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Higher Education and Employment Transparency Act

To require institutions of higher education to provide students with information from the Occupational Employment Statistics program and the Occupational Outlook Handbook of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Higher Education and Employment Transparency Act 2. Occupational Employment Statistics (a) Requirements for the Secretary of Education Section 132(i)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1015a(i)(1) (1) in subparagraph (V), by adding at the end the following new clause: (v) Employment information with respect to graduates of the institution’s degree or certificate programs that is required to be provided by the institution under section 485(a)(R). ; and (2) in subparagraph (W), by inserting before the period at the end the following: and a link to the appropriate section of such website that provides information from the Occupational Employment Statistics program and the Occupational Outlook Handbook of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (b) Requirements for institutions of higher education (1) Institutional and financial assistance information for students Section 485(a)(R) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1092(a)(R) certificate programs, including whether such employment is paid or unpaid and whether such employment requires any postsecondary education, (2) Program participation agreements Section 487(a) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(a) (30) The institution will provide a link on the institution’s website, prominently and near any institutional statistics (such as job placement rates), to the appropriate section of the Bureau of Labor Statistics website that provides information from the Occupational Employment Statistics program and the Occupational Outlook Handbook of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall be effective for academic year 2015–2016 and succeeding academic years.

Summary: Higher Education and Employment Transparency Act Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make publicly available on the College Navigator website the employment information that schools who are participating in that Act's title IV (Student Assistance) programs are required to provide to prospective and enrolled students. Requires those schools to supplement that employment information by indicating whether or not the jobs their graduates obtain are paid jobs or require any postsecondary education. Requires those schools to include on their websites, and the Secretary to include on the College Navigator website, a link to the appropriate section of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) website that provides information from the Occupational Employment Statistics program and the Occupational Outlook Handbook of the BLS.
Students Helping Young Students Act of 2015

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, to add a work-study program for off-campus community service at selected after-school activities, and for other purposes. 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Students Helping Young Students Act of 2015 2. Work-Study Program Section 443 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 2753 (f) After-School Activities (1) Use of Funds In any academic year to which subsection (b)(2)(A) applies, an institution shall ensure that funds granted to such institution under this section are used in accordance with such subsection to compensate students employed in after-school activities of eligible schools. (2) Registration Process Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Students Helping Young Students Act of 2015 (3) Implementation The Secretary shall establish any standards necessary for participation in— (A) the work-study program described in paragraph (1); and (B) the registration process described in paragraph (2). (4) Priority for Schools To the extent practicable, an institution shall— (A) give priority to eligible schools serving a low-income community; and (B) ensure that any student compensated with funds described in paragraph (1) receives appropriate training to carry out the educational services required. (5) Federal Share The Federal share of the compensation for work-study students compensated under this subsection may exceed 75 percent. (6) Definitions For purposes of this subsection: (A) The term after-school activities (i) an eligible school; or (ii) a community-based learning center, or center that facilitates youth development activities, that partners with an eligible school. (B) The terms elementary school secondary school 20 U.S.C. 7801 (C) The term eligible school (D) The term low-income community .

Summary: Students Helping Young Students Act of 2015 Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) that receive grants for federal work-study programs to use a portion of such funding to compensate students employed in the educational after-school, before-school, or out-of-school community service activities of public elementary or secondary schools. Requires the IHEs operating such work-study programs to give priority to public elementary or secondary schools serving low-income communities. Allows the federal share of the compensation provided to work-study students performing such community service to exceed 75%.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces. 1. Counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces (a) Permanent program (1) In general Chapter 17 section 1712B 1712C. Counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated (a) Program (1) Commencing on January 1, 2016, the Secretary shall carry out, through the Readjustment Counseling Service of the Veterans Health Administration, a program to provide reintegration and readjustment services described in subsection (b) in group retreat settings to women veterans who are recently separated from service in the Armed Forces after a prolonged deployment. (2) The participation of a veteran in the program under paragraph (1) shall be at the election of the veteran. (b) Covered services The services provided to a woman veteran under the program under subsection (a)(1) shall include the following: (1) Information on reintegration into the family, employment, and community of the veteran. (2) Financial counseling. (3) Occupational counseling. (4) Information and counseling on stress reduction. (5) Information and counseling on conflict resolution. (6) Such other information and counseling as the Secretary considers appropriate to assist the veteran in reintegration into the family, employment, and community of the veteran. (c) Biennial reports Not later than December 31, 2017, and each odd-numbered year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the program under subsection (a)(1). . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1712B the following new item: 1712C. Counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated. . (b) Conforming repeal Effective December 31, 2015, section 203 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 ( 38 U.S.C. 1712A November 2, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: This bill makes permanent the requirement for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out, through the Readjustment Counseling Service of the Veterans Health Administration, a program to provide reintegration and readjustment services in group retreat settings to women veterans who are recently separated from service after a prolonged deployment. (Currently, such program is required as a pilot program under the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010.) Such services shall include: information on family, employment, and community reintegration; financial and occupational counseling; and information and counseling on stress reduction and conflict resolution.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2015

