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Calendar No. 131 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1350 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 16, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
JUNE 24, 2015 
Reported by Mr. JOHNSON, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 442 East 167th Street in Bronx, New York, 
as the ‘‘Herman Badillo Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. HERMAN BADILLO POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 442 East 167th Street in Bronx, 
New York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Herman 
Badillo Post Office Building’’. 
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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 ‘‘Herman Badillo Post 
Office Building’’. 
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Calendar No. 131 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1350 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 442 East 167th Street in 
Bronx, New York, as the ‘‘Herman Badillo Post 
Office Building’’. 
JUNE 24, 2015 
Reported without amendment 
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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. APPLICATION OF THE EXPEDITED FUNDS 
AVAILABILITY ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Expedited Funds Availability 
Act (12 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 602(20) (12 U.S.C. 4001(20)) by 
inserting ‘‘, located in the United States,’’ after 
‘‘ATM’’; 
(2) in section 602(21) (12 U.S.C. 4001(21)) by 
inserting ‘‘American Samoa, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands,’’ after ‘‘Puerto 
Rico,’’; 
(3) in section 602(23) (12 U.S.C. 4001(23)) by 
inserting ‘‘American Samoa, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands,’’ after ‘‘Puerto 
Rico,’’; and 
(4) 
in 
section 
603(d)(2)(A) 
(12 
U.S.C. 
4002(d)(2)(A)), by inserting ‘‘American Samoa, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’ 
after ‘‘Puerto Rico,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on 
January 1, 2016. 
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means of facilitating the furnishing of assistance and ben-
efits to veterans. 
(b) 
COVERED
INFORMATION.—The 
information 
shared with State veterans agencies under subsection (a) 
regarding a veteran shall include the following: 
(1) Military service and separation data. 
(2) A personal email address. 
(3) A personal telephone number. 
(4) A mailing address. 
(c) OPT-OUT ELECTION.—A veteran may elect to 
prevent their information from being shared with State 
veterans agencies under subsection (a) pursuant to a proc-
ess that the Secretary shall establish for purposes of this 
subsection. 
(d) USE OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that the information shared with State veterans agen-
cies in accordance with the procedures developed under 
subsection (a) is only shared by such agencies with county 
government veterans service offices for such purposes as 
the Secretary shall specify for the administration and de-
livery of assistance and benefits. 
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SEC. 6. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON ABILITY OF 
MEDICAL CENTERS OF DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS TO MEET HEALTH CARE 
NEEDS OF WOMEN VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall carry out an examination of whether 
the medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
are able to meet the health care needs of women veterans. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The examination under subsection 
(a) shall address, with respect to each medical center of 
the Department, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) The wait times for women veterans for ap-
pointments for the receipt of hospital care, medical 
services, or other health care. 
(2) Whether the medical center has a clinic that 
specializes in the treatment of women. 
(3) The number of full-time obstetricians or 
gynecologists. 
(4) The number of health professionals trained 
in women’s health. 
(5) The extent to which the medical center con-
ducts regular— 
(A) training on issues specific to women’s 
health; and 
(B) sensitivity training. 
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‘‘(bb) to reduce the public-health risks as-
sociated with the drug relative to the previously 
approved formulation or design of the drug; 
‘‘(cc) to reduce the manner or extent of 
side effects or adverse events associated with 
the previously approved formulation or design 
of the drug; 
‘‘(dd) to provide systemic benefits to the 
health-care system relative to the previously ap-
proved formulation or design of the drug; or 
‘‘(ee) to provide other patient benefits that 
are comparable to the benefits described in 
items (aa) through (dd).’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall promulgate final regula-
tions to carry out the amendments made by this section, 
including regulations establishing a process under which 
the Secretary consults with persons who claim eligibility 
for the extension provided by clause (vi) of subsection 
(c)(3)(E) or (j)(5)(F) of section 505 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) (as added by 
subsections (a) and (b)) regarding how the drug that is 
the subject of such a claim may reasonably be expected 
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to provide a benefit described in item (aa), (bb), (cc), (dd), 
or (ee) of clause (vi)(II) of each such subsection. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1354 
To permanently extend the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2015 
Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. CLARK of 
Massachusetts, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, 
Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. CAROLYN B. 
MALONEY of New York, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MOORE, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. POCAN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 
TAKANO, and Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To permanently extend the Protecting Tenants at 
Foreclosure Act of 2009. 
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 ‘‘Permanently Pro-
tecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF THE PROTECTING TENANTS AT 
FORECLOSURE ACT OF 2009. 
(a) REPEAL OF SUNSET PROVISION.—Section 704 of 
the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 (12 
U.S.C. 5201 note; 12 U.S.C. 5220 note; 42 U.S.C. 1437f 
note) is repealed. 
(b) RESTORATION.—Sections 701 through 703 of 
such Act, the provisions of law amended or repealed by 
such sections, and any regulations promulgated pursuant 
to such sections, as were in effect on December 31, 2014, 
are restored and revived as if the sunset provision in sec-
tion 704 had not taken effect. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1355 
To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to expand the purposes of 
advances and collateral available to community development financial 
institutions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2015 
Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. PAULSEN, Mrs. CAROLYN B. 
MALONEY of New York, Mr. DELANEY, and Mr. CARTWRIGHT) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to expand 
the purposes of advances and collateral available to com-
munity development financial institutions. 
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 ‘‘The Small Business 
and Community Investments Expansion Act of 2015’’. 
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(6) The differences in health outcomes between 
men and women. 
(7) The security and privacy measures used in 
registration, clinical, and diagnostic areas. 
(8) The availability of gender-specific equip-
ment or procedures. 
(9) The extent to which the Center for Women 
Veterans of the Department advises and engages 
with the medical center with respect to providing 
health care to women veterans. 
(10) The extent to which the medical center im-
plements directives from the Center for Women Vet-
erans. 
(11) The outreach conducted by the Depart-
ment to women veterans in the community served by 
the medical center. 
(12) The collaboration between the medical cen-
ter and non-Department entities, including veterans 
service organizations, to meet the health care needs 
of women veterans. 
(13) The effectiveness of Patient Aligned Care 
Teams in meeting the health care needs of women 
veterans. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 270 after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
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SEC. 2. EXPANDING THE PURPOSES OF ADVANCES AND 
COLLATERAL AVAILABLE TO COMMUNITY DE-
VELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 10(a) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1430(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ‘‘or com-
munity development financial institution (as defined 
in section 103 of the Riegle Community Develop-
ment and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 
U.S.C. 4702))’’ after ‘‘community financial institu-
tion’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(E), by inserting ‘‘or com-
munity development financial institution (as defined 
in section 103 of the Riegle Community Develop-
ment and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 
U.S.C. 4702))’’ after ‘‘community financial institu-
tion’’. 
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(2) FINANCING
OF
PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
CAMPAIGNS.—The amendment made by subsection
(a)(2) shall take effect on the date that is 2 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, except
that no payment may be made from the Presidential
Election Campaign Fund or the Presidential Pri-
mary Matching Payment Account with respect to
any Presidential election occurring more than 2
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) AMOUNTS REMAINING
IN FUNDS.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall deposit into the Treasury of
the United States as miscellaneous receipts any amounts
that remain, on the date that is 2 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, in the Presidential Election
Campaign Fund or the Presidential Primary Matching
Payment Account.
SEC. 4. REQUIRING MAJORITY OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATE FUNDS TO
COME FROM INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN THE
STATE IN WHICH THE ELECTION IS HELD.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 315 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(i)(1) A candidate for the office of Senator or Rep-
resentative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to,
‘‘(II) For purposes of subparagraph (C), the Attorney 
General may treat a projectile as not primarily intended 
to be used for sporting purposes if substantial evidence 
exists that the projectile is not primarily intended to be 
used for sporting purposes.’’. 
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pediatrics, 
obstetrics/gynecology, 
family
medicine, and osteopathy);’’.
(2) FISL LOANS.—Section 427(a)(2)(C) of the
Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C.
1077(a)(2)(C)) is amended—
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the
end;
(B) in clause (iii), by adding ‘‘or’’ after the
semicolon at the end; and
(C) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol-
lowing clause:
‘‘(iv) during which the borrower is
serving in an internship or residency pro-
gram, in a health facility in a rural area,
in preparation for practice in an area of
primary care (including internal medicine,
pediatrics, 
obstetrics/gynecology, 
family
medicine, and osteopathy);’’.
(b) PERKINS LOANS.—Section 464(c)(2)(A) of the
Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C.
1087dd(c)(2)(A)) is amended—
(1) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end;
(2) in clause (iv), by adding ‘‘or’’ after the
semicolon at the end; and
(3) by inserting after clause (iv) the following
clause:
‘‘(v) during which the borrower is
serving in an internship or residency pro-
gram, in a health facility in a rural area,
in preparation for practice in an area of
primary care (including internal medicine,
pediatrics, 
obstetrics/gynecology, 
family
medicine, and osteopathy);’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply on and after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act with respect to loans made under the
Higher Education Act of 1965 before, on, or after such
date.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1357 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the designation of certain 
Department of Veterans Affairs employees as beneficiaries under Vet-
erans’ Group Life Insurance, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2015 
Mr. COFFMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the designa-
tion of certain Department of Veterans Affairs employees 
as beneficiaries under Veterans’ Group Life Insurance, 
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 ‘‘Veterans Beneficiary 
Fraud Enforcement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON DESIGNATION OF DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES AS BENE-
FICIARIES OF INSURED’S VETERANS’ GROUP 
LIFE INSURANCE. 
