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Improving the Quality of Disability Decisions Act of 2015

To amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to provide for quality reviews of benefit decisions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving the Quality of Disability Decisions Act of 2015 2. Pre-effectuation and post-effectuation quality reviews of hearing dispositions (a) Amendment to title II Section 205(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 405(b) (4) (A) The Commissioner of Social Security shall conduct pre-effectuation and post-effectuation quality reviews of hearing dispositions with respect to decisions in connection with applications for benefits under this title, in a sufficient number to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and other guidance issued by the Commissioner of Social Security. (B) The Commissioner of Social Security shall annually submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report that includes— (i) the total number of cases selected for a quality review as described in subparagraph (A); (ii) the number of such cases in which a decision is remanded; and (iii) the number of such cases in which a decision is modified or reversed. . (b) Amendment to title XVI Section 1633 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1383b (f) (1) The Commissioner of Social Security shall conduct pre-effectuation and post-effectuation quality reviews of hearing dispositions with respect to decisions in connection with applications for benefits under this title, in a sufficient number to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and other guidance issued by the Commissioner of Social Security. (2) The Commissioner of Social Security shall annually submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report that includes— (A) the total number of cases selected for a quality review as described in paragraph (1); (B) the number of such cases in which a decision is remanded; and (C) the number of such cases in which a decision is modified or reversed. .

Summary: Improving the Quality of Disability Decisions Act of 2015 This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Social Security Administration (SSA) to conduct pre-effectuation and post-effectuation quality reviews of hearing dispositions with respect to decisions in connection with applications for OASDI or SSI benefits, in a sufficient number to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and other guidance. The SSA shall report annually Congress on: (1) the total number of cases selected for quality review, (2) the number in which a decision is remanded, and (3) the number in which a decision is modified or reversed.
Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015

To ensure Federal law enforcement officers remain able to ensure their own safety, and the safety of their families, during a covered furlough. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Too often, Federal law enforcement officers encounter potentially violent criminals, placing officers in danger of grave physical harm. (2) In 2012 alone, 1,857 Federal law enforcement officers were assaulted, with 206 sustaining serious injuries. (3) From 2008 through 2011, an additional 8,587 Federal law enforcement officers were assaulted. (4) Federal law enforcement officers remain a target even when they are off-duty. Over the past 3 years, 27 law enforcement officers have been killed off-duty. (5) It is essential that law enforcement officers are able to defend themselves, so they can carry out their critical missions and ensure their own personal safety and the safety of their families whether on-duty or off-duty. (6) These dangers to law enforcement officers continue to exist during a covered furlough. 3. Definitions In this Act— (1) the term agency (2) the term covered Federal law enforcement officer (A) is an employee of an agency; (B) has the authority to make arrests or apprehensions for, or prosecute, violations of Federal law; and (C) on the day before the date on which the applicable covered furlough begins, is authorized by the agency employing the individual to carry a firearm in the course of official duties; (3) the term covered furlough (4) the term firearm 4. Protecting Federal law enforcement officers who are subjected to a covered furlough During a covered furlough, a covered Federal law enforcement officer shall have the same rights to carry a firearm issued by the Federal Government as if the covered furlough was not in effect, including, if authorized on the day before the date on which the covered furlough begins, the right to carry a concealed firearm, if the sole reason the covered Federal law enforcement officer was placed on leave was due to the covered furlough. May 10, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015 (Sec. 4) This bill authorizes a federal law enforcement officer to carry a government-issued firearm during a covered furlough (i.e., a planned event during which an agency involuntarily furloughs employees due to downsizing, reduced funding, lack of work, or budget constraints including a lapse in appropriations).
Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment under part A of the Medicare Program on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesia services furnished by an anesthesiologist in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as payments are provided for anesthesia services furnished by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists in such hospitals, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015 2. Medicare part A payment for anesthesiologist services in certain rural hospitals based on CRNA pass-through rules (a) In General Section 1814 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395f (m) Anesthesiologist Services Provided in Certain Rural Hospitals (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, coverage and payment shall be provided under this part for physicians’ services that are anesthesia services furnished by a physician who is an anesthesiologist in a rural hospital described in paragraph (3) in the same manner as payment is made under the exception provided in section 9320(k) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986, as amended by section 6132 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 ( 42 U.S.C. 1395k (2) No payment shall be made under any other provision of this title for physicians’ services for which payment is made under this subsection. (3) A rural hospital described in this paragraph is a hospital described in section 9320(k) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986, as so amended ( 42 U.S.C. 1395k (A) any reference in such section to a certified registered nurse anesthetist anesthetist physician who is an anesthesiologist anesthesiologist (B) any reference to January 1, 1988 1987 . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished during cost reporting periods beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide payment under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesia services furnished by a physician who is an anesthesiologist in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as payment is made for anesthesia services furnished by a certified registered nurse anesthetist in such hospitals.
Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act 2. Clarification of tar sands as crude oil for excise tax purposes (a) In general Section 4612(a)(1) (1) Crude oil The term crude oil . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to oil and petroleum products received or entered during calendar quarters beginning more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the definition of "crude oil" for purposes of the excise tax on petroleum and petroleum products to include any bitumen or bituminous mixture, any oil derived from a bitumen or bituminous mixture (tar sands), and any oil derived from kerogen-bearing sources (oil shale).
Woman on the Twenty Act

