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Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013

To ban guns for persons who have been convicted of stalking or who are subject to a court order restraining the person from stalking. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 2. Prohibitions (a) Sales or other dispositions of firearms or ammunition Section 922(d) (8) is subject to a court order that restrains the person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an individual or engaging in other conduct that would place an individual in reasonable fear of bodily injury, except that this paragraph shall only apply to a court order that— (A) was issued after a hearing of which the person received actual notice, and at which the person had the opportunity to participate; and (B) (i) includes a finding that the person represents a credible threat to the physical safety of the individual; or (ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the individual that would reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury; or (9) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or of stalking (as defined under State law). . (b) Possession, etc., of firearms or ammunition Section 922(g) of such title is amended by striking paragraphs (8) and (9) and inserting the following:: (8) who is subject to a court order that— (A) was issued after a hearing of which the person received actual notice, and at which the person had an opportunity to participate; (B) restrains the person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an individual or engaging in other conduct that would place an individual in reasonable fear of bodily injury; and (C) (i) includes a finding that the person represents a credible threat to the physical safety of the individual; or (ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the individual that would reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury; or (9) who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or of stalking (as defined under State law), . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to conduct engaged after the 90-day period that begins with the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Preventing Victims of Stalking Act of 2013 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person: (1) is subject to a court order that restrains the person from harassing, stalking, or threatening any individual (currently, an intimate partner of such person or child of such partner or person), or engaging in other conduct that would place any individual in reasonable fear of bodily injury; or (2) has been convicted in any court of stalking. Prohibits any such person from shipping or transporting any firearm or ammunition in interstate commerce, possessing any firearm or ammunition in or affecting commerce, or receiving any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.
To require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign countries affecting exports of United States goods and services, and for other purposes.

To require the collection of up-to-date information on tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign countries affecting exports of United States goods and services, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparent Rules Allow Direct Exporting for Small Businesses and Jobs Act TRADE for Small Businesses and Jobs Act 2. Foreign tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices affecting exports of United States goods and services (a) Purpose The purpose of this section is to assist exporters of United States goods and services to access new markets in foreign countries. (b) Collection of information The Secretary of Commerce shall, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative and the Secretary of State, collect information on changes in tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign countries affecting exports of United States goods and services other than United States agricultural commodities. (c) Availability of information (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall make available the information collected under subsection (b) to United States exporters on the Web site Export.gov or a successor Web site. (2) Format The information collected under subsection (b) shall be presented in a clear and easy-to-understand format to allow United States exporters to better understand and comply with tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices of foreign countries described in subsection (b). (3) Update The Secretary of Commerce shall update the information collected under subsection (b) on the Web site Export.gov or a successor Web site not less than once every 60 days after the date on which the Secretary of Commerce makes available the information collected under subsection (b).

Summary: Transparent Rules Allow Direct Exporting for Small Businesses and Jobs Act or TRADE for Small Businesses and Jobs Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to collect information on changes in foreign tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices affecting exports of U.S. goods and services other than U.S. agricultural commodities. Requires the Secretary to make such information available to U.S. exporters on the Export.gov website.
Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act of 2013

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act of 2013 2. Repeal of 1990 tax increase on beer (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 5051(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to imposition and rate of tax on beer) is amended by striking $18 $9 (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Tax relief for small breweries (a) In general Subparagraph (A) of section 5051(a)(2) shall be shall be— (i) 0 on the first 15,000 barrels of beer which are removed in such year for consumption or sale and which have been brewed or produced by such brewer at qualified breweries in the United States, and (ii) $3.50 on so much of such beer as exceeds 15,000 barrels but does not exceed 60,000 barrels. . (b) Conforming amendment Subparagraph (B) of such section is amended by striking the 60,000 barrel quantity the 15,000 and 60,000 barrel quantities (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to calendar years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce from $18 to $9 (the pre-1991 level) the per-barrel tax on beer; and (2) further reduce the rate of such tax on brewers who produce not more than 2 million barrels of beer during the calendar year.
Balancing Trade Act of 2013

To require that, in cases in which the annual trade deficit between the United States and another country is $10,000,000,000 or more for 3 consecutive years, the President take the necessary steps to create a more balanced trading relationship with that country. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Balancing Trade Act of 2013 2. Action by the President in cases of large consecutive annual trade deficits with other countries (a) Action by the President If in 3 consecutive calendar years the United States has a trade deficit with another country of $10,000,000,000 or more, the President shall take the necessary steps to create a trading relationship with the country that would eliminate or substantially reduce that trade deficit, by entering into an agreement with that country or otherwise. (b) Definition In this section, the term trade deficit (c) Reports (1) Initial report Not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the Congress a report setting forth— (A) the likely reasons for the trade deficits with each country to which subsection (a) applies, as of the date of the report; and (B) the steps the President intends to take under subsection (a) with respect to each such country. (2) Annual reports The President shall submit to the Congress, not later than December 31 of each year, a report on actions taken to carry out this section.

