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Medicaid HOME Improvement Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate the State option to reduce the home equity exemption amount for purposes of eligibility for long-term care assistance under Medicaid, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Home Owner Maximum Equity Improvement Act Medicaid HOME Improvement Act 2. Eliminating State option to reduce medicaid home equity exemption amount for purposes of determining eligibility for long-term care assistance (a) In general Section 1917(f)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396p(f)(1) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) subparagraph (B) (2) by striking subparagraph (B); (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and (4) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by striking dollar amounts specified in this paragraph dollar amount specified in subparagraph (A) (b) Effective date (1) In general The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to eligibility determinations made after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section. (2) Exception for State legislation In the case of a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act that the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation in order for the respective plan to meet any requirement imposed by amendments made by this section, the respective plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet such an additional requirement before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session shall be considered to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

Summary: Medicaid Home Owner Maximum Equity Improvement Act or the Medicaid HOME Improvement Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to the denial of an individual's eligibility for nursing facility services or other long-term care services if the individual's equity interest in his or her home exceeds $500,000. The state option to increase such threshold amount to $750,000 is eliminated.
Medicaid REPORTS Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to submit an annual report on sources of funds used to finance the non-Federal share of expenditures under such title, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Requiring Expenditures for Public Objectives to be Reflective of Total Spending Act Medicaid REPORTS Act 2. Requiring States to submit an annual report of sources funds used to finance the non-Federal share of Medicaid (a) In general Section 1903(w)(6) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(w)(6) (C) With respect to fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall require each State to submit, using formats and standards established and updated as necessary by the Secretary, a report that identifies each source of funds, each entity providing such funds, and the amount of funds from each such source, used by the State to finance the non-Federal share of expenditures under this title. Such report shall provide such information as the Secretary determines is sufficient to ensure the State’s compliance with the requirements of this title applicable to financing such non-Federal share with respect to each of the following sources of funds: (i) State appropriations or transfers to the State agency administering the State plan under this title, or to other State agencies or government entities that are used to finance such non-Federal share of payments under this title. (ii) Bona fide provider-related donations (as defined in paragraph (2)(B)) and donation revenue (as defined in paragraph (2)(C)). (iii) Intergovernmental transfers from units of government within the State. (iv) Certified public expenditures from units of government within the State. (v) Any other sources as determined necessary by the Secretary. (D) The Secretary shall make the information reported under subparagraph (C) publicly available through publication on the Internet site of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. . (b) Conforming Amendment Section 1903(w)(6)(A) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(w)(6)(A) , or are not reported as required under subparagraph (C) this section

Summary: Medicaid Requiring Expenditures for Public Objectives to be Reflective of Total Spending Act or the Medicaid REPORTS Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require each state to report each source of funds, each entity providing such funds, and the amount of funds from each source, used by the state to finance the non-federal share of expenditures under Medicaid. The Secretary must make the information reported publicly available through publication on the Internet site of the Centers for Medicaid & Medicaid Services.
No Hungry Kids Act

To repeal a certain rule relating to nutrition standards in the national school lunch and school breakfast programs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Hungry Kids Act 2. Repeal of rule The rule prescribed by the Food and Nutrition Service of the Department of Agriculture relating to nutrition standards in the national school lunch and school breakfast programs published on January 26, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 4088 et seq.), and revising parts 210 and 220 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, shall have no force or effect. 3. Limits on certain nutritional requirements Section 9(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(1)(A)(i) , to establish a calorie maximum for individual school lunches, or to prohibit a child from eating a lunch provided by the child’s parent or legal guardian

Summary: No Hungry Kids Act Nullifies the rule published by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) on January 26, 2012, establishing nutrition standards for the school lunch and breakfast programs. (This rule is summarized as requiring most schools to increase the availability of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free and low-fat fluid milk in school meals; reduce the levels of sodium, saturated fat and trans fat in meals; and meet the nutrition needs of school children within their calorie requirements.) Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to prohibit USDA's minimum nutritional requirements for school lunches from being construed as establishing a calorie maximum for individual school lunches or prohibiting a child from eating a lunch provided by the child's parent or legal guardian.
Ammunition and Firearms Protection Act

To prevent the reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing ammunition. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ammunition and Firearms Protection Act 2. Prevention of reclassification of certain ammunition as armor piercing ammunition Section 921(a)(17) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), the term armor piercing ammunition (i) any M855 (5.56 mm x 45 mm) or SS109 type ammunition; or (ii) any ammunition designed, intended, and marketed for use in a rifle. .

