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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5873 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works 
AN ACT 
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house located at 511 East San Antonio Avenue in El 
Paso, Texas, as the ‘‘R.E. Thomason Federal Building 
and United States Courthouse’’. 
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. DESIGNATION. 
The Federal building and United States courthouse 
located at 511 East San Antonio Avenue in El Paso, 
Texas, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘R.E. 
Thomason Federal Building and United States Court-
house’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal 
building and United States courthouse referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘R.E. 
Thomason Federal Building and United States Court-
house’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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House Calendar No. 145 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5873 
[Report No. 114–772] 
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located 
at 511 East San Antonio Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the ‘‘R.E. 
Thomason Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2016 
Mr. O’ROURKE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house located at 511 East San Antonio Avenue in El 
Paso, Texas, as the ‘‘R.E. Thomason Federal Building 
and United States Courthouse’’. 
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House Calendar No. 145 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5873 
[Report No. 114–772] 
A BILL 
To designate the Federal building and United 
States courthouse located at 511 East San Anto-
nio Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the ‘‘R.E. 
Thomason Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse’’. 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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TITLE II—PROMOTION OF 
SMALL BUSINESS EXPORTS 
SEC. 201. INCREASE IN SMALL BUSINESS LENDING RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(b)(1)(E)(v) of the Ex-
port-Import 
Bank 
Act 
of 
1945 
(12 
U.S.C. 
635(b)(1)(E)(v)) is amended by striking ‘‘20 percent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘25 percent’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2016 
and each fiscal year thereafter. 
SEC. 202. REPORT ON PROGRAMS FOR SMALL AND ME-
DIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8 of the Export-Import 
Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635g) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) REPORT ON PROGRAMS FOR SMALL AND ME-
DIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES.—The Bank shall include in its 
annual report to Congress under subsection (a) a report 
on the programs of the Bank for United States businesses 
with less than $250,000,000 in annual sales.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the report of the 
Export-Import Bank of the United States submitted to 
Congress under section 8 of the Export-Import Bank Act
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5874 
To provide for the award of medals or other commendations to handlers 
of military working dogs and military working dogs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2016 
Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, and Mr. 
LOBIONDO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To provide for the award of medals or other commendations 
to handlers of military working dogs and military work-
ing dogs, 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 ‘‘Guardians of Amer-
ica’s Freedom Medal Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AWARD OF MEDALS OR OTHER COMMENDATIONS 
TO HANDLERS OF MILITARY WORKING DOGS 
AND MILITARY WORKING DOGS. 
(a) PROGRAM
OF AWARD REQUIRED.—Each Sec-
retary of a military department shall carry out a program 
to provide for the award of one or more medals or other 
commendations to handlers of military working dogs, and 
to military working dogs, under the jurisdiction of such 
Secretary to recognize valor or meritorious achievement by 
such handlers and dogs. 
(b) MEDAL AND COMMENDATIONS.—Any medal or 
commendation awarded pursuant to a program under sub-
section (a) shall be of such design, and include such ele-
ments, as the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned shall specify. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Medals and commendations 
shall be awarded under programs under subsection (a) in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
of Defense for purposes of this section. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study required by 
subsection (a), the Bank shall examine the following: 
(1) The number of jobs in the United States 
that are supported by the export of information and 
communications technology services and related 
goods, and the degree to which access to financing 
will increase exports of such services and related 
goods. 
(2) The reduction in the financing by the Bank 
of exports of information and communications tech-
nology services from 2003 through 2014. 
(3) The activities of foreign export credit agen-
cies to facilitate the export of information and com-
munications technology services and related goods. 
(4) Specific proposals for how the Bank could 
provide additional financing for the exportation of 
information and communications technology services 
and related goods through risk-sharing with other 
export credit agencies and other third parties. 
(5) Proposals for new products the Bank could 
offer to provide financing for exports of information 
and communications technology services and related 
goods, including— 
(A) the extent to which the Bank is au-
thorized to offer new products;
pointment to the Supreme Court of the United 
States, a vote in the Senate on a motion to invoke 
cloture on a motion to proceed to the consideration 
of the nomination shall be treated as a vote on the 
nomination for purposes of this subsection. 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall apply with respect to nominations sub-
mitted on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5876 
To require the Director of the Government Publishing Office to establish 
and maintain a website accessible to the public that allows the public 
to obtain electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports in 
one place, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2016 
Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Mr. BRAT, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. COOPER, Mr. RYAN 
of Ohio, Mr. HONDA, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. SLAUGHTER, and Mr. KIND) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 
House Administration, 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 require the Director of the Government Publishing Office 
to establish and maintain a website accessible to the 
public that allows the public to obtain electronic copies 
of all congressionally mandated reports in one place, 
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 Congression-
ally Mandated Reports Act’’. 
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(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection requires disclosure of information that is 
otherwise prohibited from disclosure by law, or oth-
erwise exempted from disclosure under section 
552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORT.— 
The term ‘‘congressionally mandated report’’ means 
a report that is required to be submitted to either 
House of Congress or any committee of Congress by 
statute or by a conference report that accompanies 
legislation enacted into law. 
(2) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ has the meaning given that term under sec-
tion 102 of title 40, United States Code, but does 
not include the Government Accountability Office. 
SEC. 7. IMPLEMENTATION. 
Except as provided in section 3(c), this Act shall be 
implemented not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to con-
gressionally mandated reports submitted to Congress on 
or after the date occurring one year after such date of 
enactment. 
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(B) the extent to which the Bank would 
need additional authority to offer new products 
to meet the needs of the information and com-
munications technology industry; 
(C) specific proposals for changes in law 
that would enable the Bank to provide in-
creased financing for exports of information 
and communications technology services and re-
lated goods in compliance with the credit and 
risk standards of the Bank; 
(D) specific proposals that would enable 
the Bank to provide increased outreach to the 
information and communications technology in-
dustry about the products the Bank offers; and 
(E) specific proposals for changes in law 
that would enable the Bank to provide the fi-
nancing to build information and communica-
tions technology infrastructure, in compliance 
with the credit and risk standards of the Bank, 
to allow for market access opportunities for 
United States information and communications 
technology companies to provide services on the 
infrastructure being financed by the Bank. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Bank shall submit to
Congress a report that contains the results of the study 
required by subsection (a). 
Passed the House of Representatives October 27, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
fundraising, or other campaign matters re-
lated to the candidate’s campaign, includ-
ing campaign operations, staffing, tactics,
or strategy; or
‘‘(x) the provision of in-kind profes-
sional services or polling data to the can-
didate or candidate’s agent.
‘‘(D) For purposes of subparagraph (C),
the term ‘professional services’ includes services
in support of a candidate’s pursuit of nomina-
tion for election, or election, to Federal office
such as polling, media advice, direct mail, fund-
raising, or campaign research.
‘‘(E) For purposes of subparagraph (C),
all political committees established and main-
tained by a national political party (including
all congressional campaign committees) and all
political committees established and maintained
by a State political party (including any subor-
dinate committee of a State committee) shall be
considered to be a single political committee.’’.
(2) SECTION 315(a)(7).—Section 315(a)(7) (2
U.S.C. 441a(a)(7)) is amended by striking subpara-
graph (B) and inserting the following:
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5877 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the 
United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 
to promote cooperative homeland security research and 
antiterrorism programs relating to cybersecurity, 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 ‘‘United States-Israel 
Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE HOMELAND SECURITY RESEARCH 
AND ANTITERRORISM PROGRAMS RELATING 
TO CYBERSECURITY. 
(a) HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002.—Section 
317 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
195c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) for international cooperative activities 
identified in the previous reporting period, a status 
update on the progress of such activities, including 
whether goals were realized, explaining any lessons 
learned, and evaluating overall success; and 
‘‘(4) a discussion of obstacles encountered in 
the course of forming, executing, or implementing 
agreements for international cooperative activities, 
including administrative, legal, or diplomatic chal-
lenges or resource constraints.’’;
(2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 
subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) CYBERSECURITY.—As part of the international 
cooperative activities authorized in this section, the Under 
Secretary, in coordination with the Department of State 
and appropriate Federal officials, may enter into coopera-
tive research activities with Israel to strengthen prepared-
ness against cyber threats and enhance capabilities in cy-
bersecurity.’’. 
