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FAIR Student Credit Act of 2015

To provide for the removal of default information from a borrower’s credit report with respect to certain rehabilitated education loans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Adjustment in Reporting Student Credit Act of 2015 FAIR Student Credit Act of 2015 2. Rehabilitation of qualified education loans Section 623(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681s–2(a)(1) (10) Rehabilitation of qualified education loans (A) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a consumer may request to remove a previously reported default regarding a qualified education loan from the consumer report relating to the consumer, and such request shall not be considered inaccurate, if the consumer to whom such loan relates successfully and voluntarily meets the requirements of a private loan rehabilitation program in which the number of consecutive on-time monthly payments (in accordance with the terms and conditions of the loan or any valid and legally binding modification thereto) is equal to the number of payments specified under section 428F(a)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1078–6(a)(1)(A) (B) Limitation A consumer may obtain the benefits available under this subsection with respect to rehabilitating a loan only one time per loan. (C) Qualified education loan defined For purposes of this subparagraph, the term qualified education loan section 221(d) . 3. GAO Study (a) Study The Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out a study on— (1) the implementation of section 623(a)(1)(E) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, as added by section 2; and (2) any challenges borrowers experience with the private loan rehabilitation program. (b) Report Not later than the end of the 18-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall issue a report to the Congress containing the findings and determinations made in carrying out the study required under subsection (a).

Summary: Federal Adjustment in Reporting Student Credit Act of 2015 or the FAIR Student Credit Act of 2015 Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to allow a consumer to request the removal of a previously reported default regarding a qualified education loan from a consumer report if the consumer meets the requirements of a private loan rehabilitation program in which the number of consecutive on-time monthly payments is equal to the number of payments specified in a default reduction program under the Higher Education Act of 1965. Permits a consumer to obtain such rehabilitation benefits only once per loan. Requires the Government Accountability Office to report on any challenges borrowers experience with the private loan rehabilitation program.
Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2015

To include reasonable costs for high-speed Internet service in the utility allowances for families residing in public housing, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2015 2. Inclusion of high-speed Internet service in public housing utility allowances for certain families Subsection (b) of section 3 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b) (14) Utility allowance A utility allowance under this Act for public housing shall include costs for high-speed Internet service, subject to the following limitations: (A) Cost The cost included in a utility allowance for a public housing dwelling unit pursuant to this paragraph shall not— (i) exceed the lowest cost available in the area of such housing for such high-speed Internet service; and (ii) include any costs for cable or satellite television service or for joint packages for Internet service together with cable or satellite television service. (B) Qualified families Costs for high-speed Internet service may be included in a utility allowance only for a household that incurs such costs and includes children who qualify for free and reduced price lunch pursuant to section 9 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758 (C) Protection of minors Costs for high-speed Internet service may be included in a utility allowance for a household only if the Internet service provider, upon initial provision of such service for a household, provides the household with a specific technology capable of blocking or filtering Internet access to visual depictions described in section 254(h)(5)(B)(i) of the Communications Act of 1937 ( 47 U.S.C. 254(h)(5)(B)(i) .

Summary: Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2015 Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require high-speed Internet service costs to be included in public housing utility allowances for households with children who qualify for free and reduced price school lunches. Prohibits a dwelling unit's Internet cost allowance from: (1) exceeding the lowest cost available in the area, and (2) including costs for cable or satellite television or for joint packages for Internet service together with cable or satellite television. Conditions Internet cost allowances on the service including technology to block visual depictions that are obscene or harmful to minors.
LUMMA

To provide for the legitimate use of medicinal marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Legitimate Use of Medicinal Marijuana Act LUMMA 2. Scheduling of marijuana; prescriptions (a) Schedule Marijuana is moved from schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act to schedule II of such Act. (b) Prescription (1) In general In a State in which marijuana may be prescribed by a physician for medical use under applicable State law, no provision of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq. (A) the prescription of marijuana by a physician for medical use; (B) an individual who is an authorized patient from obtaining, possessing, transporting within the individual’s State, or using marijuana for that individual’s medical use; (C) an individual authorized under State law to obtain, possess, transport within their State, or manufacture marijuana, from obtaining, possessing, transporting within that State, or manufacturing marijuana pursuant to that authorization; or (D) a pharmacy or other entity authorized under State law to distribute medical marijuana to an authorized patient, from obtaining or possessing marijuana for that purpose, or from distributing marijuana to an authorized patient for medical use. (2) Production No provision of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq. 3. Definitions In this Act— (1) the term authorized patient (2) the term physician (A) graduated from a college of medicine or osteopathy; and (B) is licensed by the appropriate State board; (3) the term prescription (4) the term State 4. Relation of Act to certain prohibitions relating to smoking This Act does not affect any Federal, State, or local law regulating or prohibiting smoking in public.

Summary: Legitimate Use of Medical Marijuana Act or the LUMMA Transfers marijuana from schedule I to schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Provides that in a state in which marijuana may be prescribed for medical use under state law, no provision of the CSA or of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict: (1) the prescription of marijuana for medical use; (2) an authorized patient from obtaining, possessing, transporting, or using marijuana for that individual's medical use; (3) an individual from obtaining, possessing, transporting, or manufacturing marijuana pursuant to an authorization under state law; (4) a pharmacy or other entity authorized under state law to distribute medical marijuana to an authorized patient for medical use from obtaining, possessing, or distributing marijuana for that purpose; or (5) an entity authorized by such state from producing, processing, or distributing marijuana for  prescribed medical use.
Cost of War Act of 2015

To direct the Secretary of Defense to post on the public Web site of the Department of Defense the cost to each American taxpayer of each of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cost of War Act of 2015 2. Cost of wars The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, shall post on the public Web site of the Department of Defense the cost to each American taxpayer of each of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.

Summary: Cost of War Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD), in consultation with the Internal Revenue Service, to post on the DOD public website, the cost to each U.S. taxpayer of each of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.
To prohibit the transportation of certain volatile crude oil by rail.

To prohibit the transportation of certain volatile crude oil by rail. 1. Transportation of crude oil by rail (a) Amendment Subchapter II of chapter 201 20168. Transportation of crude oil. (a) Initial rule Effective on the date of enactment of this section, no crude oil with a Reid vapor pressure level greater than 8.5 psi may be transported by rail in interstate commerce. (b) Maximum volatility standard The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall establish an appropriate national standard for the maximum volatility of crude oil to be permitted to be shipped by rail. (c) Subsequent rule After a standard is established under subsection (b), no crude oil with a volatility level greater than that standard may be transported by rail in interstate commerce, and the rule under subsection (a) shall expire. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of sections of such subchapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 20167 the following: 20168. Transportation of crude oil. .

Summary: This bill prohibits any transportation by rail of crude oil with a Reid vapor pressure level greater than 8.5 psi until the Department of Transportation (DOT) establishes an appropriate national standard for the maximum volatility of crude oil to be permitted to be shipped by rail. DOT shall establish such a national standard, after which the 8.5 psi standard required by this Act shall expire.
Copyright and Marriage Equality Act

To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to the definition of widow widower 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Copyright and Marriage Equality Act 2. Definition of widow and widower in title 17 (a) In general Section 101 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking the definition of widow widower An individual is the widow widower . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the death of any author that occurs on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Copyright and Marriage Equality Act Amends federal copyright law to revise the definition of "widow" or "widower" for purposes of provisions concerning the transfer of a copyright to an author's spouse or other next of kin following the author's death. Declares that an individual is the widow or widower of an author if the courts of the state in which the individual and the author were married (or, if the individual and the author were not married in any state but were validly married in another jurisdiction, the courts of any state) would find that the individual and the author were validly married at the time of the author's death. (Currently, only the author's surviving spouse under the law of the author's domicile at the time of death is considered a widow.)
Enable More Parents to Opt-Out Without Endangering Resources Act

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize a parent to opt their child out of participation in certain assessments required under such Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enable More Parents to Opt-Out Without Endangering Resources Act 2. Assessment opt-out for certain students Section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2) (1) in subparagraph (C)(iv), by inserting subject to subparagraph (L), measures the progress (2) in subparagraph (I)(ii), by inserting , and the 95 percent requirement described in this clause shall exclude any student who, pursuant to subparagraph (L), opts out of the assessments about an individual student (3) by adding at the end the following: (L) Opt-out for certain students Upon the request of the parent of a student, and for any reason stated by the parent, a State shall allow the student to opt out of the assessments described in paragraph (3). Such an opt-out, or any action related to it, may not be used by the Secretary, the State, any State or local agency, or any school leader or employee as the basis for any corrective action, penalty, or other consequence against the parent, the student, any school leader or employee, or the school. .

Summary: Enable More Parents to Opt-Out Without Endangering Resources Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to allow a student to opt out, for any reason stated by the student's parent and without any penalty or other consequence, of yearly academic assessments used as the primary means of determining the performance of the state and of each local educational agency and school in enabling all children to meet the state's academic achievement standards.
Nutritious Options for Meals Act of 2015

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to change the eligible foods allowed for purchase under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (commonly known as SNAP). 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nutritious Options for Meals Act of 2015 2. Amendment Section 3(k)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012(k)(1) any food consumption a supplemental food of the kind prescribed by the Secretary under section 17(b)(14) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, or lean meat or poultry as prescribed by the Secretary,

Summary: Nutritious Options for Meals Act of 2015 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to apply nutritional standards for the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to foods purchased for USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program), with the addition of lean meat and poultry. Foods purchased for SNAP must be of the kind prescribed by USDA in implementing WIC requirements that: (1) food contain nutrients determined by nutritional research to be lacking in the diets of pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, or children; or (2) food promote the health of the population served by the program. Examples of foods acceptable under the bill include vegetables, fruits, milk, juice, breakfast cereal, cheese, eggs, yogurt, peanut butter, legumes, whole grain bread, and lean meat or poultry.
To prohibit any appropriation of funds for the National Labor Relations Board.

To prohibit any appropriation of funds for the National Labor Relations Board. 1. Funding prohibition No funds are authorized to be appropriated for the National Labor Relations Board.

