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TANF Accountability and Integrity Improvement Act

To prevent States from counting certain expenditures as State spending to reduce TANF work requirements. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TANF Accountability and Integrity Improvement Act 2. Limit on counting of nongovernmental third-party contributions as qualified State spending to meet State spending requirement (a) Limit on counting third-party contributions Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i) (VI) Limit on counting of third-party contributions Such term shall not include the amount (if any) by which— (aa) the value of all goods and services provided by a source other than the State or a local government during the fiscal year; exceeds (bb) the value of all such goods and services claimed by the State as qualified State expenditures for fiscal year 2016. . (b) Exclusion of expenditures for the provision of medical services Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i) (VII) Exclusion of expenditures for the provision of medical services Such term shall not include any amount expended for the provision of medical services. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2016. June 28, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: TANF Accountability and Integrity Improvement Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to set a limit on nongovernmental third-party contributions counted as qualified state expenditures used in determining whether a state maintains a certain level of historic state expenditures or else faces an associated penalty with a reduction in the state TANF grant. Qualified state expenditures shall exclude: the amount (if any) by which the value of all goods and services provided by a source other than the state or a local government during the fiscal year exceeds the value of all goods and services claimed by the state as qualified state expenditures for FY2016, and any amount expended for medical services.
Reducing Poverty through Employment Act

To amend the purposes of TANF to include reducing poverty by increasing employment entry, retention, and advancement. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reducing Poverty through Employment Act 2. Purposes of the TANF Program to include reducing poverty through work Section 401(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 601(a) (1) by striking and (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (5) reduce child poverty by increasing employment entry, retention, and advancement of needy parents. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2016. June 28, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Reducing Poverty through Employment Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to make it a purpose of the TANF program to reduce child poverty by increasing employment entry, retention, and advancement of needy parents.
TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination Act

To eliminate the separate participation rate for 2-parent families receiving TANF assistance. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination Act 2. Modification of TANF participation rate requirements (a) Elimination of separate participation rate requirements for 2-Parent families Section 407 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 607 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking all through A State (a) Participation rate requirements A State ; and (B) by striking paragraph (2); (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking rates rate (B) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking (a)(1) (a) (C) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; (D) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) paragraph (1)(B) (E) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking rates rate (3) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking all through For purposes of subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) (1) General rules For purposes of subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) ; and (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and (B) in paragraph (2)(D)— (i) by striking paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (2)(B) of subsection (b) subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) (ii) by striking in all families and in 2-parent families, respectively, (b) Conforming amendments (1) The paragraph heading for section 409(a)(3) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 609(a)(3) rates rate (2) Section 411(b)(1)(A) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 611(b)(1)(A) rates rate 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2015.

Summary: TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination Act This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act with respect to mandatory work requirements to repeal the separate participation rate for two-parent families receiving TANF assistance.
Veteran Continuity of Care Act

To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to increase the duration of follow-up care provided under the Veterans Choice Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veteran Continuity of Care Act 2. Provision of follow-up care under Veterans Choice Program through completion of episode of care Section 101(h) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–146 38 U.S.C. 1701 (but for a period not exceeding 60 days)

Summary: Veteran Continuity of Care Act This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to eliminate the 60-day limit on follow-up health care provided under the veterans choice program.
Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays the misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act 2. Repayment of misused benefits (a) In general Section 6107(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking In any case in which a fiduciary described in paragraph (2) In any case not covered by subsection (a) in which a fiduciary (2) by striking paragraph (2); and (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). (b) Application The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the misuse of benefits by a fiduciary occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act This bill states that, in any case not involving negligent failure by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to investigate or monitor a fiduciary that results in fiduciary misuse of benefits, but in which any fiduciary misuses all or part of an individual's benefit paid to the fiduciary, the VA shall pay to the beneficiary or the beneficiary's successor fiduciary an amount equal to the amount of the misused benefit.
Military Consumer Protection Act

To allow the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to provide greater protection to servicemembers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Consumer Protection Act 2. Bureau of consumer financial protection Section 1002(12) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5481(12) (1) in subparagraph (Q), by striking ; and (2) in subparagraph (R), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (S) sections 101, 107 (except with respect to bailments), 108 (except with respect to insurance), 201 (except with respect to child custody proceedings), 207, 301, 302, 303, 305, and 305A of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. App. 511 .

