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To reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

To reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes. 1. State criminal alien assistance program (a) SCAAP reauthorization Section 241(i)(5)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)(C) 2011. 2020. (b) SCAAP assistance for States (1) Assistance for states incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with certain crimes Section 241(i)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(3)(A) charged with or convicted (2) Assistance for states incarcerating unverified aliens Section 241(i) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(i) (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; (B) in paragraph (7), as redesignated, by striking (5) (6) (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) In the case of an alien whose immigration status is unable to be verified by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and who would otherwise be an undocumented criminal alien if the alien is unlawfully present in the United States, the Attorney General shall compensate the State or political subdivision of the State for the incarceration of the alien in accordance with paragraph (2). .

Summary: This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) through FY2020. SCAAP provides payments to state, local, and tribal governments to offset the costs of incarcerating certain undocumented criminal aliens. It expands the definition of &ldquo;undocumented criminal alien&rdquo; to include an alien who has been charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors. Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Justice to reimburse a state, local, or tribal government for costs to incarcerate a criminal alien whose immigration status cannot be verified by the Department of Homeland Security. (Currently, a criminal alien with lawful immigration status does not meet the criteria for SCAAP reimbursement.)
District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act

To authorize the establishment of a program of voluntary separation incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts and employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act 2. Authorization for program of voluntary separation incentive payments for District of Columbia courts (a) In general Chapter 17 11–1726A. Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments The Joint Committee on Judicial Administration may, by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to the program established under subchapter II of chapter 35 courts courts, except that the maximum amount of the payment made under the program to any individual may not exceed the amount referred to in section 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of chapter 17 11–1726A. Voluntary separation incentive payments. . 3. Authorization for program of voluntary separation incentive payments for District of Columbia Public Defender Service Section 305 of the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 (sec. 2–1605, D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) The Director may establish a program substantially similar to the program established under subchapter II of chapter 35 Service Service, except that the maximum amount of the payment made under the program to any individual may not exceed the amount referred to in section 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code . September 20, 2016 Reported with amendments, 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 September 20, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the District of Columbia Code to authorize the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration to establish a voluntary separation incentive payments program for nonjudicial employees of the District courts substantially similar to that for certain federal employees and members of the uniformed services, except that the maximum payment amount to any individual may not exceed $25,000. (Sec. 3) The District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 is amended to authorize the District of Columbia Public Defender Service also to establish such a program for the Service's employees, again limiting the maximum payment amount to any individual to $25,000.
Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 2016

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor to provide information to veterans and members of the Armed Forces about articulation agreements between institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Veterans’ Educational Choice Act of 2016 2. Department of Veterans Affairs provision of information on articulation agreements between institutions of higher learning (a) Information Department of Veterans Affairs counselors who provide educational or vocational counseling services pursuant to section 3697A of title 38, United States Code, shall provide to any eligible individual who requests such counseling services information about the articulation agreements of each institution of higher learning in which the veteran is interested. (b) Certification of eligibility When the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides to a veteran a certification of eligibility for educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary shall also include detailed information on such educational assistance, including information on requesting education counseling services and on articulation agreements. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term institution of higher learning (2) The term articulation agreement Public Law 89–329 20 U.S.C. 1093a (d) Deadline for implementation The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall implement this section not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. November 14, 2016 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 expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) counselors who provide specified educational or vocational counseling services to provide a requesting veteran or member of the Armed Forces with information about the articulation agreements (agreements governing the transferability of credits toward meeting specific degree or program requirements) of each institution of higher learning in which the individual is interested. The VA shall: (1) provide a veteran who is certified as eligible for VA educational assistance with information on education counseling services and articulation agreements, and (2) implement this bill within 90 days after its enactment.
Good Samaritan Assessment Act of 2016