(b) UNITED STATES-ISRAEL STRATEGIC PARTNER-
SHIP ACT OF 2014.—Subsection (c) of section 7 of the 
United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 
(Public Law 113–296; 22 U.S.C. 8606) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PILOT’’; 
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘pilot’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(4) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) cybersecurity.’’.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act or the amendments made 
by this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 29, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5877 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and 
the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership 
Act of 2014 to promote cooperative homeland se-
curity research and antiterrorism programs relat-
ing to cybersecurity, and for other purposes.
H. R. 5877 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen 
An Act 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the United States-Israel Strategic 
Partnership Act of 2014 to promote cooperative homeland security research and 
antiterrorism programs relating to cybersecurity, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States-Israel Advanced 
Research Partnership Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
COOPERATIVE 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
RESEARCH 
AND 
ANTITERRORISM PROGRAMS RELATING TO CYBERSECU-
RITY. 
(a) HOMELAND SECURITY ACT
OF 2002.—Section 317 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 195c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) for international cooperative activities identified in 
the previous reporting period, a status update on the progress 
of such activities, including whether goals were realized, 
explaining any lessons learned, and evaluating overall success; 
and 
‘‘(4) a discussion of obstacles encountered in the course 
of forming, executing, or implementing agreements for inter-
national cooperative activities, including administrative, legal, 
or diplomatic challenges or resource constraints.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 
(h) and (i), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) CYBERSECURITY.—As part of the international cooperative 
activities authorized in this section, the Under Secretary, in 
coordination with the Department of State and appropriate Federal 
officials, may enter into cooperative research activities with Israel 
to strengthen preparedness against cyber threats and enhance 
capabilities in cybersecurity.’’.
H. R. 5877—2 
(b) UNITED STATES-ISRAEL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ACT
OF 
2014.—Subsection (c) of section 7 of the United States-Israel Stra-
tegic Partnership Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–296; 22 U.S.C. 
8606) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PILOT’’; 
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘pilot’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(4) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) cybersecurity.’’. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act or the amendments made by this Act. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5877 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the United States-Israel 
Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 to promote cooperative homeland 
security research and antiterrorism programs relating to cybersecurity, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2016 
Mr. RATCLIFFE (for himself and Mr. LANGEVIN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the 
United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 
to promote cooperative homeland security research and 
antiterrorism programs relating to cybersecurity, 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 ‘‘United States-Israel 
Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE HOMELAND SECURITY RESEARCH 
AND ANTITERRORISM PROGRAMS RELATING 
TO CYBERSECURITY. 
(a) HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002.—Section 
317 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
195c) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 
subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) CYBERSECURITY.—As part of the international 
cooperative activities authorized in this section, the Under 
Secretary, in coordination with the Department of State 
and appropriate Federal officials, may enter into coopera-
tive research activities with Israel to strengthen prepared-
ness against cyber threats and enhance capabilities in cy-
bersecurity.’’. 
(b) UNITED STATES-ISRAEL STRATEGIC PARTNER-
SHIP ACT OF 2014.—Subsection (c) of section 7 of the 
United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 
(Public Law 113–296; 22 U.S.C. 8606) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PILOT’’; 
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘pilot’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
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(4) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) cybersecurity.’’. 
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national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the
International Development Association, the International
Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development
Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Devel-
opment Bank, the Inter-American Investment Corpora-
tion, the North American Development Bank, the Euro-
pean Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Afri-
can Development Bank, and the African Development
Fund to use the voice and vote of the United States to
oppose any assistance by these institutions, using funds
appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act, for
the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral
for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the
assistance will cause substantial injury to United States
producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity.
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
SEC. 515. For the purposes of providing the executive
branch with the necessary administrative flexibility, none
of the funds made available under this Act for ‘‘Child Sur-
vival and Health Programs Fund’’, ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’, ‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’,
‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, ‘‘International Nar-
cotics 
Control 
and 
Law 
Enforcement’’, 
‘‘Andean
Counterdrug Initiative’’, ‘‘Assistance for Eastern Europe
and the Baltic States’’, ‘‘Assistance for the Independent
States of the Former Soviet Union’’, ‘‘Economic Support