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Student Agriculture Protection Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Agriculture Protection Act of 2015 2. Exclusion of certain gain by student farmers from gross income (a) In general Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 139F. Gain from property produced or raised by a student farmer (a) In general In the case of a student farmer, gross income shall not include so much of the gains from qualified dispositions for the taxable year as does not exceed $5,000. (b) Definitions For the purposes of this section— (1) Student farmer The term student farmer (A) enrolled in a program established by Future Farmers of America, or (B) enrolled in a 4–H club. (2) Qualified disposition and qualified property (A) The term qualified disposition (i) of qualified property produced or raised by that student farmer, and (ii) that occurs during an activity of a type described in subparagraph (2)(B) or (3)(B) of section 513(d). (B) The term qualified property . (b) Conforming amendment The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 Sec. 139F. Certain gain by student farmers . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Student Agriculture Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of a student farmer&nbsp;gain from the sale or exchange of personal property,&nbsp;including livestock, &nbsp;produced by&nbsp;such student farmer. The bill defines "student farmer" as an individual who has not attained age 18 and who is enrolled in a program established by Future Farmers of America or in a 4-H club.
To provide for the conveyance of land of the Illiana Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Danville, Illinois.


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) (Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to convey to the Danville Area Community College of Danville, Illinois, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain real property, including improvements, known as Building Number 48, which is part of the VA Illiana Health Care System. As consideration for such conveyance the College shall convey to the United States all right, title, and interest in and to certain real property, including improvements, near the College Library Building.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4567 Rockbridge Road in Pine Lake, Georgia, as the "Francis Manuel Ortega Post Office".


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 4567 Rockbridge Road in Pine Lake, Georgia, as the "Francis Manuel Ortega Post Office."
Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act of 2015

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to develop a crosswalk between HCPCS and MS–DRG codes for similar hospital services. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act of 2015 2. Development of Medicare HCPCS version of MS–DRG codes for similar hospital services Section 1886 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww (t) Relating similar inpatient and outpatient hospital services (1) Development of HCPCS version of MS–DRG codes (A) In general Not later than January 1, 2018, the Secretary shall develop HCPCS versions for MS–DRGs that is similar to the ICD–10–PCS for such MS–DRGs such that, to the extent possible, the MS–DRG assignment shall be similar for a claim coded with the HCPCS version as an identical claim coded with an ICD–10–PCS code. (B) Coverage of surgical MS–DRGs In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall develop HCPCS versions of MS–DRG codes for not fewer than 10 surgical MS–DRGs. (C) Publication and dissemination of the HCPCS versions of MS–DRGs (i) In general The Secretary shall develop an HCPCS MS–DRG definitions manual and software that is similar to the definitions manual and software for ICD–10–PCS codes for such MS–DRGs. The Secretary shall post the HCPCS MS–DRG definitions manual and software on the Internet website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The HCPCS MS–DRG definitions manual and software shall be in the public domain and available for use and redistribution without charge. (ii) Use of previous analysis done by MedPAC In developing the HCPCS MS–DRG definitions manual and software under clause (i), the Secretary shall consult with the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and shall consider the analysis done by such Commission in translating outpatient surgical claims into inpatient surgical MS–DRGs in preparing chapter 7 (relating to hospital short-stay policy issues) of its Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System (D) Definition and reference In this paragraph: (i) HCPCS The term HCPCS (ii) ICD– 10 A reference to an ICD–10–PCS code includes a reference to a successor to such code. .

Summary: Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act of 2015 This bill amends Title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid (CMS) to establish a crosswalk between Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes and Medicaid Severity-Diagnosis Related Group (MS-DRG) codes for similar hospital services. (A crosswalk shows users where to put data from one scheme into a different scheme.) Specifically, CMS must develop HCPCS versions for MS-DRGs that is similar to the Internal Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) codes for such MS-DRGs such that, to the extent possible, the MS-DRG assignment shall be similar for a claim coded with the HCPCS version as an identical claim coded with an ICD-10-PCS code. CMS must develop and publish a freely available HCPCS/MS-DRG definitions manual and software.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on February 27, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 to extend the continuing FY2015 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at the current annual rate until the earlier of March 6, 2015, or enactment of DHS appropriations legislation for FY2015. The bill prevents a shutdown of DHS when funding under current law expires on February 27, 2015.
Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act of 2015