To require additional entities to be subject to the requirements of section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2015 2. Applicability of FOIA Notwithstanding section 551 of title 5, United States Code, during any period that the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation is under conservatorship or receivership pursuant to section 1367 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 4617

Summary: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2015 Requires either the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to be considered an agency subject to the public information disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act during any period in which such entity is under conservatorship or receivership.
Farmer Flexibility Act

To extend the final planting date for grain sorghum under Federal crop insurance policies because of extreme weather conditions that have adversely affected field conditions for planting, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farmer Flexibility Act 2. Weather-related extension of final planting date for grain sorghum under Federal crop insurance policies (a) Extension In recognition of the extreme weather conditions that have adversely affected field conditions for planting grain sorghum, the final planting date established by the Risk Management Agency for any Federal crop insurance policy covering grain sorghum with a current final planting date of April 5, 2015, is hereby extended to April 26, 2015. (b) Inclusion in contracts The extension of the final planting date provided by subsection (a) applies to all contracts for a Federal crop insurance policy covering grain sorghum with a current final planting date of April 5, 2015, whether entered into before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Farmer Flexibility Act This bill extends the final planting date established by the Risk Management Agency for certain federal crop insurance policies covering grain sorghum. To account for extreme weather conditions, the final planting date for policies with an existing date of April 5, 2015, is extended to April 26, 2015.
VETS Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income the discharge of certain student loans of deceased or disabled veterans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Education Tax Security Act of 2015 VETS Act of 2015 2. Discharge of certain student loans of deceased or disabled veterans excluded from gross income (a) In general Section 108(f) (5) Discharge of certain student loans of deceased or disabled veterans excluded from gross income (A) In general In the case of— (i) any veteran or member of the Armed Forces who dies, (ii) any veteran whom the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines has a service connected disability rated as total, or (iii) with respect to any loan made to an individual described in clause (i) or (ii), any cosigner of such loan, gross income shall not include any amount received under 437(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. (B) Certain parental loans In the case of a parent of a member of the Armed Forces who dies, gross income shall not include any amount received under 437(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Veterans Education Tax Security Act of 2015 or the VETS Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of a veteran with a service-connected disability rated as total, or from the gross income of a parent or cosigner of a deceased veteran, income imputed from the discharge of student loan amounts under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act

To amend the Forest Legacy Program of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to authorize States to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act 2. Authority of States to allow qualified organizations to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the Forest Legacy Program Section 7(l) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2103c (4) State authorization (A) In general At the request of a State acting through the State Lead Agency, the Secretary shall authorize the State to allow qualified organizations, as defined in section 170(h)(3) (B) Eligibility To be eligible to acquire and manage conservation easements under this paragraph, a qualified organization described in subparagraph (A) must demonstrate to the Secretary the abilities necessary to acquire, monitor, and enforce interests in forestland consistent with the Forest Legacy Program and the assessment of need for the State. (C) Reversion If the Secretary, or a State acting through the State Lead Agency, makes any of the determinations described in subparagraph (D) with respect to a conservation easement acquired by a qualified organization under the authority of subparagraph (A)— (i) all right, title, and interest of the qualified organization in and to the conservation easement shall terminate; and (ii) all right, title, and interest in and to the conservation easement shall revert to the State or other qualified designee as approved by the State. (D) Determinations The determinations required for operation of the reversionary interest retained in subparagraph (C) are that— (i) the qualified organization is unable to carry out its responsibilities under the Forest Legacy Program in the State with respect to the conservation easement; (ii) the conservation easement has been modified in a way that is inconsistent with the purposes of the Forest Legacy Program or the assessment of need for the State; or (iii) the conservation easement has been conveyed to another person (other than a qualified organization approved by the State and the Secretary). .

