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Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013

To exclude from consideration as income under the United States Housing Act of 1937 payments of pension made under section 1521 of title 38, United States Code, to veterans who are in need of regular aid and attendance. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013 2. Exclusion from income Paragraph (4) of section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(4) (1) by striking and any amounts , any amounts (2) by striking or any deferred , any deferred (3) by inserting after prospective monthly amounts , and any expenses related to aid and attendance as detailed under section 1521 of title 38, United States Code

Summary: Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude as family income for Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) housing assistance purposes any Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) payments made to veterans in need of regular aid and attendance for expenses related to such aid and attendance.
Freedom to Fish Act of 2013

To prohibit the Corps of Engineers from taking any action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom to Fish Act of 2013 2. Restricted areas at Corps of Engineers dams (a) In general The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall not take any action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam owned by the Corps of Engineers. (b) Effective date (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall apply to an action described in subsection (a) on or after August 1, 2012. (2) Existing restrictions If the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, has taken an action described in subsection (a) during the period beginning on August 1, 2012, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (A) cease implementing the restricted area resulting from the action; and (B) remove any barriers constructed in connection with the restricted area.

Summary: Freedom to Fish Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers from taking any action (after August 1, 2012) to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam owned by the Corps. Requires the Chief to cease implementing any restricted area resulting from such action taken between August 12, 2012, and the date of enactment of this Act and to remove any barriers constructed in connection with that area.
Decrease Spending Now Act

To rescind $45 billion of unobligated discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Decrease Spending Now Act 2. Rescission of unobligated discretionary appropriations (a) In general Of the unobligated balances of discretionary appropriations on the date of enactment of this Act, $45,000,000,000 is rescinded. (b) Implementation (1) In general The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall determine which appropriation accounts the rescission under subsection (a) shall apply to and the amount that each such account shall be reduced by pursuant to such rescission. (2) Report Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit a report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress listing the accounts reduced by the rescission in subsection (a) and the amounts rescinded from each such account. (c) Exceptions The rescission under subsection (a) shall not apply to the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the Social Security Administration.

Summary: Decrease Spending Now Act - Rescinds $45 billion of unobligated balances of current discretionary appropriations. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) determine which appropriation accounts the rescission shall apply to and the amount that each such account shall be reduced, and (2) report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress a list of the accounts reduced by the rescission, including the amounts rescinded from each such account. Exempts from such rescission the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Social Security Administration (SSA).
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 1. Designation of wild and scenic river segments Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1274(a) (__) Illabot creek, washington (A) The 14.3-mile segment from the headwaters of Illabot Creek to the northern terminus as generally depicted on the map titled Illabot Creek Proposed WSR-Northern Terminus (i) The 4.3-mile segment from the headwaters of Illabot Creek to the boundary of Glacier Peak Wilderness Area as a wild river. (ii) The 10-mile segment from the boundary of Glacier Peak Wilderness to the northern terminus as generally depicted on the map titled Illabot Creek Proposed WSR-Northern Terminus (B) Action required to be taken under subsection (d)(1) for the river segments designated under this paragraph shall be completed through revision of the Skagit Wild and Scenic River comprehensive management plan. (C) The Secretary of Agriculture may not acquire by condemnation any land or interest in land within the boundaries of the Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic River described in subparagraph (A). (D) Nothing in this paragraph creates or authorizes the creation of a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the boundaries of the Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic River described in subparagraph (A). The fact that an activity or use can be seen or heard from within such boundaries shall not preclude the conduct of that activity or use outside such boundaries. (E) No private property or non-Federal public property shall be included within the boundaries of the Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic River described in subparagraph (A) without the written consent of the owner of such property. . May 17, 2013 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a specified segment of the Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) from acquiring lands or interests within the boundaries of the Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic River by condemnation. Specifies this Act's effect on the creation of protective perimeters and buffer zones. Prohibits the inclusion of private and non-federal property within the River's boundaries without the owner's written consent.
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal. 1. Precedence of award of Purple Heart compared to award of Distinguished Warfare Medal Section 1127 displayed, not lower than that immediately following the bronze star. displayed— (1) not lower than the position immediately following the position of the bronze star; and (2) above the position of the Distinguished Warfare Medal. .

Summary: Requires the Purple Heart to be placed in precedence above the Distinguished Warfare Medal.
VETS Act of 2013

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct cost-benefit analyses for the provision of medical care by the Department of Veterans Affairs in certain geographic areas served by multiple Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Efficiencies Through Savings Act of 2013 VETS Act of 2013 2. Cost-benefit analyses required for certain geographic areas served by multiple Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (a) Cost-Benefit analysis required The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the provision of medical care by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the following geographic areas: (1) Any 75 square mile area where three or more Department outpatient clinics are located. (2) Any 100 square mile area where two or more Department hospitals are located. (b) Contents of analysis In conducting a cost-benefit analysis under subsection (a)— (1) for any area described in paragraph (1) of such subsection, the Secretary shall determine whether the benefits of operating all three clinics in the area outweigh the benefits of replacing such clinics with one comprehensive outpatient clinic; (2) the Secretary shall consider the benefits of constructing a new Department hospital to serve veterans residing in the area and the benefits of entering into an agreement with a non-Department hospital for the provision of dedicated space within the hospital to provide in-patient hospital care to veterans residing in the area; and (3) the Secretary shall evaluate any agreements entered into with non-Department medical care providers to provide medical care to veterans residing in an area served by one or more of the outpatient clinics or hospitals located in the area for which the analysis is conducted to determine whether to enter into such an agreement with any additional providers. (c) Report to Congress Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on any cost-benefit analysis conducted under this section.

Summary: Veterans' Efficiencies Through Savings Act of 2013 or VETS Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the provision of medical care by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for: (1) any 75 square mile area where three or more VA outpatient clinics are located, and (2) any 100 square mile area where two or more VA hospitals are located.
Energy Assistance for American Families Act

To reauthorize the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal years 2014 through 2018, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energy Assistance for American Families Act 2. Reauthorization of LIHEAP Section 2602(b) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 ( 42 U.S.C. 8621(b) (1) by striking 2001, and 2001, (2) by inserting after 2007 , and $7,600,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. Notwithstanding section 2605(b)(2)(B)(ii), a State may use any allotment from funds appropriated under this subsection for fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to provide assistance to households whose income does not exceed 75 percent of the State median income

Summary: Energy Assistance for American Families Act - Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations for FY2014-FY2018. Permits a state to use any allotment from such appropriations to assist households whose income does not exceed 75% of the state median income.
Sunshine on Conflicts Act of 2013

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the requirement that permit applications for the discharge of pollutants be approved by disinterested board members, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sunshine on Conflicts Act of 2013 2. Approval by disinterested board members (a) In general Section 402(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1342(a) (6) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall issue a rule to prohibit any member of a board or body that approves permit applications or portions thereof from voting upon, or seeking to influence, the approval of any permit in which that member has a direct or indirect financial interest, as defined in applicable State law. . (b) No force or effect of existing regulation Section 123.25(c) 33 U.S.C. 1342(a)(6)

Summary: Sunshine on Conflicts Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a rule within 60 days to prohibit any member of a board or body that approves permit applications for the discharge of pollutants from seeking to influence the approval of any permit in which that member has a financial interest. Provides that the requirement that state national pollutant discharge elimination system programs ensure that any board or body that approves permits excludes as a member any person who receives or has received during the previous two years a significant portion of income from permit holders or applicants shall have no force or effect after the earlier of the date on which such rule is issued or 120 days after this Act's enactment.
To improve services for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.

To improve services for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. 1. Sexual Assault Services grants (a) Amendment Paragraph (4) of section 14601(b) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 42 U.S.C. 14043g(b) (1) in the first sentence, by striking , except that the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall each be allocated 0.125 percent of the total appropriations (2) by striking the third sentence. (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a)

Summary: Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to increase from 0.125% to 1.5% the allocation of appropriations to each of the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for grants to support the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of rape crisis centers and other programs and projects to assist those victimized by sexual assault.
VetSuccess Enhancement Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the eligibility period for veterans to enroll in certain vocational rehabilitation programs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VetSuccess Enhancement Act 2. Extension of eligibility period for vocational rehabilitation programs (a) Extension Section 3103 twelve-year period 17-year period (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a veteran applying for assistance under chapter 31

