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HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify certain provisions relating to the capital financing of historically Black colleges and universities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act 2. Bond insurance Section 343 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1066b (1) by striking escrow account bond insurance fund (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking an a (B) in paragraph (8), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking an a 3. Strengthening technical assistance Paragraph (9) of section 345 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1066d (9) may, directly or by grant or contract, provide financial counseling and technical assistance to eligible institutions to prepare the institutions to qualify, apply for, and maintain a capital improvement loan, including a loan under this part; and . 4. HBCU Capital Financing Advisory Board Paragraph (2) of section 347(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1066f(c) (2) Report On an annual basis, the Advisory Board shall prepare and submit to the authorizing committees a report on the status of the historically Black colleges and universities described in paragraph (1)(A). That report shall also include— (A) an overview of all loans in the capital financing program, including the most recent loans awarded in the fiscal year in which the report is submitted; and (B) administrative and legislative recommendations, as needed, for addressing the issues related to construction financing facing historically Black colleges and universities. . July 11, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends title III (Institutional Aid) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the HBCU Capital Financing Program. [The program guarantees low-cost private loans to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to finance infrastructure repairs, maintenance, and construction.] It replaces statutory references to "escrow account" with "bond insurance fund." (Sec. 3) The bill authorizes the Department of Education to provide financial counseling that prepares an eligible HBCU to qualify for, apply for, and maintain a capital improvement loan. (Sec. 4) It revises and expands reporting requirements for the HBCU Capital Financing Advisory Board.
Unlawful Gun Buyer Alert Act

To amend the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to provide notification to relevant law enforcement agencies in the event that a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System determines that a person may not receive a firearm, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unlawful Gun Buyer Alert Act 2. Notification to law enforcement agencies of prohibited purchase or attempted purchase of a firearm (a) In general Title I of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( 18 U.S.C. 922 107. Notification to law enforcement agencies of prohibited purchase of a firearm (a) In general In the case of a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System pursuant to the request of a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer of firearms (as such terms are defined in section 921 of title 18, United States Code), which background check determines that the receipt of a firearm by a person would violate subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, and such determination is made after 3 business days have elapsed since the licensee contacted the System and a firearm has been transferred to that person, the System shall notify the law enforcement agencies described in subsection (b). (b) Law enforcement agencies described The law enforcement agencies described in this subsection are the law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction over the location from which the licensee contacted the system and the law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction over the location of the residence of the person for which the background check was conducted, as follows: (1) The field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2) The local law enforcement agency. (3) The State law enforcement agency. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( 18 U.S.C. 922 107. Notification to law enforcement agencies of prohibited purchase of a firearm. .

Summary: Unlawful Gun Buyer Alert Act This bill amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to require the national instant criminal background check system to notify certain law enforcement agencies when a firearm is transferred to a person who is subsequently determined to be prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm.
TSA Workforce Flexibility Act

To amend the Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 by repealing a limitation on the number of full-time equivalent screeners of the Transportation Security Administration. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TSA Workforce Flexibility Act 2. Repeal of limitation on the number of full-time equivalent screeners of the Transportation Security Administration The Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 (division F of Public Law 114–113 aviation security : Provided further Provided further

Summary: TSA Workforce Flexibility Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 to repeal a provision that limits the number of full-time equivalent Transportation Security Administration screeners to 45,000.
To direct the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel Apollonia, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel Apollonia 1. Vessel Apollonia Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel Apollonia

Summary: This bill directs the Coast Guard to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel Apollonia (United States official number 1266527).
Preserving Investment in Needy Neighborhoods Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income contributions to the capital of a partnership, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Investment in Needy Neighborhoods Act 2. Exclusion of contributions to capital of partnership (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 118 , and, in the case of a partnership, gross income shall not include contributions to the capital of the partnership (b) Basis of property contributed to partnership Section 723 of such Code is amended— (1) by striking The basis of property (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), the basis of property , and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Contributions to capital (1) Property other than money If property other than money— (A) is acquired by a partnership as a contribution to capital, and (B) is not contributed by a partner as such, then the basis of such property shall be zero. (2) Money If money— (A) is received by a partnership as a contribution to capital, and (B) is not contributed by a partner as such, then the basis of any property acquired with such money during the 12-month period beginning on the day the contribution is received shall be reduced by the amount of such contribution. The excess (if any) of the amount of such contribution over the amount of the reduction under the preceding sentence shall be applied to the reduction (as of the last day of the period specified in the preceding sentence) of the basis of any other property of the partnership. The particular properties to which the reductions required by this paragraph shall be allocated shall be determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary. . (c) No increase in basis of partner’s interest Subparagraph (B) of section 705(a)(1) of such Code is amended by inserting (other than amounts excluded from gross income under section 118) exempt from tax under this title (d) Conforming amendment The heading for section 118 of such Code is amended by striking of a corporation of corporations and partnerships (e) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to contributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act. (f) No inference Nothing contained in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to create any inference under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of contributions to the capital of partnerships made on or before the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Preserving Investment in Needy Neighborhoods Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from gross income contributions to the capital of a partnership, and (2) set forth rules for determining the basis of property and money contributed to the capital of a partnership.
To preempt State laws preventing a major city from regulating firearm-related conduct in the city that occurs in or affects interstate or foreign commerce.

