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New Mexico Wildland Fire Emergency Salvage Act of 2013

To expedite the planning and implementation of salvage timber sales as part of Forest Service and Department of the Interior restoration and rehabilitation activities for lands within the Gila and Lincoln National Forests and for Bureau of Land Management lands in New Mexico adversely impacted by the 2012 and 2013 fire seasons, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the New Mexico Wildland Fire Emergency Salvage Act of 2013 2. Expedited salvage timber sales in response to the Silver, Little Bear, and Whitewater-Baldy Complex Fires in New Mexico (a) Salvage timber sales required As part of the restoration and rehabilitation activities undertaken on lands within the Gila National Forest and Lincoln National Forest and on Bureau of Land Management lands adversely impacted by the 2012 Little Bear and Whitewater-Baldy Complex Fires and the 2013 Silver Fire in New Mexico, the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to the affected National Forest System lands, and the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to affected Bureau of Land Management lands, shall promptly plan and implement salvage timber sales of dead, damaged, or downed timber resulting from those wildfires. (b) Legal sufficiency Due to the extraordinary severity of the wildfires referred to in subsection (a), salvage timber sales conducted under such subsection shall proceed immediately and to completion notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. 16 U.S.C. 472a 16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq. 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. (c) Administrative and judicial review Salvage timber sales conducted under subsection (a) shall not be subject to— (1) administrative review, including, in the case of the Forest Service, the notice, comment, and appeal requirements of section 322 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 ( Public Law 102–381 16 U.S.C. 1612 (2) judicial review in any court of the United States. (d) Limitation; rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed in a manner that would affect the land management plan applicable to any area designated as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System under section 3 of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1132

Summary: New Mexico Wildland Fire Emergency Salvage Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to affected National Forest System lands, and the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to affected Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands, as part of the restoration and rehabilitation activities undertaken on lands within the Gila National Forest and Lincoln National Forest and on BLM lands adversely impacted by the 2012 Little Bear and Whitewater-Baldy Complex Fires and the 2013 Silver Fire in New Mexico, to promptly plan and implement salvage timber sales of dead, damaged, or downed timber resulting from such wildfires. Requires such salvage timber sales to proceed immediately and to completion. Declares the such sales shall not be subject to administrative or judicial review in any U.S. court.
To require the Director of the National Security Agency and the Inspector General of the National Security Agency to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes.

To require the Director of the National Security Agency and the Inspector General of the National Security Agency to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes. 1. Director of the National Security Agency (a) Establishment The National Security Agency Act of 1959 ( 50 U.S.C. 3601 et seq. (1) by striking section 3; (2) by redesignating section 2 as section 3; and (3) by inserting before section 3 (as so redesignated) the following new section: 2. There is a Director of the National Security Agency, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall serve as the head of the National Security Agency. . (b) Transition rule An individual serving as Director of the National Security Agency on the date of the enactment of this Act may continue so serving until the President makes an appointment under section 2 of the National Security Agency Act of 1959, as amended by subsection (a) of this section. 2. Inspector General of the National Security Agency (a) Establishment The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in section 8G(a)(2), by striking the National Security Agency, (2) in section 12— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting the National Security Agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting the National Security Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, (b) Transition rule An individual serving as Inspector General of the National Security Agency on the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to an appointment made under section 8G (1) may continue so serving until the President makes an appointment under section 3(a) of such Act with respect to the National Security Agency consistent with the amendments made by subsection (a); and (2) shall, while serving under paragraph (1), remain subject to the provisions of section 8G of such Act that, immediately before the date of the enactment of this Act, applied with respect to the Inspector General of the National Security Agency and suffer no reduction in pay.

Summary: Amends the National Security Agency Act of 1959 and the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Inspector General of NSA to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Competitive Health Insurance Act

To restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Competitive Health Insurance Act 2. 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: Competitive Health Insurance Act - Amends the McCarran-Ferguson Act to provide that nothing in that Act 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.
To designate a peak in the State of Nevada as Maude Frazier Mountain.

To designate a peak in the State of Nevada as Maude Frazier Mountain. 1. Designation of Maude Frazier Mountain in the State of Nevada (a) In general The peak of Frenchman Mountain located at latitude 36°10′45″ N, by longitude 114°59′52″ W in the State of Nevada shall be known and designated as Maude Frazier Mountain (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States to the peak referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to Maude Frazier Mountain

Summary: Designates the peak of Frenchman Mountain in Nevada as the "Maude Frazier Mountain."
Spouses of Heroes Education Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship to include spouses of members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of duty, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Spouses of Heroes Education Act 2. Expansion of Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship (a) Expansion of entitlement Subsection (b)(9) of section 3311 or spouse child (b) Limitation and election on certain benefits Subsection (f) of such section is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraphs: (2) Limitation The entitlement of an individual to assistance under subsection (a) pursuant to paragraph (9) of subsection (b) because the individual was a spouse of a person described in such paragraph shall expire on the earlier of— (A) the date that is 15 years after the date on which the person died; and (B) the date on which the individual remarries. (3) Election on receipt of certain benefits A surviving spouse entitled to assistance under subsection (a) pursuant to paragraph (9) of subsection (b) who is also entitled to educational assistance under chapter 35 of this title may not receive assistance under both this section and such chapter, but shall make an irrevocable election (in such form and manner as the Secretary may prescribe) under which section or chapter to receive educational assistance. ; and (3) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking that paragraph paragraph (9) of subsection (b) (c) Conforming amendment Section 3321(b)(4) an individual a child (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Spouses of Heroes Education Act - Entitles to post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance the spouse (under current law, only the child) of a person who, on or after September 11, 2001, dies in the line of duty while serving on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces. Terminates such spouse's entitlement on the earlier of: (1) the date that is 15 years after the date on which the member died, and (2) the date of the spouse's remarriage. Requires an individual entitled to such assistance and also to veterans' educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to elect a single coverage.
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible non-profit entities to establish clearinghouses for local information about employment opportunities and services for veterans.

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible non-profit entities to establish clearinghouses for local information about employment opportunities and services for veterans. 1. Department of Veterans Affairs grant program for veterans’ employment and services clearinghouses (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make grants to 75 eligible entities to be used in accordance with subsection (c). (b) Eligible entities To be eligible to receive a grant under this section an entity shall— (1) be a non-profit organization located in one of 75 cities selected by the Secretary for such purpose; and (2) submit to the Secretary an application containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require. (c) Selection of cities For purposes of the program under this section, the Secretary shall select the 75 cities in the United States with the largest populations of veterans. (d) Limitation The Secretary may not award a grant under this section to more than one eligible entity located in the same city. (e) Use of funds The recipient of a grant under this section shall use the grant to establish a clearinghouse to serve as a central location for veterans who reside in the city where the recipient is located to receive information about employment opportunities and services available for veterans in that city. (f) Report to Congress Not later than December 31, 2015, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing an assessment of the grant program under this section and any recommendations of the Secretary regarding such program.

Summary: Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make grants to non-profit organizations in the 75 U.S. cities with the largest populations of veterans to establish clearinghouses for veterans to receive information about available employment opportunities and services.
Streamlining Support for Veterans and Military Caregivers Act

To amend titles 38 and 37, United States Code, to expand eligibility for certain caregiver services provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and to modify the Department of Defense special compensation program to make eligible members of the uniformed services with serious injuries or illnesses and to exempt payments of such compensation from taxation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Streamlining Support for Veterans and Military Caregivers Act 2. Expansion of eligibility for certain caregiver services provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 1720G (1) by striking family caregiver caregiver (2) by striking family caregivers caregivers (3) in subsection (a)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking family (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting or illness injury (4) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2). (b) Conforming amendment Section 1782(c)(2) of such title is amended by striking family caregiver caregiver 3. Modification of Department of Defense special compensation to make eligible members of the uniformed services with serious injuries and illness and provide for tax exemption of payments (a) Eligibility (1) In general Section 439 (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking catastrophic serious (B) in subsection (g)— (i) by striking catastrophic serious (ii) in the subsection heading, by striking catastrophic serious (2) Clerical amendments (A) Section heading The section heading of such section is amended by striking catastrophic serious (B) Table of sections The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 439 and inserting the following: 439. Special compensation: members of the uniformed services with serious injuries or illnesses requiring assistance in everyday living. . (b) Tax exempt status of payments Subsection (a) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: Payments of compensation under this section shall be exempt from taxation. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to payments of special compensation made after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Streamlining Support for Veterans and Military Caregivers Act - Expands the program of assistance and support services for caregivers of veterans to include all caregivers (currently allowed for family caregivers). Modifies the program of special compensation to members of the uniformed services for injuries and illness to allow such compensation for a serious injury or illness (currently allowed for a catastrophic injury or illness). Exempts payments of such compensation from taxation.
Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2013

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of determining whether a hospital may be designated as a critical access hospital under the Medicare program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2013 2. Flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of determining whether a hospital may be designated as a critical access hospital under the Medicare program (a) In general Section 1820(c)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395i–4(c)(2) (1) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by inserting subject to subparagraph (F), provides not more (2) by adding at the end the following: (F) Alternative bed number determination (i) 20-bed alternative In the case of a facility that was designated as a critical access hospital before the date of the enactment of the Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2013, such facility may satisfy the requirement under subparagraph (B)(iii) by providing inpatient care for a period that does not exceed, as determined on an annual, average basis, 96 hours per patient and by— (I) providing not more than 25 acute care inpatient beds (meeting the standards established by the Secretary under such subparagraph); or (II) providing not more than 20 acute care inpatient beds (as determined on an annual, average basis and meeting any applicable standards established by the Secretary under such subparagraph which do not conflict with this subclause). (ii) Occupied beds only In determining the number of beds for purposes of clause (i) . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section take effect on January 1, 2014.

Summary: Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to the Medicare rural hospital flexibility program and criteria for designation of critical access hospitals, specifically the requirement to provide not more than 25 acute care inpatient beds for inpatient care for up to 96 hours per patient as an annual average. Permits a facility that was designated a critical access hospital before enactment of this Act, in the alternative, to satisfy such requirement by providing not more than 20 acute care inpatient beds. Requires all beds to be occupied for the bed count to meet this critical access hospital criterion.
Stop Deducting Damages Act of 2013

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow deductions for the payment of compensatory and punitive damages to a government, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Deducting Damages Act of 2013 2. Treatment of payments of compensatory and punitive damages paid to a government (a) In general Section 162(f) (f) Damages paid to a government (1) Fines and penalties No deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any fine or similar penalty paid to a government for the violation of any law. (2) Compensatory damages No deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for any amount paid or incurred for compensatory damages in connection with any judgment in, or settlement of, any action against a government. (3) Punitive damages No deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for any amount paid or incurred for punitive damages in connection with any judgment in, or settlement of, any action against a government. This paragraph shall not apply to punitive damages described in section 104(c). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to damages paid or incurred after October 30, 2013. 3. Inclusion in income of punitive damages paid by insurer or otherwise (a) In general Part II of subchapter B of chapter 1 91. Punitive damages compensated by insurance or otherwise Gross income shall include any amount paid to or on behalf of a taxpayer as insurance or otherwise by reason of the taxpayer’s liability (or agreement) to pay punitive damages. . (b) Reporting requirements Section 6041 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Section To Apply to punitive damages compensation This section shall apply to payments by a person to or on behalf of another person as insurance or otherwise by reason of the other person’s liability (or agreement) to pay punitive damages. . (c) Conforming amendment The table of sections for part II of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 91. Punitive damages compensated by insurance or otherwise. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to damages paid or incurred after October 30, 2013.

Summary: Stop Deducting Damages Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) deny a tax deduction for any amount paid or incurred for compensatory or punitive damages in connection with any judgment in, or settlement of, any action against a government; and (2) include in gross income any amount paid as insurance or otherwise due to liability for punitive damages.
Furloughed Federal Employee Double Dip Elimination Act

To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that Federal employees who receive back pay for a period during which they are furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations may not also receive unemployment compensation for the same period. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Furloughed Federal Employee Double Dip Elimination Act 2. Clarification (a) In general Section 8508 (1) by inserting (a) (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) The rules and regulations shall include provisions to ensure that, in the case of a Federal employee who receives back pay for a period during which such employee was furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations— (1) such back pay shall be treated in the same way as Federal wages attributable to such employee; and (2) the period to which such back pay relates shall be treated in the same way as a period of Federal service attributable to such employee. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective as of September 30, 2013.

Summary: Furloughed Federal Employee Double Dip Elimination Act - Requires regulations pertaining to the compensation of any federal employees who receive back pay for any period in which such employee was furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations to require such back pay to be treated in the same way as federal wages attributable to such employee, and the period to which such back pay relates to be treated in the same way as a period of federal service attributable to such employee (thereby disqualifying such employee for receipt of state unemployment compensation).
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 East Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the "Chaplain (Capt.) Dale Goetz Memorial Post Office Building".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 East Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the Chaplain (Capt.) Dale Goetz Memorial Post Office Building 1. Chaplain (Capt.) Dale Goetz Memorial Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 East Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs, Colorado, shall be known and designated as Chaplain (Capt.) Dale Goetz Memorial Post Office Building (b) References Any reference 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 Chaplain (Capt.) Dale Goetz Memorial Post Office Building

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 East Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the "Chaplain (Capt.) Dale Goetz Memorial Post Office Building."