Summary: Military Consumer Protection Act This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act to extend Consumer Financial Protection Bureau oversight and protection to provisions under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act concerning: future financial transactions, excluding insurance; default judgments, excluding child custody proceedings; interest rates on pre-service debts; evictions; purchase or lease installment contracts; mortgages and trusts; motor vehicle leases; telephone service contracts; and waiver of rights pursuant to a written agreement, excluding bailments.
Medical Testing Availability Act of 2015

To amend chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit the sale of, and access to, research use only 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical Testing Availability Act of 2015 2. Clarification regarding research use only products Section 520 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360j (o) Products with research use only labeling (1) In general A product whose labeling bears the statement described in section 809.10(c)(2)(i) of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this subsection, may not be deemed to be adulterated or misbranded under this Act on the basis that the manufacturer or distributor of the product— (A) sells the product to an end user who uses the product in a manner inconsistent with such statement; or (B) engages in business communications regarding the product with an end user of the product. (2) Business communications defined In this subsection, the term business communications (A) means oral, written, or electronic contact between a manufacturer or distributor of such product and an end user regarding the functioning of such product; and (B) includes any such contact consisting of technical support, customer service, assistance with the installation of such product, communication relating to ensuring the performance of the product, and other similar contacts. (3) Sunset This subsection shall cease to be effective on the last day of the five-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this section. .

Summary: Medical Testing Availability Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit a product labeled for research use only from being deemed adulterated or misbranded on the basis that its manufacturer or distributor: (1) sells the product to an end user who uses the product for a purpose other than research, or (2) engages in business communications with an end user regarding the product.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that congressional testimony by Department of Veterans Affairs employees is official duty, and for other purposes.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that congressional testimony by Department of Veterans Affairs employees is official duty, and for other purposes. 1. Treatment of congressional testimony by Department of Veterans Affairs employees as official duty (a) In general Chapter 7 715. Congressional testimony by employees: treatment as official duty (a) Congressional testimony An employee of the Department is performing official duty during the period with respect to which the employee is testifying in an official capacity in front of either House of Congress, a committee of either House of Congress, or a joint or select committee of Congress. (b) Travel Expenses The Secretary shall provide travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 715. Congressional testimony by employees: treatment as official duty. .

Summary: This bill provides that an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs is performing official duty when testifying in an official capacity in front of either chamber of Congress, a committee of either chamber, or a joint or select committee of Congress.
Fair RATES Act

To amend the Federal Power Act to provide that any inaction by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that allows a rate change to go into effect shall be treated as an order by the Commission for purposes of rehearing and court review. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Ratepayer Accountability, Transparency, and Efficiency Standards Act Fair RATES Act 2. Amendment to the Federal Power Act Subsection (d) of section 205 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824d(d) Any absence of action by the Commission that allows a change to take effect under this section, including the Commission allowing the sixty days’ notice herein provided to expire without Commission action, shall be treated as an order issued by the Commission accepting such change for purposes of section 313. March 14, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Fair Ratepayer Accountability, Transparency, and Efficiency Standards Act or the Fair RATES Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Power Act to permit a party to seek a rehearing and subsequent judicial review of any rate change filed by a public utility that takes effect without the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issuing an order making such change effective. (Public utilities must give FERC and the public a 60-day notice before a proposed rate change can take effect.)
Justice for Victims of Confidential Informant Crime Act of 2015

To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to certain tort claims arising out of the criminal misconduct of confidential informants, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Victims of Confidential Informant Crime Act of 2015 2. Tort claims arising out of the criminal misconduct of a confidential informant (a) In general Section 2401(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking A tort claim (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) In the case of a claim arising out of the conduct of an employee of the Government with respect to the criminal misconduct of a Government informant, paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting three years and six months two years . (b) Retroactive effect The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to any claim that— (1) accrued on or after May 1, 1981; and (2) in the case of a claim that accrued before the date of enactment of this Act, is presented not later than one year after that date. (c) Preclusion of certain defenses or bars The Government may not assert a defense or a bar, based on the doctrine of res judicata or collateral estoppel, to a claim that— (1) accrued before the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) to which the amendments made by this section apply.

Summary: Justice for Victims of Confidential Informant Crime Act of 2015 Amends the federal judicial code to extend to three years and six months the period within which a tort claim against the United States must be presented in writing to a federal agency when the claim arises out of a government employee's conduct with respect to the criminal misconduct of a government informant. (Current law bars all tort claims against the United States that are not presented within two years after the claim accrues.) Applies the amendment retroactively to any such claim that: (1) accrued on or after May 1, 1981; and (2) in the case of a claim accrued before the date of enactment of this Act, is presented within one year after such date. Prohibits the government from asserting a defense or a bar, based on the doctrine of res judicata or collateral estoppel, to a claim that accrued before enactment of this Act and to which this Act applies.
Community Bank Capital Clarification Act

To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to clarify the treatment of certain debt and equity instruments of smaller institutions for purposes of capital requirements, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Bank Capital Clarification Act 2. Clarification for instruments of other depository institution holding companies Section 171(b)(4)(C) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5371(b)(4)(C) A depository institution holding company with total consolidated assets of less than $15,000,000,000 at the end of a quarterly financial reporting period after December 31, 2009, shall be treated as if the company had total consolidated assets of less than $15,000,000,000 as of December 31, 2009, for so long as such company has total consolidated assets of less than $15,000,000,000.

