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Baggage Fee Fairness Act of 2015

To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a limit on checked baggage fees imposed by air carriers on passengers in air transportation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Baggage Fee Fairness Act of 2015 2. Limitation on checked baggage fees (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 417 41725. Limitation on checked baggage fees Beginning on the 180th day following the date of enactment of this section, an air carrier or foreign air carrier may not collect from a passenger a fee for an item of checked baggage on a flight in passenger air transportation if the amount of the fee exceeds the total amount of passenger facility charges that could be imposed (without regard to whether the charges are actually imposed) on the passenger by eligible agencies for boardings associated with that flight under paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 40117(b). . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 41724 the following: 41725. Limitation on checked baggage fees. .

Summary: Baggage Fee Fairness Act of 2015 This bill prohibits any air carrier from collecting a checked baggage fee from an air passenger if the fee amount exceeds the total amount of passenger facility charges ($1-$4.50) that could be imposed (without regard to whether the charges are actually imposed) on a passenger by eligible agencies for boarding a flight.
Arrest Statistics Reporting Act of 2015

To require the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to submit annual reports regarding certain demographic information on aliens arrested. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Arrest Statistics Reporting Act of 2015 2. Reporting of information on arrestees The Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall, beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, publish and make publicly available on the Internet a report that includes, for each person arrested during the year preceding the date of the report and regarding whom a request was submitted to the Law Enforcement Support Center authorized under section 236(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1226(d) Secure Communities (1) The immigration status of the person. (2) The nationality of the person. (3) The offense for which the person was arrested, represented by the appropriate National Crime Information Center offense code. 3. Reporting by FBI Director The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall revise the Uniform Crime Reports to require that each report pertaining to an arrest shall include the information about the arrest published under section 2, and the Director shall also publish a summary of the data which shall include— (1) a table containing the National Crime Information Center offense codes and the corresponding occurrences for each immigration status category; and (2) a table containing the National Crime Information Center offense codes and the corresponding occurrences for each nationality. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) The term immigration status (A) a United States citizen or national; (B) a lawful permanent resident of the United States; (C) a nonimmigrant alien lawfully present in the United States; or (D) an alien not lawfully present in the United States. (2) The term Uniform Crime Reports

Summary: Arrest Statistics Reporting Act of 2015 This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to publish annually and make publicly available a report that includes for each person arrested during the preceding year, and for whom a request was submitted to the Law Enforcement Support Center or any potential matches forwarded under the information sharing program between the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, the following information: the person's nationality and immigration status, and the offense for which the person was arrested. The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall: revise the Uniform Crime Reports to require that each arrest report shall include such published arrest information, and publish a summary of the data which shall include a table containing the National Crime Information Center offense codes and the corresponding occurrences for each nationality and immigration status category.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, as the "James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, as the James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building 1. James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building (b) References Any references in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, as the "James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building."
Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015

To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States that provide foster care for children up to age 21 to serve former foster youths through age 23 under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015 2. Authority for certain States to serve former foster youths up to age 23 under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (a) In general Section 477(b)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 677(b)(3) (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by inserting (i) A certification (B) by striking children who have left foster care youths who have aged out of foster care and have not attained 21 years of age. (C) by adding at the end the following: (ii) If the State has elected under section 475(8)(B) to extend eligibility for foster care to all children who have not attained 21 years of age, or if the Secretary determines that the State agency responsible for administering the State plans under this part and part B uses State funds or any other funds not provided under this part to provide services and assistance for youths who have aged out of foster care that are comparable to the services and assistance such youths would receive if the State had made such an election, the certification required under clause (i) may provide that the State will provide assistance and services to youths who have aged out of foster care and have not attained 23 years of age. ; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking children who have left foster care youths who have aged out of foster care and have not attained 21 years of age (or 23 years of age, in the case of a State with a certification under clause (i) of subparagraph (A) to provide assistance and services to youths who have aged out of foster care and have not attained such age, in accordance with clause (ii) of subparagraph (A)). (b) Conforming amendment Section 477(a)(5) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 677(a)(5) (or 23 years of age, in the case of a State with a certification under clause (i) of subsection (b)(3)(A) to provide assistance and services to youths who have aged out of foster care and have not attained such age, in accordance with clause (ii) of such subsection) 21 years of age (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section take effect on October 1, 2015.

