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Disabled Veterans Nutrition Fairness Act of 2013

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of certain veterans while they have disability claims pending under title 38 of the United States Code. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disabled Veterans Nutrition Fairness Act of 2013 2. Amendments Section 3(j)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking or (2) in subparagraph (B) by adding or (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) has pending under title 38 of the United States Code a claim for compensation for a service-connected disability for which no disposition has yet been made by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs; .

Summary: Disabled Veterans Nutrition Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance (SNAP, formerly food stamp) benefits to include certain veterans with pending service-connected disability claims.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones and markers for certain deceased veterans buried in veterans' cemeteries of Indian tribes.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones and markers for certain deceased veterans buried in veterans’ cemeteries of Indian tribes. 1. Headstones and markers for placement in tribal veterans’ cemeteries Section 2306 (1) in subsection (a)(4), by inserting or in a veterans’ cemetery on land owned by or held in trust for a tribal organization (as defined in section 3765(4) of this title) State (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting a veterans’ cemetery on land owned by or held in trust for a tribal organization, a veterans’ cemetery owned by a State,

Summary: Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), upon request, to furnish headstones or markers for certain veterans buried in a veterans' cemetery on land owned by or held in trust for a tribal organization.
Common Sense Waiver Act of 2013

To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive any emission standard or other requirement under section 112 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7412 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Common Sense Waiver Act of 2013 2. Waiver from asbestos NESHAP requirements for demolition or renovation of condemned buildings (a) Waiver At the request of a State or local government, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as the Administrator (b) Standard for approval The Administrator may approve a request for a waiver under subsection (a) only if the request demonstrates that— (1) the building has been condemned; and (2) there is a reasonable expectation of the building’s structural failure. (c) Time period for approval or disapproval of request for waiver The Administrator shall approve or disapprove a request for a waiver under subsection (a) within 90 days after the date on which the request is received by the Administrator. If the Administrator fails to approve or disapprove such a request by the end of such 90-day period, the request is deemed to be approved.

Summary: Common Sense Waiver Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to waive any emission standard or other requirements for hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act applicable to the control of asbestos emissions in the demolition or renovation of a building if the building has been condemned and there is a reasonable expectation of the building's structural failure. Requires the Administrator to approve or disapprove a request for such a waiver within 90 days or the request shall be deemed to be approved.
To modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans.

To modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans. 1. Fiduciary exclusion Section 3(21)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1002(21)(A) and except to the extent a person is providing an appraisal or fairness opinion with respect to qualifying employer securities (as defined in section 407(d)(5)) included in an employee stock ownership plan (as defined in section 407(d)(6)), subparagraph (B),

Summary: Amends the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) from the meaning of a fiduciary subject to ERISA.
HALT the IRS Act

To prohibit officers and employees of the Internal Revenue Service from initiating any new audits for 180 days. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the HALT the IRS Act 2. Suspension of authority of IRS to initiate new audits An officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service shall not initiate any new audit of any taxpayer during the 180-day period beginning with the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: HALT the IRS Act - Prohibits officers or employees of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from initiating any new audit of any taxpayer for 180 days after enactment of this Act.
Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2013

To protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects administered by the Secretary of the Army, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2013 2. Protecting Americans from violent crime (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Second Amendment to the Constitution provides that the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed (2) Section 327.13 possession of loaded firearms, ammunition, loaded projectile firing devices, bows and arrows, crossbows, or other weapons is prohibited (3) The regulations described in paragraph (2) prevent individuals complying with Federal and State laws from exercising the second amendment rights of the individuals while at such water resources development projects. (4) The Federal laws should make it clear that the second amendment rights of an individual at a water resources development project should not be infringed. (b) Protecting the right of individuals To bear arms at water resources development projects The Secretary of the Army shall not promulgate or enforce any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm including an assembled or functional firearm at a water resources development project covered under section 327.0 (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm; and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the State in which the water resources development project is located.

