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NADA Act of 2015

To amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to establish prohibitions to prevent the use of an unmanned aircraft system as a weapon while operating in the national airspace system, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Armed Drones Act of 2015 NADA Act of 2015 2. Unmanned aircraft systems (a) In general Subtitle B of title III of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (126 Stat. 72; 49 U.S.C. 40101 337. Prohibition to prevent use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons while operating in national airspace system (a) Prohibition The Secretary of Transportation may not authorize a person to operate an unmanned aircraft system in the national airspace system for the purpose, in whole or in part, of using the unmanned aircraft system as a weapon or to deliver a weapon against a person or property. (b) General exceptions The Secretary may establish exceptions to the prohibition in subsection (a) for operations of unmanned aircraft systems related to— (1) recreational hunting; (2) animal control; and (3) such other purposes as the Secretary determines appropriate. (c) Exceptions for operations of public unmanned aircraft systems The Secretary may establish exceptions to the prohibition in subsection (a) for operations of public unmanned aircraft systems related to— (1) operations conducted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection; (2) operations conducted by the Department of Defense, including establishing areas of airspace for such operations under section 40103(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code; and (3) operations conducted by a governmental entity described in the definition of public aircraft (d) Procedures To protect public safety In authorizing operations pursuant to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall implement procedures to ensure that reasonable precautions are taken to protect public safety. (e) Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Person The term person (2) Weapon The term weapon . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents contained in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 336 the following: Sec. 337. Prohibitions to prevent use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons while operating in national airspace system. .

Summary: No Armed Drones Act of 2015 or the NADA Act of 2015 Amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to prohibit the Department of Transportation (DOT) from authorizing any person to operate an unmanned aircraft system (drone) in the national airspace system as a weapon or to deliver a weapon against a person or property. Permits DOT to establish exceptions to the prohibition for: private drones for recreational hunting and animal control, and public drones for operations conducted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Defense, and certain governmental entities for national defense or in response to terrorism.
Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2015

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act to marihuana, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2015 2. Rule regarding application to marihuana Part G of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. 710. Rule regarding application to marihuana Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of this subchapter related to marihuana shall not apply to any person acting in compliance with State laws relating to the production, possession, distribution, dispensation, administration, or delivery of marihuana. .

Summary: Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2015 Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that provisions of such Act related to marihuana shall not apply to any person acting in compliance with state laws relating to the production, possession, distribution, dispensation, administration, or delivery of marijuana.
Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2015

To prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the United States. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2015 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) unlike cows, pigs, and other domesticated species, horses and other members of the equidae family are not raised for the purpose of human consumption; (2) equines raised in the United States are frequently treated with substances that are not approved for use in horses intended for human consumption and equine parts are therefore unsafe within the meaning of section 409 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; (3) equines raised in the United States are frequently treated with drugs, including phen­yl­bu­ta­zone, acepromazine, boldenone un­dec­y­len­ate, omep­ra­zole, ketoprofen, xy­la­zine, hy­al­uron­ic acid, ni­tro­fu­ra­zone, polysulfated gly­cos­ami­no­gly­can, clenbuterol, tolazoline, and ponazuril, which are not approved for use in horses intended for human consumption and equine parts are therefore unsafe within the meaning of section 512 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and (4) consuming parts of an equine raised in the United States likely poses a serious threat to human health and the public should be protected from these unsafe products. 3. Prohibitions Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 331 (ddd) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section— (1) equine parts shall be deemed unsafe under section 409 of this Act; (2) equine parts shall be deemed unsafe under section 512 of this Act; and (3) the knowing sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for purposes of human consumption is hereby prohibited. .

Summary: Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem equine (horses and other members of the equidae family) parts to be an unsafe food additive or animal drug. Prohibits the knowing sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for purposes of human consumption.
Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2015

To require the Supreme Court of the United States to promulgate a code of ethics. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2015 2. Findings; purpose (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co., 556 U.S. 868 (2009), Justice Kennedy, writing for the Court, stated that [judicial codes of conduct] serve to maintain the integrity of the judiciary and the rule of law (2) The Code of Conduct for United States Judges (referred to in this subsection as the Code the starting point and a key source of guidance for the Justices as well as their lower court colleagues (3) Congress has the authority to regulate the administration of the Supreme Court of the United States. For example, Congress sets the number of justices who sit on the Supreme Court and how many constitute a quorum, the term of the court, meaning the dates the court will be in session, and the salaries of the Justices. Additionally, the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) requires most high-level Federal officials in all 3 branches, including the President, Vice President, cabinet members, Justices of the Supreme Court, and Members of Congress, to file annual financial disclosure statements. (b) Purpose The purpose of this Act is to apply a code of ethics to Justices who sit on the Supreme Court of the United States, being mindful of their preeminence in the Federal judiciary. 3. Supreme Court code of ethics The Supreme Court of the United States shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, promulgate a code of ethics for the Justices of the Supreme Court that shall include the 5 canons of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, with any amendments or modifications thereto that the Supreme Court determines appropriate.

