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RENACCI, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. ROSS, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. SALMON, Mr. 
CHAFFETZ, Mr. JONES, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. WEBSTER of Flor-
ida, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. 
PERRY, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. HOLDING, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. CARTER of 
Texas, Mr. FINCHER, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. 
STUTZMAN, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. NEUGE-
BAUER, Mr. GUINTA, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. WILLIAMS, 
Mr. DENT, Mr. ALLEN, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. 
MULVANEY, Mr. HENSARLING, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. HECK of Nevada, Mr. 
YODER, and Mr. PEARCE) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers 
enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF ANNUAL FEE ON HEALTH INSUR-
ANCE PROVIDERS. 
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is 
amended by striking section 9010. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 929 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members of 
Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2015 
Mr. CICILLINE (for himself and Mr. LOEBSACK) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former 
Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying contacts. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING CONTACTS BY 
FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 207(e) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Paragraph (1) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any person who is a 
Senator or a Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives and who, after that person leaves 
office, knowingly makes any lobbying contact to 
a covered executive branch official, or to any 
Member, officer, or employee of either House of 
Congress, shall be punished as provided in sec-
tion 216 of this title. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, 
the terms ‘lobbying contact’ and ‘covered execu-
tive branch official’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 3 of the Lobbying Disclo-
sure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602).’’. 
(2) Paragraph (2) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(2) Any person’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) OFFICERS AND CERTAIN STAFF.— 
‘‘(A) OFFICERS AND STAFF OF THE SEN-
ATE.—Any person’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.—(i) Any person who is an 
elected officer of the House of Representatives 
and who, within 1 year after that person leaves 
office, knowingly makes, with the intent to in-
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fluence, any communication to or appearance 
before any of the persons described in clause 
(ii), on behalf of any other person (except the 
United States) in connection with any matter 
on which such elected officer seeks action by a 
Member, officer, or employee of either House of 
Congress, in his or her official capacity, shall be 
punished as provided in section 216 of this title. 
‘‘(ii) The persons referred to in clause (i) 
with respect to appearances or communications 
by a former elected officer are any Member, of-
ficer, or employee of the House of Representa-
tives.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to individuals who leave office 
or employment to which such amendments apply on or 
after the date of adjournment of the first session of the 
114th Congress sine die or December 31, 2015, whichever 
date is earlier. 
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HR 4276 EAS
Attorney General for the detention of aliens, for
construction relating to such detention, and for
activities relating to the naturalization of citi-
zens.
‘‘(B) 
QUARTERLY
REFUNDS; 
ADJUST-
MENTS.—The amounts that are required to be re-
funded under subparagraph (A) shall be re-
funded at least quarterly on the basis of esti-
mates made by the Attorney General of the ex-
penses referred to in subparagraph (A). Proper
adjustments shall be made in the amounts subse-
quently refunded under subparagraph (A) to the
extent prior estimates were in excess of, or less
than, the amount required to be refunded under
subparagraph (A).
‘‘(C) ESTIMATES IN BUDGET REQUESTS.—
The amounts required to be refunded from the
Immigration Detention And Naturalization Ac-
tivity Account for fiscal year 1999 or any fiscal
year thereafter shall be refunded in accordance
with estimates made in the budget request of the
Attorney General for that fiscal year. Any pro-
posed changes in the amounts designated in such
budget requests shall only be made after notifica-
tion to the Committees on Appropriations of the
SEC. 2071. 1,4-BENZENEDICARBOXYLIC ACID, 2-[[1-[[(2,3-DI-
HYDRO-2-OXO-1H-BENZIMIDAZOL-5-YL)AMINO
CARBONYL]-2-OXOPROPYL]AZO]-,DIMETHYL
ESTER.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tar-
iff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.32.34
1,4-
Benzenedicarboxyl-
ic acid, 2-[[1-
[[(2,3-di-hydro-2-
oxo-1H-
benzimidazol-5-
yl)amino carbonyl]-
2-oxopropyl]azo]-,
dimethyl ester
(Pigment Yellow
175) (provided for
in subheading
3204.17.60) ..........
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2002
’’.
SEC. 2072. ANTI-HIV/ANTI-AIDS DRUGS.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tar-
iff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.32.84
3-(Acetyloxy)-
2-methyl-ben-
zoic acid (CAS
No. 168899–
58–9) (pro-
vided for in
subheading
2918.29.65) ....
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2000
’’.
