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A bill to require the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

To require the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 1. Federal reserve bank governance (a) In general Section 4 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 301 through 308; 341) is amended by adding at the end the following: (25) Selection of the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for terms of 5 years. (26) Testimony The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, on an annual basis, shall provide testimony to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and apply to appointments for the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York made on and after that effective date.

Summary: Amends the Federal Reserve Act to require the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for terms of five years. Requires the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to testify annually to certain congressional committees.
A bill to amend Public Law 110-299 to extend the time period during which permits are not required for certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels.

To amend Public Law 110–299 1. Discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels Section 2(a) of Public Law 110–299 33 U.S.C. 1342 December 18, 2014 December 18, 2015

Summary: Extends the time period during which both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and any state with a state permit program are prohibited from requiring a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) for a vessel that is less than 79 feet in length or a fishing vessel for any discharge: (1) of effluent from properly functioning marine engines, or of laundry, shower, and galley sink wastes; or (2) that is incidental to the normal operation of those vessels. Ends the prohibition on December 18, 2015, instead of December 18, 2014. (This prohibition does not apply with respect to garbage discharged overboard, other discharges when the vessel is operating in a capacity other than as a means of transportation, ballast water [water held in ships to increase stability] discharges, or any discharge that contributes to a violation of a water quality standard or poses an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment.)
A bill to repeal section 910 of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013.

To repeal section 910 of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. 1. Repeal Section 910 of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 ( 18 U.S.C. 2265

Summary: Amends the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 to repeal a provision prohibiting Alaska tribes other than the Metlakatla Indian Community from issuing and enforcing domestic violence protective orders against non-member Alaska Natives and non-Natives.
A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to clarify the authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to prescribe just, reasonable, and not unduly discriminatory or preferential terms, conditions, and compensation applicable to wholesale demand response resource participation in organized wholesale energy, capacity, and ancillary service markets.

To amend the Federal Power Act to clarify the authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to prescribe just, reasonable, and not unduly discriminatory or preferential terms, conditions, and compensation applicable to wholesale demand response resource participation in organized wholesale energy, capacity, and ancillary service markets. 1. Treatment of wholesale demand response resources Section 206(a) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824e(a) (1) by designating the first through third sentences as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) Treatment of wholesale demand response resources (A) Definitions In this paragraph: (i) Demand response The term demand response (ii) Demand response resource The term demand response resource (B) Authority The Commission may prescribe just, reasonable, and not unduly discriminatory or preferential terms, conditions, and compensation applicable to wholesale demand response resource participation in organized wholesale energy, capacity, and ancillary service markets. .

Summary: Amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to prescribe just, reasonable, and not unduly discriminatory or preferential terms, conditions, and compensation applicable to wholesale demand response resource participation in organized wholesale energy, capacity, and ancillary service markets. Defines "demand response" as a reduction in customer consumption of electric energy from the expected consumption in response to either increased electric energy prices or to incentive payments designed to induce lower electric energy consumption.
Medicaid Generic Drug Price Fairness Act

To extend the requirement that drug manufacturers that increase prices faster than inflation pay an additional rebate to State Medicaid programs to include manufacturers of generic drugs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Generic Drug Price Fairness Act 2. Applying the Medicaid additional rebate requirement to manufacturers of generic drugs (a) In general Section 1927(c)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(c)(3)(A) (1) in clause (ii), by striking the period and inserting , (2) by adding at the end the following flush text: and shall be increased by an amount determined in the same manner as the increase in the amount of a rebate for a single source drug or an innovator multiple source drug is determined under paragraph (2). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to rebate periods beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Medicaid Generic Drug Price Fairness Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to extend to manufacturers of generic drugs the requirement that drug manufacturers in certain circumstances pay an additional rebate to state Medicaid programs.
Veterans Dignified Burial Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is informed of the interment of deceased veterans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Dignified Burial Act 2. Information concerning scheduled interments of veterans (a) In general Chapter 24 2415. Information concerning scheduled interments (a) Scheduled interment (1) At the same time that the Secretary confirms to a covered entity the veteran status of a deceased veteran in the custody of the covered entity, the Secretary shall request from the covered entity the specific date of the scheduled interment of the deceased veteran. (2) During each 30-day period following the date of a request made under paragraph (1) concerning a deceased veteran, the Secretary shall repeat such request until the date on which the covered entity confirms to the Secretary that the deceased veteran has been interred. (b) Annual report (1) Not later than January 31 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on deceased veterans who were interred after the 30-day period following the date on which the Secretary made a request under subsection (a). (2) Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) During the year prior to the year in which the report is submitted, the number of deceased veterans who were not interred during the period described in paragraph (1), including the covered entity that had custody of each deceased veteran. (B) The number of such deceased veterans who, as of the date of the report, are not yet interred, including the covered entity that has custody of each deceased veteran. (c) Covered entity defined In this section, the term covered entity . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2414 the following new item: 2415. Information concerning scheduled interments. .

