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II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2375 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2014 Mr. Udall of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Bennet ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate paid television service in certain counties, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Colorado News, Emergency, Weather, and Sports Act of 2014 . 2. Facilitating delivery of relevant television programming to unserved consumers (a) In general Section 341(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 341(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking in the county on January 1, 2004; or and inserting the following: “in the county— (i) on January 1, 2004, in the case of a county described in paragraph (3)(A); or (ii) on January 1, 2014, in the case of a county described in paragraph (3)(B); or ; and (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; (B) in the matter preceding clause (i), as redesignated, by striking means any 1 of 4 counties that— and inserting the following: “means— (A) any 1 of 4 counties that— ; and (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “; or (B) any 1 of 2 counties that— (i) are all in a single State; (ii) on January 1, 2014, were each in designated market areas in which the majority of counties were located in another State; and (iii) as a group had a combined total of 27,540 television households according to the U.S. Television Household Estimates by Nielsen Media Research for 2013–2014. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 122(a)(4)(C) of title 17, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; (2) in the matter preceding clause (I), as redesignated, by striking In the case of and all that follows and inserting the following: “In the case of— (i) that State in which are located 4 counties that— ; (3) in subclause (II), as redesignated, by adding or at the end; (4) by inserting after subclause (II), as redesignated, the following: (ii) that State in which are located 2 counties that— (I) on January 1, 2014, were in local markets principally comprised of counties in another State, and (II) had a combined total of 27,540 television households, according to the U.S. Television Household Estimates by Nielsen Media Research for 2013–2014, ; and (5) by inserting before the period at the end the following: , in the case of the State described in clause (i), or on January 1, 2014, in the case of the State described in clause (ii) .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2376 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2014 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Franken ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To designate the buildings occupied by the Department of Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, Southeast, and 1201 4th Street, Southeast, in the District of Columbia as the James L. Oberstar United States Department of Transportation Building Complex .

1. Designation The buildings occupied by the Department of Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, Southeast, and 1201 4th Street, Southeast, in the District of Columbia shall be known and designated as the James L. Oberstar United States Department of Transportation Building Complex during the period in which the buildings are occupied by the Department of Transportation. 2. References With respect to the period in which the buildings referred to in section 1 are occupied by the Department of Transportation, any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States to those buildings shall be deemed to be a reference to the James L. Oberstar United States Department of Transportation Building Complex .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2377 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2014 Ms. Ayotte 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 exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Don’t Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act . 2. Exclusion of certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 104 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting ; and , and by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph: (6) amounts received pursuant to— (A) section 1201 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3796 ); or (B) a program established under the laws of any State which provides monetary compensation for surviving dependents of a public safety officer who has died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received after December 31, 2011.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2381 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2014 Mr. Heller (for himself and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act of 2014 . 2. Authority of States to regulate private flood insurance Paragraph (7) of section 102(b) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 ( 42 U.S.C. 4012a(b)(7) ) is amended to read as follows: (7) Private flood insurance defined In this subsection, the term private flood insurance means an insurance policy that— (A) provides flood insurance coverage; (B) is issued by an insurance company that is— (i) licensed, admitted, or otherwise approved to engage in the business of insurance in the State or jurisdiction in which the insured building is located, by the insurance regulator of that State or jurisdiction; or (ii) eligible as a nonadmitted insurer to provide insurance in the State or jurisdiction where the property to be insured is located, in accordance with sections 521 through 527 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 8201 through 8206); and (C) is issued by an insurance company that is not otherwise disapproved as a surplus lines insurer by the insurance regulator of the State or jurisdiction where the property to be insured is located. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2387 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2014 Mr. Walsh introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with eligible Indian tribes to manage land buy-back programs, to require that certain amounts be deposited into interest bearing accounts, and for other purposes.

