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Preventive Services Medicare Parity Act of 2016

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of preventive services that are required to be covered by group and individual health plans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventive Services Medicare Parity Act of 2016 2. Medicare coverage of preventive services that are required to be covered by group and individual health plans (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 1861(ddd) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(ddd) means services not described means, subject to paragraph (2), services that— (A) are not described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (3); and (B) with respect to services furnished to an individual during a calendar year, would be required, under section 2713(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act, to be covered with respect to such individual if such individual were enrolled under group or individual health insurance coverage for a plan year consisting of such calendar year. . (b) Authority for a national coverage determination where predicted outcomes for services are not commensurate with expenditures Paragraph (2) of section 1861(ddd) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(ddd) (2) The Secretary may conduct, with respect to an additional preventive service, an assessment of the relation between the predicted outcomes and the expenditures for such service with respect to individuals enrolled under part B. If the Secretary determines, based on the results of such assessment, that the predicted outcomes for such service would not be commensurate with the expenditures for such service, the Secretary may use the process for making a national coverage determination (as defined in section 1869(f)(1)(B)) to exclude such service from coverage nationally on such basis. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2018.

Summary: Preventive Services Medicare Parity Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide for Medicare coverage of certain preventive services for which coverage is required by group and individual health insurance plans, and (2) revise the authority of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to use the process for making national coverage determinations with respect to determining coverage of additional preventive services.
Help our Neediest Families Act of 2016

To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to prohibit a State from requiring individuals to submit to drug testing as a condition of assistance under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance to needy families, to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prohibit a public housing agency from requiring individuals to submit to drug testing as a condition of assistance under the Housing Choice Voucher Program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Help our Neediest Families Act of 2016 2. Prohibition on drug testing for the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance to needy families (a) In general Section 408(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 608(a) (13) Prohibition on drug testing as a condition on the receipt of assistance A State to which a grant is made under section 403 shall not— (A) use any part of the grant to conduct drug testing on any applicant for assistance under the State program funded under this part or any recipient of such assistance; or (B) require any individual to submit to drug testing as a condition for such assistance. . (b) Penalty for noncompliance Section 409(a) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 609(a) (17) Penalty for noncompliance with prohibition on drug testing If the Secretary determines that a State to which a grant is made under section 403 for a fiscal year has violated section 408(a)(13) during the fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding fiscal year by an amount equal to not more than 1 percent of the State family assistance grant. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Prohibition on drug testing for Housing Choice Voucher Program Section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 USC 1437f) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (20) Prohibition on drug testing A public housing agency assisted under this subsection may not require any individual receiving assistance under this subsection to submit to drug testing as a condition for receipt of assistance under this subsection. .

Summary: Help Our Neediest Families Act of 2016 This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to prohibit a state to which a TANF grant is made from using any part of such grant for drug testing of TANF applicants or recipients. If the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determines that a state has violated such prohibition, it shall reduce the family assistance grant amount payable to the state for the immediately succeeding fiscal year by not more than 1%. This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prohibit drug testing of aid recipients under the housing choice voucher program.
Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Americans Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act for purposes of prioritizing the most vulnerable Medicaid patients. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Americans Act 2. Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Medicaid Patients (a) In general Section 1115 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1315 (g) In making a determination using the authority under paragraph (2)(A) of subsection (a) (relating to treating costs that would not otherwise be included as expenditures under section 1903 and which are not included as part of the costs of projects under section 1110 as expenditures under the State plan or plans approved under title XIX) to approve an application or renewal of any experimental, pilot, or demonstration project undertaken under such subsection to promote the objectives of title XIX (referred to in this subsection as a Medicaid demonstration project (1) give priority to Medicaid demonstration projects that have been proven to be effective in improving the medical care and health outcomes of individuals who are uninsured, individuals eligible to receive medical assistance under a State plan under title XIX, or individuals whose household income does not exceed 150 percent of the poverty line (as defined in section 2110(c)(5)) applicable to a family of the size involved; (2) require that the State submitting such application or renewal submit to the Secretary, and make publicly available, any available data or metrics regarding the health outcomes for the individuals to be served by such Medicaid demonstration project; (3) ensure that such Medicaid demonstration project is not duplicative of any Federal program or funding opportunity; and (4) require that the State submitting such application or renewal submit to the Secretary, and make publicly available, an analysis of the degree to which such Medicaid demonstration project, if at all, precludes efforts undertaken by private sector and charitable sector entities to improve medical care and health outcomes for the individuals described in paragraph (1). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to applications or renewals submitted on or after January 1, 2018.

