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Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Patients and Public Health
Partnership Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEMS TO EXPAND
ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES FOR THE
MEDICALLY UNDERS... | Patients and Public Health Partnership Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project under which up to 30 qualifying integrated health systems receive grants for the costs of their operations to expand access to primary and ... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Missile Defense Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY.
(a) National Missile Defense.--It is the policy of the United
States to deploy by the end of 2003 a National Missile Defense syste... | National Missile Defense Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to develop for deployment a National Missile Defense (NMD) system which shall achieve operational capability by the end of 2003. Includes as system elements: (1) an interceptor system that optimizes defensive coverage of the United States; (2) fix... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN MULTIPLE EMPLOYER PLANS.
(a) In General.--In the case of an applicable pension plan--
(1) if an eligible employer elects the application of
subsection (b), any liability of the employer with respect to
... | Allows an employer participating in an eligible multiple employer plan to elect to have the pension plan treated as having spun off such employer's allocable portion of the plan's assets and liabilities to an eligible spun off plan.
Specifies the employer's liability with respect to the spun off plan, which shall be ... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``50 States Commemorative Coin Program
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) it is appropriate and timely--
(A) to honor the unique Federal republic of 50 States that
co... | 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act - Amends Federal law to mandate redesign of quarter-dollar coins issued during the ten-year period beginning 1999, with the reverse side emblematic of five of the 50 States each year during such period, selected in the order of their ratification of the U.S. Constitution or thei... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: 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 1... | 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. | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Academic Facilities and
Environments for Tribal Youth Act'' or the ``SAFETY Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of ... | Safe Academic Facilities and Environments for Tribal Youth Act or the SAFETY Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to carry out a Tribal School Construction Demonstration Program to award grants to Indian tribes for the construction of replacement tribal schools. The program provides additional funding a... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Citizens' Financial Freedom
Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF INCREASE IN TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 86(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to socia... | Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to repeal the limitation on the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age may earn (earnings test) without incurring a reduction in benefits.
Amends the IRC to provide for a graduated increase in... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Broadband Infrastructure
Investment Act''.
SEC. 2. RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT.
(a) In General.--Title II of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936
(7 U.S.C. 922 et seq.) is amended by adding a... | Rural Broadband Infrastructure Investment Act This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to authorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide additional loans and grants for the development of telecommunications and broadband services in rural areas. USDA may give preference to loan applications f... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Increasing Homeownership
Opportunities Act''.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT CONFORMING LOAN LIMIT INCREASE FOR FREDDIE MAC AND
FANNIE MAE.
(a) Freddie Mac.--
(1) Conforming loan limit inc... | Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act and the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to increase limitations on the maximum original principal obligation of mortgages that may purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and ... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the
Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area, established in ... | Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in Texas. Designates the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Corporation as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Corporation to submit a management plan for the Heritage Area.
Requires the federal cost... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of
2002''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BY CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to political organizatio... | Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat certain associations or coalitions as political organizations and thus require disclosure of their lobbying activities. Sets forth disclosure requirements, including notice requirements. Exempts certain tax-exempt organizations from suc... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. COST SAVINGS ENHANCEMENTS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Definitions.--Section 4511 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
... | Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2017 This bill temporarily expands the awards program for cost-saving identifications by federal employees of fraud, waste, or mismanagement to include identifications of surplus salaries-and-expenses funds. Savings resulting from such identifications shall generally be used fo... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: 50, Seventy-ninth
Congress. Such regulations shall also grant the option to
deduct as expenses intangible drilling and development costs in
the case of wells drilled for any geothermal deposit (as
defined in section 613(e)(2)) to the same extent ... | American Energy Innovation Act This bill encourages and establishes requirements concerning: energy efficiency in the electricity grid, the manufacturing sector, certain vehicles and trucks, buildings, homes, and the federal government; protection of the bulk-power system from cybersecurity threats; the security a... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Chemical Diversion Control
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION AMENDMENTS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 802) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (33), by... | Domestic Chemical Diversion Control Act of 1993 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to remove ephedrine products from the legal drug exemption of the Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act (which currently precludes the application of any of the regulatory control measures of such Act to a listed chemical which is c... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Vessel Discharges Reform
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DISCHARGES INCIDENTAL TO THE NORMAL OPERATION OF A COVERED
VESSEL.