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a criminal penalty for torture committed by law enforcement officers and others acting under color of law. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act of 2015 2. Torture committed by law enforcement officers and others acting under color of law (a) In general Chapter 13 250. Torture committed by law enforcement officers and others acting under color of law (a) Whoever, acting under color of local, State, or Federal law, commits or attempts or conspires to commit torture shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years, but if death results to any person from the offense, the offender shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life. (b) A person may be prosecuted, tried, or punished for an offense under this section at any time without limitation. (c) In this section— (1) the term torture (2) the term inflicting severe pain or suffering (A) causing or threatening to inflict severe pain or suffering; (B) the administration or application, or threatened administration or application, of mind-altering substances or other procedures calculated to disrupt profoundly the senses or the personality; (C) the threat of imminent death; (D) the threat that another person will imminently be subjected to death, severe physical pain or suffering, or the administration or application of mind-altering substances or other procedures calculated to disrupt profoundly the senses or personality; or (E) sexual assault or the threat of sexual assault, including by third party; the denial of necessary medical services. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 13 250. Torture committed by law enforcement officers and others acting under color of law. .

Summary: Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to impose a prison term of up to 10 years on any person who, acting under color of law, commits, or attempts or conspires to commit, torture. If death results from such torture, the offender shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life. &quot;Torture&quot; is defined to mean intentionally inflicting severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, on a person for such purposes as obtaining from that person or another person information or a confession, punishing that person, or intimidating or coercing that person or another person, or for any reason based on discrimination, but does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in, or incidental to lawful sanctions.
Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act (PALS Act)

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect coverage for screening mammography. 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act (PALS Act) 2. Protecting coverage for screening mammography (a) In General Effective during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending January 1, 2018, any provision of law that refers (including through cross-reference to another provision of law) to the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force with respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention shall be administered by the Secretary involved as if— (1) such reference to such current recommendations were a reference to the recommendations of such Task Force with respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention last issued before 2009; and (2) such recommendations last issued before 2009 applied to any screening mammography modality under section 1861(jj) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(jj) (b) Continuing medicare coverage without coinsurance Section 1833(a)(1)(Y) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)(Y) in the case of such services described in subparagraph (A) (other than screening mammography) (c) Maintaining frequency of medicare coverage Section 1834(c)(2)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(c)(2)(B)(ii) , except that in the case of a woman over 39 years of age, such revision may not decrease such frequency (d) Clarifying the definition of Screening mammography Section 1861(jj) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(jj) , including any digital modality of such a procedure, radiologic procedure

Summary: Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act (PALS Act) This bill requires&nbsp;that any provision of law referring to current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) with respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention be administered as if: (1) the provision referred to USPSTF recommendations last issued before 2009; and (2) those recommendations applied to any screening mammography modality, including any digital modality of such a procedure. (In 2009, the USPSTF updated its guidelines to recommend against routine screening mammography for women between 40 to 49 years of age and to recommend biennial, instead of annual, screening mammography for most women between 50 to 74 years of age.) In addition, the bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to preserve Medicare coverage for screening mammography, without a requirement for coinsurance, and expand the definition of screening mammography to include any digital modality of such a procedure. The Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid&nbsp;Services may not decrease the frequency with which screening mammography may be paid by Medicare for a woman over 39 years of age.
To provide for stability of title to certain lands in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes.

