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II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 152 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13, 2015 Mr. McCain (for himself and Mr. Flake ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To prohibit gaming activities on certain Indian land in Arizona until the expiration of certain gaming compacts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep the Promise Act of 2015 . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) in 2002, the voters in the State of Arizona approved Proposition 202, the Indian Gaming Preservation and Self-Reliance Act; (2) to obtain the support of Arizona voters to approve Proposition 202, the Indian tribes within Arizona agreed to limit the number of casinos within the State and in particular within the Phoenix metropolitan area; and (3) this Act preserves the agreement made between the Indian tribes and the Arizona voters until the expiration of the gaming compacts authorized by Proposition 202. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Indian tribe; class II gaming; class III gaming The terms Indian tribe , class II gaming , and class III gaming have the meanings given those terms in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2703 ). (2) Phoenix metropolitan area The term Phoenix metropolitan area means land within Maricopa County and Pinal County, Arizona, that is north of latitude 33 degrees, 5 minutes, 13 seconds north, east of longitude 113 degrees, 20 minutes, 0 seconds west, and west of longitude 110 degrees, 50 minutes, 45 seconds west, using the NED 1983 State Plane Arizona FOPS 0202 coordinate system. 4. Gaming clarification (a) Prohibition Class II gaming and class III gaming are prohibited on land within the Phoenix metropolitan area acquired by the Secretary of the Interior in trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe after April 9, 2013. (b) Expiration The prohibition in subsection (a) shall expire on January 1, 2027.
II Calendar No. 342 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 152 [Report No. 114–199] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13, 2015 Mr. McCain (for himself and Mr. Flake ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs December 18, 2015 Reported by Mr. Barrasso , without amendment A BILL To prohibit gaming activities on certain Indian land in Arizona until the expiration of certain gaming compacts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep the Promise Act of 2015 . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) in 2002, the voters in the State of Arizona approved Proposition 202, the Indian Gaming Preservation and Self-Reliance Act; (2) to obtain the support of Arizona voters to approve Proposition 202, the Indian tribes within Arizona agreed to limit the number of casinos within the State and in particular within the Phoenix metropolitan area; and (3) this Act preserves the agreement made between the Indian tribes and the Arizona voters until the expiration of the gaming compacts authorized by Proposition 202. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Indian tribe; class II gaming; class III gaming The terms Indian tribe , class II gaming , and class III gaming have the meanings given those terms in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2703 ). (2) Phoenix metropolitan area The term Phoenix metropolitan area means land within Maricopa County and Pinal County, Arizona, that is north of latitude 33 degrees, 5 minutes, 13 seconds north, east of longitude 113 degrees, 20 minutes, 0 seconds west, and west of longitude 110 degrees, 50 minutes, 45 seconds west, using the NED 1983 State Plane Arizona FOPS 0202 coordinate system. 4. Gaming clarification (a) Prohibition Class II gaming and class III gaming are prohibited on land within the Phoenix metropolitan area acquired by the Secretary of the Interior in trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe after April 9, 2013. (b) Expiration The prohibition in subsection (a) shall expire on January 1, 2027.