Summary: Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015 This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow the chief executive officer of a state to certify that the state will provide assistance and services under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program to youths who have aged out of foster care and have not attained age 23 if: the state has elected to extend the eligibility for foster care to all children up to age 21, or the responsible state agency uses state or other funds not provided under the Program to provide assistance and services comparable to those such youths would receive if the state had made such an election
Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain provisions of the Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2008 relating to timber, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement Act of 2015 2. Treatment of timber gains (a) Special rate made permanent Paragraph (1) of section 1201(b) ending after the date after such date beginning after the date of the enactment of the Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement Act of 2015 (b) Adjustment of special rate (1) In general Clause (i) of section 1201(b)(1)(B) of such Code is amended by striking 15 percent 20 percent (2) Conforming amendment Section 55(b) of such Code is amended by striking paragraph (4). (c) Computation for taxable years in which rate first applies Paragraph (3) of section 1201(b) of such Code is amended to read as follows: (3) Computation for taxable years in which rate first applies In the case of any taxable year which includes the date of the enactment of the Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement Act of 2015 . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the reduced tax rate on the net timber gains of corporations, to: (1) adjust the formula for calculating such rate, and (2) make such reduced rate permanent.
Native American Suicide Prevention Act of 2015

To amend section 520E of the Public Health Service Act to require States and their designees receiving grants for development or implementation of statewide suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with each Federally recognized Indian tribe, tribal organization, and urban Indian organization in the State. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Native American Suicide Prevention Act of 2015 2. Consultation with Federally recognized Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations in development and implementation of statewide suicide early intervention and prevention strategies Subsection (e) of section 520E of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–36 (4) Consultation with Federally recognized Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations As a condition on the receipt of a grant or cooperative agreement under this section for development or implementation of a statewide early intervention and prevention strategy, a State or an eligible entity designated by a State pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B) shall agree to consult with each Federally recognized Indian tribe and tribal organization (as defined in the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act) and each urban Indian organization (as defined in the Indian Health Care Improvement Act) regarding development and implementation of such strategy. .

Summary: Native American Suicide Prevention Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require a state or state-designated entity, as a condition of receiving a grant or cooperative agreement for development or implementation of a statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategy, to agree to consult with each federally recognized Indian tribe and tribal organization and each urban Indian organization regarding the development or implementation of the strategy.
Tax Administration Integrity Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the designation of individuals who are not employees of the Internal Revenue Service to examine certain books and witnesses. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Administration Integrity Act 2. Prohibition on designation of individuals who are not employees of the IRS to examine certain books and witnesses (a) In general Section 6103(n) No such person may be designated to receive summoned books, papers, records, or other data and to take summoned testimony under oath. (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to any designation of a person under section 6103(n)

Summary: Tax Administration Integrity Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from hiring any contractors or designating other non-IRS employees to receive summoned books, papers, records, or other data and to take summoned testimony under oath.
Safe Bridges Investment Act of 2015

To amend title 23, United States Code, to include bridges on the National Highway Performance Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Bridges Investment Act of 2015 2. Eligible projects Section 119(d)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (Q) Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, and preservation of, or operational improvements for, a bridge not on the National Highway System if such bridge is on the Federal-aid Highway System .

Summary: Safe Bridges Investment Act of 2015 This bill includes as a project eligible for funds apportioned to a state to carry out the National Highway Performance Program the construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, and preservation of, or operational improvements for, a bridge not on the National Highway System if such bridge is on the Federal-aid Highway System.
Student Debt Repayment Fairness Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow without penalty any 529 plan distributions used for student loans payments. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Debt Repayment Fairness Act 2. Student loan payments from qualified tuition plans not subject to penalty tax (a) In general Section 529(c)(6) (1) by inserting (A) In general.— The tax (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) Student loans (i) In general Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any payment or distribution in any taxable year which is includible in gross income and is used to pay principal or interest on indebtedness incurred solely to pay qualified higher education expenses of the designated beneficiary or member of the family of the designated beneficiary which are attributable to education furnished during a period during which the beneficiary or family member was a student at the institution providing such education. (ii) Refinanced loans For purposes of clause (i), the term indebtedness . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to payments made in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Student Debt Repayment Fairness Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow penalty-free distributions from qualified tuition programs (i.e., 529 plans) to pay student loan indebtedness.
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit certain research on the transplantation of human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit certain research on the transplantation of human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion. 1. Prohibiting certain research on the transplantation of human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion Section 498A(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 289g–1(a) (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: (2) Prohibition on use of tissue obtained pursuant to abortions Human fetal tissue may be used in research carried out under paragraph (1) only if the tissue is obtained pursuant to a stillbirth. ; (2) in subsection (b)(2)— (A) by striking subparagraph (A); and (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (3) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking may have been obtained pursuant to a spontaneous or induced abortion or pursuant to a stillbirth has been obtained pursuant to a stillbirth (4) in subsection (g), by striking after a spontaneous or induced abortion, or

