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II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 729 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2015 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Franken , Mr. Blumenthal , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Reed , Ms. Warren , Mr. Wyden , Mrs. Boxer , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Schatz , Mrs. Gillibrand , and Ms. Hirono ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to certain exceptions to discharge in bankruptcy.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2015 . 2. Exceptions to discharge Section 523(a)(8) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking dependents, for and all that follows through the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting dependents, for an educational benefit overpayment or loan made, insured, or guaranteed by a governmental unit or made under any program funded in whole or in part by a governmental unit or an obligation to repay funds received from a governmental unit as an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend; .
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 730 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2015 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Ms. Warren , Mr. Reed , Mr. Franken , Ms. Stabenow , and Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To permanently extend the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2015 . 2. Restoration of the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 (a) Repeal of sunset provision Section 704 of the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 ( 12 U.S.C. 5201 note; 12 U.S.C. 5220 note; 42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is repealed. (b) Restoration Sections 701 through 703 of such Act, the provisions of law amended or repealed by such sections, and any regulations promulgated pursuant to such sections, as were in effect on December 31, 2014, are restored and revived as if the sunset provision in section 704 had not taken effect.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 732 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2015 Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Moran , Mr. Franken , Mr. Heinrich , Ms. Heitkamp , Mrs. Murray , Ms. Stabenow , and Mr. Udall ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.

1. Reaffirmation of authority (a) Modification (1) In general The first sentence of section 19 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act ) ( 25 U.S.C. 479 ), is amended— (A) by striking The term and inserting Effective beginning on June 18, 1934, the term ; and (B) by striking any recognized Indian tribe now under Federal jurisdiction and inserting any federally recognized Indian tribe . (2) Effective date The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act ) ( 25 U.S.C. 479 ), on the date of enactment of that Act. (b) Ratification and Confirmation of Actions Any action taken by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act ) ( 25 U.S.C. 461 et seq. ), for any Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date of that action is ratified and confirmed, to the extent such action is subjected to challenge based on whether the Indian tribe was federally recognized or under Federal jurisdiction on June 18, 1934, as if the action had, by prior Act of Congress, been specifically authorized and directed. (c) Effect on Other Laws (1) In general Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall affect— (A) the application or effect of any Federal law other than the Act of June 18, 1934 ( 25 U.S.C. 461 et seq. ), as amended by subsection (a); or (B) any limitation on the authority of the Secretary of the Interior under any Federal law or regulation other than the Act of June 18, 1934 ( 25 U.S.C. 461 et seq. ), as so amended. (2) References in other laws An express reference to the Act of June 18, 1934 ( 25 U.S.C. 461 et seq. ), contained in any other Federal law shall be considered to be a reference to that Act as amended by subsection (a).
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 733 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2015 Ms. Hirono (for herself, Ms. Murkowski , Mr. Reid , Mrs. Boxer , and Mr. Schatz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2015 . 2. Exemption from immigrant visa limit Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (F) Aliens who— (i) are eligible for a visa under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 203(a); and (ii) have a parent (regardless of whether the parent is living or dead) who was naturalized pursuant to— (I) section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–649 ; 8 U.S.C. 1440 note); or (II) title III of the Act of October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1137, chapter 876), as added by section 1001 of the Second War Powers Act, 1942 (56 Stat. 182, chapter 199). .
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 734 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2015 Ms. Ayotte introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To provide for the equitable distribution of Universal Service funds to rural States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2015 . 2. Distribution of Universal Service funds Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 254 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (m) Distribution of Universal Service funds (1) In general Not less than 75 percent of all amounts collected by providers of interstate telecommunications from consumers in a rural State for the purpose of making contributions under subsection (d) shall be allocated to the provision of universal service to consumers in that rural State. (2) Rural State In this subsection, the term rural State means a State in which the total population density is not more than 200 people per square mile, as determined by the latest available decennial census conducted under section 141(a) of title 13, United States Code. (3) Amounts collected Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring an increase in amounts collected by providers of interstate telecommunications from consumers for the purpose of making contributions under subsection (d). .
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 736 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2015 Mr. Enzi (for himself, Mr. Roberts , Mr. Thune , and Mr. Barrasso ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require disclosure to States of the basis of determinations under such Act, to ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking under such Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act . 2. Requiring decisional transparency with affected States Section 6(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1535(a) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) before the first sentence; and (2) by striking Such cooperation shall include and inserting the following: (2) Such cooperation shall include— (A) before making a determination under section 4(a), providing to States affected by such determination all data that is the basis of the determination; and (B) . 3. Ensuring use of State, tribal, and local information (a) In general Section 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1532 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (21) as paragraphs (3) through (22), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) The term best scientific and commercial data available includes all such data submitted by a State, tribal, or county government. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 7(n) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1536(n) ) is amended by striking section 3(13) and inserting section 3(14) .
