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Readable Legislation Act of 2013

To amend chapter 2 of title I of the United States Code to establish the style for amending laws. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Readable Legislation Act of 2013 2. Amending laws Chapter 2 115. Amending laws No Act shall be revised or amended by mere reference to it. Every bill or joint resolution which amends an existing section, subsection, or other subdivision of any Act shall set forth the section, subsection, or other subdivision sufficiently to enable the intent and effect of the bill or joint resolution to be clearly understood. Omissions and insertions proposed shall be shown by appropriate typographical devices. . 3. Conforming amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 115. Amending laws. . 4. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by it shall take effect on January 3, 2015.

Summary: Readable Legislation Act of 2013 - Prohibits an Act of Congress from being revised or amended by mere reference to it. Requires every bill or joint resolution that amends an existing section, subsection, or other subdivision of any Act to set forth the section, subsection, or other subdivision sufficiently to enable the intent and effect of the legislation to be clearly understood. Requires proposed omissions and insertions to be shown by appropriate typographical devices.
To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 1. Repeal of annual fee on health insurance providers The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by striking section 9010.

Summary: Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to eliminate the annual fee on health insurance providers set to be imposed beginning on January 1, 2013.
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project.

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project. 1. Pilot Project offices of Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project Section 365 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15924 (d) Pilot project offices The following Bureau of Land Management Offices shall serve as the Pilot Project offices: (1) Rawlins Field Office, Wyoming. (2) High Plains District Office, Wyoming. (3) Montana/Dakotas State Office, Montana. (4) Farmington Field Office, New Mexico. (5) Carlsbad Field Office, New Mexico. (6) Grand Junction/Glenwood Springs Field Office, Colorado. (7) Vernal Field Office, Utah. . May 14, 2013 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise the list of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project offices. Replaces the Miles City, Montana, field office with the Montana/Dakotas State Office, Montana (Billings). Replaces the Buffalo Field Office, Wyoming, with the High Plains District Office, Wyoming.
Child Tax Credit Permanency Act of 2013

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the lower threshold for the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to adjust the credit amount for inflation. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Tax Credit Permanency Act of 2013 2. Modifications of the child tax credit (a) Permanent extension (1) In general Clause (i) of section 24(d)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking $10,000 $3,000 (2) Conforming amendments Section 24(d) of such Code is amended by striking paragraphs (3) and (4). (b) Inflation adjustment Section 24 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Inflation adjustment In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2013, the $1,000 amount contained in subsection (a) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (1) such dollar amount, multiplied by (2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting calendar year 2012 calendar year 1992 Any increase determined under the preceding sentence shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $50. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.

Summary: Child Tax Credit Permanency Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to: (1) make permanent the reduction (from $10,000 to $3,000) of the eligibility threshold for the refundable portion of such credit, and (2) require an annual inflation adjustment to the allowable amount of such credit (i.e., $1,000) after 2013.
Free Competition in Currency Act of 2013

To repeal the legal tender laws, to prohibit taxation on certain coins and bullion, and to repeal superfluous sections related to coinage. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Free Competition in Currency Act of 2013 2. Repeal of legal tender laws (a) In General Section 5103 (b) Clerical Amendment The table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 5103 and inserting the following new item: 5103. [Repealed]. . 3. No tax on certain coins and bullion (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law— (1) no tax may be imposed on (or with respect to the sale, exchange, or other disposition of) any coin, medal, token, or gold, silver, platinum, palladium, or rhodium bullion, whether issued by a State, the United States, a foreign government, or any other person; and (2) no State may assess any tax or fee on any currency, or any other monetary instrument, which is used in the transaction of interstate commerce or commerce with a foreign country, and which is subject to the enjoyment of legal tender status under article I, section 10 of the United States Constitution. (b) Effective date This section shall take effect on December 31, 2013, but shall not apply to taxes or fees imposed before such date. 4. Repeal of superfluous sections (a) In general Title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking sections 486 (relating to uttering coins of gold, silver, or other metal) and 489 (making or possessing likeness of coins). (b) Conforming amendment to table of sections The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 25 (c) Special rule concerning retroactive effect Any prosecution under the sections stricken by subsection (a) shall abate upon the taking effect of this section. Any previous conviction under those sections shall be null and void.

Summary: Free Competition in Currency Act of 2013 - Repeals the federal law establishing U.S. coins, currency, and reserve notes as legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues. Prohibits any tax on any coin, medal, token, or gold, silver, platinum, palladium, or rhodium bullion issued by a state, the United States, a foreign government, or any other person. Prohibits states from assessing any tax or fee on any currency or other monetary instrument that is used in interstate or foreign commerce and that has legal tender status under the Constitution. Repeals provisions of the federal criminal code relating to uttering coins of gold, silver, or other metal for use as current money and making or possessing likenesses of such coins. Abates any current prosecution under such provisions and nullifies any previous convictions.
To amend the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor Act of 1996 to designate the management entity for the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes.

To amend the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor Act of 1996 to designate the management entity for the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes. 1. South Carolina National Heritage Corridor Management Entity Section 605(a) of the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor Act of 1996 (title VI of division II of Public Law 104–333) is amended to read as follows: (a) In general The management entity for the National Heritage Corridor shall be the South Carolina Heritage Corridor, Inc. All program funds, past, present, and future, shall be transferred immediately to the South Carolina Heritage Corridor, Inc. .

Summary: Amends the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor Act of 1996 to designate the South Carolina Heritage Corridor, Inc. as the management entity for the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor and transfers all program funds to such entity.
South Carolina Offshore Drilling Act of 2013

To establish requirements for oil and gas leasing of areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of South Carolina. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the South Carolina Offshore Drilling Act of 2013 2. Lease sales off the coast of South Carolina In determining the areas off the coast of South Carolina to be made available for leasing under Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (2012–2017), the Secretary of the Interior— (1) shall act in accordance with section 18(a)(2)(F) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1344(a)(2)(F) (2) shall focus on areas considered to have the most geologically promising energy resources.

Summary: South Carolina Offshore Drilling Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, when determining the areas off the coast of South Carolina that are to be made available for leasing under Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (2012-2017), to: (1) consider the laws, goals, and policies of the state of South Carolina; and (2) focus upon areas considered to have the most geologically promising energy resources.
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Department of Defense from reduction under any order issued to carry out a sequestration pursuant to section 251A.

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Department of Defense from reduction under any order issued to carry out a sequestration pursuant to section 251A. 1. Department of Defense exemption from section 251A sequestration (a) Calculation of total deficit reduction Paragraph (3) of section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking $1,200,000,000,000 $600,000,000,000 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking $24,000,000,000 $12,000,000,000 (b) Allocation to functions Paragraph (4) of section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended to read as follows: (4) Allocation to functions On January 2, 2013, for fiscal year 2013, and in its sequestration preview report for fiscal years 2014 through 2021 pursuant to section 254(c), OMB shall allocate the total reduction calculated pursuant to paragraph (3) for that year to discretionary appropriations and direct spending accounts in all non-defense functions. . (c) Defense function reduction Paragraph (5) of section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is repealed. (d) Implementing discretionary reductions (1) Paragraph (7)(A) of section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking achieve— achieve (ii) (2) Paragraph (7)(B) of section 251A of such Act is amended by striking achieve— achieve (ii) (e) Implementing direct spending reductions The first sentence of paragraph (8) of section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking paragraphs (5) and (6) paragraph (6) 2. Conforming amendment Section 901(e) of American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 is amended by striking 251A(5)(A), 251A(6)(A), and 251A(7)(A), 251A(6)(A) and 251A(7)(A),

Summary: Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 to: (1) lower the $1.2 trillion total deficit reduction goal for each of FY2013-FY2021 to $600 billion, (2) lower the FY2013 deficit reduction goal from $24 billion to $12 billion, and (3) eliminate the Department of Defense (DOD) function reduction entirely.
Uninterrupted Elections Act

To amend title 28, United States Code, to exempt election officials from Federal jury service. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Uninterrupted Elections Act 2. Exemption of election officials from Federal jury duty Section 1863 (e) (1) Each plan under this section shall provide that a election or registration official, if named as a prospective juror, is exempt from starting service as a juror during any election period. (2) In this subsection— (A) the term election or registration official (B) the term election period .

Summary: Uninterrupted Elections Act - Amends the federal judicial code to exempt an election and registration official, if named as a prospective juror under a random jury selection plan, from starting service as a juror during any election period (the period beginning 60 days before and ending 30 days after an election with respect to which the official has specified election duties). Defines "election or registration official" as an appointed or elected local election administrator, or a permanent full-time employee of such an administrator, whose duties include the registration of voters or the administration of elections.
ADA Notification Act of 2013

