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I One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen H. R. 5147 AN ACT To amend title 40, United States Code, to require restrooms in public buildings to be equipped with baby changing facilities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bathrooms Accessible in Every Situation Act or BABIES Act . 2. Baby changing facilities in restrooms in public buildings (a) In general Chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 3314, 3315, and 3316 as sections 3315, 3316, and 3317, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 3313 the following new section: 3314. Baby changing facilities in restrooms (a) Additional requirement for the construction, alteration, and acquisition of public buildings Except as provided in subsection (b) and subject to any reasonable accommodations that may be made for individuals in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq. ) restrooms in a public building shall be equipped with baby changing facilities that the Administrator determines are physically safe, sanitary, and appropriate. (b) Exceptions The requirement under subsection (a) shall not apply— (1) to a restroom in a public building that is not available or accessible for public use; (2) to a restroom in a public building that contains clear and conspicuous signage indicating where a restroom with a baby changing table is located on the same floor of such public building; (3) if new construction would be required to install a baby changing facility in the public building and the cost of such construction is unfeasible; or (4) to a building not subject to an alteration as set forth in section 3307. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Baby changing facility The term baby changing facility means a table or other device suitable for changing the diaper of a child age 3 or under. (2) Pubic building The term public building means a public building as defined in section 3301 and controlled by the Public Building Service of the General Services Administration. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for such chapter is amended by striking the items relating to sections 3314, 3315, and 3316 and inserting the following: 3314. Baby changing facilities in restrooms. 3315. Delegation. 3316. Report to Congress. 3317. Certain authority not affected. . (c) Applicability The requirement under section 3314(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall apply in the case of a public building constructed, altered, or acquired by the Administrator of General Services on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, beginning on that date.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5147 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2016 Mr. Cicilline (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida , Mr. Cárdenas , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Farr , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Honda , Mr. Kilmer , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Lee , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. McDermott , Ms. Meng , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. Norton , Mr. Polis , and Mr. Ryan of Ohio ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 40, United States Code, to require that male and female restrooms in public buildings be equipped with baby changing facilities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bathrooms Accessible in Every Situation (BABIES) Act. 2. Baby changing facilities in male and female restrooms in public buildings (a) In general Chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 3314, 3315, and 3316 as sections 3315, 3316, and 3317, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 3313 the following new section: 3314. Baby changing facilities in male and female restrooms (a) Additional Requirement for the Construction, Alteration, and Acquisition of Public Buildings Except as provided in subsection (b) and subject to any reasonable accommodations that may be made for individuals in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101 et. seq.), male and female restrooms in a public building shall be equipped with baby changing facilities that the Administrator determines are physically safe, sanitary, and appropriate. (b) Exceptions The requirement under subsection (a) shall not apply to— (1) a restroom in a public building that is not available for public use; or (2) a restroom in a public building that contains clear and conspicuous signage indicating where a male or female restroom is located within the same section or corridor of such public building. (c) Definition In this section, the term baby changing facility means a table or other device suitable for changing the diaper of a child age 3 or under. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for such chapter is amended by striking the items relating to sections 3314, 3315, and 3316 and inserting the following: 3314. Baby changing facilities in male and female restrooms. 3315. Delegation. 3316. Report to Congress. 3317. Certain authority not affected. . (c) Applicability The requirement under subsection (a) shall apply— (1) in the case of a public building constructed, altered, or acquired by the Administrator of General Services on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, beginning on that date; and (2) in the case of a public building not described in paragraph (1), beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section.
II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5147 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 22, 2016 Received AN ACT To amend title 40, United States Code, to require restrooms in public buildings to be equipped with baby changing facilities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bathrooms Accessible in Every Situation Act or BABIES Act . 2. Baby changing facilities in restrooms in public buildings (a) In general Chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 3314, 3315, and 3316 as sections 3315, 3316, and 3317, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 3313 the following new section: 3314. Baby changing facilities in restrooms (a) Additional requirement for the construction, alteration, and acquisition of public buildings Except as provided in subsection (b) and subject to any reasonable accommodations that may be made for individuals in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq. ) restrooms in a public building shall be equipped with baby changing facilities that the Administrator determines are physically safe, sanitary, and appropriate. (b) Exceptions The requirement under subsection (a) shall not apply— (1) to a restroom in a public building that is not available or accessible for public use; (2) to a restroom in a public building that contains clear and conspicuous signage indicating where a restroom with a baby changing table is located on the same floor of such public building; (3) if new construction would be required to install a baby changing facility in the public building and the cost of such construction is unfeasible; or (4) to a building not subject to an alteration as set forth in section 3307. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Baby changing facility The term baby changing facility means a table or other device suitable for changing the diaper of a child age 3 or under. (2) Pubic building The term public building means a public building as defined in section 3301 and controlled by the Public Building Service of the General Services Administration. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for such chapter is amended by striking the items relating to sections 3314, 3315, and 3316 and inserting the following: 3314. Baby changing facilities in restrooms. 3315. Delegation. 3316. Report to Congress. 3317. Certain authority not affected. . (c) Applicability The requirement under section 3314(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall apply in the case of a public building constructed, altered, or acquired by the Administrator of General Services on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, beginning on that date.

Passed the House of Representatives September 21, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5149 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2016 Mr. Coffman (for himself, Ms. Titus , Mr. Abraham , Mr. Takano , and Mr. Boustany ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the circumstances under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide reimbursement for emergency ambulance services.

1. Secretary of Veterans Affairs reimbursement for emergency ambulance services (a) In general Section 1725(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) In delineating the circumstances under which reimbursement may be made under this section for ambulance services for an individual, the Secretary shall treat such services as emergency services for which reimbursement may be made under this section if the Secretary determines that— (A) the request for ambulance services was made as a result of the sudden onset of a medical condition of such a nature that a prudent layperson who possesses an average knowledge of health and medicine— (i) would have reasonably expected that a delay in seeking immediate medical attention would have been hazardous to the life or health of the individual; or (ii) could reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical attention to result in placing the health of the individual in serious jeopardy, the serious impairment of bodily functions, or the serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part; and (B) the individual is transported to the closest and most appropriate medical facility capable of treating such emergency medical condition. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to ambulance services provided on or after January 1, 2016.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5150 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the Leonard Montalto Post Office Building .

1. Leonard Montalto Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, shall be known and designated as the Leonard Montalto Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Leonard Montalto Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives September 20, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen H. R. 5150 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the Leonard Montalto Post Office Building .

1. Leonard Montalto Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, shall be known and designated as the Leonard Montalto Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Leonard Montalto Post Office Building .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5150 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2016 Mr. Donovan (for himself, Mr. Zeldin , Mr. King of New York , Mr. Israel , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Meng , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Jeffries , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Nadler , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Engel , Mrs. Lowey , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mr. Gibson , Mr. Tonko , Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Hanna , Mr. Reed , Mr. Katko , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Higgins , Mr. Collins of New York , and Mr. Crowley ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the Leonard Montalto Post Office Building .

1. Leonard Montalto Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, shall be known and designated as the Leonard Montalto Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Leonard Montalto Post Office Building .
IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5150 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 21, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the Leonard Montalto Post Office Building .

1. Leonard Montalto Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, shall be known and designated as the Leonard Montalto Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Leonard Montalto Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives September 20, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
II Calendar No. 677 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5150 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 21, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs November 17, 2016 Reported by Mr. Johnson , without amendment AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the Leonard Montalto Post Office Building .

1. Leonard Montalto Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, shall be known and designated as the Leonard Montalto Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Leonard Montalto Post Office Building .

November 17, 2016 Reported without amendment
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5151 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2016 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide an extension of the special survivor indemnity allowance provided to widows and widowers of certain deceased members of the uniformed services.

