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A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to provide for quality reviews of benefit decisions, and for other purposes.

To amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to provide for quality reviews of benefit decisions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving the Quality of Disability Decisions Act of 2015 2. Pre-effectuation and post-effectuation quality reviews of hearing dispositions (a) Amendment to title II Section 205(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 405(b) (4) (A) The Commissioner of Social Security shall conduct pre-effectuation and post-effectuation quality reviews of hearing dispositions with respect to decisions in connection with applications for benefits under this title, in a sufficient number to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and other guidance issued by the Commissioner of Social Security. (B) The Commissioner of Social Security shall annually submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report that includes— (i) the total number of cases selected for a quality review as described in subparagraph (A); (ii) the number of such cases in which a decision is remanded; and (iii) the number of such cases in which a decision is modified or reversed. . (b) Amendment to title XVI Section 1633 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1383b (f) (1) The Commissioner of Social Security shall conduct pre-effectuation and post-effectuation quality reviews of hearing dispositions with respect to decisions in connection with applications for benefits under this title, in a sufficient number to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and other guidance issued by the Commissioner of Social Security. (2) The Commissioner of Social Security shall annually submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report that includes— (A) the total number of cases selected for a quality review as described in paragraph (1); (B) the number of such cases in which a decision is remanded; and (C) the number of such cases in which a decision is modified or reversed. .

Summary: Improving the Quality of Disability Decisions Act of 2015 This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Social Security Administration (SSA) to conduct pre-effectuation and post-effectuation quality reviews of hearing dispositions with respect to decisions in connection with applications for OASDI or SSI benefits, in a sufficient number to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and other guidance. SSA shall report annually Congress on: (1) the total number of cases selected for quality review, (2) the number in which a decision is remanded, and (3) the number in which a decision is modified or reversed.
A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to provide certain individuals with information on employment support services.

To amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to provide certain individuals with information on employment support services. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Opportunity for Disability Benefit Applicants Act 2. Providing information on public or private employment support services (a) Amendment to title II Title II of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. 219. Information on employment support services The Commissioner of Social Security may provide individuals who are denied benefits under this title based on an adverse determination of disability information on appropriate public or private entities that provide employment services, vocational rehabilitation services, or other support services. . (b) Amendment to title XVI Section 1615 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382d (b) The Commissioner of Social Security may provide individuals who are denied benefits under this title based on an adverse determination of disability information on appropriate public or private entities that provide employment services, vocational rehabilitation services, or other support services. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to applications for monthly benefits filed on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Promoting Opportunity for Disability Benefit Applicants Act This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Social Security Administration to give individuals denied OASDI and SSI benefits based on an adverse determination of disability any information on appropriate public or private entities that provide employment services, vocational rehabilitation services, or other support services.
Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act

To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Bureau of Land Management land from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) BLM land The term BLM land (A) In sec. 23, T. 5 N, R. 5 E., Black Hills Meridian— (i) the land in the SW 1/4 1/4 (ii) the land in the SE 1/4 1/4 (iii) the land in the SW 1/4 1/4 (B) In sec. 26, T. 5 N, R. 5 E., Black Hills Meridian— (i) lots 5, 11, and 12; and (ii) in lot 10, the land located southwest of the southwesterly railroad right-of-way boundary described and authorized under MTM–14260 and NW 1/4 1/4 (2) Cemetery The term Cemetery 3. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction (a) In general Administrative jurisdiction over the BLM land is transferred from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Cemetery. (b) Boundary modification On the transfer of the BLM land under subsection (a), the boundary of the Cemetery is modified to include the BLM land. (c) Modification of public land order On the transfer of the BLM land under subsection (a), Public Land Order 2112, dated June 6, 1960 (25 Fed. Reg. 5243), is modified to exclude the BLM land.

Summary: Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act This bill transfers administrative jurisdiction over specified Bureau of Land Management land within Meade County, South Dakota, from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota. Upon transfer, the Cemetery's boundary is modified to include such land.
REVIEW Act of 2015

To amend title 5, United States Code, to postpone the effective date of high-impact rules pending judicial review. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act of 2015 REVIEW Act of 2015 2. Relief pending review Section 705 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking When (a) In general When ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) High-Impact rules (1) Definitions In this subsection— (A) the term Administrator (B) the term high-impact rule (2) Relief (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an agency shall postpone the effective date of a high-impact rule of the agency pending judicial review. (B) Failure to timely seek judicial review Notwithstanding section 553(d), if no person seeks judicial review of a high-impact rule during the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the high-impact rule is published in the Federal Register, the high-impact rule shall take effect on the date that is 60 days after the date on which the high-impact rule is published. .

