Summary: Buy American Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Buy American Act to: (1) extend through FY2013 the requirement for federal agencies to report to specified congressional committees on the amount of agency acquisitions from entities that manufacture products outside the United States; (2) apply such Act to executive, legislative, and judicial branch agencies; and (3) require articles to be treated as made substantially all from articles mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States if the cost of the domestic components exceeds 75% of the total cost of all components. Prohibits federal agencies from determining that: (1) it would not be in the public interest to enter into a contract subject to Buy American requirements after a solicitation of offers notice for such contract is published; (2) the cost of acquiring products manufactured in the United States is unreasonable unless such acquisition would increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25%; or (3) an article is not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of satisfactory quality unless the agency has determined that domestic production cannot be initiated without significantly delaying the project and that a substitutable article is not available from a company in the United States. Requires agencies: (1) to give preference in the procurement process to a company that manufactures the solicited product in the United States if such company's bid is substantially the same as a bid made by a non-U.S. manufacturer or such company is the only one that manufactures the product in the United States; (2) to exclude costs related to the startup of a project from a domestic bid; (3) to apply Buy American requirements without regard to whether products to be acquired are for use outside the United States if they are not needed on an urgent basis or if they are acquired on a regular basis; (4) in determining whether to grant a public interest waiver of Buy American requirements, to consider any predicted significant decrease in domestic employment to be against the public interest; and (5) to publish waivers requested and waivers granted on a publicly available website. Directs: (1) the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to ensure that Buy American requirements apply to component projects that have been disaggregated from a larger project for purposes of avoiding applicability of such requirements to the larger project; and (2) the Comptroller General to report to Congress recommendations to be used in determining whether acquiring articles mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States would be inconsistent with the public interest. Requires this Act to be applied in a manner consistent with U.S. obligations under international agreements.

buy american improvement act amends buy_american_act extend fy2013 requirement federal agencies report specified congressional committees agency acquisitions entities manufacture products outside united_states apply act executive legislative judicial_branch agencies require articles treated substantially articles mined produced manufactured united_states cost domestic components exceeds total cost components prohibits federal agencies determining public interest enter contract subject buy american requirements solicitation offers notice contract published cost acquiring products manufactured united_states unreasonable acquisition increase cost overall project article mined produced manufactured united_states sufficient reasonably available commercial quantities satisfactory quality agency determined domestic production initiated significantly delaying project article available company united_states requires agencies preference procurement process company manufactures solicited product united_states company bid substantially bid non manufacturer company manufactures product united_states exclude costs related startup project domestic bid apply buy american requirements regard products acquired use outside united_states needed urgent basis acquired regular basis determining grant public interest waiver buy american requirements consider predicted significant decrease domestic employment public interest publish waivers requested waivers granted publicly available website directs federal_acquisition_regulatory_council amend federal_acquisition_regulation ensure buy american requirements apply component projects disaggregated larger project purposes avoiding applicability requirements larger project comptroller_general report congress recommendations determining acquiring articles mined produced manufactured united_states inconsistent public interest requires act applied manner consistent obligations international agreements


Summary: Amends the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA) to require the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission to submit a preliminary report on the current financial and economic crisis in the United States by June 15, 2010.

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Summary: Roadmap for America's Future Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a system of state-based health care exchanges to: (1) facilitate the individual purchase of innovative private health insurance; and (2) create a market where private health plans compete for enrollees based on price and quality. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for certain health insurance coverage. Increases the monthly contribution limit for health savings accounts. Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) with respect to individual health insurance coverage. Amends the Employee Retirement Security Income Act of 1974 (ERISA) with respect to rules governing association health plans. Establishes a Health Care Services Commission, including an Office of the Forum for Quality and Effectiveness in Health Care, to conduct and support research, demonstration projects, and dissemination of information on health care services and delivery systems. Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2008 - Prescribes requirements for establishment of a nationwide health information technology via independent health record trusts (IHRTs). Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to restructure the Medicaid program into a program of grants to states for: (1) acute care for individuals with disabilities and certain low-income individuals; (2) long-term care (LTC) services and supports; (3) survey and certification of medical facilities; (4) program integrity; and (5) administration. Repeals SSA title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP). Amends the PHSA to direct the Secretary to supplement the costs of private health insurance for eligible low-income families through the distribution of supplemental debit cards. Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare) to establish a separate program for new Medicare beneficiaries beginning in 2021. Prescribes a formula for increasing the Medicare eligibility age as of January 1, 2021. Consolidates the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund into a unified Medicare trust fund. Amends SSA title XVIII part D (Prescription Drug Program) to prescribe a formula for reducing the part D premium subsidy based on income. Revises other Medicare features, reducing hospital market basket increases, eliminating the indexing of income thresholds for part B income-related premiums, and prescribing a procedure for addressing excess general revenue Medicare funding. Prescribes requirements for speedy resolution of medical liability claims and compensation of patient injuries. Amends the PHSA to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to states for alternatives to current tort litigation in the resolution of disputes concerning injuries allegedly caused by health care providers or health care organizations. Social Security Personal Savings Guarantee and Prosperity Act of 2010 - Amends SSA title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) to establish a Social Security Personal Savings Fund and a Self-Liquidating Social Security Transition Fund as parts of a new Personal Social Security Savings Program. Prescribes requirements for investment of Personal Social Security Savings Accounts. Establishes in the executive branch a Personal Social Security Savings Board. Requires the phase-in of the normal retirement age to age 67 by 2021. Taxpayer Choice Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for noncorporate (individual) taxpayers after 2010; (2) allow taxpayers to elect an alternative income tax system; and (3) exclude from gross income all net capital gains, qualified dividends, and interest. Repeals estate and gift taxes. Competitive American Business Tax - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the corporate income tax; and (2) impose a new business consumption tax on the sale of goods and services in the United States by corporations and other businesses, with specified exceptions. Prescribes income deductions and taxes on property and on the importation of services. Job Training Results Act of 2010 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to prescribe requirements for ensuring accountability and job training results in federal job training programs. Replaces Work Flexibility Plans with Job Training Improvement Plans. Spending Enforcement and Control Act of 2010 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to: (1) establish new discretionary spending limits for FY2011-FY2019 as well as total spending limits for FY2011-FY2083; and (2) prescribe administrative and legislative procedures for spending reduction orders. Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and other federal law with respect to long-term budgeting, spending limits enforcement, five-year fiscal sustainability reviews, and long-term budget reconciliation (including points of order against long-term spending increases beyond a specified level).

