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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Trade in
Motor Vehicle Parts Act of 1993''.
(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act--
(1) Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts.--
(A) The term ``motor vehicle'' means any article of
... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Trade Remedy Actions
Title II: Extension and Modification of Fair Trade in
Auto Parts Act
Fair Trade in Motor Vehicle Parts Act of 1993 -
Title I: Trade Remedy Actions
- Declares that any act, policy, or practice of a deficit foreign country that adversely affect... | Fair Trade in Motor Vehicle Parts Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Iran's Access to United
States Dollars Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FACILITATION OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING
THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN OR IRANIAN PERSONS.
(a) In General.--The President shall not issue any license u... | Preventing Iran's Access to United States Dollars Act of 2016 This bill prohibits the President from issuing a license that permits a person to: conduct an offshore U.S. dollar clearing system for transactions involving the government of Iran or an Iranian person, or provide U.S. dollars for any offshore U.S. dollar... | Preventing Iran's Access to United States Dollars Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Affordable Transaction
Account Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. AFFORDABLE BANKING SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, each
insured depository institution shall make available to consumers a
consumer transaction acc... | Consumer Affordable Transaction Account Act of 2001 - Requires each insured depository institution to make available to consumers an "affordable transaction account" containing specified features to be prescribed jointly by the Federal banking agencies, including at least eight free withdrawals per month.Prohibits the ... | To require insured depository institutions to make affordable transaction accounts available to their customers, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lavender Offense Victim Exoneration
Act of 2017'' or the ``LOVE Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) During the so-called ``Lavender Scare'', at least 1,000
people were wrongfully dismissed fro... | Lavender Offense Victim Exoneration Act of 2017 or the LOVE Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of State to review employee terminations at the State Department in the 1950s and 1960s to determine who was wrongfully terminated due to their actual or perceived sexual orientation (known as the Lavender Sca... | Lavender Offense Victim Exoneration Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alcohol Tax Equalization Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN EXCISE TAXES ON WINE AND BEER TO ALCOHOLIC
EQUIVALENT OF TAXES ON DISTILLED SPIRITS.
(a) Wine.--
(1) Wines containing not more than 14 percent alcohol.--
Paragraph (1)... | Alcohol Tax Equalization Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the excise taxes on wine and beer to the alcoholic equivalent of taxes on distilled spirits. Indexes such tax rates based on the cost-of-living adjustment for calendar year 1994.
Establishes the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Benefits Trus... | Alcohol Tax Equalization Act |
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2010 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY
PROJECTS.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major
medical facility projects in fiscal year 2010, with each project to be
carried out in the amount specified for each project:
(1) Constructio... | Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility projects (projects) in FY2010 in: (1) Livermore, California; (2) Walla Walla, Washington; and (3) Louisville, Kentucky.
Authorizes the Secretary to carry out projects in FY2010, as previously authorized, for Department of Veterans Affairs... | A bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mexican Agricultural Trade
Compliance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 provides that, if
the United States Trade Representative determines that the
rig... | Mexican Agricultural Trade Compliance Act - Determines that U.S. rights under the Uruguay Round Agreements are being denied by Mexico in connection with Mexico's imposition of a 20 percent tax on soft drinks containing high fructose corn syrup, an extension of Mexico's unjustified antidumping order on high fructose cor... | A bill to direct the United States Trade Representative to enforce United States rights, under certain trade agreements with respect to Mexico, pursuant to title III of the Trade Act of 1974. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Secondary Payer Advancement,
Rationalization, and Clarification Act'' or the ``SPARC Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION AND RATIONALIZATION OF MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG
SECONDARY CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY.
(a) In General.--Section 1860D-2(a)(4) of... | Secondary Payer Advancement, Rationalization, and Clarification Act or the SPARC Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to specify recovery rules with respect to secondary claims responsibility under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Under current law, secondary payor provisions ap... | SPARC Act |
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... | White House Inspector General Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Protection and Choice
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFERRED PRESENTMENT TRANSACTION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act is amended
by inserting after section 128A (15 U.S.C. 1638A) the following new
section:
``Sec. 128B. De... | Consumer Protection and Choice Act This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a deferred presentment transaction except as provided under this Act. A "deferred presentment transaction" is one in which currency or other payment is provided to a consumer in exchange for a consumer's check or other payment ins... | Consumer Protection and Choice Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Iran From Smuggling Weapons to
Terrorists Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO INCREASE
MARITIME SECURITY AND DOMAIN AWARENESS OF FOREIGN
COUNTRIES BORDERING THE PERSIAN GULF, ARABIAN SEA, OR
... | Stop Iran From Smuggling Weapons to Terrorists Act This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide training to: (1) the national military or other security forces of Israel, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, and Qatar that have among their functional responsibilities maritim... | Stop Iran From Smuggling Weapons to Terrorists Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``World Trade Center Zone Tax
Incentive Act''.
