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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Legislative Autonomy Act of 2002''. (b) References in Act.--Except as may otherwise be provided, whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other pro... | District of Columbia Legislative Autonomy Act of 2002 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to repeal the mandate for congressional review of newly-passed District laws. |
SECTION 1. EVEN START PROGRAMS OPERATED BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. (a) Uses of Funds.--Subsection (a) of section 1054 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended-- (1) by inserting ``, including teenage parents, obtain educational skills and'' after ``help parents''; (2) by redesignating paragr... | Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to specify requirements with respect to pregnant teenagers, teenage parents, and the children of such teenagers for: (1) Even Start programs; (2) secondary school programs for basic skills improvement and dropout prevention and reentry; (3) local targeted assist... |
SECTION 1. PROJECT FOR NAVIGATION, WELLS HARBOR, MAINE. (a) In General.--The project for navigation, Wells Harbor, Maine, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 480), is modified to authorize the Secretary of the Army to realign the channel and anchorage areas based on a harbor design c... | Modifies the project for navigation, Wells Harbor, Maine, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to realign the channel and anchorage areas based on a harbor design capacity of 150 craft. Deauthorizes specified portions of the project. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Mortgage Modification Reform Act of 2010''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act-- (1) the term ``covered trial loan modification'' means a trial loan modification-- (A) offered by a servicer to a homeowner under a home loan modification program; and (B) for which the ... | Mortgage Modification Reform Act of 2010 - Prohibits a residential mortgage servicer from initiating or continuing a foreclosure on a homeowner's mortgage if: (1) the homeowner applied for a loan modification under a home loan modification program either before receiving notice of the foreclosure or within 30 days afte... |
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 social security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits) is am... | 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... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Lackawanna Valley American Heritage Area Act of 1998''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that-- (1) the industrial and cultural heritage of northeastern Pennsylvania, including Lackawanna County, Luzerne County, Wayne County, and Susqueh... | Lackawanna Valley American Heritage Area Act of 1998 - Establishes the Lackawanna Valley American Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. Requires the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority (the management entity for the Area) to develop and submit to the Secretary for approval a management plan that presents comprehensive recomm... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This legislation may be cited as the ``Puerto Rico Admission Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) The territory of Puerto Rico has a population of more than 3.4 million, and United States citizenship has been granted to individuals born in the islands for one hundred ye... | Puerto Rico Admission Act This bill expresses U.S. policy that the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico may choose whether Puerto Rico will become a state or a nation through a plebiscite pursuant to provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014. If the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico reaffirm the territory's choice of ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Upper Colorado River and San Juan River Endangered Fish Recovery Act of 1998''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of the ``Upper Colorado River and the San Juan River Endangered Fish Recovery Act of 1998'' is to authorize and provide funding for the Secretary, acting th... | Upper Colorado River and San Juan River Endangered Fish Recovery Act of 1998 - Limits to $100 million the costs of capital projects undertaken for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River recovery implementation programs (as agreed to in 1988). Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the... |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIATIVE FOR FOOD AND OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN INDONESIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA AFFECTED BY THE ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS. (a) Establishment of Initiative.-- (1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in coordination with the Secretary... | Directs the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) to establish an initiative for food and other assistance for individuals in Indonesia and Southeast Asia affected by the Asian financial crisis. Directs the Administrator of AID, in carrying out the food security elements of the initiative... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2017'' or the ``CLEAR Relief Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. COMMUNITY BANK EXEMPTION FROM ANNUAL MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT OF INTERNAL CONTROLS REQUIREMENT OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002. Section 404 of the Sarbanes... | Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 or the CLEAR Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to exempt from specified reporting and attestation requirements a community bank with assets of $1 billion or less. The bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to exempt from cert... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act''. SEC. 2. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS. Section 129C(b) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1639c(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(4) Safe harbor.-- ``(A) In general.--A resident... | Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to allow a depository institution or credit union with assets below a specified threshold to forgo certain ability-to-pay requirements regarding residential mortgage loans. Specifically, those requirements are waived if a loan:... |
