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Funeral Rule Improvement Act of 2014

To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the definitions for funeral industry practices. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Funeral Rule Improvement Act of 2014 2. Revision of regulations regarding funeral industry practices required Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall revise the definitions in section 453.1 (1) By amending the definition of funeral provider A funeral provider (2) By further amending the definition of funeral provider (A) Any religious denomination, middle judicatory, house of worship, or similar religious organization. (B) Any State or political subdivision of a State. (C) Any cemetery that has 25 or fewer burials per year. (D) Any entity described in section 501(c)(13) (3) By amending the definition of funeral services Funeral or burial services

Summary: Funeral Rule Improvement Act of 2014 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to revise funeral industry regulations concerning funeral providers and services. Revises the definition of &quot;funeral provider&quot; to: (1) include trusts (currently, only persons, partnerships, or corporations), and (2) apply to the sale of funeral or burial goods or services to the public (currently, such definition is limited to entities that sell both funeral goods and funeral services). Excludes from such definition: (1) religious denominations, middle judicatories, houses of worship, or similar religious organizations; (2) states or political subdivisions; (3) cemeteries with 25 or fewer burials per year; and (4) certain non-profit cemetery companies and burial or cremation corporations exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code. Amends the definition of &quot;funeral services&quot; to define &quot;funeral or burial services&quot; as any services that are sold or offered for sale directly to the public for use in connection with: (1) the care and preparation of deceased human remains for burial, cremation, or other final disposition; or (2) the arrangement, supervision, or carrying out the funeral ceremony or final disposition of deceased human bodies.
School District 318 Land Exchange Act

To authorize the exchange of certain Federal land and non-Federal land in the State of Minnesota. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School District 318 Land Exchange Act 2. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— (1) to provide greater safety to the students of the Robert J. Elkington Middle School and the families of those students in Grand Rapids, Minnesota; and (2) to promote the mission of the United States Geological Survey. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) District The term District (2) Federal land (A) In general The term Federal land (B) Inclusion The term Federal land (3) Map The term map USGS and School Parcel Locations (4) Non-Federal land (A) In general The term non-Federal land (B) Inclusion The term non-Federal land (5) Secretary The term Secretary 4. Exchange of Federal land and non-Federal land (a) In general If the District offers to convey to the United States all right, title, and interest of the District in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall— (1) accept the offer; and (2) convey to the District all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. (b) Valuation (1) In general The value of the Federal land and non-Federal land to be exchanged under subsection (a) shall be determined— (A) by an independent appraiser selected by the Secretary; and (B) in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. (2) Approval Appraisals conducted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Secretary for approval. (3) Cash equalization payments (A) In general If the value of the Federal land and non-Federal land to be exchanged under subsection (a) is not of equal value, the value shall be equalized through a cash equalization payment to the Secretary. (B) Use of amounts Amounts received under subparagraph (A) shall be deposited in the Treasury and credited to miscellaneous receipts. December 22, 2014 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.) School District 318 Land Exchange Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) accept any offer by the Minnesota Independent School District number 318 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to convey to the United States approximately 1.6 acres of specified non-federal land (including any structures on it), and (2) convey to the District in exchange approximately 1.3 acres of specified U.S. Geological Survey land.
To correct the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in Florida, and for other purposes.

To correct the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in Florida, and for other purposes. 1. Replacement of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Map (a) In general The map included in the set of maps entitled Coastal Barrier Resources System 16 U.S.C. 3503(a) John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Corrected Indian Peninsula Unit FL–92 and Cape San Blas Unit P–30 (b) Availability The Secretary of the Interior shall keep the replacement map referred to in subsection (a) on file and available for inspection in accordance with section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(b)

Summary: Replaces the map included in the set of maps entitled &quot;Coastal Barrier Resources System&quot; (referred to in specified provisions of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act and relating to Indian Peninsula Unit FL-92 and Cape San Blas Unit P-30 in Florida) with another map relating to the same unit entitled &quot;John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Corrected Indian Peninsula Unit FL-92 and Cape San Blas Unit P-30&quot; of a date to be specified.
SAVE Act of 2014

