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Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 [S.2902] [Water ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Native American Affairs ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Science ] [Climate Change ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Construction ] [Agriculture ]
Western Water Supply and Planning Enhancement Act of 2016 TITLE I--LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENTS FOR WESTERN STATES SUBJECT TO DROUGHT Subtitle A--Water Supply Improvements (Sec. 101) This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to: (1) submit a report including, for any state in which a county designated by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) as a drought disaster area during water year 2015 is located, a list of projects operated for flood control in accordance with rules prescribed under the Flood Control Act of 1944; and (2) carry out at least (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With Amendments. With Written Report No. 114-353. on 09/15/2016

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Small Business National Security Innovation Act of 2016 [S.2898] [Defense ] [Small Business ] [National Security ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Military ] [Manufacturing ] [Economic Development ]
Small Business National Security Innovation Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of the Navy to establish a pilot program for the commercialization of products and services produced by covered small business concerns under which the Department shall set up a multiple task or delivery order contract for those products and services. Nothing in this bill shall be construed to prevent the commercialization of products and services produced by a small business concern under a federal agency Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 04/28/2016

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Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2015 [S.286] [Native American Affairs ]
Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2015 TITLE I--INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (the Act) to change the Department of the Interior's process for approving self-governance compacts and annual funding agreements with Indian tribes. Modifies Interior's process to make it similar to processes used by the Department of Health and Human Service's Indian Health Service. (Sec. 101) Revises the definition of "self-determination contract" to state that no contract shall be (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 08/04/2015

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Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2016 [S.2858] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Senior Citizens ]
Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate lower prices on behalf of Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries for covered prescription drugs that CMS deems appropriate for negotiation based on: (1) program and per-beneficiary spending, (2) unit cost increases over the preceding years, (3) initial launch price, and (4) any other criteria determined by CMS. CMS may negotiate lower prices (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/27/2016

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Aurora Veterans Affairs Hospital Financing and Construction Reform Act of 2015 [S.285] [Construction ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Safety ] [Military ] [Funding ]
Aurora Veterans Affairs Hospital Financing and Construction Reform Act of 2015 Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the Aurora medical facility project to replace the VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado. Requires VA to enter into an agreement with the Chief of Engineers giving the Chief the authority to perform the project, design, contract, and construction management necessary to complete such project.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 01/28/2015

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A bill to provide emergency supplemental appropriations to address the Zika crisis. [S.2843] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [International ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Budget and Spending ] [Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide emergency supplemental appropriations to address the Zika crisis. This bill provides FY2016 emergency supplemental appropriations to the Departments of State and Health and Human Services (HHS) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Zika virus and other infectious diseases. The bill specifies permissible uses for the funds and designates the funds as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits. The bill provides appropriations to HHS for: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2390) on 04/21/2016

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Small Business Transforming America's Regions Act of 2016 [S.2838] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ]
Small Business Transforming America's Regions Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to include in the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program a qualified area designated by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in response to a petition by the governor of a state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory. With respect to HUBZones located in census tracts or nonmetropolitan counties that cease to qualify according to the ordinary criteria for the HUBZone program but are "redesignated" to qualify for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Peters By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-418. on 12/20/2016

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Getting Results through Enhanced Accountability and Transparency Act of 2016 [S.2834] [Budget and Spending ] [Ethics ]
Getting Results through Enhanced Accountability and Transparency Act of 2016 This bill requires that the Government Accountability Office's (GAO's) annual report on its routine investigations to identify programs, agencies, offices, and initiatives with unnecessarily duplicative goals and activities aggregate separately estimates of related costs for instances of actual and potential unnecessary duplication and other potential cost savings and revenue collection. When executive agencies (with certain exceptions) conduct their systemic review of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 12/09/2016

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Promoting Value Based Defense Procurement Act of 2016 [S.2826] [Defense ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Budget and Spending ]
Promoting Value Based Defense Procurement Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to revise the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to require that Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection criteria are used for new solicitations (solicitations issued starting 120 days after enactment of this bill) only in situations in which: DOD is able to clearly describe the minimum requirements expressed in terms of performance objectives, measures, and standards that will be used to determine offer acceptability; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 04/20/2016

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Buy American Act of 2016 [S.2825] [Defense ] [Trade ] [Manufacturing ] [Military ] [Consumer Protection ]
Buy American Act of 2016 This bill directs the the Department of Defense (DOD), in the case of athletic footwear needed by members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces, to: (1) furnish such footwear directly instead of providing a cash allowance to the service members to purchase such footwear, and (2) comply with American source requirements in procuring such footwear. A cash allowance may be provided for the purchase of footwear that is medically required to meet a service member's unique (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 04/20/2016

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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 [S.2814] [Defense ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Construction ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for: Procurement; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Working Capital Funds; the Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund; Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 04/19/2016

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SBIR and STTR Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2016 [S.2812] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Small Business ] [Defense ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Aerospace ] [Manufacturing ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
SBIR and STTR Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2016 TITLE I--REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAMS (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Small Business Act to reauthorize and make permanent the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. TITLE II--ENHANCED SMALL BUSINESS ACCESS TO FEDERAL INNOVATION INVESTMENTS (Sec. 201) The bill specifies budget amounts for the Department of Defense (DOD) (for extramural expenditures and those for research, development, test, and evaluation) and other federal agencies (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-417. on 12/20/2016

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SBIR and STTR Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2016 [S.2793] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Defense ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Manufacturing ] [Economic Development ] [Budget and Spending ] [Aerospace ]
SBIR and STTR Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Small Business Act to reauthorize and make permanent the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The bill specifies budget amounts for the Department of Defense and other federal agencies to obligate for expenditure with small business concerns under the SBIR and STTR programs. The Small Business Administration (SBA) shall modify certain policy directives to eliminate automatic annual inflation adjustments to awards (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 04/13/2016

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Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2016 [S.2789] [Taxes ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ]
Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish and operate the following programs free of charge: online tax preparation and filing software, a program for taxpayers to download third-party provided return information relating to individual income tax returns, and a program to permit individuals with simplified tax situations to elect to have the IRS prepare their returns. The IRS may not enter into any agreement which restricts its legal right to provide (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/13/2016

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Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers Reform and Improvement Act of 2016 [S.2781] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [National Security ] [Military ]
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers Reform and Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to codify the establishment of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The FLETC must be headed by a director who reports to the DHS Secretary. The bill sets forth functions of the director and training responsibilities of the FLETC. Additionally, it codifies existing contracting, purchasing, and spending authorities of the FLETC. Individuals who attend FLETC (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 12/12/2016

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Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act [S.2742] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Animals ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Promoting Biomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise reporting requirements for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and certain national research institutes. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the NIH must review and revise policies, including policies on conflicts of interest and laboratory animals, to reduce the administrative burden on researchers while maintaining the integrity and credibility of research findings. The Office of Management and Budget (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Alexander With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 04/18/2016

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Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act of 2016 [S.2736] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ] [Public Health ] [Disabilities ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Senior Citizens ]
Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a bid ceiling for durable medical equipment (such as wheelchairs) under Medicare's competitive acquisition program, through which rates are set according to a bidding process rather than by an established fee schedule. Specifically, the bid ceiling for such an item shall not be less than the fee schedule amount that would otherwise be determined. Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/29/2016

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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 [S.272] [National Security ] [Immigration ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Law Enforcement ] [Cybersecurity ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Health ] [Veterans ] [Military ]
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 Provides FY2015 appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Provides appropriations for Departmental Management and Operations for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Analysis and Operations, and the Office of Inspector General. Provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations for U.S. Customs and Border (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 7. on 01/28/2015

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SCRA Enhancement and Improvement Act of 2016 [S.2719] [Defense ] [Veterans ] [Consumer Protection ] [Finance ] [Student Loans ] [Real Estate ] [Taxes ] [Military ] [Law Enforcement ]
SCRA Enhancement and Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to require servicers of federally issued or guaranteed student loans to use the Defense Manpower Data Center to monitor the duty status of service member borrowers. A servicer shall notify: (1) the Department of Education, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the service member prior to selling or transferring such loan to another servicer; and (2) a service member regarding any denied SCRA benefit or protection, including an (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1598-1599) on 03/17/2016

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Contractor Accountability and Transparency Act of 2016 [S.2709] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Safety ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ]
Contractor Accountability and Transparency Act of 2016 This bill requires the head of each executive agency to post each covered contract (i.e., a contract for the procurement of property or services with a value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold) entered into by that agency on a publicly available website in a searchable format. The agency head may redact sensitive or classified information, trade secrets, or other proprietary information in such contracts.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/17/2016

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