SEC. 2073. ANTI-CANCER DRUGS.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tar-
iff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 934 
To require any State which, after enacting a Congressional redistricting 
plan after a decennial census and apportionment of Representatives, 
enacts a subsequent Congressional redistricting plan prior to the next 
decennial census and apportionment of Representatives, to obtain a de-
claratory judgment or preclearance in the manner provided under section 
5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in order for the subsequent plan 
to take effect. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2015 
Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. COHEN, and Mr. HINOJOSA) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To require any State which, after enacting a Congressional 
redistricting plan after a decennial census and apportion-
ment of Representatives, enacts a subsequent Congres-
sional redistricting plan prior to the next decennial cen-
sus and apportionment of Representatives, to obtain a 
declaratory judgment or preclearance in the manner pro-
vided under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 
in order for the subsequent plan to take effect. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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ing group to be known as the ‘‘Marine Disease Emergency 
Working Group’’. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Working Group shall— 
(1) advise the Secretary on risk assessment, 
preparation, monitoring, research, and response to 
marine diseases that may significantly impact the 
health and sustainability of marine species and eco-
systems; 
(2) advise the Secretary in determining whether 
a marine disease emergency should be declared or 
terminated; 
(3) assist the Secretary in drafting response 
plans under section 3(e); 
(4) assist the Secretary in drafting reports 
under section 3(g); and 
(5) consult with the Director of the Data Re-
pository established under section 6 to ensure the 
quality and availability of the data contained there-
in. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—Subject to paragraph (3), 
the Working Group shall be composed of 7 members 
as follows: 
(A) The Secretary or the Secretary’s des-
ignee. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Redistricting and 
Voter Protection Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
REQUIRING 
DECLARATORY 
JUDGEMENT 
OR 
PRECLEARANCE AS PREREQUISITE FOR MUL-
TIPLE 
CONGRESSIONAL 
REDISTRICTING 
PLANS ENACTED PURSUANT TO SAME DE-
CENNIAL CENSUS AND APPORTIONMENT OF 
REPRESENTATIVES. 
(a) DECLARATORY JUDGMENT THAT PLAN DOES 
NOT DENY OR ABRIDGE RIGHT TO VOTE ON ACCOUNT 
OF RACE OR COLOR.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), after a State enacts a Congressional redistricting plan 
in the manner provided by law after an apportionment of 
Representatives under section 22(a) of the Act entitled 
‘‘An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decen-
nial censuses and to provide for an apportionment of Rep-
resentatives in Congress’’, approved June 18, 1929 (2 
U.S.C. 2a), any subsequent Congressional redistricting 
plan enacted by the State prior to the next apportionment 
of Representatives under such section shall not take effect 
unless and until— 
(1) the State commences a civil action in the 
United States District Court for the District of Co-
lumbia for a declaratory judgment that such subse-
quent plan neither has the purpose nor will have the 
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effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on 
account of race or color, or in contravention of the 
guarantees set forth in section 4(f)(2) of the Voting 
Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10303(f)(2)); and 
(2) the court enters such a declaratory judg-
ment. 
(b) PRECLEARANCE.—A subsequent Congressional 
redistricting plan described in subsection (a) may take ef-
fect if— 
(1) the chief legal officer or other appropriate 
official of the State involved submits the plan to the 
Attorney General and the Attorney General has not 
interposed an objection within 60 days of such sub-
mission; or 
(2) upon good cause shown, to facilitate an ex-
pedited approval within 60 days of such submission, 
the Attorney General has affirmatively indicated 
that such objection will not be made. 
(c) APPLICATION
OF
VOTING
RIGHTS
ACT
OF 
1965.—For purposes of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 
a declaratory judgment under subsection (a) or a 
preclearance under subsection (b), and the proceedings re-
lated to such judgment or preclearance, shall be treated 
as a declaratory judgment or preclearance under section 
5 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 10304). 
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SEC. 3. NO EFFECT ON REDISTRICTING PLANS ENACTED 
PURSUANT TO COURT ORDER. 
Section 1 does not apply with respect to any subse-
quent Congressional redistricting plan described in section 
1(a) if the plan is enacted by a State pursuant to a court 
order in order to comply with the Constitution or to en-
force the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301 
et seq.). 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 935 
To establish a National Freight Network Trust Fund to improve the 
performance of the national freight network, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2015 
Ms. HAHN (for herself, Mr. POE of Texas, Ms. LEE, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. 
FARENTHOLD, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. COHEN, Ms. JACKSON 
LEE, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. PETERS, and Ms. WILSON of Florida) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, 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 establish a National Freight Network Trust Fund to 
improve the performance of the national freight network, 
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 ‘‘National Freight Net-
work Trust Fund Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL FREIGHT NETWORK TRUST FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 9512. NATIONAL FREIGHT NETWORK TRUST FUND. 
‘‘(a) CREATION OF TRUST FUND.—There is hereby 
established in the Treasury of the United States a trust 
fund to be known as the ‘National Freight Network Trust 
Fund’, consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated 
or credited to such Trust Fund as provided in this section 
and section 9602(b). 
‘‘(b) TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.—There are here-
by appropriated to the National Freight Network Trust 
Fund amounts equivalent to 5 percent of the import duties 
imposed under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States. 
‘‘(c) EXPENDITURES.—Amounts in the National 
Freight Network Trust Fund shall be available without 
further appropriation to the Secretary of Transportation 
only for making expenditures to fund awards under the 
National Freight Network Grant Program established 
under section 3(a) of the National Freight Network Trust 
Fund Act of 2015.’’. 