1. Extension of special survivor indemnity allowance (a) Payment amount per fiscal year Paragraph (2)(I) of section 1450(m) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking fiscal year 2017 and inserting fiscal years 2017 and 2018 . (b) Duration Paragraph (6) of such section is amended— (1) by striking September 30, 2017 and inserting September 30, 2018 ; and (2) by striking October 1, 2017 each place it appears and inserting October 1, 2018 .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5152 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2016 Mr. Heck of Nevada (for himself and Mr. Grijalva ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the hold harmless provision for career and technical education assistance grants to States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Career and Technical Education Equity Act . 2. Hold harmless Section 111(a)(5)(A) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2321(a)(5)(A) ) is amended to read as follows: (A) In general No State shall receive an allotment under this section for a fiscal year that is less than 90 percent of the allotment the State received under this section for the preceding fiscal year. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5153 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2016 Mr. Israel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) , 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 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide for the designation of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges by the President, majority of the Supreme Court, Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and majority leader and minority leader of the Senate.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FISA Court Oversight Underscoring Responsibility and Transparency Act or the FISA COURT Act . 2. Designation of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges Section 103 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1803(a) ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph: (1) (A) There is established a court which shall have jurisdiction to hear applications for and grant orders approving electronic surveillance anywhere within the United States under the procedures set forth in this Act. (B) The court established under paragraph (1) shall consist of 11 publicly designated district court judges, of whom— (i) 2 judges shall be designated by the President; (ii) 1 judge shall be designated by a majority of the Supreme Court; (iii) 2 judges shall be designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (iv) 2 judges shall be designated by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; (v) 2 judges shall be designated by the majority leader of the Senate; and (vi) 2 judges shall be designated by the minority leader of the Senate. (C) No judge designated under this subsection (except when sitting en banc under paragraph (2)) shall hear the same application for electronic surveillance under this Act which has been denied previously by another judge designated under this subsection. If any judge so designated denies an application for an order authorizing electronic surveillance under this Act, such judge shall provide immediately for the record a written statement of each reason for his decision and, on motion of the United States, the record shall be transmitted, under seal, to the court of review established in subsection (b). ; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking The Chief Justice and inserting A majority of the Supreme Court .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5154 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2016 Mr. Jeffries (for himself, Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Farenthold , and Ms. Lofgren ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require that State and local law enforcement agencies conform to Federal guidelines in using cell simulator devices, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fourth Amendment Integrity Restoration in Surveillance Act of 2016 or as the F.A.I.R. Surveillance Act of 2016 . 2. Use of cell simulator devices by State and local law enforcement In the case of any coordination or agreement between a Federal agency and a State or local law enforcement agency pertaining to the acquisition or use by that State or local law enforcement Agency of any cell simulator device, such coordination or agreement shall require that such use, at minimum, conform to the guidance and policies that apply to the Federal agency on the use of such a device. 3. Applicability Any agreement as referenced in section 2 that is in effect at the date of enactment of this Act shall be renewed within a year of the date of enactment. 4. Definitions In this Act, the term cell simulator device means any device that simulates cellular facilities for the provision of electronic communication service (as such term is defined in section 2510 of title 18, United States Code) or any device that locates cellular devices or their unique identifiers by functioning as a cell tower.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5155 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2016 Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia (for himself, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Welch , and Mr. Ryan of Ohio ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To establish a grant program to assist dislocated miners in receiving additional training and education to enable them to find and secure new jobs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assisting America’s Dislocated Miners Act of 2016 . 2. Multistate Dislocated Miners Assistance Program (a) Establishment There is established within the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor a Dislocated Miners Assistance Program that shall contract with comprehensive career centers to— (1) identify miners who have been dislocated from their employment in mining jobs across the United States; (2) assess the needed skills, training, and education of such miners to enable them to find and hold new jobs; (3) identify job training programs that would provide such training and education; and (4) provide grants to eligible job training providers, pursuant to subsection (b), to recruit and train such miners and assist them in finding new employment. (b) Job training grants for dislocated workers (1) In general From amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (3), the Secretary of Labor shall award grants to eligible job training providers and comprehensive career centers to recruit and train dislocated miners and assist them in finding new employment. (2) Eligible comprehensive career centers and job training providers A comprehensive career center or job training provider eligible to receive a grant under this Act shall be a nonprofit organization with demonstrated success coordinating or providing necessary training and education to workers dislocated from the mining industry, to enable such workers to acquire marketable skills to find and hold jobs in the workforce in areas where such miners and their families live. (3) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Labor for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, $20,000,000 to award grants pursuant to this Act.
IB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5160 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 40, United States Code, to include as part of the buildings and grounds of the National Gallery of Art any buildings and other areas within the boundaries of any real estate or other property interests acquired by the National Gallery of Art.

1. Treatment of buildings and other areas within boundaries of real estate or other property interests acquired by National Gallery of Art Section 6301(2) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking The National Gallery of Art and inserting (A) The National Gallery of Art ; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) All other buildings, service roads, walks, and other areas within the exterior boundaries of any real estate or land or interest in land (including temporary use) that the National Gallery of Art acquires and that the Director of the National Gallery of Art determines to be necessary for the adequate protection of individuals or property in the National Gallery of Art and suitable for administration as a part of the National Gallery of Art. .

Passed the House of Representatives November 29, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5160 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2016 Mrs. Miller of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend title 40, United States Code, to include as part of the buildings and grounds of the National Gallery of Art any buildings and other areas within the boundaries of any real estate or other property interests acquired by the National Gallery of Art.

1. Treatment of buildings and other areas within boundaries of real estate or other property interests acquired by National Gallery of Art Section 6301(2) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking The National Gallery of Art and inserting (A) The National Gallery of Art ; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) All other buildings, service roads, walks, and other areas within the exterior boundaries of any real estate or land or interest in land (including temporary use) that the National Gallery of Art acquires and that the Director of the National Gallery of Art determines to be necessary for the adequate protection of individuals or property in the National Gallery of Art and suitable for administration as a part of the National Gallery of Art. .
II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5160 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 30, 2016 Received AN ACT To amend title 40, United States Code, to include as part of the buildings and grounds of the National Gallery of Art any buildings and other areas within the boundaries of any real estate or other property interests acquired by the National Gallery of Art.

1. Treatment of buildings and other areas within boundaries of real estate or other property interests acquired by National Gallery of Art Section 6301(2) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking The National Gallery of Art and inserting (A) The National Gallery of Art ; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) All other buildings, service roads, walks, and other areas within the exterior boundaries of any real estate or land or interest in land (including temporary use) that the National Gallery of Art acquires and that the Director of the National Gallery of Art determines to be necessary for the adequate protection of individuals or property in the National Gallery of Art and suitable for administration as a part of the National Gallery of Art. .

Passed the House of Representatives November 29, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB Union Calendar No. 485 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5160 [Report No. 114–626] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2016 Mrs. Miller of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration June 16, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend title 40, United States Code, to include as part of the buildings and grounds of the National Gallery of Art any buildings and other areas within the boundaries of any real estate or other property interests acquired by the National Gallery of Art.

1. Treatment of buildings and other areas within boundaries of real estate or other property interests acquired by National Gallery of Art Section 6301(2) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking The National Gallery of Art and inserting (A) The National Gallery of Art ; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) All other buildings, service roads, walks, and other areas within the exterior boundaries of any real estate or land or interest in land (including temporary use) that the National Gallery of Art acquires and that the Director of the National Gallery of Art determines to be necessary for the adequate protection of individuals or property in the National Gallery of Art and suitable for administration as a part of the National Gallery of Art. .

June 16, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5161 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2016 Mr. Mullin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the qualifications for licensed mental health counselors of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Expansion of qualifications for licensed mental health counselors of the Department of Veterans Affairs Section 7402(b)(11)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting or equivalent degree after master’s degree .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5162 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose to non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers certain medical records of veterans who receive health care from such providers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vet Connect Act of 2016 . 2. Authority to disclose certain medical records of veterans who receive non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care Section 7332(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (H) To a non-Department entity (including private entities and other departments or agencies of the Federal Government) that provides hospital care or medical treatment to veterans. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5162 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2016 Mr. O’Rourke (for himself and Mr. Benishek ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose to non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers certain medical records of veterans who receive health care from such providers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vet Connect Act of 2016 . 2. Authority to disclose certain medical records of veterans who receive non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care Section 7332(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (H) To a non-Department entity (including private entities and other departments or agencies of the Federal Government) that provides hospital care or medical treatment to veterans. .
IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5162 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 27, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose to non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers certain medical records of veterans who receive health care from such providers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vet Connect Act of 2016 . 2. Authority to disclose certain medical records of veterans who receive non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care Section 7332(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (H) To a non-Department entity (including private entities and other departments or agencies of the Federal Government) that provides hospital care or medical treatment to veterans. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5164 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 3, 2016 Ms. Jenkins of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Loebsack , and Mr. Smith of Nebraska ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 provide for a permanent extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2016 . 2. Permanent extension of enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals Section 1834 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (t) Permanent extension of enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals On and after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall continue to apply the enforcement instruction described in the notice of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services entitled Enforcement Instruction on Supervision Requirements for Outpatient Therapeutic Services in Critical Access and Small Rural Hospitals for CY 2013 , dated November 1, 2012 (providing for an exception to the restatement and clarification under the final rulemaking changes to the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system and calendar year 2009 payment rates (published in the Federal Register on November 18, 2008, 73 Fed. Reg. 68702 through 68704) with respect to requirements for direct supervision by physicians for therapeutic hospital outpatient services), and extended by section 1 of Public Law 113–198 and section 1 of Public Law 114–112 . .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5172 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 6, 2016 Mr. Meehan (for himself and Mr. Carney ) 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 extend and phaseout the energy credit for certain property.

