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Patient Opportunity Protection Act of 2015

To amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent the Secretary of Health and Human Services from limiting access to excepted benefits, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Patient Opportunity Protection Act of 2015 2. Treatment of hospital indemnity or other fixed indemnity insurance as excepted benefits Section 2763 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–63 (1) in subsection (b), by striking The requirements of (1) Exception The requirements of ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Hospital indemnity or other fixed indemnity insurance In applying paragraph (1), the Secretary shall not take any action (by regulation, guidance, policy statement, or otherwise) to require a hospital indemnity or other fixed indemnity insurance (as described in section 2791(c)(3)(B)) to be treated as an excepted benefit only if the benefits of the hospital indemnity or other fixed indemnity insurance are provided to an individual who— (A) has other health coverage that is minimum essential coverage within the meaning of section 5000A(f) of the Internal Revenue Code; or (B) is otherwise treated as having such minimum essential coverage. . 3. No additional conditions for treatment as excepted benefit Section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91 (f) No additional conditions for treatment as excepted benefit In applying subsection (c), the Secretary shall not impose any additional condition that must be satisfied in order for benefits (or any combination thereof) to be treated as excepted benefits, including any condition that to be an excepted benefit the benefits must be provided only to individuals who have other health insurance coverage that is major medical coverage or is minimum essential coverage within the meaning of section 5000A(f) . 4. Effective date The amendments made by sections 2 and 3 shall take effect as if included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148

Summary: Patient Opportunity Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from imposing additional conditions on excepted benefits, which are health benefits that are not subject to requirements applicable to group health plans or individual health insurance. In the individual health insurance market, HHS may not condition the treatment of fixed indemnity insurance as an excepted benefit on the beneficiary satisfying the requirement for minimum essential coverage. The amendments made by this bill are retroactively effective as if included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to search all public records to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the United States.

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to search all public records to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the United States. 1. Requirement to search records of aliens applying for admission to the United States The Secretary of Homeland Security shall search all public records, including Internet sites and social media profiles, to determine if an alien applying for admission to the United States is inadmissible under section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182

Summary: This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to search all public records, including Internet sites and social media profiles, to determine if an alien applying for admission to the United States is inadmissible under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
To direct the Department of Labor to conduct a study on residual contamination of workers at certain facilities related to the Department of Energy's processing and production of materials that emit radiation.

To direct the Department of Labor to conduct a study on residual contamination of workers at certain facilities related to the Department of Energy’s processing and production of materials that emit radiation. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nuclear Worker Residual Contaminations Compensation Act 2. Study on residual contaminations of workers at certain contractor and subsidiary facilities (a) Study The Secretary of Labor shall oversee a study on residual contamination of workers at certain facilities that are members of the Special Exposure Cohort (described in section 3621(14) of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000) owned or operated by contractors of the Department of Energy and subsidiaries of such contractors. Such study shall be conducted by independent advisors and medical experts of each atomic energy employer designated by the Secretary of Energy under section 3621(4)(B) of such Act and Beryllium vendor (as defined in paragraph (6) of such section). (b) Report The Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of such study not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Nuclear Worker Residual Contaminations Compensation Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to oversee an independent study on residual nuclear contamination of workers at certain facilities owned or operated by contractors of the Department of Energy and subsidiaries of those contractors.
Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans Act of 2015

To make permanent the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans Act of 2015 2. Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans made permanent Section 544 of title 38 of the United States Code is amended by striking (e) The Committee shall cease to exist December 31, 2016.

Summary: Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans Act of 2015 This bill makes the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans permanent.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reimburse each possession of the United States for the cost of the earned income tax credit.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reimburse each possession of the United States for the cost of the earned income tax credit. 1. Reimbursement of possessions for cost of earned income tax credit (a) In general Section 32 (n) Treatment of possessions (1) Payments to possessions (A) Mirror code possession The Secretary of the Treasury shall periodically (but not less frequently than annually) pay to each possession of the United States with a mirror code tax system amounts equal to the loss to that possession by reason of the application of this section (determined without regard to paragraph (2)) with respect to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015. Such amounts shall be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury based on information provided by the government of the respective possession. (B) Other possessions The Secretary of the Treasury shall periodically (but no less frequently than annually) pay to each possession of the United States which does not have a mirror code tax system amounts estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury as being equal to the aggregate benefits that would have been provided to residents of such possession by reason of the application of this section for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015, if a mirror code tax system had been in effect in such possession. The preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to any possession of the United States unless such possession has a plan, which has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, under which such possession will promptly distribute such payments to the residents of such possession. (2) Coordination with credit allowed against United States income taxes No credit shall be allowed under this section for any taxable year to any person— (A) to whom a credit is allowed against taxes imposed by the possession by reason of this section (determined without regard to this paragraph) for such taxable year, or (B) who is eligible for a payment under a plan described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to such taxable year. (3) Definitions and special rules (A) Possession of the United States For purposes of this subsection, the term possession of the United States (B) Mirror code tax system For purposes of this subsection, the term mirror code tax system (C) Treatment of payments For purposes of section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, or any similar rule of law, any payment made under this subsection shall be treated in the same manner as a refund due from the credit allowed under this section. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct the Department of the Treasury to pay to the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands amounts of the earned income tax credit paid or payable to residents for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.
Vet Electronic Trails Act of 2015

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to check an alien’s interactions on and posting of material to the Internet prior to the issuance of a visa, and for other purposes. 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Vet Electronic Trails Act of 2015 2. Interactions on and posting of material to the Internet checked prior to issuance of visa Chapter 2 of title I of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151 et seq. 220. Interactions on and posting of material to the Internet checked prior to issuance of visa Prior to the issuance of an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa to any alien, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall check the alien’s interactions on and posting of material to the Internet (including social media services) in order to ensure that the alien is not a threat to the security of the United States. . 3. GAO Report On the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report which includes— (1) a description of the implementation of the requirement under section 220 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by this Act; and (2) an assessment of whether the implementation of such requirement has prevented the issuance of a visa to any alien who— (A) is not a threat to the national security of the United States; or (B) is a threat to the national security of the United States.

Summary: Vet Electronic Trails Act of 2015 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Department of Homeland Security, before issuing any immigrant or nonimmigrant visa, to check a person's interactions on and posting of material to the Internet (including social media services) in order to ensure that he or she is not a U.S. security threat.
Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2016

To authorize funding to increase access to mental health care treatment to reduce gun violence. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2016 2. Findings The Congress finds as follows: (1) Suicide is the leading cause of gun related deaths in America. More than 60 percent of deaths by guns in the country are the result of individuals using these weapons as a means to commit suicide. Some of these deaths might have been prevented if there were adequate background checks. (2) Victims of domestic abuse are more likely to become victims of homicide when a gun is present. Further, individuals who suffer from mental illnesses are more likely to be victims rather than perpetrators of violence. (3) Approximately 1 in 4 American adults have a mental illness and nearly half of all adults in America will develop at least one mental illness during their lifetime. (4) Less than half of children and adults with diagnosable mental health problems receive the treatment they need. 3. Authorization of funding to increase access to mental health care treatment to reduce gun violence There is authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General of the United States, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Commissioner of Social Security $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2017 to carry out programs and activities authorized by provisions of law other than this Act— (1) to increase access to mental health care treatment and services; and (2) to encourage and assist the reporting of relevant disqualifying mental health information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

Summary: Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2016 This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations for the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Social Security Administration to: (1) increase access to mental health care treatment and services, and (2) promote reporting of mental health information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2016

To provide for the hiring of 200 additional Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents and investigators to enforce gun laws. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2016 2. Findings The Congress finds as follows: (1) On average, more than 100,000 people in the United States are shot in murders, assaults, and other crimes and more than 32,000 people die from gun violence annually, including 2,677 children under 18 years of age. (2) Many of these crimes were committed by people who never should have been able to purchase a gun. (3) Each year hundreds of law enforcement officers lose their lives to gun violence, having been shot to death while protecting their communities. (4) Millions of guns are sold every year in no questions asked 3. Additional Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents and investigators The Attorney General may hire 200 individuals to serve as agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, in addition to any individuals so serving as of the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to hire 200 additional agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Second Amendment Defense Act of 2016

To eliminate the authority of the executive branch to further restrict the conduct of individuals in relation to firearms or ammunition. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Second Amendment Defense Act of 2016 2. Elimination of executive authority to further restrict conduct of individuals in relation to firearms or ammunition No officer or employee of the Federal Government may take any action that would result in a limitation on the conduct of an individual in relation to a firearm or ammunition that is more restrictive than the limitations on the conduct that are in effect as of January 3, 2016.

