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To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service.

To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service. 1. Interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 207 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. App. 527 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting on debt incurred before service Limitation to 6 percent (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): (2) Limitation to 6 percent on debt incurred during service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before service An obligation or liability bearing interest at a rate in excess of 6 percent per year that is incurred by a servicemember, or the servicemember and the servicemember's spouse jointly, during military service to consolidate or refinance one or more student loans incurred by the servicemember before such military service shall not bear an interest at a rate in excess of 6 percent during the period of military service. ; (4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection, by inserting or (2) paragraph (1) (5) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (2) paragraph (3) (b) Implementation of limitation Subsection (b) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the interest rate limitation in subsection (a) an interest rate limitation in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking as of date of order to active duty (B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: in the case of an obligation or liability covered by subsection (a)(1), or as of the date the servicemember (or servicemember and spouse jointly) incurs the obligation or liability concerned under subsection (a)(2) (c) Student loan defined Subsection (d) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Student loan The term student loan (A) A Federal student loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq. (B) A private student loan as that term is defined section 140(a) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1650(a)). .

Summary: Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the 6% interest rate limitation on debt entered into during a servicemember's military service to any debt entered into to consolidate or refinance one or more student loans incurred before such service.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain State foster care program payments made to the biological parents of disabled children.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain State foster care program payments made to the biological parents of disabled children. 1. Exclusion from gross income of certain State foster care program payments made to biological parents of disabled children (a) In general Subsection (c) of section 131 (3) Application to biological parents receiving payments through State foster care programs A payment made pursuant to a foster care program of a State or political subdivision thereof shall not fail to be treated as a difficulty of care payment which is excludible from gross income under subsection (a) solely because the qualified foster individual with respect to which such payment is made is the biological child of the foster care provider. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to payments made in taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow biological parents of handicapped children to exclude from their gross incomes difficulty of care payments made to them under a state or local foster care program.
To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to retain and redistribute certain amounts collected as fines.

To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to retain and redistribute certain amounts collected as fines. 1. Use of funds The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall retain amounts collected for safety-related fines, and shall distribute those amounts to counties for maintaining radiological emergency preparedness plans required in connection with the nuclear facility with respect to which the fines were collected.

Summary: Requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to retain amounts collected for safety-related fines and to distribute them to counties for maintaining radiological emergency preparedness plans required in connection with the nuclear facility with respect to which the fines were collected.
Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2013

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the recognition of attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2013 2. Recognition of attending physician assistants as attending physicians To serve hospice patients (a) Recognition of attending physician assistants as attending physicians To serve hospice patients (1) In general Section 1861(dd)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd)(3)(B)) is amended— (A) by striking or nurse , the nurse (B) by inserting , or the physician assistant (as defined in such subsection) subsection (aa)(5)) (2) Clarification of hospice role of physician assistants Section 1814(a)(7)(A)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(7)(A)(i)(I) or a physician assistant a nurse practitioner (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2014.

Summary: Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients.
Video Games Ratings Enforcement Act

To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Video Games Ratings Enforcement Act 2. Rating label requirement for video games (a) Conduct prohibited It shall be unlawful for any person to ship or otherwise distribute in interstate commerce, or to sell or rent, a video game that does not contain a rating label, in a clear and conspicuous location on the outside packaging of the video game, containing an age-based content rating determined by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board. (b) Requirement of retailers To post ratings information Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall promulgate rules requiring all retail establishments engaged in the sale of video games to display, in a clear and conspicuous location, information about the content rating system of the Entertainment Software Ratings Board. Such rules shall prescribe the information required to be displayed concerning the basic age-based content ratings of such Board. 3. Prohibition on sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or rent, or attempt to sell or rent— (1) any video game containing a content rating of Adults Only (2) any video game containing a content rating of Mature 4. Enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission (a) Unfair or Deceptive Act or Practice A violation of sections 2 or 3 shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B) (b) Penalty Notwithstanding section 5(m) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 45(m)

Summary: Video Games Ratings Enforcement Act - Prohibits shipping or distributing in interstate commerce, selling, or renting a video game the outside packaging of which does not display a label containing an age-based content rating determined by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB). Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to require all retail establishments that sell video games to display information about the ESRB content rating system. Prohibits any person from selling or renting video games containing the ESRB content rating of: (1) "adults only" to any person under the age of 18, or (2) "mature" to any person under the age of 17. Treats violations of such requirements and prohibitions as an unfair or deceptive act or practice subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 per violation.
To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi to improve judicial efficiency, and for other purposes.

