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Taxpayer Nondiscrimination & Protection Act of 2015

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by Federal officers and employees, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Nondiscrimination & Protection Act of 2015 2. Misconduct against taxpayers by Internal Revenue Service employees (a) Criminal liability Chapter 13 250. Misconduct against taxpayers by Internal Revenue Service employees Whoever being an employee of the Internal Revenue Service, engages, during the performance of that employee’s official duties, in an act or omission described in section 1203(b) of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. . (b) Clarification of acts and omission constituting misconduct For purposes of section 1203 of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 and section 250 of title 18, United States Code (as added by this section) the protections and guarantees afforded under the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States to political speech and political expression shall not fail to be treated as rights under the Constitution of the United States referred to in section 1203(b) of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998. (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 13 250. Discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by Federal officers and employees. .

Summary: Taxpayer Nondiscrimination and Protection Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to establish penalties for misconduct against a taxpayer by an Internal Revenue Service employee during the performance of official duties, specifically including a violation of the protections and guarantees afforded under the First Amendment of the Constitution to political speech and political expression.
Freedom of Travel Act of 2015

To prohibit the Transportation Security Administration from performing security screening operations for surface transportation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom of Travel Act of 2015 2. Limitation on authorities of the Transportation Security Administration (a) Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Transportation Security Administration may not perform security screening operations other than pursuant to sections 44901 and 44935 of title 49, United States Code. (b) Nullification of other Federal laws Any Act authorizing the Transportation Security Administration to perform security screening operations not described in subsection (a) shall have no force or effect. (c) VIPR teams Section 1303 of Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 ( 6 U.S.C. 1112 Public Law 110–53

Summary: Freedom of Travel Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from performing any security screening operations except: (1) screening passengers and property; and (2) prescribing standards for the employment of air carrier personnel and, as appropriate, airport security personnel. It nullifies any Act authorizing the TSA to perform any other security screening operations. The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 is amended to repeal the authority of the DHS Secretary, acting through the TSA Administrator, to develop Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) teams to augment security of public transportation.
IRS Email Transparency Act

To prohibit officers and employees of the Internal Revenue Service from using personal email accounts to conduct official business. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the IRS Email Transparency Act 2. IRS employees prohibited from using personal email accounts for official business No officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service may use a personal email account to conduct any official business of the Government. April 13, 2015 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: IRS Email Transparency Act Prohibits any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service from using a personal email account to conduct official business.
FFOCUS Act of 2015

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to remove the mandate on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Focusing the Fed on the Currency of the United States Act of 2015 FFOCUS Act of 2015 2. Removal of dual mandate Section 2A of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 225a maximum employment, stable prices, stable prices

Summary: Focusing the Fed on the Currency of the United States Act of 2015 or the FFOCUS Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Reserve Act to repeal the joint mandate on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee to make maximum employment one of the goals of their duty to maintain long run growth of the monetary and credit aggregates commensurate with the U.S. economy's long run potential to increase production.
American Civil Rights Cities Act

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to designate at least one city in the United States each year as an American Civil Rights City 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Civil Rights Cities Act 2. Designation of American Civil Rights cities (a) Annual designations Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, shall designate at least one city in the United States as an American Civil Rights City (1) contributions of the city to protect civil rights by preventing discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, or disability; and (2) efforts by the city to highlight the struggle of the United States to secure civil rights and liberties through preservation and celebration, including the establishment of historical organizations or museums and recognition of civil rights leaders. (b) First American Civil Rights Cities The city of Greensboro, North Carolina, and the city of Selma, Alabama, are each designated as an American Civil Rights City

Summary: American Civil Rights Cities Act Requires the National Park Service to designate at least one city in the United States each year as an "American Civil Rights City" based on the city's: (1) contributions to protect civil rights by preventing discrimination; and (2) efforts to highlight the struggle of the United States to secure civil rights and liberties through preservation and celebration, including the establishment of historical organizations or museums and recognition of civil rights leaders. Designates Greensboro, North Carolina, and Selma, Alabama, as the first cities to have that designation.
Keep Repos to Maturity on Balance Sheet Act of 2015

