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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home school education expenses, and for other purposes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home school education expenses, and for other purposes. 1. Allowance of home school expenses as qualified education expenses for purposes of a Coverdell Education Savings Account (a) In General Paragraph (3) of section 530(b) (C) Private school For purposes of this section, the term ‘private school’ includes any home school that meets the requirements of State law applicable to such home schools, whether or not such school is deemed a private school for purposes of State law. . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014. 2. Coverdell Education Savings Account contributions indexed to inflation (a) In general Subsection (b) of section 530 (5) Adjustment for inflation In the case of a taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2014, the dollar amount in paragraph (1)(A)(iii) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (A) such amount, multiplied by (B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting ‘calendar year 2013’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof. . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) payment of home school expenses from Coverdell education savings accounts, and (2) an annual inflation adjustment after 2014 to the contribution limit amount for such accounts.
SWAT Act

To increase the penalties for fraudulent 9–1–1 calls that result in an emergency response from law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Swatting Won't be Accepted or Tolerated Act of 2015 SWAT Act 2. Increased penalties Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 1001— (A) in subsection (a), in the flush text following paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following: If the offense involves a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation, whether written or oral, to a Federal law enforcement agency that causes an emergency Federal law enforcement response, the term of imprisonment shall be not more than 8 years. (B) by adding at the end the following: (d) Reimbursement (1) In general The court, in imposing a sentence on a defendant who has been convicted of an offense under subsection (a) that involves a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation, whether written or oral, to a Federal law enforcement agency that causes an emergency Federal law enforcement response, shall order the defendant to reimburse any Federal, State, or local government incurring expenses incident to any law enforcement emergency or investigative response to that conduct, for those expenses up to $10,000. (2) Liability A person ordered to make reimbursement under this subsection shall be jointly and severally liable for such expenses with each other person, if any, who is ordered to make reimbursement under this subsection for the same expenses. (3) Civil judgment An order of reimbursement under this subsection shall, for the purposes of enforcement, be treated as a civil judgment. ; and (2) in section 1038(c)(1), by— (A) striking state or local Federal, State, or local (B) striking fire or rescue service fire, rescue, or law enforcement service