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014 SAVE Act of 2014 2. Advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts 1591A. Advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (a) Offense Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly benefits financially from, receives anything of value from, or distributes advertising that offers a commercial sex act in a manner prohibited under section 1591, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. (b) Definitions In this section, the terms have the meanings given those terms in section 1591. . 3. Extra-territorial jurisdiction Section 1596 or 1591 1591, or 1591A 4. Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 77 section 1591 1591A. Advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts. . 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014 SAVE Act of 2014 2. Advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (a) In general Section 1591 obtains, advertises, (b) Mens rea requirement Section 1591 knowing, or , except where, in an offense under paragraph (2), the act constituting the violation of paragraph (1) is advertising, (c) Conforming amendments Section 1591(b) (1) in paragraph (1), by striking or obtained obtained, or advertised (2) in paragraph (2), by striking or obtained obtained, or advertised May 15, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 15, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014 or the SAVE Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly: (1) advertising commercial sex acts involving a minor or an individual engaged in such an act through force, fraud, or coercion; or (2) benefitting financially or otherwise from such advertising knowing that the individual involved was a minor or victim of force, fraud, or coercion.
Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act

To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude a loan secured by a non-owner occupied 1- to 4-family dwelling from the definition of a member business loan, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act 2. Treatment of a non-owner occupied 1- to 4-family dwelling (a) Removal from member business loan limitation Section 107A(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1757a(c)(1)(B)(i) that is the primary residence of a member (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act or the amendment made by this Act shall preclude the National Credit Union Administration from treating an extension of credit that is fully secured by a lien on a 1- to 4-family dwelling that is not the primary residence of a member as a member business loan for purposes other than the member business loan limitation requirements under section 107A of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1757a

Summary: Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act - Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to revise the definition of &quot;member business loan,&quot; which currently excludes an extension of credit fully secured by a lien on a 1- to 4-family dwelling that is the primary residence of a member. Removes the condition that the dwelling be a member's primary residence. (Thus denies eligibility for a member business loan to any requested extension of credit that would be fully secured by a lien on a 1- to 4-family dwelling, regardless of whether it is or is not the member's primary residence.) Declares that this Act does not preclude the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) from treating an extension of credit fully secured by a lien on a 1- to 4-family dwelling that is not a member's primary residence as a member business loan for purposes other than certain member business loan limitation requirements under the Act.
Veterans Higher Education Opportunity Act

To clarify the cancellation of loans of members of the Armed Forces under the Federal Perkins Loan Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Higher Education Opportunity Act 2. Cancellation of loans of members of the armed forces made from student loan funds Section 465(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a) (8) For the purpose of this subsection, the term year of service (A) is for 6 months or longer; or (B) was less than 6 months because the member was discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces for an injury or disability incurred in or aggravated by service in the Armed Forces. .

Summary: Veterans Higher Education Opportunity Act - Amend title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish what is to be considered a year of service for determining the percentage of an individual's Federal Perkins Loan that is to be cancelled for military service that qualifies for special pay for occurring in an area of hostilities. Defines such individual's &quot;year of service&quot; as a qualified tour of duty that: (1) lasted at least six months, or (2) lasted less than six months because the member was discharged or released from active duty due to an injury or disability incurred in or aggravated by the member's military service.
Small Business Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2014

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the small employer health insurance credit, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 2. Modification of small employer health insurance credit (a) Increase in eligible business size (1) In general Subparagraph (A) of section 45R(d)(1) 25 50 (2) Phaseout amount based on number of employees Paragraph (1) of section 45R(c) of such Code is amended by striking 10 20 (3) Maximum average annual wages Subparagraph (B) of section 45R(d)(3) of such Code is amended— (A) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), (B) by striking 2013 2014 (C) by striking $25,000 $35,000 (D) by striking calendar year 2012 calendar year 2013 (E) by inserting after clause (i) the following new clause: (ii) 2014 The dollar amount in effect under this paragraph for taxable years beginning in 2014 is $35,000. . (b) Elimination of uniform percentage contribution requirement Paragraph (4) of section 45R(d) a uniform percentage (not less than 50 percent) at least 50 percent (c) Elimination of cap relating to average local premiums Subsection (b) of section 45R the lesser of the aggregate amount of nonelective contributions the employer made on behalf of its employees during the taxable year under the arrangement described in subsection (d)(4) for premiums for qualified health plans offered by the employer to its employees through an Exchange. (d) Credit period Section 45R(e)(2) 2-consecutive-taxable year period 3-consecutive-taxable year period (e) Coverage providing essential health benefits through non-Exchange plan treated as qualified Section 45R(e) (6) Coverage providing essential health benefits through non-Exchange plan treated as qualified Health insurance providing the essential health benefits specified in section 1302(b)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18022(b)(1) . (f) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013.

Summary: Small Business Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the small employer health care insurance tax credit, to: (1) revise the definition of "eligible small employer" to mean an employer with not more than 50 (currently, 25) full-time employees; (2)&nbsp;increase the employee threshold from 10 to 20 employees for purposes of determining the maximum allowable amount of such credit; (3)&nbsp;eliminate the requirement that employers contribute the same percentage of cost of each employee's health insurance and the cap limiting eligible employer contributions to average premiums paid to a health care exchange; and (4) extend from 2 to 3 consecutive taxable years the period during which an employer may claim such credit. Treats health insurance providing essential health benefits as defined by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act through a plan not offered through an exchange as a qualified health plan offered through an exchange.
To prohibit the use of funds for the rule entitled "Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives" published by the Department of Homeland Security on January 3, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 535).

To prohibit the use of funds for the rule entitled Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives 1. Limitation on the Use of Funds for a Rule Regarding Provisional Waivers of Inadmissibility No Federal funds may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule entitled Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives

Summary: Prohibits federal funds from being used to promulgate, finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) final rule entitled &quot;Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives&quot; (published on January 3, 2013) or any successor or substantially similar rule.
Bureau of Land Management Withdrawn Military Lands Efficiency and Savings Act

To permanently withdraw, reserve, and transfer Bureau of Land Management lands used for military purposes in Alaska, Nevada, and New Mexico to the appropriate Secretary of the military department concerned. 1. Elimination of termination date (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Bureau of Land Management Withdrawn Military Lands Efficiency and Savings Act (b) In general Section 3015(a) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 ( Public Law 106–65 shall shall not terminate other than by an election and determination of the Secretary of the military department concerned or until such time as the Secretary of the Interior can permanently transfer administrative jurisdiction of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this Act to the Secretary of the military department concerned. (c) Conforming amendment Section 3016 of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 ( Public Law 106–65 December 12, 2014 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources December 12, 2014 The Committee on Armed Services

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Bureau of Land Management Withdrawn Military Lands Efficiency and Savings Act - Amends the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 to declare that the withdrawal and reservation of certain lands and interests concerning the Naval Air Station Fallon Ranges and the Nellis Air Force Range in Nevada, the Fort Greely East and West Training Ranges and the Yukon Training Range of Fort Wainright in Alaska, and the McGregor Range of Fort Bliss in New Mexico shall not terminate except by an election and a determination of the Secretary of the military department concerned or until the Secretary of the Interior can permanently transfer administrative jurisdiction of the withdrawn and reserved lands to that Secretary. (Currently the withdrawal and reservation of such lands must terminate, except in certain circumstances, 25 years after November 6, 2001.)
Commodity Delivery Relief Act

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide relief for end users who use physical contracts with volumetric optionality. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Commodity Delivery Relief Act 2. Relief for end users who use physical contracts with volumetric optionality Section 1a(47)(B)(ii) of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1a(47)(B)(ii) (ii) any purchase or sale of a nonfinancial commodity or security for deferred shipment or delivery, so long as the transaction is intended to be physically settled, including any stand-alone or embedded option for which exercise results in a physical delivery obligation; .

Summary: Commodity Delivery Relief Act - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to revise the exclusion from the definition of &quot;swap&quot; of any sale of a nonfinancial commodity or security for deferred shipment or delivery, so long as the transaction is intended to be physically settled. Excludes from the meaning of &quot;swap&quot; also: (1) any purchase of a nonfinancial commodity or security for deferred shipment or delivery, so long as the transaction is intended to be physically settled; and (2) any stand-alone or embedded option for which exercise results in a physical delivery obligation.
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to United States Route 78 in Mississippi, and for other purposes.


