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Veterans' STEM Education Program

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill for veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or math. 1. Short title This Act may be referred to as the Veterans’ STEM Education Program 2. Additional educational assistance under Post-9/11 GI Bill for veterans pursuing degree in science, technology, engineering, or math (a) Additional assistance (1) In general Chapter 33 section 3316 3316A. Veterans’ STEM Education Program (a) In General (1) The Secretary may pay to an individual entitled to educational assistance under this chapter such additional amount as the Secretary considers appropriate if— (A) the individual is using such assistance to pursue a program of education described in subsection (b); and (B) the amount of such assistance otherwise provided under this chapter does not cover the full cost of the established charges for such program of education, as determined after the application of any waiver of, or reduction in, tuition and fees and any scholarship, or other Federal, State, institutional, or employer-based aid or assistance (other than loans and any funds provided under section 401(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a (2) Amounts payable to an individual under this section are in addition to any other amounts payable to such individual under this chapter. (b) Covered Programs of Education A program of education described in this subsection is a program of education with a focus (as determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary for purposes of this section) on science, technology, engineering, or math. . (2) Clerical Amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3316 the following new item: 3316A. Veterans’ STEM Education Program. . (b) Reports to Congress Section 3325(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ; and (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) a detailed description of the activities carried out under section 3316A of this title during the academic year covered by the report and an evaluation of such activities; and .

Summary: Veterans' STEM Education Program This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay an additional appropriate amount, beyond other educational assistance, to each individual entitled to post-9/11 educational assistance who is pursuing a program of education with a STEM focus (science, technology, engineering, and math). Information on such additional payments must be included in a currently required annual VA educational assistance report.
Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2015

To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing 2-fiscal-year budget authority, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2015 2. Advance appropriations for certain Indian Health Service accounts (a) In general Section 825 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1680o (1) by inserting (a) There are authorized (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) For each fiscal year, beginning with the first fiscal year that starts during the year after the year in which this subsection is enacted, discretionary new budget authority provided for the Indian Health Services and Indian Health Facilities accounts of the Indian Health Service shall include advance discretionary new budget authority that first becomes available for the first fiscal year after the budget year. (c) The Secretary shall include in documents submitted to Congress in support of the President’s budget submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for each fiscal year to which subsection (b) applies detailed estimates of the funds necessary for the Indian Health Services and Indian Health Facilities accounts of the Indian Health Service for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted. . (b) Submission of budget request Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (37) the list (39) the list (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (40) information on estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for the following accounts of the Indian Health Service: (A) Indian Health Services. (B) Indian Health Facilities. .

Summary: Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2015 This bill amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Services and Indian Health Facilities accounts of the Indian Health Service. The advance appropriations provide new budget authority that first becomes available in the first fiscal year after the budget year. The bill requires the President's budget and the supporting documents submitted to Congress to include detailed estimates related to the advance appropriations.
To establish in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs the Office of Health Care Quality.

To establish in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs the Office of Health Care Quality. 1. Establishment of Office of Health Care Quality in Veterans Health Administration (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 73 7310. Office of Health Care Quality (a) Establishment There is in the Veterans Health Administration an Office of Health Care Quality (hereinafter in this section referred to as the Office (b) Director (1) The head of the Office shall be a Director, who shall report directly to the Under Secretary for Health (without delegation). (2) Any person appointed as Director shall be— (A) an established expert in the field of health care quality, administration of medical facilities, or similar fields; and (B) qualified to carry out the duties of the Office based on demonstrated experience and expertise. (c) Functions The functions of the Office are as follows: (1) To develop and maintain a system to provide notice to all medical facilities of the Department of any applicable best practices, quality improvements, corrective actions, and Inspector General recommendations. (2) To monitor the compliance of such medical facilities with such best practices, quality improvements, corrective actions, and Inspector General recommendations. (d) Resources The Secretary shall ensure that the Director has sufficient resources to carry out the responsibilities of the Director in a timely manner. (e) Report The Director shall submit to Congress an annual report on the progress of the medical facilities of the Department in implementing applicable best practices, quality improvements, corrective actions, and Inspector General recommendations. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7309 the following new item: 7310. Office of Health Care Quality. . (c) Deadline for implementation Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Health Care Quality, as established under section 7310 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall develop an initial system for proving the notice required under such section 7310.

