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National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act of 2016

To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to apply the exemption from State regulation of securities offerings to securities listed on a national security exchange that has listing standards that have been approved by the Commission. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act of 2016 2. Application of exemption Section 18(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77r(b) (1) by striking subparagraph (A); (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking that the Commission determines by rule (on its own initiative or on the basis of a petition) are substantially similar to the listing standards applicable to securities described in subparagraph (A) that has been approved by the Commission (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking or (B) (4) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively. July 12, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Securities Act of 1933, regarding the exemption of certain securities from state regulation, to replace limitations based upon listing on specific stock exchanges with a general exemption from state regulation of any securities listed on a national exchange whose listing standards are approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), consistent with SEC rules that establish minimum core quantitative listing standards.
SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2016

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide an incentive for households participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program to purchase certain nutritious fruits and vegetables that are beneficial to good health. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2016 2. Amendments (a) Definition Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012 (1) in subsection (k) by inserting , unless the context specifies otherwise, means (2) by redesignating subsections (u) and (v) as subsections (v) and (w), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (t) the following: (u) Supplemental fruits and vegetables . (b) Increase in value of allotment Section 8 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2017 (m) The value of an allotment, determined under this section without regard to this subsection and issued to a household for a month, shall be increased by 30 percent of the cost of supplemental fruits and vegetables purchased by such household during such month, but not to exceed an aggregate monthly amount determined by the Secretary on the basis of household size. . 3. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2016.

Summary: SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide a financial incentive for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) participants to purchase fruits and vegetables.
To require the President to designate a legal public holiday to be known as National First Responders Day.

To require the President to designate a legal public holiday to be known as National First Responders Day. 1. Designation of National First Responders Day Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall issue a proclamation that designates a date as a legal public holiday to be known as National First Responders Day

Summary: This bill directs the President to issue a proclamation that designates National First Responders Day as a legal public holiday.
Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2016

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the scope of procedural rights of members of the uniformed services with respect to their employment and reemployment rights, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2016 2. Clarifications regarding scope of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (a) Clarification regarding definition of rights and benefits Section 4303(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (A) The term (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) Any procedural protections or provisions set forth in this chapter shall also be considered a right or benefit subject to the protection of this chapter. . (b) Clarification regarding relation to other law and plans for agreements Section 4302 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) (1) Pursuant to this section and the procedural rights afforded by subchapter III of this chapter, any agreement to arbitrate a claim under this chapter is unenforceable, unless all parties consent to arbitration after a complaint on the specific claim has been filed in court or with the Merit Systems Protection Board and all parties knowingly and voluntarily consent to have that particular claim subjected to arbitration. (2) For purposes of this subsection, consent shall not be considered voluntary when a person is required to agree to arbitrate an action, complaint, or claim alleging a violation of this chapter as a condition of future or continued employment, advancement in employment, or receipt of any right or benefit of employment. .

Summary: Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2016 This bill amends the Uniformed Services Employment Rights Act of 1994 to: (1) consider procedural protections or provisions under such Act concerning employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services to be a right or benefit subject to the protection of such Act, and (2) make any agreement to arbitrate a claim under such provisions unenforceable unless all parties consent to arbitration after a complaint on the specific claim has been filed in court or with the Merit Systems Protection Board and all parties knowingly and voluntarily consent to have that particular claim subjected to arbitration. Consent shall not be considered voluntary when a person is required to agree to arbitrate an action, complaint, or claim alleging a violation of such provisions as a condition of future or continued employment, advancement in employment, or receipt of any right or benefit of employment.
Stand Up For Students Act

To prohibit the use of education funds provided under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for excess payments to certain retirement or pension systems. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stand Up For Students Act 2. Prohibition on use of education funds for excess payments to certain retirement or pension systems (a) In general Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq. 8549D. Prohibition on use of education funds for excess payments to certain retirement or pension systems (a) In general Except as provided under subsection (b), no State receiving funds under this Act may require any local educational agency using funds under this Act to hire or pay the salary of teachers to use such funds to make contributions to a teacher retirement or pension system for a plan year in excess of the normal cost of pension benefits for such plan year for which the employing local educational agency has responsibility. (b) Exception based on funded ratio Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a teacher retirement or pension system for a plan year if the system certifies to the Secretary, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require, that the system has a funded ratio for such plan year exceeding 50 percent. (c) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) Normal cost The term normal cost (2) Funded ratio The term funded ratio (A) the value of the system’s assets for the plan year (as determined using reasonable actuarial assumptions), to (B) the accrued liability of the system for the plan year (as so determined). . (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents in section 2 of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8549C, the following: Sec. 8549D. Prohibition on use of education funds for excess payments to certain retirement or pension systems. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if enacted on the date of enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act ( Public Law 114–95

