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SNAP Verify Act of 2014

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require households that receive supplemental nutrition assistance benefits to present photographic verification at the time food is purchased with such benefits. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SNAP Verify Act of 2014 2. Photographic verification for SNAP transactions Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2020 (v) Photographic verification for SNAP transactions Not later than 3 years after the effective date of this subsection, the State agency shall require any member of a household, or any representative of the household, authorized to use an electronic benefit card to present photographic identification at the time such member or such representative presents the electronic benefit card to perform a transaction. . 3. Effective date; application of amendment (a) Effective date This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st month that begins not less than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Application of amendment The amendment made by this Act shall not apply with respect to certification periods that begin before the effective date of this Act.

Summary: SNAP Verify Act of 2014 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require a member or representative of a household that receives supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to present photographic verification when using an electronic benefit card for a SNAP purchase.
Alaska Bypass Fair Competition Act of 2014

To amend title 39, United States Code, to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of mail service within the State of Alaska. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alaska Bypass Fair Competition Act of 2014 2. Mail service within the State of Alaska (a) Definition of existing mainline carrier Section 5402(a)(12) on January 1, 2001, for each of the preceding 36 months (b) Definition of new carrier Section 5402(a)(15)(B) (B) has been providing nonpriority bypass mail service on a city pair route in the State of Alaska for fewer than 36 consecutive months in the immediately preceding period; and .

Summary: Alaska Bypass Fair Competition Act of 2014 - Revises the eligibility requirements for air carriers to be selected by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to transport nonpriority bypass mail in the state of Alaska. Redefines: (1) "existing mainline carrier" as a mainline carrier that, for each of the preceding 36 months, while having met certain certification and qualification standards, engaged in the carriage, on scheduled service within Alaska, of mainline nonpriority bypass mail tendered to it under its designator code (currently, such conditions must have been met as of January 1, 2001); and (2) "new," when referencing a carrier, as a carrier meeting certain requirements that has been providing nonpriority bypass mail service on a city pair route in Alaska for fewer than 36 consecutive months in the immediately preceding period (currently, a carrier is considered new if it began providing such service after January 1, 2001).
Secret Science Reform Act of 2014

To prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 2. Data transparency Section 6(b) of the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 ( 42 U.S.C. 4363 (b) (1) The Administrator shall not propose, finalize, or disseminate a covered action unless all scientific and technical information relied on to support such covered action is— (A) specifically identified; and (B) publicly available in a manner that is sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of research results. (2) Nothing in the subsection shall be construed as requiring the public dissemination of information the disclosure of which is prohibited by law. (3) In this subsection— (A) the term covered action (B) the term scientific and technical information (i) materials, data, and associated protocols necessary to understand, assess, and extend conclusions; (ii) computer codes and models involved in the creation and analysis of such information; (iii) recorded factual materials; and (iv) detailed descriptions of how to access and use such information. . November 12, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 - Amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating a covered action unless all scientific and technical information relied on to support such action is specifically identified and publicly available online in a manner sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of research results. Includes as a covered action a risk, exposure, or hazard assessment, criteria document, standard, limitation, regulation, regulatory impact analysis, or guidance.
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts. 1. Prohibition on lobbying contacts by former Members of Congress (a) In general Section 207(e) (1) Paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows: (1) Members of Congress (A) In general Any person who is a Senator or a Member of the House of Representatives and who, after that person leaves office, knowingly makes any lobbying contact to a covered executive branch official, or to any Member, officer, or employee of either House of Congress, shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title. (B) Definitions In this paragraph, the terms lobbying contact covered executive branch official . (2) Paragraph (2) is amended— (A) by striking (2) Any person (2) Officers and certain staff (A) Officers and staff of the Senate Any person ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (B) Officers of the House of Representatives (i) Any person who is an elected officer of the House of Representatives and who, within 1 year after that person leaves office, knowingly makes, with the intent to influence, any communication to or appearance before any of the persons described in clause (ii), on behalf of any other person (except the United States) in connection with any matter on which such elected officer seeks action by a Member, officer, or employee of either House of Congress, in his or her official capacity, shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title. (ii) The persons referred to in clause (i) with respect to appearances or communications by a former elected officer are any Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to individuals who leave office or employment to which such amendments apply on or after the date of adjournment of the second session of the 113th Congress sine die or December 31, 2014, whichever date is earlier.

Summary: Amends the federal criminal code to replace the current two-year ban on lobbying contacts by former Senators and one-year ban on lobbying contacts by former Members of the House of Representatives with any Member, officer, or employee of either chamber with an outright ban at any time on such contacts, subject to fines and/or imprisonment. Specifies a one-year ban on lobbying contacts by former elected officers of the House with any House Member, officer, or employee.
To designate a peak located in Nevada as "Mount Reagan".

