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FEM Products Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for reimbursement from health flexible spending arrangements for feminine hygiene products. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fund Essential Menstruation Products Act of 2015 FEM Products Act of 2015 2. Reimbursement from health flexible spending arrangements for feminine hygiene products (a) In general Section 106 (g) Feminine hygiene products (1) In general Amounts paid or incurred for feminine hygiene products shall be treated as a qualified medical expense eligible for reimbursement from a health flexible spending arrangement. (2) Feminine hygiene products defined For purposes of paragraph (1), the term feminine hygiene products . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Fund Essential Menstruation Products Act of 2015 or the FEM Products Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax exclusion for reimbursements from a health flexible spending arrangement to include amounts paid or incurred for feminine hygiene products.
To eliminate the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection by repealing title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly known as the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010.

To eliminate the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection by repealing title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly known as the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010. 1. Repeal The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 is hereby repealed and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such Act had not been enacted.

Summary: This bill repeals the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, which established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The bill revives or restores the provisions of law amended by such Act as if it had not been enacted.
Glen Anthony Doherty Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act

To amend the Defense Base Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Glen Anthony Doherty Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act 2. Defense Base Act amendments relating to death benefits The Defense Base Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq. 6. Death benefits (a) In general In the case of a person covered by this Act who dies as a result of a war-risk hazard or act of terrorism, if there is no person eligible for a death benefit of the deceased under section 9 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act ( 33 U.S.C. 909 (1) to a beneficiary designated by the deceased; or (2) if there is no designated beneficiary, to the next of kin or the estate of the deceased under applicable State law. (b) Payment of benefits Benefits found to be due under this section shall be paid from the compensation fund established pursuant to section 8147 of title 5, United States Code. (c) War-Risk hazard defined In this section, the term war-risk hazard 42 U.S.C. 1711(b) (d) Effective date The death benefit payable under this section shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after September 11, 2001. .

Summary: Glen Anthony Doherty Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act This bill amends the Defense Base Act to require the death benefits of an individual employed at an overseas military base who dies as a result of a war-risk hazard or act of terrorism occurring on or after September 11, 2001, if there is no surviving spouse, child, or dependent grandchildren, brothers, or sisters of such individual eligible for death benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, to be paid: (1) to a beneficiary designated by the deceased; or (2) if there is no designated beneficiary, to the next of kin or the estate of the deceased. The bill requires the payment of such benefits from the Employees' Compensation Fund.
Tax Credit Accountability Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit aliens in an unlawful immigration status from claiming the earned income tax credit. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Credit Accountability Act of 2015 2. Disallowing earned income tax credit for aliens in unlawful immigration status (a) In general Section 32(c)(1) (G) Exception for aliens in unlawful immigration status The term eligible individual . (b) Effective date The amendment 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: Tax Credit Accountability Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the earned income tax credit to any alien individual who is in an unlawful immigration status at any point during the taxable year.
Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2015

To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report to the Congress semiannually on the number of firearms transfers resulting from the failure to complete a background check within 3 business days, and the procedures followed after it is discovered that a firearm transfer has been made to a transferee who is ineligible to receive a firearm. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2015 2. FBI report on firearms transfers resulting from the failure to complete a background check within 3 Within 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 6 months thereafter, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a written report on— (1) the number of proposed firearm transfers— (A) about which a person licensed under chapter 44 (B) with respect to which the system failed to respond to the licensee within 3 business days; and (C) which were completed in the period covered by the report; and (2) the procedures followed after it is discovered that a firearm transfer has been made to a transferee who is ineligible to receive a firearm.

Summary: Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2015 This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to submit a biannual report to Congress on the number of proposed firearm transfers where: (1) a licensed gun dealer submitted a background check through the National Instant Criminal History Background Check System (NICS), (2) NICS failed to respond to the licensed gun dealer within three business days, and (3) the licensed gun dealer completed the transfer. The FBI must also report on the procedures followed once the transferee is discovered to be ineligible.
To prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security from furnishing the name of any individual in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective.

To prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security from furnishing the name of any individual in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective. That upon a request by the Attorney General to the Commissioner of Social Security to furnish information pursuant to section 103(e)(1) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, the Commissioner of Social Security may not furnish the name of any individual entitled to benefits under title II of the Social Security Act, including any individual whose benefits are paid to a representative payee under section 205(j) of such Act, unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective.

