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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4151 
To amend chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, to fund the Land 
and Water Conservation Fund and provide for the use of such funds, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2015 
Mr. SIMPSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agri-
culture, 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 amend chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, 
to fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and 
provide for the use of such funds, 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. LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND. 
(a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 200302 of title 54, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘During the period end-
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ing September 30, 2015, there’’ and inserting 
‘‘There’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘through 
September 30, 2015’’. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Section 200304 of title 
54, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘There’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN 
GENERAL.—There’’; and 
(2) by striking the second sentence and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(b) ALLOCATION.—Of the appropriations from the 
Fund— 
‘‘(1) not less than 40 percent shall be used col-
lectively for Federal purposes under section 200306; 
‘‘(2) not less than 40 percent shall be used col-
lectively— 
‘‘(A) to provide financial assistance to 
States under section 200305; 
‘‘(B) for the Forest Legacy Program es-
tablished under section 7 of the Cooperative 
Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
2103c); 
‘‘(C) for cooperative endangered species 
grants authorized under section 6 of the En-
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vestment Company Act of 1940 for its 
exclusion from the definition of invest-
ment company under that Act and 
such securities are not fixed-income 
securities, as defined in such rule— 
‘‘(aa) a qualified institu-
tional buyer, within the meaning 
of Rule 144A under the Securi-
ties Act of 1933; 
‘‘(bb) a person (other than 
any rating organization rating 
the issuer’s securities) involved in 
the organization or operation of 
the issuer or an affiliate of such 
a person, as defined in Rule 405 
under the Securities Act of 1933; 
or 
‘‘(cc) any entity in which all 
of the equity owners are such 
qualified institutional buyers as 
described in item (aa) or persons 
described in item (bb).’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4154 
To direct the President to submit to Congress a time frame for the transfer 
of certain naval vessels to Taiwan pursuant to section 102(b) of the 
Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2013, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 2, 2015 
Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. ENGEL, and Mr. SALMON) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the President to submit to Congress a time frame 
for the transfer of certain naval vessels to Taiwan pursu-
ant to section 102(b) of the Naval Vessel Transfer Act 
of 2013, 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 ‘‘Taiwan Naval Support 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TIME FRAME FOR TRANSFER OF CERTAIN NAVAL 
VESSELS TO TAIWAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a time 
frame for the transfer of naval vessels to Taiwan pursuant 
to section 102(b) of the Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2013 
(Public Law 113–276; 128 Stat. 2989). 
(b) FORM.—The time frame required under sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified annex. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 1 of Public Law 113–276. 
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I 
★
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4156 
To ensure equal access for HUBZone designations to all tax-paying small 
business owners. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 2, 2015 
Mr. CA´RDENAS (for himself, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. CLARKE of New 
York, Ms. MENG, Mr. POCAN, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. POLIS, Mrs. TORRES, 
Mr. CARSON of Indiana, and Mr. LOWENTHAL) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To ensure equal access for HUBZone designations to all 
tax-paying small business owners. 
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 ‘‘HUBZone Equity 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF HUBZONE SMALL 
BUSINESS CONCERN. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 3(p)(3) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)(3)) is amended by insert-
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HR 4156 IH1S 
ing ‘‘or lawful permanent residents of the United States’’ 
after ‘‘United States citizens’’. 
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‘‘(d) STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT HIGH SCHOOL 
GRADUATES.—In order for a student who does not have 
a certificate of graduation from a school providing sec-
ondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such cer-
tificate, to be eligible for any assistance under subparts 
1, 3, and 4 of part A and parts B, C, D, and E of this 
title, the student shall meet one of the following standards: 
‘‘(1) The student shall take an independently 
administered examination and shall achieve a score, 
specified by the Secretary, demonstrating that such 
student can benefit from the education or training 
being offered. Such examination shall be approved 
by the Secretary on the basis of compliance with 
such standards for development, administration, and 
scoring as the Secretary may prescribe in regula-
tions. 
‘‘(2) The student shall be determined as having 
the ability to benefit from the education or training 
in accordance with such process as the State shall 
prescribe. Any such process described or approved 
by a State for the purposes of this section shall be 
effective 6 months after the date of submission to 
the Secretary unless the Secretary disapproves such 
process. In determining whether to approve or dis-
approve such process, the Secretary shall take into 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4158 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the ability-to- 
benefit eligibility. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 2, 2015 
Mr. GIBSON (for himself and Ms. LEE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate 
the ability-to-benefit eligibility. 
