides for such technical rules to permit outdoor unlicensed operati... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HMO Guaranty Act of 2000''.
SEC. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board of Directors
appointed under section 3(d).
(2) Contractual obligation.--The term ``contractual
obligation'... | Requires each HMO that is licensed by a State to provide health care coverage to make biannual payments to the Guaranty Fund in accordance with an assessment schedule to be established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Permits deferrals or exemptions if an HMO demonstrates that payment of the assessment wo... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Free to Fly Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``citizen of the United
States'' and inserting ``citizen of the United States, or other
... | Free to Fly Act The bill modifies definitions relating to aviation to permit a foreign air carrier to own U.S. domestic air routes. The foreign carrier may establish U.S.-based subsidiaries for such purpose. All foreign-owed air carriers that obtain a certificate to fly domestic routes may only hire U.S. citizens or n... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Medicare Advantage for
all Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In the IMPACT Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-185),
Congress recognized the potential effects of so... | Preserving Medicare Advantage for all Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) temporarily prohibit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid from terminating a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan contract solely because the MA plan fails to achieve a certain ... | [
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SECTION 1. BREAKTHROUGH THERAPIES.
(a) In General.--Section 506 (21 U.S.C. 356) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f);
(2) by redesignating subsections (a) through (c) as
subsections (b) through (d), respectively;
(3) by inserting before sub... | Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), at the request of the sponsor of a drug, to expedite the drug's development and review if: (1) it is intended, either alone or in combination, to treat a serious life-threatening disease or condition; and (2) pre... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deter Revolving-door Appointments In
our Nation; Stop Washington Appointees from becoming Manipulative
Petitioners Act'' or the ``DRAIN the SWAMP Act''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING ACTIVITIES OF FORMER POLITICAL
APPOINTEES.
(a) 5-Ye... | Deter Revolving-door Appointments in our Nation; Stop Washington Appointees from becoming Manipulative Petitioners Act or the DRAIN the SWAMP Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise post-employment lobbying restrictions on senior executive branch officials and employees. Specifically, it imposes a five... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Film Disclosure Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE LANHAM ACT.
Section 43 of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the
registration and protection of trade-marks used in commerce, to carry
out the provisions of certain international conventions... | Film Disclosure Act of 1993 - Amends the Lanham Act to require that any distributor or network that proposes to exploit a materially altered motion picture bear a label which conspicuously discloses the fact of: (1) the film's material alteration from the form in which it was first released to the public; (2) the natu... | [
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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Title 38, United States Code, authorizes the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs to furnish hospital and domiciliary care,
medical services, nursing home care, and related services to
eligible and enrolled veterans, bu... | Requires, beginning with FY2010, a two-fiscal-year budget authority for the following accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) Medical Services; (2) Medical Administration; and (3) Medical Facilities.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom From Government Competition
Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds and declares that--
(1) private sector business concerns, which are free to
respond to the private or public demands of the marketplace,
co... | Freedom From Government Competition Act of 1997 - Requires Federal agencies to obtain all goods and services necessary for or beneficial to the accomplishment of their authorized functions by procurement from private sources, unless except as specified.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Bud... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``E-Mail User Protection Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Internet has become a critical mode of global
communication and now presents unprecedented opportunities for
the develop... | E-Mail User Protection Act of 1998 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit any person from: (1) intentionally soliciting the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail from an unregistered or fictitious Internet domain or e-mail address in order to prevent reply through standard reply mechanisms; (2) in... | [
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SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST
THE DONATION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES UNMARKETABLE
UNDER MARKETING ORDERS.
(a) Donation Program.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish
a program to encourage and assist producers, processors, and other
h... | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to encourage and assist producers, processors, and other handlers of agricultural commodities to donate edible but unmarketable commodities to selected U.S. food banks, soup kitchens, and homeless shelters. | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seabed Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) More than \2/3\ of Earth's surface is covered by
oceans.
(2) The oceans and marine waters contain a greater variety
of forms of lif... | Seabed Protection Act - Prohibits any person from engaging in bottom trawling or use of other mobile fishing gear on the seabed in specified marine areas until: (1) the National Marine Fisheries Service has completed a study and determined the effects of those practices; (2) the Secretary of Commerce has determined tha... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Permanent Families for All Children
Act''.
SEC. 2. 3-YEAR LIMIT ON FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT OF FOSTER CARE
MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS FOR CHILD NOT IN A LEGAL
GUARDIANSHIP OR KINSHIP GUARDIANSHIP ARRANGEMENT.
Section 474 of the Soci... | Permanent Families for All Children Act - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: limit to 36 the number of months for which foster care maintenance payments made on behalf of a child not in a legal guardianship or kinship guardian arrangement may be reimbursed; l... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Global Autism Assistance Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In February 2007, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention released data indicating that--
(A) the occurrence of a... | Global Autism Assistance Act of 2008 - Directs the Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish and administer a health and education grant program (Global Autism Assistance Program) to: (1) support activities by nongovernmental organizations and other service providers,... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission to Eliminate
Waste in Government Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established the National Commission to Eliminate Waste in
Government (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
SEC. 3. DUTIES.
(a) In Gener... | National Commission to Eliminate Waste in Government Act of 2001 - Establishes the National Commission to Eliminate Waste in Government to: (1) conduct a private sector survey on management and cost control in Government; (2) conduct in-depth reviews of executive agency operations; (3) review existing General Accountin... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Security Credit Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) United States households are experiencing significant
levels of financial vulnerability, characterized by a lack of
personal savin... | Financial Security Credit Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income-based tax credit equal to the lesser of $500 or 50% of the total amount deposited or contributed into designated savings products in a taxable year (financial security credit). A "designated savings product" is a qualifi... | [
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SECTION 1. PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MICROENTERPRISES.
Title I of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory
Improvement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subtitle:
``Subtitle C--Microenterprise Technical Assistance and Capacity
... | Amends the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 to add to title I a new subtitle C, which may be cited as the Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act of 1999 (or PRIME Act). Directs the Administrator of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (Administrator) to est... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice and Understanding By
International Loan Elimination and Equity Act of 2004'' or the
``JUBILEE Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Many poor countries have been struggling under the
burden ... | Justice and Understanding By International Loan Elimination and Equity (JUBILEE) Act of 2004 - Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to commence immediate efforts, within the Paris Club of Official Creditors, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the International... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Navigation System
Sustainability Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act the term--
(1) ``Great Lakes'' and ``Great Lakes Navigational System''
means--
(A)(i) Lake Superior;
... | Great Lakes Navigation System Sustainability Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to manage and allocate funding for all commercial and recreational navigation projects in the Great Lakes Navigation System as components of a single system, recognizing the interdependen... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Earmark Reform and Federal Spending
Transparency and Accountability Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS BY EARMARK BENEFICIARIES TO CERTAIN
CANDIDATES.
(a) Limitation.--
(1) In general.--Section 315(a) of the Fe... | Earmark Reform and Federal Spending Transparency and Accountability Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit, between January 1 of an odd-numbered year and December 31 of the next even-numbered year, an earmark beneficiary from making contributions aggregating more than $5,000 to any r... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Metropolitan Medical Response System
Program Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. METROPOLITAN MEDICAL RESPONSE SYSTEM PROGRAM.
(a) Amendment.--Title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC.... | Metropolitan Medical Response System Program Act of 2009 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct a Metropolitan Medical Response System Program that shall assist state and local governments in preparing for and responding to public health and mass casualt... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Russian Democracy Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the leadership
of the Russian Federation has publicly committed itself to
... | Russian Democracy Act of 2002 - (Sec. 3) Declares it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) facilitate Russia's integration into the Western community of nations, including supporting the establishment of a stable democracy and a market economy within the framework of the rule of law and respect for individual rights, and includ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Homelessness Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) although the United States has experienced a reduction
in veteran homelessness after a surge of new Federal funding
targeted to... | Ending Homelessness Act of 2016 This bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to make additional FY2017-FY2021 appropriations available for: (1) emergency relief grants to address the unmet needs of homeless populations in jurisdictions with the highest need, (2) rental assistance under the United States ... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Check the Box for Homeless Veterans
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HOMELESS VETERANS ASSISTANCE FUND.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part:
... | Check the Box for Homeless Veterans Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish in the Treasury the Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund; and (2) allow individual taxpayers to designate on their tax returns a specified portion (not less than $1) of any overpayment of tax, and to make a contribution of... | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Medications for the Elderly
Act''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL CARE SERVICES.
(a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subpa... | Safe Medications for the Elderly Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide for Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) coverage of certain pharmaceutical care services; and (2) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a relative value scale and fee sch... | [
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SECTION 1. CERTAIN THREE-RING BINDERS WHOLLY OR PREDOMINANTLY COVERED
WITH POLYESTER FABRICS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in
numerical sequence the following new headings:
`` 9902.73.01 Thr... | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain three-ring binders wholly or predominantly covered with polyester fabrics. | [
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Identity Protection and
Security Act''.
SEC. 2. SECURITY FREEZES.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended
by inserting after section 605B the following:
``SEC. 605C. SECURITY FREEZES.
``(a) In General.--A consum... | Consumer Identity Protection and Security Act - Requires a consumer reporting agency to place a security freeze on a private information file upon consumer request, subject to waiver by such consumer with respect to limited or temporary access to such file to a particular third party.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equity in Public Education Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) It is the responsibility of the Federal Government to
prevent illegal immigration by enforcing existing laws and
enacting new la... | Equity in Public Education Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make payments to eligible States to reimburse local educational agencies for specified costs of educating certain illegal alien students.
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SECTION 1. PURPOSES AND DEFINITIONS.
(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal
lands in Missouri from the Secretary of the Interior to the
Secretary of Agriculture for continued Federal operation of the
Mingo Job Corps Civili... | Transfers (with a reversionary interest for non-Job Corps use) administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands in Stoddard County, Missouri, from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture for continued operation of the Mingo Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center. Maintains Department of Labor ... | [
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