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A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, as the "James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, as the James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building 1. James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building (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 James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building May 6, 2015 Reported without amendment

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, as the "James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building."
A bill to amend the Delta Development Act to include Vernon and Sabine parishes in the definition of the term "Lower Mississippi".

To amend the Delta Development Act to include Vernon and Sabine parishes in the definition of the term Lower Mississippi 1. Vernon and Sabine parishes Section 4(2)(D) of the Delta Development Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3121 Public Law 100–460 Vernon, Sabine, Webster

Summary: Amends the Delta Development Act to include Vernon and Sabine Parishes of Louisiana within the Lower Mississippi Delta region of the Delta Regional Authority.
Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and to provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2015 2. Uniform dollar limitation for all types of transportation fringe benefits (a) In general Section 132(f)(2) (1) by striking $100 $250 (2) by striking $175 $250 (3) by striking the last sentence. (b) Inflation adjustment conforming amendments Subparagraph (A) of section 132(f)(6) (1) by striking the last sentence, (2) by striking 1999 2015 (3) by striking 1998 2014 (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014. 3. Clarification of Federal employee benefits Section 7905 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2)(C) by inserting and (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ; and (C) by striking paragraph (4); and (2) in subsection (b)(2)(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) a qualified transportation fringe as defined in section 132(f)(1) .

Summary: Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to equalize and increase to $250, with a cost-of-living adjustment after 2015, the tax exclusion for both transportation and parking fringe benefits. Authorizes agencies to establish a program involving such benefits in lieu of transit passes to encourage commuting by federal employees by means other than single-occupancy motor vehicles.
WIC Act

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children and to allow States to certify infants for participation in that program for a period of 2 years, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wise Investment in our Children Act of 2015 WIC Act 2. Increase in age of eligibility for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786 (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) Children (A) the unique circumstances of an individual child; or (B) an individual who is at least 1, and less than 6, years of age. ; (2) in subsection (d)(3)(A), by adding at the end the following: (iv) Infants A State may elect to certify participant infants for a period of up to 2 years. ; (3) in subsection (e)(4)(A), by striking up to age 5 under the age of 6 (4) in subsection (f)(7)(D)(i), by striking age of 5 age of 6 3. Conforming amendment to Social Security Act Section 1902(a)(53)(A) of title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(53)(A) age of 5 age of 6

Summary: Wise Investment in our Children Act of 2015 or the WIC Act This bill amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and title XIX of the Social Security Act (Medicaid) to permit the age limit for children participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to be increased from five to six if a state agency determines it is necessary to accommodate the unique circumstances of an individual child. The bill also permits states to certify infants (under one year of age) participating in the program for a period of up to two years.
A bill to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee.

To prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee. 1. Prohibition on employment of family members of a candidate or Federal office holder by certain political committees (a) In general Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq. 325. Prohibition on employment of family members of a candidate or Federal office holder by certain political committees (a) In general It shall be unlawful for any authorized committee of a candidate or any other political committee established, maintained, or controlled by a candidate or a person who holds a Federal office to employ— (1) the spouse of such candidate or Federal office holder; or (2) any immediate family member of such candidate or Federal office holder. (b) Immediate family member For purposes of subsection (a), the term immediate family member . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 2. Spouse lobbying member Section 207(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (10) Spouses Any person who is the spouse of a Member of Congress and who was not serving as a registered lobbyist at least 1 year prior to the election of that Member of Congress to office and who, after the election of such Member, knowingly lobbies on behalf of a client for compensation any Member of Congress or is associated with any such lobbying activity by an employer of that spouse shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title. .

Summary: Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit any authorized committee of a candidate or any other political committee established, maintained, or controlled by a candidate or person who holds a federal office from employing the spouse or any immediate family member of such candidate or federal office holder. Amends the federal criminal code to subject to specified criminal and civil penalties any spouse of a Member of Congress who: (1) was not a registered lobbyist at least one year before the Member's election to Congress; and (2) knowingly lobbies, after the election of such Member, any Member on behalf of a client for compensation or is associated with any such lobbying activity by his or her employer.
Agriculture Equipment and Machinery Depreciation Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agriculture Equipment and Machinery Depreciation Act 2. Certain farming business machinery and equipment treated as 5-year property (a) In general Clause (vii) of section 168(e)(3)(B) the original use of which commences with the taxpayer after December 31, 2008, and which is placed in service before January 1, 2010 the original use of which commences with the taxpayer after the date of the enactment of the Agriculture Equipment and Machinery Depreciation Act (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Agriculture Equipment and Machinery Depreciation Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the placed-in-service restriction on the depreciation of certain farming business machinery and equipment and to make permanent the five-year recovery period for such property.
Repeal CFPB Act

To eliminate the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection by repealing title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly known as the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Repeal CFPB Act 2. Repeal The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5481 et seq.