To provide for stability of title to certain lands in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes. 1. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) On December 8, 1842, the Surveyor General of the United States Government approved an original survey of lands in Northern Louisiana, which included the lands surrounding Lake Bistineau. (2) Under the Equal Footing Doctrine, the State of Louisiana was entitled to the lands underlying the navigable waters in place at statehood within its limits. (3) The State of Louisiana delineated its ownership based on the United States Government’s Original Survey of 1842. (4) In 1901, the State of Louisiana transferred over 7,000 acres of land to the Commissioners of the Bossier Levee District through Louisiana Act Number 89 of 1892. (5) The State of Louisiana conducted a survey in 1901 that followed the same path around Lake Bistineau as the Original Survey of 1842. (6) The Bossier Levee District subsequently conveyed the subject lands to private ownership in 1904. Lands within the subject lands continued to be bought and sold in good faith based on the stability of this title. (7) On September 16, 1967, the Bureau of Land Management submitted a re-survey of the subject lands for S30–T16N–R10W and two adjacent islands. The re-survey presented a new line to represent what the Bureau of Land Management surveyors believed was the contour of Lake Bistineau 155 years earlier, when Louisiana joined the Union. The Bureau of Land Management approved the re-survey on January 15, 1969. That re-survey was filed in the Federal Register (34 Fed. Reg. 2677), but the Bureau of Land Management has presented no records of further notifying all of the affected landowners of the re-survey’s effects or that the re-survey could be contested. (8) On September 27, 2013, the Bureau of Land Management responded to an inquiry by certain affected landowners to inform them that title to their property would appear to be still vested in the United States (9) There are estimated to be more than 200 acres and more than 50 residential homes on the recently disputed lands. 2. Legal Status of Re-Survey The document titled Dependent Re-Survey, Extension Survey and Survey of Two Islands, Sections 17, 29, and 30 September 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 summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 2) The document titled &quot;Dependent Re-Survey, Extension Survey and Survey of Two Islands, Sections 17, 29, and 30&quot; (completed on November 24, 1967; approved on January 15, 1969; and filed in the Federal Register), relating to a plat of a survey of such sections of land, including Peggys and Hog Islands, surrounding Lake Bistineau in Louisiana, shall be void and have no legal force or effect. No future survey or re-survey of the lands that were the subject of such document undertaken by the federal government shall have any legal effect as to their title and boundaries.
Know the CBRN Terrorism Threats to Transportation Act

To require a terrorism threat assessment regarding the transportation of chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological materials through United States land borders and within the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Know the CBRN Terrorism Threats to Transportation Act 2. Terrorism threat assessment (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary of Intelligence and Analysis, shall conduct a terrorism threat assessment of the transportation of chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological materials through United States land borders and within the United States. (b) Consultation In preparing the terrorism threat assessment required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis shall consult with the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the heads of other Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, to ensure that such terrorism threat assessment is informed by current information about homeland security threats. (c) Distribution Upon completion of the terrorism threat assessment required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis shall disseminate such terrorism threat assessment to Federal partners, including the Department of Transportation and the Department of Energy, and State and local partners, including the National Network of Fusion Centers. October 20, 2015 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.) Know the CBRN Terrorism Threats to Transportation Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary of Intelligence and Analysis, to conduct a terrorism threat assessment of the transportation of chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological materials through U.S. land borders and within the United States. The Under Secretary shall disseminate such assessment to federal partners, including the Department of Transportation and the Department of Energy, and state and local partners, including the National Network of Fusion Centers.
Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2015

To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to the qualification of the director of food services of a Medicare skilled nursing facility or a Medicaid nursing facility. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2015 2. Qualification of director of food services of a Medicare skilled nursing facility or a Medicaid nursing facility (a) Medicare skilled nursing facilities Section 1819(b)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(b)(4)(A) With respect to meeting any staffing requirement imposed by the Secretary for purposes of satisfying clause (iv), in the case that the facility does not employ a full-time qualified dietitian (as defined in paragraph (2) of section 483.35(a) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect as of the date of the enactment of the Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2013) but complies with such section by designating a director of food services (as described in paragraph (1) of such section), the director of food services shall be a Certified Dietary Manager meeting the applicable requirements published by the Certifying Board for Dietary Managers, a Dietetic Technician, Registered meeting the applicable requirements published by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, or an individual with equivalent military or academic qualifications (as specified by the Secretary). (b) Medicaid nursing facilities Section 1919(b)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396r(b)(4)(A) With respect to meeting any staffing requirement imposed by the Secretary for purposes of satisfying clause (iv), in the case that the facility does not employ a full-time qualified dietitian (as defined in paragraph (2) of section 483.35(a) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect as of the date of the enactment of the Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2013) but complies with such section by designating a director of food services (as described in paragraph (1) of such section), the director of food services shall be a Certified Dietary Manager meeting the applicable requirements published by the Certifying Board for Dietary Managers, a Dietetic Technician, Registered meeting the applicable requirements published by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, or an individual with equivalent military or academic qualifications (as specified by the Secretary). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2015 This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act such that&nbsp;a Medicare skilled&nbsp;nursing facility or Medicaid nursing facility without a full-time qualified dietitian must require its director of food services to be: (1) a Certified Dietary Manager meeting the requirements of the Certifying Board for Dietary Managers; (2) a Dietetic Technician, Registered, meeting with the requirements published by the Commission on Dietetic Registration; or (3) an individual with equivalent military or academic qualifications.
To direct the Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the Archivist of the United States, to convey certain Federal property located in the State of Alaska to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska.