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Permits the continued operation of trucks on any segment of U.S. Route 78 in Mississippi from mile marker 0 to mile marker 113 that is designated as a route on the Interstate System. Prohibits federal weight limitation requirements from applying to those trucks that could operate legally on such segment before that designation.
To clarify that funding for the standard setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is not subject to the sequester.

To clarify that funding for the standard setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is not subject to the sequester. 1. Clarification Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901a (1) the standard setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77s(b)); (2) the Securities Investor Protection Corporation; or (3) the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

Summary: Makes any sequestration ordered by the President under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) inapplicable to funding of: the standard setting body designated by the Security Exchange Commission (SEC) (which establishes accounting principles &quot;generally accepted&quot; for securities laws), the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other purposes.

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other purposes. 1. Maintenance or replacement of facilities and structures at Smith Gulch Section 3(a)(24)(D) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(24)(D) (i) motorized landscaping equipment, such as lawnmowers and weed trimmers; (ii) chainsaws; (iii) gasoline-powered electrical generators and associated electrical transmission facilities; (iv) hydroelectric generators and associated electrical transmission facilities; (v) gasoline-powered water pumps for fire suppression; (vi) transition from propane to electrical lighting; (vii) solar energy systems; and (viii) 6-volt or 12-volt battery banks for power storage. . July 17, 2014 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 17, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to the Salmon River in Idaho, to authorize or continue to authorize maintenance or replacement of the facilities and structures listed in this Act for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Red River Avenue North in Cold Spring, Minnesota, as the "Officer Tommy Decker Memorial 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 14 Red River Avenue North in Cold Spring, Minnesota, as the "Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office."
State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require disclosure to States of the basis of determinations under such Act, to ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking under such Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act 2. Requiring decisional transparency with affected States Section 6(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1535(a) (1) by inserting (1) (2) by striking Such cooperation shall include (2) Such cooperation shall include— (A) before making a determination under section 4(a), providing to States affected by such determination all data that is the basis of the determination; and (B) . 3. Ensuring use of State, tribal, and local information (a) In general Section 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1532 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (21) as paragraphs (3) through (22), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) The term best scientific and commercial data available . (b) Conforming amendment Section 7(n) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1536(n) section 3(13) section 3(14) July 17, 2014 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.) State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination. Requires the appropriate Secretary to use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination.
Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits under that Act with other existing law, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act 2. Award of litigation costs to prevailing parties in accordance with existing law Section 11(g)(4) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1540(g)(4) to any to any prevailing party in accordance with section 2412 July 17, 2014 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources July 17, 2014 The Committee on the Judiciary

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party.
Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2014

To reauthorize programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2014 2. General reauthorization Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 ( 42 U.S.C. 14135 (1) in subsection (c)(3)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 2010 through 2018 2014 through 2019 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 2018 2019 (2) in subsection (j), by striking 2009 through 2014 2015 through 2019 3. Training and education Section 303(b) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 ( 42 U.S.C. 14136(b) 2009 through 2014 2015 through 2019 4. Sexual assault forensic exam grants Section 304(c) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 ( 42 U.S.C. 14136a(c) 2009 through 2014 2015 through 2019 April 7, 2014 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.) Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the Debbie Smith Act of 2004 to reauthorize funding through FY2019 for: (1) the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program; (2) DNA training and education for law enforcement, correctional personnel, and court officers; and (3) sexual assault forensic exam program grants.
Business Risk Planning Act

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ensure that the treatment of illiquid swaps does not disadvantage certain non-financial end users who use them to manage business risk. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Business Risk Planning Act 2. Treatment of illiquid swaps so as to not disadvantage certain non-financial end users Section 2(a)(13) of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2(a)(13) (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking The Commission Except as provided in subparagraph (D), the Commission (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (G) as subparagraphs (E) through (H), respectively, and inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: (D) Requirements for swap transactions in illiquid markets Notwithstanding subparagraph (C): (i) The Commission shall provide by rule for the public reporting of swap transactions, including price and volume data, in illiquid markets that are not cleared and entered into by a non-financial entity that is hedging or mitigating commercial risk in accordance with subsection (h)(7)(A). (ii) The Commission shall ensure that the swap transaction information referred to in clause (i) of this subparagraph is available to the public no sooner than 30 days after the swap transaction has been executed or at such later date as the Commission determines appropriate to protect the identity of participants and positions in illiquid markets and to prevent the elimination or reduction of market liquidity. (iii) In this subparagraph, the term illiquid markets .

