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DIVISION 
B—STATE 
DEPART-
MENT AND RELATED AGEN-
CIES AUTHORIZATION ACT
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘State Department
and Related Agencies Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
1998 and 1999’’ and shall be effective for all purposes
as if enacted as a separate Act.
SEC. 1002. STATEMENT OF HISTORY OF LEGISLATION.
This division consists of H.R. 1253, the Foreign Re-
lations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999,
which was introduced by Representative Smith of New
Jersey on April 9, 1997, and amended and reported by
the Subcommittee on International Operations and
Human Rights of the Committee on International Rela-
tions on April 10, 1997.
SEC. 1003. DEFINITIONS.
The following terms have the following meanings for
the purposes of this division:
(1) The term ‘‘AID’’ means the Agency for
International Development.
(2) The term ‘‘ACDA’’ means the United
States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
(3) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on International Re-
lations of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(4) The term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart-
ment of State.
(5) The term ‘‘Federal agency’’ has the mean-
ing given to the term ‘‘agency’’ by section 551(1) of
title 5, United States Code.
(6) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of State.
(7) The term ‘‘USIA’’ means the United States
Information Agency.
TITLE XI—AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS 
FOR 
DE-
PARTMENT OF STATE AND
CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL AF-
FAIRS FUNCTIONS AND AC-
TIVITIES
SEC. 1101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Department of State under ‘‘Administra-
tion of Foreign Affairs’’ to carry out the authorities, func-
tions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the for-
eign affairs of the United States and for other purposes
preparedness and response capabilities, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘American Red Cross 
Sunshine Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE OVER-
SIGHT. 
Section 300111 of title 36, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 300111. Authority of the Comptroller General of 
the United States 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States is authorized to review the corporation’s in-
volvement in any Federal program or activity the Govern-
ment carries out under law, including any program or ac-
tivity that the corporation carries out in connection with 
events for which the Government provides leadership or 
support under the national preparedness system estab-
lished under section 644 of the Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (6 U.S.C. 744), or any 
successor system. 
‘‘(b) ACCESS.—For purposes of carrying out this sec-
tion, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
have access to and the right to examine and copy all 
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records and other recorded information, electronic or oth-
erwise, within the possession or control of the corporation 
that the Comptroller General determines relevant to a re-
view authorized under subsection (a), including such 
records and other recorded information pertaining to the 
corporation’s financial transactions and internal govern-
ance. The Comptroller General shall be provided access, 
and be permitted to interview, any employee or volunteer 
of the corporation who the Comptroller General believes 
to have knowledge relevant to such a review. 
‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States may subpoena a record of the 
American National Red Cross or subpoena an em-
ployee of the American National Red Cross to ap-
pear for an interview when the record or employee 
is not made available to the Comptroller General 
upon request under this section. A subpoena shall 
identify the record or employee, and may be issued 
by the Comptroller General. The Comptroller Gen-
eral may have an individual serve a subpoena under 
this subsection by delivering a copy to the chief exec-
utive officer of the American National Red Cross or 
by mailing a copy of the subpoena by certified or 
registered mail, return receipt requested, to its prin-
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‘‘(C) A new Federal Government-owned 
land port of entry if— 
‘‘(i) the fair market value of the dona-
tion is $50,000,000 or less; and 
‘‘(ii) the fair market value, including 
any personal and real property donations 
in total, of such port of entry when com-
pleted, is $50,000,000 or less. 
‘‘(2) USE.—Donations accepted pursuant to 
this subsection may be used for activities related to 
construction, alteration, operation, or maintenance 
of a new or existing sea or air port of entry or a new 
or existing a Federal Government-owned land port 
of entry described in paragraph (1), including ex-
penses related to— 
‘‘(A) land acquisition, design, construction, 
repair, or alteration; and 
‘‘(B) operation and maintenance of such 
port of entry facility. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON REAL PROPERTY DONA-
TIONS.—A donation of real property under this sub-
section at an existing land port of entry owned by 
the General Services Administration may only be ac-
cepted by the Administrator of General Services. 
‘‘(4) SUNSET.—
(B) a text consisting of the text of subsections
(a) through (f) of section 903 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Pub-
lic Law 104–201; 110 Stat. 2617).
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:
‘‘143. Office of the Secretary of Defense personnel: limitation.’’.
(3) Section 903 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–201; 110
Stat. 2617) is repealed.
SEC. 102. ADDITIONAL REDUCTION IN DEFENSE ACQUISI-
TION WORKFORCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 87 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new section:
‘‘§ 1765. Limitations on number of personnel
‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—Effective October 1, 2001, the
number of defense acquisition personnel may not exceed
the baseline number reduced by 124,000.
‘‘(b) PHASED REDUCTION.—The number of the num-
ber of defense acquisition personnel—
‘‘(1) as of October 1, 1998, may not exceed the
baseline number reduced by 40,000;
‘‘(2) as of October 1, 1999, may not exceed the
baseline number reduced by 80,000; and
procurement of the report as described in para-
graph (2)(A)(ii) and— 
‘‘(i) the consumer applies for, or cur-
rently holds, employment that requires the 
consumer to be eligible for access to classi-
fied information; or 
‘‘(ii) when otherwise required by law. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—A person who seeks to 
obtain or use a consumer report with respect to 
any consumer in which any information con-
tained in the report bears on the consumer’s 
creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit ca-
pacity may not deny employment to the con-
sumer or make any other decision for employ-
ment purposes with respect to the consumer be-
cause the consumer has not authorized the pro-
curement of the report as described in para-
graph (2)(A)(ii).’’. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3525 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program to award 
grants and loan guarantees to hospitals to carry out projects for the 
purpose of reducing energy costs and increasing resilience to improve 
security. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 
Mr. ENGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot pro-
gram to award grants and loan guarantees to hospitals 
to carry out projects for the purpose of reducing energy 
costs and increasing resilience to improve security. 
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 ‘‘Hospital Energy Con-
servation Act’’. 
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(1) creating a new executive department, re-
naming an existing executive department, or abolish-
ing or transferring an executive department or all
the functions thereof;
(2) authorizing an agency to exercise a function
which is not expressly authorized by law at the time
the plan is submitted to Congress; or
(3) creating a new agency which is not a com-
ponent or part of an existing agency.
SEC. 204. EFFECTIVE DATE AND PUBLICATION OF REORGA-
NIZATION PLAN FOR THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS
AGENCIES.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—A reorganization plan for the
foreign affairs agencies submitted pursuant to section 201
shall become effective in accordance with titles III through
VI of this division, on the effective date specified in each
such title with respect to the agency or agencies subject
to each such title.
(b) PUBLICATION.—A reorganization plan for the
foreign affairs agencies which is effective shall be printed
(1) in the Statutes at Large, and (2) in the Federal Reg-
ister.
(c) AUTHORITY PRIOR TO EFFECTIVE DATE.—Not-
withstanding subsection (a), the reorganization plan for
the foreign affairs agencies submitted pursuant to section
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benefit of all applicable United States laws includ-
ing, but not limited to, sections 599D and 599E of
the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Re-
lated Programs Appropriations Act of 1990 (Public
Law 101–167).
SEC. 1716. STATEMENT CONCERNING RETURN OF OR COM-
PENSATION FOR WRONGLY CONFISCATED
FOREIGN PROPERTIES.
The Congress—
(1) welcomes the efforts of many post-Com-
munist countries to address the complex and dif-
ficult question of the status of plundered properties;
(2) urges countries which have not already done
so to return plundered properties to their rightful
owners or, as an alternative, pay compensation, in
accordance with principles of justice and in a man-
ner that is just, transparent, and fair;
(3) calls for the urgent return of property for-
merly belonging to Jewish communities as a means
of redressing the particularly compelling problems of
aging and destitute survivors of the Holocaust;
(4) calls on the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithua-
nia, Romania, Slovakia, and any other country with
restrictions which require those whose properties
have been wrongly plundered by Nazi or Communist
185
regimes to reside in or have the citizenship of the
country from which they now seek restitution or
compensation to remove such restrictions from their
restitution or compensation laws;
(5) calls upon foreign financial institutions, and
the states having legal authority over their oper-
ation, that possess wrongfully and illegally obtained
property confiscated from Holocaust victims, from
residents of former Warsaw Pact states who were
forbidden by Communist law from obtaining restitu-
tion of such property, and from states that were oc-
cupied by Nazi, Fascist, or Communist forces, to as-
sist and to cooperate fully with efforts to restore this
property to its rightful owners; and
(6) urges post-Communist countries to pass and
effectively implement laws that provide for restitu-
tion of, or compensation for, plundered property.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3518 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the use of amounts 
from the Asset Forfeiture Fund for the Domestic Cannabis Suppression/ 
Eradication Program of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 
Mr. TED LIEU of California (for himself and Mr. AMASH) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the use 
of amounts from the Asset Forfeiture Fund for the Do-
mestic Cannabis Suppression/Eradication Program of the 
Drug Enforcement Administration, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Stop Civil Asset For-
feiture Funding for Marijuana Suppression Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON USE OF THE ASSET FORFEITURE 
FUND FOR THE DOMESTIC CANNABIS SUP-
PRESSION/ERADICATION PROGRAM. 
Section 524 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) Notwithstanding subsection (c) of this section, 
beginning in fiscal year 2015, and for each fiscal year 
thereafter, no amounts in the Fund may be used for the 
Domestic Cannabis Suppression/Eradication Program of 
the Drug Enforcement Administration, or any substan-
tially similar program.’’. 
SEC. 3. NO AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER PROPERTY FOR PUR-
POSES OF THE DOMESTIC CANNABIS SUP-
PRESSION/ERADICATION PROGRAM. 
Notwithstanding section 981(e) of title 18, United 
States Code, no property may be transferred to a Federal 
agency or a State and local agency, if that property is 
used for any purpose pertaining to the Domestic Cannabis 
Suppression/Eradication Program of the Drug Enforce-
ment Administration, or any substantially similar pro-
gram. 
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Drug Enforce-
ment Administration (DEA) expends a large amount of 
resources on enforcing prohibitions on marijuana. The 
DEA administrator’s comments about the relative harm 
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of marijuana support Congress’s belief that the DEA’s 
marijuana prohibition policy is an inappropriate use of re-
sources. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3519 
To establish pilot programs to encourage the use of shared appreciation 
mortgage modifications, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 
Mr. ELLISON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To establish pilot programs to encourage the use of shared 
appreciation mortgage modifications, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Preserving American 
Homeownership Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The stability of the economy, housing mar-
ket, and neighborhoods of the United States depends 
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SEC. 1403. CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTER-
CHANGE BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH.
Section 208(e) of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2075(e))
is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$4,000,000’’.
SEC. 1404. USE OF SELECTED PROGRAM FEES.
Section 810 of the United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1475e) is
amended by inserting ‘‘educational advising and counsel-
ing, exchange visitor program services, advertising sold by
the Voice of America, receipts from cooperating inter-
national organizations and from the privatization of VOA
Europe,’’ after ‘‘library services,’’.
SEC. 1405. MUSKIE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) GUIDELINES .—Section 227(c)(5) of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993
(22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘journal-
ism and communications, education administration,
public policy, library and information science,’’ after
‘‘business administration,’’; and
(2) in the second sentence by inserting ‘‘jour-
nalism and communications, education administra-
tion, public policy, library and information science,’’
after ‘‘business administration,’’.
for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as
required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to
carry out the programs funded by this Act, including pro-
grams involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison
within the executive branch, $3,852,000: Provided, That
these funds may be transferred to agencies of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain per-
sonnel at the agency level: Provided further, That no funds
made available by this appropriation may be obligated
after 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, un-
less the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of
these funds by USDA agency: Provided further, That no
other funds appropriated to the Department by this Act
shall be available to the Department for support of activi-
ties of congressional relations.
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
For necessary expenses to carry out services relating
to the coordination of programs involving public affairs,
for the dissemination of agricultural information, and the
coordination of information, work, and programs author-
ized by Congress in the Department, $9,378,000: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $2,000,000 may be used for
farmers’ bulletins.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector
General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector
General 
Act 
of 
1978, 
$78,392,000 
(reduced 
by
$1,200,000) (increased by $1,200,000), including such
sums as may be necessary for contracting and other ar-
rangements with public agencies and private persons pur-
suant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of
1978, and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain
confidential operational expenses, including the payment
of informants, to be expended under the direction of the
Inspector General pursuant to Public Law 95–452 and
section 1337 of Public Law 97–98.
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General
Counsel, $35,486,000.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH,
EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Eco-
nomics to administer the laws enacted by the Congress
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘LNG Permitting Cer-
tainty and Transparency Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ACTION ON APPLICATIONS. 
(a) DECISION DEADLINE.—For proposals that must 
also obtain authorization from the Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission or the United States Maritime Admin-
istration to site, construct, expand, or operate LNG export 
facilities, the Department of Energy shall issue a final de-
cision on any application for the authorization to export 
natural gas under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 
U.S.C. 717b) not later than 30 days after the later of— 
(1) the conclusion of the review to site, con-
struct, expand, or operate the LNG facilities re-
quired by the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or 
(2) the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) CONCLUSION OF REVIEW.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), review required by the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 shall be considered concluded— 
(1) for a project requiring an Environmental 
Impact Statement, 30 days after publication of a 
Final Environmental Impact Statement; 
(2) for a project for which an Environmental 
Assessment has been prepared, 30 days after publi-
cation by the Department of Energy of a Finding of 
No Significant Impact; and 
(3) upon a determination by the lead agency 
that an application is eligible for a categorical exclu-
sion pursuant National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 implementing regulations. 
(c) JUDICIAL ACTION.—(1) The United States Court 
of Appeals for the circuit in which the export facility will 
be located pursuant to an application described in sub-
section (a) shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction 
over any civil action for the review of— 
(A) an order issued by the Department of En-
ergy with respect to such application; or 
(B) the Department of Energy’s failure to issue 
a final decision on such application. 
(2) If the Court in a civil action described in para-
graph (1) finds that the Department of Energy has failed 
to issue a final decision on the application as required 
under subsection (a), the Court shall order the Depart-
ment of Energy to issue such final decision not later than 
30 days after the Court’s order. 
(3) The Court shall set any civil action brought under 
this subsection for expedited consideration and shall set 
the matter on the docket as soon as practical after the 
filing date of the initial pleading.
SEC. 3. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF EXPORT DESTINATIONS. 
Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF LNG EXPORT DES-
TINATIONS.—As a condition for approval of any authoriza-
tion to export LNG, the Secretary of Energy shall require 
the applicant to publicly disclose the specific destination 
or destinations of any such authorized LNG exports.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 28, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 351 
AN ACT 
To provide for expedited approval of exportation of 
natural gas, and for other purposes.