To direct the Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the Archivist of the United States, to convey certain Federal property located in the State of Alaska to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. 1. Real property conveyance (a) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act and after completion of the survey and appraisal described in this section, the Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the Archivist of the United States, shall convey to the City by quitclaim deed for the consideration described in subsection (c), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property described in subsection (b). (b) Legal description of property (1) In general The parcel to be conveyed under subsection (a) consists of approximately 9 acres and improvements located at 400 East Fortieth Avenue in the City that is administered by the National Archives and Records Administration. (2) Survey required As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the exact acreage and legal description of the real property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey, paid for by the City, that is satisfactory to the Archivist. (c) Terms and conditions (1) Consideration (A) In general As consideration for the conveyance of the property under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the Archivist an amount not less than the fair market value of the conveyed property, to be determined as provided in subparagraph (B). (B) Appraisal The fair market value of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined based on an appraisal that— (i) is conducted by a licensed, independent appraiser that is approved by the Archivist and the City; (ii) is based on the highest and best use of the property; (iii) is approved by the Archivist; and (iv) is paid for by the City. (2) Preconveyance entry The Archivist, on terms and conditions the Archivist determines to be appropriate, may authorize the City to enter the property at no charge for preconstruction and construction activities. (3) Additional terms and conditions The Archivist may require additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Archivist considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (d) City defined In this section, the term City May 8, 2015 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.) Directs the Administrator of the General Services Administration, on behalf of the Archivist of the United States, to convey to the City of Anchorage, Alaska, property in such city consisting of approximately nine acres and improvements located at 400 East Fortieth Avenue for not less than fair market value.
Childhood Cancer STAR Act


Summary: Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2016 or the Childhood Cancer STAR Act TITLE I--MAXIMIZING RESEARCH THROUGH DISCOVERY Subtitle A--Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Reauthorization Act (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide support for the collection of the medical specimens and information of children, adolescents, and young adults with selected cancers that have the least effective treatments in order to achieve a better understanding of these cancers and the effects of treatment. The national childhood cancer registry is reauthorized through FY2021 and revised to authorize the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to state cancer registries to improve tracking of childhood cancers. Subtitle B--Pediatric Expertise at NIH (Sec. 111) The National Cancer Advisory Board must include an individual knowledgable in pediatric oncology. Subtitle C--NIH Report on Childhood Cancer Activities (Sec. 121) The Pediatric Research Initiative must annually report on childhood cancer research projects conducted or supported by the NIH. TITLE II--MAXIMIZING DELIVERY: CARE, QUALITY OF LIFE, SURVIVORSHIP, AND CAREGIVER SUPPORT Subtitle A--Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Act (Sec. 201) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may support pilot programs to develop or study models for monitoring and caring for childhood cancer survivors throughout their lives. HHS must convene a Workforce Development Collaborative on Medical and Psychosocial Care for Pediatric Cancer Survivors. (Sec. 202) The NIH may support research on: (1) outcomes for, and barriers faced by, pediatric cancer survivors within minority or medically underserved populations; and (2) follow-up care for pediatric cancer survivors, including research on the late effects of cancer treatment and long-term complications. (Sec. 203) HHS may establish a task force on standards for high-quality childhood cancer survivorship care. (Sec. 204) HHS may carry out a demonstration project to improve care coordination as childhood cancer survivors transition to adult care. Subtitle B--Coverage and Payment of High Quality Care (Sec. 211) The Government Accountability Office must make recommendations to address barriers to childhood cancer survivors obtaining and paying for adequate medical care.
Mortgage Fairness Act of 2015

