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Pay Back the Taxpayers Act of 2015

To prohibit contributions by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the Housing Trust Fund and the Capital Market Fund while such enterprises are in conservatorship or receivership, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay Back the Taxpayers Act of 2015 2. Prohibition of contributions to Housing Trust Fund and Capital Magnet Fund while enterprises are in conservatorship or receivership (a) In general Notwithstanding section 1337 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 4567 12 U.S.C. 4617 12 U.S.C. 4568 12 U.S.C. 4569 (b) Treatment of amounts previously set aside Any amounts that, before the date of the enactment of this Act, have been set aside by the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation for the Housing Trust Fund or the Capital Magnet Fund referred to in subsection (a) of this section but not yet allocated or transferred to such a Fund shall not be so allocated or transferred but shall be covered into the General Fund of the Treasury and shall be used only for reducing the budget deficit of the Federal Government. 3. Use of enterprise repayments to reduce budget deficit After the date of the enactment of this Act, any amounts paid or repaid to the Secretary of the Treasury by the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, during the term of any conservatorship or receivership of such enterprise pursuant to section 1367 of such Act ( 12 U.S.C. 4617

Summary: Pay Back the Taxpayers Act of 2015 Prohibits the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government sponsored enterprises or GSEs), after enactment of this Act and during the term of any conservatorship or receivership, from making any contribution or transfer to, or allocating or setting aside any amounts for, the Housing Trust Fund or the Capital Magnet Fund. Requires any amounts set aside by a GSE, before enactment of this Act, for either Trust Fund but not yet allocated or transferred to it, not to be so allocated or transferred but to be covered into the General Fund of the Treasury and used only for reducing the federal budget deficit. Requires any amounts paid or repaid to the Secretary of the Treasury by a GSE, in any form after enactment, and during any conservatorship or receivership of the GSE, to be covered into the General Fund and for the same purpose only.
Birth Control Privacy Act

To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit wellness programs from sharing personally identifiable information related to individuals’ use of or prescriptions for contraceptives. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Birth Control Privacy Act 2. Prohibiting wellness programs from sharing personally identifiable information related to individuals’ use of or prescriptions for contraceptives (a) In general Section 2705(j)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.300gg–4(j)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) Privacy of individuals’ use of or prescriptions for contraceptives Such wellness program shall violate this subsection if the plan or issuer involved shares personally identifiable information of an individual with an employer, either directly or indirectly, related to the individual’s use of or prescriptions for contraceptives. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Birth Control Privacy Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit wellness programs from sharing with an employer information related to an individual's use of contraceptives.
VA Bonus Accountability Act

To appropriately limit the authority to award bonuses to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Wasteful Bonuses in Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2015 VA Bonus Accountability Act 2. Limitation on bonuses for employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Chapter 7 714. Limitation and repayment of bonuses (a) (1) If the Comptroller General of the United States, the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or any other senior ethics official of the Department makes an adverse finding with respect to an employee of the Department, the Secretary, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, shall issue an order directing the employee to repay to the Department the amount of any bonus paid to the employee during the fiscal year in which the adverse finding is made. (2) If the Comptroller General of the United States, the Inspector General of the Department, or any other senior ethics official of the Department makes an adverse finding with respect to an employee under subsection (a), the Secretary may not award a bonus to such employee for a period of 5 years beginning on the last day of the fiscal year during which the adverse finding occurred. (b) In this section— (1) the term adverse finding (A) violated a policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs for which the employee may be removed or suspended; or (B) violated a law for which the employee may be imprisoned for more than 1 year; and (2) the term bonus (A) an award under chapter 45 (B) an award under section 5384 of such title; and (C) a retention bonus under section 5754 of such title. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 7 714. Limitation and repayment of bonuses. . (c) Application The amendments made by this section shall apply to any bonus paid in fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter.

Summary: Stop Wasteful Bonuses in Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2015 or VA Bonus Accountability Act Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) from awarding a bonus to any VA employee for five years after the end of a fiscal year in which the Comptroller General, the VA Inspector General, or any other senior VA ethics official makes an adverse finding relating to the employee. Requires VA to order such an employee to repay any bonus awarded in any year in which an adverse finding is made.
Common Sense Postal Delivery Restoration Act of 2016

To direct the United States Postal Service to limit the use of centralized mail delivery for certain residential housing units, to prevent the taking of private property from homeowners, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Common Sense Postal Delivery Restoration Act of 2016 2. Limitation on centralized delivery (a) In general In the case of a residential housing unit described in subsection (b), the United States Postal Service— (1) may not require centralized delivery, including the use of cluster boxes, for the unit; and (2) shall establish curbside delivery for such unit. (b) Residential housing unit A residential housing unit under this section is a unit of residential housing covered by section 631.3 of the Postal Operations Manual (as in effect on April 5, 2012) that— (1) before April 5, 2012, held all required permits and approvals for construction issued by the applicable local government; (2) would have been eligible for curbside delivery had the unit been constructed before April 5, 2012; and (3) was not approved to receive such delivery as of April 5, 2012. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Centralized delivery The term centralized delivery (2) Curbside delivery The term curbside delivery

