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Honoring Workers' Rights Act

To redesignate the Frances Perkins Department of Labor building located at 200 Constitution Ave., NW in Washington, DC as the Reed Larson Department of Labor Building 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honoring Workers’ Rights Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (a) Reed Larson was the driving force behind one of the greatest expansions of workers’ rights, the Right to Work. (b) The overwhelming majority of Americans and union workers agree no one should have to pay a union boss to get or keep a job. (c) Millions of workers around the country can now choose whether to join a union because of Reed Larson’s life work. (d) A union accountable to its members is a union that can better represent its members. 3. Reed Larson Department of Labor Building (a) Designation The Department of Labor building located at 200 Constitution Ave., NW in Washington, DC is redesignated as the Reed Larson Building (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referenced to subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Reed Larson Department of Labor Building

Summary: Honoring Workers' Rights Act - Redesignates the Department of Labor building located at 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., as the "Reed Larson Building.&quot;
Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014


Summary: Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014 - Prohibits the executive branch of the government from: exempting or deferring from removal, by executive order, regulation, or any other means, categories of aliens considered under the immigration laws to be unlawfully present in the United States; treating such aliens as if they were lawfully present or had a lawful immigration status; or treating them other than as unauthorized aliens. States that such prohibition shall not apply: to the extent prohibited by the Constitution; upon the request of federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies for purposes of maintaining aliens in the United States to be tried for crimes or to be trial witnesses; or for humanitarian purposes where the aliens are at imminent risk of serious bodily harm or death. Declares that any executive branch action intending to circumvent the objectives of this Act shall be null and void and without legal effect. States that this Act shall take effect as if enacted on November 20, 2014, and shall apply to requests (whether the request is original or for reopening of a previously denied request) submitted on or after that date for: (1) work authorization; or (2) exemption from, or deferral of, removal.
Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2014

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the definition of an unauthorized alien to include aliens who have not been admitted to and are not lawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2014 2. Admission and lawful presence required for employment authorization Section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3) (1) by inserting before authorized to be so employed by this Act an alien otherwise admitted to and lawfully present in the United States, and (2) by inserting at the end the following: An alien without lawful status shall be considered to be an unauthorized alien for purposes of this Act.

Summary: Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2014 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) exclude from the definition of &quot;unauthorized alien,&quot; with respect to the unlawful employment of aliens, any alien otherwise admitted to and lawfully present in the United States; and (2) consider an alien without lawful status to be an unauthorized alien whose employment is unlawful.
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2014


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the Environmental Protection Agency's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for FY2015-FY2019. Requires that the Initiative carry out programs and projects for Great Lakes protection and restoration. Directs the Initiative to prioritize programs and projects, including: the remediation of toxic substances and areas of concern; the prevention and control of invasive species and their impacts; the protection and restoration of near-shore health and the prevention and mitigation of nonpoint source pollution (water pollution that comes from many diffuse sources, such as pollution on the ground picked up by rain or snow); habitat and wildlife protection and restoration; and accountability, monitoring, evaluation, communication, and partnership activities. Prohibits funding made available to implement the Initiative from being used for any water infrastructure activity (other than a green infrastructure project that improves habitat and other ecosystem functions in the Great Lakes) for which funding is made available under the clean water or drinking water state revolving fund program. Requires federal agencies to maintain the base level of funding for their Great Lakes activities without regard to funding under the Initiative and identify new activities to support the environmental goals of the Initiative.
Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Don’t Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act 2. Exclusion of certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents Subsection (a) of section 104 and ; and (6) amounts received pursuant to— (A) section 1201 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3796 (B) a program established under the laws of any State which provides monetary compensation for surviving dependents of a public safety officer who has died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty, except that subparagraph (B) shall not apply to any amounts that would have been payable if death of the public safety officer had occurred other than as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty. .

Summary: Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income, for income tax purposes, federal public safety officer death benefits or amounts&nbsp;paid under a state program to surviving dependents of a public safety officer who died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty.
To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse".


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the &quot;R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse.&quot;
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16105 Swingley Ridge Road in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the "Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher Post Office".


Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16105 Swingley Ridge Road in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the "Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher Post Office."
To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.


