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ernment will achieve a net gain in the number of law en-
forcement officers who perform nonadministrative public 
safety service. 
WEED AND SEED PROGRAM FUND 
For necessary expenses to implement ‘‘Weed and 
Seed’’ program activities, $51,169,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, for inter-governmental agreements, 
including grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts, 
with State and local law enforcement agencies, non-profit 
organizations, and agencies of local government engaged 
in the investigation and prosecution of violent and gang-
related crimes and drug offenses in ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ des-
ignated communities, and for either reimbursements or 
transfers to appropriation accounts of the Department of 
Justice and other Federal agencies which shall be specified 
by the Attorney General to execute the ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ 
program strategy: Provided, That funds designated by 
Congress through language for other Department of Jus-
tice appropriation accounts for ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program 
activities shall be managed and executed by the Attorney 
General through the Executive Office for Weed and Seed: 
Provided further, That the Attorney General may direct 
the use of other Department of Justice funds and per-
sonnel in support of ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program activities 
only after the Attorney General notifies the Committees
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Vaccinate All Children 
Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIRING STUDENTS AT PUBLIC ELEMENTARY 
AND 
SECONDARY 
SCHOOLS 
TO 
BE 
VAC-
CINATED. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 317 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) REQUIRING STUDENTS AT PUBLIC ELEMEN-
TARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO BE VACCINATED.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—For a State or a political 
subdivision or other public entity of a State to be eli-
gible to receive a grant under this section, the appli-
cant shall demonstrate to the Secretary’s satisfac-
tion that, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the 
State requires each student enrolled in one of the 
State’s public elementary schools or public secondary 
schools to be vaccinated in accordance with the rec-
ommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immu-
nization Practices. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR CHILD’S HEALTH.—The 
funding condition described in paragraph (1) shall 
not apply with respect to a student if a duly reg-
istered and licensed physician submits a written cer-
tification at the beginning of the school year to the 
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individual in charge of the health program at the 
student’s school— 
‘‘(A) certifying that the physician has per-
sonally examined the student during the pre-
ceding 12 months; and 
‘‘(B) certifying that, in the physician’s 
opinion, the physical condition of the student is 
such that the student’s health would be endan-
gered by the vaccination involved; and 
‘‘(C) demonstrating (to the satisfaction of 
the individual in charge of the health program 
at the student’s school) that the physician’s 
opinion conforms to the accepted standard of 
medical care. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘Advisory Committee on 
Immunization Practices’ means the Advisory 
Committee on Immunization Practices estab-
lished by the Secretary, acting through the Di-
rector of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention. 
‘‘(B) The terms ‘elementary school’ and 
‘secondary school’ have the meanings given to 
such terms in section 9101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965.’’. 
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(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) applies only with respect to fiscal years begin-
ning after the date that is 6 months after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
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IV
House Calendar No. 252
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 474
[Report No. 104–666]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3396) to define and protect
the institution of marriage.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 10, 1996
Mr. MCINNIS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3396) to define
and protect the institution of marriage.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of
rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 3396) to define and protect the
institution of marriage. The first reading of the bill shall
be dispensed with. Points of order against consideration
of the bill for failure to comply with clause 2(l)(6) of rule
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XI are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill
and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and con-
trolled by the chairman and ranking minority member of
the Committee on the Judiciary. After general debate the
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule and shall be considered as read. No amend-
ment shall be in order except those specified in the report
of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.
Each amendment may be considered only in the order
specified, may be offered only by a member designated in
the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable
for the time specified in the report equally divided and
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not
be subject to amendment except as specified in the report,
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
All points of order against the amendments specified in
the report are waived. At the conclusion of consideration
of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and
report the bill to the House with such amendments as may
have been adopted. The previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to
final passage without intervening motion except one mo-
tion to recommit with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 252
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 474
[Report No. 104–666]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3396)
to define and protect the institution of marriage.
JULY 10, 1996
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord pri-
ority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member
offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the
portion of the Congressional Record designated for that
purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed
shall be considered as read. The Chairman of the Commit-
tee of the Whole may postpone until a time during further
consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for
a recorded vote on any amendment. The Chairman of the
Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less than five
minutes the time for voting by electronic device on any
postponed question that immediately follows another vote
by electronic device without intervening business provided
that the time for voting by electronic device on the first
in any series of questions shall be not less than fifteen
minutes. After the reading of the final lines of the bill,
a motion that the Committee of the Whole rise and report
the bill to the House with such amendments as may have
been adopted shall, if offered by the majority leader or
a designee, have precedence over a motion to amend. At
the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment
the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House
with such amendments as may have been adopted. The
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the
bill and amendments thereto to final passage without in-
retary under section 7330C(a) of this title and has 
safeguards to ensure that a distinct identity code 
has been in place at each step of distribution of each 
biological implant from its donor. 
‘‘(B) The vendor is registered as required by 
the Food and Drug Administration under subpart B 
of part 1271 of title 21, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, or any successor regulation, and in the case of 
a vendor that uses a tissue distribution intermediary 
or a tissue processor, the vendor provides assurances 
that the tissue distribution intermediary or tissue 
processor is registered as required by the Food and 
Drug Administration. 
