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HOMeS Act of 2016

To amend section 428 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to provide incentives to grantees under the Continuum of Care program to re-house all former members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing our Military Servicemembers Act of 2016 HOMeS Act of 2016 2. Incentive for proven strategies Subsection (d) of section 428 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11386b(d) (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting and former servicemembers (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting and former servicemembers (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Former servicemember For purposes of this subsection, the term former servicemember .

Summary: Housing our Military Servicemembers Act of 2016 or the HOMeS Act of 2016 This bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide incentives to geographic areas under the Continuum of Care program for using funds for activities proven to be effective at reducing homelessness for former servicemembers of the Armed Forces.
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perfluorinated compounds, and for other purposes.

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perfluorinated compounds, and for other purposes. 1. Deadline for regulations on per­fluo­ri­nat­ed compounds Section 1412(b)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(2) (D) Perfluorinated compounds Notwithstanding any other deadline established in this subsection, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Administrator shall publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for per­fluo­ri­nat­ed compounds. .

Summary: This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) within two years. (PFCs are manufactured compounds that are used in an array of consumer products and that accumulate in human blood.)
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes.

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes. 1. Improved consumer confidence reports Section 1414(c)(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300g–3(c)(4) (F) Revisions Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Administrator, in consultation with the groups identified in subparagraph (A), shall promulgate revisions to the regulations issued pursuant to subparagraph (A) to increase the effectiveness and understandability of consumer confidence reports. .

Summary: This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to revise regulations about consumer confidence reports in order to increase their effectiveness and understandability. Currently, each community water system must mail their customers an annual consumer confidence report that provides information about local drinking water quality.
Water, Cosmetics, and Unwanted Pharmaceuticals Study Act

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sources of drinking water. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Water, Cosmetics, and Unwanted Pharmaceuticals Study Act 2. Presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sources of drinking water Subsection (a) of section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–1 (11) Presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sources of drinking water (A) Study The Administrator shall carry out a study on the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sources of drinking water, which shall— (i) identify pharmaceuticals and personal care products that have been detected in sources of drinking water and the levels at which such pharmaceuticals and personal care products have been detected; (ii) identify the sources of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sources of drinking water, including point sources and nonpoint sources of pharmaceutical and personal care products; (iii) identify the effects of such pharmaceuticals and personal care products on humans, the environment, and the safety of drinking water; and (iv) identify methods to control, limit, treat, or prevent the presence of such pharmaceuticals and personal care products. (B) Consultation The Administrator shall conduct the study described in subparagraph (A) in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs), the Director of the United States Geological Survey, the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies (including the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences), and other interested stakeholders (including manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and personal care products and consumer groups and advocates). (C) Report Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall submit to the Congress a report on the results of the study carried out under this paragraph. (D) Definitions In this paragraph: (i) The term personal care product cosmetic (ii) The term pharmaceutical drug .

Summary: Water, Cosmetics, and Unwanted Pharmaceuticals Study Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a study on the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sources of drinking water, which must identify: pharmaceuticals and personal care products that have been detected in the sources; the levels at which the pharmaceuticals and products have been detected; the origins of pharmaceuticals and products found in drinking water; the effects of the pharmaceuticals and products on humans, the environment, and the safety of drinking water; and methods to control, limit, treat, or prevent them.
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate, and for other purposes.

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate, and for other purposes. 1. Deadline for regulations on perchlorate Section 1412(b)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(2) (D) Perchlorate Notwithstanding any other deadline established in this subsection, not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Administrator shall publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate. .

