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Bringing Entertainment Artists to the States (BEATS) Act of 2016

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for special procedures for P–2 nonimmigrants who are Canadian citizens, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bringing Entertainment Artists to the States (BEATS) Act of 2016 2. Special rules for P–2 nonimmigrants who are Canadian citizens Section 214(c)(4)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(4)(E) A petition described in section 101(a)(15)(P)(ii) seeking classification of a citizen of Canada as a nonimmigrant under that section may be filed in conjunction with an application for admission of the citizen of Canada. Such filing may be made with an immigration officer at a Class A port of entry located on the United States-Canada land border or at a United States pre-clearance station in Canada. The petitioning organization is not required to make an appearance (either personally or by telecommunication), but the application form shall bear the authorized signature of the petitioner. An immigration officer at such a port of entry or pre-clearance station may determine eligibility of an individual citizen of Canada seeking nonimmigrant classification under section 101(a)(15)(P)(ii). If such petition is submitted concurrently with an application for admission and lacks necessary supporting documentation or is otherwise deficient, the inspecting immigration officer shall return it to the applicant for admission in order to obtain the necessary documentation from the petitioner or for the deficiency to be corrected. Nothing in this section may be construed to preclude or discourage the advance filing of petitions in accordance with other sections of this Act. After admission to the United States, a citizen of Canada admitted pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(P)(ii) may, during the period of validity for nonimmigrant status under such section and without filing an amended petition, (i) alter the dates and venues of performances listed in the original petition and (ii) add additional performances or engagements, provided that the altered or additional performances or engagements constitute no more than one third of the performances or engagements listed on the original petition.

Summary: Bringing Entertainment Artists to the States (BEATS) Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prescribe special procedures for the nonimmigrant entry of P-2 visa Canadian citizens (artists or entertainers participating in a government approved reciprocal exchange program). Such persons may, after U.S. admission and without filing an amended petition, alter or add to the dates and venues of performances listed in the original petition, provided that the altered or additional performances constitute no more than one third of the originally listed performances.
Taxpayers Second Amendment Protection Act of 2016

To prohibit restrictions on possession, storage, or use of firearms in Federal programs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayers Second Amendment Protection Act of 2016 2. Prohibition on firearms restrictions No Federal official or entity may establish any prohibition or restriction, or impose any condition, on the otherwise lawful possession, storage, or use of firearms for any person assisted under any program established, administered, or funded by any Federal entity or with any Federal funds.

Summary: Taxpayers Second Amendment Protection Act of 2016 This bill prohibits a federal official or entity from restricting, or imposing a condition on, the lawful possession, storage, or use of a firearm by an individual who is assisted under a federal or federally funded program.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make an exception to the 100 shareholder S corporation limitation in the case of shareholders whose shares were acquired through certain crowd-funding or small public offerings.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make an exception to the 100 shareholder S corporation limitation in the case of shareholders whose shares were acquired through certain crowd-funding or small public offerings. 1. Exception to S corporation shareholder limitation in case of crowd-funding and small public offerings (a) In general Section 1361(c) (7) Treatment of shares acquired through crowd-funding and small public offerings The number of shareholders of the corporation shall be determined under subsection (b)(1)(A) without regard to any individual who has only acquired shares in the corporation through— (A) a public offering that meets the terms and conditions set forth in Regulation A promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (17 C.F.R. 230.251 et seq.), or (B) one or more transactions described in section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77d(a)(6) . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of S corporations, to exclude from the 100 shareholder limitation for such corporations individuals who acquired shares in an S corporation through: (1) a small issues public offering, or (2) one or more crowdfunding offerings.
Health Savings Protection Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain health arrangements from the excise tax on employer-sponsored health coverage. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Savings Protection Act 2. Exclusion of certain health arrangements from employer-sponsored excise tax (a) In general Subparagraph (B) of section 4980I(d)(1) , or (iv) any amounts contributed to an Archer MSA under section 106(b), a health savings account under section 106(d), or a health flexible spending arrangement— (I) by an employee, or (II) by an employer through salary reduction contributions. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 4980I(d)(2)(B) shall be equal to the sum of shall be equal to the amount determined under subparagraph (A) with respect to any reimbursement under the arrangement in excess of any employer contributions under any salary reduction election under the arrangement. (2) Section 4980I(d)(2)(C) of such Code is amended by inserting (determined without regard to any employer contributions under any salary reduction election under the arrangement) (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

Summary: Health Savings Protection Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the excise tax on excess benefit employer-sponsored health care plans any amounts contributed to an Archer medical savings plan, a tax-exempt health savings account, or a health flexible spending arrangement by an employee or an employer through salary reduction contributions.
North American Development Bank General Capital Increase Authorization Act of 2016

To authorize United States participation in a general capital increase for the North American Development Bank. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the North American Development Bank General Capital Increase Authorization Act of 2016 2. General capital increase Part 2 of subtitle D of title V of Public Law 103–182 547. First capital increase (a) Subscription authorized (1) In general The Secretary of the Treasury may subscribe on behalf of the United States to 150,000 additional shares of the capital stock of the Bank. (2) Limitation Any subscription by the United States to the capital stock of the Bank shall be effective only to such extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts. (b) Limitations on authorization of appropriations In order to pay for the increase in the United States subscription to the Bank under subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $1,500,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury, of which— (1) $225,000,000 shall be for paid-in shares of the Bank; and (2) $1,275,000,000 shall be for callable shares of the Bank. .

