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To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to clarify the rules regarding the determination of the compensation of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia.

To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to clarify the rules regarding the determination of the compensation of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia. 1. Clarification of determination of compensation of Chief Financial Officer of District of Columbia (a) Determination of Compensation Section 424(b)(2)(E) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.24(b)(2)(E), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as follows: (E) Pay The Chief Financial Officer shall be paid at a rate such that the total amount of compensation paid during any calendar year does not exceed an amount equal to the limit on total pay which is applicable during the year under section 5307 . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. November 15, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act with respect to the compensation of the District of Columbia's Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prohibits the CFO's total compensation (including allowances, differentials, bonuses, awards, or other similar cash payments) in a calendar year from exceeding the total annual compensation payable to the Vice President. (Currently, the CFO is paid at an annual rate equal to the rate of basic pay payable for level I of the Executive Schedule.)
Obamacare Choice Act of 2013

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the individual health insurance mandate voluntary in 2014, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Obamacare Choice Act of 2013 2. To make the individual health insurance mandate voluntary in 2014 (a) In general Section 5000A(a) 2013 2014 (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 5000A(c)(2)(B) (A) by striking 2014 2015 (B) by striking 2015 2016 (2) Section 5000A(c)(3)(B) of such Code is amended— (A) by striking 2014 2015 (B) by striking 2015 2016 (3) Section 5000A(c)(3)(D) of such Code is amended— (A) by striking 2016 2017 (B) by striking 2015 2016 (4) Section 5000A(e)(1)(D) of such Code is amended— (A) by striking 2014 2015 (B) by striking 2013 2014 (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 1501 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Summary: Obamacare Choice Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to delay until 2015 the requirement that individuals maintain minimal essential health care coverage.
RAMP Act

To ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Realize America’s Maritime Promise Act RAMP Act 2. Funding for harbor maintenance programs (a) Harbor maintenance trust fund guarantee (1) In general The total budget resources made available from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund each fiscal year pursuant to section 9505(c) (2) Guarantee No funds may be appropriated for harbor maintenance programs described in such section unless the amount described in paragraph (1) has been provided. (b) Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Total budget resources The term total budget resources (2) Level of receipts plus interest The term level of receipts plus interest section 9505 Public Law 99–177 (c) Enforcement of guarantees It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would cause total budget resources in a fiscal year for harbor maintenance programs described in subsection (b)(1) for such fiscal year to be less than the amount required by subsection (a)(1) for such fiscal year.

Summary: Realize America's Maritime Promise Act or RAMP Act - Requires the total budget resources for expenditures from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for harbor maintenance programs to equal the level of receipts plus interest credited to such Fund for that fiscal year. Limits the use of such resources to such programs only. Declares that it shall be out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would cause total budget resources for the Fund in a fiscal year for harbor maintenance programs to be less than the level of receipts plus interest credited to the Fund for that fiscal year.
Return to Work Awareness Act of 2013

To assist survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Return to Work Awareness Act of 2013 2. Assisting survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work The Secretary of Labor, acting through the Job Accommodation Network, may disseminate information and promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences, such as traumatic brain injury and heart attack, and the families of such survivors, as well as among private employers, government agencies, employee representatives, and service providers to— (1) assist survivors of stroke and such other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work; (2) improve survivor’s employability and demonstrate to employers the most effective ways to capitalize on the value and talent that these survivors add to the workplace; and (3) enhance self-employment and entrepreneurship options for survivors.

Summary: Return to Work Awareness Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Job Accommodation Network, to disseminate information and promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences, such as traumatic brain injury and heart attack, and survivors' families, as well as among employers, government agencies, employee representatives, and service providers in order to: (1) assist survivors of stroke and such other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work, (2) improve a survivor's employability and demonstrate to employers ways to capitalize on the value and talent that survivors add to the workplace, and (3) enhance self-employment and entrepreneurship options for survivors.
To amend the Honoring the Families of Fallen Soldiers Act to provide a permanent appropriation of funds for the payment of death gratuities and related benefits for survivors of deceased military service members in event of any future period of lapsed appropriations.