Summary: Stand Up For Students Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to limit the use of ESEA funds for contributions to teacher retirement or pension systems in excess of the normal cost of benefits for an applicable plan year. Specifically, the bill prohibits a state from requiring a local educational agency to use ESEA funds to make such excess payments to a teacher retirement or pension system. However, this limitation shall not apply to a system for a given plan year if the system certifies that, with respect to the plan year, the ratio of the value of the system's assets to its accrued liability exceeds 50%.
Military Residency Choice Act

To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to authorize spouses of servicemembers to elect to use the same residences as the servicemembers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Residency Choice Act 2. Residence of spouses of servicemembers for tax purposes (a) Residence for tax purposes Section 511(a)(2) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 4001(a)(2) The spouse of a servicemember may elect to use the same residence for purposes of taxation as the servicemember regardless of the date on which the marriage of the spouse and the servicemember occurred. (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any return of State or local income tax filed for any taxable year beginning with the taxable year that includes the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Residence of spouses of servicemembers for voting (a) In general Section 705(b) of such Act is amended— (1) by striking State or local office State or local office— (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (1) a person who is absent from a State because the person is accompanying the person’s spouse who is absent from that same State in compliance with military or naval orders shall not, solely by reason of that absence— (A) be deemed to have lost a residence or domicile in that State, without regard to whether or not the person intends to return to that State; (B) be deemed to have acquired a residence or domicile in any other State; or (C) be deemed to have become a resident in or a resident of any other State; and (2) the spouse of a servicemember may elect to use the same residence as the servicemember regardless of the date on which the marriage of the spouse and the servicemember occurred. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the enactment of this Act. November 14, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Military Residency Choice Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to permit the spouse of a servicemember to elect to use the same residence as the servicemember for purposes of taxation and voting, regardless of the date on which the marriage of the spouse and the servicemember occurred.
Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2016

To exempt from the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers between any of the States of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2016 2. Exemption of certain water transfers from the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (a) Exemption Section 42 of title 18, United States Code (popularly known as the Lacey Act), and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ( 16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq. (1) (A) all prohibited species in the water transferred are located in both of the public water supplies between which the water is transferred; and (B) the water is transferred directly between such public water supplies; or (2) the water is transferred in a closed conveyance system directly to treatment facilities where all prohibited species contained in the water transferred will be extirpated. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered water transfer The term covered water transfer (2) Prohibited species The term prohibited species (A) the shipment of which is otherwise prohibited by section 42 of title 18, United States Code; or (B) the transfer of which is otherwise prohibited by the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ( 16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq. (3) Public water supply The term public water supply

Summary: Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2016 This bill amends the Lacey Act and Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 by exempting certain water transfers between public water supplies located on, along, or across the boundaries of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana from prohibitions on illegal trade of plants and wildlife. Specifically, the prohibitions do not apply to covered water transfers containing a prohibited species if: (1) the species are present in both public water supplies before the transfer and the water is transferred directly between them; or (2) the water is transferred in a closed conveyance system (a closed system that collects, contains, and transports the flow of water, e.g., pipe systems) and sent directly to treatment facilities where the species will be destroyed.
To amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to clarify the use of the WMAT Settlement Fund.

To amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to clarify the use of the WMAT Settlement Fund. 1. Use of WMAT Settlement Fund Section 312(b)(2)(C)(i)(III) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–291 , including the completion of the WMAT rural water system in accordance with subsection (e)(4) projects

Summary: This bill amends the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to specify that White Mountain Apache Tribe settlement funds may be used for the completion of the tribe's rural water system.
Providing Leadership and Improving Veterans Care Act

To prohibit the payment of bonuses to certain Department of Veterans Affairs employees pending filling of Department of Veterans Affairs medical center director positions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Leadership and Improving Veterans Care Act 2. Prohibition on payment of bonuses to covered employees pending filling of Department of Veterans Affairs medical center director positions (a) Prohibition No covered employee may be paid a bonus unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that no permanent position of Department of Veterans Affairs medical center director has been vacant for 18 consecutive months. (b) Covered employees In this section, the term covered employee (c) Report to Congress Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report outlining all vacancies in Department of Veterans Affairs medical center director positions and the duration for which each such position has been vacant. (d) Applicability The prohibition under subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an 18-month period that begins on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Providing Leadership and Improving Veterans Care Act This bill prohibits any Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) senior executive employee whose responsibilities include participation in the rating, ranking, or selection process to fill VA medical center director positions from being paid a bonus unless the VA determines that no permanent VA medical center director position has been vacant for 18 consecutive months. Within 30 days after enactment of this bill and every 180 days thereafter, the VA shall report to Congress on the number and length of vacancies in VA medical center director positions.
Protecting America's Health Measures Act

