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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3655 
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 with respect to Federal Government liability and 
to require reimbursement to the Judgement Fund for certain claims, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 
Mr. WESTMORELAND (for himself, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. FRANKS of 
Arizona, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Geor-
gia, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. BABIN, and Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, 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 amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 with respect to 
Federal Government liability and to require reimburse-
ment to the Judgement Fund for certain claims, 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 ‘‘EPA Pays Act’’. 
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SEC. 3. REIMBURSEMENT TO JUDGMENT FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency shall reimburse to the fund 
described in section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, 
from the unobligated balance of amounts available to the 
Administrator in the ‘‘Environmental Programs and Man-
agement’’ account for the Information Exchange/Out-
reach, Enforcement, and Clean Air and Climate program 
areas, an amount equal to the amount of each payment 
made from such fund resulting from a claim under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 or chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code. 
(b) ORDER OF SOURCES.—In carrying out subpara-
graph (a), the Administrator shall first use amounts avail-
able for the Information Exchange/Outreach program 
area. If sufficient amounts are not available for such pro-
gram area, the Administrator shall use amounts available 
for the Enforcement program area. If sufficient amounts 
are not available for either of the preceding program 
areas, the Administrator shall use amounts available for 
the Clean Air and Climate program area. 
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V
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1868
For the relief of Billy I. Meyer.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 11, 1997
Mr. LANTOS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Billy I. Meyer.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS.
The time limitations set forth in subsections (b) and
(c) of section 3702 of title 31, United States Code, shall
not apply with respect to a claim by Billy I. Meyer, of
San Francisco, California, for pay due from the Depart-
ment of the Army, as represented by checks that were is-
sued to Billy I. Meyer during the period beginning on Jan-
uary 15, 1981, and ending on September 22, 1984, but
were not negotiated.
SEC. 2. DEADLINE.
Section 1 shall apply only if Billy I. Meyer, or his
authorized representative, submits a claim pursuant to
such section before the expiration of the 12-month period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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V
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1869
For the relief of the estate of Irwin Rutman.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 11, 1997
Ms. MOLINARI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of the estate of Irwin Rutman.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER DESIGNATION.
For purposes of part L of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796 et seq.), relating to benefits for survivors of public
safety officers, Irwin Rutman of Staten Island, New York,
shall be deemed to have been a public safety officer on
October 29, 1990, and his family shall be entitled to death
benefits under such part.
of an existing wilderness area of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System: 
(1) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER-
NESS ADDITIONS-NORTH EUREKA VALLEY.—Certain 
land in the California Desert Conservation Area ad-
ministered by the Director of the National Park 
Service, comprising approximately 11,496 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Death Valley 
National Park Proposed Wilderness Area-North Eu-
reka Valley’’, numbered 143/100,082D, and dated 
August 2015, which shall be considered to be a part 
of the Death Valley National Park Wilderness. 
(2) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER-
NESS ADDITIONS-IBEX.—Certain land in the Cali-
fornia Desert Conservation Area administered by the 
Director of the National Park Service comprising 
approximately 23,650 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Death Valley National Park Pro-
posed 
Wilderness 
Area-Ibex’’, 
numbered 
143/ 
100,081C, and dated October 7, 2014, which shall 
be considered to be a part of the Death Valley Na-
tional Park Wilderness. 
(3) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER-
NESS ADDITIONS-PANAMINT VALLEY.—Certain land 
in the California Desert Conservation Area adminis-
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION OF ATTORNEYS’ AND AGENTS’ FEES.
No amount exceeding 10 percent of a payment made
under section 1 may be paid to or received by any attorney
or agent for services rendered in connection with the pay-
ment. Any person who violates the provisions of this sec-
tion shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be subject
to a fine in the amount provided under title 18, United
States Code.
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SEC. 2. CALCULATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS USING COST 
OF LOW-COST FOOD PLAN. 
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 3 (7 U.S.C. 2012) by inserting 
after subsection (l) the following: 
‘‘(l–A) ‘Low-cost food plan’ means the cost of the diet 
determined by the Secretary, as described in ‘The Low- 
Cost, Moderate-Cost, and Liberal Food Plans, 2007’, pub-
lished by the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion 
(CNPP–20, November 2007) of the Department of Agri-
culture. The cost of such diet shall be the basis for uni-
form allotments for all households regardless of their ac-
tual composition, except that the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) make household-size adjustments (based 
on the unrounded cost of such diet) taking into ac-
count economies of scale; 
‘‘(2) make cost adjustments in the low-cost food 
plan for Hawaii and the urban and rural parts of 
Alaska to reflect the cost of food in Hawaii and 
urban and rural Alaska; 
‘‘(3) make cost adjustments in the separate 
low-cost food plans for Guam, and the Virgin Is-
lands of the United States, to reflect the cost of food 
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in those States, but not to exceed the cost of food 
in the 50 States and the District of Columbia; and 
‘‘(4) on October 1, 2017, and each October 1 
thereafter, adjust the cost of the diet to reflect the 
cost of the diet in the preceding June, and round the 
result to the nearest lower dollar increment for each 
household size.’’; 
(2) in section 8(a) (7 U.S.C. 2017(a)) by strik-
ing ‘‘thrifty food plan’’ each place it appears, and in-
serting ‘‘low-cost food plan’’; and 
(3) 
in 
section 
19(a)(2)(A) 
(7 
U.S.C. 
2028(a)(2)(A))— 
(A) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘each fiscal year there-
after’’ and inserting ‘‘each of the fiscal 
years 2004 through 2016’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2017, 
$2,191,000,000; and 
‘‘(iv) subject to the availability of ap-
propriations under section 18(a), for fiscal 
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year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
the amount determined under clause (iii), 
as adjusted by the percentage by which the 
low-cost food plan has been adjusted under 
section 3(l–A)(4) between June 30, 2016, 
and June 30 of the immediately preceding 
fiscal year.’’. 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 186
To provide for the mandatory registration of handguns.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for the mandatory registration of handguns.
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 ‘‘Handgun Registration
Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL HANDGUN REGISTRATION SYSTEM TO
APPLY IN ALL STATES NOT ESTABLISHING
STATE 
HANDGUN 
REGISTRATION 
SYSTEM
THAT MEETS CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning 2 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Federal handgun reg-
istration system to be established by the Attorney General
under section 3(a) and the amendment made by section
3(b) shall apply in any State during any period in which
the Attorney General finds, after opportunity for a hearing
on the record, that such State is not complying substan-
tially with the requirements of subsection (b) of this sec-
tion.
(b) REQUIREMENTS OF STATE HANDGUN REGISTRA-
TION SYSTEM.—The requirements of this subsection are
as follows:
(1) REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT.—State law
must require each individual who owns, possesses, or
controls a handgun in the State to register such
handgun—
(A) in the case of handguns owned, pos-
sessed, or controlled on or before the effective
date of the State law—
(i) with a State law enforcement agen-
cy; and
(ii) within 90 days after such effective
date; and
(B) in the case of handguns owned, pos-
sessed, or controlled after such effective date—
(i) with the licensed dealer (as defined
in section 921(a)(11) of title 18, United
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3658 
To provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 
Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. BURGESS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide grants to better understand and reduce 
gestational diabetes, 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 ‘‘Gestational Diabetes 
Act of 2015’’ or the ‘‘GEDI Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GESTATIONAL DIABETES. 
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 317H the following: 
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the overall purpose of the statute: Provided further, That
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
publish a notice in the Federal Register governing the use
of community development block grants funds in conjunc-
tion with any program administered by the Director of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency for buyouts for
structures in disaster areas: Provided further, That for any
funds under this head used for buyouts in conjunction
with any program administered by the Director of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, each State or
unit of general local government requesting funds from the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for buyouts
shall submit a plan to the Secretary which must be ap-
proved by the Secretary as consistent with the require-
ments of this program: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development and the Direc-
tor of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall
submit quarterly reports to the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations on all disbursements and uses
of funds for or associated with buyouts: Provided further,
That for purposes of disasters eligible under this head the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive,
on a case-by-case basis and upon such other terms as the
Secretary may specify, in whole or in part, the require-
ments that activities benefit persons of low- and moderate-
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 365 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a notice and comment 
rulemaking before implementing certain policies relating to obstruction 
evaluation aeronautical studies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 14, 2015 
Mr. COHEN (for himself and Mr. SCHWEIKERT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a notice 
and comment rulemaking before implementing certain 
policies relating to obstruction evaluation aeronautical 
studies, 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. OBSTRUCTION EVALUATION AERONAUTICAL 
STUDIES. 
The Secretary of Transportation may implement the 
policy set forth in the notice of proposed policy entitled 
‘‘Proposal To Consider the Impact of One Engine Inoper-
ative Procedures in Obstruction Evaluation Aeronautical 
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Studies’’ published by the Department of Transportation 
on April 28, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 23300), only if the policy 
is adopted pursuant to notice and comment rulemaking 
and, for purposes of Executive Order 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 
note; relating to regulatory planning and review), is treat-
ed as a significant regulatory action within the scope of 
section 3(f)(1) of such Order. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3661 
To terminate the independent third-party program for sectors of the North-
east Multispecies Fishery unless the program is fully funded by the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 1, 2015 
Mr. GUINTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To terminate the independent third-party program for sectors 
of the Northeast Multispecies Fishery unless the program 
is fully funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration 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 ‘‘New England Fisher-
men Preservation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY 
MONITORING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the Secretary of Commerce shall not require sectors 
of the Northeast Multispecies Fishery to comply with the 
independent third-party monitoring program required by 
section 648.87 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or similar successor regulation). 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of Commerce may 
require sectors of the Northeast Multispecies Fishery to 
comply with the independent third-party monitoring pro-
gram required by section 648.87 of title 50, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or similar successor regulation), if the 
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration fully funds the program with funds appro-
priated for the Administration. 
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SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR REMOVAL OF 
FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INCLUD-
ING 
IRANIAN 
FINANCIAL 
INSTITUTIONS, 
FROM THE LIST OF SPECIALLY DESIGNATED 
NATIONALS AND BLOCKED PERSONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On or after July 19, 2015, the 
President may not remove a foreign financial institution, 
including an Iranian financial institution, described in 
subsection (b) from the list of specially designated nation-
als and blocked persons maintained by the Office of For-
eign Asset Control of the Department of the Treasury un-
less and until the President submits to the appropriate 
congressional committees a certification described in sub-
section (c) with respect to the foreign financial institution. 
(b) COVERED INSTITUTIONS.—A foreign financial in-
stitution, including an Iranian financial institution, de-
scribed in this subsection is a foreign financial institution 
listed in Attachment 3 or Attachment 4 to Annex II of 
the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—The President may remove a 
foreign financial institution, including an Iranian financial 
institution, described in subsection (b) from the list of spe-
cially designated nationals and blocked persons main-
tained by the Office of Foreign Asset Control of the De-
partment of the Treasury if the President submits to the 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3664 
To provide for the identification and documentation of best practices for 
cyber hygiene by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 1, 2015 
Ms. ESHOO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To provide for the identification and documentation of best 
practices for cyber hygiene by the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, 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 ‘‘Promoting Good Cyber 
Hygiene Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. CYBER HYGIENE BEST PRACTICES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, in consultation with the 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years after
fiscal year 1997.
SEC. 60006. PAYMENTS RELATING TO FEDERAL PROPERTY.
Section 8002(i) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702(i)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(i) PRIORITY PAYMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection
(b)(1)(B), and for any fiscal year beginning with fis-
cal year 1997 for which the amount appropriated to
carry out this section exceeds the amount so appro-
priated for fiscal year 1996—
‘‘(A) the Secretary shall first use the ex-
cess amount (not to exceed the amount equal to
the difference of (i) the amount appropriated to
carry out this section for fiscal year 1997, and
(ii) the amount appropriated to carry out this
section for fiscal year 1996) to increase the
payment that would otherwise be made under
this section to not more than 50 percent of the
maximum amount determined under subsection
(b) for any local educational agency described
in paragraph (2); and
tered by the Director of the National Park Service, 
comprising approximately 4,807 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Death Valley National 
Park Proposed Wilderness Area-Panamint Valley’’, 
numbered 143/100,083C, and dated October 7, 
2014, which shall be considered to be a part of the 
Death Valley National Park Wilderness. 
(4) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER-
NESS ADDITIONS-WARM SPRINGS.—Certain land in 
the California Desert Conservation Area adminis-
tered by the Director of the National Park Service, 
comprising approximately 10,485 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Death Valley National 
Park Proposed Wilderness Area-Warm Spring Can-
yon/Galena Canyon’’. Numbered 143/100,084D, and 
dated August 2015, which shall be considered to be 
a part of the Death Valley National Park Wilder-
ness. 
(5) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER-
NESS ADDITIONS-AXE HEAD.—Certain land in the 
California Desert Conservation Area administered by 
the Director of the National Park Service, com-
prising approximately 8,638 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Death Valley National 
Park Proposed Wilderness Area-Axe Head’’, num-
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A BILL 
To provide for the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to carry out a grant program for co-prescribing opioid 
overdose reversal drugs. 
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