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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering Jobs Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF RULES FOR TAX-EXEMPT ENTERPRISE ZONE FACILITY 
              BONDS.

    (a) In General.--Clause (i) of section 1394(b)(3)(B) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``References'' and inserting the following:
                                    ``(I) In general.--Except as 
                                provided in subclause (II), 
                                references'', and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
                                    ``(II) Special rule for employee 
                                residence test.--For purposes of 
                                subsection (b)(6) and (c)(5) of section 
                                1397C, an employee shall be treated as 
                                a resident of an empowerment zone if 
                                such employee is a resident of an 
                                empowerment zone, an enterprise 
                                community, or a qualified low-income 
                                community within an applicable 
                                nominating jurisdiction.''.
    (b) Definitions.--
            (1) Qualified low-income community.--Paragraph (3) of 
        section 1394(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
        by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) 
        and (E), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
        the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Qualified low-income community.--For purposes 
                of subparagraph (B)--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified low-
                        income community' means any population census 
                        tract if--
                                    ``(I) the poverty rate for such 
                                tract is at least 20 percent, or
                                    ``(II) the median family income for 
                                such tract does not exceed 80 percent 
                                of statewide median family income (or, 
                                in the case of a tract located within a 
                                metropolitan area, metropolitan area 
                                median family income if greater).
                        Subclause (II) shall be applied using 
                        possessionwide median family income in the case 
                        of census tracts located within a possession of 
                        the United States.
                            ``(ii) Targeted populations.--The Secretary 
                        shall prescribe regulations under which 1 or 
                        more targeted populations (within the meaning 
                        of section 103(20) of the Riegle Community 
                        Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 
                        1994) may be treated as a qualified low-income 
                        communities.
                            ``(iii) Areas not within census tracts.--In 
                        the case of an area which is not tracted for 
                        population census tracts, the equivalent county 
                        divisions (as defined by the Bureau of the 
                        Census for purposes of defining poverty areas) 
                        shall be used for purposes of determining 
                        poverty rates and median family income.
                            ``(iv) Modification of income requirement 
                        for census tracts within high migration rural 
                        counties.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--In the case of a 
                                population census tract located within 
                                a high migration rural county, clause 
                                (i)(II) shall be applied to areas not 
                                located within a metropolitan area by 
                                substituting `85 percent' for `80 
                                percent'.
                                    ``(II) High migration rural 
                                county.--For purposes of this clause, 
                                the term `high migration rural county' 
                                means any county which, during the 20-
                                year period ending with the year in 
                                which the most recent census was 
                                conducted, has a net out-migration of 
                                inhabitants from the county of at least 
                                10 percent of the population of the 
                                county at the beginning of such 
                                period.''.
            (2) Applicable nominating jurisdiction.--Subparagraph (D) 
        of section 1394(b)(3) of such Code, as redesignated by 
        paragraph (1), is amended by adding at the end the following 
        new clause:
                            ``(iii) Applicable nominating 
                        jurisdiction.--The term `applicable nominating 
                        jurisdiction' means, with respect to any 
                        empowerment zone or enterprise community, any 
                        local government that nominated such community 
                        for designation under section 1391.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Clause (iii) of section 1394(b)(3)(B) of such Code is 
        amended by striking ``or an enterprise community'' and 
        inserting ``, an enterprise community, or a qualified low-
        income community within an applicable nominating 
        jurisdiction''.
            (2) Subparagraph (D) of section 1394(b)(3) of such Code, as 
        redesignated by subsection (b)(1), is amended by striking 
        ``Definitions'' and inserting ``Other definitions''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to bonds issued before, on, or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act and not redeemed before the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF EMPOWERMENT ZONE TAX INCENTIVES.

    (a) In General.--Clause (i) of section 1391(d)(1)(A), as amended by 
the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, is amended by striking 
``December 31, 2014'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
    (b) Treatment of Certain Termination Dates Specified in 
Nominations.--In the case of a designation of an empowerment zone the 
nomination for which included a termination date which is 
contemporaneous with the date specified in subparagraph (A)(i) of 
section 1391(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect 
before the enactment of this Act), subparagraph (B) of such section 
shall not apply with respect to such designation if, after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the entity which made such nomination 
amends the nomination to provide for a new termination date in such 
manner as the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's designee) 
may provide.
    (c) Effective Dates.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to periods after December 31, 2014.
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Empowering Jobs Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to tax-exempt enterprise zone facility bonds and empowerment zones, to: (1)&nbsp;include as employees of a qualified business entity employees who are residents of&nbsp;an empowerment zone, an enterprise community, or a qualified low-income community; and (2)&nbsp;extend the period of designation for empowerment zones through December 31, 2016 (thus extending the eligibility of such zones for certain tax benefits). 