Summary: Common Sense Postal Delivery Restoration Act of 2016 This bill prohibits the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from requiring centralized delivery (whereby mail receptacles of a number of delivery points are grouped or clustered at a single location) for certain residential housing units that: (1) were approved, before April 5, 2012, for construction; (2) would have been eligible for curbside delivery had they been constructed before such date; and (3) were not approved to receive such curbside delivery as of such date. The USPS must establish curbside delivery (whereby a mail receptacle is situated at the edge of a sidewalk abutting a road or curb, or at a road or curb, and can be served by a letter carrier from a motorized vehicle) for such units.
Readable Legislation Act of 2016

To amend chapter 2 of title I of the United States Code to establish the style for amending laws. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Readable Legislation Act of 2016 2. Amending laws Chapter 2 115. Amending laws No section of an Act shall be revised or amended by mere reference to it. Every bill or joint resolution which amends an existing section of any Act shall set forth the entire section, showing the omissions and insertions proposed by appropriate typographical devices. . 3. Conforming amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 115. Amending laws. . 4. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by it shall take effect on January 3, 2017.

Summary: Readable Legislation Act of 2016 This bill requires every bill or joint resolution that amends an existing section of any Act to do so by setting forth the entire section and showing the omissions and insertions proposed by appropriate typographical devices. A measure may not revise or amend any section of an Act by a mere reference to it.
Prostate Cancer Misdiagnosis Elimination Act of 2016

To clarify the treatment of certain DNA Specimen Provenance Assay tests as reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of illness for coverage under the Medicare program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prostate Cancer Misdiagnosis Elimination Act of 2016 2. Clarification of treatment of certain DSPA tests as reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of illness for coverage under Medicare (a) In general For purposes of title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. DSPA test 42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(1)(A) (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply to a DSPA test furnished to an individual if the physician ordering such test recommends that treatment of prostate cancer for such individual is not medically necessary. (c) CPT code assignment Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall assign the DSPA test to a CPT code.

Summary: Prostate Cancer Misdiagnosis Elimination Act of 2016 This bill specifies that, unless the physician ordering a DNA Specimen Provenance Assay (DSPA) test recommends otherwise, a DSPA test furnished with respect to a positive prostate cancer biopsy shall be deemed to be medically necessary for purposes of Medicare.
Pell Grant Flexibility Act of 2016

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude Federal Pell Grants from gross income. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pell Grant Flexibility Act of 2016 2. Exclusion of Federal Pell Grants from gross income (a) In general Section 117 (e) Federal Pell Grants Gross income does not include any amount received as a Federal Pell Grant awarded under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.

Summary: Pell Grant Flexibility Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any amount received as a Federal Pell Grant awarded under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Amerasian Paternity Recognition Act of 2016

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide citizenship for certain children of United States servicemen born overseas during the Vietnam and Korean Wars. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Amerasian Paternity Recognition Act of 2016 2. Citizenship for certain children of United States servicemen born overseas during the Vietnam and Korean wars (a) In general Title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq. 8 U.S.C. 1431 321. Certain immigrants born in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, or Thailand; Conditions under which citizenship automatically acquired A person automatically becomes a citizen of the United States when the person is an alien lawfully admitted to the United States, and residing in the United States, having been issued an immigrant visa— (1) pursuant to a classification petition approved under section 204(f); or (2) under section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988 ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 320 the following new item: Sec. 321. Certain immigrants born in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, or Thailand; conditions under which citizenship is automatically acquired. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to individuals who satisfy the requirements of section 321 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (as added by subsection (a)) before, on, or after such date.

Summary: Amerasian Paternity Recognition Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to confer automatic citizenship on aliens residing in the United States in lawful permanent resident status: pursuant to an approved classification petition that gives preferential treatment to persons born in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, or Thailand after 1950 and before October 22, 1982, and fathered by a U.S. citizen; or who were born in Vietnam after January 1, 1962, and before January 1, 1976, and fathered by a U.S. citizen.
Fairness for Our Hospitals Act of 2016

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit hospitals in all-urban States to be considered Medicare dependent hospitals, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness for Our Hospitals Act 2. Permitting hospitals in all-urban States to be considered medicare dependent hospitals (a) In general Section 1886(d)(5)(G)(iv)(I) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)(iv)(I) (I) that— (aa) is located in a rural area; or (bb) for discharges occurring on or after January 1, 2011, is located in a State with no rural area (as defined in paragraph (2)(D)) and satisfies any of the criteria in subclause (I), (II), (III), or (IV) of paragraph (8)(E)(ii), . (b) Process for recalculating payments Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish and implement a process under which the Secretary shall reimburse hospitals impacted by the amendment made by subsection (a) for any underpayments under title XVIII of the Social Security Act that are a result of the implementation of such amendment.

