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American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act

To reduce temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act 2. Reduction in royalty rate on soda ash Notwithstanding section 102(a)(9) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701(a)(9) 30 U.S.C. 262 July 22, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act - Sets at 2%, for a five-year period, the royalty rate on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to market from federal land.
Accountability in Grants Act of 2013

To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the United States and its territories and possessions. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accountability in Grants Act of 2013 2. Prohibition against funding certain foreign programs, projects, and activities Section 103 of the Clean Air Act is amended by adding at the end the following: (l) Prohibition against funding foreign programs, projects, and activities The Administrator shall not award any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance under this section for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the United States and its territories and possessions. .

Summary: Accountability in Grants Act of 2013 - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from awarding grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or other financial assistance under the national research and development program for the prevention and control of air pollution for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the United States and its territories and possessions.
Cameras in the Courtroom Act

To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cameras in the Courtroom Act 2. Amendment to title 28 (a) In general Chapter 45 678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings The Supreme Court shall permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless the Court decides, by a vote of the majority of justices, that allowing such coverage in a particular case would constitute a violation of the due process rights of one or more of the parties before the Court. . (b) Clerical amendment The chapter analysis for chapter 45 678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings. .

Summary: Cameras in the Courtroom Act - Requires the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless it decides by majority vote that allowing such coverage in a particular case would violate the due process rights of any of the parties involved.
Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2013

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Respect States’ and Citizens’ Rights Act of 2013 2. In general Section 708 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 903 (1) by striking No provision (a) (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Special rule regarding State marihuana laws In the case of any State law that pertains to marihuana, no provision of this title shall be construed as indicating an intent on the part of the Congress to occupy the field in which that provision operates, including criminal penalties, to the exclusion of State law on the same subject matter, nor shall any provision of this title be construed as preempting any such State law. .

Summary: Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2013 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that, in the case of any state law that pertains to marihuana, no provision of such Act shall be construed as indicating congressional intent to: (1) occupy the field in which that provision operates, including criminal penalties, to the exclusion of state law on the same subject matter; or (2) preempt any such state law.
To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials.

To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials. 1. Prohibition against possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as saturday night specials (a) In general Section 922 (aa) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or transfer a junk gun which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the continuous and otherwise lawful possession of a junk gun by a person during any period that began before the effective date of this subsection. . (b) Junk gun defined Section 921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (36) (A) The term junk gun (i) a handgun that is not a sporting handgun; and (ii) any combination of parts from which a handgun described in clause (i) can be assembled. (B) The term sporting handgun . (c) Penalty Section 924(a)(1)(B) of such title is amended by inserting or (aa) of

Summary: Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the possession or transfer of a junk gun which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce. Exempts the continuous and otherwise lawful possession of such a gun that began before the effective date of this Act. Defines "junk gun" to mean: (1) a handgun that is not a sporting handgun (i.e., a type of handgun generally recognized as particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes); and (2) any combination of parts from which such a handgun can be assembled.
Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2013

To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2013 2. Exemption from immigrant visa limit Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1) (F) Aliens who— (i) are eligible for a visa under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 203(a); and (ii) have a parent (regardless of whether the parent is living or dead) who was naturalized pursuant to— (I) section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–649 8 U.S.C. 1440 (II) title III of the Act of October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1137, chapter 876), as added by section 1001 of the Second War Powers Act, 1942 (56 Stat. 182, chapter 199). .

Summary: Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2013 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from worldwide or numerical limitations on immigrant visas the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who were naturalized under the Immigration Act of 1990 or other specified federal law.
Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2013

To prohibit conditioning licensure of a health care provider upon participation in a health plan. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2013 2. Health care provider licensure cannot be conditioned on participation in a health plan (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services and any State (as a condition of receiving Federal financial participation under title XIX of the Social Security Act) may not require any health care provider to participate in any health plan as a condition of licensure of the provider in any State. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Health plan The term health plan 42 U.S.C. 1320d(5) Public Law 111–148 (2) Health care provider The term health care provider (3) State The term State

Summary: Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) or any state from requiring any health care provider to participate in any health plan as a condition of the provider's licensure in any state.
Elimination of Single Parent Tax Act of 2013

