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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2839 
To reform and modernize domestic refugee resettlement programs, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2015 
Mr. PASCRELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To reform and modernize domestic refugee resettlement 
programs, 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. DOMESTIC REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT REFORM 
AND MODERNIZATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘community-based organization’’ means a non-
profit organization providing a variety of social, 
health, educational and community services to a pop-
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ulation that includes refugees resettled into the 
United States. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement 
in the Department of Health and Human Services. 
(3) NATIONAL
RESETTLEMENT
AGENCIES.— 
The term ‘‘national resettlement agencies’’ means 
voluntary agencies contracting with the Department 
of State to provide sponsorship and initial resettle-
ment services to refugees entering the United States. 
(b) ASSESSMENT OF REFUGEE DOMESTIC RESET-
TLEMENT PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall conduct a 
study regarding the effectiveness of the domestic ref-
ugee resettlement programs operated by the Office 
of Refugee Resettlement. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE STUDIED.—In the study 
required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall determine and analyze— 
(A) how the Office of Refugee Resettle-
ment defines self-sufficiency and integration 
and if these definitions adequately represent 
refugees’ needs in the United States; 
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desirable in order to facilitate management of lands
within the Spanish Peaks planning area as wilder-
ness, but neither such acquisitions nor enactment of
legislation to designate some or all of the planning
area as wilderness was completed prior to the end of
the period during which the planning area was re-
quired to be managed as a wilderness study area.
(7) Therefore, continued management of the
Spanish Peaks planning area as a wilderness study
area is desirable in order to retain the options of
Congress concerning possible designation of lands
within the planning area as wilderness.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to require
continued management of the Spanish Peaks planning
area as a wilderness study area until Congress can deter-
mine which if any of the lands within the planning area
are to be designated as wilderness.
SEC. 2. WILDERNESS STUDY EXTENSION, SPANISH PEAKS
PLANNING AREA, COLORADO.
Section 10(d) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993
(Public Law 103–77; 107 Stat. 765) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘for a period of three years from the date of enact-
ment of this Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘until Congress deter-
mines otherwise,’’.
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‘‘(E) With respect to activities related to the Medi-
care Medication Evaluation and Dispensing System under
section 1889, the Secretary may enter into contracts with
carriers under this section to perform the activities on a
regional basis.’’.
(2) 
ADDITIONAL
FUNCTIONS.—Section
1842(b)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(3)) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (I); and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the
following new subparagraphs:
‘‘(J) if it makes determinations with respect to
outpatient prescription drugs which are subject to
the Medicare Medication Evaluation and Dispensing
System under section 1889, will receive information
transmitted under the electronic system established
under section 1889(b)(4);
‘‘(K) will enter into such contracts with organi-
zations described in subsection (f)(3) as the Sec-
retary determines may be necessary to implement
and operate (and for related functions with respect
to) the electronic system established under section
1889(b)(4); and’’.
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-
eign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), or any other provision of Fed-
eral law not specifically amended by this Act; or 
(2) records or other information relating to a 
subscriber or customer of any electronic communica-
tions service or remote computing service (not in-
cluding the content of such communications) pursu-
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ant to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), chapter 119 of title 
18 (commonly known as the ‘‘Wiretap Act’’), or any 
other provision of Federal law not specifically 
amended by this Act. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2840 
To prohibit any appropriation of funds for the Science and Technology 
account of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2015 
Mr. SALMON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To prohibit any appropriation of funds for the Science and 
Technology account of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FUNDING PROHIBITION. 
No funds are authorized to be appropriated for the 
Science and Technology account of the Environmental 
Protection Agency. 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1195
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 to ensure full Federal compliance with that Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 1997
Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to ensure full Fed-
eral compliance with that Act.
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 ‘‘Federal Facility
Superfund Compliance Act of 1997’’.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2841 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible 
product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and li-
censed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers 
to develop and test new products, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2015 
Mr. STIVERS (for himself, Mr. WELCH, Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 
Mr. RENACCI, and Mr. TIBERI) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
ensure that eligible product developers have competitive 
access to approved drugs and licensed biological prod-
ucts, so as to enable eligible product developers to de-
velop and test new products, 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 ‘‘Fair Access for Safe 
and Timely Generics Act of 2015’’ or the ‘‘FAST Generics 
Act of 2015’’. 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1196
To amend the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to extend the interim protec-
tion of the Spanish Peaks planning area in the San Isabel National
Forest, Colorado.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 1997
Mr. SKAGGS (for himself, Mr. MCINNIS, and Ms. DEGETTE) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to extend
the interim protection of the Spanish Peaks planning
area in the San Isabel National Forest, Colorado.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) The two volcanic peaks in Huerfano and
Las Animas Counties, Colorado, known as the Span-
ish Peaks or Wayatoya, are easterly extensions of
the Rocky Mountains and served as landmarks to
some of Colorado’s earliest settlers.
