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Congress is Not a Career Act

To allow Members of Congress to decline certain retirement benefits and contributions by the Federal Government, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congress is Not a Career Act 2. Granting Members of Congress the option to decline certain benefits (a) Federal Employees Retirement System opt out Section 8401(20) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking , and who 2004 (b) Thrift Savings Plan agency contribution opt out Section 8432(c) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, contributions under paragraphs (1) through (3) may not be made in the case of any Member who makes an election under subparagraph (B). (B) Any Member may, by written notice to the official by whom such Member is paid, elect not to receive contributions under this subsection. An election under this subparagraph— (i) shall be effective with respect to pay periods beginning on or after the date on which such election is made; and (ii) shall be irrevocable. .

Summary: Congress is Not a Career Act Redefines "Member of Congress" under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) with respect to the exclusion from the meaning of "Member" of any Member of the House of Representatives, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress, who opts out of FERS, but only if he or she served as a Member before the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004. Repeals the requirement of service before enactment of such Act. Allows Members to opt out of FERS benefits regardless of when they have been elected. Amends the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Agency Contributions requirements to permit a Member of Congress to elect irrevocably, by written notice to the official by whom such Member is paid, not to receive TSP contributions.
Insourcing American Airport Jobs Act of 2016

To prohibit the President from regulating the provision of certain technical services in the United States for an aircraft of a foreign air carrier that is en route to or from another country, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Insourcing American Airport Jobs Act of 2016 2. Prohibition on regulation of provision of technical services for aircraft (a) In general On and after the date of enactment of this Act, and subject to subsection (b)— (1) the President may not regulate or prohibit, directly or indirectly, the provision of technical services, otherwise permitted under an international air transportation agreement, in the United States for an aircraft of a foreign air carrier that is en route to or from another country; and (2) any regulation in effect on such date of enactment that regulates or prohibits the provision of technical services described in paragraph (1) shall cease to have any force or effect with respect to such services. (b) Exceptions Subsection (a) shall not apply— (1) if the country concerned is a state sponsor of terrorism; or (2) in a case in which— (A) the United States is at war with the country concerned; (B) armed hostilities between the United States and the country concerned are in progress; or (C) there is imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of travelers to the country concerned. (c) State sponsor of terrorism defined In this section, the term state sponsor of terrorism (d) Applicability This section applies to actions taken by the President before the date of enactment of this Act that are in effect on such date of enactment, and to actions taken on or after such date.

Summary: Insourcing American Airport Jobs Act of 2016 This bill prohibits the President from regulating or prohibiting the provision of technical services in the United States for aircraft of a foreign carrier en route to or from another country that are otherwise permitted under an international air transportation agreement. The requirement shall not apply if: the country is a state sponsor of terrorism, or the United States is at war with the country or there is imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of travelers to the country.
To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to any State or local educational agency that denies or prevents participation in constitutional prayer in schools.

To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to any State or local educational agency that denies or prevents participation in constitutional prayer in schools. 1. Funding Contingent on Respect for Constitutional School Prayer (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds made available through the Department of Education shall be provided to any State or local educational agency that has a policy of denying, or that effectively prevents participation in, constitutional prayer in public schools by individuals on a voluntary basis. (b) Limitation No person shall be required to participate in prayer, or shall influence the form or content of any constitutional prayer, in public schools.

Summary: This bill prohibits the provision of Department of Education funds to any state or local educational agency that has a policy of denying, or that effectively prevents participation in, constitutional prayer in public schools by individuals on a voluntary basis. No person shall be required to participate in prayer, or shall influence the form or content of any constitutional prayer, in public schools.
Medal of Honor Legacy Act

To direct the Secretary of the Army to reserve a certain number of burial plots at Arlington National Cemetery for individuals who have been awarded the Medal of Honor, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medal of Honor Legacy Act 2. Burial plots at Arlington National Cemetery for individuals awarded the Medal of Honor (a) Reservation Of the number of in-ground burial plots available at Arlington National Cemetery as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall reserve 100 such plots to inter deceased individuals who have been awarded the Medal of Honor. (b) Termination The requirement under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date on which the Secretary of the Army to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the interment and inurnment capacity of Arlington National Cemetery that includes— (1) the estimated date that the Secretary determines the cemetery will reach maximum interment and inurnment capacity; and (2) in light of the unique and iconic meaning of the cemetery to the United States, recommendations for legislative actions and nonlegislative options that the Secretary determines necessary to ensure that the maximum interment and inurnment capacity of the cemetery is not reached until well into the future, including such actions and options with respect to— (A) redefining eligibility criteria for interment and inurnment in the cemetery; and (B) considerations for additional expansion opportunities beyond the current boundaries of the cemetery.

Summary: Medal of Honor Legacy Act This bill directs the Department of the Army to reserve 100 in-ground burial plots at Arlington National Cemetery for interment of deceased Medal of Honor recipients. Such requirement shall terminate when the Army submits a report on the cemetery's interment and inurnment capacity that includes: (1) the estimated date of achieving maximum capacity; and (2) recommendations to ensure that such capacity is not reached until well into the future, including actions to redefine interment eligibility and considerations for cemetery expansion.
To more accurately identify and transfer subsurface gravel sources originally intended to be made available to the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation in exchange for its relinquishment of related property rights.