roadmap america future act directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs establish system state based health_care exchanges facilitate individual purchase innovative private health insurance create market private health plans compete enrollees based price quality amends_the_internal_revenue_code allow tax credit certain health insurance coverage increases monthly contribution limit health savings_accounts amends public_health_service_act phsa respect individual health insurance coverage amends employee retirement security income act erisa respect rules governing association health plans establishes health_care services commission including office forum quality effectiveness health_care conduct support research demonstration projects dissemination information health_care services delivery systems independent health record trust act prescribes requirements establishment nationwide health information technology independent health record trusts amends title xix medicaid social_security_act ssa restructure medicaid program program grants states acute care individuals disabilities certain low income individuals long-term_care ltc services supports survey certification medical facilities program integrity administration repeals ssa title xxi state children health insurance program chip known schip amends phsa direct secretary supplement costs private health insurance eligible low income families distribution supplemental debit cards amends ssa title xviii medicare establish separate program new medicare beneficiaries beginning prescribes formula increasing medicare eligibility age january consolidates federal_hospital_insurance_trust_fund federal_supplementary_medical_insurance_trust_fund unified medicare trust_fund amends ssa title xviii prescription drug program prescribe formula reducing premium subsidy based income revises medicare features reducing hospital market basket increases eliminating indexing income thresholds income related premiums prescribing procedure addressing excess general revenue medicare funding prescribes requirements resolution medical liability claims compensation patient injuries amends phsa authorize secretary health_and_human_services award grants states alternatives current tort litigation resolution disputes concerning injuries allegedly caused health_care providers health_care organizations social_security personal savings guarantee prosperity act amends ssa title old age survivors disability_insurance oasdi establish social_security personal savings fund self liquidating social_security transition fund parts new personal social_security savings program prescribes requirements investment personal social_security savings_accounts establishes executive branch personal social_security savings board requires phase normal retirement age age taxpayer choice act amends_the_internal_revenue_code repeal alternative minimum tax amt noncorporate individual taxpayers allow taxpayers elect alternative income tax system exclude gross income net capital gains qualified dividends interest repeals estate gift taxes competitive american business tax amends_the_internal_revenue_code repeal corporate income tax impose new business consumption tax sale goods services united_states corporations businesses specified exceptions prescribes income deductions taxes property importation services job training results act amends workforce investment act prescribe requirements ensuring accountability job training results federal job training programs replaces work flexibility plans job training improvement plans spending enforcement control act amends balanced_budget emergency deficit control act gramm rudman hollings act establish new discretionary spending limits fy2011 fy2019 total spending limits fy2011 prescribe administrative legislative procedures spending reduction orders amends congressional_budget_act federal law respect long term budgeting spending limits enforcement year fiscal sustainability reviews long term budget reconciliation including points order long term spending increases specified level


Summary: Erasing our National Debt Through Accountability and Responsibility Plan Act of 2010 - Terminates the authorities granted the Secretary of the Treasury under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to purchase troubled assets from financial institutions. Lowers the public debt limit by the amount of all TARP assistance repaid by recipients on or after the enactment of this Act, along with dividends, profits, or other funds paid to the Government based on such assistance.

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Summary: Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Act of 2010 - Requires the Attorney General, the Commissioner of Social Security, and the Secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury (agency head), in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to: (1) identify existing federal laws and regulations that may impede the ability to decrease waste, fraud, and abuse of funds appropriated to their agencies; and (2) develop appropriate performance metrics to measure success in decreasing waste, fraud, and abuse. Directs each agency head, in developing performance metrics, to: (1) ensure that such metrics accurately demonstrate the effectiveness of specified programs and activities in decreasing waste, fraud, and abuse; (2) provide estimates for points of diminishing returns on the funds provided under this Act to increase program integrity efforts; (3) identify optimal baselines for each of the metrics developed and appropriate methods to measure variations from such baselines; and (4) set performance targets for each of FY2012-FY2020. Requires each agency head to make appropriate accommodations for innovation and development to address the program integrity efforts for programs and activities identified by this Act. Requires: (1) each agency head to submit an interim and final report to Congress at specified intervals and to publish in the Federal Register and make available on the agency website the performance metrics set forth in the final report; and (2) the Director of OMB to report annually measuring success in decreasing waste, fraud, and abuse of funds appropriated to an agency.

preventing waste fraud abuse act requires attorney general commissioner_of_social_security secretaries health_and_human_services hhs labor treasury agency head consultation director office_of_management_and_budget omb identify existing federal laws regulations impede ability decrease waste fraud abuse funds appropriated agencies develop appropriate performance metrics measure success decreasing waste fraud abuse directs agency head developing performance metrics ensure metrics accurately demonstrate effectiveness specified programs activities decreasing waste fraud abuse provide estimates points diminishing returns funds provided act increase program integrity efforts identify optimal baselines metrics developed appropriate methods measure variations baselines set performance targets fy2012 fy2020 requires agency head appropriate accommodations innovation development address program integrity efforts programs activities identified act requires agency head submit interim final report congress specified intervals publish federal_register available agency website performance metrics set forth final report director omb report annually measuring success decreasing waste fraud abuse funds appropriated agency


Summary: Protecting Against Indebting our Descendants through Fully Offset Relief (PAID FOR) Temporary Extension Act of 2010 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Extends the final date for entering a federal-state agreement under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program through July 7, 2010. Postpones the termination of the program until December 11, 2010. Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act to extend until July 7, 2010: (1) federal-state agreements increasing regular unemployment compensation payments to individuals; and (2) requirements that federal payments to states cover 100% of EUC. Amends the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 to exempt weeks of unemployment between enactment of this Act and December 11, 2010, from the prohibition in the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 against federal matching payments to a state for the first week in an individual's eligibility period for which extended compensation or sharable regular compensation is paid if the state law provides for payment of regular compensation to an individual for his or her first week of otherwise compensable unemployment. (Thus allows temporary federal matching for the first week of extended benefits for states with no waiting period.) Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to extend through June 30, 2010, premium assistance for COBRA (health insurance continuation benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985) benefits. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend through June 30, 2010, the 0% update to the conversion factor in the Medicare physican payment computation. Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 to extend the use of 2009 poverty guidelines through June 30, 2010. Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from publishing updated poverty guidelines for 2010 until after such date. Amends the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010 to extend through June 30, 2010, the national flood insurance program. Amends the ARRA to extend through June 30, 2010, the small business loan guarantee program. Makes appropriations for the program as well as for the cost of certain loan guarantee fee reductions and eliminations. Rescinds pro rata the unobligated balance of each amount appropriated or made available under ARRA (except under title X: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of division A), so that the aggregate amount of such rescissions equals $13 billion to offset the net increase in spending resulting from this Act.

protecting descendants fully offset relief paid temporary extension act amends supplemental appropriations act respect state established individual emergency unemployment compensation account euca extends final date entering federal state agreement emergency unemployment compensation euc program july postpones termination program december amends assistance_for_unemployed_workers struggling families act extend july federal state agreements increasing regular unemployment compensation payments individuals requirements federal payments states cover euc amends unemployment compensation extension act exempt weeks unemployment enactment act december prohibition federal-state_extended_unemployment_compensation_act federal matching payments state week individual eligibility period extended compensation sharable regular compensation paid state law provides payment regular compensation individual week compensable unemployment allows temporary federal matching week extended benefits states waiting period amends american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act arra extend june premium assistance cobra health insurance continuation benefits consolidated_omnibus_budget_reconciliation_act benefits amends title xviii medicare social_security_act extend june update conversion factor medicare payment computation amends department_of_defense_appropriations_act extend use poverty guidelines june prohibits secretary health_and_human_services hhs publishing updated poverty guidelines date amends continuing_appropriations_resolution extend june national_flood_insurance_program amends arra extend june small business loan guarantee program makes appropriations program cost certain loan guarantee fee reductions eliminations rescinds pro rata unobligated balance appropriated available arra title military construction veterans_affairs division aggregate rescissions equals billion offset net increase spending resulting act


Summary: Economic Fair Treatment and Job Creation Act of 2010 - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to revise the prohibition against the use by any state or local government or private entity of funds made available in that Act for any golf course to prohibit such use for any golf course: (1) which is private; and (2) to the extent such funds are not for job creation and workforce diversification relating to such golf course. Requires any entity that uses such funds for a golf course to: (1) submit to the Comptroller General a report which describes baseline data on existing jobs and diversity of the golf course and related businesses and provides detailed information on jobs created; and (2) institute a diversity plan for the golf course and related businesses and establish objective conduct for recruiting women, members of racial and ethnic minority groups, and individuals with disabilities for entry, mid-management, and senior executive positions. Requires the Comptroller General to report on the use of any funds for golf courses as a result of this Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove commercial golf courses from property for which specified Gulf Opportunity Zone tax benefits are not available.