Summary: Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act of 2015 or the REVIEW Act of 2015 Requires a federal agency to postpone the effective date of a high-impact rule pending judicial review. Permits such a rule to take effect 60 days after it is published in the Federal Register if no person seeks judicial review of such rule during such period. Defines a "high-impact rule" as any rule that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs determines may impose an annual cost on the economy of at least $1 billion.
Inventoried Roadless Area Management Act

To provide for the management of certain inventoried roadless areas, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Inventoried Roadless Area Management Act 2. Management of inventoried roadless areas (a) Finding Congress finds that, for purposes of the second roadless area review and evaluation program (RARE II) and the land and resource management plan revision process under section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 ( 16 U.S.C. 1604 (b) Release The National Forest System land described in subsection (c)— (1) is no longer subject to the land use restrictions of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule established under part 294 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and (2) shall not be managed to preserve roadless or wilderness characteristics. (c) Description of land The National Forest System land referred to in subsections (a) and (b) is each of the inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System in the State of Wyoming, as set forth in the maps contained in the Forest Service Roadless Area Conservation, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 2, dated November 2000.

Summary: Inventoried Roadless Area Management Act Releases from further study for wilderness designation each of the inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System (NFS) in Wyoming identified on the maps contained in the Forest Service Roadless Area Conservation, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 2 (November 2000). Declares that such NFS land: (1) is no longer subject to the land use restrictions of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (or successor regulations), and (2) shall not be managed to preserve roadless or wilderness characteristics.
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015

To adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park to include the Wallis House and Harriston Hill, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park was authorized as a unit of the National Park System on June 26, 1935, prior to which year, parts of the Park had been acquired and protected by Civil War veterans and the War Department; (2) Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park protects Kennesaw Mountain and Kolb’s Farm, which are battle sites along the route of General Sherman’s 1864 campaign to take Atlanta; (3) most of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park protects Confederate positions and strategy; (4) the Wallis House is one of the few original structures remaining from the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain associated with Union positions and strategy; and (5) the Wallis House is strategically located next to a Union signal station at Harriston Hill. 3. Boundary adjustment; land acquisition; administration (a) Boundary adjustment (1) In general The boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is modified to include the approximately 8 acres identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment (2) Availability of map The map referred to in paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (b) Land acquisition The Secretary of the Interior may acquire, from willing owners only, land or interests in land described in subsection (a) by donation or exchange. (c) Administration The Secretary of the Interior shall administer land and interests in land acquired under this section as part of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in accordance with applicable law (including regulations). September 6, 2016 Reported without amendment

Summary: Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill modifies the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia to include approximately eight acres identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill. The Department of the Interior may acquire land or interests, by donation or exchange, from willing sellers only. Interior shall administer acquired lands and interests as part of the park.
A bill to reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust for the benefit of certain Indian tribes.

To reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust for the benefit of certain Indian tribes. 1. Ratification of existing trust land (a) In general Any land taken into trust by the United States prior to the date of enactment of this Act for an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date the land was taken into trust is reaffirmed as trust land, and any action of the Secretary of the Interior in acquiring and taking into trust land under the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act 25 U.S.C. 461 et seq. (b) Indian country Any land taken into trust that has been ratified and confirmed by this Act shall remain Indian country in accordance with section 1151 of title 18, United States Code. (c) Additional land Nothing in this Act alters or diminishes the right of any federally recognized Indian tribe or the authority of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to taking additional land into trust for the benefit of the Indian tribe. (d) Application This Act shall apply to all claims, including claims challenging the validity of title or the effectiveness of any action of the Secretary of the Interior acquiring and taking into trust land, that are— (1) pending on the date of enactment of this Act; or (2) filed on or after that date.

Summary: This bill: (1) reaffirms the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States under the Indian Reorganization Act before enactment of this Act for an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date the land was taken into trust, and (2) ratifies and confirms any action of the Department of the Interior in acquiring and taking land into trust under such Act as if the action had been specifically authorized and directed by prior Act of Congress. Any land taken into trust that has been ratified and confirmed by this Act shall remain Indian country. This bill shall apply to all claims (including claims challenging the validity of title or the effectiveness of any action of Interior acquiring and taking land into trust) pending on, or filed on or after, the date of the enactment of this Act.
Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Conveyance Act of 2015

To require a land conveyance involving the Elkhorn Ranch and the White River National Forest in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Conveyance Act of 2015 2. Land conveyance, Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest, Colorado (a) Land conveyance required Consistent with the purpose of the Act of March 3, 1909 ( 43 U.S.C. 772 Elkhorn Ranch Land Parcel–White River National Forest GLP (b) Existing rights The conveyance under subsection (a)— (1) is subject to the valid existing rights of the lessee of Federal oil and gas lease COC–75070 and any other valid existing rights; and (2) shall reserve to the United States the right to collect rent and royalty payments on the lease referred to in paragraph (1) for the duration of the lease. (c) Existing boundaries The conveyance under subsection (a) does not modify the exterior boundary of the White River National Forest or the boundaries of Sections 18 and 19 of Township 7 South, Range 93 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, as such boundaries are in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Time for conveyance; payment of costs The conveyance directed under subsection (a) shall be completed not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. The conveyance shall be without consideration, except that all costs incurred by the Secretary of the Interior relating to any survey, platting, legal description, or other activities carried out to prepare and issue the patent shall be paid by GLP to the Secretary prior to the land conveyance. December 16, 2015 Reported without amendment