(a) Discharges Incidental to the Normal Operation of a Covered
Vessel.... | Commercial Vessel Discharges Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit a permit from being required under such Act for a discharge incidental to the normal operation of a covered vessel. Defines a "covered vessel" to mean every description of... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Flood
Insurance Buy-In Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY FLOOD INSURANCE BUY-IN PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Director of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency shall make a... | Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Flood Insurance Buy-In Act of 2005 - Establishes a temporary flood insurance buy-in program. Instructs the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to make flood insurance coverage available under such program for eligible structures (but not their contents) for flooding resulting... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Minority Serving Institution Digital
and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.
(a) In General.--There is established within the National Science
Foundation an Office of... | Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2005 - Establishes within the National Science Foundation (NSF) an Office of Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology to: (1) award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements (assistance) to eligible institutions to pr... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Older Americans Economic Security
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. TAX DEDUCTION FOR CARE OF CERTAIN ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (rel... | Older Americans Economic Security Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction for qualified elderly care expenses which exceed five percent of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income.
Allows a charitable deduction to physicians and registered professional nurses for medical services or goods d... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Right-To-Know Act of
1997''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Individual incomes taxes amount to one of the greatest
annual expe... | Taxpayer Right-To-Know Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury, at the request of a taxpayer, to send the taxpayer an itemized receipt showing a proportionate allocation of the taxpayer's payments among the major expenditure categories. | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Act
of 1998''.
SEC. 2. PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE CONNECTION FOR ILLNESSES ASSOCIATED WITH
SERVICE IN THE PERSIAN GULF DURING THE PERSIAN GULF WAR.
(a) In Gen... | Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Act of 1998 - Presumes to be service-connected (and therefore compensable or treatable under Federal veterans' benefits provisions) an illness that: (1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines to have a positive association with a biological, chemical, or other toxic agent or envi... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wartime Parity and Justice Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS UNDER CIVIL LIBERTIES ACT OF
1988.
(a) Eligibility.--For purposes of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988
(50 U.S.C. A... | Wartime Parity and Justice Act of 2003 - Allows certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the United States from countries in Latin America and interned in the United States during World War II to be provided restitution under the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.Urges the President to transmit a... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Private Student
Loan Debt Swap Act of 2009''.
(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to establish a
temporary private student loan debt swap program to assist eligible
borrower... | Private Student Loan Debt Swap Act of 2009 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to implement a Private Education Loan Debt Swap program.
Requires the Secretary, under such program, to refinance the private education loans of certain borrowers w... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION FOR PERSONAL EFFECTS OF
PARTICIPANTS IN CERTAIN WORLD ATHLETIC EVENTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in
numerical sequence the fo... | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to grant duty-free treatment, through January 1, 2003, to the personal effects of, and other equipment imported and used by, participants, their families and associated members, and officials involved in the 1999 International Special Olympics, the 1999 Women's... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Conservation and Quality
Incentives Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) in many parts of the United States, water supplies are
insufficient to meet current or e... | Water Conservation and Quality Incentives Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the use of State water pollution control revolving funds for assistance to eligible recipients for construction of water conservation improvements and of water quality improvements or practices. Defines "eligibl... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN LIMITED ACCESS PRIVILEGE PROGRAMS.