economic fair treatment job creation act amends american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act revise prohibition use state local government private entity funds available act golf course prohibit use golf course private extent funds job creation workforce diversification relating golf course requires entity uses funds golf course submit comptroller_general report describes baseline data existing jobs diversity golf course related businesses provides detailed information jobs created institute diversity plan golf course related businesses establish objective conduct recruiting women members racial ethnic minority groups individuals disabilities entry mid management senior executive positions requires comptroller_general report use funds golf courses result act amends_the_internal_revenue_code remove commercial golf courses property specified gulf_opportunity zone tax benefits available


Summary: Bring Jobs Back to America: Strategic Manufacturing & Job Repatriation Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to create a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy to increase overall domestic production, create private sector jobs, and identify emerging technologies to strengthen American competitiveness and comparative advantages. Requires the Secretary to: (1) identify U.S. firms maintaining facilities and jobs outside the United States; and (2) establish multiple Repatriation Task Forces to promote repatriation (return of a job or facility from a foreign country location to a U.S. location) in accordance with established targets for job repatriation and manufacturing growth. Establishes the American Economic Security Commission to study and report to Congress on policy relating to American competitiveness and technology-based planning to bolster it. Directs the Secretary, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, to study and report to Congress on the impact and feasibility of a tax incentive to encourage firms to repatriate jobs back to the United States. Amends federal patent law to revise requirements regarding the publication of patent applications. Requires abstracts (short summaries of inventions) included with patent applications (instead of the patent applications themselves, as under current law) to be published 18 months after the earliest filing date of the application. Repeals certain requirements relating to: (1) submission of a redacted copy of an application; and (2) procedures to prevent protest and pre-issuance opposition to the grant of a patent. Requires the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to give priority to the examination of a patent application by an institution of higher education or a patent holding company affiliated with such an institution.

bring jobs america strategic manufacturing job repatriation act_-_directs secretary commerce create comprehensive national manufacturing strategy increase overall domestic production create private sector jobs identify emerging technologies strengthen american competitiveness comparative advantages requires secretary identify firms maintaining facilities jobs outside united_states establish multiple repatriation task forces promote repatriation return job facility foreign country location location accordance established targets job repatriation manufacturing growth establishes american economic security commission study report congress policy relating american competitiveness technology based planning bolster directs secretary conjunction commissioner internal_revenue study report congress impact feasibility tax incentive encourage firms repatriate jobs united_states amends federal patent law revise requirements publication patent applications requires short summaries inventions included patent applications instead patent applications current law published months earliest filing date application repeals certain requirements relating submission redacted copy application procedures prevent protest pre issuance opposition grant patent requires director patent trademark_office priority examination patent application institution higher education patent holding company affiliated institution


Summary: Green Jobs and Infrastructure Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to provide loans to manufacturers to help finance the cost of: (1) re-equipping, expanding, or establishing (including applicable engineering costs) a manufacturing facility in the United States to produce clean technology products and the significant component parts of those products; and (2) improving the energy efficiency of the industrial processes of the manufacturers other than through the production of products and component parts. Applies such loans to: (1) facilities and equipment placed in service before December 30, 2012; and (2) costs that were incurred from this Act's enactment to December 30, 2020. Requires the Secretary to: (1) implement a program to provide up to $50 billion in loans to eligible individuals and entities for such costs; and (2) give priority to those facilities that are located in regions with the highest unemployment rates. Authorizes the Secretary to provide awards or loans to facilities that are idle. Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to: (1) increase from 30% to 80% the portion of the manufacturing facility and engineering integration costs to be awarded under the advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive program; (2) require the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer $1 billion to carry out such program; and (3) require the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer $10 billion on October 1 of 2009, 2010, and 2011 to carry out the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants program (specifies how such funds are to be allocated). Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to include a Clean Energy Service Corps program among the types of national service programs eligible for assistance under such Act. Amends the Workforce Investment Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer $625 million to carry out the energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training program.

green jobs infrastructure act requires secretary energy secretary provide loans manufacturers help finance cost equipping expanding establishing including applicable engineering costs manufacturing facility united_states produce clean technology products significant component parts products improving energy efficiency industrial processes manufacturers production products component parts applies loans facilities equipment placed service december costs incurred act enactment december requires secretary implement program provide billion loans eligible individuals entities costs priority facilities located regions highest unemployment rates authorizes secretary provide awards loans facilities idle amends energy_independence_and_security_act increase portion manufacturing facility engineering integration costs awarded advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive program require secretary treasury transfer billion carry program require secretary treasury transfer billion october carry energy efficiency conservation block grants program specifies funds allocated amends national_and_community_service_act include clean energy service corps program types national service programs eligible assistance act amends workforce investment act require secretary treasury transfer million carry energy efficiency renewable energy worker training program