Summary: Veterans Dignified Burial Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) upon confirming the veteran status of a deceased veteran in the custody of a local medical examiner, funeral director, county service group, or other similar entity, to request from such entity the specific date of the scheduled interment of such veteran; and (2) during each 30-day period following such request, to repeat the request until such entity confirms that such veteran has been interred. Requires the Secretary, by January 31 of each year, to submit to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees a report on deceased veterans who were interred after the 30-day period following the date on which the Secretary made such request. Requires the report to include: (1) the number of deceased veterans who were not interred in such 30-day period during the prior year, (2) the number of such deceased veterans who are not interred as of the date of the report, and (3) the entity with custody of each such deceased veteran.
A bill to revise the Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate.

To revise the Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate. 1. Revision to the Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate (a) In general Subparagraph (A) of section 4042(b)(2) (A) The Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate is 29 cents per gallon. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to uses during calendar quarters beginning more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate to 29 cents per gallon.
Guard and Military Reservist Pay Security Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of the Uniformed Services. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guard and Military Reservist Pay Security Act 2. Expansion of employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of the Uniformed Services (a) Permanent extension Section 45P (b) Expansion of credit (1) Expansion to 100 percent of eligible differential wage payments Subsection (a) of section 45P 20 percent of (2) Adjustment for inflation Subsection (b) of section 45P of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Adjustment for inflation In the case of any taxable year beginning after 2015, the $20,000 amount in paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (A) such dollar amount, multiplied by (B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, by substituting calendar year 2014 calendar year 1992 If the amount as increased under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of $100, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100. . (3) Applicability to all employers (A) In general Subsection (a) of section 45P of such Code, as amended by paragraph (1), is amended by striking eligible small business employer eligible employer (B) Conforming amendments Paragraph (3) of section 45P(b) of such Code is amended— (i) in subparagraph (A)— (I) by striking eligible small business employer eligible employer (II) by striking any employer which any employer which, under a written plan of the employer, provides eligible differential wage payments to every qualified employee of the employer. (ii) by striking Eligible small business employer Eligible employer (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to payments made after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Guard and Military Reservist Pay Security Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for differential wage payments to active duty members of the Uniformed Services, to: (1) make such credit permanent; (2) increase the rate of such credit to 100%; (3) require an annual adjustment for inflation to credit amounts after 2015; and (4) make such credit available to all employers, not just small business employers.
Medical Expense Deduction Act

To repeal the tax increase imposed by Obamacare on taxpayers who incur catastrophic medical expenses. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical Expense Deduction Act 2. Repeal of increase in minimum deduction for medical, dental, etc., expenses (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 213 10 percent 7.5 percent (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Medical Expense Deduction Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce from 10% to 7.5% of adjusted gross income the threshold after which medical expenses are fully deductible.
A bill to remove a limitation on a prohibition relating to permits for discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels.

To remove a limitation on a prohibition relating to permits for discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels. 1. Discharges incidental to the normal operation of certain vessels Section 2(a) of Public Law 110–299 33 U.S.C. 1342 during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 18, 2014, December 4, 2014 Reported without amendment

Summary: Makes permanent a provision which prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from requiring a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) for a vessel that is less than 79 feet in length or a fishing vessel for any discharge: (1) of effluent from properly functioning marine engines; (2) of laundry, shower, and galley sink wastes; or (3) that is incidental to the normal operation of those vessels. (Currently, the prohibition is temporary and the time period in which the EPA is prohibited from requiring a NPDES permit ends on December 18, 2014. This prohibition does not apply with respect to garbage discharged overboard, other discharges when the vessel is operating in a capacity other than as a means of transportation, discharges of ballast water held in ships to increase stability, or any discharge that contributes to a violation of a water quality standard or poses an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment.)
Operation United Assistance Tax Exclusion Act of 2014

To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing hazardous humanitarian services in West Africa to combat the spread of the 2014 Ebola virus outbreak shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Operation United Assistance Tax Exclusion Act of 2014 2. Treatment of certain hazardous humanitarian service as combat zone service for purposes of the combat zone compensation exclusion (a) In general For purposes of section 112 (b) Definitions (1) Qualified member of the Armed Forces The term qualified member of the Armed Forces (2) Operation United Assistance The term Operation United Assistance (3) Ebola virus disease outbreak area The term Ebola virus disease outbreak area

Summary: Operation United Assistance Tax Exclusion Act of 2014 - Provides for a tax exclusion of compensation paid to a member of the Armed Forces serving in Operation United Assistance in the Ebola virus disease outbreak area (i.e. Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and any other region designated as experiencing a widespread Ebola virus disease outbreak). Requires that such service member undergo a program of not less than 21 days of controlled monitoring upon return from the outbreak area.
General of the Army Omar Bradley Property Transfer Act of 2014