Summary: Business Risk Planning Act - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to: (1) prescribe a rule for public reporting of swap transactions (including price and volume data) in illiquid markets that are not cleared and entered into by a non-financial entity that is hedging or mitigating commercial risk, and (2) ensure that such swap transaction information is publicly available no sooner than 30 days after it has been executed or at a later date the CFTC determines appropriate to protect the identity of participants and positions in illiquid markets and to prevent the elimination or reduction of market liquidity. Defines an &quot;illiquid market&quot; as one in which there is relatively little volume and infrequent trading in swaps.
To require a 50 percent reduction in the number of limousines in the Federal fleet.

To require a 50 percent reduction in the number of limousines in the Federal fleet. 1. Reduction in limousines in Federal fleet (a) Requirement Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided in subsection (b), for fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, the number of limousines in the Federal fleet shall not exceed 50 percent of the number of limousines in the Federal fleet as of the last day of fiscal year 2014. (b) Exception for national security Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any limousine determined by the President to be essential for reasons of national security.

Summary: Prohibits the number of limousines in the federal fleet for FY2015 and each fiscal year thereafter from exceeding 50% of the number of such limousines in&nbsp;the fleet as of the last day of FY2014. Excepts any limousine determined to be essential for reasons of national security.
Military Sexual Trauma Claims Administration Reform and Eligibility Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service connection for mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Sexual Trauma Claims Administration Reform and Eligibility Act 2. Presumption of service connection for mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (a) Presumption (1) In general Subchapter II of chapter 11 1119. Presumption of service connection for mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (a) In general For purposes of section 1110 of this title, and subject to section 1113 of this title, a mental health condition of a veteran that a veteran certifies to the Secretary as being incurred in or aggravated by military sexual trauma shall be considered to have been incurred in or aggravated by the service of the veteran, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such mental health condition or such military sexual trauma occurring during such service. (b) Military sexual trauma defined In this section, the term military sexual trauma . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 11 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1118 the following new item: 1119. Presumption of service connection for mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma. . (b) Presumption rebuttable Section 1113 or 1118 1118, or 1119 (c) Presumption during peacetime service Section 1137 and 1113 1113, and 1119

Summary: Military Sexual Trauma Claims Administration Reform and Eligibility Act - Establishes a presumption, for the purpose of determining a veteran's eligibility for disability compensation, that a veteran's mental health condition was incurred in or aggravated by military sexual trauma if the veteran so certifies, despite a lack of evidence that such condition or trauma occurred during such service. Makes that presumption rebuttable. Defines &quot;military sexual trauma&quot; as psychological trauma that, in the judgment of a mental health professional, resulted from a physical assault or battery of a sexual nature or sexual harassment that occurred while the veteran was serving on active duty or active duty for training in the Armed Forces.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 B Street in Perryville, Arkansas, as the "Harold George Bennett Post Office".


Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 B Street in Perryville, Arkansas, as the "Harold George Bennett Post Office."
To designate the facility of the United States Forest Service for the Grandfather Ranger District located at 109 Lawing Drive in Nebo, North Carolina, as the "Jason Crisp Forest Service 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 Grandfather Ranger District of the U.S. Forest Service located at 109 Lawing Drive in Nebo, North Carolina, as the &quot;Jason Crisp Forest Service Building.&quot;
Money Remittances Improvement Act of 2014


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Money Remittances Improvement Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, with respect to compliance with reporting requirements for monetary instrument transactions of financial institutions, to rely upon examinations conducted by a state supervisory agency of a category of financial institution if: (1) the category is required to comply with federal requirements, or (2) the state supervisory agency examines the category for compliance with federal requirements. Instructs the Secretary to consult with state supervisory agencies when issuing rules to implement this Act.
Preventing Gun Violence Act