Summary: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow individual taxpayers a refundable tax credit through 2010 for the lesser of 6.2% of earned income or $500; (2) increase in 2009 or 2010 the earned income tax credit, the refundable portion of the child tax credit, and the Hope scholarship tax credit; (3) allow payment of purchases of computer technology or equipment from qualified tuition plans in 2009 or 2010; (4) extend until September 1, 2009, the first-time home buyer tax credit and waive repayment of credit amounts; (5) exclude from gross income in 2009 the first $2,400 of unemployment compensation; (6) extend through 2009 exemptions from the alternative minimum tax; (7) extend for three years the tax credit for production of electricity from renewable resources; (8) increase allocations of new clean renewable energy and qualified energy conservation bonds; (9) modify and extend the tax credits for nonbusiness energy property and residential energy efficient property; (10) increase and extend through 2010 the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property; (11) allow an increased research tax credit in 2009 or 2010 for energy research expenditures; (12) allow a five-year carryback of general business tax credits and a 100% offset of such credits against income tax liabilities; (13) expand the alternative motor vehicle tax credit for the purchase of plug-in electric drive motor vehicles; (14) extend through 2009 bonus depreciation provisions and the increased expensing allowance for depreciable business assets; (15) allow a five-year carryback period for net operating losses, including operating losses of insurance companies, incurred in 2009 or 2010; (16) allow a work opportunity tax credit for the hiring of disconnected youth (certain youth who are not regularly employed or attending school) and certain unemployed veterans in 2009 or 2010; (17) allow the deferral of the recognition of income from the discharge of indebtedness in connection with the repurchase of a debt instrument after 2008 and before 2011; (18) increase the tax exclusion of gain for certain small business stock acquired in 2009 or 2010; (19) allow an investment tax credit for broadband expenditures in rural and underserved areas; and (20) expand tax-exempt bond financing in 2009 or 2010 to include facilities for manufacturing intangible property. Limits the applicability of Treasury Notice 2008-83 (suspending restrictions on the offset of net operating losses and unrealized built-in losses against the taxable income of certain corporate entities that acquire or merge with other entities) to periods prior to January 16, 2009.Provides for the issuance of tax-exempt recovery zone economic development, recovery zone facility, and tribal economic development bonds.Increases the national limitation for allocations of the new markets tax credit. Disregards in 2009 or 2010: (1) certain limitations on the tax deductibility of interest payments made by financial institutions; and (2) interest earned on tax-exempt private activity bonds for purposes of the alternative minimum tax.Delays until 2012 the requirement for withholding 3% of payments made to contractors who provide goods or services to governmental entities.Allows a new tax credit for investment in school construction bonds and build America bonds.Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make a one-time $300 economic recovery payment to recipients of specified social security and other federal benefits. Extends through 2010 provisions of the trade adjustment assistance program.Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security from collecting certain payments of antidumping or countervailing duties made under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000.Applies federal wage rate requirements for public building and works to certain energy conservation and other projects financed with the proceeds of tax-exempt bonds.Increases the public debt limit to $12.14 trillion.Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to extend the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program.Provides for federal-state agreements for increased regular unemployment compensation payments to individuals.Requires federal payments to states to cover 100% of such additional payments.Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Labor to make special transfers to state accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund for unemployment compensation modernization incentive payments and for administration.Amends the SSA to deem, for a specified period through December 31, 2010, that interest payments otherwise due from a state for federal advances to its unemployment fund have been made by the state. Prohibits accrual of interest on such advances during such period.Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the SSA to establish in the Treasury the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants from such Fund related to: (1) caseload increases; (2) increased expenditures for non-recurrent short term benefits; and (3) increased expenditures for subsidized employment.Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, as amended by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, to extend TANF supplemental grants.Authorizes a state or tribe to use a TANF grant to provide, without fiscal year limitation, any benefit or service that may be provided under the state or tribal program funded under TANF.Reinstates for a specified period the authority of the Secretary of HHS to provide federal matching payments for state spending of child support incentive payments.Provides for payment of a portion of an individual's premiums for any COBRA coverage (health insurance continuation benefits).Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to extend transitional medical assistance (TMA) through December 31, 2010.Gives states the option of simplifying TMA eligibility determinations.Requires each state to collect and submit to the Secretary of HHS information on: (1) average monthly enrollment and average monthly participation rates for adults and children; and (2) the number and percentage of children who become ineligible for medical assistance whose medical assistance is continued under another eligibility category, or who are enrolled under the state's child health plan under SSA title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP).Extends the qualifying individual program from December 2009 to December 2010, as well as the total amount under such program available for allocation.Prohibits state Medicaid programs from imposing cost-sharing requirements on an Indian when the beneficiary is receiving an item or service directly from an Indian health care provider or through referral from a Contract Health Services provider. Requires that states disregard certain tribal property in determining the Medicaid or SCHIP eligibility of Indians.Requires that the procedures used by state Medicaid programs for estate recovery exempt certain income, resources, and property that are exempt from related federal requirements because of the federal responsibility for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages.Establishes special rules applicable under Medicaid and SCHIP to managed care entities with respect to Indian enrollees and Indian health care providers and Indian managed care entities. Directs the Secretary to maintain within the Centers for Medicaid & Medicaid Services a Tribal Technical Advisory Group.Requires state Medicaid and SCHIP programs to seek advice on a regular, ongoing basis from Indian Health Programs and Urban Indian Organizations on all matters likely to have a direct effect on them, including plan amendments, waiver request, and proposals for demonstration projects.Requires a state plan to apply prompt pay requirements to nursing facilities.Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act or the HITECH Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.Sets forth provisions governing the development and adoption of a nationwide health information technology infrastructure that allows for the electronic use and exchange of information.Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare) to establish incentive payments for certain eligible physicians and hospitals that adopt and use certified electronic health record (EHR) technology meaningfully, beginning in FY2011.Directs the Secretary of HHS to recompute payments for certain inpatient hospital discharges without applying the phased-out indirect medical education adjustment factor.Directs the Secretary of HHS to study and report to Congress on: (1) the application of EHR payment incentives for providers not receiving other incentive payments; and (2) the availability of open source health information technology systems.Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to establish incentive payments to encourage the adoption and use by Medicaid providers of qualified electronic health records.Establishes a temporary increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) with respect to Medicaid payments, as well as payments under SSA title IV part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance), for FY2009-FY2011 for eligible states, with FMAP increases authorized for specified U.S. territories.Extends from FY2008 through FY2013 the special rule for increase of Medicaid disproportionate share (DSH) allotments for low DSH states.Directs the Secretary of HHS to work with each state to reach an agreement on the amount of a payment for the state related to the Medicare program liability as a result of the Special Disability Workload project. Makes appropriations to the HHS Inspector General.Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to the appropriate congressional committees on the period of national economic downturn in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, as well as previous periods of national economic downturn since 1974, for the purpose of developing recommendations for addressing the needs of states during such periods.

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alternative motor vehicle tax credit purchase plug electric drive motor vehicles extend bonus depreciation provisions increased expensing allowance depreciable business assets allow year carryback period net operating losses including operating losses insurance companies incurred allow work opportunity tax credit hiring disconnected youth certain youth regularly employed attending school certain unemployed veterans allow deferral recognition income discharge indebtedness connection repurchase debt instrument increase tax exclusion gain certain small business stock acquired allow investment tax credit broadband expenditures rural underserved areas expand tax exempt bond financing include facilities manufacturing intangible property limits applicability treasury notice suspending restrictions offset net operating losses built losses taxable income certain corporate entities acquire merge entities periods prior january issuance tax exempt recovery zone economic development recovery zone facility tribal economic development bonds increases national limitation allocations new markets tax credit disregards certain limitations tax deductibility interest payments financial institutions interest earned tax exempt private activity bonds purposes alternative minimum tax delays requirement withholding payments contractors provide goods services governmental entities allows new tax credit investment school construction bonds build_america bonds requires secretary treasury time economic recovery payment recipients specified social_security federal benefits extends provisions trade adjustment assistance program prohibits secretary homeland_security collecting certain payments antidumping countervailing duties continued dumping subsidy offset act federal wage rate requirements public building works certain energy conservation projects financed proceeds tax exempt bonds increases public debt limit trillion assistance_for_unemployed_workers struggling families act_-_amends supplemental appropriations act extend emergency unemployment compensation euc program provides federal state agreements increased regular unemployment compensation payments individuals requires federal payments states cover additional payments amends social_security_act ssa direct secretary labor special transfers state accounts unemployment_trust_fund unemployment compensation modernization incentive payments administration amends ssa deem specified period december interest payments state federal advances unemployment fund state prohibits accrual interest advances period amends temporary_assistance needy families tanf title ssa establish treasury emergency contingency fund state temporary_assistance needy families programs directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs grants fund related caseload increases increased expenditures non recurrent short term benefits increased expenditures subsidized employment amends deficit reduction act amended medicare_improvements_for_patients_and_providers_act extend tanf supplemental grants authorizes state tribe use tanf grant provide fiscal year limitation benefit service provided state tribal program funded specified period authority secretary hhs provide federal matching payments state spending child support incentive payments provides payment portion individual premiums cobra coverage health insurance continuation ssa title xix medicaid extend transitional medical assistance tma december states option simplifying tma eligibility determinations requires state collect submit secretary hhs information average monthly enrollment average monthly participation rates adults children number percentage children ineligible medical assistance medical assistance continued eligibility category enrolled state child health plan ssa title xxi state children health insurance qualifying individual program december december total program available allocation prohibits state medicaid programs imposing cost sharing requirements indian beneficiary receiving item service directly indian health_care provider referral contract health services provider requires states disregard certain tribal property determining medicaid schip eligibility indians requires procedures state medicaid programs estate recovery exempt certain income resources property exempt related federal requirements federal responsibility indian tribes alaska_native_villages establishes special rules applicable medicaid schip managed care entities respect indian enrollees indian health_care providers indian managed care entities directs secretary maintain centers medicaid medicaid_services tribal technical_advisory_group requires state medicaid schip programs seek advice regular ongoing basis indian health programs urban indian organizations matters likely direct effect including plan amendments waiver request proposals demonstration projects requires state plan apply prompt pay requirements nursing facilities health information technology economic clinical health act act_-_amends public_health_service_act establish office national coordinator health information technology sets forth provisions governing development adoption nationwide health information technology infrastructure allows electronic use exchange information amends ssa title xviii medicare establish incentive payments certain eligible physicians hospitals adopt use certified electronic health record ehr technology meaningfully beginning secretary hhs payments certain inpatient hospital discharges applying phased indirect medical education adjustment factor directs secretary hhs study report congress application ehr payment incentives providers receiving incentive payments availability open source health information technology systems amends ssa title xix medicaid establish incentive payments encourage adoption use medicaid providers qualified electronic health records establishes temporary increase federal medical assistance percentage fmap respect medicaid payments payments ssa title foster care adoption assistance fy2009 fy2011 eligible states fmap increases authorized specified territories extends fy2008 fy2013 special rule increase medicaid disproportionate share dsh allotments low dsh states directs secretary hhs work state reach agreement payment state related medicare program liability result special disability workload project makes appropriations hhs_inspector general directs comptroller_general study report appropriate congressional committees period national economic effect date enactment act previous periods national economic purpose developing recommendations addressing needs states periods


