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A bill to extend the sunset of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 in order to effectuate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in guaranteeing that all nuclear material in Iran remains in peaceful activities.

To extend the sunset of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 in order to effectuate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in guaranteeing that all nuclear material in Iran remains in peaceful activities. 1. Extension of sunset of Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 in order to effectuate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in guaranteeing that all nuclear material in Iran remains in peaceful activities Subsection (b) of section 13 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–172 50 U.S.C. 1701 (b) Sunset This Act shall cease to be effective on the date on which the President certifies to Congress that the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency has reached a broader conclusion (as defined by the Director General) that all nuclear material in Iran remains in peaceful activities. .

Summary: This bill amends the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to provide that such Act shall cease to be effective on the date the President certifies to Congress that the International Atomic Energy Agency has reached a broader conclusion that all nuclear material in Iran remains in peaceful activities.
Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015

To allow travel between the United States and Cuba. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 2. Travel to Cuba On or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and subject to section 3— (1) the President may not prohibit or otherwise regulate, directly or indirectly, travel to or from Cuba by United States citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions incident to such travel, including banking transactions; and (2) any regulation in effect on such date of enactment that prohibits or otherwise regulates travel to or from Cuba by United States citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions incident to such travel, including banking transactions, shall cease to have any force or effect. 3. Exceptions Section 2 shall not apply in a case in which the United States is at war with Cuba, armed hostilities between the two countries are in progress, or there is imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of United States travelers. 4. Applicability This Act applies to actions taken by the President before the date of the enactment of this Act that are in effect on such date of enactment, and to actions taken on or after such date. 5. Inapplicability The provisions of this Act apply notwithstanding section 102(h) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 ( 22 U.S.C. 6032(h) 22 U.S.C. 7209(b)

Summary: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 This bill states that: the President may not prohibit or otherwise regulate travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions incident to such travel, including banking transactions; any regulation in effect on the date of enactment of this Act prohibiting or otherwise regulating such travel or transactions incident to such travel shall cease to have any force or effective; but the prohibitions and requirements of this Act shall not apply if the United States is at war with Cuba, armed hostilities between the two countries are in progress, or there is imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of U.S. travelers.
A bill to prohibit the President from preventing foreign air carriers traveling to or from Cuba from making transit stops in the United States for refueling and other technical services based on the Cuban Assets Control Regulations.

To prohibit the President from preventing foreign air carriers traveling to or from Cuba from making transit stops in the United States for refueling and other technical services based on the Cuban Assets Control Regulations. 1. Air travel between the United States and Cuba permitted (a) In general Notwithstanding section 102(h) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 ( 22 U.S.C. 6032(h) 22 U.S.C. 7209(b) Cuban Assets Control Regulations (b) Exceptions This section shall not apply— (1) if— (A) the United States is at war with Cuba; (B) armed hostilities between the United States and Cuba are in progress; or (C) there is imminent danger to the public health or physical safety of United States citizens; or (2) to foreign air carriers that— (A) are owned by the Government of Cuba; or (B) are based in Cuba.

Summary: This bill prohibits the President from prohibiting the provision of technical services permitted under an international air transportation agreement in the United States for an aircraft of a foreign air carrier that is en route to or from Cuba based on the restrictions set forth in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations. This prohibition shall not apply: if the United States is at war with Cuba, armed hostilities between the United States and Cuba are in progress, or there is imminent danger to the public health or physical safety of U.S. citizens; or to foreign air carriers that are owned by the government of Cuba or based in Cuba.
Methow Headwaters Protection Act of 2016

To withdraw certain land in Okanogan County, Washington, to protect the land, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Methow Headwaters Protection Act of 2016 2. Methow Valley, Washington, Federal land withdrawal (a) Definition of Map In this Act, the term Map Methow Headwaters Withdrawal Proposal Legislative Map (b) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, the approximately 340,079 acres of Federal land and interests in the land located in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest within the area depicted on the Map as Proposed Withdrawal (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. (c) Acquired land Any land or interest in land within the area depicted on the Map as Proposed Withdrawal (d) Availability of map The Map shall be kept on file and made available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.

Summary: Methow Headwaters Protection Act of 2016 This bill withdraws approximately 340,079 acres of federal land and interests in land located within the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in the state of Washington from: entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and disposition under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. Any land or interest in land within the Proposed Withdrawal area acquired by the United States shall, upon acquisition, be immediately withdrawn in accordance with this bill.
A bill to prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

To prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 1. Prohibition on any transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (a) Prohibition No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise available for any department or agency of the United States Government may be used during the period specified in subsection (b) to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions, or to any foreign country or entity, of any individual detained at Guantanamo. (b) Specified period The period specified in this subsection is the period that— (1) begins on the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) ends on the earlier of— (A) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing appropriations for military activities of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2017; or (B) January 1, 2017. (c) Individual detained at Guantanamo defined In this section, the term individual detained at Guantanamo (1) is not a national of the United States (as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22) (2) is— (A) in the custody or under the control of the Department of Defense; or (B) otherwise detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay.

