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Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2016

To require compliant flame mitigation devices to be used on portable fuel containers for flammable liquids, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2016 2. Performance Standards to Protect Against Portable Fuel Container Explosions Near Open Flames or other ignition sources (a) Rule on safety performance specifications required The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall promulgate a final rule relating to flame mitigation devices in portable fuel containers for flammable liquid fuels that sufficiently reduces the risk of injuries associated with the tendency of vapors igniting when the container is near an open flame or other ignition source. (b) Rulemaking; consumer product safety standard A rule under subsection (a)— (1) shall be promulgated in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code; and (2) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2058 (c) Future rulemaking The Commission, at any time after publication of the consumer product safety rule required by subsection (a) may initiate a rulemaking in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the requirements or to include any additional provision that the Commission determines is reasonably necessary to protect public health or safety. Any rule promulgated under this subsection shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2058 (d) Report required Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to Congress a summary of actions taken by the Commission to educate consumers about the dangers involved in pouring flammable liquids on or near an ignition source. (e) Portable fuel container defined In this section, the term portable fuel container (f) Rule of construction This section may not be interpreted to conflict with the Children’s Gasoline Burn Prevention Act ( Public Law 110–278

Summary: Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2016 This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a final rule relating to flame mitigation devices in portable fuel containers for flammable liquid fuels that sufficiently reduces the risk of injuries associated with the tendency of vapors igniting when the container is near an open flame or other ignition source. A "portable fuel container" is defined as a receptacle for flammable liquids (including any spout, retrofit spout, cap, and other closure mechanism and component of such receptacle) that foreseeably will be used by consumers and is manufactured or imported for use in the United States. The rule must be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under the Consumer Product Safety Act.
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Pueblo, Colorado, as the "PFC James Dunn VA Clinic".

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Pueblo, Colorado, as the PFC James Dunn VA Clinic 1. Name of Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic, Pueblo, Colorado The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Pueblo, Colorado, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the PFC James Dunn VA Clinic

Summary: This bill designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Pueblo, Colorado, as the "PFC James Dunn VA Clinic."
POSSE Act

To require full staffing at certain U.S. Border Patrol sectors, amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to provide for double-layered fencing along the entire southwest border, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Southwestern States Enforcement Act POSSE Act 2. Full staffing of certain U.S. Border Patrol sectors and maintenance of certain U.S. Border Patrol stations (a) In general (1) Action required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall take such actions as are necessary to— (A) ensure, in accordance with subsection (b), that the U.S. Border Patrol sectors specified in paragraph (2) are fully staffed; and (B) maintain at current levels the number of U.S. Border Patrol stations in each such sector. (2) Sectors specified The U.S. Border Patrol sectors referred to in paragraph (1) are the following: (A) Big Bend Sector, Texas. (B) Del Rio Sector, Texas. (C) El Paso Sector, Texas. (D) Laredo Sector, Texas. (E) Rio Grande Valley Sector, Texas. (F) El Centro Sector, California. (G) San Diego Sector, California. (H) Tucson Sector, Arizona. (I) Yuma Sector, Arizona. (b) Staffing The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall hire a sufficient number of U.S. Border Patrol agents and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers above the number of such agents and officers in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act in order to provide for full staffing of the U.S. Border Patrol sectors specified in subsection (a). 3. Double-layered fencing along entire southwest border Paragraph (1) of section 102(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–208 8 U.S.C. 1103 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking shall construct reinforced fencing along not less than 700 miles of the southwest border where fencing would be most practical and effective shall, not later than December 31, 2019, construct double-layered fencing along the entire southwest border (2) by striking subparagraph (B); and (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.

Summary: Protect Our Southwestern States Enforcement Act or the POSSE Act This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to: (1) ensure that specified Border Patrol sectors in Texas, California, and Arizona are fully staffed, including by hiring additional CBP and Border Patrol personnel as needed; and (2) maintain the number of Border Patrol stations in each such sector at current levels. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is amended to direct the Department of Homeland Security to construct double-layered fencing along the entire southwest border by December 31, 2019. (Current law provides for reinforced fencing along at least 700 miles of such border.)
WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2016