To require a study by the Comptroller General of the United States on Good Samaritan laws that pertain to treatment of opioid overdoses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Good Samaritan Assessment Act of 2016 2. Finding The Congress finds that the executive branch, including the Office of National Drug Control Policy, has a policy focus on preventing and addressing prescription drug misuse and heroin use, and has worked with States and municipalities to enact Good Samaritan laws that would protect caregivers, law enforcement personnel, and first responders who administer opioid overdose reversal drugs or devices. 3. GAO Study on Good Samaritan laws pertaining to treatment of opioid overdoses The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on— (1) the extent to which the Director of National Drug Control Policy has reviewed Good Samaritan laws, and any findings from such a review, including findings related to the potential effects of such laws, if available; (2) efforts by the Director to encourage the enactment of Good Samaritan laws; and (3) a compilation of Good Samaritan laws in effect in the States, the territories, and the District of Columbia. 4. Definitions In this Act— (1) the term Good Samaritan law (2) the term opioid May 6, 2016 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 expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Good Samaritan Assessment Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to submit a report about the Office of National Drug Control Policy's (ONDCP's) review of state and local Good Samaritan laws that exempt from criminal or civil liability any individual who administers an opioid overdose reversal drug or device or who contacts emergency services providers in response to an overdose. The report must: (1) address the extent to which the ONDCP has reviewed such Good Samaritan laws, including any findings related to the potential effects of such laws; (2) describe the ONDCP's efforts to encourage enactment of such laws; and (3) provide a compilation of such Good Samaritan laws in effect in states. (Sec. 4) For purposes of the report, "opioid" means any drug, including heroin, having an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine or being capable of conversion into a drug having such addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability.
Love Lives On Act of 2016

To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the definition of surviving spouse 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Love Lives On Act of 2016 2. Modification of definition of surviving spouse (a) In general Section 101(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking and who has not remarried such other person (b) Conforming amendments Such title is further amended as follows: (1) In section 103— (A) by striking subsection (d); and (B) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). (2) In section 1922(b)(2)(A), by striking and while unremarried (3) In section 2306(b)(4), by striking subsection: subsection, the term veteran (4) In section 2402(a)(5), by striking (which for purposes of this chapter includes a surviving spouse who had a subsequent remarriage) (5) In section 5110(l), by inserting after remarriage by death or divorce occurring before the date of the enactment of the Love Lives on Act of 2016 (6) In section 5120— (A) in subsection (b), by striking or in the case of a surviving spouse, if the postal employee believes that the surviving spouse has remarried (unless the mail is addressed to the surviving spouse in the name the surviving spouse has acquired by the remarriage) (B) in subsection (c), by striking or remarriage (7) In section 5121(3), by striking or remarried surviving spouse (8) In section 7297(f)(2), by striking terminated upon the surviving spouse’s death. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to benefits payable for months beginning on or after such date.

Summary: Love Lives On Act of 2016 This bill amends the definition of a veteran's &quot;surviving spouse,&quot; for the purpose of veterans benefits provisions, to eliminate the requirement that such person: (1) has not remarried; or (2) has not, since the death of the veteran and after September 19, 1962, lived with another person and held himself or herself out to be the other person's spouse. The effective date of an award of specified veterans benefits to a surviving spouse based upon termination of a remarriage by death or divorce occurring before the date of enactment of this bill shall be the date of death, or the date the judicial decree or divorce becomes final, if an application therefor is received within one year of the remarriage's termination.
Empowering Educators to Prevent Trafficking Act

To authorize the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice to award grants to local educational agencies to establish, expand, and support programs to train school staff to recognize and respond to signs of labor and sex trafficking. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering Educators to Prevent Trafficking Act 2. Grants for training school staff to recognize and respond to signs of labor and sex trafficking (a) In general The Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice may award grants to local educational agencies to establish, expand, and support programs to train school staff to recognize and respond to signs of labor trafficking and sex trafficking. (b) Program requirements A program funded through a grant under this section shall include— (1) training on— (A) indicators that an individual is a victim or potential victim of labor trafficking or sex trafficking; (B) options and procedures for referring such an individual, as appropriate, to— (i) information on such trafficking; and (ii) legal, social, and health services for victims of such trafficking; and (C) reporting requirements and procedures in accordance with applicable Federal and State law; and (2) a plan, developed and implemented in consultation with local law enforcement authorities, to ensure the safety of school staff reporting such trafficking. (c) Priority In awarding grants under this section, the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice shall give priority to local educational agencies serving a high-intensity child sex trafficking area. (d) Definitions In this Act: (1) ESEA terms The terms elementary school local educational agency other staff secondary school 20 U.S.C. 7801 (2) High-intensity child sex trafficking area The term high-intensity child sex trafficking area (3) Labor trafficking The term labor trafficking 22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(B) (4) School staff The term school staff (5) Sex trafficking The term sex trafficking 22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(A)

