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Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016

To amend the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act to apply the requirements of such Acts to the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016 2. Application of open government laws to Smithsonian Institution (a) Freedom of Information Act Section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), as amended by section 2(7) of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (n) For purposes of this section, the Smithsonian Institution shall be considered an agency, and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution shall be considered the head of the agency. . (b) Privacy Act Section 552a(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Privacy Act), is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting , except that such term also includes the Smithsonian Institution; (c) Requiring Open Meetings Section 552b(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code (relating to open meetings) is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting , except that such term also includes the Smithsonian Institution; 3. Effective date and application (a) Effective Date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Application (1) Freedom of Information Act; Privacy Act Subsections (a) and (b) of section 2 and the amendments made by such subsections shall apply to any record created before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Open meetings Subsection (c) of section 2 and the amendments made by such subsection shall apply to any meeting held on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. Amend the title so as to read: A bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act to apply the requirements of such Acts to the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes. December 12, 2016 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill applies to the Smithsonian Institution the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Privacy Act, and current law relating to open meetings of government agencies. (Sec. 3) This bill shall apply: with respect to the FOIA and the Privacy Act, to any records created by the Smithsonian Institution before, on, or after the enactment of this bill; and with respect to current law relating to open meetings of government agencies, to any meetings held by the Smithsonian Institution on or after the enactment of this bill.
SOLDIER Act

To amend title 37, United States Code, to impose a statute of limitations on the ability of the Department of Defense to recover certain indebtedness owed to the United States by members of the uniformed services, including retired and former members, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Statute Of Limitations for DOD Inactive Employee Repossessions Act SOLDIER Act 2. Statute of limitations on Department of Defense recovery of amounts owed to the United States by members of the uniformed services, including retired and former members Section 1007(c)(3) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) If the indebtedness of a member of the uniformed services to the United States occurs, through no fault of the member, as a result of the overpayment of pay or allowances to the member or upon the settlement of the member’s accounts, the Secretary concerned may not recover the indebtedness from the member, including a retired or former member, using deductions from the pay of the member, deductions from retired or separation pay, or any other collection method unless recovery of the indebtedness commences before the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date on which the indebtedness was incurred. .

Summary: Statute Of Limitations for DOD Inactive Employee Repossessions Act or the SOLDIER Act This bill declares that, if the indebtedness of a member of the uniformed services to the United States occurs, through no fault of the member, as a result of the overpayment of pay or allowances or upon the settlement of the member's accounts, the department or agency concerned may not recover the indebtedness from the member, including a retired or former member, using deductions from pay, deductions from retired or separation pay, or any other collection method unless recovery of the indebtedness begins before the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date on which the indebtedness was incurred.
To provide Governors of States with the authority to withhold Federal financial assistance from units of local government that do not comply with the immigration laws, and for other purposes.

To provide Governors of States with the authority to withhold Federal financial assistance from units of local government that do not comply with the immigration laws, and for other purposes. 1. Authority to withhold Federal financial assistance A Governor of a State may withhold Federal financial assistance (as such term is defined in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code) from a unit of local government in that State that has not complied with the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101

Summary: This bill authorizes the governor of a state to withhold federal financial assistance from a local government unit in the state that has not complied with the immigration laws.
Carbon Capture Research and Development Act

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to consider the objective of improving the conversion, use, and storage of carbon dioxide produced from fossil fuels in carrying out research and development programs under that Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Carbon Capture Research and Development Act 2. Fossil energy Section 961(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16291(a) (8) Improving the conversion, use, and storage of carbon dioxide produced from fossil fuels. .

Summary: Carbon Capture Research and Development Act This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Department of Energy to consider the objective of improving the conversion, use, and storage of carbon dioxide produced from fossil fuels when carrying out certain research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs in fossil energy.
Mortgage Fairness Act of 2015

To amend the Truth in Lending Act to clarify that the points and fees in connection with a mortgage loan do not include certain compensation amounts already taken into account in setting the interest rate on such loan, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mortgage Fairness Act of 2015 2. Points and fees Section 103 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1602 (1) by redesignating subsection (aa) (relating to disclosure of the greater amount or percentage) as subsection (bb); (2) by redesignating subsection (bb) (relating to high cost mortgages) as subsection (aa), and moving such subsection to immediately follow subsection (z); and (3) in paragraph (4) of subsection (aa), as so redesignated, by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: (B) all compensation from any source (other than compensation taken into account in setting the interest rate and for which there is no separate charge to the consumer) paid directly or indirectly by a consumer or creditor to— (i) a mortgage originator, including a mortgage originator that is also the creditor in a table-funded transaction; or (ii) an individual employed by or contracting with the originator or a mortgage originator; .