Summary: Ammunition and Firearms Protection Act Amends the federal criminal code to revise the definition of "armor piercing ammunition" for purposes of federal firearms provisions to exclude: (1) M855 (5.56 mm x 45 mm) or SS109 type ammunition; or (2) ammunition designed, intended, and marketed for use in a rifle.
To amend the Expedited Funds Availability Act to clarify the application of that Act to American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.

To amend the Expedited Funds Availability Act to clarify the application of that Act to American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands. 1. Application of the Expedited Funds Availability Act (a) In general The Expedited Funds Availability Act ( 12 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. (1) in section 602(20) ( 12 U.S.C. 4001(20) , located in the United States, ATM (2) in section 602(21) ( 12 U.S.C. 4001(21) American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, (3) in section 602(23) ( 12 U.S.C. 4001(23) American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, (4) in section 603(d)(2)(A) ( 12 U.S.C. 4002(d)(2)(A) American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, (b) Effective date This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2016. April 13, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Amends the Expedited Funds Availability Act to apply it to American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Extends by two business days, for American Samoa and the Commonwealth, any time periods established for large or redeposited check, repeated overdraft, reasonable cause, or other emergency exceptions to the 30-day funds availability requirements for deposits in an depository institution account by a new depositor. Extends by one business day any deposit which is both deposited: (1) in an account at a depository institution located in American Samoa or the Commonwealth, and (2) by a check drawn on an originating depository institution which is not located in the same commonwealth or territory as the receiving depository institution.
To direct the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to revise certain authorized purposes described in the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual.

To direct the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to revise certain authorized purposes described in the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual. 1. Master water control manual revision Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers, shall revise the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual and any related regulations to delete fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of the Corps and elevate flood control as the highest priority of authorized purposes of the Corps at all times, not just during significant runoff events.

Summary: Directs the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to revise the Missouri Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual and any related regulations to delete fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of the Corps and elevate flood control as the highest priority of authorized purposes of the Corps at all times.
Home Visiting Extension Act

To amend title V of the Social Security Act to extend the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Home Visiting Extension Act 2. Extension of Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs Section 511(j)(1)(F) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 711(j)(1)(F) the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on March 31, 2015 fiscal year 2015

Summary: Home Visiting Extension Act This bill amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act to extend through FY2015 the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting programs.
Providers COMPETE Act of 2015

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider, within the annual rulemaking processes, the effect of regulatory changes to certain Medicare payment systems on provider consolidation. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providers Consolidation and Medicare Payments Examined through Evaluation Act of 2015 Providers COMPETE Act of 2015 2. Rulemaking that implements certain Medicare payment changes to consider effects on provider consolidation (a) In general Beginning for 2016, as part of any annual notice and comment rulemaking process to implement changes to payment systems under title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. (b) Coordination and consultation (1) Internal coordination For purposes of conducting the evaluations under subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall ensure appropriate coordination within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services such that experts with respect to the applicable payment system under title XVIII of the Social Security Act work collaboratively for purposes of such evaluations. (2) Consultation For purposes of conducting the evaluations under subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services may consult with the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission established under section 1805 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395b–6 (c) Provider consolidation defined For purposes of this section, the term provider consolidation

Summary: Providers Consolidation and Medicare Payments Examined through Evaluation Act of 2015 or the Providers COMPETE Act of 2015 This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as part of any annual notice and comment rulemaking process to implement changes to payment systems under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (including those for inpatient and outpatient hospital services, physicians' services, and services furnished by other providers and suppliers), to seek public comment on and evaluate the extent to which, and how, such a change is projected to affect provider consolidation.
Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015

To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a rule to require child safety packaging for liquid nicotine containers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015 2. Child safety packaging for liquid nicotine containers (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Commission The term Commission (2) Liquid nicotine container The term liquid nicotine container 15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5) (A) has an opening from which nicotine in a solution or other form is accessible and can flow freely through normal and foreseeable use by a consumer; and (B) is used to hold soluble nicotine in any concentration. (3) Nicotine The term nicotine (4) Special packaging The term special packaging 15 U.S.C. 1471 (b) Required use of special packaging for liquid nicotine containers (1) Rulemaking (A) In general Notwithstanding section 3(a)(5)(B) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)(B) 15 U.S.C. 1261(f)(2) (B) Amendments The Commission may promulgate such amendments to the rule promulgated under subparagraph (A) as the Commission considers appropriate. (2) Expedited process The Commission shall promulgate the rules under paragraph (1) in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code. (3) Inapplicability of certain rulemaking requirements The following provisions shall not apply to a rulemaking under paragraph (1): (A) Sections 7 and 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 and 2058). (B) Section 3 of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1262 (C) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 3 of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 ( 15 U.S.C. 1472 (4) Savings clause Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or diminish the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to regulate the manufacture, marketing, sale, or distribution of liquid nicotine, liquid nicotine containers, electronic cigarettes, or similar products that contain or dispense liquid nicotine. (5) Enforcement A rule promulgated under paragraph (1) shall be treated as a standard applicable to a household substance established under section 3(a) of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 ( 15 U.S.C. 1472(a)

