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II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2583 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 10, 2014 Mrs. Fischer (for herself and Mr. Rockefeller ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To promote the non-exclusive use of electronic labeling for devices licensed by the Federal Communications Commission.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhance Labeling, Accessing, and Branding of Electronic Licenses Act of 2014 or the E-LABEL Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Federal Communications Commission (referred to in this section as the Commission ) first standardized physical labels for licensed products such as computers, phones, and other electronic devices in 1973, and the Commission has continually refined physical label requirements over time. (2) As devices become smaller, compliance with physical label requirements can become more difficult and costly. (3) Many manufacturers and consumers of licensed devices in the United States would prefer to have the option to provide or receive important Commission labeling information digitally on the screen of the device, at the discretion of the user. (4) An electronic labeling option would give flexibility to manufacturers in meeting labeling requirements. 3. Authorization for Federal Communications Commission to allow electronic labeling Title VII of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 720. Optional electronic labeling of communications equipment (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term electronic labeling means displaying required labeling and regulatory information electronically; and (2) the term radiofrequency device with display means any equipment or device that— (A) is required under regulations of the Commission to be authorized by the Commission before the equipment or device may be marketed or sold within the United States; and (B) has the capability to digitally display required labeling and regulatory information. (b) Requirement To promulgate regulations for electronic labeling Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of the Enhance Labeling, Accessing, and Branding of Electronic Licenses Act of 2014 , the Commission shall promulgate regulations or take other appropriate action, as necessary, to allow manufacturers of radiofrequency devices with display the option to use electronic labeling for the equipment in place of affixing physical labels to the equipment. . 4. Savings clause The amendment made by section 3 shall not be construed to affect the authority of the Federal Communications Commission under section 302 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 302a ) to provide for electronic labeling of devices.
II Calendar No. 570 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2583 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 10, 2014 Mrs. Fischer (for herself and Mr. Rockefeller ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation September 17 (legislative day, September 16), 2014 Reported by Mr. Rockefeller , without amendment A BILL To promote the non-exclusive use of electronic labeling for devices licensed by the Federal Communications Commission.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhance Labeling, Accessing, and Branding of Electronic Licenses Act of 2014 or the E-LABEL Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Federal Communications Commission (referred to in this section as the Commission ) first standardized physical labels for licensed products such as computers, phones, and other electronic devices in 1973, and the Commission has continually refined physical label requirements over time. (2) As devices become smaller, compliance with physical label requirements can become more difficult and costly. (3) Many manufacturers and consumers of licensed devices in the United States would prefer to have the option to provide or receive important Commission labeling information digitally on the screen of the device, at the discretion of the user. (4) An electronic labeling option would give flexibility to manufacturers in meeting labeling requirements. 3. Authorization for Federal Communications Commission to allow electronic labeling Title VII of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 720. Optional electronic labeling of communications equipment (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term electronic labeling means displaying required labeling and regulatory information electronically; and (2) the term radiofrequency device with display means any equipment or device that— (A) is required under regulations of the Commission to be authorized by the Commission before the equipment or device may be marketed or sold within the United States; and (B) has the capability to digitally display required labeling and regulatory information. (b) Requirement To promulgate regulations for electronic labeling Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of the Enhance Labeling, Accessing, and Branding of Electronic Licenses Act of 2014 , the Commission shall promulgate regulations or take other appropriate action, as necessary, to allow manufacturers of radiofrequency devices with display the option to use electronic labeling for the equipment in place of affixing physical labels to the equipment. . 4. Savings clause The amendment made by section 3 shall not be construed to affect the authority of the Federal Communications Commission under section 302 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 302a ) to provide for electronic labeling of devices.

