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Calendar No. 585 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 43 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 18, 2014 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
NOVEMBER 13, 2014 
Reported by Mr. CARPER, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 14 Red River Avenue North in Cold Spring, 
Minnesota, as the ‘‘Officer Tommy Decker Memorial 
Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. OFFICER TOMMY DECKER MEMORIAL POST OF-
FICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 14 Red River Avenue North in 
Cold Spring, Minnesota, shall be known and designated 
as the ‘‘Officer Tommy Decker Memorial 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 ‘‘Officer Tommy Deck-
er Memorial Post Office’’. 
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Calendar No. 585 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 43 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 14 Red River Avenue North 
in Cold Spring, Minnesota, as the ‘‘Officer 
Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office’’. 
NOVEMBER 13, 2014 
Reported without amendment 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 280 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup 
bonuses and awards paid to employees of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
termines to be appropriate for the purpose for which 
the closure is imposed. 
(3) 
NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS.—Before 
imposing a closure under paragraph (1), and for the 
duration of the closure, the Secretary shall— 
(A) post and maintain appropriate warning 
notices regarding the closure; and 
(B) take appropriate steps to notify the 
public concerning of the closure. 
(d) RELATION
TO
REFUGE
MANAGEMENT
AND 
USES.—Nothing in this section limits the management au-
thority of the Secretary of the Interior over the Guam Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge and other uses of the Guam Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge established pursuant to section 4 
of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration 
Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd) to the extent such manage-
ment authority and refuge uses are compatible with the 
authorities provided to the Secretary of the Navy under 
subsections (a) and (c). 
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mised in whole or in part upon the defendant vio-
lating any provision of this Act. 
(2) PROTECTION
OF
CONSUMER
PROTECTION 
LAWS.—This subsection shall not be construed to 
limit the enforcement of any State consumer protec-
tion law by an attorney general of a State. 
(c) PROTECTION OF CERTAIN STATE LAWS.—This 
Act shall not be construed to preempt the applicability 
of— 
(1) State trespass, contract, or tort law; or 
(2) other State laws to the extent that those 
laws relate to acts of fraud. 
(d) PRESERVATION OF FTC AUTHORITY.—Nothing 
in this Act may be construed in any way to limit or affect 
the Commission’s authority under any other provision of 
law. 
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Com-
mission $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 
2016 to carry out this Act. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4401 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the immediate 
designation of substitute representative payees, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 4, 2014 
Mr. SCHRADER (for himself and Ms. BONAMICI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide 
for the immediate designation of substitute representative 
payees, 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 ‘‘Social Security Tem-
porary Emergency Payee Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SUBSTITUTE REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 205(j)(1) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 405(j)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the second 
sentence; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) If the Commissioner of Social Security or a 
court of competent jurisdiction determines that the rep-
resentative payee for an individual has died, has misused 
any individual’s benefit paid to such representative payee 
pursuant to this subsection or section 807 or 1631(a)(2), 
or has otherwise become unable or unwilling to continue 
serving as a representative payee, the Commissioner of So-
cial Security shall— 
‘‘(i) immediately revoke certification for pay-
ment of the individual’s benefits to such representa-
tive payee; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) notwithstanding paragraph (2), as of 
the date of the revocation required under clause (i), 
certify payment of such benefits, on a permanent or 
temporary basis, to a qualified organization (as de-
fined in paragraph (4)(B)) to serve as a substitute 
representative payee for the individual; or 
‘‘(II) if the interest of the individual under this 
title would be served thereby, certify payment of 
such benefits to the individual.’’. 
(b) NO DEFERRAL OF BENEFIT PAYMENT DURING 
SELECTION
OF
SUBSTITUTE
PAYEE.—Section 
205(j)(2)(D) of such Act (42 U.S.C. (j)(2)(D)) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘clause (ii)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘clauses (ii) and (iii)’’; 
(2) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); 
and 
(3) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: 
‘‘(iii) This subparagraph shall not apply with respect 
to the selection of a representative payee for an individual 
in any case in which a representative payee has previously 
been designated for such individual.’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4402 
To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to establish a surface danger zone 
over the Guam National Wildlife Refuge or any portion thereof to support 
the operation of a live-fire training range complex. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 4, 2014 
Ms. BORDALLO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to establish a surface 
danger zone over the Guam National Wildlife Refuge 
or any portion thereof to support the operation of a 
live-fire training range complex. 
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 ‘‘Guam Military Train-
ing and Readiness Act of 2014’’. 
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A SURFACE DANGER ZONE, 
GUAM NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH.—The Secretary of 
the Navy may establish a surface danger zone over the 
Guam National Wildlife Refuge or any portion thereof if 
the Secretary determines that establishment of a surface 
danger zone will support the operation by the Department 
of the Navy of a live-fire training range complex on Ander-
sen Air Force Base, Northwest Field, to support training 
and operations. 
(b) TREATMENT OF OPERATIONS.—The operation of 
a live-fire training range complex on Andersen Air Force 
Base, Northwest Field, and associated surface danger 
zone, if established under subsection (a), are deemed to 
be authorized uses of the Guam National Wildlife Refuge. 
(c) CLOSURE TO PUBLIC.— 
(1) AUTHORITY TO CLOSE.—The Secretary of 
the Navy may close to public use any road or trail 
within, or any portion of, the Guam National Wild-
life Refuge if the Secretary determines that military 
operations, public safety, or national security require 
the closure. 
(2) LIMITED AREA AND DURATION.—The Sec-
retary shall limit a closure under paragraph (1) to 
the minimum area and period that the Secretary de-
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4404 
To direct the Attorney General to acquire data, for each calendar year, 
about sexual offenses, including rape, that occur aboard aircraft. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 4, 2014 
Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself and Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct the Attorney General to acquire data, for each 
calendar year, about sexual offenses, including rape, that 
occur aboard aircraft. 
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 ‘‘Sexual Assault Report-
ing on Aircraft Act of 2014’’ or the ‘‘SARA Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. STATISTICS RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENSES THAT 
OCCUR ABOARD AIRCRAFT. 
Under the authority of section 534 of title 28, United 
States Code, the Attorney General shall acquire data, for 
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each calendar year, about sexual offenses, including rape, 
that occur aboard aircraft. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4405 
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the posses-
sion of a firearm by a person who is adjudicated to have committed 
a violent juvenile act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 4, 2014 
Mr. ISRAEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to 
prohibit the possession of a firearm by a person who 
is adjudicated to have committed a violent juvenile act. 
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 ‘‘Preventing Gun Vio-
lence Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A 
PERSON WHO IS ADJUDICATED TO HAVE 
COMMITTED A VIOLENT JUVENILE ACT. 
(a) POSSESSION BAN.—Section 922(g) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(8); 
(2) by striking the comma at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) who has been adjudicated by a court of 
the United States to have committed a violent juve-
nile act,’’. 
(b) VIOLENT JUVENILE ACT DEFINED.—Section 
921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(36) The term ‘violent juvenile act’ means— 
‘‘(A) an act by a person before the person at-
tains 18 years of age that, if committed by an adult, 
would be punishable by a term of imprisonment ex-
ceeding one year, and— 
‘‘(i) has as an element the use, attempted 
use, or threatened use of physical force against 
another person; or 
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‘‘(ii) by its nature, involves a substantial 
risk that physical force against another person 
may be used in the course of committing the 
act; and 
‘‘(B) an act described in subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) by a person who has attained 18 years 
of age but not 21 years of age; and 
‘‘(ii) for which the person is tried as a ju-
venile or youthful offender under State law.’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4406 
To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to 
impose restrictions on the risk corridor program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 4, 2014 
Mr. LANCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act to impose restrictions on the risk corridor program. 
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 ‘‘Taxpayer Bailout Pro-
tection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON PPACA RISK CORRIDOR PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 1342(b) of the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18062(b)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraph (3), the 
Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) SAFEGUARD TO PROTECT TAXPAYERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that the amount of payments to plans 
under paragraph (1) for a plan year beginning 
during calendar year 2014, 2015, or 2016 does 
not exceed the amount of payments to the Sec-
retary under paragraph (2) for such plan year. 
‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENT
TO
PROTECT
TAX-
PAYERS.—The Secretary shall proportionately 
decrease the amount of payments to plans 
under paragraph (1) in order to ensure that the 
requirement of subparagraph (A) is satisfied 
each year.’’. 
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(2) FORM.—The report required by subpara-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may contain a classified annex. 
(c) PROVISIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN FINANCIAL 
INSTITUTIONS.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 
days thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report that— 
(A) identifies each foreign central bank 
that the Secretary determines engages in one or 
more 
activities 
described 
in 
subsection 
(a)(2)(D); and 
(B) provides a detailed description of each 
such activity. 
(2) SPECIAL
RULE
TO
ALLOW
FOR
TERMI-
NATION
OF
SANCTIONABLE
ACTIVITY.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall not be required to apply 
sanctions to a foreign financial institution described 
in subsection (a) if the Secretary of the Treasury, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and 
in consultation with the heads of other applicable de-
partments and agencies, certifies in writing to the 
appropriate congressional committees that—
nancial management, human resources manage-
ment, and program decisions;
‘‘(B) in cooperation with the agency Chief
Financial Officer (or comparable official), de-
velop a full and accurate accounting of informa-
tion technology expenditures, related expenses,
and results; and
‘‘(C) establish goals for improving informa-
tion resources management’s contribution to
program productivity, efficiency, and effective-
ness, methods for measuring progress towards
those goals, and clear roles and responsibilities
for achieving those goals;
‘‘(4) in consultation with the Director, the Ad-
ministrator of General Services, and the Archivist of
the United States, maintain a current and complete
inventory of the agency’s information resources, in-
cluding directories necessary to fulfill the require-
ments of section 3511 of this chapter; and
‘‘(5) in consultation with the Director and the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management,
conduct formal training programs to educate agency
program and management officials about informa-
tion resources management.