SECTION 1. IMPORTATION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. (a) In General.--Chapter VIII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 381 et seq.) is amended by striking section 804 and inserting the following: ``SEC. 804. IMPORTATION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Importer.--The term `i... | Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations permitting pharmacists and wholesalers to import prescription drugs from Canada into the United States. Sets forth specified provisions respecting: (1) importer and foreign seller recordkeeping... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Lance Corporal Jose Gutierrez Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. FACILITATING NATURALIZATION FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL. (a) In General.--Any person who served honorably as a member of the Armed Forces in support of contingency operations (as defined in section 101(a)(13) of title... | Lance Corporal Jose Gutierrez Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) States that any person who served honorably as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces (Armed Forces) in support of contingency operations shall be eligible for naturalization as if the person had served during a period of presidentially-designated military hostilities. Am... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Trisomy 21 Research Centers of Excellence Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. NIH DOWN SYNDROME RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end of the title the following: ``SEC. 409K. DOWN SYNDROM... | Trisomy 21 Research Centers of Excellence of 2011- Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, to expand and intensify NIH programs with respec... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Election Audit Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. PAYMENTS FOR CONDUCTING MANUAL AUDITS OF RESULTS OF 2008 GENERAL ELECTIONS. (a) Payments.-- (1) Eligibility for payments.--If a State conducts manual audits of the results of any of the regularly scheduled general ele... | Emergency Election Audit Act of 2008 - Requires the Election Assistance Commission to reimburse states for the reasonable costs incurred in conducting manual audits, meeting specified requirements, of the results of the general elections for federal office to be held in November 2008. Requires such payments also if, at... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS. (a) In General.--Except as provided in this Act, requirements, authorities, conditions, eligibilities, limitations, and other provisions authorized under titles I, V, and VI of the Safe, ... | Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009 - Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the federal-aid highway, surface transportation research, and transportation planning programs under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Lands Transportation Improvement Act''. SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE FEDERAL LANDS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 205 the following: ``SEC. 206. COOPERATIVE FEDERAL LANDS TRAN... | Federal Lands Transportation Improvement Act - Establishes the Cooperative Federal Lands Transportation Program to provide funds for projects on State-owned or maintained highways that cross, are adjacent to, or lead to federally owned land or Indian reservations. Outlines provisions concerning: (1) project funds distr... |
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Anniversaries-Great American Spaces Commemorative Coin Act''. SEC. 2. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) The National Park Foundation is the congressionally- chartered nonprofit partner of America's National Parks. (2) The mission of... | National Parks Anniversaries-Great American Spaces Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue silver coins emblematic of certain National Parks that are observing historic anniversaries of their founding. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Louisiana Rice Economic Relief Act of 2003''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The rice industry in the State of Louisiana contributes significantly to the economy of that State and the United States, with an estimated annual value of approximate... | Louisiana Rice Economic Relief Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide economic disaster assistance ($40,000 maximum per person) to producers of the 2002 rice crop in Louisiana. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Russian River Land Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) Certain lands adjacent to the Russian River in the area of its confluence with the Kenai River contain abundant archaeological resources of significan... | Russian River Land Act - Ratifies the terms, conditions, covenants, and procedures set forth in the Russian River Section 14(h)(1) Selection Agreement (the "Agreement") between Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (the Corporation), and the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior.Subjects the ratification of section five of the... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Credit Liquidity Act of 2003''. SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR GUARANTEES ON POOLS OF NON-SBA LOANS. Title IV of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 692 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Part C--Credit Enhancement ... | Small Business Credit Liquidity Act of 2003 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA), in order to encourage lenders to increase the availability of small business financing by improving lender access to reasonable funding sources, to provide a credit enhanc... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce Investment for Next- Generation Technologies Act'' or the ``WING Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Science- and technology-based industries have been and will continue to be engines of United States economic growth and national se... | Workforce Investment for Next-Generation Technologies Act - WING Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out up to twenty pilot projects to establish a system of industry-validated national certifications of skills in: (1) up to sixteen high-technology industries; and... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Gasoline Affordability and Security Act'' or the ``GAS Act''. TITLE I--CONSUMER PROTECTION SEC. 101. PROHIBITION ON GASOLINE PRICE GOUGING. (a) Unlawful Conduct.--During the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the President determines the existence of cond... | Gasoline Affordability and Security Act or the GAS Act - States it is unlawful to sell gasoline or diesel fuel at a price which constitutes price gouging (as defined by Federal Trade Commission (FTC)) during the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the President determines the existence of conditions warranting... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Community and Postal Participation Act of 1998''. SEC. 2. GUIDELINES FOR RELOCATION, CLOSING, OR CONSOLIDATION OF POST OFFICES. Section 404 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: ``(b)(1) Before making a ... | Community and Postal Participation Act of 1998 - Modifies Federal postal provisions to require 60-days' written notice before the relocation, closing, or consolidation (currently, the closing or consolidation) of a post office. Requires such notice to be: (1) hand delivered or delivered by mail; and (2) published in on... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bipartisan Commission on Campaign Practices Act of 1996''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that-- (1) for Congress to address the existing problems in the Federal election laws, Congress must act in a nonpartisan manner and engage in a debate based on academic... | Bipartisan Commission on Campaign Practices Act of 1996 - Establishes the Bipartisan Commission on Campaign Practices. Directs the Commission to study the laws relating to elections for Federal office and to report and recommend legislation to reform those laws. (Sec. 7) Requires the Commission to report on its activit... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Child Abuse Reform and Enforcement Act of 2005'' or ``CARE Act of 2005''. TITLE I--WITHHOLDING AND REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN STATE CHILD PROTECTION FUNDS SEC. 101. WITHHOLDING AND REDISTRIBUTION OF STATE FUNDS. (a) Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.--Beginni... | Child Abuse Reform and Enforcement Act of 2005 - CARE Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General to reduce by 25 percent certain fiscal year allocations and grant amounts, under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the National Child Protection Act of 1993, res... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Guard Border Enforcement Act''. SEC. 2. USE OF NATIONAL GUARD TO SUPPORT DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BORDER CONTROL ACTIVITIES. (a) Expanded Deployment of National Guard; Duration.-- (1) Deployment; duration.--In addition to the number of members of th... | National Guard Border Enforcement Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) (Secretary) to deploy at least an additional 10,000 members of the National Guard for border control activities along the U.S.-Mexico border until the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) certifies that the federal government has achieved op... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) According to data from fiscal year 1999, approximately 162,000 Federal contract workers did not earn a wage sufficient to lift a family of four out of poverty. Just un... | Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act - Requires the Federal government and any employer under a Federal contract or subcontract exceeding $10,000 to pay each of their respective workers: (1) an hourly wage (or salary equivalent) necessary for such employee to earn, while working 40 hours a week on a full-time basis, ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pollution and Costs Reduction Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) actions taken to reduce emissions of air pollutants, as defined in section 302 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7602), will spur investments that create new jobs and foster innovation a... | Pollution and Costs Reduction Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a Building Pollution Reduction Program to provide assistance to building owners to reduce the emission of air pollutants and building operating costs by constructing highly... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Prison Judgment Relief Act of 1995''. SEC. 2. APPROPRIATE REMEDIES FOR PRISON CONDITIONS. (a) In General.--Section 3626 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``Sec. 3626. Appropriate remedies with respect to prison conditions ``(a) Require... | Prison Judgment Relief Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the court from granting or approving prospective relief with respect to prison conditions unless it finds that there is a violation of a Federal right and that such relief is narrowly drawn and the least intrusive means to remedy the viol... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Research and Development Investment Act''. SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZE AND REVISE THE RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM. (a) Incentive Payments.--Section 1212(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13317(a)) is amended by striking ``and which satisfies'... | Research and Development Investment Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to: (1) direct the Secretary of Energy, if there are insufficient appropriations in any given year, to assign 60 percent of appropriated funds under the renewable energy production incentive program to facilities that use solar, wind, geothe... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Survey on Drug Use and Health, in 2008 in the United States, ... | Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission Act of 2009 - Establishes the Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission, which shall: (1) review and evaluate U.S. policy regarding illicit drug supply reduction and interdiction, with particular emphasis on international drug policies and programs directed toward the countries... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``International Cooperation Against Terrorism Act of 2002''. SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF PASSENGER MANIFESTS. Section 44909(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(6) Penalties.--In addition to any ot... | International Cooperation Against Terrorism Act of 2002 - Amends Federal aviation law to establish certain civil penalties for domestic and foreign air carriers which do not transmit passenger and crew manifest data electronically for each flight through the advanced passenger information system (APIS) to the Commissio... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Technology Innovation and Defense Act''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should prioritize the investigation of terrorist and illicit use of new financial technology, including digital currencies. SEC. 3.... | Financial Technology Innovation and Defense Act This bill provides for the investigation of new financial technologies (e.g., digital currencies) and their use in terrorism and other illicit activities. Specifically, the bill: establishes the Independent Financial Technology Task Force, which must report annually on su... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Birmingham Civil Rights National Historical Park''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The Birmingham Civil Rights District is an area of downtown Birmingham, Alabama, where significant events in the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and ... | Birmingham Civil Rights National Historical Park This bill establishes the Birmingham Civil Rights National Historical Park in Birmingham, Alabama, to: (1) preserve and interpret its civil rights history; and (2) coordinate its preservation, catalyze economic revitalization, and facilitate interpretive efforts by ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. (a) In General.--The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) (as amended by section 512(a) of the Consolidated Natura... | Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of: (1) recycled water distribution systems in California in cooperation with t... |
SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF NON-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. (a) Payment of Providers.-- (1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code is amended by inserting after section 1703 the following new section: ``Sec. 1703A. Payment of non-Department health care providers ``(a... | This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that payments made to non-VA health care providers, including payments under the Veterans Choice Program, comply with the Prompt Payment Act and the requirements set forth in this bill. The bill: (1) prescribes payment schedules; (2) requires, with exc... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014''. SEC. 2. CYBERSECURITY RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. (a) In General.--At the end of subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 141 et seq.), add the following: ``SEC. 226. C... | DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish, as positions in the excepted service, such positions in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as necessary to carry out certain responsi... |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether oxygenated fuels (referred to in this Act as ``M-T-B-E oxygenated fuels'') as one means of compliance with section 211(m) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(m)), which requires the use of oxygenated fuels to lower the level of carbo... | Amends the Clean Air Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive requirements for the use of oxygenated fuels in a carbon monoxide nonattainment area in Alaska if compliance: (1) is not feasible because technology is not commercially available or the use of such fuels would increa... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Family Security and Small Business Stimulus Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RATE REDUCTION AFTER 2007. (a) Rate Reduction.-- (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 1(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to tax imposed on individua... | Family Security and Small Business Stimulus Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a reduced 5% income tax rate on taxable income for low-income taxpayers; (2) allow an advance refund in 2008 for the reduction in the tax rate; and (3) increase to $375,000 between 2008 and 2010 the expensing allowa... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Desalination Water Supply Shortage Prevention Act of 2005''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. (a) Qualified Desalination Facility.--The term ``qualified desalination facility'' means a facility that-- (1) produces for sale to domestic customers desalinated seawater, brackish g... | Desalination Water Supply Shortage Prevention Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities (facilities first used to produce commercial desalinated water after enactment of this Act), including facilities owned or operated by I... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES IN ACT. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Contractor Reform Amendments of 1996''. (b) References in 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 section or... | Medicare Contractor Reform Amendments of 1996 (sic) - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make specified changes in the way Medicare administers its contracts for administrative operations. Provides chiefly among such changes for: (1) augmenting the types of entities eligible to serve as carrier... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Washington National Opera Commemorative Coin Act of 2004''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds as follows: (1) The Washington National Opera has served as the Nation's opera since its creation in 1956. (2) In 2000, the Washington Opera was designated the ``Nation... | Washington National Opera Commemorative Coin Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint, until December 31, 2010, coins in commemoration of the Washington National Opera. Provides for the issuance and sale of such coins. |
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY WAIVER OF REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION RULES FOR CERTAIN RETIREMENT PLANS AND ACCOUNTS. (a) In General.--Section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to required distributions) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(H) Temporary waiver of minimum req... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend in 2008 and 2009 requirements for minimum distributions from tax-deferred retirement plans. Permits taxpayers who have already received a minimum distribution to recontribute such distribution to their retirement plans. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Economic Recovery Act''. SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON INCOME TAX IMPOSED ON INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to determination of tax li... | District of Columbia Economic Recovery Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth a limitation on the income tax imposed on individuals who are residents of the District of Columbia. Specifies that the limitation is the sum of: (1) 15 percent of so much District-sourced income as exceeds the exemption amount; ... |
SECTION 1. RECONSULTATION ON CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT AND THE CALIFORNIA STATE WATER PROJECT. (a) Findings and Purpose.-- (1) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares the following: (A) The United States owns and operates the California Central Valley Project (CVP), originally federally authorized under the Emergency R... | Requires the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation to initiate (and conclude within 90 days) consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce on the existing and proposed operations of the Central Valley Project and the California State Water Project, including regarding all endangered,... |
SECTION 1. CHARITABLE DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF BOOK INVENTORIES. (a) In General.--Section 170(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to certain contributions of ordinary income and capital gain property) is amended by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D) and by inserting after subparag... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth a rule for determining the amount of the deduction allowable for charitable book inventory contributions for educational purposes. |
SECTION 1. SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES GENERATING ELECTRICITY FROM BIOMASS AND MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE. (a) In General.--Section 45(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(12) Special rule for certain qualified facilities.-- ``(A) In general.--In the... | This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for producing electricity from renewable resources, to allow a taxpayer to elect the application of such credit to open-loop biomass and trash facilities during the period beginning after December 31, 2016, and ending before January 1, 2018 (in ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Behavioral Health Care Integration Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE INTEGRATION GRANT PROGRAMS. Section 520K of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-42) is amended to read as follows: ``SEC. 520K. INTEGRATION INCENTIVE GRANTS. ``(... | Behavioral Health Care Integration Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to replace a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) program to support demonstration projects for providing integrated health care to certain patient populations with a program to support integratio... |
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