Summary: Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2015 Requires the Supreme Court to promulgate a code of ethics for the Justices of the Supreme Court that shall include the five canons of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, with any amendments or modifications that the Supreme Court determines appropriate.
National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015

To provide for the consideration and submission of site and design proposals for the National Liberty Memorial approved for establishment in the District of Columbia. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015 2. Compliance with certain standards for commemorative works in establishment of National Liberty Memorial Section 2860(c) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239 40 U.S.C. 8903 , except that, under subsections (a)(2) and (b) of section 8905, the Secretary of Agriculture, rather than the Secretary of the Interior or the Administrator of General Services, shall be responsible for the consideration of site and design proposals and the submission of such proposals on behalf of the sponsor to the Commission of Fine Arts and National Capital Planning Commission September 8, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 with respect to submission of site and design proposals by the National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. (sponsor) for the National Liberty Memorial to honor the slaves and free black persons who served as soldiers and sailors or provided civilian assistance during the American Revolution. The site and design approval process is revised to make the Department of Agriculture, rather than the Department of the Interior or the General Services Administration, responsible for consideration of these site and design proposals and their submission, on behalf of the sponsor, to the Commission of Fine Arts and National Capital Planning Commission.
California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act

To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State of California, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act 2. Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337 (q) Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the outer continental shelf (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other law and except as provided in paragraph (2), beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection, the conduct of oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities is prohibited in areas of the outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of the State of California. (2) Effect Nothing in this subsection affects any rights under leases issued under this Act before the date of enactment of this subsection. .

Summary: California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in areas of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of California.
Energize Emerging Opportunities Act

To align exemptions for general solicitation of investment in commodity pools similar to the exemption provided for general solicitation of securities under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energize Emerging Opportunities Act 2. Exemption for general solicitation of investment in commodity pools Within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission shall— (1) revise section 4.7(b) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), to read as follows: (b) Relief available to commodity pool operators et seq ; and (2) revise section 4.13(a)(3)(i) of such title to read as follows: (i) Interests in the pool are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, and such interests are offered and sold pursuant to section 4 of the Securities Act of 1933 and the regulations thereunder; .

Summary: Energize Emerging Opportunities Act Directs the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to amend regulations regarding criteria qualifying certain registered commodity pool operators for exemption from requirements for specified risk disclosures, performance disclosures, periodic reporting, annual reporting, and recordkeeping. Alters one criterion for qualification for such exemptions currently granted to: (1) registered commodity pool operators who sell participations in a pool solely to qualified eligible persons in an offering which qualifies for exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and (2) certain banks registered as commodity pool operators in connection with a pool that is a collective trust fund whose securities are exempt from registration under the Securities Act. Repeals the current additional criterion for such banks that the securities must be offered or sold, without marketing to the public, solely to qualified eligible persons. Replaces such criterion with one stating simply that the securities must be sold solely to qualified eligible persons. (Thus, eliminates the requirement that such securities be offered or sold without marketing to the public, and so allows such marketing.) Repeals the current prerequisite for exemption of interests in a commodity pool from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 that such interests be offered and sold without marketing to the public in the United States. Requires such interests, instead, simply to be offered and sold pursuant to specified requirements for exempted transactions. (Thus, also eliminates the requirement that such interests be offered and sold without marketing to the public in the United States, and so allows such marketing.)
Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2015

To authorize Federal agencies to establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relating to ocean acidification. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2015 2. Heading Section 12404 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 ( 33 U.S.C. 3703 (d) Prize competitions (1) In General Any Federal agency with a representative serving on the interagency working group established under this section may, either individually or in cooperation with one or more agencies, carry out a program to award prizes competitively under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3719 (2) Purposes Any prize competition carried out under this subsection shall be for the purpose of stimulating innovation to advance our Nation’s ability to understand, research, or monitor ocean acidification or its impacts, or to develop management or adaptation options for responding to ocean acidification. (3) Priority programs Priority shall be given to establish programs under this section that address communities, environments, or industries that are in distress due to the impacts of ocean acidification, including— (A) the development of monitoring or management options for communities or industries that are experiencing significant financial hardship; (B) the development of adaptation options to alleviate economic harm and job loss caused by ocean acidification; (C) the development of measures to help vulnerable communities or industries, with an emphasis on rural communities and businesses; and (D) the development of adaptation and management options for impacted shellfish industries. .