1. Tribal land buy-back programs Section 101(e) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3067) is amended by adding at the end the following: (6) Tribal land buy-back programs The Secretary may enter into contracts under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq. ) with any eligible Indian tribe to carry out activities related to that Indian tribe under the Land Consolidation Program. . 2. Interest bearing account Section 101(e)(1)(C) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3067) is amended by adding at the end the following: (iii) Interest bearing account (I) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this clause, the Secretary shall invest the amounts remaining in the Trust Land Consolidation Fund into public debt securities with maturities suitable to the needs of that Fund, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, and bearing interest at rates determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration current market yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturity. Once the amounts are invested pursuant to this clause, the funds shall be deemed to have been used to conduct the Land Consolidation Program and for other costs associated with the Settlement for the purposes of subparagraph (B). (II) Use of amounts earned in interest Funds invested under this clause and interest on those funds shall be used for the purposes for which the Trust Land Consolidation Fund was established. . 3. Timing of payments and responsibility Section 101(j)(3) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3069) is amended— (1) by striking Payments and inserting Payments and Responsibility ; (2) by striking The payments and inserting the following: (A) In general The payments ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (B) Responsibility and completion date The Secretary of the Interior shall remain responsible for ensuring that all payments under this section are made to beneficiaries by not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2395 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2014 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mrs. Boxer , Mr. Kaine , and Mr. Cardin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

1. Repeal of Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 ( Public Law 107–243 ; 116 Stat. 1498; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2397 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2014 Mr. Schatz (for himself and Mr. Cardin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To increase the rates of pay under the General Schedule and other statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 3.3 percent, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act of 2014 or the FAIR Act . 2. Adjustment to rates of pay (a) Statutory pay systems The adjustment in rates of basic pay for employees under the statutory pay systems (as defined in section 5302 of title 5, United States Code) that takes effect in fiscal year 2015 under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, shall be an increase of 3.3 percent, and such adjustments shall be effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2015. (b) Prevailing rate employees The adjustment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year 2015 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be equal to the percentage adjustment received by employees in the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems under subsection (a) of this section and 5304 of title 5, United States Code. Prevailing rate employees at locations where there are no employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5 and prevailing rate employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code, shall be considered to be located in the pay locality designated as Rest of US pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of this subsection.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2398 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2014 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Markey , and Mr. Nelson ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend a provision of title 49, United States Code, relating to motor vehicle safety civil penalties.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Automaker Accountability Act of 2014 . 2. Motor vehicle civil penalties Section 30165(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the first sentence— (i) by inserting or causes the violation of after violates ; and (ii) by striking $5,000 and inserting $25,000 ; and (B) by striking the third sentence; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking $10,000 and inserting $100,000 ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the second sentence; and (3) in paragraph (3)— (A) in the first sentence, by inserting or causes the violation of after violates ; (B) in the second sentence, by striking $5,000 and inserting $25,000 ; and (C) by striking the third sentence.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2402 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2014 Mr. Warner (for himself, Mr. Pryor , and Mr. Begich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to address the need to increase on-the-job training and apprenticeship opportunities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Work and Learn Act . 2. Findings; purpose (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Success in the 21st century labor market increasingly requires workers to demonstrate competencies in thinking critically and applying new skills to ever more complex technology. (2) By 2020, the United States is expected to experience a shortage of 3,000,000 workers with associate degrees or higher degrees, and 5,000,000 workers with technical certificates and credentials. (3) Properly structured, on-the-job training programs should be part of the mission to get individuals back to work. (4) Apprenticeships, one common model for providing workplace training, are a proven way to help people develop in-demand skills and to meet the needs of employers, yet the individuals in apprenticeships compose just 0.2 percent of the Nation’s workforce. (b) Purpose The purpose of this Act is to strengthen work-based programs of employment and training activities. 3. Local Workforce Investment Boards Section 117(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2832(b)(2)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (v), by striking and at the end; and (2) by inserting after clause (vi) the following: (vii) a representative who has expertise implementing work-based programs of employment and training activities that combine technical training with related instruction, including such programs that begin by providing mentoring and job shadowing opportunities, which evolve into intensive internships and registered apprenticeships; and . 4. Performance Section 136(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2871(b)(2)(A)(i) ) is amended— (1) in subclause (III), by striking and ; (2) in subclause (IV), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by inserting after subclause (IV) the following new subclause: (V) Completion of a registered apprenticeship. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2404 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2014 Mr. Whitehouse introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To make permanent the extended period of protections for members of uniformed services relating to mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2014 . 2. Making permanent extended period of protections for members of uniformed services relating to mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction Section 710(d) of the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–154 ; 126 Stat. 1208) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (3).
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2405 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2014 Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Kirk , Mrs. Murray , and Mr. Isakson ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain trauma care programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act . 2. Reauthorization of certain trauma care programs Section 1232(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–32(a) ) is amended by striking 2014 and inserting 2019 . 3. Improvements and clarifications to certain trauma care programs (a) Allocation of funds for competitive grants for regionalized systems for emergency care response Section 1232(c) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–32(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2014, not more than 50 percent of such amounts remaining for such fiscal year after application of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be allocated for the purpose of carrying out section 1204. . (b) Clarifications under trauma systems formula grants requirements relating to the American Burn Association Section 1213 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–13 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting and (for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2014) contains national standards and requirements of the American Burn Association for the designation of verified burn centers, after such entity, ; (2) in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking and the American Academy of Pediatrics, and inserting the American Academy of Pediatrics, and (for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2014) the American Burn Association, ; and (3) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting and not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act after Act of 2007 ; and (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking and the American Academy of Pediatrics and inserting the American Academy of Pediatrics, and (with respect to the update pursuant to the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act) the American Burn Association . (c) Technical amendments Part B of title XII of the Public Health Service Act is amended— (1) in section 1218(c)(2) ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–18(c)(2) ), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 1232(b)(3) and inserting section 1232(b) ; and (2) in section 1222 ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–22 ), by striking October 1, 2008 and inserting October 1, 2016 .
II Calendar No. 481 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2405 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2014 Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Kirk , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Isakson , Ms. Collins , Mr. Burr , Mr. Harkin , and Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions July 23, 2014 Reported by Mr. Harkin , without amendment A BILL To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain trauma care programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act . 2. Reauthorization of certain trauma care programs Section 1232(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–32(a) ) is amended by striking 2014 and inserting 2019 . 3. Improvements and clarifications to certain trauma care programs (a) Allocation of funds for competitive grants for regionalized systems for emergency care response Section 1232(c) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–32(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2014, not more than 50 percent of such amounts remaining for such fiscal year after application of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be allocated for the purpose of carrying out section 1204. . (b) Clarifications under trauma systems formula grants requirements relating to the American Burn Association Section 1213 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–13 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting and (for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2014) contains national standards and requirements of the American Burn Association for the designation of verified burn centers, after such entity, ; (2) in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking and the American Academy of Pediatrics, and inserting the American Academy of Pediatrics, and (for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2014) the American Burn Association, ; and (3) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting and not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act after Act of 2007 ; and (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking and the American Academy of Pediatrics and inserting the American Academy of Pediatrics, and (with respect to the update pursuant to the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act) the American Burn Association . (c) Technical amendments Part B of title XII of the Public Health Service Act is amended— (1) in section 1218(c)(2) ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–18(c)(2) ), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 1232(b)(3) and inserting section 1232(b) ; and (2) in section 1222 ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–22 ), by striking October 1, 2008 and inserting October 1, 2016 .

July 23, 2014 Reported without amendment
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2406 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2014 Mr. Reed introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014 . 2. Trauma definition (a) Revised definition under trauma systems grants programs Paragraph (4) of section 1231 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–31 ) is amended to read as follows: (4) Trauma The term trauma means an injury resulting from exposure to— (A) a mechanical force; or (B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. . (b) Revised definition under interagency program for trauma research Paragraph (3) of section 1261(h) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–61(h) ) is amended to read as follows: (3) The term trauma means an injury resulting from exposure to— (A) a mechanical force; or (B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. .
II Calendar No. 482 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2406 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2014 Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Portman , Mr. Burr , Mr. Harkin , Ms. Warren , and Mr. Alexander ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions July 23, 2014 Reported by Mr. Harkin , without amendment A BILL To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014 . 2. Trauma definition (a) Revised definition under trauma systems grants programs Paragraph (4) of section 1231 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–31 ) is amended to read as follows: (4) Trauma The term trauma means an injury resulting from exposure to— (A) a mechanical force; or (B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. . (b) Revised definition under interagency program for trauma research Paragraph (3) of section 1261(h) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–61(h) ) is amended to read as follows: (3) The term trauma means an injury resulting from exposure to— (A) a mechanical force; or (B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. .

July 23, 2014 Reported without amendment
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2414 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 3, 2014 Mr. McConnell (for himself, Mr. Enzi , Mr. Thune , Mr. Paul , Mr. Blunt , Mr. Vitter , and Mrs. Fischer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the regulation of emissions of carbon dioxide from new or existing power plants under certain circumstances.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coal Country Protection Act or the Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act . 2. Regulation of emissions of carbon dioxide from new or existing power plants (a) Limitation on regulation The Clean Air Act is amended by inserting after section 312 ( 42 U.S.C. 7612 ) the following: 313. Limitation on regulation of emissions of carbon dioxide from new or existing power plants (a) Definition of new or existing power plant In this section, the term new or existing power plant means a fossil fuel-fired power plant that commences operation at any time. (b) Limitation Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), the Administrator may not promulgate any regulation or guidance that limits or prohibits any new carbon dioxide emissions from a new or existing power plant, and no such regulation or guidance shall have any force or effect, until the date on which— (1) the Secretary of Labor certifies to the Administrator that the regulation or guidance will not generate any loss of employment; (2) the Director of the Congressional Budget Office certifies to the Administrator that the regulation or guidance will not result in any loss in the gross domestic product of the United States; (3) the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration certifies to the Administrator that the regulation or guidance will not generate any increase in electricity rates in the United States; and (4) the Chairperson of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the President of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation certify to the Administrator the reliability of electricity delivery under the regulation or guidance. . (b) Technical correction The Clean Air Act is amended by redesignating the second section 317 ( 42 U.S.C. 7617 ) (relating to economic impact assessment) as section 318.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2416 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 3, 2014 Mr. Cruz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To apply laws that restrict the political speech of American citizens to media corporations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Free All Speech Act of 2014 . 2. Application of laws that restrict the political speech of American citizens to media corporations (a) In general Any law that restricts the political speech of American citizens shall apply with equal force to media corporations, such as the New York Times, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), and the CBS Television Network. (b) No application to American citizens if application to media corporations found unconstitutional To the extent that the application of a law to a media corporation under subsection (a) is found unconstitutional, such law shall have no force or effect with respect to American citizens.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2426 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 4, 2014 Mr. Toomey (for himself and Mr. Manchin ) 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 require that the Director of the Bureau of Prisons ensure that each chief executive officer of a Federal penal or correctional institution provides a secure storage area located outside of the secure perimeter of the Federal penal or correctional institution for firearms carried by certain employees of the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2014 . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–277 ; 118 Stat. 865) gives certain law enforcement officers, including certain correctional officers of the Bureau of Prisons, the right to carry a concealed firearm in all 50 States for self-protection; (2) the purpose of that Act is to allow certain law enforcement officers to protect themselves while off duty; (3) correctional officers of the Bureau of Prisons have been the targets of assaults and murders while off duty; and (4) while that Act allows certain law enforcement officers to protect themselves off duty, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons allows correctional officers of the Bureau of Prisons to securely store personal firearms at only 33 Federal penal and correctional institutions while at work. 3. Secure firearms storage (a) In general Chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 4049. Secure firearms storage (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term employee means a qualified law enforcement officer employed by the Bureau of Prisons; and (2) the terms firearm and qualified law enforcement officer have the meanings given those terms under section 926B. (b) Secure firearms storage The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall ensure that each chief executive officer of a Federal penal or correctional institution— (1) (A) provides a secure storage area located outside of the secure perimeter of the institution for employees to store firearms; or (B) allows employees to store firearms in a vehicle lockbox approved by the Director of the Bureau of Prisons; and (2) notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), allows employees to carry concealed firearms on the premises outside of the secure perimeter of the institution. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 4049. Secure firearms storage. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2428 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 4, 2014 Mr. Leahy 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 ensure that the Department of Veterans Affairs provides temporary care in the most cost effective manner when patients are relocated during medical facility construction and renovation projects, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency in Cost of Veterans Care Act of 2014 . 2. Improved accounting of major medical facility construction projects (a) In general Section 8104(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) Additional costs of providing hospital care or medical services resulting from temporary displacement of clinical space required by such construction, alteration, lease, or acquisition. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) In the case of a project that results in temporary displacement of clinical space, an analysis of any additional costs of providing hospital care or medical services resulting from such displacement, including additional costs associated with— (A) contracting with a non-Department facility in order to furnish hospital care or medical services; (B) beneficiary travel; and (C) the lease or purchase of a temporary or mobile medical facility. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to requests for funding of major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases submitted to Congress pursuant to section 8104(b) of such title on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2429 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 4, 2014 Mr. Warner (for himself and Mr. Thune ) 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 extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payment of interest on certain refinanced student loans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employer Participation in Refinancing Act . 2. Exclusion for employer payment of interest on certain refinanced student loans (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 127(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of subparagraph (A), by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C), and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: (B) the payment by an employer, whether paid to the employee or to a lender, of any indebtedness of the employee under a qualified education refinance loan or any interest relating to such a loan, and . (b) Qualified education refinance loan Subsection (c) of section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) Qualified education refinance loan The term qualified education refinance loan means any indebtedness used solely to refinance a qualified education loan (within the meaning of section 221(d)(1)) with respect to which the lender offers the borrower protection in the event of unemployment or financial hardship (as reasonably determined by the lender, including periods of forbearance or career assistance). . (c) Conforming amendment; denial of double benefit Paragraph (1) of section 221(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting before the period the following: , or for which an exclusion is allowable under section 127 to the taxpayer's employer by reason of the payment by such employer of any indebtedness on a qualified education loan of the taxpayer . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to expenses paid after December 31, 2014.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2431 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 4, 2014 Mr. Isakson (for himself and Mr. Chambliss ) 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 of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act . 2. Special resource study (a) Study The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a special resource study of the historic West Hunter Street Baptist Church, located at 775 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SW., Atlanta, Georgia. (b) Contents In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) evaluate the national significance of the site; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the area as a unit of the National Park System; (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the site by Federal, State, or local governmental entities, or private and nonprofit organizations; (4) consult with interested Federal, State, or local governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations or any other interested individuals; and (5) identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with the alternatives. (c) Applicable Law The study required under subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 8 of Public Law 91–383 ( 16 U.S.C. 1a–5 ; commonly known as the National Park Service General Authorities Act ). (d) Report Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available for the study under subsection (a), 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 containing the results of the study and any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2434 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 5, 2014 Mr. Franken (for himself, Mr. Kaine , Mrs. Boxer , Mr. Brown , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Leahy , Ms. Heitkamp , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Udall of Colorado , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Bennet , Mrs. Hagan , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Schatz , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Udall of New Mexico , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. King , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Coons , and Mr. Begich ) 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 ensure that working families have access to affordable health insurance coverage.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Family Coverage Act . 2. Sense of Congress Notwithstanding the amendments made by section 3, it is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of the Treasury, within their respective jurisdictions, have the administrative authority necessary to apply the affordability provision in section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in such a manner as to expand access to affordable health insurance coverage for working families without further legislation. 3. Clarification regarding determination of affordability of employer-sponsored minimum essential coverage (a) In general Clause (i) of section 36B(c)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (i) Coverage must be affordable (I) In general Except as provided in clause (iii), an individual shall not be treated as eligible for minimum essential coverage if such coverage consists of an eligible employer-sponsored plan (as defined in section 5000A(f)(2)) and the required contribution with respect to the plan exceeds 9.5 percent of the applicable taxpayer's household income. (II) Required contribution with respect to employee In the case of the employee eligible to enroll in the plan, the required contribution for purposes of subclause (I) is the employee's required contribution (within the meaning of section 5000A(e)(1)(B)(i)) with respect to the plan. (III) Required contribution with respect to family members In the case of an individual who is eligible to enroll in the plan by reason of a relationship the individual bears to the employee, the required contribution for purposes of subclause (I) is the employee's required contribution (within the meaning of section 5000A(e)(1)(B)(i), determined by substituting family for self-only ) with respect to the plan. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Clause (ii) of section 36B(c)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: This clause shall also apply to an individual who is eligible to enroll in the plan by reason of a relationship the individual bears to the employee. . (2) Clause (iii) of section 36B(c)(2)(C) of such Code is amended by striking the last sentence of clause (i) and inserting clause (i)(III) . (3) Clause (iv) of section 36B(c)(2)(C) of such Code is amended by striking clause (i)(II) and inserting clause (i)(I) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2435 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 5, 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 section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act . 2. Treatment of hours worked under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement Section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any hours worked by a firefighter under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be disregarded for purposes of any determination relating to eligibility for, or the amount of, any overtime pay under this section. (2) For purposes of this subsection— (A) the term qualified trade-of-time arrangement means an arrangement under which 2 firefighters who are employed by the same agency agree, solely at the option of the firefighters and with the approval of the agency employing the firefighters, to substitute for one another during scheduled work hours in the performance of work in the same capacity; and (B) the term firefighter means— (i) a firefighter, as defined in section 8331(21); and (ii) a firefighter, as defined in section 8401(14). .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2446 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 5, 2014 Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To require the Congressional Budget Office to annually report changes in direct spending and revenue associated with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Truth in Obamacare Accounting Act . 2. Congressional Budget Office reporting on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act The Congressional Budget Office shall include in each annual report on the budget and economic outlook, and each revision of such a report, prepared under section 202(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 602(e) ), information on the net effect that the enactment and implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–152 ) had on direct spending and revenue, including the net impact that such enactment and implementation had on deficit, both on-budget and off-budget. Such information shall be disclosed in a manner similar to that provided for in table 2 of the Congressional Budget Office’s March 20, 2010, estimate of the budgetary effects of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2447 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 5, 2014 Mr. Portman introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify the use of credentials by enrolled agents.

1. Clarification of enrolled agent credentials Section 330 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively, and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: (b) Any enrolled agents properly licensed to practice as required under rules promulgated under subsection (a) shall be allowed to use the credentials or designation of enrolled agent , EA , or E.A. . .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2453 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 10, 2014 Mrs. Boxer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To reinstate the 10-year statute of limitations period applicable to collection of amounts paid to Social Security beneficiaries by administrative offset, and prevent recovery of overpayments from individuals under 18 years of age.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Overpayments Fairness Act of 2014 . 2. Statute of limitation on recovery by administrative offset for amounts paid to Social Security beneficiaries (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 3716(e) of title 31, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (2) This section does not apply— (A) to a claim under this subchapter relating to any payments made to an individual under title II or title XVI of the Social Security Act that has been outstanding for more than 10 years; or (B) when a statute explicitly prohibits using administrative offset or setoff to collect the claim or type of claim involved. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any debt outstanding on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Elimination of recovery of overpayments made to or on behalf of a minor (a) In general Section 204(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 404(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in the case of any payment under this title or title XVI of more than the correct amount that is made to or on behalf of an individual who has not attained 18 years of age at the time of such payment, such individual shall not be liable for the repayment of the amount of such payment in excess of the correct amount. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Cross-program recovery of overpayments Subsection (a) of the undesignated section following section 1146 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–17) is amended by striking Subject to subsection (b) and inserting Subject to section 204(a)(3) and subsection (b) . (2) Overpayment of disability benefits Section 1631(b)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1383(b)(1)(A) ) is amended by striking Whenever and inserting Subject to section 204(a)(3), whenever . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to payments made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2454 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 10, 2014 Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 17, United States Code, to extend expiring provisions of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 . 2. Reauthorization Chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 111(d)(3)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking clause and inserting paragraph ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking clause and inserting paragraph ; and (2) in section 119— (A) in subsection (a)(6)(E), in the undesignated matter following clause (iii), by striking clause (i) and inserting subparagraph (B)(i) ; (B) in subsection (c)(1)(E), by striking 2014 and inserting 2019 ; (C) in subsection (e), by striking 2014 and inserting 2019 ; and (D) in subsection (g)(7)(C), by inserting the before Communications . 3. Termination of license (a) In general Section 119 of title 17, United States Code, as amended in section 2, is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Termination of license This section shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2019. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 107(a) of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 ( 17 U.S.C. 119 note) is repealed.