(a) Eligibility To Sign Petition.--Section 303A(c)(6)(B) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manag... | Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, with respect to multispecies fishing permits in the Gulf of Mexico, to remove a provision limiting the eligible signers (fishermen constituting more than 50% of the permit holders, or holding more than 50% of the allo... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. YELLOWSTONE BUFFALO PRESERVATION.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Yellowstone
Buffalo Preservation Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) More than any other animal, the American buffalo (Bison
... | Yellowstone Buffalo Preservation Act - Prohibits an individual from killing, hazing, or capturing any buffalo on Federal lands or land held under Federal conservation easements or using any form of bait to lure buffalo from any Federal land onto private land until the Secretary of the Interior and other appropriate Fed... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in
Hospitals Act of 2018'' or the ``COACH Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. DEVELOPING GUIDANCE ON PAIN MANAGEMENT AND OPIOID USE DISORDER
PREVENTION FOR HOSPITALS RECEIVING PAYMENT UN... | Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018 or the COACH Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to publish guidance for hospitals on pain management and opioid-use disorder prevention strategies for Medicare beneficiaries. (Sec. 3) The CMS must also c... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT FOR EMPLOYER EXPENSES FOR CERTAIN ON-
SITE DAY-CARE FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits) is amended by adding... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make available to an employer an income tax credit for expenses paid or incurred to acquire, construct, rehabilitate, or expand a qualified on-site day care facility operated by the employer for the care of enrollees, at least 30 percent of whom must be dependents of the employer's e... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Space Access Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has been the preeminent leader in
human spaceflight for nearly 50 years. Under NASA... | American Space Access Act - Requires the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to annually fly at least two Space Shuttle missions for crew transport into space, instead of purchasing Russian crew and cargo services, for the period beginning in 2010 and ending: (1) in 2015; (2) when the Orion crew explor... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF
THE FLATHEAD IRRIGATION PROJECT, MONTANA.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to preserve and protect
the viability and sustainability of the family farms and ranches of the
Joc... | Directs the Secretary of the Interior, within one year after the enactment of this Act, to offer to enter into a contract with the irrigation district for the Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana, under which the district will operate and manage the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project, including the right to use permane... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: 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; Publi... | 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... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Civilian Facilities Closure and
Realignment Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to reduce unnecessary spending in the
Federal Government by closing or realigning duplicative, wasteful, or
otherwise ... | Civilian Facilities Closure and Realignment Act of 1993 - Establishes the Civilian Facilities Closure and Realignment Commission.
Requires the heads of executive agencies (except for the Secretary of Defense) to submit recommendations for closing or realigning civilian facilities to the Commission. Directs the Office... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Data Offshoring Protection
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Business enterprise.--The term ``business enterprise''
mean... | Personal Data Offshoring Protection Act of 2004 - Requires business enterprises to give U.S. citizens notice before transmitting personally identifiable information about such citizens to foreign affiliates or subcontractors located in countries with adequate privacy protections. Prohibits such transmittal where adequa... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pitkin County Land Exchange Act of
2006''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to authorize, direct, expedite, and
facilitate the exchange of land between the United States, Pitkin
County, Colorado, and t... | Pitkin County Land Exchange Act of 2006 - (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary) and the Secretary of the Interior, upon receipt of title to certain lands located in Pitkin County, Colorado, and certain lands located on Smuggler Mountain in the County (the non-federal lands), to convey to the Cou... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tools for Community Initiatives
Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established in the Executive Office of the President the
Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (hereafter referred to
as ``th... | Tools for Community Initiatives Act - Establishes the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (the Office) in the Executive Office of the President. Requires the Director of the Office to encourage faith-based and community initiatives and work to eliminate improper Federal barriers so as to allow faith-based a... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Energy Affordability Tax Relief
Act of 2008'' or the ``HEATR Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR RESIDENTIAL ENERGY COSTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue
Cod... | Home Energy Affordability Tax Relief Act of 2008 or the HEATR Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers an income-based refundable tax credit for residential energy costs. Limits such credit to the lesser of 33% of such costs or $500. | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wartime Parity and Justice Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS UNDER CIVIL LIBERTIES ACT OF
1988.
(a) Eligibility.--For purposes of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988
(50 U.S... | (Sec. 3) Declares that the United States apologizes to such individuals for the fundamental violations of their basic civil liberties and constitutional rights. Urges the President to transmit to each such individual a personal letter of apology on behalf of the United States.
(Sec. 4) Places upon the Attorney General ... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Security Officer Screening
Improvement Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification
System of the Federal Bureau of Inve... | Security Officer Screening Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Department of Justice to: (1) establish policies and procedures to streamline the process of obtaining state and national criminal history background checks on private security officers, and (2) ... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student Support Act''.
SEC. 2. SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AND STUDENT SERVICE PROVIDERS.
(a) In General.--Subpart 14 of title V of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7269 et seq.) is a... | Student Support Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to make matching grants of at least $1 million to states for allocation to local educational agencies (LEAs) so that additional school-based mental health and student service providers may be hired, the... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. TAX CREDIT FOR GREEN ROOFS.