1. Extension and phaseout of energy credit for certain property (a) Qualified fuel cell property Section 48(c)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking for any period after December 31, 2016 and inserting the construction of which does not begin before January 1, 2022 . (b) Qualified microturbine property Section 48(c)(2)(D) of such Code is amended by striking for any period after December 31, 2016 and inserting the construction of which does not begin before January 1, 2022 . (c) Combined heat and power system property Section 48(c)(3)(A)(iv) of such Code is amended by striking which is placed in service before January 1, 2017 and inserting the construction of which begins before January 1, 2022 . (d) Qualified small wind energy property Section 48(c)(4)(C) of such Code is amended by striking for any period after December 31, 2016 and inserting the construction of which does not begin before January 1, 2022 . (e) Thermal energy property Section 48(a)(3)(A)(vii) of such Code is amended by striking periods ending before January 1, 2017 and inserting property the construction of which begins before January 1, 2022 . (f) Phaseout of 30 percent credit rate for fuel cell and small wind energy property Subsection (a) of section 48 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) Phaseout for qualified fuel cell property and qualified small wind energy property In the case of qualified fuel cell property or qualified small wind energy property, the construction of which begins before January 1, 2022, the energy percentage determined under paragraph (2) shall be equal to— (A) in the case of any property the construction of which begins after December 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2021, 26 percent, and (B) in the case of any property the construction of which begins after December 31, 2020, and before January 1, 2022, 22 percent. . (g) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5176 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 10, 2016 Mr. Takano (for himself and Mrs. Radewagen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a research program to evaluate the effectiveness of the Transition Assistance Program in addressing the needs of certain minority veterans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Success in Transition for All Veterans Act . 2. Research program to evaluate effectiveness of Transition Assistance Program in addressing needs of certain minority veterans (a) Research program Beginning not later than June 1, 2017, the Secretary of Labor, in collaboration with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, shall carry out a research program to evaluate the Transition Assistance Program under section 1144 of title 10, United States Code. Such research program shall be designed to determine how effectively the Transition Assistance Program addresses the differentiated needs, challenges, and post-military service aspirations of women veterans, veterans with disabilities, Native American veterans, veterans who are residents of a territory of the United States, veterans who are part of the indigenous population of a territory of the United States, and other groups of minority veterans identified by the Secretaries. (b) Issues addressed The Secretary of Labor shall ensure that the research program required under subsection (a) addresses each of the following issues: (1) In the context of the transition experience, whether and how the barriers to employment facing women veterans, veterans with disabilities, Native American veterans, veterans who are residents of a territory of the United States, veterans who are part of the indigenous population of a territory of the United States, and other identified groups of minority veterans are substantively different from other populations of the veteran community. (2) In the context of the transition experience, whether and how the post-military service employment aspirations such groups of veterans covered by the research project are substantively different from such aspirations of other populations of the veteran community. (3) To the extent that any barriers to employment or aspirations are identified under paragraph (1) or (2) as being substantially different for any of the groups of veterans covered by the research project, whether the Transition Assistance Program is designed to appropriately address those differences. (4) To the extent that the Transition Assistance Program is determined not to be designed to appropriately address a difference under paragraph (3), an identification of any change that could be made to the Program to more appropriately address such difference. (c) Report required Not later than one year after the date of the commencement of the research program under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall submit to Congress a report on the research program.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5178 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 10, 2016 Mr. Wenstrup (for himself, Mr. Takano , and Miss Rice of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide educational and vocational counseling for veterans on campuses of institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Success on Campus Act of 2016 . 