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To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders.

To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders. 1. Consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders Section 15(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 19(a) (1) In general Before promulgating a regulation under this Act or issuing an order (except as provided in paragraph (3)), the Commission, through the Office of the Chief Economist, shall assess the costs and benefits, both qualitative and quantitative, of the intended regulation and propose or adopt a regulation only on a reasoned determination that the benefits of the intended regulation justify the costs of the intended regulation (recognizing that some benefits and costs are difficult to quantify). It must measure, and seek to improve, the actual results of regulatory requirements. (2) Considerations In making a reasoned determination of the costs and the benefits, the Commission shall evaluate— (A) considerations of protection of market participants and the public; (B) considerations of the efficiency, competitiveness, and financial integrity of futures and swaps markets; (C) considerations of the impact on market liquidity in the futures and swaps markets; (D) considerations of price discovery; (E) considerations of sound risk management practices; (F) available alternatives to direct regulation; (G) the degree and nature of the risks posed by various activities within the scope of its jurisdiction; (H) whether, consistent with obtaining regulatory objectives, the regulation is tailored to impose the least burden on society, including market participants, individuals, businesses of differing sizes, and other entities (including small communities and governmental entities), taking into account, to the extent practicable, the cumulative costs of regulations; (I) whether the regulation is inconsistent, incompatible, or duplicative of other Federal regulations; (J) whether, in choosing among alternative regulatory approaches, those approaches maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, and other benefits, distributive impacts, and equity); and (K) other public interest considerations. .

Summary: Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to revise the requirement that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), before promulgating a regulation or issuing an order, consider the costs and benefits of the action. Requires the CFTC, through the Office of the Chief Economist, to: (1) assess the costs and benefits, both qualitative and quantitative, of an intended regulation; and (2) propose or adopt a regulation only on a reasoned determination that the benefits justify the costs. Lists additional mandatory considerations for the CFTC to evaluate in making a reasoned determination of the costs and the benefits, including the impact on market liquidity in the futures and swaps markets, as well as alternatives to direct regulation.
Defund Obamacare Act

To deauthorize appropriation of funds, and to rescind unobligated appropriations, to carry out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defund Obamacare Act 2. Deauthorization of appropriations to carry out PPACA and HCERA Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 Public Law 111–152 3. Rescission of unobligated appropriations under PPACA and HCERA Of the funds made available under any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–152), and any amendment made by either such Act, the unobligated balance is rescinded.

Summary: Defund Obamacare Act - Deauthorizes appropriations to carry out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, or any amendments made by them. Rescinds the unobligated balance of funds made available under such Acts.
Postal Executive Accountability Act

To amend title 39, United States Code, to lower the maximum rate of compensation for United States Postal Service employees, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Postal Executive Accountability Act 2. Limits on executive pay (a) Limitation on compensation Section 1003 of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking the last sentence; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (e) (1) Subject to paragraph (2), an officer or employee of the Postal Service may not be paid at a rate of basic pay that exceeds the rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 (2) Not more than 6 officers or employees of the Postal Service that are in very senior executive positions, as determined by the Board of Governors, may be paid at a rate of basic pay that does not exceed the rate of basic pay for level I of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 (3) For any fiscal year, an officer or employee of the Postal Service who is in a very senior executive position, as designated under paragraph (2), may not receive fringe benefits (within the meaning given that term under section 1005(f)) that are greater than the fringe benefits received by supervisory and other managerial personnel who are not subject to collective-bargaining agreements under chapter 12. . (b) Limitation on bonuses Section 3686 of title 39, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) In subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding the authority granted under this section and except as provided under section 1003(e), no officer or employee of the Postal Service shall be paid compensation at a rate in excess of the rate for level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5. (2) Subsections (b) and (c) are repealed. (3) In subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking which would not have been allowable but for the provisions of subsection (b) or (c); (ii) by adding and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ; and (C) by striking paragraph (3).

Summary: Postal Executive Accountability Act - Limits to six the number of United States Postal Service (USPS) officers and employees in very senior executive positions who may be paid at level I of the Executive Schedule and otherwise prohibits the rate of basic pay and bonuses for USPS officers and employees from exceeding the rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule (currently, level I). Prohibits USPS officers and employees in very senior executive positions from receiving fringe benefits that are greater than the benefits received by other USPS supervisory and managerial personnel who are not subject to collective bargaining agreements.
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of New Jersey.

To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of New Jersey. 1. Prohibition on oil and gas leasing off the coast of New Jersey (a) Prohibition The Secretary of the Interior shall not issue a lease, permit, or license for the exploration for or extraction of oil or gas on or from submerged lands described in subsection (b). (b) Lands described The submerged lands with respect to which subsection (a) applies are all submerged lands seaward from the landward boundary of the Outer Continental Shelf that lie within 125 miles of any point of the coast line of the State of New Jersey.

