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CARE for All Veterans Act

To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Caregivers Access and Responsible Expansion for All Veterans Act CARE for All Veterans Act 2. Expansion of eligibility for participation in family caregiver program of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Expansion of eligibility Subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: , or, in accordance with paragraph (11), has such an injury or illness that was so incurred or aggravated before such date (b) Clarification of eligibility for illness Such subsection is further amended by inserting or illness serious injury (c) Expansion of needed services in eligibility criteria Subsection (a)(2)(C) of such section is amended— (1) in clause (ii), by striking ; or (2) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and (3) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause (iii): (iii) a need for regular or extensive instruction or supervision in completing two or more instrumental activities of daily living; or . (d) Eligibility for assistance Subsection (a) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (11) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, a family caregiver of an eligible veteran who is eligible under paragraph (2) solely because of a serious injury or illness (including traumatic brain injury, psychological trauma, or other mental disorder) incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service before September 11, 2001, is eligible for assistance under this subsection as follows: (A) Not earlier than October 1, 2017, if the family caregiver would merit a monthly personal caregiver stipend under paragraph (3)(A)(ii)(V) in an amount that is in the highest tier specified in the schedule established by the Secretary under paragraph (3)(C)(i). (B) Not earlier than October 1, 2019, if the family caregiver would merit such a stipend in an amount that is in the middle tier specified in such schedule. (C) Not earlier than October 1, 2021, if the family caregiver would merit such a stipend in an amount that is in the lowest tier specified in such schedule. .

Summary: Caregivers Access and Responsible Expansion for All Veterans Act or the CARE for All Veterans Act Expands eligibility for the family caregiver program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to include members of the Armed Forces or veterans who are seriously injured or who became ill (or aggravated such injury or illness) on active duty before September 11, 2001 (currently, limited to service after September 11, 2001). Establishes three monthly caregiver stipend starting dates for pre-September 11, 2001, members of the Armed Forces or veterans based upon the amount and degree of personal care services provided. Includes among program eligibility criteria a veteran's need for regular or extensive instruction or supervision in completing two or more instrumental activities of daily living.
Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2015

To require the submission of a report to the Congress on parasitic disease among poor Americans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2015 2. Report to Congress on the current state of parasitic diseases that have been overlooked among the poorest Americans (a) In general Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall report to the Congress on the epidemiology of, impact of, and appropriate funding required to address neglected diseases of poverty, including neglected parasitic diseases such as— (1) Chagas disease; (2) cysticercosis; (3) toxocariasis; (4) toxoplasmosis; (5) trichomoniasis; (6) the soil-transmitted helminths; and (7) other related parasitic diseases, as designated by the Secretary. (b) Required information The report under subsection (a) (1) accurately evaluate the current state of knowledge concerning diseases described in such subsection and define gaps in such knowledge; and (2) address the threat of such diseases.

Summary: Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the epidemiology of, impact of, and appropriate funding required to address neglected diseases of poverty, including Chagas disease, cysticercosis, toxocariasis, toxoplasmosis, trichomoniasis, soil-transmitted helminth infection, and other related diseases. The report should provide the information necessary to guide future health policy to evaluate the current state of knowledge concerning such diseases and address the threat of such diseases.
Separation of Powers Act of 2015

To prohibit the use of funds for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the United States. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Separation of Powers Act of 2015 2. Prohibition on use of funds (a) For deferred action or parole None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to any Federal department or agency may be used to parole an alien into the United States or grant deferred action on a final order of removal, for any reason other than on an individual case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons. (b) For the issuance of work permits or green cards None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to any Federal department or agency may be used to issue to any alien who, on the date of enactment of this Act, is unlawfully present in the United States any document attesting to the lawful permanent resident status of that alien, or to the authorization for employment in the United States of that alien.

Summary: Separation of Powers Act of 2015 Prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to any federal department or agency to: parole an alien into the United States or grant deferred action on a final order of removal for any reason other than on an individual case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons; or issue to an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States any document attesting to such alien's lawful permanent resident status or U.S. employment authorization.
To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of a towaway trailer transportation combination, and for other purposes.

To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of a towaway trailer transportation combination, and for other purposes. XXX. Commercial delivery of light- and medium-duty trailers (a) Definitions Subsection (a) of section 31111, title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following— (5) Trailer transporter towing unit The term trailer transporter towing unit (6) Towaway trailer transporter combination The term towaway trailer transporter combination (A) with a total weight that does not exceed 26,000 pounds; and (B) in which the trailers or semitrailers carry no property and constitute inventory property of a manufacturer, distributor or dealer of such trailers or semitrailers. . (b) General limitations Section 31111(b)(1) of such title is amended by— (1) at the end of subparagraph (E) by striking or (2) at the end of subparagraph (F) by striking events events; or (3) by adding at the end the following: (G) has the effect of imposing an overall length limitation of less than 82 feet on a towaway trailer transporter combination; . (c) Conforming amendments (1) Property-carrying unit limitation Section 31112(a)(1) of such title is amended by inserting before the period the following: but not including trailers or semitrailers transported as part of a towaway trailer transporter combination as defined in section 31111(a). (2) Access to interstate system Section 31114(a)(2) of such title is amended by inserting before the period the following: or any towaway trailer transporter combination defined in section 31111(a) and described in section 31111(b).

Summary: This bill revises federal vehicle length limitations to prohibit states from prescribing or enforcing a regulation that imposes an overall length limitation of less than 82 feet on a towaway trailer transporter combination operating on any segment of the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways and qualifying federal-aid primary system highways. The bill defines "trailer transporter towing unit" as a power unit not used to carry property when operating in a towaway trailer transporter combination. The bill defines "towaway trailer transporter combination" as a combination of vehicles consisting of a trailer transporter towing unit and two trailers or semitrailers: with a total weight not exceeding 26,000 pounds; and which carry no property and constitute inventory property of a manufacturer, distributor or dealer of such trailers or semitrailers.
SCOTUScare Act of 2015

To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide that only health plans made available by the Federal Government to Supreme Court Justices and staff are Exchange health plans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SCOTUScare Act of 2015 2. Supreme Court Justices and staff in the Exchange Section 1312(d)(3) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3) (E) Supreme Court Justices and staff in the Exchange (i) Requirement Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for plan years beginning after the date of the enactment of the SCOTUScare Act of 2015, the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to Justices of the Supreme Court and Supreme Court staff with respect to their service as a Justice of the Supreme Court or Supreme Court staff shall be health plans that are— (I) created under this Act (or an amendment made by this Act); or (II) offered through an Exchange established under this Act (or an amendment made by this Act). (ii) Definitions In this section: (I) Justice of the Supreme Court The term Justice of the Supreme Court (II) Supreme Court staff The term Supreme Court staff .

Summary: SCOTUScare Act of 2015 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to limit the health plans the federal government may make available to Supreme Court Justices and Supreme Court employees to those that are created under PPACA or offered through a health insurance exchange.
Mexican Wolf Transparency and Accountability Act

To ensure the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s Mexican wolf nonessential experimental population 10(j) rule has no force or effect, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mexican Wolf Transparency and Accountability Act 2. No force or effect (a) Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) The Mexican wolf population has increased by 10 percent in recent years, including increases in population in each of the last 5 years. (2) At the end of 2014, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service documented a presence of a minimum of 109 Mexican wolves on the landscape. The Service further stated on a conference call on January 17, 2015 that there are an additional 250 Mexican wolves in captivity. (3) The Mexican wolf population not in captivity increased 31 percent in 2014. (4) Nearly 90 percent of the Mexican wolf’s original habitat was within the borders of Mexico. (5) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. (6) That plan is not based on the best available science and is significantly out of date. (7) Officials have been calling for years for an updated recovery plan that includes metrics that, if met, will allow for delisting of the Mexican wolf. (8) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has failed to issue and comply with an updated recovery plan despite acknowledging that the current plan is not in compliance with that Act. (9) New rules issued for the Mexican wolf dramatically expand to parts of New Mexico and Arizona, the border of Mexico, and the border of Texas the area for an experimental program. (10) The 10(j) nonessential experimental population program for the Mexican wolf failed to secure funding before being implemented. (11) Any future recovery plan for the Mexican wolf must incorporate the recovery work underway in Mexico. (b) No force or effect The determination by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service of the endangered status for the Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. (c) Termination of rule The final rule entitled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision to the Regulations for the Nonessential Experimental Population of the Mexican Wolf

Summary: Mexican Wolf Transparency and Accountability Act This bill nullifies: (1) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's determination to list the Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) as an endangered subspecies under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; and (2) the rule entitled, "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision to the Regulations for the Nonessential Experimental Population of the Mexican Wolf."
Build a Better VA Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require congressional approval before the appropriation of funds for Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility leases. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Build a Better VA Act 2. Congressional approval of Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility leases (a) In general Section 8104(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking No funds (A) No funds (2) by striking or any major medical facility lease (3) by striking or lease (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) No funds may be appropriated for any fiscal year for any major medical facility lease unless the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives adopt resolutions approving the lease. . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a lease entered into after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Build a Better VA Act This bill prohibits funds from being appropriated for any fiscal year for a major medical facility lease unless the House and Senate Veterans Committees adopt resolutions approving the lease.
Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2015

To ensure fairness in premium rates for coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program for residences and business properties, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2015 2. Repeal of certain rate increases (a) Repeal of prohibition on subsidized rates Paragraph (2) of section 1307(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4014 (1) by striking subparagraph (A); (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting or (3) by striking subparagraph (D); and (4) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (E) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) respectively. (b) Conforming amendments relating to limitation on annual rate increases Paragraph (4) of section 1308(e) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4015(e)(4) Public Law 113–89 (A) through (E) (A) through (C) (c) Implementation (1) Effective date The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (in this subsection referred to as the Administrator (2) Implementation, coordination, and guidance (A) Inclusion of write-your-own companies To ensure the participation of Write Your Own companies (as such term is defined in section 100202(a) of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 ( 42 U.S.C. 4004(a) (B) Implementation and guidance The Administrator shall issue final guidance and rate tables necessary to implement the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) not later than eight months following the date of the enactment of this Act. Write Your Own companies, in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall have not less than six months but not more than eight months following the issuance of such final guidance and rate tables to implement the changes required by such final guidance and rate tables.

Summary: Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2015 Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to repeal provisions that prohibit the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from estimating subsidized risk premium rates for flood insurance coverage on: (1) residential property which is not the primary residence of an individual, and (2) any business property. Qualifies those properties for such rates. Requires FEMA, when developing guidance and rate tables necessary to implement this Act, to consult with Write Your Own companies, which are participating property and casualty insurance companies that write and service standard flood insurance policies in cooperation with FEMA. Directs Write Your Own companies to implement the changes required by the final guidance and rate tables within six to eight months after their issuance.
To authorize 2 additional district judgeships for the district of Colorado.

To authorize 2 additional district judgeships for the district of Colorado. 1. Additional district judgeships for the district of Colorado (a) Additional district judgeships The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 2 additional district judges for the district of Colorado. (b) Technical and conforming amendment In order that the table contained in section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, will reflect the change in the number of judgeships authorized by subsection (a), the item relating to Colorado in such table is amended by striking 7 9

Summary: Requires the President to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, two additional district judges for the district of Colorado.
Southern Arizona Public Lands Protection Act of 2015

To withdraw certain Federal lands and interests located in Pima and Santa Cruz counties, Arizona, from the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Southern Arizona Public Lands Protection Act of 2015 2. Withdrawal of Federal lands and interests located in Pima and Santa Cruz counties, Arizona Subject to valid existing rights, after the date of enactment of this Act— (1) all federally owned interests in National Forest lands in Santa Cruz County and Pima County, Arizona, are withdrawn from— (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (C) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, and the mineral materials laws; (2) all federally owned subsurface interests under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in lands in Pima County, Arizona, with respect to which the surface interests are owned by such county, including in such lands located in Davidson Canyon, are withdrawn from— (A) all forms of entry, appropriation and disposal under the public land laws; (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (C) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, and the mineral materials laws; and (3) all federally owned interests in Bureau of Land Management lands in Pima County, Arizona, are withdrawn from entry, location, or patent under the general mining laws.

Summary: Southern Arizona Public Lands Protection Act of 2015 Withdraws federal lands and interests located in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties, Arizona, as well as all federally owned subsurface interests under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in lands in Pima County, from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, and the mineral materials laws. Withdraws all federally owned interests in BLM lands in Pima County from entry, location, or patent under the general mining laws.
To authorize Hispanic-serving institutions receiving grants under part A of title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to use such grant amounts to assist students in entering medical schools, and for other purposes.

To authorize Hispanic-serving institutions receiving grants under part A of title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to use such grant amounts to assist students in entering medical schools, and for other purposes. 1. Authorized grant activities Subsection (b) of section 503 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1101b(b) (1) in paragraph (6), by inserting before the period at the end the following; and student support programs designed to facilitate the successful advancement from four-year institutions to an allopathic or osteopathic medical school accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association recognized by the Secretary pursuant to part H of title IV (2) by redesignating paragraph (16) and paragraph (17); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new paragraph: (16) Providing counseling, mentoring, and other support services for underrepresented students studying in pre-medical or other health and science fields designed to facilitate their successful application to an allopathic or osteopathic medical school accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association recognized by the Secretary pursuant to part H of title IV. .

Summary: This bill amends title V (Developing Institutions) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand grant activities under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions program to include support programs and services that facilitate student advancement to allopathic or osteopathic medical schools.
Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act

To amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of property rights in issuing hydropower licenses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act 2. Hydropower licenses (a) Section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 797(e) (1) by designating the first, second, and third sentences as paragraphs (1) through (3) respectively; and (2) in paragraph (3) (as so designated)— (A) by striking and recreational opportunities, (B) by inserting , and minimizing infringement on the useful exercise and enjoyment of property rights held by nonlicensees aspects of environmental quality (b) Section 10 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 803 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting , including minimizing infringement on the useful exercise and enjoyment of property rights held by nonlicensees section 4(e) (2) by adding at the end the following: (k) Private landownership In developing any recreational resource within the project boundary, the licensee shall consider private landownership as a means to encourage and facilitate— (1) private investment; and (2) increased tourism and recreational use. .

Summary: Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act Amends the Federal Power Act, regarding the issuance of licenses for construction of dams, conduits, and reservoirs, to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, when deciding whether to issue a license for project works, to give equal consideration to minimizing infringement on the useful exercise and enjoyment of property rights held by nonlicensees. Requires the licensee, in developing any recreational resource within the project boundary, to consider private landownership as a means to encourage and facilitate private investment, increased tourism, and recreational use.