To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to prohibit States from charging child support recipients for the collection of child support. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Elimination of Single Parent Tax Act of 2013 2. Prohibition on States from charging child support recipients for the collection of child support Section 454(6)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 654(6)(B)(ii) (1) by striking retained by the State from support collected on behalf of the individual (but not from the first $500 so collected), paid by the individual applying for the services, (2) by striking the comma after absent parent 3. Conforming amendments Section 457(a)(4) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 657(a)(4) (1) by striking the portion of (2) by striking that remains after withholding any fee pursuant to section 454(6)(B)(ii) 4. Effective date (a) In general Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), each amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2013, and shall apply to payments under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act for quarters beginning on or after such date. (b) Delay permitted if state legislation required (1) In general Until the date described in paragraph (2), a qualified State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with part D of title IV of the Social Security Act, solely by reason of the plan failing to comply with the additional requirements imposed by reason of this Act. (2) Date described (A) In general The date described in this paragraph is the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that ends after the effective date of this Act. (B) Special rule For purposes of subparagraph (A), in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature. (3) Qualified state plan In paragraph (1), the term qualified State plan

Summary: Elimination of Single Parent Tax Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to prohibit states from retaining a $25 annual collection fee from support collected on behalf of an individual applying for child support collection services.
Ensuring Proper Community Investments Act of 2013

To prohibit the sale or trade to another community of community development block grant award amounts. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Proper Community Investments Act of 2013 2. Prohibition on sale or trade of Community Development Block Grant awards (a) Prohibition Section 105 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5305 (i) Prohibition on sale or trade of awards A metropolitan city, urban county, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe, or insular area that receives a grant of amounts under this title from the Secretary or through a State allocation pursuant to section 106(d) may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer all or any portion of such amounts to or for any other metropolitan city, urban county, unit of general local government, Indian tribe or insular area. . (b) Regulations The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue any regulations necessary to carry out section 105(i) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as added by the amendment made by subsection (a) of this section, not later than the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Ensuring Proper Community Investments Act of 2013 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to prohibit a metropolitan city, urban county, local government, Indian tribe, or insular area that receives a community development block grant from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), or through a state allocation, from selling, trading, or otherwise transferring all or any portion of such grant to or for any other such entity.
Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act of 2013

To protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of the unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act of 2013 2. Prohibited use of drones Except as provided in section 3, a person or entity acting under the authority of the United States shall not use a drone to gather evidence or other information pertaining to criminal conduct or conduct in violation of a regulation except to the extent authorized in a warrant issued under the procedures described in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. 3. Exceptions This Act does not prohibit any of the following: (1) Patrol of borders The use of a drone to patrol national borders to prevent or deter illegal entry of any immigrants or illegal substances. (2) Exigent circumstances The use of a drone by a law enforcement party when exigent circumstances exist. For the purposes of this paragraph, exigent circumstances exist when the law enforcement party possesses reasonable suspicion that under particular circumstances, swift action to prevent imminent danger to life or serious damage to property, or to forestall the imminent escape of a suspect, or destruction of evidence. (3) High risk The use of a drone to counter a high risk of a terrorist attack by a specific individual or organization, when the Secretary of Homeland Security determines credible intelligence indicates there is such a risk. 4. Remedies for violation Any aggrieved party may in a civil action obtain all appropriate relief to prevent or remedy a violation of this Act. 5. Definitions In this Act: (1) The term drone (2) The term law enforcement party

Summary: Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act of 2013 - Prohibits a person or entity acting under the authority of the United States from using a drone to gather evidence or other information pertaining to criminal conduct or regulatory violations except to the extent authorized in a warrant issued under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Defines a "drone" as any powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, and can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, be expendable or recoverable, and carry a lethal or nonlethal payload. Exempts from such prohibition the use of drones to: (1) patrol national borders to prevent or deter illegal entry of any immigrants or illegal substances, (2) prevent imminent danger to life or serious damage to property or to forestall the imminent escape of a suspect or destruction of evidence when drones are used by a law enforcement party under exigent circumstances, or (3) counter a high risk of a terrorist attack by a specific individual or organization based on credible intelligence determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS). Authorizes civil actions by aggrieved parties.
To declare that certain agency actions by the National Labor Relations Board shall have no force or effect until final disposition is made in certain actions relating to the appointment of individuals to such Board that are pending in Federal court, and to prohibit further actions by such Board until such time.