Summary: Financial and Economic Literacy Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award formula matching grants to states or partnerships between states, experienced nonprofit providers of financial and economic literacy education, and experienced nonprofit providers of teacher training in such fields. Requires grantees to use 25% of the grant funds to: (1) develop financial and economic literacy standards and assessments for at least three grade levels; (2) create teacher training programs to embed financial and economic literacy education into core academic subjects; and (3) evaluate the impact such education has on students' financial and economic literacy. Requires the remaining grant funds to be used for subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or partnerships between LEAs and community organizations, local businesses, or other educational entities to implement such financial literacy activities, including student assessments and teacher training. Directs the Secretary to maintain a Financial and Economic Literacy and Economic Education Clearinghouse of best practices, tools, and instructional materials that are aligned with voluntary nationally recognized curriculum standards in such areas. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) or partnerships between IHEs, experienced nonprofit providers of financial and economic literacy education, and experienced nonprofit providers of teacher training in such fields for activities that increase student knowledge in consumer, economic, and personal financial concepts.

financial economic literacy improvement act amends elementary secondary education act direct secretary education award formula matching grants states partnerships states experienced nonprofit providers financial economic literacy education experienced nonprofit providers teacher training fields requires grantees use grant funds develop financial economic literacy standards assessments grade levels create teacher training programs embed financial economic literacy education core academic subjects evaluate impact education students financial economic literacy requires remaining grant funds subgrants local educational agencies leas partnerships leas community organizations local businesses educational entities implement financial literacy activities including student assessments teacher training directs secretary maintain financial economic literacy economic education clearinghouse best practices tools instructional materials aligned voluntary nationally recognized curriculum standards areas amends higher education act direct secretary award competitive grants institutions higher education ihes partnerships ihes experienced nonprofit providers financial economic literacy education experienced nonprofit providers teacher training fields activities increase student knowledge consumer economic personal financial concepts


Summary: American Shipping Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal shipping investment withdrawal tax rules; and (2) allow U.S. corporate shareholders an election to deduct dividends attributable to foreign base company shipping income received from a controlled foreign corporation.

american shipping reinvestment act amends_the_internal_revenue_code repeal shipping investment withdrawal tax rules allow corporate shareholders election deduct dividends attributable foreign base company shipping income received controlled foreign corporation


Summary: Reevaluate and Redirect the Stimulus Act of 2010 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to provide Congress a list of: (1) programs that have unobligated stimulus funds provided under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA), including the amounts; and (2) such ARRA stimulus funds that the Director recommends be redirected toward more effective programs either to assist displaced workers or to spur job creation in 2010, with a breakdown of such amounts that could be reprogrammed by program.

reevaluate redirect stimulus act requires director office_of_management_and_budget omb provide congress list programs unobligated stimulus funds provided american reinvestment recovery_act arra including amounts arra stimulus funds director recommends effective programs assist displaced workers spur job creation breakdown amounts reprogrammed program


Summary: National Competitiveness and Innovation Strategy Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to complete a comprehensive study of the economic competitiveness and innovative capacity of the United States. Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) a process for obtaining public comments; and (2) an Innovation Advisory Board to advise the Secretary with respect to the conduct of the study. Directs the Secretary to develop, based on the study, a national 10-year strategy for strengthening the innovative and competitive capacity of the federal government, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, and the private sector.

national competitiveness innovation strategy act directs secretary commerce complete comprehensive study economic competitiveness innovative capacity united_states requires secretary establish process obtaining public comments innovation advisory_board advise secretary respect conduct study directs secretary develop based study national year strategy strengthening innovative competitive capacity federal_government state local governments institutions higher education private sector


Summary: National Commission on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2011 - Establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on American Recovery and Reinvestment. Requires the Commission to: (1) investigate and make findings on the number of jobs saved or created as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; and (2) make recommendations on changes that could be made to such Act to save or create more jobs as well as steps that could be taken to prevent the improper payment of funds allocated under it.

national_commission american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act establishes legislative branch national_commission american recovery reinvestment requires commission investigate findings number jobs saved created result american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act recommendations changes act save create jobs steps taken prevent improper payment funds allocated


Summary: Stimulus Repeal Act - Repeals the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Restores provisions amended or repealed by such Act and rescinds all unobligated balances of the budgetary authority made available in such Act.

stimulus repeal act repeals american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act arra restores provisions amended repealed act rescinds unobligated balances budgetary authority available act


Summary: National Emergency Employment Defense Act of 2011 - Replaces Federal Reserve notes with United States Money. Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to originate United States Money to address any negative fund balances resulting from a shortfall in available government receipts to fund government appropriations. Subjects to criminal and civil penalties any person who creates or originates United States Money by lending against deposits through "fractional reserve banking." Prohibits borrowing by the Secretary or by any federal agency or department, independent establishment of the executive branch, or any other instrumentality of the United States (other than a national bank, federal savings association, or federal credit union) from any source other than the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to begin to retire all outstanding instruments of U.S. indebtedness by payment in full of the amount legally due the bearer in United States Money. Prescribes requirements for the entry of United States Money into circulation. Directs the Secretary to purchase all net assets in the Federal Reserve System, including the Federal reserve banks. Requires return to any member bank in the form of United States Money of any reserves held by any Federal reserve bank. Establishes: (1) the Monetary Authority to establish monetary supply policy and monitor the nation's monetary status, (2) the Bureau of the Federal Reserve to administer the origination and entry into circulation of United States Money, (3) the Emergency Board to recommend to Congress when a national emergency requires the President to issue a certification of emergency for the exercise of authority by the Monetary Authority as lender of last resort, and (4) a revolving loan fund in the Treasury for relending to banking institutions. Sets forth a conversion process to replace fractional reserve banking with the lending of United States Money. Sets a ceiling on interest rates. Requires the Monetary Authority to instruct the Secretary to disperse monetary grants to states for public infrastructure, education, health care and rehabilitation, pensions, and paying for unfunded federal mandates. Directs the Secretary to make recommendations to Congress for payment of a tax-free Citizens Dividend to all U.S. citizens residing in the United States in order to provide liquidity to the banking system at the commencement of this Act, before governmental infrastructure expenditures have had a chance to work into circulation. Prescribes requirements for federal funding of education programs, coverage of any deficits in Social Security Trust Fund account, a universal health care plan, resolution of aspects of the mortgage crisis, and a program of interest-free lending of United States Money to state and local governmental entities.

