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To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress.

To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress. 1. Limitation on further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada The proviso of the last sentence of the first section of the Act of September 14, 1950 (64 Stat. 849, chapter 950; 16 U.S.C. 431a or Nevada Wyoming

Summary: Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks and monuments in Nevada from being undertaken, except by express authorization of Congress.
Protecting Lives Using Surplus Equipment Act of 2016

To prohibit any regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy issued after May 15, 2015, that limits the sale or donation of excess property of the Federal Government to State and local agencies for law enforcement activities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Lives Using Surplus Equipment Act of 2016 2. General prohibition No regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy issued after May 15, 2015, that limits the sale or donation of excess property of the Federal Government, including excess property of the Department of Defense, to State and local agencies for law enforcement activities (whether pursuant to section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, or any other provision of law, or as a condition on the use of Federal funds) shall have any force or effect unless enacted into law by Congress. 3. Limitation on Federal funds No agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government may use any Federal funds, fees, or resources to implement such regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy. 4. Return or reissue of equipment recalled or seized Any property recalled or seized on or after May 15, 2015, pursuant to a regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy described in section 1 shall be returned, replaced, or re-issued to the State or local agency from which it was recalled or seized, at no cost to such agency, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Protecting Lives Using Surplus Equipment Act of 2016 This bill invalidates any regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy issued after May 15, 2015, that limits the sale or donation of excess federal property to state and local law enforcement agencies unless enacted by Congress. Additionally, it prohibits the use of federal funds to implement such regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy. Property that was recalled or seized on or after May 15, 2015, must be returned, replaced, or reissued to the state or local law enforcement agency.
Healthy Food Choices Act of 2016

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance benefits be used to purchase supplemental foods that are eligible for purchase under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (commonly known as the WIC program) and certain additional foods. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthy Food Choices Act of 2016 2. Amendment Section 3(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012(k) (k) Food 42 U.S.C. 1786(b)(14) (1) meat, fish, and poultry; (2) beans, soups, and immature varieties of legumes (such as those used in canned green peas, green beans, snap beans, yellow beans, and wax beans); and (3) baked beans with meat (e.g., beans and franks). . 3. Effective date This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2017.

Summary: Healthy Food Choices Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to apply nutritional standards for the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to foods purchased for USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program), with the addition of: meat, fish, and poultry; beans, soups, and immature varieties of legumes (such as those used in canned green peas, green beans, snap beans, yellow beans, and wax beans); and baked beans with meat. (Foods purchased for WIC must: (1) contain nutrients determined by nutritional research to be lacking in the diets of pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, or children; or (2) promote the health of the population served by the program.)
To prohibit the Department of State from obligating or expending any funds to hire a contractor to deliver interactive, professional training seminars for senior-level officials on effective congressional testimony and briefing skills, and for other purposes.

To prohibit the Department of State from obligating or expending any funds to hire a contractor to deliver interactive, professional training seminars for senior-level officials on effective congressional testimony and briefing skills, and for other purposes. 1. Prohibition on the Department of State from using funds for certain contractors (a) Prohibition The Department of State may not obligate or expend any funds to hire a contractor to deliver interactive, professional training seminars for senior-level officials on effective congressional testimony and briefing skills. (b) Unobligated balances Unobligated balances of funds described in subsection (a) are hereby rescinded.

Summary: This bill prohibits the Department of State from obligating or expending any funds to hire a contractor to deliver interactive, professional training seminars for senior-level officials on effective congressional testimony and briefing skills. The bill also rescinds any unobligated balances of funds for such purposes.
CURB Lifeline Act of 2016

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to place an annual cap on support provided through the Lifeline program of the Federal Communications Commission and to provide for certain other requirements relating to such program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Controlling the Unchecked and Reckless Ballooning of Lifeline Act of 2016 CURB Lifeline Act of 2016 2. Certain requirements relating to the Lifeline program (a) In general Part II of title II of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 251 et seq. 254A. Certain requirements relating to the Lifeline program (a) Annual cap on support The total amount of support that may be provided through the Lifeline program of the Commission in any calendar year may not exceed $1,500,000,000. (b) Prohibition on subsidy of devices Support provided through the Lifeline program of the Commission may not be applied to any amount charged to a consumer for the sale, lease, or other provision of a mobile telephone or similar device. (c) Prohibition on voice-Only mobile service Support provided through the Lifeline program of the Commission may not be applied to mobile service if the service offering is limited to voice communications service. . (b) Effective dates Section 254A of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by subsection (a), shall apply as follows: (1) Subsection (a) of such section shall apply beginning with calendar year 2017. (2) Subsection (b) of such section shall apply beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (3) Subsection (c) of such section shall apply beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Controlling the Unchecked and Reckless Ballooning of Lifeline Act of 2016 or the CURB Lifeline Act of 2016 This bill prohibits the total amount of annual support that may be provided through the Lifeline program of the Federal Communications Commission from exceeding $1.5 billion. Support provided through the Lifeline program may not be applied to: (1) any amount charged to a consumer for the sale, lease, or other provision of a mobile telephone or similar device; or (2) mobile service if the service offering is limited to voice communications service.
IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016