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to require that repurchase-to-maturity transactions be treated as secured borrowings. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep Repos to Maturity on Balance Sheet Act of 2015 2. Accounting treatment of RTM transactions (a) In general In establishing accounting principles or standards for purposes of the securities laws, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall require that a repurchase-to-maturity transaction be treated as a secured borrowing in which the transferred asset serves as collateral. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Repurchase-to-maturity transaction The term repurchase-to-maturity transaction (A) a financial asset is transferred in exchange for cash, other financial assets, or letters of credit; and (B) concurrently with the transfer, the transferor and the transferee agree that, at the maturity of the transferred asset, the transferee may either, at the option of the transferee— (i) return the transferred asset (or a substantially similar asset) to the transferor, thereby obligating the transferor to reacquire the transferred asset (or to acquire the substantially similar asset, as the case may be) for an amount equal to the value of the cash, other financial assets, or letters of credit described in subparagraph (A), plus a stipulated interest factor; or (ii) redeem the transferred asset from the issuer of the transferred asset. (2) Securities laws The term securities laws 15 U.S.C. 78c(a) (3) Transferred asset The term transferred asset (c) Effective date The treatment required under subsection (a) shall apply beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Keep Repos to Maturity on Balance Sheet Act of 2015 Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission, in establishing accounting principles or standards for purposes of the securities laws, to require that a repurchase-to-maturity transaction be treated as a secured borrowing in which the transferred asset serves as collateral. Defines "repurchase-to-maturity transaction" as one in which: (1) a financial asset is transferred in exchange for cash, other financial assets, or letters of credit; and (2) the transferor and the transferee agree, concurrently that, at the asset's maturity, the transferee may either return the transferred asset (or a substantially similar asset) to the transferor, or redeem the transferred asset from the issuer of the transferred asset.
Nothing Off Balance Sheet Act of 2015

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to require any person subject to accounting principles or standards under the securities laws to show all transactions of such person on the balance sheet of such person. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nothing Off Balance Sheet Act of 2015 2. All transactions required to be shown on balance sheet (a) In general In establishing accounting principles or standards for purposes of the securities laws (as defined in section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c(a) (b) Regulations The Securities and Exchange Commission shall promulgate regulations to implement subsection (a) not later than the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Nothing Off Balance Sheet Act of 2015 Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission, in establishing accounting principles or standards under the securities laws, to require any person subject to those principles or standards to show all transactions on that person's balance sheet.
Health Savings Account Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the maximum contribution limit for health savings accounts. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Savings Account Act 2. Maximum contribution limit to HSA increased to amount of deductible and out-of-pocket limitation (a) Self-Only coverage Section 223(b)(2)(A) $2,250 the amount in effect under subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii)(I) (b) Family coverage Section 223(b)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by striking $4,500 the amount in effect under subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii)(II) (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Health Savings Account Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the maximum amount that an individual participating in a health savings account may contribute to such an account to match the amount of the deductible and out-of-pocket expenses that such individual pays under a high deductible health plan.
Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act

To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act 2. Program for provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans Section 204(c) of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 ( 38 U.S.C. 1710 (1) by inserting “(1)” before “The program”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The program shall be carried out at not fewer than 75 medical centers by not later than December 31, 2014, and at all medical centers by not later than December 31, 2016. . 3. Expanded chiropractor services available to veterans (a) Medical Services Paragraph (6) of section 1701 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (H) Chiropractic services. . (b) Rehabilitative Services Paragraph (8) of such section is amended by inserting “chiropractic,” after “counseling,”. (c) Preventive Health Services Paragraph (9) of such section is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (K) as subparagraphs (G) through (L), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph (F): (F) periodic and preventative chiropractic examinations and services; .

Summary: Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides chiropractic care and services to veterans through Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and clinics to be carried out at: (1) no fewer than 75 medical centers by December 31, 2014, and (2) all medical centers by December 31, 2016. Includes chiropractic examinations and services within required VA medical, rehabilitative, and preventive health care services.
Distillery Excise Tax Reform Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits produced by small distilleries. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Distillery Excise Tax Reform Act of 2015 2. Reduced rate for small domestic distillers (a) In general Section 5001 (c) Reduced rate for certain small domestic producers (1) In general In the case of any person who produces not more than 100,000 proof gallons of distilled spirits during the calendar year, the rate of tax imposed by subsection (a)(1) shall be $2.70 per proof gallon produced in the United States (and a proportionate tax at the like rate on all fractional parts of such a proof gallon). (2) Controlled groups In the case of a controlled group, the 100,000 proof gallon quantity specified in paragraph (1) shall be applied to the controlled group. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term controlled group more than 50 percent at least 80 percent (3) Preventing abuse of reduced rate The Secretary shall prescribe regulations similar to the regulations prescribed under section 5051(a)(2)(C) to prevent the reduced rates provided in paragraph (1) from benefitting any person who produces more than 100,000 proof gallons of distilled spirits during a calendar year. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Paragraph (1) of section 5010(a) is amended— (A) by inserting (if any) excess (B) by inserting ($2.70 in the case of a person described in section 5001(c)) $13.50 (2) Paragraph (2) of section 5010(a) is amended by inserting ($2.70 in the case of a person described in section 5001(c)) $13.50 (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2016.

Summary: Distillery Excise Tax Reform Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a reduction (from $13.50 to $2.70 on each proof gallon produced in the United States) in the excise tax on distilled spirits for domestic distillers who produce not more than 100,000 proof gallons of distilled spirits during the calendar year.
NCUA Budget Transparency Act

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to carry out a study of the National Credit Union Administration, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the NCUA Budget Transparency Act 2. GAO study (a) Study The Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out a study of the National Credit Union Administration ( NCUA (1) study the process and procedures related to the budgeting practices of the NCUA; (2) identify areas where the NCUA can provide greater budget transparency to Members of Congress, the NCUA’s regulated entities, and the public; and (3) determine the availability of line-by-line budget data for the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, the National Credit Union Central Liquidity Facility, and the Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund. (b) Report Not later than the end of the 18-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall issue a report to the Congress containing all findings and determinations made in carrying out the study required under subsection (a).

Summary: NCUA Budget Transparency Act This bill instructs the Comptroller General to study the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) in order to: examine the process and procedures related to NCUA budgeting practices; identify areas where the NCUA can provide greater budget transparency to Members of Congress, the NCUA's regulated entities, and the public; and determine the availability of line-by-line budget data for the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, the National Credit Union Central Liquidity Facility, and the Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund.
Deployed Troops Support Act of 2015

To authorize the Secretary of Defense to transport to any country, without charge, supplies that have been furnished by a nonprofit organization and that are intended for distribution to members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Deployed Troops Support Act of 2015 2. Transportation of supplies to members of the Armed Forces from nonprofit organizations (a) In general Chapter 20 section 402 403. Transportation of supplies from nonprofit organizations (a) Authorization of transportation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may transport to any country, without charge, supplies that have been furnished by a nonprofit organization and that are intended for distribution to members of the armed forces. Such supplies may be transported only on a space available basis. (b) Limitations (1) The Secretary may not transport supplies under subsection (a) unless the Secretary determines that— (A) the transportation of the supplies is consistent with the policies of the United States; (B) the supplies are suitable for distribution to members of the armed forces and are in usable condition; (C) there is a legitimate need for the supplies by the members of the armed forces for whom they are intended; and (D) adequate arrangements have been made for the distribution and use of the supplies. (2) Procedures The Secretary shall establish procedures for making the determinations required under paragraph (1). Such procedures shall include inspection of supplies before acceptance for transport. (3) Preparation It shall be the responsibility of the nonprofit organization requesting the transport of supplies under this section to ensure that the supplies are suitable for transport. (c) Distribution Supplies transported under this section may be distributed by the United States Government or a nonprofit organization. (d) Definition of nonprofit organization In this section, the term nonprofit organization section 501(c)(3) . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 20 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 402 the following new item: 403. Transportation of supplies from nonprofit organizations. .

Summary: Deployed Troops Support Act of 2015 Authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to transport to any country, on a space-available basis and without charge, supplies that have been furnished by a nonprofit organization and intended for distribution to members of the Armed Forces. Prohibits such transportation unless DOD determines that: (1) such transportation is consistent with U.S. policies, (2) the supplies are suitable for transportation and in usable condition, (3) there is a legitimate need for the supplies, and (4) adequate arrangements have been made for their distribution. Makes the nonprofit organization responsible for ensuring the suitability for transport of such supplies. Allows the supplies to be distributed by the U.S. government or a nonprofit organization.
Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act of 2015

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify payment under the Medicare program for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act of 2015 2. Payment under the Medicare program for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies Section 1833(t)(2)(G) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(2)(G) shall shall— (i) create additional groups of covered OPD services that classify separately those procedures that utilize contrast agents from those that do not; (ii) create and implement, for services furnished after the date of the enactment of this clause and in a budget neutral manner, additional groups of covered OPD services that classify separately those procedures that utilize a drug (other than contrast agents, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals, or anesthesia drugs) that both— (I) has a cost above the drug packaging threshold; and (II) functions as a supply when used in a diagnostic test or procedure; from those that do not; and .

Summary: Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department (OPD) services, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create certain additional groups of covered OPD services that classify separately, from those that do not utilize such a drug, procedures that utilize a drug (other than contrast agents, diagnostic radiopharmaceutical, or anesthesia drugs) that both has a cost above the drug packaging threshold and functions as a supply when used in a diagnostic test or procedure.