September 17 (legislative day, September 16), 2014 Reported without amendment
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2587 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 10, 2014 Mr. Alexander introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to protect and conserve species and the lawful possession of certain ivory in the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lawful Ivory Protection Act of 2014 . 2. Amendment to Endangered Species Act of 1973 Section 11(f) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1540(f) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) after the subsection heading; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) (A) Except as provided in this paragraph, regulations promulgated under paragraph (1), including policies, orders, or practices pursuant to such regulations, may not— (i) prohibit or restrict the possession, sale, delivery, receipt, shipping, or transportation, within the United States, of elephant ivory that has been lawfully imported into the United States; (ii) change any methods of, or standards for, determining if such ivory has been lawfully imported that were in effect on February 24, 2014, including any applicable presumptions and burdens of proof with respect to such determinations; (iii) prohibit or restrict the importation of such ivory that was lawfully importable into the United States on February 24, 2014; or (iv) prohibit or restrict the possession of such ivory that was lawfully possessable in the United States on February 24, 2014. (B) Subparagraph (A) does not apply to regulations, including policies, orders, or practices pursuant to such regulations, that were in effect on February 24, 2014. (C) Regulations promulgated under paragraph (1), including policies, orders, or practices pursuant to such regulations, that became effective during the period beginning on February 25, 2014, and ending on the date of enactment of this paragraph, shall be revised, as necessary, to comply with the requirements specified in subparagraph (A) for regulations promulgated after such date of enactment. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2594 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 10, 2014 Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Toomey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To redesignate the railroad station located at 2955 Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, commonly known as 30th Street Station , as the William H. Gray 30th Street Station .

1. Redesignation The railroad station located at 2955 Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (commonly known as 30th Street Station ), shall be known and designated as the William H. Gray 30th Street Station . 2. References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the railroad station referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the William H. Gray 30th Street Station . 3. Funding restriction No Federal funding may be used to modify signage at the railroad station referred to in section 1 or for related activities necessitated by the redesignation of such station.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2595 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 10, 2014 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Leahy , Mr. Levin , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Franken , Mrs. Gillibrand , and Ms. Baldwin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota and to extend the trail into Vermont to connect with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act . 2. Route adjustment Section 5(a)(8) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(8) ) is amended in the first sentence— (1) by striking thirty two hundred miles, extending from eastern New York State and inserting 4,600 miles, extending from the Appalachian Trail in Vermont ; and (2) by striking Proposed North Country Trail and all that follows through June 1975. and inserting North Country National Scenic Trail, Authorized Route dated February 2014, and numbered 649/116870. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2596 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 14, 2014 Mr. Walsh introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish Federal criminal penalties for interstate child endangerment.

1. Interstate child endangerment (a) In general Chapter 110A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2261A the following: 2261B. Interstate child endangerment (a) Offenses (1) Travel or conduct of offender It shall be unlawful for any person who travels in interstate or foreign commerce or enters or leaves Indian country or is present within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States to purposely, knowingly, or negligently cause substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to a child by— (A) placing the child in the physical custody of another individual who the person knows has previously purposely or knowingly caused bodily injury to a child; or (B) operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, in violation of the law of the State in which the motor vehicle is being operated, while the child is in the motor vehicle. (2) Causing travel of victim It shall be unlawful for any person to cause a child to travel in interstate or foreign commerce or to enter or leave Indian country by force, coercion, duress, or fraud and in the course of, as a result of, or to facilitate such conduct or travel, to commit or attempt to commit an offense under paragraph (1). (b) Penalties A person who commits an offense under subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $50,000, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both. (c) Definitions In this section— (1) the term child means an individual who has not attained 14 years of age; and (2) the term controlled substances has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802 ). . (b) Table of sections The table of section for chapter 110A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2261A the following: 2261B. Interstate child endangerment. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2600 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 14, 2014 Mr. Johanns (for himself and Mrs. Fischer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require notification of a Governor of a State if an unaccompanied alien child is transferred to the State and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the UAC State Notification Act of 2014 . 2. Notification of State Governors Section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( 8 U.S.C. 1232 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) Notification to States The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall notify the Governor of a State not later than 48 hours prior to the transfer of an unaccompanied alien child in the custody of such Secretary to such State. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2601 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 15, 2014 Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. Heitkamp ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ensure futures commission merchant compliance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Risk Hedging Protection Act of 2014 . 2. Futures commission merchant compliance (a) In general Section 4d(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 6d(a) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (2) by striking Sec. 4 d and all that follows through It shall be unlawful and inserting the following: Sec. 4 d. dealing by unregistered futures commission merchants or introducing merchants prohibited. (a) Registration requirements and duties (1) In general It shall be unlawful ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) Residual interest requirement Any rules or regulations requiring a futures commission merchant to maintain a residual interest in accounts held for the benefit of customers in amounts at least sufficient to exceed the sum of all uncollected margin deficits of the customers shall provide that a futures commission merchant shall meet the residual interest requirement as of the end of each business day calculated as of the close of business on the previous business day. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 4d of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 6d ) is amended— (A) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) of this section and inserting subsection (a)(1)(B) ; and (B) in subsection (h), by striking Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) and inserting Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1)(B) . (2) Section 15(c)(3)(C) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78o(c)(3)(C) ) is amended by striking 4d(a)(2) and inserting 4d(a)(1)(B) .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2606 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 15, 2014 Mrs. McCaskill introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To require the termination of any employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs who is found to have retaliated against a whistleblower.

