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Flamethrowers? Really? Act

To amend chapter 44 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flamethrowers? Really? Act 2. Flamethrowers treated the same as machineguns for purposes of all Federal criminal laws relating to firearms (a) Definition of flamethrower Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (36) The term flamethrower . (b) Inclusion in definition of firearm Section 921(a)(3)(A) of such title is amended by inserting , including a flamethrower (c) Ban on possession or transfer Section 922(o) of such title is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting or flamethrower machinegun (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking or (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ; or (C) by adding at the end the following: (C) any otherwise lawful transfer or otherwise lawful possession of a flamethrower that was lawfully possessed before the date this subparagraph takes effect. . (d) Ban on unauthorized transport in interstate or foreign commerce Section 922 of such title is amended in each of subsections (a)(4) and (b)(4) by inserting flamethrower, machinegun (e) Enhanced penalties for using, carrying, or possessing during and in relation to a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime Section 924(c)(1) of such title is amended in each of subparagraphs (B)(ii) and (C)(ii) by inserting , a flamethrower, machinegun (f) Penalties for conspiring To commit an offense subject to certain enhanced penalties Section 924(o) of such title is amended by inserting , flamethrower, machinegun (g) Exception from requirement To allow importation of an unserviceable firearm that is a curio or museum piece Section 925(d)(2) of such title is amended by inserting a flamethrower or a machinegun (h) Exception from concealed firearms allowed To be carried by qualified law enforcement officers Section 926B(e)(3) of such title is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively, and inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) any flamethrower; . (i) Exception from concealed firearms allowed To be carried by qualified retired law enforcement officers Section 926C(e)(1)(C) of such title is amended by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively, and inserting after clause (i) the following: (ii) any flamethrower; .

Summary: Flamethrowers? Really? Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to add flamethrowers to the list of items regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives under the National Firearms Act. The bill prohibits the transfer, transportation, or possession of flamethrowers.Furthermore, current and retired law enforcement officers are prohibited from carrying the devices. The bill alsoprovides enhanced penalties for using, carrying, or possessing a flamethrower during and in relation to a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime.
Distracted Driving Education Act of 2015

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a distracted driving education grant program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Distracted Driving Education Act of 2015 2. Distracted driving education grant program (a) Establishment Not later than October 1, 2016, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a distracted driving education grant program. (b) Grant authority In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary may make a grant, on a competitive basis, to a nonprofit organization. (c) Eligible projects A grant made under subsection (b) shall be used to provide education to the public regarding the risks of distracted driving, including texting or otherwise using a personal wireless communications device while driving. (d) Applications To be eligible for a grant made under subsection (b), a nonprofit organization shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate. (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to make grants under subsection (b) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018.

Summary: Distracted Driving Education Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a distracted driving education grant program under which DOT may make a competitive grant to a nonprofit organization to provide education to the public regarding the risks of distracted driving.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions. 1. Extension of limitation on carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions (a) In general Section 170(d)(2)(A) (1) by striking 5 succeeding taxable years 20 succeeding taxable years (2) by striking the second, third, fourth, or fifth each of the second through twentieth (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to contributions made in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the period in which a corporation may carryover excess contributions for purposes of the tax deduction for charitable contributions from 5 to 20 succeeding taxable years.
Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2015

To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to prohibit the taking, importation, and exportation of Orcas and Orca products for public display, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2015 2. Prohibition on taking, importation, and exportation of Orcas and Orca products for public display (a) Prohibition on permits for taking or importation Section 104(a) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1374(a) (1) (a) (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no permit may be issued under this Act that authorizes the taking or importation of any marine mammal of the species Orcinus orca, or any marine mammal product that consists, or is composed in whole or in part, of such species, for the purpose of public display. . (b) Prohibition on exportation for public display Section 102(a) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1372(a) and ; and (6) notwithstanding any other provision of law, to export any marine mammal of the species Orcinus orca, or any marine mammal product that consists, or is composed in whole or in part, of such species, for the purpose of public display. . 3. Prohibition on breeding of Orcas The Animal Welfare Act is amended by inserting after section 26 ( 7 U.S.C. 2156 26A. Breeding of Orcas It shall be unlawful for any person to artificially inseminate or breed a marine mammal of the species Orcinus orca for exhibition purposes. .

Summary: Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to prohibit taking, importing, or exporting the killer whale (orcinus orca) species, or any product that contains that species, for public display purposes. The bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit any person from artificially inseminating or breeding that species for exhibition purposes.
National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the State. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 2. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms (a) In general Chapter 44 section 926C 926D. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the law of any State or political subdivision thereof (except as provided in subsection (b)), a person who is not prohibited by Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm, and who is carrying a valid identification document containing a photograph of the person, and a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of a State and which permits the person to carry a concealed firearm, may possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a machine gun or destructive device) that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, in any State, other than the State of residence of the person, that— (1) has a statute that allows residents of the State to obtain licenses or permits to carry concealed firearms; or (2) does not prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms by residents of the State for lawful purposes. (b) The possession or carrying of a concealed handgun in a State under this section shall be subject to the same conditions and limitations, except as to eligibility to possess or carry, imposed by or under Federal or State law or the law of a political subdivision of a State, that apply to the possession or carrying of a concealed handgun by residents of the State or political subdivision who are licensed by the State or political subdivision to do so, or not prohibited by the State from doing so. (c) In subsection (a), the term identification document . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 926C the following: 926D. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a person who is carrying a valid, government-issued identification document containing that person's photograph and a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm in one state, and who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, to possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a machine gun or destructive device) in another state in accordance with the restrictions of that state.
Clean Up the Code Act of 2015

To eliminate unused sections of the United States Code, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Up the Code Act of 2015 2. Repeals The following provisions of title 18, United States Code, are repealed: (1) Section 46 relating to transportation of water hyacinths. (2) Section 511A relating to unauthorized application of theft prevention decal or device. (3) Section 707 relating to 4-H club emblem fraudulently used. (4) Section 708 relating to Swiss Confederation coat of arms. (5) Section 711 relating to Smokey Bear (6) Section 711a relating to Woodsy Owl (7) Section 715 relating to The Golden Eagle Insignia (8) Chapter 89—Professions and Occupations. (9) Section 1921 relating to receiving Federal employees’ compensation after marriage. 3. Clerical amendments (a) Table of chapters for title 18 The table of chapters for title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to chapter 89. (b) Table of sections for chapter 3 The table of sections for chapter 3 (c) Table of sections for chapter 25 The table of sections for chapter 25 (d) Table of sections for chapter 33 The table of sections for chapter 33 (1) by striking the item relating to section 707; (2) by striking the item relating to section 708; (3) by striking the item relating to section 711; (4) by striking the item relating to section 711a; and (5) by striking the item relating to section 715. (e) Table of sections for chapter 39 The table of sections for chapter 93

Summary: Clean Up the Code Act of 2015 This bill repeals provisions of the federal criminal code relating to the: (1) transportation of water hyacinths; (2) unauthorized application of a theft prevention decal or device to a motor vehicle; (3) fraudulent display of the 4-H club emblem; (4) commercial use of the Swiss Confederation coat of arms; (5) unauthorized use of the "Smokey Bear" character or name, the "Woodsy Owl" character, name, or slogan, or the "Golden Eagle Insignia"; (6) interstate transportation of dentures; and (7) receipt of compensation after marriage by federal employees.
To prohibit obligation of Federal funds for admission of refugees from Syria, and for other purposes.

To prohibit obligation of Federal funds for admission of refugees from Syria, and for other purposes. 1. Prohibition (a) In general Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal funds may be obligated for the admission into the United States under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42) (b) Aliens described An alien is described in this subsection if— (1) the country of the alien’s nationality is Syria; or (2) in the case of an alien having no nationality, the country in which the alien last habitually resided was Syria. (c) Termination The prohibition in subsection (a) shall terminate only upon the approval in the House of Representatives and in the Senate of a resolution terminating such prohibition.

Summary: This bill prohibits the obligation of federal funds for the U.S. refugee admission of any alien: (1) whose country of nationality is Syria, or (2) who has no nationality but who last habitually resided in Syria. Such prohibition shall terminate only upon the approval in the House of Representatives and in the Senate of a resolution of termination.
TSA Act

To provide that a concealed handgun license shall be treated as a verifying identity document for purposes of aircraft passenger security screening, and to prohibit the Federal Government from collecting or storing information about an individual relating to a concealed handgun license. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nondiscriminatory Transportation Screening Act TSA Act 2. Treatment of concealed handgun license as verifying identity document for purposes of aircraft passenger security screening For purposes of part 1560 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, a concealed handgun license shall be treated as a verifying identity document. 3. Prohibition on Federal recordkeeping relating to concealed handgun licenses The Federal Government may not collect or store information about an individual relating to a concealed handgun license. 4. Concealed handgun license defined In this Act the term concealed handgun license

Summary: Nondiscriminatory Transportation Screening Act or the TSA Act This bill requires a concealed handgun license to be treated as a verifying identity document for purposes of aircraft passenger security screening as part of the secure flight program. The bill prohibits the federal government from collecting or storing information about an individual relating to such a license.
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that refugees may not be resettled in any State where the governor of that State has taken any action formally disapproving of the resettlement of refugees in that State, and for other purposes.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that refugees may not be resettled in any State where the governor of that State has taken any action formally disapproving of the resettlement of refugees in that State, and for other purposes. 1. Limitation on resettlement of refugees Section 412 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1522 (g) Limitation on resettlement (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Director or the Federal agency administering subsection (b)(1) may not provide for the resettlement of any refugee in a fiscal year in any State where the Governor of that State has taken any action formally disapproving of the resettlement of refugees, or of certain refugees, in that State during that fiscal year. (2) Receipt of funds A State where the Governor of the State has taken action described in paragraph (1)— (A) in the case of such an action which disapproves of the resettlement of any refugee in that State, may not receive any funds under this section during that fiscal year; or (B) in the case of such an action which disapproves of the resettlement of only certain refugees in that State, shall receive a reduction in any funds which the State would otherwise receive under this section, as determined to be proportionate to the number of refugees not resettled pursuant to such action by the Director or the Federal agency administering subsection (b)(1), as appropriate. .

