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To require amounts remaining in Members' representational allowances at the end of a fiscal year to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt, and for other purposes.

To require amounts remaining in Members’ representational allowances at the end of a fiscal year to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt, and for other purposes. 1. Requiring amounts remaining in members’ representational allowances to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated for the Members’ Representational Allowance of a Member of the House of Representatives for a fiscal year which remain after all payments are made under such Allowance for the year shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction, except that in the case of a fiscal year for which there is no Federal budget deficit, such amounts shall be used to reduce the Federal debt (in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). (b) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2013 and each succeeding fiscal year. 2. Publication requirement After each session of Congress or other period for which the Members’ Representational Allowance is made available, there shall be published in the Congressional Record a statement showing, with respect to such session or period, the amount deposited with respect to each Member under section 1 and the total deposited with respect to all Members. 3. Regulations The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act. 4. Definition As used in this Act, the term Member of the House of Representatives

Summary: Requires any amounts remaining of House Members' Representational Allowances after all payments are made for the year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or, in fiscal years for which there is no federal budget deficit, to reduce the federal debt. Requires publication in the Congressional Record, after each session of Congress or other period for which the Members' Representational Allowance is made available, of a statement showing, for such session or period, the amount deposited for each such Member and the total deposited for all Members.
Seniors' Access to Social Security Act of 2014

To direct the Commissioner of Social Security to continue to make Social Security number printouts and benefit verification letters available at field offices of the Social Security Administration. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Seniors’ Access to Social Security Act of 2014 2. Availability of documents The Commissioner of Social Security shall continue to make available at field offices of the Social Security Administration Social Security number printouts through at least July 31, 2015, and benefit verification letters through at least September 30, 2015.

Summary: Seniors' Access to Social Security Act of 2014 - Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to continue to make available at Social Security Administration field offices Social Security number printouts through at least July 31, 2015, and benefit verification letters through at least September 30, 2015.
Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2014

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to extend to private land use restrictions its rule relating to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2014 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) More than 700,000 radio amateurs in the United States are licensed by the Federal Communications Commission in the amateur radio service. (2) Amateur radio, at no cost to taxpayers, provides a fertile ground for technical self-training in modern telecommunications, electronics technology, and emergency communications techniques and protocols. (3) There is a strong Federal interest in the effective performance of amateur radio stations established at the residences of licensees. Such stations have been shown to be frequently and increasingly precluded by unreasonable private land use restrictions, including restrictive covenants. (4) Federal Communications Commission regulations have for 28 years prohibited the application to amateur radio stations of State and local regulations that preclude or fail to reasonably accommodate amateur service communications, or that do not constitute the minimum practicable regulation to accomplish a legitimate State or local purpose. Commission policy has been and is to permit erection of a station antenna structure at heights and dimensions sufficient to accommodate amateur service communications. (5) The Federal Communications Commission has sought guidance and direction from Congress with respect to the application of the Commission’s limited preemption policy regarding amateur radio communications to private land use restrictions, including restrictive covenants. 3. Accommodation of amateur service communications Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall amend section 97.15(b) (1) precludes such communications; (2) fails to reasonably accommodate such communications; or (3) does not constitute the minimum practicable restriction on such communications to accomplish the legitimate purpose of the private entity seeking to enforce such restriction.

Summary: Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2014 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to amend regulations concerning the height and dimensions of station antenna structures to prohibit a private land use restriction from applying to amateur service communications if the restriction precludes such communications, fails to accommodate such communications, or does not constitute the minimum practicable restriction on such communications to accomplish the legitimate purpose of the private entity seeking to enforce such restriction.
STEM for STEM Act

To amend the rural and low-income program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include professional development in STEM education, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Spurring Teacher Education Movement for STEM Act STEM for STEM Act 2. Findings; Sense of Congress (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The National Center for Education Statistics found that high school students from 29 nations performed better in math than high school students from the United States. (2) High school students from 22 nations performed better in science than high school students from the United States. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States should be at the forefront of education for science, technology, engineering, and math (in this section referred to as STEM (2) students in low income and rural areas have limited access to STEM resources; (3) teachers should have high-quality professional development opportunities in STEM to increase their content knowledge and improve student learning; and (4) teacher professional development should provide strategies for integrating STEM education across all demographics. 3. Uses of funds for rural and low-income school program Section 6222(a)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7351a(a)(2) (1) by striking and to , to (2) by adding before the period at the end the following: , and to train teachers in the area of science, technology, engineering, and math education