(a) LIMITATION
ON
DESIGNATION
OF
BENE-
FICIARIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 
1977 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Any amount’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(1) Any amount’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) An insured under Veterans’ Group Life Insur-
ance may not designate as a beneficiary for such insurance 
any employee of the Department who is in a position of 
trust with the insured, as determined by the Secretary, 
including any doctor, caregiver, or caseworker working di-
rectly with the insured, unless such employee is the 
spouse, child, parent, or other next of kin of the insured.’’. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (2) of sub-
section (d) of section 1977 of title 38, United States 
Code, shall apply with respect to Veterans’ Group 
Life Insurance issued on or after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
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(b) 
REPORTING
OF
SUSPECTED
BENEFICIARY 
FRAUD.—Such section is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) The Secretary shall refer to an appropriate legal 
authority any incident of suspected or alleged fraud relat-
ing to the designation of any beneficiary under any Vet-
erans’ Group Life Insurance.’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1358 
To enact into law a framework for deciding whether certain projectiles are 
‘‘primarily intended for sporting purposes’’ for purposes of determining 
whether the projectiles are armor piercing ammunition. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2015 
Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, 
and Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To enact into law a framework for deciding whether certain 
projectiles are ‘‘primarily intended for sporting purposes’’ 
for purposes of determining whether the projectiles are 
armor piercing ammunition. 
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 ‘‘Armor-Piercing Bullets 
Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. FRAMEWORK FOR DECIDING WHETHER CERTAIN 
PROJECTILES ARE ‘‘PRIMARILY INTENDED 
FOR SPORTING PURPOSES’’ FOR PURPOSES 
OF DETERMINING WHETHER THE PROJEC-
TILES ARE ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION. 
Section 921(a)(17) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D)(i) For purposes of subparagraph (C), a .22 cal-
iber projectile that otherwise would be armor piercing am-
munition shall be considered to be primarily intended to 
be used for sporting purposes if the projectile weighs 40 
grains or less and is loaded into a rimfire cartridge. 
‘‘(ii)(I)(aa) Except as provided in clause (i), a projec-
tile that otherwise would be armor piercing ammunition 
shall, for purposes of subparagraph (C), be considered to 
be primarily intended to be used for sporting purpose if 
the projectile is loaded into a cartridge for which the only 
handgun that is readily available in the ordinary channels 
of commercial trade is a single shot handgun, subject to 
subclause (II). 
‘‘(bb) In subclause (aa), the term ‘single shot hand-
gun’ means a break-open or bolt action handgun that can 
accept only a single cartridge manually, and does not ac-
cept or use a magazine or other ammunition feeding de-
vice, but does not include a pocket pistol or derringer-type 
firearm. 
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(2) TRANSITION RULE.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 302(j) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (as added by subsection (a)), if a
political committee established, maintained, fi-
nanced, or controlled by a candidate for Federal
office or an individual holding Federal office
(other than a principal campaign committee of
the candidate or individual) with respect to an
election occurring during 1996 has funds re-
maining unexpended after the 1996 general
election, the committee may make contributions
or expenditures of such funds with respect to
elections occurring during 1997 or 1998.
(B) DISBANDING
COMMITTEES; 
TREAT-
MENT
OF
REMAINING
FUNDS.—Any political
committee described in subparagraph (A) shall
be disbanded after filing any post-election re-
ports required under section 304 of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 with respect to
the 1998 general election. Any funds of such a
committee which remain unexpended after the
1998 general election and before the date on
which the committee disbands shall be returned
to contributors or available for any lawful pur-
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4263
To reinstate the emergency unemployment compensation program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 27, 1996
Mr. MURTHA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure, and the Budget, 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 reinstate the emergency unemployment compensation
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 ‘‘Emergency Unemploy-
ment Compensation Amendments of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—
(1) Section 102(f)(1)(B) of the Emergency Un-
employment Compensation Act of 1991 is amended
by striking ‘‘February 5, 1994’’ and inserting ‘‘the
last day of the 6–month period beginning on the
date of the enactment of the Emergency Unemploy-
ment Compensation Amendments of 1996’’.
(2) Section 106(a)(2) of such Act is amended
by striking ‘‘February 5, 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘the
date specified in section 102(f)(1)(B)’’.
(b) MODIFICATION
OF FINAL PHASEOUT.—Para-
graph (2) of section 102(f) of such Act is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘February 5, 1994’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the date specified in paragraph (1)(B)’’, and
(2) by striking ‘‘April 30, 1994’’ and inserting
‘‘the last day of the second month beginning after
the date specified in paragraph (1)(B)’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (e) of
section 101 of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘February
5, 1994’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the date
specified in section 102(f)(1)(B)’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to weeks of unemployment begin-
ning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF RAILROAD WORKERS.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—
(b) PAYMENT FOR STRIPS BASED ON METHODOLOGY
FOR INEXPENSIVE AND ROUTINELY PURCHASED EQUIP-
MENT.—Section 1834(a)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1395m(a)(2)(A)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (ii);
(2) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (iii);
and
(3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following
new clause:
‘‘(iv) which is a blood-testing strip for
an individual with diabetes,’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to blood-testing strips furnished
on or after July 1, 1997.
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