Summary: Fairness for Our Hospitals Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow a hospital that meets specified criteria and is located in a state with no rural areas to be considered a Medicare-dependent hospital. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall establish and implement a process for reimbursing impacted hospitals for any underpayments resulting from this bill's implementation.
PFOS and PFOA Right to Know Act of 2016

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into intergovernmental agreements to provide for health screenings in communities near formerly used defense sites that have been identified by the Secretary as sources of perfluorooctanesuflonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid. 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the PFOS and PFOA Right to Know Act of 2016 2. Authorization of Intergovernmental Agreements for the Provision of Health Screenings Section 2679(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: Such term includes health screenings for conditions relating to the exposure of perfluorooctanesuflonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid in communities near formerly used defense sites that have been identified by the Secretary of Defense as sources of such acids.

Summary: PFOS and PFOA Right to Know Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to enter into intergovernmental agreements to provide health screenings for conditions relating to perfluorooctanesuflonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) exposure in communities near formerly used defense sites that have been identified by DOD as sources of PFOS and PFOA.
Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Insular Areas Act of 2016

To amend title 18, United States Code, to include certain insular areas of the United States in the definition of State for the purposes of chapter 114, relating to trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Insular Areas Act of 2016 2. Certain insular areas of the United States included in the definition of State for the purposes of the prohibition against trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco Paragraph (4) of section 2341 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking or the Virgin Islands the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or Guam

Summary: Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Insular Areas Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam trafficking in contraband cigarettes and contraband smokeless tobacco. "Contraband" means items for which the applicable taxes have not been paid.
Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2016

To designate Alex Diekmann Peak in Montana. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2016 2. Findings Congress finds that Alex Diekmann— (1) was a loving father to two and adoring husband who lived in Bozeman, Montana, where he was a renowned conservationist who dedicated his career to protecting some of the most outstanding natural and scenic resource areas of the Northern Rockies; (2) was responsible during his unique conservation career for the protection of more than 50 distinct areas in the States of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho, conserving for the public over 100,000 acres of iconic mountains and valleys, rivers and creeks, ranches and farms, and historic sites and open spaces; (3) played a central role in securing the future of an array of special landscapes, including— (A) the spectacular Devil’s Canyon in the Craig Thomas Special Management Area in the State of Wyoming; (B) crucial fish and wildlife habitat and recreation access land in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho, along the Salmon River, and near the Canadian border; and (C) diverse and vitally important land all across the Crown of the Continent in the State of Montana, from the world-famous Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to Glacier National Park to the Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem, to the recreational trails, working forests and ranches, and critical drinking water supply for Whitefish, and beyond; (4) made a particularly profound mark on the preservation of the natural wonders in and near the Madison Valley and the Madison Range, Montana, where more than 12 miles of the Madison River and much of the world-class scenery, fish and wildlife, and recreation opportunities of the area have become and shall remain conserved and available to the public because of his efforts; (5) inspired others with the skill, passion and a spirit of partnership that brought together communities, landowners, sportsmen, and the public at large; (6) lost a heroic battle with cancer on February 1, 2016, at the age of 52; (7) is survived by his wife, Lisa, and their 2 sons, Logan and Liam; and (8) leaves a lasting legacy across Montana and the Northern Rockies that will benefit all Americans in our time and in the generations to follow. 3. Designation of Alex Diekmann Peak (a) In general Peak 9,765, which is located 2.2 miles west-northwest of Finger Mountain on the western boundary of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness (UTM coordinates Zone 12, 457966 E, 4982589 N), shall be known and designated as Alex Diekmann Peak (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States to the peak described in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to Alex Diekmann Peak

Summary: Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2016 This bill designates as the Alex Diekmann Peak the 9,765-foot peak located 2.2 miles west-northwest of Finger Mountain on the western boundary of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness in Montana.
Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015

To protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects administered by the Secretary of the Army, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015 2. Protecting Americans from violent crime (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Second Amendment to the Constitution provides that the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed (2) Section 327.13 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, provides that, except in special circumstances, possession of loaded firearms, ammunition, loaded projectile firing devices, bows and arrows, crossbows, or other weapons is prohibited (3) The regulations described in paragraph (2) prevent individuals complying with Federal and State laws from exercising the second amendment rights of the individuals while at such water resources development projects. (4) The Federal laws should make it clear that the second amendment rights of an individual at a water resources development project should not be infringed. (b) Protecting the right of individuals To bear arms at water resources development projects The Secretary of the Army shall not promulgate or enforce any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm, including an assembled or functional firearm, at a water resources development project covered under section 327.0 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), if— (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm; and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the State in which the water resources development project is located.

Summary: Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015 Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located.