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Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for an option under the Secure Mail Initiative under which a person to whom a document is sent under that initiative may require that the United States Postal Service obtain a signature from that person in order to deliver the document, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act 2. Option for signature requirement under the Secure Mail Initiative (a) In general Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide for an option under the Secure Mail Initiative (or any successor program) under which a person to whom a document is sent under that initiative may require that the United States Postal Service obtain a signature from that person in order to deliver the document. (b) Fee The Secretary shall require the payment of a fee from a person requiring a signature under subsection (a). Such fee may be set at a level that will ensure recovery of the full costs of providing all such services. Such fee may also be set at a level that will recover any additional costs associated with the administration of the fees collected. 3. Report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a report which includes— (1) the implementation of the requirements under section 2; (2) the fee imposed under section 2(b); and (3) the number of times during the previous year that a person required a signature under section 2(a).

Summary: Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to provide an option under the Secure Mail Initiative under which, for payment of a fee recouping costs, a person to whom a document is sent under such initiative may require the U.S. Postal Service to obtain a signature from that person in order to deliver the document.
A bill to revise the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in New Jersey.

To revise the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in New Jersey. 1. Replacement of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System map (a) In general The map subtitled Seidler Beach Unit NJ–02, Cliffwood Beach Unit NJ–03P, Conaskonk Point Unit NJ–04 Coastal Barrier Resources System 16 U.S.C. 3503(a) Seidler Beach Unit NJ–02/NJ–02P, Cliffwood Beach Unit NJ–03P, Conaskonk Point Unit NJ–04, Sayreville Unit NJ–15P, Matawan Point Unit NJ–16P (b) Availability The Secretary of the Interior shall keep the replacement map referred to in subsection (a) on file and available for inspection in accordance with section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(b)

Summary: This bill modifies certain boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units located in Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey.
100 Years of Women in Congress Act

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to designate certain research and extension grants to increase participation by women and underrepresented minorities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Grants 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 100 Years of Women in Congress Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The first woman elected to Congress, Representative Jeannette Rankin from the State of Montana, was elected on November 7, 1916, almost 4 years before the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which gave women the right to vote. (2) Jeannette Rankin was not only a pioneer in national electoral politics, she was also a pioneer as a woman in science, graduating from the University of Montana in 1902 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. (3) (A) 100 years after the election of Jeannette Rankin, 108 women serve in the 114th Congress, more than at any other time in the history of the United States. (B) While that accomplishment is commendable, women hold only 20 percent of the seats in Congress, far below the relative share of women in the electorate of the United States. (4) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics— (A) women make up 47 percent of the total workforce of the United States; and (B) gains have been made for women in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (referred to in this section as STEM (i) 39 percent of chemists and material scientists; (ii) 28 percent of environmental scientists and geoscientists; (iii) 16 percent of chemical engineers; and (iv) 12 percent of civil engineers. (5) More must be done to encourage women to run for elected office and to enter the STEM fields. 3. Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Grants Section 1672(d)(7) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925(d)(7) (1) by striking the paragraph heading and inserting Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Grants (2) by striking Research (A) In general Research ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (B) Designation Any grant made under subparagraph (A) shall be known as a Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Grant .

Summary: 100 Years of Women in Congress Act This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to designate certain Department of Agriculture research and extension grants to increase participation by women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as "Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Grants."
Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow members of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces to make elective deferrals on the basis of their service to the Ready Reserve and on the basis of their other employment. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act 2. Elective deferrals by members of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces (a) In general Section 402(g) (9) Elective deferrals by members of Ready Reserve (A) In general In the case of a qualified ready reservist (other than a specified Federal employee ready reservist) for any taxable year, the limitations of subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (1) shall be applied separately with respect to— (i) elective deferrals of such qualified ready reservist with respect to the Thrift Savings Fund (as defined in section 7701(j)), and (ii) any other elective deferrals of such qualified ready reservist. (B) Special rule for Federal employees in the Ready Reserve not eligible to make elective deferrals to a plan other than the Thrift Savings Plan In the case of a specified Federal employee ready reservist for any taxable year— (i) the applicable dollar amount in effect under paragraph (1)(B) for such taxable year shall be twice such amount (as determined without regard to this subclause), and (ii) for purposes of paragraph (1)(C), the applicable dollar amount under section 414(v)(2)(B)(i) (as otherwise determined for purposes of paragraph (1)(C)) shall be twice such amount (as determined without regard to this subclause). (C) Definitions For purposes of this paragraph— (i) Qualified ready reservist The term qualified ready reservist (ii) Specified Federal employee ready reservist The term specified Federal employee ready reservist (I) is a qualified ready reservist for such taxable year, (II) would be eligible to make elective deferrals with respect to the Thrift Savings Fund (as defined in section 7701(j)) during such taxable year determined without regard to the service of such individual described in clause (i), and (III) is not eligible to make elective deferrals with respect to any plan other than such Thrift Savings Fund during such taxable year. . (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: Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow members of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces to make the maximum allowable contribution ($18,000 in 2016) to their Thrift Savings Plans without limiting the amount such members may contribute to a retirement plan based upon other employment. The bill also doubles the maximum allowable contribution amount to the Thrift Savings Plans of federal employees in the Ready Reserve.
Safeguard Aquaculture Farmers Act

