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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow the refundable portion of the child credit to taxpayers using individual taxpayer identification numbers issued by the Internal Revenue Service.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow the refundable portion of the child credit to taxpayers using individual taxpayer identification numbers issued by the Internal Revenue Service. 1. Disallowance of refundable portion of child credit for taxpayers using itins (a) In general Subsection (e) of section 24 (e) Identification requirements (1) In general No credit shall be allowed under this section to a taxpayer with respect to any qualifying child unless the taxpayer includes the name and taxpayer identification number of such qualifying child on the return of tax for the taxable year. (2) Special rule relating to refundable portion of credit No credit shall be allowed under this section by reason of subsection (d) with respect to a taxpayer if the identifying number of such taxpayer, and, in the case of a joint return, of the taxpayer’s spouse, is an individual taxpayer identification number (known as an ITIN) issued by the Secretary. . (b) Mathematical or clerical error (1) In general Paragraph (2) of section 6213(g) of such Code is amended by striking and , and (O) an entry on a return claiming the credit under section 24 by reason of subsection (d) thereof if such credit is disallowed by section 24(e)(2). . (2) Conforming amendment Subparagraph (I) of section 6213(g)(1) of such Code is amended by striking section 24(e) section 24(e)(1) (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to disallow the refundable portion of the child tax credit to taxpayers who use individual taxpayer identification numbers issued by the Internal Revenue Service instead of social security account numbers to claim such credit on their tax returns.
Leadership PAC Limitation Act

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Leadership PAC Limitation Act 2. Prohibiting conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use (a) Prohibition Section 313(b)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30114(b)(1) (b) Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Leadership PAC Limitation Act Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use.
To amend title 5, United States Code, to give members of the United States Capitol Police the option to delay mandatory retirement until age 60.

To amend title 5, United States Code, to give members of the United States Capitol Police the option to delay mandatory retirement until age 60. 1. Optional delay in mandatory retirement age for members of capitol police (a) Civil service retirement system The second sentence of section 8335(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: At the request of such a member, the Capitol Police Board shall exempt the member from automatic separation under this subsection until that member becomes 60 years of age, so long as the member undergoes a physical examination during the 6-month period which ends on the day the member turns 57 years of age and, on the basis of the examination, meets appropriate physical fitness criteria (as determined by the Board in consultation with the Chief of the Capitol Police and the exclusive representative of the Capitol Police under chapter 71 (b) Federal employees retirement system The second sentence of section 8425(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: At the request of such a member, the Capitol Police Board shall exempt the member from automatic separation under this subsection until that member becomes 60 years of age, so long as the member undergoes a physical examination during the 6-month period which ends on the day the member turns 57 years of age and, on the basis of the examination, meets appropriate physical fitness criteria (as determined by the Board in consultation with the Chief of the Capitol Police and the exclusive representative of the Capitol Police under chapter 71

Summary: Revises mandatory retirement requirements for members of the U.S. Capitol Police under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System. Requires the Capitol Police Board, at a member's request, to exempt the individual from automatic separation requirements until he or she becomes age 60, if the member: (1) undergoes a physical examination during the six-month period ending on the day the member turns age 57, and (2) on the basis of the examination meets appropriate physical fitness criteria. (Currently, the Board, when in its judgement the public interest so requires, may exempt such a member from automatic separation until that member becomes 60 years of age.)
Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2015

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 2015 2. Repeal of estate tax and retention of basis step-up Effective for estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2014, chapter 11

Summary: Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2015 Repeals the federal estate tax, effective for estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2014.
Secure Data Act of 2015

To prohibit Federal agencies from mandating the deployment of vulnerabilities in data security technologies. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Data Act of 2015 2. Prohibition on data security vulnerability mandates (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), no agency may mandate or request that a manufacturer, developer, or seller of covered products design or alter the security functions in its product or service to allow the surveillance of any user of such product or service, or to allow the physical search of such product, by any agency. (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply to mandates authorized under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act ( 47 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. (c) Definitions In this section— (1) the term agency (2) the term covered product

Summary: Secure Data Act of 2015 Prohibits a federal agency from requiring or requesting a manufacturer, developer, or seller of any computer hardware, software, or electronic device made available to the general public to design or alter the security functions in such products to allow the surveillance of any user or the physical search of such product by any agency. Exempts from such prohibition products used by law enforcement agencies for electronic surveillance as authorized under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.
Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act 2. Board of Veterans' Appeals video hearings Section 7107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d), by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) (A) Upon request for a hearing, the Board shall determine, for purposes of scheduling the hearing for the earliest possible date, whether a hearing before the Board will be held at its principal location or at a facility of the Department or other appropriate Federal facility located within the area served by a regional office of the Department. The Board shall also determine whether to provide a hearing through the use of the facilities and equipment described in subsection (e)(1) or by the appellant personally appearing before a Board member or panel. (B) The Board shall notify the appellant of the determinations of the location and type of hearing made under subparagraph (A). Upon notification, the appellant may request a different location or type of hearing as described in such subparagraph. If so requested, the Board shall grant such request and ensure that the hearing is scheduled at the earliest possible date without any undue delay or other prejudice to the appellant. ; and (2) in subsection (e), by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: (2) Any hearing provided through the use of the facilities and equipment described in paragraph (1) shall be conducted in the same manner as, and shall be considered the equivalent of, a personal hearing .