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SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL PORTION OF THE LITTLE SANDY RIVER 
              WATERSHED IN THE BULL RUN WATERSHED MANAGEMENT UNIT, 
              OREGON.

    (a) In General.--Public Law 95-200 (16 U.S.C. 482b note) is amended 
by striking section 1 and inserting the following:

``SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT UNIT; 
              DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.

    ``(a) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established, subject to valid 
        existing rights, a special resources management unit in the 
        State of Oregon comprising approximately 98,272 acres, as 
        depicted on a map dated September, 1998, and entitled `Bull Run 
        Watershed Management Unit'.
            ``(2) Map.--The map described in paragraph (1) shall be on 
        file and available for public inspection in the offices of the 
        Regional Forester-Pacific Northwest Region, Forest Service, 
        Department of Agriculture, and in the offices of the State 
        Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the 
        Interior.
            ``(3) Boundary adjustments.--Minor adjustments in the 
        boundaries of the unit may be made from time to time by the 
        Secretary after consultation with the city and appropriate 
        public notice and hearings.
    ``(b) Definition of Secretary.--In this Act, the term `Secretary' 
means--
            ``(1) with respect to land administered by the Secretary of 
        Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and
            ``(2) with respect to land administered by the Secretary of 
        the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior.''.
    (b) Conforming and Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Secretary.--Public Law 95-200 (16 U.S.C. 482b note) is 
        amended by striking ``Secretary of Agriculture'' each place it 
        appears (except subsection (b) of section 1, as added by 
        subsection (a), and except in the amendments made by paragraph 
        (2)) and inserting ``Secretary''.
            (2) Applicable law.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 2(a) of Public Law 95-200 
                (16 U.S.C. 482b note) is amended by striking 
                ``applicable to National Forest System lands'' and 
                inserting ``applicable to National Forest System land 
                (in the case of land administered by the Secretary of 
                Agriculture) or applicable to land under the 
                administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
                Management (in the case of land administered by the 
                Secretary of the Interior)''.
                    (B) Management plans.--The first sentence of 
                section 2(c) of Public Law 95-200 (16 U.S.C. 482b note) 
                is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``subsection (a) or (b)'' 
                        and inserting ``subsections (a) and (b)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``, through the 
                        maintenance'' and inserting ``(in the case of 
                        land administered by the Secretary of 
                        Agriculture) or section 202 of the Federal Land 
                        Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
                        1712) (in the case of land administered by the 
                        Secretary of the Interior), through the 
                        maintenance''.

SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Timber Harvesting Restrictions.--Section 2(b) of Public Law 95-
200 (16 U.S.C. 482b note) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and 
inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        shall prohibit the cutting of trees on Federal land in the 
        entire unit, as designated in section 1 and depicted on the map 
        referred to in that section.''.
    (b) Repeal of Management Exception.--The Oregon Resource 
Conservation Act of 1996 (division B of Public Law 104-208) is amended 
by striking section 606 (110 Stat. 3009-543).
    (c) Repeal of Duplicative Enactment.--Section 1026 of division I of 
the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 
104-333; 110 Stat. 4228) and the amendments made by that section are 
repealed.
    (d) Water Rights.--Nothing in this section strengthens, diminishes, 
or has any other effect on water rights held by any person or entity.

SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE.

    (a) Land Exchange.--Upon application by the city of Portland, 
Oregon (referred to in this section as the ``city''), the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall enter into negotiations with the city for the 
transfer of National Forest System land underlying the city's Bull Run 
water supply facilities to the city in exchange for city-owned land 
lying within the boundaries of any unit of the National Forest System 
in Oregon or Washington.
    (b) Time for Exchange.--Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary 
shall expedite the negotiations, if the city applies for a land 
exchange under subsection (a), and shall complete such a land exchange 
not later than September 30, 2001.
    (c) Applicability of Other Laws.--Except as provided in subsection 
(d), any land exchange under this section shall be carried out in 
accordance with section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716) and other applicable law.
    (d) Exception to Single State Limitation on Exchange.--The 
requirement that Federal and non-Federal parcels of land exchanged for 
each other must be located within the same State, as specified in the 
Act entitled ``An Act to Consolidate National Forest Lands'', approved 
March 20, 1922 (16 U.S.C. 485), and the first sentence of section 
206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1716(b)), shall not apply to the land exchange authorized by this 
section.
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Amends Federal law to reestablish and add acreage to the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit in Oregon. 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture or the Interior, as applicable, to prohibit the cutting of trees on Federal land in the entire unit. 
Repeals a provision of the:  (1) Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 which requires certain Unit lands that are not contained in the Bull Run River Drainage to be managed in accordance with the law establishing the Unit; and (2) Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 regarding the Unit. 
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture:  (1) upon application by the city of Portland, Oregon, to enter into negotiations with the city for the transfer of National Forest System land underlying the city's Bull Run water supply facilities to the city in exchange for city- owned land lying within the boundaries of any unit of the National Forest System in Oregon or Washington; and (2) to expedite the negotiations and complete such land exchange not later than September 30, 2001.


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Described.--In this section, the term ``joint 
resolution'' means a joint resolution--
            (1) entitled ``A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
        the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 23rd 
        article of amendment''; and
            (2) the matter after the resolving clause of which consists 
        solely of text to amend the Constitution of the United States 
        to repeal the 23rd article of amendment to the Constitution.
    (b) Expedited Consideration in House of Representatives.--
            (1) Placement on calendar.--Upon introduction in the House 
        of Representatives, the joint resolution shall be placed 
        immediately on the appropriate calendar.
            (2) Proceeding to consideration.--
                    (A) In general.--It shall be in order, not later 
                than 30 legislative days after the date the joint 
                resolution is introduced in the House of 
                Representatives, to move to proceed to consider the 
                joint resolution in the House of Representatives.
                    (B) Procedure.--For a motion to proceed to consider 
                the joint resolution--
                            (i) all points of order against the motion 
                        are waived;
                            (ii) such a motion shall not be in order 
                        after the House of Representatives has disposed 
                        of a motion to proceed on the joint resolution;
                            (iii) the previous question shall be 
                        considered as ordered on the motion to its 
                        adoption without intervening motion;
                            (iv) the motion shall not be debatable; and
                            (v) a motion to reconsider the vote by 
                        which the motion is disposed of shall not be in 
                        order.
            (3) Consideration.--When the House of Representatives 
        proceeds to consideration of the joint resolution--
                    (A) the joint resolution shall be considered as 
                read;
                    (B) all points of order against the joint 
                resolution and against its consideration are waived;
                    (C) the previous question shall be considered as 
                ordered on the joint resolution to its passage without 
                intervening motion except 10 hours of debate equally 
                divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
                opponent;
                    (D) an amendment to the joint resolution shall not 
                be in order; and
                    (E) a motion to reconsider the vote on passage of 
                the joint resolution shall not be in order.
    (c) Expedited Consideration in Senate.--
            (1) Placement on calendar.--Upon introduction in the 
        Senate, the joint resolution shall be placed immediately on the 
        calendar.
            (2) Proceeding to consideration.--
                    (A) In general.--Notwithstanding rule XXII of the 
                Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order, not later 
                than 30 legislative days after the date the joint 
                resolution is introduced in the Senate (even though a 
                previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed 
                to) to move to proceed to the consideration of the 
                joint resolution.
                    (B) Procedure.--For a motion to proceed to the 
                consideration of the joint resolution--
                            (i) all points of order against the motion 
                        are waived;
                            (ii) the motion is not debatable;
                            (iii) the motion is not subject to a motion 
                        to postpone;
                            (iv) a motion to reconsider the vote by 
                        which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 
                        shall not be in order; and
                            (v) if the motion is agreed to, the joint 
                        resolution shall remain the unfinished business 
                        until disposed of.
            (3) Floor consideration.--
                    (A) In general.--If the Senate proceeds to 
                consideration of the joint resolution--
                            (i) all points of order against the joint 
                        resolution (and against consideration of the 
                        joint resolution) are waived;
                            (ii) consideration of the joint resolution, 
                        and all debatable motions and appeals in 
                        connection therewith, shall be limited to not 
                        more than 30 hours, which shall be divided 
                        equally between the majority and minority 
                        leaders or their designees;
                            (iii) a motion further to limit debate is 
                        in order and not debatable;
                            (iv) an amendment to, a motion to postpone, 
                        or a motion to commit the joint resolution is 
                        not in order; and
                            (v) a motion to proceed to the 
                        consideration of other business is not in 
                        order.
                    (B) Vote on passage.--In the Senate the vote on 
                passage shall occur immediately following the 
                conclusion of the consideration of the joint 
                resolution, and a single quorum call at the conclusion 
                of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules 
                of the Senate.
                    (C) Rulings of the chair on procedure.--Appeals 
                from the decisions of the Chair relating to the 
                application of this subsection or the rules of the 
                Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure relating 
                to the joint resolution shall be decided without 
                debate.
    (d) Rules Relating to Senate and House of Representatives.--
            (1) Coordination with action by other house.--If, before 
        the passage by one House of the joint resolution of that House, 
        that House receives from the other House the joint resolution--
                    (A) the joint resolution of the other House shall 
                not be referred to a committee; and
                    (B) with respect to the joint resolution of the 
                House receiving the resolution--
                            (i) the procedure in that House shall be 
                        the same as if no joint resolution had been 
                        received from the other House; and
                            (ii) the vote on passage shall be on the 
                        joint resolution of the other House.
            (2) Treatment of joint resolution of other house.--If one 
        House fails to introduce or consider the joint resolution under 
        this section, the joint resolution of the other House shall be 
        entitled to expedited floor procedures under this section.
            (3) Treatment of companion measures.--If, following passage 
        of the joint resolution in the Senate, the Senate receives the 
        companion measure from the House of Representatives, the 
        companion measure shall not be debatable.
            (4) Vetoes.--If the President vetoes the joint resolution, 
        consideration of a veto message in the Senate under this 
        section shall be not more than 10 hours equally divided between 
        the majority and minority leaders or their designees.
    (e) Rules of House of Representatives and Senate.--This section is 
enacted by Congress--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
        and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such is 
        deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but 
        applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in 
        that House in the case of the joint resolution, and supersede 
        other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with 
        such rules; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the 
        procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
        to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that 
        House.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) The term ``Council'' means the Council of the District 
        of Columbia.
            (2) The term ``Governor'' means the Governor of the State 
        of Washington, D.C.
            (3) The term ``Mayor'' means the Mayor of the District of 
        Columbia.
            (4) Except as otherwise provided, the term ``State'' means 
        the State of Washington, D.C.
            (5) The term ``State Constitution'' means the proposed 
        Constitution of the State of Washington, D.C., as approved by 
        the Council of the District of Columbia on October 18, 2016, 
        pursuant to the Constitution and Boundaries for the State of 
        Washington, D.C. Approval Resolution of 2016 (D.C. Resolution 
        R21-621), and ratified by District of Columbia voters in 
        Advisory Referendum B approved on November 8, 2016, and 
        certified by the District of Columbia Board of Elections on 
        November 18, 2016.
            (6) The term ``Washington, D.C.'' means Washington, 
        Douglass Commonwealth.

SEC. 302. CERTIFICATION OF ENACTMENT BY PRESIDENT.

    Not more than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
President shall certify such enactment to the Mayor of the District of 
Columbia.
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Washington, D.C. Admission Act   This bill provides for admission into the United States of the state of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. The Commonwealth shall be admitted to the Union on an equal footing with the other states. The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall issue a proclamation for the first elections to Congress of two Senators and one Representative of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth shall consist of all Washington, DC territory as of enactment of this bill, with specified exclusions for federal buildings and monuments. The Commonwealth may not impose taxes on federal property except as Congress permits. The bill applies current DC laws to the Commonwealth and continues pending judicial proceedings. The bill maintains: (1) DC as the seat of the federal government, and (2) the federal government's authority over military lands and specified other property. The bill provides for expedited consideration of a joint resolution repealing the Twenty-Third Amendment to the Constitution (which provides for the appointment of electors for President and Vice President).