1. Termination of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs who retaliate against whistleblowers (a) In general Subject to chapter 12 of title 5, United States Code, including the right of an employee to obtain judicial review under section 1215(a)(4) of that title, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs who is determined under section 1215 of that title to have violated paragraph (8), (9), or (13) of section 2302(b) of that title shall be terminated. (b) Applicability Subsection (a) shall apply to an act committed before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2608 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 15, 2014 Ms. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To provide for congressional approval of national monuments and restrictions on the use of national monuments, to establish requirements for the declaration of marine national monuments, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improved National Monument Designation Process Act . 2. Designation of national monuments The Act of June 8, 1906 (commonly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906 ) ( 16 U.S.C. 431 et seq. ), is amended— (1) in section 2 ( 16 U.S.C. 431 )— (A) by striking Sec. 2. That the President is hereby authorized, in his discretion to and inserting the following: 2. Designation of national monuments (a) In general After obtaining congressional approval of the proposed national monument and certifying compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) with respect to the proposed national monument and subject to subsection (b), the President may ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (b) Requirements for declaration of marine national monuments (1) Definition of exclusive economic zone In this subsection, the term exclusive economic zone means the zone established by Proclamation Number 5030, dated March 10, 1983 (16 U.S.C. 1453 note). (2) Requirements The President may not declare any area of the exclusive economic zone to be a national monument unless— (A) the declaration is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress; (B) the President has submitted to the Governor of each State and each territory, any part of which is located within 100 nautical miles of the proposed national monument, a proposal to make the declaration; (C) the Governor of each State and territory described in subparagraph (B) submits to the President notice that the legislature of the State or territory has approved the proposal submitted under that paragraph; and (D) the declaration is substantially the same as the proposal submitted under subparagraph (B). ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: 5. Restrictions on public use The Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to any area of the exclusive economic zone (as defined in section 2(b)(1)) designated as a national monument, shall not implement any restrictions on the public use of a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as applicable) providing for public input and congressional approval. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2610 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 15, 2014 Mr. Brown introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the John P. Parker House Study Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (2) Study area The term study area means the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, which was recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1997. 3. Special resource study of John P. Parker House (a) Study The Secretary shall conduct a special resource study of the study area to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System. (b) Study requirements The Secretary shall conduct the study in accordance with section 8 of the National Park System General Authorities Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1a–5 ). (c) Report Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes— (1) the results of the study; and (2) any recommendations of the Secretary.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2613 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 16, 2014 Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Vitter , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Risch , Mr. Flake , Mrs. Fischer , and Mr. Crapo ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 . 2. Data transparency Section 6(b) of the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 ( 42 U.S.C. 4363 note) is amended to read as follows: (b) (1) The Administrator shall not propose, finalize, or disseminate a covered action unless all scientific and technical information relied on to support such covered action is— (A) specifically identified; and (B) publicly available in a manner that is sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of research results. (2) Nothing in the subsection shall be construed as requiring the public dissemination of information the disclosure of which is prohibited by law. (3) In this subsection— (A) the term covered action means a risk, exposure, or hazard assessment, criteria document, standard, limitation, regulation, regulatory impact analysis, or guidance; and (B) the term scientific and technical information includes— (i) materials, data, and associated protocols necessary to understand, assess, and extend conclusions; (ii) computer codes and models involved in the creation and analysis of such information; (iii) recorded factual materials; and (iv) detailed descriptions of how to access and use such information. .
113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2614 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend certain provisions of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.

1. Rollover of amounts received in airline carrier bankruptcy (a) Extension of time To file claim for refund Section 1106(a)(3) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 ( 26 U.S.C. 408 note) is amended by striking 2013 and inserting 2015 . (b) Definitions and special rules Section 1106(c) of such Act is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(i), by inserting or filed on November 29, 2011, after 2007, ; and (2) in paragraph (2)(B)— (A) by striking terminated or and inserting terminated, ; and (B) by inserting , or was frozen effective November 1, 2012 after Pension Protection Act of 2006 .

Passed the Senate December 10, 2014. Secretary
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2614 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 16, 2014 Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend certain provisions of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.

1. Rollover of amounts received in airline carrier bankruptcy (a) Extension of time To file claim for refund Section 1106(a)(3) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 ( 26 U.S.C. 408 note) is amended by striking 2013 and inserting 2015 . (b) Definitions and special rules Section 1106(c) of such Act is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(i), by inserting or filed on November 29, 2011, after 2007, ; and (2) in paragraph (2)(B)— (A) by striking terminated or and inserting terminated, ; and (B) by inserting , or was frozen effective November 1, 2012 after Pension Protection Act of 2006 .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2616 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 16, 2014 Mr. Risch (for himself and Mr. Crapo ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to Idaho County in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Idaho County Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) County The term County means Idaho County in the State of Idaho. (2) Map The term map means the map entitled Idaho County Land Conveyance and dated April 11, 2014. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Conveyance of land to Idaho County (a) In general As soon as practicable after notification by the County and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall convey to the County, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land described in subsection (b). (b) Description of land The Federal land referred to in subsection (a) consists of approximately 31 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and generally depicted on the map as Conveyance_Area . (c) Map and legal description (1) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize the legal description of the parcel of Federal land to be conveyed under this section. (2) Minor errors The Secretary may correct any minor error in— (A) the map; or (B) the legal description. (3) Availability The map and legal description shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. (d) Use of conveyed land The land conveyed under this section shall be used only as a shooting range. (e) Administrative costs The Secretary shall require the County to pay all survey costs and other administrative costs necessary for the preparation and completion of any patents for, and transfers of title to, the Federal land described in subsection (b). (f) Conditions As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), the County shall agree— (1) to pay any administrative costs associated with the conveyance, including the costs of any environmental, wildlife, cultural, or historic resources studies; (2) to release and indemnify the United States from any claims or liabilities that may arise from uses carried out on the Federal land described in subsection (b) on or before the date of enactment of this Act by the United States or any person; and (3) to accept such reasonable terms and conditions as the Secretary determines necessary.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2617 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 16, 2014 Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Vitter , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Scott , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Coburn , Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Rubio , and Mr. Alexander ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To repeal the wage rate requirements commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Davis-Bacon Repeal Act . 2. Repeal of Davis-Bacon wage requirements (a) In general Subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, is repealed. (b) Reference Any reference in any law to a wage requirement of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be null and void. 3. Effective date and limitation The amendment made by section 2 shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act but shall not affect any contract in existence on such date of enactment or made pursuant to invitation for bids outstanding on such date of enactment.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2623 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 17, 2014 Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Roberts , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Cruz , and Mr. Inhofe ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit land management modifications relating to the Lesser Prairie Chicken.

1. Prohibition on land management modifications relating to Lesser Prairie Chicken Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall not implement or limit any modification to a public or private land-related policy or subsurface mineral right-related policy or practice that is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act relating to the listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken as a threatened species or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ).
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2624 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 17, 2014 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Mr. McCain ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide additional visas for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2014 . 2. Expansion of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program Section 602(b)(3)(D) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended to read as follows: (D) Additional fiscal year The total number of principal aliens who may be provided special immigrant status under this section in fiscal year 2014 may not exceed 4,000, except that, notwithstanding any other provision of this section— (i) any unused balance of the total number of principal aliens who may be provided special immigrant status under this section in fiscal year 2014 may be carried forward and provided through December 31, 2016; (ii) the 1-year period during which an alien must have been employed in accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(ii) shall be the period beginning on October 7, 2001, and ending on December 31, 2014; and (iii) the principal alien seeking special immigrant status under this subparagraph shall apply to the Chief of Mission in accordance with paragraph (2)(D) not later than December 31, 2014. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2628 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 17, 2014 Mr. Johanns introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require notification of a Governor of a State if an unaccompanied alien child is placed in a facility or with a sponsor in the State and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the UAC State Notification Act of 2014 . 2. Notification of State Governors Section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( 8 U.S.C. 1232 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) Notification to States The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall notify the Governor of a State not later than 48 hours prior to the placement of an unaccompanied alien child in the custody of such Secretary in a facility or with a sponsor in such State. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2629 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 17, 2014 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Begich , and Ms. Hirono ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require employers to notify employees and prospective employees of exemptions from otherwise required coverage of health services under group health plans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventive Care Coverage Notification Act . 