Summary: Repeal CFPB Act Repeals the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, which established the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. Revives or restores the provisions of law amended by such Act as if it had not been enacted.
School Lunch Price Protection Act of 2015

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide flexibility to school food authorities in establishing a price for paid school lunches. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Lunch Price Protection Act of 2015 2. Paid lunches Section 12(p) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1760(p) (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) Requirement For each school year beginning on or after July 1, 2015, each school food authority that had a negative balance of funds in the nonprofit school food service account of the school food authority for the previous school year shall establish a price for paid lunches in accordance with this subsection. ; (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting described in subparagraph (A) authority (C) in subparagraph (C)(i), by inserting described in subparagraph (A) authority (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting described in paragraph (2)(A) authority

Summary: School Lunch Price Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to alter the formula that school food authorities are required to use to establish the price for a paid lunch (a lunch provided to children who are not eligible for free or reduced price meals). Specifically, the bill makes the formula applicable only to school food authorities that had a negative balance in their nonprofit school food service account for the previous school year.
STARS Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the treatment of seasonal positions for purposes of the employer shared responsibility requirement. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2015 STARS Act 2. Simplification of seasonal rules for purposes of employer shared responsibility requirement (a) Full-Time employee exception for determining assessable payment Paragraph (4) of section 4980H(c) (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C), and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: (B) Exception for seasonal employees Such term shall not include any seasonal employee. . (b) Applicable large employer Subparagraph (B) of section 4980H(c)(2) (B) Exception for seasonal employees For purposes of this paragraph, seasonal employees shall not be taken into account as employees. . (c) Seasonal employee Subsection (c) of section 4980H (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively, and (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: (5) Seasonal employee The term seasonal employee . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 1513 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Summary: Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2015 or the STARS Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt seasonal employees from the definition of "full-time employee" for purposes of the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide employees with minimum essential health care coverage. Defines "seasonal employee" as an employee who is employed in a position for which the customary annual employment is not more than six months and which requires performing labor or services that are ordinarily performed at certain seasons or periods of the year.
No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act

To apply the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to Congressional members and members of the executive branch. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act 2. Health insurance coverage for certain Congressional members and members of the executive branch (a) In general Notwithstanding section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D) (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Member of Congress The term Member of Congress 42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D)(ii)(I) (2) Political appointee The term political appointee (A) is employed in a position described under sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code (relating to the Executive Schedule); (B) is a limited term appointee, limited emergency appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service, as defined under paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively, of section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code; (C) is employed in a position in the executive branch of the Government of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations; or (D) is employed in or under the Executive Office of the President in a position that is excluded from the competitive service by reason of its confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character.

Summary: No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act This bill requires Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and executive branch political appointees to purchase health insurance through a health insurance exchange. These officials may receive a federal subsidy or contribution to the costs of coverage only if the subsidy or contribution is otherwise available to individuals at a similar income level.
A bill to require a process by which members of the Armed Forces may carry a concealed personal firearm on a military installation.

To require a process by which members of the Armed Forces may carry a concealed personal firearm on a military installation. 1. Process by which members of the Armed Forces may carry a concealed personal firearm on a military installation (a) Process required The Secretary of Defense, taking into consideration the views of senior leadership of military installations in the United States, shall establish a process by which the commander of a military installation in the United States may authorize a member of the Armed Forces who is assigned to duty at the installation to carry a concealed personal firearm on the installation if the commander determines it to be necessary as a personal-protection or force-protection measure. (b) Relation to State and local law In establishing the process under subsection (a) for a military installation, the commander of the installation shall consult with elected officials of the State and local jurisdictions in which the installation is located and take into consideration the law of the State and such jurisdictions regarding carrying a concealed personal firearm. (c) Member qualifications To be eligible to be authorized to carry a concealed personal firearm on a military installation pursuant to the process established under subsection (a), a member of the Armed Forces— (1) must complete any training and certification required by any State in which the installation is located that would permit the member to carry concealed in that State; (2) must not be subject to disciplinary action under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for any offense that could result in incarceration or separation from the Armed Forces; (3) must not be prohibited from possessing a firearm because of conviction of a crime of domestic violence; and (4) must meet such service-related qualification requirements for the use of firearms, as established by the Secretary of the military department concerned. (d) State defined In this section, the term State

