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Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2014

To establish a grant program to provide States with funds to detect fraud, waste, and abuse in the State Medicaid programs under title XIX of the Social Security Act and to recover improper payments resulting from such fraud, waste, and abuse. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2014 2. Grant program to provide States with funds to detect Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse and recover certain improper payments (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a program to award grants, subject to subsection (c), to States to establish or expand a program described in subsection (b). (b) Medicaid fraud control program For purposes of subsection (a), a program described in this subsection is a program that— (1) is administered by a State official with responsibility for controlling provider fraud and abuse under the State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); (2) detects and prevents fraud, waste, and abuse with respect to payments made under such State plan or under any waiver of such plan approved under section 1115 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1315 (3) identifies and recovers overpayments to individuals or entities receiving funds under such State plan or waiver resulting from such fraud, waste, or abuse; and (4) shares with localities within the State that assist in the detection and prevention under paragraph (2) or the identification and recovery under paragraph (3) at least 50 percent of the State’s share of the total amount of such funds so recovered during a period as overpayments under paragraph (3) minus any amount expended during such period on administrative costs to carry out the program. (c) Funding (1) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $100,000,000 to remain available until expended. (2) Limitation Not more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) may be awarded to any State. (d) State defined For purposes of this section, the term State

Summary: Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program to provide states with funds to: (1) detect and prevent Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse; (2) recover overpayments to individuals or entities receiving Medicaid funds that result from such fraud, waste, or abuse; and (3) share with localities within the state that assist in such detection and prevention, or the recovery of such overpayments, at least 50% of the state's share of the total overpayments recovered during a period, minus administrative costs.
Protect Our Public Lands Act

To ban hydraulic fracturing on land owned by the United States and leased to a third party, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Public Lands Act 2. Prohibiting hydraulic fracturing under Federal leases The Mineral Leasing Act is amended by inserting after section 37 ( 30 U.S.C. 193 38. No hydraulic fracturing on leased land (a) In general Any lease issued, renewed, or readjusted under this Act shall prohibit the lessee from conducting any activity under the lease for the purpose of hydraulic fracturing. (b) Definition of hydraulic fracturing In this section, the term hydrauling fracturing . 3. Application The amendment made by section 2 shall not apply to a lease in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act until the renewal or adjustment of the lease.

Summary: Protect Our Public Lands Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit a lessee from conducting any activity under the lease for the purpose of hydraulic fracturing. Makes this Act applicable only upon the renewal or adjustment of a lease.
Anchorage Land Conveyance Act of 2013

To provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the city of Anchorage, Alaska, for purposes of economic development by conveyance of the Federal reversion interest to the City. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anchorage Land Conveyance Act of 2013 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) City The term City (2) Non-federal land The term non-Federal land (A) Block 42, Original Townsite of Anchorage, Anchorage Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, consisting of approximately 1.93 acres, commonly known as the Egan Center, Petrovich Park, and Old City Hall. (B) Lots 9, 10, and 11, Block 66, Original Townsite of Anchorage, Anchorage Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, consisting of approximately 0.48 acres, commonly known as the parking lot at 7th Avenue and I Street. (C) Lot 13, Block 15, Original Townsite of Anchorage, Anchorage Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, consisting of approximately 0.24 acres, an unimproved vacant lot located at H Street and Christensen Drive. (3) Secretary The term Secretary 3. Conveyance of reversionary interests, Anchorage, Alaska (a) 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. (b) 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. (c) Additional terms and conditions The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions to the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (d) Costs The City shall pay all costs associated with the conveyance under subsection (a), including the costs of any surveys, recording costs, and other reasonable costs. December 16, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Anchorage Land Conveyance Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the city of Anchorage, Alaska, the reversionary interests of the United States in specified parcels of non-federal land in order to unencumber the title to such land to enable the economic development of such land. Requires the city to pay all costs associated with such conveyance.
You Earned It Act

To exclude Social Security benefits from taxable income. 1. SHORT TITLE This Act may be cited as the You Earned It Act 2. EXCLUSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FROM TAXABLE INCOME Section 86

Summary: You Earned It Act - Amends the Internet Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits, and so exclude them.
Honoring Our Veterans By Exercising The Right To Vote On Veterans Day Act

To designate Veterans Day as the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honoring Our Veterans By Exercising The Right To Vote On Veterans Day Act 2. Addition of election day as a legal public holiday Section 6103(a) (a) The following are legal public holidays: New Year’s Day, January 1. Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., the third Monday in January. Washington’s Birthday, the third Monday in February. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May. Independence Day, July 4. Labor Day, the first Monday in September. Columbus Day, the second Monday in October. Veterans Day, the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November. Christmas Day, December 25. .