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to convene a panel of citizens to make a recommendation to the Secretary regarding featuring the likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Woman on the Twenty Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In 1875, Congress adopted the dollar as the monetary unit of the United States. (2) In 1877, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing of the Department of the Treasury began printing all United States paper money. (3) The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 created the Federal Reserve as the Nation’s central bank and provided for a national banking system. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System issued new paper money called Federal Reserve notes. (4) The Secretary of the Treasury usually selects the designs shown on Federal Reserve notes with the advice of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. (5) United States Federal Reserve notes now in production bear the following portraits: (A) President George Washington on the $1 bill. (B) President Thomas Jefferson on the $2 bill. (C) President Abraham Lincoln on the $5 bill. (D) Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill. (E) President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. (F) President Ulysses S. Grant on the $50 bill. (G) Benjamin Franklin on the $100 bill. (6) There are also several denominations of Federal Reserve notes that are no longer produced. These include the $500 bill with the portrait of President William McKinley, the $1,000 bill with a portrait of President Grover Cleveland, the $5,000 bill with a portrait of President James Madison, the $10,000 bill with a portrait of Salmon P. Chase, and the $100,000 bill with a portrait of President Woodrow Wilson. (7) However, since the first general circulation of paper money, no woman has ever held the honor of being featured on paper money. 3. Citizens panel relating to the likeness of a woman to be included on the $20 Federal Reserve note (a) In general The Secretary of the Treasury shall convene a panel of private citizens of the United States— (1) to consider and analyze public input regarding suggestions for the likeness of a woman to appear on the $20 Federal Reserve note; and (2) to make recommendations to the Secretary based on such input. (b) Report Not later than 6 months after receiving the recommendations described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that includes such recommendations and a determination as to whether the likeness of a woman shall appear on the $20 Federal Reserve note.

Summary: Woman on the Twenty Act This bill instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to convene a panel of private citizens to: (1) analyze public input regarding suggestions for the likeness of a woman to appear on the $20 Federal Reserve note; and (2) report to Congress the panel's recommendations and a determination as to whether the likeness of a woman shall appear on the $20 Federal Reserve note.
Defending Veterans from Sequestration Act of 2015

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to clarify the treatment of administrative expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs during sequestration. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending Veterans from Sequestration Act of 2015 2. Treatment of administrative expenses of Department of Veterans Affairs during sequestration Section 256(h)(4) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 906(h)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (G) Department of Veterans Affairs. .

Summary: Defending Veterans from Sequestration Act of 2015 Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt administrative expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs from any presidential sequestration order issued under that Act.
Safe Chicken and Meat for Children Act

To ban meat and poultry products processed in China from school lunches, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Chicken and Meat for Children Act 2. Banning meat and poultry products processed in China from school lunches (a) School lunch and breakfast Section 9(h) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758(h) (6) Prohibiting the use of certain meat and poultry A school participating in the school lunch program under this Act or the school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1773 (A) Poultry or poultry products (as defined in sections 4(e) and (f) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 453(e) (B) Meat or meat food products (as defined in section 1(j) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 601(j) . (b) Child and adult care food program Section 17(g)(2)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1766(g)(2)(A) this section shall consist of a combination of foods that meet minimum nutritional requirements prescribed by the Secretary on the basis of tested nutritional research. this section— (i) shall consist of a combination of foods that meet minimum nutritional requirements prescribed by the Secretary on the basis of tested nutritional research; and (ii) may not include the products described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 9(h)(6). . (c) Summer food service program for children Section 13(f)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1431(f)(1) this section shall serve meals consisting of a combination of foods and meeting minimum nutritional standards prescribed by the Secretary on the basis of tested nutritional research. this section— (A) shall serve meals consisting of a combination of foods and meeting minimum nutritional standards prescribed by the Secretary on the basis of tested nutritional research; and (B) may not serve the products described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 9(h)(6). .