To amend title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to correct a violation of such title voluntarily before the plaintiff may commence a civil action, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ADA Notification Act of 2013 2. Opportunity to correct alleged violation as condition on commencing civil action Section 308(a) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12188(a) (3) Opportunity to correct alleged violation (A) In general A State or Federal court shall not have jurisdiction in a civil action that a plaintiff commences under paragraph (1), or under a State law that conditions a violation of any of its provisions on a violation of this title, unless— (i) before filing a complaint alleging a violation of this title or such a State law, the plaintiff provides the defendant with a written notice of the alleged violation by registered mail; (ii) the written notice identifies the facts that constitute the alleged violation, including the location where and the date on which the alleged violation occurred; (iii) a remedial period of 90 days elapses after the date on which the plaintiff provides the written notice; (iv) the written notice informs the defendant that the plaintiff is barred from filing the complaint until the end of the remedial period; and (v) the complaint states that, as of the date on which the complaint is filed, the defendant has not corrected the alleged violation. (B) Extension of remedial period The court may extend the remedial period by not more than 30 days if the defendant applies for such an extension. .

Summary: ADA Notification Act of 2013 - Amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to deny jurisdiction to a state or federal court in a civil action a plaintiff commences for remedies for disability discrimination in public accommodations and certain services provided by private entities unless: (1) the plaintiff notified the defendant in writing of the alleged violations prior to filing the complaint, (2) the notice identified the specific facts that constitute the alleged violation, (3) a remedial period of 90 days elapses after the notice, (4) the notice informed the defendant that the civil action could not be commenced for 90 days, and (5) the complaint states that the defendant has not corrected the alleged violation.
No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act 2. Modification of prohibition Section 211 of the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(b) of division A of Public Law 105–277 (1) in subsection (a)(2)— (A) by striking by a designated national (B) by inserting before the period that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated unless the original owner of the mark, trade name, or commercial name, or the bonafide successor-in-interest has expressly consented (2) in subsection (b), by striking by a designated national or its successor-in-interest (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Subsections (a)(2) and (b) of this section shall apply only if the person or entity asserting the rights knew or had reason to know at the time when the person or entity acquired the rights asserted that the mark, trade name, or commercial name was the same as or substantially similar to a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated. ; and (5) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking In this section: (2) The term In this section, the term

Summary: No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act - Amends the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to prohibit U.S. courts from recognizing, enforcing, or otherwise validating any assertion of rights by an individual (under current law, by a designated Cuban national) of a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated by the Cuban government unless the original owner of such mark or name, or such owner's bona fide successor, has expressly consented. Applies such prohibition only if the individual asserting the rights knew or had reason to know at the time of acquiring the rights asserted that the mark or name was the same or substantially similar to the mark or name used in connection with the business or assets that were confiscated.
Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2013

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2013 2. Repeal of estate tax and retention of basis step-up Effective for estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2012, chapter 11

Summary: Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2013 - Repeals the federal estate tax, effective for estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2012.
States' Medical Marijuana Property Rights Protection Act

To amend the Controlled Substances Act so as to exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to medical-marijuana-related conduct that is authorized by State law. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the States’ Medical Marijuana Property Rights Protection Act 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) 18 States and the District of Columbia have, through ballot measure or legislative action, approved the use of marijuana for medical purposes when recommended by a physician. (2) Marijuana has long-established medical uses as an effective treatment for conditions that include HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, gastro-intestinal disorders, chronic pain, and others as well. 3. Civil forfeiture exemption for marijuana facilities authorized by State law Paragraph (7) of section 511(a) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 881(a)(7) (1) by striking (7) All (7)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), all (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) No real property, including any right, title, and interest in the whole of any lot or tract of land and any appurtenances or improvements, shall be subject to forfeiture under subparagraph (A) due to medical marijuana-related conduct that is authorized by State law. .

Summary: States' Medical Marijuana Property Rights Protection Act - Exempts real property from civil forfeiture under the Controlled Substances Act due to medical marijuana-related conduct that is authorized by state law.
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 Paragraph (1) of section 4612(a) and natural gasoline , natural gasoline, and tar sands (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include tar sands in the definition of "crude oil" for purposes of the excise tax on petroleum.
Medicaid Payment Fairness to the Territories Act of 2013

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the Federal medical assistance percentage for the territories. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Payment Fairness to the Territories Act of 2013 2. Increase in the Federal medical assistance percentage for the territories Section 1905(b)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)(2) 55 percent (or, beginning with fiscal year 2014, the highest such Federal medical assistance percentage applicable to any of the 50 States for the fiscal year involved)

Summary: Medicaid Payment Fairness to the Territories Act of 2013 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to tie the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, beginning in FY2014, to the highest FMAP applicable to any of the 50 states for the fiscal year involved.