Summary: Requires the Department of the Interior to establish within the Empowering Insular Communities activity a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to: (1) develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) and Freely Associated States (Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau); and (2) assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing the plan. Requires the plan to include: (1) recommendations to reduce reliance and expenditures on fuel shipped to the insular areas and Freely Associated States from ports outside the United States, to develop and utilize domestic fuel energy sources, and to improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency; (2) a schedule for implementation of the recommendations and identification and prioritization of specific projects; (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation. Requires Interior to approve the plan before it is implemented. Extends the federal immigration law transition period for the Northern Mariana Islands through December 31, 2019, including the annual reduction of nonimmigrant workers who may be admitted during such period.
First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act 2. Repealing first responders emergency medical equipment tax (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 4191(b) and (D) qualified emergency medical devices, and . (b) Qualified emergency medical device Subsection (b) of section 4191 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Qualified emergency medical device The term qualified emergency medical device (A) with illnesses, injuries, or other medical emergencies, or (B) in need of medical transport, extrication, or evacuation. . (c) Certain exemptions made applicable (1) The last sentence of subsection (a) of section 4221 of such Code is amended by striking (4), (2) The last sentence of paragraph (2) of section 6416(b) of such Code is amended by striking (C), (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales after December 31, 2012.

Summary: First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt a qualified emergency medical device from the excise tax on medical devices. Defines &quot;qualified emergency medical device&quot; as a medical device furnished by first responders or ambulance services in providing out-of-hospital or pre-hospital care, or transport to a medical care facility, for individuals with illnesses, injuries, or other medical emergencies or in need of medical transport, extrication, or evacuation.
To amend the United States Cotton Futures Act to exclude certain cotton futures contracts from coverage under such Act.


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the United States Cotton Futures Act to exclude cotton future contracts involving cotton that is grown outside of the United States and tendered for delivery from coverage under the Act, including the requirement that the cotton be classified by the Department of Agriculture (USDA).
To extend the authorization for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to extend through FY2015 the authorization for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Christmas Tree Tax Exclusion Act

To exclude Choose and Cut 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Christmas Tree Tax Exclusion Act 2. Exclusion of Choose and Cut (a) Exclusion The Christmas tree promotion, research, and information order contained in part 1214 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, and issued by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7411 et seq. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Choose and Cut Christmas tree producer The term Choose and Cut Christmas tree producer (2) Christmas tree The term Christmas tree (3) Producer The term producer

Summary: Christmas Tree Tax Exclusion Act - Excludes &quot;choose and cut&quot; Christmas tree producers from the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order, which was authorized by the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 and includes an assessment on Christmas tree producers to fund a promotion, research, and information program for fresh cut Christmas trees.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exception for certain public-private research arrangements from the business use test for purposes of determining private activity bonds.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exception for certain public-private research arrangements from the business use test for purposes of determining private activity bonds. 1. Exception to business use test for certain public-private research arrangements (a) In general Section 141(b) (10) Exception for certain research arrangements (A) In general Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an issue if the proceeds of such issue are to be used under an arrangement relating to basic research at a facility— (i) owned by a governmental unit or a 501(c)(3) organization, and (ii) the governmental unit or a 501(c)(3) organization enters into a bona fide, arm’s-length contractual arrangement with a person other than a governmental unit or a 501(c)(3) organization regarding the terms for sharing the economic benefits of any products resulting from basic research, including arrangements in which those economic terms (such as exclusive or non-exclusive licenses of intellectual property and licensing fees or royalty rates) are determined in advance at the time the parties enter into the contractual arrangement. (B) Basic research For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term basic research . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to research agreements entered into after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax exemption for private activity bond interest&nbsp;if the proceeds from such a bond are to be used for basic research (i.e., any original investigation for the advancement of scientific knowledge not having a specific commercial objective)&nbsp;at a government unit, a tax-exempt&nbsp;charitable organization, or a private organization that has a bona-fide contractual arrangement with&nbsp;a government&nbsp;unit or tax-exempt organization.
PROPER Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the enhanced selective discharge authority currently available to the Secretary of a military department to permit a commissioned officer in the Armed Forces who was appointed from the enlisted ranks and has at least 20 years of service, at least four years of which has been commissioned service, to retire in the officer’s commissioned rank. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Proudly Restoring Officers of Prior Enlistment Retirement Act PROPER Act 2. Reduction in required length of commissioned service for retirement as an officer (a) Army Section 3911(b) (1) in paragraph (2), by striking The period Except as provided in paragraph (3), the period (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) During the period beginning on January 1, 2014, and ending on September 30, 2016, the requirement under subsection (a) for at least 10 years of active service as a commissioned officer shall be reduced to a period of at least four years. . (b) Navy and Marine Corps Section 6323(a)(2) (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking The period Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the period (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) During the period beginning on January 1, 2014, and ending on September 30, 2016, the requirement under paragraph (1) for at least 10 years of active service as a commissioned officer shall be reduced to a period of at least four years. . (c) Air Force Section 8911(b) (1) in paragraph (2), by striking The period Except as provided in paragraph (3), the period (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) During the period beginning on January 1, 2014, and ending on September 30, 2016, the requirement under subsection (a) for at least 10 years of active service as a commissioned officer shall be reduced to a period of at least four years. . (d) Retroactive application In the case of a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who was retired under section 638a, 3911(a), 6323(a), or 8911(a) of title 10, United States Code, during the period beginning on January 1, 2014, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall modify the rank in which the member was retired if necessary to comply with the amendments made by this section.

