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Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2016

To amend section 416 of title 39, United States Code, to remove the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue semipostals except as provided for by an Act of Congress, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2016 2. Limitation on United States Postal Service semipostal stamp authority Section 416 of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: (b) Limited authority The Postal Service may issue and sell semipostals under this section only for such purposes or causes as provided for by an Act of Congress. ; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking appropriate agency or agencies appropriate agency or entity, as provided for by an Act of Congress pursuant to subsection (b), (ii) by striking such agency such agency or entity (B) by striking paragraph (2); and (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); (3) by striking subsection (e); and (4) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively.

Summary: Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2016 This bill removes the authority of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to issue semipostal stamps (stamps sold at a premium to raise funds for causes of national public interest) except as provided by an Act of Congress. (Currently, the USPS issues semipostals using its own discretion to determine the causes it considers to be in the national public interest.) The bill also makes entities (currently, only agencies) eligible to receive amounts that become available from the sale of semipostals. Congress must determine the appropriate agencies or entities that receive such amounts.
Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act

To provide for a land conveyance in the State of Nevada. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Map The term map Moapa River Reservation Expansion (2) Secretary The term Secretary (3) Tribe The term Tribe 3. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Moapa Band of Paiutes (a) In general Subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in subsection (b) shall be— (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe; and (2) part of the reservation of the Tribe. (b) Description of land The land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 25,977 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation as generally depicted on the map as Reservation Expansion Land (c) Survey Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (a). (d) Gaming Land taken into trust under this section shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2703 4. Tribal fee land to be held in trust (a) In general All right, title, and interest of the Tribe in and to the land described in subsection (b) shall be— (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe; and (2) part of the reservation of the Tribe. (b) Description of the land The land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 88 acres of land held in fee by the Tribe as generally depicted on the map as Fee Into Trust Lands (c) Survey Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (a). 5. Access for wildlife purposes The Tribe shall provide reasonable access to the lands described in section 3(b) and the lands described in section 4(b) to United States and State of Nevada officials to manage wildlife habitat and to individuals who hold a permit issued by the State of Nevada to harvest wildlife, subject to reasonable restrictions under tribal law for conservation or safety purposes.

Summary: Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act This bill requires that 25,977 acres in Nevada administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation be held in trust for the benefit of the Moapa Band of Paiutes and made part of the tribe's reservation. Gaming is restricted on this land. Eighty-eight acres owned by the tribe must be held in trust for the benefit of the tribe and made part of the tribe's reservation. The tribe must provide access to the land described in this bill to federal and state officials for wildlife habitat management and to individuals licensed to harvest wildlife (e.g., hunters).
Know Your Oil Act of 2016

To direct the Secretary of Energy to issue regulations regarding disclosure of oil data, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Know Your Oil Act of 2016 2. Oil data (a) Regulations Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall issue regulations to require companies that extract or refine oil to disclose field-level oil data, including— (1) greenhouse gas emissions during extraction, refining, and combustion; (2) nonproprietary practices and technologies that affect such emissions, including— (A) locations of oil fields; (B) flaring of natural gas associated with extraction and production; (C) venting of methane gas associated with extraction and production; (D) refinery processes and production practices; (E) supply chains, logistics, and methods of transport for products; and (F) production and reserve volumes of oil fields; and (3) standardized oil assays that are multi-cut with fixed temperatures and routinely collected to characterize each oil field resource. (b) Consultation In carrying out this Act, the Secretary shall consult with appropriate entities that are authorized to collect relevant information, including— (1) the Environmental Protection Agency; (2) the Department of the Interior; (3) the Securities and Exchange Commission; (4) the Department of Commerce, acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (5) tribal governments; and (6) States, through— (A) the respective energy, oil, and gas resource agencies of each State; or (B) interstate compacts, including the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. (c) Reporting Not later than 1 year after the date the Secretary issues regulations under subsection (a), the Secretary shall publish and maintain thereafter the information gathered pursuant to this Act online as an open dataset.

