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Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to require the public disclosure by trusts established under section 524(g) of such title, of quarterly reports that contain detailed information regarding the receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos; and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013 2. Amendments Section 524(g) (8) A trust described in paragraph (2) shall, subject to section 107— (A) file with the bankruptcy court, not later than 60 days after the end of every quarter, a report that shall be made available on the court’s public docket and with respect to such quarter— (i) describes each demand the trust received from, including the name and exposure history of, a claimant and the basis for any payment from the trust made to such claimant; and (ii) does not include any confidential medical record or the claimant’s full social security number; and (B) upon written request, and subject to payment (demanded at the option of the trust) for any reasonable cost incurred by the trust to comply with such request, provide in a timely manner any information related to payment from, and demands for payment from, such trust, subject to appropriate protective orders, to any party to any action in law or equity if the subject of such action concerns liability for asbestos exposure. . 3. Effective date; application of amendments (a) Effective date Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Application of amendments The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. October 30, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013 - Amends federal bankruptcy law concerning a trust formed under a reorganization plan following the discharge in bankruptcy of a debtor corporation in order to assume the debtor's liability with respect to claims seeking recovery for personal injury, wrongful death, or property damage allegedly caused by the presence of, or exposure to, asbestos or asbestos-containing products. Requires such a trust to file with the bankruptcy court quarterly reports, available on the public docket, which describe each demand the trust has received from a claimant and the basis for any payment made to that claimant (excluding any confidential medical record or the claimant's full Social Security number). Requires such reports, upon written request, and subject to payment (demanded at the option of the trust) for any reasonable cost incurred by it, to provide any information related to payment from, and demands for payment from, the trust to any party to any action in law or equity concerning liability for asbestos exposure.
Asian Carp Prevention Act of 2013

To direct the Secretary of the Army to prevent the spread of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and the tributaries of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Asian Carp Prevention Act of 2013 2. Coordination of efforts to prevent the spread of Asian carp Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Army shall coordinate and lead the actions of the Federal Government with respect to preventing the spread of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and the tributaries of the Great Lakes. 3. Authority to prevent the spread of Asian carp (a) In general The Secretary of the Army may carry out projects to prevent the spread of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and the tributaries of the Great Lakes, including— (1) installing electric, acoustic, air bubble, and other barriers; (2) applying piscicides; (3) improving locks; (4) taking actions at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam, Illinois, to prevent the spread of Asian carp; and (5) implementing other projects determined necessary by the Secretary. (b) Application of other law With respect to projects carried out under subsection (a), such projects shall be treated as in compliance with all applicable environmental Federal laws. 4. Implementation of efficacy study recommendations The Secretary of the Army shall implement measures recommended in the efficacy study, or provided in interim reports, authorized under section 3061 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–114

Summary: Asian Carp Prevention Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of the Army to coordinate and lead federal actions with respect to preventing the spread of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and its tributaries. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out projects to prevent the spread of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and its tributaries, including: (1) installing electric, acoustic, air bubble, and other barriers; (2) applying pesticides; (3) improving locks; and (4) taking actions at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam, Illinois, to prevent the spread of Asian carp. Requires the Secretary to implement measures recommended in the dispersal barrier efficacy study, or provided in interim reports, authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 to prevent aquatic nuisance species from bypassing the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier Project and dispersing into the Great Lakes.
Rural Health Clinic Fairness Act of 2013

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the eligibility of eligible professionals practicing in rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality improvement incentives under Medicare, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Health Clinic Fairness Act of 2013 2. Extension of Medicare EHR incentives to eligible professionals practicing in rural health clinics (a) In general Section 1848(o)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w(o)(5)(A) and, with respect to payment years after 2013, includes rural health clinic services (as defined in section 1861(aa)(1)) furnished by an eligible professional (b) Offsetting reduction Section 1848(o)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(o)(1)(B)) is amended— (1) in clause (ii), by striking clauses (iii) through (v) the succeeding clauses (2) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iv) Budget neutrality adjustment The Secretary shall reduce the applicable amounts that would otherwise be determined under this subparagraph with respect to 2014 and each succeeding year by an amount that the Secretary estimates would ensure that estimated aggregate payments under this subsection for such year is not increased as a result of the amendment made by section 2(a) of the Rural Health Clinic Fairness Act of 2013 . 3. Extension of Medicare eRx and quality reporting incentives to rural health clinics (a) In general Section 1848(m)(6)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w(m)(6)(A) , except that the term covered professional services (b) Offsetting reduction Section 1848(m)(1) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w(m)(1) (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking For purposes Subject to subparagraph (C), for purposes (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Budget neutrality adjustment The Secretary shall reduce the applicable quality percent that would otherwise be determined under subparagraph (B) for 2014 by an amount that the Secretary estimates would ensure that estimated aggregate payments under this subsection for such year is not increased as a result of the amendment made by section 3(a) of the Rural Health Clinic Fairness Act of 2013 .