Summary: This bill prohibits the Social Security Administration from providing to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) the name of any individual entitled to benefits, including any individual whose benefits are paid to a representative payee, unless a federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective. (Current law prohibits the sale or transfer of a firearm to and the purchase or possession of a firearm by a person who has been adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental institution.)
FUELS Act

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act FUELS Act 2. Applicability of Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule (a) In general The Administrator, in implementing the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to any farm, shall— (1) require certification of compliance with such rule by— (A) a professional engineer for a farm with— (i) an individual tank with an aboveground storage capacity greater than 10,000 gallons; (ii) an aggregate aboveground storage capacity greater than or equal to 42,000 gallons; or (iii) a history that includes a spill, as determined by the Administrator; or (B) the owner or operator of the farm (via self-certification) for a farm with— (i) an aggregate aboveground storage capacity greater than 10,000 gallons but less than 42,000 gallons; and (ii) no history of spills, as determined by the Administrator; and (2) exempt from all requirements of such rule any farm— (A) with an aggregate aboveground storage capacity of less than or equal to 10,000 gallons; and (B) no history of spills, as determined by the Administrator. (b) Calculation of aggregate aboveground storage capacity For the purposes of subsection (a), the aggregate aboveground storage capacity of a farm excludes all containers on separate parcels that have a capacity that is less than 1,320 gallons. 3. Definitions In this Act, the following terms apply: (1) Administrator The term Administrator (2) Farm The term farm (3) Gallon The term gallon (4) Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule The term Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule

Summary: Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act or the FUELS Act This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ease the application of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule on certain farms. The rule requires certain non-transportation-related facilities to prevent, prepare, and respond to oil discharges that may reach navigable waters or adjoining shorelines. Among other requirements, the rule requires those facilities to: (1) certify compliance with their SPCC plans; and (2) based on the plan, construct containment facilities that would hold the contents of aboveground oil storage tanks if they should spill. The bill increases the oil storage thresholds that necessitate compliance with those requirements by raising the aggregate aboveground oil storage capacity thresholds for: (1) farms required to have an SPCC plan, (2) farms that self-certify their SPCC plan, and (3) farms that require a certification of their SPCC plan from a professional engineer. The bill also raises the aboveground oil storage capacity of containers that must be included in calculating the aggregate aboveground storage capacity.
Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act

To protect victims of stalking from gun violence. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act 2. Addition of dating partners and individuals subject to restraining orders (a) Definition Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (32) and inserting the following: (32) The term intimate partner (A) means with respect to a person, the spouse of the person, a former spouse of the person, an individual who is a parent of a child of the person, and an individual who cohabitates or has cohabited with the person; and (B) includes— (i) a dating partner (as defined in section 2266); and (ii) any other person similarly situated to a spouse who is protected by the domestic or family violence laws of the State or tribal jurisdiction in which the injury occurred or where the victim resides. ; and (2) in paragraph (33)(A)(ii)— (A) by inserting intimate partner, former spouse, (B) by inserting intimate partner, a spouse, (b) Addition of stalking Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (8)(ii), by striking or (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of stalking. ; and (2) in subsection (g)— (A) in paragraph (8)(C)(ii), by striking or (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at the end and inserting ; or (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of stalking, .

Summary: Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to: state that the term "intimate partner" includes a dating partner and any other person subject to a protection order under state domestic or family violence law; and expand the term "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" to include the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, by a current or former intimate partner. The bill makes it a crime to knowingly sell or dispose of a firearm to a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking. It also makes it a crime for such convicted stalker to receive or possess a firearm.
Bureau Research Transparency Act

To require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, when issuing a research paper, to include all studies, data, and other analyses on which the paper was based. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bureau Research Transparency Act 2. Research paper transparency Section 1013 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5493 (h) Research paper transparency Any time the Bureau, either through the research unit established by the Director under subsection (b)(1) or otherwise, issues a research paper that is available to the public, the Bureau shall accompany such paper with all studies, data, and other analyses on which the paper was based. .

Summary: Bureau Research Transparency Act Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, any time it issues a research paper available to the public, to accompany it with all studies, data, and other analyses on which it was based.
To increase the amount of funding available for fiscal year 2015 for certain general business loans authorized under the Small Business Act.

To increase the amount of funding available for fiscal year 2015 for certain general business loans authorized under the Small Business Act. 1. Increase to the amount of funding available to the Small Business Administration to make section 7(a) The third proviso under the heading Small Business Administration—Business Loans Program Account Public Law 113–235 $18,750,000,000 $23,500,000,000

Summary: This bill amends the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 to increase the limit from $18.75 billion to $23.5 billion for FY2015 commitments for general business loans authorized under the Small Business Act for a combination of amortizing term loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided by revolving loans.
Relating to certain Indian land-related takings claims of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan and its individual members.

Relating to certain Indian land-related takings claims of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan and its individual members. 1. Congressional reference and report Pursuant to the findings and conclusions contained in the Report issued by the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of money not otherwise appropriated, to the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan for the benefit of itself and its members, the sum of $____.

Summary: This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to pay an unspecified sum to the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan and its members pursuant to a judgment rendered by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Enforcement Transparency Act of 2015

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to issue guidelines relating to civil fines imposed for violations of the Animal Welfare Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enforcement Transparency Act of 2015 2. Requirement to issue guidelines relating to fines (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall publish on the public Internet Web site of the Department of Agriculture guidelines relating to the calculation of civil fines under section 19 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2149 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq. (b) Updates The Secretary of Agriculture shall— (1) update the guidelines published under paragraph (1) on a quarterly basis; (2) not later than 10 days before making such updates, publish a notice on the public Internet Web site of the Department of Agriculture of such updates; and (3) publish such updates in the Federal Register.

Summary: Enforcement Transparency Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue and publish on its website guidelines relating to the calculation of civil fines for violating provisions of the Animal Welfare Act regarding the transportation, sale, and handling of certain animals. USDA must update the guidelines on a quarterly basis, provide notice on its website prior to making the updates, and publish the updates in the Federal Register.
To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust, and for other purposes.

To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust, and for other purposes. 1. Reaffirmation of status and actions (a) Reaffirmation of trust status Land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934 ( 25 U.S.C. 465 (b) Ratification of actions of the Secretary Any action taken by the Secretary of the Interior for the purpose of acquiring and taking land into trust under the Act of June 18, 1934 ( 25 U.S.C. 465 (c) Application This Act shall apply to all claims (including claims challenging the validity of title or the effectiveness of any action of the Secretary acquiring and taking land into trust) pending on the date of the enactment of this Act or filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Indian country Any land taken into trust that has been ratified and confirmed pursuant to this Act shall remain Indian country pursuant to section 1151 of title 18, United States Code. (e) Additional land Nothing in this Act shall alter or diminish the right of any federally recognized Indian tribe or the authority of the Secretary with respect to land taken into trust after the date of the enactment of this Act for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe.

Summary: Reaffirms the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Indian Reorganization Act before the date of enactment of this Act for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date the land was taken into trust. Ratifies and confirms any action taken by the Department of the Interior for the purpose of acquiring and taking land into trust under such Act as if such action had been taken under a federal law specifically authorizing or directing it. Makes this Act applicable to all claims pending on, or filed on or after, the date of enactment of this Act. Requires any land taken into trust that has been ratified and confirmed pursuant to this Act to remain Indian country.
Military Recruiter Right to Carry Act of 2015

To recognize the right of members of the Armed Forces assigned to duty at Armed Forces recruitment offices to carry a personal or service-issue firearm at the office. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Recruiter Right to Carry Act of 2015 2. Right of recruiters to carry a firearm at Armed Forces recruitment offices Notwithstanding any Department of Defense policy or Federal, State, or local law to the contrary, a member of the Armed Forces assigned to duty at an Armed Forces recruitment office has the right to carry a personal or service-issue firearm at the office.

Summary: Military Recruiter Right to Carry Act of 2015 This bill states that, notwithstanding any Department of Defense policy or federal, state, or local law to the contrary, a member of the Armed Forces assigned to duty at an Armed Forces recruitment office has the right to carry a personal or service-issue firearm at the office.
Protect Local Independence in Housing Act of 2015

To amend the Fair Housing Act to clarify congressional intent that the prohibitions of that Act do not extend to conduct that results in a disparate impact on a protected class unless the person engaging in that conduct intends that impact. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Local Independence in Housing Act of 2015 2. Disparate impact Section 804(f) of the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3604(f) (10) Nothing in this title shall be construed to prohibit conduct resulting in a disparate impact on a class protected by this title unless the person engaging in that conduct intended that impact. .

Summary: Protect Local Independence in Housing Act of 2015 Amends the Fair Housing Act to prohibit its provisions from being construed to prohibit conduct resulting in a disparate impact on a class protected by such Act unless the person engaging in that conduct intended that impact.
To exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements.

To exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements. 1. Exemption of application of JSA attribution rule for existing agreements In the case of a party to a joint sales agreement (as defined in Note 2(k) to section 73.3555 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations) that is in effect on the effective date of the amendment to Note 2(k)(2) to such section made by the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Report and Order adopted by the Federal Communications Commission on March 31, 2014 (FCC 14–28), such party shall not be considered to be in violation of the ownership limitations of such section by reason of the application of the rule in such Note 2(k)(2) (as so amended) to the joint sales agreement.

Summary: This bill exempts broadcast television stations from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) amended joint sales agreement (JSA) rules if the stations were parties to a JSA that was in effect on the effective date of the amendment adopted by the FCC on March 31, 2014. Under the FCC's amended rule, a television station that sells more than 15% of the weekly advertising time of another station in the same market is attributed an ownership interest subject to ownership limitations. The bill exempts stations from being considered in violation of such ownership limitations by reason of the amended rule if they were a party to an existing JSA that was in effect on the effective date of the amendment.