Summary: Proudly Restoring Officers of Prior Enlistment Retirement Act or the PROPER Act - Reduces to four the number of years&nbsp;that previously enlisted commissioned officers who have performed a certain minimum number of years of military service to become eligible for retirement must have actively served in the rank of commissioned officer in order to retire in the officer rank instead of in their previous enlisted rank. (Currently, a requirement for 10 years of active service as a commissioned officer has been reduced temporarily to 8 years.) Makes the reduction to four years applicable during the period&nbsp;from January 1, 2014, to September 30, 2016.
Anchorage Land Conveyance Act of 2013

To provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the city of Anchorage, Alaska, for purposes of economic development by conveyance of the Federal reversion interest to the City. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anchorage Land Conveyance Act of 2013 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) City The term City (2) Non-federal land The term non-Federal land (A) Block 42, Original Townsite of Anchorage, Anchorage Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, consisting of approximately 1.93 acres, commonly known as the Egan Center, Petrovich Park, and Old City Hall. (B) Lots 9, 10, and 11, Block 66, Original Townsite of Anchorage, Anchorage Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, consisting of approximately 0.48 acres, commonly known as the parking lot at 7th Avenue and I Street. (C) Lot 13, Block 15, Original Townsite of Anchorage, Anchorage Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, consisting of approximately 0.24 acres, an unimproved vacant lot located at H Street and Christensen Drive. (3) Secretary The term Secretary 3. Conveyance of reversionary interests, Anchorage, Alaska (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, the reversionary interests of the United States in and to the non-Federal land for the purpose of unencumbering the title to the non-Federal land to enable economic development of the non-Federal land. (b) Legal descriptions As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the exact legal descriptions of the non-Federal land shall be determined in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary. (c) Additional terms and conditions The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions to the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (d) Costs The City shall pay all costs associated with the conveyance under subsection (a), including the costs of any surveys, recording costs, and other reasonable costs. December 16, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Anchorage Land Conveyance Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the city of Anchorage, Alaska, the reversionary interests of the United States in specified parcels of non-federal land in order to unencumber the title to such land to enable the economic development of such land. Requires the city to pay all costs associated with such conveyance.
To require a report on procurement supply chain vulnerabilities within the Department of Defense.

To require a report on procurement supply chain vulnerabilities within the Department of Defense. 1. Report on procurement supply chain vulnerabilities (a) Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on how sole source suppliers of components to the Department of Defense procurement supply chain create vulnerabilities to military attack, terrorism, natural disaster, industrial shock, financial crisis, or geopolitical crisis, such as an embargo of key raw materials or industrial inputs. (b) Matters covered The report required by subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) A list of the components in the Department of Defense procurement supply chain for which there is a supplier that controls over 50 percent of the global market. (2) A list of parts of the supply chain where there is inadequate information to ascertain whether there is a single source supplier of components. (3) The Secretary’s recommendations on which single source suppliers create vulnerabilities, as well as recommendations on how to reduce those vulnerabilities. (c) Form of report The report required by subsection (a) may be classified.

