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Military Parental Leave Modernization Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to specify a minimum number of days of parental leave available for a member of the Armed Forces in connection with the birth of a child of the member or in connection with the adoption or foster care of a child by the member. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Parental Leave Modernization Act 2. Parental leave for members of the Armed Forces Section 701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsections (i) and (j); (2) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (j); and (3) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection (i): (i) Parental leave (1) A member of the armed forces, regardless of gender or marital status, shall be authorized to take at least 84 days of parental leave to be used in connection with— (A) the birth of a child of the member; (B) a qualifying adoption of a child by the member; or (C) the placement of a child in foster care with the member. (2) In the case of a dual military family, both members of the armed forces shall be authorized to take parental leave under this subsection. The Secretary concerned shall permit the transfer of such leave between the two members to accommodate individual family circumstances. (3) For the purpose of parental leave under this subsection, an adoption of a child by a member of the armed forces is a qualifying child adoption if the member is eligible for reimbursement of qualified adoption expenses for such adoption under section 1052 of this title. (4) Parental leave under paragraph (1) is in addition to other leave provided under other provisions of this section or under other legal authority. Nothing in this subsection prevents the Secretary concerned from authorizing convalescent leave for a female member of the armed forces as necessary prior or subsequent to the delivery of her child. Convalescent or other leave taken before childbirth by a pregnant member shall not reduce the number of days of parental leave available to the member under this subsection. (5) The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall prescribe regulations to implement this subsection, which shall be uniform for the armed forces. .

Summary: Military Parental Leave Modernization Act This bill revises military parental leave requirements to state that: a member of the armed forces, regardless of gender or marital status, shall be authorized to take at least 84 days of parental leave in connection with the birth of a child, a qualifying adoption of a child, or the placement of a child in foster care with the service member; and in the case of a dual military family, both service members shall be authorized to take parental leave. (The Department concerned shall permit the transfer of such leave between the two service members to accommodate individual family circumstances.) Such parental leave shall be in addition to other leave. Convalescent or other leave taken before childbirth by a pregnant service member shall not reduce the number parental leave days.
No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act

To require a review of the completeness of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the derivative terrorist watchlist utilized by the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act 2. Review of the completeness of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the derivative terrorist watchlist utilized by the Transportation Security Administration (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Terrorist Screening Center, shall complete a review, in coordination with appropriate representatives from the Department of Homeland Security and all other relevant Federal agencies, of the completeness of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) and the terrorist watchlist utilized by the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to determine if an individual who may seek to board a United States-bound flight or a domestic flight and who poses a threat to aviation or national security or a threat of terrorism and who is known or suspected of being a member of a foreign terrorist organization is included in such Database and on such watchlist. (b) Report Not later than ten days after the completion of the review under subsection (a), the Director of the Terrorist Screening Center shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the findings of such review.

Summary: No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act This bill requires the Director of the Terrorist Screening Center to: (1) review the completeness of the Terrorist Screening Database and the terrorist watch list utilized by the Transportation Security Administration to determine if an individual who may seek to board a U.S.-bound or domestic flight, and who poses a threat to aviation or national security or a threat of terrorism and is known or suspected of being a member of a foreign terrorist organization, is included in the Database and on such watch list; and (2) report findings to the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a land exchange involving lands within the boundaries of the Cape Cod National Seashore, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a land exchange involving lands within the boundaries of the Cape Cod National Seashore, and for other purposes. 1. Land exchange involving cape cod national seashore (a) Authorization of exchange If title acceptable to the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, referred to hereafter in this section as the Secretary (b) Land descriptions (1) Federal land The term Federal land United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Northeast Region, Cape Cod National Seashore (2) Non-federal land The term non-Federal land United States, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Northeast Region, Cape Cod National Seashore (c) Acceptable title Title to the non-Federal land conveyed to the United States under subsection (a) shall be such title as is acceptable to the Secretary, in conformance with title approval standards applicable to Federal land acquisitions. (d) Applicable laws; terms and conditions The exchange under this section shall be subject to— (1) the laws (including regulations) and policies applicable to exchanges of land administered by the National Park Service, including the laws and policies concerning equalization of values, and environmental compliance; with the exception of appraisal requirements, and (2) such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (e) Appraisals For the purpose of valuation of the land proposed for exchange under this section, the Secretary may use the appraisals conducted by Michael Sutton, Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, and dated July 14 and July 22, 2009. (f) Administration The land acquired by the Secretary pursuant to the exchange authorized by this section shall be administered as part of the Cape Cod National Seashore. (g) Maps The maps referred to in subsection (a) shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the Department of the Interior. (h) Definition of improved property Section 4(d) of Public Law 87–126 16 U.S.C. 459b–3(d) The term improved property