Summary: Community Bank Capital Clarification Act This bill amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 with respect to: minimum leverage capital requirements and minimum risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies; mandatory deductions from actual capital in the calculation of such minimum capital requirements for certain investments by such institutions, especially in financial subsidiaries; and the exemption from such capital deductions for the debt or equity instruments issued by certain smaller institutions. A depository institution holding company exempted from capital deductions because it had less than $15 billion of total consolidated assets at the end of a quarterly financial reporting period after December 31, 2009, shall continue to be treated as an exempt institution as long it has total consolidated assets of less than $15 billion.
A Necessary and Targeted Impediment to Viruses Act

To require the Administrator for General Services to obtain an antivirus product to make available to Federal agencies in order to provide the product to individuals whose personally identifiable information may have been compromised. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the A Necessary and Targeted Impediment to Viruses Act ANTI Viruses Act 2. Requirements for provision of antivirus software to certain individuals affected by data breach (a) Requirement To Procure Antivirus Product (1) In general The Administrator for General Services shall procure an antivirus product suitable for Federal agencies to provide to individuals whose personally identifiable information may have been compromised. (2) Deadline As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue a solicitation for vendors to provide the antivirus product described in paragraph (1). Not later than 1 year after such date, the Administrator shall award the contract for the product. (b) Requirement To Provide One-Year License for Use of Antivirus Product A Federal agency that experiences a compromise in its computer systems resulting in the loss of personally identifiable information shall provide to any individual directly affected a one-year license of the antivirus product procured under subsection (a). (c) Federal agency In this section, the term Federal agency Executive agency (d) Source of funds The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out this Act shall be derived from amounts made available to the agency for operating expenses.

Summary: A Necessary and Targeted Impediment to Viruses Act or the ANTI Viruses Act This bill directs: (1) the General Services Administration to procure an antivirus product suitable for federal agencies to provide to individuals whose personally identifiable information may have been compromised, and (2) a federal agency that experiences a compromise in its computer systems resulting in the loss of personally identifiable information to provide to any individual directly affected a one-year license of such product.
Renewable Energy Certainty Act

To authorize certain long-term contracts for Federal purchases of energy. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Renewable Energy Certainty Act 2. Contracts for Federal purchases of energy (a) In general Part 3 of title V of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8251 et seq. 554. Long-term contracts for energy (a) In general Notwithstanding section 501(b)(1)(B) of title 40, United States Code, a Federal agency may enter into a contract for the acquisition of renewable energy or energy from cogeneration facilities covering a period of not more than 30 years. (b) Standardized energy purchase agreement Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, through the Federal Energy Management Program, shall publish a standardized energy purchase agreement, setting forth commercial terms and conditions, that Federal agencies may use to acquire renewable energy or energy from cogeneration facilities. (c) Technical assistance The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to assist Federal agencies in implementing this section. . (b) Table of contents amendment The table of contents for such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such part 3 the following new item: Sec. 554. Long-term contracts for energy. .

Summary: Renewable Energy Certainty Act Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to authorize federal agencies to enter into contracts for the acquisition of renewable energy or energy from cogeneration facilities for a period of up to 30 years. Directs the Federal Energy Management Program to publish a standardized energy purchase agreement that federal agencies may use for such an acquisition.
Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act

To prohibit the receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act 2. Sanctuary cities ineligible for Federal financial assistance Any State or local government that violates section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1373

Summary: Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act Prohibits a state or local government from receiving federal financial assistance for a minimum of one year if it restricts or prohibits a government entity or official from: (1) sending to or receiving from the responsible federal immigration agency information regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status, or (2) maintaining or exchanging information about an individual's status. Restores assistance eligibility upon a Department of Justice (DOJ) determination that the jurisdiction no longer restricts or prohibits such actions. Directs DOJ to report each year to Congress regarding state or local jurisdictions that restrict or prohibit such actions.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the display of the Confederate battle flag in national cemeteries.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the display of the Confederate battle flag in national cemeteries. 1. Prohibition on display of Confederate battle flag in national cemeteries (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Confederate battle flag is a potent reminder of a deeply divisive period of our Nation’s history, recalling the human suffering of slavery and Jim Crow. (2) For millions of Americans, including veterans and their families, the Confederate battle flag is a symbol of intolerance, injustice, and inequality. (3) Flying the Confederate battle flag, originally the banner of forces fighting the armies of the United States, is offensive and inappropriate at cemeteries and other sites dedicated to the memory of America’s courageous war dead. (b) Prohibition Chapter 24 2415. Prohibition on display of Confederate battle flag The Secretary shall prohibit the display of the Confederate battle flag in any national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration. . (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 2415. Prohibition on display of Confederate battle flag. .

Summary: This bill prohibits the Confederate battle flag's display in any national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration.