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To amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with eligible Indian tribes to manage land buy-back programs, to require that certain amounts be deposited into interest bearing accounts, and for other purposes.

To amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with eligible Indian tribes to manage land buy-back programs, to require that certain amounts be deposited into interest bearing accounts, and for other purposes. 1. Tribal land buy-back programs Section 101(e) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–291 (6) Tribal land buy-back programs The Secretary may enter into contracts under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq. . 2. Interest bearing account Section 101(e)(1)(C) ( Public Law 111–291 (iii) Interest bearing account (I) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this clause, the Secretary shall invest the amounts remaining in the Trust Land Consolidation Fund into public debt securities with maturities suitable to the needs of that Fund, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, and bearing interest at rates determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration current market yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturity. Once the amounts are invested pursuant to this clause, the funds shall be deemed to have been used to conduct the Land Consolidation Program and for other costs associated with the Settlement for the purposes of subparagraph (B). (II) Use of amounts earned in interest Funds invested under this clause and interest on those funds shall be used for the purposes for which the Trust Land Consolidation Fund was established. . 3. Timing of payments and responsibility Section 101(j)(3) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–291 (1) by striking Payments Payments and Responsibility (2) by striking The payments (A) In general The payments ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (B) Responsibility and completion date The Secretary of the Interior shall remain responsible for ensuring that all payments under this section are made to beneficiaries by not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph. .

Summary: Amends the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to enter into contracts under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act with eligible Indian tribes to carry out activities under the Land Consolidation Program. Requires the Secretary to invest the amounts remaining in the Trust Land Consolidation Fund into public debt securities with maturities suitable to the needs of the Fund. Deems invested funds to have been used to conduct the Land Consolidation Program and for other costs associated with the Class Action Settlement Agreement. Makes the Secretary responsible for ensuring that all payments are made to beneficiaries within one year.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program. 1. Adding sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program (a) In general Section 1861 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x (1) in subsection (ww)(2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (O) Sleep apnea screening (as defined in subsection (iii)). ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (iii) Sleep A S The term sleep apnea screening . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) apply to initial preventive physical examinations performed on or after January 1, 2016.

Summary: Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to include in the initial preventive physical examination covered under the Medicare program sleep apnea screening.
Small-Cap Access to Capital Act

To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a well-known seasoned issuer to reduce the worldwide market value threshold under the definition. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small-Cap Access to Capital Act 2. Definition of well-known seasoned issuer Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall revise its definition of a well-known seasoned issuer under section 230.405

Summary: Small-Cap Access to Capital Act - Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise its definition of a well-known seasoned issuer to: (1) reduce from $700 million to $250 million the dollar amount of the issuer's worldwide market value of outstanding voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates, and (2) prohibit an emerging growth company from qualifying as a well-known seasoned issuer.
Every Child is a Blessing Act of 2014

To prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful life civil actions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Every Child is a Blessing Act of 2014 2. Prohibition of recovery in certain wrongful life and wrongful birth civil actions (a) General rule Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may not recover damages in any designated civil action (as defined in subsection (d)) based on a claim that, but for the conduct of the defendant, a child, once conceived, would not or should not have been born. (b) Application to certain claims Subsection (a) applies, among others, to a claim based in whole or in part on disability, defect, abnormality, race, sex, or other inborn characteristic of the child. (c) Rule of construction Subsection (a) shall not be construed— (1) to provide a defense against charges of intentional misrepresentation in any proceeding under State law regulating the professional practices of health care providers and practitioners; (2) to provide a defense in any criminal action, including cases of rape or incest; or (3) to limit the recovery of damages in cases where the conduct of the defendant caused personal injury or death to the child or gestational mother. (d) Definitions In this section— (1) the term State (2) the term designated civil action (A) arising under Federal law; or (B) based on a claim involving health care services affecting interstate or foreign commerce.

Summary: Every Child is a Blessing Act of 2014 - Prohibits recovery of damages in certain civil actions based on a claim that, but for the conduct of the defendant, a child, once conceived, would not or should not have been born. Makes such prohibition applicable to claims based on a child's disability, defect, abnormality, race, sex, or other inborn characteristic. Bars such prohibition from being construed to: (1) provide a defense against charges of intentional misrepresentation in state proceedings regulating the professional practices of health care providers and practitioners; (2) provide a defense in any criminal action, including cases of rape or incest; or (3) limit damages in cases where the conduct of the defendant caused personal injury or death to the child or gestational mother.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on the deduction for student loan interest.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on the deduction for student loan interest. 1. Increase in limitation on deduction for student loan interest (a) In general Section 221(b)(1) the amount determined $5,000. (b) Inflation adjustment Subsection (f) of section 221 of such Code is amended by— (1) redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively, and inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following new paragraph: (1) Dollar limitation In the case of any taxable year beginning after 2015, the $5,000 amount in subsection (b)(1) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (A) such dollar amount, multiplied by (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 2014 calendar year 1992 , (2) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by striking In general Limitation based on modified adjusted gross income (3) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)— (A) by striking paragraph (1) paragraph (1) or (2) (B) by inserting ($100 in the case of any adjustment under paragraph (1)) $5,000 (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 increase the limitation on the tax deduction for interest paid on qualified education loans to $5,000 in a taxable year and provide for an annual inflation adjustment to that amount for taxable years beginning after 2015.
Space Protection Strategy Extension Act