2. Providing information to employees and prospective employees (a) Development of Standards With respect to an employer (other than an organization that is organized and operates as a nonprofit entity and is referred to in section 6033(a)(3)(A) (i) or (iii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) that establishes or maintains a group health plan (other than a grandfathered health plan as defined in section 1251 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18011)) for its employees, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall jointly develop standards that require the employer to provide notice to current and prospective employees if the employer is exempted or excepted from covering health services otherwise required to be covered pursuant to title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (including preventive health services required under section 2713 of such Act). Such notice shall include a description of the specific items and services that are not covered under such plan as a result of such exemption or exception. Such standards shall require that any notice provided under this subsection be provided by the employer to employees and prospective employees in a timely and easily understandable manner. (b) Informing employees of limitations on coverage With respect to the notice required under subsection (a), an employer shall be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of such section if the employer is an eligible organization as defined in, and provides for the notice in accordance with, regulations issued pursuant to section 2713 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–13 ). (c) Enforcement The provisions of this section shall apply to employers acting as plan sponsors, group health plans, and health insurance issuers as if enacted in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. ), the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 201 et seq. ), and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Any failure by an employer acting as a plan sponsor, a group health plan, or a health insurance issuer to comply with the provisions of this Act shall be subject to enforcement through part 5 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ), section 2723 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–22 ), and section 4980D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (d) Application This section shall apply to plan years beginning on or after July 1, 2014.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2630 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 17, 2014 Mr. Enzi (for himself, Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Roberts , and Mr. Thune ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require disclosure to States of the basis of determinations under such Act, to ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking under such Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act . 2. Requiring decisional transparency with affected States Section 6(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1535(a) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) before the first sentence; and (2) by striking Such cooperation shall include and inserting the following: (2) Such cooperation shall include— (A) before making a determination under section 4(a), providing to States affected by such determination all data that is the basis of the determination; and (B) . 3. Ensuring use of State, tribal, and local information (a) In general Section 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1532 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (21) as paragraphs (3) through (22), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) The term best scientific and commercial data available includes all such data submitted by a State, tribal, or county government. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 7(n) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1536(n) ) is amended by striking section 3(13) and inserting section 3(14) .
II Calendar No. 473 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2631 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 17, 2014 Mr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Sessions ) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time July 21, 2014 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To prevent the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program unlawfully created by Executive memorandum on August 15, 2012.

1. Limitation on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals; restrictions on employment authorization for aliens not in lawful status No agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government may use Federal funding or resources— (1) to consider or adjudicate any new or previously denied application of any alien requesting consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals, as authorized by Executive memorandum on August 15, 2012; or (2) to authorize any alien to work in the United States if such alien— (A) was not lawfully admitted into the United States in compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); and (B) is not in lawful status in the United States on the date of the enactment of this Act.

July 21, 2014 Read the second time and placed on the calendar
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2633 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2014 Mr. Johanns (for himself and Mrs. Fischer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require notification of a Governor of a State if an unaccompanied alien child is placed in a facility or with a sponsor in the State and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the UAC State Notification Act of 2014 . 2. Notification of State Governors Section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( 8 U.S.C. 1232 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) Notification to States The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall notify the Governor of a State not later than 48 hours prior to the placement of an unaccompanied alien child in the custody of such Secretary in the care of a facility or sponsor in such State. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2635 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2014 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Enzi , and Mr. Moran ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act . 2. Requirement to publish on Internet basis for listings Section 4(b) of the Endangered Species Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (9) Publication on Internet of basis for listings The Secretary shall make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for each regulation, including each proposed regulation, promulgated under subsection (a)(1), except that, at the request of a Governor or legislature of a State, the Secretary shall not make available under this paragraph information regarding which the State has determined public disclosure is prohibited by a law of that State relating to the protection of personal information. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2636 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2014 Mr. Begich (for himself and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purposes by Native Corporations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alaska Native Conservation Parity Act of 2014 . 