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Youth Parity Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the medical expenses of dependents who have not attained age 26 to be paid from a health savings account. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Youth Parity Act 2. Medical expenses of dependents who have not attained age 26 permitted to be paid from health savings accounts (a) In general Subparagraph (A) of section 223(d)(2) and determined by substituting age of 26 age of 19 ) of such individual (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to amounts paid from health savings accounts after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Youth Parity Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the medical expenses of dependents who have not attained the age of 26 years before the close of the calendar year to be paid from a health savings account.
Homebuyers Assistance Act

To provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homebuyers Assistance Act 2. Enforcement safe harbor The integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under section 4(a) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 ( 12 U.S.C. 2603(a) 15 U.S.C. 1604(b) October 1, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Homebuyers Assistance Act (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits until February 1, 2016, enforcement against any person of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974, the Truth in Lending Act, and regulations issued under such Acts. No suit may be filed against any person for a violation of such requirements occurring before that date, as long as the person has made a good faith effort to comply with them.
Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2015

To prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2015 2. Prohibition on abortion (a) Prohibition No Federal funds may be provided (directly or indirectly, including through contract or subcontract) to an entity unless the entity certifies that, during the period for which such funds are provided, the entity will not perform, and will not provide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion. (b) Exception Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to an abortion where— (1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest; or (2) a physician certifies that the woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-threatening physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. (c) Hospitals Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to a hospital, so long as such hospital does not, during the period for which funds described in subsection (a) are provided to such hospital, provide funds to any non-hospital entity that performs an abortion (other than an abortion described in subsection (b)). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term entity (2) The term hospital 42 U.S.C. 1395x(e)

Summary: Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2015 This bill prohibits federal funding of an entity unless the entity certifies that, during the period of funding, the entity will not perform, and will not provide funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion, except in cases of rape or incest or where a physical condition endangers the woman's life unless an abortion is performed. This applies to a hospital only if the hospital funds a non-hospital entity that performs abortions.
To prohibit statutory sanctions relief by the United States with respect to Iran unless the Senate provides its advice and consent to ratification of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

To prohibit statutory sanctions relief by the United States with respect to Iran unless the Senate provides its advice and consent to ratification of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. 1. Prohibition on statutory sanctions relief by the United States with respect to Iran unless the Senate provides its advice and consent to ratification of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (a) Prohibition Notwithstanding section 135 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2160e Public Law 114–17 (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Action involving any measure of statutory sanctions relief by the United States The term action involving any measure of statutory sanctions relief by the United States 42 U.S.C. 2160e(c)(3) (2) Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action The term Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (c) Effective date This section takes effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with respect to action involving any measure of statutory sanctions relief by the United States provided before, on, or after such date of enactment.

Summary: This bill prohibits action involving any measure of statutory sanctions relief by the United States unless the Senate provides its advice and consent to ratification of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPA) under article II, section 2 of the U.S. Constitution. (The JCPA is the agreement signed at Vienna 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.)
Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2015

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the definition of an unauthorized alien to include aliens who have not been admitted to and are not lawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2015 2. Admission and lawful presence required for employment authorization Section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3) (1) by inserting before authorized to be so employed by this Act an alien otherwise admitted to and lawfully present in the United States, and (2) by inserting at the end the following: An alien without lawful status shall be considered to be an unauthorized alien for purposes of this Act.

Summary: Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) exclude from the definition of "unauthorized alien," with respect to the unlawful employment of aliens, any alien otherwise admitted to and lawfully present in the United States; and (2) consider an alien without lawful status to be an unauthorized alien whose employment is unlawful.
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer unobligated amounts previously made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs to the medical accounts of the Department to improve the furnishing of health care to veterans.

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer unobligated amounts previously made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs to the medical accounts of the Department to improve the furnishing of health care to veterans. 1. Transfer authority to improve health care for veterans (a) Transfer The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may transfer any amounts made available to the Secretary before the date of the enactment of this Act that remain available for obligation to any covered medical account. Amounts so transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the covered medical account to which transferred and shall be available for obligation or expenditure without fiscal year limitation. (b) Effect on authorization amounts A transfer made to a covered medical account under the authority of this section shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the covered medical account to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal to the amount transferred. (c) Notice to Congress The Secretary shall promptly notify the appropriate congressional committees of each transfer made under subsection (a). (d) Construction of authority The transfer authority provided under subsection (a) is in addition to any other transfer authority provided to the Secretary by law. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term appropriate congressional committees (A) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. (2) The term covered medical accounts (A) Veterans Health Administration, Medical Services. (B) Veterans Health Administration, Medical Support and Compliance. (C) Veterans Health Administration, Medical Facilities.