SEC. 2. TAX TREATMENT OF FOREIGN CORPORATIONS RELOCATING TO WORLD TRADE
CENTER AREA.
(a) In General.--Subchapter Y of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to New York Liber... | World Trade Center Zone Tax Incentive Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to state that if there is a qualified headquarters relocation of an eligible foreign corporation, any qualified headquarters activities of the corporation conducted in the New York Liberty Zone shall be treated as conducted outside the United ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to attract foreign corporations to relocate to the area in New York City surrounding the former World Trade Center. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``So No Innocent Person Ever Repeats
the Sniper Tragedy Act of 2003'' or the ``SNIPER Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ENFORCING COMPLIANCE WITH RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Inspections.--Section 923(g)(1) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--
... | So No Innocent Person Ever Repeats the Sniper Tragedy Act of 2003 (SNIPER Act of 2003) - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to inspect the inventory and records of a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer without reasonable cause or warrant not more than... | A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code, to enhance the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to enforce the compliance of gun dealers with Federal firearms laws, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wall Street Compensation Reform Act
of 2010''.
SEC. 2. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PAID BY SYSTEMICALLY SIGNIFICANT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (m) of section 162 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by addi... | Wall Street Compensation Reform Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to restrict the tax deduction for compensation paid to highly-paid employees of systemically significant financial institutions. Requires such compensation to be performance-based, to vest no earlier than five years after the date of payment... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit certain executive compensation paid by systemically significant financial institutions. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rail Merger Reform and Customer
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD REVIEW.
Section 11324(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``public interest. The Board'' and inserting ``public
interest, except that no tran... | Declares that rail carriers and rail transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board shall also be subject to the antitrust laws.
Repeals the exemption of rate agreements from the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act and specified parts of the Wilson Tariff Act (thus subjecting such ag... | Rail Merger Reform and Customer Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Energy Savings Incentives Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR CERTAIN NONBUSINESS ENERGY PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Section 25C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 25C. NONBUSINESS ENERGY PROPE... | Home Energy Savings Incentives Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the tax credit for nonbusiness energy property enacted by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to allow an individual taxpayer a credit equal to $10 for each therm of certified natural gas savings and $0.65 for each kilowatt hour of certif... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for nonbusiness energy property so that the amount of the credit is determined based on the amount of energy savings achieved by the taxpayer. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act
of 2014''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Correctional institution or facility.--The term
``correctional institution or facility'' means any prison,
penitentiary, jail, or other in... | Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act of 2014 - Declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because the individual has been convicted of a non-violent criminal offense, unless, at the time of the election, the individual is serving a sentence in a c... | Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Art-in-Architecture Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
Congress finds that Federal buildings, through the integration of
permanent works of art with architecture, should engage and represent
the diverse social, cultural, and historic characteristics of th... | Art-in-Architecture Act of 1993 - Requires at least one half of one percent of funds made available for new construction, building purchase, acquisition, or prospectus-level repair and alteration projects to be made available for art projects for each Federal building, except when the Administrator of the General Servi... | Art-in-Architecture Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Spring Mountain Exchange Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. EXCHANGE OF LANDS AND MINERAL INTERESTS.
(a) Conveyance by United States.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d)
and notwithstanding any other provision of law, no... | Spring Mountain Exchange Act of 1998 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Rhodes Design and Development Corporation certain Federal lands in Clark County, Nevada, in exchange for: (1) certain Corporation lands in Nevada; and (2) specified payments by the Corporation to the State of Nevada for use in i... | Spring Mountain Exchange Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Support for Missing and
Exploited Children Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Section 402 of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5771) is amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) eac... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 4, 2017. Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to revise the findings to, among other things, specify that the growing numbers of children who are vict... | Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gabriella Miller Kids First Research
Act''.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF TAXPAYER FINANCING OF POLITICAL PARTY
CONVENTIONS; USE OF FUNDS FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE.
(a) Termination of Payments for Conventions; Use of Funds for
Pediatric Research.--Secti... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 11, 2013. Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate the entitlement of any major or minor political party to a payment from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund for a presidential nominatin... | Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sexual Harassment Prevention Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Sexual harassment in employment persists widely in the
workplace, although it violates title VII of the ... | Sexual Harassment Prevention Act of 1993 - Directs employers (including Federal and congressional agencies) to keep posted in conspicuous places a notice prepared or approved by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that sets forth: (1) the definition of sexual harassment found in the Code of Federal Regulations... | Sexual Harassment Prevention Act of 1993 |
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 ... | To address ongoing small business and homeowner needs in the Gulf Coast States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Freedom Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. INTERNET NEUTRALITY.
Title I of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 12. INTERNET NEUTRALITY.