To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi to improve judicial efficiency, and for other purposes. 1. Realignment of southern judicial district of Mississippi Section 104(b) (b) Southern District The southern district comprises four divisions. (1) The Northern Division comprises the counties of Copiah, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Madison, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Sharkey, Smith, Warren, and Yazoo. Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Jackson. (2) The Southern Division comprises the counties of George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, and Stone. Court for the Southern Division shall be held at Gulfport. (3) The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Perry, Wayne, and Walthall. Court for the Eastern Division shall be held at Hattiesburg. (4) The Western Division comprises the counties of Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Pike, and Wilkinson. Court for the Western Division shall be held at Natchez. . 2. Effective date This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. November 12, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Amends the federal judicial code to realign the southern judicial district of Mississippi into four (currently, five) divisions with court to be held for: the Northern Division at Jackson, the Southern Division at Gulfport, the Eastern Division at Hattiesburg, and the Western Division at Natchez. Sets forth the Mississippi counties comprising each realigned division.
Fairness for America's Heroes Act of 2013

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide veterans with a 1-year exemption from the requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness for America’s Heroes Act of 2013 2. 1-year exemption for veterans from individual mandate under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (a) In general Section 5000A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Veterans Any applicable individual for any month beginning before January 1, 2015, if the individual is a veteran. For purposes of this paragraph, the term veteran . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by section 1501 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Summary: Fairness for America's Heroes Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to exempt veterans, until January 1, 2015, from the penalty for failure to maintain minimum essential health care coverage. Defines a "veteran," for purposes of this Act, as an individual who served on active duty (other than active duty for training) and who has been discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.
CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2013

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CHAMPVA Children’s Protection Act of 2013 2. Increase of maximum age for children eligible for medical care under CHAMPVA program (a) Increase Section 1781(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking twenty-three twenty-six (2) by striking twenty-third birthday twenty-sixth birthday (b) Effective Date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to medical care provided on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2013 - Increases from 23 to 26 the maximum age of eligibility for certain dependent children of veterans for medical care under CHAMPVA (the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs [VA]).
To require the Secretary of Education to use the excess revenue generated from the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program to carry out the Federal Pell Grant Program.

To require the Secretary of Education to use the excess revenue generated from the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program to carry out the Federal Pell Grant Program. 1. Applying excess revenue to Federal Pell Grants The Secretary of Education shall— (1) as soon as practicable after the end of a fiscal year, determine whether during such fiscal year the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq. (2) if such excess revenue was generated, use such excess revenue to carry out the Federal Pell Grant Program under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a

Summary: Directs the Secretary of Education to use any excess revenue generated by the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program during a fiscal year to carry out the Federal Pell Grant program in the next fiscal year.
Growing Jobs Through Capital Act of 2013

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily exclude capital gain from gross income. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Growing Jobs Through Capital Act of 2013 2. Two-year capital gains tax relief (a) In general Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 1203. Two-year exclusion of gain from sale of capital assets (a) In general Gross income shall not include gain from the sale or exchange of an asset which is a capital asset in the hands of the taxpayer. (b) Termination Subsection (a) shall not apply to any sale or exchange later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section. . (b) Clerical amendment Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 Sec. 1203. Two-year exclusion of gain from sale of capital assets. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales or exchanges after the date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such date.

Summary: Growing Jobs Through Capital Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset from gross income for income tax purposes. Terminates such tax exclusion two years after the enactment of this Act.
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for condominiums and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, and for other purposes.

