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Preserving the Work Requirement for Welfare Act

To prohibit waivers relating to compliance with the work requirements for the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving the Work Requirement for Welfare Act 2. Prohibition on TANF waivers relating to compliance with the TANF work requirements (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not do the following: (1) Finalize, implement, enforce, or otherwise take any action to give effect to the Information Memorandum dated July 12, 2012 (Transmittal No. TANF–ACF–IM–2012–03), or to any administrative action relating to the same subject matter set forth in the Information Memorandum or that reflects the same or similar policies as those set forth in the Information Memorandum. (2) Authorize, approve, renew, modify, or extend any experimental, pilot, or demonstration project under section 1115 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1315 42 U.S.C. 607 42 U.S.C. 602 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq. (b) Rescission of waivers Any waiver relating to the subject matter set forth in the Information Memorandum or described in subsection (a)(2) that is granted before the date of the enactment of this Act is hereby rescinded and shall be null and void.

Summary: Preserving the Work Requirement for Welfare Act Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finalizing, implementing, enforcing, or otherwise taking any action to give effect to the Information Memorandum dated July 12, 2012 (Transmittal No. TANF-ACF-IM-2012-03), or to any administrative action relating to the same subject matter or that reflects the same or similar policies. Prohibits the Secretary also from authorizing, approving, modifying, or extending any experimental, pilot, or demonstration project under the Social Security Act (SSAct) that: (1) waives compliance with mandatory work requirements of SSAct title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF), or (2) authorizes an expenditure not otherwise allowable under a state TANF program with respect to compliance with such work requirements. Rescinds and nullifies any waiver relating to the subject matter of the Information Memorandum granted before the enactment of this Act.
Protecting 2nd Amendment Rights Act of 2015

To prohibit the Government of the United States from issuing or enforcing a new restriction or prohibition on the manufacture, importation, or sale in the United States of ammunition. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting 2nd Amendment Rights Act of 2015 2. Prohibition on issuance or enforcement of new restriction or prohibition on the manufacture, importation, or sale of ammunition in the United States No entity of the Government of the United States may issue or enforce a regulation, or take any other action, that would restrict or prohibit the manufacture, importation, or sale in the United States of any ammunition that, as of the date of the enactment of this section, is not subject to the restriction or prohibition.

Summary: Protecting 2nd Amendment Rights Act of 2015 This bill prohibits any government entity from issuing or enforcing a regulation, or taking any other action, that would restrict or prohibit the manufacture, importation, or sale in the United States of any ammunition that is not subject to the restriction or prohibition.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent retroactive claims of the earned income tax credit by individuals receiving work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent retroactive claims of the earned income tax credit by individuals receiving work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs. 1. Prevention of retroactive claims of earned income tax credit by individuals receiving work authorizations pursuant to certain deferred action programs (a) In general Section 32(m) (1) by striking Solely for purposes of (1) In general Solely for purposes of , and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Denial of retroactive application for certain beneficiaries of deferred action (A) In general In the case of any specified deferred action beneficiary, paragraph (1) shall be applied by inserting before the close of the taxable year to which the return relates Social Security Administration (B) Specified deferred action beneficiary For purposes of this paragraph, the term specified deferred action beneficiary . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to— (1) any return of tax which is filed after the date of the enactment of this Act, and (2) any amendment or supplement (to any return of tax) which is filed after such date (without regard to the date on which the return of tax is filed).

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the earned income tax credit to aliens who have been granted employment authorization under a program of temporary deportation relief that has not been specifically established by law.
Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain burial benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act 2. Burial Benefits Section 2306(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting or the National Park Service National Cemetery Administration (2) in paragraph (2) by striking National Cemetery Administration or in the Arlington National Cemetery National Cemetery Administration or the National Park Service, or in the Arlington National Cemetery, 3. Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act Extends the requirement that the Department of Veterans Affairs  provide an outer burial receptacle for each new grave of a veteran, a veteran's spouse, or a veteran's dependent in which remains are interred in a casket in Arlington National Cemetery or in an open cemetery under the control of the the National Cemetery Administration to each such grave in an open cemetery under the control of the National Park Service.
Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the opportunity for responsible health savings to all American families. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2015 2. Expandable health flexible spending arrangements (a) Expansion of annual maximum Paragraph (1) of section 125(i) $2,500 $5,000, with an additional $500 per each additional employee dependent above two dependents (b) Carryforward of unused benefits Section 125(i) (3) Carryforward of unused benefits (A) In general A plan or arrangement may permit a participant in a health flexible spending arrangement to elect to carry forward any aggregate unused balances in the participant’s accounts under such arrangement as of the close of any year to the succeeding year. Such carryforward shall be treated as having occurred within 30 days of the close of the year. (B) Limitation The amount which a participant may elect to carry forward under subparagraph (A) from any year shall be any aggregate unused balances in the participant’s account at the close of any year. (C) Exclusion from gross income No amount shall be included in gross income under this chapter by reason of any carryforward under this paragraph. (D) Coordination limits The maximum amount which may be contributed to a health flexible spending arrangement for any year to which an unused amount is carried under this paragraph shall not be reduced by such unused amount. . (c) Conforming amendment Section 125(i) Limitation on flexible spending arrangements Special rules for health flexible spending arrangements (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax exclusion for distributions from health flexible spending arrangements, to: (1) increase to $5,000, with an additional $500 for each additional employee dependent above two dependents, the maximum annual amount of funding for such plans, and (2) allow a carryforward into the next year for unused amounts in such plans.
SALTS Act