2. Department of Veterans Affairs provision of on-campus educational and vocational counseling for veterans (a) In general Chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3697A the following new section: 3697B. On-campus educational and vocational counseling (a) In general The Secretary shall provide educational and vocational counseling services for veterans at locations on the campuses of institutions of higher learning selected by the Secretary. Such counseling services shall be provided by employees of the Department who provide such services under section 3697A of this title. (b) Selection of locations (1) To be selected by the Secretary under this section, an institution of higher learning shall provide an appropriate space on the campus of the institution where counseling services can be provided under this section. (2) In selecting locations for the provision of counseling services under this section, the Secretary shall seek to select locations where the maximum number of veterans would have access to such services. (c) Annual report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the counseling services provided under this section. Such report shall include, for the year covered by the report— (1) the average ratio of counselors providing such services to veterans who received such services at each location where such services were provided; (2) a description of such services provided; (3) the recommendations of the Secretary for improving the provision of such services; and (4) any other matters the Secretary determines appropriate. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3697A the following new item: 3697B. On-campus educational and vocational counseling. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5179 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 10, 2016 Mr. Amash introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To limit the authority of personnel of the Department of Homeland Security to prohibit a citizen or permanent resident of the United States from boarding as a passenger on an aircraft or cruise ship based on inclusion of the individual in a watchlist, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Fly for Terrorists Act . 2. Prohibition on preventing a citizen or permanent resident of the United States from boarding as a passenger on an aircraft or cruise ship based on inclusion in a watchlist (a) Aircraft Section 44903(j)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I), and by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following: (H) Prohibition on preventing a passenger from boarding absent conviction for crime of terrorism No personnel of the Department of Homeland Security may prohibit an individual who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States from boarding as a passenger on a flight based on the inclusion of the individual on any automatic selectee list, no fly list, consolidated and integrated terrorist watchlist, or other similar list maintained by the Federal Government unless the individual has been convicted of a Federal crime of terrorism as such term is defined in section 2332b(g)(5) of title 18. . (b) Cruise ships Section of title 40701 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 46 U.S.C. 70101 note) is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e), and by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Prohibition on preventing a passenger from boarding absent conviction for crime of terrorism No personnel of the Department of Homeland Security may prohibit an individual who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States from boarding as a passenger on a cruise ship based on the inclusion of the individual on the no transport list, automatic selectee list, consolidated and integrated terrorist watchlist, or other similar list maintained by the Federal Government unless the individual has been convicted of a Federal crime of terrorism as such term is defined in section 2332b(g)(5) of title 18. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5180 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 10, 2016 Mr. Flores (for himself, Mr. Welch , Mr. Goodlatte , Mr. Costa , Mr. Womack , and Mr. Richmond ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To alleviate the ethanol blend wall under the renewable fuel program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016 . 2. Alleviating ethanol blend wall Section 211(o)(3)(B) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(3)(B) ) is amended by inserting at the end the following: (iii) Limitation (I) In general Notwithstanding the volumes specified in paragraph (2)(B), the Administrator shall not determine any renewable fuel obligation for a calendar year under this subsection that would result, directly or indirectly, in the introduction into commerce in the United States of a total volume of ethanol contained in transportation fuel that is greater than 9.70 percent of the total volume of gasoline projected to be sold or introduced into commerce in the United States for such calendar year. (II) Estimate In implementing subclause (I), the Administrator shall request from the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, and use without alteration, an estimate, with respect to the following calendar year, of the total volume of gasoline projected to be sold or introduced into commerce in the United States. The Administrator of the Energy Information Administration shall provide such estimate to the Administrator by October 31st each year. (III) Applicability The limitation established in subclause (I) shall apply without regard to the available supply of credits generated in a prior year pursuant to paragraph (5). (IV) Presumption In implementing subclause (I) for a calendar year, the Administrator shall not exclude commercially available ethanol that is cellulosic biofuel or advanced biofuel. . 3. Failure to meet deadlines Section 211(o)(3)(B) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(3)(B) ), as amended by section 2, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (iv) Failure to meet deadlines If the Administrator fails to determine and publish the renewable fuel obligation with respect to the following calendar year in accordance with clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), then the renewable fuel obligation for such year shall be— (I) the renewable fuel obligation established for the most recent year for which such obligation was determined and published in the Federal Register in accordance with clause (iii); or (II) if no such obligation has been determined and published in accordance with clause (iii), the renewable fuel obligation established for the most recent year which otherwise meets the 9.70 percent limitation in clause (iii). .