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Acre in, Acre Out Act

To provide for no net increase in the total acreage of certain Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Acre in, Acre Out Act 2. No net increase in certain Federal lands (a) In general For acquisition of land by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture that would result in a net increase of total land acreage under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, or the Forest Service, the Secretary concerned shall offer for sale an equal number of acres of Federal land that is under the same jurisdictional status. (b) Exemptions Subsection (a) shall not apply to easements acquired— (1) by the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate management of Federal lands; or (2) by the Secretary of Agriculture to facilitate management of Federal lands. (c) Consideration (1) In general Land sold pursuant to subsection (a) shall be offered for sale— (A) at fair market value (based on local comparable sales); and (B) at a price that is reduced by 10 percent each month if the land is not sold or under contract to be sold by the date that is 6 months after the land was first offered for sale. (2) Exception Time periods during which land is under contract for sale or withdrawn from the market shall not be counted for the purposes of price reduction under paragraph (1)(B). (d) Existing rights The sale of Federal lands pursuant to this section shall be subject to valid existing rights. (e) Proceeds of sale of lands All net proceeds from the sale of Federal lands pursuant to this section shall be deposited directly into the Treasury for reduction of the public debt.

Summary: Acre in, Acre Out Act - Prescribes a new requirement for the acquisition of land by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) that would result in a net increase of total land acreage under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), or the Forest Service. Requires the Secretary concerned to offer for sale an equal number of acres of federal land that is under the same jurisdictional status. Exempts from this requirement any easements acquired to facilitate management of federal lands. Requires land sold pursuant to this Act to be offered for sale: (1) at fair market value (based on local comparable sales); and (2) at a price reduced by 10% each month if the land is not sold or under contract six months after it was first offered for sale. Declares that time periods during which such land is under contract or withdrawn from the market shall not be counted for price reduction purposes. Requires all net proceeds from the sale of federal lands pursuant to this Act to be deposited directly into the Treasury for reduction of the public debt.
American Microturbine Manufacturing and Clean Energy Deployment Act of 2014

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the energy credit for microturbine property. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Microturbine Manufacturing and Clean Energy Deployment Act of 2014 2. Modification of energy credit for microturbine property (a) Increase in energy percentage Clause (i) of section 48(a)(2)(A) and (V) qualified microturbine property, and . (b) Modification of definition of qualified microturbine property definition Subparagraph (A) of section 48(c)(2) of such Code is amended— (1) by striking 2,000 kilowatts 5,000 kilowatts (2) by striking and , and (iii) has no single microturbine engine with a nameplate capacity of more than 500 kilowatts. . (c) Elimination of per kilowatt limitation Paragraph (2) of section 48(c) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraph (B), by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B), and by inserting after subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the following new subparagraph: (C) Credit may not exceed credit amount allocated (i) In general The amount of credit determined under this section for any taxable year with respect to any qualified microturbine property placed in service by the taxpayer shall not exceed the credit dollar amount allocated to the taxpayer under this subparagraph with respect to such property. (ii) Aggregate limitation The aggregate credits allowed under this section with respect to qualified microturbine property shall not exceed $250,000,000. (iii) Allocation by Secretary The Secretary shall allocate the dollar amount described in clause (ii) among the applicants for such credit in such manner as the Secretary determines appropriate. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to periods after the date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such date, under rules similar to the rules of section 48(m) of such Code (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990).

Summary: American Microturbine Manufacturing and Clean Energy Deployment Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1)  allow a 30% energy tax credit for qualified microturbine property, (2) revise the definition of "qualified microturbine property" to increase the maximum nameplate capacity of such property to 5,000 kilowatts, and (3) eliminate the limitation on such credit based upon kilowatt capacity.
Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2014

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income. 1. Permanent subpart F exemption for active financing income (a) Banking, financing, or similar businesses Subsection (h) of section 954 (b) Insurance businesses Subsection (e) of section 953 of such Code (relating to exempt insurance income) is amended by striking paragraph (10) and by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (10). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years of a foreign corporation beginning after December 31, 2013, and to taxable years of United States shareholders with or within which such taxable years of such foreign corporation end. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2014 2. Permanent subpart F exemption for active financing income (a) Banking, financing, or similar businesses Subsection (h) of section 954 (b) Insurance businesses Subsection (e) of section 953 of such Code (relating to exempt insurance income) is amended by striking paragraph (10) and by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (10). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years of a foreign corporation beginning after December 31, 2013, and to taxable years of United States shareholders with or within which such taxable years of such foreign corporation end. May 2, 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: Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the subpart F foreign personal holding company income exemption for income that is derived in the active conduct of a banking, financing, or similar business, as a securities dealer, or in the conduct of an insurance business.
Protecting the Sustainable Use of Spent Grains Act of 2014