To preempt State laws preventing a major city from regulating firearm-related conduct in the city that occurs in or affects interstate or foreign commerce. 1. Preemption of State laws preventing a major city from regulating firearms-related conduct in the city that occurs in or affects interstate or foreign commerce (a) In general If a law or rule of a major city, pertaining to conduct in the city that is in relation to firearms and that occurs in or affects interstate or foreign commerce, conflicts with the constitution, or a law or regulation, of the State in which the city is located, the former shall control. (b) Definitions In subsection (a): (1) Firearm The term firearm (2) Major city The term major city (3) State The term State

Summary: This bill provides that a major city's law or rule that regulates firearms-related conduct and affects commerce preempts a conflicting state law, regulation, or constitutional requirement. A major city is a city with a population of at least 500,000 inhabitants.
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall.

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall. 1. Authorization of sale of Pershing Hall Section 403 of the Veterans’ Benefits Programs Improvement Act of 1991 ( Public Law 102–86 38 U.S.C. 2400 (f) Authorization of sale (1) The Secretary may sell for fair market value Pershing Hall and transfer and convey to the purchaser all right, title, and interest of the United States in or to such property. The Secretary shall determine fair market value based on an independent assessment conducted by another department or agency of the Federal Government or a nongovernmental entity. The Secretary may only accept money as consideration for such sale. (2) If the Secretary sells Pershing Hall pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall return to the entity from which the United States acquired Pershing Hall pursuant to the Act of June 28, 1935 (Chapter 323; 49 Stat. 426), any personal property (including memorabilia regarding General Pershing and the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I) in the possession of the Department of Veterans Affairs as of the date of the enactment of this subsection that was located in Pershing Hall (or otherwise associated with Pershing Hall) on the date of such acquisition. (3) The funds received by the Secretary pursuant to the sale of Pershing Hall under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the Construction, Major Projects (4) (A) Effective on the day after the date of the sale of Pershing Hall authorized under paragraph (1), the authority of the Secretary to carry out subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) shall terminate except for purposes of carrying out paragraph (2) of this subsection. (B) Effective on the date that is one year after the date of the sale of Pershing Hall authorized under paragraph (1), the Pershing Hall Revolving Fund shall be abolished and the corpus of the fund, including accrued interest, shall be deposited in the Construction, Major Projects .

Summary: This bill amends the Veterans' Benefits Programs Improvement Act of 1991 to authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to sell for fair market value Pershing Hall, in Paris, France, and transfer to the purchaser all right, title, and interest of the United States in the property. The VA shall return to the entity from which the United States acquired Pershing Hall any personal property in the VA's possession, including memorabilia regarding General Pershing and the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. The Pershing Hall Revolving Fund shall be abolished one year after such sale and its funds, as well as funds received from such sale, shall be deposited in the VA's Construction, Major Projects account.
Federal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2015

To require an Exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to notify individuals in the case that personal information of such individuals is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of the security of any system maintained by the Exchange, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2015 2. Notification to individuals of personal information being acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of system security After the discovery of a breach of security of any system maintained by an Exchange established pursuant to section 1321(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 15 U.S.C. 57a

Summary: Federal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2015 This bill requires a health insurance exchange to notify each individual whose personal information is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security of any system maintained by the exchange as soon as possible but not later than 60 days after discovery of the breach. A violation of this requirement is an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act.
End EPA Rogue Spending Act

To require advance appropriations for the expenditure of any funds collected by the Environmental Protection Agency. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End EPA Rogue Spending Act 2. EPA collections subject to appropriations Any fees collected by the Environmental Protection Agency through fines, fees, penalties, settlement agreements, or otherwise shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and may be expended by the Environmental Protection Agency only to the extent provided in advance by an appropriations Act.

