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Charitable Agricultural Research Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Charitable Agricultural Research Act 2. Deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (a) In general Section 170(b)(1)(A) or or (ix) an agricultural research organization directly engaged in the continuous active conduct of agricultural research (as defined in section 1404 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3103 . (b) Expenditures To influence legislation Section 501(h)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: (E) section 170(b)(1)(A)(ix) (relating to agricultural research organizations), . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to contributions made on and after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Charitable Agricultural Research Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction for a charitable contribution to an agricultural research organization directly engaged in the continuous active conduct of agricultural research, and (2) make prohibitions against expenditures to influence legislation applicable to such organizations.
Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act

To amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide that residential mortgage loans held on portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages for purposes of the presumption of the ability to repay requirements under such Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act 2. Loans held on portfolio treated as qualified mortgages Section 129C(b)(2) of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1639c(b)(2) (F) Loans held on portfolio The term qualified mortgage .

Summary: Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act with respect to the permission that a creditor may presume that a residential mortgage loan has met the requirement that, at the time the loan is consummated, the consumer has a reasonable ability to repay it, if the loan is a qualified mortgage. Treats as a qualified mortgage any residential mortgage loan made by a creditor so long as it appears on the creditor's balance sheet (held on portfolio).
PURSE Act

To exclude the Internal Revenue Service from the provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to labor-management relations. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Unionization of Revenue Service Employees Act PURSE Act 2. Exclusion of Internal Revenue Service (a) In general Section 7103(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking or (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period and inserting ; or (3) by adding after subparagraph (H) the following: (I) the Internal Revenue Service; . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, notwithstanding any provision of law, rule, or regulation, or of any preexisting collective bargaining agreement.

Summary: Preventing Unionization of Revenue Service Employees Act or the PURSE Act - Excludes employees of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from provisions of federal personnel law allowing federal employees to organize, bargain collectively, and participate in labor organizations.
Defund Obamacare Act of 2013

To prohibit the funding of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defund Obamacare Act of 2013 2. Prohibition on funding (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds shall be made available to carry out any provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) or title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–152 (b) Limitation No entitlement to benefits under any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) or title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–152 (c) Unobligated balances Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all unobligated balances available under the provisions of law referred to in subsection (a) are hereby rescinded.

Summary: Defund Obamacare Act of 2013 - Prohibits any federal funds from being made available to carry out the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Prohibits any entitlement to benefits under such provisions from remaining in effect on and after the date of the enactment of this Act. Prohibits any payments from being awarded, owed, or made to any state, district, or territory under any such provision. Rescinds any unobligated balances available under such provisions.
Telephone Surveillance Accountability Act of 2013

To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report and obtain court approval for broad telephony metadata collection searches, and for other purposes. 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Telephone Surveillance Accountability Act of 2013 2. Limits on Searching Telephony Metadata in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. (i) Limits on Searching Telephony Metadata (1) Court Approval for Searching Telephony Metadata No person may search telephony metadata acquired pursuant to a production order under subsection (a)(1) unless— (A) the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation makes an application to a judge of the court established by section 103(a) that includes a statement of facts showing that there is a reasonable, articulable suspicion that the basis of the search is material and specifically relevant to an authorized investigation; and (B) the judge finds that there is a reasonable, articulable suspicion that the basis of the search is material and specifically relevant to an authorized investigation and enters an order authorizing such search. (2) Definitions In this subsection: (A) The term production order (B) The term telephony metadata . 3. Congressional Oversight for Production Orders of Telephony Metadata in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Section 502 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. (d) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall monthly submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report describing each search made during the preceding month of telephony metadata pursuant to an order under section 501(i)(1)(B). .

Summary: Telephone Surveillance Accountability Act of 2013 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978 to prohibit a person from searching telephony metadata acquired pursuant to an order to produce any tangible thing, unless: (1) the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) makes an application to a FISA court judge that includes a statement of facts showing a reasonable, articulable suspicion that the basis of the search is material and specifically relevant to an authorized investigation; and (2) the judge finds that there is such a reasonable, articulable suspicion and enters an order authorizing such search. Defines "telephony metadata" to mean communications routing information, including session identifying information, an original or terminating telephone number, an International Mobile Subscriber Identity, an International Mobile Station Equipment Identity, a trunk identifier, a telephone calling card number, and the time or duration of a call. Requires the Director to submit to the House and Senate intelligence committees a monthly report describing each search of telephony metadata made during the preceding month pursuant to such an order.
To amend certain appropriation Acts to repeal the requirement directing the Administrator of General Services to sell Federal property and assets that support the operations of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Plum Island, New York, and for other purposes.