December 18, 2015 Reported without amendment
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 154 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13, 2015 Mr. Heinrich introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Act of July 31, 1947, to provide for the termination of certain mineral materials contracts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mineral Materials Contracts Termination Act . 2. Termination of certain mineral contracts Section 2 of the Act of July 31, 1947 (commonly known as the Materials Act of 1947 ) ( 30 U.S.C. 602 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (b) Termination of contract (1) In general If the holder of a valid mineral materials contract entered into under this Act (referred to in this subsection as the contract ) submits to the Secretary a request to terminate the contract before production is initiated under the contract and before any surface disturbance has occurred under the contract, the Secretary may— (A) terminate the contract; and (B) return to the contract holder any bid deposit and performance bond paid by the contract holder to the Bureau of Land Management under the contract. (2) Acceptance of payment Acceptance of an amount returned under paragraph (1)(B) by the contract holder shall constitute— (A) a full and final settlement of the contract; and (B) an agreement on the part of the contract holder not to bring a civil action against the United States with respect to the contract. .
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 157 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13, 2015 Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To repeal the medical device tax and the employer and individual responsibility requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Obamacare Mandate Act . 2. Repeal of medical device excise tax (a) In general Chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subchapter E. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Subsection (a) of section 4221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the last sentence. (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6416(b) of such Code is amended by striking the last sentence. (c) Clerical amendment The table of subchapter for chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the item related to subchapter E. (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales after December 31, 2012. 3. Repeal of individual responsibility requirement Sections 1501 and 1502 and subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of section 10106 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (and the amendments made by such sections and subsections) are repealed and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied and administered as if such provisions and amendments had never been enacted. 4. Repeal of employer responsibility requirement Sections 1513 and 1514 and subsections (e), (f), and (g) of section 10106 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (and the amendments made by such sections and subsections) are repealed and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied and administered as if such provisions and amendments had never been enacted.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 158 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13, 2015 Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mr. Vitter ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current group health insurance coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance coverage requirement, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2015 . 2. If you like your group health insurance plan, you can keep it (a) In general Notwithstanding any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (including any amendment made by such Act or by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010), a health insurance issuer that has in effect health insurance coverage in the group market on any date during 2013 may after such date offer such coverage for sale through December 31, 2018, in such market outside of an Exchange established under section 1311 or 1321 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18031 , 18041). A group health plan shall not be treated as not complying with the requirements of such Act (or the amendments made by such Acts) insofar as it provides health benefits through health insurance coverage that is permitted under the previous sentence. (b) Treatment as grandfathered health plan in satisfaction of minimum essential coverage Health insurance coverage described in subsection (a) shall be treated as a grandfathered health plan for purposes of the amendment made by section 1501(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (c) Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the authority of States with respect to the regulation of health insurance coverage in the group market.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 164 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13, 2015 Mr. Schatz (for himself and Mr. Cardin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To increase the rates of pay under the General Schedule and other statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 3.8 percent, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act of 2015 or the FAIR Act . 2. Adjustment to rates of pay (a) Statutory pay systems The adjustment in rates of basic pay for employees under the statutory pay systems (as defined in section 5302 of title 5, United States Code) that takes effect in fiscal year 2016 under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, shall be an increase of 3.8 percent, and such adjustments shall be effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2016. (b) Prevailing rate employees The adjustment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year 2016 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be equal to the percentage adjustment received by employees in the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems under subsection (a) of this section and 5304 of title 5, United States Code. Prevailing rate employees at locations where there are no employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5 and prevailing rate employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code, shall be considered to be located in the pay locality designated as Rest of US pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of this subsection.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 169 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13, 2015 Mr. Leahy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow any deduction for punitive damages, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Tax Write-offs for Corporate Wrongdoers Act . 2. Disallowance of deduction for punitive damages (a) Disallowance of deduction (1) In general Section 162(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, (B) by striking If and inserting: (1) Treble damages If , and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Punitive damages No deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for any amount paid or incurred for punitive damages in connection with any judgment in, or settlement of, any action. . (2) Conforming amendment The heading for section 162(g) of such Code is amended by inserting or Punitive Damages after Laws . (b) Inclusion in income of punitive damages paid by insurer or otherwise (1) In general Part II of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 91. Punitive damages compensated by insurance or otherwise Gross income shall include any amount paid to or on behalf of a taxpayer as insurance or otherwise by reason of the taxpayer’s liability (or agreement) to pay punitive damages. . (2) Reporting requirements Section 6041 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Section To Apply to Punitive Damages Compensation This section shall apply to payments by a person to or on behalf of another person as insurance or otherwise by reason of the other person’s liability (or agreement) to pay punitive damages. . (3) Conforming amendment The table of sections for part II of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 91. Punitive damages compensated by insurance or otherwise. . (c) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply to damages paid or incurred on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 170 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13, 2015 Mr. Tester (for himself, Mrs. Murray and Mr. Heller ) 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 increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2015 . 2. Increase of maximum age for children eligible for medical care under CHAMPVA program (a) Increase Subsection (c) of section 1781 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) (1) Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (iii) of section 101(4)(A) of this title and except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of this section, a child who is eligible for benefits under subsection (a) shall remain eligible for benefits under this section until the child's 26th birthday, regardless of the child's marital status. (2) Before January 1, 2016, paragraph (1) shall not apply to a child who is eligible to enroll in an eligible employer-sponsored plan (as defined in section 5000A(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). (3) This subsection shall not be construed to limit eligibility for benefits under subsection (a) of a child described in section 101(4)(A)(ii) of this title. . (b) Effective date Such subsection, as so amended, shall apply with respect to medical care provided on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 171 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13, 2015 Mr. Tester 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 provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel in connection with certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.

1. Coverage under Department of Veterans Affairs beneficiary travel program of travel in connection with certain special disabilities rehabilitation (a) In general Section 111(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (G) A veteran with vision impairment, a veteran with a spinal cord injury or disorder, or a veteran with double or multiple amputations whose travel is in connection with care provided through a special disabilities rehabilitation program of the Department (including programs provided by spinal cord injury centers, blind rehabilitation centers, and prosthetics rehabilitation centers) if such care is provided— (i) on an in-patient basis; or (ii) during a period in which the Secretary provides the veteran with temporary lodging at a facility of the Department to make such care more accessible to the veteran. . (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the beneficiary travel program under section 111 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), that includes the following: (1) The cost of the program. (2) The number of veterans served by the program. (3) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. (c) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 173 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13, 2015 Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To modify the definition of antique firearm .

1. Amendment to title 18, United States Code Section 921(a)(16)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 1898 and inserting the calendar year that is 100 years before the calendar year in which the determination as to whether the firearm meets the requirement of this subparagraph is being made . 2. Amendment to Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Subsection (g) of section 5845 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking 1898 the first place it appears and inserting the calendar year that is 100 years before the calendar year in which the determination as to whether the firearm meets the requirement of this subsection is being made ; (2) by striking the year 1898 and inserting the calendar year that is 100 years before the calendar year in which such determination is being made ; and (3) by striking 1898, and inserting the calendar year that is 100 years before the calendar year in which such determination is being made, .
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America 1st Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen S. 179 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, as the James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building .

1. James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 179 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, as the James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building .

1. James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building .

Passed the Senate May 11, 2015. Secretary
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 179 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13, 2015 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Franken ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, as the James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building .

1. James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building .
IC 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 179 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 12, 2015 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, as the James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building .

1. James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building .

Passed the Senate May 11, 2015. Julie E. Adams Secretary
II Calendar No. 69 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 179 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13, 2015 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Franken ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 6, 2015 Reported by Mr. Johnson , without amendment A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, as the James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building .