To provide the force and effect of law for certain regulations relating to the taking of double-crested cormorants to reduce depredation at aquaculture facilities and protect public resources. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguard Aquaculture Farmers Act 2. Regulations relating to the taking of double-crested cormorants (a) Force and effect (1) In general Subject to subsection (b), section 21.47 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), shall have the force and effect of law. (2) Public notice The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the Secretary Director (b) Sunset The authority provided by subsection (a)(1) shall terminate on the date that is the earlier of— (1) the effective date of a regulation promulgated by the Director after the date of enactment of this Act to control depredation of double-crested cormorant populations; or (2) 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section limits the authority of the Director to promulgate regulations relating to the taking of double-crested cormorants under any other law.

Summary: Safeguard Aquaculture Farmers Act This bill provides the force and effect of law for certain regulations that allow for the taking of double- crested cormorants (birds) that eat fish at aquaculture facilities.
A bill to ensure that the Secretary of the Army obtains consent from certain entities before granting certain permits, casements, or rights-of-way.

To ensure that the Secretary of the Army obtains consent from certain entities before granting certain permits, easements, or rights-of-way. 1. Written consent requirement The Secretary of the Army shall not grant a permit, easement, or other right-of-way for purposes of a pipeline for the transportation of oil, natural gas, synthetic liquid or gaseous fuels, or any refined product produced from those materials on land associated with a civil works project of the Corps of Engineers or an associated flowage easement, if the construction or operation of the pipeline has the potential to temporarily or permanently impair the beneficial uses of the surface water or groundwater used by the non-Federal agency or the Indian tribe described in paragraphs (1) and (2), unless the Secretary receives written consent from— (1) any non-Federal agency that runs an affected water system; and (2) a federally recognized Indian tribe that uses an affected water system.

Summary: This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to obtain consent from relevant nonfederal agencies and Indian tribes before granting a permit, easement, or other right-of-way for a pipeline transporting oil, natural gas, synthetic liquid or gaseous fuels, or any refined product produced from those materials on land associated with a civil works project of the Corps of Engineers or an associated flowage easement, if the construction or operation of the pipeline has the potential to impair the beneficial uses of the surface water or groundwater used by the nonfederal agency or the Indian tribe.
Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015

To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015 2. Judgment Fund transparency (a) Transparency requirement Section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Unless the disclosure of such information is otherwise prohibited by law or court order, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make available to the public on a website, as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days after the date on which a payment under this section is tendered, the following information with regard to that payment: (1) The name of the specific agency or entity whose actions gave rise to the claim or judgment. (2) The name of the plaintiff or claimant. (3) The name of counsel for the plaintiff or claimant. (4) The amount paid representing principal liability, and any amounts paid representing any ancillary liability, including attorney fees, costs, and interest. (5) A brief description of the facts that gave rise to the claim. (6) The name of the agency that submitted the claim. . (b) Implementation The Secretary of the Treasury shall implement the amendment made by this section beginning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to disclose details after payments are made from the Judgment Fund. The Judgment Fund is a permanent and indefinite appropriation to pay judgments against the United States. Unless the disclosure is prohibited by law or a court order, Treasury is required to make available to the public on a website: the agency or entity whose actions gave rise to the claim or judgment, the plaintiff or claimant, the counsel for the plaintiff or claimant, the amount paid, a description of the facts that gave rise to the claim, and the agency that submitted the claim.
A bill to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain non-significant investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions as qualifying capital instruments, and for other purposes.

