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To amend the definition of State in certain Federal agricultural laws to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

To amend the definition of State in certain Federal agricultural laws to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 1. Inclusion of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as a state under certain federal agricultural laws (a) Amendment to the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act Section 8 of Public Law 87–788 and Guam. Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (b) Amendment to the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 Section 207 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1626 and Guam. , Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Summary: Amends the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act and the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to include within the definition of "state" the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
TRUST Act

To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the basis for the denial of retirement credit, for service as a Member of Congress, to include conviction of any felony under Federal or State law, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trust Returned to the United States Taxpayer Act TRUST Act 2. Amendments (a) Relating to CSRS Section 8332(o)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by repealing clause (ii); and (B) in clause (iii)— (i) by striking or (ii) by inserting or (iii) by adding after subclause (II) the following: (III) is committed after the date of enactment of the Trust Returned to the United States Taxpayer Act ; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the following: (xxxii) (I) An offense, not otherwise described under this subparagraph, which is a felony under the laws of a State or the United States. (II) For purposes of this clause, the term State . (b) Relating to FERS Section 8411(l)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by repealing subparagraph (B); and (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking subsection. subsection, or, in the case of an offense described in section 8332(o)(2)(B)(xxxii), after the date of enactment of the Trust Returned to the United States Taxpayer Act

Summary: Trust Returned to the United States Taxpayer Act or the TRUST Act - Denies retirement benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to a Member of Congress who is convicted of any crime that is a felony under federal or state law (currently, limited to specified felonies under federal law).
Revitalize America Act of 2013

To allow use of assistance under the Hardest Hit Fund program under the Troubled Assets Relief Program of the Department of the Treasury for demolition of foreclosed-upon properties and related expenses. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Revitalize America Act of 2013 2. Use of Hardest Hit Fund amounts for demolition and related activities (a) Authority Notwithstanding any provision of title I of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 ( 12 U.S.C. 5211 et seq. (b) Subgrantees; ownership of property Assistance amounts referred to in subsection (a) may be used for the activities authorized under subsection (a) only— (1) pursuant to a grant of such assistance amounts to a public organization that shall administer such activities; and (2) if the foreclosed-upon properties to be demolished using such assistance are owned at the time of such demolition by the public organization that received the grant of assistance amounts referred to in paragraph (1). (c) Definitions For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Foreclosed-upon The term foreclosed-upon (A) The property’s current delinquency status is at least 60 days delinquent under the Mortgage Bankers of America delinquency calculation and the owner has been notified of this delinquency. (B) The property owner is 90 days or more delinquent on tax payments. (C) Under State, local, or tribal law, foreclosure proceedings have been initiated or completed. (D) Foreclosure proceedings have been completed and title has been transferred to an intermediary aggregator or servicer. (2) Public organization The term public organization (3) Related expenses The term related expenses (4) Property The term property

Summary: Revitalize America Act of 2013 - Permits a state or state agency to use up to 25% of amounts of assistance allocated to it through the Hardest Hit Fund program for demolition of foreclosed-upon properties and related expenses. Limits such assistance to: (1) a grantee public organization that administers the demolition, and (2) only if the foreclosed-upon properties are owned by the grantee at the time of the demolition.
Fairness in International Taxation Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of United States income. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness in International Taxation Act 2. Limitation on treaty benefits for certain deductible payments (a) In general Section 894 (d) Limitation on treaty benefits for certain deductible payments (1) In general In the case of any deductible related-party payment, any withholding tax imposed under chapter 3 (and any tax imposed under subpart A or B of this part) with respect to such payment may not be reduced under any treaty of the United States unless any such withholding tax would be reduced under a treaty of the United States if such payment were made directly to the foreign parent corporation. (2) Deductible related-party payment For purposes of this subsection, the term deductible related-party payment (3) Foreign controlled group of entities For purposes of this subsection— (A) In general The term foreign controlled group of entities (B) Controlled group of entities The term controlled group of entities (i) more than 50 percent at least 80 percent (ii) the determination shall be made without regard to subsections (a)(4) and (b)(2) of section 1563. A partnership or any other entity (other than a corporation) shall be treated as a member of a controlled group of entities if such entity is controlled (within the meaning of section 954(d)(3)) by members of such group (including any entity treated as a member of such group by reason of this sentence). (4) Foreign parent corporation For purposes of this subsection, the term foreign parent corporation (5) Regulations The Secretary may prescribe such regulations or other guidance as are necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subsection, including regulations or other guidance which provide for— (A) the treatment of two or more persons as members of a foreign controlled group of entities if such persons would be the common parent of such group if treated as one corporation, and (B) the treatment of any member of a foreign controlled group of entities as the common parent of such group if such treatment is appropriate taking into account the economic relationships among such entities. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to payments made after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Fairness in International Taxation Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a reduction under any treaty of the United States of tax withholding for a tax deductible payment made between persons who are members of the same foreign controlled group of entities unless there would be a similar reduction for payments made directly to the foreign parent corporation of such entities.
Rural Preventive Health Care Training Act of 2013

