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Mustafa Akarsu Local Guard Force Support Act

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for special immigrant status for certain spouses and children of employees of the United States Government abroad killed in the line of duty. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mustafa Akarsu Local Guard Force Support Act 2. Special immigrant status for certain surviving spouses and children (a) In general Section 101(a)(27) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27) (1) by inserting (i) an immigrant who is an employee (2) by inserting the following: (ii) an immigrant who is the surviving spouse or child of an employee of the United States Government abroad killed in the line of duty, provided that the employee had performed faithful service for a total of fifteen years, or more, and that the principal officer of a Foreign Service establishment (or, in the case of the American Institute of Taiwan, the Director thereof) in his discretion, recommends the granting of special immigrant status to the spouse and children and the Secretary of State approves such recommendation and find that it is in the national interest to grant such status; . (b) Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect beginning on January 31, 2013, and shall have retroactive effect.

Summary: Mustafa Akarsu Local Guard Force Support Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide special immigrant status for the surviving spouse or child of a U.S. government employee killed abroad in the line of duty, provided that: (1) the employee had performed faithful service for at least 15 years; and (2) the principal officer of a Foreign Service establishment (or, in the case of the American Institute of Taiwan, the Director) recommends, and the Secretary of State approves, the granting of such status. States that this Act shall be effective beginning on January 31, 2013, and shall have retroactive effect.
Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013 2. Extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program (a) Extension of payment methodology Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G) (1) in clause (i), by striking October 1, 2013 October 1, 2014 (2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking October 1, 2013 October 1, 2014 (b) Conforming amendments (1) Extension of target amount Section 1886(b)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(D) (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking October 1, 2013 October 1, 2014 (B) in clause (iv), by striking through fiscal year 2013 through fiscal year 2014 (2) Permitting hospitals to decline reclassification Section 13501(e)(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. ww note) is amended by striking through fiscal year 2013 through fiscal year 2014 3. Extension of the increased payments under the Medicare Low-Volume Hospital Program Section 1886(d)(12) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12) (1) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 2014 2015 (2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking and 2013 , 2013, and 2014 (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking and 2013 , 2013, and 2014

Summary: Rural Hospital Access Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend through FY2014: (1) the Medicare-dependent hospital program, and (2) increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program.
Creating Crop Insurance Certainty for Farmers Act

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require advance public notice of any modification to be made in the terms or conditions of any policy or plan of insurance offered under such Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Creating Crop Insurance Certainty for Farmers Act 2. Advance public notice of crop insurance policy and plan changes Section 505(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1505(e) (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7); respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph (5): (5) Advance notice of modification before implementation (A) In general Any modification to be made in the terms or conditions of any policy or plan of insurance offered under this subtitle shall not take effect for a crop year unless the Secretary publishes the modification in the Federal Register and on the website of the Corporation and provides for a subsequent period of public comment— (i) with respect to fall-planted crops, not later than 60 days before June 30 during the preceding crop year; and (ii) with respect to spring-planted crops, not later than 60 days before November 30 during the preceding crop year. (B) Waiver The Secretary may waive the application of subparagraph (A) in an emergency situation declared by the Secretary upon notice to Congress of the nature of the emergency and the need for immediate implementation of the policy or plan modification referred to in such subparagraph. .

Summary: Creating Crop Insurance Certainty for Farmers Act - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide specified advanced public notice and a period for public comment before any modification to the terms or conditions of a crop insurance policy or plan may be made. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such provision in an emergency situation.
Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2013

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend to physician assistants eligibility for Medicaid incentive payments for the adoption and use of certified electronic health records, whether or not such physician assistants practice at a rural health center or Federally qualified health center. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2013 2. Extending physician assistant eligibility for Medicaid electronic health record incentive payments (a) In general Section 1903(t)(3)(B)(v) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(t)(3)(B)(v) insofar as the assistant is practicing in a rural health clinic that is led by a physician assistant or is practicing in a Federally qualified health center that is so led (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to payments made for calendar quarters beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2013 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to extend to physician assistants eligibility for Medicaid electronic health record incentive payments, regardless of whether or not such physician assistants practice at a rural health center that is led by a physician assistant or in a federally qualified health center.
Infectious Disease Reporting Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report cases of reportable infectious diseases at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with State law. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Infectious Disease Reporting Act 2. Report of infectious disease at medical facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 7311 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) (1) The Secretary shall report to the appropriate entity each case of a reportable infectious disease that occurs at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with the laws of the State in which the facility is located. (2) In addition to reporting each case of a reportable infectious disease at a medical facility of the Department pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall report each such case to the accrediting organization of such facility. (3) (A) If the Secretary fails to report a case of a reportable infectious disease at a medical facility of the Department in accordance with State law pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall pay to the State an amount equal to the amount that a medical facility not owned by the Federal Government that is located in the same State would pay as a penalty to such State for such failure. (B) The State may file a civil action against the Secretary in the United States district court for the district in which the medical facility is located to recover from the United States the amount described in subparagraph (A). (4) In this subsection, the term reportable infectious disease . (b) Effective date The reporting requirement under section 7311(f)