To require that user fees collected by the Internal Revenue Service be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016 2. Deposit of IRS user fees into general fund of the Treasury (a) In general The second sentence of section 3 of title I of Public Law 103–329 26 U.S.C. 7801 administrative provisions-internal revenue service The Secretary of the Treasury may spend and thereafter: Any fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and shall not be expended by the Internal Revenue Service unless provided by an appropriations Act: (b) Conforming amendment The last proviso of such section is amended by striking and how they are being expended by the Service (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to fees collected after the date of the enactment of this Act. April 18, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service to deposit fees for services in the general fund of the Treasury and prohibits the expenditure of such fees unless an appropriations Act provides for such expenditure.
Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2015

To require States to report information on Medicaid payments to abortion providers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2015 2. Required reporting of medicaid payments to abortion providers (a) In general Not later than 60 days after the end of fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, each State that makes a Medicaid payment from Federal funds during the fiscal year for any items or services furnished by an abortion provider shall— (1) submit to the Secretary a report on all such payments; and (2) publish the report on a public Internet website of the State. (b) Report described The report under subsection (a) shall, with respect to each payment, include the following: (1) A specification of the amount of the payment. (2) A specification of the purposes for which the payment was made. (3) A comparison of the amount of the payment with the amount of any such payment to the provider involved in any prior fiscal year. (4) A specification of the number of abortions performed during the fiscal year by the provider involved. (c) Report to congress Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and publish on a public Internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services, a report that— (1) contains the reports submitted pursuant to subsection (a) for the fiscal year; and (2) includes a summary of the reports. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Abortion provider The term abortion provider (A) performs (or refers an individual for) an abortion; or (B) controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, an entity described in subparagraph (A). (2) Medicaid payment from Federal funds The term Medicaid payment from Federal funds (3) Secretary The term Secretary (4) State The term State (e) Conforming amendments to Social Security Act Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a) (1) by striking and (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (81) and inserting ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (81) the following: (82) provide for the submission of reports in accordance with section 2 of the Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2015. .

Summary: Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2015 Directs each state that makes a Medicaid payment from federal funds during the fiscal year for any items or services furnished by an abortion provider to: (1) report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) on all such payments, and (2) publish the report on a public Internet website of the state. Requires an annual report to specified congressional committees on such reports, which shall also be published on a public HHS website.
To impose a ban on the payment of bonuses to employees of the Internal Revenue Service until the Secretary of the Treasury develops and implements a comprehensive customer service strategy.

To impose a ban on the payment of bonuses to employees of the Internal Revenue Service until the Secretary of the Treasury develops and implements a comprehensive customer service strategy. 1. Ban on IRS bonuses until IRS develops comprehensive customer service strategy (a) In general The Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary’s delegate, may not pay a bonus, award, or similar cash payment to any employee of the Internal Revenue Service until the Secretary, or the Secretary’s delegate, develops and submits to Congress a comprehensive customer service strategy that has been reviewed and approved by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. Such strategy shall include— (1) appropriate telephone and correspondence levels of service, which shall be based on service provided by the best in business and customer expectations; (2) a thorough assessment of which services the Internal Revenue Service can shift to self-service options; and (3) proposals to improve customer service in the short term (the current and following fiscal year), medium term (approximately three to five fiscal years), and long term (approximately ten fiscal years). (b) Progress reports The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary’s delegate, shall submit reports to the Congress on the status of its customer service strategy and actions taken to improve customer service. Such reports shall be submitted on a semiannual basis until the comprehensive customer service strategy under subsection (a) is fully implemented. 2. No additional funds authorized No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out the requirements of this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated or made available. April 18, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury from paying a bonus, award, or similar cash payment to any Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee until Treasury develops and submits to Congress a comprehensive customer service strategy that has been reviewed and approved by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. The strategy must include: (1) appropriate telephone and correspondence levels of service; (2) a thorough assessment of which services the IRS can shift to self-service options; and (3) proposals to improve customer service over the short-term, the medium-term, and the long-term. In developing the strategy, Treasury must consult with the National Taxpayer Advocate. Treasury must submit semiannual reports to Congress on the status of its customer service strategy and actions taken to improve customer service. (Sec. 2) No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out this bill.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to pay special compensation to certain veterans with the loss or loss of use of creative organs.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to pay special compensation to certain veterans with the loss or loss of use of creative organs. 1. Special compensation for loss or loss of use of creative organs (a) In general Section 1114 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (u) (1) Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary shall pay to a covered veteran two lump-sum special compensation payments each in the amount of $10,000. The second such payment may not occur less than one year after the date of the first such payment. (2) Special compensation paid to a covered veteran under paragraph (1) is in addition to disability compensation paid to the veteran pursuant to subsection (k), except that in any month in which the veteran receives a payment of such special compensation, the veteran may not also receive such disability compensation pursuant to subsection (k). (3) A covered veteran shall submit to the Secretary a separate, specific application for each payment of special compensation paid under paragraph (1) in such form and in such manner as the Secretary considers appropriate. (4) In this subsection, the term covered veteran (A) the anatomical loss of one or more creative organs; or (B) the permanent or static loss of use of one or more creative organs. . (b) Application Subsection (u) of section 1114 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to a veteran who receives disability compensation on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay additional compensation in the form of two $10,000 lump-sum payments to a veteran who is paid disability compensation for: (1) the anatomical loss of one or more creative organs, or (2) the permanent or static loss of use of one or more creative organs. (Creative organs are those involved in reproduction.)
Risk Management and Homeowner Stability Act of 2016