To amend chapter 44 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Gun Violence Act 2. Prohibition on possession of a firearm by a person who is adjudicated to have committed a violent juvenile act (a) Possession ban Section 922(g) (1) by striking or (2) by striking the comma at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting ; or (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) who has been adjudicated by a court of the United States to have committed a violent juvenile act, . (b) Violent juvenile act defined Section 921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (36) The term violent juvenile act (A) an act by a person before the person attains 18 years of age that, if committed by an adult, would be punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year, and— (i) has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against another person; or (ii) by its nature, involves a substantial risk that physical force against another person may be used in the course of committing the act; and (B) an act described in subparagraph (A)— (i) by a person who has attained 18 years of age but not 21 years of age; and (ii) for which the person is tried as a juvenile or youthful offender under State law. .

Summary: Preventing Gun Violence Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the trafficking in or possession of a firearm by a person who has been adjudicated of committing a violent juvenile act. Defines a &quot;violent juvenile act&quot; as: (1) an act by a person under the age of 18 that, if committed by an adult, would be punishable by a prison term exceeding one year and that either has, as an element, the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against another person or involves, by its nature, a substantial risk that physical force against another person may be used; and (2) such an act that is committed by a person who has attained age 18 but not age 21 for which the person is tried as a juvenile or youthful offender under state law.
Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014


Summary: Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 - Exempts expatriate health plans, employers acting as sponsors of such plans, and health insurance issuers providing coverage under such plans from the health care coverage requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Deems expatriate health coverage to be minimum essential coverage for purposes of meeting the individual responsibility requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. Declares that a qualified expatriate (and any dependent) enrolled in an expatriate health plan shall not be considered a U.S. health risk for purposes of assessing the annual fee on health insurance providers that provide health coverage to any U.S. health risk for any year after 2014. Establishes a special rule for calculating the amount of this fee for calendar 2014. Defines a "qualified expatriate" as: (1) a participant in a group health plan who is an alien residing outside the United States, a U.S. national, a lawful permanent resident, or a nonimmigrant about whom there is a good faith expectation of being abroad, in connection with his or her employment, for at least 180 days in a 12-month period; or (2) an individual who is abroad as a member of a group determined appropriate by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 161 Live Oak Street in Miami, Arizona, as the "Staff Sergeant Manuel V. Mendoza 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 161 Live Oak Street in Miami, Arizona, as the "Staff Sergeant Manuel V. Mendoza Post Office Building."
American Microturbine Manufacturing and Clean Energy Deployment Act of 2014

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the energy credit for microturbine property. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Microturbine Manufacturing and Clean Energy Deployment Act of 2014 2. Modification of energy credit for microturbine property (a) Increase in energy percentage Clause (i) of section 48(a)(2)(A) and (V) qualified microturbine property, and . (b) Modification of definition of qualified microturbine property definition Subparagraph (A) of section 48(c)(2) of such Code is amended— (1) by striking 2,000 kilowatts 5,000 kilowatts (2) by striking and , and (iii) has no single microturbine engine with a nameplate capacity of more than 500 kilowatts. . (c) Elimination of per kilowatt limitation Paragraph (2) of section 48(c) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraph (B), by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B), and by inserting after subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the following new subparagraph: (C) Credit may not exceed credit amount allocated (i) In general The amount of credit determined under this section for any taxable year with respect to any qualified microturbine property placed in service by the taxpayer shall not exceed the credit dollar amount allocated to the taxpayer under this subparagraph with respect to such property. (ii) Aggregate limitation The aggregate credits allowed under this section with respect to qualified microturbine property shall not exceed $250,000,000. (iii) Allocation by Secretary The Secretary shall allocate the dollar amount described in clause (ii) among the applicants for such credit in such manner as the Secretary determines appropriate. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to periods after the date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such date, under rules similar to the rules of section 48(m) of such Code (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990).