Summary: Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located.
Social Security Disability Insurance for the Terminally Ill Act of 2013

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period in the disability insurance program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Disability Insurance for the Terminally Ill Act of 2013 2. Elimination of title II waiting period for terminally ill individuals (a) In general Section 223(a)(1) of the Social Security Act In the case of any application for disability insurance benefits filed by an individual who is determined to be under a disability and who has been certified as terminally ill by a physician (as defined in section 1861(r)(1)), this paragraph shall be applied without regard to any waiting period. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, an individual is considered to be terminally ill if the individual has a medical prognosis that the individual's life expectancy is 12 months or less. (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect with respect to applications filed after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Social Security Disability Insurance for the Terminally Ill Act of 2013 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting period for disability insurance benefits for terminally ill individuals with a life expectancy of 12 months or less.
Middle Class Dependent Care Fairness Act of 2013

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the dependent care credit by repealing the phasedown of the credit percentage. 1. Short title; findings (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Middle Class Dependent Care Fairness Act of 2013 (b) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) During the past few decades we have seen a greater need for childcare which means a greater cost for middle-class families. These child care costs can be a major burden for modern families. (2) In 2011, 44 percent of all American families included children under the age of 18. Fifty-eight and one-half percent of married couples with children both worked in 2011. The labor force participation rate of mothers with children under the age of 6 was 63.9 percent in 2011 compared with 39 percent in 1975. (3) Nationwide, on any given day, 4.6 million children under the age of 5 are in child care outside the home. (4) In 40 States, the average annual cost for center-based care for an infant is higher than a year’s tuition and related fees at a 4-year public college. 2. Dependent care credit improvements (a) Repeal of phasedown of credit percentage Subsection (a) of section 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (a) Allowance of credit In the case of an individual for which there are 1 or more qualifying individuals (as defined in subsection (b)(1)) with respect to such individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 35 percent of the employment-related expenses (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) paid by such individual during the taxable year. . (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: Middle Class Dependent Care Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the mandatory reduction in the rate of the tax credit for household and dependent care services for taxpayers whose adjusted gross incomes exceed $15,000.
Shuttle Workforce Revitalization Act of 2013

To ensure that all of Brevard County, Florida, is treated as a HUBZone, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shuttle Workforce Revitalization Act of 2013 2. Brevard County, Florida (a) In general During the covered period, any portion of Brevard County, Florida, that is not otherwise a HUBZone, as such term is defined under section 3(p) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(p) (b) Covered period defined In this section, the term covered period

Summary: Shuttle Workforce Revitalization Act of 2013 - Requires, during the period beginning upon enactment of this Act and ending January 1, 2020, that any portion of Brevard County, Florida, not otherwise a HUBZone (heavily underutilized business zone), as such term is defined under the Small Business Act, be treated as a HUBZone for purposes of that Act.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of certain retirement plan contributions picked up by governmental employers.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of certain retirement plan contributions picked up by governmental employers. 1. Clarification of treatment of certain retirement plan contributions picked up by governmental employers (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 414(h) (1) by striking For purposes of paragraph (1) (A) In general For purposes of paragraph (1) , and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) Treatment of elections between alternative benefit formulas (i) In general For purposes of subparagraph (A), a contribution shall not fail to be treated as picked up by an employing unit merely because the employee may make an irrevocable election between the application of two alternative benefit formulas involving the same or different levels of employee contributions. (ii) Application to existing employees Clause (i) shall be applied without regard to whether the employee is already covered by one of the benefit formulas referred to therein. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the treatment of certain employer contributions made to public retirement plans as picked up by an employing unit regardless of whether the participating employee is allowed to make an irrevocable election between the application of two alternative benefit formulas involving the same or different levels of employee contributions.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas. 1. Applying budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (a) In general Section 1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(3)(E) (iv) Application of budget neutrality relating to floor on wage area index in non-rural areas (I) Application on a State-specific basis beginning in fiscal year 2014 Subject to subclause (II), in the case of discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2013, for purposes of applying section 4410(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the Secretary shall administer such section 4410(b) and paragraph (e) of section 412.64 (II) Construction Nothing in subclause (I) shall be construed as preventing the Secretary, for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2014, from modifying the regulations under such section 412.64 in carrying out the budget neutrality requirements of such section 4410(b). . (b) Conforming amendment terminating application of budget neutrality on a nationwide basis Section 3141 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww and before October 1, 2013, 2010,

Summary: Revises requirements for the non-rural area wage index floor in the formula for the national adjusted diagnosis-related group (DRG) prospective payment rate used in calculating payments under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for each inpatient hospital discharge in a fiscal year involving inpatient hospital services of a subsection (d) hospital. (Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in the case of discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2013, to apply budget neutrality, under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and related regulations, on a state-specific rather than national basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor, including a minimum wage index, for each non-rural area, using a specified methodology as if it had been fully implemented for FY2011 using a 100% state-specific adjustment to the area wage index. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing the Secretary, for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2014, from modifying related regulations in carrying out budget neutrality requirements. Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to end the application of budget neutrality on a national basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor as of October 1, 2013.
To remove from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System the areas comprising Bay County Unit P-31P in Florida.

