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Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2016

To prohibit sale of shark fins, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2016 2. Prohibition on sale of shark fins (a) Prohibition Except as provided in section 3, no person shall possess, trade, distribute, ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, purchase, import, or export shark fins or products containing shark fins. (b) Penalty For purposes of section 308(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1858(a) 16 U.S.C. 1857 3. Exceptions A person may possess a shark fin that was taken lawfully under a State, territorial, or Federal license or permit to take or land sharks, if the shark fin is separated from the shark in a manner consistent with the license or permit and is— (1) destroyed or discarded; (2) retained by the license or permit holder for a noncommercial purpose; (3) used for noncommercial subsistence purposes in accordance with State or territorial law; or (4) used solely for display or research purposes by a museum, college, or university, or other person under a State or Federal permit to conduct noncommercial scientific research. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) Import The term import 16 U.S.C. 1802 (2) Shark The term shark (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), means any species of the subclass Elasmobranchii; and (B) does not include— (i) any stock of the species Mustelus canis (smooth dogfish) or Squalus acanthias (spiny dogfish) which is managed pursuant to a fishery management plan prepared under section 303 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1853 (ii) any species in the superorder Batoidea that is managed pursuant to a fishery management plan prepared under section 303 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1853 (3) Shark fin The term shark fin 5. State authority Nothing in this Act may be construed to preclude, deny, or limit any right of a State or territory to adopt or enforce any regulation or standard that is more stringent than a regulation or standard in effect under this Act.

Summary: Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2016 This bill makes it illegal to possess, buy, sell, transport, or trade shark fins or any product containing shark fins.A person may possess a shark fin that was lawfully taken consistent with a license or permit under certain circumstances. Penalties areimposedfor violations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
A bill to remove reversionary clauses on property owned by the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska.

To remove reversionary clauses on property owned by the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. 1. Anchorage, Alaska, conveyance of reversionary interests (a) Definitions In this section: (1) City The term City (2) Non-Federal land The term non-Federal land (A) Tracts 4 and 6, Tudor Municipal Campus, Anchorage Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, consisting of approximately 7.9 acres in Tract 4 and 19.8 acres in Tract 6, located along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. (B) Lot 18A Less W20′, Block 16, Original Townsite of Anchorage, Anchorage Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, consisting of approximately 0.16 acres, commonly known as Cottage 25, located at 646 West 3rd Avenue. (C) Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block K, North Addition #4 to Townsite of Anchorage, Anchorage Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, consisting of approximately 0.482 acres, commonly known as Wireless Station located on Manor Avenue in Government Hill. (3) Secretary The term Secretary (b) Conveyance of reversionary interests, Anchorage, Alaska (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, the reversionary interests of the United States in and to the non-Federal land for the purpose of unencumbering the title to the non-Federal land to enable economic development of the non-Federal land. (2) Legal descriptions As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the exact legal descriptions of the non-Federal land shall be determined in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary. (3) Costs The City shall pay all costs associated with the conveyance under paragraph (1), including the costs of any surveys, recording costs, and other reasonable costs.

Summary: This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, the reversionary interests of the United States in and to specified nonfederal land in Anchorage for the purpose of unencumbering its title and enabling its economic development.
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015

To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015 2. Negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries (a) Negotiation by Secretary Section 1860D–11 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–111) is amended by striking subsection (i) (relating to noninterference) and inserting the following: (i) Negotiation of Lower Drug Prices (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices (including discounts, rebates, and other price concessions) that may be charged to PDP sponsors and MA organizations for covered part D drugs for part D eligible individuals who are enrolled under a prescription drug plan or under an MA–PD plan. (2) No change in rules for formularies (A) In general Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to authorize the Secretary to establish or require a particular formulary. (B) Construction Subparagraph (A) shall not be construed as affecting the Secretary’s authority to ensure appropriate and adequate access to covered part D drugs under prescription drug plans and under MA–PD plans, including compliance of such plans with formulary requirements under section 1860D–4(b)(3). (3) Construction Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as preventing the sponsor of a prescription drug plan, or an organization offering an MA–PD plan, from obtaining a discount or reduction of the price for a covered part D drug below the price negotiated under paragraph (1). (4) Semi-annual reports to congress Not later than June 1, 2016, and every 6 months thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on negotiations conducted by the Secretary to achieve lower prices for Medicare beneficiaries, and the prices and price discounts achieved by the Secretary as a result of such negotiations. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall first apply to negotiations and prices for plan years beginning on January 1, 2016.