Summary: Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to report to Congress&nbsp;regarding how sole source suppliers of components to the&nbsp;DOD procurement supply chain create vulnerabilities to military attack, terrorism, natural disaster, industrial shock, financial crisis, or geopolitical crisis, such as an embargo of key raw materials or industrial inputs. Requires the report to include: (1) a list of the supply chain components for which there is a supplier that controls over 50% of the global market; (2)&nbsp;a list of parts of the supply chain where there is inadequate information to ascertain whether there is a single source supplier of components; and (3) the Secretary's recommendations on which single source suppliers create vulnerabilities and on how to reduce those vulnerabilities.
Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include community centers, including tax-exempt houses of worship, as &quot;private nonprofit facilities&quot; for purposes of disaster relief and emergency assistance eligibility under such Act. Makes a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or other house of worship, and a private nonprofit facility operated by a religious organization, eligible for federal contributions for the repair, restoration, and replacement of facilities damaged or destroyed by a major disaster, without regard to the religious character of the facility or the primary religious use of the facility. Makes this Act applicable to the provision of assistance in response to a major disaster or emergency declared on or after October 28, 2012.
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act 2. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes (a) In general Chapter 55 5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes In any case arising out of the administration by the Secretary of laws and benefits under this title, a person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness shall not be considered adjudicated as a mental defective under subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of section 922 . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes. . July 19, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act - Prohibits, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), any person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness from being considered adjudicated as a mental defective for purposes of the right to receive or transport firearms without the order or finding of a judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others.
Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2013

To exclude insurance companies from the Federal Depository Insurance Corporation’s orderly liquidation authority 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2013 2. Liquidation authority (a) Definition of financial company Clause (iii) of section 201(a)(11)(B) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5381(a)(11)(B)(iii) an insurance company or other than (b) Treatment of insurance companies and subsidiaries Subsection (e) of section 203 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5383(e) (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking if an insurance company is a covered financial company or a subsidiary or affiliate of a covered financial company, (B) by striking such insurance an insurance (2) by striking paragraph (3). (c) Assessments Paragraph (1) of section 210(o) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5390(o)(1) , excluding an insurance company subject to assessment pursuant to applicable State law to cover (or reimburse payments made to cover) the costs of rehabilitation, liquidation, or other State insolvency proceeding with respect to 1 or more insurance companies, $50,000,000,000

Summary: Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2013 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to exclude an insurance company from the definition of a &quot;financial company&quot; for purposes of such Act (thus removing an insurance company from the purview of the Act). Removes from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) the authority to place insurance companies into orderly liquidation. Excludes from the definition of &quot;eligible financial company&quot; for purposes of risk-based assessments an insurance company subject to assessment under state law to cover the costs of state insolvency proceeding regarding an insurance company.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the "Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building".


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the "Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building."
To designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, as the "Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

To designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, as the Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse 1. Designation The Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, shall be known and designated as the Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse 2. References Any reference in law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal Building and United States Courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse

Summary: Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, as the &quot;Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse.&quot;
National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act


Summary: National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold, silver, and half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service (NPS). Authorizes the issuance of coins under this Act only for a one-year period, beginning on January 1, 2016. Requires the Secretary to make bulk sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable discount. Requires all sales of coins minted under this Act to include a surcharge of $35 per gold coin, $10 per silver coin, and $5 per half-dollar clad coin. Requires all of the surcharges received from the sale of such coins to be paid to the National Park Foundation for projects and programs to help preserve and protect resources under the stewardship of the NPS and to promote public enjoyment and appreciation of those resources. Prohibits the surcharges paid to the Foundation from being used for land acquisition. Directs the Secretary to take actions to ensure that: (1) minting and issuing such coins will not result in any net cost to the U.S. government; and (2) no funds will be disbursed to the recipients designated in this Act until the total cost of designing and issuing such coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping) is recovered by the Treasury.
National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013

To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to require that any new national wildlife refuge may not be established except as expressly authorized by statute. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013 2. Prohibition on establishment of new national wildlife refuges (a) In general Section 4(a) of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 ( 16 U.S.C. 668dd(a) (6) The Secretary may not establish any national wildlife refuge except as expressly authorized by a law enacted after January 3, 2013. . (b) Existing refuges not affected The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any national wildlife refuge established on or before January 3, 2013. September 20, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013 - Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from establishing any new national wildlife refuges, except as expressly authorized by a law enacted after January 3, 2013.
To authorize and request the President to award the congressional Medal of Honor to Arthur Jibilian for actions behind enemy lines during World War II while a member of the United States Navy and the Office of Strategic Services.

To authorize and request the President to award the congressional Medal of Honor to Arthur Jibilian for actions behind enemy lines during World War II while a member of the United States Navy and the Office of Strategic Services. 1. Authorization and request for award of Medal of Honor to Arthur Jibilian for acts of valor during World War II (a) Authorization Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in sections 6248 6250 (b) Acts of valor described The acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of Arthur Jibilian during the successful 1944 operation by the Office of Strategic Services, code-named Operation Halyard

Summary: Authorizes and requests the President to award the Medal of Honor to Arthur Jibilian for his actions, while a member of the Navy and OSS, during the successful 1944 operation by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), code-named &quot;Operation Halyard,&quot; to protect and facilitate in the rescue of over 500 allied airmen behind enemy lines.
To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range.


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Redesignates: (1) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, as the "NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center," and (2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Western Aeronautical Test Range in California as the "NASA Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range."
To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit, and for other purposes.


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Requires the President's annual buget submission to Congress to provide an estimate of the pro rata cost to individuals who file an income tax return of any projected deficit for the fiscal year.
To amend subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, regarding county additions to the Appalachian region.

To amend subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, regarding county additions to the Appalachian region. 1. Additions to appalachian region Section 14102(a)(1)(K) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting Hickman, Hawkins, (2) by inserting Perry, Overton, (3) by inserting Wayne, Washington,

Summary: Adds the Tennessee counties of Hickman, Perry, and Wayne to the definition of &quot;Appalachian region&quot; for purposes of Appalachian regional development efforts.
Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on April 10, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act - Amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation) to contract for the development of small conduit hydropower at Bureau facilities. Defines: (1) "small conduit hydropower" as five megawatts or less; and (2) "conduit" as a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance. Requires that power privilege leases be offered first to an irrigation district or water users association operating or receiving water from the applicable transferred or reserved conduit. Defines: (1) reserved conduit as any conduit included in project works whose care, operation, and maintenance has been reserved by the Secretary (through the Bureau); and (2) transferred conduit as any conduit included in project works whose care, operation, and maintenance has been transferred to a legally organized water users association or irrigation district. Requires the Secretary to offer the lease of power privilege to other parties if the irrigation district or water users association elects not to accept a lease of power privilege offer. Requires the Bureau to apply its categorical exclusion process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to small conduit hydropower, except with respect to siting of associated transmission on federal lands. Makes the Bureau's Power Resources Office the lead office for such small conduit hydropower policy and procedure-setting activities. (Thus excludes such activities from the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FERC].) Declares that nothing in this Act shall: (1) obligate specified power administrations to purchase or market the power produced by such facilities, (2) alter or impede the delivery and management of water for original project purposes, or (3) alter or affect any existing agreements for conduit hydropower development projects or disposition of revenues. Deems water used for conduit hydropower generation to be incidental to use of water for the original project purposes.
American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act


Summary: American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a single congressional gold medal in honor of the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of the nation's freedom. Requires the medal to be given to the Smithsonian Institution for display and research purposes. Expresses the sense of Congress that the medal should be made available for display elsewhere, particularly at locations associated with the American Fighter Aces. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates of the gold medal at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals.
Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 8, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Henderson Redevelopment Agency of the city of Henderson, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United States of the approximately 948 identified acres of Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land within the Three Kids Mine Project Site (the federal land). Requires the Henderson Redevelopment Agency to pay the fair market value, if any, for the federal land. Directs the Secretary to determine the fair market value of the federal land based on an appraisal that does not take into account any existing contamination. Requires the Henderson Redevelopment Agency to reimburse the Secretary for appraisal costs. Directs the Secretary to prepare a reasonable estimate of the costs to assess, remediate, and reclaim the Three Kids Mine Project Site. Requires the Mine Remediation and Reclamation Agreement to be an enforceable consent order or agreement administered by the state. (Sec. 4) Withdraws the federal land, for a 10-year period, beginning on the earlier of enactment, or on the date of conveyance, from: (1) entry, appropriation, operation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and the geothermal leasing laws. Relinquishes and revokes, subject to valid existing rights, any withdrawal that includes any portion of the federal land for which the Bureau of Reclamation has no further need. Declares that nothing in this Act diminishes, hinders, or interferes with the exclusive and perpetual use by existing rights holders of the operation, maintenance, and improvement of water conveyance infrastructure and facilities situated on the federal land constructed or permitted by the Bureau of Reclamation before the effective date of this Act. (Sec. 5) Adjusts the boundary of the River Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern to exclude any portion of the Three Kids Mine Project Site. (Sec. 6) Applies the responsibility for complying with the mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed under section 3, upon completion of the conveyance, to the responsible party and the state of Nevada. (Defines &quot;responsible party&quot; as the private sector entity designated by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and approved by the state, to complete the assessment, remediation, reclamation, and redevelopment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site.) (Sec. 7) Makes the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 inapplicable to land conveyed under this Act.
To amend the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles.


