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Ensure Responsible Borrowing Act

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize institutions of higher education to provide additional loan counseling, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensure Responsible Borrowing Act 2. Entrance counseling for borrowers Section 485(l) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1092(l) (3) Additional counseling In addition to the entrance counseling under paragraph (1), an eligible institution may require any borrower, at or prior to the time of a disbursement to the borrower of a loan made under part D (other than a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan or a Federal Direct PLUS loan made on behalf of a student), to receive the information described in paragraph (2) with respect to such loan, or any other financial counseling, including financial literacy counseling. (4) Annual loan acceptance Prior to making the first disbursement of a loan made under part D (other than a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan) to a borrower for an award year, an eligible institution, shall ensure that after receiving the applicable counseling under paragraph (2) or (3), the borrower accepts the loan for such award year by— (A) signing the master promissory note for the loan; (B) signing and returning to the institution a separate written statement that affirmatively states that the borrower accepts the loan; or (C) electronically signing an electronic version of the statement described in subparagraph (B). .

Summary: Ensure Responsible Borrowing Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify loan counseling requirements for an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs. Currently, an IHE must provide one-time entrance counseling to a student who is a first-time Direct Loan (DL) program borrower. This bill allows an IHE to require any student DL program borrower to complete additional counseling on the terms, conditions, and responsibilities of a loan at or prior to its disbursement. Additionally, it requires an IHE to ensure that student and parent DL program borrowers annually accept a loan affirmatively prior to the first disbursement of such loan.
To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.

To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project. 1. Extension (a) In general Notwithstanding the time period specified in section 13 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 806 (b) Reinstatement of expired license If the period required for commencement of construction of the project described in subsection (a) has expired prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall reinstate the license effective as of the date of its expiration and the first extension authorized under subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of such expiration.

Summary: This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)to extend by six yearsthe time period during which Okanogan CountyPublic Utility District No. 1is required to commence construction on the Enloe Hydroelectric Project located on the Similkameen River in Okanogan County, Washington. In addition, FERC is authorized to reinstate the construction license if it is expired.
Litigation Oversight Act of 2015

To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require the EEOC to approve commencing or intervening in certain litigation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Litigation Oversight Act of 2015 2. Approval of EEOC litigation commencement or intervention Section 705 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e–4 (l) (1) The Commission shall approve or disapprove by majority vote whether the Commission shall commence or intervene in litigation involving multiple plaintiffs, or an allegation of systemic discrimination or a pattern or practice of discrimination. (2) A member of the Commission shall have the power to require the Commission to approve or disapprove by majority vote whether the Commission shall commence or intervene in any litigation. (3) Neither the Commission nor a member of the Commission may delegate the authority provided under paragraph (1) or (2) to any other person. (4) Not later than 30 days after the Commission commences or intervenes in litigation pursuant to approval under this subsection, the Commission shall post and maintain the following information on its public website with respect to the litigation: (A) The court in which the case was brought. (B) The name and case number of the case. (C) The nature of the allegation. (D) The causes of action brought. (E) Each Commissioner’s vote on commencing or intervening in the litigation. (5) The Commission shall issue, in a manner consistent with section 713, procedural regulations to carry out this subsection. .

Summary: Litigation Oversight Act of 2015 Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to approve or disapprove by majority vote whether the EEOC shall commence or intervene in litigation involving: (1) multiple plaintiffs, or (2) an allegation of systemic discrimination or a pattern or practice of discrimination. Provides EEOC members with the power to require the EEOC to approve or disapprove by majority vote whether the EEOC commences or intervenes in any litigation. Requires the EEOC, within 30 days after commencing or intervening in litigation pursuant to such an approval, to post on its public website: (1) information regarding the case, including the allegations and causes of action; and (2) each Commissioner's vote on commencing or intervening in the litigation.
To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to require that no deference be given to the interpretation of consumer financial law by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, to define the scope of judicial review of Bureau actions, and for other purposes.

To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to require that no deference be given to the interpretation of consumer financial law by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, to define the scope of judicial review of Bureau actions, and for other purposes. 1. No deference to the interpretation of consumer financial law by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (a) No deference to Bureau interpretation over the interpretation of another agency The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5481 et seq. (1) in section 1022(b)(4)— (A) by striking (A) In general.— (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and (2) in section 1061(b)(5)(E)— (A) by striking affords the— (i) Federal Trade Commission affords the Federal Trade Commission (B) by striking ; or (C) by striking clause (ii). 2. Scope of judicial review of Bureau actions Section 1022 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5512 (e) Scope of judicial review of agency actions Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any judicial review of an agency action of the Bureau pursuant to chapter 7 .