Summary: This bill directs the Department of Defense to establish a process by which the commander of a military installation in the United States may authorize a qualifying member of the Armed Forces who is assigned to duty at the installation to carry a concealed personal firearm on the installation if the commander determines it to be necessary as a personal-protection or force-protection measure. The commander of the installation shall consult with appropriate state and local elected officials and take into consideration state and local laws law regarding carrying a concealed personal firearm.
SEMPER FI Act

To improve security at Armed Forces recruitment centers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Military Personnel Response Firearm Initiative Act SEMPER FI Act 2. Improved security measures for protection of Armed Forces recruitment centers against terrorist attack (a) Service-Issue sidearms authorized for certain Members The Secretary concerned shall authorize an eligible member of the Armed Forces assigned to duty at an Armed Forces recruitment center to carry a service-issue sidearm as a personal- or force-protection measure while on duty at the recruiting center notwithstanding any Federal, State, or local law or Department of Defense policy to the contrary. (b) Alternative or additional security measures In lieu of authorizing eligible members of the Armed Forces to carry a service-issue sidearm under subsection (a) or in addition to authorizing such members to carry a service-issue sidearm under such subsection, the Secretary concerned may develop and implement additional security measures for Armed Forces recruitment centers under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, including improved structural security measures. (c) Relation to posse comitatus act This section shall not be interpreted to grant any member of the Armed Forces the authority to conduct civilian law enforcement functions within the territory of the United States. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The terms Armed Forces Secretary concerned (2) The term eligible member

Summary: Securing Military Personnel Response Firearm Initiative Act or SEMPER FI Act This bill directs the Secretary concerned to authorize an eligible member of the Armed Forces assigned to an Armed Forces recruitment center to carry a service-issue sidearm as a personal- or force-protection measure while on duty at the recruiting center, notwithstanding any federal, state, or local law or Department of Defense policy to the contrary. In lieu of authorizing eligible members of the Armed Forces to carry a service-issue sidearm, or in addition, the Secretary concerned may implement additional security measures for Armed Forces recruitment centers, including improved structural security measures. This Act shall not be interpreted to grant any member of the Armed Forces the authority to conduct civilian law enforcement functions within U.S. territory.
A bill to take certain Federal land located in Tuolumne County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, and for other purposes.

To take certain Federal land located in Tuolumne County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, and for other purposes. 1. Land into Trust (a) Federal land Subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest (including improvements and appurtenances) of the United States in and to the Federal land described in subsection (b) shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians for nongaming purposes. (b) Land Description The land taken into trust under subsection (a) is the approximately 80 acres of Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the United States Forest Service, located in Tuolumne County, California, and described as follows: (1) Southwest 1/4 of Southwest 1/4 of Section 2, Township 1 North, Range 16 East. (2) Northeast 1/4 of Northwest 1/4 of Section 11, Township 1 North, Range 16 East of the Mount Diablo Meridian (c) Gaming Class II and class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2703 January 12, 2016 Reported with an amendment

Summary: All U.S. interests in approximately 80 acres of specified U.S. Forest Service land located in Tuolumne County, California, must be held in trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians. Gaming is not permitted on this land.
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

To require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act 2. Definitions In this Act, the terms affected Indian tribe affected unit of local government Commission high-level radioactive waste repository spent nuclear fuel unit of general local government 42 U.S.C. 10101 3. Consent based approval (a) In general The Secretary may not make an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for the costs of the activities described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 302(d) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10222(d) (1) the Governor of the State in which the repository is proposed to be located; (2) each affected unit of local government; (3) any unit of general local government contiguous to the affected unit of local government if spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste will be transported through that unit of general local government for disposal at the repository; and (4) each affected Indian tribe. (b) Conditions on agreement Any agreement to host a repository under this Act— (1) shall be in writing and signed by all parties; (2) shall be binding on the parties; and (3) shall not be amended or revoked except by mutual agreement of the parties.

Summary: Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for the costs incurred by DOE in connection with the transportation, treating, or packaging of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste to be disposed of in a repository site, to be stored in a monitored, retrievable storage site, or to be used in a test and evaluation facility, or for the costs associated with acquisition, design, modification, replacement, operation, and construction of facilities at such a site, unless DOE has entered into an agreement to host a repository with: the governor of the state in which the repository is proposed to be located, each affected local government and any contiguous local government through which spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste will be transported for disposal at the repository, and each affected Indian tribe. Any such agreement must be written and signed by all parties, shall be binding on the parties, and shall not be amended or revoked except by mutual agreement of the parties.