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II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2641 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2014 Ms. Landrieu introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide that residential mortgage loans held in portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages for purposes of the presumption of the ability to repay requirements under such Act, and for other purposes.

1. Loans held on portfolio treated as qualified mortgages Section 129C(b)(2) of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1639c(b)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (F) Loans held on portfolio The term qualified mortgage includes a residential mortgage loan made by a creditor having less than $10,000,000,000 in total assets so long as such loan appears on the balance sheet of such creditor. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2643 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2014 Mr. Booker (for himself and Mrs. Fischer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To require a report by the Federal Communications Commission on designated market areas.

1. Report on designated market areas (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (2) the term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission; (3) the terms designated market area and local market have the meaning given those terms in section 122(j) of title 17, United States Code; and (4) the term television broadcast station has the meaning given the term in section 325(b)(7) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b)(7)). (b) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The telecommunications and media policy of the United States has long valued localism, competition, and diversity of voices. (2) Broadcasters play an essential role in providing critical emergency alerts, news, and information that responds to the needs of their communities. (3) Broadcast television remains an important medium for reaching communities, even as technological innovations and new forms of communication continue to expand. (4) It is in the public interest to study— (A) how designated market areas impact access to local and in-State programming; and (B) how any deficiencies in localism might be addressed. (c) Report (1) In general Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains— (A) an analysis of— (i) the extent to which consumers in each local market have access to broadcast programming from television broadcast stations located outside their local market; and (ii) (I) whether there are alternatives to the use of designated market areas to define markets that would provide consumers with more local programming options; and (II) the potential impact the alternatives described in clause (i) could have on localism and on broadcast television locally, regionally, and nationally; and (B) recommendations on how to foster increased localism in States served by out-of-State designated market areas. (2) Considerations for fostering increased localism In making recommendations under paragraph (1)(B), the Commission shall consider— (A) the impact that designated market areas that cross State lines have on access to local programming; (B) the impact that designated market areas have on local programming in rural areas; and (C) the state of local programming in States served exclusively by out-of-State designated market areas.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2649 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 23, 2014 Mr. Graham (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Kirk , Mr. Kaine , and Mr. McCain ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To provide certain legal relief from politically motivated charges by the Government of Egypt.

1. Relief from politically motivated charges by Government of Egypt (a) Treatment of charges under United States law For purposes of United States law, and for activities undertaken within the jurisdiction of the United States, no verdict, order, warrant, or writ issued by the Government of Egypt or any court, administrative tribunal, or other authority of the Government of Egypt in any instance relating to the legal charges, trial proceedings, and convictions issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 2013, in Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012 against 43 staff of five international nongovernmental organizations shall be considered a conviction and no person named in such verdict, order, warrant, or writ shall be considered to have been charged, accused, found guilty, or convicted. (b) Recognition of charges as politically motivated It is the policy of the United States to recognize any legal charges, trial proceedings, and convictions issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 2013, in Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012 as being politically motivated in origin and invalid.
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen S. 2651 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To repeal certain mandates of the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS OIG Mandates Revision Act of 2014 . 2. Repeal of reporting requirements (a) Repeal of requirement To conduct an annual evaluation of the cargo inspection targeting system (1) Repeal Subsections (g) and (h) of section 809 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–293 ; 46 U.S.C. 70101 note) are repealed. (2) Conforming amendments Section 809 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–293 ; 118 Stat. 1085), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking and (j) and inserting and (h) ; and (B) by redesignating subsections (i), (j), and (k) as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively. (b) Repeal of requirement To conduct an annual review of Coast Guard performance (1) Repeal Section 888(f) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 468(f) ) is repealed. (2) Conforming amendments Section 888 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 468 ), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively. (c) Annual review of grants to States and high-risk urban areas (1) Repeal Section 2022(a)(3) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 612(a)(3) ) is repealed. (2) Conforming amendments Section 2022(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 612(a) ), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively; (B) in paragraph (4), as redesignated— (i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting paragraph (2) ; and (ii) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting paragraph (3) . (3) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on January 1, 2015.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2651 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To repeal certain mandates of the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS OIG Mandates Revision Act of 2014 . 2. Repeal of reporting requirements (a) Repeal of requirement To conduct an annual evaluation of the cargo inspection targeting system (1) Repeal Subsections (g) and (h) of section 809 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–293 ; 46 U.S.C. 70101 note) are repealed. (2) Conforming amendments Section 809 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–293 ; 118 Stat. 1085), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking and (j) and inserting and (h) ; and (B) by redesignating subsections (i), (j), and (k) as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively. (b) Repeal of requirement To conduct an annual review of Coast Guard performance (1) Repeal Section 888(f) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 468(f) ) is repealed. (2) Conforming amendments Section 888 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 468 ), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively. (c) Annual review of grants to States and high-risk urban areas (1) Repeal Section 2022(a)(3) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 612(a)(3) ) is repealed. (2) Conforming amendments Section 2022(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 612(a) ), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively; (B) in paragraph (4), as redesignated— (i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting paragraph (2) ; and (ii) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting paragraph (3) . (3) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on January 1, 2015.

Passed the Senate September 17 (legislative day, September 16), 2014. Secretary
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2651 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2014 Mr. Coburn (for himself and Mr. Carper ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To repeal certain mandates of the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS OIG Mandates Revision Act of 2014 . 2. Repeal of reporting requirements (a) Repeal of requirement To conduct an annual evaluation of the cargo inspection targeting system (1) Repeal Subsections (g) and (h) of section 809 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 ( 46 U.S.C. 70101 note) are repealed. (2) Conforming amendments Section 809 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 ( 46 U.S.C. 70101 note), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking and (j) and inserting and (h) ; and (B) by redesignating subsections (i), (j), and (k) as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively. (b) Repeal of requirement To conduct an annual review of Coast Guard performance (1) Repeal Section 888(f) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 468(f) ) is repealed. (2) Conforming amendments Section 888 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 468 ), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively. (c) Accounting of National Drug Control Policy funds Section 705(d)(A) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1704(d)(A)) is amended by striking , and require such accounting to be authenticated by the Inspector General for each agency prior to submission to the Director . (d) Annual review of grants to States and high-Risk urban areas (1) Repeal Section 2022(a)(3) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 612(a)(3) ) is repealed. (2) Conforming amendments Section 2022(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 612(a) ), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively; (B) in paragraph (4), as redesignated— (i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting paragraph (2) ; and (ii) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting paragraph (3) . (3) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on January 1, 2015.
IC 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2651 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2014 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned AN ACT To repeal certain mandates of the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS OIG Mandates Revision Act of 2014 . 2. Repeal of reporting requirements (a) Repeal of requirement To conduct an annual evaluation of the cargo inspection targeting system (1) Repeal Subsections (g) and (h) of section 809 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–293 ; 46 U.S.C. 70101 note) are repealed. (2) Conforming amendments Section 809 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–293 ; 118 Stat. 1085), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking and (j) and inserting and (h) ; and (B) by redesignating subsections (i), (j), and (k) as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively. (b) Repeal of requirement To conduct an annual review of Coast Guard performance (1) Repeal Section 888(f) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 468(f) ) is repealed. (2) Conforming amendments Section 888 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 468 ), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively. (c) Annual review of grants to States and high-risk urban areas (1) Repeal Section 2022(a)(3) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 612(a)(3) ) is repealed. (2) Conforming amendments Section 2022(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 612(a) ), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively; (B) in paragraph (4), as redesignated— (i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting paragraph (2) ; and (ii) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting paragraph (3) . (3) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on January 1, 2015.

Passed the Senate September 17 (legislative day, September 16), 2014. Nancy Erickson, Secretary
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2655 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2014 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Vitter ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2014 . 2. Reauthorization of the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009 Section 399NN(h) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280m(h) ) is amended by striking 2010 through 2014 and inserting 2015 through 2019 .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2657 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2014 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To reclassify certain low-level felonies as misdemeanors, to eliminate the increased penalties for cocaine offenses where the cocaine involved is cocaine base, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reclassification to Ensure Smarter and Equal Treatment Act of 2014 or the RESET Act . 2. Reclassification of low-level felonies (a) In general Part D of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 841 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 404(a) ( 21 U.S.C. 844(a) )— (A) in the fourth sentence— (i) by striking 2 years and inserting 1 year ; (ii) by striking $2,500 and inserting $1,000 ; (iii) by striking 3 years and inserting 1 year ; and (iv) by striking $5,000 and inserting $1,000 ; and (B) by striking the fifth sentence; and (2) in section 422(b) ( 21 U.S.C. 863(b) ), by striking three years and inserting 1 year . (b) Elimination of increased penalties for cocaine offenses where the cocaine involved is cocaine base (1) Controlled Substances Act The following provisions of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ) are repealed: (A) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(A). (B) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(B). (2) Controlled Substances Import and Export Act The following provisions of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act ( 21 U.S.C. 951 et seq. ) are repealed: (A) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(1). (B) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(2). 3. Weighing of controlled substances mixed with food products (a) In general Part D of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 841 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 424. Weighing of controlled substances mixed with food products In determining the weight of a controlled substance or mixture of controlled substances that is in compound with a food product for purposes of this title or title III, the weight of the food product shall not be included. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of contents for the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 423 the following: Sec. 424. Weighing of controlled substances mixed with food products. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2659 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2014 Mr. Murphy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to establish a process for providing expedited and dignified passenger screening services for veterans traveling to visit war memorials built and dedicated to honor their service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honor Flight Act . 2. Honor Flight Program (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 44928. Honor Flight Program (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) shall establish, in collaboration with the Honor Flight Network or other not-for-profit organization that honors veterans, a process for providing expedited and dignified passenger screening services for veterans traveling on a flight in charter air transportation of the Honor Flight Network or such other organization to visit war memorials built and dedicated to honor the service of such veterans. (b) Veteran defined In this section, the term veteran has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 44927 the following: 44928. Honor Flight Program. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2660 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2014 Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Crapo , Mrs. Murray , and Mr. Risch ) 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 clarify the special rules for accident and health plans of certain governmental entities, and for other purposes.

1. Clarification of special rule for certain governmental plans (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 105(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking the taxpayer and inserting an employee or to a spouse, dependent (as defined for purposes of subsection (b)), or child (as so defined) of an employee , and (2) by striking deceased plan participant's beneficiary and inserting deceased employee's beneficiary other than a surviving spouse, dependent (as so defined), or child (as so defined) of the employee . (b) Application to political subdivisions of States Paragraph (2) of section 105(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by inserting or established by or on behalf of a State or political subdivision thereof after public retirement system , and (2) by inserting or 501(c)(9) after section 115 in subparagraph (B). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to payments after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2661 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2014 Mr. Schumer (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 787 State Route 17M in Monroe, New York, as the National Clandestine Service of the Central Intelligence Agency NCS Officer Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office .

1. National Clandestine Service of the Central Intelligence Agency NCS Officer Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 787 State Route 17M in Monroe, New York, shall be known and designated as the National Clandestine Service of the Central Intelligence Agency NCS Officer Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the National Clandestine Service of the Central Intelligence Agency NCS Officer Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2663 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2014 Mr. Isakson (for himself, Mr. Blunt , and Mr. Begich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Partner with Korea Act . 2. Reciprocal visas for nationals of South Korea (a) In general Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E) ) is amended— (1) in clause (ii), by striking or at the end; (2) in clause (iii), by adding or at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (iv) solely to perform services in a specialty occupation in the United States if the alien is a national of the Republic of Korea and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation under section 212(t)(1); . (b) Attestation Section 212(t) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(t) ), as added by section 402(b)(2) of the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 108–77; 117 Stat. 941), is amended— (1) by striking or section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) each place it appears and inserting or clause (iii) or (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E) ; and (2) in clauses (i)(II), (ii)(II), and (iii)(II) of paragraph (3)(C), by striking or section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) each place it appears. (c) Numerical limitation Section 214(g) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(g) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (12) (A) The Secretary of State may not approve a number of initial applications submitted for aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(E)(iv) that is more than the applicable numerical limitation set out in this paragraph. (B) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in subparagraph (A) is 15,000 for each fiscal year. (C) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in subparagraph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and not to the spouses or children of such aliens. . (d) Specialty occupation defined Section 214(i)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(i)(1)) is amended by striking section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii), and inserting clauses (iii) and (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E), .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2665 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2014 Mr. Begich introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide eligibility for broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2014 . 2. Eligibility of broadcasting facilities for certain disaster assistance (a) Private nonprofit facility defined Section 102(11)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(11)(B)) is amended by inserting broadcasting facilities, after workshops, . (b) Critical services defined Section 406(a)(3)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5172(a)(3)(B) ) is amended by striking communications, and inserting communications (including broadcast and telecommunications), .
II Calendar No. 553 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2665 [Report No. 113–250] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2014 Mr. Begich introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs September 8, 2014 Reported by Mr. Carper , without amendment A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide eligibility for broadcasting facilities to receive certain disaster assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2014 . 2. Eligibility of broadcasting facilities for certain disaster assistance (a) Private nonprofit facility defined Section 102(11)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(11)(B)) is amended by inserting broadcasting facilities, after workshops, . (b) Critical services defined Section 406(a)(3)(B) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5172(a)(3)(B) ) is amended by striking communications, and inserting communications (including broadcast and telecommunications), .

September 8, 2014 Reported without amendment
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2668 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2014 Mr. Begich introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian tribes, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Self Determination Contract Reporting Commitment to Tribes Act . 2. Indian self-determination contract funding and indirect costs Section 106(c) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450j–1(c) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as subparagraphs (A) through (F), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (2) in the first sentence, by striking Not later than and inserting the following: (1) In general Not later than ; (3) in the second sentence, by striking Such report and inserting the following: (2) Inclusions The report ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (3) Presumption For any claim, appeal, or civil action brought pursuant to subsections (a) and (d) of section 110 that is pending on the date of enactment of this paragraph, it shall be presumed, in the absence of fraud or mathematical error, that the deficiency amounts reported to Congress under paragraph (2)(B) accurately reflect the minimum damages due any Indian tribe or tribal organization filing the claim, appeal, or civil action. (4) Public availability Not later than June 1 of each year, the report and accompanying data prepared under this subsection for that year— (A) shall be made available to the public; and (B) shall not be subject to an exemption under section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2669 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2014 Mr. Begich introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To ensure funding for certain payments to Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Self Determination Commitment to Tribes Act . 2. Indian self-determination contract support costs Section 1305 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (11) Indian self-determination contract support costs To make payments required under paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) of section 106(a) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450j–1 ) to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for contract support costs arising out of self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements entered into pursuant to that Act. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2670 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2014 Mr. McCain (for himself and Mr. Flake ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To prohibit gaming activities on certain Indian land in Arizona until the expiration of certain gaming compacts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep the Promise Act of 2014 . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) in 2002, the voters in the State of Arizona approved Proposition 202, the Indian Gaming Preservation and Self-Reliance Act; (2) to obtain the support of Arizona voters to approve Proposition 202, the Indian tribes within Arizona agreed to limit the number of casinos within the State and in particular within the Phoenix metropolitan area; and (3) this Act preserves the agreement made between the Indian tribes and the Arizona voters until the expiration of the gaming compacts authorized by Proposition 202. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Indian tribe; class II gaming; class III gaming The terms Indian tribe , class II gaming , and class III gaming have the meanings given those terms in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2703 ). (2) Phoenix metropolitan area The term Phoenix metropolitan area means land within Maricopa County and Pinal County, Arizona, that is north of latitude 33 degrees, 5 minutes, 13 seconds north, east of longitude 113 degrees, 20 minutes, 0 seconds west, and west of longitude 110 degrees, 50 minutes, 45 seconds west, using the NED 1983 State Plane Arizona FOPS 0202 coordinate system. 4. Gaming clarification (a) Prohibition Class II gaming and class III gaming are prohibited on land within the Phoenix metropolitan area acquired by the Secretary of the Interior in trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe after April 9, 2013. (b) Expiration The prohibition in subsection (a) shall expire on January 1, 2027.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2671 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2014 Mr. Toomey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to establish a process for providing expedited and dignified passenger screening services for veterans traveling to visit war memorials built and dedicated to honor their service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honor Flight Act . 2. Honor Flight Program (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 44928. Honor Flight Program (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) shall establish, in collaboration with the Honor Flight Network or other not-for-profit organization that honors veterans, a process for providing expedited and dignified passenger screening services for veterans traveling on a flight in charter air transportation of the Honor Flight Network or such other organization to visit war memorials built and dedicated to honor the service of such veterans. (b) Veteran defined In this section, the term veteran has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 44927 the following: 44928. Honor Flight Program. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2686 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2014 Mr. Cornyn 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 prevent the extension of the tax collection period merely because the taxpayer is a member of the Armed Forces who is hospitalized as a result of combat zone injuries.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wounded Warrior Tax Equity Act of 2014 . 2. Prevention of extension of tax collection period for members of the Armed Forces who are hospitalized as a result of combat zone injuries (a) In general Section 7508(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Collection period after assessment not extended as a result of hospitalization With respect to any period of continuous qualified hospitalization described in subsection (a) and the next 180 days thereafter, subsection (a) shall not apply in the application of section 6502. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxes assessed before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2696 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2014 Mr. King (for himself and Mr. Warner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To require the Federal Reserve to make certain changes to the small bank holding company policy statement on assessment of financial and managerial factors, and for other purposes.

1. Changes required to small bank holding company policy statement on assessment of financial and managerial factors (a) In general Before the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (hereafter in this Act referred to as the Board ) shall publish in the Federal Register proposed revisions to the Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement on Assessment of Financial and Managerial Factors (12 C.F.R. part 225 appendix C) that provide that the policy shall apply to bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies which have pro forma consolidated assets of less than $1,000,000,000 and that— (1) are not engaged in significant nonbanking activities either directly or through a nonbank subsidiary; (2) do not conduct significant off-balance sheet activities (including securitization and asset management or administration) either directly or through a nonbank subsidiary; and (3) do not have a material amount of debt or equity securities outstanding (other than trust preferred securities) that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. (b) Exclusions The Board may exclude any bank holding company or savings and loan holding company, regardless of asset size, from the policy statement under subsection (a) if the Board determines that such action is warranted for supervisory purposes. 2. Conforming Amendment Section 171(b)(5)(C) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5371(b)(5)(C)) is amended by inserting or small savings and loan holding company after any small bank holding company . 3. Definitions For the purposes of this Act: (a) Bank holding company The term bank holding company has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1841 ). (b) Savings and loan holding The term savings and loan holding company has the same meaning as in section 10(a) of the Home Owners' Loan Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1467a(a) ).
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2697 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2014 Mr. King (for himself and Mr. Warner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Truth in Lending Act to clarify the application of the qualified mortgage rule to rural lenders, and for other purposes.

1. Qualified mortgages for rural lenders Section 129C(b)(2) of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1639c(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (E)(vi)(II), by striking a limit set by the Board and inserting 1,000 per year ; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: (F) Rural The term rural means any area other than— (i) a city or town that has a population of greater than 50,000 inhabitants; and (ii) any urbanized area contiguous and adjacent to a city or town described in clause (i). .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2699 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2014 Mr. King (for himself and Mr. Warner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To require the National Credit Union Administration to provide pass-through share insurance for the deposits or shares of any interest on lawyers trust accounts, and for other purposes.

1. Insurance of amounts held on behalf of others Section 207(k) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1787(k) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A)— (A) by inserting after payable to any member the following: , or to any person with funds lawfully held in a member account, ; and (B) by striking and paragraphs (5) and (6) ; (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking (as determined under paragraph (5)) ; (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and (4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) Coverage for interest on lawyers trust accounts and other similar escrow accounts (A) Pass-through insurance The Administration shall provide pass-through share insurance for the deposits or shares of any interest on lawyers trust account (commonly referred to as IOLTA ) or other similar escrow accounts. (B) Treatment of IOLTAs (i) Treatment as escrow accounts For share insurance purposes, IOLTAs are treated as escrow accounts. (ii) Treatment as member accounts IOLTAs and other similar escrow accounts are considered member accounts for purposes of paragraph (1), if the attorney administering the IOLTA or the escrow agent administering the escrow account is a member of the insured credit union in which the funds are held. (C) Definitions For purposes of this paragraph: (i) Interest on lawyers trust account The terms interest on lawyers trust account or IOLTA mean a system in which lawyers place certain client funds in interest-bearing or dividend-bearing accounts, with the interest or dividends then used to fund programs such as legal service organizations who provide services to clients in need. (ii) Pass-through share insurance The term pass-through share insurance means, with respect to IOLTAs and other similar escrow accounts, insurance coverage based on the interest of each person on whose behalf funds are held in such accounts by the attorney administering the IOLTA or the escrow agent administering a similar escrow account, in accordance with regulations issued by the Administration. (D) Rule of construction No provision of this paragraph shall be construed as authorizing an insured credit union to accept the deposits of an IOLTA or similar escrow account in an amount greater than such credit union is authorized to accept under any other provision of Federal or State law. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2700 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2014 Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Tester ) 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 identify the persons who are eligible to request headstones or markers furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honor Those Who Served Act of 2014 . 2. Persons eligible to request headstones or markers furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) (1) A person may request a headstone or marker to commemorate a decedent under this section if the person is— (A) the decedent’s next of kin; (B) a person authorized in writing by the decedent’s next of kin to make such request; (C) a personal representative authorized in writing by the decedent to make such request; (D) in the case of a decedent for which no person described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) may be identified, a State veterans service agency, a military researcher, a local historian, or a genealogist or other person familiar with the research sources and methods necessary to prove the identity of the decedent; or (E) in the case of a decedent who is a veteran who served on active duty in the Armed Forces at least 75 years before the date on which the headstone or marker is requested, any person. (2) In the case of a request for a headstone or marker under this section for a decedent described in subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) made by a person who is not the decedent's next of kin, the Secretary shall ensure that the decedent's next of kin has the opportunity to object to the placement of the headstone or marker or request the removal of the headstone or marker, as appropriate. (3) In the case of a request for a headstone or marker under this section for a decedent described in subparagraph (D) or (E) of paragraph (1) made by a person who is not described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of such paragraph, the person requesting the headstone or marker may only request an emblem of belief for the headstone or marker if the person can provide sufficient evidence regarding the religious beliefs of the decedent. . (b) Effective date Subsection (h) of section 2306 of such title, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to a request for a headstone or marker submitted after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2702 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2014 Mr. Vitter 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 require the social security number of the student and the employer identification number of the educational institution for purposes of education tax credits.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Education Tax Fraud Prevention Act . 2. Social security number and employer identification number required for education tax credits (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 25A(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking taxpayer identification number and inserting social security number , and (2) by inserting , and the employer identification number of any institution to which qualified tuition and related expenses were paid with respect to such individual, after such individual . (b) Omission treated as mathematical or clerical error Subparagraph (J) of section 6213(g)(2) of such Code is amended by striking TIN and inserting social security number and employer identification number . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2708 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2014 Mr. Coats (for himself and Mr. Blunt ) 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 provide equal access to declaratory judgments for organizations seeking tax-exempt status.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to Court Challenges for Exempt Status Seekers (ACCESS) Act of 2014 . 2. Equal access to declaratory judgments for organizations seeking tax-exempt status (a) In general Subparagraph (A) of section 7428(a)(1) is amended to read as follows: (A) with respect to the initial qualification or continuing qualification of an organization as an organization described in section 501(c) or 501(d) which is exempt from tax under section 501(a) or as an organization described in section 170(c)(2), . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to pleadings filed after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2712 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2014 Mr. Durbin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2014 . 2. Loan forgiveness for adjunct faculty Section 455(m)(3)(B)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)(B)(ii) ) is amended— (1) by striking teaching as and inserting the following: teaching— (I) as ; (2) by striking , foreign language faculty, and part-time faculty at community colleges), as determined by the Secretary. and inserting and foreign language faculty), as determined by the Secretary; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (II) as a part-time faculty member or instructor who— (aa) teaches not less than 1 course at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a)), a postsecondary vocational institution (as defined in section 102(c)), or a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316(b)); and (bb) is not employed on a full-time basis by any other employer. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2713 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2014 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Begich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation located in Bethel, Alaska.

1. Conveyance of property (a) In general As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, but not later than 180 days after such date, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act as the Secretary ) shall convey to the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation located in Bethel, Alaska, all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the property described in section 2 for use in connection with health and social services programs. (b) Conditions The conveyance required by this section shall be made by warranty deed without consideration and without imposing any obligation, term, or condition on the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation, or reversionary interest of the United States, other than that required by this Act or section 512(c)(2)(B) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 458aaa–11(c)(2)(B)). 2. Property described The property, including all land and appurtenances, described in this section is that property included in U.S. Survey No. 4000, Lot 2, township 8N, Range 71W, Seward Meridian, containing 22.98 acres. 3. Environmental liability (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation shall not be liable for any soil, surface water, groundwater, or other contamination resulting from the disposal, release, or presence of any environmental contamination, including any oil or petroleum products, or any hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, pollutants, toxic substances, solid waste, or any other environmental contamination or hazard as defined in any Federal or State of Alaska law, on any of the property described in section 2. (b) Easement The Secretary shall be accorded any easement or access to the property conveyed under this Act as may be reasonably necessary to satisfy and retrained obligations and liability of the Secretary. (c) Notice of hazardous substance activity and warranty In carrying out this Act, the Secretary shall comply with section 120(h)(3) (A) and (B) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)(A) ).