‘‘(C) The vendor ensures that donor eligibility 
determinations and such other records as the Sec-
retary may require accompany each biological im-
plant at all times, regardless of the country of origin 
of the donor of the biological material. 
‘‘(D) The vendor agrees to cooperate with all 
biological implant recalls conducted on the vendor’s 
own initiative, on the initiative of the original prod-
uct manufacturer used by the vendor, by the request 
of the Food and Drug Administration, or by a statu-
tory order of the Food and Drug Administration.
‘‘(G) 
EMERGING
BUSINESS
ENTER-
PRISES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
may make a loan under the Express Loan 
Program to an emerging business enter-
prise designated under section 3(dd), ex-
cept that such loans shall be made in ac-
cordance with the terms of this subpara-
graph. 
‘‘(ii) GUARANTY RATE.—The guaranty 
rate of such a loan shall be in accordance 
with the following: 
‘‘(I) Except as otherwise provided 
in this clause, 65 percent. 
‘‘(II) Except as provided in sub-
clause (III), if, in a report submitted 
under clause (iii), the total number of 
loans made and the total amount 
loaned by a lender is greater by 10 
percent than the prior fiscal year, 75 
percent. 
‘‘(III) If, in a report submitted 
under clause (iii), the total rate of de-
fault on loans issued under subclauses 
(I) and (II) is greater by 10 percent 
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than the prior year, 50 percent in the 
succeeding fiscal year. 
‘‘(iii) REPORTS.—On the date that is 
1 year after the end of the first fiscal year 
for which a loan is first guaranteed under 
this subparagraph, and annually there-
after, each lender making a loan guaran-
teed under this section shall report to the 
Administrator the total number of loans 
made during the preceding fiscal year, the 
total amount loaned, and the default rate 
for all guaranteed loans. 
‘‘(iv) VERIFICATION.—A lender mak-
ing a loan guaranteed under this section 
shall verify the status of a business con-
cern as an emerging business enterprise 
before issuing a loan. 
‘‘(v) SANCTION.—If a business con-
cern has received a loan under this sub-
paragraph and that business concern has 
fraudulently misrepresented its status as 
an emerging business enterprise, that busi-
ness concern shall repay the amount of the 
loan to the lender (from which amount the 
lender shall repay the amount of any guar-
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antee paid on the loan), and shall in addi-
tion pay a fine in an amount determined 
by the Administrator.’’. 
SEC. 3. RULEMAKINGS. 
(a) SELF-CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall by rule establish a process for initial self-certification 
of emerging business enterprises for purposes of participa-
tion in Federal contracts, and eligibility for Express Loans 
under section 7(a)(31)(G) of the Small Business Act. 
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•HRES 480 IH
(b) ELIMINATION OF INFLATIONARY IMPACT STATE-
MENTS.—Clause 2(l) of rule XI of the Rules of the House
of Representatives is amended by repealing subparagraph
(4) and by redesignating subparagraphs (5) through (7)
as subparagraphs (4) through (6), respectively.
(c) STATEMENT OF PERFORMANCE GOALS.—Clause
2(l) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(7) Each report of a committee on a bill or joint
resolution of a public character reported by such commit-
tee that authorizes or reauthorizes any program, project,
or activity shall contain a statement of performance goals
that define what it is intended to accomplish.’’.
(d) JOINT REPORTS.—Clause 2 of rule XI of the
Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(o) If two or more committees jointly study or inves-
tigate any matter, such committees may file a joint report
on that matter.’’.
SEC. 7. MAINTENANCE AND STRENGTHENING OF OPENING
DAY REFORMS.
(a) FURTHER LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER OF SUB-
COMMITTEES THAT THE COMMITTEES ON GOVERNMENT
REFORM AND OVERSIGHT AND ON TRANSPORTATION AND
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2236 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service, to submit to Congress, and make available 
to the public on the Internet, a report on the animals killed under 
the Wildlife Services program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2015 
Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Mr. DEFAZIO) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ag-
riculture 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, to submit 
to Congress, and make available to the public on the 
Internet, a report on the animals killed under the Wild-
life Services program of the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service. 
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 ‘‘Transparency for Le-
thal Control Act’’. 
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the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this
resolution, if offered by Representative Rogers of Ken-
tucky or his designee. That amendment shall be consid-
ered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in
the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent
and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and
shall not be subject to a demand for division of the ques-
tion in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All
points of order against that amendment are waived. If
that amendment is adopted, the bill, as amended, shall be
considered as the original bill for the purpose of further
amendment. Points of order against provisions in the bill
for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are
waived except as follows: (1) under the Department of
Commerce, Science and Technology, the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology, the matter under the
heading ‘‘Industrial Technology Services’’ that begins with
‘‘In addition’’ and continues through ‘‘ ‘Working Capital
Fund’ ’’; and (2) under the Department of Commerce, the
heading ‘‘Technology Administration’’ and the matter
thereunder. Where points of order are waived against part
of a paragraph, points of order against a provision in an-
other part of such paragraph may be made only against
such provision and not against the entire paragraph. Dur-
ing consideration of the bill for further amendment, the
SEC. 2. REPORT ON ANIMALS KILLED UNDER WILDLIFE 
SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE ANIMAL AND 
PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
of Agriculture, acting through the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service, shall submit to Congress, and 
make available to the public on the Internet, a report on 
the animals killed under the wildlife services program 
under section 1 of the Act of March 2, 1931 (7 U.S.C. 
