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Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Securities Exchange Commission to refund or credit excess payments made to the Commission. 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act 2. Refunding or crediting overpayment of section 31 fees (a) In general Section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78ee (n) Overpayment If a national securities exchange or national securities association pays to the Commission an amount in excess of fees and assessments due under this section and informs the Commission of such amount paid in excess within 10 years of the date of the payment, the Commission shall offset future fees and assessments due by such exchange or association in an amount equal to such excess amount. . (b) Applicability The amendment made by this section shall apply to any fees and assessments paid before, on, or after the date of enactment of this section. April 19, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to offset future fees and assessments otherwise due from a national securities exchange or national securities association if it is informed within 10 years that the entity has overpaid past fees and assessments. This requirement applies to any fees and assessments paid before, on, or after the enactment of this Act.
Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2015

To provide for nuclear weapons abolition and economic conversion in accordance with District of Columbia Initiative Measure Number 37 of 1992, while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2015 2. Requirement for nuclear weapons abolition and economic and energy conversion (a) In general The United States Government shall— (1) provide leadership to negotiate and enter into a multilateral treaty or other international agreement by the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act that provides for— (A) the dismantlement and elimination of all nuclear weapons in every country by not later than 2022; and (B) strict and effective international control of such dismantlement and elimination; (2) redirect resources that are being used for nuclear weapons programs to use— (A) in converting all nuclear weapons industry employees, processes, plants, and programs smoothly to constructive, ecologically beneficial peacetime activities, including strict control of all fissile material and radioactive waste, during the period in which nuclear weapons must be dismantled and eliminated pursuant to the treaty or other international agreement described in paragraph (1); and (B) in addressing human and infrastructure needs, including development and deployment of sustainable carbon-free and nuclear-free energy sources, health care, housing, education, agriculture, and environmental restoration, including long-term radioactive waste monitoring; (3) undertake vigorous, good-faith efforts to eliminate war, armed conflict, and all military operations; and (4) actively promote policies to induce all other countries to join in the commitments described in this subsection to create a more peaceful and secure world. (b) Effective date Subsection (a)(2) shall take effect on the date on which the President certifies to Congress that all countries possessing nuclear weapons have— (1) eliminated such weapons; or (2) begun such elimination under established legal requirements comparable to those described in subsection (a).

Summary: Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2015 Requires the government: (1) to provide leadership to negotiate and enter into a multilateral treaty or other international agreement that provides for the dismantlement and elimination of all nuclear weapons in every country by 2022; (2) once the President certifies that all countries have eliminated such weapons or begun such elimination under established legal requirements, to redirect resources that are being used for nuclear weapons programs to addressing human and infrastructure needs and to converting nuclear weapons industry employees, processes, plants, and programs to constructive, ecologically beneficial peacetime activities; (3) to undertake efforts to eliminate war, armed conflict, and all military operations; and (4) to promote policies to induce all other countries to join in such commitments.
Taxpayer Economic Hardship Protection Act of 2015

To strengthen the protections from levy by the Internal Revenue Service for taxpayers in economic hardship. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Economic Hardship Protection Act of 2015 2. Protection from levy for taxpayers in economic hardship The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall take the following actions to protect taxpayers in economic hardship from levy: (1) Establish quality review procedures that measure whether employees of the Internal Revenue Service identified and considered the possibility that a taxpayer was in economic hardship before levying. (2) Establish quality review procedures that measure whether, in each case in which an employee of the Internal Revenue Service identifies economic hardship of a taxpayer, the employee adhered to the decision by the United States Tax Court entitled, Vinatieri against Commissioner (3) Develop, and publish as part of the Internal Revenue Manual, guidelines for how collection employees of the Internal Revenue Service, on the basis of information in Internal Revenue Service and third-party databases, should consider the possibility that a taxpayer is in economic hardship before issuing a levy. (4) Adjust the Federal Payment Levy Program low income filter to include accounts with unfiled returns. (5) Inform collection employees of the Internal Revenue Service of procedural changes described in the preceding paragraphs by issuing a separate alert and a memorandum. (6) Update training materials and job aids to reflect the decision of the United States Tax Court entitled, Vinatieri against Commissioner

Summary: Taxpayer Economic Hardship Protection Act of 2015 This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service to take certain actions to protect taxpayers in economic hardship from a tax levy, including the adoption of procedures and guidelines that consider the possibility that a taxpayer is in economic hardship before issuing a levy.
Employee Bonus Protection Act

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that an employee’s ‘regular rate’ for purposes of calculating overtime compensation will not be affected by certain additional payments. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employee Bonus Protection Act 2. Regular rate for overtime purposes Section 7(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is amended— (1) by inserting before the semicolon at the end of paragraph (3) the following: ; or (d) the payments are made to reward an employee or group of employees for meeting or exceeding the productivity, quality, efficiency, or sales goals as specified in a gainsharing plan, incentive bonus plan, commission plan, or performance contingent bonus plan (2) by adding at the end the following: A plan described in clause (d) of paragraph (3) shall be in writing and made available to employees, provided that the amount of the payments to be made under the plan be based upon a formula that is stated in the plan, and be established and maintained in good faith for the purpose of distributing to employees additional remuneration over and above the wages and salaries that are not dependent upon the existence of such plan or payments made pursuant to such plan. .