Summary: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015 Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to Medicare part D prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors and MedicareAdvantage (MA) organizations for covered part D drugs for part D eligible individuals who are enrolled under a PDP or under an MA-Prescription Drug plan.
EGO Act

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act EGO Act 2. Prohibition on use of funds for portraits (a) Prohibition No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Federal Government may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head of an executive agency, or the head of an office of the legislative branch. (b) Definitions In this section— (1) the term executive agency (2) the term Member of Congress July 27, 2015 Reported without amendment

Summary: Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act or the EGO Act (Sec. 2) Prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the federal government to pay for an official portrait of an officer or employee of the federal government, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head of an executive agency, or the head of an office of the legislative branch.
Inspector General Recommendation Transparency Act of 2016

To require Inspectors General to make open recommendations publicly available. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Inspector General Recommendation Transparency Act of 2016 2. Inspector General open recommendations Section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) (1) Not later than 1 year after the first semiannual reporting deadline described in subsection (a) that occurs after the date of enactment of this subsection, each Inspector General shall make available on the website of the Office of the Inspector General a list of any open recommendations for the establishment that have been open for more than 1 year. (2) The list required under paragraph shall— (A) include, at a minimum— (i) the number of recommendations issued by the Inspector General for the fiscal year; (ii) the number of recommendations described in clause (i) that are open recommendations; (iii) the title of each report in which an open recommendation was issued; (iv) the assigned number of each open recommendation, as designated within a report described in clause (iii); (v) a short description of the open recommendation; (vi) the date on which the open recommendation was first issued; (vii) the current status of the open recommendation, such as whether the recommendation remains open or has been partially implemented, or if the agency has expressed that the recommendation is expected to be implemented soon; (viii) if available, any comments of the Inspector General relating to why the recommendation remains open; and (ix) if available, any response from the establishment relating to why the recommendation remains open; and (B) be updated by the Inspector General not less frequently than once every 6 months. (3) In this subsection, the term open recommendation .

Summary: Inspector General Recommendation Transparency Act of 2016 This bill amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require each Inspector General, within one year after the first deadline for the semiannual report on its activities after enactment of this bill, to make available on its website a list of any recommendations by such Inspector General that have been open for more than one year. An "open" recommendation is one that has been made publicly available on such website but has not been adopted or implemented by such Inspector General's establishment. The list shall include: the number of recommendations issued by the Inspector General for the fiscal year and the number that are open, each report in which an open recommendation was issued, the assigned number and a short description of each open recommendation, the date the open recommendation was first issued and its current status, and any comments of the Inspector General relating to why the recommendation remains open and any response from the establishment. The list shall be updated by the Inspector General at least every six months.
Seniors Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2016

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the 7.5 percent threshold for the medical expense deduction for individuals age 65 or older. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Seniors Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2016 2. Extension of 7.5 percent threshold for medical expense deduction for individuals age 65 or older (a) In general Subsection (f) of section 213 (1) by striking January 1, 2017 January 1, 2019 (2) by striking 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 2013 through 2018 (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016. 3. Sense of the Senate relating to offsetting revenue loss It is the sense of the Senate that the reduction in revenues to the Treasury resulting from the amendments made by section 2 should be offset by means of an appropriate amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Summary: Seniors Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to extend, through 2018, the rule that permits individuals who are 65 and older to deduct certain medical expenses that exceed 7.5% of adjusted gross income. (Under current law, the rule that reduces the 10% threshold for the medical expense deduction to 7.5% if a taxpayer or a taxpayer's spouse is 65 or older expires at the end of 2016.) The bill also expresses the sense of the Senate that the reduction in revenues resulting from this bill should be offset by an appropriate amendment to the IRC.
Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act of 2016

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit an annual report regarding performance awards and bonuses awarded to certain high-level employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act of 2016 2. Annual report on performance awards and bonuses awarded to certain high-level employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Chapter 7 714. Annual report on performance awards and bonuses awarded to certain high-level employees (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report that contains, for the most recent fiscal year ending before the submittal of the report, a description of the performance awards and bonuses awarded to Regional Office Directors of the Department, Directors of Medical Centers of the Department, and Directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks. (b) Elements Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following with respect to each performance award or bonus awarded to an individual described in such subsection: (1) The amount of each award or bonus. (2) The job title of the individual awarded the award or bonus. (3) The location where the individual awarded the award or bonus works. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 713 the following new item: 714. Annual report on performance awards and bonuses awarded to certain high-level employees. .

