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Jane's Law

To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jane’s Law 2. Spousal obligations (a) In General Chapter 11A 228A. Failure to pay legal spousal court-ordered property distribution (a) Offense Whoever knowingly, travels in interstate or foreign commerce, with the intent to evade compliance with a court ordered property distribution as part of a separation or divorce settlement involving more than $5,000, with respect to a spouse or former spouse, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than two years or both. (b) Mandatory Restitution Upon a conviction under this section, the court shall order restitution under section 3663A in an amount equal to the total unpaid property distribution. (c) Definition The term court ordered property distribution . (b) Clerical amendments (1) Table of sections The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 11A 228A. Failure to pay legal spousal obligations. . (2) Table of chapters The item in the table of chapters for part I of title 18, United States Code, relating to chapter 11A is amended to read as follows: 11A. Child support and spousal obligations 228 .

Summary: Jane's Law Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or a prison term of up to two years on any person who travels in interstate or foreign commerce to evade compliance with a court-ordered property distribution in a divorce proceeding involving more than $5,000. Requires payment of restitution equal to the total unpaid property distribution from any person convicted of evading payment.
Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2015

To prevent application of sequestration to payment for certain physician-administered drugs under part B of the Medicare program in fiscal years 2016 and 2017, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2015 2. Preventing application of sequestration to payment for physician-administered drugs under part B of the Medicare program in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Presidential order issued after the date of the enactment of this Act under section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901a 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4 (b) Construction Nothing in this section (other than subsection (d)) shall be construed as affecting any other payments under title XVIII of the Social Security Act or any other Act (other than under this section) or as requiring or authorizing the reduction of other payments, under such title or otherwise, by virtue of the application of this section. (c) GAO study of shift in location of cancer care The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study that examines the shift of cancer care from physician-run community cancer clinics to hospitals and the consequences of this shift to costs to the Federal Government and to Medicare beneficiaries for cancer care under the Medicare program. Not later than February 1, 2017, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to Congress on the results of such study. (d) Imposition of budget neutrality If a Presidential order described in subsection (a) is issued with respect to fiscal year 2016 and is also issued with respect to fiscal year 2024 (or with respect to fiscal year 2017 and also issued with respect to fiscal year 2025), the amount of the aggregate payment reduction required under such an order with respect to fiscal year 2024 (or fiscal year 2025, respectfully) shall be increased by an amount equivalent to the amount of the payment increase resulting from the application of subsection (a) in fiscal year 2016 (or fiscal year 2017, respectively).

Summary: Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2015 This bill requires any new presidential sequestration order for FY2016-FY2017 to declare that no reduction shall be made with respect to payments for physician-administered drugs and biologicals under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to the extent that such payments are made based on their average sales price. The Government Accountability Office must examine the shift of cancer care from physician-run community cancer clinics to hospitals and its consequences to costs to the federal government and to Medicare beneficiaries for cancer care under the Medicare program.
Puerto Rico Hospital Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2015

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals with respect to inpatient hospital payments under the Medicare program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Puerto Rico Hospital Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2015 2. Modification of Medicare inpatient hospital payment rate for Puerto Rico hospitals Section 1886(d)(9)(E) of the Social Security Act 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(9)(E) (1) by striking and (2) in clause (iv), by inserting and before October 1, 2015, 2004, ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (v) on or after October 1, 2015, the applicable Puerto Rico percentage is 0 percent and the applicable Federal percentage is 100 percent. .

Summary: Puerto Rico Hospital Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for the Medicare inpatient hospital services payment rate for Puerto Rico hospitals to: (1) reduce the applicable Puerto Rico percentage from 25% to zero, and (2) increase the applicable federal percentage from 75% to 100%.
To amend the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989 to expand the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers Training Program Pilot Program to include a Coast Guard unit at Pinellas Park High School in Pinellas Park, Florida, and for other purposes.