Summary: Spurring Teacher Education Movement for STEM Act or the STEM for STEM Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: the United States should be at the forefront of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education; students in low-income and rural areas have limited access to STEM resources; teachers should have high-quality professional development opportunities in STEM; and teacher professional development should provide strategies for integrating STEM education across all demographics. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow local educational agencies to use grant funds under the Rural and Low-Income School program to train teachers to provide STEM education.
DELIVER Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for the repayment of higher education loans for certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Doctors’ Education Loans Impact VA Employee Retention Act DELIVER Act 2. Repayment of higher education loans for employees participating in an income-based repayment plan (a) Program Chapter 7 713. Program for repayment of higher education loans for employees participating in an income-based repayment plan (a) Establishment The Secretary shall establish and carry out a program to make each monthly payment owed by an employee of the Department on a covered loan during the period of service of such employee to the Department. (b) Covered loan defined In this section, the term covered loan (1) made, insured, or guaranteed under part B or part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq. (2) in repayment under an income-based repayment plan under section 493C of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1098e . (b) Table of sections amendment The table of sections for chapter 7 713. Program for repayment of higher education loans for employees participating in an income-based repayment plan. .

Summary: Doctors' Education Loans Impact VA Employee Retention Act or the DELIVER Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and carry out a program to make each monthly payment owed by a VA employee on a covered loan during such employee's period of service to the VA. Defines a "covered loan" as a loan under the Federal Family Education Loan program or the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program that is in repayment under an income-based repayment plan under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
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 2014 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. (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 2014 or the SALTS Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that, in determining whether a controlled substance analogue was intended for human consumption, the following factors may be considered: (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; and (5) 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. 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.
Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act

To amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of property rights in issuing hydropower licenses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act 2. Hydropower licenses (a) Section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 797(e) (1) by designating the first, second, and third sentences as paragraphs (1) through (3) respectively; and (2) in paragraph (3) (as so designated)— (A) by striking and recreational opportunities, (B) by inserting , and minimizing infringement on the useful exercise and enjoyment of property rights held by nonlicensees aspects of environmental quality (b) Section 10 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 803 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting , including minimizing infringement on the useful exercise and enjoyment of property rights held by nonlicensees section 4(e) (2) by adding at the end the following: (k) Private landownership In developing any recreational resource within the project boundary, the licensee shall consider private landownership as a means to encourage and facilitate— (1) private investment; and (2) increased tourism and recreational use. .

Summary: Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act - Amends the Federal Power Act, regarding the issuance of licenses for construction of dams, conduits, and reservoirs, to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), when deciding whether to issue a license for project works, to give equal consideration to minimizing infringement on the useful exercise and enjoyment of property rights held by nonlicensees. Requires the licensee, in developing any recreational resource within the project boundary, to consider private landownership as a means to encourage and facilitate private investment, increased tourism, and recreational use.
Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act

To simplify the application used for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility for postsecondary education. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act 2. Using data from second preceding year Section 480(a)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087vv(a)(1)(B) (B) Notwithstanding section 478(a) and beginning not later than the second January 1 after the date of enactment of the Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act .

Summary: Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of the applications used in estimating and determining financial aid eligibility. Requires such simplification to include data sharing between the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Education, pursuant to taxpayer consent.
MAST Act

To amend the Act popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906 to provide for congressional approval of national monuments and restrictions on the use of national monuments, to establish requirements for declaration of marine national monuments, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Marine Access and State Transparency MAST Act 2. Designation of national monuments The Act of June 8, 1906 ( 16 U.S.C. 431 et seq. Antiquities Act of 1906 (1) in section 2 ( 16 U.S.C. 431 (A) by striking Sec. 2. 2. Designation of national monuments (a) In general After obtaining congressional approval of the proposed national monument and certifying compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ; and (B) in subsection (a) (as designated by the amendment made by paragraph (1)), by inserting subject to subsection (b), is hereby authorized, (C) by adding at the end the following: (b) Requirements for declaration of marine national monuments (1) Requirements The President may not declare any area of the exclusive economic zone to be a national monument unless— (A) such declaration is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress; (B) the President has submitted a proposal to make such declaration to the Governor of each State, and of each territory, any part of which is located within 100 nautical miles of that area; (C) each such Governor submits to the President notice that the legislature of that State or territory has approved the proposal; and (D) the declaration is substantially the same as the proposal. (2) Exclusive economic zone defined In this subsection the term exclusive economic zone ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: 5. Restrictions on public use The Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Commerce with respect to any area of the exclusive economic zone (as defined in section 2(b)) designated as a national monument, shall not implement any restrictions on the public use of a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period (as determined by such Secretary) providing for public input and congressional approval. .