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(2) The portion of the San Isabel National For-
est encompassing the Spanish Peaks is within an
area designated on the National Register of Natural
Landmarks and has outstanding scenic, geological,
and other values.
(3) Public Law 96–560 provided for the man-
agement of the Spanish Peaks as a wilderness study
area so as to maintain the options of Congress re-
garding possible designation of these lands as com-
ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation
System.
(4) Section 10 of the Colorado Wilderness Act
of 1993 (Public Law 103–77) required continued
management of these lands, known as the Spanish
Peaks planning area, as a wilderness study area dur-
ing a three-year period extending through August
13, 1996, and required the submission to Congress
of a report concerning the status of private property
holdings within the planning area.
(5) Since 1993, the United States has acquired,
with the consent of their owners, many of the lands
within the Spanish Peaks planning area that were in
private ownership in 1993.
(6) Acquisition by the United States of some or
all of the rest of such non-Federal lands would be
In the Senate of the United States,
October 15 (legislative day, October 2), 1998.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1197) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend title 35, United
States Code, to protect patent owners against the unauthor-
ized sale of plant parts taken from plants illegally repro-
duced, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT
Page 4, after line 14 insert:
SEC. 4. ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC PATENT INFORMATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Patent and
Trademark Office shall develop and implement statewide
computer networks with remote library sites in requesting
rural States such that citizens in those States will have en-
hanced access to information in their State’s patent and
trademark depository library.
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘rural
States’’ means the States that qualified on January 1, 1997,
as rural States under section 1501(b) of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 379bb(b)).
Attest:
Secretary.
‘‘(1) REMEDIES.—An eligible product developer 
that is aggrieved by a violation of subsection (b), (c), 
(d), (e)(1) or (e)(3) by a license holder may sue such 
license holder in a court of competent jurisdiction 
for injunctive relief and treble damages (including 
costs and interest of the kind described in section 
4(a) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 15(a))). 
‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
‘‘(A) 
PRESERVATION
OF
ANTITRUST 
LAWS.—Nothing in this Act, or the amend-
ments made by this Act, shall be construed to 
modify, supersede, or impair the operation of 
the antitrust laws. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the term ‘antitrust laws’ shall have 
the meaning given such term in subsection (a) 
of the 1st section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 
12), except that such term shall include section 
5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 45) to the extent that such subsection 
applies to unfair methods of competition. 
‘‘(g) LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.—The holder of an 
approved application or license for a covered product shall 
not be liable for any claim arising out of an eligible prod-
uct developer’s failure to follow adequate safeguards to as-
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sure safe use of the covered product during development 
or testing activities conducted under this section.’’. 
(b) WAIVER OF SINGLE, SHARED SYSTEM REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 505–1(i)(1)(B) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355–1(i)(1)(B)) is 
amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) the applicant for an abbreviated 
new drug application certifies that it at-
tempted in good faith to create or nego-
tiate entry into a single, shared system, 
but was unable to finalize commercially 
reasonable terms with the holder of the 
listed drug within 120 days, and such cer-
tification includes a description of the ef-
forts made by the applicant for the abbre-
viated new drug application to create or 
negotiate entry into a single, shared sys-
tem.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect upon enact-
ment, and shall apply to all approved applications or li-
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censes for a covered product (as defined in section 505– 
2(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as 
added by this section) regardless of whether those applica-
tions or licenses were approved before, on, or after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2842 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify individual income 
tax rates. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 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 simplify 
individual income tax rates. 
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 ‘‘Individual Rate Sim-
plification Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. SIMPLIFIED INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1(i) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraphs (2) 
and (3), by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3), 
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and by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) 20- AND 30-PERCENT RATE BRACKETS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of taxable 
years beginning after December 31, 2015, the 
rate of tax under subsections (a), (b), (c), and 
(d) on taxable income which would (without re-
gard to this paragraph) be taxed at a rate over 
15 percent shall be— 
‘‘(i) 20 percent on taxable income not 
over $1,000,000, and 
‘‘(ii) 30 percent on taxable income 
over $1,000,000. 
‘‘(B) INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT.—In pre-
scribing the tables under subsection (f) which 
apply with respect to taxable years beginning 
after 2016, the $1,000,000 amount in subpara-
graph (A) shall be increased by an amount 
equal to— 
‘‘(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment de-
termined under subsection (f)(3) for the 
calendar year in which the taxable year be-
gins determined by substituting ‘calendar 
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year 2015’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in sub-
paragraph (B) thereof. 
If any adjustment under the preceding sentence 
is not a multiple of $100, such amount shall be 
rounded to the next lowest multiple of $100.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2015. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Plant Patent Amend-
ments Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) The protection provided by plant patents
under title 35, United States Code, dating back to
1930, has historically benefited American agriculture
and horticulture and the public by providing an in-
centive for breeders to develop new plant varieties.
(2) Domestic and foreign agricultural trade is
rapidly expanding and is very different from the
trade of the past. An unforeseen ambiguity in the
provisions of title 35, United States Code, is under-
mining the orderly collection of royalties due breed-
ers holding United States plant patents.
(3) Plant parts produced from plants protected
by United States plant patents are being taken from
illegally reproduced plants and traded in United
States markets to the detriment of plant patent
holders.
(4) Resulting lost royalty income inhibits in-
vestment in domestic research and breeding activi-
ties associated with a wide variety of crops—an area
where the United States has historically enjoyed a
strong international position. Such research is the
foundation of a strong horticultural industry.
(5) Infringers producing such plant parts from
unauthorized plants enjoy an unfair competitive ad-
vantage over producers who pay royalties on vari-
eties protected by United States plant patents.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to clearly and explicitly provide that title
35, United States Code, protects the owner of a
plant patent against the unauthorized sale of plant
parts taken from plants illegally reproduced;
(2) to make the protections provided under
such title more consistent with those provided breed-
ers of sexually reproduced plants under the Plant
Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2321 and follow-
ing), as amended by the Plant Variety Protection
Act Amendments of 1994 (Public Law 103–349);
and
(3) to strengthen the ability of United States
plant patent holders to enforce their patent rights
with regard to importation of plant parts produced
from plants protected by United States plant pat-
ents, which are propagated without the authorization
of the patent holder.
SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 35, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) RIGHTS IN PLANT PATENTS.—Section 163 of
title 35, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘§ 163. Grant
‘‘In the case of a plant patent, the grant shall include
the right to exclude others from asexually reproducing the
plant, and from using, offering for sale, or selling the
plant so reproduced, or any of its parts, throughout the
United States, or from importing the plant so reproduced,
or any parts thereof, into the United States.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to any plant patent issued on
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives October 9,
1998.
Attest:
Clerk.
(1)
ADMINISTRATOR.—The
term
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration. 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(3) TSA.—The term ‘‘TSA’’ means the Trans-
portation Security Administration. 
SEC. 3. ENROLLMENT EXPANSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
publish PreCheck application enrollment standards to add 
multiple private sector application capabilities for the TSA 
PreCheck program to increase the public’s enrollment ac-
cess to such program, including standards that allow the 
use of secure technologies, including online enrollment, ki-
osks, tablets, or staffed laptop stations at which individ-
uals can apply for entry into such program. 
(b)
REQUIREMENTS.—Upon
publication
of
the 
PreCheck program application enrollment standards pur-
suant to subsection (a), the Administrator shall— 
(1) coordinate with interested parties to deploy 
TSA-approved ready-to-market private sector solu-
tions that meet the TSA PreCheck application en-
rollment standards described in paragraph (1), make 
available additional PreCheck enrollment capabili-
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1198
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain land to the City of Grants Pass, Oregon.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1198
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain
land to the City of Grants Pass, Oregon.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF BLM LAND TO GRANTS PASS,
OREGON.
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the
Interior shall promptly convey to the City of Grants Pass,
Oregon (in this section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), without
monetary compensation, all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the real property described in sub-
section (b).
(b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The real property referred
to in subsection (a) is that parcel of land depicted
on the map entitled ‘‘Merlin Landfill Map’’ and
dated June 20, 1997, consisting of—
(A) approximately 200 acres of Bureau of
Land Management land on which the City has
operated a landfill under lease; and
(B) approximately 120 acres of Bureau of
Land Management land that are adjacent to
the land described in subparagraph (A).
(2) DETERMINATION
BY
SECRETARY.—The
Secretary of the Interior may determine more par-
ticularly the real property described in paragraph
(1).
(c) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall require
the City to agree to indemnify the Government of the
United States for all liability of the Government that
arises from the property.
Passed the House of Representatives July 8, 1997.
Attest:
Clerk.