Summary: Infectious Disease Reporting Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report each case of reportable infectious disease (a disease that a state requires to be reported) that occurs at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to the appropriate state entity, as well as to the accrediting organization of such facility. Requires the Secretary, upon a failure to report, to pay to a state the same penalty that a non-federal facility of such state would pay for a failure to report. Allows a state to file a civil action against the VA for the recovery of such amount.
Halal and Kosher Food Act of 2013

To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to provide for the increased purchase of Kosher and Halal food and to modify the labeling of the commodities list under the emergency food assistance program to enable Kosher and Halal food bank operators to identify which commodities to obtain from local food banks. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Halal and Kosher Food Act of 2013 2. Purchase of Halal and Kosher food for emergency food assistance program Section 202 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7502) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Kosher and Halal food As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall finalize and implement a plan— (1) to increase the purchase of Kosher and Halal food from food manufacturers with a Kosher or Halal certification to carry out the program established under this Act if the Kosher and Halal food purchased is cost neutral as compared to food that is not from food manufacturers with a Kosher or Halal certification; and (2) to modify the labeling of the commodities list used to carry out the program in a manner that enables Kosher and Halal food bank operators to identify which commodities to obtain from local food banks. .

Summary: Kosher and Halal Food Act of 2013 - Amends the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to: (1) provide for the increased purchase of Kosher and Halal food if such food is cost neutral as compared to food that is not from food manufacturers with a Kosher or Halal certification, and (2) modify the labeling of the commodities list under the emergency food assistance program to enable Kosher and Halal food bank operators to identify which commodities to obtain from local food banks.
Social Security Fairness Act of 2013

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Fairness Act of 2013 2. Repeal of government pension offset provision (a) In general Section 202(k) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(k) (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 202(b)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(b)(2) subsections (k)(5) and (q) subsection (q) (2) Section 202(c)(2) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(c)(2) subsections (k)(5) and (q) subsection (q) (3) Section 202(e)(2)(A) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(e)(2)(A) subsection (k)(5), subsection (q), subsection (q) (4) Section 202(f)(2)(A) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(f)(2)(A) subsection (k)(5), subsection (q) subsection (q) 3. Repeal of windfall elimination provisions (a) In general Section 215 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415 (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (7); (2) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (3); and (3) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (9). (b) Conforming amendments Subsections (e)(2) and (f)(2) of section 202 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402 section 215(f)(5), 215(f)(6), or 215(f)(9)(B) paragraph (5) or (6) of section 215(f) 4. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to monthly insurance benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act for months after December 2013. Notwithstanding section 215(f) of the Social Security Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall adjust primary insurance amounts to the extent necessary to take into account the amendments made by section 3.

Summary: Social Security Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal the government pension offset requirement applicable to and reducing husband's and wife's insurance benefits, widow's and widower's insurance benefits, and divorced mother's and divorced father's insurance benefits with respect to federal, state, or local government employees who receive a government pension and did not pay Social Security taxes during their years of government service, and so did not earn entitlement to Social Security benefits for those years. Repeals also the windfall elimination requirement with respect to computation of an individual's primary insurance amount under which OASDI retirement or disability benefits are reduced if the individual receives a federal, state, or local government pension, did not pay Social Security taxes during the years of government service, and so did not earn entitlement to Social Security benefits for those years.
Dental Insurance Fairness Act of 2013