Summary: Empowering Educators to Prevent Trafficking Act This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to award grants to local educational agencies to train school staff to recognize and respond to signs of&nbsp;labor and sex trafficking.
Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act of 2016


Summary: Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make grants to small business development centers (SBDCs) in furtherance of a Small Business Development Center Cyber Strategy to be developed by the SBA and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issues a report that reviews federal cybersecurity resources aimed at assisting small businesses. SBDCs shall have access to cybersecurity specialists to counsel their small business clients. (Sec. 3) The Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the Small Business Act are amended to allow DHS and other federal agencies coordinating with DHS to leverage SBDCs to disseminate cybersecurity risk information and other homeland security information to help small businesses in developing cybersecurity infrastructure, threat awareness, and employee training programs. (Sec. 5) The GAO's cyber resources report must include: (1) an accounting, description, and assessment of the utilization of federal programs that provide cybersecurity assistance to small businesses; and (2) an assessment of whether the resources are duplicative of other programs or accessible to small businesses. The strategy must include: plans for leveraging SBDCs into existing federal cyber programs to assist small businesses; methods for the provision of counsel and assistance to improve small businesses' cyber security infrastructure, threat awareness, and training programs for employees, including agreements with Information Sharing and Analysis Centers to gain awareness of actionable threat information that may be beneficial to small businesses; and an analysis of how SBDCs can leverage federal programs and develop partnerships with federal, state, and local governments and private entities to improve cyber support services to small businesses. The SBA's and DHS's strategy must be developed in consultation with entities representing SBDC concerns and submitted to Congress.
Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify air carriers and security screening personnel of the Transportation Security Administration of such Administration’s guidelines regarding permitting baby formula, breast milk, and juice on airplanes, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bottles and Breast­feeding Equipment Screening Act 2. TSA security screening guidelines for baby formula, breast milk, purified deionized water for infants, and juice on airplanes; training on special procedures Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall— (1) notify air carriers and security screening personnel of the Transportation Security Administration and personnel of private security companies providing security screening pursuant to section 44920 of title 49, United States Code, of such Administration’s guidelines regarding permitting baby formula, breast milk, purified deionized water for infants, and juice on airplanes under the Administration’s guidelines known as the 3–1–1 Liquids Rule Exemption; and (2) in training procedures for security screening personnel of the Administration and private security companies providing security screening pursuant to section 44920 of title 49, United States Code, include training on special screening procedures. Amend the title so as to read: A bill to direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to notify air carriers and security screening personnel of the Transportation Security Administration of such Administration’s guidelines regarding permitting baby formula, breast milk, and juice on airplanes, and for other purposes. September 20, 2016 Reported with amendments, 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 September 20, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to: notify air carriers, TSA security screening personnel, and private security screening personnel of TSA's 3-1-1 Liquids Rule Exemption guidelines allowing baby formula, breast milk, purified deionized water for infants, and juice on airlines; and include training on all special screening procedures for TSA security screening personnel and private security screening personnel.
Congress is Not a Career Act

To allow Members of Congress to decline certain retirement benefits and contributions by the Federal Government, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congress is Not a Career Act 2. Granting Members of Congress the option to decline certain benefits (a) Federal Employees Retirement System opt out Section 8401(20) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking , and who 2004 (b) Thrift Savings Plan agency contribution opt out Section 8432(c) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, contributions under paragraphs (1) through (3) may not be made in the case of any Member who makes an election under subparagraph (B). (B) Any Member may, by written notice to the official by whom such Member is paid, elect not to receive contributions under this subsection. An election under this subparagraph— (i) shall be effective with respect to pay periods beginning on or after the date on which such election is made; and (ii) shall be irrevocable. .