To amend the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989 to expand the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers Training Program Pilot Program to include a Coast Guard unit at Pinellas Park High School in Pinellas Park, Florida, and for other purposes. 1. Expansion of Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers Training Program Pilot Program (a) Inclusion of additional school Subsection (a) of section 204 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989 ( Public Law 101–225 (1) by striking in cooperation (1) in cooperation ; (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) in cooperation with the Pinellas County School District of Pinellas County, Florida, as part of Pinellas Park High School (hereinafter in this section referred to as the High School . (b) Conforming amendments Such section is further amended— (1) by inserting and the High School Academy Academy (2) by inserting or the High School, as the case may be Academy Academy

Summary: This bill amends the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989 to expand the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers Training Program Pilot Program by authorizing the Coast Guard to establish and maintain a junior reserve officers training program in cooperation with the Pinellas County School District of Pinellas County, Florida.
Self-Insurance Protection Act

To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Self-Insurance Protection Act 2. Certain medical stop loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans not included under the definition of health insurance coverage (a) PHSA Section 2791(b)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(b)(1) Such term shall not include a stop loss policy obtained by a self-insured health plan or a plan sponsor of a group health plan that self-insures the health risks of its plan participants to reimburse the plan or sponsor for losses that the plan or sponsor incurs in providing health or medical benefits to such plan participants in excess of a predetermined level set forth in the stop loss policy obtained by such plan or sponsor. (b) ERISA Section 733(b)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1191b(b)(1) Such term shall not include a stop loss policy obtained by a self-insured health plan or a plan sponsor of a group health plan that self-insures the health risks of its plan participants to reimburse the plan or sponsor for losses that the plan or sponsor incurs in providing health or medical benefits to such plan participants in excess of a predetermined level set forth in the stop loss policy obtained by such plan or sponsor. (c) IRC Section 9832(b)(1)(A) Such term shall not include a stop loss policy obtained by a self-insured health plan or a plan sponsor of a group health plan that self-insures the health risks of its plan participants to reimburse the plan or sponsor for losses that the plan or sponsor incurs in providing health or medical benefits to such plan participants in excess of a predetermined level set forth in the stop loss policy obtained by such plan or sponsor.

Summary: Self-Insurance Protection Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of "health insurance coverage" a stop-loss policy obtained by a self-insured health plan or a sponsor of a self-insured group health plan to reimburse the plan or sponsor for losses incurred in providing health benefits to plan participants in excess of a level set forth in the stop-loss policy.
Stronger Voice for Small Business Act of 2015

To amend the Small Business Act to allow for petitions for reconsideration of size standards for small business concerns, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stronger Voice for Small Business Act of 2015 2. Petitions for reconsideration of size standards for small business concerns Section 3(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a) (9) Petitions for reconsideration of size standards (A) In general A person may file a petition for reconsideration with the Office of Hearings and Appeals (as designated in part 134 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, that was in effect on January 1, 2016, or any successor to such Office) of a size standard revised, modified, or established by the Administrator pursuant to this subsection. (B) Time limit A person filing a petition for reconsideration described in subparagraph (A) shall file such petition not later than 30 days after the publication in the Federal Register of the notice of final rule to revise, modify, or establish size standards described in paragraph (6). (C) Process for agency review The Office of Hearings and Appeals shall use the same process it uses to decide challenges to the size of a small business concern to decide a petition for review pursuant to this paragraph. (D) Judicial review The publication of a final rule in the Federal Register described in subparagraph (B) shall be considered final agency action for purposes of seeking judicial review. Filing a petition for reconsideration under subparagraph (A) shall not be a condition precedent to judicial review of any such size standard. .

Summary: Stronger Voice for Small Business Act of 2015 This bill amends the Small Business Act to authorize a person to file with the Office of Hearings and Appeals a petition or reconsideration of a size standard revised, modified, or established by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
Patient Freedom Act of 2014

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the individual health insurance mandate. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Patient Freedom Act of 2014 2. Repeal of individual health insurance mandate (a) In general Section 5000A (h) Termination This section shall not apply with respect to any month beginning after December 31, 2013. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 2013.

Summary: Patient Freedom Act of 2014 [sic] Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, after 2013, the requirement that individuals maintain minimum essential health care coverage.
Permanent CFC Look-Through Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Permanent CFC Look-Through Act of 2015 2. Look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations made permanent (a) In general Paragraph (6) of section 954(c) (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years of foreign corporations beginning after December 31, 2014, and to taxable years of United States shareholders with or within which such taxable years of foreign corporations end. October 23, 2015 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Permanent CFC Look-Through Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax rule exempting dividends, interest, rents, and royalties received or accrued from certain controlled foreign corporations by a related entity from treatment as foreign holding company income (thus permitting tax deferral of such income).
To amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prohibit the preemption of State stalking laws.

To amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prohibit the preemption of State stalking laws. 1. National Labor Relations Act The National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 151 et seq. 20. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt a law of any State, territory, or the District of Columbia that prohibits, criminalizes, or creates a civil cause of action for stalking, cyberstalking, or harassment. . 2. Railway Labor Act Title I of the Railway Labor Act ( 45 U.S.C. 151 et seq. 16. Conflicts with State stalking laws Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt a law of any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia that prohibits, criminalizes, or creates a civil cause of action for stalking, cyberstalking, or harassment. .

Summary: Amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to declare that nothing in those Acts shall be construed to preempt a law of any state, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia that prohibits, criminalizes, or creates a civil cause of action for stalking, cyberstalking, or harassment.
Coquille Forest Fairness Act

To amend the Coquille Restoration Act to clarify certain provisions relating to the management of the Coquille Forest. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coquille Forest Fairness Act 2. Amendments to Coquille Restoration Act Section 5(d) of the Coquille Restoration Act ( 25 U.S.C. 715c(d) (1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following: (5) Management (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, shall manage the Coquille Forest in accordance with the laws pertaining to the management of Indian trust land. (B) Administration (i) Unprocessed logs Unprocessed logs harvested from the Coquille Forest shall be subject to the same Federal statutory restrictions on export to foreign nations that apply to unprocessed logs harvested from Federal land. (ii) Sales of timber Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all sales of timber from land subject to this subsection shall be advertised, offered, and awarded according to competitive bidding practices, with sales being awarded to the highest responsible bidder. ; (2) by striking paragraph (9); and (3) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (12) as paragraphs (9) through (11), respectively.

Summary: Coquille Forest Fairness Act Amends the Coquille Restoration Act to require the Department of the Interior to manage the Coquille Forest in accordance with the laws pertaining to the management of Indian trust land. (Currently, Interior is also required to manage the Forest under applicable state and federal forestry and environmental protection laws, and subject to critical habitat designations under the Endangered Species Act and the standards and guidelines of federal forest plans on adjacent or nearby federal lands.) Continues to apply: (1) federal law relating to the export of unprocessed logs harvested from federal land to any unprocessed logs that are harvested from the Forest, and (2) competitive bidding requirements to sales of timber from the Forest. Removes a provision: (1) giving the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon jurisdiction over certain actions concerning the placement of lands in Coos County and Curry County, Oregon, into trust for the Coquille Tribe and the management of the Coquille Forest; and (2) limiting available remedies to equitable relief, unless otherwise provided for by law.
To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to treat employment as a field emergency medical service practitioner in the same manner as employment as a firefighter for purposes of such Act.

To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to treat employment as a field emergency medical service practitioner in the same manner as employment as a firefighter for purposes of such Act. 1. Field emergency medical service practitioners under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (a) In general Section 4(j)(1) of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 623(J)(1)) is amended by striking firefighter or as a firefighter, field emergency medical service practitioner, or (b) Definition Section 11(l) of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following: (m) The term field emergency medical service practitioner .