Summary: This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to repeal the declaration that the deference that a court affords to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding its determination of the meaning or interpretation of any provision of a federal consumer financial law shall be applied as if the CFPB were the only agency authorized to apply, enforce, interpret, or administer the provisions of that law. In any judicial review of a CFPB agency action, the reviewing court shall determine the meaning or applicability of the terms of a CFPB agency action and decide de novo all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of constitutional and statutory provisions, as well as CFPB rules. No law may exempt any civil action for judicial review from the application of this bill except by specific reference to it.
To require the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to verify the accuracy of consumer complaint information before making such information available to the public.

To require the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to verify the accuracy of consumer complaint information before making such information available to the public. 1. Requirement to verify information in the complaint database before it may be released to the general public Section 1013(b)(3)(A) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5493(b)(3)(A) The Director may not make any information about a consumer complaint in such database available to the public without first verifying the accuracy of all facts alleged in such complaint.

Summary: This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to verify the accuracy of information in its consumer complaint database before making it available to the public.
EDIT Act

To direct the Librarian of Congress to ensure that each version of a bill or resolution which is made available for viewing on the Congress.gov website is presented in a manner which permits the viewer to follow and track online, within the same document, any changes made from previous versions of the bill or resolution. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Establishing Digital Interactive Transparency Act EDIT Act 2. Permitting viewers to track changes made to bills and resolutions made available on Congress.gov website (a) Requirements for website In the operation of the Congress.gov website, the Librarian of Congress shall ensure that each version of a bill or resolution which is made available for viewing on the website is presented in a manner which permits the viewer to follow and track online, within the same document, any changes made from previous versions of the bill or resolution. (b) Effective date This section shall take effect upon the expiration of the 1-year period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Establishing Digital Interactive Transparency Act or the EDIT Act This bill instructs the Library of Congress, in the operation of the Congress.gov website, to ensure that each version of a bill or resolution which is made available for viewing permits the viewer to follow and track, within the same document, any changes made from the previous versions of that bill or resolution.
To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes.

To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. 1. Reporting of terrorism investigations to NICS (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term firearm (2) the term licensee (3) the term NICS 18 U.S.C. 922 (4) the term terrorism (b) Inclusion of information in NICS Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a process to ensure that if any person has been or is under a terrorism investigation conducted by the Department of Justice or any other department or agency of the Federal Government, information about such terrorism investigation of the person shall be included in the NICS database. (c) Submission of information The head of each department or agency of the Federal Government that has information about a person who has been or is under a terrorism investigation conducted by the department or agency shall provide such information to the Attorney General for inclusion in the NICS database under subsection (b). (d) Notification of Federal Bureau of Investigation If a licensee contacts NICS to request a unique identification number for the transfer of a firearm to a prospective purchaser under section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, and the prospective purchaser is a person who has been or is under a terrorism investigation conducted by the Department of Justice or any other department or agency of the Federal Government, NICS shall notify the appropriate division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the request and pending firearm transfer.

Summary: This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to include in the national instant criminal background check system (i.e., the NICS database) information about an individual who is or has been under a federal terrorism investigation. A federal department or agency must submit to DOJ information about such individual. Additionally, if a licensed gun dealer requests a background check on a prospective gun buyer who is or has been under a federal terrorism investigation, then the NICS database must notify the appropriate division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the request and the pending firearm transfer.
Family and Medical Leave Act Protections for Part-time Workers Act of 2016