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide health care practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive health care, including both physical and mental care, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Preventive Health Care Training Act of 2013 2. Preventive health care training Part D of title VII of the Public Health Service Act 42 U.S.C. 294 et seq. 754A. Preventive health care training (a) In general The Secretary may make grants to, and enter into contracts with, eligible applicants to enable such applicants to provide preventive health care training, in accordance with subsection (c), to health care practitioners practicing in rural areas. Such training shall, to the extent practicable, include training in health care to prevent both physical and mental disorders before the initial occurrence of such disorders. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall encourage, but may not require, the use of interdisciplinary training project applications. (b) Limitation To be eligible to receive training using assistance provided under subsection (a), a health care practitioner shall be determined by the eligible applicant involved to be practicing, or desiring to practice, in a rural area. (c) Use of assistance Amounts received under a grant made or contract entered into under this section shall be used— (1) to provide student stipends to individuals attending rural community colleges or other institutions that service predominantly rural communities, for the purpose of enabling the individuals to receive preventive health care training; (2) to increase staff support at rural community colleges or other institutions that service predominantly rural communities to facilitate the provision of preventive health care training; (3) to provide training in appropriate research and program evaluation skills in rural communities; (4) to create and implement innovative programs and curricula with a specific prevention component; and (5) for other purposes as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (d) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2017. .

Summary: Rural Preventive Health Care Training Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants and enter into contracts for preventive health care training of rural health care practitioners.
To provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement.

To provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement. 1. Withdrawal of the United States from the NAFTA (a) Withdrawal of approval Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the approval of the NAFTA by the Congress provided for in section 101(a) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act shall cease to be effective beginning on the date that is six months after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Notification of withdrawal On the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall provide to the Governments of Canada and Mexico written notice of withdrawal of the United States from the NAFTA in accordance with Article 2205 of the NAFTA. (c) NAFTA defined In this section, the term NAFTA

Summary: Withdraws Congress's approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Directs the President to provide written notice of the withdrawal to the governments of Canada and Mexico.
SAFE ID Act of 2013

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize the Internal Revenue Service to permit truncated social security numbers on wage reporting provided to employees. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SAFE ID Act of 2013 2. Truncated social security numbers permitted on wage reporting to employees (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 6051(a) of the Internal Revenue Code for 1986 is amended by striking social security number taxpayer identification number (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to statements furnished after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: SAFE ID Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the use of a taxpayer identification number, in lieu of a social security number, in reporting wages of employees.
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make improvements to support facilities for National Historic Sites operated by the National Park Service, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make improvements to support facilities for National Historic Sites operated by the National Park Service, and for other purposes. 1. Improvement, operation, and use of support facilities (a) Improvement The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, may make improvements to a support facility, including a visitor center, for a National Historic Site administered by the National Park Service if the project— (1) is conducted within the agency’s existing budget; (2) is subject to a 50-percent non-Federal cost sharing requirement; and (3) is conducted for a unit of the National Park System which has authority to establish a support facility outside the park boundary. (b) Operation and use The National Park Service may operate and use all or part of a support facility, including a visitor center, for a National Historic Site— (1) to carry out duties associated with administering and supporting the National Historic Site; and (2) only in situations where there is an agreement between the Secretary of Interior and the commissioners of the County or Parish in which the support facility is located. December 22, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service (NPS), to make improvements to a support facility, including a visitor center, for a National Historic Site administered by the NPS if such project: (1) is conducted within the agency's existing budget, (2) is subject to a 50% non-federal cost sharing requirement, and (3) is conducted for a unit of the NPS which has the authority to establish a support facility outside the park's boundary. Allows the NPS to operate and use all or part of a support facility, including a visitor center, for such a Site: (1) to carry out the duties associated with the administration and support of such Site, and (2) only in situations where there is an agreement between the Secretary and the commissioners of the county or parish in which the facility is located.
To authorize a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, West Onslow Beach and New River Inlet (Topsail Beach), North Carolina.

To authorize a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, West Onslow Beach and New River Inlet (Topsail Beach), North Carolina. 1. West Onslow Beach and New River Inlet (Topsail Beach), North Carolina The Secretary of the Army is authorized to carry out a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, West Onslow Beach and New River Inlet (Topsail Beach), North Carolina, substantially in accordance with the plans, and subject to the conditions, described in the West Onslow Beach and New River Inlet (Topsail Beach), North Carolina: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated September 28, 2009, at a total cost of $47,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $30,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $17,000,000, and at an estimated total cost of $252,000,000 for periodic beach nourishment and monitoring over the 50-year economic life of the project, with an estimated Federal cost of $125,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $127,000,000.

Summary: Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction at West Onslow Beach and New River Inlet (Topsail Beach), North Carolina, substantially in accordance with the plans described in the West Onslow Beach and New River Inlet (Topsail Beach), North Carolina: Report of the Chief of Engineers dated September 28, 2009, for periodic beach nourishment and monitoring over the 50-year economic life of the project.
Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Fraud Prevention Act of 2013

To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the regulation of tax return preparers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 2. Regulation of tax return preparers (a) In general Section 330 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) (1) The Secretary of the Treasury may— (A) regulate tax return preparers who do not practice as representatives of persons before the Department of the Treasury; and (B) before licensing or certifying a person as a tax return preparer, require that the person demonstrate— (i) good character; (ii) good reputation; (iii) necessary qualifications to enable the person to provide to persons valuable service; and (iv) competency to perform the functions of a tax return preparer. (2) For purposes of this section, the term tax return preparer . (b) Disciplinary procedures Subsection (b) of section 330 (1) by inserting or tax return preparer representative (2) by inserting before the period at the end of paragraph (4) the following: , or for whom a return or claim for refund is being or is to be prepared (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Authority to impose a fee for licensing (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 7528 (1) by inserting other similar requests, and (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: (2) regulating representatives and tax return preparers under section 330 . (b) Average fee requirement Paragraph (3) of section 7528(b) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following flush sentence: The fees charged pursuant to the regulation of representatives and tax return preparers shall be reasonable, as determined by the Secretary. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to returns for taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 - Grants authority to the Secretary of the Treasury to regulate and discipline tax return preparers. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary to impose user fees for regulating taxpayer representatives and tax return preparers.
Buffett Rule Act of 2013

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for taxpayers making donations with their returns of income tax to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Buffett Rule Act of 2013 2. Donation to pay down national debt (a) In general Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part: IX Donations to pay down national debt Sec. 6097. Donation to pay down national debt. 6097. Donation to pay down national debt (a) General rule Every taxpayer who makes a return of the tax imposed by subtitle A for any taxable year may donate an amount (not less than $1), in addition to any payment of tax for such taxable year, which shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. (b) Manner and time of designation Any donation under subsection (a) for any taxable year— (1) shall be made at the time of filing the return of the tax imposed by subtitle A for such taxable year and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe, except that— (A) the designation for such donation shall be either on the first page of the return or on the page bearing the taxpayer’s signature, and (B) the designation shall be by a box added to the return, and the text beside the box shall provide: By checking here, I signify that in addition to my tax liability (if any), I would like to donate the included payment to be used exclusively for the purpose of paying down the national debt. , and (2) shall be accompanied by a payment of the amount so designated. (c) Treatment of amounts donated For purposes of this title, the amount donated by any taxpayer under subsection (a) shall be treated as a contribution made by such taxpayer to the United States on the last date prescribed for filing the return of tax imposed by subtitle A (determined without regard to extensions) or, if later, the date the return is filed. (d) Transfers to account to reduce public debt The Secretary shall, from time to time, transfer to the special account established by section 3113(d) of title 31, United States Code, amounts equal to the amounts donated under this section. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of parts for subchapter A of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Part IX. Donations to pay down national debt. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to returns for taxable years ending after December 31, 2012.

Summary: Buffett Rule Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to donate an amount (not less than $1), in addition to any tax owed, which shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and transferred to an account used to reduce the public debt.  Requires such donation to be designated on a taxpayer's income tax return at the time such return is filed.
Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act of 2013

To amend the Peace Corps Act to allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act of 2013 2. Use of official seal, emblem, and name of the Peace Corps Subsection (b) of section 19 of the Peace Corps Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2518 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , except that the official seal or emblem and the name Peace Corps (2) in paragraph (2), in the first sentence, by inserting or in accordance with the exception specified in paragraph (1), shall be fined

Summary: Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act of 2013 - Amends the Peace Corps Act to allow former volunteers or applicants for enrollment as a volunteer to use the seal, emblem, or name "Peace Corps" on death announcements, plaques, grave stones, or other grave markers.
To amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to rename a site of the park.

To amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to rename a site of the park. 1. Amendment to the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 Section 101(b)(5) of the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 ( 16 U.S.C. 410ww(b)(5) Aviation Center National Museum July 8, 2013 Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Summary: Amends the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to rename the John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers Aviation Center, part of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio, as the "John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers National Museum."
To authorize a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, Surf City and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina.

To authorize a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, Surf City and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina. 1. Surf City and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina The Secretary of the Army is authorized to carry out a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, Surf City and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, substantially in accordance with, and subject to the conditions described in, the Surf City and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Report, dated December 30, 2010, at an estimated total cost of $353,924,000, for periodic beach nourishment and monitoring over the 50-year economic life of the project.

Summary: Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction at Surf City and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, substantially in accordance with the Surf City and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Report dated December 30, 2010, for periodic beach nourishment and monitoring over the 50-year economic life of the project.