To amend certain appropriation Acts to repeal the requirement directing the Administrator of General Services to sell Federal property and assets that support the operations of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Plum Island, New York, and for other purposes. 1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Federal Government has owned Plum Island since 1899. (2) Since 1954, the Animal Disease Center on Plum Island has conducted first-rate scientific research on a variety of infectious animal-borne diseases, including foot-and-mouth disease, resulting, most recently, in the development of a new cell line that rapidly and reliably detects this highly debilitating disease of livestock. (3) The safety record of the Center is unparalleled, with no accidental releases reaching the mainland in the history of the Center. (4) $23,200,000 in Federal funds have been spent on upgrades to, and the maintenance of, the Plum Island Animal Disease Center since January 2012, and significant investments in the Center in the next five years are likely. (5) In addition to the Animal Disease Center, Plum Island contains cultural, historical, ecological, and natural resources of regional and national significance. (6) Plum Island is situated where the Long Island Sound and Peconic Bay meet, each being estuaries that are part of the National Estuary Program, reflecting each natural system's nationally significant environmental and economic values to the region. (7) The Federal Government has invested hundreds of millions of Federal funds over the last two decades to make long-term improvements with respect to the conservation and management needs of Long Island Sound and Peconic Bay. (8) Due to cleanup costs from past Center activities and the zoning proposed by the town of Southold, New York, prohibiting residental or commercial development, the Federal Government will receive very little to no compensation from the sale of Plum Island. 2. Repeal of requirement to sell certain Federal property in Plum Island, New York (a) Repeal in Public Law 110–329 Section 540 of title V of division D of the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 ( Public Law 110–329 (b) Repeal in Public Law 112–74 Section 538 of title V of division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 ( Public Law 112–74

Summary: Repeals provisions of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009, and the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012, authorizing the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to direct the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to sell all real and personal property and transportation assets of the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility at Plum Island, New York.
Save Dignity Act

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report to Congress on security screening by the Transportation Security Administration of veterans and other passengers with amputations. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Screening Amputees and Veterans with Efficiency and Dignity Act Save Dignity Act 2. Report on TSA screening of veterans and other passengers with prostheses (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to Congress by not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act on security screening by the Transportation Security Administration of veterans and other passengers with amputations, with or without prosthesis. (b) Contents The report shall include analysis of— (1) the disparities that exist between airports in the screening of such passengers; (2) identification of the airports at which the Administration uses procedures and methods for such screening that are efficient, safe, timely, and respectful of such passengers, and airports at which the Administration does not use such procedures and methods; and (3) description of actions that will be taken by the Administration to implement such procedures and methods at all airports at which the Administration performs security screening of passengers.

Summary: Screening Amputees and Veterans with Efficiency and Dignity Act or Save Dignity Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to Congress on Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security screening of Armed Forces veterans and other airline passengers with amputations, with or without prosthesis.
American Public Housing Act of 2013

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt from sequestration the public and Indian housing programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Public Housing Act of 2013 2. Exemption of public and Indian housing programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development from sequestration Section 255 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by redesignating subsection (j) (relating to the identification of programs) as subsection (l) and by inserting before subsection (l) the following new subsection: (k) Public housing accounts The following accounts for the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be exempt from reduction under any order issued under this part: Choice Neighborhoods Initiative. Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Fund Program Account. Native American Housing Block Grants. Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant. Project-Based Rental Assistance. Public Housing Capital Fund. Public Housing Operating Fund. Tenant-Based Rental Assistance. .

Summary: American Public Housing Act of 2013 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt from reduction, under any sequestration ordered by the President, the following Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) accounts: Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Fund Program Account, Native American Housing Block Grants, Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant, Project-Based Rental Assistance, Public Housing Capital Fund, Public Housing Operating Fund, and Tenant-Based Rental Assistance.
To increase transparency of agencies by requiring a report describing any proposed conference.

To increase transparency of agencies by requiring a report describing any proposed conference. 1. Reports on Conference Attendance by Federal Agencies (a) In General Not later than 30 days before any conference, the head of the agency hosting the conference and the head of any agency that is sending an employee of such agency to the conference shall submit to the relevant congressional committee of jurisdiction a report on the following: (1) An itemized statement of the cost of attending the conference, including the total cost. (2) In the case of the agency hosting the conference, the total cost of the conference. (3) The names of keynote speakers. (4) A list of conference attendees from such agency and the titles of such attendees. (5) The location of the conference. (6) A summary of the purposes and goals of the conference. (7) A conference itinerary. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Agency The term agency (2) Conference The term conference (3) Employee The term employee

Summary: Requires the head of a federal agency who is hosting a conference or sending an agency employee to a conference to submit to Congress, not later than 30 days before the conference, a report that includes: (1) an itemized statement of the cost of attending the conference, (2) the total cost to the agency hosting the conference, (3) the names of keynote speakers, (4) a list of conference attendees, (5) the location of the conference, (6) a summary of the purposes and goals of the conference, and (7) a conference itinerary. Defines "conference" as a meeting, retreat, seminar, symposium, training, or other event that involves travel for 50 or more attendees.
Airline Pilot Pension Fairness Act

To amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the case of airline pilots who are required by regulation to retire at age 60, to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity commencing at age 60. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Airline Pilot Pension Fairness Act 2. Age requirement for employees (a) Single-Employer plan benefits guaranteed Section 4022(b)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 29 U.S.C. 1322(b)(3) If, at the time of termination of a plan under this title, or at the time of freezing benefit accruals under a plan pursuant to subsections (a)(1) and (b) of section 402 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, regulations prescribed by the Federal Aviation Administration required an individual to separate from service as a commercial airline pilot after attaining any age before age 65, this paragraph shall be applied to an individual who is a participant in the plan by reason of such service by substituting such age for age 65. The calculation of benefit liabilities and unfunded benefit liabilities under this section, and the allocation of assets under section 4044, shall not reflect any additional benefits the corporation must guarantee due to the application of the preceding sentence. (b) Aggregate limit on benefits guaranteed; criteria applicable Section 4022B(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1322b(a) If, at the time of termination of a plan under this title, or at the time of freezing benefit accruals under a plan pursuant to subsections (a)(1) and (b) of section 402 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, regulations prescribed by the Federal Aviation Administration required an individual to separate from service as a commercial airline pilot after attaining any age before age 65, this subsection shall be applied to an individual who is a participant in the plan by reason of such service by substituting such age for age 65. 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply to benefits payable on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Airline Pilot Pension Fairness Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), with regard to both single-employer and multiemployer plan guaranteed benefits, to require the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), in the case of commercial airline pilots required by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulation to retire before age 65, to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity commencing at the required retirement age.
To extend the hold harmless provisions of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program pending reauthorization of the overall program.

To extend the hold harmless provisions of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program pending reauthorization of the overall program. 1. Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program technical amendments For any fiscal year after fiscal year 2013 for which appropriations are made to carry out title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300ff–11 et seq. (1) sections 2603(a)(4)(C) and 2618(a)(2)(H)(v) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300ff–13(a)(4)(C) (2) sections 2603(a)(4)(A), 2610(c)(2)(B)(ii), and 2618(a)(2)(H)(iii) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300ff–13(a)(4)(A)

Summary: Provides, for any fiscal year after FY2013 for which appropriations are made to carry out the program under title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act (popularly known as the Ryan White CARE Act), regarding emergency relief under the HIV Health Care Services Program, but for which the authorizations of appropriations have not been extended, that: (1) requirements limiting the reduction of grants from the prior fiscal year are extended, and (2) certain funding rules applicable to metropolitan areas that are transitional areas and to states shall apply in the same manner as they apply for FY2013.
Small Supplier Fairness in Bidding Competition Act of 2013

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS), and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Supplier Fairness in Bidding Competition Act of 2013 2. Repeal of Medicare DMEPOS competitive acquisition program (a) In general Section 1847 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–3) is repealed. (b) Effective date (1) In general The repeal made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Impact on current contracts In the case of any contract awarded under section 1847 of the Social Security Act before the date of the repeal of such section— (A) the contract is terminated; (B) no payment shall be made under title XVIII of such Act on or after the date of the enactment of this Act based on such a contract; and (C) to the extent that any damages may be applicable as a result of the termination of such contracts, such damages shall be payable from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund under section 1841 of such Act. (3) Construction Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to provide an independent cause of action or right to administrative or judicial review with regard to the termination provided under this subsection. (c) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall submit to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a report providing an analysis of the impact of competitive bidding on small clinical laboratories. 3. Small business advocacy review panels Section 609(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking at the end and (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services (solely with respect to its capacity to issue rules governing the Medicare part B fee schedule for clinical laboratory services). .

Summary: Small Supplier Fairness in Bidding Competition Act of 2013 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for Aged and Disabled) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS). Requires the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to report to Congress on the impact of competitive bidding on small clinical laboratories. Includes CMS (solely with respect to its capacity to issue rules governing the Medicare part B fee schedule for clinical laboratory services) as an agency for purposes of the requirement to assure the opportunity for participation of small entities in the making of rules that will have a significant economic impact on them.
To extend the Generalized System of Preferences.

To extend the Generalized System of Preferences. 1. Extension of Generalized System of Preferences Section 505 of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2465 July 31, 2013 September 30, 2015

Summary: Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) through September 30, 2015.