Summary: This bill establishes in the Veterans Health Administration an Office of Health Care Quality to oversee the implementation and dissemination of best practices, quality improvements, corrective actions, and Inspector General recommendations across all Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. The Office shall be headed by a Director who shall be an expert in health care quality or administration.
Camp Lejeune Reservist Parity Act of 2015

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for access to hospital care and medical services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs for certain members of the reserve components who received training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Camp Lejeune Reservist Parity Act of 2015 2. Eligibility of certain members of reserve components who received training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for hospital care and medical services furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Section 1710(e)(1)(F) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting after active duty in the Armed Forces or a member or former member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who participated in training (2) by striking 30 days a total of 30 cumulative days 3. Comptroller General study on access to hospital care and medical services under Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the access to hospital care and medical services for veterans and family members stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, as provided under section 1710(e)(1)(F) and section 1787 of title 38, United States Code. Such study shall include each of the following: (1) The five most common reasons why access to such care and services is denied by the Secretary. (2) The total number and percentage of veterans who seek access to such care and services who are denied such access. (3) The average number of days required for processing an application for such care and services. (4) The percentage of such applications that are processed accurately by the Department of Veterans Affairs. (5) The total number and percentage of veterans who submit such an application who appeal the decision of the Department regarding the application. (6) The average number of days between the date of the submittal of such an application and the date on which a decision is made regarding the application.

Summary: Camp Lejeune Reservist Parity Act of 2015 This bill makes certain members or former members of an Armed Forces reserve component who received training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs hospital care and medical services. The Government Accountability Office shall study the access to hospital care and medical services of veterans and family members stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily allow expensing of certain costs of replanting citrus plants lost by reason of casualty. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016 2. Expensing of certain costs of replanting citrus plants lost by reason of casualty (a) In general Section 263A(d)(2) (C) Special temporary rule for citrus plants lost by reason of casualty (i) In general In the case of the replanting of citrus plants, subparagraph (A) shall apply to amounts paid or incurred by a person (other than the taxpayer described in subparagraph (A)) if— (I) the taxpayer described in subparagraph (A) has an equity interest of not less than 50 percent in the replanted citrus plants at all times during the taxable year in which such amounts were paid or incurred and such other person holds any part of the remaining equity interest, or (II) such other person acquired the entirety of such taxpayer’s equity interest in the land on which the lost or damaged citrus plants were located at the time of such loss or damage, and the replanting is on such land. (ii) Termination Clause (i) shall not apply to any cost paid or incurred after December 31, 2025. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to costs paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act. September 16, 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: Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a full deduction in the current taxable year of the cost of replanting lost or damaged citrus plants. The taxpayer must own an equity interest of at least 50% in such replanted plants and may deduct costs paid or incurred through 2025.
Veterans Health Care Stamp Act

To provide for the issuance of a Veterans Health Care Stamp. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Health Care Stamp Act 2. Veterans Health Care Stamp (a) In general In order to afford a convenient way for members of the public to contribute to funding for the medical care and treatment of veterans, the United States Postal Service shall provide for the issuance and sale of a special postage stamp which shall be known as the Veterans Health Care Stamp (b) Terms and conditions The issuance and sale of the Veterans Health Care Stamp shall be governed by section 416 of title 39, United States Code (as last in effect, if expired), except that— (1) all amounts becoming available from the sale of the stamp shall be transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with section 416(d) of such title; and (2) the stamp— (A) shall be issued in time for Veterans Day of each year; (B) shall bear such illustration, depiction, design, or other image as the United States Postal Service shall determine; and (C) shall not be subject to any numerical limitation under section 416(e)(1)(C) of such title.

Summary: Veterans Health Care Stamp Act This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to issue and sell a Veterans Health Care Stamp to help fund the medical care and treatment of veterans.
Purple Heart Heroes Act of 2015

To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to certain veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart and to their dependents. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Purple Heart Heroes Act of 2015 2. Commissary and exchange store privileges for certain veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart and their dependents (a) Extension of privileges Chapter 54 1065. Use of commissary and MWR retail facilities: certain veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart and their dependents (a) Certain Purple Heart Recipients A veteran who has a disability that is compensable under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and that is attributable to an injury for which the veteran was awarded the Purple Heart shall be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities on the same basis as a member of the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay. (b) Dependents A dependent of a veteran described in subsection (a) shall be permitted to use commissary and MWR retail facilities on the same basis as a dependent of a member of the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term MWR retail facilities (2) The term veteran . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 54 1065. Use of commissary and MWR retail facilities: certain veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart and their dependents. . (c) Effective date Section 1065 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Purple Heart Heroes Act of 2015 This bill permits a veteran who has a compensable disability attributable to an injury for which the veteran was awarded the Purple Heart to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities on the same basis as a member of the Armed Forces entitled to retired or retainer pay. A dependent of the veteran shall be permitted to use these facilities on the same basis as a dependent of a member of the Armed Forces entitled to retired or retainer pay. "MWR retail facility" means exchange stores and other revenue-generating facilities operated by nonappropriated fund activities of the Department of Defense for the morale, welfare, and recreation of members of the Armed Forces.
To provide transportation of dependent patients relating to obstetrical anesthesia services.