Summary: Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease, permit, or license for oil exploration or extraction from specified submerged Outer Continental Shelf lands located within 125 miles of the coast of New Jersey, including areas with respect to which a moratorium on oil and gas leasing activities existed before enactment of this Act.
Discretionary Spending Reduction Act

To make 1 percent across-the-board rescissions in discretionary spending for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Discretionary Spending Reduction Act 2. Across-the-board rescissions in discretionary spending for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (a) Across-the-Board rescissions There is rescinded an amount equal to 1 percent of— (1) the budget authority provided (or obligation limitation imposed) in each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for discretionary accounts in any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act; (2) the budget authority provided in any advance appropriation for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for discretionary accounts in any prior fiscal year appropriation Act; and (3) the contract authority provided in each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for any program that is subject to a limitation contained in any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act for discretionary accounts. (b) Application The Director of the Office of Management and Budget may apply the rescissions required under subsection (a) to any discretionary account in the applicable appropriation Acts in order to achieve the required reductions. (c) Subsequent appropriation laws In the case of any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act enacted after the date of enactment of this section, any rescission required by subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the enactment of such Act. (d) OMB report Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this section (or, if later, 30 days after the date of enactment of any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report specifying the account and amount of each rescission made pursuant to subsection (a).

Summary: Discretionary Spending Reduction Act - Makes 1% across-the-board rescissions in discretionary spending for FY2013-FY2014.
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any order issued under that Act.

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts for purposes of any order issued under that Act. 1. Treatment of military technicians (dual status) (a) In general Section 251(a)(3) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: For purposes of this paragraph, military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military personnel accounts. (b) Application of amendment The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any order of the President to exempt military personnel accounts from sequestration issued under section 255(f)(1) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 905(f)(1)

Summary: Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to include military technicians (dual status) in military personnel accounts for purposes of any sequestration order issued by the President after January 1, 2013.
American Land Act

To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to sell certain Federal land, to direct that the proceeds of such sales be applied to reduce the Federal budget deficit, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Land Act 2. Authorization to sell land (a) Authorization For each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017, subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as the case may be, shall offer for competitive sale by auction all right, title, and interest, to the extent provided in subsection (b)(2), in and to the following: (1) Eight percent of the Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. (2) Eight percent of the National Forest System land. (b) Terms and conditions (1) Configuration of land The Secretary concerned shall configure the land to be sold to maximize marketability or achieve management objectives, and may prescribe such terms and conditions on the land sales authorized by this Act as the Secretary deems in the public interest. (2) Mineral rights For each fiscal year, the Secretary concerned may include in the sale of land under subsection (a) the mineral rights to such land for not more than 50 percent of the total acreage sold under subsection (a) by that Secretary, if the Secretary determines that such inclusion is likely to maximize marketability. 3. Proceeds from the sale of land All proceeds from the sale of land under this Act shall be deposited into the Treasury and applied— (1) to reduce the annual Federal budget deficit for the fiscal year in which the sums are received, except as provided in paragraph (2); and (2) if there is no annual Federal budget deficit for the fiscal year in which the sums are received, to reduce the outstanding Federal debt.

Summary: American Land Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), for FY2013-FY2017, to offer for competitive sale by auction 8% of the federal lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and 8% of the National Forest System lands. Requires the lands to be sold to be configured so as to maximize their marketability or to achieve management objectives. Permits either Secretary to include the mineral rights in a sale of land under this Act for not more than 50% of the total acreage sold, if such inclusion is likely to maximize that land's marketability.
LAND Act

To provide that there shall be no net increase in the acres 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 unless the Federal budget is balanced for the year in which the land would be purchased. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Land Acquisition to cut National Debt Act LAND Act 2. Department of the interior land acquisition (a) In general The Secretary of the Interior may not use Federal funds to purchase land that would result in a net increase of land acreage that would be under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Bureau of Land Management unless the Federal budget is balanced for the year in which the land would be purchased. (b) Duck stamp funds Subsection (a) shall not apply to land purchased with funds made available through the sale of Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps. (c) Easements Subsection (a) shall not apply to easements acquired by the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate management of Federal lands. 3. National forest system land acquisition (a) In general The Secretary of Agriculture may not use Federal funds to purchase land that would result in a net increase of land acreage included in the National Forest System unless the Federal budget is balanced for the year in which the land would be purchased. (b) Easements Subsection (a) shall not apply to easements acquired by the Secretary of Agriculture to facilitate management of Federal lands.

Summary: Land Acquisition to cut National Debt Act or LAND Act - Bars the Secretary of the Interior from using federal funding to purchase land resulting in a net increase of land acreage being under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service (NPS), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), or the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) unless the federal budget is balanced for the year in which such land would be purchased. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to: (1) lands purchased with funding made available through the sale of Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps, and (2) easements acquired by the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the management of federal lands. Bars the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) from using federal funding to purchase land resulting in a net increase of land acreage included in the National Forest System unless the federal budget is balanced for the year in which that land would be purchased. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to easements acquired by the USDA Secretary to facilitate the management of federal lands.
To exempt certain class A CDL drivers from the requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement while operating a service vehicle with a fuel tank containing 3,785 liters (1,000 gallons) or less of diesel fuel.

