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Supporting Working Moms Act of 2013

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 regarding reasonable break time for nursing mothers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Working Moms Act of 2013 2. Reasonable break time for nursing mothers Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 213(a) sections 6 (except section 6(d) in the case of paragraph (1) of this subsection) and 7 sections 6 and 7 (except sections 6(d) and 7(r) in the case of paragraph (1) of this subsection)

Summary: Supporting Working Moms Act of 2013 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to extend the requirement that certain employers provide reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child to bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity employees or outside salesmen who are exempt from federal labor laws that limit the number of hours in a workweek.
Taxpayer Nondiscrimination & Protection Act of 2013

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by Federal officers and employees, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Nondiscrimination & Protection Act of 2013 2. Misconduct against taxpayers by Internal Revenue Service employees (a) Criminal liability Chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 250. Misconduct against taxpayers by Internal Revenue Service employees Whoever being an employee of the Internal Revenue Service, engages, during the performance of that employee’s official duties, in an act or omission described in section 1203(b) of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. . (b) Clarification of acts and omission constituting misconduct For purposes of section 1203 of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 and section 250 of title 18, United States Code (as added by this section) the protections and guarantees afforded under the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States to political speech and political expression shall not fail to be treated as rights under the Constitution of the United States referred to in section 1203(b) of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998. (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 13 250. Discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by Federal officers and employees. .

Summary: Taxpayer Nondiscrimination and Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to establish penalties for misconduct against a taxpayer by an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee during the performance of official duties, specifically including a violation of the protections and guarantees afforded under the First Amendment of the Constitution to political speech and political expression.
Volunteer Veterans for Cemetery Service Act

To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accept voluntary services from veterans and veterans service organizations at national cemeteries. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Volunteer Veterans for Cemetery Service Act 2. Authority to accept voluntary services (a) Department of Defense Section 1588(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (10) Voluntary services performed by a veteran or a veterans service organization at a cemetery under the control of the Secretary to support the personnel of such cemetery, including by a veteran sharing with visitors to the cemetery the story of the military service of the veteran. . (b) Department of Veterans Affairs Section 2404(e) (1) by striking In carrying out (1) In carrying out (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) (A) In carrying out the Secretary’s responsibilities under this chapter, the Secretary may accept voluntary services performed by a veteran or a veterans service organization at a national cemetery to support the personnel of such cemetery, including by a veteran sharing with visitors to the cemetery the story of the military service of the veteran. (B) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out subparagraph (A), including to ensure the proper qualifications, supervision, and role of a volunteer under such subparagraph. .

Summary: Volunteer Veterans for Cemetery Service Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) or the Secretary of the military department concerned to accept voluntary services performed by a veteran or veterans organization at a national cemetery, including the veteran's sharing with visitors of the story of the veteran's military service.
Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2013

To amend the Renewable Fuel Program in section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act to allow domestic alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the required applicable volume of renewable fuel. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2013 2. Inclusion of domestic alternative fuel in applicable volume of renewable fuel (a) Definition of domestic alternative fuel Section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) through (L) as subparagraphs (H) through (M), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following: (G) Domestic alternative fuel The term domestic alternative fuel (i) is produced from natural gas; and (ii) is used to replace or reduce the quantity of petroleum present in a transportation fuel. . (b) Applicable volume of renewable fuel and domestic alternative fuel Section 211(o)(2) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2) (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking contains at least in accordance with subparagraph (B) contains at least the applicable volume of renewable fuel, advanced biofuel, cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, and domestic alternative fuel, determined in accordance with subparagraph (B) (2) in subparagraph (B)(i)— (A) in the heading of subclause (I), by striking Renewable fuel Renewable fuel and domestic alternative fuel (B) in subclause (I), by striking the applicable volume of renewable fuel for the calendar years 2006 through 2022 the applicable volume of renewable fuel for the calendar years 2006 through 2012, and the applicable volume of renewable fuel and domestic alternative fuel (in the aggregate) for the calendar years 2013 through 2022 (C) in the table in subclause (I), by striking Applicable volume of renewable fuel Applicable volume of renewable fuel and domestic alternative fuel (in the aggregate)

Summary: Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2013 - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise the Renewable Fuel Program to: (1) provide that the applicable volume of renewable fuel required in transportation fuel sold or introduced into commerce in the United States for 2013 through 2022 shall apply in the aggregate to renewable fuel and domestic alternative fuel, and (2) define "domestic alternative fuel" as ethanol that is produced from natural gas and that is used to replace or reduce the quantity of petroleum present in a transportation fuel.
To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.

To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for other purposes. 1. Elimination of automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31(2) (b) Conforming amendments Section 601(a)(1) of such Act is amended— (1) by striking (a)(1) (a) (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; and (3) by striking , as adjusted by paragraph (2) of this subsection 2. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on December 31, 2014.

Summary: Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
To amend title 46, United States Code, to extend the exemption from the fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line.

To amend title 46, United States Code, to extend the exemption from the fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line. 1. Extension of exemption Section 3503(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking 2008 2028 July 24, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Amends federal shipping law to extend through October 31, 2028, the exemption of certain vessels from the requirement that U.S. passenger vessels having berth or stateroom accommodations for at least 50 passengers be constructed of fire-retardant materials in order to be granted a certificate of inspection. Continues to apply this exemption only to vessels in operation before January 1, 1968, which operate only within the Boundary Line (the dividing point between inland waters and high seas).
Right to Counsel and Taxpayer Protection Act

To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to expand the cause of action relating to the pattern or practice of conduct by a governmental authority that deprives a person of rights protected by the Constitution to such conduct relating to adults as well as juveniles. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Right to Counsel and Taxpayer Protection Act 2. Pattern or practice litigation (a) In general Section 210401(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 42 U.S.C. 14141(a) (1) after responsibility for the administration of juvenile justice criminal justice, juvenile justice, (2) after or the incarceration of juveniles persons (including juveniles) (b) Clerical amendment Section 210401(b) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14141(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) subsection (a)

Summary: Right to Counsel and Taxpayer Protection Act - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to apply provisions that prohibit any governmental authority from engaging in a pattern or practice of conduct by law enforcement officers or by officials or employees of a governmental agency with responsibility for the administration of juvenile justice or the incarceration of juveniles that deprives persons of rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States to such conduct relating to adults as well as juveniles.
Hospital Energy Conservation Act

To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program to award grants and loan guarantees to hospitals to carry out projects for the purpose of reducing energy costs and increasing resilience to improve security. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hospital Energy Conservation Act 2. Energy Conservation Grant and Loan Guarantee Pilot Program (a) Establishment The Secretary of Energy shall establish a pilot program to award grants and loan guarantees to hospitals to carry out energy conservation projects for the purpose of— (1) significantly improving the energy efficiency of such hospitals; and (2) encouraging onsite power generation and energy storage, capable of operating independent of the grid, and providing sufficient onsite emergency backup power for essential hospital functions. (b) Number of hospitals The Secretary shall award grants and loan guarantees under the pilot program to no more than 6 hospitals during the period described in subsection (f). (c) Applications A hospital seeking a grant or loan guarantee under the pilot program shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require. (d) Considerations In selecting a hospital to award a grant or loan guarantee to under the pilot program, the Secretary shall give special consideration to applications from such hospitals that can demonstrate that they are able to commence an energy conservation project more promptly. (e) Definitions In this section, the terms hospital energy conservation project 42 U.S.C. 6371 (f) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated for carrying out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2014 and 2015, to be derived from funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated for related purposes.

Summary: Hospital Energy Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish a pilot program to award grants and loan guarantees to no more than six hospitals during FY2014-FY2015 to carry out energy conservation projects for: (1) significantly improving energy efficiency; and (2) encouraging on-site power generation and energy storage, capable of operating independent of the grid, and providing sufficient on-site emergency backup power for essential hospital functions.
Food Assistance to Improve Reintegration Act of 2013

To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of food stamp eligibility of ex-offenders. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Food Assistance to Improve Reintegration Act of 2013 2. Repeal of denial of benefits Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (21 U.S.C. 862a) is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking paragraph (2); (2) in subsection (b) by striking paragraph (2); and (3) in subsection (e) by striking paragraph (2).

Summary: Food Assistance to Improve Reintegration Act of 2013 - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) eligibility of a person convicted of a felony which has as an element the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance.
To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with the opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime.

To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with the opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime. 1. Future availability of TRICARE Prime for certain beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Prime Section 732 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (2) by inserting the following new subsection: (b) Access to TRICARE Prime (1) One-time election Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary shall ensure that each affected eligible beneficiary who is enrolled in TRICARE Prime as of September 30, 2013, may make a one-time election to continue such enrollment in TRICARE Prime, notwithstanding that a contract described in subsection (a)(2)(A) does not allow for such enrollment based on the location in which such beneficiary resides. The beneficiary may continue such enrollment in TRICARE Prime so long as the beneficiary resides in the same ZIP code as the ZIP Code in which the beneficiary resided at the time of such election. (2) Enrollment in TRICARE Standard If an affected eligible beneficiary makes the one-time election under paragraph (1), the beneficiary may thereafter elect to enroll in TRICARE Standard at any time in accordance with a contract described in subsection (a)(2)(A). (3) Residence at time of election An affected eligible beneficiary may not make the one-time election under paragraph (1) if, at the time of such election, the beneficiary does not reside in a ZIP code that is in a region described in subsection (c)(1)(B). .

Summary: Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to direct the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that each beneficiary other than an active-duty beneficiary who is enrolled in TRICARE Prime (a DOD managed health care program), as of September 30, 2013, may make a one-time election to continue such enrollment, notwithstanding that an existing TRICARE contract does not allow for such enrollment based on the location in which the beneficiary resides. Allows the beneficiary to continue in such enrollment while residing in the same ZIP Code in which the beneficiary resided at the time of election. Allows such a beneficiary to elect, at any time, to instead enroll in TRICARE Standard.
Business Development Company Modernization Act

To permit business development companies to increase investments in small-and middle-market financial services companies and investment advisors. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Business Development Company Modernization Act 2. Investments of business development companies The Investment Company Act of 1940 is amended— (1) in section 2(a)(46(B) ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–2(46)(B) nor a company which would be an investment company except for the exclusion from the definition of investment company in section 3(c) of this title (2) in section 60 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–59 except that the Commission shall not except that— (1) section 12 shall not apply to the purchasing, otherwise acquiring, or holding by a business development company of any security issued by, or any other interest in the business of, any person who is— (A) an investment adviser registered under title II of this Act or who is an investment adviser to an investment company; or (B) an eligible portfolio company as defined in section 2(a)(46) ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–2(a)(46) (C) the Commission shall not .

Summary: Business Development Company Modernization Act - Amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to allow business development companies to invest in: (1) a registered investment adviser or investment adviser to an investment company, or (2) an eligible portfolio company (generally, a small- or middle-market financial service company).
Access to Certified Professional Midwives Act of 2013

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide access to certified professional midwives for women enrolled in the Medicaid program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to Certified Professional Midwives Act of 2013 2. Requirements for coverage of services provided by certified professional midwives under Medicaid (a) Coverage of certified professional midwife services Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(a) (1) in paragraph (28), by deleting and (2) by redesignating paragraph (29) as paragraph (30); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (28) the following paragraph: (29) services that— (A) are furnished by a certified professional midwife (as defined by the Secretary); and (B) the certified professional midwife is legally authorized to perform under State law (or the State regulatory mechanism provided by State law); and . (b) Inclusion in mandatory services Section 1902(a)(10)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A) (1) by striking and (28) (2) by inserting , and (29) (28) (c) Effective date (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2015. (2) Rule for changes requiring State legislation In the case of a State plan for medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by this section, the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the later of the following dates: (A) The first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. (B) The date in paragraph (1) For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

Summary: Access to Certified Professional Midwives Act of 2013 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to extend Medicaid coverage to certified professional midwife services.
Support Working Parents Act of 2013

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care tax credit. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Support Working Parents Act of 2013 2. Repeal of phasedown of credit percentage for dependent care credit (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment) is amended to read as follows: (a) Allowance of Credit In the case of an individual for which there are 1 or more qualifying individuals with respect to such individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 35 percent of the employment-related expenses paid by such individual during the taxable year. . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Support Working Parents Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the phaseout of the tax credit for dependent care services for taxpayers whose adjusted gross incomes exceed $15,000.
Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force

To repeal Public Law 107–40 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force 2. Congressional finding Congress finds that the Authorization for Use of Military Force ( Public Law 107–40 3. Repeal of Public Law 107–40 Effective 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Authorization for Use of Military Force ( Public Law 107–40 50 U.S.C. 1541

Summary: Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force - States that the Authorization for Use of Military Force (P.L. 107-40) has been used to justify an open-ended authorization for the use of military force and such an interpretation is inconsistent with the authority of Congress to declare war and make all laws for executing powers vested by the Constitution in the U.S. government. Repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force, effective 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Veterans' Dignity and Honor Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of benefits payable for the burial and funeral expenses of certain veterans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Dignity and Honor Act 2. Increase in amount of burial and funeral benefits for veterans (a) Funeral expenses Section 2302(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking $300 $1918 (b) Plot allowance Section 2303(b) of such title is amended by striking $700 $1150 (c) Death from service-Connected disability Section 2307 of such title is amended by striking $2,000 $6160 (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to deaths occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Veterans' Dignity and Honor Act - Increases the amounts payable through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for: (1) burial and funeral expenses of certain veterans, and (2) such expenses in connection with a veteran's death due to a service-connected disability.