cheaptrix/billsum-US_congress_and_house huggingface dataset:
Banning the Use of Electronic Cigarettes on Airplanes Act of 2015

To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes on passenger flights, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Banning the Use of Electronic Cigarettes on Airplanes Act of 2015 2. Prohibitions against smoking on passenger flights Section 41706 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Electronic cigarettes (1) Inclusion The use of an electronic cigarette shall be treated as smoking for purposes of this section. (2) Electronic cigarette defined In this section, the term electronic cigarette .

Summary: Banning the Use of Electronic Cigarettes on Airplanes Act of 2015 This bill requires the use of an electronic cigarette to be treated as smoking for purposes of provisions prohibiting smoking on passenger flights.
Crop Insurance Restoration Act

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to repeal the changes regarding the Standard Reinsurance Agreement enacted as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Crop Insurance Restoration Act 2. Standard Reinsurance Agreement Section 508(k)(8) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(8) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking shall renegotiate may renegotiate the financial terms and conditions of each Standard Reinsurance Agreement once during each period of 5 reinsurance years after the 2015 reinsurance year. (2) in subparagraphs (C) and (F), by striking subparagraph (A)(ii) subparagraph (A) (3) by striking subparagraph (E).

Summary: Crop Insurance Restoration Act This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to repeal changes regarding the Standard Reinsurance Agreement that were enacted as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. The bill eliminates provisions that: (1) require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to renegotiate the Standard Reinsurance Agreement no later than December 31, 2016, and at least once every five years thereafter, and (2) establish an 8.9% cap on the overall rate of return for insurance providers under the agreement. (The Standard Reinsurance Agreement is an agreement between USDA and the private companies that administer the federal crop insurance program. It specifies details such as administrative and operating expense reimbursements and risk sharing between USDA and the companies in the operation of the program.)
To direct the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study on the benefits of solar net energy metering, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study on the benefits of solar net energy metering, and for other purposes. 1. Study and report on benefits of solar net energy metering (a) Study and report (1) in general The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a study on solar net energy metering. The study shall include an analysis of any benefits that may result from implementing solar net energy metering, including any resulting— (A) reduction in demand on the grid during peak hours; (B) increased grid security through localized grid support; (C) creation of jobs related to solar energy, including jobs in production, construction, and installation, increasing the tax base for State and local governments; (D) avoidance of energy-related expenditures by electric consumers that enables such electric consumers to increase discretionary spending and stimulate local economies; (E) reduction in air pollution and associated health risks; (F) reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and associated climate change impacts; (G) assistance to electric utilities in meeting applicable renewable portfolio standards; (H) reduction in water usage as compared to the amount of water used in fossil-fuel-based electricity production; (I) reduction in electricity cost for electric consumers as a result of reduced demand for centrally supplied electricity; (J) avoided cost in energy generation, deferred capacity, and grid support services to electric utilities by or on behalf of an electric consumer; (K) avoided cost to electric utilities for fuel price hedging otherwise needed to guarantee that a portion of electricity supply costs are fixed; and (L) increase in the availability of private capital to individuals generating electricity through use of solar power based on the stable assumptions solar net energy metering provides for financial institutions. (2) Report Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study required to be conducted under paragraph (1). (b) Definitions For purposes of this Act: (1) Eligible solar generating facility The term eligible solar generating facility (2) Primary energy source The term primary energy source 16 U.S.C. 796 (3) Solar net energy metering The term solar net energy metering (4) Electric utility; electric consumer The terms electric utility electric consumer 16 U.S.C. 2602

Summary: This bill requires the Department of Energy to study and report on solar net energy metering, which allows electric consumers to offset their electricity bills for any excess electricity they do not use if that excess was: (1) generated from an eligible, on-site solar generating facility, and (2) delivered to local distribution facilities. The study must analyze the benefits of implementing solar net energy metering.
Gun Dealer Accountability Act

To provide the Attorney General with greater discretion in issuing Federal firearms licenses, and to authorize temporarily greater scrutiny of Federal firearms licensees who have transferred a firearm unlawfully or had 10 or more crime guns traced back to them in the preceding 2 years. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gun Dealer Accountability Act 2. Greater discretion in issuing Federal firearms licenses Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by striking shall issue may issue (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking shall be may be 3. Authorization of temporarily greater scrutiny of Federal firearms licensees who have transferred a firearm unlawfully or had 10 or more crime guns traced back to them in the preceding 2 (a) Authority to temporarily increase frequency of inspections Section 923(g)(1)(B)(ii)(I) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting , except that this subclause shall not apply with respect to a licensee if, in the preceding 2 years, a court has found the licensee to have transferred a firearm unlawfully or the Attorney General has found that 10 or more firearms used in crimes have been traced back to the licensee (b) Authority to temporarily require conduct of a physical inventory of firearms business (1) The matter under the heading Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses 18 U.S.C. 923 Public Law 113–6 , unless the rule applies only to a business of a licensee if, in the preceding 2 years, a court has found the licensee to have transferred a firearm unlawfully or the Attorney General has found that 10 or more firearms used in crimes have been traced back to the licensee (2) The matter under the heading Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses 18 U.S.C. 923 Public Law 112–55 , unless the rule applies only to a business of a licensee if, in the preceding 2 years, a court has found the licensee to have transferred a firearm unlawfully or the Attorney General has found that 10 or more firearms used in crimes have been traced back to the licensee

