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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt amounts paid for aircraft management services from the excise taxes imposed on transportation by air.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt amounts paid for aircraft management services from the excise taxes imposed on transportation by air. 1. Amounts paid for aircraft management services (a) In general Section 4261(e) (5) Amounts paid for aircraft management services (A) In general No tax shall be imposed by this section or section 4271 on any amounts paid by an aircraft owner for aircraft management services related to— (i) maintenance and support of the aircraft owner’s aircraft; or (ii) flights on the aircraft owner’s aircraft. (B) Aircraft management services For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term aircraft management services (C) Lessee treated as aircraft owner (i) In general For purposes of this paragraph, the term aircraft owner (ii) Disqualified lease For purposes of clause (i), the term disqualified lease (D) Pro rata allocation If any amount paid to a person represents in part an amount paid for services not described in subparagraph (A), the tax imposed by subsection (a), if applicable to such amount, shall be applied to such payment on a pro rata basis. (E) Certain payments treated as made by aircraft owner In the case of an aircraft owner which is wholly-owned by another person, amounts paid by such other person on behalf of such aircraft owner shall be treated for purposes of this paragraph as having been paid directly by such aircraft owner. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to amounts paid after the date of the enactment of this Act. September 27, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the excise tax on transportation of persons and property by air amounts paid by an aircraft owner or lessee for aircraft management services related to maintenance and support of the aircraft or flights on such aircraft. Aircraft management services include assisting an aircraft owner with administrative and support services; obtaining insurance; maintenance, storage and fueling of aircraft; hiring, training, and provision of pilots and crew; establishing and complying with safety standards; or other services necessary to support flights operated by an aircraft owner. In the case of an aircraft owner that is wholly-owned by another person, amounts paid by the other person on behalf of the aircraft owner must be treated as having been paid directly by the aircraft owner.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify requirements for payment under the Medicare program for ambulance services furnished by critical access hospitals, and for other purposes.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify requirements for payment under the Medicare program for ambulance services furnished by critical access hospitals, and for other purposes. 1. Modifying requirements for Medicare payment for ambulance services furnished by critical access hospitals Section 1834(l)(8) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)(8) (1) by inserting both located (2) by inserting and licensed or otherwise authorized to furnish services in the State in which such critical access hospital is located

Summary: This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to modify requirements for payment under the Medicare program for ambulance services furnished by critical access hospitals (CAHs), which are rural community hospitals that meet specified criteria and receive special payment. Under current law, ambulance services furnished either by a CAH or by an entity owned or operated by a CAH are paid at a rate of 101% of reasonable costs incurred in furnishing those services, as long as the CAH or entity is the only provider of ambulance services that is located within a 35-mile drive of the CAH. The bill maintains this requirement but further requires that the CAH or entity furnishing the ambulance services be licensed or otherwise authorized to furnish services in the state in which the CAH is located.
Puerto Rico Investor Protection Act of 2015

To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to terminate the exemption of companies located in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and any other possession of the United States. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Puerto Rico Investor Protection Act of 2015 2. Termination of exemption Section 6(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–6(a)

Summary: Puerto Rico Investor Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to repeal the exemption from coverage by the Act that is granted to investment companies created under the laws of a U.S. possession, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Transit Bus Procurement Act

To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide certain purchasing authority for recipients or subrecipients of grants under chapter 53 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transit Bus Procurement Act 2. Purchasing authority Section 502 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection: (f) Use of supply schedules for the purchase of buses (1) In general The Administrator shall provide access to sources of supply for buses to recipients or subrecipients of Federal assistance under chapter 53 (2) Department of Transportation The Secretary of Transportation shall restrict access to sources of supply of the General Services Administration to obtain buses to recipients or subrecipients described in paragraph (1) in areas with a population of less than 200,000 and to recipients or subrecipients in areas with a population of 200,000 or more with 100 or fewer buses in fixed route service during peak service hours. .

Summary: Transit Bus Procurement Act This bill directs the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide access to GSA sources of supply (schedules) for buses to recipients or subrecipients of federal public transportation grant assistance to purchase buses for public transportation. The Department of Transportation shall restrict schedule access to recipients or subrecipients in areas with a population of: less than 200,000, and 200,000 or more with 100 or fewer buses in fixed route service during peak service hours.
Great Bay Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015

To delay enforcement and establishment of certain water quality standards within the Great Bay Estuary, and for other purposes. 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Great Bay Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 2. Great Bay Estuary (a) Delay of enforcement and establishment During the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not— (1) require a covered treatment works to commence construction on any upgrade of a facility for the purpose of enforcing water quality standards or effluent limitations with regard to nitrogen under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1342 (2) establish any water quality standard or effluent limitation with regard to nitrogen in the Great Bay Estuary under title III of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1311 et seq. (b) Study required (1) In general Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall conduct, and make available to the public the results of, a peer-reviewed study regarding eelgrass levels, and the causes of any loss of eelgrass habitat, in the Great Bay Estuary. (2) Public participation The Administrator shall allow for public participation in the development of the study conducted under this subsection. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered treatment works The term covered treatment works 33 U.S.C. 1292 (2) Great Bay Estuary The term Great Bay Estuary (3) Estuarine zone The term estuarine zone 33 U.S.C. 1330(k)