To authorize the transfer of certain items under the control of the Omar Bradley Foundation to the descendants of General Omar Bradley. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the General of the Army Omar Bradley Property Transfer Act of 2014 2. Transfer of certain items of the Omar Bradley Foundation to the descendants of General Omar Bradley (a) Transfer authorized The Omar Bradley Foundation, Pennsylvania, may transfer, without consideration, to the child of General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley and his first wife Mary Elizabeth Quayle Bradley, namely Elizabeth Bradley, such items of the Omar Bradley estate under the control of the Foundation as the Secretary of the Army determines to be without historic value to the Army. (b) Time of submittal of claim for transfer No item may be transferred under subsection (a) unless the claim for the transfer of such item is submitted to the Omar Bradley Foundation during the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: General of the Army Omar Bradley Property Transfer Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Omar Bradley Foundation, Pennsylvania, to transfer, without consideration, to the child of General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley and his first wife, Mary Elizabeth Quayle Bradley, such items of the Omar Bradley estate under the control of the Foundation as the Secretary of the Army determines to be without historic value to the Army, provided a claim for such a transfer is submitted within 180 days after enactment of this Act.
Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014 2. Requiring State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the Medicare DMEPOS competitive acquisition program (a) In general Section 1847(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–3(a)(1) (G) Requiring State licensure and bid bonds for bidding entities With respect to rounds of competitions beginning under this subsection on or after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary may not accept a bid from an entity for an area unless, as of the deadline for bid submission— (i) the entity meets applicable State licensure requirements for such area for all items in such bid for a product category; and (ii) the entity has obtained (and provided the Secretary with proof of having obtained) a bid surety bond (in this paragraph referred to as a bid bond (H) Treatment of bid bonds submitted (i) For successful bidders that do not accept the contract In the case of a bidding entity that is offered a contract for an area for a product category, if the entity’s composite bid— (I) is at or below the product category's median composite bid rate for the area and the entity does not accept the contract offered for the product and area, the bid bond submitted shall be forfeited by the bidding entity and the Secretary shall collect on it; or (II) is above such median composite bid rate and the entity chooses not to accept a contract for the product category, the bid bond submitted shall be returned within 90 days of the date of notice of nonacceptance. (ii) For losing bidders If a bidding entity submits a bid that is not accepted for an area, the bid bond submitted for the entity for such area shall be returned within 90 days of the date of notice of nonacceptance. .

Summary: Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program. Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from accepting a bid from an entity for an area unless it: (1) meets state licensure requirements for the area for all items in the submitted bid for a product category, and (2) has obtained a bid surety bond of between $50,000 and $100,000 for each such area. Prescribes requirements for the treatment of losing bidders and successful bidders that do not accept a contract.
Derivatives End-Users Clarification Act

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Derivatives End-Users Clarification Act 2. Treatment of affiliate transactions (a) In general (1) Commodity Exchange Act amendment Section 2(h)(7)(D) of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2(h)(7)(D) (i) In general An affiliate of a person that qualifies for an exception under subparagraph (A) (including affiliate entities predominantly engaged in providing financing for the purchase of the merchandise or manufactured goods of the person) may qualify for the exception only if the affiliate enters into the swap to hedge or mitigate the commercial risk of the person or other affiliate of the person that is not a financial entity, on the condition that if the hedge or mitigation of that commercial risk is addressed by entering into a swap with a swap dealer or major swap participant, an appropriate credit support measure or other mechanism shall be used. . (2) Securities Exchange Act of 1934 amendment Section 3C(g)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c–3(g)(4) (A) In general An affiliate of a person that qualifies for an exception under this subsection (including affiliate entities predominantly engaged in providing financing for the purchase of the merchandise or manufactured goods of the person) may qualify for the exception only if the affiliate enters into the security-based swap to hedge or mitigate the commercial risk of the person or other affiliate of the person that is not a financial entity, on the condition that if the hedge or mitigation of that commercial risk is addressed by entering into a security-based swap with a security-based swap dealer or major security-based swap participant, an appropriate credit support measure or other mechanism shall be used. . (b) Applicability of credit support measure requirement The requirements of section 2(h)(7)(D)(i) of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2(h)(7)(D)(i) 15 U.S.C. 78c–3(g)(4)(A)

Summary: Derivatives End-Users Clarification Act - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to revise the treatment of affiliate transactions that may be exempt from clearing requirements to authorize such an exemption only if the affiliate enters into the swap to hedge or mitigate the commercial risk of the person that is not a financial entity (as under current law), on the condition that an appropriate credit support measure or other mechanism shall be used if the hedge or mitigation of commercial risk is addressed by entering into: (1) a swap with either a swap dealer or major swap participant, or (2) a security-based swap with a security-based swap dealer or major security-based swap participant. Applies this subtitle only to swaps or security-based swaps entered into after enactment of this Act.