Summary: End EPA Rogue Spending Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deposit any fees it collects into the general fund of the Treasury and prohibits the EPA from spending the fees unless the authority is provided in advance by an appropriations Act.
ACCESS Act of 2016

To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish an exemption from a rule or regulation to regulate payday loans, vehicle title loans, or other similar loans for certain States and Indian tribes, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accounting for Consumer Credit and Encouraging State Solutions Act of 2016 ACCESS Act of 2016 2. State and tribal payday loan regulation 5-year exemption Section 1022 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5512 (e) State and tribal payday loan regulation 5-Year exemption (1) In general With respect to a final rule or regulation issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to regulate payday loans, vehicle title loans, or other similar loans, if a State or a federally recognized Indian tribe requests, in writing, for the Bureau to provide the State or tribe with a waiver from such rule or regulation, the Bureau shall grant a 5-year waiver to such State or tribe, during which such rule or regulation shall not apply within such State or land held in trust for the benefit of such federally recognized Indian tribe. (2) Extension of waiver A State or a federally recognized Indian tribe receiving a waiver under paragraph (1) shall have the right to an unlimited number of 5-year extensions of such waiver, which shall be granted upon the request, in writing, for such waiver by the State or tribe. .

Summary: Accounting for Consumer Credit and Encouraging State Solutions Act of 2016 or the ACCESS Act of 2016 This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to grant to a state or federally recognized Indian tribe that submits a written request a five-year waiver from a final rule or regulation issued by the CFPB to regulate payday loans, vehicle title loans, or other similar loans. The state or tribe receiving a waiver shall have the right to an unlimited number of five-year extensions of such waiver.
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require fines collected for violations of the rules of the Municipal Rulemaking Board to be deposited into the Treasury and to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to remove a requirement on the use of certain funds.

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require fines collected for violations of the rules of the Municipal Rulemaking Board to be deposited into the Treasury and to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to remove a requirement on the use of certain funds. 1. Reallocation of Fines for Violations of Rules of Municipal Rulemaking Board into General Fund of Treasury (a) In General Section 15B(c)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78o–4(c)(9) (9) Fines collected for violations of the rules of the Board shall be deposited and credited as general revenue of the Treasury. . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to fines collected after the date of enactment of this Act. 2. Repeal of requirement for Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to use certain funds for merit scholarship program (a) In general Section 109(c) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( 15 U.S.C. 7219(c) (b) Conforming amendments Section 109 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( 15 U.S.C. 7219 (1) in subsection (c), by striking uses of funds The budget uses of funds.— (2) in subsection (f), by striking subsection (c)(1) subsection (c)

Summary: This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to declare that fines collected for violations of the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board shall be deposited and credited as general revenue of the Treasury. Currently such fines must be be equally divided between the board and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The bill repeals the requirement that any such fines collected by a registered securities association be accounted for by the association separately from certain other fines collected and be allocated two-thirds to the association and one-third to the board. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is amended to repeal the requirement for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to use funds generated from the collection of monetary penalties for a merit scholarship program for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in accredited accounting degree programs.
To require the Comptroller of the Currency to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the old Office of Thrift Supervision building to the General Services Administration.

To require the Comptroller of the Currency to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the old Office of Thrift Supervision building to the General Services Administration. 1. Transfer of old Office of Thrift Supervision building from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to the General Services Administration Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller of the Currency shall transfer administrative jurisdiction over the Federal property located at 1700 G Street, Northwest, in the District of Columbia to the Administrator of General Services.

Summary: This bill requires the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the federal property located at 1700 G Street, Northwest, in the District of Columbia to the General Services Administration.
Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act

To extend the authorization of appropriations to the Department of Veterans Affairs for purposes of awarding grants to veterans service organizations for the transportation of highly rural veterans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act 2. Extension of authority to make grants to Veterans Service Organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans Section 307(d) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–163 38 U.S.C. 1710 2016 2020

Summary: Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act This bill amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to reauthorize through FY2020 a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas.
To amend section 1206 of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 to clarify the application of rules on the calculation of hospital length of stay to certain moratorium-excepted long-term care hospitals (LTCHs).

To amend section 1206 of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 to clarify the application of rules on the calculation of hospital length of stay to certain moratorium-excepted long-term care hospitals (LTCHs). 1. Clarifying application of rules on the calculation of hospital length of stay to certain moratorium-excepted LTCHs Section 1206(a)(3) of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 (division B of Public Law 113–67 42 U.S.C. 1395ww (C) Clarifying application to certain additional moratorium-excepted LTCHs Subparagraph (A) shall also apply to a long-term care hospital described in section 114(d)(7) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww .

Summary: This bill amends the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 to specify that certain provisions of current law regarding the calculation of hospital length of stay apply to certain long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) that are permitted, under Medicare, to establish new LTCHs or increase LTCH beds. Specifically, with respect to such LTCHs, two types of patients shall be excluded from the calculation of LTCH length of stay under Medicare: (1) those for whom payment is made under a Medicare Advantage plan, and (2) those for whom payment is made at the site-neutral payment rate.