Summary: Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Medicaid Patients This bill amend title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, in approving Medicaid demonstration projects, to: prioritize projects that have been proven effective in improving care and outcomes with respect to uninsured, Medicaid-eligible, or low-income individuals; require participating states to make publicly available data regarding the health outcomes for individuals to be served; ensure that projects are not duplicative of any federal program or funding opportunity; and require participating states to make publicly available an analysis of the degree to which such projects preclude private and charitable sector efforts to improve care and outcomes with respect to uninsured, Medicaid-eligible, or low-income individuals.
To authorize the incorporation of water quality improvement partnership programs into Federal Water Pollution Control Act NPDES permit programs, and for other purposes.

To authorize the incorporation of water quality improvement partnership programs into Federal Water Pollution Control Act NPDES permit programs, and for other purposes. 1. Water quality improvement partnerships (a) National pollutant discharge elimination system Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1342 (s) Water quality improvement partnerships A permit program administered under this section may incorporate a water quality improvement partnership program that, consistent with the requirements of this Act, encourages investment by publicly owned treatment works and municipal separate storm sewer systems in watershed-based projects to improve water quality. . (b) Water quality standards and implementation plans Section 303 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1313 (j) Watershed-Based restoration work Water quality improvement partnerships established pursuant to section 402(s) may be used by publicly owned treatment works and municipal separate storm sewer systems to attain and maintain water quality standards, consistent with the requirements of this Act. .

Summary: This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) by allowing a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program to incorporate a water quality improvement partnership program that encourages investment by publicly owned treatment works and municipal separate storm sewer systems in watershed-based projects for improving water quality. Those partnerships may be used by publicly owned treatment works and municipal separate storm sewer systems to attain and maintain water quality standards.
Use It or Choose It Act of 2016

To provide that individuals may elect to retain work-related benefits when moving throughout the workforce, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Use It or Choose It Act of 2016 2. Election to retain work benefits (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual, when moving from one position within the workforce to another, may elect to retain any benefits earned when occupying such position. (b) Application Contractual providers of such benefits shall extend the provisions of such benefits or the same terms and conditions as those provided to employees in the former position, or those similarly situated. Employers accruing funds or reserves corresponding to leave or other benefits shall transfer such funds or reserves to new employers upon request. (c) Definitions In this section— (1) the term benefit (2) the term position

Summary: Use It or Choose It Act of 2016 This bill allows an individual, when moving from one position (i.e., any form of compensated employment, including part-time employment and independent contracting) within the workforce to another, to elect to retain any benefits (i.e., health care-related benefits, workers compensation, life insurance, family and medical leave, and annual, sick, paternity, or maternity leave) earned when occupying such position. The bill requires contractual providers of such benefits to extend them on the same terms and conditions as those provided to employees in the former position, or those similarly situated. Employers accruing funds or reserves corresponding to leave or other benefits shall transfer such funds or reserves to new employers upon request.
Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans Act

To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain trauma care programs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans Act 2. Reauthorization of trauma and emergency care programs (a) Trauma center care grants Section 1245 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–45 (1) by striking 2009, and such 2009, such (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 (b) Trauma service availability grants Section 1282 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–82 2015 2020 3. Alignment of programs under Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Section 2811(c)(2)(F) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh–10(c)(2)(F) trauma care under parts A through C of title XII trauma care under parts A through D of title XII and part H of such title 4. Technical corrections relating to trauma center grants (a) Clarification on eligible trauma centers Section 1241(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–41(a) qualified public, nonprofit Indian Health Service, Indian tribal, and urban Indian trauma centers qualified public trauma centers, qualified nonprofit trauma centers, and qualified Indian Health Service, Indian tribal, and urban Indian trauma centers (b) Trauma center grants qualifications for substantial uncompensated care costs Section 1241(b)(3)(B) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–41(b)(3)(B) (1) in clause (i), by striking 35 30 (2) in clause (ii), by striking 50 40 (c) Clarification relating to trauma center grants The heading for part D of title XII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–41 et seq. D Trauma Centers . March 16, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize grants for certain trauma centers and grants to states for trauma centers through FY2020. The categorization of certain trauma centers is revised. (Sec. 3) The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response is given the authority to administer these grants.
Army Combat Action Badge Eligibility Act

To expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members of the Army who participated in combat during which they personally engaged, or were personally engaged by, the enemy at any time on or after December 7, 1941. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Army Combat Action Badge Eligibility Act 2. Retroactive award of Army Combat Action Badge (a) Authority To award The Secretary of the Army may award the Army Combat Action Badge to a person who, as determined by the Secretary— (1) participated as a member of the Army at any time during the eligibility period in combat during which the person personally engaged, or was personally engaged by, the enemy; and (2) has not been previously recognized in an appropriate manner for the member’s participation in such combat. (b) Procurement of badge The Secretary of the Army may make arrangements with suppliers of the Army Combat Action Badge so that persons eligible to receive the Army Combat Action Badge pursuant to subsection (a) may procure the badge directly from suppliers, thereby eliminating, or at least substantially reducing, administrative costs for the Army to carry out this section. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Army Combat Action Badge The term Army Combat Action Badge (2) Eligibility period The term eligibility period

Summary: Army Combat Action Badge Eligibility Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Army to award the Army Combat Action Badge to a person who: (1) participated as a member of the Army between December 7, 1941, and September 18, 2001, in combat during which the person was personally engaged with the enemy; and (2) has not been recognized previously for such participation. The Army may make arrangements with suppliers of the badge so that eligible persons may procure it directly from suppliers, thereby substantially reducing or eliminating administrative costs for carrying out this bill.
To eliminate the daily newspaper cross-ownership rule of the Federal Communications Commission.