Summary: Swatting Won't be Accepted or Tolerated Act of 2015 or the SWAT Act Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose a term of imprisonment of up to eight years for making a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation to a federal law enforcement agency that causes an emergency federal law enforcement response; and (2) require the court to order a defendant convicted of such an offense to reimburse any federal, state, or local government for up to $10,000 in expenses incurred in responding to that conduct. Extends the requirement that a court order a person convicted of conveying false or misleading information indicating that conduct involving specified criminal violations has taken, is taking, or will take place (including violations regarding biological and chemical weapons, firearms, sabotage of nuclear facilities, importation of explosive materials, terrorism, and damaging or destroying pipeline facilities) to reimburse state and local governments and not-for-profit organizations for expenses incident to fire and rescue service provided in any emergency or investigative response to such conduct to also require reimbursement of law enforcement service and any such services provided by the federal government.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide a refundable credit for costs associated with Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide a refundable credit for costs associated with Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations. 1. Cybersecurity information sharing credit (a) In general Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 36C. Cybersecurity information sharing credit (a) In general There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle for any taxable year an amount equal to the qualified cybersecurity information sharing organization costs paid or incurred by the taxpayer during such taxable year. (b) Qualified cybersecurity information sharing organization costs For purposes of this section— (1) In general The term qualified cybersecurity information sharing organization costs (A) dues for membership in a designated cybersecurity information sharing organization, (B) personnel participation costs, (C) product and service costs directly related to the sharing of information with a designated cybersecurity information sharing organization, and (D) other amounts (not including amounts for travel) relating to participation in activities of the designated cybersecurity information sharing organization. (2) Personnel participation costs The term personnel participation costs (3) Designated cybersecurity information sharing organization The term designated cybersecurity information sharing organization (A) an Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (as defined in section 212(5) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 131(5) (B) a local, regional, or State fusion center (as defined in section 210A(j)(1) of such Act ( 6 U.S.C. 124h(j)(1) (C) an organization that has been identified by the Secretary as such in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, that shares cyber-threat information in a structured format and standardized language designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security through a set of services and message exchanges to enable automated and near-instantaneous sharing of actionable cyber-threat information across organizations and systems. . (b) Conforming amendment Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting , 36C 36B (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 Sec. 36C. Information sharing and analysis organization credit. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for qualified cybersecurity information sharing organization costs (defined as the sum of dues for membership in the organization, personnel participation costs, product and service costs directly related to the sharing of information with the oganization, and other amounts [not including amounts for travel] relating to participation in activities of the organization).
Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 supports programs to level the playing field for the most vulnerable, including children of poverty, students with disabilities, and English language learners. (2) Prior to 2001, Federal law required States only to test students once per grade span. (3) Following the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 ( Public Law 107–110 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq. (4) Reducing the frequency of federally required testing will allow more time for student learning and inspire their natural curiosity and creativity. (5) Students will have more time to receive one-on-one instruction and develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills through a well-rounded education and curriculum. (6) Moving away from the practice of annually teaching to the test (7) With grade span testing, our educators will be more able to focus on those students who are most in need but who also lose the most class time preparing for annual tests. (8) Grade span testing will allow States the flexibility to develop more meaningful, tailored assessment systems that provide valid, reliable data. (9) The yearly testing currently required by Federal law should be replaced with grade span testing. 3. Academic assessments Section 1111(b)(3)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)(C) (1) in clause (v)(I)— (A) by striking except as otherwise provided for grades 3 through 8 under clause vii, (B) by inserting and the achievement of students against the challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards proficiency of students (2) by striking clause (vii); and (3) in clause (viii), by striking , (vi), (vii) and (vi)

Summary: Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the requirement that students be tested against state academic content and achievement standards in mathematics and reading or language arts in each of grades three through eight. Requires, instead, that those tests be administered at least once during: (1) grades 3 through 5, (2) grades 6 through 9, and (3) grades 10 through 12.
North American Alternative Fuels Act

To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to repeal a provision prohibiting Federal agencies from procuring alternative fuels. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the North American Alternative Fuels Act 2. Repeal of prohibition of the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (a) In general Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–140 42 U.S.C. 17142 (b) Conforming amendment Section 30310 of title 51, United States Code, is repealed.

Summary: North American Alternative Fuels Act This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to repeal a requirement that the greenhouse gas emissions from any alternative or synthetic fuel procured by a federal agency for mobility-related uses be less than or equal to greenhouse gas emissions from an equivalent conventional fuel from conventional petroleum sources.
Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act

To appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs, which results in the furlough of non-emergency personnel and the curtailment of Government activities and services. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act 2. Emergency appropriation of funds to provide pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces and supporting civilian and contractor personnel during funding gap impacting the Department of Defense or Department of Homeland Security (a) Appropriation of funds for military pay and allowances During a funding gap impacting the Armed Forces, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make available to the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard), out of any amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts as the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) determines to be necessary to continue to provide pay and allowances (without interruption) to the following: (1) Members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components thereof, who perform active service during the funding gap. (2) At the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, such civilian personnel of the Department of Defense who are providing support to the members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate. (3) At the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, such personnel of contractors of the Department of Defense who are providing direct support to the members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate. (b) Funding gap defined In this section, the term funding gap

Summary: Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, during a funding gap impacting the Armed Forces, to make available to the Secretary of Defense (the Secretary), and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard, out of any amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts as necessary to continue to provide pay and allowances to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components, who perform active service during the funding gap. Allows for the provision of such pay and allowances, at the discretion of the Secretary, to: (1) Department of Defense (DOD) civilian personnel providing support to such members, and (2) DOD contractor personnel providing direct support to such members. Defines "funding gap" as any period after the beginning of a fiscal year for which interim or full-year appropriations for the personnel accounts of the Armed Forces for that fiscal year have not been enacted.
A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "Charles Clark United States Courthouse".