To amend the Truth in Lending Act to clarify that the points and fees in connection with a mortgage loan do not include certain compensation amounts already taken into account in setting the interest rate on such loan, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mortgage Fairness Act of 2015 2. Points and fees Section 103 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1602 (1) by redesignating subsection (aa) (relating to disclosure of the greater amount or percentage) as subsection (bb); (2) by redesignating subsection (bb) (relating to high cost mortgages) as subsection (aa), and moving such subsection to immediately follow subsection (z); and (3) in paragraph (4) of subsection (aa), as so redesignated, by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: (B) all compensation from any source (other than compensation taken into account in setting the interest rate and for which there is no separate charge to the consumer) paid directly or indirectly by a consumer or creditor to— (i) a mortgage originator, including a mortgage originator that is also the creditor in a table-funded transaction; or (ii) an individual employed by or contracting with the originator or a mortgage originator; .

Summary: Mortgage Fairness Act of 2015 This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to revise points and fees under a high-cost mortgage which currently include all compensation paid directly or indirectly by a consumer or creditor to a mortgage originator from any source, including a mortgage originator that is also the creditor in a table-funded transaction. &quot;Table funding&quot; means a settlement at which a loan is funded by a contemporaneous advance of loan funds and an assignment of the loan to the person advancing the funds. A table-funded transaction is not a transaction in the secondary mortgage. Compensation from any source shall not include any compensation taken into account in settling the mortgage interest rate and for which there is no separate charge to the consumer. Such compensation shall include, however, any other compensation paid directly or indirectly by a consumer or creditor to an individual employed by or contracting with the originator or a mortgage originator.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax free distributions from health savings accounts for fitness facility membership and classes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax free distributions from health savings accounts for fitness facility membership and classes. 1. Tax free distributions from health savings accounts for fitness facility memberships and classes (a) In general Section 223(d)(2) (D) Fitness facility memberships and classes treated as medical expense (i) In general For purposes of subparagraph (A), amounts paid for membership at (or for participation or instruction in a program of physical exercise or physical activity conducted at or by) a fitness facility shall be treated as amounts paid for medical care. (ii) Fitness facility defined For purposes of this subparagraph, the term fitness facility (I) providing instruction in a program of physical exercise, offering facilities for the preservation, maintenance, encouragement, or development of physical fitness, or serving as the site of such a program of a State or local government, (II) which is not a private club owned and operated by its members, (III) which does not offer golf, hunting, sailing, or riding facilities, (IV) whose health or fitness facility is not incidental to its overall function and purpose, and (V) which is fully compliant with the State of jurisdiction and Federal anti-discrimination laws. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax-free distribution from a health savings account for amounts paid for membership in, or programs of physical exercise or activity at, a fitness facility.&nbsp;&nbsp;
To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from obligating or expending any funds for grants for developing or evaluating a video game to train parents in food parenting practices, and for other purposes.

To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from obligating or expending any funds for grants for developing or evaluating a video game to train parents in food parenting practices, and for other purposes. 1. Prohibiting grant funds for Kiddio: Food Fight—Training Vegetable Parenting Practices (a) Prohibition The Department of Health and Human Services may not obligate or expend any funds for— (1) grant project # 4R44HD075521–02 of the National Institutes of Health ( Kiddio: Food Fight—Training Vegetable Parenting Practices (2) any other grant, contract, or cooperative agreement for developing or evaluating a video game to train parents in food parenting practices. (b) Unobligated balances Of the amounts made available for any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement of the Department of Health and Human Services described in paragraph (1), the unobligated balances of such amounts are hereby rescinded.