``(a) Duty of Broadband Service Prov... | Internet Freedom Preservation Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to establish certain Internet neutrality duties for broadband service providers (providers), including not interfering with, or discriminating against, the ability of any person to use broadband service in a lawful manner. Allows providers to eng... | A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Department of
Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2015''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition... | Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2015 TITLE I--INNOVATION MANAGEMENT AT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (Sec. 101) Directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to: (1) report annually on its ability to improve the technology transfer and commercialization of energy technologies, including an ... | Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Building Code Incentive Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) mitigation planning is the foundation for saving lives,
protecting residential and commercial properties, and
developing disaster resis... | Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2012 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) to authorize the President to increase the maximum total of contributions for a major disaster by an amount equal to 4% of the estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made under the Ac... | A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clear Creek National Recreation Area
and Conservation Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means
the Plan for the Recreation Area prepared under section 4(c).
... | Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act of 2012 - Establishes the Clear Creek National Recreation Area in California to promote environmentally responsible high-quality motorized and non-motorized trail based recreation, including off-highway vehicle use, scenic touring, and access for hunting and gem... | To establish the Clear Creek National Recreation Area in the State of California, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Energy Technology
Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING AND EXPORT ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Clean energy technology.--The term ... | Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Program, to be carried out by the Under Secretary for International Trade, to: (1) promote policies to reduce production costs and encou... | A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Serving Everyone with Reliable,
Vital Internet, Communications, and Education Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Today's telecommunications market offers consumers an
array of social, economic, an... | Serving Everyone with Reliable, Vital Internet, Communications, and Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to expand the Lifeline Assistance Program and the Link Up Program. Requires a report to Congress on the benefit level for the programs ... | To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to continue in effect and expand the Lifeline Assistance Program and the Link Up Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Savings Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. CONSUMER FINANCIAL PRODUCTS PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall
carry out a 5-year pilot program to develop innovative consumer
financial products that encourage savi... | Military Savings Act of 2012 - Directs the Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) to carry out a five-year pilot program to develop innovative consumer financial products that encourage savings and wealth-creation among active-duty servicemembers. Requires the program to be carried out in such a way that it does not e... | To direct the Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) to carry out a pilot program to develop innovative consumer financial products that encourage savings and wealth-creation among active-duty servicemembers. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Afghanistan and Central Asian
Republics Sustainable Food Production Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) abject poverty and the inability to produce food, even
at the subsistence level, in the rural, mountainou... | Afghanistan and Central Asian Republics Sustainable Food Production Act of 2001 - Directs the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to provide financial assistance to nongovernmental organizations carrying out rural developmental activities in Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikis... | To provide assistance to address long-term food production and rural development needs in Afghanistan and the Central Asian Republics. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hereditary Hemorrhagic
Telangiectasia Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (``HHT'') is a
largely undiagnosed or misdiagnosed vascular gene... | Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and implement a hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT, a vascular genetic bleeding disorder that causes abnormalities of the bloo... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 1-Cent
Coin Redesign Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President, was one of the
Nation's greatest leaders, demonstrating true courage during
... | Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 1-Cent Coin Redesign Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, during 2009, to issue one-cent coins with the reverse side bearing four different designs representing different aspects of the life of Abraham Lincoln.
Requires the design of the reverse side, after 2009, to bear an image e... | A bill to provide for the redesign of the reverse of the Lincoln 1-cent coin in 2009 in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Connect Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF TRIBAL LIBRARIES AND QUALIFYING ANCHOR
INSTITUTIONS FOR E-RATE SUPPORT.
Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (h)(4), ... | Tribal Connect Act of 2017 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program to include support for Indian tribal libraries that are eligible for support under the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), without regard to whether the libra... | Tribal Connect Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Climate Change Through
Individual Action Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Agricultural, grassland, and forestry practices play an
essential role in capturing atmospheric carbon and sequest... | Combating Climate Change Through Individual Action Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits for: (1) 30% of carbon sequestration and soil conservation expenditures made by taxpayers engaged in the business of farming; (2) 10% of qualifying planting expenditures, including expenditures for the... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for carbon sequestration. |
SECTION 1. RECOGNITION AND GRANT OF FEDERAL CHARTER.
The Association of American State Geologists, a nonprofit
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, is
recognized and granted a Federal charter.
SEC. 2. POWERS.
The Association of American State Geologists (in this Act referred
to a... | Grants a Federal charter to the Association of American State Geologists (a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of Delaware). | To grant a federal charter to the Association of American State Geologists. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cyber Security Information Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1)(A) Many information technology computer systems,
software programs, and similar facilities are essential to the
... | Cyber Security Information Act - Prohibits the disclosure of "cyber security information" (defined to include information related to the ability of any protected system, or critical infrastructure, to resist intentional interference or incapacitation through the misuse of or unauthorized access to or use of the Interne... | To encourage the secure disclosure and protected exchange of information about cyber security problems, solutions, test practices and test results, and related matters in connection with critical infrastructure protection. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFERRAL OF ACTIVE INCOME OF CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS.
