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LOCAL Act of 2015

To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to permit the collection of user fees by non-Federal entities in connection with the challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facilities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Organization Cooperative Agreement for Land and Facility Maintenance Act of 2015 LOCAL Act of 2015 2. Challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facilities Section 225 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 ( 33 U.S.C. 2328 (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) User fees (1) Collection of fees The Secretary may permit a non-Federal public or private entity that has entered into an agreement pursuant to subsection (b) to collect user fees for the use of developed recreation sites and facilities, whether developed or constructed by such entity or the Department of the Army. (2) Use of fees A non-Federal public or private entity collecting user fees pursuant to paragraph (1) may— (A) retain up to 100 percent of the fees collected, as determined by the Secretary; and (B) use that amount, as approved by the Secretary, for operation, maintenance, and management at the recreation site where collected, notwithstanding section 210(b)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 ( 16 U.S.C. 460d–3(b)(4) (3) Terms and conditions The authority of a non-Federal public or private entity under this subsection shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines necessary to protect the interests of the United States. .

Summary: Local Organization Cooperative Agreement for Land and Facility Maintenance Act of 2015 or the LOCAL Act of 2015 - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to authorize the Secretary of the Army to permit a non-federal public or private entity that has entered into a cooperative agreement for the operation and management of recreation facilities and natural resources at civil works projects under the Secretary's jurisdiction to collect user fees for the use of developed recreation sites and facilities, whether developed or constructed by such entity or the Department of the Army. Permits such an entity to retain up to 100% of the fees collected and use them for operation, maintenance, and management at the recreation site where they were collected.
Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act of 2015

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the inclusion of occupational therapists in the National Health Service Corps Program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act of 2015 2. Inclusion of occupational therapists in National Health Service Corps Program (a) Inclusion of occupational therapists Section 331(a)(3)(E)(i) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254d(a)(3)(E)(i) subject to section 2(b)(2) of the Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act of 2015 psychiatric nurse specialists, (b) Effective date; contingent implementation (1) Effective date Subject to paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply beginning on October 1, 2015. (2) Contingent implementation The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to obligations entered into for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2015 only if the total amount made available for the purpose of carrying out subparts II and III of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254d et seq.

Summary: Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), thereby making occupational therapists eligible for the NHSC fellowship program for the delivery of primary health services in health professional shortage areas, the NHSC Scholarship Program, and the NHSC Loan Repayment Program. This amendment applies only in fiscal years when funding for NHSC programs is greater than FY2015 funding.
Safe Freight Act

To provide for the minimum size of crews of freight trains, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Freight Act 2. Freight train crew size (a) Amendment Subchapter II of chapter 201 20168. Freight train crew size Effective 30 days after the date of enactment of the Safe Freight Act . (b) Table of sections amendment The table of sections for chapter 201 20168. Freight train crew size. .

Summary: Safe Freight Act Prohibits the operation of a freight train or light locomotive engine used in the movement of freight unless it has a crew of at least two individuals, one of whom is certified by the Federal Railroad Administration as a locomotive operator and the other as a train conductor.
To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report regarding certain plans regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the response to an emergency or disaster.

To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report regarding certain plans regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the response to an emergency or disaster. 1. Action plan to improve field transition (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding the plans the agency will undertake to provide the following: (1) Consistent guidance to applicants on FEMA disaster funding procedures during the response to an emergency or disaster. (2) Appropriate record maintenance and transfer of documents to new teams during staff transitions. (3) Accurate assistance to applicants and grantees to ease the administrative burden throughout the process of obtaining and monitoring assistance. (b) Maintaining records The report shall also include a plan for implementing operating procedures and document retention requirements to ensure the maintenance of appropriate records throughout the lifecycle of the disaster an emergency or disaster. (c) New technologies Finally, the report shall identify new technologies that further aid the disaster workforce in partnering with State, local, and tribal governments and private nonprofits in the wake of a disaster or emergency to educate, assist, and inform applicants on the status of their emergency or disaster assistance applications and projects.

Summary: Directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to report to Congress regarding its plans to provide: (1) consistent guidance to applicants on FEMA disaster funding procedures during the response to an emergency or disaster, (2) appropriate record maintenance and transfer of documents to new teams during staff transitions, and (3) accurate assistance to applicants and grantees to ease the administrative burden throughout the process of obtaining and monitoring assistance. Requires the report to: (1) include a plan for implementing operating procedures and document retention requirements to ensure the maintenance of appropriate records throughout the life cycle of the emergency or disaster; and (2) identify new technologies to aid the disaster workforce in partnering with state, local, and tribal governments and private nonprofits in the wake of a disaster or emergency to educate, assist, and inform applicants on the status of their applications and projects.
Right to Lend Act of 2015

To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to repeal a small business loan data collection requirement. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Right to Lend Act of 2015 2. Small business loan data collection requirement (a) Repeal Section 704B of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1691c–2 (b) Conforming amendments Section 701(b) of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1691(b) (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting or (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ; or (3) by striking paragraph (5). (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for title VII of the Consumer Credit Protection Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 704B.

