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IIB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1384 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 17, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honor America’s Guard-Reserve Retirees Act . 2. Provision of status under law by honoring certain members of the reserve components as veterans (a) Veteran status (1) In general Chapter 1 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 107 the following new section: 107A. Honoring as veterans certain persons who performed service in the reserve components Any person who is entitled under chapter 1223 of title 10 to retired pay for nonregular service or, but for age, would be entitled under such chapter to retired pay for nonregular service shall be honored as a veteran but shall not be entitled to any benefit by reason of this section. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 107 the following new item: 107A. Honoring as veterans certain persons who performed service in the reserve components. . (b) Clarification regarding benefits No person may receive any benefit under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs solely by reason of section 107A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).

Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1386 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2015 Mr. Curbelo of Florida (for himself and Mr. Chabot ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To include subcontracting goals for small business concerns in the responsibilities of certain members of a Federal agency responsible for acquisition.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Entrepreneur Subcontracting Opportunities Act of 2015 or the SESO Act . 2. Including subcontracting goals in agency responsibilities Section 1633(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( 15 U.S.C. 631 note; Public Law 112–239 ; 126 Stat. 2076) is amended by striking assume responsibility for of the agency's success in achieving small business contracting goals and percentages and inserting assume responsibility for the agency's success in achieving each of the small business prime contracting and subcontracting goals and percentages .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1387 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2015 Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina (for herself, Mr. Whitfield , Mr. Hurt of Virginia , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Tipton , and Mr. Jones ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the determination of the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act without regard to alien agricultural seasonal workers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness for Farmers Act of 2015 . 2. Determination of employer mandate without regard to alien agricultural seasonal workers (a) In general Section 4980H(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Exception for certain alien agricultural seasonal workers In the case of any alien having status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) )— (i) the term full-time employee shall not include such individual, and (ii) such individual shall not be taken into account under paragraph (2)(E). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1388 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2015 Mr. Olson (for himself, Mr. Latta , Mr. Shimkus , Mr. Cuellar , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Tipton , Mr. Jones , Mr. Pompeo , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Yoho , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Flores , Mr. Bilirakis , Mr. Long , Mr. Smith of Texas , Mr. Smith of Missouri , Mr. Hultgren , Mr. Hensarling , Mr. Babin , Mr. Bridenstine , Mr. Blum , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Barr , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , and Mrs. Kirkpatrick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To improve the establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Air, Strong Economies Act . 2. Ground-level ozone standards Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), in promulgating a national primary or secondary ambient air quality standard for ozone, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency— (1) shall not propose a national primary or secondary ambient air quality standard for ozone that is lower than the standard established under section 50.15 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on July 2, 2014), until at least 85 percent of the counties that were nonattainment areas under that standard as of July 2, 2014, achieve full compliance with that standard; (2) shall only consider all or part of a county to be a nonattainment area under the standard on the basis of direct air quality monitoring; (3) shall take into consideration feasibility and cost; and (4) shall include in the regulatory impact analysis for the proposed and final rule at least 1 analysis that does not include any calculation of benefits resulting from reducing emissions of any pollutant other than ozone.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1392 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2015 Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to reduce the amount of Federal highway funding available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting the use of certain communication devices while operating a motor vehicle, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fighting Occupied Cell Use So Everyone Drives More Safely Act of 2015 or the FOCUS Act of 2015 . 