Summary: This bill prohibits U.S. agency funds from being used until the earlier of the enactment date of an Act authorizing FY2017 appropriations for military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) or January 1, 2017, for the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions or to any foreign country or entity of an individual detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. "Individual detained at Guantanamo" means an individual located at Guantanamo as of October 1, 2009, who: (1) is not a U.S. national or a member of the Armed Forces, and (2) is in the custody or under the control of DOD or otherwise detained at Guantanamo.
Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of full-time employee for purposes of the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015 2. Definition of full-time employee Section 4980H(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking by 120 by 174 (2) in paragraph (4)(A) by striking 30 hours 40 hours

Summary: Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the employer mandate to provide health care coverage, to: (1) modify the formula for calculating the number of full-time employees employed by an applicable large employer subject to the mandate; and (2) define a "full-time employee" as an employee who is employed on average at least 40 hours per week (currently, 30 hours).
Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act

To amend title 4, United States Code, to encourage the display of the flag of the United States on National Vietnam War Veterans Day. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act 2. Display of flag on National Vietnam War Veterans Day Section 6(d) of title 4, United States Code, is amended by inserting National Vietnam War Veterans Day, March 29; third Monday in February;

Summary: Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act This bill includes National Vietnam War Veterans Day, March 29, among those days on which the flag should especially be displayed.
Student Tax Relief Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain discharges of student loan indebtedness. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Tax Relief Act 2. Exclusion from gross income of discharges of student loan indebtedness (a) In general Section 108(f) (5) Discharges in connection with student loan indebtedness Gross income shall not include— (A) any amount of a student loan discharged in whole or in part by reason of a defense asserted pursuant to section 455(h) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(h) (B) any amount which (but for this subparagraph) would be includible in gross income by reason of the discharge (in whole or in part) of a loan to assist the attendance at an institution of higher learning if such discharge was pursuant to an agreement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or any other Federal agency in connection with the closure (or other agency action) relating to such institution or successor institution. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any forgiveness of indebtedness after June 12, 2014.

Summary: Student Tax Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income the discharge of student loan debt after June 12, 2014, due to: (1) borrower defenses asserted pursuant to the Higher Education Act of 1965, or (2) an agreement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or any other federal agency in connection with the closure or other agency action relating to an educational institution.
TRICARE Expedited Evaluation and Treatment for Prenatal Surgery Act of 2016

To require the Secretary of Defense to implement processes and procedures to provide expedited evaluation and treatment for prenatal surgery under the TRICARE program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TRICARE Expedited Evaluation and Treatment for Prenatal Surgery Act of 2016 2. Expedited evaluation and treatment for prenatal surgery under the TRICARE program (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall implement processes and procedures to ensure that a covered beneficiary under the TRICARE program whose pregnancy is complicated with a fetal anomaly or suspected of being complicated with a fetal anomaly receives, in an expedited manner and at the discretion of the covered beneficiary, evaluation and treatment from a perinatal or pediatric specialist capable of providing surgical management and intervention in utero. (b) Definitions In this section, the terms covered beneficiary TRICARE program

Summary: TRICARE Expedited Evaluation and Treatment for Prenatal Surgery Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Defense to implement processes and procedures to ensure that a covered TRICARE program beneficiary whose pregnancy is complicated with a fetal anomaly or suspected of being so complicated receives, at the beneficiary's discretion, expedited evaluation and treatment from a perinatal or pediatric specialist capable of providing surgical management and intervention in utero.
A bill to update the map of, and modify the acreage available for inclusion in, the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.

To update the map of, and modify the maximum acreage available for inclusion in, the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. 1. Map update; maximum acreage available for inclusion in the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument The first section of Public Law 91–60 (1) by striking entitled Proposed Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument numbered 171/132,544 and dated May 3, 2016, (2) by striking six thousand acres 6,300 acres 1. Map update; maximum acreage available for inclusion in the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument The first section of Public Law 91–60 (1) by striking entitled Proposed Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument entitled Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Proposed Boundary Adjustment (2) by striking six thousand acres 6,300 acres September 6, 2016 Reported with an amendment

Summary: This bill revises the title, number, and date of the map depicting the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in Colorado and increases from 6,000 to 6,300 the maximum number of acres that may be made available for inclusion in the monument.
Graduate Student Savings Act of 2016

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit fellowship and stipend compensation to be saved in an individual retirement account. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Graduate Student Savings Act of 2016 2. Certain non-tuition fellowship and stipend payments treated as compensation (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 219(f) Such term includes any amount paid to an individual to aid the individual in the pursuit of graduate or postdoctoral study or research. (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.