Summary: Right to Lend Act of 2015 Repeals provisions of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, as amended by Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, that require financial institutions to: (1) inquire whether businesses applying for credit for a women-owned, minority-owned, or small business are such a business; and (2) submit annually to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in a manner to be made available to the public, a record of the responses to such inquiry, including census tract information and disclosures as to the race, sex, and ethnicity of the principal owners of such businesses.
Employee Privacy Protection Act

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to require that lists of employees eligible to vote in organizing elections be provided to the National Labor Relations Board. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employee Privacy Protection Act 2. Lists of employees eligible to vote in elections Section 9(c)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 159(c)(1) Not earlier than 7 days after a final determination by the Board of the appropriate bargaining unit, the Board shall acquire from the employer a list of all employees eligible to vote in the election to be made available to all parties, which shall include the names of the employees, and not more than one additional form of personal contact information of the employee, (such as telephone number, email address, or mailing address) chosen by the employee in writing.

Summary: Employee Privacy Protection Act Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board, not earlier than seven days after it makes a final determination of the appropriate bargaining unit in a proposed election regarding collective bargaining representation, to acquire from the employer a list of all employees eligible to vote in the election, which shall: (1) be made available to all parties, and (2) include the employees' names as well as not more than one additional form of personal contact information (such as telephone number, email address, or mailing address) chosen by the employee in writing.
Firefighter Equipment Protection Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to continue the national security exemption from emissions regulations when an excess Department of Defense vehicle covered by the exemption is transferred to a firefighting agency in a State or to any other State agency. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Firefighter Equipment Protection Act 2. Continuation of national security emissions exemption for certain Department of Defense vehicle transfers (a) Continuation of emissions exemption upon transfer Section 2576b (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): (d) Continuation of emissions exemption upon transfer Personal property transferred under the authority of this section or through the Federal Excess Personal Property (FEPP) program or the Firefighter Property program (FFP) that qualified for a national security exemption under section 89.908 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, shall maintain this exemption even after the personal property is transferred to a firefighting agency in a State or to another State agency. . (b) Effective date Subsection (d) of section 2576b

Summary: Firefighter Equipment Protection Act Codifies a national security exemption from emissions regulations for excess personal property of the Department of Defense (DOD) that is transferred under specified DOD property transfer programs to a firefighting agency in a state or to another state agency.
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to count portions of income from annuities of a community spouse as income available to institutionalized spouses for purposes of eligibility for medical assistance, and for other purposes.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to count portions of income from annuities of a community spouse as income available to institutionalized spouses for purposes of eligibility for medical assistance, and for other purposes. 1. Counting portions of income from annuities of a community spouse as income available to institutionalized spouses for Medicaid eligibility (a) In general Section 1924(b)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396r–5(b)(2) (E) Annuity income (i) In general In the case of payment of income from a qualifying annuity— (I) if payment of income is made solely in the name of the community spouse, one-half of the income shall be considered available to the institutionalized spouse and one-half to the community spouse; (II) if payment of income is made in the names of the institutionalized spouse and the community spouse, one-half of the income shall be considered available to the institutionalized spouse and one-half to the community spouse; and (III) if payment of income is made in the names of the community spouse and another person or persons, one-half of the proportion of the community spouse’s interest in such income shall be considered available to the institutionalized spouse. (ii) Qualifying annuity In this subparagraph, the term qualifying annuity (I) is purchased after the date that is 60 months before the date specified in subparagraph (B)(ii) of section 1917(c)(1) for an amount that is equal to or greater than fair market value (II) is not described in clause (i) of subparagraph (G) of such section. (iii) Inapplicability of other rules . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to annuities purchased or established on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to the payment of income from a qualifying annuity in determining the Medicaid eligibility of an institutionalized spouse. One-half of the income from such an annuity made either solely or partly in the name of the community spouse. shall be considered available to the institutionalized spouse. If payment of income is made in the names of the community spouse and another person or persons, one-half of the proportion of the community spouses's interest in that income shall also be considered available to the institutionalized spouse.
Don't Interrupt America Act

To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing resolutions. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shut Down the Shutdowns Act Don’t Interrupt America Act 2. Automatic continuing appropriations Chapter 13 section 1310 1311. Continuing appropriations (a) Should an appropriation for the operation of any program, project, or activity within a Federal agency expire prior to the passage of a new appropriation measure funding that agency, each expired program, project, or activity within that agency shall be appropriated a sum equal to the annualized rate of the previous appropriation, prorated through the end of— (1) the fiscal year if such expiration occurs on or prior to September 29 of any given year; or (2) the following fiscal year if such expiration occurs on September 30 of any given year. Funds previously made available, and prior authorization, for such programs, projects, or activities shall also be extended consistent with this subsection. (b) Any appropriation, or funds made available, or authority granted, for a program, project, or activity, pursuant to this section, shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as were in place on the date prior to any extension made pursuant to this section. .

Summary: Shut Down the Shutdowns Act or the Don't Interrupt America Act This bill prevents a government shutdown by automatically providing continuing appropriations to a federal agency if an appropriation expires prior to passage of a new appropriations measure funding the agency. If the prior appropriation expires before new appropriations are provided, the bill appropriates funds to the agency at the rate of the previous appropriation and under the same terms and conditions.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies. 1. Increase in limitation for alternative tax liability for small property and casualty insurance companies (a) In General Clause (i) of section 831(b)(2)(A) (i) the net written premiums (or, if greater, direct written premiums) for the taxable year do not exceed $2,200,000, and . (b) Inflation Adjustment Paragraph (2) of section 831(b) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Inflation adjustment In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2015, the dollar amount set forth in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (i) such dollar amount, multiplied by (ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting calendar year 2014 calendar year 1992 If the amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of $1,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $1,000. . (c) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the eligibility of certain small insurance companies (other than life insurance companies) for the alternative corporate income tax by increasing the premium limitation used to determine such eligibility to $2.2 million (from $1.2 million), with an annual inflation adjustment to such increased amount after 2015.
Tank Car Safety and Security Act of 2015

To ensure the safety of DOT–111 tank cars by improving standards for new tank cars and upgrading existing tank cars, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tank Car Safety and Security Act of 2015 2. DOT–111 tank car improvements (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall revise regulations regarding DOT–111 tank cars to— (1) improve the tank car design standards for new cars to include an outer steel jacket around the tank car and thermal protection, full-height head shields and high-flow capacity pressure relief valves; and (2) require additional safety upgrades to tank cars built after October 2011 by including installation of high-flow-capacity relief valves and design modifications to prevent bottom outlets from opening in the case of an accident. (b) Security Enhancements Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall issue such regulations as are necessary to enhance the security of tank cars by requiring that all rail safety coordinators ensure that no tank car containing crude oil is left unattended during any period of time that such tank car is being transferred between railroad carriers or between a railroad carrier and a shipper. (c) Phase out plan Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit a plan to the appropriate committees of Congress to phase out, on an aggressive basis, older-model DOT–111 tank cars used to move flammable liquids that are not retrofitted to meet new Federal requirements established under this section.

Summary: Tank Car Safety and Security Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to revise federal regulations regarding DOT-111 tank cars used to move flammable liquids to: (1) improve tank car design standards for new cars to include an outer steel jacket around it and thermal protection, full-height head shields, and high-flow capacity pressure relief valves; and (2) require additional safety upgrades to tank cars built after October 2011 by including installation of such valves and design modifications to prevent bottom outlets from opening in case of accident. Directs the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to issue regulations to require that all rail safety coordinators ensure that no tank car containing crude oil is left unattended during any period that it is being transferred between railroad carriers or between a railroad carrier and a shipper. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a plan to phase out older-model DOT-111 tank cars that are not retrofitted to meet the new federal requirements.
Congressional Pay Reduction Act

To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to reduce the rates of pay of Members of Congress by 5 percent and eliminate future cost-of-living adjustments in such rates of pay. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Pay Reduction Act 2. Reduction in rates of pay and elimination of future cost-of-living adjustments for members of congress Section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 4501 (2) Effective with respect to pay periods beginning after the date of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2016, the annual rate of pay for each of the positions described in paragraph (1) shall be equal to 95 percent of the annual rate of pay for such position for the most recent pay period preceding such election. .

Summary: Congressional Pay Reduction Act Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to: (1) eliminate automatic cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress, and (2) reduce Members' annual rate of pay to 95% of the annual rate for the most recent pay period preceding the regularly scheduled federal general election held in November 2016.
Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2015

To provide a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to allow the Director of the Bureau of Land Management and the Chief of the Forest Service to remove Pinyon–Juniper trees to conserve and restore the habitat of the greater sage–grouse and the mule deer. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sage–Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2015 2. Categorical exclusion for Pinyon–Juniper tree removal Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a vegetation management project by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management or the Chief of the Forest Service involving removal or treatment of any Pinyon or Juniper tree for the purpose of conserving or restoring the habitat of the greater sage–grouse or mule deer shall be eligible to be a categorical exclusion (as defined in section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)) for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.

Summary: Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2015 This bill provides a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) for a vegetation management project by the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service involving removal or treatment of any Pinyon or Juniper tree to conserve or restore the habitat of the greater sage-grouse or mule deer. Under NEPA a categorical exclusion is a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and which have been found to have no such effect in procedures adopted by a federal agency in implementing environmental regulations. Therefore, neither an Environmental Assessment nor an Environmental Impact Statement is required.