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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3262 
To provide for the conveyance of land of the Illiana Health Care System 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Danville, Illinois. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2015 
Mr. SHIMKUS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide for the conveyance of land of the Illiana Health 
Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs in 
Danville, Illinois. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, DANVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs may convey to the Danville Area Commu-
nity College of Danville, Illinois, all right, title, and inter-
est of the United States in and to certain real property, 
including any improvements thereon, consisting of ap-
proximately .6 acres known as ‘‘Building Number 48’’, 
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which is part of the Illiana Health Care System of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), the Danville Area Commu-
nity College shall convey to the United States all right, 
title, and interest of Danville Area Community College in 
and to certain real property, including any improvements 
thereon, consisting of approximately 1.06 acres with a ga-
zebo located approximately 293 feet south of the Danville 
Area Community College Library Building, which is part 
of the Danville Area Community College. 
(c) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance 
under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that 
the recipient accept the conveyed real property in its con-
dition at the time of the conveyance. 
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the parcels of real property con-
veyed under subsections (a) and (b) shall be determined 
by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyances under subsections 
(a) and (b) as the Secretary considers appropriate to pro-
tect the interests of the United States. 
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IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3262 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2016 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To provide for the conveyance of land of the Illiana Health 
Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs in 
Danville, Illinois. 
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. LAND CONVEYANCE, DANVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs may convey to the Danville Area Commu-
nity College of Danville, Illinois, all right, title, and inter-
est of the United States in and to certain real property, 
including any improvements thereon, consisting of ap-
proximately .6 acres known as ‘‘Building Number 48’’, 
which is part of the Illiana Health Care System of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), the Danville Area Commu-
nity College shall convey to the United States all right, 
title, and interest of Danville Area Community College in 
and to certain real property, including any improvements 
thereon, consisting of approximately 1.06 acres with a ga-
zebo located approximately 293 feet south of the Danville 
Area Community College Library Building, which is part 
of the Danville Area Community College. 
(c) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance 
under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that 
the recipient accept the conveyed real property in its con-
dition at the time of the conveyance. 
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the parcels of real property con-
veyed under subsections (a) and (b) shall be determined 
by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary. 
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a member of a targeted group if such individual is certified
by the designated local agency (as defined in section
51(d)(10))—
‘‘(1) as having graduated from a qualified zone
academy (as defined in section 1397B(d)(4)), and
‘‘(2) as having a hiring date (as defined in sec-
tion 51(d)(9)) which is not more than 6 months
after the date of such graduation.
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULES.—
‘‘(1) LOWER CREDIT.—In the case of an indi-
vidual who is a member of a targeted group solely
by reason of subsection (a), section 51(a) shall be
applied by substituting ‘20 percent’ for ‘35 percent’.
‘‘(2) CREDIT PERMANENT.—Paragraph (4) of
section 51(c) (relating to termination) shall not
apply for purposes of determining the credit allow-
able by reason of this section.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Subchapter U of chapter 1 (as in effect be-
fore the amendment made by subsection (a)) is
amended by redesignating subpart C as subpart D,
and by redesignating sections 1397B, 1397C, and
1397D as sections 1397D, 1397E, and 1397F, re-
spectively.
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(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyances under subsections 
(a) and (b) as the Secretary considers appropriate to pro-
tect the interests of the United States. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 9, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3263 
To make innovative technology loan guarantee support available for battery 
storage technologies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2015 
Mr. TAKANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To make innovative technology loan guarantee support 
available for battery storage technologies. 
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 ‘‘Battery Storage Inno-
vation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BATTERY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES. 
Section 1703(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16513(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(11) Battery storage technologies for residen-
tial, industrial, or transportation applications.’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3264 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the Saver’s credit, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2015 
Ms. TITUS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
Commerce and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand 
the Saver’s credit, 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 ‘‘Helping Americans 
Save Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. SAVER’S CREDIT EXPANDED. 
(a) INCREASE IN INCOME LIMITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 25B(b)(1) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1513
To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Lincoln National
Historic Trail as a component of the National Trails System.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 1, 1997
Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Mr. POSHARD) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the
Lincoln National Historic Trail as a component of the
National Trails System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16
U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding the following new
paragraph at the end thereof:
‘‘(
) The Lincoln National Historic Trail, a
trail of approximately 350 miles extending from
Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River, as generally
described in ‘The Proposal’ in the Department of
the Interior report entitled ‘Illinois Trail, National
Trail Feasibility Study and Environmental Assess-
ment’, dated September 1987, with an extension of
the water route down the Mississippi River to con-
nect with the Lewis and Clark National Historic
Trail near Wood River, Illinois. A map generally de-
picting the route shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the Office of the Director of the
National Park Service, Washington, District of Co-
lumbia. The trail shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of the Interior.’’.
SEC. 2. STUDY TRAIL.
Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16
U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding the following new
paragraph at the end thereof:
‘‘(
) An extension of the water route Lincoln
National Historic Trail, down the Sangamon River
from Beardstown to Springfield.’’.
