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Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015 2. Allowing physical therapists to utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare (a) In general The first sentence of section 1842(b)(6) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(6) (1) by striking and (H) (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and (I) in the case of outpatient physical therapy services furnished by physical therapists, subparagraph (D) of this sentence shall apply to such services and therapists in the same manner as such subparagraph applies to physicians’ services furnished by physicians (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015 Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require physical therapists furnishing outpatient physical therapy services to use specified locum tenens arrangements for payment purposes in the same manner as such arrangements are used to apply to physicians furnishing substitute physicians services for other physicians. (Locum tenens [place holder], or substitute, physicians usually assume professional practices in the absence of a regular physician for reasons such as illness, pregnancy, vacation, or continuing medical education.)
National Parks for America's Children Act

To require that the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, create a program to help ensure that youth from urban areas have access to National Parks, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Parks for America’s Children Act 2. Access to National Parks for Urban Youth The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, shall create a program to help ensure that youth from urban areas have access to National Parks. The program shall include— (1) an advertising strategy aimed at urban youths; (2) transportation programs to help ensure urban youth have better access to National Parks; (3) partnerships with urban schools to teach basic outdoor skills and basic nature and biology; and (4) a grant program to help ensure that urban youth can afford the attendance and lodging fees at National Parks.

Summary: National Parks for America's Children Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior, through the National Park Service, to create a program that helps to ensure that youths from urban areas have access to the National Parks. The program shall include: an advertising strategy aimed at urban youths and transportation programs to help ensure that they have better access to National Parks, partnerships with urban schools to teach basic outdoor skills and basic nature and biology, and a grant program that helps to ensure that urban youths can afford attendance and lodging fees at the National Parks.
To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide free admission to Federal recreational lands and waters for children 17 years of age and younger on their birthday, and for other purposes.

To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide free admission to Federal recreational lands and waters for children 17 years of age and younger on their birthday, and for other purposes. 1. Free Admission to Federal recreational lands and waters for Youth on Birthdays Section 805(e) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6804(e) (1) by striking The Secretary (1) In General The Secretary ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Free Admission for Youth on Birthdays The Secretary shall provide for a free admission day to Federal recreational lands and waters to any United States citizen or person domiciled in the United States who is 17 years of age or younger, and to family members who accompany that citizen or person, on the birthday of that citizen or person, if the citizen or person provides adequate proof of such age and such citizenship or residency. .

Summary: This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to direct the Departments of Agriculture (with respect to the Forest Service) and of the Interior (with respect to other federal land management agencies) to arrange for any U.S. citizen or domiciliary age 17 or younger (and for accompanying family members) to be given free admission to federal recreational lands or waters on his or her birthday upon proof of age and citizenship or residency.
Student Loan Interest Rate Parity Act

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require that all Federal Direct Stafford Loans, Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, and Federal Direct PLUS Loans have the same rates of interest. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Loan Interest Rate Parity Act 2. Interest rates Section 455(b)(8) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)(8) (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting and before July 1, 2016, 2013, (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting and before July 1, 2016, 2013, (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively; and (4) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following: (E) Revised rates for graduate and professional FDSL Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs of this subsection, for Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans issued to graduate or professional students, for which the first disbursement is made on or after July 1, 2016, the applicable rate of interest shall be determined under subparagraph (B)— (i) by substituting 2.05 3.6 (ii) by substituting 8.25 9.5 (F) Revised rates for Federal Direct PLUS Loans Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs of this subsection, for Federal Direct PLUS Loans, for which the first disbursement is made on or after July 1, 2016, the applicable rate of interest shall be determined under subparagraph (C)— (i) by substituting 2.05 4.6 (ii) by substituting 8.25 10.5 .

Summary: Student Loan Interest Rate Parity Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reduce the interest rates on Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans and Federal Direct PLUS Loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2016.
To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to restrict arbitration, and for other purposes.

To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to restrict arbitration, and for other purposes. 1. Repeal of authority to restrict arbitration (a) In general Section 1028 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5518 (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents under section 1(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 1028.