Summary: Congress is Not a Career Act Redefines &quot;Member of Congress&quot; under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) with respect to the exclusion from the meaning of &quot;Member&quot; of any Member of the House of Representatives, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress, who opts out of FERS, but only if he or she served as a Member before the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004. Repeals the requirement of service before enactment of such Act. Allows Members to opt out of FERS benefits regardless of when they have been elected. Amends the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Agency Contributions requirements to permit a Member of Congress to elect irrevocably, by written notice to the official by whom such Member is paid, not to receive TSP contributions.
Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2016

To make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate the labeling of products made in the United States and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2016 2. Exclusivity of Federal authority to regulate labeling of products made in the United States and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce Section 320933 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 15 U.S.C. 45a (1) in the first sentence, by striking To the extent (a) In general To the extent ; (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Effect on State law The provisions of this section shall supersede any provisions of the law of any State relating to the extent to which a product is introduced, delivered for introduction, sold, advertised, or offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with a Made in the U.S.A. Made in America ; and (3) in the third sentence of subsection (a), as designated by paragraph (1), by striking Nothing in this section Except as provided in subsection (b), nothing in this section December 13, 2016 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 has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require the Federal Trade Commission's regulation of the labeling of products as &quot;Made in the U.S.A.&quot; or &quot;Made in America&quot; to supersede any state laws regarding the extent to which a product is introduced, delivered, sold, advertised, or offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with such a label in order to represent that the product was in whole or substantial part of domestic origin.
STAND for Ukraine Act


Summary: Stability and Democracy for Ukraine Act or the STAND for Ukraine Act This bill states that it is U.S. policy to assist the government of Ukraine in restoring its sovereignty and territorial integrity in order to reverse and deter Russian aggression in Ukraine. The bill prohibits: (1) a federal agency from taking any action or extending any assistance that recognizes Russian sovereignty over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters; and (2) the Government Publishing Office from printing any document indicating Crimea as part of the Russian Federation (Russia). U.S. sanctions provided for in Executive Order 13685 (blocking property of certain persons and prohibiting certain transactions with respect to the Crimea region of Ukraine) shall remain in effect until the President certifies to Congress that Ukraine's sovereignty over Crimea has been restored. The Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 is amended to authorize the President to block and prohibit a foreign person's transactions of property or property interests that are U.S.-sited or controlled by a U.S. person if the foreign person has knowingly: (1) violated Executive Orders 13685 or Executive Orders 13360 or 13661 (blocking property of persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine), or (2) facilitated deceptive or structured transactions for, or on behalf of, any person subject to U.S. sanctions against Russia. The President is authorized to impose similar sanctions against a foreign person: (1) who is responsible for, or complicit in, the commission of serious human rights abuses in any territory occupied or controlled by Russia; or (2) has materially assisted, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, such a person or is controlled by such a person. The President shall: (1) use U.S. influence to seek North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) adoption of a policy that opposes the transfer of defense articles and services to Russia while Russia occupies the territory of Ukraine or of a NATO member, and (2) direct appropriate U.S. agencies to monitor and identify transfers by NATO members of defense articles and services that are contrary to U.S policy. The Department of State shall develop and implement a strategy to respond to Russian-supported disinformation and propaganda efforts against persons in countries bordering Russia.
Criminal Alien Detention and Removal Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the inclusion of a term of supervised release as a part of a sentence for certain offenders, to provide for the removal of deportable alien offenders, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Criminal Alien Detention and Removal Act 2. Mandatory inclusion of a term of supervised release for certain offenders; removal of deportable alien offenders Section 3583 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) In general The court, in imposing a sentence to a term of imprisonment— (1) except as provided in paragraph (2), may include as a part of the sentence a requirement that the defendant be placed on a term of supervised release after imprisonment if the defendant has been convicted of a misdemeanor; and (2) shall include as a part of the sentence a requirement that the defendant be placed on a term of supervised release if the defendant has been convicted of a felony, if such a term is required by statute, or if the defendant has been convicted for the first time of a domestic violence crime as defined in section 3561(b). ; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking in determining whether to include a term of supervised release, and, if a term of supervised release is to be included, (B) by inserting after conditions of supervised release, and in the case of an offense described in subsection (a)(1), whether to include a term of supervised release, (3) in subsection (d), by striking the following: If an alien defendant is subject to deportation, the court may provide, as a condition of supervised release, that he be deported and remain outside the United States, and may order that he be delivered to a duly authorized immigration official for such deportation. (4) by adding at the end the following: (l) Alien offenders In the case of a defendant sentenced to a term of supervised release who is a deportable alien, the court— (1) may enter a judicial order of removal against the alien, and provide that as a condition of supervised release, the alien— (A) remain outside of the United States; and (B) be delivered to a duly authorized immigration official for deportation; or (2) except in the case where the court enters a judicial order of removal described in paragraph (1), shall provide that as a condition of supervised release, the alien be delivered to a duly authorized immigration official for removal proceedings in accordance with chapter 4 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1221 et seq. .