Summary: This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the use of tissue from a spontaneous or induced abortion in research conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health on the transplantation of fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes. (A spontaneous abortion is the death of a fetus before the age of viability, also known as a miscarriage.)
Wild Horse Oversight Act

To amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to provide for State and tribal management and protection of wild free-roaming horses and burros, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wild Horse Oversight Act 2. State and tribal management and protection of wild free-roaming horses and burros Public Law 92–195 (commonly known as the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act 12. State and tribal management and protection (a) In general Except as provided by subsection (b), at the request of the legislature or Governor of a State or the governing body of a federally recognized Indian tribe, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall allow the State or federally recognized Indian tribe to assume all management and protection functions under this Act regarding wild free-roaming horses and burros on land within the boundaries of the State or federally recognized Indian tribe. After a State or federally recognized Indian tribe assumes such functions, wild free-roaming horses and burros shall be managed by the State or federally recognized Indian tribe in accordance with this Act and in the same manner as any other non-federally regulated species regarding functions not specified in this Act. (b) Inventory The Secretary concerned shall continue to maintain the inventory required by section 3(b)(1). .

Summary: Wild Horse Oversight Act Amends the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to direct the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, upon request, to allow a state or an Indian tribe to assume all management and protection functions under the Act with regard to wild free-roaming horses and burros on land within the boundaries of the state or the tribe.
Protecting our National Parks Act of 2015

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal violation for injuring or destroying property under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting our National Parks Act of 2015 2. Criminal penalties for injury or destruction of property under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service (a) Protection of National Park Service property Chapter 65 1370. Destruction of property under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service Whoever willfully injures or destroys, or attempts to injure or destroy, any property under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. . (b) Technical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 65 1370. Destruction of property under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service. .

Summary: Protecting our National Parks Act of 2015 This bill declares that whoever willfully injures or destroys, or attempts to injure or destroy, property under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service shall be fined, imprisoned for up to 10 years, or both fined and imprisoned.
Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act

To simplify the application used for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility for postsecondary education. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act 2. Using data from second preceding year Section 480(a)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087vv(a)(1)(B) (B) Notwithstanding section 478(a) and beginning not later than the second January 1 after the date of enactment of the Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act .

Summary: Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education to provide for the use of tax information from the second preceding tax year (the "prior, prior year") to determine a student's financial aid eligibility. It requires data sharing between the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Education, pursuant to taxpayer consent.
To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit border States to designate certain funds for border infrastructure projects, and for other purposes.

To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit border States to designate certain funds for border infrastructure projects, and for other purposes. 1. Border infrastructure projects Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Border States (1) In general After consultation with relevant transportation planning organizations, the Governor of a State that shares a land border with Canada or Mexico may designate each fiscal year not more than 5 percent of funds made available to the State under subsection (d)(1)(B) for border infrastructure projects eligible under section 1303 of SAFETEA–LU ( 23 U.S.C. 101 Public Law 109–59 (2) Use of funds Funds designated under this subsection shall be available under the requirements of section 1303 of SAFETEA–LU ( 23 U.S.C. 101 Public Law 109–59 (3) Certification Before making a designation under paragraph (1), the Governor shall certify that the designation is consistent with transportation planning requirements under this title. (4) Notification Not later than 30 days after making a designation under paragraph (1), the Governor shall submit to the relevant transportation planning organizations within the border region a written notification of any suballocated or distributed amount of funds available for obligation by jurisdiction. (5) Limitation This subsection applies only to funds apportioned to a State after the date of reauthorization of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act ( Public Law 112–141 (6) Deadline for designation A designation under paragraph (1) shall— (A) be submitted to the Secretary not later than 30 days before the beginning of the fiscal year for which the designation is being made; and (B) remain in effect for the funds designated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year until the Governor of the State notifies the Secretary of the termination of such designation. (7) Termination of designation On the date of a termination under paragraph (6)(B), all remaining unobligated funds that had been designated under paragraph (1) for the fiscal year for which the designation is being terminated shall be made available to the State for the purposes under subsection (d)(1)(B). .

Summary: This bill authorizes the governor of a state that shares a border with Canada or Mexico to designate up to 5% of its apportionment of surface transportation program funds for each fiscal year for border infrastructure projects.