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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 694 
To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing hazardous humani-
tarian services in West Africa to combat the spread of the Ebola virus 
outbreak shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if 
such services were performed in a combat zone. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2015 
Mr. O’ROURKE (for himself, Mr. CARTER of Texas, and Mr. WILLIAMS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing 
hazardous humanitarian services in West Africa to com-
bat the spread of the Ebola virus outbreak shall be 
entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such 
services were performed in a combat zone. 
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 ‘‘Operation United As-
sistance Tax Exclusion Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN HAZARDOUS HUMANI-
TARIAN SERVICE AS COMBAT ZONE SERVICE 
FOR PURPOSES OF THE COMBAT ZONE COM-
PENSATION EXCLUSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 112 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, service by a qualified 
member of the Armed Forces during Operation United As-
sistance shall be treated as service in a combat zone in 
the same manner as if the President of the United States 
had by Executive order designated the Ebola virus disease 
outbreak area as an area of combat under section 
112(c)(2) of such Code. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) QUALIFIED
MEMBER
OF
THE
ARMED 
FORCES.—The term ‘‘qualified member of the 
Armed Forces’’ means a member of the Armed 
Forces serving in Operation United Assistance who 
is required to undergo a program of not less than 
21 days of controlled monitoring in a controlled 
monitoring area upon the individual’s return from 
the Ebola virus disease outbreak area. 
(2) OPERATION
UNITED
ASSISTANCE.—The 
term ‘‘Operation United Assistance’’ means the mis-
sion beginning in September 2014 in the Ebola virus 
disease outbreak area. 
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(3) EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK AREA.— 
The term ‘‘Ebola virus disease outbreak area’’ 
means Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea, and any 
other region designated by the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention as experiencing a widespread 
Ebola virus disease outbreak as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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HR 4104 EAS
ment to enter into or renew any contract under section 8902
of title 5, United States Code, for a health benefits plan—
(1) which provides coverage for prescription
drugs, unless such plan also provides equivalent cov-
erage for prescription contraceptive drugs or devices
approved by the Food and Drug Administration, or
generic equivalents approved as substitutable by the
Food and Drug Administration; or
(2) which provides benefits for outpatient serv-
ices provided by a health care professional, unless
such plan also provides equivalent benefits for out-
patient contraceptive services.
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract
with any of the following religious plans:
(1) SelectCare.
(2) PersonalCare’s HMO.
(3) Care Choices.
(4) OSF Health Plans, Inc.
(5) Yellowstone Community Health Plan.
(6) Any other existing or future religious based
plan whose religious tenets are in conflict with the re-
quirements in this Act.
(c) For purposes of this section—
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 696 
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude 
customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from 
the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2015 
Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. SHIMKUS, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. NUNES, and Mr. TIBERI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 part B of title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from 
manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales 
price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, and for 
other purposes. 
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. EXCLUDING CUSTOMARY PROMPT PAY DIS-
COUNTS FROM MANUFACTURERS TO WHOLE-
SALERS FROM THE AVERAGE SALES PRICE 
FOR MEDICARE PAYMENTS FOR DRUGS AND 
BIOLOGICALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1847A(c)(3) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–3a(c)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘(other 
than customary prompt pay discounts extended to 
wholesalers)’’ after ‘‘prompt pay discounts’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘(other 
than customary prompt pay discounts extended to 
wholesalers)’’ after ‘‘other price concessions’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to the calculation of the average 
sales price for calendar quarters beginning more than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(A) by striking ‘‘(b) or’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the contents of a wire or 
electronic communication, or’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘sought,’’ and inserting 
‘‘sought’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘section’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) NOTICE.—Except as provided in section 2705, 
a provider of electronic communication service or remote 
computing service may notify a subscriber or customer of 
a receipt of a warrant, court order, subpoena, or request 
under subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this section. 
‘‘(i) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO LEGAL 
PROCESS.—Nothing in this section or in section 2702 
shall limit the authority of a governmental entity to use 
an administrative subpoena authorized by Federal or 
State statute, a grand jury, trial, or civil discovery sub-
poena, or a warrant issued using the procedures described 
in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or, in the 
case of a State court, issued using State warrant proce-
dures) by a court of competent jurisdiction to— 
‘‘(1) require an originator, addressee, or in-
tended recipient of a wire or electronic communica-
tion to disclose a wire or electronic communication
V 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 698 
For the relief of Arturo Hernandez-Garcia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2015 
Mr. PERLMUTTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Arturo Hernandez-Garcia. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ARTURO 
HERNANDEZ-GARCIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Arturo Hernandez-Garcia shall be eligible for 
issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status 
to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence upon filing an application for issuance of an immi-
grant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment 
of status to lawful permanent resident. 
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(b) ADJUSTMENT
OF
STATUS.—If Arturo Her-
nandez-Garcia enters the United States before the filing 
deadline specified in subsection (c), he shall be considered 
to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if other-
wise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under 
section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Arturo Hernandez-Garcia, the Secretary of State 
shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the 
current or next following fiscal year, the total number of 
immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the 
country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the 
total number of immigrant visas that are made available 
to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 
202(e) of such Act. 