2. Operation of motor vehicles while using a communication device (a) In general Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 171. Operation of motor vehicles while using a communication device (a) Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Communication device The term communication device means any mobile telephone or other portable electronic communication device with which a user engages in a call or writes, sends, or reads a message or any device in which the user plays a game or watches a video. (2) Motor vehicle The term motor vehicle has the meaning given the term in section 154(a). (b) Withholding of apportionments for noncompliance (1) In general On October 1 of the second fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall withhold 25 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any State under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) for the fiscal year if the Secretary determines that the State does not satisfy the requirement under paragraph (2) of this subsection as of that date. (2) Requirement A State satisfies the requirement under this paragraph if the State has enacted and is enforcing a law that— (A) except in the event of an emergency, prohibits an operator of a moving motor vehicle from— (i) utilizing any communication device if such operator is under the age of 21; and (ii) utilizing a hand-held communication device if such operator is 21 years of age or older; and (B) requires, upon conviction of a violation of a prohibition under subparagraph (A), the imposition of penalties described in subsection (d). (c) Recovery of funds withheld All funds withheld under this section from apportionment to a State for 1 or more fiscal years shall be available for apportionment to the State immediately upon a determination by the Secretary that the State satisfies the requirement under subsection (b)(2). (d) Penalties A State shall treat a conviction of an offense described in this section in the same manner as an offense of driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence as such terms are defined in section 164. In addition, penalties shall be graduated for repeated offenses. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 171. Operation of motor vehicles while using a communication device. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1394 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2015 Ms. DelBene (for herself, Mr. Hanna , Mr. Higgins , and Mr. Nolan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , 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 A BILL To prohibit land border crossing fees, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Border Commerce and Travel Act . 2. Prohibition on land border crossing fees The Secretary of Homeland Security may not establish, collect, or otherwise impose a border crossing fee for pedestrians or passenger vehicles at land ports of entry along the southern border or the northern border of the United States, and may not conduct any study relating to the imposition of such a fee.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1397 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2015 Mr. Fleming (for himself and Ms. Graham ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To allow seniors to file their Federal income tax on a new Form 1040SR.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Seniors’ Tax Simplification Act of 2015 . 2. Form 1040SR for seniors (a) In general The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall make available a form, to be known as Form 1040SR , for use by individuals to file the return of tax imposed by chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Such form shall be as similar as practicable to Form 1040EZ, except that— (1) the form shall be available to individuals who have attained age 65 as of the close of the taxable year, (2) the form may be used even if income for the taxable year includes— (A) social security benefits (as defined in section 86(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), (B) distributions from qualified retirement plans (as defined in section 4974(c) of such Code), annuities or other such deferred payment arrangements, (C) interest and dividends, or (D) capital gains and losses taken into account in determining adjusted net capital gain (as defined in section 1(h)(3) of such Code), and (3) the form shall be available without regard to the amount of any item of taxable income or the total amount of taxable income for the taxable year. (b) Effective date The form required by subsection (a) shall be made available for taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1400 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2015 Mr. Griffith (for himself, Mr. Guthrie , and Mr. Bucshon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to transition the Medicaid thresholds applied for determining acceptable provider taxes, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Tax Fairness Act of 2015 . 2. Transition of Medicaid thresholds applied for determining acceptable provider taxes Section 1903(w)(4)(C)(ii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(w)(4)(C)(ii) ) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: and except that the following percentages shall be substituted for 6 percent each place it appears for portions of fiscal years occurring in the following years: (I) For 2016, 5.9 percent. (II) For 2017, 5.8 percent. (III) For 2018, 5.7 percent. (IV) For 2019, 5.6 percent. (V) For 2020 and each year thereafter, 5.5 percent. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1402 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2015 Mr. Huffman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey certain property from the United States to the County of Marin, California.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Point Reyes Coast Guard Housing Conveyance Act . 2. Conveyance of certain property in Point Reyes Station, California (a) Conveyance (1) In general The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall convey to the County of Marin all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the covered property— (A) for fair market value, provided for in paragraph (2); (B) subject to the conditions required by this section; and (C) subject to any other term or condition that the Commandant considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (2) Fair market value The fair market value of the covered property shall be— (A) determined by a real estate appraiser, selected by the County and licensed to practice in California; and (B) approved by the Commandant, who shall base such approval on considerations of equity and fairness, including the use required by this Act of the covered property. (3) Proceeds The Commandant may deposit the proceeds from a conveyance under paragraph (1) in the Coast Guard Housing Fund established by section 687 of title 14, United States Code. (b) Condition of conveyance As a condition of any conveyance of covered property under this section, the Commandant shall require that all right, title, and interest in and to the covered property revert to the United States if the covered property or any part thereof ceases to be used for affordable housing, as defined by the County and the Commandant at conveyance, or to provide a public benefit approved by the County. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect or limit the application of or obligation to comply with any environmental law, including section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9620(h) ). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Commandant The term Commandant means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. (2) County The term County means the County of Marin, California. (3) Covered property The term covered property means the 32 acres of Federal land (including all buildings, structures, utilities, and miscellaneous facilities on the land) that is located in Point Reyes Station in the County of Marin, California, and that are under the administrative control of the Coast Guard and identified by the Coast Guard as “CAMSPAC Housing”. 3. Expiration The authority to convey the covered property under this Act shall expire on the date that is four years after the date of enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1403 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2015 Ms. Kaptur (for herself and Mr. Conyers ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To require that, in cases in which the annual trade deficit between the United States and another country is $10,000,000,000 or more for 3 consecutive years, the President take the necessary steps to create a more balanced trading relationship with that country.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Balancing Trade Act of 2015 . 2. Action by the President in cases of large consecutive annual trade deficits with other countries (a) Action by the President If in 3 consecutive calendar years the United States has a trade deficit with another country of $10,000,000,000 or more, the President shall take the necessary steps to create a trading relationship with the country that would eliminate or substantially reduce that trade deficit, by entering into an agreement with that country or otherwise. (b) Definition In this section, the term trade deficit means, with respect to the United States and another country, that the value of goods and services that are products of that country and are imported into the United States from that country exceeds the value of goods and services that are products of the United States and are exported from the United States to that country. (c) Reports (1) Initial report Not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the Congress a report setting forth— (A) the likely reasons for the trade deficits with each country to which subsection (a) applies, as of the date of the report; and (B) the steps the President intends to take under subsection (a) with respect to each such country. (2) Annual reports The President shall submit to the Congress, not later than December 31 of each year, a report on actions taken to carry out this section.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1404 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2015 Mr. Kind (for himself, Ms. Esty , Ms. Ros-Lehtinen , Mr. Curbelo of Florida , Ms. Norton , Ms. Speier , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Rangel , Mrs. Davis of California , Mr. Lewis , Mr. Murphy of Florida , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Peters , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Cartwright , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Farr , Mr. Higgins , Ms. Moore , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Polis , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Honda , Mr. Engel , Ms. Pingree , Ms. Edwards , Ms. Chu of California , Mrs. Capps , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Grayson , Mr. Delaney , Mr. O’Rourke , Mr. Ellison , Ms. Titus , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. McGovern , and Mr. Cicilline ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the method by which the Social Security Administration determines the validity of marriages under title II of the Social Security Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security and Marriage Equality Act . 2. Determination of valid marriage under the Social Security Act (a) In general Section 216(h)(1)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 416(h)(1)(A)(i) ) is amended by striking is domiciled and all that follows through the District of Columbia, and inserting and such applicant were married (or, if such insured individual and such applicant were not married in any State but were validly married in another jurisdiction, the courts of any State) . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to all final determinations of family status made after June 26, 2013.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1405 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2015 Mr. Lipinski (for himself, Mr. Quigley , Mr. Rush , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Ms. Duckworth , and Mr. Gutiérrez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure railroad safety.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reassuring Adequate Investment in Lifesaving Systems Act or the RAILS Act . 2. Extension of railroad safety technology grants (a) Section 20158(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding advanced communication methods for conveying hazard information between all parties in the transportation chain, spectrum acquisition, multifrequency broadband connectivity equipment, implementation and interoperability testing, after track integrity circuit technologies, . (b) Section 20158(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking $50,000,000 and inserting $200,000,000 ; and (2) by striking 2009 through 2013 and inserting 2015 through 2020 .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1406 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2015 Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To make technical corrections to the Navajo water rights settlement in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the “New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act”. 