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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Captive Primate Safety Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITION OF NONHUMAN PRIMATES TO DEFINITION OF PROHIBITED 
              WILDLIFE SPECIES.

    Section 2(g) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 
3371(g)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end ``or any 
nonhuman primate''.

SEC. 3. CAPTIVE WILDLIFE AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Prohibited Acts.--Section 3 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
(16 U.S.C. 3372) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                        ``or'' after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking 
                        ``; or'' and inserting a semicolon; and
                            (iii) by striking subparagraph (C); and
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``or subsection 
                (e)'' before the period; and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and 
                (5) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) respectively;
                    (B) by striking ``(e)'' and all that follows 
                through ``Subsection (a)(2)(C) does not apply'' in 
                paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
    ``(e) Captive Wildlife Offense.--
            ``(1) In general.--It is unlawful for any person to import, 
        export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in 
        interstate or foreign commerce any live animal of any 
        prohibited wildlife species.
            ``(2) Limitation on application.--This subsection--
                    ``(A) does not apply to a person transporting a 
                nonhuman primate to or from a veterinarian who is 
                licensed to practice veterinary medicine within the 
                United States, solely for the purpose of providing 
                veterinary care to the nonhuman primate, if--
                            ``(i) the person transporting the nonhuman 
                        primate carries written documentation issued by 
                        the veterinarian, including the appointment 
                        date and location;
                            ``(ii) the nonhuman primate is transported 
                        in a secure enclosure appropriate for that 
                        species of primate;
                            ``(iii) the nonhuman primate has no contact 
                        with any other animals or members of the 
                        public, other than the veterinarian and other 
                        authorized medical personnel providing 
                        veterinary care; and
                            ``(iv) such transportation and provision of 
                        veterinary care is in accordance with all 
                        otherwise applicable State and local laws, 
                        regulations, permits, and health certificates;
                    ``(B) does not apply to a person transporting a 
                nonhuman primate to a legally designated caregiver for 
                the nonhuman primate as a result of the death of the 
                preceding owner of the nonhuman primate, if--
                            ``(i) the person transporting the nonhuman 
                        primate is carrying legal documentation to 
                        support the need for transporting the nonhuman 
                        primate to the legally designated caregiver;
                            ``(ii) the nonhuman primate is transported 
                        in a secure enclosure appropriate for the 
                        species;
                            ``(iii) the nonhuman primate has no contact 
                        with any other animals or members of the public 
                        while being transported to the legally 
                        designated caregiver; and
                            ``(iv) all applicable State and local 
                        restrictions on such transport, and all 
                        applicable State and local requirements for 
                        permits or health certificates, are complied 
                        with;
                    ``(C) does not apply to a person transporting a 
                nonhuman primate solely for the purpose of assisting an 
                individual who is permanently disabled with a severe 
                mobility impairment, if--
                            ``(i) the nonhuman primate is a single 
                        animal of the genus Cebus;
                            ``(ii) the nonhuman primate was obtained 
                        from, and trained at, a licensed nonprofit 
                        organization described in section 501(c)(3) of 
                        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 the nonprofit 
                        tax status of which was obtained--
                                    ``(I) before July 18, 2008; and
                                    ``(II) on the basis that the 
                                mission of the organization is to 
                                improve the quality of life of severely 
                                mobility-impaired individuals;
                            ``(iii) the person transporting the 
                        nonhuman primate is a specially trained 
                        employee or agent of a nonprofit organization 
                        described in clause (ii) that is transporting 
                        the nonhuman primate to or from a designated 
                        individual who is permanently disabled with a 
                        severe mobility impairment, or to or from a 
                        licensed foster care home providing specialty 
                        training of the nonhuman primate solely for 
                        purposes of assisting an individual who is 
                        permanently disabled with severe mobility 
                        impairment;
                            ``(iv) the person transporting the nonhuman 
                        primate carries documentation from the 
                        applicable nonprofit organization that includes 
                        the name of the designated individual referred 
                        to in clause (iii);
                            ``(v) the nonhuman primate is transported 
                        in a secure enclosure that is appropriate for 
                        that species;
                            ``(vi) the nonhuman primate has no contact 
                        with any animal or member of the public, other 
                        than the designated individual referred to in 
                        clause (iii); and
                            ``(vii) the transportation of the nonhuman 
                        primate is in compliance with--
                                    ``(I) all applicable State and 
                                local restrictions regarding the 
                                transport; and
                                    ``(II) all applicable State and 
                                local requirements regarding permits or 
                                health certificates; and
                    ``(D) does not apply'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2) (as added by subparagraph 
                (B))--
                            (i) by striking ``a'' before ``prohibited'' 
                        and inserting ``any'';
                            (ii) by striking ``(3)'' and inserting 
                        ``(4)''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``(2)'' and inserting 
                        ``(3)'';
                    (D) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A))--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) in clauses (ii) and (iii), by 
                                striking ``animals listed in section 
                                2(g)'' each place it appears and 
                                inserting ``prohibited wildlife 
                                species''; and
                                    (II) in clause (iv), by striking 
                                ``animals'' and inserting ``prohibited 
                                wildlife species''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
                        ``animal'' each place it appears and inserting 
                        ``prohibited wildlife species'';
                    (E) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A)), by striking ``(2)'' and inserting 
                ``(3)''; and
                    (F) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A))--
                            (i) by striking ``subsection (a)(2)(C)'' 
                        and inserting ``this subsection''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``2004 through 2008'' and 
                        inserting ``2011 through 2015''.
    (b) Civil Penalties.--Section 4(a) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 
1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(e),'' after 
        ``subsections (b), (d),''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, (e),'' after 
        ``subsection (d)''.
    (c) Criminal Penalties.--Section 4(d) of the Lacey Act Amendments 
of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) and in the first 
        sentence of paragraph (2), by inserting ``(e),'' after 
        ``subsections (b), (d),'' each place it appears; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, (e),'' after 
        ``subsection (d)''.
    (d) Effective Date; Regulations.--
            (1) Effective date.--Subsections (a) through (c), and the 
        amendments made by those subsections, shall take effect on the 
        earlier of--
                    (A) the date of promulgation of regulations under 
                paragraph (2); and
                    (B) the expiration of the period referred to in 
                paragraph (2).
            (2) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
        promulgate regulations implementing the amendments made by this 
        section.

SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY PROVISION AMENDMENT.

    Section 3 of the Captive Wildlife Safety Act (117 Stat. 2871; 
Public Law 108-191) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) In General.--
        Section 3'' and inserting ``Section 3''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).

SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.

    Section 7(a) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 
3376(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) The Secretary shall, in consultation with other 
        relevant Federal and State agencies, promulgate regulations to 
        implement section 3(e).''.

Answer: Captive Primate Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates to the definition of "prohibited wildlife species" for purposes of the prohibition against the sale or purchase of such species in interstate or foreign commerce.

Makes it unlawful for a person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase a live animal of any prohibited wildlife species in interstate or foreign commerce (i.e., for pet trade purposes). Sets forth exceptions to such prohibition, including, under certain conditions, for: (1) transporting a nonhuman primate to or from a veterinarian, (2) transporting a nonhuman primate to a legally designated caregiver as a result of the death of the preceding owner, and (3) transporting a single primate of the genus Cebus that was obtained from and trained by a charitable organization to assist a permanently disabled individual with a severe mobility impairment.

Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of the requirements of this Act. Extends the authorization of appropriations to carry out such prohibition for FY2011-FY2015.


Question: SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN LIMITATION AMOUNT APPLICABLE TO CONTRIBUTIONS 
              BY A MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEE TO A HOUSE OF 
              REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATE.

    Section 315(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting after ``$5,000'' the 
following: ``, except that in the case of an election for the office of 
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the 
Congress, the limitation shall be $1,000.''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GENERAL ELECTION 
              CONTRIBUTIONS IN NONELECTION YEARS.

    Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) A candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate 
or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may not solicit or accept any 
contribution in an odd-numbered year with respect to a general election 
for such office or any primary election relating to the general 
election.''.

SEC. 3. BAN ON SOFT MONEY.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

  ``limitations and reporting requirements for amounts paid for mixed 
                          political activities

    ``Sec. 323. (a) Any payment by the national committee of a 
political party or a State committee of a political party for a mixed 
political activity--
            ``(1) shall be subject to limitation and reporting under 
        this Act as if such payment were an expenditure; and
            ``(2) may be paid only from an account that is subject to 
        the requirements of this Act.
    ``(b) As used in this section, the term `mixed political activity' 
means, with respect to a payment by the national committee of a 
political party or a State committee of a political party, an activity, 
such as a voter registration program, a get-out-the-vote drive, or 
general political advertising, that is both (1) for the purpose of 
influencing an election for Federal office, and (2) for any purpose 
unrelated to influencing an election for Federal office.''.
    (b) Repeal of Building Fund Exception to the Definition of the Term 
``Contribution''.--Section 301(8)(B) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking out clause (viii); and
            (2) by redesignating clauses (ix) through (xiv) as clauses 
        (viii) through (xiii), respectively.

SEC. 4. VOLUNTARY EXPENDITURE LIMITATION FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
              ELECTIONS.

    Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441a), as amended by section 2, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection:
    ``(j) In such form and manner as the Commission may prescribe, each 
candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to, the Congress in a general election or a primary 
election for such office shall be given the opportunity to comply with 
a voluntary expenditure limitation of $500,000 with respect to the 
general election and any primary election relating to the general 
election. In the case of a candidate who declines to comply with the 
voluntary limitation, the limitation under subsection (a)(1)(A) shall 
be $250.''.

SEC. 5. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS 
              FROM PERSONS OTHER THAN IN-STATE RESIDENTS.

    Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441a), as amended by sections 2 and 4, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(k)(1) A candidate for the office of Representative in, or 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may not, with 
respect to a reporting period for an election, accept contributions 
from persons other than in-State residents totaling in excess of one-
half of the total of contributions accepted with respect to the 
reporting period.
    ``(2) As used in this subsection, the term `in-State resident' 
means an individual who resides in the State in which the congressional 
district involved is located.''.

SEC. 6. PROHIBITION OF FRANKED MASS MAILINGS BY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF 
              REPRESENTATIVES IN ELECTION YEARS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any rule or other 
authority, a Member of the House of Representatives may not make any 
franked mass mailing in an even-numbered year. As used in this 
section--
            (1) the term ``mass mailing'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 3210 of title 39, United States Code; and
            (2) the term ``Member of the House of Representatives'' 
        means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident 
        Commissioner to, the Congress.

SEC. 7. ELIMINATION OF CARRY-OVER OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS BETWEEN HOUSE OF 
              REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS.

    Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441a), as amended by sections 2, 4, and 5, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(l) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if after 
satisfying all financial obligations with respect to a general election 
and any primary election relating to the general election, a candidate 
for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to, the Congress has a campaign account balance, the 
candidate shall return the excess funds to contributors or, at the 
option of the candidate, donate the excess funds to charity. No excess 
funds may be carried forward or used for any other purpose.''.

Answer: Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the amount of contributions that a multicandidate political committee (PAC) may make to a House of Representatives candidate. 
Prohibits House general election contributions in nonelection years. 
Sets forth:  (1) limitations and reporting requirements for amounts paid for mixed political activities ("soft money"); (2) voluntary expenditure limitations for House elections; and (3) House contribution limitations from persons other than in-State residents. 
Prohibits election-year franked mass mailings by House members. 
Requires House members to return or give to charity unused campaign funds.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``World War I American Veterans 
Centennial Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
        (1) The year 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the signing of 
    the armistice with Germany ending World War I battlefield 
    hostilities.
        (2) On the 6th of April 1917, the United States of America 
    entered World War I by declaring war against Germany.
        (3) Two million American soldiers served overseas during World 
    War I.
        (4) More than four million men and women from the United States 
    served in uniform during World War I.
        (5) The events of 1914 through 1918 shaped the world and the 
    lives of millions of people for decades.
        (6) Over 9 million soldiers worldwide lost their lives between 
    1914 and 1918.
        (7) The centennial of America's involvement in World War I 
    offers an opportunity for people in the United States to 
    commemorate the commitment of their predecessors.
        (8) Frank Buckles, the last American veteran from World War I 
    died on February 27, 2011.
        (9) He was our last direct American link to the ``war to end 
    all wars''.
        (10) While other great conflicts, including the Civil War, 
    World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, have all been 
    memorialized on United States commemorative coins, there currently 
    exists no coin to honor the brave veterans of World War I.
        (11) The 112th Congress established the World War I Centennial 
    Commission to plan, develop, and execute programs, projects, and 
    activities to commemorate the centennial of World War I.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to--
        (1) commemorate the centennial of America's involvement in 
    World War I; and
        (2) honor the over 4 million men and women from the United 
    States who served during World War I.
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
    (a) $1 Silver Coins.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in 
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue not 
more than 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of 
America's involvement in World War I, each of which shall--
        (1) weigh 26.73 grams;
        (2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches (38.1 millimeters); and
        (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal 
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of 
title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be 
considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.
    (a) Design Requirements.--
        (1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this Act 
    shall be emblematic of the centennial of America's involvement in 
    World War I.
        (2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted under 
    this Act, there shall be--
            (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
            (B) an inscription of the year ``2018''; and
            (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We 
        Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus Unum''.
    (b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act 
shall be selected by the Secretary based on the winning design from a 
juried, compensated design competition described under subsection (c).
    (c) Design Competition.--The Secretary shall hold a competition and 
provide compensation for its winner to design the obverse and reverse 
of the coins minted under this Act. The competition shall be held in 
the following manner:
        (1) The competition shall be judged by an expert jury chaired 
    by the Secretary and consisting of 3 members from the Citizens 
    Coinage Advisory Committee who shall be elected by such Committee 
    and 3 members from the Commission of Fine Arts who shall be elected 
    by such Commission.
        (2) The Secretary shall determine compensation for the winning 
    design, which shall be not less than $5,000.
        (3) The Secretary may not accept a design for the competition 
    unless a plaster model accompanies the design.
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.
    (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued 
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
    (b) Mint Facility.--Only one facility of the United States Mint may 
be used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted under this 
Act.
    (c) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins under this 
Act only during the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2018.
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.
    (a) Sale Price.--The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by 
the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
        (1) the face value of the coins;
        (2) the surcharge provided in section 7 with respect to such 
    coins; and
        (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including 
    labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, 
    marketing, and shipping).
    (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins 
issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Prepaid Orders.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for 
    the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such coins.
        (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders under 
    paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.
    (a) In General.--All sales of coins issued under this Act shall 
include a surcharge of $10 per coin.
    (b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United 
States Code, all surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of 
coins issued under this Act shall be paid by the Secretary to the 
United States Foundation for the Commemoration of the World Wars, to 
assist the World War I Centennial Commission in commemorating the 
centenary of World War I.
    (c) Audits.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
have the right to examine such books, records, documents, and other 
data of the United States Foundation for the Commemoration of the World 
Wars as may be related to the expenditures of amounts paid under 
subsection (b).
    (d) Limitation.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), no surcharge may 
be included with respect to the issuance under this Act of any coin 
during a calendar year if, as of the time of such issuance, the 
issuance of such coin would result in the number of commemorative coin 
programs issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 commemorative 
coin program issuance limitation under section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, 
United States Code. The Secretary may issue guidance to carry out this 
subsection.
SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.
    The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure 
that--
        (1) minting and issuing coins under this Act will not result in 
    any net cost to the United States Government; and
        (2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, shall be 
    disbursed to any recipient designated in section 7 until the total 
    cost of designing and issuing all of the coins authorized by this 
    Act (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead 
    expenses, marketing, and shipping) is recovered by the United 
    States Treasury, consistent with sections 5112(m) and 5134(f) of 
    title 31, United States Code.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

Answer:
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 2, 2014.  World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) mint and issue $1 silver coins in commemoration of the centennial of America's involvement in World War I; and (2) hold a juried competition, and compensate its winner, for design of the obverse and reverse of the coins in a way emblematic of the centennial.  Permits the use of only one facility of the U.S. Mint to strike any particular quality of the coins.  Authorizes the Secretary to issue the coins only during calendar year 2018.  Subjects coin sales to a surcharge of $10 per coin, payable by the Secretary to the United States Foundation for the Commemoration of the World Wars to assist the World War I Centennial Commission in the commemoration. Directs the Secretary to ensure that: (1) minting and issuing the coins will not result in any net cost to the government; and (2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, shall be disbursed to designated recipients until the total cost of designing and issuing the coins is recovered by the Treasury.