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To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the interoperability of computer systems used by hospitals to store and access electronic health records, and for other purposes.

To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the interoperability of computer systems used by hospitals to store and access electronic health records, and for other purposes. 1. Study on interoperability of computer systems used by hospitals to store and access electronic health records (a) Study The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of the interoperability of computer systems used by hospitals to store and access electronic health records, which shall explore— (1) the extent to which it is possible for such computer systems to be interoperable to enable authorized personnel of more than one hospital to access and update the electronic health records of the same patient; (2) the identity of hospitals in the United States that use, at the time the study is conducted, computer systems with the ability to allow authorized personnel of more than one hospital to access and update the electronic health records of the same patient; (3) the reasons why hospitals in the United States do not have computer systems with such ability at the time the study is conducted; and (4) the extent to which increased interoperability of such computer systems allows hospitals to more effectively coordinate the care of patients. (b) Report Not later than 6 months after date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the study conducted under subsection (a), including such recommendations as the Comptroller General considers appropriate regarding the use of interoperable computer systems by hospitals to store and access electronic health records as a method of improving the coordination of care of patients.

Summary: Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to study and report on the interoperability of computer systems used by hospitals to store and access electronic health records. Requires the study to explore the ability of hospital computer systems to allow more than one hospital to access and update the electronic health records of the same patient, including: (1) the identity of hospitals that use computer systems with this ability, (2) reasons hospitals do not have computer systems with this ability, and (3) whether this ability allows hospitals to more effectively coordinate patient care.
My Sister's Keeper Act of 2014

To establish a grant program to empower relatives, friends, and co-workers of domestic violence victims to create safety plans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Domestic Violence Safety Plan Grant Program Act of 2014 My Sister’s Keeper Act of 2014 2. Findings The Congress finds as follows: (1) Approximately 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence during her lifetime and every year, 1 in 3 women who is a victim of homicide is murdered by her current or former partner. (2) Every year, more than 3 million children witness domestic violence in their homes and children who live in homes where there is domestic violence also suffer abuse or neglect at high rates. (3) Children are more likely to intervene when they witness severe violence against a parent, which places them at great risk for injury or even death. (4) Girls who witness domestic violence are more vulnerable to abuse as teens and adults and boys who witness domestic violence are more likely to become adult abusers of their partners, their children, or both, thus continuing the cycle of violence in the next generation. (5) Most domestic violence incidents are never reported. (6) Family members, close friends, co-workers, and other persons close to a victim of domestic violence frequently observe things that lead to them to suspect that their loved one or colleague is being abused but do not feel they possess the knowledge and skills needed to provide constructive assistance that can make a real difference in the life of the victim. (7) Domestic violence costs the national economy more than $37 billion a year in law enforcement involvement, legal work, medical and mental health treatment, and lost productivity. 3. Grant program to discourage domestic violence (a) In general The Attorney General shall establish a program to award grants to eligible State and local governments, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations to develop, promote, and teach the importance of the critical role that can be played by relatives, friends, and co-workers in combating domestic violence. (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated for purposes of the grant program under this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. (c) Sunset The provisions of this section shall cease to have effect beginning on the last day of fiscal year 2019.

Summary: Domestic Violence Safety Plan Grant Program Act of 2014 or the My Sister's Keeper Act of 2014 - Directs the Attorney General to establish a program to award grants to eligible state and local governments, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations to develop, promote, and teach the importance of the critical role that can be played by relatives, friends, and co-workers in combatting domestic violence.
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exempt from manufacturer transparency reporting certain transfers used for educational purposes, and for other purposes.

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exempt from manufacturer transparency reporting certain transfers used for educational purposes, and for other purposes. 1. Exempting from manufacturer transparency reporting certain transfers used for educational purposes (a) In general Section 1128G(e)(10)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7h(e)(10)(B)) is amended— (1) in clause (iii), by inserting , including peer-reviewed journals, journal reprints, journal supplements, and medical textbooks patient use (2) by adding at the end the following new clause: (xiii) A transfer of anything of value to a covered recipient who is a physician if the thing of value is intended solely for purposes of providing continuing medical education to the physician. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to transfers of value made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Amends title XI (General Provisions, Peer Review, Administrative Simplification) of the Social Security Act to exempt from manufacturer transparency reporting to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) any transfer of value to a covered recipient of: (1) peer-reviewed journals, journal reprints, journal supplements, and medical textbooks that directly benefit patients or are intended for patient use; and (2) anything of value to a physician if it is intended solely to provide continuing medical education.
East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of East Rosebud Creek in Carbon County, Montana, as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 2. Designation of wild and scenic river segments Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1274(a) (208) East rosebud creek, montana (A) The portions of East Rosebud Creek in the State of Montana, consisting of— (i) the 13-mile segment from the source in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness downstream to the point at which the Creek enters East Rosebud Lake, including the stream reach between Twin Outlets Lake and Fossil Lake, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river; and (ii) the 7-mile segment on the Custer National Forest from immediately below, but not including, the outlet of East Rosebud Lake downstream to the point at which the Creek enters private property for the first time, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. (B) No private property shall be included within the boundaries of the river segments designated by this paragraph. (C) No land or interests in land may be acquired by condemnation within the boundaries of the river segments designated by this paragraph. (D) Nothing in this paragraph creates or authorizes the creation of a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the boundaries of the river segments designated by this paragraph. The fact that an activity or use can be seen or heard from within such boundaries shall not preclude the conduct of that activity or use outside such boundaries. .