2. Navajo water settlement (a) Definitions Section 10302 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 43 U.S.C. 407 note; Public Law 111–11 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking Arrellano and inserting Arellano ; and (2) in paragraph (27), by striking 75–185 and inserting 75–184 . (b) Delivery and use of Navajo-Gallup water supply project water Section 10603(c)(2)(A) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ; 123 Stat. 1385) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking Article III(c) and inserting Articles III(c) ; and (2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking Article III(c) and inserting Articles III(c) . (c) Project contracts Section 10604(f)(1) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ; 123 Stat. 1391) is amended by inserting Project before water . (d) Authorization of appropriations Section 10609 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ; 123 Stat. 1395) is amended— (1) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), by striking construction or rehabilitation each place it appears and inserting planning, design, construction, rehabilitation, ; (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking 2 percent and inserting 4 percent ; and (3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking 4 percent and inserting 2 percent . (e) Agreement Section 10701(e) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ; 123 Stat. 1400) is amended in paragraphs (2)(A), (2)(B), and (3)(A) by striking and Contract each place it appears.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1409 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2015 Mr. Peters introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to restore the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to adopt certain rules relating to preserving the open Internet and to direct the Commission to take all actions necessary to restore to effect vacated portions of such rules.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Open Internet Act of 2015 . 2. Authority for and restoration of 2010 open Internet rules Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 ( 47 U.S.C. 1302 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Authority for and restoration of 2010 open Internet rules Notwithstanding sections 3(51) and 332(c)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 153(51) ; 332(c)(2)), the Commission is authorized by this section to adopt the rules adopted on December 21, 2010, in the Report and Order in the matter of preserving the open Internet and broadband industry practices (FCC 10–201). Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Open Internet Act of 2015 , the Commission shall take all actions necessary to restore to effect the portions of such rules that were vacated by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission (No. 11–1355; decided on January 14, 2014). .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1410 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2015 Mrs. Radewagen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to require the implementation of a data quality improvement plan, and for other purposes.

1. Amendments to data quality improvement plan (a) In general Section 15(s) of the Small Business Act (15. U.S.C. 644(s)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraphs: (4) Implementation Not later than the first day of fiscal year 2017, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall implement the plan described in this subsection. If the Administrator fails to implement the plan by such date, the Administrator may not exercise the authority under section 7(a)(25)(A) until the plan is implemented. (5) Certification The Administrator shall annually provide to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate certification of the accuracy and completeness of data reported on bundled and consolidated contracts. . (b) GAO study (1) Study Not later than the first day of fiscal year 2018, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a study on the effectiveness of the plan described in section 15(s) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(s) ) that shall assess whether contracts were accurately labeled as bundled or consolidated. (2) Contracts evaluated For the purposes of conducting the study described in paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United States— (A) shall evaluate, for work in each of sectors 23, 33, 54, and 56 (as defined by the North American Industry Classification System), not fewer than 100 contracts in each sector; (B) shall evaluate only those contracts— (i) awarded by an agency listed in section 901(b) of title 31, United States Code; and (ii) that have a Base and Exercised Options Value, an Action Obligation, or a Base and All Options Value (as such terms are defined in the Federal procurement data system described in 41 U.S.C. 1222(a)(4)(A) , or any successor system); and (C) shall not evaluate contracts that have used any set aside authority. (3) Report Not later than 12 months after initiating the study required by subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General of the United States shall report to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate on the results from such study and, if warranted, any recommendations on how to improve the quality of data reported on bundled and consolidated contracts.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1412 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2015 Mr. Salmon (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Schweikert , and Mr. Gosar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , 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 A BILL To achieve border security on certain Federal lands along the Southern border.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Border security The term border security means— (A) the functioning and operational capability to conduct continuous and integrated manned or unmanned, monitoring, sensing, or surveillance of 100 percent of Southern border mileage or the immediate vicinity of the Southern border; and (B) the apprehension or turn back of not fewer than 90 percent of illegal entries across the Southern border during a fiscal year. (2) Federal lands The term Federal lands includes all land under the control of the Secretary concerned that is located within the Southwest border region in the Tucson and Yuma sectors of United States Border Patrol along the Southern border. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security. (4) Secretary concerned The term Secretary concerned means— (A) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and (B) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior. (5) Southern border The term Southern border means the international border between the United States and Mexico. 3. Support for border security needs (a) In general To achieve border security on Federal lands— (1) the Secretary and the Secretary concerned, notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel with immediate access to Federal lands for security activities, including— (A) routine motorized patrols; and (B) the deployment of communications, surveillance, and detection equipment; and (2) the Secretary concerned may provide education and training to U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel on the natural and cultural resources present on individual Federal land units. (b) Intermingled State and private land Subsection (a) shall not apply to any private or State-owned land within the boundaries of Federal lands.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1414 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2015 Ms. Titus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary to make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay As You Rate Act . 2. Interim payments of compensation benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Subchapter III of chapter 51 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 5127. Interim payments of compensation benefits (a) In general In the case of a claim described in subsection (b), prior to adjudicating the claim, the Secretary shall make interim payments of monetary benefits to the claimant based on any disability for which the Secretary has made a decision. Upon the adjudication of the claim, the Secretary shall pay to the claimant any monetary benefits awarded to the claimant for the period of payment under section 5111 of this title less the amount of such benefits paid to the claimant under this section. (b) Claim described A claim described in this subsection is a claim for disability compensation under chapter 11 of this title— (1) the adjudication of which requires the Secretary to make decisions with respect to two or more disabilities; and (2) for which, before completing the adjudication of the claim, the Secretary makes a decision with respect to a disability that would result in the payment of monetary benefits to the claimant upon the adjudication of the claim, . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such subchapter the following new item: 5127. Interim payments of compensation benefits. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1415 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2015 Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself and Mr. Cohen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jane’s Law . 2. Spousal obligations (a) In General Chapter 11A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 228A. Failure to pay legal spousal court-ordered property distribution (a) Offense Whoever knowingly, travels in interstate or foreign commerce, with the intent to evade compliance with a court ordered property distribution as part of a separation or divorce settlement involving more than $5,000, with respect to a spouse or former spouse, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than two years or both. (b) Mandatory Restitution Upon a conviction under this section, the court shall order restitution under section 3663A in an amount equal to the total unpaid property distribution. (c) Definition The term court ordered property distribution means any amount determined under a court order pursuant to the law of a State or of an Indian tribe to be due from a spouse or former spouse as an equitable or other distribution to a spouse or former spouse of assets in connection with a separation or divorce. . (b) Clerical amendments (1) Table of sections The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 11A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 228A. Failure to pay legal spousal obligations. . (2) Table of chapters The item in the table of chapters for part I of title 18, United States Code, relating to chapter 11A is amended to read as follows: 11A. Child support and spousal obligations 228 .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1416 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2015 Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina (for herself and Mr. Israel ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget , and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce , 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 A BILL To prevent application of sequestration to payment for certain physician-administered drugs under part B of the Medicare program in fiscal years 2016 and 2017, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2015 . 2. Preventing application of sequestration to payment for physician-administered drugs under part B of the Medicare program in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Presidential order issued after the date of the enactment of this Act under section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901a ) for fiscal year 2016 or for fiscal year 2017 shall provide that no reduction is made with respect to payments for drugs and biologicals under section 1847A of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4 ) to the extent that such payments are made based on the average sales price for such drugs and biologicals. (b) Construction Nothing in this section (other than subsection (d)) shall be construed as affecting any other payments under title XVIII of the Social Security Act or any other Act (other than under this section) or as requiring or authorizing the reduction of other payments, under such title or otherwise, by virtue of the application of this section. (c) GAO study of shift in location of cancer care The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study that examines the shift of cancer care from physician-run community cancer clinics to hospitals and the consequences of this shift to costs to the Federal Government and to Medicare beneficiaries for cancer care under the Medicare program. Not later than February 1, 2017, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to Congress on the results of such study. (d) Imposition of budget neutrality If a Presidential order described in subsection (a) is issued with respect to fiscal year 2016 and is also issued with respect to fiscal year 2024 (or with respect to fiscal year 2017 and also issued with respect to fiscal year 2025), the amount of the aggregate payment reduction required under such an order with respect to fiscal year 2024 (or fiscal year 2025, respectfully) shall be increased by an amount equivalent to the amount of the payment increase resulting from the application of subsection (a) in fiscal year 2016 (or fiscal year 2017, respectively).
