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A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their terrorist activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade United States immigration laws, and for other purposes.

To close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their terrorist activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade United States immigration laws, and for other purposes. 1. Verification of identity for non-United States persons opening bank accounts (a) In general Section 5318(l) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) Restrictions on verifying identity (A) Customer information For the purpose of verifying the identity of an individual who is a non-United States person seeking to open an account in accordance with the regulations issued under this section, a financial institution may only accept— (i) a social security number; (ii) a passport number and the country of issuance; (iii) an alien identification card number; or (iv) any combination of items described in clauses (i) through (iii). (B) Customer verification through documents For the purpose of verifying the identity of an individual who is a non-United States person seeking to open an account in accordance with regulations issued under this section, a financial institution may not accept identification documents issued by a foreign government, other than an unexpired passport. (C) Definition As used in this paragraph, the term non-United States person 8 U.S.C. 1101 . (b) Conforming amendment Section 5318(l)(6) of title 31, United States Code, as redesignated by this section, is amended by striking (4) (5)

Summary: Authorizes a financial institution, when verifying the identity of a non-U.S. citizen or national who is seeking to open a bank account, to accept only: (1) a Social Security number, (2) a passport number and the country of issuance, (3) an alien identification card number, or (4) any combination of such items. Prohibits a financial institution, for such verification purposes, from accepting identification documents issued by a foreign government, other than an unexpired passport.
A bill to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act.

To amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act. 1. Reauthorization of Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Section 10 of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6109 10. Authorization of appropriations (a) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $6,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2020. (b) Use of funds Of the amounts made available under subsection (a) for each fiscal year, not less than 75 percent shall be expended for projects carried out at a location outside of the United States. .

Summary: This bill reauthorizes the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act through FY2020.
North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of President Station in Baltimore, Maryland, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the President Street Station Study Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Secretary The term Secretary (2) Study area The term study area 3. Special resource study (a) Study The Secretary shall conduct a special resource study of the study area. (b) Contents In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) evaluate the national significance of the study area; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System; (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by the Federal Government, State or local government entities, or private and nonprofit organizations; (4) consult with interested Federal agencies, State or local governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations, or any other interested individuals; and (5) identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with the alternatives. (c) Applicable law The study required under subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 8 of Public Law 91–383 16 U.S.C. 1a–5 subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States Code. (d) Report Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available for the study under subsection (a), the Secretary 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 report that describes— (1) the results of the study; and (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary. Amend the title so as to read: A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of President Street Station in Baltimore, Maryland, and for other purposes. September 9, 2015 Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title

Summary: President Street Station Study Act (Sec. 3) Directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the President Street Station, a railroad terminal in Baltimore, Maryland, to evaluate the terminal's national significance and determine its feasibility for designation as a unit of the National Park System.
Sunset of the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force Act

To sunset the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force after three years. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sunset of the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force Act 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) On September 11, 2001, the United States and its citizens were victims of the worst terrorist attacks in world history. (2) The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were planned, financed, and executed by al Qaeda, a terrorist organization led by Osama bin Laden. (3) Al Qaeda was based in Afghanistan throughout the period leading up to the attacks, and the three previous attacks against United States targets, the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the 1998 East Africa bombings, and the 2000 attack on the USS Cole, were planned by al Qaeda central. (4) From 1996 to 2001, the Taliban government of Afghanistan knowingly harbored al Qaeda, and was complicit in its plots against the United States, and al Qaeda, in turn, supported the Taliban, including sponsoring and training the elite Arab 55th Brigade of the Taliban Army. (5) Following the September 11, 2001, attacks, Congress passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force ( Public Law 107–40 50 U.S.C. 1541 force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons (6) Congress never intended and did not authorize a perpetual war. (7) With the withdrawal of United States combat troops from Afghanistan and the transition to Afghan national security forces at the end of 2014, the Authorization for Use of Military Force, which was focused on the September 11th attacks and those directly responsible, will have largely served its purpose. (8) The homeland and the American people face new threats from individuals, entities, and organizations that may affiliate with al Qaeda, or share its ideology and its determination to attack Americans, but which may not be connected to the September 11, 2001, attacks or those who carried them out to a degree sufficient to be covered by the Authorization for Use of Military Force. (9) Even after the expiration of the Authorization for Use of Military Force, there is likely to remain the need to defend against specific networks of violent extremists, including al Qaeda and its affiliates, that threaten the United States, and the President must work with the legislative branch to secure whatever new authorities may be required to meet the threat and comply with the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq. 3. Sunset of 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force The Authorization for Use of Military Force ( Public Law 107–40 50 U.S.C. 1541