Summary: East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified river segments of the East Rosebud Creek in Montana as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Prohibits: (1) the inclusion of any private property within the boundaries of those segments, and (2) the acquisition of land or interests in land by condemnation within such boundaries.
To reauthorize the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009.

To reauthorize the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009. 1. Reauthorization of Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 Section 12409 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3708) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking this subtitle this subtitle $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018. (2) in subsection (b), by striking this subtitle this subtitle $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018.

Summary: Reauthorizes the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 through FY2018.
BLM Live Internet Auctions Act

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the BLM Live Internet Auctions Act 2. Internet-based onshore oil and gas lease sales (a) Authorization Section 17(b)(1) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1) (1) in subparagraph (A), in the third sentence, by inserting , except as provided in subparagraph (C) by oral bidding (2) by adding at the end the following: (C) In order to diversify and expand the Nation’s onshore leasing program to ensure the best return to the Federal taxpayer, reduce fraud, and secure the leasing process, the Secretary may conduct onshore lease sales through Internet-based bidding methods. Each individual Internet-based lease sale shall conclude within 7 days. . (b) Report Not later than 90 days after the tenth Internet-based lease sale conducted under the amendment made by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall analyze the first 10 such lease sales and report to Congress the findings of the analysis. The report shall include— (1) estimates on increases or decreases in such lease sales, compared to sales conducted by oral bidding, in— (A) the number of bidders; (B) the average amount of bid; (C) the highest amount bid; and (D) the lowest bid; (2) an estimate on the total cost or savings to the Department of the Interior as a result of such sales, compared to sales conducted by oral bidding; and (3) an evaluation of the demonstrated or expected effectiveness of different structures for lease sales which may provide an opportunity to better maximize bidder participation, ensure the highest return to the Federal taxpayers, minimize opportunities for fraud or collusion, and ensure the security and integrity of the leasing process. September 10, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: BLM Live Internet Auctions Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live bidding methods. Requires each individual Internet-based lease sale to conclude within seven days. Directs the Secretary to analyze the first 10 such lease sales, including estimates of: (1) increases or decreases in such lease sales, compared to sales conducted by oral bidding; and (2) the total cost or savings to the Department of the Interior as a result of such sales, compared to sales conducted by oral bidding. Requires the report to evaluate the demonstrated or expected effectiveness of different structures for lease sales which may provide an opportunity to better maximize bidder participation, ensure the highest return to the federal taxpayers, minimize opportunities for fraud or collusion, and ensure the security and integrity of the leasing process.
To designate the United States Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry located at First Street and Pan American Avenue in Douglas, Arizona, as the "Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry".

To designate the United States Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry located at First Street and Pan American Avenue in Douglas, Arizona, as the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry 1. Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry (a) Designation The United States Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry located at First Street and Pan American Avenue in Douglas, Arizona, shall be known and designated as the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the port of entry referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry

Summary: Designates the United States Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry located at First Street and Pan American Avenue in Douglas, Arizona, as the "Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry."
Helping Wounded Warriors Cover Medical Expenses Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit distributions from 529 accounts for medical expenses of account owners who are veterans with disability ratings of greater than 50 percent. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Wounded Warriors Cover Medical Expenses Act 2. Distributions from 529 accounts for medical expenses of account owners who are veterans with disability ratings of greater than 50 percent (a) Exemption from 529 Section 529(c)(6) (6) Additional tax (A) In general The tax imposed by section 530(d)(4) shall apply to any payment or distribution from a qualified tuition program in the same manner as such tax applies to a payment or distribution from a Coverdell education savings account. This paragraph shall not apply to any payment or distribution in any taxable year beginning before January 1, 2004, which is includible in gross income but used for qualified higher education expenses of the designated beneficiary. (B) Exception Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any payment or distribution from a qualified tuition program to the owner of an account under such program if— (i) at the time of such payment or distribution, the owner of such account is a veteran whom the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines has a service-connected disability rated at 50 percent or more, and (ii) in lieu of using such payment or distribution for qualified higher education expenses, such payment or distribution is used for medical care (as defined in section 213(d)) for such owner. (C) Coordination with medical expense deduction For purposes of determining the amount of the deduction under section 213, any payment or distribution to which subparagraph (B) applies shall not be treated as an expense paid for medical care. . (b) Exclusion from income Section 72(e)(6) (6) Extension of paragraph (2)(B) (A) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, paragraph (2)(B) shall apply to amounts received under a qualified tuition program (as defined in section 529(b)) or under a Coverdell education savings account (as defined in section 530(b)). The rule of paragraph (8)(B) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph. (B) Exception In the case of an amount received under a qualified tuition program (as defined in section 529(b)) which is not subject to the penalty under subparagraph (A) of section 529(c)(6) by reason of subparagraph (B) thereof— (i) subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall not apply, and (ii) the amount received which, but for this subparagraph, would be treated as income on the contract shall be treated as investment in the contract. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to payments and distributions after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Helping Wounded Warriors Cover Medical Expenses Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow tax-free distributions from a qualified tuition program account (529 tuition plans) for payment of the medical expenses of veterans with disability ratings of more than 50%; and (2) exclude such distributions from gross income, for income tax purposes.
FIREARM Act

To prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FIREARM Act 2. Prohibition on the Federal Government to require race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the transfer of a firearm The Federal Government may not require any person to disclose the race or ethnicity of the person in connection with the transfer of a firearm to the person.

Summary: FIREARM Act - Prohibits the federal government from requiring disclosure of the race or ethnicity of a person to whom a firearm is transferred.
Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2014

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful EHR use, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2014 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Ambulatory surgery centers were not covered under the provisions of the HITECH Act of 2009, which created certification standards and incentives for adopting electronic health record (EHR) technology in the physician office and hospital settings. (2) CMS defines a meaningful EHR user as an eligible professional having 50 percent or more of the professional’s outpatient encounters at practices or locations equipped with certified EHR technology. (3) Physicians with patient encounters in an ambulatory surgical center are at a disadvantage when attempting to meet meaningful use requirements because there currently is not certified EHR technology for such centers. (4) Until such time as EHR technology is certified specifically for use in the ambulatory surgical centers, patient encounters that occur in such a center should not be used when calculating whether an eligible professional meets meaningful use requirements, unless an eligible professional elects to include those encounters. 3. Treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful EHR use Section 1848(o)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(o)(2) (D) Treatment of patient encounters at ambulatory surgical centers (i) In general Subject to clause (ii), any patient encounter of an eligible professional occurring at an ambulatory surgical center (described in section 1832(i)(1)(A)) shall not be treated as a patient encounter in determining whether an eligible professional qualifies as a meaningful EHR user. (ii) Sunset Clause (i) shall no longer apply as of the first year that begins more than 3 years after the date the Secretary certifies EHR technology for the ambulatory surgical center setting. .

Summary: Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit any patient encounter of an eligible professional occurring at an ambulatory surgical center from being treated as such an encounter in determining whether an eligible professional qualifies as a meaningful electronic health record (EHR) user. Terminates this prohibition three years after the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) certifies EHR technology for the ambulatory surgical center setting.
Military Corridor Transportation Improvement Act of 2014

To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate high priority corridors on the National Highway System in the State of North Carolina, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Corridor Transportation Improvement Act of 2014 2. High priority corridors on National Highway System (a) In general Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032) is amended by adding at the end the following: (81) United States Route 117/Interstate Route 795 from United States Route 70 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, to Interstate Route 40 west of Faison, Sampson County, North Carolina. (82) United States Route 70 from its intersection with Interstate Route 40 in Garner, Wake County, North Carolina, to the Port at Morehead City, Carteret County, North Carolina. . (b) Inclusion of certain route segments on Interstate System Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2031; 109 Stat. 597; 115 Stat. 872; 118 Stat. 293; 126 Stat. 426) is amended in the first sentence by striking and subsection (c)(57) subsection (c)(57), subsection (c)(81), and subsection (c)(82)

Summary: Military Corridor Transportation Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as amended, to declare as high priority corridors on the National Highway System as well as segments of the Interstate System: (1) U.S. Route 117/Interstate Route 795 from U.S. Route 70 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, to Interstate Route 40 west of Faison, Sampson County, North Carolina; and (2) U.S. Route 70 from its intersection with Interstate Route 40 in Garner, Wake County, North Carolina, to the Port at Morehead City, Carteret County, North Carolina.