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No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the Veterans Crisis Line. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act 2. Improvements to Veterans Crisis Line (a) Quality assurance document (1) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop a quality assurance document to use in carrying out the Veterans Crisis Line. (2) Elements The quality assurance document developed under paragraph (1) shall— (A) outline clearly defined and measurable performance indicators and objectives to improve the responsiveness and performance of the Veterans Crisis Line, including at backup call centers; (B) include quantifiable timeframes to meet designated objectives to assist the Secretary in tracking the progress of the Veterans Crisis Line and such backup call centers in meeting the performance indicators and objectives outlined in subparagraph (A); and (C) with respect to the timeframes and objectives described in subparagraph (B), be consistent with guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget. (b) Plan (1) In general The Secretary shall develop a plan to ensure that each telephone call, text message, and other communication received by the Veterans Crisis Line, including at backup call centers, is answered in a timely manner by a person, consistent with the guidance established by the American Association of Suicidology. (2) Guidelines The plan developed under paragraph (1) shall include guidelines to carry out periodic testing of the Veterans Crisis Line, including such backup centers, during each fiscal year to identify and correct any problems in a timely manner. (c) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report containing the quality assurance document developed under subsection (a) and the plan developed under subsection (b). (d) Veterans Crisis Line defined In this section, the term Veterans Crisis Line

Summary: No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop: a quality assurance document for carrying out the toll-free Veterans Crisis Line (VCL), including at backup call centers; and a plan to ensure that each telephone call, text message, and other communication received by the VCL, including at backup call centers, is answered in a timely manner by a person, consistent with the guidance established by the American Association of Suicidology.
Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and MA–PD organizations under the Medicare program from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act 2. Prohibiting Medicare PDP sponsors and MA–PD organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (a) In general Section 1860D–12(b)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–112(b)(4)(A) (iv) Prohibiting retroactive reductions in payments on clean claims Each contract entered into with a PDP sponsor under this part with respect to a prescription drug plan offered by such sponsor shall provide that after the date of receipt of a clean claim submitted by a pharmacy, the PDP sponsor (or an agent of the PDP sponsor) may not retroactively reduce payment on such claim directly or indirectly through aggregated effective rate or otherwise except in the case such claim is found to not be a clean claim (such as in the case of a claim lacking required substantiating documentation) during the course of a routine audit as permitted pursuant to written agreement between the PDP sponsor (or such an agent) and such pharmacy. The previous sentence shall not prohibit any retroactive increase in payment to a pharmacy pursuant to a written agreement between a PDP sponsor (or an agent of such sponsor) and such pharmacy. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2017.

Summary: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare Prescription Drug Plan sponsors from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies. (A "clean claim" is a Medicare claim that is free of defects such as incomplete documentation.)
CO-OP Consumer Protection Act of 2016

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt individuals whose health plans under the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan program have been terminated from the individual mandate penalty. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CO-OP Consumer Protection Act of 2016 2. Exemption of participants in terminated plans under Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan program (a) In general Subsection (e) of section 5000A (6) Participants in certain terminated Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan program plans Any applicable individual, if— (A) the individual was enrolled in a qualified health plan offered by a qualified nonprofit health insurance issuer (as defined in subsection (c) of section 1322 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) receiving funds through the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan program established under such section for such plan, and (B) during any month while the individual was so enrolled, such issuer terminated or otherwise discontinued providing all plans of the issuer in the area in which the individual resides, for such month and any subsequent month. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to months in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013.

Summary: CO-OP Consumer Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from penalties for failing to purchase and maintain minimum essential health care coverage individuals whose coverage under a plan offered by a qualified nonprofit health insurance issuer receiving funds through the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan program was terminated.
Responsible Disposal Reauthorization Act of 2016

To extend the authorization of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 relating to the disposal site in Mesa County, Colorado. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsible Disposal Reauthorization Act of 2016 2. Authorization Section 112(a)(1)(B) of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 ( 42 U.S.C. 7922(a)(1)(B) September 30, 2023 September 30, 2048

Summary: Responsible Disposal Reauthorization Act of 2016 This bill amends the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 to extend through FY2048 authorization for the Department of Energy to operate the Cheney disposal cell in Mesa County, Colorado.
Second Division Memorial Modification Act

To authorize the modification or augmentation of the Second Division Memorial, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Second Division Memorial Modification Act 2. Modification or augmentation of the Second Division Memorial (a) Authorization To honor the members of the Second Infantry Division killed in the Cold War in Korea, the War in Iraq, and the War in Afghanistan, the Second Indianhead Division Association, Inc., Scholarship and Memorials Foundation, an organization described in section 501(c)(3) (b) Application of Commemorative Works Act Chapter 89 Commemorative Works Act (c) Funding Federal funds may not be used for modifications or augmentations of the Second Division Memorial authorized under subsection (a).

Summary: Second Division Memorial Modification Act This bill authorizes the Second Indianhead Division Association, Inc. Scholarship and Memorials Foundation to place three benches honoring the members of the Second Infantry Division killed in the Cold War in Korea, the War in Iraq, and the War in Afghanistan at the Second Division Memorial located in President's Park in the District of Columbia. No federal funds may be used for these modifications or augmentations.
A bill to prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in the State of Utah except by express authorization of Congress.

To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in the State of Utah except by express authorization of Congress. 1. Limitation on further extension or establishment of National Monuments in Utah Section 320301(d) of title 54, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting or Utah Wyoming (2) by inserting or Utah Wyoming

Summary: This bill prohibits any further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountability Act of 2016

To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to subject the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountability Act of 2016 2. Subjecting the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to the regular appropriations process Section 1017 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5497 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking “ Transfer of Funds From Board Of Governors.— Budget and Financial Management.— (B) by striking paragraphs (1) through (3); (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and (D) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated— (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking Budget and financial management.— In general.— (ii) by striking subparagraph (E); and (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (E); (2) by striking subsections (b) through (d); (3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (b); and (4) in subsection (b), as so redesignated— (A) by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) and inserting the following: (1) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated such funds as may be necessary to carry out this title for fiscal year 2018. ; and (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2). September 14, 2016 Read the second time and placed on the calendar

Summary: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountability Act of 2016 This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to change the source of funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from Federal Reserve System transfers to annual appropriations. Under current law, the transfers from the Federal Reserve System permit the CFPB to be funded outside of the annual appropriations process.
A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to appoint a harmful algal bloom coordinator.

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to appoint a harmful algal bloom coordinator. 1. Great Lakes harmful algal bloom coordinator The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, acting as chair of the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, shall appoint a coordinator to work with appropriate Federal agencies and State, local, tribal, and foreign governments to address the issue of harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes.

Summary: This bill requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, acting as chair of the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, to appoint a coordinator to work with appropriate governments to address harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes.
Rural Hospital Access Act of 2015

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent the extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2015 2. Extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program (a) Extension of payment methodology Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G) (1) in clause (i), by striking , and before April 1, 2015 (2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking , and before April 1, 2015 (b) Conforming amendments (1) Extension of target amount Section 1886(b)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(D) (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking , and before April 1, 2015 (B) in clause (iv), by striking through fiscal year 2014 and the portion of fiscal year 2015 before April 1, 2015 or a subsequent fiscal year (2) Permitting hospitals to decline reclassification Section 13501(e)(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww fiscal year 2000 through the first 2 quarters of fiscal year 2015 a subsequent fiscal year 3. Extension of the increased payments under the Medicare Low-Volume Hospital Program Section 1886(d)(12) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12) (1) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking and for discharges occurring in fiscal year 2015 (beginning on April 1, 2015), fiscal year 2016, and subsequent fiscal years (2) in subparagraph (C)(i)— (A) by striking fiscal years 2011 through 2014 and fiscal year 2015 (before April 1, 2015) fiscal year 2011 and each subsequent year (B) by striking or portion of fiscal year during the fiscal year (3) in subparagraph (D)— (A) by striking fiscal years 2011 through 2014 and fiscal year 2015 (before April 1, 2015), fiscal year 2011 and each subsequent fiscal year (B) by striking or the portion of fiscal year fiscal year

Summary: Rural Hospital Access Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make permanent the Medicare-dependent, small rural subsection (d) hospital program and increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program. (Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)
Ensuring Health Care Opportunities Act

To waive the essential health benefits requirements for certain States. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Health Care Opportunities Act 2. Waiver of essential health benefits requirements (a) In general In the case of a State in which the applicable State authority (as defined in section 2791(d)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(d)(1) (1) The requirement under section 1301(a)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18021(a)(1) 42 U.S.C. 18022(a) (2) The requirement under section 2707(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–6(a) 42 U.S.C. 18022(a) (b) State certification To be eligible for a waiver under subsection (a), a State shall make the certification described in subsection (a) not later than— (1) 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, in the case of a State in which, on the date of enactment of this Act, at least one county in the State (or, in the case of a State that does not have counties, equivalent municipality), only one health insurance issuer offers coverage in the individual market for the plan year in effect on such date of enactment; and (2) 90 days after the applicable State authority (as defined in section 2791(d)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(d)(1) (c) Term of waiver A waiver under this section may extend over a period of not more than 5 years, provided that the State continues to meet the criteria for eligibility for the waiver under subsection (a). A State that continues to meet such criteria for more than 5 years may re-certify under subsection (a) every 5 years. (d) Plans offering essential health benefits Nothing in this Act prevents a health insurance issuer from offering in a State to which a waiver under subsection (a) applies health insurance coverage that includes the essential health benefits package described in section 1302(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18022(a)

Summary: Ensuring Health Care Opportunities Act This bill waives certain health insurance benefit requirements in states with a county where only one health insurer offers individual coverage. In these states, health plans are not required to provide essential health benefits to be offered in the individual or small group market or through the health insurance exchange. (Plans offered in the individual market or through an exchange fulfill the requirement for individuals to maintain minimum essential coverage.)
Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act of 2016

To amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the “ Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act of 2016 2. Limits on annual percentage rates Chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1631 et seq. 140B. Limits on Annual Percentage Rates Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the annual percentage rate applicable to any consumer credit transaction (other than a residential mortgage transaction), including any fees associated with such a transaction, may not exceed the maximum rate permitted by the laws of the State in which the consumer resides. .

Summary: Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act of 2016 This bill amends the Truth In Lending Act to limit the annual percentage rate applicable to any consumer credit transaction (other than a residential mortgage transaction), including any associated fees, to the maximum rate permitted by the laws of the state in which the consumer resides.
A bill to provide an exemption to the individual mandate to maintain health coverage for certain individuals residing in service areas with no health insurance issuers offering plans on an Exchange, and for other purposes.

To provide an exemption to the individual mandate to maintain health coverage for certain individuals residing in service areas with no health insurance issuers offering plans on an Exchange, and for other purposes. 1. Hardship exemption for individuals with no plans offered on an Exchange (a) In general (1) Modification of hardship exemption Section 1311(d)(4)(H) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18031(d)(4)(H) (A) in clause (i), by striking or (B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and (C) by inserting after clause (i) the following new clause: (ii) there is no health insurance issuer offering any qualified health plan to such individual through an Exchange in the service area in which the individual resides; or . (2) Effective date The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply to months beginning on or after January 1, 2017. (b) Short-Term plans Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual who has been certified under clause (ii) of section 1311(d)(4)(H) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 13031(d)(4)(H) section 5000A

Summary: This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to exempt from the requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage individuals who reside in areas where a health plan is not available through the health insurance exchange. Such individuals may remain enrolled in a short term health plan as long as a health plan is not available through the exchange.
Combat Sexual Harassment in Housing Act

To amend the Fair Housing Act to establish that certain conduct, in or around a dwelling, shall be considered to be severe or pervasive for purposes of determining whether a certain type of sexual harassment has occurred under that Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combat Sexual Harassment in Housing Act 2. Sexual harassment in or around a dwelling The Fair Housing Act is amended by inserting after section 807 ( 42 U.S.C. 3607 807A. Sexual harassment in or around a dwelling (a) Hostile environment sexual harassment For purposes of determining, under this title, whether unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature is sufficiently severe or pervasive to constitute a discriminatory housing practice based on hostile environment sexual harassment, any incident of conduct described in subsection (b) that occurs in or around a dwelling, shall be considered to be severe or pervasive. (b) Conduct The conduct described in subsection (a) consists of— (1) unwelcome touching of a sexual nature or groping; or (2) any other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that is intended to be coercive, threatening, or intimidating. .

Summary: Combat Sexual Harassment in Housing Act This bill amends the Fair Housing Act to identify certain unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature in or around a dwelling that is sufficiently severe or pervasive as to constitute a discriminatory housing practice based on hostile environment sexual harassment. Such conduct consists of: (1) an unwelcome touching of a sexual nature or groping; or (2) any other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that is intended to be coercive, threatening, or intimidating.
State Flexibility to Provide Affordable Health Options Act

To give States the authority to provide temporary access to affordable private health insurance options outside of Obamacare exchanges. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Flexibility to Provide Affordable Health Options Act 2. Temporary access to affordable private health insurance options outside of Obamacare Exchanges (a) In general For purposes of applying the provisions of title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (including the amendments made by that title) to a State that has made a determination under subsection (b), the term qualified health plan (b) State determination and notification (1) In general The Governor of a State, in consultation with the applicable State authority (as defined in section 2791(d)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(d)(1) (2) Certification In making a determination under paragraph (1), the Governor shall certify to the Secretary of Health and Human Services— (A) that there is at least one county (or, in the case of a State that does not have counties, an equivalent municipality) in the State in which none or only one health insurance issuer offers, or is expected to offer, coverage through the State Exchange (or Federal Exchange in the case of a State that is not operating such an Exchange) for the 2017 plan year; or (B) the existence of other factors in the State, such as increased rates or premiums for private health insurance coverage offered, or expected to be offered, through the State Exchange (or Federal Exchange in the case of a State that is not operating such an Exchange) for the 2017 plan year. (3) Notification A State shall notify the Secretary of Health and Human Services of a determination under this subsection not later than November 1, 2016. (c) Nonapplication of individual mandate Section 5000A (d) Application of provision The provisions of this section shall only apply during the 2017 plan year. September 15, 2016 Read the second time and placed on the calendar

Summary: State Flexibility to Provide Affordable Health Options Act This bill deems to be a qualified health plan for 2017 any state-authorized health insurance offered in the individual or small group market in certain states. (Qualified health plans purchased through a health insurance exchange are eligible for premium subsidies.) This applies in states that: (1) determine that temporary access to affordable private health insurance outside of a health insurance exchange is necessary to ensure access to an adequate number of affordable private health insurance options in the individual or small group market; and (2) notify the Department of Health and Human Services of that determination no later than November 1, 2016. Residents of such a state are not subject to the requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage in 2017.