Summary: Gun Dealer Accountability Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to grant discretion to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to approve an application by, and issue a federal firearms license to, a gun dealer. Additionally, it authorizes the ATF to conduct more than one compliance inspection during a 12-month period if, in the preceding two years, a court has found that a licensed gun dealer transferred a firearm unlawfully, or the Department of Justice (DOJ) has found that 10 or more firearms used in crimes have been traced back to the dealer. Finally, the bill amends the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012, and the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, to permit the ATF to require a licensed gun dealer to conduct a physical inventory if, in the preceding two years, a court has found that a licensed gun dealer transferred a firearm unlawfully or DOJ has found that 10 or more firearms used in crimes have been traced back to the dealer.
To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Financial Stability Oversight Council to carry out certain requirements under the Financial Stability Act of 2010 before making any new determination under section 113 of such Act, and for other purposes.

To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Financial Stability Oversight Council to carry out certain requirements under the Financial Stability Act of 2010 before making any new determination under section 113 of such Act, and for other purposes. 1. Requirements related to the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (a) In general The Financial Stability Oversight Council may not make a determination under section 113 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5323 (1) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System establishes prudential standards for nonbank financial companies, as required by subsections (a) and (b) of section 165 of such Act; (2) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System promulgates regulations setting forth criteria for exempting certain types or classes of U.S. nonbank financial companies or foreign nonbank financial companies from supervision, as required by section 170 of such Act; and (3) the Financial Stability Oversight Council— (A) reevaluates within calendar year 2016 each determination made under subsections (a) and (b) of section 113 of such Act and rescinds any such determination if the Council determines that the nonbank financial company no longer meets the standards under such subsections, as required by section 113(d) of such Act; and (B) submits a report to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives explaining with specificity the reasons for which the Council did not rescind any such determination. (b) Definitions For purposes of this section, the terms nonbank financial company U.S. nonbank financial company foreign nonbank financial company 12 U.S.C. 5311 December 16, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: This bill prohibits the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) from determining under the Financial Stability Act of 2010 that certain nonbank financial companies shall be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and subject to prudential standards until 90 days after: the Federal Reserve Board establishes prudential standards for nonbank financial companies, the Federal Reserve Board promulgates criteria for exempting certain types or classes of U.S. or foreign nonbank financial companies from supervision, FSOC reevaluates within 2016 each such determination and rescinds any of them if the nonbank financial company in question no longer meets specified standards, and FSOC reports to Congress its reasons for not rescinding any determination.
American Indian Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act of 2015

To provide student loan forgiveness for American Indian educators teaching in local educational agencies with a high percentage of American Indian students. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Indian Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act of 2015 2. Student loan forgiveness for American Indian educators teaching in local educational agencies with a high percentage of American Indian students (a) Part B loans Section 428J(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1078–10(c) (4) American Indian teachers in local educational agencies with a high percentage of American Indian students Notwithstanding the amount specified in paragraph (1) and the requirements under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1), the aggregate amount that the Secretary shall repay under this section shall be not more than $17,500 in the case of a borrower who— (A) has been employed as a full-time teacher for 5 consecutive complete school years as a teacher in a local educational agency described in section 7112(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 or in a school overseen by the Bureau of Indian Education of the Department; and (B) is a member of an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450b . (b) Part D loans Section 460(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087j(c) (4) American Indian teachers in local educational agencies with a high percentage of American Indian students Notwithstanding the amount specified in paragraph (1) and the requirements under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1), the aggregate amount that the Secretary shall cancel under this section shall be not more than $17,500 in the case of a borrower who— (A) has been employed as a full-time teacher for 5 consecutive complete school years as a teacher in a local educational agency described in section 7112(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 or in a school overseen by the Bureau of Indian Education of the Department; and (B) is a member of an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450b .