Summary: Great Bay Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to postpone for five years establishing water quality standards or effluent limitations under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) if those standards or limitations reduce nitrogen discharges into the Great Bay Estuary. That estuary extends from the mouth of Portsmouth Harbor, in the vicinity of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to the head-of-tide for the eight rivers (including the tributaries of those rivers) that flow into Great Bay, Little Bay, and the Piscataqua River. During that five-year period, the EPA may not require a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) to commence construction on any upgrade of a facility for the purpose of enforcing those standards or limitations if the POTW contributes nitrogen loadings in that estuary. The EPA must study eelgrass levels and the causes of any loss of eelgrass habitat in the Great Bay Estuary, and allow public participation in the development of the study.
Rock Creek National Park Act of 2015

To redesignate Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia as Rock Creek National Park. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rock Creek National Park Act of 2015 2. Redesignation of Rock Creek Park as Rock Creek National Park (a) Redesignation In recognition of its nationally significant natural, cultural, and historical resources, and important recreational opportunities, Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia, established by the Act of September 27, 1890 (26 Stat. 492), is redesignated as Rock Creek National Park (b) Conforming amendments Title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 8104(b), by striking Rock Creek Park Rock Creek National Park (2) in section 8501(a)(3)(B), by striking Rock Creek Park Rock Creek National Park (c) References Any reference in any law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia is deemed to be a reference to Rock Creek National Park.

Summary: Rock Creek National Park Act of 2015 Redesignates the Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia as Rock Creek National Park.
Social Security Earned Benefits Payment Act

To ensure that Social Security contributions made by workers are available to pay all benefits which they have earned. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Earned Benefits Payment Act 2. Allocations to Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (a) Allocation with respect to wages Section 201(b)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401(b)(1) and (R) 1.80 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 1999, and so reported, (R) 1.80 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 1999, and before January 1, 2016, and so reported, (S) 2.65 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 2015, and before January 1, 2021, and so reported, and (T) 1.80 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 2020, and so reported, (b) Allocation With Respect to Self-Employment Income Section 201(b)(2) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401(b)(2) and (R) 1.80 per centum of the amount of self-employment income (as so defined) so reported for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 1999, (R) 1.80 per centum of the amount of self-employment income (as so defined) so reported for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 1999, and before January 1, 2016, (S) 2.65 per centum of the amount of self-employment income (as so defined) so reported for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2015, and before January 1, 2021, and (T) 1.80 per centum of the amount of self-employment income (as so defined) so reported for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2020, (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to wages paid after December 31, 2015, and self-employment income for taxable years beginning after such date.

Summary: Social Security Earned Benefits Payment Act This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require allocations to the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund equal to: (1) 2.65% of the amount of wages and self-employment income paid between December 31, 2015, and January 1, 2021, and (2) 1.80% of wages and self-employment income paid after December 31, 2020.
Fairness and Opportunities for Married Households With Student Loans Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount allowed as a deduction for interest on education loans paid by married couples. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness and Opportunities for Married Households With Student Loans Act 2. Increase in deduction for interest on education loans paid by married couples (a) In general Section 221(b)(1) ($5,000 in the case of a joint return) $2,500 (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to amounts paid in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Fairness and Opportunities for Married Households With Student Loans Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $5,000 the tax deduction for interest on education loans for married couples filing a joint tax return.
Ensuring Affordable Energy Act

To prohibit funding for the Environmental Protection Agency to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Affordable Energy Act 2. Prohibition of funding for cap-and-trade program, and other requirements, for greenhouse gases (a) Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds appropriated or otherwise available for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may be used to implement or enforce— (1) a cap-and-trade program; or (2) any statutory or regulatory requirement pertaining to emissions of one or more greenhouse gases from stationary sources that is issued or becomes applicable or effective after the date of enactment of this Act, including— (A) any such requirement under section 111 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7411 42 U.S.C. 7470 et seq. Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units (B) any such permitting requirement under the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. (b) Definitions In this Act: (1) The term cap-and-trade program (2) The term greenhouse gas (A) Carbon dioxide. (B) Methane. (C) Nitrous oxide. (D) Sulfur hexafluoride. (E) Hydrofluorocarbons. (F) Perfluorocarbons. (G) Any other anthropogenic gas designated as a greenhouse gas for purposes of such cap-and-trade program or such requirement. (3) The term stationary source 42 U.S.C. 7411(a)(3)