Summary: This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to transfer to any covered medical account any amounts made available to it before enactment of this Act that remain available for obligation. Amounts so transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the covered medical account to which transferred and shall be available for obligation or expenditure without fiscal year limitation. Covered medical accounts are the following VA accounts: (1) Veterans Health Administration, Medical Services; (2) Veterans Health Administration, Medical Support and Compliance; and (3) Veterans Health Administration, Medical Facilities.
LEAP Act of 2015

To amend section 42 of title 18, United States Code, popularly known as the Lacey Act, to add certain species of lionfish to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lionfish Elimination and Prevention Act of 2015 LEAP Act of 2015 2. Addition of species of lionfish to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped Section 42(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after Dreissena polymorpha; of the red lionfish of the species Pterois volitans; of the devil lionfish of the species Pterois miles; of the Hawaiian turkeyfish of the species Pterois sphex; of the soldier lionfish of the species Pterois russelii; of the clearfin lionfish of the species Pterois radiata; of the species Pterois paucispinula; of the frillfin turkeyfish of the species Pterois mombasae; of the luna lionfish of the species Pterois lunalata; of the mandritsa of the species Pterois brevipectoralis; of the spotfin lionfish of the species Pterois antennata; of the scorpionfish of the species Pterois andover;

Summary: Lionfish Elimination and Prevention Act of 2015 or the LEAP Act of 2015 This bill amends the Lacey Act to prohibit the importation or interstate shipment of the: red lionfish of the species Pterois volitans, devil lionfish of the species Pterois miles, Hawaiian turkeyfish of the species Pterois sphex, soldier lionfish of the species Pterois russelii, clearfin lionfish of the species Pterois radiata, lionfish species Pterois paucispinula, frillfin turkeyfish of the species Pterois mombasae, luna lionfish of the species Pterois lunalata, mandritsa of the species Pterois brevipectoralis, spotfin lionfish of the species Pterois antennata, and scorpionfish of the species Pterois andover.
Student Tax Relief Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income student loan indebtedness discharged in connection with closures of educational institutions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Tax Relief Act of 2015 2. Exclusion from gross income of student loan indebtedness cancelled, discharged, or forgiven (a) In general Section 108(f) (5) Discharges in connection with student loan indebtedness cancelled, discharged, or forgiven (A) In general Gross income shall not include— (i) any amount of a student loan discharged in whole or in part pursuant to section 437(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087(c) 20 U.S.C. 1087e(h) (ii) any amount of a loan discharged under section 464(g) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1087dd(g) (iii) any amount of a loan, and interest on a loan, which is canceled under section 465 of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)(5) (iv) any amount which (but for this subparagraph) would be includible in gross income by reason of the discharge (in whole or in part) of a loan to assist the attendance at an institution of higher learning if such discharge was pursuant to an agreement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or any other Federal agency in connection with the closure (or other agency action) relating to such institution or successor institution. (B) Limitation on exclusion Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amount shall be excluded from gross income after the date of the enactment of this paragraph by a provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965. . (b) Effective date (1) In general Except as provided by paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any forgiveness of indebtedness after June 19, 2014. (2) Limitation Section 108(f)(5)(B)

Summary: Student Tax Relief Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of a student, for income tax purposes, imputed income due to a discharge of student loan indebtedness under provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 or in connection with the closure of an educational institution.
Retired Civil Servant Military Service Restoration Act of 2015

To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the timing of deposits relating to the Civil Service Retirement System with respect to crediting military service, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Retired Civil Servant Military Service Restoration Act of 2015 2. Retroactive military service deposit under Civil Service Retirement System (a) Timing of deposit Section 8334(j) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (6) (A) A deposit described under paragraph (1) may be made by an employee or Member at any time before or after the date of separation on which the entitlement to any annuity under this subchapter is based. (B) With respect to a deposit made after such date pursuant to subparagraph (A)— (i) the deposit shall include interest computed in accordance with subsection (e); and (ii) the annuity or lump-sum payable after such deposit is made shall include interest computed in accordance with this subchapter. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any employee or Member (as such terms are defined in section 8331 of title 5, United States Code) who retires on or after September 8, 1982. (c) Retirement counseling Section 8350(c)(1) of such title is amended by striking title, and title, shall ensure that employees and Members who served in the Armed Forces are made aware of crediting military service pursuant to sections 8332 and 8334 of this title, and

Summary: Retired Civil Servant Military Service Restoration Act of 2015 Allows an employee or Member of Congress who has performed military service and who retires on or after September 8, 1982, to make the deposit required for crediting such service under the Civil Service Retirement System at any time before or after the date of separation on which the entitlement to an annuity under such System is based. Requires such a deposit made after separation, and the annuity or lump-sum payable after such deposit, to include computed interest. Requires the retirement counselor training program to ensure that employees and Members who served in the Armed Forces are made aware of the provisions governing crediting military service.
To prohibit United States voluntary contributions to the United Nations Democracy Fund.