To designate a peak located in Nevada as Mount Reagan 1. Designation of Mount Reagan (a) Designation The peak in the State of Nevada located at N 36.18804 W 114.99815 shall be designated as Mount Reagan (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the peak referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to Mount Reagan. June 30, 2014 Referred to the House Calender and ordered to be printed

Summary: Designates a specified peak in Nevada as Mount Reagan.
Small Business Investment Act of 2014

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the expensing of certain depreciable business assets. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Investment Act of 2014 2. Extension of expensing limitation (a) Dollar limitation Paragraph (1) of section 179(b) (1) by striking or 2013 2013, 2014, or 2015 (2) by striking after 2013 after 2015 (b) Reduction in limitation Paragraph (2) of section 179(b) of such Code is amended— (1) by striking or 2013 2013, 2014, or 2015 (2) by striking after 2013 after 2015 (c) Computer software Clause (ii) of section 179(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking before 2014 before 2016 (d) Election Paragraph (2) of section 179(c) of such Code is amended by striking before 2014 before 2016 (e) Special rules for treatment of qualified real property (1) In general Paragraph (1) of section 179(f) of such Code is amended by striking or 2013 2013, 2014, or 2015 (2) Carryover Paragraph (4) of section 179(f) of such Code is amended by striking 2013 2015 (f) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013.

Summary: Small Business Investment Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015 the increased expensing allowance for depreciable business property, including computer software, and qualified real property (i.e., leasehold and retail improvement property and restaurant property).
To provide for the retention of the name of Mount McKinley.

To provide for the retention of the name of Mount McKinley. 1. Retention of name of Mount McKinley Notwithstanding any other authority of law, the mountain located 63 degrees 04 minutes 12 seconds north, by 151 degrees 00 minutes 18 seconds west shall continue to be named and referred to for all purposes as Mount McKinley.

Summary: Requires retention of the name of Mount McKinley in Alaska.
Fishing Safety Training and Research Act

To amend title 46, United States Code, to reauthorize and amend the Fishing Safety Training Grant Program and the Fishing Safety Research Grant Program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fishing Safety Training and Research Act 2. Reauthorization and amendment of Fishing Safety Training Grant Program and Fishing Safety Research Grant Program (a) Fishing Safety Training Grant Program Section 4502(i) (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) (A) The Secretary shall establish a publicly accessible electronic database that lists the names of individuals who have participated in training sessions carried out with assistance under this subsection. (B) The Secretary shall require, as a condition of including the name of an individual in such database for any period longer than 18 months, that the individual complete retraining. (5) The Secretary shall require that training carried out with a grant under this section shall be made available in languages other than English, as appropriate for the fishing port in which the training is offered. ; and (3) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking 2010 through 2014 2015 through 2025 (b) Fishing Safety Research Grant Program Section 4502(j)(4) 2010 through 2014 2015 through 2025

Summary: Fishing Safety Training and Research Act - Reauthorizes through FY2025: (1) the Fishing Safety Training Grants Program, and (2) the Fishing Safety Research Grant Program. Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, in the case of the training grant program, to: (1) establish a publicly accessible electronic database listing individuals who have participated in training sessions carried out with such grant assistance; and (2) require, as a condition of including an individual in such database for any period longer than 18 months, that the individual complete retraining. Requires such training to be available in languages other than English.
Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the eligibility of Transportation Security Administration employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act 2. Transportation Security Administration employees eligible to receive public safety officers’ death benefits Section 1204(9) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3796b(9) (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking or (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following: (E) an employee of the Transportation Security Administration who is performing official duties of the Administration, if those official duties are related to protecting the Nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce. . 3. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if they had been enacted on October 31, 2013.

Summary: Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include within the definition of "public safety officers," in order for them to receive death benefits under the Act, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees who are performing their official duties related to protecting the nation's transportation systems.
To increase the statutory limit on the public debt and to require House and Senate votes on constitutional amendments to balance the Federal budget and to restrict new entitlement spending.