Summary: This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to repeal the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to restrict the use of an agreement between a financial product or service provider and a consumer providing for arbitration of any future dispute between the parties.
Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016

To require the Federal Communications Commission to complete a rulemaking proceeding relating to placing unauthorized charges on the telecommunications bill of a consumer. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016 2. Rulemaking relating to cramming (a) Definition In this section, the term cramming (b) Rulemaking Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall complete a rulemaking proceeding relating to cramming, during which the Commission shall consider whether to issue a rule to require blocking the placement of third-party charges on a wireline, wireless, or bundled services telephone bill of a consumer under the criteria upon which the Commission relied when the Commission entered into a consent decree relating to cramming with any mobile voice and data service provider.

Summary: Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to complete a rulemaking proceeding relating to the placing of unauthorized charges on a consumer's telephone bill (commonly referred to as "cramming"). The FCC must consider whether to issue a rule that requires blocking the placement of third-party charges on a consumer's wireline, wireless, or bundled services telephone bill under the criteria it relied upon when it entered into a consent decree relating to cramming with mobile voice and data service providers.
Save America's Pastime Act

To clarify certain requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with respect to minor league baseball players. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save America’s Pastime Act 2. Minimum wage and overtime hours exemptions (a) In general Section 13 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 213 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (18), by striking the period and inserting ; or (B) by adding at the end the following: (19) any employee who has entered into a contract to play baseball at the minor league level. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (k) Subsection (a)(19) shall not be construed to require the provisions of section 7 to apply to any employee who has entered into a contract to play baseball at the major league level. . (b) Applicability Section 16 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 216 (f) In any action or proceeding commenced before, on, or after the date of enactment of the Save America’s Pastime Act .

Summary: Save America's Pastime Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from minimum wage and maximum hours requirements any employee who has contracted to pay baseball at the minor league level. The bill shall not be construed to require application of maximum hours requirements to any employee who has contracted to play baseball at the major league level. No employer shall be subject to liability or punishment on account of any violations of minimum wage, maximum hours, or specified recordkeeping requirements regarding any work performed before, on, or after enactment of this bill.
National Memorial to Fallen Educators Act

To designate a National Memorial to Fallen Educators at the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Memorial to Fallen Educators Act 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) from 1764 to the date of enactment of this Act, over 114 educators from 36 States have lost their lives in the United States while performing professional duties; (2) the United States lacks a national memorial dedicated to fallen educators; and (3) a memorial to fallen educators at the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas— (A) was dedicated on June 12, 2014; and (B) will honor educators who have lost their lives in the line of professional service. 3. Designation (a) In general The memorial to fallen educators located at the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas, is designated as the National Memorial to Fallen Educators (b) Effect of designation The national memorial designated by this section is not a unit of the National Park System and the designation of the National Memorial to Fallen Educators shall not require or permit Federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to that national memorial.

Summary: National Memorial to Fallen Educators Act This bill designates as the "National Memorial to Fallen Educators" an existing memorial located at the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas. The memorial is not a unit of the National Park System, and its designation shall not require or allow federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to it.
Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2016

To prohibit the sale of shark fins, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shark Fin Trade E­lim­i­na­tion Act of 2016 2. Prohibition on trade in shark fins (a) Prohibition Except as provided in section 3, no person shall possess, trade, distribute, ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, purchase, import, or export shark fins or products containing shark fins. (b) Penalty For purposes of section 308(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1858(a) 16 U.S.C. 1857 3. Exemption for traditional fisheries, education, and science A person may possess a shark fin that was taken lawfully under a State, territorial, or Federal license or permit to take or land sharks, if the shark fin is separated from the shark in a manner consistent with the license or permit and is— (1) destroyed or discarded; (2) retained by the license or permit holder for a noncommercial purpose; (3) used for noncommercial subsistence purposes in accordance with State or territorial law; or (4) used solely for display or research purposes by a museum, college, or university, or other person under a State or Federal permit to conduct noncommercial scientific research. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) Shark The term shark (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), means any species of the subclass E­las­mo­bran­chi­i; and (B) does not include— (i) any stock of the species Mustelus canis (smooth dogfish) or Squalus a­can­thi­as (spiny dogfish) that is managed pursuant to a fishery management plan prepared under section 303 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1853 (ii) any species in the superorder Batoidea that is managed pursuant to a fishery management plan prepared under section 303 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1853 (2) Shark fin The term shark fin (3) Import The term import 16 U.S.C. 1802 5. State authority Nothing in this Act precludes, denies, or limits any right of a State or territory of the United States to adopt or enforce any regulation or standard that is more stringent than a regulation or standard in effect under this Act.

Summary: Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2016 This bill makes it illegal to possess, buy, sell, transport, or trade shark fins or any product containing shark fins.A person may possess a shark fin that was lawfully taken consistent with a license or permit under certain circumstances. Penalties areimposedfor violations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System.

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System. 1. Addition of team to national urban search and rescue system (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, demonstrated the importance of enhancing national domestic terrorism preparedness. (2) Twenty-six of the 28 urban search and rescue teams included in the National Urban Search and Rescue System of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were called into action in the wake of the events of September 11th. (3) Highly qualified, urban search and rescue teams not included in the National Urban Search and Rescue System were the first teams in New York City on September 11th. (4) The continuing threat of a possible domestic terrorist attack remains an important mission for which the Nation must prepare to respond. (5) Part of that response should be to increase the number of urban search and rescue teams included in the National Urban Search and Rescue System. (b) Addition of new jersey task force 1 The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System.

Summary: Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System.
Municipal Advisor Choice Act

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide that an issuer of municipal securities is not required to retain a municipal advisor prior to issuing any such securities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Municipal Advisor Choice Act 2. Requirement for municipal advisor for issuers of municipal securities Section 15B(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78o–4(d) (3) An issuer of municipal securities shall not be required to retain a municipal advisor prior to issuing any such securities. .

Summary: Municipal Advisor Choice Act This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide that an issuer of municipal securities is not required to retain a municipal advisor prior to issuing securities.
Solar Villages Initiative Act

To authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable energy projects in developing countries. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Solar Villages Initiative Act 2. Microenterprise assistance for renewable energy projects in developing countries (a) In general The President, acting through the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Energy, is authorized to provide assistance for renewable energy projects described in subsection (b) in developing countries to increase the availability of credit, savings, and other services to microfinance and microenterprise clients lacking full access to capital, training, technical assistance, and business development services. (b) Types of projects The renewable energy projects described in this subsection include projects to assist small and micro businesses that loan or sell solar lanterns or lamps and other solar energy technologies. (c) Priority In providing assistance under subsection (a), the President shall give priority to empowering female-owned businesses in developing countries. (d) Relation to existing authorities Assistance provided under subsection (a) shall be made available under the authorities of section 252 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2211a (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2019, $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2020, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.

Summary: Solar Villages Initiative Act This bill authorizes the President, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, to provide assistance for renewable energy projects in developing countries to increase the availability of credit, savings, and other services to microfinance and microenterprise clients lacking full access to capital, training, technical assistance, and business development services. In providing such assistance, the President shall give priority to empowering female-owned businesses.
No Hero Left Untreated Act

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy technology to veterans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Hero Left Untreated Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Magnetic EEG/EKG-guided Resonance Therapy technology (in this section referred to as MeRT technology (2) Recent clinical trials and randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind studies have produced promising measurable outcomes in the evolution of MeRT technology. (3) These outcomes have resulted in escalating demand from returning warriors and veterans who are seeking access to this treatment. (4) Congress recognizes the importance of initiating innovative pilot programs that demonstrate the use and effectiveness of new treatment options for post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, chronic pain, and opiate addiction. 3. Magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy technology pilot program (a) Pilot program The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy technology (commonly referred to as MeRT technology (b) Locations The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) at not more than two facilities of the Department of Veteran Affairs. (c) Participants In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary may not provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy technology to more than 50 veterans. (d) Duration The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) for a one-year period. (e) Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the termination of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the pilot program. (f) No authorization of appropriations No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the requirements of this section. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized. November 14, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: No Hero Left Untreated Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a one-year pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to treat larger populations of veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, chronic pain, or opiate addiction. The VA shall carry out the program at up to two VA facilities and may provide access to such therapy to up to 50 veterans.
Carl's Law

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the label of any drug containing an opiate to prominently state that addiction is possible. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Carl’s Law 2. Labeling requirement to alert all consumers of opiates that addiction is possible (a) Misbranding Section 502 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 352 (dd) If it is a drug containing an opiate (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act) unless the label prominently states that the drug contains an opiate and addiction is possible. . (b) Delayed applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) applies beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Carl's Law This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the label of a drug containing an opioid to prominently state that the drug contains an opioid and addiction to the drug is possible. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications.)