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
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parents, brothers, and sisters of Arturo Hernandez-Garcia 
shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any 
right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act. 
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to use a Federal or State grand jury, trial, or civil dis-
covery subpoena to— 
‘‘(1) require an originator, addressee, or in-
tended recipient of an electronic communication to 
disclose the contents of the electronic communication 
to the governmental entity; or 
‘‘(2) require an entity that provides electronic 
communication services to the officers, directors, em-
ployees, or agents of the entity (for the purpose of 
carrying out their duties) to disclose the contents of 
an electronic communication to or from an officer, 
director, employee, or agent of the entity to a gov-
ernmental entity, if the electronic communication is 
held, stored, or maintained on an electronic commu-
nications system owned or operated by the entity.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 2703(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘A court order for disclosure 
under subsection (b) or (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘A court 
order for disclosure under subsection (c)’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the contents of a wire or elec-
tronic communication, or’’. 
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SEC. 4. DELAYED NOTICE. 
Section 2705 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 2705. DELAYED NOTICE. 
‘‘(a) DELAY OF NOTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A governmental entity that 
is seeking a warrant under section 2703(a) may in-
clude in the application for the warrant a request for 
an order delaying the notification required under 
section 2703(b) for a period of not more than 180 
days in the case of a law enforcement agency, or not 
more than 90 days in the case of any other govern-
mental entity. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION.—A court shall grant a 
request for delayed notification made under para-
graph (1) if the court determines that there is rea-
son to believe that notification of the existence of the 
warrant may result in— 
‘‘(A) endangering the life or physical safety 
of an individual; 
‘‘(B) flight from prosecution; 
‘‘(C) destruction of or tampering with evi-
dence; 
‘‘(D) intimidation of potential witnesses; or 
‘‘(E) otherwise seriously jeopardizing an 
investigation or unduly delaying a trial. 
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‘‘(3) EXTENSION.—Upon request by a govern-
mental entity, a court may grant one or more exten-
sions of the delay of notification granted under para-
graph (2) of not more than 180 days in the case of 
a law enforcement agency, or not more than 90 days 
in the case of any other governmental entity. 
‘‘(4) EXPIRATION OF THE DELAY OF NOTIFICA-
TION.—Upon expiration of the period of delay of no-
tification under paragraph (2) or (3), the govern-
mental entity shall serve upon, or deliver to by reg-
istered or first-class mail, electronic mail, or other 
means reasonably calculated to be effective as speci-
fied by the court approving the search warrant, the 
customer or subscriber— 
‘‘(A) a copy of the warrant; and 
‘‘(B) notice that informs the customer or 
subscriber— 
‘‘(i) of the nature of the law enforce-
ment inquiry with reasonable specificity; 
‘‘(ii) that information maintained for 
the customer or subscriber by the provider 
of electronic communication service or re-
mote computing service named in the proc-
ess or request was supplied to, or re-
quested by, the governmental entity; 
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‘‘(iii) of the date on which the warrant 
was served on the provider and the date on 
which the information was provided by the 
provider to the governmental entity; 
‘‘(iv) that notification of the customer 
or subscriber was delayed; 
‘‘(v) the identity of the court author-
izing the delay; and 
‘‘(vi) of the provision of this chapter 
under which the delay was authorized. 
‘‘(b) PRECLUSION OF NOTICE TO SUBJECT OF GOV-
ERNMENTAL ACCESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A governmental entity that 
is obtaining the contents of a communication or in-
formation or records under section 2703 may apply 
to a court for an order directing a provider of elec-
tronic communication service or remote computing 
service to which a warrant, order, subpoena, or other 
directive under section 2703 is directed not to notify 
any other person of the existence of the warrant, 
order, subpoena, or other directive for a period of 
not more than 180 days in the case of a law enforce-
ment agency, or not more than 90 days in the case 
of any other governmental entity. 
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‘‘(2) DETERMINATION.—A court shall grant a 
request for an order made under paragraph (1) if 
the court determines that there is reason to believe 
that notification of the existence of the warrant, 
order, subpoena, or other directive may result in— 
‘‘(A) endangering the life or physical safety 
of an individual; 
‘‘(B) flight from prosecution; 
‘‘(C) destruction of or tampering with evi-
dence; 
‘‘(D) intimidation of potential witnesses; or 
‘‘(E) otherwise seriously jeopardizing an 
investigation or unduly delaying a trial. 
‘‘(3) EXTENSION.—Upon request by a govern-
mental entity, a court may grant one or more exten-
sions of an order granted under paragraph (2) of 
not more than 180 days in the case of a law enforce-
ment agency, or not more than 90 days in the case 
of any other governmental entity. 