(a) Findings and Purpose.--
(1) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(A) Green roofs reduce storm water run off.
(B) Green roofs reduce heating and cooling loads on
... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) an 10% energy tax credit for the installation of a qualified green roof; and (2) a residential energy efficient tax credit for 30% of qualified green roof property expenditures up to $2,000. Defines a "qualified green roof" as any green roof which is at least 40% vegetated... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Texas Band of Kickapoo Act
Amendments''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Texas Band of Kickapoo is a subgroup of the
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma whose ancesto... | Texas Band of Kickapoo Act Amendments - Amends the Texas Band of Kickapoo Act to require the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma and the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas (Tribes) to each update the membership roll of its members. Requires the Tribes to compile a list of their tribal members who permanently reside, but were n... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SPECIAL DEPRECIATION ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY ACQUIRED
AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2001, AND BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2004.
(a) In General.--Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to accelerated cost recovery system) is amended... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an additional depreciation allowance for "qualified property" acquired after December 31, 2001 and before January 1, 2004. Defines such property. | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Illegal Obamacare Subsidies
Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AUTO-ENROLLMENT.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, American Health Benefit
Exchanges shall not provide for automatic enrollment in health plans
u... | Stopping Illegal Obamacare Subsidies Act - Prohibits American Health Benefit Exchanges from providing for automatic enrollment in health plans until the Inspector General (IG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) verifies that each state exchange and the federal exchange established under the Patient Pr... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Missile Defense Burdensharing Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has established burdensharing
arrangements with Japan, member nations of ... | Missile Defense Burdensharing Act of 2001 - Directs the President to: (1) determine whether any missile defense system to be developed by the United States is intended to protect, in addition to U.S. territory, the territory of allied or other friendly countries from ballistic missile attack; and (2) seek financial con... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE COORDINATION
COUNCIL.
(a) Establishment.--There is established the National Foreign
Language Coordination Council (in this section referred to as the
``Council''), which shall be an independent establish... | Establishes the National Foreign Language Coordination Council to develop and implement a national foreign language strategy. Includes heads of certain federal agencies as members of the Council.
Establishes a National Language Director, to be appointed by the President, to: (1) chair the Council; (2) develop and over... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``CJ's Home Protection Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) nearly 20,000,000 Americans live in manufactured homes,
which often provide a more accessible... | CJ's Home Protection Act of 2007 - Requires the consensus committee established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, within 90 days of enactment of this Act, to develop and submit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development proposed federal manufactured home const... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid
Trafficking Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF JOINT TASK FORCE TO COUNTER OPIOIDS.
(a) In General.--Section 708(b) of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 348(b)) is amended--... | Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2018 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a joint task force to enhance DHS border security operations to detect, interdict, and prevent narcotics, such as fentanyl and other synthetic ... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Drug-Free Families Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates that in
1962, less than 1 percent of the natio... | Authorizes appropriations. Limits administrative costs to five percent. | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Deadly Driver Reduction and Burton
H. Greene Memorial Act''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM SENTENCE FOR A PERSON WHO OPERATES A MOTOR VEHICLE
WHILE ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United... | Deadly Driver Reduction and Burton H. Greene Memorial Act - Amends Federal transportation law to require the Secretary of Transportation to withhold five percent of the funds authorized for Federal aid highway programs for FY 2001, and ten percent of such amounts for subsequent fiscal years, from any State that has not... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helium Privatization Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF HELIUM ACT.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a s... | Helium Privatization Act of 1996 - Amends the Helium Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) enter into agreements with private parties for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands; (2) grant leasehold rights to such helium; (3) store and transport crude helium; and (4) maintain and operate ... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Haitian Private Sector Encouragement
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to promote--
(1) development of the Haitian private sector, including
small business, the ag... | Haitian Private Sector Encouragement Act of 2010 - Authorizes the President to designate one private, nonprofit organization established under state law as the Haitian-American Enterprise Fund, which shall be eligible to receive funds and support under this Act.
Authorizes the President, through the United States Agen... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. BOUNDARIES OF FORT NECESSITY NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD.