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1417 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2015 Mr. Pierluisi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals with respect to inpatient hospital payments under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Puerto Rico Hospital Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2015 . 2. Modification of Medicare inpatient hospital payment rate for Puerto Rico hospitals Section 1886(d)(9)(E) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(9)(E) ) is amended— (1) by striking and at the end of clause (iii); (2) in clause (iv), by inserting and before October 1, 2015, after 2004, and by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (v) on or after October 1, 2015, the applicable Puerto Rico percentage is 0 percent and the applicable Federal percentage is 100 percent. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1422 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2015 Mr. Royce (for himself and Mr. Huffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude a loan secured by a non-owner occupied 1- to 4-family dwelling from the definition of a member business loan, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act . 2. Treatment of a non-owner occupied 1- to 4-family dwelling (a) Removal from member business loan limitation Section 107A(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1757a(c)(1)(B)(i) ) is amended by striking that is the primary residence of a member . (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act or the amendment made by this Act shall preclude the National Credit Union Administration from treating an extension of credit that is fully secured by a lien on a 1- to 4-family dwelling that is not the primary residence of a member as a member business loan for purposes other than the member business loan limitation requirements under section 107A of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1757a ).
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1423 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2015 Mr. Roe of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means and Education and the Workforce , 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 A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Self-Insurance Protection Act . 2. Certain medical stop loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans not included under the definition of health insurance coverage (a) PHSA Section 2791(b)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(b)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: Such term shall not include a stop loss policy obtained by a self-insured health plan or a plan sponsor of a group health plan that self-insures the health risks of its plan participants to reimburse the plan or sponsor for losses that the plan or sponsor incurs in providing health or medical benefits to such plan participants in excess of a predetermined level set forth in the stop loss policy obtained by such plan or sponsor. . (b) ERISA Section 733(b)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1191b(b)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: Such term shall not include a stop loss policy obtained by a self-insured health plan or a plan sponsor of a group health plan that self-insures the health risks of its plan participants to reimburse the plan or sponsor for losses that the plan or sponsor incurs in providing health or medical benefits to such plan participants in excess of a predetermined level set forth in the stop loss policy obtained by such plan or sponsor. . (c) IRC Section 9832(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: Such term shall not include a stop loss policy obtained by a self-insured health plan or a plan sponsor of a group health plan that self-insures the health risks of its plan participants to reimburse the plan or sponsor for losses that the plan or sponsor incurs in providing health or medical benefits to such plan participants in excess of a predetermined level set forth in the stop loss policy obtained by such plan or sponsor. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1425 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2015 Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself, Mr. Olson , and Mr. Lamborn ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to require congressional approval before any change may be made to the oaths required for appointment as an officer in the Armed Forces, enlistment in the Armed Forces, or appointment as a cadet or midshipman at a military service academy, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserve and Protect God in Military Oaths Act of 2015 . 2. Congressional approval of changes to certain military and civil service oaths (a) Oath for commissioned officers (1) Regular commissioned officers Section 532 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection: (e) The text of the oath required for an original appointment as a commissioned officer in the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, or Regular Marine Corps may not be changed except by Act of Congress. . (2) Regular warrant officers Section 571 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) The text of the oath required for an original appointment as a regular warrant officer may not be changed except by Act of Congress. . (3) Reserve officers Section 12201(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) The text of the oath required by paragraph (1) may not be changed except by Act of Congress. . (b) Enlistment oath (1) In general Section 502 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Text of oath The text of the oath required by this section may not be changed except by Act of Congress. . (2) National guard Section 304 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The text of the oath required by this section may not be changed except by Act of Congress. . (c) Military service academy oaths (1) United States Military Academy Section 4346(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The text of the oath required by this subsection, and the text of any honor oath required of a cadet, may not be changed except by Act of Congress. . (2) United States Naval Academy Section 6958(d) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The Secretary may not change the text of the oath required by this subsection, and the text of any honor oath required of a midshipman, without specific authorization in an Act of Congress. . (3) United States Air Force Academy Section 9346(d) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The Secretary may not change the text of the oath required by this subsection, and the text of any honor oath required of a cadet, without specific authorization in an Act of Congress. .