To amend the Honoring the Families of Fallen Soldiers Act to provide a permanent appropriation of funds for the payment of death gratuities and related benefits for survivors of deceased military service members in event of any future period of lapsed appropriations. 1. Permanent appropriation of funds for payment of death gratuities and related benefits for survivors of deceased military service members in event of a period of lapsed appropriations (a) Appropriation The Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 (also known as the Honoring the Families of Fallen Soldiers Act; Public Law 113–44 (1) in the matter preceding section 101, by inserting after fiscal year 2014 and subsequent fiscal years whenever there is a period of lapsed appropriations (2) in section 101, by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) (1) During any subsequent period of lapsed appropriations during a fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for operations as provided for the most recent fiscal year for which an Act making appropriations for the Department of Defense has been enacted and under the authority and conditions provided in such Act, for Operation and Maintenance Military Personnel (2) In paragraph (1) and section 103, the term period of lapsed appropriations . (b) Duration Section 103 of the Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 (also known as the Honoring the Families of Fallen Soldiers Act; Public Law 113–44 103. Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available whenever there is a period of lapsed appropriations for the duration of the period of lapsed appropriations. .

Summary: Amends the Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 (also known as the Honoring the Families of Fallen Soldiers Act) to appropriate funds for fiscal years after FY2014 during any period of lapsed appropriations for the payment of death gratuities and related benefits for survivors of deceased servicemembers.
Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act

To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend the period during which supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits are temporarily increased. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act 2. Extension of temporary increase in supplemental nutrition assistance benefits Section 101(a) of title I of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–5 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking section 3(o) section 3(u) (2) in paragraph (2) by striking 2013 2014 3. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on September 30, 2013.

Summary: Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend through FY2014 the benefit calculation of 113.6 % of the June 2008 value of the thrifty food plan for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) as well as the consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa.
Clean Campaign Contributions Act of 2013

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the prohibition against the conversion of contributions to personal use to contributions to political committees, to clarify that contributions accepted by political committees may be used for authorized expenditures in connection with their political activities and for other lawful purposes, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Campaign Contributions Act of 2013 2. Clarification of rules applicable to uses of contributions accepted by political committees (a) Prohibiting Conversion to Personal Use Section 313(b)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 439a(b)(2) the candidate’s election campaign or individual’s duties as a holder of Federal office, the candidate’s election campaign, the individual’s duties as a holder of Federal office, or the political committee’s political activities (as the case may be), (b) Clarification that Contributions May be Used for Authorized Expenditures in Connection With Political Activities and for Other Lawful Purposes (1) In general Section 313(a) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 439a(a) (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking accepted by a candidate accepted by a candidate or a political committee (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking used by the candidate or individual used by the candidate, individual, or political committee (C) in paragraph (1), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following: , or, in the case of a political committee, in connection with the committee’s political activities; (2) Conforming amendments Section 313(a) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 439a(a) (A) in paragraph (2), by striking for ordinary and necessary expenses in the case of a candidate or individual, for ordinary and necessary expenses (B) in paragraph (3), by striking for contributions in the case of a candidate or individual, for contributions (C) in paragraph (4), by striking for transfers in the case of a candidate or individual, for transfers (D) in paragraph (5), by striking for donations in the case of a candidate or individual, for donations (c) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections occurring after December 2014.

Summary: Clean Campaign Contributions Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 with respect to the use of campaign contributions to: (1) apply the prohibition against the conversion to personal use of contributions accepted by candidates also to contributions accepted by political committees; and (2) allow the use of contributions accepted by political committees for authorized expenditures in connection with political activities.
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for counterfeiting or selling Presidential inauguration tickets, and for other purposes.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for counterfeiting or selling Presidential inauguration tickets, and for other purposes. 1. Selling or counterfeiting Presidential inauguration tickets Chapter 25 515. Selling or counterfeiting Presidential inauguration tickets (a) Whoever knowingly— (1) except as provided in subsection (b) transfers for money or property a ticket to a Presidential inaugural ceremony; (2) with intent to defraud, falsely makes, forges, counterfeits, or alters a ticket to a Presidential inaugural ceremony; or (3) with intent to defraud, enters or attempts to enter a Presidential inaugural ceremony with a ticket, knowing that ticket to have been falsely made, forged, counterfeited or altered; shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a transfer that occurs after the date on which the Presidential inaugural ceremony for which the ticket was issued takes place. (c) In this section, the term Presidential inaugural ceremony . 2. Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 25 515. Selling or counterfeiting Presidential inauguration tickets. .

Summary: Amends the federal criminal code to provide for a fine, up to six months' imprisonment, or both, for: (1) knowingly transferring for money or property a ticket to a presidential inaugural ceremony (a public inaugural ceremony at which the President elect or Vice President elect take the oath or affirmation of office), except for a transfer that occurs after the date on which the ceremony for which the ticket was issued takes place; (2) knowingly, falsely, and with intent to defraud, making, forging, counterfeiting, or altering a ticket to such ceremony; or (3) with intent to defraud, entering or attempting to enter such a ceremony with a ticket, knowing that ticket to have been falsely made, forged, counterfeited, or altered.
To authorize and request the President to issue a posthumous commission in the regular Army to Milton Holland, who, while sergeant major of the 5th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Civil War.

To authorize and request the President to issue a posthumous commission in the regular Army to Milton Holland, who, while sergeant major of the 5th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Civil War. 1. Request for posthumous appointment of Milton Holland as a commissioned officer in the Army (a) Request The President is authorized and requested to issue, or have issued, a posthumous commission in the grade of captain in the regular Army in the name of Milton Holland, who, while sergeant major of the 5th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, was awarded the Medal of Honor in recognition of his action on September 29, 1864, during the Battle of Chapin’s Farm, Virginia, when, as the citation for the medal states, Sergeant Major Holland took command of Company C, after all the officers had been killed or wounded, and gallantly led it (b) Treatment of benefits The provisions of section 1523

Summary: Authorizes and requests the President to issue a posthumous commission in the grade of captain in the regular Army to Milton Holland, who, while a sergeant major of the 5th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Civil War.
Defending Rural Access to Long Term Acute Care Act of 2013

To exempt certain long-term care hospitals operating in a single-hospital MSA from the Medicare threshold payment adjustment policy for long-term care hospitals, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending Rural Access to Long Term Acute Care Act of 2013 2. Exemption from threshold payment adjustment policy for certain long-term care hospitals operating in a single-hospital MSA (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not apply sections 412.534 or 412.536 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, to any long-term care hospital operating in a single-hospital MSA (as defined in subsection (b)). (b) Long-Term care hospital operating in a single-Hospital MSA defined In this section, the term long-term care hospital operating in a single-hospital MSA (1) The entity is a long-term care hospital as defined in section 1861(ccc) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(ccc) 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(1)(B)(iv)(II) (2) The entity is located in a Metropolitan Statistical Area (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget in OMB Bulletin 13–01 published February 28, 2013) that has only one subsection (d) hospital (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(2)(D) (c) Effective date Subsection (a) applies to long-term care hospitals for cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2013.

Summary: Defending Rural Access to Long Term Acute Care Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from applying to certain long-term care (LTC) hospitals operating in a single-hospital metropolitan statistical area (MSA) special (Medicare threshold) payment (adjustment) policies and regulations for: (1) LTC hospitals within hospitals and satellites of LTC hospitals, or (2) any such LTC hospitals and satellites that discharged patients under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act who were admitted from a hospital not located in the same building or on the same campus as the LTC hospital or satellite.
Hermiston Reversionary Lands Act

To provide for the release of the property interests retained by the United States in certain land conveyed in 1954 by the United States, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to the State of Oregon for the establishment of the Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center of Oregon State University in Hermiston, Oregon. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hermiston Reversionary Interest Release Act 2. Release of retained interests in Bureau of Land Management land conveyed to the State of Oregon for establishment of Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center (a) Release of retained interests Any reservation or reversionary interest retained by the United States to the approximately 290 acres in Hermiston, Oregon, depicted as Reversionary Interest Area Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center (b) Instrument of release The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall execute and file in the appropriate office a deed of release, amended deed, or other appropriate instrument reflecting the release of retained interests under subsection (a). April 4, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Hermiston Reversionary Interest Release Act - Releases without consideration any reservation or reversionary interest retained by the United States in connection with the conveyance of certain land by the United States to Oregon depicted as "Reversionary Interest Area" on the map entitled "Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center" dated April 7, 2014. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Oregon without consideration all U.S. right, title, and interest to and in certain land identified on such map as "Bureau of Land Management Administered Land."
To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015.

To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015. 1. Health insurance provider annual fee delayed until 2016 (a) In general Section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 2013 2015 (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking the entries in the table relating to 2014 and to 2015; and (3) in subsection (j), by striking 2013 2015 (b) Effective date Except as provided in subsection (c), the amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (c) Return to consumers of amounts attributable to expected application of annual fee to 2014 and 2015 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall issue guidance directing covered entities (as defined for purposes of section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) to return any amounts collected from consumers or other sources that were attributed in State filings or otherwise to the annual fee which (as in effect prior to the enactment of this Act) was scheduled to be imposed on such entities under such section for 2014 and 2015. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, determines that any such entity has failed to comply with such guidance and such entity does not promptly cure such failure upon notice from the Secretary of the Treasury, the amendments made by this section shall not apply with respect to such entity.

Summary: Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay until 2016 the imposition of the annual fee on health insurance providers. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to issue guidance directing covered entities to return any amounts collected from consumers or other sources that were attributed to the annual fee that was scheduled to be imposed for 2014 and 2015.