Section 952 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Special Application o... | Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of the foreign-source income of domestic corporations, to: (1) eliminate the deferral of tax on the foreign-source income of U.S. corporations for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, (2) deny the foreign t... | Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act |
TITLE I--MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 30104 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``Sec. 30104. Authorization of Appropriations
``There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Transportation $125,221,000 for the National Highw... | Amends Federal transportation law to authorize appropriations for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to participate and cooperate through various means in international activities to enhance motor vehicle and traffic safety.
Prohibits a person from a... | To authorize appropriations for the motor vehicle safety and information and cost savings programs of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for fiscal years 2005 through 2007, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mobile Workforce State Income Tax
Fairness and Simplification Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON STATE WITHHOLDING AND TAXATION OF EMPLOYEE
INCOME.
(a) In General.--No part of the wages or other remuneration earned
by an employee who performs... | Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act - Limits state taxation of the wages or other remuneration of any employee who performs duties in more than one state to: (1) the state of the employee's residence; and (2) the state in which the employee is present and performing employment duties for m... | To limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Office of Government Ethics
Authorization Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. GIFT ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY.
Section 403 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.
5) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Upon the request''; and
(2)... | Office of Government Ethics Authorization Act of 1996 - Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to: (1) authorize the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Director to accept gifts for OGE use; and (2) extend the authorization of appropriations for the OGE.
Amends Federal law to repeal the requirement that Federal bu... | Office of Government Ethics Authorization Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land Exchange Improvement
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. LANDS ELIGIBLE FOR APPROXIMATELY EQUAL VALUE TREATMENT.
Section 206(h)(1)(A) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(h)(1)(A)) is amended by striking out
``$150,000... | Federal Land Exchange Improvement Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to increase the value of public land available for "approximately equal value" exchanges out of Federal ownership.
Requires: (1) funds received by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior to ... | Federal Land Exchange Improvement Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health on Campus Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The 2007 National Survey of Counseling Center Directors
found that the average ratio of counselors to students on
campu... | Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to award grants to eligible institutions of higher education to improve mental and beha... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Youth Telemental Health
Demonstration Project Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) suicide for Indians and Alaska Natives is 2\1/2\ times
higher than the national average and t... | Indian Youth Telemental Health Demonstration Project Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a demonstration project to award up to five grants, of up to four years each, for the provision of telemental health services to Indian youth who have expressed suicidal ideas, have atte... | A bill to establish an Indian youth telemental health demonstration project. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Temporary Emergency Unemployment
Compensation Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL-STATE AGREEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Any State which desires to do so may enter into
and participate in an agreement under this title with the Secretary of
Labor (in this tit... | Temporary Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2001 - Provides for a program of temporary emergency unemployment compensation (TEUC).Sets forth TEUC program requirements for Federal-State agreements, formulas for determining amounts in individual TEUC accounts and weekly benefits, payments to States, and financin... | A bill to provide for a program of temporary enhanced unemployment benefits. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Forest Resources Conservation and
Shortage Relief Amendments Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON EXPORTS OF UNPROCESSED TIMBER FROM STATE AND
OTHER PUBLIC LANDS.
Section 491 of the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief
Act of 1990 (16 U.S.... | Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Amendments Act of 1993 - Amends the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) prohibit through 1995 the export of unprocessed timber from State and other public lands, or the purchase of such timber as a s... | Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Amendments Act of 1993 |
TITLE I--LOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, NEW YORK.
SEC. 101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1)(A) immigration, and the resulting diversity of cultural
influences, is a key factor in defining the identity of the United
States; and
(B) many Un... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
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Title II: Other Matters
Title I: Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site, New York
- Designates the Lower East Side Tenement at 97 Orchard Street, New York, New York, as a national historic site and... | Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Health Security Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States-Mexico border is an interdependent
and dynamic region of more than 15,000,000 people with
significant and ... | Border Health Security Act of 2013 - Amends the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act to: (1) revise the duties of the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission to include cooperating with the Canada-United States Pan Border Public Health Preparedness Council and serving as an independent and objective ... | Border Health Security Act of 2013 |
TITLE I--HOMELESS VETERANS MATTERS
SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Homeless Heroes Act of
2011''.
SEC. 102. ENHANCEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS.
(a) Enhancement of Grants.--Section 2011 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (... | Helping Homeless Heroes Act of 2011 - Allows grants made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) for homeless veterans' comprehensive services programs (outreach, rehabilitation, vocational counseling, and transitional housing assistance) to be used for the construction of new facilities. Prohibits the Secretary from... | To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to homeless veterans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Academic Anesthesiology and
CRNA Payment Improvement Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Since 1991, the Medicare program has reduced
reimbursements for anesthesia services provided to Medicar... | Medicare Academic Anesthesiology and CRNA Payment Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for the Aged and Disabled) of the Social Security Act to set forth a special payment rule for teaching anesthesiologists (TAs) and teaching certified registered nurs... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for improved payments under the Medicare Program for academic anesthesiology programs for resident physicians and for academic programs for student registered nurse anesthetists. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Construction Quality Assurance Act
of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In the construction industry, specialty subcontractors
now perform the majority of construction work, in certain cases
100 pe... | Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2009 - Requires each solicitation by an executive agency for the procurement of construction in excess of $1 million to require each bidder to submit the name, business location, and nature of work of each subcontractor with whom such bidder will subcontract for work in excess of $... | To assure quality and best value with respect to Federal construction projects by prohibiting the practice known as bid shopping. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Urban Watershed Model
Restoration Act''.
SEC. 2. ANACOSTIA RIVER WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION PILOT
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency shall develop and carry out a pilot p... | Authorizes the Administrator to set aside amounts for grants to local community groups and nonprofit organizations to foster community involvement in the decision making process, environmental educational goals, and restoration strategies.
Authorizes appropriations. | National Urban Watershed Model Restoration Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Debt Relief and
Democracy Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CANCELLATION OR REDUCTION OF DEBT
OWED TO THE UNITED STATES.
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the ... | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should instruct the U.S. Executive Director at each international financial institution to use the U.S. voice, vote, and influence to urge that the cancellation or reduction of debt owed to the institution by a country be provided only if it meets the additional requir... | Responsible Debt Relief and Democracy Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Center for Excellence in
Research and Development Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Due to the end of the Cold War, the United States has
not recently conducted underground nuclear testi... | National Center for Excellence in Research and Development Act of 1994 - Authorizes appropriations to maintain the readiness capability of the underground Nevada Test Site.
Establishes within the Department of Energy a National Test and Demonstration Center of Excellence to be located at such Site.
Directs the Center... | National Center for Excellence in Research and Development Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rebuilding Equity Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. REBUILDING EQUITY PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment of Voluntary Program.--
(1) Establishment.--
(A) Payment of closing costs.--The Federal National
Mortgage Association a... | Rebuilding Equity Act of 2013 - Directs the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government sponsored enterprises or GSEs) to each establish a voluntary program for eligible borrowers under which the GSE shall pay $1,000 toward the closing cost... | Rebuilding Equity Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hurricane Katrina Employment and
Training Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR NATIONAL EMERGENCY GRANTS RELATED TO
HURRICANE KATRINA.
(a) Use of Grants for Projects Outside Disaster Area.--Funds
provided to States that submit app... | Hurricane Katrina Employment and Training Assistance Act - Allows national emergency grant funds to states under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) for addressing the effects of Hurricane Katrina (HK) to be used to provide disaster relief employment on projects that provide assistance in areas outside of the HK... | A bill to provide special rules for disaster relief employment under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina. |
SECTION 1. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR FINANCIALLY NEEDY VETERANS IN
CONNECTION WITH COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS PROCEEDINGS.
(a) In General.--(1) Subchapter III of chapter 72 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 7287. Legal assistance for certain veterans i... | Authorizes the United States Court of Veterans Appeals to provide funds to nonprofit organizations to permit such organizations to provide financial assistance to legal assistance entities, which will in turn provide legal advice or representation to veterans before the Court who cannot afford the costs of such advice ... | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of financial assistance in order to ensure that financially needy veterans receive legal assistance in connection with proceedings before the United States Court of Veterans Appeals. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Critical Infrastructure Protection
Act'' or the ``CIPA''.
SEC. 2. EMP PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND PROTECTION AND
PREPAREDNESS.
(a) In General.--The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121)
is amended--
(1) in ... | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on August 4, 2015. Critical Infrastructure Protection Act or CIPA (Sec. 2) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to define "EMP" to mean: (1) an electromagnetic pulse caused by intentional means, including acts of terrorism; and (2) a ... | CIPA |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) approximately 5,200 traditional gun shows are held
annually across the United States, attracting thousands of
... | Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2017 This bill makes it unlawful for any person to operate a gun show unless such person: (1) has attained 21 years of age; (2) is not prohibited from transporting, shipping, or receiving firearms and has not violated any federal firearms requirements; (3) has registered with the Depar... | Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Curecanti National Recreation Area
Boundary Establishment Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Since 1965, the National Park Service has been co-
managing the Curecanti National Recreation Area under
... | Curecanti National Recreation Area Boundary Establishment Act of 2010 - Establishes a boundary for the Curecanti National Recreation Area in Colorado and designates it as a unit of the National Park System.
Establishes a conservation opportunity area within the Recreation Area.
Withdraws all federal lands within the ... | To establish the boundary of the Curecanti National Recreation Area, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SMALL MANUFACTURERS' COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TAX
CREDIT IN LIEU OF EXPENSING.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 45R. SMALL MANUFACTURERS COMPUT... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain small manufacturers a tax credit for their computer hardware and software expenses. Limits such credit to the lesser of 50% of such expenses or $35,000. Terminates such credit after 2011. | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS FOR PREVENTION OF TEENAGE
PREGNANCY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
(directly or through grants or contracts awarded t... | Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act of 1996 - Mandates evaluation (directly or through grants or contracts) of a wide variety of promising programs to prevent teenage pregnancy, including programs that do not receive Federal grants. Mandates scientific peer review of evaluation proposals. Authorizes appropriations.
Mand... | Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Working Waterfront Preservation Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. COMMERCIAL FISHING ACCESS PROTECTION PROGRAM.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
title:
... | Working Waterfront Preservation Act of 2005 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to award a grant to a state or local government of a coastal state, a nonprofit organization, or a fishing cooperative for projects to: (1) acquire real property in a ... | A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to establish a grant program to ensure waterfront access for commercial fisherman, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Tuberculosis Control
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that:
(1) Tuberculosis is a great health and economic burden to
impoverished nations and a health and security threat to the
United States a... | International Tuberculosis Control Act of 2002 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to revise requirements for assistance for health programs in developing countries to declare that Congress recognizes that the means exist to control and treat the growing international problem of tuberculosis by implementing the... | A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to take steps to control the growing international problem of tuberculosis. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Women's
Rights History Project Act of 2005''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The women's rights movement is one of the three great
protest traditions in United States history, sha... | National Women's Rights History Project Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to designate a vehicular tour route, to be known as the Votes for Women History Trail Route, to link properties in New York State that are historically and thematically associated with the struggle for women's suffrage in the... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a commemorative trail route in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are historically and thematically associated with the struggle for women's suffrage, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Texas National Forests Improvement
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SITES, TEXAS NATIONAL FOREST
SYSTEM LANDS.
(a) Authority To Sell or Exchange.--The Secretary of Agriculture
may convey, by sale or exchange, under suc... | Makes proceeds from such conveyances available to the Secretary for: (1) acquisition, construction, or improvement of National Forest System administrative facilities in Texas;or (2) land acquisition in Texas. | Texas National Forests Improvement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Chesapeake Bay Program
Reauthorization and Environmental Accountability Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. CHESAPEAKE BAY ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.
Section 117 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1267... | Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Environmental Accountability Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) complete a plan for achieving the nutrient and sediment reduction goals described in the Chesapeake 2000 ... | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require environmental accountability and reporting and to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Program. |
SECTION 1. AIR FORCE ROLE IN MANAGEMENT OF CIVIL AIR PATROL AS CIVILIAN
AUXILIARY OF THE AIR FORCE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 909 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating section 9442 as section 9443; and
(2) by inserting after section 9441 the follo... | Provides for the use of Patrol members and employees (not to be considered Federal employees). | To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the administration of the volunteer civilian auxiliary of the Air Force known as the Civil Air Patrol. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Schools Partnerships Act of
2010''.
SEC. 2. HEALTHY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIPS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1769) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(j) Healthy Sch... | Healthy Schools Partnerships Act of 2010 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a demonstration project awarding grants to school food authorities that collaborate with academic experts, nonprofit organizations, registered dietitians or other nutrit... | A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a demonstration project to promote collaborations to improve school nutrition. |
SECTION 1. PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO
ENHANCE HOMELAND SECURITY.
(a) Establishment of Program.--The Office of Federal Procurement
Policy Act (41 U.S.C. et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 40. PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE INNOVATIVE SOLU... | Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to direct the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to establish a Government-wide program to encourage and recognize contractor innovation and excellence in facilitating the defense of the United States against, or recovery from, terrorism or nuclear, biologic... | To amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to establish a program to encourage and support carrying out innovative proposals to enhance homeland security, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reconnecting Congress with America
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN SALARIES OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN RESPONSE TO
FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT.
(a) Determination of Salaries.--The annual rate of pay for a Member
of Congress (including a De... | Reconnecting Congress with America Act of 2011 - Adjusts the annual rate of pay for Members of Congress for pay periods occurring in a calendar year if, for the most recent fiscal year ending before that calendar year, the federal deficit attained specified levels. Sets a Member's annual pay rate at: (1) 80% of the app... | To reduce the salaries of Members of Congress if a Federal budget deficit exists, prohibit commodities and securities trading based on non-public information relating to Congress, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sport Fish Restoration and
Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. ALLOCATIONS.
(a) Authorization.--Section 3 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777b) is amended by striking ``57 percent''
and inserting ``58.012 pe... | Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2015 This bill amends the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to reauthorize through FY2020 appropriations from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund for various fish, boating, and coastal wetlands restoration programs. The bill also revis... | Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community-Based Mental Health
Infrastructure Improvements Act''.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT.
Title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PAR... | Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities for the construction or modernization of facilities to provide mental health and behavioral health services to individuals. De... | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for community-based mental health infrastructure improvement. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Service for Schools Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. SERVICE FOR SCHOOLS.