(a) Jumonville Glen Unit.--
(1) Modification of battlefield boundaries.--The boundaries
of the Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Pennsylvania
(referred to in this Act as the `... | Expands the boundaries of Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Pennsylvania, to include the Boundary Expansion, Jumonville Glen Unit, Fort Necessity National Battlefield.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to modify the boundaries of the Jumonville Glen Unit (the Unit) to exclude lands (not to exceed two acres) ... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
For the purpose of preserving and interpreting for the educational
and inspirational benefit of present and future generations the unique
and significant contribution to our national heritage of certain
historic and cultural lan... | Establishes the Great Falls Historic District Commission to prepare a plan for the preservation, interpretation, development, and use of the historic, cultural, and architectural resources of the Great Falls of Passaic/S.U.M. National Historic District in Paterson, New Jersey.
Authorizes appropriations for the prepara... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Procurement Protest Clarification
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. SHORT TITLES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL PROPERTY AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ACT OF 1949.
(a) Automatic Data Processing Equipment Provi... | Procurement Protest Clarification Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (FPASA) to: (1) designate FPASA provisions regarding automatic data processing equipment and architectural and engineering services as, respectively, the Brooks Automatic Data Processing Act (BADPA) and ... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Critical Thinking, Collaboration,
Communication, and Creativity for Careers Act'' or the ``Four C's for
Careers Act''.
SEC. 2. DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
OPPORTUNI... | Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Communication, and Creativity for Careers Act or the Four C's for Careers Act This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to revise requirements for the local use of funds received by eligible recipients under the Act to support their career and tech... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improved Military Medical Plan
Act''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN COVERED BENEFICIARIES IN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM.
(a) FEHBP Option.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United State... | Improved Military Medical Plan Act - Amends the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to allow certain eligible beneficiaries to enroll in any health benefits plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) that offers medical care comparable to that offered under CHAM... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act
of 1997''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF MINIMUM HOSPITAL STAY FOR CERTAIN BREAST CANCER
TREATMENT.
(a) Group Health Plans.--
(1) Public health service act ame... | Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group health insurance coverage, with regard to hospital stays in connection with breast cancer treatment, from: (1) covering less than 48 hours after mastectomies or... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coordinate to Educate Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Growing numbers of children live in an environment of
social and economic... | Coordinate to Educate Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to local educational agencies to develop and implement coordinated services programs.
Requires special consideration to be given to: (1) geographic distribution of awards, including urban, suburban, and rural districts; (2) districts wit... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Asian Elephant Conservation
Reauthorization Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION ACT OF 1997.
Section 7 of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C.
4266) is amen... | Asian Elephant Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001 - Amends the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 to authorize appropriations to the Multinational Species Conservation Fund through FY 2007 to carry out such Act. Limits the amount that the Secretary of the Interior may expend each fiscal year to pay administr... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Weather Modification Research and
Technology Transfer Authorization Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
It is the purpose of this Act to develop and implement a
comprehensive and coordinated national weather modific... | Weather Modification Research and Technology Transfer Authorization Act of 2005 - Establishes in the Department of Commerce the Weather Modification Advisory and Research Board to promote and fund research and development (R&D), studies, and investigations with respect to: (1) improved forecast and decisionmaking techn... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF COORDINATED EXPENDITURES AS
CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES.
(a) Treatment as Contribution to Candidate.--Section 301(8)(A) of
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 30101(8)(A)) is
amended--
(1) by... | Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to treat as a campaign contribution any payment made by any person (other than a candidate, an authorized committee of a candidate, or a political committee of a political party) for a coordinated expenditure which is not otherwise treated as a contribution. Repea... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE REFORM.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Access to
Justice Reform Amendments of 1995''.
(b) Award of Costs and Fees.--
(1) Administrative proceedings.--Section 504(a)(2) of title
5, United S... | Equal Access to Justice Reform Amendments of 1995 - Authorizes the adjudicative officer (in administrative proceedings) and the court (in judicial proceedings) to ask a party to declare whether such party intends to seek an award of fees and expenses against a Federal agency should it prevail.
Increases the amount of ... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Microcap Fraud Prevention Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Section 15(b)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
78o(b)(4)) is amended--
(1) i... | Microcap Fraud Prevention Act of 2001 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and the Investment Company Act of 1940 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to enjoin the activities of any broker, dealer, or investment adviser who: (1) is subject to an SEC order... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Service 100th
Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) in 1916, Congress established the National Park Service
as a bureau within the... | National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold, silver, and half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service (NPS). Authorizes the issuance of coins under this Act only for a... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Transfer Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF PENDING AND COMPLETED DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST A STUDENT.