Summary: Mortgage Fairness Act of 2015 This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to revise points and fees under a high-cost mortgage which currently include all compensation paid directly or indirectly by a consumer or creditor to a mortgage originator from any source, including a mortgage originator that is also the creditor in a table-funded transaction. "Table funding" means a settlement at which a loan is funded by a contemporaneous advance of loan funds and an assignment of the loan to the person advancing the funds. A table-funded transaction is not a transaction in the secondary mortgage. Compensation from any source shall not include any compensation taken into account in settling the mortgage interest rate and for which there is no separate charge to the consumer. Such compensation shall include, however, any other compensation paid directly or indirectly by a consumer or creditor to an individual employed by or contracting with the originator or a mortgage originator.
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. 1. Termination of application of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to the products of Kazakhstan (a) Presidential determinations and extension of nondiscriminatory treatment Notwithstanding any provision of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq. (1) determine that the denial of nondiscriminatory treatment should no longer apply to the products of Kazakhstan; and (2) after making a determination under paragraph (1) with respect to Kazakhstan, proclaim the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan. (b) Termination of applicability of title IV On and after the date on which the President extends nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Kazakhstan pursuant to subsection (a), title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to apply to Kazakhstan. 2. Termination of application of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to the products of Tajikistan (a) Presidential determinations and extension of nondiscriminatory treatment Notwithstanding any provision of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq. (1) determine that the denial of nondiscriminatory treatment should no longer apply to the products of Tajikistan; and (2) after making a determination under paragraph (1) with respect to Tajikistan, proclaim the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Tajikistan. (b) Termination of applicability of title IV On and after the date on which the President extends nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Tajikistan pursuant to subsection (a), title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to apply to Tajikistan. 3. Termination of application of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to the products of Uzbekistan (a) Presidential determinations and extension of nondiscriminatory treatment Notwithstanding any provision of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq. (1) determine that the denial of nondiscriminatory treatment should no longer apply to the products of Uzbekistan; and (2) after making a determination under paragraph (1) with respect to Uzbekistan, proclaim the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Uzbekistan. (b) Termination of applicability of title IV On and after the date on which the President extends nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Uzbekistan pursuant to subsection (a), title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to apply to Uzbekistan.

Summary: Authorizes the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax free distributions from health savings accounts for fitness facility membership and classes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax free distributions from health savings accounts for fitness facility membership and classes. 1. Tax free distributions from health savings accounts for fitness facility memberships and classes (a) In general Section 223(d)(2) (D) Fitness facility memberships and classes treated as medical expense (i) In general For purposes of subparagraph (A), amounts paid for membership at (or for participation or instruction in a program of physical exercise or physical activity conducted at or by) a fitness facility shall be treated as amounts paid for medical care. (ii) Fitness facility defined For purposes of this subparagraph, the term fitness facility (I) providing instruction in a program of physical exercise, offering facilities for the preservation, maintenance, encouragement, or development of physical fitness, or serving as the site of such a program of a State or local government, (II) which is not a private club owned and operated by its members, (III) which does not offer golf, hunting, sailing, or riding facilities, (IV) whose health or fitness facility is not incidental to its overall function and purpose, and (V) which is fully compliant with the State of jurisdiction and Federal anti-discrimination laws. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax-free distribution from a health savings account for amounts paid for membership in, or programs of physical exercise or activity at, a fitness facility.
To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from obligating or expending any funds for grants for developing or evaluating a video game to train parents in food parenting practices, and for other purposes.