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 738 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2015 Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Merkley , and Mr. Heinrich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To reduce the risks associated with genetically altered salmon in the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Genetically Engineered Salmon Risk Reduction Act . 2. Purposes It is the purpose of this Act to— (1) minimize the risk that genetically engineered salmon will be introduced into the marine environment off the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California; and (2) ensure that consumers in the United States can make informed decisions when purchasing salmon. 3. Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (a) Labeling requirement Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 343 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (z) If it contains genetically engineered salmon unless the food bears a label stating that fact. . (b) Requirement for environmental impact statement Section 512 ( 21 U.S.C. 360b ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (q) (1) Prior to the approval of any application filed under this section for genetically engineered salmon intended for human consumption, the Secretary, in consultation with the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of the Department of Commerce, shall prepare an environmental impact statement (focused on the coast of the United States from California to Alaska) in accordance with section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 that includes— (A) an environmental risk analysis that assesses the potential direct and indirect impacts from escapement of covered fish on wild and cultured fish stocks and environments that may be exposed to such covered fish; (B) a failure mode and effects analysis that quantitatively assesses the best- and worst-case probabilities of failure of each applicable confinement technique; (C) an assessment of the costs of control or eradication of escaped covered fish; and (D) an assessment of the potential economic damage in terms of loss of production and sales to relevant wild and cultured fish stocks and environments from the escapement of covered fish. (2) In this subsection, the term “covered fish” means a salmon or other anadromous or marine fish, live or dead, including the gametes, fertilized eggs, offspring, and descendants thereof, that is modified or produced using DNA from an organism’s own genome or that of another species, which overcome natural physiological reproductive barriers and which are not techniques used in traditional breeding and selection. .
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 739 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 16, 2015 Mr. Hoeven (for himself and Mr. Manchin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To modify the treatment of agreements entered into by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish nursing home care, adult day health care, or other extended care services, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015 . 2. Treatment of agreements for nursing home care, adult day health care, or other extended care services from Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Subparagraph (B) of section 1720(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding after the period at the end the following: Any such agreement shall not be treated as a Federal contract for the acquisition of goods or services and is not subject to any provision of law governing Federal contracts for the acquisition of goods or services. Title 41 shall not apply to any such agreement. . (b) Requirements Such section is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (C) Any agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) with a provider described in that subparagraph shall include provisions that are necessary to ensure the safety and quality of care furnished to veterans pursuant to such agreement, including the following: (i) Requirements as to the licensing and credentialing of medical professionals of the provider, as applicable. (ii) Review by the Department of medical records of the provider. (iii) Visits by employees of the Department to assess facilities and practices of the provider on an unannounced basis. (iv) Review by the Department of staffing levels for medical professionals and support personnel of the provider. (v) Such other provisions as the Secretary considers necessary to ensure the safety and quality of care furnished to veterans. (D) The failure of a provider with which the Secretary has entered into an agreement under subparagraph (A) to comply with a provision of such agreement described in subparagraph (C) may result in the termination of such agreement by the Department. . 3. Exemption of agreements entered into by Secretary of Veterans Affairs for nursing home care, adult day health care, or other extended care services from the application of certain labor laws Section 6702(b) of title 41, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (8) an agreement to furnish nursing home care, adult day health care, or other extended care services under section 1720 of title 38. .
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 742 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 16, 2015 Ms. Ayotte (for herself, Mrs. McCaskill , and Mrs. Fischer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To appropriately limit the authority to award bonuses to employees.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Wasteful Federal Bonuses Act of 2015 . 2. Bonuses (a) Adverse findings and employees under investigation Chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: IV Limitations on bonus authority 4531. Certain forms of misconduct (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term adverse finding relating to an employee means a determination that the conduct of the employee— (A) violated a policy of the agency for which the employee may be removed or suspended; or (B) violated a law for which the employee may be imprisoned of more than 1 year; (2) the term agency has the meaning given that term under section 551; and (3) the term bonus means any bonus or cash award, including— (A) an award under this chapter; (B) an award under section 5384; and (C) a retention bonus under section 5754. (b) Adverse findings (1) In general The head of an agency shall not award a bonus to an employee of the agency until 5 years after the end of the fiscal year in which the Inspector General or another senior ethics official of the agency or the Comptroller General of the United States makes an adverse finding relating to the employee. (2) Previously awarded bonuses If the Inspector General or another senior ethics official of the agency or the Comptroller General of the United States makes an adverse finding relating to an employee, the head of the agency employing the employee, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, shall issue an order directing the employee to repay the amount of any bonus awarded to the employee during the year during which the adverse finding is made. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: SUBCHAPTER IV—Limitations on bonus authority 4531. Certain forms of misconduct. .