To more accurately identify and transfer subsurface gravel sources originally intended to be made available to the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation in exchange for its relinquishment of related property rights. 1. Technical amendment Section 3 of the Barrow Gas Field Transfer Act of 1984 ( Public Law 98–366 The foregoing conveyance to UIC shall include all right, title, and interest held by the United States to sand and gravel deposits underlying the surface estate owned by UIC contiguous to the Barrow gas fields, more particularly described as the sand and gravel deposits underlying that UIC surface estate lying within T 21N R16W, sections 7, 17-18, 19-21, and 28-29; T 21N R17W, sections 1-2, and 11-14; T 22N, R18W, sections 4, 9, and 29-32; and T 22N R19W, sections 25 and 36.

Summary: This bill amends the Barrow Gas Field Transfer Act of 1984 with respect to the conveyance to the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation (UIC) of all right, title, and interest held by the United States to sand and gravel underlying the surface estate owned by UIC in the Barrow gas fields and Walakpa gas discovery site. This conveyance shall include all U.S. right, title, and interest to specified sand and gravel deposits underlying the surface estate owned by UIC that are contiguous to the Barrow gas fields.
To remove the Federal claim to navigational servitude for a tract of land developed due to dredging disposal from a harbor project in Valdez, Alaska, and for other purposes.

To remove the Federal claim to navigational servitude for a tract of land developed due to dredging disposal from a harbor project in Valdez, Alaska, and for other purposes. 1. Valdez, Alaska (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), the portion of the project for navigation, Valdez, Alaska, identified as Tract G, Harbor Subdivision, shall not be subject to navigational servitude beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Entry by Federal government The Federal Government may enter upon the property referred to in subsection (a) to carry out any required operation and maintenance of the general navigation features of the project referred to in subsection (a).

Summary: This bill removes the portion of the project for navigation, Valdez, Alaska, identified as Tract G, Harbor Subdivision, from navigational servitude. The federal government may enter that tract to carry out any required operation and maintenance of the general navigation features of such project.
Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2015 2. Increase in deduction for student loan interest (a) Increase in dollar limitation and repeal of limitation based on income Section 221(b) (b) Maximum deduction The deduction allowed by subsection (a) for the taxable year shall not exceed $5,000 ($10,000 in the case of a joint return). . (b) Conforming amendments Section 221 of such Code is amended by striking subsections (e) and (f) (relating to special rules and inflation adjustments, respectively) and inserting the following new subsection: (e) Denial of double benefit No deduction shall be allowed under this section for any amount for which a deduction is allowable under any other provision of this chapter. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the maximum tax deduction for interest paid on any qualified education loan to $5,000 ($10,000 for married couples filing a joint tax return), and (2) repeal the limitation on such deduction based upon modified adjusted gross income.
To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Union complies with the intent of article 17 bis of the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011.

To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Union complies with the intent of article 17 bis 1. Transatlantic open skies The Secretary of Transportation shall not issue a foreign air carrier permit under section 41302 of title 49, United States Code, or an exemption under section 40109 of such title, to provide foreign air transportation under the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011 (as amended), unless the Secretary— (1) finds that issuing the permit or exemption would be consistent with the intent of the parties, set forth in article 17 bis (2) imposes such conditions on the permit or exemption as may be necessary to ensure that the carrier’s provision of foreign air transportation complies with the intent of article 17 bis

Summary: This bill bars the Department of Transportation (DOT) from issuing a foreign air carrier permit, or an exemption from certain economic regulations, to furnish foreign air transportation under the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011, unless DOT: finds that issuing the permit or exemption would be consistent with the intent of the parties, set forth in article 17 bis of the agreement, that opportunities created by the agreement do not undermine labor standards or the labor-related rights and principles contained in the parties' respective laws; and imposes conditions on the permit or exemption necessary to ensure that the foreign air transportation furnished complies with the intent of article 17 bis.
Appropriate Care for Disabled Veterans Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate the requirement for an annual report on the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for specialized treatment and rehabilitative needs of disabled veterans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Appropriate Care for Disabled Veterans Act 2. Extension of requirement for report on the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for specialized treatment and rehabilitative needs of disabled veterans The first sentence of section 1706(b)(5)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking through 2008

Summary: Appropriate Care for Disabled Veterans Act This bill repeals the termination date of (thus, reinstates) the requirement for an annual report from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on the VA's compliance, by facility and by service-network, with requirements for managing the provision of hospital care and medical services furnished to veterans with service-connected disabilities.
Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2016

