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Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation Act

To provide for the implementation of the multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River, Nevada, and Lincoln County, Nevada, to extend the authority to purchase certain parcels of public land, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation Act 2. Implementation of multispecies habitat conservation plans (a) Virgin River, Nevada Section 3(d)(3)(B) of Public Law 99–548 and implementation development (b) Lincoln County, Nevada Section 5(b)(1)(B) of the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–298 and implementation development 3. Extension of purchase authority and withdrawals Section 3 of Public Law 99–548 (1) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking For a period of 12 years after the date of the enactment of this Act Until November 29, 2021 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking Not later than 10 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection Not later than November 29, 2021 (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the date that is 12 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection November 29, 2021 (2) in subsection (f)(3), by striking the date that is 12 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection November 29, 2021

Summary: Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation Act - Amends P.L. 99-548, commonly known as the Mesquite Lands Act of 1986, to require proceeds from sales in the fourth area to be used for the implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River in Clark County, Nevada, including any associated groundwater monitoring plan. Amends the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 to require implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan in Lincoln County, Nevada. Extends, until November 29, 2021, withdrawal and purchase authority with respect to the fifth and sixth areas.
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations regarding secondary cockpit barriers.

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations regarding secondary cockpit barriers. 1. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The safety and security of the civil air transportation system is critical to the United States security and its national defense. (2) A safe and secure United States civil air transportation system is essential to the basic freedom of Americans to move in intrastate, interstate, and international transportation. (3) Terrorists have previously used airline aircraft as weapons and exploited United States aviation security. (4) Reinforced cockpit doors that must be opened for physiological and operational needs present a clear vulnerability when the doors are open and this compromises the security and safety of the aircraft and its passengers. (5) Many all-cargo aircraft do not have a cockpit door installed for protection from passenger aggressors and stowaways. 2. Improved Flight Deck Integrity Measures (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue regulations— (1) requiring the installation of secondary barriers preventing access to the flight deck of any commercial aircraft operating under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; and (2) (A) for an aircraft that is equipped with a cockpit door, requiring that such secondary barriers remain locked while the aircraft is in flight and the cockpit door separating the flight deck and the passenger area is open; and (B) for an aircraft that is not equipped with a cockpit door, requiring that such secondary barriers remain locked as determined by the pilot in command. (b) Considerations In issuing regulations under this section, the Administrator shall take into account— (1) the most promising and cost effective of the available technologies relating to secondary barriers described in subsection (a); and (2) the cost and time schedule for deploying such barriers.

Summary: Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue regulations to require: (1) the installation of secondary barriers to prevent access to the flight deck of a commercial aircraft; (2) with respect to an aircraft that is equipped with a cockpit door, that such barriers remain locked while the aircraft is in flight and the cockpit door separating the flight deck and the passenger area is open; and (3) with respect to an aircraft that is not equipped with a cockpit door, that such barriers remain locked as determined by the pilot.
Truth in Employment Act of 2013

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect employer rights. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Truth in Employment Act of 2013 2. Findings and purposes (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) An atmosphere of trust and civility in labor-management relationships is essential to a productive workplace and a healthy economy. (2) The tactic of using professional union organizers and agents to infiltrate a targeted employer’s workplace, a practice commonly referred to as salting (3) Increasingly, union organizers are seeking employment with nonunion employers not because of a desire to work for such employers but primarily to organize the employees of such employers or to inflict economic harm specifically designed to put nonunion competitors out of business, or to do both. (4) While no employer may discriminate against employees based upon the views of employees concerning collective bargaining, an employer should have the right to expect job applicants to be primarily interested in utilizing the skills of the applicants to further the goals of the business of the employer. (b) Purposes The purposes of this Act are— (1) to preserve the balance of rights between employers, employees, and labor organizations which is fundamental to our system of collective bargaining; (2) to preserve the rights of workers to organize, or otherwise engage in concerted activities protected under the National Labor Relations Act; and (3) to alleviate pressure on employers to hire individuals who seek or gain employment in order to disrupt the workplace of the employer or otherwise inflict economic harm designed to put the employer out of business. 3. Protection of employer rights Section 8(a) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 158(a) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring an employer to employ any person who seeks or has sought employment with the employer in furtherance of other employment or agency status. .

Summary: Truth in Employment Act of 2013 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that nothing in specified prohibitions against unfair labor practices by employers shall be construed as requiring an employer to employ any person who seeks or has sought employment with the employer in furtherance of other employment or agency status.
Employee Paycheck Protection Act

To require labor organizations to provide the notice to employees related to fees collection required pursuant to the Supreme Court cases Teachers Local No. 1 v. Hudson and Knox v. Service Employees International Union. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employee Paycheck Protection Act 2. Notice requirements related to fees collection by labor organizations (a) Notice required Prior to imposing or collecting any dues or fees from its members or from any other employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement, or increasing any such dues or fees, a labor organization shall provide all employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement with a written notice explaining how the labor organization calculated the share of such dues or fees that are for non-political costs related to collective bargaining. (b) Affirmative consent required from non-Union employees A labor organization may not exact any funds for dues or fees from any employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement who is not a member of the labor organization without the affirmative consent of such employee. 3. Definitions As used in this Act, the terms employee labor organization

Summary: Employee Paycheck Protection Act - Requires a labor organization, before imposing, collecting, or increasing member or other covered employee dues or fees, to provide all employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement with written notice explaining how it calculated the share of such dues or fees related to non-political costs of collective bargaining. Prohibits a labor organization from collecting dues or fees from non-union employees without their consent.
CDBG Public Services Flexibility Act of 2013

To increase the portion of community development block grants that may be used to provide public services, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CDBG Public Services Flexibility Act of 2013 2. Increase in public services cap Section 105(a)(8) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(8)) is amended— (1) by striking 15 per centum 25 percent (2) by striking amount, except amount;

Summary: CDBG Public Services Flexibility Act of 2013 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to revise requirements for activities eligible for community development block grant (CDBG) assistance. Increases from 15% to 25% the limitation on the amount of CDBG assistance that may be used to provide public services (e.g., those concerned with employment, crime prevention, child care, health, drug abuse, education, energy conservation, welfare or recreation needs). (Currently, only the city and county of Los Angeles, California, and the city of Miami, Florida, are favored with the 25% limit on the amount of CDBG assistance that may be used to provide public services.)
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress quarterly reports on the timeliness in which the Department of Veterans Affairs receives certain information from other departments or agencies of the United States.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress quarterly reports on the timeliness in which the Department of Veterans Affairs receives certain information from other departments or agencies of the United States. 1. Quarterly reports to Congress (a) In general Chapter 77 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 7735. Quarterly reports to Congress (a) Reports Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on covered requests. (b) Matters included Each report under subsection (a) shall include— (1) the number of covered requests made during the fiscal quarter covered by the report; and (2) the average response time for such covered requests made during each month of such fiscal quarter, as determined based on the period beginning on the date on which the Secretary made the request and ending on the date on which the Secretary determines that the request is completed. (c) Covered request defined In this section, the term covered request . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 7734 the following new item: 7735. Quarterly reports to Congress. .

Summary: Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit to Congress quarterly reports on the number of, and average response time to, requests made by the Secretary to the head of another federal department or agency for information required in adjudicating a claim for veterans' disability compensation.
Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2011

To prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2011 2. Prohibition on Lifeline support for commercial mobile service (a) In general A provider of commercial mobile service may not receive universal service support under sections 214(e) and 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 214(e) (b) Commercial mobile service defined In this section, the term commercial mobile service

Summary: Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2011 [sic] - Prohibits a provider of commercial mobile communications service from receiving universal service support under specified provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 for the provision of such service through the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Lifeline program (a program that provides discounts on monthly telephone service to qualifying low-income consumers).
Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013

To limit the amount of ammunition purchased or possessed by certain Federal agencies for a 6-month period. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 2. Prohibition on purchasing ammunition (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term agency section 551 (2) the term ammunition section 921 (3) the term covered agency (A) means an agency; and (B) does not include the Department of Defense. (b) Prohibition During the 6-month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, a covered agency may not purchase during any month or possess, at any one time, more rounds of ammunition than the monthly average of the number of rounds of ammunition purchased by the covered agency during the period beginning on January 1, 2001 and ending on December 31, 2009. (c) GAO report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report regarding the purchasing of ammunition by agencies, which shall include an assessment of the effect of the purchasing of ammunition by agencies on the supply of ammunition available to the public.

Summary: Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013 - Prohibits a federal agency, other than the Department of Defense (DOD), during the six-month period beginning on the enactment of this Act, from purchasing during any month or possessing at any one time more rounds of ammunition than the monthly average of rounds of ammunition purchased by the agency between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2009. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to report to Congress on federal agency purchasing of ammunition.
Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013

To exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013 2. Findings and purpose (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) medical debt is unique, and Americans do not choose when accidents happen or when illness strikes; (2) medical debt collection issues affect both insured and uninsured consumers; (3) according to credit evaluators, medical debt collections are more likely to be in dispute, inconsistently reported, and of questionable value in predicting future payment performance because it is atypical and nonpredictive; (4) nevertheless, medical debt that has been completely paid off or settled can significantly damage the credit score of a consumer for years; (5) as a result, consumers may be denied credit or pay higher interest rates when buying a home or obtaining a credit card; (6) healthcare providers are increasingly turning to outside collection agencies to help secure payment from patients, coming at the expense of the consumer, because medical debts are not typically reported unless they become assigned to collections; (7) in fact, medical bills account for more than half of all non-credit related collection actions reported to consumer credit reporting agencies; (8) the issue of medical debt affects millions of consumers; (9) according to the Commonwealth Fund, medical bill problems or accrued medical debt affects roughly 73,000,000 working-age adults in America; and (10) in 2010, 30,000,000 working-age American adults were contacted by a collection agency for unpaid medical bills. (b) Purpose It is the purpose of this Act to exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that had been characterized as debt in collection for credit reporting purposes and has been fully paid or settled. 3. Amendments to fair credit reporting Act (a) Medical debt defined Section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681a (z) Medical debt The term medical debt . (b) Exclusion for paid or settled medical debt Section 605(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681c(a) (7) Any information related to a fully paid or settled medical debt that had been characterized as delinquent, charged off, or in collection which, from the date of payment or settlement, antedates the report by more than 45 days. .

Summary: Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2013 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a consumer reporting agency from making any report containing information related to a fully paid or settled medical debt that had been characterized as delinquent, charged off, or in collection which, from the date of payment or settlement, antedates the report by more than 45 days.
Wounded Veteran Job Security Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position of employment for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wounded Veteran Job Security Act 2. Expansion of definition of service in uniformed services for purposes of USERRA Section 4303(13) (13) The term service in the uniformed services section 12503 section 115 line of duty . 3. Documentation of treatment for purposes of reemployment under USERRA Section 4312(f) of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5); (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): (2) A person who submits an application for reemployment due to an absence for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment for an injury or illness referred to in section 4303(13) of this title shall provide to the person’s employer (upon the request of such employer) documentation to establish the individual’s eligibility for reemployment on that basis. Such an application shall include sufficient documentation to establish a link between the injury or illness and the medical treatment the person obtained. ; (3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (1) paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) (4) in paragraph (4)(A), as so redesignated— (A) by striking paragraph (2) paragraph (3) (B) by striking paragraph (1) paragraph (1) or should be deemed ineligible for reemployment on the grounds of paragraph (2) 4. Notification of employer of intent to return to a position of employment Section 4312(e)(1)(A) of such title is amended by inserting after 31 days or a person who was absent from a position of employment for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment for an injury or illness recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as a service-connected, or for which a ‘line of duty’ document has been granted by the Secretary of Defense 5. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Wounded Veteran Job Security Act - Expands the definition of "service in the uniformed services" for the purposes of uniformed servicemembers' employment and reemployment rights to include a period for which a person is absent from a position of employment to obtain medical treatment for an injury or illness recognized as service connected by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), or for which a line-of-duty document has been granted by the Secretary of Defense (DOD). Directs such a person intending to return to a position of employment to notify the employer within a specified time period. Requires a person submitting an application for reemployment due to such an absence for medical treatment to provide the employer, upon request, with documentation to establish eligibility for reemployment, including a link between the injury or illness and the medical treatment obtained.
Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2013

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order with respect to secondary cockpit barriers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2013 2. Secondary cockpit barriers Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue an order that— (1) requires, on each commercial aircraft operating under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, the installation of a barrier, other than the cockpit door, that prevents access to the flight deck of an aircraft; and (2) requires, for an aircraft— (A) that is equipped with a cockpit door, that the barrier required under paragraph (1) remain locked while— (i) the aircraft is in flight; and (ii) the cockpit door separating the flight deck and the passenger area is open; and (B) that is not equipped with a cockpit door, that the barrier required under paragraph (1) remain locked as determined appropriate by the pilot in command.

Summary: Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue an order to require: (1) the installation of secondary barriers, other than the cockpit door, to prevent access to the flight deck of each commercial aircraft; (2) such barriers on an aircraft with a cockpit door to remain locked while the aircraft is in flight and the cockpit door separating the flight deck and the passenger area is open; and (3) such barriers on an aircraft without a cockpit door to remain locked as determined by the pilot in command.
To provide that the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees are those created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or offered through a health insurance exchange.

To provide that the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees are those created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or offered through a health insurance exchange. 1. Health plans created under PPACA or offered through Exchanges to be only health plans Federal Government may make available to President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D)) is amended— (1) in the subparagraph heading, by striking Members of Congress President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees (2) in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I)— (A) by striking Members of Congress and congressional staff the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees (B) by striking a Member of Congress or congressional staff the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, or a Federal employee (3) in clause (ii), by amending subclause (II) to read as follows: (II) Federal employee The term Federal employee (aa) an employee section 2105 (bb) includes an individual to whom subsection (c) or (f) of such section 2105 pertains (whether or not such individual satisfies item (aa)). .

Summary: Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to restrict the health plans that the federal government may make available to the President, Vice-President, or federal employees to a health plan either created under PPACA or offered through a health care exchange established under PPACA. (Currently, such restriction applies to Members of Congress and congressional staff.)