Summary: Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015 Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a rule requiring liquid nicotine containers to be designed with special packaging that is difficult for children under five years of age to open or to obtain harmful contents from. Requires the rule to be treated as a standard applicable to a household substance under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Board of Veterans' Appeals to develop evidence in appeal cases, and for other purposes.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Board of Veterans’ Appeals to develop evidence in appeal cases, and for other purposes. 1. Development of evidence by Board of Veterans’ Appeals (a) In general Chapter 71 7113. Development of evidence (a) In general If the Board determines that there is insufficient evidence to make a decision in a claimant’s appeal case, the Board shall take such steps as may be necessary to develop the evidence necessary to make a decision in the case. (b) Prohibition on remands The Board may not remand any appeal case to the Veterans Benefits Administration. (c) Provision of access The Secretary shall ensure that the Board has access to such information as may be necessary to develop evidence under subsection (a). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 7113. Development of evidence. .

Summary: Directs the Board of Veterans' Appeals, upon determining that there is insufficient evidence to make a decision in a claimant's appeal case, to take such steps as necessary to develop the evidence needed to make a decision. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that the Board has access to such information as may be necessary to develop such evidence. Prohibits the Board from remanding any appeal case to the Veterans Benefits Administration.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for a medallion furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for a medallion furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual. 1. Expansion of eligibility for medallions Section 2306(d)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following sentence: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may furnish a medallion or other device under this paragraph regardless of the date of the death of the individual for whom the medallion or other device is furnished.

Summary: Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish a medallion or other device to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual, to be attached to a headstone or marker furnished at private expense, regardless of the date of death of such individual.
Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honor America’s Guard-Reserve Retirees Act 2. Provision of status under law by honoring certain members of the reserve components as veterans (a) Veteran status (1) In general Chapter 1 section 107 107A. Honoring as veterans certain persons who performed service in the reserve components Any person who is entitled under chapter 1223 . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 107 the following new item: 107A. Honoring as veterans certain persons who performed service in the reserve components. . (b) Clarification regarding benefits No person may receive any benefit under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs solely by reason of section 107A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). October 21, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act (Sec. 2) Any person who is entitled to retired pay for nonregular (reserve) service or who, but for age, would be so entitled shall be honored as a veteran. A person shall not be entitled to any benefit by reason of such recognition.
SESO Act

To include subcontracting goals for small business concerns in the responsibilities of certain members of a Federal agency responsible for acquisition. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Entrepreneur Subcontracting Opportunities Act of 2015 SESO Act 2. Including subcontracting goals in agency responsibilities Section 1633(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( 15 U.S.C. 631 Public Law 112–239 assume responsibility for of the agency's success in achieving small business contracting goals and percentages assume responsibility for the agency's success in achieving each of the small business prime contracting and subcontracting goals and percentages

Summary: Small Entrepreneur Subcontracting Opportunities Act of 2015 or the SESO Act The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 is amended with respect to the requirement that federal agency heads ensure that senior executive personnel responsible for acquisition assume responsibility for that agency's success in achieving small business contracting goals and percentages. Such personnel are also responsible for the agency's success in achieving small business prime contracting and subcontracting goals and percentages.
Fairness for Farmers Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the determination of the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act without regard to alien agricultural seasonal workers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness for Farmers Act of 2015 2. Determination of employer mandate without regard to alien agricultural seasonal workers (a) In general Section 4980H(c)(4) (C) Exception for certain alien agricultural seasonal workers In the case of any alien having status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) (i) the term full-time employee (ii) such individual shall not be taken into account under paragraph (2)(E). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Fairness for Farmers Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude nonimmigrant agricultural seasonal workers from the definition of "full-time employee" for purposes of the employer mandate to provide employees with minimum essential health care coverage.