Summary: Balancing Trade Act of 2013 - Requires the President, if in three consecutive calendar years the United States has a trade deficit with another country of $10 billion or more, to take the necessary steps to create a trading relationship that would eliminate or substantially reduce that trade deficit by entering into an agreement with that country.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States. 1. Eligibility of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States Section 217(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1187(c) (12) Eligibility of certain region for designation as program country The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China— (A) shall be eligible for designation as a program country for purposes of this subsection; and (B) may be designated as a program country for purposes of this subsection if such region meets requirements applicable for such designation in this subsection. .

Summary: Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China (PRC) eligible for designation as a visa waiver program country.
Access to Education and Training Act

To reinstate year-round Federal Pell Grants under the Higher Education Act of 1965. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to Education and Training Act 2. Federal Pell Grants (a) Amendments Section 401(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (( 20 U.S.C. 1070a(b) (1) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking paragraph (7)(B) paragraph (8)(B) (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as paragraphs (6) through (8), respectively; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) (A) The Secretary shall award a student not more than two Federal Pell Grants during a single award year to permit such student to accelerate the student’s progress toward a degree or certificate if the student is enrolled— (i) on at least a half-time basis for a period of more than one academic year, or more than two semesters or an equivalent period of time, during a single award year; and (ii) in a program of instruction at an institution of higher education for which the institution awards an associate or baccalaureate degree or certificate. (B) In the case of a student receiving more than one Federal Pell Grant in a single award year under subparagraph (A), the total amount of Federal Pell Grants awarded to such student for the award year may exceed the maximum basic grant level specified in the appropriate appropriations Act for such award year. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be effective for award year 2013-2014 and each succeeding award year

Summary: Access to Education and Training Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Secretary of Education to award a student two Pell Grants during a single award year if the student is enrolled in an associate or baccalaureate degree or certificate program at an institution of higher education on at least a half-time basis for the equivalent of more than one academic year or more than two semesters during the Pell Grant award year. Permits the total amount of Pell Grants awarded to such a student for the award year to exceed the maximum basic grant level specified in the appropriate appropriations Act for that award year.
Proprietary Institution of Higher Education Accountability Act

To clarify the calculation of cohort default rates for proprietary institutions of higher education under the Higher Education Act of 1965. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Proprietary Institution of Higher Education Accountability Act 2. Clarification of cohort default rate Section 435(m)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1085(m)(1) (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after the first sentence the following: In calculating the cohort default rate for a proprietary institution of higher education, the Secretary shall treat current and former students at the institution who have been granted, on loans made under part D and received for attendance at the institution, a forbearance or deferment described in subparagraph (D) for any period exceeding 6-months after entering repayment on such loans and before the end of the second fiscal year following the fiscal year in which such students entered such repayment, as students who have defaulted on such loans before the end of such second fiscal year. (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) For purposes of subparagraph (B)— (i) the term forbearance (ii) the term deferment .

Summary: Proprietary Institution of Higher Education Accountability Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education, in calculating the cohort default rate for a proprietary institution of higher education, to treat its current and former students who have received a specified forbearance or deferment of over six months on direct loans before the end of the second fiscal year after they enter repayment on such loans, as students who have defaulted on such loans before the end of such second fiscal year. Applies that calculation to forbearances: (1) that have been agreed to by the parties to an insured loan and approved by the insurer, or (2) for borrowers whose educational debt burden equals or exceeds 20% of their income. Applies that calculation to deferments for borrowers who: (1) are seeking and unable to find full-time employment, or (2) have or will experience an economic hardship.
Drug Testing Integrity Act of 2013

To prohibit the manufacture, marketing, sale, or shipment in interstate commerce of products designed to assist in defrauding a drug test. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Drug Testing Integrity Act of 2013 2. Ban of products designed to defraud drug tests (a) Conduct prohibited It shall be unlawful to knowingly manufacture, market, sell, ship, or otherwise provide to another individual any product with the intent to assist such other individual to use such product to defraud a drug test. (b) Definition As used in this Act, the term defraud a drug test (1) submit a substance that purports to be from an individual other than its actual source, or purports to have been excreted or collected other than when it was actually excreted or collected; or (2) engage in any other conduct with the intent to produce a false or misleading outcome of a test for the presence of a controlled substance. 3. Enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission (a) Unfair and deceptive act or practice A violation of section 2 shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B) (b) Enforcement authority The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this Act in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act were incorporated into and made a part of this Act.

Summary: Drug Testing Integrity Act of 2013 - Makes it unlawful to knowingly manufacture, market, sell, ship, or otherwise provide to another individual any product with the intent to assist such individual to use such product to defraud a drug test. Treats a violation of this Act as an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act.
Saguaro National Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2013

To expand the boundary of Saguaro National Park, to study additional land for future adjustments to the boundary of the Park, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saguaro National Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2013 2. Boundary of saguaro national park Section 4 of the Saguaro National Park Establishment Act of 1994 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting (1) The boundaries of the park (B) by adding at the end the following: (2) The boundary of the park is further modified to include approximately 2525 acres, as generally depicted on the map titled Saguaro National Park Proposed Boundary Adjustment ; (2) by striking subsection (b)(2) and inserting the following new paragraphs: (2) The Secretary may, with the consent of the State and in accordance with Federal and State law, acquire from the State land or interests in land within the boundary of the park. (3) If the Secretary is unable to acquire the State land under paragraph (2), the Secretary may enter into an agreement that would allow the National Park Service to manage State land within the boundary of the park. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Boundary study (1) In general The Secretary shall conduct a study to identify lands that would be a part of any future boundary adjustments for the park. (2) Criteria The study shall examine the natural, cultural, recreational, and scenic values and characters of lands identified under paragraph (1). (3) Report Not later than 2 years after the date funds are made available for the study under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the study. .

Summary: Saguaro National Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2013 - Amends the Saguaro National Park Establishment Act of 1994 to modify further the boundaries of Saguaro National Park to include specified land. Allows the Secretary of the Interior, with the consent of the State of Arizona, to acquire from the state land or interests in land within the boundary of the Park. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study to identify lands that would be a part of any future boundary adjustments for the Park. Instructs that such study examine the natural, cultural, recreational, and scenic values and characters of the lands identified.
For the relief of John Castellano.

For the relief of John Castellano. 1. Granting posthumous citizenship to John Castellano (a) Authority of secretary of homeland security Notwithstanding the Immigration and Nationality Act or any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall grant, in accordance with this Act, posthumous citizenship at the time of death to John Castellano, who died July 7, 1937, if the Secretary approves an application for posthumous citizenship under subsection (b). (b) Request for posthumous citizenship A request for the granting of posthumous citizenship to the individual referred to in subsection (a) may be filed on behalf of the individual only by the next-of-kin (as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security) or another representative (as determined by the Secretary). The Secretary shall approve such a request respecting the individual referred to in subsection (a) if the request is filed not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act and the Secretary finds that the individual satisfied the requirements of subsection (c). (c) Criteria for granting of posthumous citizenship The requirements referred to in subsection (b) are that the individual referred to in subsection (a) is a person who, while an alien or a noncitizen national of the United States served honorably in an active-duty status in the military, air, or naval forces of the United States during any period described in the first sentence of section 329(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1440(a) (d) Documentation of posthumous citizenship If the Secretary of Homeland Security approves such a request to grant the individual referred to in subsection (a) posthumous citizenship, the Secretary shall send to the person who filed the request a suitable document which states that the United States considers the person to have been a citizen of the United States at the time of the individual’s death. (e) No benefits to survivors Nothing in this Act shall be construed as providing for any benefits under this Act for any spouse, son, daughter, or other relative of a person granted posthumous citizenship under this section.

Summary: Provides for the relief of John Castellano.
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury have access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and for other purposes.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury have access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and for other purposes. 1. Provision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for certain members of the uniformed services (a) HBOT Treatment (1) In general Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074m the following new section: 1074n. Provision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for certain members (a) In general The Secretary shall furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to a covered member if such therapy is prescribed by a physician to treat post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. (b) Use of private facilities The Secretary may carry out subsection (a) by furnishing hyperbaric oxygen therapy at private facilities in accordance with section 1074(c) of this title. (c) Covered member defined In this section, the term covered member (1) entitled to medical care under section 1074 of this title; and (2) diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1074m the following new item: 1074n. Provision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for certain members. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy for a member who is: (1) entitled to medical care provided through DOD, and (2) diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or traumatic brain injury. Allows the Secretary to furnish such therapy through contracted private facilities.