To make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate the labeling of products made in the United States and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2016 2. Exclusivity of Federal authority to regulate labeling of products made in the United States and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce Section 320933 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 15 U.S.C. 45a (1) in the first sentence, by striking To the extent (a) In general To the extent ; (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Effect on State law The provisions of this section shall supersede any provisions of the law of any State relating to the extent to which a product is introduced, delivered for introduction, sold, advertised, or offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with a Made in the U.S.A. Made in America ; and (3) in the third sentence of subsection (a), as designated by paragraph (1), by striking Nothing in this section Except as provided in subsection (b), nothing in this section December 13, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require the Federal Trade Commission's regulation of the labeling of products as "Made in the U.S.A." or "Made in America" to supersede any state laws regarding the extent to which a product is introduced, delivered, sold, advertised, or offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with such a label in order to represent that the product was in whole or substantial part of domestic origin.
STALL Act

To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to require the termination of inactive investigations after a period of six months. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Start Taking Action on Lingering Liabilities Act STALL Act 2. Termination of inactive investigations Section 20 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 57b–1 (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following new subsection: (j) Termination of inactive investigation (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), a covered investigation shall terminate at the expiration of the six-month period beginning on the date on which a covered verifiable written communication is sent by the Commission. (2) Exception Paragraph (1) shall not apply if— (A) an additional covered verifiable written communication is sent by the Commission during the period described in paragraph (1); or (B) the Commission votes to extend the covered investigation before the expiration of such period. (3) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Covered investigation The term covered investigation (B) Covered verifiable written communication The term covered verifiable written communication .

Summary: Start Taking Action on Lingering Liabilities Act or the STALL Act This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to require certain Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigations involving civil investigative demands to terminate six months after the FTC sends a verifiable written communication to notify the subject of the investigation. The bill also provides an exception that allows such an investigation to continue beyond that six-month period if, before the period expires, the FTC: (1) sends an additional verifiable written communication, or (2) votes to extend the investigation.
Zero Tolerance for Illegal Entry Act

To direct the Attorney General to establish a policy for the Department of Justice requiring all United States attorneys to prosecute offenses under sections 275 and 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Zero Tolerance for Illegal Entry Act 2. Zero tolerance regarding illegal entry offenses The Attorney General shall establish a policy for the Department of Justice requiring all United States attorneys to prosecute offenses under sections 275 and 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1325

Summary: Zero Tolerance for Illegal Entry Act This bill directs the Department of Justice to require U.S. attorneys to prosecute to the fullest extent offenses involving improper entry by an alien or reentry of a removed alien.
Interior Immigration Enforcement Act

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a criminal penalty for an alien who lacks lawful immigration status and is present in the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Interior Immigration Enforcement Act 2. Crime of unlawful presence in the United States Section 275 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1325 (e) Any alien who is age 18 or older and who knowingly lacks lawful immigration status and is present in the United States shall, for the first commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both, and, for a subsequent commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. .

Summary: Interior Immigration Enforcement Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien who is 18 or older, knowingly lacks lawful immigration status, and is present in the United States shall be fined and/or imprisoned for not more than six months for the first such offense and for not more than two years for a subsequent offense.
Criminal Alien Detention and Removal Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the inclusion of a term of supervised release as a part of a sentence for certain offenders, to provide for the removal of deportable alien offenders, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Criminal Alien Detention and Removal Act 2. Mandatory inclusion of a term of supervised release for certain offenders; removal of deportable alien offenders Section 3583 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) In general The court, in imposing a sentence to a term of imprisonment— (1) except as provided in paragraph (2), may include as a part of the sentence a requirement that the defendant be placed on a term of supervised release after imprisonment if the defendant has been convicted of a misdemeanor; and (2) shall include as a part of the sentence a requirement that the defendant be placed on a term of supervised release if the defendant has been convicted of a felony, if such a term is required by statute, or if the defendant has been convicted for the first time of a domestic violence crime as defined in section 3561(b). ; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking in determining whether to include a term of supervised release, and, if a term of supervised release is to be included, (B) by inserting after conditions of supervised release, and in the case of an offense described in subsection (a)(1), whether to include a term of supervised release, (3) in subsection (d), by striking the following: If an alien defendant is subject to deportation, the court may provide, as a condition of supervised release, that he be deported and remain outside the United States, and may order that he be delivered to a duly authorized immigration official for such deportation. (4) by adding at the end the following: (l) Alien offenders In the case of a defendant sentenced to a term of supervised release who is a deportable alien, the court— (1) may enter a judicial order of removal against the alien, and provide that as a condition of supervised release, the alien— (A) remain outside of the United States; and (B) be delivered to a duly authorized immigration official for deportation; or (2) except in the case where the court enters a judicial order of removal described in paragraph (1), shall provide that as a condition of supervised release, the alien be delivered to a duly authorized immigration official for removal proceedings in accordance with chapter 4 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1221 et seq. .

Summary: Criminal Alien Detention and Removal Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to require: (1) the supervised release of an individual following imprisonment for a felony conviction, and (2) the deportation of a deportable alien who is sentenced to supervised release. Current law allows, but generally does not require: (1) the supervised release of an individual following imprisonment, whether for a felony or misdemeanor conviction; and (2) the deportation of a deportable alien as a condition of supervised release.