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Homeowners Debt Relief Extension Act of 2014

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 2-year extension of the exclusion from gross income for the discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeowners Debt Relief Extension Act of 2014 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, 2014 January 1, 2016 (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to indebtedness discharged after December 31, 2013. 3. Limitation on section 199 deduction attributable to oil, natural gas, or primary products thereof (a) Denial of deduction Paragraph (4) of section 199(c) (E) Special rule for certain oil and gas income In the case of any taxpayer who is a major integrated oil company (as defined in section 167(h)(5)(B)) for the taxable year, the term domestic production gross receipts . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013. 4. Debt reduction The net amount of any savings realized as a result of the enactment of this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States and used only to redeem outstanding Federal debt.

Summary: Homeowners Debt Relief Extension Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2015 the exclusion from gross income of imputed income from the discharge of indebtedness with respect to a principal residence; and (2) exclude from the definition of "domestic production gross receipts" for purposes of the tax deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities, gross receipts of a major integrated oil company (i.e., a company which has an average daily worldwide production of crude oil of at least 500,000 barrels for the taxable year and gross receipts in excess of $1 billion for its last taxable year ending during 2005) from the production, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any primary product thereof.
Oil and Gas Leasing Inflation Adjustment Act

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to adjust minimum bids and annual rentals for oil and gas and tar sands leases to reflect inflation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Oil and Gas Leasing Inflation Adjustment Act 2. adjustment of minimum bids and annual rentals for oil and gas and tar sands leases to reflect inflation (a) In general Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226 (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking $2 per acre $4 per acre (2) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking $2 per acre $5 per acre (3) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking $1.50 per acre $3 per acre (B) by striking $2 per acre $4 per acre (4) by adding at the end the following: (q) Inflation adjustment (1) In general The Secretary shall— (A) by regulation, at least once every 4 years, adjust each of the dollar amounts that applies under subsections (b)(1)(B), (b)(2)(C), and (d) by the cost-of-living adjustment; and (B) publish each such regulation in the Federal Register. (2) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Cost-of-living adjustment The term cost-of-living adjustment (i) the Consumer Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year preceding the adjustment, exceeds (ii) the Consumer Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year in which the dollar amount was last set or adjusted pursuant to law. (B) Consumer Price Index The term Consumer Price Index . (b) Conforming amendment Section 17(b)(1)(B) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(B) for a period Thereafter, the . The

Summary: Oil and Gas Leasing Inflation Adjustment Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase from $2 per acre to $4 per acre the national minimum acceptable bid for oil and gas leases. Increases from $2 per acre to $5 per acre the minimum acceptable bid for a tar sand lease. Increases the annual rental of a lease from $1.50 per acre to $3 per acre for the first through the fifth year of the lease. Increases the annual lease rental from $2 per acre to $4 per acre for each year after such fifth year. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make a cost-of-living adjustment of such dollar amounts at least once every four years and to publish each one in the Federal Register.
Low Income Heating Improvement Act

To revise the formula for allocating funding to States under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Low Income Heating Improvement Act 2. LIHEAP State allocation formula Section 2604(a)(2) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 ( 42 U.S.C. 8623(a)(2) (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a State's allotment percentage is the percentage which that State would have received under this section as enacted in Public Law 97–35 .

Summary: Low Income Heating Improvement Act - Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to revise the formula for a state's allotment percentage for low-income home energy assistance to make it the percentage the state would have received under such Act as originally enacted in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981.
Reward and Encourage New Business Act of 2013

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for business start-up expenditures from $5,000 to $10,000. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reward and Encourage New Business Act of 2013 2. Increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (a) In general Clause (ii) of section 195(b)(1)(A) $5,000 $10,000 (b) Conforming amendment Section 195(b) of such Code is amended by striking paragraph (3). (c) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Reward and Encourage New Business Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $5,000 to $10,000 the maximum amount of the tax deduction for business start-up expenditures.
To prohibit an increase in the number of flag and general officers.

To prohibit an increase in the number of flag and general officers. 1. No increase in flag or general officers No funds appropriated for fiscal year 2014 may be used for flag or general officers for each military department that are in excess to the number of such officers serving in such military department as of the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Prohibits the use of any funds appropriated for FY2014 for flag or general officers for each military department that are in excess to the number of such officers serving in such military department as of the date of enactment of this Act.
State Transportation and Infrastructure Financing Innovation Act (STIFIA)

To amend title 23, United States Code, to reauthorize the State infrastructure bank program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Transportation and Infrastructure Financing Innovation Act (STIFIA) 2. State infrastructure bank program Section 610 (1) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) 15 percent of the funds apportioned to the State for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 under each of sections 104(b)(1) and 104(b)(2); and ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking 2005 through 2009 2013 and 2014 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking 2005 through 2009 2013 and 2014 (D) in paragraph (5), by striking section 133(d)(3) section 133(d)(4) (2) in subsection (k), by striking 2005 through 2009 2013 and 2014