Summary: This bill directs the Department of the Interior, through the National Park Service, to convey 1.09 acres of federal land within the Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts to the owner of 1.02 acres of non-federal land within the Seashore, if the owner conveys the non-federal acres to Interior, subject to acceptable title. The land acquired by Interior shall be administered as part of the Cape Cod National Seashore.
Stop Swatting in Our Schools Act of 2016

To provide for a task force within the FBI to deal with certain malicious and false threats in order made to obtain a response by law enforcement, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Swatting in Our Schools Act of 2016 2. Task force to prevent swatting (a) Creation The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall create a Task Force to combat swatting by investigating and referring for prosecution Federal offenses involved in this activity. (b) Definition of swatting The term swatting (c) Swatting considered domestic terrorism For the purposes of its activities, the Task Force created under this section shall deem swatting to be a form of domestic terrorism. (d) Coordination with the Joint Terrorism Task Forces The task force created under this section shall coordinate its activities with the Joint Terrorism Task Forces. (e) Authorization There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary.

Summary: Stop Swatting in Our Schools Act of 2016 This bill directs the Federal Bureau of Investigation to create a task force to combat swatting. It defines swatting as an activity that uses the mail, telephone, or another instrument of interstate or foreign commerce to willfully make a threat or maliciously and knowingly convey false information with the intent to trigger an emergency law enforcement response.
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the same level of Federal matching assistance, regardless of date of such expansion, for every State that chooses to expand Medicaid coverage to newly eligible individuals.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the same level of Federal matching assistance, regardless of date of such expansion, for every State that chooses to expand Medicaid coverage to newly eligible individuals. 1. Increased FMAP for medical assistance to newly eligible individuals, regardless of date of such expansion (a) In general Section 1905(y)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(y)(1) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking in 2014, 2015, and 2016 occurring during each of the first 3 consecutive calendar years in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking in 2017 occurring during the fourth consecutive calendar year in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking in 2018 occurring during the fifth consecutive calendar year in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals (4) in subparagraph (D), by striking in 2019 occurring during the sixth consecutive calendar year in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals (5) in subparagraph (E), by striking in 2020 and each year thereafter occurring during the seventh consecutive calendar year in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals and each calendar year thereafter (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of Public Law 111–148

Summary: This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) to every state that expands Medicaid coverage for individuals who are newly eligible under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, regardless of when such expansion takes place. Under current law, the enhanced FMAP is equivalent to 100% in 2014 through 2016, 95% in 2017, 94% in 2018, 93% in 2019, and 90% thereafter. The bill retains this enhanced FMAP, but bases it on a term of years rather than on specific dates. The bill applies retroactively.
Long-Term Unemployed Hiring Incentive Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the work opportunity credit for hiring the long-term unemployed. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Long-Term Unemployed Hiring Incentive Act 2. Work opportunity tax credit for long-term unemployed (a) Long-Term Unemployed Individuals Eligible (1) In general Section 51(d)(1) or , or (J) a qualified long-term unemployed individual. . (2) Definition Subsection (d) of section 51 of such Code is amended by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (14) as paragraphs (12) through (15), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (10) the following new paragraph: (11) Qualified long-term unemployed individual (A) In general The term qualified long-term unemployed individual (i) having exhausted, as of the hiring date, all rights to regular compensation under the State law or under Federal law with respect to a benefit year (excluding any benefit year that ended before May 1, 2007), (ii) having no rights to regular compensation with respect to the most recent week ending before the hiring date under such law or any other State unemployment compensation law or to compensation under any other Federal law, and (iii) not receiving compensation with respect to such week under the unemployment compensation law of Canada. (B) Exhaustion of benefits For purposes of subparagraph (A), an individual shall be deemed to have exhausted such individual's rights to regular compensation under a State law when— (i) no payments of regular compensation can be made under such law because such individual has received all regular compensation available to such individual based on employment or wages during such individual's base period, or (ii) such individual's rights to such compensation have been terminated by reason of the expiration of the benefit year with respect to which such rights existed. . (b) Extension of Credit for Long-Term Unemployed Subparagraph (B) of section 51(c)(4) (December 31, 2017, in the case of qualified long-term unemployed individuals) December 31, 2014 (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Long-Term Unemployed Hiring Incentive Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow through December 31, 2017, a work opportunity tax credit for hiring a qualified long-term unemployed individual.  Defines "qualified long-term unemployed individual" as any individual certified by the designated local agency as: (1) having exhausted, as of the hiring date, all rights to regular compensation under federal or state law; (2) having no rights to regular compensation with respect to the most recent week ending before the hiring date; and (3) not receiving compensation under the unemployment compensation law of Canada.
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement with the Harriet Tubman Statue Commission of the State of Maryland for the acceptance of a statue of Harriet Tubman for display in a suitable location in the United States Capitol.