Summary: Safe Chicken and Meat for Children Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to prohibit poultry or meat that is processed or produced in China from being used in the Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Summer Food Service Program.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year tax-free distributions from individual retirement plans for charitable purposes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year tax-free distributions from individual retirement plans for charitable purposes. 1. EXTENSION OF TAX-FREE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT PLANS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES (a) In General Subparagraph (F) of section 408(d)(8) December 31, 2014 December 31, 2015 (b) Effective Date The amendment made by this section shall apply to distributions made in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015 the exclusion from gross income, for income tax purposes, of distributions from individual retirement accounts (IRAs) for charitable purposes.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the credit for energy-efficient existing homes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the credit for energy-efficient existing homes. 1. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT EXISTING HOMES (a) In General Paragraph (2) of section 25C(g) December 31, 2014. December 31, 2015 (b) Effective Date The amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015 the tax credit for residential energy efficiency improvements.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for one year the credit for energy-efficient new homes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the credit for energy-efficient new homes. 1. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT NEW HOMES (a) In General Subsection (g) of section 45L December 31, 2014 December 31, 2015 (b) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply to homes acquired after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015 the tax credit for new energy efficient homes.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of the uniformed services.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of the uniformed services. 1. EXTENSION OF EMPLOYER WAGE CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES (a) In General Subsection (f) of section 45P December 31, 2014 December 31, 2015 (b) Effective Date The amendment made by this section shall apply to payments made after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015 the tax credit for differential wage payments to employees who are active duty members of the uniformed services.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the enhanced charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the enhanced charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory. 1. EXTENSION OF ENHANCED CHARITABLE DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF FOOD INVENTORY (a) In General Clause (iv) of section 170(e)(3)(C) December 31, 2014 December 31, 2015 (b) Effective Date The amendment made by this section shall apply to contributions made after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015 the special rule allowing taxpayers other than C corporations a tax deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the deduction for mortgage insurance premiums.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the deduction for mortgage insurance premiums. 1. EXTENSION OF MORTGAGE INSURANCE PREMIUMS TREATED AS QUALIFIED RESIDENCE INTEREST (a) In General Subclause (I) of section 163(h)(3)(E)(iv) December 31, 2014 December 31, 2015 (b) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or accrued after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015 the tax deduction for mortgage insurance premiums.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the deduction of State and local general sales taxes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the deduction of State and local general sales taxes. 1. EXTENSION OF DEDUCTION OF STATE AND LOCAL GENERAL SALES TAXES (a) In General Subparagraph (I) of section 164(b)(5) January 1, 2015 January 1, 2016 (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 extend through 2015 the taxpayer election to deduct state and local general sales taxes in lieu of state and local income taxes.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the 15-year straight-line cost recovery for qualified leasehold improvements, qualified restaurant buildings and improvements, and qualified retail improvements.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the 15-year straight-line cost recovery for qualified leasehold improvements, qualified restaurant buildings and improvements, and qualified retail improvements. 1. EXTENSION OF 15-YEAR STRAIGHT-LINE COST RECOVERY FOR QUALIFIED LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, QUALIFIED RESTAURANT BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS, AND QUALIFIED RETAIL IMPROVEMENTS (a) In General Clauses (iv), (v), and (ix) of section 168(e)(3)(E) January 1, 2015 January 1, 2016 (b) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015 the classification, for depreciation purposes, of leasehold, restaurant buildings, and retail improvements as 15-year property.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses. 1. EXTENSION OF ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED TUITION AND RELATED EXPENSES (a) In General Subsection (e) of section 222 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2015 (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 extend through 2015 the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness. 1. PERMANENT EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF DISCHARGE OF QUALIFIED PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE INDEBTEDNESS Subparagraph (E) of section 108(a)(1) which is discharged before January 1, 2015

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the exclusion from gross income of income attributable to the discharge of indebtedness on a principal residence.
West Coast Dungeness Crab Management Act

To make the current Dungeness crab fishery management regime permanent and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the West Coast Dungeness Crab Management Act 2. Dungeness crab fishery management Section 203 of the Act entitled An Act to approve a governing international agreement between the United States and the Republic of Poland, and for other purposes Public Law 105–384 16 U.S.C. 1856 (1) by striking subsection (i); and (2) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (i). September 30, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: West Coast Dungeness Crab Management Act This bill makes permanent the authority of Washington, Oregon, and California to adopt and enforce state laws governing fishing and processing in the exclusive economic zone adjacent to their state in any Dungeness crab fishery for which there is no fishery management plan in effect under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.