Summary: This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from funding any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement for developing or evaluating a video game to train parents in food parenting practices, including &ldquo;Kiddio: Food Fight--Training Vegetable Parenting Practices.&rdquo; Unobligated balances of amounts made available for &quot;Kiddio: Food Fight--Training Vegetable Parenting Practices&quot; are rescinded.
VA Vendor Verification Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish credentialing requirements for medical vendors. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Vendor Verification Act 2. Department of Veterans Affairs cre­den­tialing requirements for medical vendors (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 81 8129. Credentialing requirements for medical vendors (a) In general The Secretary shall establish uniform standards applicable to the credentialing of all medical vendors from which the Secretary procures goods or services. Such standards shall be based on the standards prescribed in the document entitled Joint Recommendation for Healthcare Industry Representative (HCIR) Credentialing Best Practices (b) Medical vendor defined In this section, the term medical vendor . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to subchapter II the following new item: 8129. Credentialing requirements for medical vendors. . (c) Applicability Section 8129 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply— (1) to any medical vendor (as such term is defined in subsection (b) of such section) with whom the Secretary of Veterans Affairs enters into a contract on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) to a medical vendor (as such term is defined in subsection (b) of such section) with whom the Secretary has entered into a contract before the date of the enactment of this Act under which the medical vendor is obligated to provide goods or services on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, on or after the date this is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: VA Vendor Verification Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish uniform credentialing standards for medical vendors based on the standards prescribed in the &quot;Joint Recommendation for Healthcare Industry Representative (HCIR) Credentialing Best Practices&quot; by the Coalition for Best Practices in HCIR Requirements.
REVIEW Act of 2016

To amend title 5, United States Code, to postpone the effective date of high-impact rules pending judicial review. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act of 2016 REVIEW Act of 2016 2. Relief pending review Section 705 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking When (a) In general When ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) High-Impact rules (1) Definitions In this subsection— (A) the term Administrator (B) the term high-impact rule (2) Identification A final rule may not be published or take effect until the agency making the rule submits the rule to the Administrator and the Administrator makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule, which shall be published by the agency with the final rule. (3) Relief (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an agency shall postpone the effective date of a high-impact rule of the agency until the final disposition of all actions seeking judicial review of the rule. (B) Failure to timely seek judicial review Notwithstanding section 553(d), if no person seeks judicial review of a high-impact rule— (i) during any period explicitly provided for judicial review under the statute authorizing the making of the rule; or (ii) if no such period is explicitly provided for, during the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the high-impact rule is published in the Federal Register, the high-impact rule may take effect as early as the date on which the applicable period ends. (4) Rule of construction Nothing in this subsection may be construed to impose any limitation under law on any court against the issuance of any order enjoining the implementation of any rule. . September 13, 2016 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 13, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act of 2016 or the REVIEW Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. The agency shall publish such determination with the final rule. An agency shall postpone the effective date of a high-impact rule until the final disposition of all actions seeking judicial review of the rule. If no person seeks judicial review of a high-impact rule during any period explicitly provided for such review under the authorizing statute or during the 60-day period after the rule is published if no such period is explicitly provided, the rule may take effect as early as the date the applicable period ends. The bill defines a &quot;high-impact rule&quot; as any rule that the OIRA determines may impose an annual cost on the economy of at least $1 billion.
Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015


Summary: Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Secretary of the Treasury to provide a report to Congress prior to any date on which the Secretary anticipates the public debt will reach the statutory limit. The Secretary must appear before the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee to submit a report including: historic, current, and projected levels of debt; historic levels of revenue; the drivers and composition of future debt; how the United States will meet debt obligations if the debt limit is raised; reduction measures Treasury intends to take to fund obligations if the debt limit is not raised; and the President's recommendation regarding a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Secretary must also provide a detailed explanation of: proposals to reduce the debt and a progress report on implementing them; the impact an increased debt limit will have on future spending, debt service, and the position of the U.S. dollar as the international reserve currency; projections of the fiscal health and sustainability of major entitlement programs (including Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid); measures Treasury is taking or intends to take to avoid default, including a plan to publicly disclose the details; and Treasury's capability to pay only principal and interest on the debt if the limit is reached. Treasury must make the information required by this bill available to the public on its website.
To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.