To provide transportation of dependent patients relating to obstetrical anesthesia services. 1. To provide transportation of dependent patients relating to obstetrical anesthesia services (a) In general Section 1040(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (F).

Summary: This bill makes permanent the authority to provide transportation for certain military dependents receiving obstetrical anesthesia services related to childbirth.
Stop Social Security Garnishment for Student Debt Act of 2015

To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit administrative offset of social security benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal student loans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Social Security Garnishment for Student Debt Act of 2015 2. Prohibition on administrative offset (a) In general Section 3716(c)(3) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (E) (i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), no claim arising from a Federal student loan may be collected by administrative offset of any payment described in subparagraph (A)(i). (ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term Federal student loan 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to payments made after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Stop Social Security Garnishment for Student Debt Act of 2015 This bill prohibits offsetting an individual's Social Security, railroad retirement, or black lung benefits to pay a federal student loan debt.
Stop Meth Labs and Enhance Patient Access Act of 2015

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow the Attorney General to exempt a product from certain requirements if the Attorney General determines that it is not practical by processes known to be employed by clandestine laboratory operators to use the product in the illicit manufacture of methamphetamine. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Meth Labs and Enhance Patient Access Act of 2015 2. Exemption for products if it is not practical by processes known to be employed by clandestine laboratory operators to use the products in the illicit manufacture of methamphetamine Section 310(e)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 830(e)(3) if the Attorney General determines that the product cannot be used in the illicit manufacture of methamphetamine if the Attorney General determines that it is not practical by processes known to be employed by clandestine laboratory operators to use the product in the illicit manufacture of methamphetamine

Summary: Stop Meth Labs and Enhance Patient Access Act of 2015 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to revise the standard used by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to determine whether to exempt a scheduled listed chemical product from certain applicable requirements. (A scheduled listed chemical product is a nonprescription drug product that contains ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine.) Currently, the DEA may exempt retail sales of a scheduled listed chemical product from certain requirements (e.g., daily sales limits) if the product cannot be used to illegally manufacture methamphetamine. This bill allows the DEA to exempt retail sales of a scheduled listed chemical product from such requirements if it is not practical by processes known to be employed by clandestine laboratory operators to use the product to illegally manufacture methamphetamine.
Enlisted Legal Assistance Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the provision of legal assistance to junior enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces and their dependents in connection with their personal civil legal affairs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enlisted Legal Assistance Act 2. Guaranteed provision of legal assistance to junior enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces and their dependents (a) Provision of legal assistance Section 1044 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (e) as subsections (b) through (f), respectively; and (2) by inserting before subsection (b), as so redesignated, the following new subsection (a): (a) Utilizing such legal staff resources as may be necessary, the Secretary of the department concerned shall provide legal assistance in connection with their personal civil legal affairs to the following persons: (1) Members of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary in pay grades E–1 through E–5 who are on active duty. (2) Dependents of members described in paragraph (1). (3) Survivors of a deceased member described in paragraph (1) who were dependents of the member at the time of the death of the member, except that the eligibility of such survivors shall be determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by that Secretary. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 1044 of title 10, United States Code, is further amended— (A) in paragraph (1) of subsection (b), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), by inserting not covered by subsection (a)(1) armed forces (B) in subsection (d), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), by striking subsection (a) subsection (b) (2) Section 1044e(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking section 1044(d)(2) section 1044(e)(2)

Summary: Enlisted Legal Assistance Act This bill requires the Secretary of the department concerned to provide personal civil legal assistance to: an active duty member of the Armed Forces in pay grades E-1 through E-5 and his or her dependents; and a survivor who was a dependent of the member at the time of the member's death, except that survivor eligibility shall be determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to include local government minimum wage requirements in determining the hourly minimum wage applicable for purposes of the work-study allowance under the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to include local government minimum wage requirements in determining the hourly minimum wage applicable for purposes of the work-study allowance under the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 1. Amount of work-study allowance under Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs (a) In general Paragraph (6) of section 3485(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (6) For the purposes of this subsection and subsection (e), the term applicable hourly minimum wages (A) The hourly minimum wage under section 6(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(a) (B) The hourly minimum wage under comparable law of the State in which the services are to be performed. (C) The hourly minimum wage under comparable law of the local government with jurisdiction over the area in which the services are to be performed. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a payment of work-study allowance made on or after January 1, 2016.

Summary: This bill revises the applicable hourly minimum wage for the work-study allowance under Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to the minimum wage to be the highest one under: the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, comparable law of the state in which the services are to be performed, or comparable law of the local government with jurisdiction over the area in which the services are to be performed.