national emergency employment defense act replaces federal_reserve notes united_states money instructs secretary treasury originate united_states money address negative fund balances resulting shortfall available government receipts fund government appropriations subjects criminal civil penalties person creates originates united_states money lending deposits fractional reserve banking prohibits borrowing secretary federal agency department independent establishment executive branch instrumentality united_states national bank federal savings association federal credit union source secretary requires secretary begin retire outstanding instruments indebtedness payment legally bearer united_states money prescribes requirements entry united_states money circulation directs secretary purchase net assets federal_reserve_system including federal_reserve_banks requires return member bank form united_states money reserves held federal_reserve_bank establishes monetary authority establish monetary supply policy monitor nation monetary status bureau federal_reserve administer origination entry circulation united_states money emergency board recommend congress national emergency requires president issue certification emergency exercise authority monetary authority lender resort revolving loan fund treasury banking institutions sets forth conversion process replace fractional reserve banking lending united_states money sets ceiling interest rates requires monetary authority instruct secretary disperse monetary grants states public infrastructure education health_care rehabilitation pensions paying unfunded federal mandates directs secretary recommendations congress payment tax free citizens dividend citizens residing united_states order provide liquidity banking system commencement act governmental infrastructure expenditures chance work circulation prescribes requirements federal funding education programs coverage deficits social_security_trust_fund account universal health_care plan resolution aspects mortgage crisis program interest free lending united_states money state local governmental entities


Summary: Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2011 - Establishes the United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Commission, which shall review and examine cross-border trade policies, strategies, and programs with Mexico. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grants program to develop and expand trusted shipper programs for small- and medium-sized businesses to facilitate border commerce. Authorizes appropriations for FY2013 to: (1) the General Services Administration (GSA) for planning, management, and construction of United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) owned land border ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border and for the installation of renewable energy retrofits at such ports of entry; (2) the International Boundary and Water Commission for planning, management, and construction of the International Outfall Interceptor and the Nogales Wash Channel; (3) the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) for improvements to existing transportation and supporting infrastructure along the border, for construction of highways and related safety and enforcement facilities related to international trade with Mexico, and for international coordination of transportation planning, programming, and border operations with Mexico; and (4) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for integrated fixed towers, remote video cameras, hand-held devices, mobile systems, and other technologies in Arizona. Requires the DHS Secretary: (1) during FY2013, to increase the number of full-time active duty CBP officers, agriculture specialists, and border security support personnel for such ports of entry, with priority to the Tucson Sector; and (2) to develop and annually update a Southwest Border Strategy for Security and Prosperity to facilitate trade and maintain operational control over such ports of entry. Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a grants program to develop and revitalize small businesses located along the border. Prohibits an executive agency from awarding a contract unless 30% of the labor for the performance of the contract is performed by a local subcontractor, with exceptions.

border infrastructure jobs_act establishes united_states mexico economic partnership commission shall review examine cross border trade policies strategies programs mexico directs secretary commerce establish grants program develop expand trusted shipper programs small- medium sized businesses facilitate border commerce authorizes appropriations fy2013 general_services_administration gsa planning management construction united_states_customs border_protection cbp owned land border ports entry border installation renewable energy retrofits ports entry international_boundary_and_water_commission planning management construction international interceptor wash channel federal_highway_administration fha improvements existing transportation supporting infrastructure border construction highways related safety enforcement facilities related international_trade mexico international coordination transportation planning programming border operations mexico department_of_homeland_security dhs integrated fixed towers remote video cameras hand held devices mobile systems technologies arizona requires dhs secretary fy2013 increase number time active duty cbp officers agriculture specialists border_security support personnel ports entry priority tucson sector develop annually update southwest_border strategy security prosperity facilitate trade maintain operational control ports entry directs administrator small_business_administration sba establish grants program develop revitalize small businesses located border prohibits executive agency awarding contract labor performance contract performed local subcontractor exceptions


Summary: Restore America Act of 2011 - Deems the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015 to have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior as a final oil and gas leasing program in full compliance with specified environmental and other applicable laws. Directs the Secretary to conduct a lease sale every 270 days in each OCS area for which the Secretary determinates there is a commercial interest in purchasing federal oil and gas leases for production on the OCS (OCS Planning Area). Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to: (1) provide for the sharing of of OCS receipts from the leasing of tracts within a specified number of miles of a state coastline; (2) direct the Secretary to include, in each 5-Year Program, lease sale proposals for at least 75% of the available unleased acreage within each OCS Planning Area; and (3) require coordination with adjacent states for pipeline construction for crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas. Prohibits, on either federal OCS or state waters, uses that are incompatible with: (1) oil and gas leasing, and (2) full oil or natural gas exploration and production on tracts that are geologically prospective for oil and/or natural gas. Requires the Secretary to accept, in satisfaction of mitigation requirements, proposals for mitigation measures on a site away from the area impacted by exploration and production activities. Directs the Secretary to establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources on the Coastal Plain of Alaska. Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to repeal the prohibition against leasing or other development leading to production of oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Authorizes the Secretary to designate up to 45,000 acres of the Coastal Plain as a Special Area, after consultation with the state of Alaska, the city of Kaktovik, and the North Slope Borough. Prescribes procedures, terms, and conditions for Coastal Plain lease sales,, including regarding: (1) environmental protection, (2) federal and state distribution of revenues, (3) rights-of-way, and (4) local government impact aid and community service assistance. Sets forth: (1) a "no significant adverse effect" standard to govern Coastal Plain activities, and (2) guidelines for expedited judicial review of complaints. Establishes in the Treasury the Coastal Plain Local Government Impact Aid Assistance Fund. Authorizes the Secretary to use amounts in such Fund to provide timely financial assistance to Alaska communities that are directly impacted by oil and gas exploration or production on the Coastal Plain and to establish a coordination office by the North Slope Borough in Kaktovik. Requires the Secretary to hold a lease sale to offer an additional 10 parcels for lease for research, development, and demonstration of oil shale resources. Authorizes the Secretary to temporarily reduce royalties, fees, rentals, bonus bids, or other payments for leases of federal lands for the development and production of oil shale resources. Repeals the limitation on the authority of a federal agency to contract for the procurement of alternative or synthetic fuels under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to: (1) issue operating permits for 200 new commercial nuclear reactors by 2040, and (2) establish and implement an expedited procedure for issuing a combined construction and operating license for nuclear reactors. Authorizes the NRC to provide an applicant for a nuclear reactor license a provisional certification of a proposed nuclear reactor design. Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to abolish the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management. Requires the federal government to site and permit at least one radiological material geologic repository for the disposal of radiological material. Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) report to Congress on the feasibility of establishing an independent radiological material management program, and (2) conduct an inventory of all DOE materials that could be used to power commercial nuclear reactors. Prohibits the President from blocking or hindering spent nuclear fuel recycling activities. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from preventing uranium mining on federal lands unless the Secretary makes findings explaining the reason for such prevention. Revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking to require congressional approval of major rules before they may take effect. Revises the definition of "major rule" (generally a rule that is likely to result in an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more) to include an interim final rule. Permits a major rule to take effect for one 90-day calendar period without such approval if the President determines such rule is necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency, for the enforcement of criminal laws, for national security, or to implement an international trade agreement. Sets forth House and Senate procedures for enacting joint resolutions approving major rules and disapproving non-major rules. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce the maximum corporate income tax rate to 25% on taxable income exceeding $50,000, and (2) allow a permanent $500,000 expensing allowance for depreciable business assets. Makes permanent provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 that reduce capital gain and dividend tax rates and estate and gift taxation. Requires the House Committee on Ways and Means to prioritize the reporting of legislation that would: (1) simplify the Internal Revenue Code, (2) eliminate deductions that unjustly benefit corporations and special interests, and (3) consider proposals that will disincentivize and eliminate tax shelters. Calls for Congress to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to improve, expand, and modernize job training and other employment-related programs under such Act.