Summary: Ensuring Affordable Energy Act This bill prohibits funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from being used to implement or enforce: (1) a cap-and-trade program, or (2) any statutory or regulatory requirement pertaining to emissions of one or more greenhouse gases from stationary sources that is issued or becomes applicable or effective after the date of enactment of this bill. A cap-and-trade program is any regulatory program established after enactment of this bill that provides for the sale, auction, or other distribution of a limited amount of allowances that permit the emission of one or more greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or any other designated anthropogenic gas (caused by human activity).
Earth Act

To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to exclude from eligibility for the generalized system of preferences any country that fails to effectively enforce its environmental laws or meet its international environmental obligations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Earth Act 2. Compliance with environmental laws and regulations Section 502(b)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2462(b)(2) (1) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following new subparagraph: (I) Such country fails to effectively enforce its environmental laws, regulations, or other measures, or to fulfill its international environmental obligations, including as such obligations relate to public health. ; and (2) in the matter following subparagraph (I) (as added by paragraph (1))— (A) by striking and (H) (H) (B) by striking shall not prevent , and (I) shall not prevent

Summary: Earth Act This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise requirements under the General System of Preferences (GSP). The President shall not designate a foreign country as a beneficiary developing country eligible for preferential treatment under the GSP if it fails to enforce effectively its environmental laws or meet its international environmental obligations, including as they relate to public health.
Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2015

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Respect States’ and Citizens’ Rights Act of 2015 2. In general Section 708 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 903 (1) by striking No provision (a) (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Special rule regarding State marihuana laws In the case of any State law that pertains to marihuana, no provision of this title shall be construed as indicating an intent on the part of the Congress to occupy the field in which that provision operates, including criminal penalties, to the exclusion of State law on the same subject matter, nor shall any provision of this title be construed as preempting any such State law. .

Summary: Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2015 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to declare that federal laws, including criminal penalties, are not intended to supersede or preempt state laws that pertain to marijuana.
Freedom of Faith Act of 2015

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the sunset of the special immigrant nonminister religious worker program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom of Faith Act of 2015 2. Special immigrant nonminister religious worker program Section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii) before September 30, 2015,

Summary: Freedom of Faith Act of 2015 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make the special immigrant non-minister religious worker program permanent.
District of Columbia Government Shutdown Avoidance Act of 2015

To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to make local funds of the District of Columbia available for use by the District during any portion of a fiscal year in which no Federal law appropriating local funds for the fiscal year is in effect, at the rates of operation provided under the local budget act for the fiscal year, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Government Shutdown Avoidance Act of 2015 2. Availability of District of Columbia local funds in absence of Federal law appropriating local funds (a) In General Subpart 1 of part D of title IV of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act is amended by inserting after section 446B the following new section: 446C. Availability of Local Funds In Absence of Federal Law (a) Availability of Local Funds at Rate Established by Local Law in Absence of Federal Law Appropriating Local Funds Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, during any portion of a fiscal year in which neither the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill for the fiscal year nor a District of Columbia continuing resolution for the fiscal year is in effect, the District of Columbia may obligate and expend local funds for projects and activities in accordance with the local budget act for the fiscal year at the rate of operations provided under such local budget act. (b) Terms and Conditions The obligation and expenditure of local funds for a project or activity during a fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be subject to the terms and conditions imposed with respect to the obligation and expenditure of local funds for the project or activity during the preceding fiscal year, or the authority granted for such project or activity under the applicable law in effect at the time. (c) Definitions In this section— (1) the term District of Columbia continuing resolution (2) the term local budget act (3) the term regular District of Columbia appropriation bill (d) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year. . (b) Conforming Amendment Section 446 of such Act (sec. 1–204.46, D.C. Official Code) is amended by inserting section 446C, section 446B, (c) Clerical Amendment The table of contents of subpart 1 of part D of title IV of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 446B the following: 446C. Availability of local funds in absence of Federal law. .

Summary: District of Columbia Government Shutdown Avoidance Act of 2015 This bill amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the District of Columbia to obligate and expend local funds in accordance with the local budget act during any portion of a fiscal year in which a federal law providing appropriations for the District of Columbia is not in effect. Under current law, the District of Columbia's local budget must be approved by Congress during the annual appropriations process before the funds become available.
Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act

To provide for the compensation of Federal employees furloughed during a Government shutdown. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act 2. Compensation for Federal employees furloughed during a Government shutdown Federal employees furloughed as a result of any lapse in appropriations that begins on or about October 1, 2015, shall be compensated at their standard rate of compensation, for the period of such lapse in appropriations, as soon as practicable after such lapse in appropriations ends.

Summary: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act This bill requires federal employees furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations that begins on or about October 1, 2015, to be compensated at their standard rate of compensation for the period of such lapse as soon as practicable after such lapse ends.