Summary: Sunset of the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force Act The Authorization for Use of Military Force (P.L. 107-40) terminates three years after the date of enactment of this Act, unless reauthorized.
Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify eligibility for the child tax credit. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act of 2015 2. Eligibility for child tax credit (a) In general Subsection (e) of section 24 (e) Identification requirement (1) In general No credit shall be allowed under this section to any taxpayer unless— (A) such taxpayer includes the taxpayer's valid identification number on the return of tax for the taxable year, and (B) with respect to any qualifying child, the taxpayer includes the name and taxpayer identification number of such qualifying child on such return of tax. (2) Valid identification number For purposes of paragraph (1), the term valid identification number . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the identification requirements for the child tax credit to require taxpayers to provide a valid identification number (i.e., a Social Security account number issued by the Social Security Administration) on their tax returns in addition to the name and identification number of each qualifying child.
ReLIEF Act

To permit health insurance issuers to offer additional plan options to individuals. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Removing Limitations on Insurance Effectiveness and Flexibility Act of 2015 ReLIEF Act 2. Authority to offer additional plan options (a) Catastrophic plans Notwithstanding title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 section 36B (b) Individual mandate Coverage under a catastrophic plan under subsection (a) shall be deemed to be minimum essential coverage for purposes of section 5000A

Summary: Removing Limitations on Insurance Effectiveness and Flexibility Act of 2015 or the ReLIEF Act This bill deems catastrophic health plans described in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to be qualified health plans that are eligible for premium assistance and fulfill an individual's requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage. Limitations on eligibility for enrollment in catastrophic plans are eliminated.
Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarships Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act of 2015 2. Exclusion from gross income for payments under Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program (a) In general Paragraph (4) of section 108(f) under section 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 338I of such Act, (b) Clerical amendment The heading for section 108(f)(4) of such Code is amended by striking and certain , Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program, and certain (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to payments made after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Exclusion of certain amounts received under Indian Health Professions Scholarships Program (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 117(c) or , or (C) the Indian Health Professions Scholarships Program under section 104 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income amounts received under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and the Indian Health Professions Scholarships Program.
Idaho Safe and Efficient Vehicle Act of 2015

To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the operation of longer combination vehicles on the Interstate System in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Idaho Safe and Efficient Vehicle Act of 2015 2. Longer combination vehicles in Idaho Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) Longer combination vehicles in Idaho No limit or other prohibition under this section, except as provided in this subsection, applies to a longer combination vehicle operating on a segment of the Interstate System in the State of Idaho if such vehicle— (1) has a gross vehicle weight of 129,000 pounds or less; and (2) complies with the single axle, tandem axle, and bridge formula limits set forth in subsection (a). .

Summary: Idaho Safe and Efficient Vehicle Act of 2015 Prohibits application of federal weight limitations to a longer combination vehicle operating on a segment of the Interstate System in Idaho if it: (1) has a gross vehicle weight of 129,000 pounds or less; and (2) complies with certain single axle, tandem axle, and bridge formula weight limits.
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015 2. Outpatient therapy cap repeal Section 1833 of the Social Security Act 42 U.S.C. 1395(l)

Summary: Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the existing caps on physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology services.
John P. Parker House Study Act

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the John P. Parker House Study Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Secretary The term Secretary (2) Study area The term study area 3. Special resource study of John P. Parker House (a) Study The Secretary shall conduct a special resource study of the study area to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System. (b) Study requirements The Secretary shall conduct the study in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States Code. (c) Report Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary 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 report that describes— (1) the results of the study; and (2) any recommendations of the Secretary.

Summary: John P. Parker House Study Act Directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing it as a unit of the National Park System.
Secret Science Reform Act of 2015

To prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 2. Data transparency Section 6(b) of the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 ( 42 U.S.C. 4363 (b) (1) The Administrator shall not propose, finalize, or disseminate a covered action unless all scientific and technical information relied on to support such covered action is— (A) the best available science; (B) specifically identified; and (C) publicly available online in a manner that is sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of research results. (2) Nothing in the subsection shall be construed as— (A) requiring the Administrator to disseminate scientific and technical information; or (B) superseding any nondiscretionary statutory requirement. (3) In this subsection— (A) the term covered action (B) the term scientific and technical information (i) materials, data, and associated protocols necessary to understand, assess, and extend conclusions; (ii) computer codes and models involved in the creation and analysis of such information; (iii) recorded factual materials; and (iv) detailed descriptions of how to access and use such information. (4) The Administrator shall carry out this subsection in a manner that does not exceed $1,000,000 per fiscal year, to be derived from amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated. . 3. Preventing censorship of publicly funded science Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act limits the ability of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, any Federal official or employee, or any Federal agency to use in official documents or presentations terms common in peer-reviewed scientific literature describing scientific processes, including terms relevant to— (1) the impacts of climate change; (2) air and water pollution; (3) exposure to toxic substances; and (4) other risks to human health, the environment, and the economy. June 22, 2015 Reported with an amendment

Summary: Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating a covered action unless all scientific and technical information relied on to support such action is the best available science, specifically identified, and publicly available in a manner sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of research results. A "covered action" includes a risk, exposure, or hazard assessment, criteria document, standard, limitation, regulation, regulatory impact analysis, or guidance. The EPA must carry out the bill in a manner that does not exceed $1 million per fiscal year.
Pay Our Coast Guard Act

Making continuing appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015 expires and the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2015 is not enacted. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay Our Coast Guard Act 2. Continuing appropriations for members of the Coast Guard There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2015, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for the Coast Guard are not in effect— (1) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to members of the Coast Guard (as described in section 1 of title 14, United States Code), including the reserve component thereof, who perform active service or inactive-duty training during such period; (2) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to civilian employees of the Coast Guard; (3) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to contractors of the Coast Guard; and (4) such sums as are necessary for— (A) the payment of a death gratuity under sections 1475–1477 and 1489 of title 10, United States Code, with respect to members of the Coast Guard; (B) the payment or reimbursement of authorized funeral travel and travel related to the dignified transfer of remains and unit memorial services under section 481f of title 37, United States Code, with respect to members of the Coast Guard; and (C) the temporary continuation of a basic allowance of housing for dependents of members of the Coast Guard dying on active duty, as authorized by section 403(l) of title 37, United States Code. 3. Termination Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available in section 2. (2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose. (3) January 1, 2016.

Summary: Pay Our Coast Guard Act This bill provides FY2015 appropriations to the Coast Guard for any period during which FY2015 appropriations are not in effect. The appropriations are provided to the Coast Guard for: pay and allowances for members of the Coast Guard, civilian employees, and contractors; and the payment of a death gratuity, funeral travel, and the temporary continuation of the basic allowance for housing for dependents of members of the Coast Guard dying on active duty. The appropriations are provided until the enactment of specified appropriations legislation or January 1, 2016.
A bill to clarify that funding for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is not subject to the sequester.

To clarify that funding for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is not subject to the sequester. 1. Clarification Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901a

Summary: Makes any sequestration ordered by the President under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) inapplicable to funding of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
A bill to clarify that funding for the Securities Investor Protection Corporation is not subject to the sequester.

To clarify that funding for the Securities Investor Protection Corporation is not subject to the sequester. 1. Clarification Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901a

Summary: Makes any sequestration ordered by the President under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) inapplicable to funding of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.
A bill to clarify that funding for the standard setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 is not subject to the sequester.

To clarify that funding for the standard setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 is not subject to the sequester. 1. Clarification Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901a 15 U.S.C. 77s(b)

Summary: Makes any sequestration ordered by the President under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) inapplicable to funding of the standard setting body designated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish accounting principles "generally accepted" for securities laws.