Summary: American Microturbine Manufacturing and Clean Energy Deployment Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) &nbsp;allow a 30% energy tax credit for qualified microturbine property, (2) revise the definition of "qualified microturbine property" to increase the maximum nameplate capacity of such property to 5,000 kilowatts, and (3) eliminate the limitation on such credit based upon kilowatt capacity.
Require a PLAN Act


Summary: Require Presidential Leadership and No Deficit Act or Require a PLAN Act - Directs the President, if his budget for FY2014, as submitted to Congress, results in a projected deficit in every fiscal year for which estimates are provided in it, to submit by April 1, 2013, a supplemental unified budget (the total level of outlays, total level of receipts, and the resulting deficit or surplus of the U.S. government for a fiscal year). Requires a supplemental unified budget to include: the information required by law for the President's budget, an estimate of the earliest fiscal year in which the supplemental budget is not projected to result in a deficit, a detailed description of additional policies to be implemented in order to achieve such result (including an evaluation of duplicative agency functions and agency effectiveness, and proposals for consolidating duplicative functions and programs between agencies in the interests of cost-savings), an explanation of the differences between the President's original FY2014 budget and the supplemental unified budget, and an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the annual deficit for each year in which the supplemental unified budget is projected to result in a deficit. Requires the unified budget to include, under a separate heading entitled &quot;Direct Spending,&quot; a category for &quot;Means-Tested Direct Spending and a category for &quot;Nonmeans-Tested Direct Spending&quot; which specify: the average rate of growth for each category in the total amount of outlays during the 10-year period preceding the budget year, information on the budget proposals for reform of such programs, a description of programs which shall be considered means-tested direct spending and nonmeans-tested direct spending, and an annual estimate of the total amount of outlays for each such program for the period covered by the budget proposal.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 90 Vermilyea Avenue, in New York, New York, as the "Corporal Juan Mariel Alcantara 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 90 Vermilyea Avenue, in New York, New York as the "Corporal Juan Mariel Alcantara Post Office Building."
Contempt Act

To direct the employing authority of any officer or employee of the Federal Government who is in contempt of Congress to not pay compensation to the officer or employee while the officer or employee remains in contempt, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Contempt Act 2. No payment of compensation for Federal employees in contempt of Congress (a) No Payment Permitted If an officer or employee of the Federal Government is in a period of contempt of Congress during any pay period, the head of the employing authority of the employee shall not pay the compensation otherwise required to be paid to the officer or employee for such pay period. (b) Definitions In this Act— (1) the term officer section 2104 (2) the term employee section 2105 3. Period of contempt of Congress described (a) Period Described For purposes of this Act, a period of contempt of Congress (1) The period which begins on the date on which a resolution holding the officer or employee in contempt is adopted by the House of Representatives or Senate and ends on the date on which a resolution revoking such contempt is adopted by the House or Senate (as the case may be). (2) The period which begins on the date on which a statement of contempt described in subsection (b) is filed in the House of Representatives or Senate with respect to the officer or employee and which ends on the date on which a statement withdrawing such statement of contempt is filed with the House or Senate (as the case may be). (b) Statement of Contempt Described In this Act, a statement of contempt 2 U.S.C. 194

Summary: Contempt Act - Prohibits the head of a federal agency from paying any agency officer or employee during a pay period in which such officer or employee is in a period of contempt of Congress. Defines &quot;period of contempt of Congress&quot; as: (1) the period which begins on the date on which a resolution holding such officer or employee in contempt is adopted by the House of Representatives or Senate and ends on the date on which such resolution is revoked; or (2) the period which begins on the date on which a statement of contempt (i.e., statement of fact that an officer or employee has failed to appear, testify, produce information, or answer pertinent questions when summoned by Congress or a committee of Congress) is filed in the House of Representatives or Senate and ends on the date such statement is withdrawn.
Human Trafficking Prevention Act


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Human Trafficking Prevention Act - Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to require training for federal government personnel related to trafficking in persons to include at a minimum: (1) a distance learning course on trafficking-in-persons issues and the Department of State's obligations under the Act, targeted for embassy reporting officers, regional bureaus' trafficking-in-persons coordinators, and their superiors; (2) specific trafficking-in-persons briefings for all ambassadors and deputy chiefs of mission before they depart for their posts; and (3) at least annual reminders to all such personnel and other federal personnel at each diplomatic or consular post of the Department of State located outside the United States of key problems, threats, methods, and warning signs of trafficking in persons specific to the country or jurisdiction in which each such post is located, and appropriate procedures to report information acquired about possible trafficking cases.