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 ‘‘Restoring Investment 
in ATB Student Education Act’’ or the ‘‘RISE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ABILITY-TO-BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 484(d) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(d)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
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account the effectiveness of such process in enabling 
students without high school diplomas or the equiva-
lent thereof to benefit from the instruction offered 
by institutions utilizing such process, and shall also 
take into account the cultural diversity, economic 
circumstances, and educational preparation of the 
populations served by the institutions. 
‘‘(3) The student has completed a secondary 
school education in a home school setting that is 
treated as a home school or private school under 
State law. 
‘‘(4) The student shall be determined by the in-
stitution of higher education as having the ability to 
benefit from the education or training offered by the 
institution of higher education upon satisfactory 
completion of six credit hours or the equivalent clock 
hours that are applicable toward a degree or certifi-
cate offered by the institution of higher education.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
401(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a(b)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking 
‘‘484(d)(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘484(d)’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4159 
To limit the fees charged by the National Archives and Records 
Administration to veterans for military service records, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 2, 2015 
Mr. HIGGINS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To limit the fees charged by the National Archives and 
Records Administration to veterans for military service 
records, 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 ‘‘Access to Military 
Service Records Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FEES CHARGED BY THE NATIONAL 
ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 
TO 
VETERANS 
FOR 
MILITARY 
SERVICE 
RECORDS. 
Section 2116 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), in the case of 
a military service record of an individual, the Archivist 
may not charge to such individual (or, if such individual 
is deceased, the next of kin or immediate family of such 
individual) more than the cost of mailing such record.’’. 
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for a month in a year (beginning with 2017) is 
equal to— 
‘‘(i) 1⁄12 of the product of— 
‘‘(I) 
the 
amount 
determined 
under subsection (e) for the State for 
2016; and 
‘‘(II) 100 percent minus the 
highest possible Federal medical as-
sistance percentage that may be ap-
plied to any of the 50 States for fiscal 
year 2015 under section 1905(b)(1); 
and 
‘‘(ii) increased for each year (begin-
ning with 2017 up to and including the 
year involved) by the applicable growth 
factor specified in paragraph (4) for that 
year.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘of such State; and’’ and inserting ‘‘of 
such State for years before 2017;’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(I) by inserting ‘‘for periods be-
fore January 1, 2017’’ after ‘‘(B)’’; 
and 
(II) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) for the first 3 quarters of fiscal year 
2017 and for each subsequent fiscal year, the 
amount otherwise applied under section 1108(f) 
for the State shall be increased by the amount 
specified in paragraph (4)(A) for such period or 
fiscal year.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘For periods before 
January 2017, the Secretary’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘BE-
FORE SECOND QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 
2017’’ after ‘‘INCREASED AMOUNT’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in the matter before clause 
(i), by inserting ‘‘or other fiscal pe-
riod’’ after ‘‘for a year’’; and 
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(II) in clause (i), by inserting 
‘‘for such year or period’’ after ‘‘sub-
paragraph (B)’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(II) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘a 
subsequent year’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
subsequent fiscal year (before the sec-
ond quarter of fiscal year 2017)’’; 
(III) in clause (iii), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) for the first quarter of fiscal 
year 2017, is equal to 25 percent of the 
aggregate amount specified in this sub-
paragraph for the previous fiscal year in-
creased by the annual percentage increase 
specified in section 1860D–2(b)(6) for the 
year involved.’’; 
(D) by striking paragraph (4); and 
(E) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following new paragraph: 
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HR 4168 PCS 
SEC. 2. ANNUAL REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT-BUSINESS 
FORUM ON CAPITAL FORMATION. 
Section 503 of the Small Business Investment Incen-
tive Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 80c–1) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) The Commission shall— 
‘‘(1) review the findings and recommendations 
of the forum; and 
‘‘(2) each time the forum submits a finding or 
recommendation to the Commission, promptly issue 
a public statement— 
‘‘(A) assessing the finding or recommenda-
tion of the forum; and 
‘‘(B) disclosing the action, if any, the Com-
mission intends to take with respect to the find-
ing or recommendation.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 1, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Union Calendar No. 449 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4167 
[Report No. 114–579] 
A BILL 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to re-
quire multi-line telephone systems to have a de-
fault configuration that permits users to directly 
initiate a call to 9–1–1 without dialing any addi-
tional digit, code, prefix, or post-fix, and for 
other purposes. 