To eliminate the daily newspaper cross-ownership rule of the Federal Communications Commission. 1. Elimination of daily newspaper cross-ownership rule (a) No force or effect Paragraph (d) of section 73.3555 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, shall have no force or effect after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Removal from rules Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall complete all actions necessary to remove such paragraph from its rules.

Summary: This bill eliminates the Federal Communications Commission's broadcast/newspaper cross-ownership ban, which prohibits a single entity, or parties under common control, from owning a daily newspaper and a full-power commercial broadcast station (AM, FM, or television) in the same market.
To remove reversionary clauses on property owned by the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska.

To remove reversionary clauses on property owned by the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. 1. Anchorage, Alaska, conveyance of reversionary interests (a) Definitions In this section: (1) City The term City (2) Non-Federal land The term non-Federal land (A) Tracts 4 and 6, Tudor Municipal Campus, Anchorage Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, consisting of approximately 7.9 acres in Tract 4 and 19.8 acres in Tract 6, located along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. (B) Lot 18A Less W20′, Block 16, Original Townsite of Anchorage, Anchorage Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, consisting of approximately 0.16 acres, commonly known as Cottage 25, located at 646 West 3rd Avenue. (C) Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block K, North Addition #4 to Townsite of Anchorage, Anchorage Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, consisting of approximately 0.482 acres, commonly known as Wireless Station located on Manor Avenue in Government Hill. (3) Secretary The term Secretary (b) Conveyance of reversionary interests, Anchorage, Alaska (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, the reversionary interests of the United States in and to the non-Federal land for the purpose of unencumbering the title to the non-Federal land to enable economic development of the non-Federal land. (2) Legal descriptions As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the exact legal descriptions of the non-Federal land shall be determined in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary. (3) Costs The City shall pay all costs associated with the conveyance under paragraph (1), including the costs of any surveys, recording costs, and other reasonable costs.

Summary: This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, the reversionary interests of the United States in and to specified nonfederal land in Anchorage for the purpose of unencumbering its title and enabling its economic development.
Laquan McDonald Camera Act of 2016

To require, as a condition on the receipt of Federal funds, that States require law enforcement agencies to have in effect a policy regarding the use of body-worn cameras and dashboard cameras. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Laquan McDonald Camera Act of 2016 2. Requirement to have body-worn cameras and dashboard camera policies To be in compliance with this section, a State shall require each law enforcement agency of that State and of a unit of a local government of that State to have in effect a policy requiring and prescribing the conditions for the use of body-worn cameras and dashboard cameras by law enforcement officers of that agency, and to establish procedures providing for the effective enforcement of that policy. 3. Eligibility for Federal funds (a) Covered programs (1) In general For purposes of this Act, a grant program is covered by this section if— (A) the program is carried out by or under the authority of the Attorney General; and (B) the program may provide amounts to States for law enforcement purposes. (2) List For each fiscal year, the Attorney General shall prepare a list identifying each program that meets the criteria of paragraph (1) and provide that list to each State. (b) Compliance For each fiscal year, any amount that a State would otherwise receive for that fiscal year under a grant program covered by this section shall be reduced by 10 percent, unless the State submits to the Attorney General a certification that each law enforcement agency of the State, and of each unit of local government of the State, is in full compliance with the requirements of section 2. (c) Citizen suits In the case of a State that has submitted a certification under subsection (b), if that State has made any misrepresentation in that certification pertaining to full compliance with the requirements of section 2, a private citizen who is a resident of that State may bring an action in a Federal district court to compel the Attorney General to take appropriate action under subsection (b). The court shall expedite consideration of such an action, and advance it on the docket to the maximum extent practicable. (d) Redistribution of amounts Amounts under a grant program not granted by reason of a reduction under subsection (b), shall be granted to one or more entities not subject to such reduction or such prohibition, subject to the other laws governing that program. (e) Effective date The first grants to which subsection (b) applies are grants for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2017.

Summary: Laquan McDonald Camera Act of 2016 This bill requires state and local law enforcement agencies to require and enforce the use of body-worn and dashboard cameras, as an eligibility condition for a state to receive funds under Department of Justice (DOJ) grant programs that provide amounts for law enforcement purposes. DOJ must reduce by 10% the allocation of grant funds for a state that fails to certify the full compliance of its state and local law enforcement agencies.