Summary: Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Conveyance Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) All interest of the United States in 148 acres of identified land shall be conveyed by patent to the Gordman-Leverich Partnership (GLP), a Colorado Limited Liability Partnership. The conveyance: (1) shall be subject to the valid existing rights of the lessee of federal oil and gas lease COC-75070 and any other valid existing rights, and (2) shall reserve to the United States the right to collect rent and royalty payments on such lease for its duration. The conveyance must: (1) be completed within 180 days after enactment of this Act; and (2) be without consideration, except that all costs incurred by the Department of the Interior relating to any survey, platting, legal description, or other activities carried out to prepare and issue the patent shall be paid to Interior by GLP before conveyance of the land.
Income-Based Repayment Debt Forgiveness Act

To exclude the discharge of certain Federal student loans from the calculation of gross income. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Income-Based Repayment Debt Forgiveness Act 2. Forgiveness of certain Federal student loans excluded from income tax (a) In General Paragraph (1) of section 108(f) any student loan if (A) such discharge was pursuant to a provision of such loan under which all or part of the indebtedness of the individual would be discharged if the individual worked for a certain period of time in certain professions for any of a broad class of employers, or (B) in the case of a loan made by the United States or an instrumentality or agency thereof, such discharge was pursuant to any Federal program or provision of Federal law which provides for income contingent or income-based repayment of such loan. . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to discharges of loans that occur on or after July 1, 2016.

Summary: Income-Based Repayment Debt Forgiveness Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income, for income tax purposes, income imputed from the discharge of student loan indebtedness pursuant to a federal program that provides for income contingent or income-based repayment of such loan.
Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2015

To make it unlawful to alter or remove the unique equipment identification number of a mobile device. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2015 2. Altering or removing mobile device unique equipment identification numbers (a) In general Chapter 25 515. Altering or removing unique mobile device equipment identification numbers (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term manufacturer (2) the term unique mobile device equipment identification number (A) an international mobile equipment identity number; (B) electronic serial number; or (C) any other number or signal— (i) that identifies a specific mobile wireless communications device; and (ii) has the same function and purposes as a number described in subparagraph (A) or (B). (b) Prohibition Except as provided in subsection (d), it shall be unlawful to— (1) knowingly remove, obliterate, tamper with, or alter a mobile device identification number; or (2) knowingly use, produce, traffic in, have control or custody of, or possess hardware or software, knowing it has been configured to engage in the conduct described in paragraph (1). (c) Penalty Any person who violates subsection (b) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. (d) Exception Subsection (b) shall not apply to the manufacturer of a mobile device, a person that engineers, tests, repairs, or refurbishes a mobile device, or a person that implements technologies for the purpose of protecting the security and privacy of mobile device end users while allowing the transmission of the mobile device identification number to service providers, unless the manufacturer or person knows that the mobile device or part involved is stolen. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 25 section 514 515. Altering or removing unique mobile device equipment identification numbers. .

Summary: Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly: (1) removing, obliterating, tampering with, or altering a mobile device identification number; or (2) using, producing, trafficking in, having control or custody of, or possessing hardware or software, knowing it has been configured to engage in such conduct. Exempts the manufacturer of a mobile device, a person that engineers, tests, repairs, or refurbishes a mobile device, or a person that implements technologies for the purpose of protecting the security and privacy of mobile device end users while allowing the transmission of the mobile device identification number to service providers, unless such manufacturer or person knows that the mobile device or part involved is stolen.
A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the availability of early voting or no-excuse absentee voting.

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the availability of early voting or no-excuse absentee voting. 1. Availability of early voting and no-excuse absentee voting (a) Requirement Subtitle A of title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq. (1) by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as sections 305 and 306, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 303 the following new sections: 304. Availability of voting prior to election day (a) In general Each State shall— (1) allow individuals to vote in an election for Federal office prior to the date of the election through— (A) early voting which meets the requirements of subsection (b); or (B) voting by mail which meets the requirements of subsection (c); and (2) publicize the details of any voting allowed under paragraph (1). (b) Early voting Early voting meets the requirements of this subsection if such voting occurs— (1) over a period of 7 consecutive days (including weekend days) during the 10-day period preceding the date of the election; (2) for no less than 8 hours on each day such early voting occurs; and (3) in each registrar's jurisdiction and at a sufficient number of locations to permit all citizens of the State reasonable access to voting prior to the date of the election. (c) Voting by mail Voting by mail meets the requirements of this subsection if— (1) the State does not require an excuse in order to obtain and cast a ballot by mail for any Federal election; and (2) the State does not include any requirements for notarization. (d) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to elections held on or after January 1, 2017. . (b) Conforming amendment relating to enforcement Section 401 of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 21111 and 303 303, and 304 (c) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended— (1) by redesignating the items relating to sections 304 and 305 as relating to sections 305 and 306, respectively; and (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following new item: Sec. 304. Early voting. .

Summary: This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to: (1) allow individuals to vote in a federal election before the date of the election through early voting or voting by mail, and (2) publicize the details of such voting.