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To eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by incorporating the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, California, into the California Coastal National Monument managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands, and for other purposes.

To eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by incorporating the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, California, into the California Coastal National Monument managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County’s rocks and small islands, and for other purposes. 1. Preservation of rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, California (a) California Coastal National Monument The Act of February 18, 1931, entitled An Act to reserve for public use rocks, pinnacles, reefs, and small islands along the seacoast of Orange County, California (1) by striking , temporarily reserved United States part of the California Coastal National Monument and shall be administered as such (2) by adding at the end the following: In administering the lands added to the California Coastal National Monument by this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that economic and recreational activities conducted on such lands shall continue to be allowed to the same extent to which such activities were authorized and ongoing on the day before such lands were added to the national monument. (b) Repeal of Reservation Section 31 of the Act of May 28, 1935, entitled An Act to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to dispose of certain lighthouse reservations, and for other purposes

Summary: This bill makes certain rocks, pinnacles, reefs, and islands in the Pacific Ocean within a mile of the coast of Orange County, California, part of the California Coastal National Monument and repeals their current temporary reservation. The Department of the Interior shall ensure that economic and recreational activities conducted on the lands added to the California Coastal Monument shall continue to be allowed to the same extent they were authorized and ongoing on the day before such lands were added. Likewise repealed is the lighthouse reservation with respect to the San Juan and San Mateo Rocks and the two rocks in the vicinity of Laguna Beach, off the coast of Orange County.
No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act

To require an independent review of the operation and administration of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and subsets of the TSDB, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act 2. GAO study on the Terrorist Screening Database (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit, to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, a report on— (1) whether past weaknesses in the operation and administration of the Terrorist Screening Database (hereinafter referred to as the TSDB (2) the extent to which existing vulnerabilities to the United States may be addressed or mitigated through additional changes to the TSDB and subsets of the TSDB, thereby enhancing America’s security and defenses. (b) Required information The study and report under subsection (a) shall include information on the extent to which— (1) information is being integrated into the TSDB from all relevant sources across the government in a timely manner; (2) agencies are able to comply with increased demands for information to improve the TSDB; (3) the TSDB, and relevant subsets of the TSDB, are accessible to agencies, authorities, and other entities, as appropriate; and (4) the TSDB is capable of enabling users to identify known or suspected terrorists in the most timely and comprehensive manner possible. April 15, 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: No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study and report to Congress within one year on: (1) whether past weaknesses in the operation and administration of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) and its subsets (e.g., the No Fly list) have been addressed, and (2) the extent to which additional changes may address or mitigate existing vulnerabilities. The study and report must include, with respect to the TSDB, information on: (1) timely integration of information, (2) increased demands for information, (3) accessibility to relevant agencies, and (4) identification of known or suspected terrorists by users.
Refugee Resettlement Fund Act of 2015

To prohibit the admission of certain aliens as refugees until the costs of admission and resettlement of such refugees have been addressed, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Refugee Resettlement Fund Act of 2015 2. Limitation on admission of certain refugees (a) In general A covered alien may be admitted to the United States as a refugee only after the Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the revenue agency of State government of the State in which the covered alien is to be resettled and a representative of the local government of the locality where the covered alien is to be resettled, determines that any cost incurred by the Federal, State, or local government by reason of the admission and resettlement of that refugee is financed by a payment from the Trust Fund. (b) Covered alien defined In this Act, the term covered alien (c) Trust Fund established and defined (1) Establishment There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be designated as the Refugee Resettlement Fund. There may only be deposited in the fund amounts received from the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees for purposes of refugee resettlement. (2) Definition In this Act, the term Trust Fund

Summary: Refugee Resettlement Fund Act of 2015 This bill permits an alien applying for U.S. refugee admission who is referred for resettlement by the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) to be admitted only after the Department of the Treasury, in coordination with the revenue agency of the state in which the alien is to be resettled and a representative of the local government where the alien is to be resettled, determines that any admission and resettlement cost incurred by the federal, state, or local government is financed by a Refugee Resettlement Fund payment. The bill establishes the Refugee Resettlement Fund in the Treasury, for deposit of only those amounts received from the UNHCR for refugee resettlement purposes.
To exempt exportation of certain echinoderms and mollusks from licensing requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

To exempt importation and exportation of sea urchins and sea cucumbers from licensing requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. 1. Exemption of exportation of certain echinoderms and mollusks from permission and licensing requirements (a) Exemption Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall amend section 14.92 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, to clarify that— (1) fish or wildlife described in subsection (b) are fishery products exempt from the export permission requirements of section 9(d)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1538(d)(1) (2) any person may engage in business as an exporter of such fish or wildlife without procuring permission under such section of that Act or an export license under subpart I of part 14 of such title. (b) Covered fish or wildlife The fish or wildlife referred to in subsection (a) are members of the phylum Echinodermata that are commonly known as sea urchins and sea cucumbers, and members of the phylum Mollusca that are commonly known as squid, octopus, and cuttlefish, including products thereof, that— (1) do not require a permit under part 16, 17, or 23 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations; (2) are harvested in waters under the jurisdiction of the United States or are processed in the United States; and (3) are— (A) exported for purposes of human or animal consumption; or (B) taken in waters under the jurisdiction of the United States or on the high seas for recreational purposes. Amend the title so as to read: A bill to exempt exportation of certain echinoderms and mollusks from licensing requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. September 6, 2016 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources September 6, 2016 The Committees on Ways and Means Foreign Affairs

Summary: This bill requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to issue a proposed rule that establishes expedited procedures relating to the export permission requirements of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for sea urchins and sea cucumbers that are designated as food for humans or animals. The USFWS may include in the rule an exemption from export permission requirements or export licensing requirements for those species. If an exemption will have a significant negative impact on the conservation of sea urchins or sea cucumbers, the USFWS may not provide the exemption to the requirements. In addition, the USFWS may not provide an exemption to an entity that has been convicted of a violation of a law relating to the importation, transportation, or exportation of wildlife in the five years preceding the date on which the entity applied for the exemption.
Cuban Immigrant Work Opportunity Act of 2015

To provide that certain Cuban entrants are ineligible to receive refugee assistance, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cuban Immigrant Work Opportunity Act of 2015 2. Certain Cubans entrants ineligible for refugee assistance (a) In general Title V of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 ( 8 U.S.C. 1522 (1) in the heading by striking Cuban and (2) in section 501— (A) by striking Cuban and (B) in subsection (e)— (i) in paragraph (1)— (I) by striking Cuban/ (II) by striking Cuba or (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking Cuba or (b) Conforming amendments (1) Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. Cuban and Haitian entrant Haitian entrant (2) Immigration and Nationality Act Section 245A(h)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255a(h)(2)(A) Cuban and Haitian entrant Haitian entrant (c) Applicability The amendments made by this section shall apply only in the case of a national of Cuba who enters the United States on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Social Security Administration shall submit to Congress a report which describes the methods by which the requirement under section 416.215 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, is enforced.

Summary: Cuban Immigrant Work Opportunity Act of 2015 This bill makes Cuban nationals who enter the United States on or after the date of enactment of this Act ineligible for refugee/parolee assistance under the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980. Conforming amendments are made to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and the Immigration and Nationality Act. The Inspector General of the Social Security Administration shall report to Congress describing methods for enforcing the loss of Supplemental Security Income eligibility by persons who are absent from the United States for at least one month.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the statute of limitation for credit or refund for taxpayers who receive combat pay.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the statute of limitation for credit or refund for taxpayers who receive combat pay. 1. Extended statute of limitation for credit or refund for taxpayers who receive combat pay (a) In general Section 6511 (i) Special rule for excludable combat pay In the case of a claim for credit or refund which relates to an overpayment of tax imposed by subtitle A for a taxable year in which the taxpayer received compensation properly excludible from gross income under section 112, this section shall be applied— (1) by substituting 15 years 3 years (2) by substituting 15 years 2 years (3) by substituting 15-year period 3-year period . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to claims for credit or refund made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the limitation period for claiming a credit or refund for taxpayers who receive tax-exempt combat pay from 3 years from the date the return was filed, or 2 years from the date the tax was paid, to 15 years from either of such dates.
Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Health Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Defense affords each member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces with the opportunity for a physical examination before the member separates from the Armed Forces. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Health Act 2. Physical examinations for members of a reserve component who are separating from the Armed Forces Section 1145 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Physical examinations for members of a reserve component (1) The Secretary concerned shall provide a physical examination pursuant to subsection (a)(5) to each member of a reserve component who— (A) will not otherwise receive such an examination under such subsection; and (B) elects to receive such a physical examination. (2) The Secretary concerned shall— (A) provide the physical examination under paragraph (1) to a member during the 90-day period before the date on which the member is scheduled to be separated from the armed forces; and (B) issue orders to such a member to receive such physical examination. (3) A member may not be entitled to health care benefits pursuant to subsection (a), (b), or (c) solely by reason of being provided a physical examination under paragraph (1). (4) In providing to a member a physical examination under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall provide to the member a record of the physical examination. .

