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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support Security Act''. SEC. 2. NO EFFECT ON RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect-- (1) the right of an individual or State to receive any child support payment; or (2) the obligation of an individual to pay child support. ... | Child Support Security Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code relating to discharge of indebtedness income to provide that any taxable unpaid child support payments of a taxpayer for any taxable year shall be treated as amounts includible in the taxpayer's gross income by reason of the discharge of the taxpayer's indeb... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. AMNESTY PERIOD FOR VETERANS TO REGISTER QUALIFYING FIREARMS. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Amnesty period.--The term ``amnesty period'' means the 90-day period beginning on the date that is 90 days after t... | Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2011 - Provides a 90-day amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record any firearm acquired before October 31, 1968, by a veteran while a member of the Armed Forces stationed outside the continental... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. INCREASE IN HSA CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION. (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to monthly limitation) is amended-- (1) by striking ``$2,250'' in p... | Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the tax deduction for contributions to health savings accounts (HSAs); (2) allow Medicare and veterans health care beneficiaries to establish and contribute to HSAs; (3) allow individuals age 50 or older (currently, ... |
SECTION 1. PROCEDURES. (a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 414. Provisions relating to certain improperly arrested individuals ``(a) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Judicial Officer shall by regulat... | Requires the Judicial Officer of the Postal Service to establish procedures under which specified individuals involuntarily separated from the Postal Service may seek reemployment. Lists such individuals as persons separated as a result of having been arrested by the Postal Inspection Service: (1) after December 31, 19... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Sarah Weber Home Infusion Consumer Protection Act of 1995''. SEC. 2. LICENSING OF PROVIDERS OF HOME INFUSION THERAPY SERVICES. (a) Requirement.-- (1) License requirement.--No person shall provide (or arrange for the provision of) home infusion therapy services in a... | Sarah Weber Home Infusion Consumer Protection Act of 1995 - Prohibits any: (1) person from providing home infusion therapy services in a State unless the person is licensed by the State to provide such services; and (2) State from licensing such a person unless the person meets licensing standards established under thi... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Persian Gulf War Illness Compensation Act of 2001''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) Although the majority of veterans of the Armed Forces who served in the Persian Gulf War returned from the Southwest Asia theater of operations to norm... | Persian Gulf War Illness Compensation Act of 2001 - Amends a veterans' benefits program of compensation for disabilities occurring in veterans of the Persian Gulf War to: (1) require such disabilities, to be compensable, to occur before December 31, 2011, or such later date as prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Af... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``America's Fund for Future Opportunities and Outcomes in the United States Act of 2013'' or ``America's FOCUS Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The United States faces increasing competition from countries with populations of a billi... | America's Fund for Future Opportunities and Outcomes in the United States Act of 2013 or the America's FOCUS Act of 2013 - Establishes a separate account in the U.S. Treasury to be known as the America's FOCUS Fund, into which shall be deposited: (1) revenue generated by civil and criminal fines and penalties for viola... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Children Against Crime Act of 2003''. SEC. 2. NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CHILD ABDUCTION AND SEX CRIMES. (a) Statute of Limitations.-- (1) In general.--Chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. ... | Protecting Children Against Crime Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that no statute of limitations shall apply for specified child abduction and sex offenses.Amends the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act to provide for the registration in the ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Military Overseas Voter Empowerment Act of 2001''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: (1) National defense is a core responsibility of the Federal Government, which has the sole authority to raise and maintain the military, and the Federal Government has ... | Military Overseas Voter Empowerment Act of 2001 - Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to provide that, for purposes of voting for any Federal, State, or local office, a person who is absent from a State in compliance with military or naval orders shall not, solely by reason of that absence, be de... |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. The Congress finds as follows: (1) The United States is facing a continuing crisis in writing in schools and in the workplace. (2) Nationwide reports show that nearly \1/3\ of high school graduates are not ready for college-level English composition courses. (3) Writing is a threshold skill for bot... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to raise monetary caps on the federal share of National Writing Project teacher training costs. Reauthorizes the National Writing Project through FY2013. |
SECTION 1. IMMIGRANTS WITH ADVANCED DEGREES. (a) Worldwide Level.--Section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ``and immigrants with advanced degrees'' after ``diversity immigrants''; and (2) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: ``(e) ... | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include immigrants with advanced degrees in the diversity immigrant category. Establishes the annual worldwide limit for such immigrants at 18,333 for diversity immigrants and 36,667 for advanced degree immigrants. Provides that immigrants with advanced degrees in science, ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness to All Vietnam Veterans Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: (1) Public Law 96-297 (94 Stat. 827) authorized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc., (the ``Memorial Fund'') to construct a memorial ``in honor and recognition of the men and ... | Fairness to All Vietnam Veterans Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to study and report to Congress: (1) to identify veterans who died after October 31, 1955, as a result of military operations in southeast Asia whose names are not eligible for inscription on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; and (2) on the feasibilit... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Overseas Private Investment Corporation Amendments Act of 2003''. SEC. 2. ISSUING AUTHORITY. Section 235(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2195(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``November 1, 2000'' and inserting ``2007''. SEC. 3. TECHNICAL CORRECT... | Overseas Private Investment Corporation Amendments Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to continue through FY 2007 the authority of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to issue investment insurance and guaranties. (Sec. 3) Authorizes OPIC to make transfers from its noncredit ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Solvency Act of 2004''. SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT TO RATE OF INCREASE IN CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFIT BASE. Section 230(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 430(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows: ``(2) the sum of-- ``(A) the ratio (expressed as a per... | Social Security Solvency Act of 2004 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) revise requirements for calculating the contribution and benefit base with respect to remuneration paid (including self-employment income derived) during the calendar years betw... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Judgeship Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. CIRCUIT JUDGES FOR THE CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEALS. (a) In General.--The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate-- (1) 1 additional circuit judge for the first circuit court of appeals; (2) 2 ... | Federal Judgeship Act of 2009 - Directs the President to appoint specified additional: (1) permanent circuit judges for the first, second, third, sixth, and ninth circuit courts of appeals and temporary circuit judges for the third, eighth, and ninth circuits; and (2) permanent district judges for various districts in ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be referred to as the ``Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1999''. SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS. (a) Adjustment of Status.-- (1) In general.-- (A) Eligibility.--The Attorney General shall adjust the status of an alien described in subsection (b) to that of an alien lawfull... | Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1999 - Provides for the permanent resident adjustment of status of certain Liberian nationals present in the United States. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Child Predator Act of 2005''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO JACOB WETTERLING CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN AND SEXUALLY VIOLENT OFFENDER REGISTRATION PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Section 170101 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071) is amende... | Child Predator Act of 2005 - Amends the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act to: (1) expand the definition of "criminal offense against a victim who is a minor" to include every offense, whether Federal, State, local, tribal, foreign, or otherwise, that involves one or... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Offering People True Insurance Options Nationwide Act of 2002''. SEC. 2. OPTION HEALTH INSURANCE. Subpart G of part III of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``CHAPTER 90A--HEALTH INSURANCE FOR NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ``Sec. `... | Offering People True Insurance Options Nationwide Act of 2002 - Directs the Office of Personnel Management to administer a health insurance program that offers Federal employees health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSES. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Travelers' Rights Act of 1996''. (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to ensure-- (1) the access to information by travelers in air commerce concerning the safety and security of air travel; and (2) the coordination of air carrier... | Travelers' Rights Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require domestic air carriers to provide air travelers with certain air carrier safety and security information upon request. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on a... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Support for Injured Servicemembers Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. SERVICEMEMBER FAMILY LEAVE. (a) Definitions.--Section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(14) Combat-related injury.--The term `... | Support for Injured Servicemembers Act of 2007 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to a combined total of 26 workweeks of leave, during any 12-month period, to care for a member of the U.S. Armed Forces with a combat-related injury (servicemember), if such employee is the s... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``International Clean Energy Development Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Asia-pacific partnership; partnership.--The terms ``Asia-Pacific Partnership'' and ``Partnership'' mean the Asia- Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (or an... | International Clean Energy Development Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of State to establish a Development and Commercialization Committee on Clean and Efficient Energy Technologies within the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate Program Office of the Department of State. Directs the Committee ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring America's Watersheds Act of 2014''. SEC. 2. WATER SOURCE PROTECTION PROGRAM. Subtitle A of title III of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1126) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 3002. WATER SO... | Restoring America's Watersheds Act of 2014 - Directs the Forest Service to establish a Water Source Protection Program within the region of the National Forest System west of the 100th Meridian. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into water source investment partnerships with specified end water us... |
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN PRIVATE CHARITIES PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO THE POOR. (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is amended by inserting after section 22 the following new se... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit an individual income tax credit of up to $100 ($200 for a joint return) of the value of certain charitable contributions to any tax-exempt, U.S. organization that spends at least 70 percent of aggregate expenditures assisting the poor. Requires that: (1) taxpayers identify eac... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Reauthorization Act of 1995''. SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF FINDINGS. Section 1 of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the restoration of the fish and wildlife in the Trinity River Basin, California, and for other p... | Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Reauthorization Act of 1995 - Amends the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act of 1984 (as named by this Act) to revise and extend the management program for restoration of fish and wildlife in the Trinity River Basin. (Sec. 2) Provides that Trinity Basin ... |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Districts.--The term ``Districts'' means the Ute Water Conservancy District and the Collbran Conservancy District (including their successors and assigns). (2) Federal reclamation laws.