114th CONGRESS 2d Session H.R. 1428 In the Senate of the United States, February 9, 2016. Amendment:

That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 1428) entitled An Act to extend Privacy Act remedies to citizens of certified states, and for other purposes. , do pass with the following On page 3, strike line 6 and all that follows through page 4 line 21, and insert: (d) Designation of covered country (1) In general The Attorney General may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, designate a foreign country or regional economic integration organization, or member country of such organization, as a covered country for purposes of this section if— (A) (i) the country or regional economic integration organization, or member country of such organization, has entered into an agreement with the United States that provides for appropriate privacy protections for information shared for the purpose of preventing, investigating, detecting, or prosecuting criminal offenses; or (ii) the Attorney General has determined that the country or regional economic integration organization, or member country of such organization, has effectively shared information with the United States for the purpose of preventing, investigating, detecting, or prosecuting criminal offenses and has appropriate privacy protections for such shared information; (B) the country or regional economic integration organization, or member country of such organization, permits the transfer of personal data for commercial purposes between the territory of that country or regional economic organization and the territory of the United States, through an agreement with the United States or otherwise; and (C) the Attorney General has certified that the policies regarding the transfer of personal data for commercial purposes and related actions of the country or regional economic integration organization, or member country of such organization, do not materially impede the national security interests of the United States. (2) Removal of designation The Attorney General may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, revoke the designation of a foreign country or regional economic integration organization, or member country of such organization, as a covered country if the Attorney General determines that such designated covered country — (A) is not complying with the agreement described under paragraph (1)(A)(i); (B) no longer meets the requirements for designation under paragraph (1)(A)(ii); (C) fails to meet the requirements under paragraph (1)(B); (D) no longer meets the requirements for certification under paragraph (1)(C); or (E) impedes the transfer of information (for purposes of reporting or preventing unlawful activity) to the United States by a private entity or person.

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I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1429 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2015 Mr. Bost (for himself and Mr. Connolly ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to allow for petitions for reconsideration of size standards for small business concerns, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stronger Voice for Small Business Act of 2015 . 2. Petitions for reconsideration of size standards for small business concerns Section 3(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (9) Petitions for reconsideration of size standards (A) In general A person may file a petition for reconsideration with the Office of Hearings and Appeals (as designated in part 134 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, that was in effect on January 1, 2016, or any successor to such Office) of a size standard revised, modified, or established by the Administrator pursuant to this subsection. (B) Time limit A person filing a petition for reconsideration described in subparagraph (A) shall file such petition not later than 30 days after the publication in the Federal Register of the notice of final rule to revise, modify, or establish size standards described in paragraph (6). (C) Process for agency review The Office of Hearings and Appeals shall use the same process it uses to decide challenges to the size of a small business concern to decide a petition for review pursuant to this paragraph. (D) Judicial review The publication of a final rule in the Federal Register described in subparagraph (B) shall be considered final agency action for purposes of seeking judicial review. Filing a petition for reconsideration under subparagraph (A) shall not be a condition precedent to judicial review of any such size standard. .