Summary: Graduate Student Savings Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow funds paid to an individual to aid in the pursuit of graduate or postdoctoral study or research to be saved in an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). The bill permits the funds to be considered compensation for purposes of current law provisions that limit annual deductible IRA contributions to the lesser of: (1) the deductible amount permitted under current law, or (2) the compensation includible in the individual's gross income for the year.
Daniel J. Evans Olympic National Park Wilderness Act

To redesignate the Olympic Wilderness as the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Daniel J. Evans Olympic National Park Wilderness Act 2. Redesignation as Daniel J. Evans Wilderness (a) Redesignation Section 101(a) of the Washington Park Wilderness Act of 1988 ( 16 U.S.C. 1132 Olympic Wilderness Daniel J. Evans Wilderness (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Olympic Wilderness shall be deemed to be a reference to the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness. July 14, 2016 Reported without amendment

Summary: Daniel J. Evans Olympic National Park Wilderness Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Washington Park Wilderness Act of 1988 to redesignate the Olympic Wilderness as the "Daniel J. Evans Wilderness."
Maurice (Mo) Bailey Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Grant Reauthorization Act of 2016

To extend the authorization of appropriations to the Department of Veterans Affairs for purposes of awarding grants to veterans service organizations for the transportation of highly rural veterans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maurice (Mo) Bailey Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Grant Reauthorization Act of 2016 2. Extension of authorization of appropriations for grants to veterans service organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans Section 307(d) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–163 38 U.S.C. 1710 2016 2017

Summary: Maurice (Mo) Bailey Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Grant Reauthorization Act of 2016 This bill amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to reauthorize through FY2017 a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas.
Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2016

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count resident time spent in a critical access hospital as resident time spent in a nonprovider setting for purposes of making Medicare direct and indirect graduate medical education payments. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2016 2. Counting resident time spent in a critical access hospital as resident time spent in a nonprovider setting for purposes of making Medicare direct and indirect graduate medical education payments (a) GME Section 1886(h)(4) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4) (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking subparagraphs (J) and (K) subparagraphs (J), (K), and (L) (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (L) Treatment of critical access hospitals Effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after July 1, 2017, such rules shall provide that a critical access hospital (as defined in section 1861(mm)(1)) is deemed to be a nonprovider setting for purposes of determining the hospitals's number of full-time equivalent residents under this subsection. . (b) IME Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(iv)(II) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(iv)(II) Effective for discharges occurring on or after July 1, 2017, for purposes of this subclause, a critical access hospital (as defined in section 1861(mm)(1)) is deemed to be a nonprovider setting.

Summary: Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reimburse medical residency training programs under Medicare for certain graduate medical education costs associated with resident time spent in rural community hospitals known as "critical access hospitals."
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016

To provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2016, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016 2. Increase in rates of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation (a) Rate adjustment Effective on December 1, 2016, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase, in accordance with subsection (c), the dollar amounts in effect on November 30, 2016, for the payment of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under the provisions specified in subsection (b). (b) Amounts To be increased The dollar amounts to be increased pursuant to subsection (a) are the following: (1) Wartime disability compensation Each of the dollar amounts under section 1114 of title 38, United States Code. (2) Additional compensation for dependents Each of the dollar amounts under section 1115(1) of such title. (3) Clothing allowance The dollar amount under section 1162 of such title. (4) Dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouse Each of the dollar amounts under subsections (a) through (d) of section 1311 of such title. (5) Dependency and indemnity compensation to children Each of the dollar amounts under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title. (c) Determination of increase Each dollar amount described in subsection (b) shall be increased by the same percentage as the percentage by which benefit amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. 42 U.S.C. 415(i) (d) Special rule The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may adjust administratively, consistent with the increases made under subsection (a), the rates of disability compensation payable to persons under section 10 of Public Law 85–857 chapter 11 (e) Publication of adjusted rates The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in the Federal Register the amounts specified in subsection (b), as increased under subsection (a), not later than the date on which the matters specified in section 215(i)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act 42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)

Summary: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2016, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Each such increase shall be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date.
A bill to provide for an Atomic Veterans Service Medal.

To provide for an Atomic Veterans Service Medal. 1. Atomic Veterans Service Medal (a) Service medal required The Secretary of Defense shall design and produce a military service medal, to be known as the Atomic Veterans Service Medal (b) Distribution of medal (1) Issuance to retired and former members At the request of a radiation-exposed veteran, the Secretary of Defense shall issue the Atomic Veterans Service Medal to the veteran. (2) Issuance to next-of-kin In the case of a radiation-exposed veteran who is deceased, the Secretary may provide for issuance of the Atomic Veterans Service Medal to the next-of-kin of the person. (3) Application The Secretary shall prepare and disseminate as appropriate an application by which radiation-exposed veterans and their next-of-kin may apply to receive the Atomic Veterans Service Medal.

Summary: This bill directs the Department of Defense to design and produce an Atomic Veterans Service Medal to honor retired and former members of the Armed Forces who are radiation-exposed veterans. The Department may provide for issuance of the Medal to the next-of-kin of a deceased radiation-exposed veteran.