MAY 23, 2016 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4168 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 
1980 to require an annual review by the Securities and 
Exchange Commission of the annual government-business 
forum on capital formation that is held pursuant to 
such 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 ‘‘Small Business Capital 
Formation Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ANNUAL REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT-BUSINESS 
FORUM ON CAPITAL FORMATION. 
Section 503 of the Small Business Investment Incen-
tive Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 80c–1) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) The Commission shall— 
‘‘(1) review the findings and recommendations 
of the forum; and 
‘‘(2) each time the forum submits a finding or 
recommendation to the Commission, promptly issue 
a public statement— 
‘‘(A) assessing the finding or recommenda-
tion of the forum; and 
‘‘(B) disclosing the action, if any, the Com-
mission intends to take with respect to the find-
ing or recommendation.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 1, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4168 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Investment Incentive 
Act of 1980 to require an annual review by the 
Securities and Exchange Commission of the an-
nual government-business forum on capital for-
mation that is held pursuant to such Act.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4168 
To amend the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 1980 to require 
an annual review by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the 
annual government-business forum on capital formation that is held 
pursuant to such Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 3, 2015 
Mr. POLIQUIN (for himself and Mr. VARGAS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 
1980 to require an annual review by the Securities and 
Exchange Commission of the annual government-business 
forum on capital formation that is held pursuant to 
such 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 ‘‘Small Business Capital 
Formation Enhancement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ANNUAL REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT-BUSINESS 
FORUM ON CAPITAL FORMATION. 
Section 503 of the Small Business Investment Incen-
tive Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 80c–1) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) The Commission shall— 
‘‘(1) review the findings and recommendations 
of the forum; and 
‘‘(2) each time the forum submits a finding or 
recommendation to the Commission, promptly issue 
a public statement— 
‘‘(A) assessing the finding or recommenda-
tion of the forum; and 
‘‘(B) disclosing the action, if any, the Com-
mission intends to take with respect to the find-
ing or recommendation.’’. 
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II 
Calendar No. 361 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4168 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2016 
Received; read the first time 
FEBRUARY 3, 2016 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 
1980 to require an annual review by the Securities and 
Exchange Commission of the annual government-business 
forum on capital formation that is held pursuant to 
such 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 ‘‘Small Business Capital 
Formation Enhancement Act’’. 
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Calendar No. 361 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4168 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Investment Incentive 
Act of 1980 to require an annual review by the 
Securities and Exchange Commission of the an-
nual government-business forum on capital for-
mation that is held pursuant to such Act. 
FEBRUARY 3, 2016 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
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Union Calendar No. 312 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4168 
[Report No. 114–409] 
To amend the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 1980 to require 
an annual review by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the 
annual government-business forum on capital formation that is held 
pursuant to such Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 3, 2015 
Mr. POLIQUIN (for himself and Mr. VARGAS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
FEBRUARY 1, 2016 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 
1980 to require an annual review by the Securities and 
Exchange Commission of the annual government-business 
forum on capital formation that is held pursuant to 
such Act. 
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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 ‘‘Small Business Capital 
Formation Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ANNUAL REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT-BUSINESS 
FORUM ON CAPITAL FORMATION. 
Section 503 of the Small Business Investment Incen-
tive Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 80c–1) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) The Commission shall— 
‘‘(1) review the findings and recommendations 
of the forum; and 
‘‘(2) each time the forum submits a finding or 
recommendation to the Commission, promptly issue 
a public statement— 
‘‘(A) assessing the finding or recommenda-
tion of the forum; and 
‘‘(B) disclosing the action, if any, the Com-
mission intends to take with respect to the find-
ing or recommendation.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 312 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4168 
[Report No. 114–409] 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Investment Incentive 
Act of 1980 to require an annual review by the 
Securities and Exchange Commission of the an-
nual government-business forum on capital for-
mation that is held pursuant to such Act. 
FEBRUARY 1, 2016 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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