--The term ``Federal reclamation laws'' means the Act of June 17, 1902 and Acts amendatory the... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior, within 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to convey to the Ute Water Conservancy District and the Collbran Conservancy District (districts) all rights and interests of the United States in and to the Collbran Reclamation Project. Provides for: (1) payment to the United State... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Project to Protect America Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that-- (1) the current system of compensation for Federal law enforcement officers (hereinafter in this section referred to as ``FLEOs'') must be reformed in order to deal with recruitment, rete... | Project to Protect America Act - Requires the Office of Personnel Management to provide for a demonstration project under which eligible federal employees who are holding positions that: (1) are in or under the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (2) are classified under a GS 1811 position (criminal investigative se... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Women's Health Care Act of 1999''. (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) Women's health historically has received little attention. (2) A provider of obstetric and gynecological care improves a woman's acces... | Access to Women's Health Care Act of 1999 - States that a group health plan or a health insurance issuer, in the case of a woman who has not chosen a primary care provider who is an obstetrics-gynecology specialist: (1) may not require primary care provider referral for gynecological care and pregnancy-related services... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Henry Ford Scholarship Program Act''. SEC. 2. HENRY FORD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. (a) Program Established.--The Secretary is authorized to establish a program, in accordance with the requirements of this Act, to award scholarships to high-achieving students who graduat... | Henry Ford Scholarship Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to establish a program awarding scholarships to high-achieving students (to be known as "Henry Ford Scholars") who graduate from secondary school after May 1, 2007, and pursue undergraduate degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and healt... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Military Retirees Health Care Protection Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Career uniformed service members and their families endure unique and extraordinary demands and sacrifices during the course of ... | Military Retirees Health Care Protection Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Department of Defense (DOD) and the nation have a committed health benefits obligation to retired military personnel that exceeds the obligation of corporate employers to civilian employees; and (2) DOD has many additional opti... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Penn School - Reconstruction Era National Monument Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Penn Center on St. Helena Island in South Carolina is a unique historical and cultural resource for the understanding and interpretation of the Reconstruct... | Penn School - Reconstruction Era National Monument Act This bill establishes the Penn School - Reconstruction Era National Monument in South Carolina, which shall become a unit of the National Park System (NPS) when the Department of the Interior has: acquired sufficient land or an interest in land within the monument'... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Beneficiary Access to Care Act of 2002''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds and declares that-- (1) payments for drugs and biologicals under the Medicare outpatient hospital prospective payment system should be based on all of the costs of delivering outpatient ... | Beneficiary Access to Care Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department (OPD) services and: (1) duration of the period for which transitional, pass-through payments are made for drugs and biologicals; (2) ambulat... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Health Data Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER HEALTH DATA. Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 317T the follow... | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Health Data Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) develop and implement an ongoing and sustainable national strategy for identifying and evaluating the health status and health care needs of NHOPI ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Arctic Deep Water Ports Enhancement Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) There is a pressing national need to prepare for increasing human activity and expanding commerce in the Arctic. Such activity will likely include oil and gas dev... | Arctic Deep Water Ports Enhancement Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to enter into partnership agreements with certain developers to: (1) plan, survey, design, construct, maintain, or operate Arctic deepwater ports; (2) provide technical assistance for such activities; and (3) receive funds from feder... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Employee Benefits Protection Act of 2003''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) The intent of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to protect the pension and welfare benefits of workers is frustrate... | Employee Benefits Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to prohibit employers from disqualifying employees from benefits under their pension and welfare plans by misclassifying or reclassifying employee status. |
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this Act-- (1) ``enrollee'' means an individual enrolled in a health benefits plan; and (2) ``health benefits plan'', ``employee'', ``annuitant'', ``carrier'', and ``family member'' each has the meaning given that term under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. SEC. 2. P... | Directs the Office of Personnel Management to conduct a demonstration project on the feasibility and desirability of including benefits relating to drug and alcohol abuse treatment among the benefits provided under Federal employee health benefit plans. Requires that certain numbers of standard metropolitan statistical... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support Enforcement Effectiveness Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. COMMISSION ON CHILD SUPPORT. (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a Commission to be known as the Commission on Child Support (referred to in this section as the ``Commission''). (b) Membersh... | Child Support Enforcement Effectiveness Act of 2013 - Establishes the Commission on Child Support to evaluate the effectiveness of existing child support enforcement programs and collection practices employed by state agencies administering programs under part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title I... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers Act of 2013'' or ``POST Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. 85/15 RULE. (a) In General.--Section 102(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(b)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)-- (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and''... | Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers Act of 2013 or the POST Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require proprietary institutions of higher education to derive at least 15% of their revenue from sources other than federal funds or become ineligible for title IV fun... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``A First Step to Long-Term Care Act of 2002''. SEC. 2. MAKING MEDICAID ESTATE RECOVERY OPTIONAL. (a) In General.--Section 1917(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396p(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``shall seek'' each place it appears and inserting ``may se... | A First Step to Long-Term Care Act of 2002 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to make Medicaid estate recovery optional.Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for Medicare coverage of substitute adult day care services.Revises the definition of home-bound f... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) The Cahaba River in Alabama is recognized nationally for its unique biological diversity which includes providing habitat for 131 species of fish (mor... | Authorizes the Secretary to acquire up to 3,500 acres of lands and waters, or interests therein, within prescribed Refuge boundaries. Requires the Secretary, in administering the Refuge: (1) to conserve, enhance, and restore the native aquatic and terrestrial community characteristics of the Cahaba River; (2) to conser... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``American Fisheries Act''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I--STANDARD OF OWNERSHIP Sec. 101. Findings and purposes. Sec. 102. Standard of ow... | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Standard of Ownership Title II: Anti-Reflagging Act Exceptions Title III: Phase Out of Certain Vessels American Fisheries Act - Title I: Standard of Ownership - Amends Federal law relating to vessel documentation to require that, in order to be eligible for a fishery endorsement, 75 percent ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that-- (1) Civil War battlefields provide a means for the people of the United States to understand a tragic period in the history of the United States; a... | Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002 - Amends the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the American Battlefield Protection Program, to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program under which the Secretary may provide grants to a State or loc... |
SECTION 1. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON DIGESTIVE DISEASES. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human and Human Services (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary''), after consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall, within 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, es... | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human and Human Services to establish a National Commission on Digestive Diseases, which shall: (1) study the incidence, duration, and mortality rates of digestive diseases, as well as their social and economic impacts; (2) evaluate public and private facilities and resources (includ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Enterprise Zone Act of 2007''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. National Enterprise Zones. Sec. 4. Study. Sec. 5... | National Enterprise Zone Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to designate areas in the United States and its possessions as National Enterprise Zones and to publish a list of such Zones. Requires a Zone to: (1) have more than 50,000 residents; (2) have a poverty rate o... |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIATIVES FOR PREDOMINANTLY MUSLIM COUNTRIES. (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings: (1) Surveys indicate that, in countries of predominantly Muslim population, opinions of the United States and American foreign policy among the general public and select audiences are si... | Directs the Secretary of State to establish certain journalism, library, English language teaching, sister city partnership, youth ambassador, J. William Fulbright Education Exchange Program, and Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship initiatives with countries with predominantly Muslim populations as part of the Department of ... |
SECTION 1. SMALL BUSINESS JOINT VENTURE LOAN PROGRAM FOR THE FORMER SOVIET UNION. (a) Establishment of Program.--The Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992 is amended by adding at the end the following new title: ``TITLE XI--SMALL BUSINESS JOINT VENTURE LOAN PROGRAM ``... | Amends the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992 to direct the Secretary of State to support the establishment by U.S. small businesses and independent state small businesses or entrepreneurs of joint ventures to engage in business activity in the independent states o... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act of 2001''. TITLE I--ELECTRONIC COMMERCE SEC. 101. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) Commercial transactions on the Internet, whether retail business-to-customer or business-to-business, are commonly called electroni... | Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act of 2001 - Title I: Electronic Commerce - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish an Advisory Panel to report on the challenges facing small and medium-sized manufacturers and other such businesses in integrating and utilizing el... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Baseline Reform Act of 2012''. SEC. 2. THE BASELINE. Section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended to read as follows: ``SEC. 257. THE BASELINE. ``(a) In General.--(1) For any fiscal year, the baseline refers to a projectio... | Baseline Reform Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to revise the formula for establishing the budget baseline. Revises the annual baseline, for any fiscal year, to mean a projection of current-year levels of new budget authority (as un... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Information Privacy Act of 1997''. SEC. 2. CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT OF CREDIT HEADER INFORMATION. Section 603(d) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(d)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: ``The term also includes an... | Personal Information Privacy Act of 1997 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to redefine the term "consumer report" to exclude identifying information listed in a local telephone directory (thereby ensuring that the personal identification information in the credit headers accompanying credit reports of unlisted ind... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Urban Homestead Act of 1995''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Community development corporation.--The term ``community development corporation'' means a nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is to pr... | Urban Homestead Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to transfer ownership of unoccupied or substandard public housing to appropriate units of local government, after first satisfying any related indebtedness. Directs these local governmental units to initially offer such housing for sal... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Every Child Deserves a Family Act''. SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following: (1) There is a shortage of qualified individuals willing to adopt or foster a child in the child welfare system. As a result, thousand... | Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Prohibits an entity that receives federal assistance and is involved in adoption or foster care placements from discriminating against prospective adoptive or foster parents solely on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status or on the basis of t... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act of 2018''. SEC. 2. RECONSTRUCTION AND REBUILDING OF ZIMBABWE. Section 2 of the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note; Public Law 107-99) is amended by striking ``and restore ... | Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act of 2018 This bill amends the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001 to establish additional pre- and post- election conditions that Zimbabwe must satisfy in order to remove Department of the Treasury opposition to: (1) international financial institut... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Citizen Petition Fairness and Accuracy Act of 2006''. SEC. 2. CITIZEN PETITIONS AND PETITIONS FOR STAY OF AGENCY ACTION. Section 505(j)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(G)(i) Notw... | Citizen Petition Fairness and Accuracy Act of 2006 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that any citizen petition or request for stay of action related to an abbreviated new drug application include a statement that the petition: (1) includes all information and views on which the petitioner rel... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018'' or the ``POWER Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Extremely high rates of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking exist at the local, State, tribal, and national l... | Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018 or the POWER Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the chief judge for each judicial district to conduct public events to promote pro bono legal services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Additionally, the chief judge for a ju... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Implementation of Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION ON APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PREMIUM ADJUSTMENTS UNDER THE BIGGERT-WATERS FLOOD INSURANCE REFORM ACT OF 2012. (a) Clarification.--Section 1308(h) of the National Flood Insurance ... | Responsible Implementation of Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to limit the requirements for flood insurance premium rate adjustments to reflect the current risk of flood only to property located in an area participating in the national flood insurance program for whi... |
SECTION 1. ALIEN GANG MEMBERS. (a) Definition.--Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(53)(A) The term `criminal gang' means an ongoing group, club, organization, or association of 5 or more persons-- ``(i)(I) that has as one of its pri... | This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to define "criminal gang." An alien who is or was a member of a criminal gang, or who participated in gang activity knowing that such participation will promote the gang's illegal activity, shall be inadmissible and deportable. The Department of Homeland Se... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Number Fraud and Identity Theft Prevention Act''. SEC. 2. SHARING OF SOCIAL SECURITY DATA FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES. (a) Social Security Account Numbers.--Section 264(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1304(f)) is amended... | Social Security Number Fraud and Identity Theft Prevention Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Secretary of Labor, and the Attorney General to require an individual to provide the individual's Social Security account number for in... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Rights of Intellectual Property Owners Fairness Facilitation Act of 1997''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) United States industry loses billions of dollars each year to countries that do not provide adequate protection of intellectual ... | Rights of Intellectual Property Owners Fairness Facilitation Act of 1997 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to prohibit the President from designating a country a beneficiary developing country (BDC) eligible for trade benefits under the generalized system of preferences if such country is not implementing the Agreement on... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Military Family Stability Act''. SEC. 2. HOUSING TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, AND THEIR SPOUSES AND OTHER DEPENDENTS, UNDERGOING A PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. (a) Housing Treatment.-- (1) In general.--Chapter 7 of tit... | Military Family Stability Act This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to prescribe regulations that permit an eligible member of the Armed Forces who is undergoing a permanent change of station within the United States to request specified housing treatment during the period from 180 days before to 180 days a... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Rural Hospital Amendments of 1993''. (b) References in Act.--Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act, an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other provisi... | Medicare Rural Hospital Amendments of 1993 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend and revise programs to assist rural hospitals under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance). Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 to reauthorize and extend the rural tr... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``New Direction for Iraq Act of 2007''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. Sec. 2. Goals of United States policy toward Iraq. TITLE I--REDEPLOYME... | New Direction for Iraq Act of 2007 - Prohibits Department of Defense (DOD) funds from being obligated or expended to increase the number of U.S. Armed Forces serving in Iraq so that the total number serving in Iraq at any time exceeds the number serving in Iraq as of the date of the enactment of this Act unless the inc... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``New Collar Jobs Act of 2017''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Employee cybersecurity education. Sec. 4. Student loan re... | New Collar Jobs Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish an employee cybersecurity education tax credit, not to exceed $5,000 a year per employee, for an employer who incurs costs for an employee who earns a certificate or degree at the undergraduate or graduate level or a... |
SECTION 1. CONVERSIONS TO CLEAN ALTERNATIVE FUEL. Section 203 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7522) is amended by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof: ``(c) Certification of Certain Conversions.--In the case of a manufacturer of motor vehicle or engine conversions to a clean alternative fuel (as defi... | Amends the Clean Air Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to approve a combination of conversions to a clean alternative fuel into a single test group, which would normally not be eligible to be in a single test group, if the manufacturer of motor vehicle or engine conversions... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Senate makes the following findings: (1) Since the United States began its Global War on Terrorism, terrorists have been captured by the United States and their allies and detained ... | Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009 - Prohibits federal funds from being used to: (1) transfer any detainee at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the United States or its territories; (2) construct or enhance any facility in the United States in order to house any such det... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Antibiotic Resistance Prevention Act of 2001''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds as follows: (1) The discovery in the 1940s of antimicrobial drugs, such as penicillin and streptomycin, led to ground breaking treatment of day-to-day illnesses and fatal diseases.... | Antibiotic Resistance Prevention Act of 2001 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2002 through 2006 for carrying out certain top priority action items designated in the Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan (developed by an interagency Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance in 1999) and within the jurisdiction of the Depa... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Unsubscribe Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. INCREASED CONSUMER PROTECTION WITH RESPECT TO NEGATIVE OPTION AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO ON THE INTERNET. (a) Cancellation of Negative Option Agreements.--No person may enter into a negative option agreement on the Internet with any ... | Unsubscribe Act of 2017 This bill prohibits a negative option agreement from being entered on the Internet with consumers unless it provides the consumers a mechanism to cancel in the same manner, and by the same means, in which the agreement was entered. The bill defines a "negative option agreement" as: an ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Radiation Detection for Dirty Bomb Material in Containers and Bulk Cargo Act of 2003''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) the possibility of a terrorist group using a dirty bomb as a weapon against the United States is 1 of the greatest threats to nationa... | Radiation Detection for Dirty Bomb Material in Containers and Bulk Cargo Act of 2003 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to implement a program to: (1) maintain and expand ongoing seaport and land radiation detection system projects; (2) use existing laboratory relationships and expertise in large-scale radiation monit... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Community Drinking Water Assistance Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) drinking water standards proposed and in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act will place a large financial burden on many public water systems, especially those public ... | Community Drinking Water Assistance Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program of grants for small public water systems (those serving populations of not more than 200,000 or located in specified communities) in disadvantaged... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protections Against Terrorist Transfer Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF DETAINEES AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. (a) Certification Requirement Generally.--Subsection (a)... | Protections Against Terrorist Transfer Act of 2016 This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to prohibit the use of funds made available to the Department of Defense (DOD) or to any other U.S. government entity to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release of any individu... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Uniting Neighborhoods and Individuals To Eliminate Racial Profiling Act'' or ``UNITE Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The overwhelming majority of Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers throughout the Nation discharge their dut... | Uniting Neighborhoods and Individuals To Eliminate Racial Profiling Act (UNITE Act) - Prohibits any Federal, State, or local law enforcement agent or agency from engaging in racial profiling. Requires Federal law enforcement agencies to: (1) cease practices that encourage racial profiling; and (2) maintain policies and... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Equity Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. REGIONAL COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS IN INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RATES. (a) General Rule.--Subsection (f) of section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: ``(9) Reg... | Tax Equity Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for regional cost-of-living adjustments in individual income tax rates. The bill also directs the Department of Labor to determine and publish a regional cost-of-living index for each statistical area for 2017 and each calendar year thereafter... |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Pursuant to the invitation and requirements contained in the 15th paragraph under the heading ``Surveying the Public Lands'' in the Act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 11, 36), as amended or supplemented by the Acts of June 6, 1900 (31 Stat. 58... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture: (1) to prepare an initial list of base lands that were relinquished to the United States pursuant to the Act of June 4, 1897, and for which selection or other rights under that Act or supplemental legislation were not realized or exercised; (2) ide... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Family Leave Pension Relief Act of 1998''. SEC. 2. PERIODS OF FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE TREATED AS HOURS OF SERVICE FOR PENSION PARTICIPATION AND VESTING. (a) Amendments of Internal Revenue Code.-- (1) Participation.-- (A) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 410(a... | Family Leave Pension Relief Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to count periods of leave permitted by the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 towards hours of service needed for the fulfillment of pension participation and vesting rules. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Handgun Licensing Act of 2001''. SEC. 2. STATE LICENSE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE A HANDGUN OR HANDGUN AMMUNITION. (a) In General.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(z)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to ... | Handgun Licensing Act of 2001 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (the Act) to prohibit the transfer of a handgun or handgun ammunition to an individual not licensed to engage in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms or ammunition, unless: (1) the transferor (or a licensed deal... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Local Education Empowerment Act''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purposes of this Act are the following: (1) To give local communities control over how education funds are spent. (2) To maintain the primary Federal role in education as helping to provide high-quality educat... | (Sec. 102) Revises a formula to determine whether a local educational agency (LEA) may use such part A funds for schoolwide programs (to upgrade the entire educational program in a school). Allows such schoolwide use of funds if: (1) the school serves an eligible school attendance area in which at least 35 percent (cur... |
INVOLVING DISABILITY RIGHTS. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Congress does not directly appropriate funds for the ADA Mediation Program of the Disability Rights Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. (2) The Civil Rights Division receives funds for the ADA Mediation Program ... | Disabled Access Credit Expansion Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for expenditures by an eligible small business to provide access to disabled individuals, to: (1) increase from $10,250 to $20,500 the annual dollar limitation for eligible access expenditures, (2) require th... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Interstate Municipal Solid Waste Control Act''. SEC. 2. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF NONHAZARDOUS SOLID WASTE. Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by adding the following new section at the end thereof: ``SEC. 4011. INTERS... | Interstate Municipal Solid Waste Control Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize State Governors to limit the quantity of out-of-State municipal solid waste (MSW) received for disposal at landfills or incinerators to an annual quantity equal to that received during 1990, 1991, or 1992, whichever is less.... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Home Ownership Mortgage Emergency Act'' or the ``HOME Act''. SEC. 2. TAX-FAVORED WITHDRAWALS FROM RETIREMENT PLANS FOR MORTGAGE DELINQUENCY RELIEF. (a) In General.--Section 72(t) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply to any qualified mortgage delinqu... | Home Ownership Mortgage Emergency Act, or the HOME Act - Exempts any qualified mortgage delinquency relief distribution from the 10% additional tax imposed by the Internal Revenue Code on early distributions from qualified retirement plans. Provides that the aggregate amount of distributions received by an individual w... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Debt Emancipation to Enable Democracies (DEED) Act of 1999''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have classified 40 countries as heavily indebted po... | (Sec. 4) Provides that cancellation of debt shall not be considered assistance for purposes of any law limiting assistance to a country. (Sec. 5) Prohibits funds appropriated in this Act from being made available to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) until it: (1) has canceled all debts owed to the IMF by an eligibl... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. REGULATION OF OVER-THE-COUNTER HEARING AIDS. (a) In General.--Section 520 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360j) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(o) Regulation of Over-the-Co... | Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to categorize certain hearing aids as over-the-counter hearing aids and issue regulations regarding those hearing aids. The regulations for over-the-counter hearing aids m... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Income Protection Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF THE DEFINITION OF FIDUCIARY. Section 3(21) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(21)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' and in... | Retirement Income Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to declare that no person shall be considered a fiduciary to an employee benefit plan (special entity) by reason of that person's performing any service, act, or duty as a swap dealer, major swap participant, s... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2010''. SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN CREDIT FOR FUEL REQUIRED TO MEET RENEWABLE FUEL OBLIGATION. (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 40 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new... | Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require a reduction in the income and excise tax credits for alcohol used for fuel by the amount of alcohol used to meet the taxpayer's renewable fuel obligation under the Clean Air Act; and (2) extend such credits through 2015.... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2004''. SEC. 2. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CYBERSECURITY. (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following... | Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection a National Cybersecurity Office, headed by an Assistant Secretary for Cybersecur... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on the Dual-Use Application of Facilities and Resources at White Sands Missile Range Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) The end of the Cold War, the fall of communist governments, and the spread of democratic principles a... | Commission on the Dual-Use Application of Facilities and Resources at White Sands Missile Range Act - Establishes the Commission on the Dual-Use Application of Facilities and Resources at White Sands Missile Range to study and report to the congressional defense committees on the manner in which the defense-related equ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. SOUTHWEST BORDER THREAT ANALYSIS. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland S... | Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit a southwest border threat analysis that includes an assessment of: terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and organized groups seeking to unlawfully enter the United States ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No Child Left Behind Improvement Act of 2005''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO ESEA. (a) Highly Qualified Teachers.-- (1) Middle school teachers.--Paragraph (23) of section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) is amended-- (A) in subcl... | No Child Left Behind Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, to revise accountability requirements of title I part A assistance for basic programs operated by local educational agencies to improve the academic achievement o... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Flat Tax Act''. SEC. 2. THE FLAT TAX. (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after part VII the following new part: ``PART VIII--THE FLAT TAX ``Sec. 60. Irrevocable election to be subject to flat tax.... | Flat Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize an individual or a person engaged in business activity to make an irrevocable election to be subject to a flat tax (in lieu of the existing income tax provisions) of 19% for the first two years after an election is made, and 17% thereafter. Calculates taxable... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. PRESCRIPTION DRUG EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. Part A of title IX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 904. PRESCRIPTION DRUG EDUCATI... | Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to award grants or contracts for: (1) the development and production of educational materials c... |