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 743 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 16, 2015 Mr. Boozman (for himself and Mr. Donnelly ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act of 2015 . 2. Provision of status under law by honoring certain members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces as veterans (a) 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. . (b) 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. .
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 744 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 16, 2015 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Coats , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Johnson , Mr. Portman , and Mr. Risch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use the funds to reduce the Federal debt.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Returned Exclusively For Unpaid National Debt Act or the REFUND Act . 2. Use of unwanted Federal funds to reduce Federal debt (a) Rescission of unwanted Federal funds There is rescinded, from any Federal funds required to be allocated by formula among all States that agree to use such funds for a specified purpose, an amount equal to the amount of such funds that would have otherwise been allocated to a State that identifies such funds under subsection (b) as unwanted. (b) Identification of funds Subsection (a) shall only apply if, not later than the last date on which an application or State plan is required to be submitted in order for a State to be allocated, in an annual or biennial budget cycle, funds described in such subsection— (1) the State legislature with jurisdiction over such budget cycle adopts a concurrent resolution identifying the funds as unwanted; and (2) the State submits notice of the resolution described in paragraph (1) to the agency head responsible for allocation of the funds, in such form and manner and containing such information as the agency head determines appropriate to make the determination in subsection (c). (c) Determination of amount To be rescinded An agency head that receives notice described in subsection (b)(2) shall determine and report to the Office of Management and Budget the amount to be rescinded under subsection (a). (d) Use for reduction of Federal debt Amounts rescinded under subsection (a) shall be deposited by the Secretary of the Treasury in the account entitled Gifts to the United States for Reduction of the Public Debt and used to reduce the Federal debt as provided in section 3113(d) of title 31, United States Code. (e) Annual report The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Congress each year a report identifying the amount deposited in the Treasury under subsection (d) with respect to each State in such year. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) The term agency head means the head of an agency of the Federal Government. (2) The term State means— (A) each of the several States; (B) the District of Columbia; or (C) any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 748 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 16, 2015 Mr. Sasse (for himself, Mr. Sessions , Mr. Vitter , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Lee , Mr. Cruz , and Mr. Perdue ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To prohibit the issuance of social security numbers to individuals given deferred action under the President's immigration executive actions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Amnesty Bonuses Elimination Act . 2. Prohibition on issuing social security numbers pursuant to deferred action policies Section 205(c)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(B)(i)(I) ) is amended by inserting , except that the Commissioner of Social Security shall not issue a social security account number to any alien who is granted deferred action pursuant to deferred action policies set forth in the memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children dated June 15, 2012, or the memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals who Came to the United States as Children and with Respect to Certain Individuals Who Are the Parents of U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents dated November 20, 2014 (or any substantially similar policy changes issued or taken on or after the date of the enactment of the Amnesty Bonuses Elimination Act , whether set forth in memorandum, Executive order, regulation, directive, or by other action) after engage in such employment . 3. Rule of construction Nothing in the amendment made by section 2 shall be construed as Congressional approval or validation of the deferred action policies set forth in the memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children dated June 15, 2012, or the memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals who Came to the United States as Children and with Respect to Certain Individuals Who Are the Parents of U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents dated November 20, 2014, or any actions taken pursuant to such policies, or as an acknowledgment that such policies or actions represent a proper and lawful exercise of the President's authority under the Constitution.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 750 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2015 Mr. McCain (for himself and Mr. Flake ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 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 all 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 border 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.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 751 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2015 Mr. Thune (for himself, Mr. Manchin , Mr. Blunt , Mr. Boozman , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Coats , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Enzi , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Flake , Mr. Hatch , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Isakson , Mr. McConnell , Ms. Murkowski , Mr. Perdue , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Scott , Mr. Vitter , and Mr. Wicker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 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 or the CASE 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 make final 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 January 1, 2015), until at least 85 percent of the counties that were nonattainment areas under that standard as of January 30, 2015, 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.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 752 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2015 Mr. Crapo (for himself, Mr. Warner , Mr. Shelby , Mr. Tester , Mr. Corker , Ms. Heitkamp , Mr. Vitter , Mr. Donnelly , Mr. Kirk , Mr. Heller , Mr. Scott , and Mr. Moran ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To establish a scorekeeping rule to ensure that increases in guarantee fees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be used to offset provisions that increase the deficit.