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1514
To restore the exclusion of employees’ death benefits from gross income.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 1, 1997
Mr. BOUCHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To restore the exclusion of employees’ death benefits from
gross income.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF $5,000 EXCLUSION OF EM-
PLOYEES’ DEATH BENEFITS.
Section 1402 of the Small Business Job Protection
Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 1789) (relating to repeal of $5,000
exclusion of employees’ death benefits), and the amend-
ments made by such section, are hereby repealed; and the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied as if such
section (and amendments) had never been enacted.
Æ
A BILL 
To amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional 
unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for 
violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture 
enforcement of the Act, 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 ‘‘Prevent All Soring 
Tactics Act of 2015’’ or the ‘‘PAST Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASED ENFORCEMENT UNDER HORSE PRO-
TECTION ACT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Horse Protection 
Act (15 U.S.C. 1821) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 
and (4) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), respec-
tively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re-
designated) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1)(A) The term ‘action device’ means any 
boot, collar, chain, roller, or other device that encir-
cles or is placed upon the lower extremity of the leg 
of a horse in such a manner that it can— 
‘‘(i) rotate around the leg or slide up and 
down the leg, so as to cause friction; or 
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‘‘(ii) strike the hoof, coronet band, fetlock 
joint, or pastern of the horse. 
‘‘(B) Such term does not include soft rubber or 
soft leather bell boots or quarter boots that are used 
as protective devices.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(6)(A) The term ‘participate’ means engaging 
in any activity with respect to a horse show, horse 
exhibition, or horse sale or auction, including— 
‘‘(i) transporting or arranging for the 
transportation of a horse to or from a horse 
show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction; 
‘‘(ii) personally giving instructions to an 
exhibitor; or 
‘‘(iii) being knowingly present in a warm- 
up area, inspection area, or other area at a 
horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or 
auction that spectators are not permitted to 
enter. 
‘‘(B) Such term does not include spectating.’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Section 3 of the Horse Protection 
Act (15 U.S.C. 1822) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)— 
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(f) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall conduct bian-
nual evaluations of each grant made under this section— 
(1) to determine the impact and effectiveness of 
programs funded with the grant; and 
(2) to provide guidance to States on ways to 
better execute the program of the State. 
(g) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020. 
SEC. 8. REPORT. 
The Secretary annually shall submit to Congress and 
make publicly available a report on the progress made in 
advancing smart manufacturing in the United States. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3267 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of payroll 
and self-employment taxes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2015 
Mr. WILLIAMS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce 
the rate of payroll and self-employment taxes, 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 ‘‘Paycheck Relief Act 
of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FICA TAX RATE REDUCTIONS. 
(a) OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS, AND DISABILITY INSUR-
ANCE.—Sections 3101(a) and 3111(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended— 
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(1) by striking all that follows ‘‘section 
3121(b))’’ and inserting a period, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the following percentages of the 
wages’’ and inserting ‘‘3.1 percent of the wages’’. 
(b) HOSPITAL INSURANCE.— 
(1) EMPLOYEES.—Section 3101(b) of such 
Code is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘1.45 percent’’ in para-
graph (1) and inserting ‘‘0.725 percent’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘0.9 percent’’ in paragraph 
(2) and inserting ‘‘0.45 percent’’. 
(2) EMPLOYERS.—Section 3111(b) of such 
Code is amended— 
(A) by striking all that follows ‘‘section 
3121(b))’’ and inserting a period, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the following percentages 
of the wages’’ and inserting ‘‘0.725 percent of 
the wages’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply remuneration paid after December 
31, 2015. 
SEC. 3. TAX ON SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME. 
(a) OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS, AND DISABILITY INSUR-
ANCE.—Section 1401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended— 
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(1) by striking all that follows ‘‘for such taxable 
year’’ and inserting a period, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the following percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘6.2 percent’’. 
(b) HOSPITAL INSURANCE.—Section 1401(b) of such 
Code is amended— 
(1) by striking all that follows ‘‘for such taxable 
year’’ in paragraph (1) and inserting a period, 
(2) by striking ‘‘the following percent’’ in para-
graph (1) and inserting ‘‘1.45 percent’’, and 
(3) by striking ‘‘0.9 percent’’ in paragraph 
(2)(A) and inserting ‘‘0.45’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to remuneration re-
ceived after December 31, 2015. 
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(b) UNAUTHORIZED USE.—
(1) REMEDIES.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), any person who, without the consent of
the Society, uses for the purpose of trade, to induce
the sale of any goods or services, or to promote any
theatrical exhibition, performance, or competition
any trademark, symbol, insignia, emblem, seal, de-
scriptive or designating mark, or slogan described in
subsection (a)(1) shall be subject to suit in a civil
action by the Society for the remedies provided in
the Act of July 5, 1946 (60 Stat. 427; 15 U.S.C.
1051 et seq.; popularly known as the ‘‘Trademark
Act of 1946’’).
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Any person who actually
used the trademark, symbol, insignia, emblem, seal,
descriptive or designating mark, or slogan described
in subsection (a)(1) for any lawful purpose before
the date of enactment of this Act is not prohibited
by this section from continuing such lawful use for
the same purpose and for the same goods or serv-
ices. Any person who used, or whose assignor used,
any other trademark, symbol, insignia, emblem, seal,
descriptive or designating mark, or slogan described
in subsection (a)(1) for any lawful purpose before
the date of enactment of this Act is not prohibited
SEC. 3. BAN ON SALES OF MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCE-
MENT ITEMS TO THE ROYAL ULSTER CON-
STABULARY, THE ULSTER DEFENSE REGI-
MENT, THE ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT, AND
CERTAIN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) 
GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT
MILITARY
SALES.—Defense articles may not be sold under the Arms
Export Control Act to or for any organization specified
in subsection (d).
(b) COMMERCIAL MILITARY SALES.—A license may
not be issued under section 36(c) of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act for the export of any defense article for use by
any organization specified in subsection (d).
(c) LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT.—Items des-
ignated as crime control and detection instruments and
equipment for purposes of section 6(n) of the Export Ad-
ministration Act of 1979 may not be exported for use by
any organization specified in subsection (d).
(d) INELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—Subsections (a),
(b), and (c) apply with respect to the Royal Ulster Con-
stabulary, the Ulster Defense Regiment, the Royal Irish
Regiment, and any other organization in which anyone
who previously was a member of the Royal Ulster Con-
stabulary, the Ulster Defense Regiment, the Royal Irish
the Chief Executive Officer to carry out this Act
jointly with the Secretary.
(2) SUPPORTIVE
ACTIVITIES.—Of the funds
made available under paragraph (1), the Chief Exec-
utive Officer may reserve up to five percent for sup-
portive activities under section 401.
(c) CARRYOVER OF FUNDS.—The Secretary and the
Chief Executive Officer may carry over, for one additional
fiscal year any funds described in subsection (a) or (b)
that remain available at the end of the fiscal year for
which they were appropriated.
TITLE II—GRANTS TO STATES
SEC. 201. FUNDS AVAILABLE.
(a) DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION.—From the
amounts appropriated by section 103(a)(1), the Secretary
shall make available to carry out this title not less than
$197,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $225,500,000 for fis-
cal year 1999, $270,000,000 for fiscal year 2000,
$315,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and $395,000,000 for
fiscal year 2002.
(b) CORPORATION.—For each fiscal year, the Chief
Executive Officer shall make available to carry out this
title at least 70 percent, but not more than 75 percent,
of the amount made available under section 103(b) for
that fiscal year. The amount made available under this
subsection includes the amounts necessary for national
service educational awards for national service partici-
pants, to be deposited in the National Service Trust, as
provided in subtitle D of title I of the National and Com-
munity Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.).
SEC. 202. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.
(a) AMOUNTS FOR INDIAN TRIBES AND OUTLYING
AREAS.—The Secretary and the Chief Executive Officer
shall reserve up to one percent of the funds made available
under subsections (a) and (b) of section 201, respectively,
jointly to make grants to Indian tribes and to American
Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands, to carry out such activi-
ties as the Secretary and the Chief Executive Officer may
approve, subject to such conditions as they may establish,
consistent with the purpose of this Act. The Secretary and
the Chief Executive Officer shall carry out this subsection
in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior.
(b) AWARDS TO STATES.—After reserving funds for
outlying areas under subsection (a), the Secretary and the
Chief Executive Officer shall allocate and distribute the
remaining funds made available under subsections (a) and
(b) of section 201 as follows:
(1) 70 percent of the funds from each source
shall be allocated among the States in accordance
(d) STATE JURISDICTION NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing 
in this Act shall be construed to diminish or to increase 
the jurisdiction of any State in the territorial sea of the 
United States. 
SEC. 9. TERRITORIAL PARTICIPATION. 
The Secretary of State shall ensure participation in 
the Commission and its subsidiary bodies by the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to the same ex-
tent provided to the territories of other nations. 
SEC. 10. EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE NOTIFICATION. 
Masters of commercial fishing vessels of countries 
fishing under the management authority of the North Pa-
cific Fisheries Convention that do not carry vessel moni-
toring systems capable of communicating with United 
States enforcement authorities shall, prior to or as soon 
as reasonably possible after, entering and transiting the 
exclusive economic zone bounded by the Convention 
Area— 
(1) notify the United States Coast Guard of the 
name, flag state, location, route, and destination of 
the vessel and of the circumstances under which it 
will enter United States waters; 
(2) ensure that all fishing gear on board the 
vessel is stowed below deck or otherwise removed 
from the place it is normally used for fishing activi-
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ties and placed where it is not readily available for 
fishing activities; and 
(3) if requested by an enforcement officer, pro-
ceed to a specified location so that a vessel inspec-
tion can be conducted. 
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary and the Secretary of State such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act and to pay the United 
States contribution to the Commission under Article 12 
of the North Pacific Fisheries Convention. 
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