To extend until 2030 the time period required to be covered by the United States Space Protection Strategy. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Space Protection Strategy Extension Act 2. Extension of time period to be covered by the space protection strategy Section 911(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( 10 U.S.C. 2271 (4) Fiscal years 2026 through 2030. .

Summary: Space Protection Strategy Extension Act - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2008 to extend the time period required to be covered by the United States Space Protection Strategy through FY2030 (currently, FY2025).
To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 relating to determinations with respect to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.

To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 relating to determinations with respect to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. 1. Amendment relating to determinations with respect to efforts of foreign countries to reduce demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (a) In general Section 108 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7106 (c) Criteria with respect to commercial sex acts In determinations under subsection (b)(12)(A), if the government of the country has the authority to prohibit the purchase of commercial sex acts and fails to do so, such failure to prohibit the purchase of commercial sex acts shall be deemed to be a failure on the part of the government to make serious and sustained efforts to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts, notwithstanding other efforts made by the government to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) takes effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with respect to determinations under subsection (b)(12)(A) of section 108 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 that are made on or after such date of enactment.

Summary: Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to declare that, in determining whether a government has made serious and sustained efforts to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts and participation in international sex tourism by its nationals, pursuant to the minimum standards for the elimination of sex trafficking, if such government has the authority to prohibit the purchase of commercial sex acts but fails to do so, it shall be deemed a failure to make serious and sustained efforts to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts, notwithstanding other efforts the government has made to do so.
To expand the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 to include combating the transfer of permanent custody or control of a minor in contravention of a required legal procedure, and for other purposes.

To expand the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 to include combating the transfer of permanent custody or control of a minor in contravention of a required legal procedure, and for other purposes. 1. Expansion of definition of child exploitation Paragraph (1) of section 2 of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 ( 42 U.S.C. 17601(1) , or the offer to engage or engaging in the transfer of permanent custody or control of a minor in contravention of a required legal procedure

Summary: Amends the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 to include within the definition of "child exploitation" offering to engage or engaging in the transfer of permanent custody or control of a minor in contravention of a required legal procedure.
To amend the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Defense to decontaminate certain portions of the former bombardment area on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico.

To amend the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Defense to decontaminate certain portions of the former bombardment area on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico. 1. Use of former bombardment area on island of Culebra, Puerto Rico (a) Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that the statutory prohibition restricting environmental cleanup of the former bombardment area on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico, is a unique anomaly for the Department of Defense and its formerly used defense sites. (b) Modification of restriction on Federal decontamination authority Section 204(c) of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1974 ( Public Law 93–166 The first sentence of this subsection shall not apply to the portions of the former bombardment area that were identified as having regular public access in the Department of Defense study entitled Study Relating to the Presence of Unexploded Ordnance in a Portion of the Former Naval Bombardment Area of Culebra Island, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Summary: Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1974 to allow portions of the former bombardment area on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico, to be utilized for purposes that would require decontamination at the expense of the United States. (Currently, such utilization is prohibited.) Makes the authority for such utilization applicable to portions of such island identified as having regular public access in the Department of Defense (DOD) study entitled "Study Relating to the Presence of Unexploded Ordnance in a Portion of the Former Naval Bombardment Area of Culebra Island, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico," dated April 20, 2012, which was prepared in accordance with the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.
To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.

To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. 1. Funding for research by CDC on firearms safety or gun violence prevention There is authorized to be appropriated to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2020 for the purpose of conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention under the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.

Summary: Authorizes appropriations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for each of FY2015-FY2020 to conduct or support research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention under the Public Health Service Act.
Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act

To provide for the more accurate computation of retirement benefits for certain firefighters employed by the Federal Government. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act 2. Findings and purpose (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) certain firefighters employed by the Federal Government are required by law to work a regular tour of duty consisting of 72 hours per week; (2) 19 of those 72 hours per week are considered to be overtime hours for purposes of computing pay; (3) the pay computed for those 19 overtime hours each week are not accurately accounted for when computing such firefighters’ retirement benefits; and (4) those inaccurate computations have led to reduced retirement benefits for Federal firefighters. (b) Purpose The purpose of this Act is to correct the manner in which retirement benefits for Federal firefighters are computed so as to account for pay earned for regularly scheduled overtime hours during a normal tour of duty. 3. Computation of annuity based on certain firefighter service (a) In general Section 5545b of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) For purposes of any determination of average pay . (b) Conforming amendments Sections 8331(4) 8401(3) , subject to section 5545b(e); 4. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to any annuity, entitlement to which is based on a separation from service occurring after the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act - Includes in the determination of a federal firefighter's average pay for purposes of computing retirement and annuity benefits one-half of a firefighter's basic hourly rate times the number of overtime hours included in such firefighter's regular tour of duty for a year.
To amend the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program to include all lands owned by the United States Government that are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense within the definition of entitlement lands for which payments are made, and for other purposes.

To amend the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program to include all lands owned by the United States Government that are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense within the definition of entitlement lands for which payments are made, and for other purposes. 1. Inclusion of all Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense within the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program Section 6901(1) (D) that is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department; .

Summary: Revises the definition of "entitlement land" for which the Secretary of the Interior is required to make payments to local governments in lieu of taxes to: (1) delete land on which are located semi-active or inactive installations that the Secretary of the Army keeps for mobilization and for reserve component training, and (2) include federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense (DOD) or the Secretary of a military department.
Veterans National Remembrance Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide priority for the establishment of new national cemeteries by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans National Remembrance Act 2. Establishment of new national cemeteries by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 2404 (i) (1) In selecting a location for the establishment of a new national cemetery under this chapter, the Secretary shall— (A) give priority to a location in accordance with paragraph (2); and (B) with respect to a location given such priority, ensure that the location is within 10 miles of the location that the Secretary determines likely to have a significant amount of the population to be served by such national cemetery during the 25-year period following such establishment. (2) (A) Except as provided by subparagraph (C), in selecting a location for the establishment of a new national cemetery under this chapter, the Secretary shall give priority to a State that does not have a national cemetery. (B) In determining priority among more than one State described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall give priority to the State that has the largest population of veterans. (C) After any time that the Secretary establishes two national cemeteries in accordance with the priority described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary may waive the requirements of such priority in establishing the national cemetery that immediately follows such two national cemeteries if the Secretary determines that such waiver will allow the Secretary to establish a national cemetery that will serve a larger population of veterans as compared to establishing a national cemetery in accordance with such priority. (3) In this subsection, the term national cemetery (A) includes— (i) the cemeteries described in section 2400(b) (ii) any traditional or vaulted internments— (I) located on land that is larger than 20 acres; and (II) administered and operated by employees of the Department; and (B) does not include facilities of the National Cemetery Administration that are located in rural areas to serve small populations of veterans (commonly known as National Burial Grounds . (b) Construction Subsection (i) of section 2404

Summary: Veterans National Remembrance Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in selecting a location for the establishment of a new national cemetery, to: (1) give priority to a state that does not have a national cemetery and that has the largest population of veterans among states without such a cemetary, and (2) ensure that such location is within 10 miles of a significant amount of the population to be served by such cemetery during the 25 years following its establishment. Permits the Secretary, after establishing two national cemeteries, to waive the requirement of giving priority to a state that does not have a national cemetery if such waiver will allow the Secretary to establish a cemetery that will serve a larger population of veterans.
JOE Act

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to exempt school-based enterprises from nutrition standards. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jumpstarting Occupational-learning and Entrepreneurship Act JOE Act 2. Exemption of school-based enterprises from nutrition standards Section 10(b)(1) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1779(b)(1) (1) in subparagraph (C)— (A) by striking and (B) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii)(IV) and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (iii) exempt from such nutrition standards school-based enterprises managed as part of a school’s curriculum. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (E) School-based enterprise defined For purposes of this subsection, the term school-based enterprise (i) provides goods or services to meet the needs of the market; (ii) is managed and operated by students enrolled in the school as a hands-on learning laboratory; (iii) provides realistic and practical learning experiences that reinforce classroom instruction; (iv) may sell to consumers through a permanent location, a mobile kiosk, or through Internet marketing; and (v) may sell products such as food and beverage items, or provide services such as event catering. .

Summary: Jumpstarting Occupational-learning and Entrepreneurship Act or the JOE Act - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to exempt school-based enterprises that are managed as part of a school's curriculum from the nutrition standards for foods sold in schools that are not foods provided under the school lunch and breakfast programs. Defines a "school-based enterprise" as an entrepreneurial operation in a school setting that: provides goods or services to meet the needs of the market; is managed and operated by students as a hands-on learning laboratory; provides realistic and practical learning experiences that reinforce classroom instruction; may sell to consumers through a permanent location, a mobile kiosk, or through Internet marketing; and may sell products such as food and beverage items or provide services such as event catering.