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement that a dealer of new light-duty motor vehicles furnish a certification to the purchaser that the vehicle conforms to applicable regulations concerning emission standards, including notice of warranty rights should the vehicle fail to conform to such regulations.
PESTT Act

To define urban rodent control for purposes of clarifying the control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by the Wildlife Services program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and by the private sector, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pest Elimination Services Transparency and Terminology PESTT Act 2. Urban rodent control defined Title I of the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988 ( Public Law 100–202 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service—Salaries and Expenses 7 U.S.C. 426c Animal Damage Control activities Animal Damage Control activities, and the term urban rodent control 42 U.S.C. 1490 3. Report on activities of Wildlife Services program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Not later than October 1, 2013, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that— (1) identifies activities carried out by the Wildlife Services program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service that can be carried out by entities with appropriate expertise and capacity in the private sector; (2) prioritizes the activities conducted by the Wildlife Services program that— (A) are vital to the protection of public health and safety and agricultural production; and (B) can be performed by the entities referred to in paragraph (1); and (3) recommends ways, including any necessary changes to Federal statutes, to avoid duplicative work being conducted by the Wildlife Services program and the private sector.

Summary: Pest Elimination Services Transparency and Terminology or the PESTT Act - Amends the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988, with respect to nuisance animal control activities and agreements of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), to define &quot;urban rodent control&quot; (excepted from such activities) as efforts to directly control any mammal in the order Rodentia in a location that is not an airport or in a rural area. Requires the Comptroller General to submit a report to Congress on activities carried out by the Wildlife Services program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service that: (1) identifies activities that can be carried out by private sector entities, (2) prioritizes those vital to the protection of public health and safety and agricultural production and that can be performed by such entities, and (3) recommends ways to avoid duplication by the Wildlife Services program and the private sector.
Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act - Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, and (2) has not changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers.
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project.

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project. 1. Pilot Project offices of Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project Section 365 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15924 (d) Pilot project offices The following Bureau of Land Management Offices shall serve as the Pilot Project offices: (1) Rawlins Field Office, Wyoming. (2) High Plains District Office, Wyoming. (3) Montana/Dakotas State Office, Montana. (4) Farmington Field Office, New Mexico. (5) Carlsbad Field Office, New Mexico. (6) Grand Junction/Glenwood Springs Field Office, Colorado. (7) Vernal Field Office, Utah. . May 14, 2013 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 14, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise the list of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project offices. Replaces the Miles City, Montana, field office with the Montana/Dakotas State Office, Montana (Billings). Replaces the Buffalo Field Office, Wyoming, with the High Plains District Office, Wyoming.
South Carolina Offshore Drilling Act of 2013

To establish requirements for oil and gas leasing of areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of South Carolina. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the South Carolina Offshore Drilling Act of 2013 2. Lease sales off the coast of South Carolina In determining the areas off the coast of South Carolina to be made available for leasing under Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (2012–2017), the Secretary of the Interior— (1) shall act in accordance with section 18(a)(2)(F) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1344(a)(2)(F) (2) shall focus on areas considered to have the most geologically promising energy resources.

Summary: South Carolina Offshore Drilling Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, when determining the areas off the coast of South Carolina that are to be made available for leasing under Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil &amp; Gas Leasing Program (2012-2017), to: (1) consider the laws, goals, and policies of the state of South Carolina; and (2) focus upon areas considered to have the most geologically promising energy resources.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, as the "George Thomas 'Mickey' Leland Post Office Building".


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, as the "George Thomas 'Mickey' Leland Post Office Building."