To prohibit United States voluntary contributions to the United Nations Democracy Fund. 1. Prohibition on United States voluntary contributions to the United Nations Democracy Fund (a) In general No funds made available to any Federal department or agency may be used to make United States voluntary contributions to the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF). (b) Effective date Subsection (a) applies with respect to funds made available for fiscal year 2016 and subsequent fiscal years.

Summary: Prohibits funds made available to any federal department or agency from being used to make U.S. voluntary contributions to the United Nations Democracy Fund.
To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon.

To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon. 1. Purpose; clarification (a) Purpose The purpose of this Act is to facilitate fee-to-trust applications for the Siletz Tribe within the geographic area specified in the amendment made by this Act. (b) Clarification Except as specifically provided otherwise by this Act or the amendment made by this Act, nothing in this Act or the amendment made by this Act, shall prioritize for any purpose the claims of any federally recognized Indian tribe over the claims of any other federally recognized Indian tribe. 2. Treatment of certain property of the Siletz tribe of the State of Oregon Section 7 of the Siletz Tribe Indian Restoration Act ( 25 U.S.C. 711e (f) Treatment of certain property (1) In general (A) Title The Secretary may accept title to any additional number of acres of real property located within the boundaries of the original 1855 Siletz Coast Reservation established by Executive order dated November 9, 1855, comprised of land within the political boundaries of Benton, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Tillamook, and Yamhill Counties in the State of Oregon, if that real property is conveyed or otherwise transferred to the United States by or on behalf of the tribe. (B) Trust Land to which title is accepted by the Secretary under this paragraph shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the tribe. (2) Treatment as part of reservation All real property that is taken into trust under paragraph (1) shall— (A) be considered and evaluated as an on-reservation acquisition under part 151.10 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and (B) become part of the reservation of the tribe. (3) Prohibition on gaming Any real property taken into trust under paragraph (1) shall not be eligible, or used, for any gaming activity carried out under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. . May 11, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: This bill amends the Siletz Tribe Indian Restoration Act to authorize the Department of the Interior to take into trust for the Siletz Tribe additional lands that lie within the original 1855 Siletz Coast Reservation and are located in Benton, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Tillamook, or Yamhill County in Oregon. Such land must be considered and evaluated as an on-reservation acquisition and become part of the tribe's reservation. (Off-reservation land acquisition requests require Interior to give greater scrutiny to the tribe's justification of the anticipated benefits from the acquisition.) Gaming is prohibited on lands taken into trust pursuant to this bill.
End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn Act of 2015

To prohibit any person from soliciting or knowingly acquiring, receiving, or accepting a donation of human fetal tissue for any purpose other than disposal of the tissue if the donation affects interstate commerce and the tissue will be or is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn Act of 2015 2. Removal of authority for funding research on fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an induced abortion Section 498A(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 289g–1(a) (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: (2) Source of tissue Human fetal tissue may be used in research carried out under paragraph (1) only if the tissue is obtained pursuant to a spontaneous abortion or a stillbirth. ; (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking subparagraph (A) and redesigning subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (3) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking or induced (4) in subsection (g), by striking or induced 3. Prohibition against solicitation or acceptance of a donation of fetal tissue pursuant to an induced abortion Subsection (b) of section 498B of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 289g–2 (b) Prohibition against solicitation or acceptance of a donation of fetal tissue pursuant to an abortion It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit or knowingly acquire, receive, or accept a donation of human fetal tissue for any purpose other than disposal of the tissue if the donation affects interstate commerce and the tissue will be or is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion. .

Summary: End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the use of tissue from an induced abortion for research conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health on the transplantation of fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes. Soliciting or acquiring a donation of fetal tissue from an induced abortion for a purpose other than disposal is prohibited.
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that post offices shall comply with public accommodation standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and for other purposes.

To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that post offices shall comply with public accommodation standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and for other purposes. 1. Post offices and Americans with Disability Act standards (a) In general Section 410(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (8), by inserting consistent with paragraph (12), the provisions (2) in paragraph (10), by striking and (3) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (12) with respect to any post office, the requirements of title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq. . (b) Application The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to any post office established before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for compliance Any post office covered by section 410(b)(12) of title 39, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall comply with the requirements of such section not later than the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Requires post offices, within two years after enactment of this Act, to comply with public accommodation standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.