Summary: Second Amendment Defense Act of 2016 This bill prohibits a federal government officer or employee from taking an action that limits an individual's conduct related to firearms or ammunition that is more restrictive than limitations in effect as of January 3, 2016.
SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015

To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to prevent duplicative regulation of advisers of small business investment companies. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015 2. Advisers of SBICs and venture capital funds Section 203(l) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80b–3(l) (1) by striking No investment adviser (1) In general No investment adviser ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Advisers of SBICs For purposes of this subsection, a venture capital fund includes an entity described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (b)(7) (other than an entity that has elected to be regulated or is regulated as a business development company pursuant to section 54 of the Investment Company Act of 1940). . 3. Advisers of SBICs and private funds Section 203(m) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80b–3(m) (3) Advisers of SBICs For purposes of this subsection, the assets under management of a private fund that is an entity described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (b)(7) (other than an entity that has elected to be regulated or is regulated as a business development company pursuant to section 54 of the Investment Company Act of 1940) shall be excluded from the limit set forth in paragraph (1). . 4. Relationship to State law Section 203A(b)(1) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b–3a(b)(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking or (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) that is not registered under section 203 because that person is exempt from registration as provided in subsection (b)(7) of such section, or is a supervised person of such person. . July 14, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to exempt specified advisers of small business investment companies (SBICs) from certain: (1) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registration requirements with respect to the provision of investment advice relating to venture capital funds, and (2) SEC registration and reporting requirements with respect to assets under management of private funds. (Sec. 4) Provides the same exemption with respect to any state or local law requiring the registration, licensing, or qualifications of investment advisers.
Mentor-Protege Cooperation Reform Act of 2016

To clarify the prohibition on affiliation under the Mentor-Protege Program of the Department of Defense, to amend the Small Business Act to improve cooperation between the mentor-protege programs of the Small Business Administration and the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mentor-Protégé Cooperation Reform Act of 2016 2. Amendments to the Mentor-Protege Program of the Department of Defense on affiliation Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 ( Public Law 101–510 10 U.S.C. 2302 (1) in subsection (d)— (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) prior to the approval of that agreement, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration had made no finding of affiliation between the mentor firm and the protege firm; ; (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: (2) (A) the Administrator of the Small Business Administration does not have a current finding of affiliation between the mentor firm and protege firm; or (B) the Secretary, after considering the regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration regarding affiliation— (i) does not have reason to believe that the mentor firm affiliated with the protege firm; or (ii) has received a formal determination of no affiliation between the mentor firm and protege firm from the Administrator after having submitted a question of affiliation to the Administrator; and ; and (2) in subsection (n), by amending paragraph (9) to read as follows: (9) The term affiliation . 3. Improving cooperation between the mentor-protege programs of the Small Business Administration and the Department of Defense Section 45(b)(4) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657r(b)(4)

Summary: Mentor-Protege Cooperation Reform Act of 2016 This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 to revise the no-affiliation requirement in the eligibility criteria under the Mentor-Protege Program of the Department of Defense (DOD) for a mentor firm to receive the award of a federal contract and enter into an agreement with one or more protege firms to provide them certain assistance. The bill establishes procedures for the Small Business Administration (SBA) or DOD to determine that no affiliation between mentor and protege exists. The bill amends the Small Business Act to bar DOD from carrying out a Mentor-Protege Program for a small business unless: (1) it submits a plan to the SBA, and (2) the SBA approves that plan.
Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act of 2016

To prevent certain monitoring and interception by Federal authorities of Federal prisoner communications that are subject to attorney-client privilege. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act of 2016 2. Prisoner communications that are subject to attorney-client privilege (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b) it shall be unlawful for any person acting under the authority of the United States to monitor any electronic communication (as defined in section 2510 of title 18, United States Code) to which a prisoner in a Bureau of Prisons correctional facility is a party, if that communication would be subject to attorney-client privilege were the prisoner not incarcerated. (b) Exception Subsection (a) does not apply to a communication the Attorney General has reason to believe poses a threat to national security. (c) Rules by Attorney General The Attorney General shall prescribe rules to carry out this section.

Summary: Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act of 2016 This bill prohibits any person acting under the authority of the United States from monitoring any electronic communication by a prisoner in a Bureau of Prisons correctional facility if such communication is subject to attorney-client privilege. This does not apply to any communications the Department of Justice has reason to believe pose a threat to national security.
Justice for Victims of Sexual Assault Act of 2016

To require the Governor of each State that receives a grant under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to certify to the Attorney General that under the laws of that State there is no statute of limitations for any offense under the laws of that State related to sexual assault, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Victims of Sexual Assault Act of 2016 2. Elimination of State statutes of limitation for sexual assault offenses (a) Requirement Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Governor of each State that receives a grant under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq. Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (b) Reduction in grant funding In the case of a Governor of a State who fails to submit a certification required under subsection (a) in a fiscal year, the Attorney General shall reduce the amount that the State would have otherwise received under section 505 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3755 (c) Reallocation Amounts not allocated to a State under section 505 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3755

Summary: Justice for Victims of Sexual Assault Act of 2016 This bill requires a state that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to certify within 180 days that its state laws do not impose a time limit (e.g., statute of limitation) on the criminal prosecution of certain sexual assault offenses. The Department of Justice must reduce by 20% the JAG allocation of a state that fails to submit this certification.