To exempt certain class A CDL drivers from the requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement while operating a service vehicle with a fuel tank containing 3,785 liters (1,000 gallons) or less of diesel fuel. 1. Hazardous material endorsement exemption (a) Exclusion Section 5117(d)(1) (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking and (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (D) a service vehicle carrying diesel fuel in quantities of 3,785 liters (1,000 gallons) or less that is— (i) driven by a class A commercial driver's license holder who is a custom harvester, an agricultural retailer, an agricultural business employee, an agricultural cooperative employee, or an agricultural producer; and (ii) clearly marked with a placard reading Diesel Fuel . (b) Exemption Section 31315(b) (8) Hazardous materials endorsement exemption The Secretary shall exempt all class A commercial driver's license holders who are custom harvesters, agricultural retailers, agricultural business employees, agricultural cooperative employees, or agricultural producers from the requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement under part 383 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, while operating a service vehicle carrying diesel fuel in quantities of 3,785 liters (1,000 gallons) or less if the tank containing such fuel is clearly marked with a placard reading Diesel Fuel .

Summary: Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to exempt from the requirement to obtain a hazardous material (hazmat) endorsement all class A commercial driver's license (CDL) holders who are custom harvesters, agricultural retailers, agricultural business employees, agricultural cooperative employees, or agricultural producers who operate a service vehicle with a fuel tank containing 3,785 liters (1,000) gallons or less of diesel fuel if the tank is clearly marked with a placard reading "Diesel Fuel."
End Unnecessary Borrowing Act of 2013

To ensure that any authority of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund to borrow amounts from the Treasury is used only to pay mortgage insurance claims. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Unnecessary Borrowing Act of 2013 2. Limitation on use of borrowing authority Paragraph (2) of section 205(f) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1711(f)(2) (1) by inserting (A) (2) (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (B) Subparagraph (A) may not be construed to authorize or require the Secretary to borrow any amounts to comply with the capital ratio requirement under such subparagraph. (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any authority of the Secretary under this Act or otherwise to borrow amounts from the Treasury of the United States for the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund may be used only to the extent necessary to pay claims on mortgage insurance that is an obligation of such Fund. .

Summary: End Unnecessary Borrowing Act of 2013 - Amends the National Housing Act with respect to the requirement that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) endeavor to ensure that the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund attains a capital ratio of not less than 2% within 10 years after enactment of that requirement (November 5, 1990) and to ensure that the Fund maintains at least that capital ratio at all times thereafter. Prohibits these requirements from being construed to authorize or require the Secretary to borrow any amounts to comply with the capital ratio requirement. Limits the use of any authority of the Secretary to borrow from the Treasury for the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund only to the extent necessary to pay claims on mortgage insurance that is an obligation of such Fund.
No Loopholes in Social Security Taxes Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply payroll taxes to remuneration and earnings from self-employment up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Loopholes in Social Security Taxes Act 2. Payroll tax on remuneration up to contribution and benefit base and more than $250,000 (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 3121(a) such calendar year. The preceding sentence shall apply only to calendar years for which the contribution and benefit base (as so determined) is less than $250,000, and, for such calendar years, only to so much of the remuneration paid to such employee by such employer with respect to employment as does not exceed $250,000. (b) Conforming amendment Paragraph (1) of section 3121(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking Act) to Act), or in excess of $250,000, to (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to remuneration paid after December 31, 2013. 3. Tax on net earnings from self-employment up to contribution and benefit base and more than $250,000 (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 1402(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (1) in the case of the tax imposed by section 1401(a), the excess of— (A) that part of the net earnings from self-employment which is in excess of— (i) an amount equal to the contribution and benefit base (as determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) which is effective for the calendar year in which such taxable year begins, minus (ii) the amount of the wages paid to such individual during such taxable years; over (B) that part of the net earnings from self-employment which is in excess of the sum of— (i) the excess of— (I) the net earning from self-employment reduced by the excess (if any) of subparagraph (A)(i) over subparagraph (A)(ii), over (II) $250,000, reduced by such contribution and benefit base, plus (ii) the amount of the wages paid to such individual during such taxable year in excess of such contribution and benefit base and not in excess of $250,000; or . (b) Phaseout Subsection (b) of section 1402 Paragraph (1) shall apply only to taxable years beginning in calendar years for which the contribution and benefit base (as determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) is less than $250,000. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to net earnings from self-employment derived, and remuneration paid, after December 31, 2013.

Summary: No Loopholes in Social Security Taxes Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to apply employment and self-employment taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000.