426; 46 Stat. 1468), or by a State or local entity acting 
in cooperation with or on behalf of the wildlife services 
program during the preceding calendar year, including— 
(1) the number of such animals killed, listed by 
State, county (or other similar political subdivision 
of a State), and municipality; 
(2) the species name for such animals; 
(3) the method used to kill such animals; and 
(4) the reasons that the Secretary determined 
that— 
(A) the species of such animals were inju-
rious; and 
(B) killing such animals was necessary. 
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IV
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 476
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to reduce the number
of programs covered by each regular appropriation bill.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 11, 1996
Mr. STUPAK submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to
reduce the number of programs covered by each regular
appropriation bill.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF PROGRAMS COV-
ERED BY EACH REGULAR APPROPRIATION
BILL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Rule XXI of the Rules of the
House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end
the following new clause:
‘‘9. (a) No provision shall be reported in any general
appropriation bill containing the regular appropriations
for any part of the Government for a fiscal year, or shall
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be in order as an amendment thereto, if the provision or
amendment contains the regular appropriations for any
other part of the Government for the fiscal year.
‘‘(b) For purposes of paragraph (a), the term ‘part
of the Government’ means any of the following, based on
the jurisdictions of the subcommittees of the Committee
on Appropriations for the 104th Congress:
‘‘(1) Agriculture.
‘‘(2) Rural development.
‘‘(3) Food and Drug Administration.
‘‘(4) Related agencies with respect to agri-
culture and rural development.
‘‘(5) Department of Commerce.
‘‘(6) Department of Justice.
‘‘(7) Department of State.
‘‘(8) Judiciary.
‘‘(9) Related agencies with respect to the De-
partments of Commerce, Justice, and State, and the
Judiciary.
‘‘(10) Department of Defense military func-
tions.
‘‘(11) District of Columbia.
‘‘(12) Energy and water development.
‘‘(13) Foreign operations, export financing, and
related programs.
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‘‘(14) Department of the Interior.
‘‘(15) Related agencies with respect to the De-
partment of the Interior.
‘‘(16) Department of Labor.
‘‘(17) Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices.
‘‘(18) Department of Education.
‘‘(19) Related agencies with respect to the De-
partments of Labor, Health and Human Services,
and Education.
‘‘(20) Legislative Branch.
‘‘(21) Military construction, family housing, and
base realignment and closure functions administered
by the Department of Defense.
‘‘(22) Department of Transportation.
‘‘(23) Related agencies with respect to the De-
partment of Transportation.
‘‘(24) Department of the Treasury.
‘‘(25) Executive Office of the President, United
States Postal Service, independent agencies pre-
viously included in the Treasury, Postal Service, and
General Government Appropriations Act, and gov-
ernmentwide general provisions.
‘‘(26) Department of Veterans Affairs.
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‘‘(27) Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment.
‘‘(28) Independent agencies previously included
in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing
and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to general appropriation bills con-
taining the regular appropriations for any part of the Gov-
ernment for fiscal year 1998 or any succeeding fiscal year.
Æ
IV
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 477
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives regarding trust
relationships.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 12, 1996
Mr. MINGE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives
regarding trust relationships.
Resolved, That the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives are amended by adding at the end the following new
rule:
‘‘Rule LIII.
‘‘Trust Relationship.
‘‘Members of the House leadership, chairpersons and
ranking minority members of full committees and sub-
committees thereof, and members of conference commit-
tees have trust relationships with the House and each of
its Members in the performance of their duties and re-
•HRES 477 IH
sponsibilities. Before any such Member uses any such po-
sition to unduly benefit that or any other Member’s con-
gressional district, that Member should so disclose the
proposed action as to provide the House, or in the case
of a committee or subcommittee chairperson or ranking
minority member, that committee or subcommittee, a rea-
sonable opportunity to consider and debate the merits of
the proposed action.’’.
Æ
H. Res. 479
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 17, 1996.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of
rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 3814) making appropriations for
the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Ju-
diciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997, and for other purposes. The first
reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order
against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with
clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI or clause 7 of rule XXI are
waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and
shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule. Before consideration of any other amendment
it shall be in order to consider the amendment printed in
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tervening motion except one motion to recommit with or
without instructions.
Attest:
Clerk.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2239 
To amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to increase the target 
financing of exports by small business concerns. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2015 
Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, and Ms. MOORE) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to increase 
the target financing of exports by small business concerns. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINANCING TARGETS OF SMALL BUSINESS 
CONCERNS. 
Section 2(b)(1)(E)(v) of the Export-Import Bank Act 
of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(E)(v)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘20 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘25 percent’’. 
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