To declare that certain agency actions by the National Labor Relations Board shall have no force or effect until final disposition is made in certain actions relating to the appointment of individuals to such Board that are pending in Federal court, and to prohibit further actions by such Board until such time. 1. Regulations issued by NLRB to have no force or effect pending final action in Federal court (a) Invalidity of regulations Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any agency action taken by the National Labor Relations Board since January 4, 2012, shall have no force or effect unless each member of such Board has been appointed— (1) by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, in accordance with clause 2 of section 2 of article II of the United States Constitution; or (2) appropriately in accordance with clause 3 of section 2 of article II of the United States Constitution. (b) Effective date Subsection (a) shall cease to have effect on the date on which final disposition is made in all actions that allege as a material fact the unconstitutionality of the appointment of individuals to such Board that are pending before a Federal court as of the date of enactment of this Act. 2. Prohibition on NLRB actions Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National Labor Relations Board shall not take any agency action until the date on which final disposition is made in all actions that allege as a material fact the unconstitutionality of the appointment of individuals to such Board that are pending before a Federal court as of the date of enactment of this Act. 3. Agency action defined As used in this Act, the term agency action

Summary: Declares that any agency action taken by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) since January 4, 2012, shall be void unless each NLRB member has been appointed: (1) by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or (2) by the President to fill a vacancy during a recess of the Senate. Terminates such requirements upon final disposition of all actions alleging as a material fact the unconstitutionality of the appointment of individuals to the NLRB that are pending before a federal court as of enactment of this Act. Prohibits the NLRB from taking any agency action until final disposition is made in all such actions.
For the relief of Esther Karinge.

For the relief of Esther Karinge. 1. Permanent resident status for Esther Karinge (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (b) Adjustment of status If Esther Karinge enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (c) Deadline for application and payment of fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Esther Karinge, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (e) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Esther Karinge shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act

Summary: Provides for the relief of Esther Karinge.
Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to modify the definition of the term biobased product 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013 2. Definition of biobased product Section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8101 (1) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: (4) Biobased product (A) In general The term biobased product (i) composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials and forestry materials; or (ii) an intermediate ingredient or feedstock. (B) Inclusion The term biobased product ; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (14) as paragraphs (10) through (15), respectively; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following: (9) Forest product (A) In general The term forest product (B) Inclusions The term forest product (i) pulp, paper, paperboard, pellets, lumber and other wood products; and (ii) any recycled products derived from forest materials. .

Summary: Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include in the definition of "biobased product" forest products that meet biobased content requirements, notwithstanding the market share the product holds, the product's age, or whether the market for the product is new or emerging. Defines "forest product" as a product made from materials derived from the practice of forestry or the management of growing timber, including: (1) pulp, paper, paperboard, pellets, and wood products; and (2) any recycled products derived from forest materials.
RARE Act of 2013

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a global rare earth element assessment, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Resource Assessment of Rare Earths Act of 2013 RARE Act of 2013 2. Global rare earth element resource assessment (a) In General Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey and in coordination with the heads of national geological surveys where available, 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 comprehensive report on global rare earth element resources and potential future global supply. Such report shall use the best available data and include— (1) the identity and quantity of individual rare earth elements in known deposits; (2) models demonstrating the geologic conditions necessary for the formation, and the variability in composition, of the most significant deposits of rare earth elements; (3) regional assessments of the likelihood of occurrence of undiscovered deposits and an estimate of the quantity of rare earth elements thought to be present; (4) recommendations, developed in consultation with other appropriate agencies, on areas of need for future geologic research related to— (A) rare earth elements; and (B) other minerals that are critical based on the impact of a potential supply restriction and the likelihood of a supply restriction; and (5) analysis, developed with participation by the National Minerals Information Center and in consultation with appropriate agencies, of the rare earth elements supply chain and associated processes and products, including mining, processing, separation, metal production, alloy production, and manufacturing of products sold to end users. (b) Rare earth element In this section the term rare earth element (1) any element in the lanthanides group of elements, which consists of lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium; (2) yttrium; and (3) scandium. (c) Authorization of Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out this section $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2016. April 1, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Resource Assessment of Rare Earths Act of 2013 or RARE Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to submit a comprehensive report on global rare earth element resources and the potential future global supply of such resources. Requires the report to include recommendations on areas of need for future geologic research related to rare earth elements and other minerals that are critical based on the impact of a potential supply restriction and the likelihood of one. Authorizes appropriations through FY2016.