Summary: Denies the authorization of any appropriations for the National Labor Relations Board.
Stop Blood Tomatoes Act

To require certain large companies to submit to an independent annual audit of their supply chains to verify that their supply chains are free of child and forced labor. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Blood Tomatoes Act 2. Audit of supply chain required (a) Required audit Each public or private company that produces or sells products in interstate commerce that has gross annual revenues in excess of $1,000,000,000 shall annually submit to an audit of its supply chains by an independent auditor for the purpose of determining if such company’s supply chains are free of child labor and forced labor. (b) Timing of audit The audit required by subsection (a) shall be conducted during the first quarter of the company’s fiscal year and shall be a complete audit of the companies supply chains during the previous fiscal year. (c) Determination by auditor In addition to any specific information regarding a company’s supply chain, the independent auditor shall make a determination in each audit that— (1) the company’s products are produced without the use of child labor or forced labor; or (2) if the independent auditor cannot be certain that child labor or forced labor was used, that the company’s products may have been produced with the use of child labor or forced labor. (d) Reporting of audit determination Each company required to submit to an audit under this section shall, within 60 days of the completion of the audit— (1) report the determination made pursuant to subsection (c) to the Department of Labor and the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (2) post a clear and conspicuous notice on the primary homepage of the company’s Internet website, based on such determination, that states either of the following: (A) Products are free of child labor and forced labor. (B) Products may have been produced using child labor or forced labor. (e) Definitions As used in this Act and for purposes of the audit required under this Act— (1) the term child labor (2) the term forced labor (3) the term independent auditor (4) the term product (5) the term supply chain

Summary: Stop Blood Tomatoes Act This bill requires each public or private company that produces or sells products in interstate commerce and has gross annual revenues exceeding $1 million to submit to annual audits of its supply chains by an independent auditor to determine if the chains are free of child labor and forced labor. The independent auditor shall determine in each audit either that: the company's products are produced without the use of child labor or forced labor; or if the auditor cannot be certain that child labor or forced labor was used, that the company's products may have been produced with the use of such labor.
Subsistence Access Management Act of 2015

To reverse the designation by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture of certain communities in the State of Alaska as nonrural. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Subsistence Access Management Act of 2015 2. Definition of Secretaries In this Act, the term Secretaries 3. Redesignation not authorized (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any regulation, order, or policy, for purposes of administering the Federal Subsistence Management Program on public lands within the State of Alaska pursuant to the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq. (1) redesignate the community or area as nonrural; or (2) adjust the boundaries of a community or area to render some or all of that community or area nonrural. (b) Reinstatement of list (1) In general The list of communities and areas designated rural (including the boundaries of those communities and areas) in effect on May 6, 2007, is reinstated. (2) Effect Except as modified by an Act of Congress, with respect to those communities and areas designated as rural, the list described in paragraph (1) shall be in effect as if the final rule entitled Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C; Nonrural Determinations 4. Effect Nothing in this Act prohibits the Secretaries from determining that, in accordance with regulations duly promulgated by the Secretaries— (1) a community or area designated nonrural by the Secretaries should be redesignated as rural; or (2) the boundaries of a community or area designated nonrural should be adjusted by the Secretaries to render some or all of that community or area rural. 5. Publication of interim final rule, list (a) Publication of interim final rule Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall publish an interim final rule amending any regulations inconsistent with this Act. (b) Publication of list Once each year after the publication under subsection (a), the Secretaries shall publish in the Federal Register a list of communities and areas (including the boundaries of those communities and areas) designated rural and nonrural in accordance with this Act.

Summary: Subsistence Access Management Act of 2015 Prohibits the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, with respect to a community or area designated as rural on or before May 6, 2007, from: redesignating the community or area as nonrural, or adjusting the boundaries of a community or area to render some or all of it as nonrural. Reinstates the list of communities and areas designated as rural (including their boundaries) as in effect on May 6, 2007, and as if the final rule issued May 7, 2007, and entitled "Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C: Nonrural Determinations," had not been issued.
Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015

To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to repeal country of origin labeling requirements with respect to beef, pork, and chicken, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 2. Repeal of country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (a) Definitions Section 281 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1638 (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (7); (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and (3) in paragraph (1)(A) (as so redesignated)— (A) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following new clause: (i) muscle cuts of lamb and venison; ; (B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following new clause: (ii) ground lamb and ground venison; ; (C) by striking clause (viii); and (D) by redesignating clauses (ix), (x), and (xi) as clauses (viii), (ix), and (x), respectively. (b) Notice of country of origin Section 282 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1638a (1) in subsection (a)(2)— (A) in the heading, by striking beef, lamb, pork, chicken, lamb, (B) by striking beef, lamb, pork, chicken, lamb, (C) in subparagraph (E)— (i) in the heading, by striking Ground beef, pork, lamb, chicken, Ground lamb, (ii) by striking ground beef, ground pork, ground lamb, ground chicken, ground lamb, (2) in subsection (f)(2)— (A) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); and (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively. May 29, 2015 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken. Country of origin labeling requirements are administered by the Department of Agriculture and require a retailer to inform consumers of the country of origin of a covered commodity.