Summary: Know Your Oil Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE)to issue regulations thatrequire companies that extract or refine oil to disclose oil data, including the amounts and sourcesof greenhouse gas emitted during the oilextraction, refining, and combustion process. DOE must consult with federal agencies and state and tribal governments to carry out this bill.Additionally, DOE must publicly disclose and maintain thedata it collects on greenhouse gas emissions and oil field resources.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds. 1. Increase national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds (a) In general Section 142(m)(2)(A) $15,000,000,000 $20,800,000,000 (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $15 billion to $20.8 billion the national limitation on the amount of tax-exempt highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.
Protecting Religious Expression Against Censorship and Harassment Act of 2016

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the religious free exercise and free speech rights of churches and other houses of worship. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Religious Expression Against Censorship and Harassment Act of 2016 2. Houses of worship permitted to engage in religious free exercise and free speech activities, etc (a) In general Section 501 (q) Rule relating to houses of worship An organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(i) or section 508(c)(1)(A) shall not fail to be treated as organized and operated exclusively for a religious purpose, nor shall it be deemed to have participated in, or intervened in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office, for purposes of subsection (c)(3) or section 170(c)(2), 2055, 2106, 2522, or 4955 because of the content, preparation, or presentation of any homily, sermon, teaching, dialectic, or other presentation made during religious services or gatherings. . (b) Repeal of injunction authority relating to flagrant political expenditures of section 501(c)(3) (1) In general Section 7409 (2) Conforming amendments (A) Section 7410 of such Code is redesignated as section 7409. (B) The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 76 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 7409 and redesignating the item relating to section 7410 as 7409. (c) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect upon the date of enactment of this Act. 3. Campaign finance laws unaffected No member or leader of an organization described in section 501(q) 2 U.S.C. 434(f) Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971

Summary: Protecting Religious Expression Against Censorship and Harassment Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to specify that churches, their integrated auxiliaries, and conventions or associations of churches may not be denied treatment as an entity organized and operated exclusively for a religious purpose or be deemed to have participated in or intervened in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office because of the content, preparation, or presentation of any homily, sermon, teaching, dialectic, or other presentation made during religious services or gatherings. The bill also: (1) repeals the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to seek an injunction related to flagrant political expenditures of section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations, (2) specifies that a member or leader of a religious organization may express personal views on political matters or elections for public office during a regular religious service as long as the views are not disseminated beyond the members and guests assembled together at the service, and (3) specifies that it does not permit any disbursements for electioneering communications or expenditures prohibited by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.
IDENT Fingerprint Digitization Completion Act of 2016

To require the completion of the digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of the Department of Homeland Security. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the IDENT Fingerprint Digitization Completion Act of 2016 2. Fingerprint digitization Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall complete the digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of the Department of Homeland Security.

Summary: IDENT Fingerprint Digitization Completion Act of 2016 This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, within 90 days after this bill's enactment, to complete the digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of the Department of Homeland Security.
Hospital Quality Rating Transparency Act of 2016

To delay for one year the release of the Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hospital Quality Rating Transparency Act of 2016 2. One-year delay for release of Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to any Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for hospitals developed or implemented pursuant to section 1886(b)(3)(B)(viii)(VII) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(B)(viii)(VII) 42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(17)(E) Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings Fact Sheet, July 2016 Preview Period (1) shall make publicly available detailed information on the methodology used to calculate such Ratings; (2) shall have the validity and accuracy of such methodology confirmed by an independent statistician not otherwise engaged by the Secretary in star ratings measure development activities; (3) shall provide, with respect to the ratings system that is to use such methodology and data to calculate such Ratings, a public comment period that— (A) begins on a date that is after the date on which the Secretary, under paragraph (1), makes publicly available the detailed information described in such paragraph; and (B) is at least 60 days in duration; and (4) may not make such Ratings publicly available (such as by publishing on the Internet website commonly known as the Hospital Compare (A) the date on which the independent statistician described in paragraph (2) provides the confirmation described in such paragraph; (B) the date on which the public comment period described in paragraph (3) concludes; and (C) July 31, 2017. (b) Application in case of publication before enactment In the case that the Secretary publishes such Ratings on the Internet website commonly known as the Hospital Compare (1) removing such Ratings from such Internet website as soon as is practicable; and (2) in accordance with subsection (a)(4), not republishing after the date of the enactment of this Act any such Ratings on such Internet website or otherwise so making any such Ratings publicly available on a date that is before the latest of the dates described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of such subsection.

Summary: Hospital Quality Rating Transparency Act of 2016 This bill delays the date upon which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may make Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for hospitals publicly available. With respect to such ratings, HHS shall: (1) make publicly available detailed information on the methodology used, (2) have the validity and accuracy of such methodology independently confirmed, and (3) provide a public comment period of specified duration. HHS may not make the ratings publicly available until the later of July 31, 2017, or the date upon which the bill's requirements are satisfied. In the event that such ratings have already been published on a specified website, HHS shall remove them and not republish them until the bill's requirements have been satisfied.
Financial Independence for Disabled Veterans Act of 2016