To amend the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act to ensure that certain facilities continue to be treated as alcohol-related facilities, notwithstanding the distribution of spent grains resulting from the production of alcoholic beverages. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting the Sustainable Use of Spent Grains Act of 2014 2. Applicability of exemption to alcohol-related facilities that distribute spent grains Section 116 of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act ( 21 U.S.C. 2206 (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Spent grains Notwithstanding subsection (b), the exemption in subsection (a) shall not cease to apply to a facility on the basis of such facility distributing, for use as food for animals, spent grains resulting from the facility’s production of alcoholic beverages. ; and (3) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by striking Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b) Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and (c)

Summary: Protecting the Sustainable Use of Spent Grains Act of 2014 - Amends the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act to permit the continued exemption from the Act, as an alcohol-related facility, of a facility that distributes, for use as food for animals, spent grains resulting from the production of alcoholic beverages.
To provide that, if emergency unemployment compensation is extended, prospective benefits shall be subject to gradual reduction.

To provide that, if emergency unemployment compensation is extended, prospective benefits shall be subject to gradual reduction. 1. Condition In the event that a law extending title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 initial post-extension week 2. Reduction Notwithstanding any provision of title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008, the amount of emergency unemployment compensation payable to any individual under such title shall— (1) for the first week of unemployment following the initial post-extension week described in section 1, be equal to— (A) the amount that would otherwise be payable, (B) reduced by 5 percent; and (2) for each week of unemployment subsequent to the week of unemployment to which paragraph (1) applies, be equal to— (A) the amount that would otherwise be payable, (B) reduced by— (i) the percentage reduction applicable under this section to the individual’s preceding week of unemployment, (ii) increased by 5 percentage points, but not below zero.

Summary: Subjects an individual's emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) benefit payment to a gradual reduction, if a law extending EUC is enacted on or after enactment of this Act. Requires, effective for EUC payable for each week beginning on or after the enactment or, if later, the effective date of the extension, the amount of EUC payable to any individual: for the first week of unemployment following the initial post-extension week to be the amount that would otherwise be payable, reduced by 5%; and for each subsequent week of unemployment to be the amount that would otherwise be payable: (1) reduced (but not below zero) by the percentage reduction applicable to the individual's preceding week of unemployment; and (2) increased by 5 percentage points.
Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2014

To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2014 2. Transportation of horses Section 80502 (1) in subsection (c), by striking This section does not Subsections (a) and (b) shall not (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Transportation of horses (1) Prohibition No person may transport, or cause to be transported, a horse from a place in a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States through or to a place in another State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of each other. (2) Motor vehicle defined In this subsection, the term motor vehicle (A) means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on public highways; and (B) does not include a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails. ; and (4) in subsection (e), as redesignated— (A) by striking A rail carrier (1) In general A rail carrier ; (B) by striking this section subsection (a) or (b) (C) by striking On learning (2) Transportation of horses in multilevel trailer (A) Civil penalty A person that knowingly violates subsection (d) is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of at least $100, but not more than $500, for each violation. A separate violation of subsection (d) occurs for each horse that is transported, or caused to be transported, in violation of subsection (d). (B) Relationship to other laws The penalty imposed under subparagraph (A) shall be in addition to any penalty or remedy available under any other law or common law. (3) Civil action On learning .

Summary: Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2014 - Prohibits a person from transporting a horse in interstate commerce in a motor vehicle (except a vehicle operated exclusively on rail or rails) containing two or more levels stacked on top of one another. Sets forth civil penalties for persons who knowingly violate such prohibition.
Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2014

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on matters relating to the claiming and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2014 2. Department of Veterans Affairs study on matters relating to claiming and interring unclaimed remains of veterans (a) Study and report required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall— (1) complete a study on matters relating to the identification, claiming, and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans; and (2) submit to Congress a report on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the study required under paragraph (1). (b) Matters studied The matters studied under subsection (a)(1) shall include the following: (1) Determining the scope of issues relating to unclaimed remains of veterans, including an estimate of the number of unclaimed remains of veterans on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Assessing the effectiveness of the procedures of the Department of Veterans Affairs for claiming and interring unclaimed remains of veterans. (3) Identifying and assessing State and local laws that affect the ability of the Secretary to identify, claim, and inter unclaimed remains of veterans. (4) Developing recommendations for such legislative or administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate.

Summary: Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a study on matters relating to the identification, claiming, and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans, including: (1) estimating the number of unclaimed remains; (2) assessing the effectiveness of VA procedures for claiming and interring unclaimed remains of veterans; (3) assessing state and local laws that affect the ability of the Secretary to identify, claim, and inter such remains; and (4) recommending appropriate legislative or administrative action. .
Contempt Act