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dental Insurance Fairness Act of 2013 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Dental coverage helps approximately 173 million Americans get the dental care that is vital to ensuring good oral and overall health. (2) Unfair practices of dental benefit plans hinder patients’ ability to receive the full benefits for which they pay and, in some cases, provide the dental insurance industry with windfall profits. (3) The Dental Insurance Fairness Act of 2013 3. Value requirements for dental benefits Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1185 et seq. 716. Value requirements for dental benefits (a) In general The requirements of this section shall apply to self-insured group health plans insofar as they provide dental benefits (including, notwithstanding section 732(c)(1), self-insured limited scope dental benefits (described in section 733(c)(2))). (b) Value In order to ensure that participants and beneficiaries in a group health plan receive full value from dental benefits, the plan shall meet the following requirements: (1) Uniform coordination of benefits The plan shall provide for coordination of benefits in a manner so that the plan pays the same amount regardless of other coverage for such benefits so long as the total amount paid does not exceed 100 percent of the amount of the applicable claim. Such coordination shall be effected consistent with such rules as the Secretary establishes, based upon similar model regulations developed by the National Association of Insurance commissioners. (2) Equity for dental patients through assignment of benefits In the case of a plan that provides dental benefits through a network of providers, the plan shall permit a participant or beneficiary to designate payment of dental benefits to a provider who is not participating in the network. .

Summary: Dental Insurance Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to prescribe certain health care coverage value requirements for dental benefits under self-insured group health plans.
Veterans Claims Efficiency Through Automation Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Claims Efficiency Through Automation Act 2. Report on automatic processing of claims for compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 51 5109C. Annual report on automatic processing of claims The Secretary shall include in the annual report to Congress required under section 529 of this title a report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation during the year preceding the year during which the report is submitted. Each such report shall include, for the year covered by the report, each of the following: (1) Each medical condition for which claims relating to such condition were processed in an electronic automated fashion during such year. (2) The feasibility of processing any additional medical conditions in an electronic automated fashion and any barriers to so processing additional medical conditions, including any such barriers relating to the schedule for rating disabilities under section 1115 of this title. (3) The number of claims for compensation relating to each medical condition submitted during such year. (4) For each medical condition, the percentage of claims denied and the percentage of claims approved during such year. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such subchapter the following new item: 5109C. Annual report on automatic processing of claims. .

Summary: Veterans Claims Efficiency Through Automation Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include in a required annual VA activities and costs report to Congress a report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation during the preceding year, including each medical condition for which claims were processed and the number of claims for each condition.
Distillery Excise Tax Reform Act of 2013

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits produced by small distilleries. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Distillery Excise Tax Reform Act of 2013 2. Reduced rate for small domestic distillers (a) In general Section 5001 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: (c) Reduced rate for certain small domestic producers (1) In general In the case of any person who produces not more than 60,000 proof gallons of distilled spirits during the calendar year, the rate of tax imposed by subsection (a)(1) shall be $2.70 per proof gallon produced in the United States (and a proportionate tax at the like rate on all fractional parts of such a proof gallon). (2) Controlled groups In the case of a controlled group, the 60,000 proof gallon quantity specified in paragraph (1) shall be applied to the controlled group. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term controlled group more than 50 percent at least 80 percent (3) Preventing abuse of reduced rate The Secretary shall prescribe regulations similar to the regulations prescribed under section 5051(a)(2)(C) to prevent the reduced rates provided in paragraph (1) from benefitting any person who produces more than 60,000 proof gallons of distilled spirits during a calendar year. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Paragraph (1) of section 5010(a) is amended— (A) by inserting (if any) excess (B) by inserting ($2.70 in the case of a person described in section 5001(c)) $13.50 (2) Paragraph (2) of section 5010(a) is amended by inserting ($2.70 in the case of a person described in section 5001(c)) $13.50 (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2014.

Summary: Distillery Excise Tax Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a reduction (from $13.50 to $2.70 on each proof gallon produced in the United States) in the excise tax on distilled spirits for domestic distillers who produce not more than 60,000 proof gallons of distilled spirits during the calendar year.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the "Leonard Montalto Post Office Building".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the Leonard Montalto Post Office Building 1. Leonard Montalto Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, shall be known and designated as the Leonard Montalto 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 Leonard Montalto Post Office Building

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the "Leonard Montalto Post Office Building."
To revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit in Florida.

To revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit in Florida. 1. John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit, Florida (a) In general The map subtitled Gasparilla Island Unit FL–70P Coastal Barrier Resources System 16 U.S.C. 3503(a) John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Corrected Gasparilla Unit FL–70/FL–70P (b) Availability The Secretary of the Interior shall keep the replacement map referred to in subsection (a) on file and available for inspection in accordance with section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(b) December 1, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Revises the boundaries of the Gasparilla Island Unit FL-70P in the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System in Florida.