To extend protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to part-time workers. 1. Short title; findings (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Family and Medical Leave Act Protections for Part-time Workers Act of 2016 (b) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) According to a 2012 survey by Abt Associates commissioned by the Department of Labor, only 59 percent of employees are eligible for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. (2) The requirement that employees work 1,250 hours for an employer in the previous year (roughly 24 hours per week) to be eligible for job-protected unpaid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. (3) Low-wage workers are less likely than other workers to have access to job-protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. (4) Part-time workers are more than three times as likely as full-time workers to hold low-wage jobs. (5) Low-wage jobs are often characterized by high turnover rates and significant variability in work hours, both of which make it difficult to meet the 1,250 hours requirement under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. (6) Two-thirds of part-time workers are women. Because women still shoulder a disproportionate share of caregiving responsibilities, these workers are likely to also have a disproportionate need for job-protected, unpaid leave to fulfill these responsibilities. (7) Some low-wage workers are working multiple jobs to make ends meet, but their eligibility for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. (8) The survey conducted for the Department of Labor in 2012 found that reducing the hours of service requirement to 780 hours would result in a nearly 4-percent increase in the percentage of employees who are eligible for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. (9) Removing the requirement that employees work 1,250 hours in the previous year to qualify for coverage under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. 2. Elimination of hours of service requirement for FMLA leave (a) Amendment Section 101(2)(A) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2611(2)(A) (A) In general The term eligible employee . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect beginning on the date that is one year after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Family and Medical Leave Act Protections for Part-time Workers Act of 2016 This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to make an employee eligible for coverage if that employee has been employed for at least 12 months by a covered employer from whom the leave is requested. The bill repeals the current requirement that the employee have served at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period before the leave request.
Revitalize Our Cities Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize new empowerment zone designations for urban areas with high unemployment and high foreclosure rates, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Revitalize Our Cities Act 2. Three-year extension and new empowerment zone designations for high unemployment and foreclosure areas (a) Extension Clause (i) of section 1391(d)(1)(A) December 31, 2016 December 31, 2019 (b) Additional designations Section 1391 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) Additional designations permitted (1) In general In addition to the areas designated under subsections (a), (g), and (h), the appropriate Secretaries may designate an additional 20 nominated areas as empowerment zones under this section, subject to the availability of eligible nominated areas. Such zones shall be designated in urban areas. (2) Period designations may be made and take effect A designation may be made under this subsection after the date of the enactment of this subsection and before January 1, 2018. (3) Modifications to eligibility criteria (A) Unemployment and foreclosure A nominated area shall be eligible for designation under this subsection only if the average unemployment rate and the average rate of residential and commercial foreclosures in the area are each higher than that of the State within which the area is located for the period beginning January 1, 2012, and ending with the date of the enactment of this subsection. (B) Population Subparagraph (A) of section 1392(a)(1) shall be applied without regard to clause (ii) thereof. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Revitalize Our Cities Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2019 the period for designating an empowerment zone (an area in which tax incentives are allowed to increase investment and employment). The Department of Housing and Urban Development may designate, prior to January 1, 2018, 20 additional empowerment zones in urban areas in which the average unemployment rate and the average rate of residential and commercial foreclosures are each higher than that of the state within which the area is located for the period beginning January 1, 2012, and ending with the date of enactment of this bill.
RAINC Act

To require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a study on the use of contractors for intelligence activities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rightsizing Activities of Intelligence Non-Governmental Contractors Act of 2015 RAINC Act 2. Director of National Intelligence study on the use of contractors in the conduct of intelligence activities (a) Study The Director of National Intelligence shall conduct a study to ascertain the extent to which contractors are used in the conduct of intelligence activities and the type of information to which such contractors are exposed or have access. (b) Report Not later than December 31, 2015, the Director of Intelligence shall submit to Congress a report containing— (1) the results of the study conducted under subsection (a); and (2) a plan for reducing by 25 percent the number of contractors to the intelligence community with top secret security clearances that are engaged in intelligence activities (including intelligence analysis). (c) Reduction of contractors Not later than December 31, 2016, the Director of National Intelligence shall reduce the number of contractors to the intelligence community with top secret security clearances that are engaged in intelligence activities (including intelligence analysis) as of the date of the enactment of this Act by 25 percent. (d) Intelligence community defined In this section, the term intelligence community

Summary: Rightsizing Activities of Intelligence Non-Governmental Contractors Act of 2015 or the RAINC Act Requires the Director of National Intelligence: (1) to study the extent to which contractors are used in the conduct of intelligence activities and the type of information to which such contractors have access; (2) by December 31, 2015, to submit a report containing the results of the study and a plan for reducing the number of intelligence community contractors with top secret security clearances that are engaged in intelligence activities, including analysis, by 25%; and (3) by December 31, 2016, to make such reduction.
Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the recruitment of physicians in the Department of Veterans Affairs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act 2. Recruitment of physicians in Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 7402(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting or to be offered a contingent appointment to such position, position, (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following new subparagraph (B): (B) (i) have completed a residency program satisfactory to the Secretary; or (ii) with respect to an offer for a contingent appointment upon the completion of a post-graduate training program, complete such a residency program by not later than two years after the date of such offer; and . (b) Oversight of graduate medical education programs The Secretary shall— (1) ensure that a recruiter or other similar official of each Veterans Integrated Service Network visits, not less than annually, each allopathic and osteopathic teaching institution with a graduate medical education program within the Network to recruit individuals to be appointed to positions in the Veterans Health Administration; and (2) submit to Congress an annual report on the implementation of paragraph (1), including the success of such recruiting efforts.

Summary: Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to offer a contingent physician's appointment to a person who, upon completion of a post-graduate training program, completes a residency program within two years after the VA offer. Eligibility requirements for a VA physician's appointment, including a contingency appointment, are revised to require completion of a residency program rather than an internship. The VA shall ensure that a recruiter or other similar official of each Veterans Integrated Service Network visits, at least annually, each allopathic and osteopathic teaching institution with a graduate medical education program within the Network to recruit individuals for the Veterans Health Administration.