Summary: Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 to authorize any federal agency with a representative serving on the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Acidification, either individually or in cooperation with other agencies, to carry out a program to award prizes competitively under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 for the purpose of stimulating innovation to advance the nation's ability to understand, research, or monitor ocean acidification or its impacts or to develop management or adaptation options for responding to ocean acidification. Grants priority to establishing programs that address communities, environments, or industries that are in distress due to the impacts of ocean acidification.
Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015

To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction and funding over questions concerning the issue of marriage with respect to the Defense of Marriage Act and the Constitution, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015 2. Limitation on jurisdiction and funding (a) In general Chapter 99 1632. Limitation on jurisdiction and funding (a) Jurisdiction No court created by an Act of Congress shall have any jurisdiction, and the Supreme Court shall have no appellate jurisdiction, to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of, or the validity under the Constitution of, any type of marriage, section 1738C, or this section. (b) Funding No Federal funds may be used for any litigation in, or the enforcement of any order or judgment by, any court created by an Act of Congress, on any question pertaining to the interpretation of, or the validity under the Constitution of, any type of marriage, section 1738C, or this section. . (b) Severability If any provision of this section or the amendments made by this section or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this section, the amendments made by this section, or the application thereof to other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidation. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to any case that is pending on, that is filed on or after, or for which the time to file an appeal has not expired as of, the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Conforming amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 99 1632. Limitation on jurisdiction and funding. .

Summary: Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015 Amends the federal judicial code to deny federal courts jurisdiction to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation, or the validity under the Constitution, of: (1) any type of marriage, (2) the provision of the Defense of Marriage Act declaring that no state shall be required to give effect to any marriage between persons of the same sex under the laws of any other state, or (3) this Act. Prohibits federal funds from being used for: (1) litigation in federal courts on such questions, or (2) enforcement of federal court orders or judgments on such questions.
Respect for Marriage Act

To repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Respect for Marriage Act 2. Repeal of section added to title 28, United States Code, by section 2 of the Defense of Marriage Act Section 1738C chapter 115 3. Marriage recognition Section 7 7. Marriage (a) For the purposes of any Federal law in which marital status is a factor, an individual shall be considered married if that individual’s marriage is valid in the State where the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any State, if the marriage is valid in the place where entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a State. (b) In this section, the term State .

Summary: Respect for Marriage Act Amends the Defense of Marriage Act to repeal a provision that prohibited a state, territory, possession, or Indian tribe from being required to recognize any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other state, territory, possession, or tribe respecting a same sex marriage. Amends the federal rules of construction added by such Act concerning the definitions of "marriage" and "spouse" to provide that, for purposes of any federal law in which marital status is a factor, an individual shall be considered married if that individual's marriage is valid in the state where the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any state, if the marriage is valid in the place where entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a state. Removes the definition of "spouse" (currently, a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife).
Nuclear Power Licensing Reform Act of 2015

To provide certain requirements for the licensing of commercial nuclear facilities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nuclear Power Licensing Reform Act of 2015 2. Amendments Section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2133 (1) in subsection (b), by inserting , including that the facility does not pose an unreasonable threat to persons or the environment because of safety or security vulnerabilities (including vulnerability to terrorist attacks), and that there exist adequate evacuation plans for emergency events and that those plans have been approved by the relevant Federal agencies and States within 50 miles of the facility by rule establish (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: Any such renewal shall be subject to the same criteria and requirements that would be applicable for an original application for initial construction, and the Commission shall ensure that any changes in the size or distribution of the surrounding population, or seismic or other scientific data not available at time of original licensing, have not resulted in the facility being located at a site at which a new facility would not be allowed to be built.

Summary: Nuclear Power Licensing Reform Act of 2015 Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require, for a commercial license for an atomic power production or utilization facility, that: (1) the facility does not pose an unreasonable threat to persons or the environment because of safety or security vulnerabilities (including vulnerability to terrorist attacks), and (2) there exist adequate evacuation plans for emergency events which have been approved by the relevant federal agencies and states within 50 miles of the facility. Conditions renewal of any such license on the same criteria and requirements applicable to an original application for initial construction. Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to ensure that any changes in the size or distribution of the surrounding population, or seismic or other scientific data not available at the time of original licensing, have not resulted in the facility's being located at a site at which a new facility would not be allowed to be built.
To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to retain and redistribute certain amounts collected as fines.

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

Summary: Requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to retain amounts collected for safety-related fines and to distribute them to counties for maintaining radiological emergency preparedness plans required in connection with the nuclear facility with respect to which the fines were collected.