To amend the Controlled Substances Act relating to controlled substance analogues. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances Act of 2015 SALTS Act 2. Controlled substance analogues Section 203 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 813 (1) by striking A controlled (a) In general (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Determination In determining whether a controlled substance analogue was intended for human consumption under subsection (a), the following factors may be considered, along with any other relevant factors: (1) The marketing, advertising, and labeling of the substance. (2) The known efficacy or usefulness of the substance for the marketed, advertised or labeled purpose. (3) The difference between the price at which the substance is sold and the price at which the substance it is purported to be or advertised as is normally sold. (4) The diversion of the substance from legitimate channels and the clandestine importation, manufacture, or distribution of the substance. (5) Whether the defendant knew or should have known the substance was intended to be consumed by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other immediate means. (6) Any controlled substance analogue that is manufactured, formulated, sold, distributed, or marketed with the intent to avoid the provisions of existing drug laws. (c) Limitation For purposes of this section, evidence that a substance was not marketed, advertised, or labeled for human consumption, by itself, shall not be sufficient to establish that the substance was not intended for human consumption. .

Summary: Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances Act of 2015 or the SALTS Act Amends the Controlled Substances Act to authorize the following factors to be considered in determining whether a controlled substance analogue was intended for human consumption: the marketing, advertising, and labeling of the substance; the known efficacy or usefulness of the substance for the marketed, advertised, or labeled purpose; the difference between the price at which the substance is sold and the price at which the substance it is purported to be or advertised as is normally sold; the diversion of the substance from legitimate channels and the clandestine importation, manufacture, or distribution of the substance; whether the defendant knew or should have known that the substance was intended to be consumed by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other immediate means; and whether the substance is manufactured, formulated, sold, distributed, or marketed with the intent to avoid the provisions of existing drug laws. Declares that evidence that a substance was not marketed, advertised, or labeled for human consumption shall not by itself be sufficient to establish that the substance was not intended for human consumption.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 1. Amount of loan guaranteed under home loan program of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Adjustment of loan limit Section 3703(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)(i)(IV)— (A) by striking the lesser of (B) by striking or 25 percent of the loan (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking Freddie Mac amount of the loan. (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to a loan guaranteed under section 3710 of title 38, United States Code, on or after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Changes the maximum amount of a veteran's home loan of more than $144,000 that is guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to 25% of the loan amount.
Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015

To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2015 2. Repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board Effective as of the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 June 12, 2015 Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means June 12, 2015 The Committees on Energy and Commerce Rules

Summary: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Repeals sections of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (and restores provisions of law amended by those sections) related to the establishment of an Independent Payment Advisory Board to develop proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in spending under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. (Sec. 3) Rescinds specified appropriations to the Prevention and Public Health Fund for FY2017-FY2026 and each fiscal year thereafter.
To prohibit any reduction in the amount of the per diem allowance to which members of the uniformed services or civilian employees of the Department of Defense are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel, and for other purposes.

To prohibit any reduction in the amount of the per diem allowance to which members of the uniformed services or civilian employees of the Department of Defense are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel, and for other purposes. 1. Prohibition on per diem allowance reductions based on the duration of temporary duty assignment or civilian travel (a) Members of the uniformed services Section 474(d)(3) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The Secretaries concerned shall not alter the amount of the per diem allowance, or the maximum amount of reimbursement, for a locality based on the duration of the temporary duty assignment of a member of the uniformed services in the locality. (b) Civilian employees Section 5702(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The Secretary of the Department of Defense shall not alter the amount of the per diem allowance, or the maximum amount of reimbursement, for a locality based on the duration of the travel of an employee of the Department in the locality. (c) Repeal of policy and regulations The policy, and any regulations issued pursuant to such policy, implemented by the Secretary of the Department of Defense on November 1, 2014, with respect to reductions in per diem allowances based on duration of temporary duty assignment or civilian travel

Summary: Prohibits uniformed service agencies or the Department of Defense (DOD) from altering the amount of the locality-based travel and transportation per diem allowances or reimbursements to which certain uniformed service members or civilian DOD employees are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel in a locality. Nullifies the DOD policy implemented on November 1, 2014, regarding reductions in per diem allowances based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or civilian travel.
Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act

To extend the right of appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board to certain employees of the United States Postal Service. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act 2. Right of appeal to Merit Systems Protection Board Section 1005(a)(4)(A)(ii)(I) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (I) is an officer or employee of the Postal Service who— (aa) is not represented by a bargaining representative recognized under section 1203; and (bb) is in a supervisory, professional, technical, clerical, administrative, or managerial position covered by the Executive and Administrative Schedule; and .