Summary: Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit an annual report to specified congressional committees on the performance awards and bonuses presented to Regional Office Directors of the VA, Directors of Medical Centers of the VA, and Directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks. Each report shall include: the amount of each award or bonus, the job title of each recipient, and the location where each recipient individual works.
Pediatric Research Improvement Act of 2016

To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to a national pediatric research network. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pediatric Research Improvement Act of 2016 2. National Pediatric Research Network Section 409D(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 284h(d) (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking in consultation with the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and in collaboration with other appropriate national research institutes and national centers that carry out activities involving pediatric research in collaboration with the national research institutes and national centers that carry out activities involving pediatric research (B) by striking subparagraph (B); (C) by striking may be comprised of, as appropriate the pediatric research consortia may be comprised of, as appropriate, the pediatric research consortia (D) by striking ; or (2) in paragraph (1), paragraph (2)(A), the first sentence of paragraph (2)(E), and paragraph (4), by striking may shall

Summary: Pediatric Research Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the Pediatric Research Initiative to require collaboration with the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and require establishment of a National Pediatric Research Network comprised of pediatric research consortia. The National Institutes of Health must award funding to entities supporting pediatric research consortia. Supported consortia must, upon request, provide assistance to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for patient registries and other surveillance systems.
A bill to apply the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to Congressional members and members of the executive branch.

To apply the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to Congressional members and members of the executive branch. 1. Health insurance coverage for certain Congressional members and members of the executive branch (a) In general Notwithstanding section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D) (b) Definition In this section the term Member of Congress 42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D)(ii)(I)

Summary: This bill requires Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President to purchase health insurance through a health insurance exchange. These officials may receive a federal subsidy or contribution to the costs of coverage through congressional disbursing offices, the Office of Personnel Management, or tax credits only if the subsidy or contribution is otherwise available to individuals at a similar income level.
A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to carry out a comprehensive assessment and management plan to restore aquatic ecosystems in the North Atlantic coast region.

To require the Secretary of the Army to carry out a comprehensive assessment and management plan to restore aquatic ecosystems in the North Atlantic coast region. 1. North Atlantic coastal region Section 4009 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–121 (1) in subsection (a), by striking conduct a study to determine the feasibility of carrying out projects develop a comprehensive assessment and management plan (2) in subsection (b), by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through In carrying out the study (b) Assessment and management plan In developing the comprehensive assessment and management plan ; and (3) in subsection (c)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking identified in the study pursuant to subsection (a) identified in the comprehensive assessment and management plan under this section

Summary: This bill amends the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to direct the Army Corps of Engineers to develop a comprehensive assessment and management plan to restore aquatic ecosystems in the North Atlantic coast region. (Current law requires the Corps to determine the feasibility of carrying out projects to restore such ecosystems.)
REAL Act of 2016

To reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2016 REAL Act of 2016 2. Reinstatement of Federal pell grant eligibility Section 401(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a(b) (1) by striking paragraph (6); (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6); and (3) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking (7)(B) (6)(B) 3. Effective date The amendments made by section 2 shall be effective for academic year 2016–2017 and succeeding academic years.

Summary: Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2016 or the REAL Act of 2016 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the provision that prohibits Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in a federal or state penal institution and for sex offenders subject to civil commitment following incarceration. This amendment takes effect in academic year 2016-2017.
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings.

To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. 1. Scoring of preventive health savings Section 202 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 602 (h) Scoring of preventive health savings (1) Determination by the Director Upon a request by the chairman or ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget, the Committee on Finance, or the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, or by the chairman or ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, or the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Director shall determine if a proposed measure would result in reductions in budget outlays in budgetary outyears through the use of preventive health and preventive health services. (2) Projections If the Director determines that a measure would result in substantial reductions in budget outlays as described in paragraph (1), the Director— (A) shall include, in any projection prepared by the Director, a description and estimate of the reductions in budget outlays in the budgetary outyears and a description of the basis for such conclusions; and (B) may prepare a budget projection that includes some or all of the budgetary outyears, notwithstanding the time periods for projections described in subsection (e) and sections 308, 402, and 424. (3) Definitions As used in this subsection— (A) the term preventive health (B) the term budgetary outyears .

Summary: This bill amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office, upon receiving a request from Congress, to determine if legislation would reduce spending outside of the 10-year budget window through the use of preventive health and preventive health services.
A bill to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2016.

To provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2016. 1. Extension of enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2016 Section 1 of Public Law 113–198 Public Law 114–112 (1) in the section heading, by striking and 2015 , 2015, and 2016 (2) by striking and 2015 , 2015, and 2016

Summary: This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to continue to instruct Medicare contractors not to enforce requirements for direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2016.