Summary: North American Development Bank General Capital Increase Authorization Act of 2016 This bill: (1) authorizes the Department of the Treasury to subscribe on behalf of the United States to 150,000 additional shares of the capital stock of the North American Development Bank, and (2) authorizes appropriations for such shares.
To require the United States to oppose the provision by the International Monetary Fund of a loan to a country whose public debt is not likely to be sustainable in the medium term, and for other purposes.

To require the United States to oppose the provision by the International Monetary Fund of a loan to a country whose public debt is not likely to be sustainable in the medium term, and for other purposes. 1. Opposition of the United States to International Monetary Fund loan to a country whose public debt is not likely to be sustainable in the medium term Section 68(a) of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act ( 22 U.S.C. 286tt(a) (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting after the comma the following: or a staff analytical report of the Fund states that there is not a high probability that the public debt of the country is sustainable in the medium term, (2) by adding at the end the following: (3) Presidential waiver authority The President of the United States may waive paragraph (2) if the President provides a written certification to the Committees on Financial Services and on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Foreign Relations and on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate that the waiver is important to the national security interest of the United States, and includes with the certification a written statement of the reasons therefor. .

Summary: This bill amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to direct the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to oppose any proposed IMF loan to a country about which an IMF staff analytical report finds no high probability that the country's public debt is sustainable in the medium term (currently, only if the proposed loan is not likely to be repaid in full). The President may waive this requirement for purposes of U.S. national security interests.
S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Support our Services to Veterans Caregivers Act S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act 2. Improvements to services provided to caregivers of veterans (a) Caregivers of veterans with serious illnesses Paragraph (2)(B) of section 1720G(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting illness or serious (b) Assessing caregiver and veteran burden and satisfaction (1) Survey Paragraph (3)(A)(ii) of such section is amended— (A) in subclause (IV), by striking ; and (B) in subclause (V), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (VI) not less than annually, a multidimensional assessment to measure, in both objective and subjective terms, the burden and strain felt by the family caregiver. . (2) Reports Section 101(c)(2)(B) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 ( 38 U.S.C. 1720G (A) in clause (i), by striking ; and (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) a description of the satisfaction experienced by caregivers and veterans with respect to such program, including any findings regarding whether such program reduces the burden and strain felt by caregivers. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to services provided after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Support our Services to Veterans Caregivers Act or the S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act This bill includes a veteran who has a serious illness or injury (currently, a serious injury) incurred or aggravated in the line of active duty on or after September 11, 2001, as an "eligible veteran" for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of eligible veterans. As part of such program, the VA shall give each caregiver designated as the primary provider of personal care services for an eligible veteran, not less than annually, a multidimensional assessment to measure the burden and strain the caregiver has felt. The VA's annual report on such program shall include a description of the satisfaction experienced by caregivers and veterans with such program.
No Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow the issuance of tax-exempt bonds any proceeds of which are used to provide professional entertainment facilities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Act 2. Tax exempt financing of professional entertainment facilities disallowed (a) In general Section 149 (h) No portion of bonds may be used for professional entertainment facilities (1) In general Section 103(a) shall not apply to any bond issued as part of an issue any proceeds of which are to be used to provide a professional entertainment facility. (2) Professional entertainment facility For purposes of this subsection, the term professional entertainment facility (A) as a stadium or arena for professional sports exhibitions, games, or training, or (B) as a venue for any entertainment event— (i) the live audience for which exceeds 100 individuals, and (ii) any net earnings from which inure to the benefit of an individual or any entity other than— (I) the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any possession of the United States, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, or (II) an organization which is described in paragraph (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (10), (19), or (23) of section 501(c) and exempt from tax under section 501(a) or is a political organization (as defined in section 527(e)(1)). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: No Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the use of tax-exempt state and local financing bonds for a professional entertainment facility. A professional entertainment facility is a facility that is used during any five days in a calendar year as: (1) a stadium or arena for professional sports exhibitions, games, or training; or (2) a venue for any entertainment event which has a live audience exceeding 100 individuals and the net earnings from which benefit an individual or entity other than a governmental entity or a tax-exempt organization.
Protect Our Devices Act of 2016