Summary: Employee Bonus Protection Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude from the regular rate at which an employee is employed (and at which overtime compensation is calculated) any sums paid in recognition of services performed during a given period if the payments are made to reward an employee or group of employees for meeting or exceeding the productivity, quality, efficiency, or sales goals specified in writing in a gainsharing plan, incentive bonus plan, commission plan, or performance contingent bonus plan and made available to the employees. The amount of the payments made under the plan (and excluded from calculation of overtime compensation) must be: based upon a formula stated in the plan, and established and maintained in good faith for the purpose of distributing to employees additional remuneration over and above the wages and salaries that are not dependent upon the existence of the plan or payments made pursuant to it.
Pacific Northwest Gray Wolf Management Act of 2015

To prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Washington, Oregon, and Utah as endangered species, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pacific Northwest Gray Wolf Management Act of 2015 2. Prohibition on treatment of wolves in Washington, Oregon, and Utah under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (a) In general Any wolf in a covered State shall not be treated under any status of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. (b) Exclusive covered State management authority (1) Exclusive State management authority Except as provided in paragraph (2), each covered State shall have exclusive authority to manage wolves within the borders of that covered State. (2) Protection by covered States A covered State may not provide protections to wolves that is greater than the protections that would be provided under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. (3) Reimbursement by covered States Nothing in this Act precludes any State from reimbursing the owner of livestock for any loss of livestock that results from depredation by wolves, or that derives from wolves, that were introduced into the wild. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) State The term covered State (2) Wolf The term wolf

Summary: Pacific Northwest Gray Wolf Management Act of 2015 This bill prohibits any wolf species, subspecies, or population segment of Canis lupus in Washington, Oregon, and Utah (covered states) from being treated under any status of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, including as an endangered species, a threatened species, an essential experimental population, or a nonessential experimental population. The covered states shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the management of wolves within their borders. A covered state may not provide protections to wolves that are greater than the protections that would be provided under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Stop EPA Overregulation of Rural Americans

To repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s most recent rule for new residential wood heaters. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop EPA Overregulation of Rural Americans 2. Repeal of rule for new residential wood heaters The final rule entitled Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters, New Residential Hydronic Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces

Summary: Stop EPA Overregulation of Rural Americans This bill nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency rule entitled, "Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters, New Residential Hydronic Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces," published on March 16, 2015.
Breaking Addiction Act of 2015

To provide for the waiver of the Medicaid IMD limitation in order to permit Medicaid coverage for substance use disorder treatment services furnished to certain individuals in a community-based institution for mental diseases. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Breaking Addiction Act of 2015 2. Medicaid waiver for community-based inpatient substance use disorder treatment (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide, under the authority of section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1315(a) (b) Report to Congress Not later than 4 years after the date waivers are first implemented under subsection (a) and taking into account the evaluations conducted in connection with such waivers, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make available to the public a report on such waivers. The report shall include— (1) the findings of such evaluations; and (2) recommendations regarding expanding and making permanent the waiver of the IMD limitation to permit all States to provide the medical assistance described in subsection (a) to all qualified individuals. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Community-based institution for mental diseases The term community-based institution for mental diseases 42 U.S.C. 1396d(i) (2) IMD limitation The term IMD limitation 42 U.S.C. 1396d(a) (3) Qualified individual The term qualified individual 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. (4) State The term State

Summary: Breaking Addiction Act of 2015 This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for waiver of the limitation on medical assistance to certain patients in an institution for mental diseases (IMD limitation) in order to permit medical assistance under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act for the treatment of a substance use condition for a qualified individual in a community-based institution for mental diseases.
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act Extension Act of 2015

To extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act Extension Act of 2015 2. Extension of authority under Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6809 810. Sunset provision The authority of the Secretary to carry out this title shall terminate on September 30, 2017. . June 12, 2015 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources June 12, 2015 The Committee on Agriculture

Summary: Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act Extension Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill extends the authority of the Department of the Interior, with respect to federal land management agencies, and the Department of Agriculture, with respect to the Forest Service, to carry out the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act through September 30, 2017.
American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act