1. James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building .

May 6, 2015 Reported without amendment
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 183 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 16, 2015 Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Hatch , Mr. Alexander , Ms. Ayotte , Mr. Blunt , Mr. Burr , Mr. Coats , Mr. Crapo , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Flake , Mr. Gardner , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Isakson , Mr. Kirk , Mr. Moran , Mr. Roberts , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Scott , Mr. Toomey , Mr. Vitter , and Mr. Wicker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jobs and Premium Protection Act . 2. Protecting patients from higher premiums Section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ), as amended by section 10905 of such Act and by section 1406 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–152 ), is repealed.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 186 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 16, 2015 Mrs. Fischer (for herself, Mr. Blunt , Mr. Boozman , and Mr. Inhofe ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To improve transparency and efficiency with respect to audits and communications between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Accountability Act . 2. Deadline for responses to taxpayer correspondence Not later than 30 days after receiving any written correspondence from a taxpayer, the Internal Revenue Service shall provide a substantive written response. For purposes of the preceding sentence, an acknowledgment letter shall not be treated as a substantive response. 3. Taxpayer notification of disclosures by IRS of taxpayer information (a) In general Not later than 30 days after disclosing any taxpayer information to any agency or instrumentality of Federal, State, or local government, the Internal Revenue Service shall provide a written notification to the taxpayer describing— (1) the information disclosed, (2) to whom it was disclosed, and (3) the date of disclosure. (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary’s designee, determines that such notification would be detrimental to an ongoing criminal investigation or pose a risk to national security. 4. Deadline for conclusion of audits of individual taxpayers Any audit of a tax return of an individual by the Internal Revenue Service shall be concluded not later than 1 year after the date of the initiation of such audit and the Internal Revenue Service shall not assess any tax with respect to which such audit relates after the conclusion of such audit.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 187 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 16, 2015 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse , and Mr. Merkley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that products derived from tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act . 2. Clarification of tar sands as crude oil for excise tax purposes (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 4612(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (1) Crude oil The term crude oil includes crude oil condensates, natural gasoline, any bitumen or bituminous mixture, any oil derived from a bitumen or bituminous mixture (including oil derived from tar sands), and any oil derived from kerogen-bearing sources (including oil derived from oil shale). . (b) Regulatory Authority To Address Other Types of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Subsection (a) of section 4612 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (10) Regulatory Authority To Address Other Types of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may include as crude oil or as a petroleum product subject to tax under section 4611, any fuel feedstock or finished fuel product customarily transported by pipeline, vessel, railcar, or tanker truck if the Secretary determines that— (A) the classification of such fuel feedstock or finished fuel product is consistent with the definition of oil under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and (B) such fuel feedstock or finished fuel product is produced in sufficient commercial quantities as to pose a significant risk of hazard in the event of a discharge. . (c) Technical amendment Paragraph (2) of section 4612(a) of such Code is amended by striking from a well located . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 188 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 16, 2015 Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline into the United States is used to reduce United States dependence on Middle Eastern oil.

1. Energy security (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Energy shall ensure that any crude oil and bitumen transported into the United States by the Keystone XL pipeline, and all refined petroleum fuel products originating from that crude oil or bitumen, will be entered into domestic commerce in the United States for— (1) use as a fuel; or (2) the manufacture of another product. (b) Waivers authorized The President may waive the requirement described in subsection (a) if— (1) the President determines that a waiver is in the national interest because it— (A) will not lead to an increase in domestic consumption of crude oil or refined petroleum products obtained from countries hostile to United States interests or with political and economic instability that compromises energy supply security; (B) will not lead to higher costs to refiners who purchase the crude oil than the refiners would pay for crude oil in the absence of the waiver; and (C) will not lead to higher gasoline costs to consumers than consumers would pay in the absence of the waiver; (2) an exchange of crude oil or refined product provides for no net loss of crude oil or refined product consumed domestically; or (3) a waiver is necessary under the Constitution, a law, or an international agreement.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 193 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 20, 2015 Mr. Barrasso (for himself and Mr. Enzi ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the management of certain inventoried roadless areas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Inventoried Roadless Area Management Act . 2. Management of inventoried roadless areas (a) Finding Congress finds that, for purposes of the second roadless area review and evaluation program (RARE II) and the land and resource management plan revision process under section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 ( 16 U.S.C. 1604 ), the National Forest System land described in subsection (c) has been adequately studied for wilderness designation and should not be recommended as potential additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System. (b) Release The National Forest System land described in subsection (c)— (1) is no longer subject to the land use restrictions of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule established under part 294 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and (2) shall not be managed to preserve roadless or wilderness characteristics. (c) Description of land The National Forest System land referred to in subsections (a) and (b) is each of the inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System in the State of Wyoming, as set forth in the maps contained in the Forest Service Roadless Area Conservation, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 2, dated November 2000.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 196 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 20, 2015 Mr. Reid introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the withdrawal of certain Federal land in Garden Valley, Nevada.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Garden Valley Withdrawal Act . 2. Garden Valley, Nevada, withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the approximately 805,100 acres of Federal land generally depicted on the map entitled Garden Valley Withdrawal Area and dated July 11, 2014, is withdrawn from— (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 202 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2015 Mr. Cornyn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To provide for a technical change to the Medicare long-term care hospital moratorium exception.