To prohibit the Government from requiring any person to assist in devising a method for breaking the encryption of a wire or oral communication. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Devices Act of 2016 2. Prohibition of requiring the breaking of encryption of wire or oral communications No officer or entity of the Federal Government shall have any authority to require any person to assist in devising a method for breaking the encryption of a wire or oral communication as such term are defined for the purposes of chapter 119

Summary: Protect Our Devices Act of 2016 This bill prohibits the federal government from requiring a person to assist in devising a method for breaking the encryption of a wire or oral communication.
Hire For a Second Chance Act of 2016

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the maximum wages allowed under the work opportunity tax credit for ex-felons, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hire For a Second Chance Act of 2016 2. Extension and modification of work opportunity tax credit (a) Credit made permanent Section 51(c) (b) Increase in wage limitation for ex-Felons (1) Limitation on wages taken into account Section 51(b)(3) of such Code is amended— (A) by striking subsection (d)(3)(A)(iv), and subsection (d)(3)(A)(iv), (B) by striking subsection (d)(3)(A)(ii)(II)) subsection (d)(3)(A)(ii)(II), and $14,000 in the case of any individual who is an ex-felon by reason of subsection (d)(4)) (2) Inflation adjustment Section 51(b) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Adjustment for inflation In the case of any taxable year beginning after 2016, the $14,000 dollar amount contained in paragraph (3) relating to ex-felons shall be increased by an amount equal to the product of— (A) such dollar amount, and (B) 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 2015 calendar year 1992 If any increase determined under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of $50, such increase shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $50. . (c) Qualified ex-Felon Section 51(d)(4)(B) of such Code is amended by striking 1 year 3 years (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after December 31, 2015.

Summary: Hire For a Second Chance Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the work opportunity tax credit, to: (1) make such credit permanent; (2) increase to $14,000, for ex-felons, the amount of wages that may be taken into account for purposes of computing the credit; and (3) increase from one to three years the period after the conviction or release of an ex-felon during which an employer may hire an ex-felon and claim a work opportunity tax credit for such hiring.
American Dream Employment Act of 2016

To amend the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016, to enable the payment of certain officers and employees of the United States whose employment is authorized under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Dream Employment Act of 2016 2. Certain Federal employees who are beneficiaries of DACA authorized to be paid Section 704 of title VII of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 ( Public Law 114–113 (1) by striking eligible; or eligible; (2) by striking the semicolon after owes allegiance to the United States ; or (5) is a person who is employed by the House of Representatives or the Senate, and has been issued an employment authorization document under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program of the Secretary of Homeland Security, established pursuant to the memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children

Summary: American Dream Employment Act of 2016 This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to permit the compensation of congressional employees who have been issued employment authorization documents under the Department of Homeland Security's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program. The program enables many unlawfully present aliens who came to the United States as children to be granted deferred action (a type of relief from removal which does not confer immigration status) and work authorization.
REST Act of 2016

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to revise the regulations relating to certain drivers of commercial motor vehicles involved in oilfield operations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Requiring Equal Sleep for Truckers Act of 2016 REST Act of 2016 2. Revisions required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall revise part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to require that— (1) in the case of specially trained drivers of commercial motor vehicles that are specially constructed to service oil wells, on-duty time shall include waiting time at a natural gas or oil well site; and (2) the requirements relating to rest breaks and maximum driving time for commercial motor vehicles are applied, without exception, to— (A) drivers of commercial motor vehicles used exclusively in the transportation of oilfield equipment; and (B) specially trained drivers of commercial motor vehicles that are specially constructed to service oil wells.

Summary: Requiring Equal Sleep for Truckers Act of 2016 or the REST Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to revise federal regulations regarding hours of service of drivers to require that: (1) in the case of specially trained drivers of commercial motor vehicles that are specially constructed to service oil wells, on-duty time shall include waiting time at a natural gas or oil well site; and (2) the requirements relating to rest breaks and maximum driving time for commercial motor vehicles are applied, without exception, to such drivers and to drivers of commercial motor vehicles used exclusively in the transportation of oil field equipment.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the child tax credit.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the child tax credit. 1. Increase in child tax credit (a) In general Section 24(a) $1,000 $2,000 (b) Increase in dollar threshold at which credit phase-Out begins (1) In general Section 24(b)(2) of such Code is amended— (A) by striking $110,000 $150,000 (B) by striking $75,000 $100,000 (C) by striking $55,000 75,000 (2) Increase for additional qualifying children Section 24(b) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Increase in threshold amount based on number of qualifying children In the case of a taxpayer with 2 or more qualifying children, the threshold amount otherwise determined under paragraph (2) shall be increased by $15,000 for each qualifying child of the taxpayer in excess of the first such child. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to: (1) increase the allowable amount of such credit from $1,000 to $2,000 for each qualifying child, (2) raise the modified adjusted gross income threshold amount at which the phase-out of the credit begins, and (3) increase such threshold amount by $15,000 for each qualifying child of the taxpayer beyond the first child.