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to adopt rules and conduct outreach to offer recipients of assistance under the Lifeline Assistance Program mobile devices that are capable of receiving a WiFi signal and are capable of tethering with other WiFi compatible hardware or devices, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2016 2. WiFi for Lifeline Assistance Program recipients (a) Rulemaking and outreach program Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall— (1) issue rules to ensure that providers of mobile broadband Internet access service that is supported through the Lifeline Assistance Program offer to subscribers of such service, mobile devices that are capable of receiving a WiFi or other wireless broadband signal using unlicensed spectrum and are capable of tethering with other compatible hardware or devices; and (2) provide incentives to such providers to work with schools and libraries to conduct outreach to those eligible for assistance under such program. (b) Definitions As used in this Act— (1) the term mobile broadband Internet access service (2) the term tethering (3) the term WiFi

Summary: WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2016 This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue rules to ensure that providers of mobile broadband Internet access service supported through the Lifeline Assistance Program offer mobile devices that are capable of: (1) receiving WiFi or other wireless broadband signals using unlicensed spectrum, and (2) sharing a mobile service connection (commonly referred to as "tethering") with other compatible hardware or devices. (The Lifeline program provides discounts on telephone service to qualifying low-income consumers.) The FCC must also provide incentives to such providers to work with schools and libraries to conduct outreach to those eligible for Lifeline assistance.
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2016

To reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2016 2. Reauthorization of diesel emissions reduction program Section 797(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16137(a) 2016 2021

Summary: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2016 This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize through FY2021 a diesel emissions reduction program. The program authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants, rebates, or loans for reducing diesel emissions from certain diesel vehicles or fleets by retrofitting or replacing their engines.
To repeal the Act entitled "An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State of Iowa over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation".

To repeal the Act entitled An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State of Iowa over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation That the Act of June 30, 1948 entitled An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State of Iowa over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation

Summary: This bill repeals the act entitled "An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State of Iowa over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation."
Menstrual Products for Employees Act of 2016

To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require employers to provide menstrual hygiene products for employees in workplace bathrooms. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Menstrual Products for Employees Act of 2016 2. Menstrual hygiene products Section 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 655 (h) The Secretary shall by rule promulgate a requirement that each employer provide menstrual hygiene products free of charge for employees in the bathrooms of the employer. .

Summary: Menstrual Products for Employees Act of 2016 This bill amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 by requiring the Department of Labor to issue a rule that requires private employers to provide free menstrual hygiene products for employees in their bathrooms.
Accurate Labeling of Menstrual Products Act of 2016

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the label on certain menstrual products to include an ingredient list, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accurate Labeling of Menstrual Products Act of 2016 2. Labeling requirement for menstrual products (a) In general Section 502 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 352 (dd) If it is an obstetrical and gynecological device described in section 884.5400, 884.5425, 884.5435, 884.5460, 884.5470, or 884.5900 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), unless it bears a label listing the name of each ingredient or component of the device in order of the most predominant ingredient or component to the least predominant ingredient or component. . (b) Date of application The amendment made by subsection (a) applies only with respect to a device manufactured more than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Accurate Labeling of Menstrual Products Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require menstrual cups, menstrual pads, tampons, and therapeutic vaginal douche apparatuses to include a list of ingredients on the label.
Menstrual Products Tax Credit Act of 2016

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit for menstrual products. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Menstrual Products Tax Credit Act of 2016 2. Refundable credit for menstrual products (a) In general Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 36C. Menstrual products (a) In general There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle with respect to each eligible individual for whom the taxpayer is allowed a deduction under section 151 an amount equal to $120. (b) Limitation based on adjusted gross income (1) In general In the case of any taxpayer whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds the threshold amount, the amount of the credit allowable under subsection (a) shall be zero. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term modified adjusted gross income (2) Threshold amount For purposes of paragraph (1), the term threshold amount (A) $47,520 in the case of a joint return, (B) $35,640 in the case of a head of household, and (C) $23,760 in the case of a separate return. (c) Definitions For purposes of this section— (1) Eligible individual The term eligible individual (2) Menstrual products defined The term menstrual products (d) Adjustment for inflation (1) In general For each taxable year beginning after 2017, the dollar amounts in subsections (a) and (b)(2) shall each be increased by an amount equal to the product of— (A) such dollar amount, and (B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year, determined by substituting calendar year 2016 calendar year 1992 (2) Rounding If any increase determined under paragraph (1)— (A) in the case of the dollar amount in subsection (a) is not a multiple of $5, such increase shall be rounded to the next highest multiple of $5, and (B) in the case of the dollar amount in subsection (b)(2), is not a multiple of $1,000, such increase shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $1,000. (e) Regulations The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting 36C, 36B, (2) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 Sec. 36C. Menstrual products. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.

Summary: Menstrual Products Tax Credit Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide taxpayers with a refundable tax credit of $120 for each individual: (1) for whom a taxpayer is allowed a deduction for a personal exemption, and (2) who uses menstrual products. The credit must be adjusted for inflation after 2017 and is limited to taxpayers with modified adjusted gross incomes below specified amounts. The Department of Health and Human Services must determine and provide the Internal Revenue Service with a definition for "menstrual products," which must include tampons, pads, liners, cups, and similar products used by women with respect to menstruation.
To establish requirements for participants in the peer-to-peer economy to be considered independent contractors and not employees for purposes of several employment-related statutes.

To establish requirements for participants in the peer-to-peer economy to be considered independent contractors and not employees for purposes of several employment-related statutes. 1. Status of individuals operating in the peer-to-peer economy for purposes of certain employment laws (a) Status of individuals not considered employees An individual operating in the peer-to-peer economy shall not be considered an employee for purposes of the Acts described in subsection (b) if such individual— (1) is permitted to determine the hours during which the covered individual offers services to users; (2) is subject to a quality-of-service evaluation of the service or services provided by such individual through a user-based rating system; (3) provides any user of such service with an electronic description of the transaction and the amount paid for the service; and (4) uses the individual’s own tools or assets to provide such services. (b) Applicable employment laws The laws referred to in subsection (a) include the following: (1) The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq. (2) The Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. (3) The National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 151 et seq. (c) Definitions In this Act— (1) the term peer-to-peer economy (2) the term mobile application (A) runs on the operating system of a mobile device; and (B) collects data from a user; and (3) the term mobile device

Summary: This bill prohibits individuals operating in the peer-to-peer economy from being considered employees subject to the requirements and restrictions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, and the National Labor Relations Act if they: are permitted to determine the hours during which they offer services to users, are subject to a quality-of-service evaluation of the services they furnish through a user-based rating system, furnish any service user with an electronic description of the transaction and the amount paid for it, and use their own tools or assets to furnish those services. The bill defines "peer-to-peer economy" as the business of facilitating transactions between a user seeking a service and an individual furnishing the service using an online platform or software application running on a mobile device.
State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2016

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2016 2. Change in permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates Section 2701(a)(1)(A)(iii) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg(a)(1)(A)(iii) Public Law 111–148 3 to 1 for adults (consistent with section 2707(c)) or, for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, 5 to 1 for adults (consistent with section 2707(c)) or such other ratio for adults (consistent with section 2707(c)) as the State involved may provide

Summary: State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to increase the permissible variation based on age for health insurance premiums for coverage offered in the individual or small group market from a factor of three to a factor of five, or to a factor determined by the state. This applies to plan years starting on or after January 1, 2018.
To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone.

To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone. 1. Treatment of certain individuals performing services in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt (a) In general For purposes of the following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, a qualified hazardous duty area shall be treated in the same manner as if it were a combat zone (as determined under section 112 of such Code): (1) Section 2(a)(3) (relating to special rule where deceased spouse was in missing status). (2) Section 112 (relating to the exclusion of certain combat pay of members of the Armed Forces). (3) Section 692 (relating to income taxes of members of the Armed Forces on death). (4) Section 2201 (relating to members of the Armed Forces dying in combat zone or by reason of combat-zone-incurred wounds, etc.). (5) Section 3401(a)(1) (defining wages relating to combat pay for members of the Armed Forces). (6) Section 4253(d) (relating to the taxation of phone service originating from a combat zone from members of the Armed Forces). (7) Section 6013(f)(1) (relating to joint return where individual is in missing status). (8) Section 7508 (relating to time for performing certain acts postponed by reason of service in combat zone). (b) Qualified hazardous duty area For purposes of this section, the term qualified hazardous duty area (c) Effective date (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the provisions of this section shall take effect on June 9, 2015. (2) Withholding Subsection (a)(5) shall apply to remuneration paid after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require a qualified hazardous duty area to be treated in the same manner as a combat zone for certain tax provisions. A "qualified hazardous duty area" is the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt if a member of the Armed Forces performs services in such location that qualify for special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger. The requirement applies to specified tax provisions relating to: the special rule where a deceased spouse was in missing status; the exclusion from gross income of certain combat pay of members of the Armed Forces; income taxes of members of the Armed Forces on death; combat zone-related deaths of members of the Armed Forces; the definition of wages relating to combat pay for members of the Armed Forces; the taxation of phone service originating from a combat zone from members of the Armed Forces; joint tax returns where an individual is in missing status; and additional time for individuals serving in combat zones to file returns, pay taxes, and perform other specified acts.