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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 322 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 16105 Swingley Ridge Road in Chesterfield, 
Missouri, as the ‘‘Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SGT. ZACHARY M. FISHER POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 16105 Swingley Ridge Road in 
Chesterfield, Missouri, shall be known and designated as 
the ‘‘Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Sgt. Zachary M. Fish-
er Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 24, 
2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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II 
Calendar No. 256 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 322 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
OCTOBER 8, 2015 
Reported by Mr. JOHNSON, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 16105 Swingley Ridge Road in Chesterfield, 
Missouri, as the ‘‘Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SGT. ZACHARY M. FISHER POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 16105 Swingley Ridge Road in 
Chesterfield, Missouri, shall be known and designated as 
the ‘‘Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher Post Office’’. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Sgt. Zachary M. Fish-
er Post Office’’. 
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Calendar No. 256 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 322 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 16105 Swingley Ridge Road 
in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the ‘‘Sgt. Zachary 
M. Fisher Post Office’’. 
OCTOBER 8, 2015 
Reported without amendment 
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V 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3230 
For the relief of Erdal Dede. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2015 
Mr. RYAN of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Erdal Dede. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ERDAL 
DEDE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Erdal Dede shall be eligible for issuance of an immi-
grant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an 
application for issuance of an immigrant visa under sec-
tion 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful 
permanent resident. 
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(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Erdal Dede enters 
the United States before the filing deadline specified in 
subsection (c), he shall be considered to have entered and 
remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligi-
ble for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Erdal Dede, the Secretary of State shall instruct 
the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or 
next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant 
visas that are made available to natives of the country of 
the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of 
immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the 
country of the alien’s birth under section 202(e) of such 
Act. 
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
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parents, brothers, and sisters of Erdal Dede shall not, by 
virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privi-
lege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
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(iii) a decision by the President not to 
take any action under subsection (b) with 
respect to such article becomes final; or 
(iv) the President determines that, be-
cause of changed circumstances, such relief 
is no longer warranted. 
(B) SUSPENSION
OF
LIQUIDATION.—Any 
suspension of liquidation ordered under para-
graph (3) with respect to an imported article 
shall terminate on the day on which provisional 
relief is terminated under subparagraph (A) 
with respect to the article. 
(C) RATES OF DUTY.—If an increase in, or 
the imposition of, a duty that is provided under 
subsection (b) on an imported article is dif-
ferent from a duty increase or imposition that 
was provided for such an article under this sub-
section, then the entry of any such article for 
which liquidation was suspended under para-
graph (3) shall be liquidated at whichever of 
such rates of duty is lower. 
(D) RATE OF DUTY IF PROVISIONAL RE-
LIEF.—If provisional relief is provided under 
this subsection with respect to an imported arti-
cle and neither a duty increase nor a duty im-
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position is provided under subsection (b) for 
such article, the entry of any such article for 
which liquidation was suspended under para-
graph (3) shall be liquidated at the rate of duty 
that applied before the provisional relief was 
provided. 
SEC. 323. PERIOD OF RELIEF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the im-
port relief that the President provides under subsections 
(b) and (c) of section 322 may not, in the aggregate, be 
in effect for more than 2 years. 
(b) EXTENSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the President may extend the effective period of any 
import relief provided under this subtitle for a pe-
riod of not more than 2 years, if the President de-
termines that— 
(A) the import relief continues to be nec-
essary to remedy or prevent serious damage 
and to facilitate adjustment by the domestic in-
dustry to import competition; and 
(B) there is evidence that the industry is 
making a positive adjustment to import com-
petition.
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4763 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for pension 
benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
to veterans who served during certain periods of time in specified loca-
tions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 6, 2004 
Mr. RAHALL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility 
for pension benefits under laws administered by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to veterans who served during 
certain periods of time in specified locations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PENSION BENEFITS. 
Section 1501(4) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘Such term includes—
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Intern Protec-
tion Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2302 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g)(1) All protections afforded to an employee under 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of subsection (b)(1) shall 
be afforded, in the same manner and to the same extent, 
to an intern and an applicant for internship. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of the application of this sub-
section, a reference to an employee shall be considered a 
reference to an intern in— 
‘‘(A) section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16); 
‘‘(B) sections 12 and 15 of the Age Discrimina-
tion in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 631, 
633a); and 
‘‘(C) section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 791). 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘intern’ means an 
individual who performs uncompensated voluntary service 
in an agency to earn credit awarded by an educational in-
stitution or to learn a trade or occupation.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3111(c)(1) 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘section 2302(g) (relating to prohibited personnel prac-
tices),’’ before ‘‘chapter 81’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 11, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3231 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect 
unpaid interns in the Federal Government from 
workplace harassment and discrimination, and 
for other purposes.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3231 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid interns in the 
Federal government from workplace harassment and discrimination, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2015 
Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, and Ms. MENG) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid 
interns in the Federal government from workplace har-
assment and discrimination, 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 ‘‘Federal Intern Protec-
tion Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES. 
Section 2302 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(g)(1) All protections afforded to an employee under 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of subsection (b)(1) shall 
be afforded, in the same manner and to the same extent, 
to an intern, including an applicant for internship and a 
former intern. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of the application of this sub-
section, a reference to an employee shall be considered a 
reference to an intern in— 
‘‘(A) section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16); 
‘‘(B) sections 12 and 15 of the Age Discrimina-
tion in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 631, 
633a); and 
‘‘(C) section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 791). 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘intern’ means an 
individual who performs uncompensated voluntary service 
in an agency to earn credit awarded by an educational in-
stitution or to learn a trade or occupation.’’. 
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II 
Calendar No. 616 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3231 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 12, 2016 
Received 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 
Read the first time 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid 
interns in the Federal Government from workplace har-
assment and discrimination, 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 ‘‘Federal Intern Protec-
tion Act of 2016’’. 
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‘‘SEC. 582. ASSISTANCE FOR ANTITERRORISM.
‘‘Amounts made available to carry out this chapter
for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 may be made available to
carry out chapter 8 of part II of this Act.
‘‘SEC. 583. ASSISTANCE FOR DEMINING.
‘‘The President is authorized to provide assistance for
demining activities, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, including—
‘‘(1) to enhance the ability of countries, inter-
national organizations, and nongovernmental organi-
zations to detect and clear landmines; and
‘‘(2) to educate affected populations about the
dangers of landmines.
‘‘SEC. 584. ASSISTANCE FOR RELATED PROGRAMS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts made available to carry
out this chapter for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 may be
made available to carry out section 301 of this Act for
voluntary contributions to the International Atomic En-
ergy Agency (IAEA) and the Korean Peninsula Energy
Development Organization (KEDO) and to programs ad-
ministered by such organizations. –
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts made available
under subsection (a) for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, not
more than $25,000,000 may be made available for each
fiscal year to KEDO for the administrative expenses and
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2302 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g)(1) All protections afforded to an employee under 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of subsection (b)(1) shall 
be afforded, in the same manner and to the same extent, 
to an intern and an applicant for internship. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of the application of this sub-
section, a reference to an employee shall be considered a 
reference to an intern in— 
‘‘(A) section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16); 
‘‘(B) sections 12 and 15 of the Age Discrimina-
tion in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 631, 
633a); and 
‘‘(C) section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 791). 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘intern’ means an 
individual who performs uncompensated voluntary service 
in an agency to earn credit awarded by an educational in-
stitution or to learn a trade or occupation.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3111(c)(1) 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
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‘‘section 2302(g) (relating to prohibited personnel prac-
tices),’’ before ‘‘chapter 81’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 11, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 616 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3231 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect 
unpaid interns in the Federal Government from 
workplace harassment and discrimination, and 
for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
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II 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3231 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 12, 2016 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid 
interns in the Federal Government from workplace har-
assment and discrimination, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Intern Protec-
tion Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2302 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g)(1) All protections afforded to an employee under 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of subsection (b)(1) shall 
be afforded, in the same manner and to the same extent, 
to an intern and an applicant for internship. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of the application of this sub-
section, a reference to an employee shall be considered a 
reference to an intern in— 
‘‘(A) section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16); 
‘‘(B) sections 12 and 15 of the Age Discrimina-
tion in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 631, 
633a); and 
‘‘(C) section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 791). 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘intern’ means an 
individual who performs uncompensated voluntary service 
in an agency to earn credit awarded by an educational in-
stitution or to learn a trade or occupation.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3111(c)(1) 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘section 2302(g) (relating to prohibited personnel prac-
tices),’’ before ‘‘chapter 81’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 11, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3233 
To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to protect unpaid 
interns in the legislative branch from workplace harassment and discrimi-
nation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2015 
Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, and Ms. MENG) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House 
Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to 
protect unpaid interns in the legislative branch from 
workplace harassment and discrimination, 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 ‘‘Congressional Intern 
Protection Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION TO UNPAID INTERNS OF RIGHTS AND 
PROTECTIONS AGAINST EMPLOYMENT DIS-
CRIMINATION UNDER CONGRESSIONAL AC-
COUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995. 
Section 201 of the Congressional Accountability Act 
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1311) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION TO UNPAID INTERNS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsections (a) and (b) 
shall apply with respect to an intern, including an 
applicant for an internship and a former intern, in 
the same manner and to the same extent as such 
subsections apply with respect to an employee. 
‘‘(2) INTERN
DEFINED.—The term ‘intern’ 
means an individual who performs uncompensated 
voluntary service for an employing office to earn 
credit awarded by an educational institution or to 
learn a trade or occupation.’’. 
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‘‘(1) the period beginning on February 1, 1955, 
and ending on August 4, 1964, in the case of active 
military, naval, or air service performed in the Re-
public of Korea; 
‘‘(2) the period beginning on May 8, 1975, and 
ending on August 1, 1990, in the case of active mili-
tary, naval, or air service performed in the Republic 
of Korea; 
‘‘(3) the period beginning on August 24, 1982, 
and ending on July 31, 1984, in the case of active 
military, naval, or air service performed in Lebanon 
or Granada; and 
‘‘(4) the period beginning on December 20, 
1989, and ending on January 31, 1990, in the case 
of active military, naval, or air service performed in 
Panama.’’. 
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(9) more than 15 percent of federally assisted
multifamily housing projects are physically or finan-
cially distressed, including a number which suffer
from mismanagement;
(10) due to Federal budget constraints, the
downsizing of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development, and diminished administrative
capacity, the Department lacks the ability to ensure
the continued economic and physical well-being of
the stock of federally insured and assisted multifam-
ily housing projects; and
(11) the economic, physical, and management
problems facing the stock of federally insured and
assisted multifamily housing projects will be best
served by reforms that—
(A) reduce the cost of Federal rental as-
sistance, including project-based assistance, to
these projects while reducing the debt service
and operating costs of these projects and re-
taining the low-income affordability and avail-
ability of the projects;
(B) address physical and economic distress
of the projects and the failure of some project
managers and owners to comply with manage-