To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from obligating or expending any funds for grants for developing or evaluating a video game to train parents in food parenting practices, and for other purposes. 1. Prohibiting grant funds for Kiddio: Food Fight—Training Vegetable Parenting Practices (a) Prohibition The Department of Health and Human Services may not obligate or expend any funds for— (1) grant project # 4R44HD075521–02 of the National Institutes of Health ( Kiddio: Food Fight—Training Vegetable Parenting Practices (2) any other grant, contract, or cooperative agreement for developing or evaluating a video game to train parents in food parenting practices. (b) Unobligated balances Of the amounts made available for any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement of the Department of Health and Human Services described in paragraph (1), the unobligated balances of such amounts are hereby rescinded.

Summary: This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from funding any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement for developing or evaluating a video game to train parents in food parenting practices, including “Kiddio: Food Fight--Training Vegetable Parenting Practices.” Unobligated balances of amounts made available for "Kiddio: Food Fight--Training Vegetable Parenting Practices" are rescinded.
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, 2014.

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.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude payments received under the Work Colleges Program from gross income, including payments made from institutional funds.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude payments received under the Work Colleges Program from gross income, including payments made from institutional funds. 1. Exclusion for amounts received under the Work Colleges Program (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 117(c) or , or (C) a comprehensive student work-learning-service program (as defined in section 448(e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965) operated by a work college (as defined in such section). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income payments received by a student under a comprehensive student work-learning-service program operated by a work college.
Veterans Access to Orthotic and Prosthetic Care Act

To improve the certification and licensing of employees and medical laboratories of the Department of Veterans Affairs that furnish prosthetic and orthotic services, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Access to Orthotic and Prosthetic Care Act 2. Improvement of certification and licensing of employees and laboratories of Department of Veterans Affairs that furnish prosthetic and orthotic services (a) Certification and licensing of employees Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that each prosthetist and orthotist of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and each employee of the Department that provides prosthetic or orthotic services (as determined by the Secretary), meets all current certification and licensing requirements applicable to such prosthetist, orthotist, or other employee, as the case may be, consistent with the provisions of section 427 enacted for the Medicare program in BIPA 2000. (b) Certification of labs Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that each orthotic or prosthetic facility and laboratory of the Department of Veterans Affairs that provides prosthetic and orthotic services is certified by one of the nationally recognized accrediting bodies, as provided for Medicare in section 427 of BIPA 2000. (c) Inspector General report (1) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than annually thereafter for four years, the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on the compliance of the Department of Veterans Affairs with the requirements under subsections (a) and (b). (2) Recommendations Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include such recommendations with respect to improving the compliance of the Department with the requirements under subsections (a) and (b) as the Inspector General considers appropriate.

Summary: Veterans Access to Orthotic and Prosthetic Care Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that: (1) each VA prosthetist and orthotist and each VA employee who provides prosthetic or orthotic services meets all current certification and licensing requirements, and (2) each VA orthotic or prosthetic facility and laboratory that provides prosthetic and orthotic services is certified by one of the nationally recognized accrediting bodies.
Support for Student Veterans with Families Act

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible educational institutions to provide child care services on campus. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Support for Student Veterans with Families Act 2. Department of Veterans Affairs grants to educational institutions for provision of child care services (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 36 3699. Grants to educational institutions for provision of child care services (a) In general The Secretary may make a grant to an eligible educational institution for the purpose of providing child care services on the campus of the educational institution to students enrolled in courses of education offered by the educational institution. (b) Eligible educational institution To be eligible for a grant under this section, an educational institution shall— (1) offer a course of education that is approved as provided in this chapter and chapters 34 and 35 of this title by the State approving agency where the educational institution is located; and (2) submit to the Secretary an application containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require. (c) Use of funds (1) An educational institution that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant to— (A) establish or expand a child care center on the campus of the educational institution; or (B) pay the costs of providing child care services to students enrolled in courses of education offered by the educational institution at a child care center located on the campus of the educational institution. (2) The Secretary shall require, as a condition of a grant under this section, that the educational institution that receives the grant provides at least 75 percent of the new child care services funded by the grant to students who are veterans. (d) Limitation The Secretary may not make more than 50 grants under this section for fiscal year 2016. (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting at the end of the items relating to subchapter II the following new item: 3699. Grants to educational institutions for provision of child care services. .

Summary: Support for Student Veterans with Families Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to make up to 50 grants in FY2016 to eligible educational institutions to provide child care services on campus for student veterans.