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Ensure Reliable and Affordable American Energy Act of 2013

To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit any regulation under such Act concerning the emissions of carbon dioxide from a fossil fuel-fired electric generating unit from taking effect until the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency makes certain certifications, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensure Reliable and Affordable American Energy Act of 2013 2. No unilateral regulation of emissions of carbon dioxide The Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 330. No unilateral regulation of emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (a) Prohibition on regulations concerning emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel-Fired electric generating units taking effect (1) Prohibition A regulation under this Act concerning emissions of carbon dioxide from a fossil fuel-fired electric generating unit to address climate change may not take effect until the Administrator certifies that a sufficient number of countries have put into effect regulations concerning emissions of carbon dioxide which are at least as stringent as the regulation under this Act. (2) Countries For the purposes of paragraph (1), the term sufficient number (3) Stringency considerations For the purposes of paragraph (1), a country’s regulation concerning carbon dioxide emissions may only be considered to be as stringent as the regulation under this Act if such country’s regulation limits carbon dioxide emissions to a numeric standard that is equal to or less than such a standard under the regulation under this Act in a timeframe that is equal to or less than the timeframe under the regulation under this Act. (b) Rule of Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed as providing the Administrator with any authority to promulgate any regulation concerning, take action relating to, or take into consideration the emissions of carbon dioxide. .

Summary: Ensure Reliable and Affordable American Energy Act of 2013 - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit a regulation concerning emissions of carbon dioxide from a fossil fuel-fired electric generating unit to address climate change from taking effect until the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certifies that a sufficient number of countries have put into effect regulations concerning such emissions that are at least as stringent as the regulation under the Act. Defines "sufficient number" to mean a number of countries that, in the aggregate, account for at least 80% of global carbon dioxide emissions, excluding those in the United States, in the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the regulation under the Act would be enforced.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit students who were homeless youths or homeless veterans to occupy low-income housing units.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit students who were homeless youths or homeless veterans to occupy low-income housing units. 1. Students who were homeless youths or homeless veterans permitted to occupy low-income housing units (a) In general Section 42(i)(3)(D)(i) (II) a student who was (prior to occupying such unit) a homeless child or youth (as defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act), (III) a student who was (prior to occupying such unit) a homeless veteran (as defined in section 2002 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to determinations made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the low-income housing tax credit, to allow a student who is a homeless child or youth or a student who is a homeless veteran to occupy low-income housing units.
Synthetic Cathinones Control Act of 2013

To provide for the placement of certain synthetic drugs on Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Synthetic Cathinones Control Act of 2013 2. Addition of synthetic drugs to Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. 21 U.S.C. 812(c) (1) 3,4-methylenedioxymethcathinone (meth­yl­one). (2) Naphthylpyrovalerone (naphyrone). (3) 4-fluoromethcathinone (flephedrone). (4) 4-methoxymethcathinone (methedrone; Bk–PMMA). (5) Ethcathinone (N-ethylcathinone). (6) 3,4-methylenedioxyethcathinone (ethylone). (7) Beta-keto-N-methyl-3,4-benzo­di­oxy­oly­bu­tan­amine (butylone). (8) N,N-dimethylcathinone (metamfepramone). (9) Alpha-pyrrolidinopropiophenone (alpha-PPP). (10) 4-methoxy-alphapyrrolidinopropiophenone (MOPPP). (11) 3,4-meth­yl­ene­di­oxy­alpha­pyrrol­idino­pro­pio­phe­none (MDPPP). (12) Alpha-pyrrolidinovalerophenone (alpha-PVP). (13) 6,7-dihydro-5H-indeno[5,6-d][1,3]dioxol-6-amine (MDAI). (14) 3-fluoromethcathinone. (15) 4′-methyl-α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone (MPBP). (b) Conforming amendment To remove deadwood Subsection (c) of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802 (c) Cross reference to Schedules of Controlled Substances Schedules I, II, III, IV, and V shall consist of the drugs and other substances (by whatever official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or brand name designated) that are set forth in the respective schedules in part 1308 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, as they may be amended from time to time, or in any successor regulation. .

Summary: Synthetic Cathinones Control Act of 2013 - Directs the Attorney General to issue a final order within 60 days of this Act's enactment that schedules specified synthetic drugs on schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that Schedules I, II, III, IV, and V shall consist of the drugs and other substances that are set forth in the respective schedules in part 1308 of title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Promoting Assistance with Transitional Help Act

To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to modify the State maintenance of effort requirement, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Assistance with Transitional Help Act 2. Modification of State maintenance of effort requirement (a) In general Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i)(I) (1) in item (aa), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , but not including (except as provided in item (dd)) cash assistance provided to families that would be eligible for assistance under the State program funded under this part but for the application of section 408(a)(7) (2) by redesignating items (dd) and (ee) as items (ee) and (ff) and inserting after item (cc) the following: (dd) Transitional assistance provided to families that would be eligible for assistance under the State program funded under this part but for the application of section 408(a)(7) in an amount not more than the amount necessary to replace the loss of any food assistance, rent assistance, low-income energy assistance, and childcare assistance lost as a result of increased family income from earnings or child support payments, for not more than 1 year after such loss. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to qualified State expenditures made by a State in any fiscal year that begins on or after October 1, 2014.

Summary: Promoting Assistance with Transitional Help Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act, with respect to the state maintenance of effort required to avoid a reduction in its TANF grant, to include as qualified state expenditures transitional cash assistance provided for up to one year to otherwise eligible families who have exceeded the five-year limitation on TANF assistance. Specifies as transitional cash assistance an amount necessary to replace the loss of any food assistance, rent assistance, low-income energy assistance, and childcare assistance lost as a result of increased family income from earnings or child support payments.
Pay Our Veterans and Seniors First Act

To prohibit Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and the head of any Executive department from receiving pay for any period in which there is a Government shutdown and to provide for payments to seniors, military and veterans during a Government shutdown. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay Our Veterans and Seniors First Act 2. Prohibition (a) In general A Member of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and the head of any Executive department shall not receive basic pay for any period in which there is more than a 24-hour lapse in appropriations for any Executive agency as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution. (b) Retroactive Pay Prohibited No pay forfeited in accordance with subsection (a) may be paid retroactively. 3. Continuation of payments for certain purposes During any lapse in appropriations during fiscal year 2014 when interim or full-year appropriations for the affected accounts have not been enacted, from amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the appropriate Secretary such amounts as are necessary to provide the following: (1) Pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve component members, who perform active service. (2) Benefits under— (A) the TRICARE for Life program under chapter 55 (B) the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act; and (C) title II of the Social Security Act. (3) Benefits and programs under title 38, United States Code. 4. Definitions For purposes of this Act— (1) the term Executive department section 101 (2) the term Executive agency section 105

Summary: Pay Our Veterans and Seniors First Act - Prohibits a Member of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and the head of any executive department from receiving: (1) basic pay for any period in which there is more than a 24-hour lapse in appropriations for any executive agency as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution, or (2) retroactive pay for such period. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, during any lapse in FY2014 appropriations when interim or full-year appropriations for the affected accounts have not been enacted, to transfer to the appropriate Secretary from amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated such amounts as are necessary to provide the following: pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve component members, who perform active service; benefits under the TRICARE for Life program, Medicare, and title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act; and veterans' benefits and programs.
RAISE Act

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act RAISE Act 2. Payment of higher wages Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 159(a) (1) by inserting (1) (a) (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Notwithstanding a labor organization’s exclusive representation of employees in a unit, or the terms and conditions of any collective bargaining contract or agreement then in effect, nothing in either— (A) section 8(a)(1) or 8(a)(5), or (B) a collective bargaining contract or agreement renewed or entered into after the date of enactment of the RAISE Act, shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee in the unit greater wages, pay, or other compensation for, or by reason of, his or her services as an employee of such employer, than provided for in such contract or agreement. .

Summary: Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act or RAISE Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to declare that neither its prohibition against interference by an employer with employees' right to bargain collectively, nor the terms of a collective bargaining agreement entered into between employees and an employer after enactment of this Act, shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee higher wages, pay, or other compensation than the agreement provides for.
SAFE in Our Schools Act

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require recipients of State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to promote preparedness and planning for manmade and natural disasters at educational institutions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure America for Education in Our Schools Act SAFE in Our Schools Act 2. Minimum contents of application for certain Homeland Security grant funds Section 2004(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 605(b)(2) (B) a certification that— (i) the State requires each institution of education for kindergarten through twelfth grade to develop an emergency response plan that includes provisions for— (I) evacuation relocation; (II) family-child reunification; (III) children with special needs; and (IV) addressing multiple disasters; and (ii) the State has adopted a strategy to ensure that each such institution develops a plan in accordance with clause (i) by the beginning of the academic year for 2015 or September 1, 2015, whichever is earlier; .

Summary: Secure America for Education in Our Schools Act or the SAFE in Our Schools Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to require that each state include in its application for funds under the Homeland Security Grant Program a certification that the state requires each institution of education for kindergarten through 12th grade to develop an emergency response plan that includes provisions for evacuation relocation, family-child reunification, children with special needs, and addressing multiple disasters by the earlier of the beginning of the academic year for 2015 or September 1, 2015.
To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain eligible survivors, and for other purposes.

To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain eligible survivors, and for other purposes. 1. Equity for certain eligible survivors (a) Rebuttable presumption Section 411(c)(4) of the Black Lung Benefits Act ( 30 U.S.C. 921(c)(4) (b) Continuation of benefits Section 422(l) of the Black Lung Benefits Act ( 30 U.S.C. 932(l) , except with respect to a claim filed under this part on or after the effective date of the Black Lung Benefits Amendments of 1981 (c) Applicability The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to claims filed under part B or part C of the Black Lung Benefits Act ( 30 U.S.C. 921 et seq. 2. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of any Act that repeals section 1556 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148

Summary: Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act, with respect to claims filed on or after the effective date of the Black Lung Benefits Amendments of 1981, to eliminate exceptions to: (1) the applicability of certain provisions regarding rebuttable presumptions; and (2) the prohibition against requiring eligible survivors of a miner determined to be eligible for black lung benefits to file a new claim or refile or otherwise revalidate the miner's claim. Applies the amendments made by this Act to claims filed after January 1, 2005, that were pending on or after March 23, 2010.
Playing Fair on Trade and Innovation Act

