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the Board of Directors of the Holding Company
shall be determined as set forth in the Holding Com-
pany’s charter or like instrument (as amended from
time to time) or bylaws (as amended from time to
time) and as permitted under the laws of the juris-
diction of the Holding Company’s incorporation.
‘‘(2) HOLDING COMPANY NAME.—The names of
the Holding Company and any subsidiary of the
Holding Company (other than the Association)—
‘‘(A) may not contain the name ‘Student
Loan Marketing Association’; and
‘‘(B) may contain, to the extent permitted
by applicable State or District of Columbia law,
‘Sallie Mae’ or variations thereof, or such other
names as the Board of Directors of the Associa-
tion or the Holding Company deems appro-
priate.
‘‘(3) USE OF SALLIE MAE NAME.—Subject to
paragraph (2), the Association may assign to the
Holding Company, or any subsidiary of the Holding
Company, the ‘Sallie Mae’ name as a trademark or
service mark, except that neither the Holding Com-
pany nor any subsidiary of the Holding Company
(other than the Association or any subsidiary of the
Association) may use the ‘Sallie Mae’ name on, or
cent, of the outstanding shares of cor-
porate stock in that corporation; and 
(ii) has a seriously delinquent tax 
debt. 
(2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
133 of title 41, United States Code. 
(3) SERIOUSLY DELINQUENT TAX DEBT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘seriously de-
linquent tax debt’’ means a Federal tax liability 
that— 
(i) has been assessed by the Secretary 
of the Treasury under the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986, and 
(ii) may be collected by the Secretary 
by levy or by a proceeding in court. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Such term does not in-
clude— 
(i) a debt that is being paid in a time-
ly manner pursuant to an agreement under 
section 6159 or section 7122 of such Code; 
(ii) a debt with respect to which a col-
lection due process hearing under section 
6330 of such Code, or relief under sub-
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section (a), (b), or (f) of section 6015 of 
such Code, is requested or pending; 
(iii) a debt with respect to which a 
continuous levy has been issued under sec-
tion 6331 of such Code (or, in the case of 
an applicant for employment, a debt with 
respect to which the applicant agrees to be 
subject to such a levy); and 
(iv) a debt with respect to which such 
a 
levy 
is 
released 
under 
section 
6343(a)(1)(D) of such Code. 
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall apply with respect to contracts and 
grants awarded on or after the date occurring 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 52 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1562 
[Report No. 114–72] 
A BILL 
To prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in 
excess of the simplified acquisition threshold un-
less the prospective contractor or grantee cer-
tifies in writing to the agency awarding the con-
tract or grant that the contractor or grantee has 
no seriously delinquent tax debts, and for other 
purposes. 
APRIL 14, 2015 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1564 
To require Members of Congress to disclose delinquent tax liability and 
to require an ethics inquiry into, and the garnishment of the wages 
of, a Member with Federal tax liability. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2015 
Mr. CHAFFETZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require Members of Congress to disclose delinquent tax 
liability and to require an ethics inquiry into, and the 
garnishment of the wages of, a Member with Federal 
tax liability. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Members of Congress 
Tax Accountability Act of 2015’’. 
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section 2251, 2251A, 2252, or 2252A of title 18,
United States Code’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the
parenthesis at the end the following: ‘‘, or if the of-
fense involves the production, possession, receipt,
mailing, sale, distribution, shipment, or transpor-
tation of child pornography, the sexual exploitation
of children, or the sale or purchase of children under
section 2251, 2251A, 2252, or 2252A of title 18,
United States Code’’.
Subsection 7. Amber Hagerman Child Protection Act
of 1996
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as
the ‘‘Amber Hagerman Child Protection Act of 1996’’.
(b) AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR.—
Section 2241(c) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(c) WITH CHILDREN.—Whoever crosses a State
line with intent to engage in a sexual act with a person
who has not attained the age of 12 years, or in the spe-
cial maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United
States or in a Federal prison, knowingly engages in a
sexual act with another person who has not attained the
age of 12 years, or knowingly engages in a sexual act
under the circumstances described in subsections (a) and
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT 
OF 1978. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(a) of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9)(A) 
For 
individuals 
described 
in 
section 
101(f)(9), the amount of any delinquent tax liability owed 
to the United States or any State or local government en-
tity. 
‘‘(B) In this paragraph, the term ‘delinquent tax li-
ability’ means any tax liability which has been assessed 
and with respect to which all judicial and administrative 
remedies have been exhausted, or have lapsed.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION IN REPORT.—Section 102(b)(1)(A) of 
the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraphs (1) and (9)’’. 
SEC. 3. ETHICS INQUIRY. 
If a Member of Congress reports a delinquent tax li-
ability on the Member’s annual disclosure form required 
under section 102(a)(9) of the Ethics in Government Act 
of 1978 (as added by section 2), the appropriate congres-
sional ethics committee shall immediately open an inquiry 
into the tax delinquency of that Member for purposes of— 
(1) determining the total delinquent tax liability 
of the Member; 
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(2) determining the reason the Member has in-
curred a delinquent tax liability; 
(3) determining whether the Member has a plan 
to eliminate such delinquent tax liability; and 
(4) determining whether such delinquent tax li-
ability has reflected poorly on Congress. 
SEC. 4. FEDERAL TAX LIABILITY. 
A Member of Congress who discloses a delinquent tax 
liability under section 102(a)(9) of the Ethics in Govern-
ment Act of 1978 (as added by section 2) shall, not later 
than 30 calendar days after filing the form, arrange with 
the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative 
Officer of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, 
and the Internal Revenue Service to have an appropriate 
amount of the Member’s salary designated to pay the 
taxes owed to the United States within a reasonable time 
period. 
SEC. 5. MEMBER OF CONGRESS DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ means 
a Senator or a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to, the Congress. 
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‘‘(A) means a person—
‘‘(i)(I) who was a minor at the time
the visual depiction was created, adapted,
or modified; or
‘‘(II) whose image as a minor was
used in creating, adapting, or modifying
the visual depiction; and
‘‘(ii) who is recognizable as an actual
person by the person’s face, likeness, or
other distinguishing characteristic, such as
a unique birthmark or other recognizable
feature; and
‘‘(B) shall not be construed to require
proof of the actual identity of the identifiable
minor.’’.
Subsection 3. Prohibited Activities Relating to Mate-
rial Constituting or Containing Child
Pornography
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 110 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding after section 2252 the
following:
‘‘§ 2252A. Certain activities relating to material con-
stituting or containing child pornography
‘‘(a) Any person who—
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STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements,
and other assistance authorized by part E of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as
amended, for State and Local Narcotics Control and Jus-
tice Assistance Improvements, notwithstanding the provi-
sions of section 511 of said Act, $361,000,000, to remain
available until expended, as authorized by section 1001 of
title I of said Act, as amended by Public Law 102–534
(106 Stat. 3524), of which $60,000,000 shall be available
to carry out the provisions of chapter A of subpart 2 of
part E of title I of said Act, for discretionary grants
under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law
Enforcement Assistance Programs.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS, STATE AND
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
For assistance (including amounts for administra-
tive costs for management and administration, which
amounts shall be transferred to and merged with the
‘‘Justice Assistance’’ account) authorized by the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public
Law 103–322), as amended (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as
amended (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); and the Victims of Child
Abuse Act of 1990, as amended (‘‘the 1990 Act’’);
$2,036,150,000, to remain available until expended,
ter of defense by recoupment or setoff to an action to col-
lect such debt or repossess related security at any time. 
‘‘(i) VIOLATIONS.—Any person that violates this sec-
tion, or seeks to enforce an agreement made in violation 
of this section, shall be subject to, for each such violation, 
1 year in prison and a fine in an amount equal to the 
greater of— 
‘‘(1) 3 times the amount of the total accrued 
debt associated with the subject transaction; or 
‘‘(2) $50,000. 
‘‘(j) STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL.—An action to en-
force this section may be brought by the appropriate State 
attorney general in any United States district court or any 
other court of competent jurisdiction within 3 years from 
the date of the violation, and such attorney general may 
obtain injunctive relief.’’. 
SEC. 4. DISCLOSURE OF FEE AND INTEREST RATE FOR 
OPEN END CREDIT PLANS. 
Section 127(b)(6) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 
U.S.C. 1637(b)(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘the total fi-
nance charge expressed’’ and all that follows through the 
end of the paragraph and inserting ‘‘the fee and interest 
rate, displayed as ‘FAIR’, established under section 
140B.’’. 
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gaining power, financing, and market linkages need-
ed to sustain their long-term economic prosperity; 
(5) support improvement of the nutritional sta-
tus of women and children, particularly during the 
critical first 1,000-day window until a child reaches 
2 years of age and with a focus on reducing child 
stunting, through nutrition-specific and nutrition- 
sensitive programs, including related water, sanita-
tion, and hygiene programs; 
(6) facilitate communication and collaboration, 
as appropriate, among local stakeholders in support 
of a multi-sectoral approach to food and nutrition 
security, to include analysis of the multiple under-
lying causes of malnutrition, including lack of access 
to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene; 
(7) support the long-term success of programs 
by building the capacity of local organizations and 
institutions in target countries and communities; 
(8) integrate resilience and nutrition strategies 
into food security programs, such that chronically 
vulnerable populations are better able to build safety 
nets, secure livelihoods, access markets, and access 
opportunities for longer-term economic growth;
a particular piece of surplus security equip-
ment, the surplus security equipment shall be 
distributed based on need, as determined by the 
Administrator of General Services, with priority 
given to a qualifying State or local courthouse 
that has no security equipment.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 5 of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 559 the following: 
‘‘560. Surplus security equipment for State and local courts.’’. 
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be expended for program management and administra-
tion.
In addition, for programs of Police Corps edu-
cation, training and service as set forth in sections
200101–200113 of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322),
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended, which
shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund.
JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements,
and other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, in-
cluding salaries and expenses in connection therewith to
be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for
Justice Assistance, $170,000,000, to remain available
until expended, as authorized by section 299 of part I of
title II and section 506 of title V of the Act, as amended
by Public Law 102–586, of which (1) notwithstanding
any other provision of law, $5,000,000 shall be available
for expenses authorized by part A of title II of the Act,
$86,500,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by
part B of title II of the Act, and $29,500,000 shall be
available for expenses authorized by part C of title II of
the Act: Provided, That $16,500,000 of the amounts pro-
vided for part B of title II of the Act, as amended, is for
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strategy developed and implemented pursuant to sec-
tion 4(a). 
(6) KEY
STAKEHOLDERS.—The term ‘‘key 
stakeholders’’ means actors engaged in efforts to ad-
vance global food security programs and objectives, 
including— 
(A) relevant Federal departments and 
agencies; 
(B) national and local governments in tar-
get countries; 
(C) other bilateral donors; 
(D) international and regional organiza-
tions; 
(E) international, regional, and local finan-
cial institutions; 
(F) international, regional, and local pri-
vate voluntary, nongovernmental, faith-based, 
and civil society organizations; 
(G) the private sector, including agri-
businesses and relevant commodities groups; 
(H) agricultural producers, including farm-
er organizations, cooperatives, small-scale pro-
ducers, and women; and 
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(1) IDENTIFICATION OF TESTS.—After issuance
of the advisory guidelines described in subsection
(c), the Secretary shall issue regulations identifying
valid, nondiscriminatory job performance tests that
shall be used by employers seeking the exemption
described in section 4(j) of the Age Discrimination
in Employment Act of 1967 with respect to fire-
fighters or law enforcement officers who have at-
tained an age of retirement described in such section
4(j).
(2) USE OF TESTS.—Effective on the date of is-
suance of the regulations described in paragraph (1),
any employer seeking such exemption with respect to
a firefighter or law enforcement officer who has at-
tained such age shall provide to each firefighter or
law enforcement officer who has attained such age
an annual opportunity to demonstrate physical and
mental fitness by passing a test described in para-
graph (1), in order to continue employment.
(e) 
DEVELOPMENT
OF
STANDARDS
FOR
WELLNESS PROGRAMS.—Not later than 2 years after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall propose
advisory standards for wellness programs for law enforce-
ment officers and firefighters.
(5) assess the progress and results of imple-
menting international food and nutrition security 
programming; 
(6) contain a transparent, open, and detailed 
accounting of spending by relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies to implement the Global Food 
Security Strategy, including by listing all recipients 
of funding or partner organizations and, to the ex-
tent possible, describing their activities; 
(7) identify any United States legal or regu-
latory impediments that could obstruct the effective 
implementation of the programming referred to in 
paragraph (5); 
(8) contain a clear gender analysis of program-
ming that includes established disaggregated gender 
indicators to better analyze outcomes for food pro-
ductivity, income growth, equity in access to inputs, 
jobs and markets, and nutrition; 
(9) describe the strategies and benchmarks for 
graduating target countries and monitoring any 
graduated target countries; 
(10) assess efforts to coordinate United States 
international food security and nutrition programs, 
activities, and initiatives with— 
(A) other bilateral donors; 
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(B) international and multilateral organi-
zations; 
(C) international financial institutions; 
(D) host country governments; 
(E) international and local private vol-
untary, nongovernmental, faith-based organiza-
tions, and civil society organizations; and 
(F) other stakeholders; 
(11) assess United States Government-facili-
tated private investment in related sectors and the 
impact of private sector investment in target coun-
tries; 
(12) include consultation with relevant United 
States Government agencies in the preparation of 
the report; and 
(13) incorporate a plan for regularly reviewing 
and updating strategies, partnerships, and programs 
and sharing lessons learned with a wide range of 
stakeholders. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The 
information referred to in subsection (b) shall be made 
publicly accessible in a timely manner on a consolidated 
website. 
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to identify the issuer of, any debt obligation or other
security offered or sold by the Holding Company or
any subsidiary of the Holding Company (other than
a debt obligation or other security issued to and held
by the Holding Company or any subsidiary of the
Holding Company). The Association shall remit to
the account established under section 3(e) of the
Student Loan Marketing Association Reorganization
Act of 1996, $5,000,000, within 60 days of the reor-
ganization effective date as compensation for the
right to assign the ‘Sallie Mae’ name as a trademark
or service mark.
‘‘(4) DISCLOSURE
REQUIRED.—Until 3 years
after the dissolution date, the Holding Company,
and any subsidiary of the Holding Company (other
than the Association), shall prominently display—
‘‘(A) in any document offering the Holding
Company’s securities, a statement that the obli-
gations of the Holding Company and any sub-
sidiary of the Holding Company are not guar-
anteed by the full faith and credit of the United
States; and
‘‘(B) in any advertisement or promotional
materials which use the ‘Sallie Mae’ name or
mark, a statement that neither the Holding
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‘‘(C)(i) financial statements of the Associa-
tion within 45 days of the end of each fiscal
quarter; and
‘‘(ii) reports setting forth the calculation of
the capital ratio of the Association within 45
days of the end of each fiscal quarter.’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) of
subparagraph (A) and inserting the follow-
ing:
‘‘(i) appoint auditors or examiners to con-
duct audits of the Association from time to time
to determine the condition of the Association
for the purpose of assessing the Association’s fi-
nancial safety and soundness and to determine
whether the requirements of this section and
section 440 are being met; and
‘‘(ii) obtain the services of such experts as
the Secretary of the Treasury determines nec-
essary and appropriate, as authorized by section
3109 of title 5, United States Code, to assist in
determining the condition of the Association for
the purpose of assessing the Association’s fi-
nancial safety and soundness, and to determine
V
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3943
For the relief of Hilario Armijo, Timothy W. Armijo, Josephine and Mike
Baca, Vincent Chavez, David Chinana, Victor Chinana, Ivan T.
Gachupin, Michael Gachupin, Frank Madalena, Jr., Dennis Magdalena,
Mary Pecos, Lawrence Seonia, Roberta P. Toledo, Nathaniel Tosa, Allen
L. Toya, Jr., Ethel Waquie, and Veronica Waquie.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 21, 1998
Mr. REDMOND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Hilario Armijo, Timothy W. Armijo, Jose-
phine and Mike Baca, Vincent Chavez, David Chinana,
Victor Chinana, Ivan T. Gachupin, Michael Gachupin,
Frank Madalena, Jr., Dennis Magdalena, Mary Pecos,
Lawrence Seonia, Roberta P. Toledo, Nathaniel Tosa,
Allen L. Toya, Jr., Ethel Waquie, and Veronica Waquie.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PAYMENT.
The Secretary of the Treasury, out of amounts not
otherwise appropriated, shall pay—
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 394
AN ACT
To provide for the release of the reversionary inter-
est held by the United States in certain property
located in the County of Iosco, Michigan.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 394
AN ACT
To provide for the release of the reversionary interest held
by the United States in certain property located in the
County of Iosco, Michigan.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6394 
AN ACT 
To require the Federal Communications Commission to sub-
mit to Congress a report on promoting broadband Inter-
net access service for veterans. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3972
AN ACT
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from
charging State and local government agencies for
certain uses of the sand, gravel, and shell re-
sources of the Outer Continental Shelf.
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3972
AN ACT
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit
the Secretary of the Interior from charging State and
local government agencies for certain uses of the sand,
gravel, and shell resources of the Outer Continental
Shelf.