Summary: Rural Health Clinic Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare: (1) electronic health record (EHR) incentives to eligible professionals practicing in rural health clinics, and (2) electronic prescribing (eRx) and quality reporting incentives to such clinics. Revises requirements for incentive payments to such professionals who are meaningful EHR users or who submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) satisfactory quality data reports. Directs the Secretary to reduce the applicable incentive payments that would otherwise be determined by a budget-neutral amount calculated according to a specified formula to ensure that estimated aggregate payments are not increased as a result of this Act.
TANF Extension Act of 2013

To extend the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families and related programs through December 31, 2013. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TANF Extension Act of 2013 2. Extension of the temporary assistance for needy families program and related programs through December 31, 2013 Activities authorized by part A of title IV and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act (other than under section 403(b) of such Act) shall continue through December 31, 2013, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2012, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose. Grants and payments may be made pursuant to this authority on a quarterly basis through the first quarter of fiscal year 2014 at the level provided for such activities for the corresponding quarter of fiscal year 2012. 3. Budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation

Summary: TANF Extension Act of 2013 - Extends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and related programs under part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act.
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2013

To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2017. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2013 2. Extension of authorization of appropriations for bulletproof vest partnership grant program Section 1001(a)(23) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(23)) is amended by striking 2012 2017

Summary: Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend through FY2017 the grant program for armor vests for law enforcement officers.
To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program, and for other purposes.

To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program, and for other purposes. 1. Rescission; prohibition on use of funds for the Lifeline program (a) Rescission Of the unobligated balances of funds available for Federal Communications Commission—Salaries and Expenses (b) Limitation None of the funds made available for Federal Communications Commission—Salaries and Expenses (c) Use of rescinded amounts (1) The amount otherwise made available for Department of Transportation—Federal Aviation Administration—Operations (2) The amount otherwise made available for Department of Defense—Operation and Maintenance, Navy

Summary: Rescinds $2.2 billion from the unobligated balances of funds available to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for salaries and expenses for FY2013. Prohibits the funds made available to the FCC for FY2013 salaries and expenses from being used for the Lifeline program (a program that provides discounts on telephone service to qualifying low-income consumers). Increases the FY2013 amounts otherwise made available to: (1) the Department of Transportation (DOT) for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations by $500 million, and (2) the Department of Defense (DOD) for Navy operation and maintenance by $1.6 billion.
Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2013

To prohibit anticompetitive activities and to provide that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers are subject to the antitrust laws of the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2013 2. Prohibition of anticompetitive activities Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nothing in the Act of March 9, 1945 ( 15 U.S.C. 1011 et seq. McCarran-Ferguson Act 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91 3. Restoring the application of antitrust laws to health sector insurers (a) Amendment to McCarran-Ferguson Act Section 3 of the Act of March 9, 1945 (15 U.S.C. 1013), commonly known as the McCarran-Ferguson Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Nothing contained in this Act shall modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term antitrust laws . (b) Related Provision For purposes of section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 45 Corporation

Summary: Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2013 - Prohibits the McCarran-Ferguson Act from being construed to permit health insurance issuers or issuers of medical malpractice insurance to engage in any form of price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations in connection with the conduct of the business of providing health insurance coverage or coverage of medical malpractice claims or actions. Amends such Act to provide that nothing in it shall modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance. Applies prohibitions against using unfair methods of competition to the business of health insurance without regard to whether such business is carried on for profit.
Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act

To provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of National Forest System land to the city of Fruit Heights, Utah. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) City The term City (2) Map The term map Proposed Fruit Heights City Conveyance (3) National Forest System land The term National Forest System land (4) Secretary The term Secretary 3. Conveyance of certain land to the city of Fruit Heights, Utah (a) In general The Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the National Forest System land. (b) Survey (1) In general If determined by the Secretary to be necessary, the exact acreage and legal description of the National Forest System land shall be determined by a survey approved by the Secretary. (2) Costs The City shall pay the reasonable survey and other administrative costs associated with a survey conducted under paragraph (1). (c) Easement As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve an easement to the National Forest System land for the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. (d) Use of national forest system land As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), the City shall use the National Forest System land only for public purposes. (e) Reversionary Interest In the quitclaim deed to the City for the National Forest System land, the Secretary shall provide that the National Forest System land shall revert to the Secretary, at the election of the Secretary, if the National Forest System land is used for other than a public purpose. May 17, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey to the city of Fruit Heights, Utah, all interest of the United States in approximately 100 acres of identified National Forest System land. Requires the Secretary to reserve an easement to such land for the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. Requires the city to use such land only for public purposes. Provides for such land to revert, at the Secretary's election, to the Secretary, if it is used for other than such a purpose.
ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2013

To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a private civil action. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2013 2. Amendments Section 308(a)(1) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12188(a)(1) (1) by striking procedures.— The procedures.— (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), the , and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) Structural barriers to entry into existing public accommodations A civil action for discrimination under section 302(b)(2) based on the failure to remove a structural barrier to entry into an existing public accommodation may not be commenced by a person aggrieved by such discrimination unless— (i) such person has provided to the owner or operator of such accommodation a written notice specific enough to allow such owner or operator to identify such barrier; and (ii) beginning on the date such notice was received and— (I) before the expiration of 60 days after such date, such owner or operator failed to provide to such person a written description outlining improvements that will be made to remove such barrier; or (II) (aa) before the expiration of 60 days after such date, such owner or operator provided such description to such person; and (bb) before the expiration of 120 days after such description is provided, such owner or operator failed to remove such barrier. . 3. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st month beginning more than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2013 - Amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit an aggrieved person from commencing a civil action for discrimination based on the failure to remove a structural barrier to entry into an existing public accommodation unless the owner or operator of such accommodation: (1) is provided a written notice specific enough to identify such barrier; and (2) has, within specified time periods, either failed to provide the aggrieved person with a written description outlining improvements that will be made to remove such barrier or provided such description and failed to remove such barrier.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the holding period used to determine whether horses are section 1231 assets to 12 months.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the holding period used to determine whether horses are section 1231 assets to 12 months. 1. Reduction of holding period to 12 months for purposes of determining whether horses are section 1231 (a) In general Subparagraph (A) of section 1231(b)(3) and horses (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the preferential tax treatment of gains and losses from the sale of depreciable property used in a trade or business, to eliminate "horses" from the definition of "livestock" (thus making the 24-month holding period requirement for livestock inapplicable to horses and allowing horses to be treated as capital assets subject to the existing 1-year holding period requirement).
Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2015

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to stop abusive student loan collection practices in bankruptcy cases. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2015 2. Amendment Section 523(d) of this section or the debtor requests a determination of the dischargeability of a debt based on undue hardship under subsection (a)(8) 3. Effective date; application of amendment (a) Effective date Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Application of amendment The amendment made by this Act shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2015 Amends federal bankruptcy law to allow an individual whose student loan debt is discharged due to undue hardship to recover the costs of, and a reasonable attorney's fee for, the discharge proceeding if the court finds that the position of the creditor was not substantially justified.
Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 2 years the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2015 2. Two-year extension of exclusion from gross income of discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness (a) In general Section 108(a)(1)(E) January 1, 2015 January 1, 2017 (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to indebtedness discharged after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2016 the exclusion from gross income of income attributable to the discharge of indebtedness on a principal residence.
RAISE Act

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act RAISE Act 2. Payment of higher wages Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 159(a) (1) by inserting (1) (a) (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Notwithstanding a labor organization’s exclusive representation of employees in a unit, or the terms and conditions of any collective bargaining contract or agreement then in effect, nothing in either— (A) section 8(a)(1) or 8(a)(5), or (B) a collective bargaining contract or agreement renewed or entered into after the date of enactment of the RAISE Act, shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee in the unit greater wages, pay, or other compensation for, or by reason of, his or her services as an employee of such employer, than provided for in such contract or agreement. .

Summary: Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act or the RAISE Act Amends the National Labor Relations Act to declare that neither its prohibition against interference by an employer with employees' right to bargain collectively, nor the terms of a collective bargaining agreement entered into between employees and an employer after enactment of this Act, shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee higher wages, pay, or other compensation than the agreement provides for.