Summary: State Transportation and Infrastructure Financing Innovation Act (STIFIA) - Revises and reauthorizes the state infrastructure bank program for FY2013 and FY2014.
Burial with Dignity for Heroes Act of 2014

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a grant program to provide burials for homeless veterans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Burial with Dignity for Heroes Act of 2014 2. Department of Veterans Affairs grant program to provide burials for homeless veterans (a) Grant program Subchapter VII of chapter 20 2067. Grant program to provide burials for homeless veterans (a) Establishment The Secretary shall carry out a program to make grants to eligible entities to provide for the cost of burials for homeless veterans who— (1) are eligible to be buried in national cemeteries under section 2402 of this title; and (2) the Secretary determines have no next-of-kin. (b) Eligible entities To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application containing such information and assurances as the Secretary determines appropriate. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such subchapter the following new item: 2067. Grant program to provide burials for homeless veterans. .

Summary: Burial with Dignity for Heroes Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a program to make grants to eligible entities to provide for the cost of burials for homeless veterans who: (1) are eligible to be buried in national cemeteries, and (2) the Secretary determines have no next-of-kin.
Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014

To require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to update a report on the role of telecommunications, including the Internet, on the commission of hate crimes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014 2. Report Section 155 of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act is amended to read as follows: 155. Report on the role of telecommunications in hate crimes (a) Report required Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014 (b) Scope of report The report required by subsection (a) shall— (1) analyze information on the use of telecommunications, including the Internet, broadcast television and radio, cable television, public access television, commercial mobile services, and other electronic media, to advocate and encourage violent acts and the commission of crimes of hate, as described in the Hate Crime Statistics Act ( 28 U.S.C. 534 (2) include any recommendations, consistent with the First Amendment to the Constitution, that the NTIA determines are appropriate and necessary to address such use of telecommunications; and (3) update the previous report submitted under this section (as in effect before the date of enactment of the Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014 .

Summary: Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014 - Directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to update a report for Congress concerning the role of telecommunications in the commission of hate crimes. Requires such report to include: (1) an analysis of the use of telecommunications (including the Internet, broadcast television and radio, cable television, public access television, commercial mobile services, and other electronic media) to advocate and encourage violent acts and the commission of hate crimes as specified in the Hate Crime Statistics Act; (2) NTIA recommendations; and (3) updates concerning the role of telecommunications in crimes of hate and violent acts against ethnic, religious, and racial minorities.
To make permanent the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program.

To make permanent the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program. 1. Payments in lieu of taxes Section 6906 of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 fiscal year

Summary: Makes permanent the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program (under which counties or other eligible units of local government in which U.S.-owned entitlement land is located are entitled to certain payments under such program which may be used for any governmental purpose).
To designate the United States courthouse located at 300 West Second Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the "Morris Sheppard Arnold United States Courthouse".

To designate the United States courthouse located at 300 West Second Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the Morris Sheppard Arnold United States Courthouse 1. Designation The United States courthouse located at 300 West Second Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, shall be known and designated as the Morris Sheppard Arnold United States Courthouse 2. 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 section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Morris Sheppard Arnold United States Courthouse

Summary: Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 300 West Second Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the "Morris Sheppard Arnold United States Courthouse."
National Security Agency Data Collection Review Act of 2014

To provide for the expiration of certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 on December 31, 2014. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Security Agency Data Collection Review Act of 2014 2. Sunset of certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (a) USA PATRIOT Act Section 102(b)(1) of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–177 50 U.S.C. 1805 50 U.S.C. 1861 50 U.S.C. 1862 June 1, 2015 December 31, 2014 (b) FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (1) Sunset Section 403(b) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–261 50 U.S.C. 1801 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking December 31, 2017 December 31, 2014 (B) in paragraph (2) in the material preceding subparagraph (A), by striking December 31, 2017 December 31, 2014 (2) Conforming Amendment The heading of section 404(b)(1) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–261 50 U.S.C. 1801 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2014

Summary: National Security Agency Data Collection Review Act of 2014 - Amends the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 to advance to December 31, 2014 (currently, June 1, 2015), the termination date of provisions of such Act that authorize the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to apply for a court order for the production of records to assist in investigations of international terrorism. Amends the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to advance to December 31, 2014 (currently, December 31, 2017), the expiration of the authority for the targeting, for foreign intelligence purposes, of communications of foreign persons who are located outside the United States.
Big Brother Is Not Watching You Act