restore america act deems draft proposed outer_continental_shelf ocs oil gas leasing program approved secretary interior final oil gas leasing program compliance specified environmental applicable laws directs secretary conduct lease_sale days ocs area secretary commercial interest purchasing federal oil gas leases production ocs ocs planning area amends outer_continental_shelf_lands_act provide sharing ocs receipts leasing tracts specified number miles state coastline direct secretary include year program lease_sale proposals available unleased acreage ocs planning area require coordination adjacent states pipeline construction crude oil petroleum products natural gas prohibits federal ocs state waters uses incompatible oil gas leasing oil natural gas exploration production tracts geologically prospective oil natural gas requires secretary accept satisfaction mitigation requirements proposals mitigation measures site away area impacted exploration production activities directs secretary establish implement competitive oil gas leasing program exploration development production oil gas resources coastal_plain_of_alaska amends alaska_national_interest_lands_conservation_act repeal prohibition leasing development leading production oil gas arctic_national_wildlife_refuge authorizes secretary designate acres coastal_plain special_area consultation state alaska city kaktovik north_slope_borough prescribes procedures terms conditions coastal_plain lease sales including environmental protection federal state distribution revenues rights way local government impact aid community service assistance sets forth significant adverse effect standard govern coastal_plain activities guidelines expedited judicial review complaints establishes treasury coastal_plain_local_government_impact_aid_assistance_fund authorizes secretary use amounts fund provide timely financial assistance alaska communities directly impacted oil gas exploration production coastal_plain establish coordination office north_slope_borough kaktovik requires secretary hold lease_sale offer additional parcels lease research development demonstration oil_shale resources authorizes secretary temporarily reduce royalties fees rentals bonus bids payments leases federal lands development production oil_shale resources repeals limitation authority federal agency contract procurement alternative synthetic fuels energy_independence_and_security_act requires nuclear_regulatory_commission nrc issue operating permits new commercial nuclear reactors establish implement expedited procedure issuing combined construction operating license nuclear reactors authorizes nrc provide applicant nuclear reactor license provisional certification proposed nuclear reactor design amends nuclear waste policy act abolish office civilian radioactive waste management requires federal_government site permit radiological material geologic repository disposal radiological material requires secretary energy doe report congress feasibility establishing independent radiological material management program conduct inventory doe materials power commercial nuclear reactors prohibits president blocking hindering spent nuclear fuel recycling activities prohibits secretary interior preventing uranium mining federal lands secretary makes findings explaining reason prevention revises provisions relating congressional review agency rulemaking require congressional approval major rules effect revises definition major rule generally rule likely result annual effect economy million include interim final rule permits major rule effect day calendar period approval president determines rule necessary imminent threat health safety emergency enforcement criminal laws national security implement international_trade agreement sets forth house senate procedures enacting joint resolutions approving major rules disapproving non major rules amends_the_internal_revenue_code reduce maximum corporate income tax rate taxable income exceeding allow permanent expensing allowance depreciable business assets makes permanent provisions economic_growth_and_tax_relief_reconciliation_act reduce capital gain dividend tax rates estate gift taxation requires house_committee ways_and_means prioritize reporting legislation simplify internal_revenue_code eliminate deductions benefit corporations special interests consider proposals eliminate tax shelters calls congress reauthorize workforce investment act improve expand modernize job training employment related programs act


Summary: Jobs Through Growth Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for individual taxpayers after 2010, (2) allow an individual taxpayer to elect an alternative income tax system in lieu of existing rates, (3) allow an inflation adjustment to the cost of certain capital assets for purposes of determining gain or loss from the sale or exchange of such assets, (4) reduce the top income tax rate on corporations to 25%, (5) extend through 2012 the election allowed to a U.S. corporation to deduct dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation and reduce the amount of such deduction for corporations that fail to maintain specified employment levels for full-time U.S. employees, and (6) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes and make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption. Requires the House Committee on Ways and Means to report legislation to broaden the tax base for the corporate income tax and to transition to a territorial tax system (taxation of domestic income but not income earned overseas). Prohibits a federal agency from taking any significant regulatory action (generally, an action having an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or otherwise adversely affecting the economy) until the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports a monthly unemployment rate equal to or less than 7.7%. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition if the President notifies Congress that a waiver is necessary on the basis of national security or a national emergency. Allows judicial review of a significant regulatory action by a person adversely affected or aggrieved by such action. Exempts businesses with 200 or fewer employees from federal regulation. Revises provisions for congressional review of agency rulemaking to require congressional approval of major rules of the executive branch before they may take effect (currently, major rules take effect unless Congress passes and the President signs a joint resolution disapproving them). Provides that if a joint resolution of approval of a major rule is not enacted by the end of 70 session days or legislative days after the agency proposing the rule submits its report on such rule to Congress, the rule shall be deemed not to be approved and shall not take effect. Sets forth House and Senate procedures for joint resolutions approving major rules and disapproving non-major rules. Amends the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) to revise the regulatory process (rulemaking) with respect to small entities (i.e., small businesses, small organizations, and small governmental jurisdictions). Defines "economic impact" with respect to a proposed or final rule to mean: (1) any direct economic effect of a rule on small entities, and (2) any indirect economic effect on such entities, including potential job creation or job loss. Expands judicial review of agency rulemaking to permit small entities to seek judicial review of initial regulatory flexibility analyses and to obtain an injunction of a proposed rule that is noncompliant with RFA requirements. Requires each federal agency to establish a plan for the periodic review (every eight years) of: (1) its rules that have a significant adverse economic impact on small entities, and (2) any small entity compliance guide required to be published by an agency. Sets forth criteria for review of a rule, including the continued need for the rule, the complexity of the rule, and the impact of the rule on small entities. Terminates any rule if the issuing agency has failed to complete a required periodic review. Expands to all federal agencies the procedures for gathering comments on rules that will have a significant economic impact on small entities. Extends RFA requirements to informal agency guidance documents. Amends the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 to require each federal agency to review on a periodic basis its policies or programs for imposing regulatory penalties on small entities. Allows a small business concern to elect to be exempt from any rule or regulation issued on or after January 1, 2008. Sets forth a deadline for action on certain permit applications under existing Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leases. Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to repeal the moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico. Instructs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to offer for leasing areas made available as a result of such repeal. Instructs the Secretary to: (1) offer specified areas for oil and gas leasing pursuant to certain Lease Sale Schedules, (2) conduct OCS lease sales in specified Planning Areas, (3) share OCS receipts derived from all leases with states and local governments, (4) implement a leasing program for certain land within the Arctic Coastal Plain, and (5) issue rights-of-way and easements across the Coastal Plain for oil and gas transportation. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to designate certain Coastal Plain lands, including the Sadlerochit Spring area, as Special Areas requiring special management and regulatory protection. Revokes a specified Secretarial Order relating to protecting wilderness characteristics on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to repeal the prohibition on the use of funds for either a commercial oil shale leasing program or for oil shale lease sales. Directs the Secretary to offer leases for oil shale resources. Confers exclusive jurisdiction upon the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for covered energy projects under this Act. Establishes the Office of the Federal Oil and Gas Permit Coordinator. Instructs the Secretary to establish and maintain, in coordination with the Mayor of the North Slope Borough of Alaska, a separate Alaska Offshore Continental Shelf Coordination Office to coordinate the leasing program. Amends the Clean Air Act to redefine "air pollutant" to exclude carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or sulfur hexafluoride (greenhouse gases). Declares that nothing in specified statutes addressing pollution control shall be treated as authorizing or requiring the regulation of climate change or global warming. Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to repeal the prohibition against federal procurement of alternative or synthetic fuel. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), upon request of the governor of a state or the governing body of an Indian tribe, to enter into a streamlined refinery permitting agreement. Sets forth deadlines for: (1) approval or disapproval of consolidated permits for construction of new or expansion of existing refineries, and (2) submission of existing refinery permit applications. Requires the EPA Administrator to conduct a research and demonstration program to evaluate the air quality benefits of ultra-clean Fischer-Tropsch transportation fuel, including diesel and jet fuel. Directs the Secretary to extend by one year the term of any lease that was: (1) not producing as of April 30, 2010; or (2) suspended from operations, permit processing, or consideration in accordance with the moratorium set forth in a May 30, 2010, Minerals Management Service Notice, or the Secretary's decision memorandum dated July 12, 2010. Directs the President, acting through the Secretary of Energy (DOE), to coordinate with specified federal agencies to ensure an expedited schedule for construction and operation of the Keystone XL pipeline. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States must decrease its dependence on oil from countries hostile to its interests; and (2) Canada has long been a strong trading partner, and increased access to its energy resources will create jobs in the United States.