Summary: Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act Requires the Board of Veterans' Appeals, for purposes of scheduling a veteran's appeal hearing at the earliest possible date, to determine whether to provide such hearing: (1) at its principal location or at another Department of Veterans Affairs facility or other federal facility, and (2) through the use of videoconferencing or by an appellant's personal appearance. Requires the Board to notify the appellant of such decisions. Allows the appellant to request a different location or type of hearing. Requires the Board to grant such request and ensure that the hearing is scheduled at the earliest possible date.
SNAP Verify Act of 2015

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require households that receive supplemental nutrition assistance benefits to present photographic verification at the time food is purchased with such benefits. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SNAP Verify Act of 2015 2. Photographic verification for SNAP transactions Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2020 (w) Photographic verification for SNAP transactions Not later than 3 years after the effective date of this subsection, the State agency shall require any member of a household, or any representative of the household, authorized to use an electronic benefit card to present photographic identification at the time such member or such representative presents the electronic benefit card to perform a transaction. . 3. Effective date; application of amendment (a) Effective date This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st month that begins not less than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Application of amendment The amendment made by this Act shall not apply with respect to certification periods that begin before the effective date of this Act.

Summary: SNAP Verify Act of 2015 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require households to present photographic identification when using an electronic benefit card for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) transactions.
Baseball Diplomacy Act

To waive certain prohibitions with respect to nationals of Cuba coming to the United States to play organized professional baseball. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Baseball Diplomacy Act 2. Removal of certain restrictions (a) Restriction on Embargo Authority The authorities of section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (1) those transactions permitted under section 515.571 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, by or on behalf of a Cuban national who enters the United States from Cuba on a visa issued under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (2) a Cuban national described in paragraph (1) from returning to Cuba with the earnings made in playing organized professional baseball. (b) Restriction on Immigration Authority The authority contained in section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (c) Inapplicability of Other Restrictions This section applies notwithstanding section 102(h) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996. 3. Duration of visa A visa described in section 2(a)(1)— (1) shall permit the alien to whom the visa is issued to remain in the United States only for the duration of the baseball season; and (2) need not be renewed for subsequent entries into the United States for the duration of a valid contract entered into between the alien and the professional baseball team with which the alien played in the preceding baseball season.

Summary: Baseball Diplomacy Act Waives certain foreign assistance and trade and travel prohibitions against Cuba under specified federal law regarding Cuban nationals who: (1) enter the United States on a visa to play organized professional baseball, and (2) return to Cuba with their baseball earnings. States that such visa shall be valid only for the duration of the season and need not be renewed as long as the player remains with the same team. Prohibits the President from denying visas to such nationals based upon authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act to restrict any entry of aliens or class of aliens that would be detrimental to U.S. interests. Declares that this Act shall not be affected by the economic embargo requirements against Cuba under the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996.
To permit members of the House of Representatives to donate used computer equipment to public elementary and secondary schools designated by the members.

To permit members of the House of Representatives to donate used computer equipment to public elementary and secondary schools designated by the members. 1. Permitting members of the house of representatives to donate used computer equipment to public schools (a) In General Section 104(a)(3) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 (as incorporated by reference in section 101(j) of Public Law 99–500 Public Law 99–591 2 U.S.C. 5540(3) (3) (A) At the request of a member of the House of Representatives, in the case of equipment consisting of computers and related peripheral tools previously used by the member, the Clerk may donate the equipment to a public elementary or secondary school (as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 (B) At the request of the member who previously used the equipment, if the Clerk donates equipment under this paragraph, the Clerk shall donate the equipment to a school designated by the member. . (b) Effective Date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect June 1, 2015.

Summary: Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 to allow the Clerk of the House of Representatives, at the request of a Member of the House, to donate computers and related peripheral tools previously used by the Member to a public elementary or secondary school designated by such Member without regard to whether the donation: (1) is a cost to the government, or (2) has a recoverable value.
To improve rangeland conditions and restore grazing levels within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah.

To improve rangeland conditions and restore grazing levels within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah. 1. Improvement of rangeland conditions and restoration of grazing levels, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (a) In general As soon practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall implement a management program within areas of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument that are administered by the Bureau of Land Management— (1) to improve rangeland conditions for wildlife and livestock carrying capacity in those areas; and (2) to restore livestock grazing to the level of usage in those areas that existed as of September 17, 1996. (b) Permits In issuing or renewing grazing permits and in issuing or modifying allotment management plans for livestock grazing in the areas described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall incorporate reasonable standards and guidelines that are consistent with— (1) the Utah Standards for Rangeland Health and Guidelines for Grazing Management for BLM Lands in Utah (2) the applicable regulations of the Bureau of Land Management contained in subpart 4100 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to livestock grazing on public land) (or successor regulations).

Summary: Directs the Department of the Interior to implement a management program within the areas of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah that are administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to: (1) improve rangeland conditions for wildlife and livestock carrying capacity in those areas, and (2) restore livestock grazing to the level of usage in those areas that existed as of September 17, 1996. Requires Interior, in issuing or renewing grazing permits and in issuing or modifying allotment management plans for livestock grazing in those areas, to incorporate standards and guidelines that are consistent with: (1) the "Utah Standards for Rangeland Health and Guidelines for Grazing Management for BLM Lands in Utah", approved by the Secretary on May 20, 1997; and (2) the applicable BLM regulations contained in regulations relating to livestock grazing on public land.
AWARE Act

To amend the Animal Welfare Act to require humane treatment of animals by Federal Government facilities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the The Animal Welfare in Agricultural Research Endeavors Act AWARE Act 2. Animal welfare Section 14 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2144 (1) in the first sentence, by striking Any (1) In general Subject to paragraph (3), any Federal research facility or any other ; (2) in the second sentence, by striking Any (2) Animal exhibition Any ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) Exclusions not applicable For purposes of the application of standards and other requirements described in paragraph (1) to a Federal research facility or any other department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States having laboratory animal facilities, the exclusions contained in section 2(g)(3) shall not apply. .

Summary: Animal Welfare in Agricultural Research Endeavors Act or the AWARE Act This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to apply standards for humane treatment to farm animals at federal research or laboratory animal facilities.
GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2015

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide additional educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to certain eligible individuals. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2015 2. Additional educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 33 3320. Additional benefits (a) In general The Secretary may provide to an eligible individual additional educational assistance under this section. (b) Amount of assistance The Secretary shall pay to each individual who receives educational assistance under this section who is pursuing a program of education the amount payable under section 3313 of this title for such program of education for a period of not more than nine months. (c) Eligibility An eligible individual is an individual— (1) who is or was entitled to educational assistance under section 3311 of this title; (2) who has used all of the educational assistance to which the individual is entitled under this chapter; and (3) who— (A) is enrolled in a program of education leading to a post-secondary degree that requires more than the standard 128 semester (or 192 quarter) credit hours for completion in— (i) biological or biomedical science; (ii) physical science; (iii) science technologies or technicians; (iv) computer and information science and support services; (v) mathematics or statistics; (vi) engineering; (vii) engineering technologies or an engineering-related field; (viii) a health profession or related program; or (ix) a medical residency program; or (B) has earned a post-secondary degree in a field referred to in subparagraph (A) and is enrolled in a program of education leading to a teaching certification. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3319 the following new item: 3320. Additional benefits. .

Summary: GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2015 Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay up to nine months of additional Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to a veteran who has used all of the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to which he or she was entitled and who: (1) is enrolled in a postsecondary education program that requires more than the standard 128 semester (or 192 quarter) credit hours for completion in a specified science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field; or (2) has earned a postsecondary degree in one of those fields and is enrolled in a teaching certification program.
Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2015

To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment. 1. Short title; finding of constitutional authority (a) Short Title This Act may be cited as the Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2015 (b) Finding Congress finds that it has the authority to establish the terms and conditions States must follow in carrying out Congressional redistricting after an apportionment of Members of the House of Representatives because— (1) the authority granted to Congress under article I, section 4 of the Constitution of the United States gives Congress the power to enact laws governing the time, place, and manner of elections for Members of the House of Representatives; and (2) the authority granted to Congress under section 5 of the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution gives Congress the power to enact laws to enforce section 2 of such amendment, which requires Representatives to be apportioned among the several States according to their number. 2. Limit on congressional redistricting after an apportionment The Act entitled An Act for the relief of Doctor Ricardo Vallejo Samala and to provide for congressional redistricting 2 U.S.C. 2c A State which has been redistricted in the manner provided by law after an apportionment under section 22(a) of the Act entitled An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for an apportionment of Representatives in Congress 2 U.S.C. 2a Voting Rights Act of 1965 42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq. 3. No effect on elections for State and local office Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by this Act may be construed to affect the manner in which a State carries out elections for State or local office, including the process by which a State establishes the districts used in such elections. 4. Effective Date This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall apply with respect to any Congressional redistricting which occurs after the regular decennial census conducted during 2020.

Summary: Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2015 Prohibits any state whose congressional districts have been redistricted after a decennial census from carrying out another redistricting until after the next apportionment of Representatives following a decennial census, unless a court requires such state to conduct a subsequent redistricting to comply with the Constitution or enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Makes this Act applicable to any congressional redistricting which occurs after the regular decennial census conducted during 2020.