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To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit veterans who have a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces entitled to such travel.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit veterans who have a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces entitled to such travel. 1. Transportation on military aircraft on a space-available basis for disabled veterans with a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total (a) Availability of transportation Section 2641b of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 622 of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, is further amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f): (f) Special priority for certain disabled veterans (1) The Secretary of Defense shall provide transportation on scheduled and unscheduled military flights within the continental United States and on scheduled overseas flights operated by the Air Mobility Command on a space-available basis for any veteran with a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), in establishing space-available transportation priorities under the travel program, the Secretary shall provide transportation under paragraph (1) on the same basis as such transportation is provided to members of the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay. (3) The requirement to provide transportation on Department of Defense aircraft on a space-available basis on the priority basis described in paragraph (2) to veterans covered by this subsection applies whether or not the travel program is established under this section. (4) In this subsection, the terms veteran service-connected . (b) Effective date Subsection (f) of section 2641b

Summary: Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to provide transportation on scheduled and unscheduled military flights within the United States and on scheduled overseas flights on a space-available basis for veterans with a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total.
Security Clearance Protection Act of 2013

To protect the eligibility for Federal employment and access to classified information for Department of Defense civilian employees who may incur financial hardships as a result of furloughs dictated by sequestration. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Security Clearance Protection Act of 2013 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) On March 1, 2013, pursuant to the Budget Control Act of 2011, across-the-board spending cuts went into effect, triggering a massive cut in Federal discretionary spending across each Federal department and agency until $1.2 trillion in savings is achieved. (2) The impact of the cuts from sequestration will be significant and will affect many civilian employees who work for the Federal Government, some of whom handle classified materials to protect national security. (3) To absorb such budget cuts, Federal department and agencies will furlough many civilian employees for up to 22 days a year. (4) Some civilian employees will incur financial hardships and may not be able to meet their financial obligations due to loss of pay. (5) Sequestration and employee furloughs are a result of circumstances outside of the control of Federal employees and no fault of their own. 3. No effect on access to classified information due to sequestration The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, if any financial hardship is incurred by a civilian employee of the Department of Defense due to a furlough as a result of sequestration under section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, that financial hardship will not affect the employee’s— (1) eligibility for continued suitability for employment by the Department; (2) access to classified information; or (3) suitability to hold a position critical to national security.

Summary: Security Clearance Protection Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that any financial hardship incurred by a DOD civilian employee due to a furlough required by sequestration will not affect such employee's: (1) eligibility for continued suitability for employment at DOD, (2) access to classified information, or (3) suitability to hold a position critical to national security.
Employee Hardship Financial Relief Act of 2013

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free withdrawals from the Federal Thrift Savings Fund to employees who are furloughed as a result of the Federal budget sequester. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employee Hardship Financial Relief Act of 2013 2. Penalty-free withdrawals from Thrift Savings fund to Federal employees furloughed as a result of sequester (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) (H) Distributions from thrift savings fund to furloughed Federal employees Distributions to an individual from the Thrift Savings Fund during the period— (i) beginning on the date that the individual is furloughed (as defined in section 7811(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code) because of lack of funds, and (ii) ending on the date which is 30 days after such furlough ceases for such individual, but only to the extent that the aggregate such distributions with respect to any furlough does not exceed the aggregate reduction in such individual’s compensation on account of such furlough. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to distributions after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Employee Hardship Financial Relief Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit federal employees who are furloughed due to sequestration to make penalty-free distributions from their Thrift Savings Account Fund but only to the extent that such distributions do not exceed the aggregate reduction in compensation of such employees resulting from such furlough.
To impose a limitation on the maximum amount of crop insurance premiums paid by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, to repeal the authority to provide direct payments for producers of certain major agricultural commodities and peanuts, to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from making payments to the Brazilian Cotton Institute, and for other purposes.

To impose a limitation on the maximum amount of crop insurance premiums paid by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, to repeal the authority to provide direct payments for producers of certain major agricultural commodities and peanuts, to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from making payments to the Brazilian Cotton Institute, and for other purposes. 1. Percentage limitation on maximum amount of crop insurance premiums paid by Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Section 508(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1508(e) (7) Additional limitation on portion of premiums paid by Corporation Notwithstanding any provision of this title to the contrary, the Corporation shall not pay, under any circumstances, more than 70 percent of the premium for any coverage or policy or plan of insurance under this title. . 2. Repeal of direct payments for producers of certain major agricultural commodities and peanuts (a) Repeal Sections 1103 and 1303 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 8713 (b) Continued application for 2013 crop year Consistent with section 701 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–240 7 U.S.C. 8713 3. Prohibition on payments to Brazilian Cotton Institute The Secretary of Agriculture may not directly, or through the Commodity Credit Corporation, make payments to the Brazilian Cotton Institute.

Summary: Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to prohibit the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) from paying more than 70% of the premium for any coverage, policy, or plan of insurance. Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to end agricultural direct payments. (Continues such payments through crop year 2013 for covered commodities and peanuts.) Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) from making payments, either directly or through the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), to the Brazilian Cotton Institute.
To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide an exception from the member business loan cap for loans made to aid in the recovery from a disaster.

To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide an exception from the member business loan cap for loans made to aid in the recovery from a disaster. 1. Exception for disaster area loans (a) In general Section 107A(b) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1757a(b) (1) in paragraph (1), by striking or (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) a member business loan, the proceeds of which will be used to aid in the recovery from a disaster, if— (A) such disaster was the basis for the declaration of a major disaster area under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 (B) the extension of credit is being made before the end of the 5-year period beginning on the date of such declaration. . (b) Rulemaking Not later than the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the National Credit Union Administration Board shall issue regulations to define when an extension of credit aids in the recovery from a disaster for purposes of section 107A(b)(3) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1757a(b)(3)

Summary: Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to exempt from the limit on member business loans those that are: (1) used to aid in the recovery from a major disaster declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and (2) made within five years after such a declaration. Directs the National Credit Union Administration Board to issue regulations defining when an extension of credit aids in the recovery from a disaster.
Man in the Sea Memorial Act

To authorize the placement at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard of a memorial to honor the members of the Armed Forces who have served as divers and whose service in defense of the United States has been carried out beneath the waters of the world. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Man in the Sea Memorial Act 2. Establishment of military divers memorial at Washington Navy Yard (a) Memorial authorized Consistent with the sense of the Congress expressed in section 2855 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, the Secretary of the Navy may permit a third party to establish and maintain, at a suitable location at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard in the District of Columbia, a memorial to honor the members of the United States Armed Forces who have served as divers and whose service in defense of the United States has been carried out beneath the waters of the world. (b) Location and design of monument The actual location at the Washington Navy Yard for the memorial authorized by subsection (a) and the final design of the memorial shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary. In selecting the site to serve as the location for the memorial, the Secretary shall seek to maximize visitor access to the memorial. (c) Military support The Secretary shall provide military ceremonial support at the dedication of the memorial authorized by subsection (a). (d) Use of Federal funds prohibited Federal funds may not be used to design, procure, prepare, install, or maintain the memorial authorized by subsection (a), but the Secretary may accept and expend contributions of non-Federal funds and resources for such purposes.

Summary: Man in the Sea Memorial Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to permit a third party to establish and maintain, at a suitable location at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard (District of Columbia) a memorial to honor members of the Armed Forces who have served as divers and whose service in defense of the United States has been carried out beneath the waters of the world. Prohibits the use of federal funds for designing, procuring, preparing, installing, or maintaining the memorial.
Military Overseas Ballot Protection Act

To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require States to delay certifying the results of regularly scheduled general elections for Federal office in order to ensure the counting of any marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters that are collected by the Presidential designee under such Act for delivery to State election officials. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Overseas Ballot Protection Act 2. Delay in certification of results of general elections for Federal office in order to count absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters Section 102 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1973ff–1 (j) Delay in certification of results of certain elections in order To count absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (1) In general A State may not certify the results of a regularly scheduled general election for Federal office until the State has counted all of the valid marked absentee ballots of absent uniformed services voters cast in the election which are collected by the Presidential designee and delivered to the appropriate election officials in the State under section 103A. (2) Permitting certification at certain time after election Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a State may certify the results of a regularly scheduled general election for Federal office on the later of— (A) the expiration of the 10-day period which begins on the date of the election; or (B) the date provided under State law. .

Summary: Military Overseas Ballot Protection Act - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to prohibit a state from certifying the results of a regularly scheduled election for federal office until it has counted all valid ballots of absent servicemember voters collected by the presidential designee and delivered to the appropriate state election officials. Allows a state to certify such results on the later of ten days after such election or the date provided under state law.
To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the employment services provided under that Act.

To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the employment services provided under that Act. 1. Inclusion of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the Wagner-Peyser Act The Wagner-Peyser Act is amended— (1) in section 2(5) ( 29 U.S.C. 49a(5) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, (2) in section 5(b)(1) ( 29 U.S.C. 49d(b)(1) and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Guam (3) in section 6(a) ( 29 U.S.C. 49e(a) (A) by striking allot to Guam allot to— (1) Guam ; (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (2) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands an amount which, in relation to the total amount available for the fiscal year, is equal to the allotment percentage that Guam received of amounts available under this Act in fiscal year 1983. .

Summary: Amends the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the Department of Labor's program of providing public employment services through a one-stop services delivery system. Directs the Secretary of Labor to allot to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands an amount equal to the allotment percentage Guam received for employment services under the Act in FY1983.
Army Corps Accountability Act of 2013

To amend chapter 171 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Army Corps Accountability Act of 2013 2. United States Army Corps of Engineers not exempt from liability (a) Liability for gross negligence generally Section 2680(a) , except in the case of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, which shall be liable in the case of a claim arising out of damage caused by the gross negligence of an officer or employee of the Corps (b) Liability for damage from flood waters Section 3 of the Federal Flood Control Act of 1928 ( 33 U.S.C. 702c : Provided, however, That if , except in the case of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, which shall be liable under chapter 171 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply in the case of damage that occurred on or after August 29, 2005.

Summary: Army Corps Accountability Act of 2013 - Amends the federal judicial code and the Federal Flood Control Act of 1928 to provide for the liability of the Army Corps of Engineers in the case of a tort claim arising out of damage caused by the gross negligence of an officer or employee of the Corps (thereby removing the Corps from an exception under the Federal Tort Claims Act that protects federal agencies from liability for certain discretionary functions). Applies such liability to the Corps in the case of damage that occurred on or after August 29, 2005.
To provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall not be adjusted under section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 in the year following any fiscal year in which outlays of the United States exceeded receipts of the United States.

To provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall not be adjusted under section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 in the year following any fiscal year in which outlays of the United States exceeded receipts of the United States. 1. Amendments to the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (a) In general Section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31(2) (C) An adjustment in rates of pay may be made under this paragraph in a year only if the aggregate outlays of the United States during the last completed fiscal year did not exceed the aggregate receipts of the United States during such fiscal year, as determined by the Congressional Budget Office. . (b) Technical amendment Section 601(a)(2)(A) of such Act is amended by striking Subject to subparagraph (B), Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C),

Summary: Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to provide that pay for Members of Congress may not be increased by any adjustment scheduled to take effect in a calendar year if the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) determines that the federal aggregate outlays during the last completed fiscal year exceeded the federal aggregate receipts during such fiscal year.
SHUT Act of 2013

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the refundable portion of the child tax credit to individuals who are not authorized to be employed in the United States and to terminate the use of certifying acceptance agents to facilitate the application process for ITINs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Handouts to Unauthorized Taxpayers Act of 2013 SHUT Act of 2013 2. Denial of refundable portion of child tax credit to individuals not authorized to be employed in the united states (a) In general Subsection (d) of section 24 (5) Identification requirement with respect to taxpayer (A) In general Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any taxpayer for any taxable year unless the taxpayer includes the taxpayer’s social security number on the return of tax for such taxable year or otherwise demonstrates on the return that the taxpayer is authorized to be employed in the United States. (B) Joint returns In the case of a joint return, the requirement of subparagraph (A) shall be treated as met if either spouse meets such requirement. (C) Omission treated as mathematical or clerical error Any failure to meet the requirement of subparagraph (A) shall be treated as a mathematical or clerical error and assessed according to section 6213(b)(1). . (b) Conforming amendment Subsection (e) of section 24 of such Code is amended by inserting with respect to qualifying children Identification requirement (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Termination of certifying agent program Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, no Individual Taxpayer Identification Number may be issued by the Secretary of the Treasury (or any delegate of such Secretary) unless the supporting documentary evidence is submitted to such Secretary or any delegate of such Secretary who is an employee within the Department of the Treasury.

Summary: Stop Handouts to Unauthorized Taxpayers Act of 2013 or SHUT Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the refundable portion of the child tax credit to individuals unless they include their social security number on their tax return or otherwise demonstrate that they are authorized to be employed in the United States. Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury or any delegate of the Secretary employed by the Department of the Treasury from issuing an individual taxpayer identification number unless supporting documentary evidence is submitted.
Ensuring Women's Access to Free-Market Healthcare Act of 2013

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high deductible plans with respect to health savings accounts. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Women’s Access to Free-Market Healthcare Act of 2013 2. HSA high deductible plan safe harbor for absence of prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care deductible (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 223(c) (D) Safe harbor for absence of prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care deductible (i) In general A plan shall not fail to be treated as a high deductible health plan by reason of failing to have a deductible for prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care. (ii) Prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum The Secretary, in consultation with the American Academy of Pediatrics and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, shall by regulation define prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care for purposes of this subparagraph. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013.

Summary: Ensuring Women's Access to Free-Market Healthcare Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of health savings accounts (HSAs), to allow a health plan which does not have a deductible for prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as a high deductible health plan.