Summary: Marine Access and State Transparency or the MAST Act - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to bar the President from declaring any area of the exclusive economic zone to be a national monument unless: such declaration is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress; the President has submitted a proposal to make such declaration to the governor of each state, and of each territory, any part of which is located within 100 nautical miles of such area; each such governor submits to the President a notice that the legislature of that state or territory has approved the proposal; and the declaration is substantially the same as the proposal. Prohibits the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce, with respect to any area of the exclusive economic zone that is designated as a national monument, from implementing any restrictions on the public use of such a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period providing for public input and congressional approval.
Justina's Law

To prohibit Federal funding of any treatment or research in which a ward of the State is subjected to greater than minimal risk to the individual’s health with no or minimal prospect of direct benefit. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as Justina’s Law 2. Prohibition against funding for treatment or research in which a ward of the State is subjected to greater than minimal risk with no or minimal prospect of direct benefit No Federal funds may be used to conduct or support treatment or research in which a patient or subject is— (1) a ward of the State; and (2) subjected to greater than minimal risk to the patient or subject’s health with no or minimal prospect of direct benefit.

Summary: Justina's Law - Prohibits the use of federal funds to conduct or support treatment or research involving a ward of the state in which the individual's health is subjected to greater than minimal risk with no or minimal prospect of direct benefit.
Justice for Children Now Act of 2014

To provide for the appointment of additional immigration judges. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Children Now Act of 2014 2. Additional immigration judges (a) In general The Attorney General may appoint 70 additional immigration judges in addition to immigration judges currently serving as of the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

Summary: Justice for Children Now Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Attorney General (DOJ) to appoint 70 immigration judges in addition to the those serving as of the date of enactment of this Act.
To clarify the effect of State statutes of repose on the required commencement date for actions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.

To clarify the effect of State statutes of repose on the required commencement date for actions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. 1. Actions under State law for damages from exposure to hazardous substances Section 309 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9658 (1) in the subsection heading of subsection (a), by inserting and Repose Statutes of Limitations (2) by inserting or repose limitations

Summary: Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to preempt a state statute of repose for actions brought under state law for personal injury or property damages caused from or contributed to by exposure to any hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant, if the state statute provides a commencement date that is earlier than the federally required commencement date. (Currently, CERCLA preempts state statutes of limitations, which limit the amount of time a lawsuit can commence from the time the contamination is discovered. The Supreme Court ruled in CTS Corp. v. Waldburger that North Carolina's statute of repose was not preempted by CERCLA. That statute of repose limits the amount of time a lawsuit can commence to 10 years from the defendant's last action, regardless of when the contamination is discovered.)
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6531 Van Nuys Boulevard in Van Nuys, California, as the "Marilyn Monroe Post Office".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6531 Van Nuys Boulevard in Van Nuys, California, as the Marilyn Monroe Post Office 1. Marilyn Monroe Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6531 Van Nuys Boulevard in Van Nuys, California, shall be known and designated as the Marilyn Monroe Post Office (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Marilyn Monroe Post Office

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6531 Van Nuys Boulevard in Van Nuys, California, as the "Marilyn Monroe Post Office."
Voices for Veterans Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, or bisexual and veterans who are transgender. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Voices for Veterans Act 2. Extension and expansion of membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, or bisexual and veterans who are transgender (a) Expansion of membership Subsection (a)(2)(A) of section 544 (1) in clause (iv), by striking and (2) in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by inserting after clause (v) the following new clauses: (vi) veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. . (b) Extension Subsection (e) of such section is amended by striking December 31, 2014 December 31, 2017 (c) Effective date Clause (vi) of section 544(a)(2)(A)

Summary: Voices for Veterans Act - Expands the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. Terminates the Commission on December 31, 2017 (currently, 2014).