Summary: Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to treat field emergency medical service practitioners in the same manner as firefighters or law enforcement officers for purposes of exempting state employers from otherwise prohibited age discrimination practices. Allows an employer that is a state, political subdivision, and interstate agency to fail or refuse to hire, or to discharge, any such practitioner because of the individual's age if the employer provides the practitioner an annual opportunity to demonstrate physical and mental fitness by passing a job performance test identified by the Department of Health and Human Services in order to continue employment. Defines "field emergency medical service practitioner" as an employee, the duties of whose position are primarily to perform work directly connected with the responsibility of administration of specialized pre-hospital emergency care for victims of acute illnesses or injury, including an employee engaged in such activity who is transferred to a supervisory or administrative position.
Grand Canyon Bison Management Act

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a bison management plan for Grand Canyon National Park. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Grand Canyon Bison Management Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Management plan The term management plan (2) Park The term Park (3) Secretary The term Secretary (4) Skilled public volunteer The term skilled public volunteer (A) a valid hunting license issued by the State of Arizona; and (B) such other qualifications as the Secretary may require, after consultation with the Arizona Game and Fish Commission. 3. Bison management plan for Grand Canyon National Park (a) Publication of plan Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a management plan to reduce, through humane lethal culling by skilled public volunteers and by other nonlethal means, the population of bison in the Park that the Secretary determines are detrimental to the use of the Park. (b) Removal of Animal Notwithstanding section 4 of the Act of March 2, 1929 ( 16 U.S.C. 198c (c) Coordination The Secretary shall coordinate with the Arizona Game and Fish Commission regarding the development and implementation of the management plan. (d) NEPA Compliance In developing the management plan, the Secretary shall comply with all applicable Federal environmental laws (including regulations), including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. (e) Limitation Nothing in this Act applies to the taking of wildlife in the Park for any purpose other than the implementation of the management plan.

Summary: Grand Canyon Bison Management Act Directs the Department of the Interior to publish a management plan to reduce, through humane lethal culling by skilled public volunteers and other nonlethal means, the population of bison in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona that Interior determines are detrimental to the uses of the Park. Permits the removal by such a volunteer of a full bison harvested from the Park. Instructs Interior to coordinate with the Arizona Game and Fish Commission regarding the development and implementation of the management plan. Requires Interior, in developing such plan, to comply with all applicable federal environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).
LAND Act

To provide that there shall be no net increase in the acres of certain Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service unless the Federal budget is balanced for the year in which the land would be purchased. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Land Acquisition to cut National Debt Act LAND Act 2. Department of the interior land acquisition (a) In general The Secretary of the Interior may not use Federal funds to purchase land that would result in a net increase of land acreage that would be under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Bureau of Land Management unless the Federal budget is balanced for the year in which the land would be purchased. (b) Duck stamp funds Subsection (a) shall not apply to land purchased with funds made available through the sale of Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps. (c) Easements Subsection (a) shall not apply to easements acquired by the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate management of Federal lands. 3. National forest system land acquisition (a) In general The Secretary of Agriculture may not use Federal funds to purchase land that would result in a net increase of land acreage included in the National Forest System unless the Federal budget is balanced for the year in which the land would be purchased. (b) Easements Subsection (a) shall not apply to easements acquired by the Secretary of Agriculture to facilitate management of Federal lands.

Summary: Land Acquisition to cut National Debt Act or LAND Act Bars the Department of the Interior from using federal funding to purchase land resulting in a net increase of land acreage being under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Bureau of Land Management unless the federal budget is balanced for the year in which such land would be purchased. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to: (1) lands purchased with funding made available through the sale of Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps, and (2) easements acquired by Interior to facilitate the management of federal lands. Bars the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from using federal funding to purchase land resulting in a net increase of land acreage included in the National Forest System unless the federal budget is balanced for the year in which that land would be purchased. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to easements acquired by the USDA to facilitate the management of federal lands.