To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the Charles Clark United States Courthouse 1. Charles Clark United States Courthouse (a) Designation The United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, shall be known and designated as the Charles Clark United States Courthouse (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the United States courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Charles Clark United States Courthouse May 4, 2015 Reported without amendment

Summary: Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "Charles Clark United States Courthouse."
A bill to extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and for other purposes.

To extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and for other purposes. 1. Extensions of authority under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (a) Roving surveillance and access to business records Section 102(b)(1) of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( 50 U.S.C. 1805 June 1, 2015 December 31, 2020 (b) Individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers Section 6001(b)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 50 U.S.C. 1801 June 1, 2015 December 31, 2020 April 22, 2015 Read the second time and placed on the calendar

Summary: Amends the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to extend until December 31, 2020, expiring provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) concerning: (1) FISA court orders approving roving electronic surveillance, (2) requests for FISA court orders that allow the government to require the production of business records and other tangible things for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations, and (3) a revised definition of "agent of a foreign power" that allows surveillance of individual non-U.S. persons who engage in international terrorism or preparatory activities (commonly referred to as the "lone wolf" provision). (Currently, such provisions are scheduled to expire on June 1, 2015.)
A bill to expand the provisions for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.

To expand the provisions for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. 1. Recognition of State determinations Section 210(m) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 824a–3(m) (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) State Determination After the date of enactment of this paragraph, no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase electric energy from a qualifying cogeneration facility or a qualifying small power production facility under this section if the State regulatory agency having ratemaking authority over the electric utility has determined that the electric utility has no need to acquire additional generation resources in order to meet its obligation to serve customers in the public interest. ; (3) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)— (A) in the second sentence, by striking of this subsection (B) by inserting or in paragraph (3) paragraph (1) (4) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking paragraph (3) paragraph (4) (B) in the second sentence, by striking of this subsection (C) by inserting or in paragraph (3) paragraph (1)

Summary: This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to declare that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase electric energy from a qualifying cogeneration facility or a qualifying small power production facility if the state regulatory agency having ratemaking authority over the utility has determined that the utility has no need to acquire additional generation resources in order to meet its obligation to serve customers in the public interest.
Energy Star Program Integrity Act

To clarify that no express or implied warranty is provided by reason of a disclosure relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energy Star Program Integrity Act 2. No warranty Section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6294a (e) No warranty (1) In General Any disclosure relating to participation of a product in the Energy Star program shall not create an express or implied warranty or give rise to any private claims or rights of action under Federal or State law relating to the disqualification of that product from Energy Star if— (A) the product has been certified by a certification body recognized by the Energy Star program; (B) the Administrator has approved corrective measures, including a determination of whether consumer compensation is appropriate; and (C) the responsible party has fully complied with all approved corrective measures. (2) No action by Administrator necessary Nothing in this subsection requires the Administrator to modify any procedure or take any other action. .

Summary: Energy Star Program Integrity Act This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the Energy Star program to prohibit a disclosure relating to participation of a product in the program from creating a warranty or giving rise to private claims or rights of action relating to disqualification of the product from Energy Star if: (1) the product has been certified by a certification body recognized by the program, (2) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved corrective measures, and (3) the responsible party has fully complied with all such measures. The bill may not be construed to require the EPA to modify any procedure or take any other action.
COAST Anti-Drilling Act

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and North Atlantic planning areas. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act COAST Anti-Drilling Act 2. Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337 (q) Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not issue a lease or any other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in— (1) the Mid-Atlantic planning area; (2) the South Atlantic planning area; or (3) the North Atlantic planning area. .

Summary: Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act or the COAST Anti-Drilling Act Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease or other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in either the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, or the North Atlantic planning areas.