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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service currently located at 16281 U.S. Highway 59 in Moscow, Texas, as the "Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya Memorial Post Office".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service currently located at 16281 U.S. Highway 59 in Moscow, Texas, as the Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya Memorial Post Office 1. Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya Memorial Post Office (a) Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya, an American citizen of Russian extraction, was a Russian-American journalist who exposed numerous human rights violations committed by the Russian military in Chechnya, and was a harsh critic of Vladimir Putin. (2) In 2001, while investigating complaints of torture in the Chechen town of Khattuni, she was detained and beaten by Russian military officials. (3) In 2004, she published the book Putin’s Russia, which exposed many harsh police state tactics of the Putin regime. (4) In September 2004, she became severely ill after an assassination attempt using poisoned tea. (5) In 2006, she was shot to death in her apartment in Moscow, Russia. (b) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service currently located at 16281 U.S. Highway 59 in Moscow, Texas, shall hereafter be known as the Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya Memorial Post Office (c) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referenced in subsection (b) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya Memorial Post Office

Summary: Designates the U.S. Postal Service facility located at 16281 U.S. Highway 59 in Moscow, Texas, as the "Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya Memorial Post Office."
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children. 1. Improvement of care provided to newborn children Section 1786 (1) in subsection (a), by striking seven days 14 days (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Annual report Not later than October 31 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the health care services provided under subsection (a) during the fiscal year preceding the date of the report, including the number of newborn children who received such services during such fiscal year. .

Summary: Allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide the newborn child of a woman veteran who is receiving VA maternity care with post-delivery care services for 14 days after the child's birth if the veteran delivered the child in a VA facility or another facility with which the VA has a contract for such services. (Currently, such care may not be provided for more than 7 days.)
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require public disclosure of the method used to calculate consumer credit scores and inclusion of debt settlement agreements in consumer reports.

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require public disclosure of the method used to calculate consumer credit scores and inclusion of debt settlement agreements in consumer reports. 1. Public disclosure of method used to calculate consumer credit scores Section 609 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681g (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) by striking that— if the consumer that, if the consumer (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ; and (C) by striking subparagraph (B); and (2) by amending subsection (f)(5) to read as follows: (5) Public disclosure of credit score methodology Any person who develops a tool or system for deriving a credit score shall make such tool or system available to the public, including on such person’s website. . 2. Requirement for furnishers of information to report debt settlement Section 623(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681s–1(a) (10) Duty to provide notice of debt settlement A person who furnishes information to a consumer reporting agency with respect to a debt of a consumer shall, if the person enters into a settlement agreement with the consumer with respect to such debt, notify the consumer reporting agency of such agreement within 30 days of such agreement. .

Summary: Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to require any person (any individual, partnership, corporation, trust, estate, cooperative, association, government or governmental agency, or other entity) who develops a tool or system for deriving a credit score to make such tool or system available to the public, including on such person's website. Removes provisions that prohibit FCRA from being construed to require: (1) a consumer reporting agency to disclose to a consumer any information concerning credit scores or any other risk scores or predictors relating to the consumer, or (2) a consumer reporting agency that distributes credit scores developed by another person or entity to provide a further explanation of such scores or to process a dispute regarding the accuracy of a consumer's file. Requires a person or entity who furnishes information to a consumer reporting agency with respect to a debt of a consumer to notify the consumer reporting agency of any settlement agreement that the person or entity has entered into with the consumer regarding such debt within 30 days of any such agreement.
Empowering Our Veterans Act of 2014

To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from obligating or expending funds for alternative energy generation projects unless specifically authorized by law, and for other purposes. 1. Short title; findings (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering Our Veterans Act of 2014 (b) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The primary responsibility of the Department of Veterans Affairs is to provide the best possible medical care to wounded veterans. (2) Since 2009, the Department has expended at least $420,000,000 on solar and wind renewable energy projects at facilities of the Department. (3) The wind power generation projects at facilities of the Department have been full of costly delays and expensive overages, thereby wasting millions of taxpayers’ dollars and distracting the Department from accomplishing its primary responsibility. (4) The current disability claims backlog and appointment wait times are an unacceptable national disgrace. (5) The Department should use all required resources to ensure that all qualified veterans receive the best medical care available. 2. Congressional approval of alternative energy generation projects of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Approval required No funds may be appropriated for any fiscal year, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not obligate or expend funds, for any alternative energy generation project unless funds for that project have been specifically authorized by law. (b) Transfer The Secretary shall transfer all unobligated funds appropriated to the Secretary before the date of the enactment of this Act for an alternative energy generation project to the Medical Services section 1705(a) (c) Alternative energy generation project defined In this section, the term alternative energy generation project

Summary: Empowering Our Veterans Act of 2014 - Prohibits the appropriation of funds, or the obligation or expenditure of funds by Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), for any VA alternative energy generation project unless the funds for such project have been specifically authorized by law. Directs the Secretary to transfer all unobligated funds that were appropriated to the VA before this Act's enactment for an alternative energy generation project to the VA's account funding veterans' medical care.
To continue the use of a 3-month quarter EHR reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful use for 2015 under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payment programs, and for other purposes.

To continue the use of a 3-month quarter EHR reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful use for 2015 under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payment programs, and for other purposes. 1. Continuing use of 3-month quarter EHR reporting periods for professionals and hospitals to demonstrate meaningful use for 2015 under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payment programs In specifying the EHR reporting period under part 495 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, for purposes of titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall continue through 2015 (in the case of eligible professionals) and fiscal year 2015 (in the case of eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals) to permit the use of a 3-month quarter EHR reporting period to demonstrate meaningful use for purposes of such part, without regard to the payment year or the stage of meaningful use criteria involved.

Summary: Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in specifying the electronic health record (EHR) reporting period under EHR electronic health record technology incentive payment programs under titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, to continue through 2015 (in the case of eligible professionals) and FY2015 (in the case of eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals) to permit the use of a three-month quarter EHR reporting period to demonstrate meaningful use without regard to the payment year or the stage of meaningful use criteria involved.
Firefighter Equipment Protection Act of 2014

To amend title 10, United States Code, to continue the national security exemption from emissions regulations when an excess Department of Defense vehicle covered by the exemption is transferred to a firefighting agency in a State or to any other State agency. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Firefighter Equipment Protection Act of 2014 2. Continuation of national security emissions exemption for certain Department of Defense vehicle transfers (a) Continuation of emissions exemption upon transfer Section 2576b (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): (d) Continuation of emissions exemption upon transfer Personal property transferred under the authority of this section or through the Federal Excess Personal Property (FEPP) program or the Firefighter Property program (FFP) that qualified for a national security exemption under section 89.908 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, shall maintain this exemption even after the personal property is transferred to a firefighting agency in a State or to another State agency. . (b) Effective date Subsection (d) of section 2576b

Summary: Firefighter Equipment Protection Act of 2014 - Codifies a national security exemption from emissions regulations for excess personal property of the Department of Defense (DOD) that is transferred under specified DOD property transfer programs to a firefighting agency in a state or to another state agency.
Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014

To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a rule to require child safety packaging for liquid nicotine containers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014 2. Child safety packaging for liquid nicotine containers (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Commission The term Commission (2) Liquid nicotine container The term liquid nicotine container (A) has an opening that is accessible through normal and reasonably foreseeable use by a consumer; and (B) is used to hold liquid containing nicotine in any concentration. (3) Nicotine The term nicotine (4) Special packaging The term special packaging (b) Required use of special packaging for liquid nicotine containers (1) Rulemaking (A) In general Notwithstanding section 3(a)(5)(B) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)(B) (B) Amendments The Commission may promulgate such amendments to the rule promulgated under subparagraph (A) as the Commission considers appropriate. (2) Expedited process The Commission shall promulgate the rules under paragraph (1) in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code. (3) Inapplicability of certain rulemaking requirements The following provisions shall not apply to a rulemaking under paragraph (1): (A) Sections 7 and 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 and 2058). (B) Section 3 of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1262 (C) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 3 of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 1472). (4) Savings clause Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or diminish the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to regulate the manufacture, marketing, sale, or distribution of liquid nicotine, liquid nicotine containers, electronic cigarettes, or similar products that contain or dispense liquid nicotine.

Summary: Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014 - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to promulgate a rule requiring liquid nicotine containers to be designed with special packaging that is difficult for children under five years of age to open or to obtain harmful contents from.
No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act

To require a review of the completeness of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the derivative terrorist watchlist utilized by the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act 2. Review of the completeness of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the derivative terrorist watchlist utilized by the Transportation Security Administration (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Terrorist Screening Center, shall complete a review, in coordination with appropriate representatives from the Department of Homeland Security and all other relevant Federal agencies, of the completeness of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) and the terrorist watchlist utilized by the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to determine if an individual who may seek to board a United States-bound flight or a domestic flight and who poses a threat to aviation or national security or a threat of terrorism and who is known or suspected of being a member of a foreign terrorist organization is included in such Database and on such watchlist. (b) Report Not later than ten days after the completion of the review under subsection (a), the Director of the Terrorist Screening Center shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the findings of such review.

Summary: No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act - Requires the Director of the Terrorist Screening Center to: (1) review the completeness of the Terrorist Screening Database and the terrorist watch list utilized by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to determine if an individual who may seek to board a U.S.-bound or domestic flight, and who poses a threat to aviation or national security or a threat of terrorism and is known or suspected of being a member of a foreign terrorist organization, is included in the Database and on such watch list; and (2) report findings to the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
To amend the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989 to expand the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers Training Program Pilot Program to include a Coast Guard unit at Pinellas Park High School in Pinellas Park, Florida, and for other purposes.

To amend the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989 to expand the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers Training Program Pilot Program to include a Coast Guard unit at Pinellas Park High School in Pinellas Park, Florida, and for other purposes. 1. Expansion of Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers Training Program Pilot Program (a) Inclusion of additional school Subsection (a) of section 204 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989 ( Public Law 101–225 (1) by striking in cooperation (1) in cooperation ; (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) in cooperation with the Pinellas County School District of Pinellas County, Florida, as part of Pinellas Park High School (hereinafter in this section referred to as the High School . (b) Conforming amendments Such section is further amended— (1) by inserting and the High School Academy Academy (2) by inserting or the High School, as the case may be Academy Academy

Summary: Amends the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989 to expand the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers Training Program Pilot Program by authorizing the Coast Guard to establish and maintain a junior reserve officers training program in cooperation with the Pinellas County School District of Pinellas County, Florida.
INVEST Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the work opportunity tax credit with respect to the hiring of veterans in the field of renewable energy. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Incentives for our Nation’s Veterans in Energy Sustainability Technologies INVEST Act 2. Work opportunity tax credit for veterans hired in the field of renewable energy (a) In general Section 51(d)(14) (14) Certain veterans hired in the field of renewable energy (A) In general For purposes of this subpart, an individual shall be treated a member of a targeted group if such individual is a specified veteran, but qualified wages with respect to such individual shall include only wages attributable to services rendered in a field of renewable energy. (B) Specified veteran For purposes of this paragraph, the term specified veteran (i) having received a credential or certification from the Department of Defense of military occupational specialty or skill in a field of renewable energy or with respect to advanced manufacturing, machinist or welding, or engineering, (ii) having completed a vocational degree in a field of renewable energy during the 1-year period ending on the hiring date, or (iii) having completed a LEED certification with the United States Green Building Council. (C) Renewable energy For purposes of this paragraph, renewable energy means resources that rely on fuel sources that restore themselves over short periods of time and do not diminish, including the sun, wind, moving water, organic plant and waste material, and the earth’s heat. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after December 31, 2013.

Summary: Incentives for our Nation's Veterans in Energy Sustainability Technologies or the INVEST Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the work opportunity tax credit for the hiring of a specified veteran who works in a field of renewable energy. Defines "specified veteran" as any veteran who is certified as: (1) having received a credential or certification from the Department of Defense (DOD) of a military occupational specialty or skill in a field of renewable energy or with respect to advanced manufacturing, machinist or welding, or engineering; (2) having completed a vocational degree in a field of renewable energy; or (3) having completed a LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certification with the United States Green Building Council.
Preserving Multifamily Housing Act of 2014

To prohibit the Federal Housing Finance Agency from reducing or limiting the multifamily housing business of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Multifamily Housing Act of 2014 2. Prohibition on reducing or limiting multifamily housing business of GSEs Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency may not, acting in the Director’s supervisory or regulatory capacity under section 1311 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 4511 12 U.S.C. 4617 (1) the Director determines that there is substantial evidence that such action is necessary to ensure the financial safety and soundness of such enterprise; (2) causes such determination to be published in the Federal Register; and (3) submits written notice of such determination to the Congress.

Summary: Preserving Multifamily Housing Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) from taking any action that has the effect of reducing or limiting the volume or scope of the business of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government-sponsored enterprises or GSEs) in mortgages for multifamily housing unless the Director: (1) determines that there is substantial evidence that such action is necessary to ensure the financial safety and soundness of the GSE, (2) causes that determination to be published in the Federal Register, and (3) submits written notice of the determination to Congress.
Teacher Tax Relief Act of 2014

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Teacher Tax Relief Act of 2014 2. Deduction for certain expenses of school teachers (a) Deduction made permanent Subparagraph (D) of section 62(a)(2) of such Code is amended by striking In the case of taxable years beginning during 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, or 2013, the deductions The deductions (b) Inflation adjustment Subsection (d) of section 62 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Inflation adjustment In the case of any taxable year beginning after 2013, the $250 amount in subsection (a)(2)(D) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (A) such dollar amount, multiplied by (B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting calendar year 2012 calendar year 1992 Any increase determined under the preceding sentence shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $50. . (c) Professional Development Expenses Subparagraph (D) of section 62(a)(2) of such Code is amended— (1) by striking educator in connection educator— (2) by inserting at the end the following: (i) by reason of the participation of the educator in professional development courses related to the curriculum in which the educator provides instruction or to the students for which the educator provides instruction, and (ii) in connection with books, supplies (other than nonathletic supplies for courses of instruction in health or physical education), computer equipment (including related software and services) and other equipment, and supplementary materials used by the eligible educator in the classroom. . (d) Eligible Educator Technical Amendment Subparagraph (A) of section 62(d)(1) of such Code is amended by inserting ending during the taxable year (e) Effective Date (1) In general The amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013. (2) Technical amendment The amendment made by subsection (d) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001.

Summary: Teacher Tax Relief Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax deduction for the expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, to: (1) allow an inflation adjustment to the amount of such deduction for taxable years beginning after 2013, (2) allow the deduction of professional development expenses, and (3) make such deduction permanent.