‘‘(c) With respect to the collection of information and
the control of paperwork, each agency shall—
‘‘(1) establish a process within the office headed
by the official designated under subsection (a), that
is sufficiently independent of program responsibility
to evaluate fairly whether proposed collections of in-
formation should be approved under this chapter,
to—
‘‘(A) review each collection of information
before submission to the Director for review
under this chapter, including—
‘‘(i) an evaluation of the need for the
collection of information;
‘‘(ii) a functional description of the in-
formation to be collected;
‘‘(iii) a plan for the collection of the
information;
‘‘(iv) a specific, objectively supported
estimate of burden;
‘‘(v) a test of the collection of infor-
mation through a pilot program, if appro-
priate; and
‘‘(vi) a plan for the efficient and effec-
tive management and use of the informa-
IA
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H.J. RES. 125
Finding the Government of Iraq in material and unacceptable breach of
its international obligations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 25, 1998
Mr. GINGRICH (for himself and Mr. GILMAN) introduced the following joint
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations
JOINT RESOLUTION
Finding the Government of Iraq in material and unacceptable
breach of its international obligations.
Whereas hostilities in Operation Desert Storm ended on Feb-
ruary 28, 1991, and the conditions governing the cease-
fire were specified in United Nations Security Council
Resolutions 686 (March 2, 1991) and 687 (April 3,
1991);
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 re-
quires that international economic sanctions remain in
place until Iraq discloses and destroys its weapons of
mass destruction programs and capabilities and under-
takes unconditionally never to resume such activities;
Whereas Resolution 687 established the United Nations Spe-
cial Commission on Iraq (UNSCOM) to uncover all as-
pects of Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction programs
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2460 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
provision of adult day health care services for veterans. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 4411 RFS 
(i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and the Committee on Financial Services 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(ii) the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions and the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
(C) COVERED GOODS.—The term ‘‘covered 
goods’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 1027.100 of title 31, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations. 
(D) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘‘financial institution’’ means a financial insti-
tution specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), 
(D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), (M), (N), 
(P), (R), (T), (Y), or (Z) of section 5312(a)(2) 
of title 31, United States Code. 
(E) FOREIGN
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION; 
DOMESTIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.— 
(i) FOREIGN
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TION.—The term ‘‘foreign financial institu-
tion’’ has the meaning of such term in sec-
tion 1010.605 of title 31, Code of Federal 
Regulations, and includes a foreign central 
bank. 
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•HR 4412 EH1S 
functioning in the microgravity envi-
ronment; 
(IV) the use of controls to help 
distinguish among the direct and indi-
rect effects of microgravity, among 
other effects of the flight or space en-
vironment; 
(V) approaches for facilitating 
data collection, analysis, and interpre-
tation; 
(VI) procedures to ensure repeti-
tion of experiments, as needed; 
(VII) support for timely presen-
tation of the peer-reviewed results of 
the research; 
(VIII) defined metrics for the 
success of each study; and 
(IX) how these activities enable 
the Human Exploration Roadmap de-
scribed in section 70504 of title 51, 
United States Code; 
(ii) instrumentation required to sup-
port the measurements and analysis of the 
research to be carried out under the stra-
tegic plan;
•HR 4412 EH1S 
and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 
(42 U.S.C. 18323). 
‘‘(2) SPACE
LAUNCH
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘Space Launch System’ means the follow-on Govern-
ment-owned civil launch system developed, managed, 
and operated by the Administration to serve as a 
key component to expand human presence beyond 
low-Earth orbit, as described in section 302 of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Au-
thorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18322).’’. 
(c) KEY OBJECTIVES.—Section 202(b) of the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration Authoriza-
tion Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18312(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) to accelerate the development of capabili-
ties to enable a human exploration mission to the 
surface 
of 
Mars 
and 
beyond 
through 
the 
prioritization of those technologies and capabilities 
best suited for such a mission in accordance with the 
Human Exploration Roadmap under section 70504 
of title 51, United States Code.’’.
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(B) An appropriation of $700,000,000 
over the next 3 fiscal years. 
(C) An appropriation of $800,000,000 over 
the next 3 fiscal years. 
(D) The funding level assumptions over 
the next 3 fiscal years that are included as part 
of commercial crew transportation capability 
contract awards. 
(3) TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after initiation of the Independent Cost and Sched-
ule Estimate under paragraph (1), the Adminis-
trator shall transmit the results of the Independent 
Cost and Schedule Estimate to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
(g) IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the 
completion of the Independent Cost and Schedule 
Estimate under subsection (f), the Administrator 
shall transmit to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate a report containing 4 dis-
tinct implementation strategies based on such Inde-