Summary: Criminal Alien Detention and Removal Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to require: (1)&nbsp;the supervised release of an individual&nbsp;following imprisonment for a&nbsp;felony conviction, and (2) the deportation of a deportable alien who is sentenced to supervised release. Current law allows, but generally does not require: (1)&nbsp;the supervised release of an individual following imprisonment,&nbsp;whether&nbsp;for&nbsp;a felony or misdemeanor conviction; and (2) the deportation of a deportable alien as a condition of supervised release.
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015

To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 2. Definition of employer Section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 152 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting or any Indian tribe, or any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its Indian lands, subdivision thereof, (2) by adding at the end the following: (15) The term Indian tribe (16) The term Indian (17) The term Indian lands (A) all lands within the limits of any Indian reservation; (B) any lands title to which is either held in trust by the United States for the benefit of any Indian tribe or individual or held by any Indian tribe or individual subject to restriction by the United States against alienation; and (C) any lands in the State of Oklahoma that are within the boundaries of a former reservation (as defined by the Secretary of the Interior) of a federally recognized Indian tribe. . September 10, 2015 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 September 10, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any Indian tribe or any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its lands is not considered an employer (thus excluding Indian tribes and such enterprises or institutions from coverage by the Act).
FREE Act

To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to permit a bipartisan majority of Commissioners to hold a meeting that is closed to the public to discuss official business. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freeing Responsible and Effective Exchanges Act FREE Act 2. Nonpublic collaborative discussions The Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq. 27. Nonpublic collaborative discussions (a) In general Notwithstanding section 552b of title 5, United States Code, a bipartisan majority of Commissioners may hold a meeting that is closed to the public to discuss official business if— (1) a vote or any other agency action is not taken at such meeting; (2) each person present at such meeting is a Commissioner or an employee of the Commission; and (3) an attorney from the Office of General Counsel of the Commission is present at such meeting. (b) Disclosure of nonpublic collaborative discussions Not later than 2 business days after the conclusion of a meeting held under subsection (a), the Commission shall publish on its Internet website a disclosure of such meeting, including— (1) a list of the persons who attended such meeting; and (2) a summary of the matters discussed at such meeting, except for such matters as the Commission determines may be withheld under section 552b(c) of title 5, United States Code. (c) Preservation of open meetings requirements for agency action Nothing in this section shall limit the applicability of section 552b of title 5, United States Code, with respect to a meeting of Commissioners other than that described in subsection (a). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Agency action The term agency action (2) Bipartisan majority The term bipartisan majority (A) is a group of 3 or more Commissioners; and (B) includes, for each political party of which any Commissioner is a member, at least 1 Commissioner who is a member of such political party, and, if any Commissioner has no political party affiliation, at least one unaffiliated Commissioner. .