Summary: This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate, which is a naturally occurring and manufactured chemical. According to the EPA, perchlorate can disrupt the normal function of the thyroid gland.
Fruit Labeling Accuracy Act of 2016

To amend section 403(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the Food and Drug Administration from requiring the percent of daily value of added sugars to be included in the labeling of certain nutrient-dense foods, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fruit Labeling Accuracy Act of 2016 2. Findings The Congress finds as follows: (1) The 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, published by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture, recognize that there is room for Americans to include limited amounts of added sugars in their eating patterns, including to improve the palatability of some nutrient-dense foods, such as fruits and vegetables that are naturally tart (e.g. cranberries and rhubarb) (2) The Department of Agriculture regulations establishing nutrition standards for all foods sold in schools establish an exemption to standards for added sugars for dried whole fruits, or pieces, with nutritive sweeteners that are required for processing and/or palatability purposes (i.e. cranberries, tart cherries, or blueberries ) (3) The Food and Drug Administration finalized a rule on nutrition and supplement fact labels (81 Fed. Reg. 33741; May 27, 2016) that requires the inclusion of the amount of added sugars, in grams, and the percent daily value of added sugars. The rule also recognizes that a healthy dietary pattern is characterized by a higher consumption of … fruits contain significant amounts of beneficial nutrients as well as added sugars (4) The declaration of added sugars 3. Fruit labeling accuracy Paragraph (q) of section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 343 (6) Fruit labeling accuracy (A) In general The Secretary shall not, pursuant to subparagraph (1)(D), subparagraph (2)(A), or any other provision of this paragraph, require the percent of daily value of added sugars to be included in the labeling of— (i) dried naturally tart fruits; or (ii) juice beverages that— (I) are made with at least 27 percent juice of a naturally tart fruit; and (II) contain no more than 28 grams of total sugars per serving or 110 calories per serving. (B) Definitions In this subparagraph: (i) The term Brix/Acid ratio (ii) The term degrees Brix (iii) The term naturally tart fruit (I) a fruit that in its raw state has an average of total sugars of less than 5 percent and an average Brix/Acid ratio of six or less; and (II) any other fruit or vegetable that the Secretary reasonably determines by regulation is comparably low in natural sugar. .

Summary: Fruit Labeling Accuracy Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the Food and Drug Administration from requiring the percent daily value of added sugars to appear on the label of dried fruit or vegetables that are naturally low in sugar or juice beverages made from fruit or vegetables that are naturally low in sugar.
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish revised guidance for school officials seeking to reduce exposure to lead from drinking water in schools, and for other purposes.

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish revised guidance for school officials seeking to reduce exposure to lead from drinking water in schools, and for other purposes. 1. Guidance for schools regarding lead in drinking water Part F of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–21 et seq. 1466. Guidance for schools regarding lead in drinking water (a) Guidance on lead monitoring Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall publish revised guidance for school officials seeking to reduce exposure to lead from drinking water in schools. (b) Requirements The Administrator shall include in the guidance published under subsection (a)— (1) testing protocols for schools to accurately detect lead contamination in school drinking water and its sources; (2) recommended actions to reduce or eliminate such contamination, including lead service line replacement where needed; (3) recommendations for maintaining or replacing drinking water infrastructure, including pipes, pipe fittings, fixtures, solder, drinking water coolers, and drinking water fountains, when planning for or undergoing renovations of school property; and (4) recommendations and forms for communicating lead testing results, potential health risks, and response actions to students, staff, parents, and communities. (c) Lead service line defined For purposes of this section, the term lead service line .

Summary: This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to publish revised guidance for school officials about reducing exposure to lead from drinking water in schools, including testing protocols for schools to detect lead contamination in school drinking water and its sources.
Middle Class Dependent Care Fairness Act of 2016

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 This Act may be cited as the Middle Class Dependent Care Fairness Act of 2016 2. Dependent care credit improvements (a) Repeal of phasedown of credit percentage Subsection (a) of section 21 (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 2016 This bill 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.
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin, and for other purposes.

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin, and for other purposes. 1. Deadline for regulations on microcystin toxin Section 1412(b)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(2) (D) Microcystin toxin Notwithstanding any other deadline established in this subsection, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Administrator shall publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin. .

Summary: This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin, which is a toxin produced by a blue-green algae called cyanobacteria.
Student Debt Repayment Fairness Act

To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit private educational lenders from requiring accelerated repayment of private education loans upon the death or disability of a cosigner of the loan. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Debt Repayment Fairness Act 2. Prohibition on requiring full repayment of private education loan upon death or disability of cosigner Section 140 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1650 (g) Prohibition on accelerating repayment upon death or disability of a cosigner on a private education loan (1) In general If a cosigner who is jointly liable on a private education loan is unable to fulfill any obligations with respect to the loan by reason of death or disability of the cosignor, the private educational lender may not accelerate the repayment terms of any outstanding obligation if the borrower is in good standing (as determined by the Bureau) with respect to the loan. (2) Disability defined In this subsection, the term disability 20 U.S.C. 1087(a) .

Summary: Student Debt Repayment Fairness Act This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a private educational lender from accelerating the repayment terms of a borrower's outstanding loan obligation upon the death or permanent, total disability of a cosigner if the borrower is in good standing.
Keep Student Veterans in Their Homes Act of 2016

To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow veterans affected by school closures to continue receiving monthly stipends under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for a certain period, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep Student Veterans in Their Homes Act of 2016 2. Continuation of certain monthly stipends for veterans affected by school closure (a) In general Section 3680(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking the matter after paragraph (3)(B); (2) in paragraph (3), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; (3) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively; (4) in the matter before subparagraph (A), as redesignated, in the first sentence, by striking Payment of (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2)(A), payment of (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (2): (2) (A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary may, pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe, continue to pay allowances to eligible veterans and eligible persons enrolled in courses set forth in paragraph (1)(A)— (i) during periods when schools are temporarily closed under an established policy based on an Executive order of the President or due to an emergency situation, except that the total number of weeks for which allowances may continue to be so payable in any 12-month period may not exceed four weeks; or (ii) solely for the purpose of awarding a monthly housing stipend described in section 3313 of this title, during periods following a permanent school closure, except that payment of such a stipend may only be continued for four months after the date of the school closure. (B) Any payment of allowances under subparagraph (A) shall not— (i) be counted against the aggregate period for which section 3695 of this title limits the individual’s receipt of educational assistance; or (ii) be charged against any entitlement to educational assistance of the individual. . (b) Conforming amendment Paragraph (1)(C)(ii) of such section, as redesignated, is amended by striking described in subclause (A) of this clause described in clause (ii)

Summary: Keep Student Veterans in Their Homes Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance and subsistence allowances to eligible veterans and eligible persons enrolled in specified courses solely for a monthly housing stipend of up to four months following a permanent school closure. A housing or educational assistance payment shall not be counted against the aggregate period for which such assistance may be provided or charged against the individual's entitlement to educational assistance.
Ensuring Safety of Federal Wilderness Areas Act of 2016

To amend the Wilderness Act to ensure access to wilderness areas by Federal, State, and local emergency response personnel during an emergency, and for other purposes. 1. short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Safety of Federal Wilderness Areas Act of 2016 2. emergency response in wilderness areas managed by the forest service and bureau of land management Section 4(c) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(c) (1) by inserting (1) (c) (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) (A) In order to ensure adequate response to emergencies described in paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned may not adopt, amend, or enforce any regulation, policy, practice, or guidance that would delay Federal, State, or local emergency response personnel from entering a wilderness area or wilderness study area in response to an emergency. Any entrance by Federal, State, or local emergency response personnel into a wilderness area or wilderness study area in response to an emergency shall be reported to the Secretary concerned within 24 hours from the time at which the emergency response personnel first entered the area. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as barring motorized vehicles, motorized equipment or motorboats, aircraft, or other forms of mechanical transport from a wilderness area or wilderness study area when employed by Federal, State, or local emergency response personnel in response to an emergency. (B) In this paragraph, the term Secretary concerned (i) with respect to wilderness areas and wilderness study areas under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service, the Secretary of Agriculture; and (ii) with respect to wilderness areas and wilderness study areas under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, the Secretary of the Interior. .

Summary: Ensuring Safety of Federal Wilderness Areas Act of 2016 This bill amends the Wilderness Act to prohibit the Department of Agriculture (for wilderness areas under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service) and the Department of the Interior (for wilderness areas under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management) from adopting, amending, or enforcing, any regulations, policies, or guidance that would delay federal, state, or local emergency response personnel from entering into a wilderness area or wilderness study area to respond to an emergency. Any entrance by federal, state, or local emergency response personnel into a wilderness area or wilderness study area in response to an emergency shall be reported to the appropriate Department within 24 hours of the time at which such personnel first entered such area.