Summary: VetSuccess Enhancement Act - Extends from 12 to 17 years after discharge or release from active-duty service the authorized period for veterans with service-connected disabilities to enroll in certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) vocational training and rehabilitation programs.
Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2013

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the continued access of Medicare beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2013 2. Medicare payment for imaging services Section 1848(b)(4) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(b)(4) (E) Limitation on application of multiple procedure payment reduction The Secretary may not apply a multiple procedure payment reduction policy to the professional component of imaging services furnished on or after 30 days after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, until the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register the following: (i) An analysis of the information used in the final rule to implement the physician fee schedule under this section in 2013 to determine what, if any, efficiencies exist within the professional component of imaging services when 2 or more studies are performed on the same patient on the same day. (ii) Detailed information on— (I) which activities in the vignettes in such rule were assigned reduction percentages of 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 percent; (II) how such percentage reductions for the pre-, intra-, and post-service work were determined and calculated; and (III) the clinical aspects that went into those decisions. .

Summary: Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to payments for physician services, to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from applying a multiple procedure payment reduction policy to the professional component of imaging services until the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register: (1) an analysis of the information used in the final rule to implement the physician fee schedule in 2013 to determine what, if any, efficiences exist within the professional component of imaging services when two or more studies are performed on the same patient on the same day; and (2) detailed information on which activities in the vignettes in such rule were assigned specified reduction percentages, how such percentage reductions for the pre-, intra-, and post-service work were determined and calculated, and the clinical aspects that went into those decisions.
Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013

To direct the Attorney General to make grants to States to develop systems to retrieve firearms from armed prohibited persons. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 2. Grants authorized The Attorney General may make grants to States to develop and operate systems to retrieve firearms from armed prohibited persons. 3. Applications A State seeking a grant under this Act shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require, including assurances that— (1) any system that the State operates will provide an armed prohibited person with a reasonable opportunity to lawfully dispose of such person’s firearm before the State takes any action to retrieve such a firearm; (2) the State will contribute pertinent information to the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103(b) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ( 18 U.S.C. 922 (3) the State has a plan for the continued operation and maintenance of the system or proposed system to retrieve firearms from armed prohibited persons. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) The term armed prohibited person (A) who possesses a firearm; (B) who lawfully purchased such firearm in accordance with all applicable Federal and State law; and (C) whose possession of such firearm, because of an act or ommission committed by such person, became unlawful under applicable Federal and State law (including section 922(g) (2) The term firearm (3) The term State 5. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act for fiscal years 2014 through 2018.

Summary: Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states to develop and operate systems to retrieve firearms from armed prohibited persons. Defines an "armed prohibited person" as a person whose possession of a lawfully purchased firearm became unlawful because of an act or omission committed by such person. Requires a state's grant application to include assurances that: (1) the state's system will provide a reasonable opportunity for such a person to lawfully dispose of a firearm before the state takes any action to retrieve it, (2) the state will contribute pertinent information to the national instant criminal background check system, and (3) the state has a plan for the continued operation and maintenance of the system.
Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require Medicaid coverage of optometrists. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act 2. Requiring coverage of services of optometrists (a) In General Section 1905(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(5)) is amended— (1) by striking and (B) (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , and (C) medical and other health services (as defined in section 1861(s)) as authorized by State law, furnished by an optometrist (described in section 1861(r)(4)) to the extent such services may be performed under State law (b) Effective Date (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to services furnished and other actions required on or after such date. (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 requirement imposed by the amendments made by subsection (a), 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 this additional requirement before 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. 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: Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require coverage under Medicaid of services of optometrists.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the social security number of the student and the employer identification number of the educational institution for purposes of education tax credits.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the social security number of the student and the employer identification number of the educational institution for purposes of education tax credits. 1. Social security number and employer identification number required for education tax credits (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 25A(g) (1) by striking taxpayer identification number social security number (2) by inserting , and the employer identification number of any institution to which qualified tuition and related expenses were paid with respect to such individual, such individual (b) Omission treated as mathematical or clerical error Subparagraph (J) of section 6213(g)(2) of such Code is amended by striking TIN social security number and employer identification number (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require: (1) individuals who claim a tax credit for qualified tuition and related expenses under the Hope Scholarship tax credit or the Lifetime Learning tax credit to include their social security numbers on their tax returns, and (2) the educational institutions of such individuals to provide their employer identification numbers.