To amend the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 to require any trade agreement to which the United States is a party to stipulate the ability of the United States to deny the benefits of any dispute settlement claim that challenges any measure relating to human health that is adopted, maintained, or enforced by the United States in its territory, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting America’s Health Measures Act 2. Trade negotiating objectives regarding human health Section 102(b)(4) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 ( Public Law 114–26 19 U.S.C. 4201(b)(4) (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and (H) as subparagraphs (H) and (I), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following: (G) (i) recognizing the right of the United States to elect to deny the benefits of any dispute settlement claim that is made under the provisions of any trade agreement to which the United States is a party and that challenges any law or other measure relating to human health that is adopted, maintained, or enforced by the United States; and (ii) providing in each such trade agreement that, if the United States elects to deny a claim relating to a law or other measure that the United States considers appropriate to ensure that investment activity in its territory is undertaken in a manner sensitive to the human health objectives of the United States, then that claim shall be dismissible in any arbitration proceeding; .

Summary: Protecting America's Health Measures Act This bill amends the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 to revise the principal U.S. negotiating objectives regarding foreign investment to require any trade agreement between the United States and a foreign country to include a stipulation that, if the United States elects to deny the benefits of any dispute settlement claim relating to a U.S. law or other measure considered appropriate to ensure that investment activity in its territory is undertaken in a manner sensitive to U.S. human health objectives, then that claim shall be dismissible in any arbitration proceeding.
Slain Officer Family Support Act of 2015

To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of the families of New York Police Department Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Slain Officer Family Support Act of 2015 2. Acceleration of income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of the families of New York Police Department Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos (a) In general For purposes of section 170 (b) Contribution described A contribution is described in this subsection if such contribution is a cash contribution made for the relief of the families of slain New York Police Department Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, for which a charitable contribution deduction is allowable under section 170 (c) Recordkeeping In the case of a contribution described in subsection (b), a telephone bill showing the name of the donee organization, the date of the contribution, and the amount of the contribution shall be treated as meeting the recordkeeping requirements of section 170(f)(17) (d) Clarification that contribution will not fail To qualify as a charitable contribution A cash contribution made for the relief of the families of slain New York Police Department Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos shall not fail to be treated as a charitable contribution for purposes of section 170

Summary: Slain Officer Family Support Act of 2015 This bill authorizes a charitable tax deduction for cash contributions made for the relief of the families of slain New York Police Department Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos even if such contributions are made for the exclusive benefit of such families. A taxpayer who makes such a contribution may claim a deduction in 2014 for contributions made between January 1, 2015, and April 15, 2015. The bill also provides that the recordkeeping requirements for the charitable tax deduction will be satisfied if the taxpayer produces a telephone bill showing the name of the organization to which a contribution was made with the date and amount of such contribution.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain regulated companies to elect out of the public utility property energy investment tax credit limitation in the case of solar energy property.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain regulated companies to elect out of the public utility property energy investment tax credit limitation in the case of solar energy property. 1. Election out of public utility property limitation with respect to solar energy property (a) In general Section 50(d) At the election of a taxpayer with respect to public utility property, paragraph (2) shall not apply to energy property (as defined in section 48(a)(3)) which uses solar energy and is placed in service by the taxpayer after December 31, 2015. Such election shall be made on a property-by-property basis on a timely filed return for the taxable year in which such property is placed in service, and once made, may be revoked only with the consent of the Secretary. No such election may be made by the taxpayer if such election is required by a State or political subdivision thereof, by any agency or instrumentality of the United States, or by a public service or public utility commission or other similar body of any State or political subdivision thereof. (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2015.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit certain regulated companies to elect out of the limitation on the tax credit for investments in energy property with respect to public utility property that uses solar energy and is placed in service after December 31, 2015.
To prohibit the National Endowment for the Arts to use funds to make grants for Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects.

To prohibit the National Endowment for the Arts to use funds to make grants for Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects. 1. Prohibition on the use of funds by the National Endowment for the Arts for grants for Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects No funds available to the National Endowment for the Arts may be used to make grants for Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects.

Summary: This bill prohibits the use of any funds made available to the National Endowment for the Arts to make grants for Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects.
PHMSA Accountability Act

To provide for mandamus actions under chapter 601 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PHMSA Accountability Act 2. Actions by private persons Section 60121 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Mandamus A person may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court of the United States to compel the Secretary to perform a nondiscretionary duty under this chapter that the Secretary has failed to perform. .

Summary: PHMSA Accountability Act This bill allows a private person to bring a civil action for a writ of mandamus in an appropriate U.S. district court to compel the Department of Transportation to perform a nondiscretionary duty under federal pipeline safety provisions that it has failed to perform.