To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement with the Harriet Tubman Statue Commission of the State of Maryland for the acceptance of a statue of Harriet Tubman for display in a suitable location in the United States Capitol. 1. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) Harriet Tubman was born a slave under the given name Araminta Ross in Maryland in about 1820. (2) Beaten severely as a child, she suffered a traumatic head injury at the hand of a slave owner early in her life, which caused a lifetime of headaches, seizures, and vision difficulties. (3) In 1849, she fled north to freedom and then immediately returned to Maryland, risking her life to free her family. (4) She joined the Underground Railroad, which was a secret network for free African-Americans and White sympathizers who helped runaways escape the South. (5) She became known as the Moses to her people (6) When the Civil War began, she became a Union spy, organizing an espionage network of slaves and freedmen who operated behind Confederate lines. (7) On several occasions, she led military raiding parties and also tended to the Union wounded as an army nurse. (8) After the Civil War, she devoted herself to women’s suffrage, the care of orphans and invalids, and the establishment of freedmen’s schools. (9) The State of Maryland, where Harriet Tubman was born, has authorized a gift of a statue of Harriet Tubman from the citizens of Maryland to the United States government to commemorate her work on behalf of civil rights and service to our Nation. 2. Agreement for acceptance of statue of Harriet Tubman; display of statue in Capitol (a) Agreement with Maryland Commission Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee on the Library shall enter into an agreement with the Harriet Tubman Statue Commission of the State of Maryland under which the Commission shall provide, and the Joint Committee shall accept, a statue of Harriet Tubman, under such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee and the Commission consider appropriate. (b) Display in Capitol After receiving the statue provided under the agreement entered into under subsection (a), the Joint Committee on the Library shall place the statue in a suitable permanent location in the United States Capitol.

Summary: This bill directs the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement with the Harriet Tubman Statue Commission of the State of Maryland under which the Commission shall provide, and the Joint Committee shall accept, a statue of Harriet Tubman. After receiving the statue, the Joint Committee on the Library shall place it in a suitable permanent location in the U.S. Capitol.
Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act of 2016

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to use the testimonials of former or estranged violent extremists or their associates in order to counter terrorist recruitment, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act of 2016 2. Directive (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall incorporate, to the extent practicable, into Department of Homeland Security efforts to combat terrorist recruitment and communications the public testimonials of former or estranged violent extremists or their associates, including friends and family. Such efforts may include the following: (1) Counter-messaging of foreign terrorist organization communications and narratives. (2) Related community engagement and public education efforts. (b) Coordination The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, where appropriate, coordinate the actions described in subsection (a) with the heads of other Federal departments and agencies and, as appropriate, to the extent practicable, engage nongovernmental and international partners in the identification and use of testimonials described in such subsection. April 26, 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: Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to incorporate the public statements of former violent extremists or their associates into its efforts to combat terrorist recruitment, including efforts to counter-message foreign terrorist organization communications and related community engagement and public education efforts. Additionally, DHS must coordinate with federal agencies and, as appropriate, engage nongovernmental and international partners in the identification and use of such public statements. It declares that nothing in this Act may be construed to require DHS to collect statements directly from former violent extremists or their associates.
Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act

To make supplemental appropriations to provide additional funds to Americorps for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act 2. Statement of Appropriations The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. Corporation for National and Community Service Operating Expenses For an additional amount for the Corporation for National and Community Service to carry out the National and Community Service Act of 1990, and notwithstanding sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(4)(C), 501(a)(4)(E), and 501(a)(5)(F) of such Act, $7,892,775,570: Provided Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Salaries and Expenses For an additional amount for necessary expenses of administration as provided under section 501(a)(5) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts and consultants authorized under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $37,500,000. Office of Inspector General For an additional amount for necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $8,000,000. 3. Requirement The funds appropriated in this section shall be used by the Corporation toward the goal of increasing the number of national service positions approved under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to 500,000. In carrying out this section, the Corporation shall give preference to national service programs which propose to use full-time national service positions.

Summary: Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act This bill provides FY2016 supplemental appropriations to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) for: Operating Expenses, Salaries and Expenses, and the Office of Inspector General. The CNCS must: (1) use the funds to increase the number of national service positions approved under the National and Community Service Act of 1990, and (2) give preference to programs which propose to use full-time national service positions.