Summary: (Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend by six years the time period during which Wilkesboro Hydroelectric Company is required to commence construction on the W. Kerr Scott Hydropower Project located on the Yadkin River in Wilkes County, North Carolina. In addition, FERC must reinstate the construction license if it is expired.
Scholarship Tax Relief for Students Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any amount awarded under a Federal Pell Grant and any portion of a scholarship used by a full-time student for room and board. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Scholarship Tax Relief for Students Act of 2015 2. Exclusion for Federal Pell Grants and for scholarship and fellowship funds used for room and board (a) In general Section 117(b)(2) and (C) room and board while carrying a full-time workload for the course of study the individual is pursuing at an educational organization, and (D) in the case of amounts awarded under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (relating to Federal Pell Grants), any expenses for which such amounts may be used by the individual under such subpart. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Scholarship Tax Relief for Students Act of 2015 The Internal Revenue Code allows an exclusion from gross income for amounts received as a scholarship if such amounts are used to pay for qualified tuition and related expenses. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to include in the definition of &quot;qualified tuition and related expenses&quot; the room and board expenses of a full-time student and expenses payable under a Federal Pell Grant.
Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act


Summary: Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the President, until Iran has paid each judgment against it, from: limiting the application of specified sanctions on Iran or refraining from applying them; or removing a foreign person (including entities) listed in Attachments 3 or 4 to Annex II of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPA) from the list of designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury. These sanctions are the ones contained in: sections 4 through 7.9 of Annex II of the JCPA; and any other agreement related to Iran's nuclear program that includes the United States, commits the United States to take action, or pursuant to which the United States commits or otherwise agrees to take action, regardless of the form it takes, whether a political commitment or otherwise, and regardless of whether the agreement is legally binding or not. A judgment is any final judgment entered by the courts of the United States or of the states that: relates to a claim brought against Iran or its political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities and for which the court determined that none of them were immune under specified terrorism exceptions from the court's jurisdiction; and was entered between April 24, 1996, and the date of the enactment of this Act. The JCPA is the agreement signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, by Iran, China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and all related implementing materials and agreements.
To suspend until January 21, 2017, the authority of the President to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran.


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill prohibits the President, prior to January 21, 2017, from: limiting the application of specified sanctions on Iran or refraining from applying any such sanctions; or removing a foreign person (including entities) listed in Attachments 3 or 4 to Annex II of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPA) from the list of designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury. The sanctions are those contained in: sections 4 through 7.9 of Annex II of the JCPA; and any other agreement related to Iran's nuclear program that includes the United States, commits the United States to take action, or pursuant to which the United States commits or otherwise agrees to take action, regardless of the form it takes, whether a political commitment or otherwise, and regardless of whether the agreement is legally binding or not. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is the agreement signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, by Iran and by China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and all implementing materials and agreements related to the JCPA.
Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act

To expand the boundary of Fort Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act 2. Fort Frederica National Monument, Georgia (a) Maximum acreage The first section of the Act of May 26, 1936 ( 16 U.S.C. 433g two hundred and fifty acres 305 acres (b) Boundary expansion (1) In general The boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia is modified to include the land generally depicted as Proposed Acquisition Areas Fort Frederica National Monument Proposed Boundary Expansion (2) Availability of map The map described in paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (3) Acquisition of land The Secretary of the Interior may acquire the land and interests in land described in paragraph (1) by donation or purchase with donated or appropriated funds from willing sellers only. (4) Written consent of owner No non-Federal property may be included in the Fort Frederica National Monument without the written consent of the owner. (5) No use of condemnation or eminent domain The Secretary of the Interior may not acquire by condemnation or eminent domain any land or interests in land under this Act or for the purposes of this Act. (6) No buffer zone created Nothing in this Act, the establishment of the Fort Frederica National Monument, or the management plan for the Fort Frederica National Monument shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Monument. That activities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected from areas within the Fort Frederica National Monument shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate, or determine the conduct or management of activities or uses outside of the Monument. July 25, 2016 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 July 25, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act (Sec. 2) This bill expands the boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument on Saint Simon Island, Georgia, and increases the maximum number of acres that may be included in the monument from 250 to 305 acres. The Department of the Interior may acquire, by donation or purchase, the land and interests within the monument only from willing sellers. No nonfederal property may be included in the monument without the owner's written consent. Interior may not acquire land or interests by condemnation or eminent domain. Nothing in this bill, neither the establishment of the monument nor the management plan for the monument, shall be construed as creating buffer zones outside of the monument.