Summary: Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act This bill amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to permit states to allow qualified (tax-exempt) organizations, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements using funds provided to the state under the Forest Legacy Program. The qualified organizations must be organized for specified conservation purposes.
Small Business Contractor's Clarification Act of 2015

To amend the Small Business Act to clarify the requirements related to small business contracts for services, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Contractor’s Clarification Act of 2015 2. Clarification of requirements related to small business contracts for services (a) Procurement contracts Section 8(a)(17) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking any procurement contract section 15 any procurement contract, which contract has as its principal purpose the supply of a product to be let pursuant to this subsection or subsection (m), or section 15(a), 31, or 36, (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Limitation This paragraph shall not apply to a contract that has as its principal purpose the acquisition of services or construction. . (b) Subcontractor contracts Section 46(a)(4) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657s(a)(4) for supplies from a regular dealer in such supplies which is principally for supplies from a regular dealer in such supplies, and which is not a contract principally for services or construction

Summary: Small Business Contractor's Clarification Act of 2015 This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise the federal procurement requirements of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) with respect to small business contracts for articles, equipment, supplies, services or materials, or to perform construction work for the government. The permission to submit an offer for a procurement contract, even though the offeror is not the actual manufacturer or processor of the product in question, is extended to additional kinds of small businesses, including: women-owned small businesses; HUBZone small businesses, and small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. Contracts whose principal purpose is acquisition of services or construction are exempt from this Act. Limitations on SBA subcontracting are revised to require contracts that are principally for supplies from a regular dealer in such supplies, and that are not contracts principally for services or construction, to supply the product of a domestic small business manufacturer or processor, unless a waiver is granted by the Administrator under specified conditions.
CARDER Act of 2015

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide greater extraterritorial criminal jurisdiction over certain credit card and other access device fraud offenses. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cybercrime Anti-Resale Deterrent and Extraterritoriality Revision Act of 2015 CARDER Act of 2015 2. Extraterritorial jurisdiction Subsection (h) of section 1029 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (h) Any person who, outside the jurisdiction of the United States, engages in any act that, if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States, would constitute an offense under subsection (a) or (b), shall be subject to the fines, penalties, imprisonment, and forfeiture provided in this title if the offense involves an access device issued, owned, managed, or controlled by a financial institution, account issuer, credit card system member, or other entity organized under the laws of the United States, or any State, the District of Columbia, or other territory of the United States. .

Summary: Cybercrime Anti-Resale Deterrent and Extraterritoriality Revision Act of 2015 or the CARDER Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to extend extraterritorially the application of penalties for fraud offenses involving an access device issued, owned, managed, or controlled by a financial institution, account issuer, credit card system member, or other entity organized under the laws of the United States or any U.S. state or territory. (An access device is any card, code, electronic serial number, telecommunications service, or other means of account access that can be used to initiate a transfer of funds or to obtain money, goods, or services.) Removes a condition under current law that subjects a person to such penalties only if the underlying articles, property, or proceeds are held within or have transferred through U.S. jurisdiction.
To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.

To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for other purposes. 1. Elimination of automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 4501(2) (b) Conforming amendments Section 601(a)(1) of such Act is amended— (1) by striking (a)(1) (a) (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; and (3) by striking , as adjusted by paragraph (2) of this subsection 2. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on December 31, 2016.

Summary: Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
To prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior to make a final determination on the listing of the northern long-eared bat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

To prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior to make a final determination on the listing of the northern long-eared bat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. 1. Northern long-eared bat (a) Prohibition The Secretary of the Interior shall not use any funds otherwise available to the Secretary to make a final determination on the listing of the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533 (b) Relationship to other law The Secretary of the Interior shall not be considered to be in violation of section 4(b)(6) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(6)

Summary: This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from using any funds to make a determination on the listing of the northern long-eared bat (myotis septentrionalis) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Interior proposed in October 2013 to list the northern long-eared bat as endangered.
Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act of 2015

To require zero-based budgeting for departments and agencies of the Government. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act of 2015 2. Zero-based budgeting Section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) (1) The President shall submit with materials related to each budget transmitted under subsection (a) on or after January 1, 2017, a budget for each department and agency which contains the following information: (A) A description of each activity for which the department or agency receives an appropriation in the current fiscal year or for which the department or agency requests an appropriation for the budget year. (B) The legal basis for each activity. (C) For each activity, three alternative funding levels for the budget year, and a summary of the priorities that would be accomplished within each level, and the additional increments of value that would be added by the higher funding levels. At least two of these funding levels shall be below the funding level for the current fiscal year. (D) For each activity, one or more measures of its cost efficiency and effectiveness. (2) As soon as practicable, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall publish guidelines to carry out this subsection. The guidelines shall require that the baseline budget of each department or agency is assumed to be zero and each proposed expenditure shall be justified as if it were a new expenditure. .

Summary: Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act of 2015 This bill requires the President to submit annual department and agency budgets that include: a description of each activity for which funds were appropriated during the current year or are requested for the budget year; the legal basis for each activity; three alternative funding levels and the priorities that could be accomplished with each, including at least two levels that are below the current funding level; and measures of cost efficiency and effectiveness for each activity. The Office of Management and Budget must publish guidelines to carry out this bill by assuming the baseline budget of each department or agency to be zero and requiring each proposed expenditure to be justified as if it were new.