jobs growth act amends_the_internal_revenue_code repeal alternative minimum tax amt individual taxpayers allow individual taxpayer elect alternative income tax system lieu existing rates allow inflation adjustment cost certain capital assets purposes determining gain loss sale exchange assets reduce income tax rate corporations extend election allowed corporation deduct dividends received controlled foreign corporation reduce deduction corporations fail maintain specified employment levels time employees repeal estate generation skipping transfer taxes permanent maximum gift tax rate million lifetime gift tax exemption requires house_committee ways_and_means report legislation broaden tax base corporate income tax transition territorial tax system taxation domestic income income earned overseas prohibits federal agency taking significant regulatory action generally action having annual effect economy million adversely affecting economy bureau_of_labor_statistics bls reports monthly unemployment rate equal authorizes president waive prohibition president notifies congress waiver necessary basis national security national emergency allows judicial review significant regulatory action person adversely affected aggrieved action exempts businesses fewer employees federal regulation revises provisions congressional review agency rulemaking require congressional approval major rules executive branch effect currently major rules effect congress passes president signs joint resolution disapproving provides joint resolution approval major rule enacted end session days legislative days agency proposing rule submits report rule congress rule shall deemed approved shall effect sets forth house senate procedures joint resolutions approving major rules disapproving non major rules amends regulatory flexibility act rfa revise regulatory process rulemaking respect small entities small businesses small organizations small governmental jurisdictions defines economic impact respect proposed final rule mean direct economic effect rule small entities indirect economic effect entities including potential job creation job loss expands judicial review agency rulemaking permit small entities seek judicial review initial regulatory flexibility analyses obtain injunction proposed rule noncompliant rfa requirements requires federal agency establish plan periodic review years rules significant adverse economic impact small entities small entity compliance guide required published agency sets forth criteria review rule including continued need rule complexity rule impact rule small entities terminates rule issuing agency failed complete required periodic review expands federal agencies procedures gathering comments rules significant economic impact small entities extends rfa requirements informal agency guidance documents amends small_business_regulatory_enforcement fairness act require federal agency review periodic basis policies programs imposing regulatory penalties small entities allows small business concern elect exempt rule regulation issued january sets forth deadline action certain permit applications existing outer_continental_shelf ocs leases amends gulf_of_mexico_energy_security_act repeal moratorium oil gas leasing certain areas gulf_of_mexico instructs secretary interior secretary offer leasing areas available result repeal instructs secretary offer specified areas oil gas leasing pursuant certain lease_sale schedules conduct ocs lease sales specified planning areas share ocs receipts derived leases states local governments implement leasing program certain land arctic coastal_plain issue rights way easements coastal_plain oil gas transportation authorizes secretary interior designate certain coastal_plain lands including sadlerochit_spring area special areas requiring special management regulatory protection revokes specified secretarial order relating protecting wilderness characteristics lands managed bureau_of_land_management blm amends consolidated_appropriations_act repeal prohibition use funds commercial oil_shale leasing program oil_shale lease sales directs secretary offer leases oil_shale resources confers exclusive jurisdiction district_court district_of_columbia covered energy projects act establishes office federal oil gas permit coordinator instructs secretary establish maintain coordination mayor north_slope_borough alaska separate alaska offshore continental_shelf coordination office coordinate leasing program amends clean_air act redefine air pollutant exclude carbon dioxide water vapor methane nitrous oxide hydrofluorocarbons perfluorocarbons sulfur hexafluoride greenhouse gases declares specified statutes addressing pollution control shall treated authorizing requiring regulation climate change global warming amends energy_independence_and_security_act repeal prohibition federal procurement alternative synthetic fuel requires administrator environmental_protection_agency epa request governor state governing body indian tribe enter streamlined refinery permitting agreement sets forth deadlines approval disapproval consolidated permits construction new expansion existing refineries submission existing refinery permit applications requires epa administrator conduct research demonstration program evaluate air quality benefits ultra clean fischer-tropsch transportation fuel including diesel jet fuel directs secretary extend year term lease producing april suspended operations permit processing consideration accordance moratorium set forth minerals_management_service notice secretary decision memorandum dated july directs president acting secretary energy doe coordinate specified federal agencies ensure expedited schedule construction operation keystone_xl pipeline expresses sense congress united_states decrease dependence oil countries hostile interests canada long strong trading partner increased access energy resources create jobs united_states


Summary: American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment, and Entrepreneurship Act or the AGREE Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend certain tax expenditure provisions for business taxpayers, including: (1) bonus depreciation and expensing of business and investment assets, (2) the 100% exclusion from gross income of gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock, and (3) the tax credit for increasing research expenses. Increases to 20% the rate of the alternative simplified research tax credit and makes such credit permanent. Increases the research tax credit for the research expenses of manufacturers whose domestic production gross receipts exceed 50% of their total production gross receipts. Allows a business-related tax credit of up to $100,000 for 25% of the franchise fees paid or incurred by a veteran for the purchase of a franchise. Amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to exempt certain small issuers of securities from the internal control reporting and assessment requirements of such Act. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the per country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, and (2) increase the per country numerical limitation for family based immigrants from 7% to 15% of the total number of family-sponsored visas. Amends the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 to eliminate the provision requiring the reduction of annual People's Republic of China immigrant visas to offset status adjustments under such Act. Sets forth a transition period for employment-based immigrant visas and per country distribution rules for reserved and unreserved visas. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to share information and provide: (1) unredacted samples of the products, packaging, and labels, or related photos with trademark right holders if United States Customs and Border Protection suspects an import or export violation under specified provisions of the Lanham Act relating to copied or simulated marks or names; and (2) samples to affected parties upon the seizure of material imported in violation of specified federal copyright laws prohibiting the circumvention of technological measures that control access to or protect a copyrighted work.

american growth recovery empowerment entrepreneurship act agree act amends_the_internal_revenue_code extend certain tax expenditure provisions business taxpayers including bonus depreciation expensing business investment assets exclusion gross income gain sale exchange qualified small business stock tax credit increasing research expenses increases rate alternative simplified research tax credit makes credit permanent increases research tax credit research expenses manufacturers domestic production gross receipts exceed total production gross receipts allows business related tax credit franchise fees paid incurred veteran purchase franchise amends sarbanes-oxley_act exempt certain small issuers securities internal control reporting assessment requirements act amends immigration_and_nationality_act eliminate country numerical limitation employment based immigrants increase country numerical limitation family based immigrants total number family sponsored visas amends chinese_student_protection_act eliminate provision requiring reduction annual people republic china immigrant visas offset status adjustments act sets forth transition period employment based immigrant visas country distribution rules reserved unreserved visas authorizes secretary homeland_security dhs share information provide samples products packaging labels related trademark right holders united_states_customs border_protection suspects import export violation specified provisions act relating copied simulated marks names samples affected parties seizure material imported violation specified federal copyright laws prohibiting circumvention technological measures control access protect copyrighted work