Summary: This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the resettlement of refugees in a state whose governor has taken any action formally disapproving the resettlement of refugees, or of certain refugees, in that state during that fiscal year. A state: disapproving the resettlement of any refugees may not receive specified refugee resettlement funds during that fiscal year, or disapproving the resettlement of only certain refugees shall receive a reduction of such funds proportionate to the number of refugees not resettled.
Defund the Syrian Refugee Resettlement Program Act of 2015

To prohibit obligation of Federal funds for admission of refugees from Syria, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defund the Syrian Refugee Resettlement Program Act of 2015 2. Prohibition on obligation of funds for admission of certain refugees (a) Prohibition Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal funds may be obligated for the admission into the United States under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42) (b) Alien described An alien described in this subsection is any alien who is a national of Syria or whose last habitual residence was in Syria during the period that the civil war in Syria is ongoing, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security.

Summary: Defund the Syrian Refugee Resettlement Program Act of 2015 This bill prohibits federal funds from being obligated for the U.S. refugee admission of any alien who is a national of Syria or whose last habitual residence was in Syria during the period that the civil war in Syria is ongoing, as determined by the Department of Homeland Security.
States' Right of Refugee Refusal Act of 2015

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a limitation on the resettlement of refugees. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the States’ Right of Refugee Refusal Act of 2015 2. Limitation on resettlement Section 412 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1522 (g) Limitation on resettlement Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Director or the Federal agency administering subsection (b)(1) may not resettle any refugee or coordinate placement of any refugee in a State when that State government has communicated to the Director that the State government does not accede to the resettlement or placement of refugees in that State. .

Summary: States' Right of Refugee Refusal Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the Office of Refugee Resettlement or the federal agency administering refugee resettlement from resettling or coordinating placement of any refugee in a state whose government has communicated to the Office that the state government does not accede to such resettlement or placement.
Refugee Relocation Security Act

To temporarily suspend the admission of refugees from Syria and Iraq into the United States and to give States the authority to reject admission of refugees into its territory or tribal land. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Refugee Relocation Security Act 2. Suspension of Admission of Syrian and Iraqi Refugees Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security may not admit into the United States an alien from the countries of Syria and Iraq into the United States under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 3. Authority of States To Reject Admission of Aliens Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 (g) State Rejection of Refugee Resettlement Under this section, the President may not relocate refugees to any State that explicitly rejects their admission into its respective state territory or tribal land through the direction of— (1) the Governor of the affected State; or (2) an Act of the State legislature of the affected State. .

Summary: Refugee Relocation Security Act This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (HHS) from admitting an alien from Syria or Iraq into the United States as a refugee until Congress passes a joint resolution authorizing DHS to resume such admissions. The President may not relocate refugees to any state that explicitly rejects their admission into its respective state territory or tribal land through the direction of: (1) the governor of the affected state, or (2) an Act of the state legislature of the affected state.
To prohibit any regulation regarding carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the United States until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions.

To prohibit any regulation regarding carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the United States until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions. 1. Definition of Administrator In this Act, the term Administrator 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) in 1997, the Senate adopted Senate Resolution 98, 105th Congress, agreed to July 25, 1997, which expressed the sense of the Senate that the United States should not accept any agreement that would mandate new commitments to limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions by developed countries unless the agreement also mandated new specific scheduled commitments to limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions by developing countries within the same compliance period; and (2) the Administrator continues to move forward with the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions, however, the People’s Republic of China, India, and the Russian Federation do not impose similar regulations on carbon dioxide emissions. 3. Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions reductions in China, India, and Russia Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator or the head of any other Federal agency or department shall not regulate or continue to implement or enforce any regulations, proposals, or actions establishing any carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions reductions until the Administrator, the Administrator of the Energy Information Agency, and the Secretary of Commerce certify in writing that— (1) the People’s Republic of China, India, and the Russian Federation have proposed, implemented, and enforced measures requiring carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions reductions; and (2) the reductions described in paragraph (1) are substantially similar to the carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emission reductions proposed by the Administrator or the head of any other Federal agency or department for the United States. 4. Repeal Any regulation, proposal, or action in effect before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act, but before the date on which the certification under section 3 is made, that requires any carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions reduction shall have no force or effect.

Summary: This bill prohibits the head of any federal agency from implementing or enforcing any regulations, proposals, or actions establishing any carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions reductions until the Environmental Protection Agency, the Energy Information Administration, and Department of Commerce certify in writing that China, India, and Russian have proposed, implemented, and enforced measures requiring substantially similar reductions. Any regulation, proposal, or action that requires those emission reductions and that is in effect before this certification is made is nullified.