Summary: Honoring Our Veterans By Exercising The Right To Vote On Veterans Day Act - Moves Veterans Day from November 11 to the Tuesday after the first Monday in November each year.
Scrap the Cap Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the $117,000 cap on income subject to Social Security payroll taxes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Scrap the Cap Act 2. Payroll tax on remuneration (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 3121(a) such calendar year. The preceding sentence shall apply only to calendar years for which the contribution and benefit base (as so determined) is less than $117,000, and, for such calendar years, only to so much of the remuneration paid to such employee by such employer with respect to employment as does not exceed $117,000. (b) Conforming amendment Paragraph (1) of section 3121 Act) to Act), or in excess of $117,000, to (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to remuneration paid after December 31, 2014. 3. Tax on net earnings from self-employment (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 1402(b) (1) in the case of the tax imposed by section 1401(a), the excess of— (A) that part of the net earnings from self-employment which is in excess of— (i) an amount equal to the contribution and benefit base (as determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) which is effective for the calendar year in which such taxable year begins, minus (ii) the amount of the wages paid to such individual during such taxable years; over (B) that part of the net earnings from self-employment which is in excess of the sum of— (i) the excess of— (I) the net earning from self-employment reduced by the excess (if any) of subparagraph (A)(i) over subparagraph (A)(ii), over (II) $117,000, reduced by such contribution and benefit base, plus (ii) the amount of the wages paid to such individual during such taxable year in excess of such contribution and benefit base and not in excess of $117,000; or . (b) Phaseout Subsection (b) of section 1402 Paragraph (1) shall apply only to taxable years beginning in calendar years for which the contribution and benefit base (as determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) is less than $117,000. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to net earnings from self-employment derived, and remuneration paid, after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Scrap the Cap Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the cap ($117,000 in 2014) on income that is subject to employment and self-employment taxes used to fund social security benefits.
Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act

To expand Medicare coverage to eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act 2. Expansion of Medicare coverage Section 1862(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y(a) (1) in paragraph (7) by striking , eyeglasses hearing aids or examinations therefor, (2) in paragraph (12) by striking where such expenses are for services in connection with the care, treatment, filling, removal, or replacement of teeth or structures directly supporting teeth, except that

Summary: Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion from coverage (and so include) eyeglasses and eye exams for prescribing eye glasses, hearing aids and examinations therefor, and dental care.
To allow the importation, distribution, and sale of investigational drugs and devices intended for use by terminally ill patients who execute an informed consent document.

To allow the importation, distribution, and sale of investigational drugs and devices intended for use by terminally ill patients who execute an informed consent document. 1. Drugs and devices for use by terminally ill patients The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is amended by inserting after section 561 (21 U.S.C. 360bbb) the following: 561A. Drugs and devices for use by terminally ill patients (a) In general Nothing in this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act prevents or restricts, and the Food and Drug Administration shall not implement or enforce any provision of law preventing or restricting, the importation, distribution, or sale of an investigational drug or device intended for use by a terminally ill patient in accordance with subsection (b). (b) Patient requirements In order for an investigational drug or device to be intended for use in accordance with this subsection, such drug or device must be intended for use by a patient who has— (1) been diagnosed with a terminal illness by a licensed physician; (2) been informed by a licensed physician that no drug or device that is lawfully marketed in the United States is likely to cure the illness; and (3) executed a written informed consent document that states— (A) the known and potential risks and benefits of such drug or device; and (B) any indications of the illness for which a drug or device is lawfully marketed, or for which treatment is otherwise available, in the United States. (c) Definition of investigational drug or device In this section, the term investigational drug or device (1) has not yet been approved, licensed, or cleared for commercial distribution under section 505, 510(k), or 515 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262 (2) is or has been the subject of one or more clinical trials. .

Summary: Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to declare that nothing in it or in the Public Health Service Act shall prevent or restrict, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shall not implement or enforce any law to prevent or restrict, the importation, distribution, or sale of investigational drugs or devices for terminally ill patients.
To require a report on procurement supply chain vulnerabilities within the Department of Defense.

To require a report on procurement supply chain vulnerabilities within the Department of Defense. 1. Report on procurement supply chain vulnerabilities (a) Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on how sole source suppliers of components to the Department of Defense procurement supply chain create vulnerabilities to military attack, terrorism, natural disaster, industrial shock, financial crisis, or geopolitical crisis, such as an embargo of key raw materials or industrial inputs. (b) Matters covered The report required by subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) A list of the components in the Department of Defense procurement supply chain for which there is a supplier that controls over 50 percent of the global market. (2) A list of parts of the supply chain where there is inadequate information to ascertain whether there is a single source supplier of components. (3) The Secretary’s recommendations on which single source suppliers create vulnerabilities, as well as recommendations on how to reduce those vulnerabilities. (c) Form of report The report required by subsection (a) may be classified.

Summary: Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to report to Congress regarding how sole source suppliers of components to the DOD procurement supply chain create vulnerabilities to military attack, terrorism, natural disaster, industrial shock, financial crisis, or geopolitical crisis, such as an embargo of key raw materials or industrial inputs. Requires the report to include: (1) a list of the supply chain components for which there is a supplier that controls over 50% of the global market; (2) a list of parts of the supply chain where there is inadequate information to ascertain whether there is a single source supplier of components; and (3) the Secretary's recommendations on which single source suppliers create vulnerabilities and on how to reduce those vulnerabilities.
No Armed Drones for DHS Act

To prohibit the United States Department of Homeland Security from purchasing, operating, or maintaining armed unmanned aerial vehicles. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Armed Drones for DHS Act 2. Prohibition on purchase, use, or maintenance of armed drones The United States Department of Homeland Security is prohibited from purchasing, operating, or maintaining armed unmanned aerial vehicles.