Subtitle H of title I of the National and Community Service Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``PART VI--NATIONAL SERVIC... | Service for Schools Act of 2015 This bill amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to direct the Corporation for National and Community Service to establish the National Service for Schools Program to carry out activities concerning a Service Opportunity Registry that shall list eligible service opportuni... | Service for Schools Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Corporate Governance
Through Diversity Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. SUBMISSION OF DATA RELATING TO DIVERSITY BY CERTAIN
CONTRACTORS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 47 of subtitle I of title 41, United
States Code, is amended by adding at t... | Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2017 This bill directs executive agencies to require any covered contractor (a for-profit business with gross receipts exceeding $1 billion for the previous year) awarded a contract of $5 million or more to submit, within 60 days: data on the racial, ethnic, and ... | Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Government Shutdown Prevention
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) ... | Government Shutdown Prevention Act - Provides for automatic continuing appropriations if any regular appropriation for a fiscal year (or, if applicable, for each fiscal year in a biennium) does not become law before the beginning of such fiscal year, or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effe... | A bill to prevent Government shutdowns. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Biennial Commission on Energy Policy
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ORGANIZATION ACT.
(a) In General.--Title VIII of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7321) is amended by striking sections 801
and 802 and i... | Biennial Commission on Energy Policy Act of 2013 - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish the Biennial Commission on Energy Policy. Directs the Commission to: (1) analyze the accessibility, affordability, reliability, resiliency, and sustainability of energy sources in the United States, includ... | Biennial Commission on Energy Policy Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Syria Humanitarian Support and
Democratic Transition Assistance Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In March 2011, peaceful demonstrations in Syria began
against the authoritarian rule of Bash... | Syria Humanitarian Support and Democratic Transition Assistance Act of 2012 - Directs the President to appoint a Special Envoy for Syria to coordinate U.S. engagement with the country and to ensure U.S. support for efforts to bring about a democratic transition in Syria.
Urges the President to: (1) support humanitaria... | A bill to provide humanitarian assistance and support a democratic transition in Syria, and for other purposes. |
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-i-s -a-u-t-h-o... | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to provide a grant to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to undertake the restoration of Washington Square in accordance with the standards established to facilitate its inclusion in Independence National Historical Park and up... | To provide for the restoration of Washington Square in Philadelphia and for its inclusion within Independence National Historical Park, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hydrographic Services Improvement
Act Amendments of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 302 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998
(33 U.S.C. 892) is amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
``(... | Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2008 - Amends the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to revise the definition of "hydrographic data" to include information acquired through lidar, radar, remote sensing, shoreline and other ocean- and coastal-related surveying, and water level observations... | To reauthorize and amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Equal Treatment Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA)
formula, established by the Department of Veterans Affairs
pursuant to section 42... | Veterans Equal Treatment Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) discontinue the funding allocation formula for the Department of Veterans Affairs medical care system known as the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation system at the end of the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted; and (2) develop a... | A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to replace with a more equitable formula the current formula, known as the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA), for the allocation of funds appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical care to different geographic regions of the Nation, and... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Clean Development
Technology Fund Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to promote and to leverage private
financing for the development and international deployment of
technologies that will contribute to sustainabl... | International Clean Development Technology Fund Act of 2008 - Establishes in the Treasury the International Clean Development Technology Fund to provide assistance to qualified entities for: (1) capacity building programs such as greenhouse gas emissions measuring and related technology and policy assessments; and (2) ... | A bill to promote the international deployment of clean technology, and for other purposes. |
Described.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1), a joint
resolution is described in this paragraph if it is a joint
resolution of the two Houses of Congress and the matter after
the resolving clause of such a joint resolution is as follows:
``That the Cong... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: NAFTA Renegotiation Act
Title II: WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act
NAFTA Renegotiation and WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act -
Title I: NAFTA Renegotiation Act
- Requires the President to renegotiate the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreemen... | NAFTA Renegotiation and WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Minuteman Missile National Historic
Site Establishment Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile
(hereinafter referred to as ``ICBM'') ... | Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1998 - Establishes the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in South Dakota as a unit of the National Park System consisting of lands and interests comprising the areas surrounding the Minuteman II ICBM launch control facilities known as Delta 1 and Delt... | Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Accountability Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. SEMIANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON COST OF CERTAIN TRAVEL.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 5 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 518. ... | Veterans Accountability Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report semiannually to the congressional veterans committees on covered travel made by VA employees while on official business. Defines covered travel as travel: (1) outside the United States or its territories, possessions, or terr... | Veterans Accountability Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare HMO Protection Act of
1998''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO EVALUATE AND ALTER TERMINATION DECISIONS.
Section 1851(g)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
21(g)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(E) Auth... | Medicare HMO Protection Act of 1998 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to delay the effectiveness of a Medicare+Choice organization's termination of its plan with respect to all individuals in an area, if: (1) t... | Medicare HMO Protection Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investment Tax Incentive Act of
1993''.
SEC. 2. DEPRECIATION ADJUSTMENT FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY PLACED IN SERVICE
IN TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1992.
(a) In General.--Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relatin... | Investment Tax Incentive Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the depreciation deduction to be computed based on a neutral recovery basis for property placed in service after December 31, 1992.
Repeals the special depreciation rules applicable under the adjusted current earnings provisions of the mi... | Investment Tax Incentive Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Accountability and Innovative
Research Drug Pricing Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. REPORTING ON JUSTIFICATION FOR DRUG PRICE INCREASES.
Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
... | Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require manufacturers of certain drugs and biological products to report to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) price increases that result in a 10% or more increase in the price of a dru... | Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees Health Benefits
Access Act''.
SEC. 2. PROVISIONS TO MAKE FEHBP AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
(a) In General.--Chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 8915. Provisions to requ... | Federal Employees Health Benefits Access Act - Prohibits a Government health services contract from being made or a plan approved unless the carrier agrees to offer to the general public the same benefits as would be offered under such contract or plan to Federal employees and annuitants and their family members. R... | Federal Employees Health Benefits Access Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Home Infusion Site of Care
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Medicare fee-for-service program covers infusion
therapy in the hospital, skilled nursing facility, physician
office... | Medicare Home Infusion Site of Care Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize Medicare coverage of home infusion therapy and home infusion drugs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement the Medicare home infusion therapy benefit in a manner that en... | Medicare Home Infusion Site of Care Act of 2014 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Finance Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to require--
(1)(A) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency to establish an Environmental Financial Advisory Board
to provide ... | Environmental Finance Act of 1995 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish: (1) an Environmental Financial Advisory Board to provide expert advice on issues affecting the costs and financing of environmental activities at the Federal, State, and local levels; and (2) Enviro... | Environmental Finance Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Infrastructure Financing
Improvement Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT LOANS.
(a) Amendment to Title 49, United States Code.--Part B of subtitle
V of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
chapter 2... | Railroad Infrastructure Financing Improvement Act of 1997 - Amends Federal railroad law to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to provide not more than $5 billion in direct loans and loan guarantees to State and local governments, government sponsored authorities and corporations, and railroad carriers to: (1) a... | Railroad Infrastructure Financing Improvement Act of 1997 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid
Act''.
SEC. 2. CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
Section 3(2) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42
U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended to read as follows:
``(2) the term `child abuse or neglect' means, at... | Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) to specify in the definition of "child abuse or neglect" any deliberate act, on the part of an individual other than a parent or caretaker, that results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, or sexual abuse or... | A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require mandatory reporting of incidents of child abuse or neglect, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
That this Act may be cited as the ``Reserve Account for
Administrative Savings Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY RESERVE ACCOUNTS.
Subchapter II of chapter 15 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1520. Special rule for app... | Reserve Account for Administrative Savings Act of 1993 - Amends Federal law to require that appropriated salaries and expenses be apportioned. Requires the establishment of reserve accounts equal to five percent of the actual amount incurred for those salaries and expenses in the immediately preceding fiscal year.
Pr... | Reserve Account for Administrative Savings Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Recovery Adjustment Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the deterioration of financial firms in 2008 and the
resulting crisis of confidence in the financial markets have
required broad interv... | Economic Recovery Adjustment Act of 2009 - Establishes within the Department of Justice the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate to conduct audits and oversight of the compensation of the officers and directors of entities assisted under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Authorizes the Advocate to assist the Secret... | A bill to establish the Temporary Economic Recovery Adjustment Panel to curb excessive executive compensation at firms receiving emergency economic assistance. |
TITLE I--NICODEMUS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
SEC. 101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the town of Nicodemus, in Kansas, has national
significance as the only remaining western town established by
African-Americans during the Reconstruction period followi... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Nicodemus National Historic Site
Title II: New Bedford National Historic Landmark District
Title I: Nicodemus National Historic Site
- Establishes the Nicodemus National Historic Site in Nicodemus, Kansas.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) provide technical ... | A bill to establish the Nicodemus National Historic Site and the New Bedford National Historic Landmark. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. INTEREST RATE EXTENSION.
Section 455(b)(7)(D) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1087e(b)(7)(D)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``and
... | Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2013, to Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate stude... | Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Grow Research
Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act'' or ``GROWTH Act''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms o... | Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act or GROWTH Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend the tax credit for increasing research activities through 2010; (2) modify the rate of such credit and make such modified credit permanent after 2010; and (3) increase to 20% the rate of the alternative... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Troop Talent Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the
unemployment rate for recent veterans of military operations in
Iraq and Afghanistan w... | Troop Talent Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretaries of the military departments, to the maximum extent practicable, to make information on civilian credentialing opportunities available to members of the Armed Forces (members) beginning with, and at every stage of, their training for military occupational specialities, ... | Troop Talent Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Competitiveness Tax Credit Act''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY INVESTMENT CREDIT FOR NEW MANUFACTURING AND OTHER
PRODUCTIVE EQUIPMENT.
(a) Allowance of Credit.--Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to amount of investment credit... | Competitiveness Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an investment tax credit for manufacturing and other productive equipment based upon a determination of the domestic origin of such property.
Makes such credit applicable for the two-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. | Competitiveness Tax Credit Act |
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