Summary: Freeing Responsible and Effective Exchanges Act or the FREE Act This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to permit a bipartisan majority of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioners to hold a nonpublic meeting to discuss official business if: (1) no votes or actions are taken, (2) each person at the meeting is an FTC commissioner or employee, and (3) an attorney from the FTC's Office of General Counsel is present. &quot;Bipartisan majority&quot; means a group of at least three commissioners that includes, for each political party of which any commissioner is a member, at least one commissioner who is a member of such political party and, if any commissioner has no political party affiliation, at least one unaffiliated commissioner. Within two business days after such a nonpublic meeting, the FTC must disclose on its website: (1) a list of persons who attended such meeting; and (2) a summary of discussed matters, except for matters that are classified or otherwise exempt from disclosure.
No 2H2O from Iran Act


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) No 2H2O from Iran Act (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits funds available to any federal department or agency for any fiscal year from being obligated or expended to purchase or issue a license to purchase heavy water produced in Iran.
Crooked River Ranch Fire Protection Act

To adjust the eastern boundary of the Whychus-Deschutes Wilderness Study Area in the State of Oregon to facilitate fire prevention and response activities to protect adjacent private property, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Crooked River Ranch Fire Protection Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Crooked River Ranch is an unincorporated community with a population of 5,000 residents. (2) The current lands located adjacent to Crooked River Ranch are managed by the Bureau of Land Management and are classified as a Wilderness Study Area. (3) There is currently only one entrance/exit to the Crooked River Ranch. (4) Jefferson County and Crooked River Ranch have determined that the Wilderness Study Area lands are in the highest risk category for exposure to devastating wildfire due to overstocked juniper stands under the federally mandated and locally promulgated Jefferson County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). (5) The current Wilderness Study Area classification prevents mechanical fire prevention activities within the overstocked juniper stands. (6) Advancing this proposed legislation will greatly enhance the life and safety of people and property by reducing the extreme fire threat to these lands. 3. Boundary adjustment, Whychus-Deschutes Wilderness Study Area, Oregon (a) Boundary adjustment required The Secretary of the Interior shall adjust the eastern boundary of the Whychus-Deschutes Wilderness Study Area in the State of Oregon to exclude approximately 832 acres, as depicted on the map entitled Whychus-Deschutes Wilderness Study Area (b) Effect of exclusion Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the public lands to be excluded from the Whychus-Deschutes Wilderness Study Area pursuant to subsection (a) are no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1782(c)

Summary: Crooked River Ranch Fire Protection Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to adjust the eastern boundary of the Whychus-Deschutes Wilderness Study Area in Oregon to exclude approximately 832 acres, as depicted on the map entitled &quot;Whychus-Deschutes Wilderness Study Area&quot; dated December 2015, to facilitate fire prevention and response activities on the excluded public lands and adjacent private property.
Human Trafficking Prioritization Act


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Human Trafficking Prioritization Act Expresses the sense of Congress that the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State will be more effective in carrying out duties mandated by Congress in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and can do so without an increase in either personnel or budget, if: (1) the Office status is changed to that of a Bureau within the Department; and (2) the Office is headed by an Assistant Secretary with direct access to the Secretary of State, rather than an Ambassador-at-Large. Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to change the status of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to that of the Bureau to Combat Trafficking in Persons. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress: detailing for each current Assistant Secretary of State position the exact title and length of designation as Assistant Secretary, and whether that designation was legislatively mandated or authorized and, if so, the relevant statutory citation; and whether the Secretary intends to designate one of the Assistant Secretary of State positions as the Assistant Secretary of State to Combat Trafficking in Persons, and the reasons for that decision. Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to prohibit subsequent inclusion for more than one consecutive year on the special watch list of countries whose compliance with minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking is full, partial, or insignificant if the country: was included on the list for four consecutive years after enactment of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, and was subsequently included on the exclusive Tier 3 list of countries not making significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance with such standards. States that no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for diplomatic and consular programs to carry out this Act.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the "Leonard Montalto 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 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the "Leonard Montalto Post Office Building."
Career and Technical Education Equity Act

To amend the hold harmless provision for career and technical education assistance grants to States. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Career and Technical Education Equity Act 2. Hold harmless Section 111(a)(5)(A) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2321(a)(5)(A) (A) In general No State shall receive an allotment under this section for a fiscal year that is less than 90 percent of the allotment the State received under this section for the preceding fiscal year. .