To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to prohibit the use of guarantee fees as offsets. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Risk Management and Homeowner Stability Act of 2016 2. Prohibiting the use of guarantee fees as offsets (a) In general Title III of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 316. Prohibiting the use of guarantee fees as offsets (a) In the Senate or the House of Representatives, if a bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report includes a provision that increases, or extends the increase of, the guarantee fees of an enterprise, the chair of the Committee on the Budget of the applicable House shall not count the budgetary effects of such provision for purposes of title III and title IV of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Act of 1974, the Rules of the House of Representatives, and applicable provisions of concurrent resolutions on the budget. (b) The evaluation under subsection (a) shall not apply to any legislation that provides for an increase, or extension of an increase, of any guarantee fee of an enterprise to be used for the purpose of financing reforms to the secondary mortgage market. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 315 the following new item: Sec. 316. Prohibiting the use of guarantee fees as offsets. .

Summary: Risk Management and Homeowner Stability Act of 2016 This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit the chairs of the congressional budget committees from counting increases to guarantee fees as offsets for budget enforcement purposes. The bill includes an exception for legislation that increases guarantee fees to finance reforms to the secondary mortgage market. (Guarantee fees are charged by enterprises, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association [Fannie Mae] and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Freddie Mac], to guarantee the payment of principal and interest on loans. This bill prevents the fees from being used to offset provisions that increase the deficit in determining whether a budget point of order applies to legislation.)
Dairy MILC Act of 2016

To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to use data from each State to calculate average feed cost and actual dairy production margins, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dairy Margin Insurance Location Calculation Act of 2016 Dairy MILC Act of 2016 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Section 1403 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9053 (2) However, the margin protection program omits factors such as energy, transportation, and labor prices in calculating average feed cost. (3) Such omitted factors contribute to variation in the feed prices paid by dairy producers. (4) Section 1402 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9052 (5) A recent analysis by Farm Credit East showed that the average price of feed paid by producers in the Northeast could be 20 percent higher than the average national feed cost. (6) Data from each State on average feed prices, average energy prices, average transportation prices, and average labor prices are therefore necessary to accurately calculate average feed cost. (7) The Secretary of Agriculture should use data from each State on the feed prices paid by dairy producers to calculate the actual dairy production margin to better protect dairy farmers from harmfully low actual dairy production margins. 3. Calculation of average feed cost (a) In general Section 1402(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9052(a) (a) Calculation of Average Feed Cost (1) In general The Secretary shall calculate the average feed cost using, from each of the 50 States and each territory or possession of the United States specified in section 1401(11), the following data: (A) The price of corn for a month. (B) The price of soybean meal for a month. (C) The price of alfalfa hay for a month. (2) Further considerations For the purpose of calculating the average feed cost under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall also take into consideration energy costs, transportation costs, and labor costs. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first consecutive 2-month period (as defined in section 1401 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9051

Summary: Dairy Margin Insurance Location Calculation Act of 2016 or the Dairy MILC Act of 2016 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to calculate the average feed cost for the Dairy Margin Protection Program using data from each state rather than the national average. USDA must also take into consideration costs for energy, transportation, and labor. (The Dairy Margin Protection Program makes payments to participating farmers when actual dairy production margins fall below a farmer-selected insured margin. Average feed costs are part of the formula used to calculate actual dairy production margins.)
No Dollars for Iran Act

To prohibit the Department of the Treasury from issuing licenses to permit offshore dollar clearing outside of the United States financial system for transactions involving or benefitting Iran. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Dollars for Iran Act 2. Prohibition on certain licenses for offshore dollar clearing related to Iran The Secretary of the Treasury may not issue any license under the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (31 C.F.R. Part 560), or under any other law, to permit a person to conduct offshore dollar clearing outside of the United States financial system for transactions involving or benefitting, directly or indirectly, the government of Iran or any Iranian person.

Summary: No Dollars for Iran Act This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury from issuing a license under any law, including the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, that would permit a person to conduct offshore dollar clearing outside of the U.S. financial system for transactions that would involve or benefit the government of Iran or any Iranian person.