Summary: American Indian Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act of 2015 Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide up to $17,500 of loan forgiveness to borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan program or the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program who: (1) are a member of an Indian tribe, and (2) have been employed as a full-time teacher for five consecutive complete school years in an Indian school or in a local educational agency that serves at least 10 Indian students or whose schools have an enrollment of students at least 25% of which are Indians.
Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act 2. Exclusion for employer payment of qualified education loans (a) In general Section 127(c)(1) and (B) the payment by an employer, whether paid to the employee or to a lender, of principal or interest on any qualified education loan (as defined in section 221(d)(1)) incurred by the employee, and . (b) Denial of double benefit Section 221(e)(1) of such Code is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , or for any amount which is excludable from gross income under section 127(c)(1)(B) (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to payments made by employers after December 31, 2015.

Summary: Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include payments of qualified education loans paid to either an employee or a lender.
Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act

To prevent certain monitoring and interception by Federal authorities of Federal prisoner communications that are subject to attorney-client privilege. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act 2. Prisoner communications that are subject to attorney-client privilege (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b) it shall be unlawful for any person acting under the authority of the United States to monitor any electronic communication (as defined in section 2510 of title 18, United States Code) to which a prisoner in a Bureau of Prisons correctional facility is a party, if that communication is subject to attorney-client privilege. (b) Exception Subsection (a) does not apply to a communication the Attorney General has reason to believe poses a threat to national security. (c) Rules by Attorney General The Attorney General shall prescribe rules to carry out this section.

Summary: Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act This bill prohibits any person acting under the authority of the United States from monitoring any electronic communication by a prisoner in a Bureau of Prisons correctional facility if such communication is subject to attorney-client privilege. This does not apply to any communications the Department of Justice has reason to believe pose a threat to national security.
Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Act of 2015

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize public safety and community policing grants to be used to make grants to institutions of higher education, with priority given to Predominantly Black Institutions and other similar institutions, to support majors related to criminal justice, for the purpose of increasing the racial diversity of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Act of 2015 2. Grants to increase the racial diversity of law enforcement agencies Section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3796dd(b) (1) in paragraph (16), by striking and (2) by redesignating paragraph (17) as paragraph (18); (3) by inserting after paragraph (16) the following: (17) to increase the racial diversity of law enforcement agencies by awarding grants to institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 20 U.S.C. 1059e 20 U.S.C. 1132 ; and (4) in paragraph (18), as so redesignated, by striking paragraphs (1) through (16) paragraphs (1) through (17)

Summary: Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Act of 2015 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the allowable use of grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program to include grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to support criminal justice-related majors. It prioritizes grants to predominantly black institutions, historically black colleges and universities, IHEs where at least 40% of students are Latino, and IHEs where at least 40% of students are Native American.
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require reports on the Rewards for Justice program, and for other purposes.

To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require reports on the Rewards for Justice program, and for other purposes. 1. Congressional notification of reward (a) In general Section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2708 (1) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Reports on rewards authorized Not less than 15 days after a reward is authorized under this section, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, which may be submitted in classified form if necessary, detailing information about the reward, including the identity of the individual for whom the reward is being made, the amount of the reward, the acts with respect to which the reward is being made, and how the reward is being publicized. ; and (2) in subsection (k)(2), by striking International Relations Foreign Affairs (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a)(1) takes effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with respect to any reward authorized under section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 on or after such date.

Summary: This bill amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require notification of Congress at least 15 days after a reward is authorized under the Department of State's rewards for justice program. Notification shall include information about the identity of the individual receiving the award, the reward's amount, the acts for which the reward is being made, and how the reward is being publicized.
Autonomous Vehicle Privacy Protection Act of 2015

To protect consumer privacy during the development and use of autonomous vehicle technologies. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Autonomous Vehicle Privacy Protection Act of 2015 2. GAO report The Comptroller General of the United States shall make available to the public a report that assesses the organizational readiness of the Department of Transportation to address autonomous vehicle technology challenges, including consumer privacy protections.

Summary: Autonomous Vehicle Privacy Protection Act of 2015 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to make publicly available a report that assesses the organizational readiness of the Department of Transportation to address autonomous vehicle technology challenges, including consumer privacy protections.
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the territorial highway program, and for other purposes.

To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the territorial highway program, and for other purposes. 1. Territorial highway program Section 165(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (8) Division of funds between territories In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall allocate the funds made available to the territories each fiscal year among the territories according to quantifiable measures that are indicative of the surface transportation requirements of each of the territories, which may include the use of population, land area, roadway mileage, or another measure determined appropriate by the Secretary. .

Summary: This bill directs the Department of Transportation to allocate the funds made available to the territories each fiscal year under the territorial highway program according to quantifiable measures that are indicative of the surface transportation requirements of each of the territories, which may include the use of population, land area, or roadway mileage measures.