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for condominiums and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, and for other purposes. 1. Definitions Section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5122 (11) Condominium The term condominium (12) Housing cooperative The term housing cooperative . 2. Condominiums and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster (a) Individuals and Households Program Section 408(b)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5174(b)(1) (1) by striking The President (A) In general The President ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) Condominiums and housing cooperatives For purposes of providing financial assistance under subsections (c)(2) and (c)(3) with respect to residential elements that are the legal responsibility of an association for a condominium or housing cooperative, the terms individual household . (b) Maximum amount of assistance Section 408(h) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5174(h) (3) Special rule for condominiums and housing cooperatives (A) In general In lieu of the limit established under paragraph (1), the maximum amount of assistance that an association for a condominium or housing cooperative may receive under this section with respect to a single disaster shall be an amount to be determined by the President by regulation. (B) Adjustment of limit The amount determined by the President under subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted annually in accordance with paragraph (2). . (c) Applicability The amendments made by this section shall apply to a major disaster or emergency declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.

Summary: Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include a condominium or housing cooperative association as an "individual" or "household" for purposes of the provision of federal disaster assistance (thus authorizing assistance for condominiums and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster). Requires the President to determine the maximum amount of assistance that any such association may receive under such Act for a single disaster.
Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013

To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to preclude law firms and licensed attorneys from the definition of a debt collector when taking certain actions. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013 2. Legal proceeding exception Section 803(6) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1692a(6) (1) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: (F) any law firm or licensed attorney— (i) serving, filing, or conveying formal legal pleadings, discovery requests, or other documents pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure; or (ii) communicating in, or at the direction of, a court of law or in depositions or settlement conferences, in connection with a pending legal action to collect a debt on behalf of a client; and .

Summary: Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013 - Amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude from the definition of "debt collector" any law firm or licensed attorney: (1) serving, filing, or conveying formal legal pleadings, discovery requests, or other documents pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure; or (2) communicating in, or at the direction of, a court of law or in depositions or settlement conferences, in connection with a pending legal action to collect a debt on behalf of a client.
No Health Care for Life for Congress Act of 2013

To discontinue eligibility of former Members of Congress and their dependents for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program (FEHBP) if the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is repealed. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Health Care for Life for Congress Act of 2013 2. Discontinuing eligibility of former Members of Congress and their dependents for coverage under FEHBP if PPACA is repealed (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 chapter 89 (b) Limitation Subsection (a) only applies to coverage derived by virtue of service as a former Member of Congress and does not apply to coverage under section 8905a (c) Former Member defined In this section, the term former Member of Congress (1) who was a member of the Senate or House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; and (2) who qualifies for coverage under chapter 89

Summary: No Health Care for Life for Congress Act of 2013 - Discontinues eligibility of former Members of Congress for enrollment and continued coverage for them or their dependents in a health benefits plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) if the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is repealed. Applies this requirement only to coverage derived by virtue of service as a former Member.
Division Realignment Act of 2013

To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Division Realignment Act of 2013 2. Realignment of Southern District of Mississippi Section 104(b) (b) Southern District The southern district comprises four divisions. (1) The Northern Division comprises the counties of Copiah, Hinds, Holmes, Issaquena, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Madison, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Sharkey, Smith, Warren, and Yazoo. Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Jackson. (2) The Southern Division comprises the counties of George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, and Stone. Court for the Southern Division shall be held at Gulfport. (3) The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Perry, Wayne, and Walthall. Court for the Eastern Division shall be held at Hattiesburg. (4) The Western Division comprises the counties of Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Pike, and Wilkinson. Court for the Western Division shall be held at Natchez. . 3. Effective date This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Division Realignment Act of 2013 - Amends the federal judicial code to realign the southern judicial district of Mississippi into four (currently, five) divisions with court to be held for: the Northern Division at Jackson, the Southern Division at Gulfport, the Eastern Division at Hattiesburg, and the Western Division at Natchez. Sets forth the Mississippi counties comprising each realigned division.