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I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6042 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 15, 2016 Mr. Sensenbrenner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To nullify certain proposed regulations relating to restrictions on liquidation of an interest with respect to estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes.

1. Nullification of certain proposed regulations relating to restrictions on liquidation of an interest with respect to estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes Regulations proposed for purposes of section 2704 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 relating to restrictions on liquidation of an interest with respect to estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes, published on August 4, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 51413), and any substantially similar regulations hereafter promulgated, shall have no force or effect.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6044 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 15, 2016 Mr. Graves of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To limit the amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out chapter 2 of title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, relating to refugee resettlement.

1. Authorization of appropriations Section 414(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1524(a) ) is amended to read as follows: (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter $1,192,000,000 for fiscal year 2017 and each subsequent fiscal year. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6047 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 15, 2016 Mr. Chabot (for himself, Mr. Sherman , and Mr. Poe of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To encourage visits between the United States and Taiwan at all levels, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taiwan Travel Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Taiwan Relations Act ( 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq. ), enacted in 1979, has continued for 37 years to be the cornerstone of relations between the United States and Taiwan and has served as an anchor for peace and security in the Western Pacific area. (2) The Taiwan Relations Act declares that peace and stability in the Western Pacific area are in the political, security, and economic interests of the United States and are matters of international concern. (3) The United States considers any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful means, including by boycotts or embargoes, a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific and of grave concern to the United States. (4) Taiwan has succeeded in a momentous transition to democracy beginning in the late 1980s and has been a beacon of democratic practices in Asia, and Taiwan’s democratic achievements inspire many countries and people in the region. (5) Through the Taiwan Relations Act, the United States treats Taiwan as a sovereign, independent country. (6) Visits to a country by United States cabinet members and other high-ranking officials are an indicator of the breadth and depth of ties between the United States and such country. (7) Since the enactment of the Taiwan Relations Act, relations between the United States and Taiwan have suffered from a lack of communication due to the self-imposed restrictions that the United States maintains on high-level visits with Taiwan. 3. Sense of Congress; statement of policy (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the United States should encourage visits between the United States and Taiwan at all levels. (b) Statement of policy It should be the policy of the United States— (1) to allow high-level officials of Taiwan to enter the United States, under conditions which demonstrate appropriate respect for the dignity of such officials, and to meet with officials of the United States, including officials from the Department of State and the Department of Defense; and (2) to permit the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, and any other instrumentality established by Taiwan, to conduct official business in the United States, including activities which involve participation by Members of Congress, officials of Federal, State, or local governments of the United States, or any high-level official of Taiwan.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6049 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 15, 2016 Mr. Heck of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Amodei , Mr. Hardy , Mr. Pittenger , Mr. Cole , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mrs. Lummis , Mr. Gosar , Ms. McSally , and Mr. Salmon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption to the individual mandate to maintain health coverage for individuals residing in counties with fewer than 2 health insurance issuers offering plans on an Exchange.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection from Insurance Exchange Monopolies Act . 2. Modifications to exemption from requirement to maintain health coverage (a) Exemption for individuals in areas with fewer than 2 issuers offering plans on an Exchange Section 5000A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Individuals in areas with fewer than 2 issuers offering plans on an Exchange (A) In general Any applicable individual for any period during a calendar year if there are fewer than 2 health insurance issuers offering qualified health plans on an Exchange for such period in the county in which the applicable individual resides. (B) Aggregation rules For purposes of subparagraph (A), all health insurance issuers treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52, or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414, shall be treated as a single health insurance issuer. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6051 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 15, 2016 Mr. Israel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To establish a grant program to provide States with funds to detect fraud, waste, and abuse in the State Medicaid programs under title XIX of the Social Security Act and to recover improper payments resulting from such fraud, waste, and abuse.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2016 . 2. Grant program to provide States with funds to detect Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse and recover certain improper payments (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a program to award grants, subject to subsection (c), to States to establish or expand a program described in subsection (b). (b) Medicaid fraud control program For purposes of subsection (a), a program described in this subsection is a program that— (1) is administered by a State official with responsibility for controlling provider fraud and abuse under the State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. ); (2) detects and prevents fraud, waste, and abuse with respect to payments made under such State plan or under any waiver of such plan approved under section 1115 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1315 ); (3) identifies and recovers overpayments to individuals or entities receiving funds under such State plan or waiver resulting from such fraud, waste, or abuse; and (4) shares with localities within the State that assist in the detection and prevention under paragraph (2) or the identification and recovery under paragraph (3) at least 50 percent of the State’s share of the total amount of such funds so recovered during a period as overpayments under paragraph (3) minus any amount expended during such period on administrative costs to carry out the program. (c) Funding (1) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $100,000,000 to remain available until expended. (2) Limitation Not more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) may be awarded to any State. (d) State defined For purposes of this section, the term State has the meaning given such term for purposes of title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. ).
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6052 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 15, 2016 Mr. Israel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession of a firearm by a person who is adjudicated to have committed a violent juvenile act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Gun Violence Act . 2. Prohibition on possession of a firearm by a person who is adjudicated to have committed a violent juvenile act (a) Possession ban Section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking or at the end of paragraph (8); (2) by striking the comma at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting ; or ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) who has been adjudicated by a court of the United States to have committed a violent juvenile act, . (b) Violent juvenile act defined Section 921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (36) The term violent juvenile act means— (A) an act by a person before the person attains 18 years of age that, if committed by an adult, would be punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year, and— (i) has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against another person; or (ii) by its nature, involves a substantial risk that physical force against another person may be used in the course of committing the act; and (B) an act described in subparagraph (A)— (i) by a person who has attained 18 years of age but not 21 years of age; and (ii) for which the person is tried as a juvenile or youthful offender under State law. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6053 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 15, 2016 Mr. Israel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to establish a loan program to assist and provide incentives for manufacturers to reinvest in making products in the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bring the Jobs Home Loan Act of 2016 . 2. Small manufacturer domestic production loan program The Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 631 et seq. ) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 47 as section 48; and (2) by inserting after section 46 the following: 47. Small manufacturer domestic production loan program (a) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall establish a loan program to assist small business concerns described in subsection (b) to begin producing, in the United States, products that the concerns otherwise import. (b) Loan authority In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Administrator may make a loan to a small business concern involved in manufacturing (as determined by the Administrator) to assist the concern to make facility and equipment changes necessary for the concern to begin producing, in the United States, a product that the concern is importing from a foreign country at the time the loan is made. (c) Applications To be eligible for a loan under subsection (b), a small business concern shall submit to the Administrator an application at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Administrator may require. (d) Reports (1) Requirement Not later than 2 years after a small business concern receives a loan under this section, the concern shall submit to the Administrator a report describing— (A) the facility and equipment changes made with loan funds; and (B) the progress made by the concern in producing, in the United States, a product that the concern was importing from a foreign country at the time the loan was made. (2) Use of reports Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator may consider the information submitted by a small business concern in a report under paragraph (1) in determining whether to provide to the concern— (A) an additional loan under this section; or (B) loan assistance under any other program of the Administration. (e) Limitation The Administrator may not make a loan under this section if the cost of the loan (as determined by the Administrator) is greater than 5 percent of the total amount made available to the Administrator for the cost of making loans under this section for the fiscal year in which the loan is made. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6054 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 15, 2016 Mr. Israel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , 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 help ensure that all items offered for sale in any gift shop of the National Park Service or of the National Archives and Records Administration are produced in the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Parks American Products Act . 2. Requiring that items sold in certain Federal gift shops are produced in the United States (a) National Park Service The Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that all items offered for sale in any gift shop or visitor’s center located within a unit of the National Park System are produced in the United States. (b) National Archives and Records Administration The Archivist of the United States shall ensure that all items offered for sale in any gift shop of the National Archives and Records Administration are produced in the United States.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6058 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 15, 2016 Mr. Langevin (for himself, Mr. Tonko , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Keating , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Kuster , Mr. Cartwright , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Mr. Huffman , Ms. Norton , Ms. Matsui , and Ms. Kaptur ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an investment tax credit related to the production of electricity from offshore wind.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Offshore Wind Incentives for New Development Act or the Offshore WIND Act . 2. Energy credit for qualified offshore wind facilities (a) In general Section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2)(A)(i)— (i) in subclause (III), by striking and at the end, and (ii) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (V) qualified offshore wind property, and , and (B) in paragraph (3)(A)— (i) in clause (vi), by striking or at the end, (ii) in clause (vii), by adding or at the end, and (iii) by adding at the end the following new clause: (viii) qualified offshore wind property, but only with respect to periods ending before January 1, 2026, ; and (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Qualified offshore wind property (A) In general The term qualified offshore wind property means an offshore facility using wind to produce electricity. (B) Offshore facility The term offshore facility means any facility located in the inland navigable waters of the United States, including the Great Lakes, or in the coastal waters of the United States, including the territorial seas of the United States, the exclusive economic zone of United States, and the outer Continental Shelf of the United States. (C) Exception for qualified small wind energy property The term qualified offshore wind property shall not include any property described in paragraph (4). . (b) 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. 6060 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 15, 2016 Mr. Mullin (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska , and Mr. Cole ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.

1. Settlement of claims (a) Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma has challenged title of certain lands within the State of Illinois based upon treaties negotiated with the United States. (2) The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma claims to be the rightful owner of approximately 2,648,420 acres of land reserved and guaranteed to it by the Federal Government in the Treaty of August 1, 1805 (7 Stat. 91), known as the Treaty of Grouseland. (3) The land reserved and guaranteed to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma by the Treaty of Grouseland is located in the State of Illinois and persons and entities other than the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma currently hold title to that land. (4) Congress desires to remove any cloud on title resulting from the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma’s claim to the land under the Treaty of Grouseland and to afford the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma the opportunity to resolve its claims arising from the Treaty of Grouseland. (b) Jurisdiction conferred on the United States Court of Federal Claims Notwithstanding any other provision of law, exclusive jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the United States Court of Federal Claims to hear, determine, and render judgment on the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma’s land claim under the Treaty of August 1, 1805 (7 Stat. 91), without regard to legal or equitable defenses based on the passage of time, including the statute of limitations identified in section 2501 of title 28, United States Code, and any delay-based defense, including laches, estoppel or acquiescence, no matter how characterized. The United States shall be the only entity or individual liable regarding such a claim and monetary damages shall be the only available remedy. The jurisdiction hereby conferred on the United States Court of Federal Claims shall expire unless a claim is filed by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Extinguishment of title and claims Except for the claim of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma against the United States as a defendant in an action before the United States Court of Federal Claims as provided in subsection (b), all other claims of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, or any member, descendant, or predecessor in interest to the Miami Tribe to title arising under the Treaty of Grouseland are hereby extinguished.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6063 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 15, 2016 Mrs. Torres introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to require investment advisers who advise a private fund that owns an emergency services company to disclose to the Securities and Exchange Commission the average response times of emergency vehicles deployed by such company in response to 9–1–1 calls, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 911 Emergency Service Protection Act . 2. Report on emergency vehicle response times of companies owned by private funds (a) In general Section 204(b) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80b–4(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (12) Report on emergency vehicle response times of companies owned by private funds (A) In general Each investment adviser required to file annual or other reports under this section and who advises a private fund that owns a controlling interest in an emergency services company shall, not less often than annually, disclose to the Commission— (i) the change in the average response time of emergency vehicles since the private fund acquired a controlling interest in the emergency services company, dis­ag­gre­gat­ed by the response times of emergency vehicles deployed to— (I) rural areas; and (II) urban areas; (ii) if a required response time is established by a contract for emergency services between the emergency services company and a unit of local government or by an ordinance of a unit of local government, the percentage of response times of emergency vehicles deployed by the emergency services company to that unit of local government that do not meet such requirement; and (iii) if the response times failed to meet the required response time described under clause (ii), a description of the impact of such failure on the value of the emergency services company to the private fund. (B) Definitions For purposes of this paragraph: (i) Emergency services company The term emergency services company means a company that provides ambulance, firefighter, or other emergency services in response to 9–1–1 calls. (ii) Emergency vehicle The term emergency vehicle means an ambulance, fire engine, or other vehicle deployed in response to a 9–1–1 call. . (b) Rulemaking Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Commission shall issue regulations to carry out paragraph (12) of section 204(b) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as added by subsection (a).
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6067 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2016 Mrs. Black (for herself and Ms. McSally ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption from the individual mandate for certain individuals without access to Exchange coverage.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Relief from Obamacare Exchange Failures Act . 2. Exemption from individual mandate for certain individuals without access to exchange coverage (a) Exemption from individual health insurance mandate Section 5000A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Certain individuals without access to exchange coverage (A) In general Any applicable individual who for any month— (i) cannot obtain coverage under a qualified health plan through an Exchange established under title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act because no qualified health plan is offered to such individual through such an Exchange for such month, (ii) is not eligible for coverage described in subsection (f)(1)(A) for such month, and (iii) is not eligible for affordable employer-sponsored coverage for such month. (B) Affordable employer-sponsored coverage For purposes of this paragraph, the term affordable employer-sponsored coverage means, with respect to any individual for any month, coverage under any eligible employer-sponsored plan if such individual’s required contribution (as determined under subsection (e)(1)(B)(i)) for coverage for such month does not exceed the applicable percentage of such individual’s household income for the taxable year (as determined under subsection (e)(1)(A)). (C) Applicable percentage For purposes of this paragraph, the term applicable percentage means the percentage in effect under subsection (e)(1). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2016.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6068 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2016 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Rogers of Alabama ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit funding for the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization in the event the United Nations Security Council adopts a resolution prohibiting activities counter to the object and purpose of the Treaty.

1. Restriction on funding for the preparatory commission for the comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty organization No United States funds may be made available to the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization if, on or after September 16, 2016, the United Nations Security Council adopts a resolution that obligates the United States or affirms a purported obligation of the United States to refrain from actions that would run counter to the object and purpose of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6070 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2016 Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher , Mr. Calvert , and Mrs. Mimi Walters of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Fair Housing Act to better protect persons with disabilities and communities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Recovery and Community Empowerment Act . 2. Zoning and licensing of residential recovery facilities The Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 807 ( 42 U.S.C. 3607 ) the following: 807A. Nothing in this title, or other Federal law, relating to protections for persons with disabilities, prohibits any local, State, or Federal government body from— (1) limiting by law, regulation, or ordinance the number of residential recovery facilities within a particular area zoned for residential housing, provided that the limitation— (A) is necessary to preserve the residential character of the zoned area; (B) allows for a reasonable number of residential recovery facilities to be located within the zoned area; and (C) does not place an overall cap on the number of residential recovery facilities located within a municipality or State; and (2) requiring that a residential recovery facility and its owner or operator— (A) obtain an operating license or use permit; or (B) satisfies a set of consumer protection standards. . 3. Residential recovery facility residents’ bill of rights Residential recovery facilities receiving direct or indirect payments or reimbursements or other remunerations from Medicare, Medicaid, or any other Federal healthcare program, or via private insurance purchased on a Federal exchange or subsidized by the Federal Government, for either housing, recovery services, or testing or monitoring for drugs or alcohol, shall ensure the following: (1) Each residential recovery facility resident residing in the home or receiving addiction treatment services be provided a safe living environment completely free from illicit drugs, alcohol, firearms, harassment, abuse, or harm. (2) Residential recovery facility residents live in a licensed, or registered residence that has committed to following standards approved by States and localities, if such standards are in place. 4. Definitions Section 802 of the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3602 ) is amended by adding to the end the following: (p) Current, illegal use of a controlled substance means the discrete, occasional, frequent, or ongoing illegal use of a controlled substance at the present time or in the reasonably recent past. (q) Residential recovery facility means a residence that provides housing to individuals in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction with the promise of providing a clean and sober environment in return for direct or indirect payment to an owner, operator, or compensated staff person, including payment to a third party, a portion of which is then provided to the residential recovery facility owner or operator for their services. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6074 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2016 Mr. Fleming introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the payments from the Judgment Fund in certain cases, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Taxpayer Obamacare Payouts ‘STOP’ Act of 2016 . 2. No payments from Judgment Fund for risk corridor cases Section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no amount may be paid from the appropriation made by this section for any claim pertaining to the program under section 1342 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18062 ). .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6075 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2016 Mr. Keating introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To clarify the United States interest in certain submerged lands in the area of the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes.

1. United States interest in certain submerged lands The Congress finds that the United States did not acquire any right, title, or interest in or to submerged lands in Nantucket Sound or the waters above such submerged lands as a result of the taking described in United States v. 3,000 Acres of Land, Misc. Civil Action No. 6340 (D. Mass., dated June 1, 1944).
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6077 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2016 Mr. Abraham introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To provide a Federal share for disaster assistance provided to the State of Louisiana in connection with the major disaster declaration declared on March 13, 2016, and for other purposes.

1. Federal share of disaster assistance (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any agreement, the Federal share of major disaster assistance, including direct Federal assistance, provided to the State of Louisiana under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ) in connection with the major disaster declaration (DR–4263) declared on March 13, 2016, shall be— (1) 90 percent of the eligible costs under section 406 of that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5172 ); and (2) 100 percent of the eligible costs under sections 403 and 407 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b and 5173). (b) Applicability The Federal share provided by subsection (a) shall apply to disaster assistance provided before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6078 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2016 Mr. Aguilar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs efficiently furnishes certain records in the custody of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Accountability for Location of Records Act or the VALOR Act . 2. Improvements to the furnishing of records in the custody of the Department of Veterans Affairs Section 5702 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) (1) The Secretary shall furnish each record described in paragraph (3) by not later than 14 days after the date on which the Secretary receives the request for such record. (2) If the Secretary is unable to furnish a record during the 14-day period required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall inform the person requesting the record, by not later than 10 days after the beginning of such period, of— (A) the reason for the delay; and (B) the estimated date on which the Secretary will furnish the record. (3) The records described in this paragraph are any of the following: (A) A record requested in an application made under subsection (a). (B) A record not covered under subparagraph (A) that— (i) relates to the military service or medical records of a veteran; and (ii) the Secretary is otherwise authorized to furnish to the person requesting the record. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6079 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2016 Mr. Burgess introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend section 416 of title 39, United States Code, to remove the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue semipostals except as provided for by an Act of Congress, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2016 . 2. Limitation on United States Postal Service semipostal stamp authority Section 416 of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: (b) Limited authority The Postal Service may issue and sell semipostals under this section only for such purposes or causes as provided for by an Act of Congress. ; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking appropriate agency or agencies and inserting appropriate agency or entity, as provided for by an Act of Congress pursuant to subsection (b), ; and (ii) by striking such agency and inserting such agency or entity ; (B) by striking paragraph (2); and (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); (3) by striking subsection (e); and (4) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6081 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2016 Mr. Hardy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for a land conveyance in the State of Nevada.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Map The term map means the map entitled Moapa River Reservation Expansion , dated August 5, 2015, and on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (3) Tribe The term Tribe means the Moapa Band of Paiutes. 3. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Moapa Band of Paiutes (a) In general Subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in subsection (b) shall be— (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe; and (2) part of the reservation of the Tribe. (b) Description of land The land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 25,977 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation as generally depicted on the map as Reservation Expansion Land . (c) Survey Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (a). (d) Gaming Land taken into trust under this section shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2703 )). 4. Tribal fee land to be held in trust (a) In general All right, title, and interest of the Tribe in and to the land described in subsection (b) shall be— (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe; and (2) part of the reservation of the Tribe. (b) Description of the land The land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 88 acres of land held in fee by the Tribe as generally depicted on the map as Fee Into Trust Lands . (c) Survey Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under subsection (a). 5. Access for wildlife purposes The Tribe shall provide reasonable access to the lands described in section 3(b) and the lands described in section 4(b) to United States and State of Nevada officials to manage wildlife habitat and to individuals who hold a permit issued by the State of Nevada to harvest wildlife, subject to reasonable restrictions under tribal law for conservation or safety purposes.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6082 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2016 Mr. Huffman (for himself, Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Tonko , Ms. Lee , Mr. Quigley , and Ms. Matsui ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Energy to issue regulations regarding disclosure of oil data, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Know Your Oil Act of 2016 . 2. Oil data (a) Regulations Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall issue regulations to require companies that extract or refine oil to disclose field-level oil data, including— (1) greenhouse gas emissions during extraction, refining, and combustion; (2) nonproprietary practices and technologies that affect such emissions, including— (A) locations of oil fields; (B) flaring of natural gas associated with extraction and production; (C) venting of methane gas associated with extraction and production; (D) refinery processes and production practices; (E) supply chains, logistics, and methods of transport for products; and (F) production and reserve volumes of oil fields; and (3) standardized oil assays that are multi-cut with fixed temperatures and routinely collected to characterize each oil field resource. (b) Consultation In carrying out this Act, the Secretary shall consult with appropriate entities that are authorized to collect relevant information, including— (1) the Environmental Protection Agency; (2) the Department of the Interior; (3) the Securities and Exchange Commission; (4) the Department of Commerce, acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (5) tribal governments; and (6) States, through— (A) the respective energy, oil, and gas resource agencies of each State; or (B) interstate compacts, including the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. (c) Reporting Not later than 1 year after the date the Secretary issues regulations under subsection (a), the Secretary shall publish and maintain thereafter the information gathered pursuant to this Act online as an open dataset.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6085 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2016 Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas (for herself, Mr. Hanna , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Kilmer , and Ms. Norton ) 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 increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.

1. Increase national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds (a) In general Section 142(m)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking $15,000,000,000 and inserting $20,800,000,000 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6086 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2016 Mr. Lamborn 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 protect the religious free exercise and free speech rights of churches and other houses of worship.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Religious Expression Against Censorship and Harassment Act of 2016 . 2. Houses of worship permitted to engage in religious free exercise and free speech activities, etc (a) In general Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsections (q) and (r) as subsections (r) and (s), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (p) the following new subsection: (q) Rule relating to houses of worship An organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(i) or section 508(c)(1)(A) shall not fail to be treated as organized and operated exclusively for a religious purpose, nor shall it be deemed to have participated in, or intervened in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office, for purposes of subsection (c)(3) or section 170(c)(2), 2055, 2106, 2522, or 4955 because of the content, preparation, or presentation of any homily, sermon, teaching, dialectic, or other presentation made during religious services or gatherings. . (b) Repeal of injunction authority relating to flagrant political expenditures of section 501(c)(3) organizations (1) In general Section 7409 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is hereby repealed. (2) Conforming amendments (A) Section 7410 of such Code is redesignated as section 7409. (B) The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 76 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 7409 and redesignating the item relating to section 7410 as 7409. (c) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect upon the date of enactment of this Act. 3. Campaign finance laws unaffected No member or leader of an organization described in section 501(q) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by section 2) shall be prohibited from expressing personal views on political matters or elections for public office during regular religious services, so long as these views are not disseminated beyond the members and guests assembled together at the service. For purposes of the preceding sentence, dissemination beyond the members and guests assembled together at a service includes a mailing that results in more than an incremental cost to the organization and any electioneering communication under section 304(f) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 434(f) ). Nothing in the amendment made by section 2(a) shall be construed to permit any disbursements for electioneering communications or expenditures prohibited by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6087 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2016 Ms. McSally (for herself, Mr. McCaul , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Zinke , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Rogers of Alabama , Mr. Donovan , Mr. King of New York , Mr. Gibson , Mr. Westerman , Mr. Culberson , Mr. Young of Iowa , and Mr. Brady of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , 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 require the completion of the digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of the Department of Homeland Security.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the IDENT Fingerprint Digitization Completion Act of 2016 . 2. Fingerprint digitization Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall complete the digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of the Department of Homeland Security.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6089 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2016 Mr. Walker introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To authorize members and former members of the uniformed services who are entitled to veterans disability compensation to continue to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan through the deduction and deposit of a percentage of their veterans disability compensation to the Thrift Savings Fund.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Financial Independence for Disabled Veterans Act of 2016 . 2. Disabled veterans continued participation in Thrift Savings Plan (a) Participation authorized The Executive Director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board shall prescribe regulations to permit the continued participation in the Thrift Savings Plan by a member of the uniformed services after the discharge or release of the member from service in the uniformed services if the member or former member is entitled to veterans disability compensation. (b) Contributions For purposes of section 8432 of title 5, United States Code, the monthly veterans disability compensation of a member or former member of the uniformed services shall be deemed to be basic pay for a monthly pay period. (c) Matching contributions prohibited The deduction and deposit in the Thrift Savings Fund of a percentage of the veterans disability compensation of a member or former member of the uniformed services does not require or authorize Government contributions under section 8432 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law. (d) Veterans disability compensation defined In this section, the term veterans disability compensation has the meaning given the term compensation in section 101(13) of title 38, United States Code.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6090 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2016 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To provide that section 4108(5)(C)(iv) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 may be known as Bree’s Law .

1. Bree's Law Clause (iv) of section 4108(5)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7118(5)(C)(iv) ), as amended by section 4101 of the Every Student Succeeds Act ( Public Law 114–95 ; 129 Stat. 1968), may be cited as Bree's Law , and programs or activities carried out under such clause may be referred to as Bree's Law programs or Bree's Law activities , respectively.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6091 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2016 Mr. Vargas (for himself, Mr. Serrano , Mr. Vela , Mr. Grijalva , Mrs. Napolitano , Mrs. Davis of California , Mr. McGovern , and Mr. Veasey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify aliens who have served, or are serving, in the Armed Forces of the United States when those aliens apply for an immigration benefit or are placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I–VETS) Act . 2. Identifying aliens connected to the Armed Forces The Secretary of Homeland Security shall— (1) identify aliens, when those aliens apply for an immigration benefit or are placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding, who are serving, or have served, as a member of a regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty or as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces in an active status; and (2) annotate all immigration and naturalization records of the Department of Homeland Security relating to an alien identified pursuant to paragraph (1) so as to reflect that identification and afford an opportunity to track the outcomes for such aliens.