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To direct the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to revise certain authorized purposes described in the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual.

To direct the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to revise certain authorized purposes described in the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual. 1. Master water control manual revision Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers, shall revise the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual and any related regulations to delete fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of the Corps.

Summary: Directs the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to revise the Missouri Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual and any related regulations to delete fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of the Corps.
Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act

To repeal the renewable fuel program of the Environmental Protection Agency. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act 2. Repeal of renewable fuel program Section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)

Summary: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) renewable fuel program.
Pay Cut for Congress Act

To reduce the annual rates of pay of Members of Congress by 20 percent and prohibit further adjustments to such rates. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay Cut for Congress Act 2. Reduction in annual rates of pay of members of Congress (a) Rates of pay Section 601(a)(1) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31(1) shall be the rate shall be equal to the annual rate of pay for such positions as of the date of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2014, reduced by 20 percent. (b) Conforming amendment Section 601(a) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 31 (c) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the first day of the first pay period which begins after the date of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2014.

Summary: Pay Cut for Congress Act - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to: (1) reduce Member of Congress' annual rate of pay to 20% of the annual rate as of the regularly scheduled federal general election held in November 2014, and (2) eliminate automatic cost of living adjustments for Members.
Death Tax Repeal Act

To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Death Tax Repeal Act 2. Repeal of estate and gift taxes (a) In general Subtitle B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes) is hereby repealed. (b) Effective date The repeal made by subsection (a) shall apply to estates of decedents dying, gifts made, and generation-skipping transfers made after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Death Tax Repeal Act - Repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes.
To designate the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor as "The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor".

To designate the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor as The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor 1. Redesignation of The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor (a) In general The Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 ( 16 U.S.C. 461 Public Law 103–449 (1) in section 103— (A) in the heading, by striking The Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor (B) in subsection (a), by striking the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor (2) in section 108(2), by striking the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor established (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor shall be deemed to be a reference to the The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor

Summary: Renames the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor in Connecticut and Massachusetts as the Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor.
State Flexibility Act

To restore the longstanding partnership between States and the Federal Government in managing the Medicaid program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Flexibility Act 2. Repeal of Medicaid and CHIP maintenance of effort requirements under PPACA (a) Repeal of PPACA Medicaid MOE Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is amended by striking subsection (gg). (b) Repeal of PPACA CHIP MOE Section 2105(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(d)(3)) is amended— (1) by striking subparagraph (A); (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and (3) in the paragraph heading, by striking Continuation of eligibility standards for children until October 1, 2019 Continuity of coverage (c) Conforming amendments (1) Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a) (2) Effective January 1, 2014, the paragraph (14) of section 1902(e) added by section 2002(a) of Public Law 111–148 (d) Effective date Except as provided in subsection (c)(2), the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: State Flexibility Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to repeal certain state Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) maintenance of effort requirements under titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act. (Under "maintenance of efforts" a state is prohibited from having eligibility standards, methodologies, or procedures under its state Medicaid or CHIP plan that are more restrictive than those in effect on March 23, 2010, under PPACA.)
Standard of Care Protection Act of 2013

To prevent certain Federal health care laws from establishing health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice cases, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Standard of Care Protection Act of 2013 2. Construction regarding health care provider standards of care (a) In general The development, recognition, or implementation of any guideline or other standard under any Federal health care provision shall not be construed to establish the standard of care or duty of care owed by a health care provider to a patient in any medical malpractice case. (b) Definitions For purposes of this Act: (1) The term Federal health care provision Public Law 111–148 (2) The term medical malpractice case (3) The term State (c) No preemption No provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148

Summary: Standard of Care Protection Act of 2013 - Declares that the development, recognition, or implementation of any guideline or other standard under any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or titles XVIII (Medicare) or XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act shall not be construed to establish the standard of care or duty of care owed by a health care provider to a patient in any medical malpractice case. Declares also that no provision of PPACA or amendments made by it shall be construed to preempt any state law governing medical professional liability cases.
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for supplemental estimates of certain revenue bills or joint resolutions that incorporates the macroeconomic effects of that measure.

To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for supplemental estimates of certain revenue bills or joint resolutions that incorporates the macroeconomic effects of that measure. 1. Supplemental estimates of certain revenue bills or joint resolutions that incorporates the macroeconomic effects of that measure (a) In general Section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by inserting (a) 402. (b) (1) In the case of any bill or joint resolution to which this subsection applies, whenever the Congressional Budget Office transmits to any committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate any revenue estimates provided to it by the Joint Committee on Taxation, it shall also, to the extent practicable, transmit to that committee a revenue estimate that incorporates the macroeconomic effects of the policy being analyzed. Any macroeconomic impact statement under the preceding sentence shall be accompanied by a written statement fully disclosing the economic, technical, and behavioral assumptions that were made in producing such estimate. (2) Paragraph (1) shall apply to any bill or joint resolution— (A) which the Joint Committee on Taxation determines, pursuant to its estimate submitted to the Congressional Budget Office under section 202(f), has a revenue impact in excess of $5,000,000,000 in the fiscal year in which the bill or joint resolution is to become effective or in any of the 4 fiscal years following such fiscal year; or (B) with respect to which the chair or ranking member of the Committee on the Budget of either the Senate or the House of Representatives requests an estimate described in paragraph (1). . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), whenever it transmits to a congressional committee any revenue estimates provided to it by the Joint Committee on Taxation for any bill or joint resolution to which this Act applies, also to transmit a revenue estimate incorporating the macroeconomic effects of the policy being analyzed. Requires a written statement to accompany any such macroeconomic impact statement which discloses fully the economic, technical, and behavioral assumptions made in producing the estimate. Applies this requirement to any bill or joint resolution: (1) that the Joint Committee determines has a revenue impact exceeding $5 billion in the fiscal year in which the measure becomes effective, or in any of the four ensuing fiscal years; or (2) for which the chair or ranking member of either congressional budget committee requests such an estimate.
Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2013

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2013 2. Penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (H) Qualified adoption expenses (i) In general Distributions from an individual retirement plan to the extent that the amount of such distributions does not exceed the lesser of— (I) $10,000 for the taxable year with respect to the adoption of a child, or (II) the amount determined under clause (ii). (ii) Determination of expenses not covered by credit The amount determined under this clause is the excess (if any) of— (I) the qualified adoption expenses (as defined in section 23(d)) paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year with respect to the adoption of such child, over (II) the amount of the credit allowable under section 23 for such expenses (determined as if such credit were allowed for such year without regard to any limitation based on liability for tax). (iii) Special rules for child with special needs In the case of an adoption of a child with special needs (as defined in section 23(d)(3))— (I) subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (i) shall not apply, and (II) a distribution during the applicable period from an individual retirement plan with respect to such adoption shall not be taken into account under this subparagraph to the extent that such distribution, when added to all other distributions with respect to such adoption from individual retirement plans for the applicable period, exceeds $10,000. For purposes of subclause (II), the term applicable period (iv) Ordering rule Distributions shall not be taken into account under clause (i) if such distributions are described in subparagraph (A), (C), (D), (E), (F), or (G) or to the extent paragraph (1) does not apply to such distributions by reason of subparagraph (B). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to distributions after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow penalty-free withdrawals, up to $10,000, from individual retirement accounts (IRAs) if used to pay adoption expenses, and unlimited withdrawals for expenses related to the adoption of a special needs child.
Member of Congress Pay Sequestration and Fairness Act

To amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to include the pay of Members of Congress within the coverage of the provisions of such Act which provide for budget enforcement through sequestration. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Member of Congress Pay Sequestration and Fairness Act 2. Inclusion of member pay among accounts subject to budget enforcement through sequestration (a) Inclusion Paragraph (11) of section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 900(c) , and such term includes any item for the pay of Senators or Representatives in, or Delegates or the Resident Commissioner to, the Congress (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any sequestration occurring under part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 during the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress or any succeeding Congress.

Summary: Member of Congress Pay Sequestration and Fairness Act - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to include any item for the pay of Members of Congress within the definition of accounts subject to budget enforcement through sequestration.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the deduction for charitable contributions from the overall limitation on itemized deductions.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the deduction for charitable contributions from the overall limitation on itemized deductions. 1. Charitable deduction exception to overall limitation on itemized deductions (a) In general Subsection (c) of section 68 and , and (4) the deduction under section 170 (relating to charitable, etc., contributions and gifts). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt the tax deduction for charitable contributions from the limitation on itemized deductions based on taxpayer adjusted gross income.
Buy America Accountability Act of 2013

To amend chapter 83 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Buy America Accountability Act of 2013 2. Audit of contracts required Section 8302 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Audit of Contracts Required (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the end of a fiscal year, the head of each department or independent establishment shall submit to Congress a report that contains an evaluation performed by such department or independent establishment of contractor compliance with the provisions of this chapter for at least 10 percent of the contracts awarded by the department or independent establishment during that fiscal year for the procurement of articles, materials, or supplies. (2) Public availability The head of each Federal agency submitting a report under paragraph (1) shall make the report publicly available to the maximum extent practicable. (3) Exception for the intelligence community The report required under this subsection shall not cover acquisitions made by an agency, or component thereof, that is an element of the intelligence community as specified in, or designated under, section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)). .

Summary: Buy America Accountability Act of 2013 - Amends the Buy American Act to require the head of each federal department or independent establishment to submit to Congress a report that contains an evaluation of contractor compliance with the provisions of that Act for at least 10% of the contracts awarded during the fiscal year for the procurement of articles, materials, or supplies. Requires the report to be publicly available. Prohibits the report from covering acquisitions made by an agency, or a component thereof, that is an element of the intelligence community.
To direct the Secretary of Defense to reprogram amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of Defense for the Medium Extended Air Defense System.

To direct the Secretary of Defense to reprogram amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of Defense for the Medium Extended Air Defense System. 1. Reprogramming of amounts for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of Defense for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (a) Reprogramming required (1) In general To carry out section 221 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 (2) Report Not later than 15 days after the date on which the Secretary reprograms fiscal year 2013 MEADS funds under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing such reprogramming. (b) Fiscal year 2013 MEADS funds defined In this section, the term fiscal year 2013 MEADS funds Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

Summary: Directs the Secretary of Defense, in order to carry out the prohibition against the use of FY2013 Department of Defense (DOD) funds for the medium extended air defense system (MEADS) as contained in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2013, to reprogram any such funds to other missile defense programs and projects not part of MEADS. Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress within 15 days after such reprogramming.
No Carbon Tax Act of 2013

To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from devising or implementing a carbon tax. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Carbon Tax Act of 2013 2. Carbon tax prohibition (a) In general The Secretary of the Treasury and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency are prohibited from devising or implementing a carbon tax. (b) Definition For purposes of this section, the term carbon tax (1) a tax, fee, or price on emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions generated by the burning of coal, natural gas, or oil; or (2) a tax, fee, or price on coal, natural gas, or oil based on emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions that would be generated through the fuel’s combustion.

Summary: No Carbon Tax Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from devising or implementing a carbon tax. Defines "carbon tax" to mean a tax, fee, or price on: (1) emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions generated by the burning of coal, natural gas, or oil; or (2) coal, natural gas, or oil based on emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions that would be generated through the fuel's combustion.
Recovering Service Members Disability Benefits Act

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the waiting period for disability insurance benefits shall not be applicable in the case of a recovering service member. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recovering Service Members Disability Benefits Act 2. Exception from waiting period for disability insurance benefits of recovering service members (a) Exception from waiting period The first sentence of section 223(a)(1) of the Social Security Act 42 U.S.C. 423(a)(1) (1) by inserting (I) but only (2) by inserting or (II) if such individual is a recovering service member, the first month in which he is under such disability, (b) Definition of recovering service member Section 223(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 423(a) (3) For purposes of this subsection— (A) the term recovering service member (B) the term serious bodily injury or physical illness . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to applications for benefits filed on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Recovering Service Members Disability Benefits Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to create an exception from the required waiting period for disability insurance benefits in the case of recovering service members (of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or a Reserve component, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy while recovering from a serious bodily injury or physical illness related to the member's military service).
Prioritize Spending Act of 2013

To specify the priority of the obligations of the United States Government if the debt ceiling is reached. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prioritize Spending Act of 2013 2. Priority of payments if the debt ceiling is reached In the event that the debt of the United States Government, as defined in section 3101 (1) Amounts necessary to carry out the authority of the Department of the Treasury provided in section 3123 (2) Such amounts as the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) determines to be necessary to continue to provide pay and allowances (without interruption) to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components thereof, who perform active service. (3) Such amounts as the President certifies to the Congress are necessary to carry out vital national security priorities. (4) Amounts necessary to carry out the authority of the Commissioner of Social Security to pay monthly old-age, survivors', and disability insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act. (5) Amounts necessary to make payments under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act.

Summary: Prioritize Spending Act of 2013 - Requires amounts necessary for incurred federal obligations, in the event that the public debt reaches the statutory limit, to be made available to certain obligations, in prioritized order, before all other obligations. Prioritizes such obligations in the following descending order: (1) amounts necessary to carry out the authority of the Department of the Treasury to pay with legal tender the principal and interest on public debt; (2) amounts determined by the Secretary of Defense (DOD) (and the Secretary of Homeland Security [DHS] in the case of the Coast Guard) to be necessary to continue to provide pay and allowances (without interruption) to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including their reserve components, who perform active service; (3) amounts certified to Congress by the President as necessary to carry out vital national security priorities; (4) amounts necessary to carry out the authority of the Commissioner of Social Security to pay monthly old-age, survivors', and disability insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act (SSA); and (5) amounts necessary to make payments under the Medicare program under SSA title XVIII.