To require the President to implement the recommendations of the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Big Brother Is Not Watching You Act 2. Required implementation of recommendations (a) Required action The President and all Executive Departments and Independent Agencies shall take all such actions, including all necessary rulemaking, needed to implement the 46 enumerated recommendations of the report entitled Liberty and Security in a Changing World (b) Grant of authority The President, Executive Departments, and Independent Agencies are granted all statutory authority necessary and proper to implement the recommendations referred to in subsection (a). 3. Deadlines (a) Rulemaking All rulemaking originated pursuant to section 1 of this Act shall be concluded within one year of the enactment of this Act. (b) Executive orders All Executive orders necessary to accomplish the requirements of section 1 of this Act shall be issued within six months of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Big Brother Is Not Watching You Act - Requires the President and all executive departments and independent agencies to take all actions, including rulemaking, needed to implement the 46 recommendations of the report entitled "Liberty and Security in a Changing World," issued on December 12, 2013, by the President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies. Requires all necessary rulemaking to be concluded within one year, and all necessary executive orders to be issued within six months, of the enactment of this Act.
Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act of 2013

To require the submission to the Congress of annual reports on the tobacco user fees assessed and collected under section 919 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act of 2013 2. Reporting on tobacco user fees Section 919 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 387s (f) Reporting (1) In general Beginning with fiscal year 2014, not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year for which fees are collected under this section, the Secretary shall, with respect to such fiscal year, prepare and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report concerning such fees. (2) Contents Each report under paragraph (1) shall, with respect to the fiscal year involved, include at a minimum the following: (A) The total amount of fees assessed and collected under this section. (B) A description of how such fees have been, or are intended to be, used. (C) The total amount of fees assessed and collected under this section which have not been obligated. (D) The total amount of fees assessed and collected under this section which have been obligated, but have not been expended. (E) Of the fees assessed and collected under this section, the portion of such fees which have been, or are intended to be, provided to public or private entities outside of the Federal Government. (F) The total number of tobacco products for which an application is received, or an order is issued, under section 910. (G) Of the applications received under section 910— (i) the number of such applications disposed of; and (ii) the number of such applications which remain pending. (H) The total number of modified risk tobacco products (as defined in section 911(b)) for which an application is received, or an order is issued, under section 911. (I) Of the applications received under section 911— (i) the number of such applications disposed of; and (ii) the number of such applications which remain pending. .

Summary: Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report annually to Congress on user fees assessed on manufacturers and importers of tobacco products.
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to award Urban Area Security Initiative grants to nonprofit organizations not located in high-risk urban areas.

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to award Urban Area Security Initiative grants to nonprofit organizations not located in high-risk urban areas. 1. Department of Homeland Security authority to award Urban Area Security Initiative grants to nonprofit organizations not located in high-risk urban areas (a) In general Section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 604 (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e): (e) Special rule for grants to nonprofit organizations Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may award a grant under this section to an organization (as described under section 501(c)(3) . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) apply with respect to a grant made after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to award Urban Area Security Initiative grants to nonprofit organizations located in areas that are not designated as high-risk urban areas.
Responsible Rail and Deterring Deficiency Act

To provide for the suspension of Federal funding for the California High Speed Rail Project until sufficient non-Federal funds are available. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsible Rail and Deterring Deficiency Act 2. Suspension of Federal funding (a) Congressional determination The Congress determines that— (1) the purposes of the statute under which the Project is authorized would not be adequately served by continuation of Federal financial assistance for the Project; and (2) the Authority may be unable to— (A) meet the contributory match percentage identified in Attachment 1, section 5, of the grant agreement; and (B) complete the Project according to the Project schedules included in Attachment 3 or Attachment 3A of the grant agreement. (b) Suspension requirement Based on the determination made under subsection (a), not later than 5 days after the date of enactment of this Act the Federal Railroad Administration shall exercise its right under Attachment 1, section 23, of the grant agreement to suspend any further financial assistance for the Project under the grant agreement until— (1) the Authority certifies in writing to the Federal Railroad Administration that— (A) it has access to State funds, or other non-Federal funds, in the amounts specified in Attachment 1, section 5, of the grant agreement; (B) those State or other non-Federal funds are free and clear of any legal challenge or other hindrance to the expenditure of the funds by the Authority; and (C) the funds are or will be available at the time necessary to meet the Authority’s financial obligations as described in the grant agreement; or (2) September 30, 2017. (c) Changes to agreement prohibited Until the conditions described in subsection (b) have been met, the Federal Railroad Administration shall not amend, supplement, or otherwise change the terms of the grant agreement. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Authority The term Authority (2) Grant agreement The term grant agreement (3) Project The term Project

Summary: Responsible Rail and Deterring Deficiency Act - Declares that the Congress determines that a certain California high-speed train project would not be adequately served by continuation of federal assistance. Directs the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), based upon that determination, to exercise its right under the grant agreement (entered into between the FRA and the California High Speed Rail Authority numbered FR-HSR-0009-10-01-05 on December 5, 2012) to suspend any further financial assistance for the project until: (1) the California High Speed Rail Authority certifies to the FRA that it has access to state funds, or other non-federal funds, in the amounts specified in the grant agreement and such funds are available to meet the Authority's financial obligations under that agreement; or (2) September 30, 2017. Prohibits the FRA from amending, supplementing, or otherwise changing the terms of the grant agreement until the requirements for suspension of federal assistance have been met.