To remove from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System the areas comprising Bay County Unit P–31P in Florida. 1. Removal from John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System of areas comprising Bay County Unit P-31P, Florida The areas comprising John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Bay County Unit P–31P in Florida immediately before the enactment of this Act are not part of such system, and maps relating to such unit are hereby removed from the maps referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(a)

Summary: Amends the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to remove from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System and related maps the areas comprising Bay County Unit P-31P in Florida.
Coast Guard STRONG Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure the issuance of regulations applicable to the Coast Guard regarding consideration of a request for a permanent change of station or unit transfer submitted by a member of the Coast Guard who is the victim of a sexual assault. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coast Guard STRONG Act 2. Issuance of regulations applicable to the Coast Guard regarding consideration of request for permanent change of station or unit transfer by victim of sexual assault Section 673(b) The Secretaries of the military departments The Secretary concerned

Summary: Coast Guard STRONG Act - Directs the Secretary concerned (under current law, the Secretaries of the military departments) to issue regulations to ensure the timely determination of a request for a permanent change of station or unit transfer by a member of the Armed Forces who is the victim of a sexual assault or related offense (thereby including the Coast Guard within such requirement).
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Front Street in Marietta, Ohio, as the "Lance Corporal Joshua C. Taylor Memorial Post Office Building".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Front Street in Marietta, Ohio, as the Lance Corporal Joshua C. Taylor Memorial Post Office Building 1. Lance Corporal Joshua C. Taylor Memorial Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Front Street in Marietta, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the Lance Corporal Joshua C. Taylor Memorial Post Office Building (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Lance Corporal Joshua C. Taylor Memorial Post Office Building

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Front Street in Marietta, Ohio, as the "Lance Corporal Joshua C. Taylor Memorial Post Office Building."
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the health care provided to veterans of World War II at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the health care provided to veterans of World War II at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 1. Provision of health care to veterans of World War II Section 1705(a)(6) and veterans not covered by paragraphs (1) through (5) who served during World War II.

Summary: Authorizes enrollment in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) patient enrollment system (and thereby, eligibility for VA hospital care and medical services) for veterans who served during World War II who are not otherwise eligible for such care.
Safe Housing for Homeless Veterans Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require recipients of per diem payments from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the provision of services for homeless veterans to comply with codes relevant to operations and level of care provided, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Housing for Homeless Veterans Act 2. Conditions on the award of per diem payments by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the provision of housing or services to homeless veterans (a) Condition (1) In general Paragraph (1) of section 2012(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a per diem payment may not be provided under this section to a grant recipient or eligible entity unless the entity submits to the Secretary an annual certification, approved or verified by the authority having jurisdiction or a qualified third party, that the building where the entity provides such housing or services is in compliance with codes relevant to the operations and level of care provided, including applicable provisions of the most recently published version of the Life Safety Code or International Building Code and International Fire Code (or such versions of such codes that have been adopted as State or local codes by the jurisdiction in which the project is located), licensing requirements, fire and safety requirements, and any other requirements in the jurisdiction in which the project is located regarding the condition of the structure and the operation of the supportive housing or service center. . (2) Effective date The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to an application for a per diem payment under section 2012 (b) Annual report Section 2065(b) (1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph (6): (6) The Secretary’s evaluation of the safety and accessibility of facilities used to provide programs established by grant recipients or eligible entities under section 2011 and 2012 of this title, including the number of such grant recipients or eligible entities who have submitted a certification under section 2012(c)(1). . (c) Treatment of current recipients In the case of the recipient of a per diem payment under section 2012

Summary: Safe Housing for Homeless Veterans Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) from making a grant or providing other assistance to any entity for the provision of housing or housing services to homeless veterans unless such entity submits to the Secretary a certification that the building proposed for such housing or services is in compliance with all local codes relevant to operations and level of care provided, as well as any other local requirements regarding the condition of the structure and the operation of the supportive housing or service center. Directs the Secretary to include, in a currently-required annual report on assistance to homeless veterans, an evaluation of the safety and accessibility of such facilities.