To reduce temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act 2. Reduction in royalty rate on soda ash Notwithstanding section 102(a)(9) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701(a)(9) 30 U.S.C. 262 July 29, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act (Sec. 2) Sets at 2%, for a five-year period, the royalty rate on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to market from federal land.
Bridge to Manufacturing Jobs Act

To provide for a competitive grant program for apprenticeship and internship programs through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bridge to Manufacturing Jobs Act 2. Findings The Congress makes the following findings: (1) In 2012, Deloitte found that the United States has 600,000 unfilled manufacturing jobs in the United States. (2) According to the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, the United States is likely to experience a shortage of about 5,000,000 workers with technical certificates and credentials. (3) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, apprenticeship occupations are projected to grow more than 20 percent from 2012 to 2022. (4) The Department of Labor found that workers who completed an apprenticeship earn an average starting salary of $50,000. (5) Employers who support apprenticeship programs gain skilled workers, build a pipeline of employees, and reduce staff turnover. (6) Other countries, including Germany and the United Kingdom, have successfully implemented apprenticeship programs. For example, Germany, even with less than one-third of the United States population, has almost 2,000,000 apprentices with almost 500,000 sponsoring companies. (7) The Federal Government can play an important role in facilitating the development of apprenticeship and internship programs at manufacturing companies, in particular through the Manufacturing Extension Program. 3. Competitive grants to facilitate apprenticeship programs Section 25(f) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ( 15 U.S.C. 278k(f) (1) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking and (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) may be related to projects designed to facilitate the development and implementation of apprenticeship programs, internship programs, or student work-based learning programs to help serve the workforce needs of consortia of manufacturing companies; and ; and (2) by amending paragraph (5)(A)(i) to read as follows: (i) create jobs and recruit and train a diverse manufacturing workforce, including through outreach to women and minorities; .

Summary: Bridge to Manufacturing Jobs Act Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to: (1) provide that themes for the competitive grant program to add capabilities to the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program may be related to projects designed to facilitate the development and implementation of apprenticeship programs, internship programs, or student work-based learning programs to help serve the workforce needs of consortia of manufacturing companies; and (2) include among the selection criteria for grants under such program that a proposal will recruit a diverse manufacturing workforce, including through outreach to women and minorities.
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act 2. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes (a) In general Chapter 55 5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes In any case arising out of the administration by the Secretary of laws and benefits under this title, a person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness shall not be considered adjudicated as a mental defective under subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of section 922 of title 18 without the order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes. .

Summary: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act Prohibits, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, any person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness from being considered adjudicated as a mental defective for purposes of the right to receive or transport firearms without the order or finding of a judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others.
Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expensing of environmental remediation costs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2015 2. Extension of expensing of environmental remediation costs (a) In general Section 198(h) December 31, 2011 December 31, 2019 (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2011.

Summary: Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2019 the election to expense (i.e., deduct in the current taxable year) environmental remediation costs (i.e., costs for the abatement or control of hazardous substances at a qualified contaminated site). Makes this Act applicable to expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2011.
Online Education Verification Act

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for more effective online education verification metrics. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Online Education Verification Act 2. Requirement for secure login and passcode Section 496(a)(4)(B)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1099b(a)(4)(B)(ii) processes , in addition to requiring a secure login and passcode for coursework on the Internet,

Summary: Online Education Verification Act Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require recognized accrediting agencies or associations that evaluate the quality of distance or correspondence education programs to require those programs to have a secure login and passcode for Internet coursework.
Aerotropolis Act of 2015

To amend SAFETEA–LU to ensure that projects that assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible for certain grants, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aerotropolis Act of 2015 2. Projects of national and regional significance (a) Eligible project defined Section 1301(c)(2) of SAFETEA–LU ( 23 U.S.C. 101 (2) Eligible project (A) In general The term eligible project (B) Inclusion of aerotropolis transportation system projects The term eligible project (i) assist the establishment of an aerotropolis transportation system; and (ii) satisfy the requirement under subsection (d). . (b) Aerotropolis transportation system defined Section 1301(c) of SAFETEA–LU ( 23 U.S.C. 101 (4) Aerotropolis transportation system The term aerotropolis transportation system .

Summary: Aerotropolis Act of 2015 Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) to extend the eligibility for projects of national and regional significance under the surface transportation grant program to certain aerotropolis transportation system projects. Defines "aerotropolis transportation system" as a planned and coordinated multimodal freight and passenger transportation network that provides efficient, sustainable, and intermodal connectivity to a defined region of economic significance centered around a major airport.