To amend the bases for ineligibility for designation of countries as beneficiary developing countries under title V of the Trade Act of 1974, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Playing Fair on Trade and Innovation Act 2. Designation of beneficiary developing countries under the Generalized System of Preferences program (a) Countries ineligible for designation Section 502(b)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2462(b)(2) (1) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following new subparagraphs: (I) Such country fails to provide adequate and effective protection for intellectual property rights. (J) Such country maintains local content requirements, other than requirements that apply only to the procurement by governmental agencies of products purchased for governmental purposes and not with a view to commercial resale or with a view to use in the production of goods for commercial sale. ; and (2) in the matter following subparagraph (J) (as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection)— (A) by striking and (H) (H) (B) by striking shall not , (I), and (J) shall not (b) Factors affecting country designation Section 502(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2462(c) (1) by striking paragraph (5); and (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively. (c) Effective date This section takes effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with respect to the designation of any country as a beneficiary developing country under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 on or after such date of enactment.

Summary: Playing Fair on Trade and Innovation Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise Generalized System of Preferences Program eligibility requirements. Prohibits the President from designating a country a beneficiary developing country in order for its products to receive duty-free treatment if that country: (1) fails to provide adequate protection for intellectual property rights; and (2) maintains local content requirements, other than requirements applicable only to the procurement of products by governmental agencies and not with a view to commercial resale or to use in the production of goods for commercial sale.
IRS Rulemaking Fairness Act of 2013

To clarify the application of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act to the Internal Revenue Service, to require the Service to convene a regulatory review panel for certain rules, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the IRS Rulemaking Fairness Act of 2013 2. Clarification of application of G to Internal Revenue Service (a) In general Section 603(a) (1) by inserting after to the extent that such interpretative rules , or the statutes under which such rules are made, (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: or recordkeeping requirement (b) Definitions Section 601 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and (2) in paragraphs (7) and (8) to read as follows: (7) the term collection of information section 3502(3) (8) the term recordkeeping requirement section 3502(13) . 3. Internal Revenue Service required to convene regulatory review panel Section 609(d) (1) in paragraph (2), by striking and (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) the Internal Revenue Service. .

Summary: IRS Rulemaking Fairness Act of 2013 - Expands requirements relating to review of federal agency actions that have a significant economic impact on small entities (e.g., small organizations and businesses) to include rulemaking by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013

To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 2. Judgment Fund transparency (a) Transparency requirement Section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Unless the disclosure of such information is otherwise prohibited by law or court order, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make available to the public on a website, as soon as practicable but not later than 30 days after a payment under this section is tendered, the following information with regard to that payment: (1) The name of the specific Federal agency or entity whose actions gave rise to the claim or judgment. (2) The name of the plaintiff or claimant. (3) The name of counsel for the plaintiff or claimant. (4) The amount paid representing principal liability, and any amounts paid representing any ancillary liability, including attorney fees, costs, and interest. (5) A brief description of the facts that gave rise to the claim. (6) A copy of the original or amended complaint or written claim, and any written answer given by the Federal Government to that complaint or claim. (7) A copy of the final action by a court regarding the claim (whether by decree, approval of settlement, or otherwise), or of the settlement agreement in any action not involving a court. (8) The name of the agency that submitted the claim. . (b) Implementation The Secretary of the Treasury shall implement the amendment made by this section beginning not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make available to the public on a website, as soon as practicable but within 30 days after a payment under this Act is tendered, the following information with regard to any payment made by the United States under a judgment, award, or compromise settlement with respect to a claim against the United States, unless the disclosure of such information is otherwise prohibited by law or court order: the name of the specific federal agency or entity whose actions gave rise to the claim or judgment; the name of the plaintiff or claimant and counsel; the amount paid representing principal liability, and any amounts paid representing any ancillary liability, including attorney fees, costs, and interest; a brief description of the facts that gave rise to the claim; a copy of the original or amended complaint or written claim, and any written answer given by the federal government to it; a copy of the final action by a court regarding the claim (whether by decree, approval of settlement, or otherwise), or of the settlement agreement in any action not involving a court; and the name of the agency that submitted the claim.
Provider Tax Administrative Simplification Act of 2013

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve waivers under the Medicaid Program under title XIX of the Social Security Act that are related to State provider taxes that exempt certain retirement communities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Provider Tax Administrative Simplification Act of 2013 2. Provider tax rule exemption for certain continuing care retirement communities In the case of a State that has a provider tax that does not apply to continuing care retirement communities or life care communities (as such terms are used for purposes of section 1917(g) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396p(g) section 433.68(e)(2)(iii)

Summary: Provider Tax Administrative Simplification Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to approve a waiver of the uniform tax requirement (whether or not the tax is broad based), regardless of whether the state concerned satisfies certain requirements, for any state with a provider tax that does not apply to continuing care retirement communities or life care communities that: (1) have no beds certified to provide medical assistance under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, or (2) do not provide services for which Medicaid payment may be made.