To authorize members and former members of the uniformed services who are entitled to veterans disability compensation to continue to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan through the deduction and deposit of a percentage of their veterans disability compensation to the Thrift Savings Fund. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Financial Independence for Disabled Veterans Act of 2016 2. Disabled veterans continued participation in Thrift Savings Plan (a) Participation authorized The Executive Director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board shall prescribe regulations to permit the continued participation in the Thrift Savings Plan by a member of the uniformed services after the discharge or release of the member from service in the uniformed services if the member or former member is entitled to veterans disability compensation. (b) Contributions For purposes of section 8432 of title 5, United States Code, the monthly veterans disability compensation of a member or former member of the uniformed services shall be deemed to be basic pay for a monthly pay period. (c) Matching contributions prohibited The deduction and deposit in the Thrift Savings Fund of a percentage of the veterans disability compensation of a member or former member of the uniformed services does not require or authorize Government contributions under section 8432 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law. (d) Veterans disability compensation defined In this section, the term veterans disability compensation compensation

Summary: Financial Independence for Disabled Veterans Act of 2016 This bill requires the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to prescribe regulations to permit continued participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) by a member of the uniformed services after such member's discharge or release from service if such individual is entitled to veterans disability compensation. For purposes of provisions regarding TSP contributions, such individual's monthly veterans disability compensation shall be deemed to be his or her basic pay for a monthly pay period, but such individual's contribution shall not require or authorize a matching government contribution.
To provide that section 4108(5)(C)(iv) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 may be known as "Bree's Law".

To provide that section 4108(5)(C)(iv) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 may be known as Bree’s Law 1. Bree's Law Clause (iv) of section 4108(5)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7118(5)(C)(iv) Public Law 114–95 Bree's Law Bree's Law programs Bree's Law activities

Summary: This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to specify that a provision of the Act may be cited as "Bree's Law." The relevant ESEA provision requires local educational agencies that receive certain funding under the Act to establish programs and activities that improve safety through the recognition and prevention of coercion, violence, or abuse.
Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I-VETS) Act

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify aliens who have served, or are serving, in the Armed Forces of the United States when those aliens apply for an immigration benefit or are placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I–VETS) Act 2. Identifying aliens connected to the Armed Forces The Secretary of Homeland Security shall— (1) identify aliens, when those aliens apply for an immigration benefit or are placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding, who are serving, or have served, as a member of a regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty or as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces in an active status; and (2) annotate all immigration and naturalization records of the Department of Homeland Security relating to an alien identified pursuant to paragraph (1) so as to reflect that identification and afford an opportunity to track the outcomes for such aliens.

Summary: Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I-VETS) Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: identify aliens, when they apply for an immigration benefit or are placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding, who are serving, or have served, as a member of a regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces on active duty or as a member of a reserve component in an active status; and annotate all DHS immigration and naturalization records relating to an identified alien to reflect such identification and afford an opportunity to track the outcomes for such aliens.
Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile (HOPE) Act

To amend section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow certain alien veterans to be paroled into the United States to receive health care furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile (HOPE) Act 2. Parole for certain veterans Section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking except as provided in subparagraph (B) or in section 214(f), except as provided in subparagraph (B) or (C) or in section 214(f), (2) by striking Attorney General Secretary of Homeland Security (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) (i) The Secretary of Homeland Security may, in the discretion of the Secretary, parole into the United States temporarily under such conditions as the Secretary may prescribe only on a case-by-case basis any alien applying for admission to the United States who— (I) is a veteran (as defined in section 101(2) of title 38, United States Code); (II) seeks parole to receive health care furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under chapter 17 (III) resides permanently abroad pursuant to having been ordered removed or voluntarily departed from the United States under section 240B. (ii) Parole of alien under clause (i) shall not be regarded as an admission of the alien and when the purposes of such parole shall, in the opinion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, have been served the alien shall forthwith return or be returned to the custody from which the alien was paroled. (iii) (I) Parole under clause (i) shall not be available in the case of an alien who is inadmissible due to a criminal conviction for— (aa) a crime of violence; or (bb) a crime that endangers the national security of the United State for which the alien has served a term of imprisonment of at least 5 years. (II) For purposes of subclause (I), the term crime of violence .

Summary: Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile (HOPE) Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to parole into the United States an alien veteran who: (1) is seeking temporary admission to receive health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and (2) resides permanently abroad after having been removed or voluntarily departed from the United States. Such parole shall not be available for an alien who is inadmissible due to a criminal conviction for: (1) a crime of violence for which the alien has served at least five years in prison, or (2) a crime that endangers U.S. national security for which the alien has served at least five years in prison.