1. Technical change to the Medicare long-term care hospital moratorium exception (a) In general Section 114(d) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww note), as amended by sections 3106(b) and 10312(b) of Public Law 111–148 , section 1206(b)(2) of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 (division B of Public Law 113–67 ), and section 112 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–93 ), is amended, in paragraph (7), by striking The moratorium under paragraph (1)(A) and inserting Any moratorium under paragraph (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A). (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 112 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–93 ).
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 203 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2015 Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Alexander , Ms. Ayotte , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Blunt , Mr. Burr , Mr. Cochran , Ms. Collins , Mr. Cornyn , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Isakson , Mr. Kirk , Ms. Murkowski , Mr. Portman , Mr. Risch , Mr. Roberts , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Thune , Mr. Wicker , and Mr. Coats ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To restore Americans’ individual liberty by striking the Federal mandate to purchase insurance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Liberty Restoration Act . 2. Restoring individual liberty Sections 1501 and 1502 and subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of section 10106 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (and the amendments made by such sections and subsections) are repealed and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied and administered as if such provisions and amendments had never been enacted.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 204 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2015 Mrs. Boxer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To reinstate the 10-year statute of limitations period applicable to collection of amounts paid to Social Security beneficiaries by administrative offset, and prevent recovery of overpayments from individuals under 18 years of age.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Punishing Innocent Americans Act . 2. Statute of limitation on recovery by administrative offset for amounts paid to Social Security beneficiaries (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 3716(e) of title 31, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (2) This section does not apply— (A) to a claim under this subchapter relating to any payments made to an individual under title II or title XVI of the Social Security Act that has been outstanding for more than 10 years; or (B) when a statute explicitly prohibits using administrative offset or setoff to collect the claim or type of claim involved. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any debt outstanding on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Elimination of recovery of overpayments made to or on behalf of minor (a) In general Section 204(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 404(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in the case of any payment under this title or title XVI of more than the correct amount that is made to or on behalf of an individual who has not attained 18 years of age at the time of such payment, such individual shall not be liable for the repayment of the amount of such payment in excess of the correct amount. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Cross-program recovery of overpayments Subsection (a) of the undesignated section following section 1146 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b–17 ) is amended by striking Subject to subsection (b) and inserting Subject to section 204(a)(3) and subsection (b) . (2) Overpayment of disability benefits Section 1631(b)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1383(b)(1)(A) ) is amended by striking Whenever and inserting Subject to section 204(a)(3), whenever . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to payments made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 4. Prohibiting tax refund offset of social security overpayments made to or on behalf of minor (a) In general Section 6402(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Special rule for certain overpayments made to or on behalf of minor Paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of a payment under title II or XVI of the of Social Security Act of more than the correct amount that is made to or on behalf of an individual who has not attained 18 years of age at the time of such payment. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to payments made under title II or XVI of the of Social Security Act on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 206 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2015 Ms. Ayotte introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to reauthorize the State infrastructure bank program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Transportation Infrastructure Act . 2. Local transportation infrastructure program Section 610 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) 10 percent of the funds apportioned to the State for each of fiscal years 2015 and 2016 under each of sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(2), and 144; and ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking 2005 through 2009 and inserting 2015 and 2016 ; (C) in paragraph (3), by striking 2005 through 2009 and inserting 2015 and 2016 ; and (D) in paragraph (5), by striking section 133(d)(3) and inserting section 133(d)(4) ; (2) in subsection (h)(2)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking shall and inserting shall not ; and (B) in the second sentence, by striking shall and inserting shall not ; and (3) in subsection (k), by striking 2005 through 2009 and inserting 2015 and 2016 .