Summary: No Armed Drones for DHS Act - Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from purchasing, operating, or maintaining armed unmanned aerial vehicles.
To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam.

To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam. 1. Extension of time for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project involving Gibson Dam (a) In general Notwithstanding the requirements of section 13 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 806 (b) Date described The date described in this subsection is the date of the expiration of the extension of the period required for commencement of construction for the project described in subsection (a) that was issued by the Commission prior to the date of enactment of this Act under section 13 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 806

Summary: Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon the request of the licensee for the project numbered 12478-003 (Gibson Dam, Montana), to extend for six years the time period during which the licensee is required to commence construction. Commences such time period upon expiration of the previous extension issued by FERC before enactment of this Act.
Lynnette's Law

To make an interstate act to conceal a homicide a Federal offense. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as Lynnette’s Law 2. Concealment of homicide Chapter 51 1123. Concealment of homicide Any person who, in violation of section 1111, 1114, 1116, or 1121 of this title, in an interstate act conceals or attempts to conceal a homicide shall be punished by imprisonment for any term of years or for life. .

Summary: Lynnette's Law - Amends the federal criminal code to make an interstate act to conceal (or attempt to conceal) a homicide a federal offense punishable by imprisonment for any term of years or for life.
To prohibit the negotiation of trade agreements that include waivers of the "Buy American Act".

To prohibit the negotiation of trade agreements that include waivers of the Buy American Act 1. Prohibition on negotiating trade agreements containing waivers of the Buy American Act No funds appropriated for fiscal year 2015 or any year thereafter may be used to negotiate an agreement that includes a waiver of the Buy American Act 41 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.

Summary: Prohibits the use of funds appropriated for FY2015 or any ensuing fiscal year for negotiating a trade agreement that includes a waiver of Buy American Act requirements.
Dollar is a Dollar Act

To tax capital gains at the same rate as ordinary income. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dollar is a Dollar Act 2. Repeal of capital gains tax cap Subsection (h), entitled Maximum capital gains rate section 1

Summary: Dollar is a Dollar Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal provisions allowing a lower income tax rate for capital gains income.
Responsible Skies Act of 2014

To amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to prohibit the flying of unmanned recreational aircraft near commercial airports. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsible Skies Act of 2014 2. Prohibition on the flying of unmanned recreational aircraft near commercial airports Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 ( 49 U.S.C. 40101 (1) in subsection (c) by striking the period at the end and inserting , including that the operator of an unmanned recreational aircraft may not fly the aircraft— (1) above 400 feet and within 5 miles of the perimeter of an airport that provides scheduled passenger air transportation; or (2) where it may be seem from the perimeter of the airport. . (2) by inserting at the end the following: (d) Report to Congress Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing— (1) a description of any incident in which an unmanned recreational aircraft flew above 400 feet less than 5 miles from the perimeter of an airport that provides scheduled passenger air transportation; and (2) the action taken by the Secretary in response to the incident. (e) Definition of unmanned recreational aircraft In this section, the term unmanned recreational aircraft .

Summary: Responsible Skies Act of 2014 - Amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to require the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to prohibit the operator of an unmanned recreational aircraft (drone) from flying it: above 400 feet and within 5 miles of the perimeter of a commercial airport, or where it may be seen from the airport's perimeter.
Eliminate So-Called Right-to-Work Legislation Nationwide Act of 2013

To repeal a limitation in the Labor-Management Relations Act regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminate So-Called Right-to-Work Legislation Nationwide Act of 2013 2. Repeal Section 14 of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 164

Summary: Eliminate So-Called Right-to-Work Legislation Nationwide Act of 2013 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to repeal the disclaimer that nothing in the law shall be construed as authorizing the execution or application of agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment in any state or territory in which such execution or application is prohibited by state or territorial law. (Preempts contrary state or territorial law to allow the execution or application of agreements requiring union membership.)
Securing American Families Everywhere (SAFE Kids) Act

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to the Congress a report on adoption disruption and dissolution in the United States. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing American Families Everywhere (SAFE Kids) Act 2. Study on adoption disruption and dissolution Within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Congress a written report that— (1) describes the extent of adoption disruption and dissolution in the United States, and the efforts by State and local governments and private child welfare agencies to prevent the disruption and dissolution; (2) recommends legislation to define adoption disruption and adoption dissolution, to prevent adoption disruption and adoption dissolution, and require State and local governments and child welfare agencies to track and report on disrupted or dissolved adoptions; and (3) sets forth legislative options to prepare prospective adoptive parents for adoption and to support adoptive parents after an adoption.

Summary: Securing American Families Everywhere (SAFE Kids) Act - Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to report to Congress on: (1) the extent of adoption disruption and dissolution in the United States and efforts by state and local governments and private child welfare agencies to prevent the disruption and dissolution; and (2) set forth legislative options to require such agencies to track and report on disrupted or dissolved adoptions, and to prepare prospective adoptive parents and support them after an adoption.