To direct the employing authority of any officer or employee of the Federal Government who is in contempt of Congress to not pay compensation to the officer or employee while the officer or employee remains in contempt, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Contempt Act 2. No payment of compensation for Federal employees in contempt of Congress (a) No Payment Permitted If an officer or employee of the Federal Government is in a period of contempt of Congress during any pay period, the head of the employing authority of the employee shall not pay the compensation otherwise required to be paid to the officer or employee for such pay period. (b) Definitions In this Act— (1) the term officer section 2104 (2) the term employee section 2105 3. Period of contempt of Congress described (a) Period Described For purposes of this Act, a period of contempt of Congress (1) The period which begins on the date on which a resolution holding the officer or employee in contempt is adopted by the House of Representatives or Senate and ends on the date on which a resolution revoking such contempt is adopted by the House or Senate (as the case may be). (2) The period which begins on the date on which a statement of contempt described in subsection (b) is filed in the House of Representatives or Senate with respect to the officer or employee and which ends on the date on which a statement withdrawing such statement of contempt is filed with the House or Senate (as the case may be). (b) Statement of Contempt Described In this Act, a statement of contempt 2 U.S.C. 194

Summary: Contempt Act - Prohibits the head of a federal agency from paying any agency officer or employee during a pay period in which such officer or employee is in a period of contempt of Congress. Defines "period of contempt of Congress" as: (1) the period which begins on the date on which a resolution holding such officer or employee in contempt is adopted by the House of Representatives or Senate and ends on the date on which such resolution is revoked; or (2) the period which begins on the date on which a statement of contempt (i.e., statement of fact that an officer or employee has failed to appear, testify, produce information, or answer pertinent questions when summoned by Congress or a committee of Congress) is filed in the House of Representatives or Senate and ends on the date such statement is withdrawn.
Safe Skies Act of 2014

To direct the President to suspend assistance to foreign countries that fail to use INTERPOL’s Stolen and Lost Travel Documents database for purposes of determining accuracy of passports of prospective passengers on commercial flights. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Skies Act of 2014 2. Suspension of assistance to foreign countries that fail to use INTERPOL’s Stolen and Lost Travel Documents database (a) Suspension The President shall suspend assistance for a fiscal year to a foreign country that is identified in the report submitted to Congress under subsection (b) with respect to the immediately preceding fiscal year. (b) Report Not later than September 1 of each fiscal year, the President shall submit to Congress a report that identifies each foreign country the government of which the President determines failed to use the Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD) database of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) for purposes of determining accuracy of passports of prospective passengers on commercial flights during such fiscal year. (c) Waiver The President may waive the limitation under subsection (a) in whole or in part with respect to a foreign country if— (1) the President determines and certifies to Congress that it is in the national security interests of the United States to do so; and (2) such determination is approved by an Act of Congress. (d) Effective date and applicability (1) Effective date This section takes effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and applies in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2). (2) Applicability Subsection (a) applies beginning with the third fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act and subsection (b) applies beginning with the second fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Safe Skies Act of 2014 - Directs the President to: (1) report annually to Congress identifying each foreign country that does not use the Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD) database of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) to determine the passport accuracy of prospective passengers on commercial flights, and (2) suspend assistance for a fiscal year to an identified foreign country. Authorizes the President to waive such limitation in whole or in part with respect to a foreign country if: (1) the President certifies to Congress that it is in U.S. national security interests to do so, and (2) such determination is approved by an Act of Congress.
S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains of S corporations. 1. Reduced recognition period for built-in gains of S corporations made permanent (a) In general Paragraph (7) of section 1374(d) (7) Recognition period (A) In general The term recognition period 5-year (B) Installment sales If an S corporation sells an asset and reports the income from the sale using the installment method under section 453, the treatment of all payments received shall be governed by the provisions of this paragraph applicable to the taxable year in which such sale was made. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gains Recognition Period Act of 2014 2. Reduced recognition period for built-in gains of S corporations made permanent (a) In general Paragraph (7) of section 1374(d) (7) Recognition period (A) In general The term recognition period 5-year (B) Installment sales If an S corporation sells an asset and reports the income from the sale using the installment method under section 453, the treatment of all payments received shall be governed by the provisions of this paragraph applicable to the taxable year in which such sale was made. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013. May 2, 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: S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of S corporations, to make permanent: (1) the reduction of the period (10 to 5 years) during which the built-in gains of such corporations are subject to tax, and (2) the rule requiring an adjustment to the basis of an shareholder's stock in an S corporation that makes tax deductible contributions of appreciated property.  Prohibits the entry of the budgetary effects of this Act on any PAYGO (Pay As You Go) scorecard.
Permanent S Corporation Charitable Contributions Act of 2014

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain rules regarding basis adjustments to stock of S corporations making charitable contributions of property. 1. Permanent rule regarding basis adjustment to stock of S corporations making charitable contributions of property (a) In general Section 1367(a)(2) (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to contributions made in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Permanent S Corporation Charitable Contributions Act of 2014 2. Permanent rule regarding basis adjustment to stock of S corporations making charitable contributions of property (a) In general Section 1367(a)(2) (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to contributions made in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013. May 2, 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: Permanent S Corporation Charitable Contributions Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax rule requiring an adjustment to the basis of a shareholder's stock in an S corporation that makes tax deductible charitable contributions of appreciated property in taxable years beginning after 2013.