‘‘(4) PRIOR NOTICE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.— 
Upon expiration of the period of delay of notice 
under this section, and not later than 3 business 
days before providing notice to a customer or sub-
scriber, a provider of electronic communication serv-
ice or remote computing service shall notify the gov-
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‘‘(2) may indicate the date by which the pro-
vider must make the disclosure to the governmental 
entity. 
In the absence of a date on the warrant indicating the 
date by which the provider must make disclosure to the 
governmental entity, the provider shall promptly respond 
to the warrant. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF WIRE OR ELECTRONIC COMMU-
NICATIONS IN A REMOTE COMPUTING SERVICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
sections (i) and (j), a governmental entity may re-
quire the disclosure by a provider of remote com-
puting service of the contents of a wire or electronic 
communication that is stored, held, or maintained by 
that service only if the governmental entity obtains 
a warrant issued using the procedures described in 
the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or, in the 
case of a State court, issued using State warrant 
procedures) that— 
‘‘(A) is issued by a court of competent ju-
risdiction; and 
‘‘(B) may indicate the date by which the 
provider must make the disclosure to the gov-
ernmental entity. 
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ernmental entity that obtained the contents of a 
communication or information or records under sec-
tion 2703 of the intent of the provider of electronic 
communication service or remote computing service 
to notify the customer or subscriber of the existence 
of the warrant, order, or subpoena seeking that in-
formation. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section and section 2703, 
the term ‘law enforcement agency’ means an agency of the 
United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a 
State, authorized by law or by a government agency to 
engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investiga-
tion, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law, or 
any other Federal or State agency conducting a criminal 
investigation.’’. 
SEC. 5. EVALUATION BY THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT-
ABILITY OFFICE. 
Not later than September 30, 2017, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to Congress a 
report regarding the disclosure of customer communica-
tions and records under section 2703 of title 18, United 
States Code, which shall include— 
(1) an analysis and evaluation of such disclo-
sure under section 2703 of title 18, United States 
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Code, as in effect before the date of enactment of 
this Act, including— 
(A) a comprehensive analysis and evalua-
tion regarding the number of individual in-
stances, in each of the 5 years before the year 
in which this Act is enacted, in which Federal, 
State, or local law enforcement officers used 
section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, to 
obtain information relevant to an ongoing 
criminal investigation; 
(B) an analysis of the average length of 
time taken by a provider of an electronic com-
munication service or a remote computing serv-
ice to comply with requests by law enforcement 
officers for information under section 2703 of 
title 18, United States Code; 
(C) the number of individual instances, in 
each of the 5 years before the year in which 
this Act is enacted, in which information was 
requested by law enforcement officers from a 
provider of an electronic communication service 
or a remote computing service under a warrant 
as authorized under section 2703(a) of title 18, 
United States Code; 
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(D) the number of individual instances and 
type of request, in each of the 5 years before 
the year in which this Act is enacted, in which 
information was requested by law enforcement 
officers from a provider of an electronic com-
munication service or a remote computing serv-
ice under the other information request provi-
sions in section 2703 of title 18, United States 
Code; and 
(E) the number of individual instances, in 
each of the 5 years before the year in which 
this Act is enacted, in which law enforcement 
officers requested delayed notification to the 
subscriber or customer under section 2705 of 
title 18, United States Code; and 
(2) an analysis and evaluation of such disclo-
sure under section 2703 of title 18, United States 
Code, as amended by this Act, including— 
(A) an evaluation of the effects of the 
amendments to the warrant requirements on 
judges, court dockets, or any other court oper-
ations; 
(B) a survey of Federal, State, and local 
judges and law enforcement officers to deter-
mine the average length of time required for 
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providers of an electronic communication serv-
ice or a remote computing service to provide the 
contents of communications requested under a 
search warrant, which shall include identifying 
the number of instances in which a judge was 
required to order a provider of an electronic 
communication service or a remote computing 
service to appear to show cause for failing to 
comply with a warrant or to issue an order of 
contempt against a provider of an electronic 
communication service or a remote computing 
service for such a failure; and 
(C) determining whether the amendments 
to the warrant requirements resulted in an in-
crease in the use of the emergency exception 
under section 2702(b)(8) of title 18, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 6. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this 
Act shall be construed to preclude the acquisition by the 
United States Government of— 
(1) the contents of a wire or electronic commu-
nication pursuant to other lawful authorities, includ-
ing the authorities under chapter 119 of title 18 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Wiretap Act’’), the For-
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$3,101,130,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2001.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY
For construction, procurement, production, modifica-
tion, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including
ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized
equipment; expansion of public and private plants, includ-
ing the land necessary therefor, and such lands and inter-
ests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted
thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and
installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools
in public and private plants; reserve plant and Govern-
ment
and
contractor-owned
equipment
layaway,
$7,599,968,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2001: Provided, That of the funds appro-
priated in this paragraph, $179,121,000 shall not be obli-
gated or expended until authorized by law.
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY
For construction, procurement, production, modifica-
tion, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weap-
ons, and related support equipment including spare parts,
and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private
plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con-
struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and