Summary: Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act Extends federal employee protections against adverse personnel actions, including the right to appeal such actions to the Merit Systems Protection Board, to any officer or employee of the U.S. Postal Service who is not represented by a bargaining representative and is in a supervisory, professional, technical, clerical, administrative, or managerial position covered by the Executive and Administrative Schedule.
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act.

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act. 1. Permits for dredged or fill material (a) In general Section 404(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1344(c) The Administrator is authorized Until such time as the Secretary has issued a permit under this section, the Administrator is authorized (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply— (1) to a permit issued under section 404(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1344(a) (2) to a permit issued under such section 404(a) on or before such date of enactment if the Administrator failed to submit to the Secretary a written objection to the permit prior to the Secretary’s issuance of the permit.

Summary: This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to remove the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prohibit the specification, or restrict the use, of an area as a disposal site for discharges of dredged or fill materials into waters of the United States once the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued a permit for the discharge. The bill applies to discharge permits issued: (1) after this bill's enactment, and (2) on or before enactment if the EPA failed to submit to the Army Corps a written objection to the permit prior to the Army Corps' issuance of the permit.
Internet Freedom Act

To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from reclassifying broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service and from imposing certain regulations on providers of such service. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Internet Freedom Act 2. Limitation on authority of FCC (a) In general The rule adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in GN Docket No. 14–28 on February 26, 2015 (relating to broadband Internet access service) shall have no force or effect, and the Commission may not reissue such rule in substantially the same form, or issue a new rule that is substantially the same as such rule, unless the reissued or new rule is specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Exception This section does not apply to any rule that the Federal Communications Commission determines necessary— (1) to prevent damage to the national security of the United States; (2) to ensure the public safety; or (3) to assist or facilitate any actions taken by a Federal or State law enforcement agency. (c) Rule defined In this section, the term rule

Summary: Internet Freedom Act Nullifies the rule adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on February 26, 2015, relating to the reclassification of broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service. Prohibits the FCC from reissuing such rule in substantially the same form, or from issuing a new rule that is substantially the same, unless the rule is specifically authorized by a law enacted after enactment of this Act. Exempts any rule that the FCC determines is necessary for national security, public safety, or assistance to law enforcement.
Future Logging Careers Act

To exempt certain 16- and 17-year-old children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws. 1. Short title This Act may be cited Future Logging Careers Act 2. Child labor law exemptions for logging and mechanized operations The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq. (1) in section 3 ( 29 U.S.C. 203 (A) in subsection (l), by adding at the end the following: , and that employment of employees ages sixteen or seventeen years in a logging or mechanized operation in an occupation that the Secretary of Labor finds and declares to be particularly hazardous for the employment of children of such ages shall not be deemed to constitute oppressive child labor if such employee is employed by his parent or by a person standing in the place of his parent in a logging or mechanized operation owned or operated by such parent or person (B) by adding at the end the following: (z) (1) Logging (A) means— (i) the felling, skidding, yarding, loading and processing of timber by equipment other than manually operated chainsaws and cable skidders; (ii) the felling of timber in mechanized operations; (iii) the bucking or converting of timber into logs, poles, ties, bolts, pulpwood, chemical wood, excelsior wood, cordwood, fence posts, or similar products; (iv) the collecting, skidding, yarding, loading, transporting and unloading of such products in connection with logging; (v) the constructing, repairing and maintaining of roads or camps used in connection with logging; the constructing, repairing, and maintenance of machinery or equipment used in logging; and (vi) other work performed in connection with logging; and (B) does not include the manual use of chain saws to fell and process timber and the use of cable skidders to bring the timber to the landing. (2) Mechanized operation (A) means the felling, skidding, yarding, loading and processing of timber by equipment other than manually operated chainsaws and cable skidders; and (B) includes whole tree processors, cut-to-length processors, stroke boom delimbers, wheeled and track feller-bunchers, pull thru delimbers, wheeled and track forwarders, chippers, grinders, mechanical debarkers, wheeled and track grapple skidders, yarders, bulldozers, excavators, and log loaders. ; and (2) in section 13(c) ( 29 U.S.C. 211(c) (8) The provisions of section 12 relating to child labor shall apply to an employee who is 16 or 17 years old employed in a logging or mechanized operation in an occupation that the Secretary of Labor finds and declares to be particularly hazardous for the employment of children ages 16 or 17, except where such employee is employed by his parent or by a person standing in the place of his parent in a logging or mechanized operation owned or operated by such parent or person. .

Summary: Future Logging Careers Act Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make the restrictions on oppressive child labor inapplicable to employment of an employee age 16 or 17 by a parent, or a person standing in place of a parent, in a logging or mechanized operation owned or operated by that parent or person.