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Alaskan Pollock and Golden King Crab Labeling Act

To establish certain requirements with respect to pollock and golden king crab. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alaskan Pollock and Golden King Crab Labeling Act 2. Requirements (a) Pollock and golden king crab Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of applying the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq. (1) the acceptable market name of Gadus chalcogrammus, formerly known as Theragra chalcogramma, is pollock (2) the acceptable market name of Lithodes aequispinus is golden king crab (b) Labeling of pollock Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 343 (z) If it is labeled or advertised as Alaskan pollock Alaska pollock 16 U.S.C. 1802 .

Summary: Alaskan Pollock and Golden King Crab Labeling Act This bill declares the acceptable market name of Gadus chalcogrammus is "pollock" and the acceptable market name of Lithodes aequispinus is "golden king crab." This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the sale of pollock labeled "Alaskan pollock" or "Alaska pollock" only if the pollock was harvested in the exclusive economic zone or state waters adjacent to Alaska.
Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces for a new State license or certification required by reason of a permanent change in the duty station of such member to another State. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2015 2. Credit for State licensure and certification costs of military spouses arising by reason of a permanent change in the duty station of the member of the Armed Forces to another State (a) In general Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 30E. State licensure and certification costs of military spouse arising from transfer of member of Armed Forces to another State (a) In general In the case of an eligible individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the qualified relicensing costs of such individual which are paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year. (b) Maximum credit The credit allowed by this section with respect to each change of duty station shall not exceed $500. (c) Definitions For purposes of this section— (1) Eligible individual The term eligible individual (A) who is married to a member of the Armed Forces of the United States at the time that the member moves to another State under a permanent change of station order, and (B) who moves to such other State with such member. (2) Qualified relicensing costs The term qualified relicensing costs (A) which are for a license or certification required by the State referred to in paragraph (1) to engage in the profession that such individual engaged in while within the State from which the individual moved, and (B) which are paid or incurred during the period beginning on the date that the orders referred to in paragraph (1)(A) are issued and ending on the date which is 1 year after the reporting date specified in such orders. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for such subpart A is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 30D the following new item: Sec. 30E. State licensure and certification costs of military spouse arising from transfer of member of Armed Forces to another State. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces (military spouse) who moves with such member to another state under a permanent change of station order a tax credit for up to $500 of qualified relicensing costs incurred by such spouse. Defines "qualified relicensing costs" as costs for a state license or certification to engage in the profession that such military spouse engaged in while residing in the former state.
A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to extend the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

To amend title 54, United States Code, to extend the Land and Water Conservation Fund. 1. Extension of land and water conservation fund Section 200302 of title 54, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking September 30, 2015 November 30, 2015 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking September 30, 2015 November 30, 2015

Summary: This bill extends funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund through November 30, 2015.
A bill to modify a provision relating to adjustments of certain State apportionments for Federal highway programs, and for other purposes.

To modify a provision relating to adjustments of certain State apportionments for Federal highway programs, and for other purposes. 1. Adjustments to certain State apportionment amounts Section 104(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) For fiscal year 2016 and fiscal years thereafter (A) State share For fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount for each State of combined apportionments for the national highway performance program under section 119, the surface transportation program under section 133, the highway safety improvement program under section 148, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 149, and to carry out section 134 shall be determined as follows: (i) Initial amount The initial amount for each State shall be determined by multiplying the total amount available for apportionment by the share for each State, which shall be equal to the proportion that— (I) the amount of apportionments that the State received for fiscal year 2012; bears to (II) the amount of those apportionments received by all States for that fiscal year. (ii) Adjustments to amounts (I) In general The initial amounts resulting from the calculation under clause (i) shall be adjusted to ensure that, for each State, the amount of combined apportionments for the programs shall not be less than an amount equal to— (aa) 95 percent of the applicable percentage; multiplied by (bb) the total amount of funds available for apportionment. (II) Applicable percentage For purposes of this clause, the applicable percentage shall be an amount, expressed as a percentage, equal to the quotient of— (aa) the estimated tax payments attributable to highway users in the State that were paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the most recent fiscal year for which data are available; divided by (bb) the estimated total tax payments attributable to users in all States that were paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for that fiscal year. (B) State apportionment On October 1 of each fiscal year described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall apportion the sum authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the national highway performance program under section 119, the surface transportation program under section 133, the highway safety improvement program under section 148, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 149, and to carry out section 134 in accordance with subparagraph (A). .

Summary: This bill modifies the formula that the Department of Transportation uses to apportion federal highway funds among the states for the national highway performance program, the surface transportation program, the highway safety improvement program, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, and metropolitan transportation planning.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of certain long-term care hospital payment rules and the moratorium on the establishment of certain hospitals and facilities.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of certain long-term care hospital payment rules and the moratorium on the establishment of certain hospitals and facilities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Patient Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2015 2. Extension of certain LTCH payment rules and moratorium on the establishment of certain hospitals and facilities (a) Extension of certain payment rules (1) Payment for hospitals-within-hospitals Paragraph (2)(C) of section 114(c) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww Public Law 111–148 Public Law 113–67 for a 9-year period and before October 1, 2018 (2) 25 percent patient threshold payment adjustment Section 114(c)(1)(A) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww Public Law 111–148 Public Law 113–67 for a 9-year period and before October 1, 2018 (b) Extension of moratorium on establishment of and increase in beds for LTCHs Section 114(d) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww Public Law 111–148 Public Law 113–67 Public Law 113–93 (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking September 30, 2017 September 30, 2019 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking September 30, 2017 September 30, 2019

Summary: Preserving Patient Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to delay by two additional years the application of negative payment adjustments under the "25-percent rule" to certain long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) and satellite facilities. This rule reduces payments to a long-term care facility that admits proportionately more patients from any single hospital. The bill also continues for two additional years the moratorium, for the purposes of Medicare, on establishing new LTCHs or increasing LTCH beds.
Inspector General Mandates Reporting Act of 2015

To require the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to submit to Congress a report on Inspector General mandates. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Inspector General Mandates Reporting Act of 2015 2. Reporting requirements of Inspectors General (a) Definition In this section, the term reporting requirement (b) Report by Inspectors General to CIGIE Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each Office of Inspector General shall submit to the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency a report, which— (1) shall include a list of each reporting requirement for the Office of Inspector General; and (2) may include a list of each reporting requirement that the Office of Inspector General recommends should be modified or repealed. (c) Report by CIGIE to Congress Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency receives the reports required to be submitted under subsection (a) (b) (1) shall include— (A) a list of each reporting requirement that is common to more than 1 Office of Inspector General; and (B) a list, by Office of Inspector General, of each reporting requirement that is unique to that Office of Inspector General; and (2) may include recommendations for reporting requirements that should be modified or repealed. (d) Form Each report submitted under this section shall be in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. November 30, 2015 Reported with amendment

Summary: Inspector General Mandates Reporting Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill requires each Office of Inspector General to submit to the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency a report which: (1) shall include a list of each reporting requirement for such Office, and (2) may include a list of reporting requirements that such Office recommends should be modified or repealed. Within 60 days after receiving such report, the Council shall submit to Congress a report which: (1) shall include a list of reporting requirements that are common to more than one Office of Inspector General and a list of reporting requirements that are unique to each Office, and (2) may include recommendations for reporting requirements that should be modified or repealed. These reports shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified index.
A bill to address the liability of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the Animas and San Juan Rivers spill.

To address the liability of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the Animas and San Juan Rivers spill. 1. Animas River and San Juan River spill liability (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term Administrator (2) the term Agency (3) the term Animas and San Juan Rivers spill (4) the term Indian tribe 25 U.S.C. 450b (b) Limitation The exception under section 2680(a) of title 28, United States Code, shall not apply to any claim brought against the Government or any agent thereof relating to any act or omission of, or exercise or performance of, or failure to exercise or perform, a discretionary function or duty by, the Agency or any agent thereof relating to the Animas and San Juan Rivers spill. (c) Period of limitations A civil action relating to the conduct of the Agency or any agent thereof in relation to the Animas and San Juan Rivers spill may not be commenced later than 10 years after the cause of action accrues. (d) Award and settlement Notwithstanding section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, any award against the Government or compromise settlement by the Government relating to the conduct of the Agency or any agent thereof in relation to the Animas and San Juan Rivers spill shall be paid by the Administrator out of unobligated balances in the appropriations account appropriated under the heading Environmental Programs and Management (e) Spill response program The Administrator shall work with States and Indian tribes affected by the Animas and San Juan Rivers spill to develop, fund, and implement a long-term monitoring program for water and sediment quality of the Animas River and the San Juan River in response to the Animas and San Juan Rivers spill and other effects of the spill.

Summary: This bill removes the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) immunity from claims relating to the August 2015 spill of hazardous waste from an abandoned gold mine in Colorado into the Animas River and the San Juan River. Civil actions relating to that spill must be commenced within 10 years after the cause of action accrues. The EPA must work with states and Indian tribes affected by the spill to develop, fund, and implement a long-term monitoring program for water and sediment quality of those rivers.
Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016

To make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes, namely: BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE Department of state Migration and refugee assistance For an additional amount for Migration and Refugee Assistance Provided GENERAL PROVISIONS Reporting requirement 101. Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the obligation of funds made available by this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees describing the estimated total number of refugees who have fled violence and instability in Syria and Iraq and who are in need of assistance or are seeking resettlement; the impacts of such refugees on regional neighbors and European countries, and the efforts of those countries to resettle such refugees; the costs associated with resettling such refugees in the United States; and the proposed uses of funds appropriated by this Act: Provided Provided further Definition 102. The term appropriate congressional committees Public Law 113–235 Transfer of Funds 103. The Secretary of State may transfer funds appropriated by this Act to other relevant federal agencies for the purpose of assisting in the resettlement in the United States of refugees fleeing conflict in the Middle East: Provided Provided further This Act may be cited as the Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016.

Summary: Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016 This bill provides $1 billion in FY2016 supplemental appropriations to the Department of State's Migration and Refugee Assistance account for expenses to respond to the refugee crisis resulting from conflict in the Middle East, including costs associated with the resettlement of refugees in the United States. The funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. Prior to using funds provided by this bill, the State Department must submit to Congress a report including specified details regarding the refugees who have fled Syria and Iraq, the costs associated with resettlement, and the proposed uses of funds provided by this bill. The State Department may transfer funds provided by this bill to other federal agencies for the purpose of assisting in the resettlement in the United States of refugees fleeing conflict in the Middle East, subject to congressional notification requirements.
Pension Accountability Act

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to participant votes on the suspension of benefits under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pension Accountability Act 2. Benefit suspensions for multiemployer plans in critical and declining status (a) ERISA amendments Section 305(e)(9)(H) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(e)(9)(H) (1) in clause (ii)— (A) by striking Except as provided in clause (v), the The (B) by striking a majority of all participants and beneficiaries of the plan , of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan who cast a vote, a majority (2) by striking clause (v); (3) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (v); and (4) in clause (v), as so redesignated— (A) by striking (or following a determination under clause (v) that the plan is a systemically important plan) (B) by striking (or, in the case of a suspension that goes into effect under clause (v), at a time sufficient to allow the implementation of the suspension prior to the end of the 90-day period described in clause (v)(I)) (b) IRC amendments Section 432(e)(9)(H) (1) in clause (ii)— (A) by striking Except as provided in clause (v), the The (B) by striking a majority of all participants and beneficiaries of the plan , of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan who cast a vote, a majority (2) by striking clause (v); (3) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (v); and (4) in clause (v), as so redesignated— (A) by striking (or following a determination under clause (v) that the plan is a systemically important plan) (B) by striking (or, in the case of a suspension that goes into effect under clause (v), at a time sufficient to allow the implementation of the suspension prior to the end of the 90-day period described in clause (v)(I)) (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to any vote on the suspension of benefits under section 305(e)(9)(H) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(e)(9)(H) section 432(e)(9)(H)

Summary: Pension Accountability Act This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to revise rules for voting on the suspension of pension benefits under multiemployer plans in endangered or critical status. The bill changes the voting procedure for suspending plan benefits to provide that a suspension shall go into effect unless a majority of plan participants and beneficiaries who cast a vote (currently, a majority of all plan participants and beneficiaries) reject the suspension. The bill also eliminates the authority of the Department of the Treasury, in the case of systemically important plans, to override a vote of plan participants to reject a suspension. A plan is systemically important if projected financial assistance to the plan will exceed $1 billion if suspensions are not implemented.
Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2015

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent an increase in the Medicare part B premium and deductible in 2016. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2015 2. Preventing Medicare part B premium and deductible increases in 2016 (a) In general Section 1839(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395r(a) (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking Such Subject to paragraph (5), such (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) In applying this part (including subsection (i) and section 1833(b)), the monthly actuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over for 2016 shall be equal to the monthly actuarial rate for such enrollees for 2015. . (b) Conforming funding Section 1844(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w(a) (1) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; plus (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) a Government contribution equal to, as estimated by the Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the reduction in aggregate premiums payable for a month under this part that is attributable to the application of section 1839(a)(5) with respect to— (A) enrollees age 65 and over; and (B) enrollees under age 65. In applying paragraph (1), the Government contribution under paragraph (4) with respect to enrollees described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such paragraph (4) shall be treated as premiums payable and deposited in the Trust Fund under subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, of paragraph (1). .

Summary: Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) prevent 2016 increases to Medicare Part B premiums and deductibles for enrollees, and (2) authorize federal funding to offset the corresponding reduction in aggregate monthly premiums. Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must annually determine the monthly actuarial rate upon which Part B premiums and deductibles are based. The bill temporarily freezes that rate at the 2015 level for enrollees, effectively preventing increases to premiums and deductibles for those enrollees in 2016. (Current law already protects Part B enrollees whose benefits are deducted from their Social Security benefits from premium increases that would result in a smaller Social Security check.)