Summary: Career and Technical Education Equity Act This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to revise hold harmless requirements for the allotment of career and technical education assistance grants to states.&nbsp;A state is prohibited from receiving an allotment for a fiscal year that is less than 90% of the allotment the state received for the preceding fiscal year. (Currently, no state may receive an allotment less than the one it received for FY1998.)
To amend title 40, United States Code, to include as part of the buildings and grounds of the National Gallery of Art any buildings and other areas within the boundaries of any real estate or other property interests acquired by the National Gallery of Art.

To amend title 40, United States Code, to include as part of the buildings and grounds of the National Gallery of Art any buildings and other areas within the boundaries of any real estate or other property interests acquired by the National Gallery of Art. 1. Treatment of buildings and other areas within boundaries of real estate or other property interests acquired by National Gallery of Art Section 6301(2) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking The National Gallery of Art (A) The National Gallery of Art (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) All other buildings, service roads, walks, and other areas within the exterior boundaries of any real estate or land or interest in land (including temporary use) that the National Gallery of Art acquires and that the Director of the National Gallery of Art determines to be necessary for the adequate protection of individuals or property in the National Gallery of Art and suitable for administration as a part of the National Gallery of Art. . June 16, 2016 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.) This bill includes as part of the National Gallery of Art all buildings, service roads, walks, and other areas within the exterior boundaries of any real estate or interest in land that the Gallery acquires and that its director determines to be necessary for the adequate protection of individuals or property in the Gallery and suitable for administration as a part of it.
Vet Connect Act of 2016


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Vet Connect Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to disclose to non-VA entities that provide hospital care or medical treatment to veterans (including private entities and other federal agencies) records of the identity, diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of any patient in connection with a program relating to drug abuse, alcoholism or alcohol abuse, infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, or sickle cell anemia.
Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2016

To provide for a permanent extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2016 2. Permanent extension of enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals Section 1834 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m (t) Permanent extension of enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals On and after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall continue to apply the enforcement instruction described in the notice of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services entitled Enforcement Instruction on Supervision Requirements for Outpatient Therapeutic Services in Critical Access and Small Rural Hospitals for CY 2013 Public Law 113–198 Public Law 114–112 .

Summary: Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permanently extend the application by the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services of an instruction&nbsp;against&nbsp;the enforcement of&nbsp;certain physician supervision requirements with respect to outpatient therapeutic services in critical access hospitals and small rural hospitals.
Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act


Summary: Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide to each veteran who submits a claim for veterans' benefits an opportunity to permit a designated congressional employee in the office of the Member of Congress representing the district where the veteran resides to have read-only access to all of such veteran's records in the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) databases. . Such congressional employee may not be recognized as an agent or attorney. None of the amounts made available to carry out this bill may be used to design, develop, or administer training to such employees.
Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act 2. Repeal of individual health insurance mandate Section 5000A (h) Termination This section shall not apply with respect to any month beginning after December 31, 2013. . 3. Repeal of employer health insurance mandate (a) In general Chapter 43 (b) Repeal of related reporting requirements Subpart D of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is amended by striking section 6056. (c) Conforming amendments (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1) of such Code is amended by inserting or and or (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) of such Code is amended by inserting or , or (3) The table of sections for chapter 43 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 4980H. (4) The table of sections for subpart D of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 6056. (5) Section 1513 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by striking subsection (c). (d) Effective dates (1) In general Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to months and other periods beginning after December 31, 2013. (2) Repeal of study and report The amendment made by subsection (c)(5) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the requirements added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that: (1) &nbsp;individuals purchase and maintain minimum essential health care coverage, and (2) employers&nbsp;who have a workforce of 50 or more full-time employees provide health insurance coverage for their employees.