To increase the statutory limit on the public debt and to require House and Senate votes on constitutional amendments to balance the Federal budget and to restrict new entitlement spending. 1. Public debt limit extension Subsection (b) of section 3101 $19,250,000,000,000 2. Congressional votes required on constitutional amendments to balance the Federal budget and to restrict new entitlement spending Within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the House of Representatives and the Senate shall each vote upon a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States entitled Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to restrict the power of Congress to enact legislation increasing any amount spent under entitlement programs or creating new entitlement programs

Summary: Increases the public debt limit to $19.250 trillion. Requires the House of Representatives and the Senate each to vote upon a proposed amendment to the Constitution entitled "Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States" or entitled "Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to restrict the power of Congress to enact legislation increasing any amount spent under entitlement programs or creating new entitlement programs." States that if such vote fails to achieve a two-thirds majority in either house of Congress then there shall be another vote in that house on either such amendment within 90 days.
To require the Secretary of the Interior to transfer all Federal land, facilities, and any other assets associated with the Ozark National Scenic Riverways to the State of Missouri for the purposes of maintaining a State park, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of the Interior to transfer all Federal land, facilities, and any other assets associated with the Ozark National Scenic Riverways to the State of Missouri for the purposes of maintaining a State park, and for other purposes. 1. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) The Ozark National Scenic Riverways was created under the auspices of protecting public access to the area indefinitely. (2) The National Park Service has begun to prevent members of the public from accessing the lands that compose the park. (3) The State of Missouri is able to maintain the park and ensure that it continues in substantially the same fashion as it has while maintaining public access. 2. Conveyance of Ozark National Scenic Riverways The Act entitled An Act to provide for the establishment of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes 16 U.S.C. 460m 9. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall convey to the State of Missouri, for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to all Federal land, facilities, and any other assets associated with the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, subject to the following conditions: (1) The Federal Government shall pay all of the costs of the conveyance under this section. (2) A covenant or restriction shall be in the deed to the land and facilities conveyed under this section requiring— (A) that the State of Missouri shall maintain and operate the land, facilities, and assets conveyed under this section, at the cost to the State, in substantially the same fashion as such land, facilities, and assets were being maintained by the Department of the Interior on the day before the date of the enactment of this section; (B) that if the State of Missouri attempts to sell, in whole or in part, the land, facilities, or assets conveyed under this section, such the land, facilities, and assets shall revert to the United States, at the discretion of the Secretary, at no cost to the United States; (C) that if the land and facilities conveyed under this section are no longer used as described in subparagraph (A), the land and facilities shall revert to the United States, at the discretion of the Secretary, at no cost to the United States; and (D) any other terms and conditions that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 10. The first section and sections 2 through 8 of this Act shall not apply during any period during which title to the land associated with the Ozark National Scenic Riverways is not held by the United States. .

Summary: Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the state of Missouri all interest of the United States in and to all federal land, facilities, and any other assets associated with the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Missouri. Requires the federal government to pay all of the costs of such conveyance.
To amend the percentage of funds appropriated under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 required to be reserved for outlying areas and the Secretary of the Interior.

To amend the percentage of funds appropriated under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 required to be reserved for outlying areas and the Secretary of the Interior. 1. Grants for outlying areas and the Secretary of the Interior Section 1121(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6331(a) (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking a total of 1 percent to provide assistance to (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting .5 percent to provide assistance to the outlying (3) in paragraph (2), by inserting .75 percent to provide assistance to the Secretary

Summary: Amends part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to alter the percentage of school improvement funds that are reserved for outlying areas and Indian education. Reserves 0.5% of those funds for outlying areas and 0.75% for Indian education. (Currently, 1% of those funds are reserved for outlying areas and Indian education.)
North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014

To exempt from Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014 2. Compliance with Lacey Act Amendment of 1981 The Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ( 16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq. section 42 April 10, 2014 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources April 10, 2014 The Committee on the Judiciary

Summary: North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014 - Exempts certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority from prohibitions on the transfer of invasive species across state borders proscribed under the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 and related criminal code provisions if: (1) only closed systems from Lake Texoma are used in the transfer, and (2) invasive species are eliminated or removed at treatment facilities.
To prohibit the Central Intelligence Agency from using an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other deliberately lethal action and to transfer the authority to conduct such strikes or lethal action to the Department of Defense.

To prohibit the Central Intelligence Agency from using an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other deliberately lethal action and to transfer the authority to conduct such strikes or lethal action to the Department of Defense. 1. Prohibition on Central Intelligence Agency operation of unmanned aerial vehicle strikes and transfer of authority to the Department of Defense (a) Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no officer or employee of, or contractor or detailee to, the Central Intelligence Agency shall use an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other lethal action. (b) Transfer to Department of Defense Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall transfer to the Department of Defense all authority to use an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other lethal action.

Summary: Prohibits any officer or employee of, or contractor or detailee to, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from using an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other lethal action. Requires the President to transfer all authority to use such a vehicle to conduct such strikes or lethal action to the Department of Defense (DOD).