2. Encouragement of contributions of capital gain real property made for conservation purposes by Native Corporations (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 170(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D), and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) Qualified conservation contributions by certain Native Corporations (i) In general Any qualified conservation contribution (as defined in subsection (h)(1)) which— (I) is made by a Native Corporation, and (II) is a contribution of property which was land conveyed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, shall be allowed to the extent that the aggregate amount of such contributions does not exceed the excess of the taxpayer's taxable income over the amount of charitable contributions allowable under subparagraph (A). (ii) Carryover If the aggregate amount of contributions described in clause (i) exceeds the limitation of clause (i), such excess shall be treated (in a manner consistent with the rules of subsection (d)(2)) as a charitable contribution to which clause (i) applies in each of the 15 succeeding years in order of time. (iii) Definition For purposes of clause (i), the term Native Corporation has the meaning given such term by section 3(m) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 170(b)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraph (B) applies and inserting subparagraphs (B) or (C) apply . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to contributions made in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to modify any existing property rights conveyed to Native Corporations (withing the meaning of section 3(m) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act) under such Act.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2637 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2014 Mr. Levin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To modify the small business intermediary lending program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SBA Intermediary Lending Program Act of 2014 . 2. Small business intermediary lending program Section 7(l) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(l) ) is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by striking Pilot ; (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking pilot ; (3) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking 3-year ; and (B) by striking pilot ; (4) in paragraph (4)— (A) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) Loan limits (i) In general No single loan to an eligible intermediary under this subsection may exceed $1,000,000. (ii) Total amount The total amount outstanding and committed to an eligible intermediary by the Administrator under the Program may not exceed $5,000,000. ; and (B) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the following: (G) Maximum amounts The Administrator may make loans under the Program— (i) during each of fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017, in a total amount of not more than $20,000,000; and (ii) during fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, using such amounts as are made available for the Program. ; and (5) by striking paragraph (6).
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2638 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2014 Mr. Hoeven introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Natural Gas Act to provide certainty with respect to the timing of Department of Energy decisions to approve or deny applications to export natural gas.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Natural Gas Export Certainty Act of 2014 . 2. Regulatory certainty Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Deadline for certain applications for exportation of natural gas (1) LNG terminals (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), the Commission shall make a public interest determination and issue an order under subsection (a) for an application for the exportation of natural gas to a foreign country through a particular LNG terminal not later than 45 days after receipt of an application under subsection (e) for— (i) the conversion of that LNG terminal into an LNG import or export facility; or (ii) the construction of that LNG terminal. (B) Limitation Subparagraph (A) shall only apply to applications for the exportation of natural gas to a foreign country under subsection (a) that have been pending for a period of not less than 180 calendar days. (2) Application This subsection shall not apply with respect to an application under subsection (a) for the exportation of natural gas— (A) to a foreign country— (i) to which the exportation of natural gas is otherwise prohibited by law; or (ii) described in subsection (c); or (B) if the Commission has made a contingent determination with respect to the application. (3) Effect Except as specifically provided in this subsection, nothing in this subsection affects the authority of the Commission to review, process, and make a determination with respect to an application for the exportation of natural gas. (h) Judicial Action (1) In general The United States Court of Appeals for the circuit in which an export facility will be located pursuant to an application described in subsection (a) shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction over any civil action for the review of— (A) an order issued by the Secretary of Energy with respect to the application; or (B) the failure of the Secretary to issue a decision on the application. (2) Order If the Court in a civil action described in paragraph (1) finds that the Secretary has failed to issue a decision on the application as required under subsection (a), the Court shall order the Secretary to issue the decision not later than 30 days after the date of the order of the Court. (3) Expedited consideration The Court shall— (A) set any civil action brought under this subsection for expedited consideration; and (B) set the matter on the docket as soon as practicable after the filing date of the initial pleading. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2639 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2014 Ms. Baldwin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the number of graduate medical education residency positions at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Affairs Health Workforce Enhancement Act of 2014 . 2. Increase of graduate medical education residency positions at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 7302 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) (1) In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall establish medical residency programs, or ensure a sufficient number of residency positions in medical residency programs, at any medical facility of the Department that the Secretary determines is experiencing a shortage of physicians. (2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (A) determine the specialty of health care professionals with respect to which each medical facility of the Department for which the Secretary has made a determination under paragraph (1) is experiencing a shortage of physicians, including with respect to primary care and mental health; (B) allocate the residency programs and residency positions under paragraph (1) based on the determination required by subparagraph (A); and (C) notify Congress of the information used by the Secretary to make the determination required by subparagraph (A). . (b) Five-Year increase (1) In general In carrying out section 7302(e) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), during the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase the number of graduate medical education residency positions at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs by not less than 2,000 positions. (2) Priority In increasing the number of graduate medical education residency positions at medical facilities of the Department under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to medical facilities that— (A) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, do not have a medical residency program; and (B) are located in a community in which there is a high need for health care for veterans.