Section 444(b)(6) of the General Education Provisions Act (20
U.S.C. 1232g(b)(6)) is... | Safe Transfer Act This bill amends the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 by prohibiting federal funds for any institution of postsecondary education that fails to disclose to other institutions information related to campus sexual assault on the transcript of: (1) a student who violated the institution'... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to save the lives of people who
intentionally or inadvertently overdose on heroin or other opioids by
providing cer... | Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2018 This bill limits an individual's civil liability for harm caused by the emergency administration of an opioid overdose reversal drug (e.g., naloxone) if the individual is one of the following: a licensed health care professional who prescribes or provides the drug to an individua... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. COMMISSION TO EDUCATE OUR NATION'S TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ON
FINANCIAL LITERACY SKILLS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) A range of trends points to the need for individuals in
the United States to receive a practical econ... | Directs the President to convene a Commission to Educate our Nation's Teachers and Students on Financial Literacy Skills to examine, identify, and report to the President, the congressional leadership, and the chief executive officers of the States on government policies that promote economic and financial literacy. | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Harmful Nonnative Weed Control Act
of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) public and private land in the United States faces
unprecedente... | Prohibits such assistance from being used to carry out projects to control or eradicate aquatic noxious weeds or animal pests. | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. MODIFICATIONS TO SMALL ISSUE BOND PROVISIONS.
(a) Increase in Amount of Qualified Small Issue Bonds Permitted for
Facilities to be Used by Related Principal Users.--
(1) In general.--Clause (i) of section 144(a)(4)(A)
(relating to $10,000,000 limit in ... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code regarding qualified small issue bonds to: (1) increase the cap and capital expenditure amounts from $10 million to $20 million, with an inflation adjustment beginning in 2003; and (2) expand the definition of "manufacturing facility" to include certain biotech and software production. | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States Government that historically
Black colleges and universities and nonprofit organizations owned and
controlled by Black Americans share equitably in the benefits to be
derived from being and becoming... | Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to require the Federal Acquisition Regulation to include regulations to ensure the participation (except in specified circumstances) of at least five historically Black colleges and universities and nonprofit organizations owned and controlled by Black Americans in re... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Poland Parliamentary
Youth Exchange Program Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States established diplomatic relations with
... | United States-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of State, in cooperation with the government of Poland, to establish a United States-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program for American and Polish secondary students under 19 years old to live in and attend public sec... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Secret Protection Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. STATE SECRET PRIVILEGE.
In any civil action brought in Federal or State court, the
Government has a privilege to refuse to give evidence and to prevent
any pers... | State Secret Protection Act of 2008 - Declares that in any civil action brought in federal or state court the government has a privilege to refuse to give evidence and to prevent any person from giving evidence only if the government shows that public disclosure of the evidence that the government seeks to protect woul... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. CHARTER.
The National Academies of Practice organized and incorporated under
the laws of the District of Columbia, is hereby recognized as such and
is granted a Federal charter.
SEC. 2. CORPORATE POWERS.
The National Academies of Practice (herea... | Grants a Federal charter to the National Academies of Practice (a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the District of Columbia). | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Benefits Improvement
Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENTS IN EXEMPT AMOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF THE RETIREMENT
TEST.
(a) Increase in Exempt Amount for Individuals Who Have Attained
Retire... | Social Security Benefits Improvement Act of 1993 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase the amount of outside income which beneficiaries who have attained retirement age may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits; (2) increase survivo... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Infrastructure Power
Security and Assurance Incentives Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) In order to fortify and protect critical infrastructure
systems... | Homeland Infrastructure Power Security and Assurance Incentives Act of 2003 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish within the Department of Energy an Advanced Technology Incentives Program to provide funding to accelerate development and deployment of new advanced technologies such as fuel cells, turbines, hy... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. NATIONAL CENTER FOR BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE.
Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART R--NATIONAL CENTER FOR BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
``SEC... | Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a National Center for Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response.Requires the Director of such Center to: (1) administer grants to State and local public health entities to upgrade public health core capacities including... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fugitive Apprehension Assistance Act
of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS TO APPREHEND FUGITIVES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 49 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:... | Fugitive Apprehension Assistance Act of 2005 - Amends the federal criminal code to authorize the Attorney General, in any investigation with respect to the apprehension of a fugitive, to subpoena witnesses for the production of records that are relevant to discerning the fugitive's whereabouts. Authorizes requiring the... | billsum_train |
Provide a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First Responder Anthrax Preparedness
Act''.
SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY PRE-EVENT ANTHRAX VACCINATION PILOT PROGRAM FOR
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROVIDERS.
(a) Pilot Program.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Homeland... | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 16, 2016. First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to carry out a pilot program to provide elig... | billsum_train |
Make a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Paleontological Resources
Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) Casual collecting.--The term ``casual collecting''
means the collecting of a reasonable amount of comm... | Paleontological Resources Preservation Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate, to: (1) manage and protect paleontological resources on federal land, using scientific principles and expertise; and (2) develop plans for inventorying, monitoring, and derivi... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission to Prevent
Infant Mortality Reauthorization Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
A reference in this Act to ``the Act'' shall be a reference to the
National Commission to Prevent Infa... | National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality Reauthorization Act of 1993 - Amends the National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality Act of 1986 to: (1) reauthorize and extend the National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality (Commission); and (2) make changes regarding Commission duties, powers, and staff. | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Soldier Prevention Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the September 7, 2005, report to the
General Assembly of the United Natio... | Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007 - Defines "child soldier."
Prohibits, with a national interest waiver, funds appropriated or otherwise made available for specified military and related areas from being obligated or otherwise made available to the government of a country identified by the Department of State as ha... | billsum_train |
Provide a condensed version of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Offsets Disclosure Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) A fair business environment is necessary to ad... | Defense Offsets Disclosure Act of 1999 - Declares that U.S. policy is to develop a workable system to monitor the use of offsets in the defense industry (the entire range of industrial and commercial benefits provided to foreign governments as an inducement or condition to purchase military goods or services), to promo... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers
Act''.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTIONS TO PATIENTS.
(a) In General.--When a prescriber completes a contact lens
fitting, the prescriber--
(1) whet... | Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act - (Sec. 2) Requires a contact lens prescriber (a person permitted under State law to issue prescriptions for contact lenses) to provide a patient with a copy of their contact lens prescription, whether or not requested by the patient, and verify the prescription's accuracy, or mak... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``King Cove All-Weather Road Corridor
Act''.
SEC. 2. IZEMBEK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE LAND CONVEYANCE.
Title VI of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public
Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1178) is amended b... | King Cove All-Weather Road Corridor Act - Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the state of Alaska federal land within the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and on Sitkinak Island for the purpose of constructing a single-lane gravel road between the c... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Seniors From Fraud Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Older Americans are among the most rapidly growing segments
of our society.
(2) Our Nation's ... | Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Aging, to provide to the Attorney General of each State and to publicly disseminate in each State, including to area agencies on aging, information designed to educate senior citizens and raise ... | billsum_train |
Make a brief summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Exchange Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. TEACHER EXCHANGES.
(a) State Use of Funds.--Section 2113(c) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6613(c)) is amended by
adding at the end th... | Teacher Exchange Act of 2011 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to authorize states to use their grant under part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund) of title II of the ESEA to carry out a teacher exchange sending highly qualified teachers with at least three years of ... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Code Like a Girl Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Growth in the STEM workforce is dominated by new
computing jobs, and the Nation needs to leverage all of its
... | Code Like a Girl Act This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education, local educational agencies, or nonprofit organizations to accelerate research efforts to increase understanding of the factors that contribute to the willingness or unwillingness... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Great Bend of the
Gila National Monument Establishment Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of conte... | Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment Act This bill establishes the Great Bend of the Gila National Monument in Arizona. The Department of the Interior shall manage the Monument as part of the National Landscape Conservation System to maintain its undeveloped character and to protect and restore its ... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Totalization
Agreement Reform Act of 2007'' or the ``STAR Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSMITTAL AND APPROVAL OF TOTALIZATION AGREEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 233(e) of the Social Security Act (... | Social Security Totalization Agreement Reform Act of 2007 or STAR Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that any agreement to establish a totalization arrangement which is entered into with another country shall enter into force with respect to... | billsum_train |
Create a summary of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission on the Future of
the Army Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FISCAL YEAR 2015 FUNDS TO REDUCE END
STRENGTHS OF ARMY PERSONNEL.