To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain non-significant investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions as qualifying capital instruments, and for other purposes. 1. Treatment of certain non-significant investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions (a) In general Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1828 (1) by moving subsection (z) so that it appears after subsection (y); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (aa) Treatment of non-Significant investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions For purposes of the final rules titled Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-Weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule Final Rules non-significant investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions . (b) Amendment to Basel III Capital Regulations Not later than the end of the 3-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Comptroller of the Currency shall amend the final rules titled Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-Weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule

Summary: This bill amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Federal Reserve Board to provide that a bank's or a savings association's investments in Trust Preferred Securities (pooled and individual instruments) shall not be subject to deduction from such institution's regulatory capital (provided such instruments were held as investments prior to July 21, 2010) for purposes of the final rules entitled "Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-Weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule" (Basel III Capital Regulations), published on October 11, 2013. The OCC, the FDIC, and the Federal Reserve Board must amend such Basel III Capital Regulations to implement this bill.
Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2016

To require the Federal Communications Commission to submit to Congress a report on promoting broadband Internet access service for veterans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2016 2. Report on promoting broadband Internet access service for veterans (a) Veteran defined In this section, the term veteran (b) Report required Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall submit to Congress a report on promoting broadband Internet access service for veterans, in particular low-income veterans and veterans residing in rural areas. In such report, the Commission shall— (1) examine such access and how to promote such access; and (2) provide findings and recommendations for Congress with respect to such access and how to promote such access. (c) Public notice and opportunity To comment In preparing the report required by subsection (b), the Commission shall provide the public with notice and an opportunity to comment on broadband Internet access service for veterans, in particular low-income veterans and veterans residing in rural areas, and how to promote such access.

Summary: Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2016 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to submit to Congress a report on promoting broadband Internet access service for veterans, in particular low-income veterans and veterans residing in rural areas. In preparing the report, the FCC shall provide the public with notice and an opportunity to comment.
A bill to extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals.

To extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals. 1. Extension of waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals (a) In general Section 304(d) of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 is amended by striking 1-year 2-year (b) Technical correction Section 304(d) of such Act is amended by striking application of this Act application of this section (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 304 of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015.

Summary: This bill amends the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 to extend the waiver of limitations on credits or refunds related to the exclusion from gross income of certain civil damages, restitution, or other monetary awards received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals.
Mortgage Debt Tax Relief Act

To prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mortgage Debt Tax Relief Act 2. Extension of exclusion from gross income of discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness (a) In general Subparagraph (E) of section 108(a)(1) January 1, 2015 January 1, 2017 (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to indebtedness discharged after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Mortgage Debt Tax Relief Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2016 the exclusion from gross income of income attributable to the discharge of indebtedness on a principal residence.
A bill to reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Program.

To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Program. 1. Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Program reauthorized Section 507(d)(2) of division I of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ( 54 U.S.C. 302101 Public Law 104–333 and each of fiscal years 2017 through 2023.

Summary: This bill amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to reauthorize for FY2017-FY2023 the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Fund Grant Program.
Border Landowner and Lessee Consultation Act

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to facilitate communication between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and border ranchers in Arizona and other border States and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Border Landowner and Lessee Consultation Act 2. Consultation with border ranchers (a) Requirement To consult Section 411(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 211(c) (1) in paragraph (17), by striking and (2) in paragraph (18), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (19) consult with any person who owns or leases real property where the United States Border Patrol operates and receive input from such persons related to U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations that affect such real property. . (b) Regulations Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall propose regulations to carry out paragraph (19) of section 411(c) the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 211(c) 3. Private Landowner Ombudsman Subsection (d) of section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 211(d) (d) Deputy Commissioner; Private Landowner Ombudsman (1) Deputy Commissioner There shall be in U.S. Customs and Border Protection a Deputy Commissioner who shall assist the Commissioner in the management of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (2) Private Landowner Ombudsman There shall be in U.S. Customs and Border Protection a Private Landowner Ombudsman who shall assist persons who own real property along the international border between the United States and Mexico in communicating to the Commissioner the needs and interests of such persons related to U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations that affect such real property. .

Summary: Border Landowner and Lessee Consultation Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to consult with owners or lessors of real property along the southern international border between the United States and Mexico concerning CBP operations that affect their property. The bill establishes in CBP a Private Landowner Ombudsman to assist owners of real property along such border in communicating their needs and interests with respect to CBP operations that affect their property.