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 207 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2015 Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Tester , Mr. King , Mr. Daines , and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015 . 2. Use of existing Department of Veterans Affairs authorities to furnish health care to certain veterans who have geographic inaccessibility to care (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall use the authorities specified in subsection (b) to furnish hospital care and medical services at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who reside more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department to the residence of the veteran that furnishes the hospital care or medical services that are sought by the veteran, including a community-based outpatient clinic. (b) Authorities The authorities specified in this subsection are the following: (1) Section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, relating to contracts for the furnishing of hospital care and medical services through non-Department facilities. (2) Section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–146 ; 128 Stat. 175), relating to the furnishing of hospital care and medical services to veterans through non-Department entities if the veteran is unable to schedule an appointment for the receipt of such care or services within the wait-time goals of the Veterans Health Administration. (3) Any other authority under the laws administered by the Secretary relating to the furnishing of hospital care and medical services at non-Department facilities. (c) Hospital care and medical services In this section, the terms hospital care and medical services have the meanings given such terms in section 1701 of title 38, United States Code.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 210 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2015 Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Moran , Mr. Roberts , and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces for a new State license or certification required by reason of a permanent change in the duty station of such member to another State.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2015 . 2. Credit for State licensure and certification costs of military spouses arising by reason of a permanent change in the duty station of the member of the Armed Forces to another State (a) In general Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 30D the following new section: 30E. State licensure and certification costs of military spouse arising from transfer of member of Armed Forces to another State (a) In general In the case of an eligible individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the qualified relicensing costs of such individual which are paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year. (b) Maximum credit The credit allowed by this section with respect to each change of duty station shall not exceed $500. (c) Definitions For purposes of this section— (1) Eligible individual The term eligible individual means any individual— (A) who is married to a member of the Armed Forces of the United States at the time that the member moves to another State under a permanent change of station order, and (B) who moves to such other State with such member. (2) Qualified relicensing costs The term qualified relicensing costs means costs— (A) which are for a license or certification required by the State referred to in paragraph (1) to engage in the profession that such individual engaged in while within the State from which the individual moved, and (B) which are paid or incurred during the period beginning on the date that the orders referred to in paragraph (1)(A) are issued and ending on the date which is 1 year after the reporting date specified in such orders. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for such subpart A is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 30D the following new item: Sec. 30E. State licensure and certification costs of military spouse arising from transfer of member of Armed Forces to another State. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 215 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2015 Mr. Burr (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act . 2. Increase in exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (a) In general Subparagraph (A) of section 129(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to dependent care assistance programs) is amended by striking $5,000 ($2,500 and inserting $7,500 (half such dollar amount . (b) Inflation adjustment Paragraph (2) of section 129(a) of such Code is amended by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D) and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) Inflation adjustment In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2016, the $7,500 amount in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (i) such dollar amount, multiplied by (ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting calendar year 2015 for calendar year 1992 in subparagraph (B) thereof. Any increase determined under the preceding sentence shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100. . (c) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 218 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2015 Mr. Enzi (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for veterans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act of 2015 . 2. Grants for emergency medical services personnel training for veterans Section 330J(c) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254c–15(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (7), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (9) furnish coursework and training to veterans to enable such veterans to satisfy emergency medical services personnel certification requirements, as determined by the appropriate State regulatory entity, except that in providing such coursework and training, such entity shall take into account previous medical coursework and training received when such veterans were members of the Armed Forces on active duty. .
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 219 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2015 Mr. Casey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds for abortions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hyde Amendment Codification Act . 2. Prohibiting Federally funded abortions Title 1 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 4 Prohibiting Federally funded abortions 301. Prohibition on funding for abortions (a) In general No funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by Federal law, shall be expended for any abortion. (b) Health benefits coverage No funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by Federal law, shall be expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion. 302. Treatment of abortions related to rape, incest, or preserving the life of the mother The limitations established in sections 301 shall not apply to an abortion— (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. .
II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 221 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2015 Mr. Casey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to authorize additional funding for the pregnancy assistance fund.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pregnancy Assistance Fund Expansion Act . 2. Additional funding for the Pregnancy Assistance Fund Section 10214 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18204 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated in the previous sentence, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 10210, an additional $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2019. .