SECTION 1. GRANTS FOR SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``TITLE X--SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT ``SEC. 10001. FINDINGS. ``The Congress finds the following: ``(1) There are 52,700,000 students... | Amends of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a new title X, School Infrastructure Improvement. Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for elementary and secondary school construction, reconstruction, renovation, or modernization for information techn... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to require the issuance of medals to express the sense of Congress that-- (1) the service of Native American code talkers to the United States deserves immediate recognition for ded... | Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008 - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of gold medals in recognition of the service of Native American code talkers of specified Indian tribes. Defines "code talker" as a Native American who served i... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Parent-Child Privilege Act of 1998''. SEC. 2. PARENT-CHILD PRIVILEGE. (a) In General.--Article V of the Federal Rules of Evidence is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Rule 502. Parent-Child Privilege ``(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this rule, the fo... | Parent-Child Privilege Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal Rules of Evidence to provide that, in a civil or criminal proceeding, a parent shall not be compelled to testify against his or her child, and a child shall not be compelled to testify against his or her parent, unless the parent or child who is the witness volunt... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Government Decentralization Commission Act''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT. There is established in the General Services Administration a commission to be known as the ``Federal Government Decentralization Commission'' (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'... | Federal Government Decentralization Commission Act This bill establishes in the General Services Administration the Federal Government Decentralization Commission to study and submit a plan for the relocation of executive agencies or divisions of executive agencies outside the Washington metropolitan area. The plan sha... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act of 2005''. SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTATION. (a) In General.--Section 1002(a) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 952(a)) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``or ep... | Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act of 2005 - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to place limitations on the importation of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine. Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) request a distributor of a chemical in the chain of distribution to provide inform... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Shareholder Protection Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) corporations make significant political contributions and expenditures that directly or indirectly influence the election of candidates and support or oppose political causes; (2) dec... | Shareholder Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder authorization with respect to certain political expenditures by an issuer. A violation of this requirement shall be considered a breach of fiduciary duty, and the officers and directors who authorized the... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Tuition Account Assistance Act of 1995''. SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF PARTICIPATION IN STATE PREPAID TUITION PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items specifically excluded from gross income) is... | Tuition Account Assistance Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income amounts received by reason of education furnished pursuant to a qualified State prepaid tuition program (under which credits for tuition for the undergraduate education of a designated beneficiary may be purchased) or... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2015''. TITLE I--CUT SEC. 101. MODIFICATION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT. Title III of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 316. SPENDING LIMITS. ``(a) In G... | Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2015 This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish FY2016 spending limits of $2.832 trillion for new budget authority and $2.884 trillion for outlays. Spending for Social Security, Medicare, Veterans Benefits and Services, Net Interest, and Military Personnel is exempt ... |
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) If any regular ap... | Government Shutdown Prevention Act - Provides for continuing appropriations for a fiscal year in the absence of regular appropriations, at a level not exceeding 75 percent of the lowest of possible rates of operations found in: (1) the previous fiscal year's appropriations or continuing appropriations acts; (2) the Hou... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Young Fishermen's Development Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Sea grant institution.--The term ``Sea Grant Institution'' means a sea grant college or sea grant institute, as those terms are defined in section 203 of the National Sea Grant Colle... | Young Fishermen's Development Act of 2017 This bill directs the National Sea Grant Office in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a Young Fishermen's Development Grant Program to provide training, education, outreach, and technical assistance initiatives for young fishermen. The office shall... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Wounded Warrior Caregiver Assistance Act''. SEC. 2. SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS. (a) In General.--Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 1786. Support services for family caregivers `... | Wounded Warrior Caregiver Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make interactive training sessions available for family caregivers and individuals who provide such caregivers support (including respite care providers, nursing care providers, and counselors). Directs the Secretary to provide... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Distracted driving incentive grants. Sec. 3. Distracted drivi... | Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to states that enact laws that prohibit, with certain exceptions, and establish fines for texting and/or handheld cellphone use while driving. Requires a state that receives a grant to allocate: (1) at least 50% to educat... |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. The Congress makes the following findings: (1) Dr. Dorothy Irene Height was born March 24, 1912, to James Edward Height and Fannie (Borroughs) Height in Richmond, Virginia, and raised in Rankin, Pennsylvania. (2) Dr. Height is recognized as one of the preeminent social and civil rights activists of... | Authorizes: (1) the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation to Dr. Dorothy Height (President of the National Council of Negro Women) of a congressional gold medal in recognition of her many contributions to the Nation; and (2) the Secretary of ... |
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