Summary: Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Health Act This bill directs the military department concerned to provide a physical examination to each requesting member of a reserve component who will not otherwise receive one through that department. The military department concerned shall: (1) provide such examination during the 90-day period before such member's scheduled date of separation, and (2) give the member a record of the examination. A member shall not be entitled to transitional health care benefits through his or her department solely by reason of being given such examination.
Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015

To extend temporarily the extended period of protection for members of uniformed services relating to mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015 2. Temporary Extension of Extended Period of Protections for Members of Uniformed Services Relating to Mortgages, Mortgage Foreclosure, and Eviction Section 710(d) of the Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–154 50 U.S.C. 3953 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking December 31, 2015 December 31, 2017 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking January 1, 2016 January 1, 2018

Summary: Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015 This bill amends the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 to extend through 2017 the one-year period after a service member's military service during which: (1) a court may stay proceedings to enforce an obligation on real or personal property owned by the service member before such military service; and (2) any sale, foreclosure, or seizure of such property shall be invalid without a court order or waiver agreement signed by the service member. (Currently, the extended one-year period is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2015, and return to a nine-month period under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.) Effective January 1, 2018 (currently, January 1, 2016), the old nine-month period in place of the one-year period granted by such Act shall be restored.
To amend the Act commonly known as the Indian Long-Term Leasing Act to expand certain exceptions for long-term lease limits for the Pueblo of Santa Clara.

To amend the Act commonly known as the Indian Long-Term Leasing Act to expand certain exceptions for long-term lease limits for the Pueblo of Santa Clara. 1. Expanding exception for long-term leases The Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the Indian Long-Term Leasing Act; 25 U.S.C. 415(a) (1) by striking the Puyallup Tribe of Indians,, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, the Pueblo of Santa Clara, (2) by striking leases of the the lands comprising the Moses Allotment Numbered 8 leases of the lands comprising the Moses Allotment Numbered 8 (3) by striking lands held in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara,

Summary: This bill amends the Indian Long-Term Leasing Act to expand the land of the Pueblo of Santa Clara that may be leased for up to 99 years with the approval of the Department of the Interior, from lands held in trust, to all of the lands of the Pueblo of Santa Clara.
To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from establishing, implementing, or enforcing any limit on the aggregate emissions of carbon dioxide from a State or any category or subcategory of sources within a State.

To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from establishing, implementing, or enforcing any limit on the aggregate emissions of carbon dioxide from a State or any category or subcategory of sources within a State. 1. No limit on aggregate emissions of carbon dioxide Notwithstanding any provision of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Summary: This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from establishing or enforcing limits on aggregate carbon dioxide emissions from a state or any categories of pollution sources in a state.
Sanctity of Human Life Act

To provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with fertilization. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sanctity of Human Life Act 2. Declaration In the exercise of the powers of the Congress, including Congress’ power under article I, section 8 of the Constitution, to make necessary and proper laws, and Congress’ power under section 5 of the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States— (1) the Congress declares that— (A) the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being, and is the paramount and most fundamental right of a person; and (B) the life of each human being begins with fertilization, cloning, or its functional equivalent, irrespective of sex, health, function or disability, defect, stage of biological development, or condition of dependency, at which time every human being shall have all the legal and constitutional attributes and privileges of personhood; and (2) the Congress affirms that the Congress, each State, the District of Columbia, and all United States territories have the authority to protect the lives of all human beings residing in its respective jurisdictions. 3. Definitions For purposes of this Act: (1) Fertilization The term fertilization (2) Cloning The term cloning (3) Human; human being The terms human human being

Summary: Sanctity of Human Life Act This bill declares that: (1) the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human and is the person's paramount and most fundamental right; (2) each human life begins with fertilization, cloning, or its functional equivalent, at which time every human has all legal and constitutional attributes and privileges of personhood; and (3) Congress, each state, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. territories have the authority to protect all human lives.
For the relief of Max Villatoros.

For the relief of Max Villatoros. 1. Permanent resident status for Max Villatoros (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Max Villatoros shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status If Max Villatoros enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for application and payment of fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Max Villatoros, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (e) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Max Villatoros shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Summary: Provides for the relief of Max Villatoros.