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In addition, $54,231,000 (reduced by $3,000,000), to
be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund,
to remain available until expended for such purposes.
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee
Program, 
as 
authorized 
by 
U.S.C. 
589a(a),
$114,248,000, to remain available until expended and to
be derived from the United States Trustee System Fund:
Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of
law, deposits to the Fund shall be available in such
amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due deposi-
tors: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, $114,248,000 of offsetting collections de-
rived from fees collected pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 589a(b)
shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this
appropriation and remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the
Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are
received during fiscal year 1999, so as to result in a final
fiscal year 1999 appropriation from the Fund estimated
at $0: Provided further, That any such fees collected in
excess of $114,248,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall remain
available until expended, but shall not be available for obli-
gation until October 1, 1999.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 936 
To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to identify, declare, and respond 
to marine disease emergencies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2015 
Mr. HECK of Washington (for himself, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. 
JOLLY, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. 
DELBENE, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. KILMER, Mr. MCDERMOTT, 
and Mr. SMITH of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to identify, declare, 
and respond to marine disease emergencies, 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 ‘‘Marine Disease Emer-
gency Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) COORDINATOR.—The term ‘‘coordinator’’ 
means an individual designated under section 3(d) to 
coordinate the response to a marine disease emer-
gency. 
(2) DATA REPOSITORY.—The term ‘‘Data Re-
pository’’ means the National Data Repository for 
Marine Diseases Research and Services established 
under section 6. 
(3) EXCLUSIVE
ECONOMIC
ZONE.—The term 
‘‘exclusive economic zone’’ means the exclusive eco-
nomic zone of the United States established by Pres-
idential Proclamation No. 5030, of March 10, 1983. 
(4) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Ma-
rine Disease Emergency Fund established under sec-
tion 5. 
(5) MARINE DISEASE.—The term ‘‘marine dis-
ease’’ means a pathological condition that— 
(A) occurs in a population of marine spe-
cies; and 
(B) appears to be caused by an infectious 
or noninfectious biological agent. 
(6) MARINE DISEASE EMERGENCY.—The term 
‘‘marine disease emergency’’ means an event that— 
(A) affects the marine environment; 
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wise made available under this heading may be used di-
rectly or indirectly for attorneys’ or consultants’ fees in
connection with securing grants and contracts made by
the Economic Development Administration: Provided fur-
ther, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Commerce may provide financial assistance
for projects to be located on military installations closed
or scheduled for closure or realignment to grantees eligible
for assistance under the Public Works and Economic De-
velopment Act of 1965, as amended, without it being re-
quired that the grantee have title or ability to obtain a
lease for the property, for the useful life of the project,
when in the opinion of the Secretary of Commerce, such
financial assistance is necessary for the economic develop-
ment of the area: Provided further, That the Secretary of
Commerce may, as the Secretary considers appropriate,
consult with the Secretary of Defense regarding the title
to land on military installations closed or scheduled for
closure or realignment.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of administering the eco-
nomic development assistance programs as provided for by
law, $25,000,000: Provided, That these funds may be used
to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the
Public Works Employment Act of 1976, as amended, title
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 937 
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early 
college high schools and other dual enrollment programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2015 
Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself and Mr. FATTAH) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants 
to support early college high schools and other dual 
enrollment programs. 
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 ‘‘Fast Track to College 
Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to increase secondary 
school graduation rates and the percentage of students 
who complete a recognized postsecondary credential by the 
age of 26, including among low-income students and stu-
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(C) developing Internet web portals and 
other means of communicating with a wide au-
dience; and 
(D) making information available to the 
public; and 
(3) meet such other criteria as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(d) DATA REPOSITORY DIRECTOR.—As a condition 
of receiving the contract under subsection (a), an entity 
shall agree to employ a director of the Data Repository 
chosen in accordance with guidance issued by the Sec-
retary. The Director, in consultation with the Secretary 
and Working Group, shall— 
(1) collect information and research methodolo-
gies from individuals, agencies, and organizations 
engaged in the research of marine diseases; 
(2) ensure research methods are standardized 
whenever possible to ensure data comparability 
across regions; 
(3) securely store and maintain information in 
the Data Repository; 
(4) make information in the Data Repository 
accessible through an Internet website or other ap-
propriate means of sharing information; and 
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(5) ensure that the information contained in the 
Data Repository is accessible to members of the 
public, marine disease researchers, and persons re-
sponding to marine disease emergencies. 
SEC. 7. MARINE DISEASE EMERGENCY FOR SEA STAR 
WASTING SYNDROME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The marine mortality event af-
fecting species of sea stars commonly referred to as ‘‘sea 
star wasting syndrome’’ is deemed to be a marine disease 
emergency declared by the Secretary under section 3. Be-
ginning on the effective date of this section, the Secretary 
shall immediately carry out the activities described in sub-
sections (d) and (e) of section 3 with respect to such ma-
rine disease emergency. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2016 
through 2021. 
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