None of the funds authorized to be approp... | National Commission on the Future of the Army Act of 2014 - Prohibits the use of funds made available for FY2015 for the Army to: (1) reduce Army personnel below the authorized fiscal year end strengths of 450,000 for active duty personnel of the Army, 345,000 for the Army National Guard, and 195,000 for the Army Reser... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Health Information
Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. POLICY AND PURPOSES.
(a) Policy.--Congress declares that it is the policy of the United
States to establish, as expeditiou... | National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) provide federal governmental assistance to the planning and development of, and provide for the implementation of, a national program for the establishment and operation of a national... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Dangerous Oil Cars and
Ensuring Community Safety Act''.
SEC. 2. RETROFITTING OR PHASING-OUT CERTAIN TANK CARS.
Section 20155 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``Sec. 20... | Eliminating Dangerous Oil Cars and Ensuring Community Safety Act This bill replaces general requirements for design standards of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for pressurized tank cars with a retrofitting requirement for certain tank cars. No rail carrier may ship on or after a specified deadline any hazard... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Invest in Rural Small Business Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. FLEXIBILITY FOR RESIDENCY IN HUBZONES.
Section 3(p)(5)(A)(i)(I) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
632(p)(5)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by striking ``35 perce... | Invest in Rural Small Business Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to modify the definition of qualified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small business concern to reduce from 35% to 33% the number of a small firm's employees required to live within a HUBZone. (Sec. 3) The HUB... | billsum_train |
Condense the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Rail Line Relocation
Assistance Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. RAIL LINE RELOCATION GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) Authority.--Chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code,
is amen... | Community Rail Line Relocation Assistance Act of 2001 - Amends Federal highway law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a grant program to provide financial assistance to States for up to 90 percent of the cost of local rail line relocation projects. | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Broadband and
Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) According to a report by the Federal Communications
Commission... | Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Small Business Act to direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Investment and Innovation to designate a senior employee to serve as the broadband and emerging information technology (BEIT) coordina... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Food for Healthy Lives Act
of 2008''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
(A) an eligible hospital; or
... | Healthy Food for Healthy Lives Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide demonstration grants to eligible entities to purchase eligible local or regional products from participating vendors to improve the availability of nutritious meals for: (1) patients and employees of, and visitors to, eligible ... | billsum_train |
Summarize the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Shivwits Plateau National
Conservation Area Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish the Shivwits Plateau
National Conservation Area to conserve, protect, and enhance for the
benefit a... | Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to manage the conservation area. Permits hunting, fishing, and livestock grazing in the area.
Directs the Secretary to develop and carry out forest restoration projects on Ponderosa pine and Pinion-Juniper forests in t... | billsum_train |
Give a brief overview of the following text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Universal Economic Stimulus Act of
2008''.
SEC. 2. 2008 RECOVERY REBATES FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SOCIAL
SECURITY OR CERTAIN VETERANS BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter... | Universal Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow social security or veterans benefits recipients with earned income less than $3,000 a $300 refundable tax credit ($600 for married couples filing a joint tax return) in 2008. Reduces the amount of such credit by 5% of the amount by whic... | billsum_train |
Create a condensed overview of the following text: SECTION 1. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.
The Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the organization of the
militia of the District of Columbia'', approved March 1, 1889 (sec.
49--101 et seq., D.C. Official Code... | Amends the District of Columbia Code to add provisions to be entitled the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and College Access Act. Directs the Mayor of the District of Columbia, in coordination with the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, to e... | billsum_train |
Change the following text into a summary: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Forest
Management Act of 2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions... | Healthy Forest Management Act of 2012 - Declares that the bark beetle epidemic, drought, and deteriorating forest health conditions on National Forest System land and public lands, with the resulting imminent risk of devastating wildfires, is an imminent threat within the meaning of roadless area management regulations... | billsum_train |