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Protecting Infants Born Alive Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide greater clarity for States with respect to excluding providers whose actions a State suspects causes termination of fetuses born alive, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Infants Born Alive Act 2. Clarifying States’ ability to exclude providers whose actions States suspect causes termination of fetuses born alive Section 1902(a)(23) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(23) , or as requiring a State to provide medical assistance for such services furnished by a person or entity whose services or actions are suspected by the State of causing the termination of a human fetus who would be classified as an infant that is born alive under section 8 of title 1, United States Code 3. Protecting patients by not providing Federal funding to providers who terminate fetuses born alive Section 1903(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(i) (12) with respect to amounts expended for medical assistance for items and services furnished by a person or entity who has terminated a human fetus who would be classified as an infant that is born alive under section 8 of title 1, United States Code; . 4. Termination from participation in Federal health care programs of providers who terminate fetuses born alive Section 1128(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320a–7(a) (5) Termination of born alive infant Any individual or entity that has terminated a human fetus who would be classified as an infant that is born alive under section 8 of title 1, United States Code. . 5. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to terminations occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Protecting Infants Born Alive Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to modify requirements regarding a state plan for medical assistance. Under current law, a state plan for medical assistance must provide that any individual eligible for medical assistance may obtain required services from any institution, agency, or person qualified to perform them. The bill specifies that a state may not be required to provide medical assistance for such services by any individual or entity whose services or actions are suspected by the state of causing the termination of a human fetus classified as an infant born alive. Furthermore, a provider of such an abortion may neither receive payment under the Medicaid program nor participate in any federal or state health care program.
Honesty in Consumer Price Index Reporting Act

To require the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, to report the Consumer Price Index (CPI–W) using methodology employed in 1980. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honesty in Consumer Price Index Reporting Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Beginning in 1975, Congress required Social Security retirement benefits to automatically increase annually in order to provide a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, or CPI–W, a data set issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2) The Social Security Administration website correctly explains that the purpose of the COLA is to ensure that the purchasing power of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits is not eroded by inflation (3) The CPI–W data set published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics has come under criticism, as the BLS has made repeated changes in the methodology for calculation, particularly since 1980, so that it no longer measures maintaining a constant standard of living by reflecting changes in price of a fixed market basket of goods and services, but rather reflects the consumer substitution of less-expensive products and services as prices rise. 3. Required reporting of certain consumer price index data using 1980 methodology (a) In general The Bureau of Labor Statistics shall regularly and routinely report an additional data set designed to replicate the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers or CPI–W set reflecting a fixed market basket of goods and services, omitting consideration of substitution of goods and services due to changes in individual consumption patterns caused by price increases, utilizing the methodology that was employed by such Bureau in 1980. (b) Construction Nothing in subsection (a) shall prevent the Bureau of Labor Statistics from making changes in the market basket employed in the new data set required to be created under subsection (a) that are necessitated by technological changes which are fully disclosed to the public prior to making such changes. (c) Termination The requirement in subsection (a) shall terminate if the Bureau of Labor Statistics ends its reporting of CPI–W.

Summary: Honesty in Consumer Price Index Reporting Act This bill directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to report regularly and routinely an additional data set designed to replicate the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (or CPI-W set) reflecting a fixed market basket of goods and services, omitting consideration of substitution of goods and services due to changes in individual consumption patterns caused by price increases, utilizing the methodology that was employed by the Bureau in 1980.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 99 West 2nd Street in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, as the "Lieutenant Colonel James 'Maggie' Megellas Post Office".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 99 West 2nd Street in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, as the Lieutenant Colonel James Maggie 1. Lieutenant Colonel James Maggie (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 99 West 2nd Street in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the Lieutenant Colonel James Maggie (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Lieutenant Colonel James Maggie

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 99 West 2nd Street in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, as the "Lieutenant Colonel James 'Maggie' Megellas Post Office."
EV-COMUTE Act

To authorize any office of the Federal Government which owns or operates a parking area for the use of its employees to install, construct, operate, and maintain a battery recharging station in the area, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Electric Vehicle Charging Offers Modern Utility Terminals for Employees Act EV–COMUTE Act 2. Operation of battery recharging stations in parking areas used by Federal employees (a) Authorization (1) In general The head of any office of the Federal Government which owns or operates a parking area for the use of its employees (either directly or indirectly through a contractor) may install, construct, operate, and maintain on a reimbursable basis a battery recharging station in such area for the use of privately owned vehicles of employees of the office and others who are authorized to park in such area. (2) Use of vendors The head of an office may carry out paragraph (1) through a contract with a vendor, under such terms and conditions (including terms relating to the allocation between the office and the vendor of the costs of carrying out the contract) as the head of the office and the vendor may agree to. (b) Imposition of Fees To Cover Costs (1) Fees The head of an office of the Federal Government which operates and maintains a battery recharging station under this Act shall charge fees to the individuals who use the station in such amount as is necessary to ensure that office recovers all of the costs it incurs in installing, constructing, operating, and maintaining the station. (2) Deposit and availability of fees Any fees collected by the head of an office under this subsection shall be— (A) deposited monthly in the Treasury to the credit of the appropriations account for salaries and expenses of the office; and (B) available for obligation without further appropriation during— (i) the fiscal year collected; and (ii) the fiscal year following the fiscal year collected. (c) No Effect on Existing Programs for House and Senate Nothing in this Act may be construed to affect the installation, construction, operation, or maintenance of battery recharging stations by the Architect of the Capitol— (1) under Public Law 112–170 2 U.S.C. 2171 (2) under Public Law 112–167 2 U.S.C. 2170 3. Effective date This Act shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2016 and each succeeding fiscal year.

Summary: Electric Vehicle Charging Offers Modern Utility Terminals for Employees Act or the EV-COMUTE Act This bill authorizes the head of any federal agency that owns or operates a parking area for use by agency employees to: (1) install, construct, operate, and maintain on a reimbursable basis a battery recharging station in such parking area for the use of privately-owned employee vehicles; and (2) charge a user fee to cover the costs of such station.
Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2015

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the Federal Pell Grant duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2015 2. Federal Pell Grant duration limits Section 401(c)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a(c)(5) (1) by striking The period (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the period (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) (i) Any Federal Pell Grant that a student received during a period described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (ii) shall not count towards the student’s duration limits under this paragraph. (ii) Clause (i) shall apply with respect to any Federal Pell Grant awarded to a student to attend an institution— (I) during a period— (aa) for which the student received a loan under this title; and (bb) for which the loan described in item (aa) is forgiven under— (AA) section 437(c)(1) or 464(g)(1) due to the closing of the institution; (BB) section 455(h) due to the student’s successful assertion of a defense to repayment of the loan; or (CC) section 432(a)(6) of this Act, section 685.215 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), or any other loan forgiveness provision or regulation under this Act, as a result of a determination by the Secretary or a court that the institution committed fraud or other misconduct; or (II) during a period for which the student did not receive a loan under this title but for which, if the student had received such a loan, the student would have qualified for loan forgiveness under subclause (I)(bb). .

Summary: Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2015 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to restore a student's Pell Grant eligibility for any period of time during which the student qualified for, or would have qualified for, federal student loan forgiveness due to school closure, assertion of a defense against repayment, or institutional fraud or misconduct. Specifically, this bill provides that Pell Grants received by a student during that period of time do not count toward the student's lifetime limit on Pell Grant eligibility (currently 12 full-time semesters).
Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture Funding for Marijuana Suppression Act of 2015

To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the use of amounts from the Asset Forfeiture Fund for the Domestic Cannabis Suppression/Eradication Program of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture Funding for Marijuana Suppression Act of 2015 2. Restriction on use of the Asset Forfeiture Fund for the Domestic Cannabis Suppression/Eradication Program Section 524 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Notwithstanding subsection (c) of this section, beginning in fiscal year 2015, and for each fiscal year thereafter, no amounts in the Fund may be used for the Domestic Cannabis Suppression/Eradication Program of the Drug Enforcement Administration, or any substantially similar program. . 3. No authority to transfer property for purposes of the Domestic Cannabis Suppression/Eradication Program Notwithstanding section 981(e) of title 18, United States Code, no property may be transferred to a Federal agency or a State and local agency, if that property is used for any purpose pertaining to the Domestic Cannabis Suppression/Eradication Program of the Drug Enforcement Administration, or any substantially similar program. 4. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) expends a large amount of resources on enforcing prohibitions on marijuana. The DEA administrator’s comments about the relative harm of marijuana support Congress’s belief that the DEA’s marijuana prohibition policy is an inappropriate use of resources.

Summary: Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture Funding for Marijuana Suppression Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund from being used for the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA's) Domestic Cannabis Suppression/Eradication Program or any substantially similar program. No property may be transferred to a federal or state and local agency for purposes pertaining to such a program. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the DEA's marijuana prohibition policy is an inappropriate use of resources.
Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the eligibility of Transportation Security Administration employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act 2. Transportation Security Administration employees eligible to receive public safety officers’ death benefits Section 1204(9) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3796b(9) (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking or (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following: (E) an employee of the Transportation Security Administration who is performing official duties of the Administration, if those official duties are related to protecting the Nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce. . 3. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if they had been enacted on October 31, 2013.