1. Prohibiting the use of guarantee fees as an offset In the Senate, for purposes of determining budgetary impacts to evaluate points of order under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, any previous budget resolution, and any subsequent budget resolution, provisions contained in any bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that increases, or extends the increase of, any guarantee fees of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation shall not be scored with respect to the level of budget authority, outlays, or revenues contained in such legislation.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 753 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2015 Mrs. Murray (for herself, Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Markey , Mr. Schatz , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Udall , and Mr. Coons ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 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.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 757 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2015 Mr. Nelson (for himself and Mr. Burr ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act . 2. Modification of prohibition Section 211 of the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(b) of division A of Public Law 105–277 ; 112 Stat. 2681–88) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)— (A) by striking by a designated national ; and (B) by inserting before the period that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated unless the original owner of the mark, trade name, or commercial name, or the bonafide successor-in-interest has expressly consented ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking by a designated national or its successor-in-interest ; (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Subsections (a)(2) and (b) of this section shall apply only if the person or entity asserting the rights knew or had reason to know at the time when the person or entity acquired the rights asserted that the mark, trade name, or commercial name was the same as or substantially similar to a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated. ; and (5) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking In this section: and all that follows through (2) The term and inserting In this section, the term .
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 761 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2015 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to designate certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs as health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Access to Care Act . 2. Designation of medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs as health professional shortage areas (a) PHSA Section 332(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254e(a)(1) ) is amended in the second sentence by inserting and medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (including State homes, as defined in section 101(19) of title 38, United States Code) after ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa) ), . (b) Concurrent benefits (1) Scholarship program Section 338A(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254l(b) ) is amended— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking and ; (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) not be participating in the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program under chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code. . (2) Debt reduction program Section 338B(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254l–1(b) ) is amended— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking and ; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) not be participating in the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program under chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code. . (c) Consultation In carrying out the National Health Service Corps Program under subpart II of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254d et seq. ), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with respect to health professional shortage areas that are medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (including State homes, as defined in section 101(19) of title 38, United States Code). (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 763 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2015 Mr. Reed (for himself and Mrs. Murray ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain trauma care programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act . 2. Reauthorization of certain trauma care programs Section 1232(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–32(a) ) is amended by striking 2014 and inserting 2020 . 3. Improvements and clarifications to certain trauma care programs (a) Allocation of funds for competitive grants for regionalized systems for emergency care response Section 1232(c) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–31(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2015, not more than 50 percent of such amounts remaining for such fiscal year after application of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be allocated for the purpose of carrying out section 1204. . (b) Clarifications under trauma systems formula grants requirements relating to the American Burn Association Section 1213 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–13 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting and (for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2015) contains national standards and requirements of the American Burn Association for the designation of verified burn centers, after such entity, ; (2) in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking and the American Academy of Pediatrics, and inserting the American Academy of Pediatrics, and (for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2015) the American Burn Association, ; and (3) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting and not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act after Act of 2007 ; and (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking and the American Academy of Pediatrics and inserting the American Academy of Pediatrics, and (with respect to the update pursuant to the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act) the American Burn Association . (c) Conforming amendments Part B of title XII of the Public Health Service Act is amended— (1) in section 1218(c)(2) ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–18(c)(2) ), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 1232(b)(3) and inserting section 1232(b) ; and (2) in section 1222 ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–22 ), by striking October 1, 2008 and inserting October 1, 2017 .
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 765 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2015 Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Gardner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To appropriately determine the budgetary effects of energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts.

1. Certain energy contracts (a) Definition In this section, the term covered energy savings contract means— (1) an energy savings performance contract authorized under section 801 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8287 ); and (2) a utility energy service contract, as described in the Office of Management and Budget Memorandum on Federal use of energy savings performance contracting, dated July 25, 1998 (M–98–13), and the Office of Management and Budget Memorandum on the Federal use of energy saving performance contracts and utility energy service contracts, dated September 28, 2012 (M–12–21), or any successor to either memorandum. (b) Estimates In the Senate, for purposes of enforcing any point of order established under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 621 et seq. ) or any concurrent resolution on the budget, any estimate by the Congressional Budget Office of the changes in budget authority, outlays, and revenues of a provision in a bill, joint resolution, amendment, conference report, or amendment between the Houses modifying the authority to enter, the scope or terms of, or the use of covered energy savings contracts shall— (1) record in the first year in which the authority would become effective, the changes in budget authority, outlays, and revenues (as estimated in accordance with paragraph (2)) of any modifications to the authority to enter the covered energy savings contracts; (2) in estimating the changes in budget authority, outlays, and revenues of the legislation, calculate the costs and savings arising from covered contracts on a net present value basis by adding market risk over the useful life of the services or product to the discount rate in section 502(5)(E) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 ( 2 U.S.C. 661a(5)(E) ); and (3) classify the effects of the provision to be changes in spending subject to the availability of appropriations. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in subsection (b) shall be construed to modify the methodology for estimating the changes in budget authority, outlays, and revenues of a provision that does not relate to covered energy savings contracts in a bill, joint resolution, amendment, conference report, or amendment between the Houses that contains a provision described in subsection (b). (d) Exercise of rulemaking powers Congress adopts the provisions of this section— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of the Senate and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent with such other rules; and (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the Senate to change those rules at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as is the case of any other rule of the Senate.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 768 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 18, 2015 Mr. Vitter (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. King , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Kirk , Ms. Collins , and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and to remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment under the Medicare Program with respect to speech generating devices.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Steve Gleason Act of 2015 . 2. Providing Medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices (a) In general Section 1861(n) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(n) ) is amended by inserting and eye tracking and gaze interaction accessories for speech generating devices furnished to individuals with a demonstrated medical need for such accessories after appropriate organizations) . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to devices furnished on or after January 1, 2016. 3. Removing the rental cap for durable medical equipment under Medicare with respect to speech generating devices (a) In general Section 1834(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(2)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (ii), by striking or at the end; (2) in clause (iii), by adding or at the end; and (3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause: (iv) which serves as a speech generating device or which is an accessory that is needed for the individual to effectively utilize such a device, . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to devices furnished on or after July 1, 2015.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 775 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 18, 2015 Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Alexander , Mr. Isakson , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Burr , Mr. Roberts , and Mr. Barrasso ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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. .
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 776 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 18, 2015 Mr. Roberts (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Kirk , and Mr. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to medication therapy management under part D of the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2015 . 2. Improved access to medication therapy management under part D of the Medicare program (a) In general Section 1860D–4(c)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–104(c)(2)(A)(ii)(I) ) is amended by inserting or have a single chronic disease of cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hyperlipidemia, or diabetes before the semicolon at the end. (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 778 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 18, 2015 Mr. Cotton (for himself, Mr. Tillis , Mrs. Ernst , Mr. Vitter , and Mr. Lankford ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To prohibit the provision of certain foreign assistance to countries receiving certain detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guantanamo Bay Recidivism Prevention Act of 2015 . 2. Prohibition on certain foreign assistance for countries receiving certain detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (a) Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, assistance may not be provided under any Act specified in subsection (b) to a foreign country if— (1) the country received an individual who was released or transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on or after February 1, 2015; and (2) after the date of such release or transfer, the individual is included in a report under section 319 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 ( Public Law 111–32 ; 123 Stat. 1874; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) as described by subsection (c)(4) of that section. (b) Covered Acts The Acts specified in this subsection are the following: (1) The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq. ). (2) The Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. ). (c) Commencement of applicability of prohibition The prohibition in subsection (a) shall commence applying to a foreign country on the date of the first report described in subsection (a)(2) that includes any individual described in subsection (a)(1) who was received by the country on or after February 1, 2015. (d) Duration of applicability of prohibition The prohibition in subsection (a) shall cease with respect to a foreign country on the date that is five years after the date of the commencement of the applicability of the prohibition to the country under subsection (c).
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 780 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 18, 2015 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Grassley , and Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cameras in the Courtroom Act . 2. Amendment to title 28 (a) In general Chapter 45 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following: 678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings The Supreme Court shall permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless the Court decides, by a vote of the majority of justices, that allowing such coverage in a particular case would constitute a violation of the due process rights of 1 or more of the parties before the Court. . (b) Clerical amendment The chapter analysis for chapter 45 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following: 678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings. .