Summary: Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend public safety officers' death benefits to Transportation Security Administration employees who are responsible for protecting the nation's transportation systems.
Hospital Energy Conservation Act

To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program to award grants and loan guarantees to hospitals to carry out projects for the purpose of reducing energy costs and increasing resilience to improve security. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hospital Energy Conservation Act 2. Energy Conservation Grant and Loan Guarantee Pilot Program (a) Establishment The Secretary of Energy shall establish a pilot program to award grants and loan guarantees to hospitals to carry out energy conservation projects for the purpose of— (1) significantly improving the energy efficiency of such hospitals; and (2) encouraging onsite power generation and energy storage, capable of operating independent of the grid, and providing sufficient onsite emergency backup power for essential hospital functions. (b) Number of hospitals The Secretary shall award grants and loan guarantees under the pilot program to no more than 6 hospitals during the period described in subsection (f). (c) Applications A hospital seeking a grant or loan guarantee under the pilot program shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require. (d) Considerations In selecting a hospital to award a grant or loan guarantee to under the pilot program, the Secretary shall give special consideration to applications from such hospitals that can demonstrate that they are able to commence an energy conservation project more promptly. (e) Definitions In this section, the terms hospital energy conservation project 42 U.S.C. 6371 (f) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated for carrying out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, to be derived from funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated for related purposes.

Summary: Hospital Energy Conservation Act This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a pilot program to award grants and loan guarantees to no more than six hospitals during FY2016-FY2017 to carry out energy conservation projects for: (1) significantly improving energy efficiency; and (2) encouraging on-site power generation and energy storage, capable of operating independent of the grid, and providing sufficient on-site emergency backup power for essential hospital functions.
CECIL Act

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to extend the import- and export-related provision of that Act to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered under that Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large Animal Trophies Act CECIL Act 2. Amendment to Endangered Species Act of 1973 Section 9(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1538(a)(1) (A) for any such species listed, or proposed to be listed, under section 4, import the species into, or export the species from, the United States; . 3. Government Accountability Office study (a) In general Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct and submit to Congress a report on the results of a study of the effectiveness of trophy hunting in supporting international wildlife conservation efforts. (b) Application of revenues to tangible actions The study shall include a detailed analysis of how permit fees and other payments from hunters to government entities and hunting guides in host countries are applied to tangible actions supporting the conservation of the target species and other wildlife in such countries. (c) Report The report shall— (1) identify data gaps and recommend information that hunters and host countries must submit to verify the impacts of trophy hunting on wildlife conservation efforts; and (2) recommend actions that the Department of the Interior and the Congress should take to ensure that trophy hunting contributes to conservation.

Summary: Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large Animal Trophies Act or the CECIL Act This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to apply the Act's prohibitions on importing or exporting species listed as threatened or endangered to species proposed to be listed as well. The Government Accountability Office must conduct and submit a report on the results of a study of the effectiveness of trophy hunting in supporting international wildlife conservation efforts.
To designate the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, as Devils Tower, and for other purposes.

To designate the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, as Devils Tower, and for other purposes. 1. Designation of devils tower (a) In general The mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, located at 44°35′26″N, by 104°42′55″W, and the area located at 44°35′21″N, by 104°41′48″W, shall be known and designated as Devils Tower (b) References Any reference in any law, map, regulation, order, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the mountain and area described in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to Devils Tower

Summary: This bill declares that the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming shall be known and designated as "Devils Tower."
To require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to study the feasibility of constructing an aramid synthetic fiber aqueduct to transport water from Oregon to California, and for other purposes.

To require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to study the feasibility of constructing an aramid synthetic fiber aqueduct to transport water from Oregon to California, and for other purposes. 1. Study The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall conduct a study of the feasibility of constructing an aqueduct using aramid synthetic fiber for the purpose of transporting water from Oregon to California. 2. Report to Congress Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study required under section 1.

Summary: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall study the feasibility of constructing an aqueduct using aramid synthetic fiber for the purpose of transporting water from Oregon to California.
No Exemptions for EPA Act of 2015

To amend title 28, United States Code, to include claims relating to a response under the Comprehensive Response, Compensation, and Liability Act among those claims for which the Federal Tort Claims Act provides a remedy, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Exemptions for EPA Act of 2015 2. Federal Tort Claims Exception to Exception for Certain Claims Arising under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Section 2680(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting (other than a discretionary function or duty in connection with a response under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act) discretionary function or duty

Summary: No Exemptions for EPA Act of 2015 This bill removes the government's discretionary function exemption from tort claims in connection with a response under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), thereby allowing claims against the Environmental Protection Agency for damages caused by its response at a hazardous waste cleanup site under CERCLA.
Fruit and Vegetable Access for Children Act

To amend the fresh fruit and vegetable program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fruit and Vegetable Access for Children Act 2. Amendments to fresh fruit and vegetable program Section 19 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1769a (1) in subsection (a), by inserting , canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fresh (2) in subsection (b), by inserting , canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fresh (3) in subsection (e), by inserting , canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fresh

Summary: Fruit and Vegetables Access for Children Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow federal grant-funded fresh fruit and vegetable programs carried out by states to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables.