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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 241 
To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice 
and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of 
a private civil action. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2015 
Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. DENHAM, 
Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. ISSA, Mr. VALADAO, 
Mr. COOK, Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California, Mr. NUNES, Ms. JENKINS 
of Kansas, Mr. SIMPSON, and Mr. WESTMORELAND) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to 
impose notice and a compliance opportunity to be pro-
vided before commencement of a private civil action. 
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 ‘‘ACCESS (ADA Com-
pliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act 
of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
Section 308(a)(1) of the Americans with Disabilities 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12188(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘PROCEDURES.—’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘The’’, and inserting the following: 
‘‘PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the’’, and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) STRUCTURAL
BARRIERS
TO
ENTRY 
INTO EXISTING PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS.—A 
civil action for discrimination under section 
302(b)(2) based on the failure to remove a 
structural barrier to entry into an existing pub-
lic accommodation may not be commenced by a 
person aggrieved by such discrimination un-
less— 
‘‘(i) such person has provided to the 
owner or operator of such accommodation 
a written notice specific enough to allow 
such owner or operator to identify such 
barrier; and 
‘‘(ii) beginning on the date such no-
tice was received and— 
‘‘(I) before the expiration of 60 
days after such date, such owner or 
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operator failed to provide to such per-
son a written description outlining im-
provements that will be made to re-
move such barrier; or 
‘‘(II)(aa) before the expiration of 
60 days after such date, such owner 
or operator provided such description 
to such person; and 
‘‘(bb) before the expiration of 
120 days after such description is pro-
vided, such owner or operator failed to 
remove such barrier.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect on the 1st day of the 1st month beginning more 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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HR 4755 RH 
the Capitol Police regarding the operations and activities 
of the Capitol Police that affect the House of Representa-
tives and Senate. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Capitol Police Board shall 
promulgate regulations to carry out this section, with the 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 1003. SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY OF 
BOARD AND CHIEF TO DETERMINE RATES OF PAY. (a) 
IN GENERAL.—The Capitol Police Board and the Chief 
of the Capitol Police shall have the sole and exclusive au-
thority to determine the rates and amounts for each of 
the following for members of the Capitol Police: 
(1) The rate of basic pay (including the rate of 
basic pay upon appointment), premium pay, spe-
cialty assignment and proficiency pay, and merit 
pay. 
(2) The rate of cost-of-living adjustments, com-
parability adjustments, and locality adjustments. 
(3) The amount for recruitment and relocation 
bonuses. 
(4) The amount for retention allowances.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 103
JOINT RESOLUTION
Waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to
certain specified bills of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the provisions of sections 106 and 107 of title 1,
United States Code, are waived for the balance of the first
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session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress with respect
to the printing (on parchment or otherwise) of the enroll-
ment of any bill or joint resolution making general appro-
priations for the fiscal year ending on September 30,
1998, or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year end-
ing on September 30, 1998. The enrollment of any such
bill or joint resolution shall be in such form as the Com-
mittee on House Oversight of the House of Representa-
tives certifies to be a true enrollment.
Passed the House of Representatives November 10
(legislative day, November 9), 1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2420 
To reduce administrative burdens on researchers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2015 
Mr. BARTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To reduce administrative burdens on researchers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REDUCING ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS OF RE-
SEARCHERS. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION OF MEASURES TO REDUCE 
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS.—The Director of the Na-
tional Institutes of Health shall implement measures to 
reduce the administrative burdens of researchers funded 
by the National Institutes of Health, taking into account 
the recommendations, evaluations, and plans researched 
by the following entities: 
(1) The Scientific Management Review Board. 
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(2) The National Academy of Sciences. 
(3) The 2007 and 2012 Faculty Burden Survey 
conducted by The Federal Demonstration Partner-
ship. 
(4) Relevant recommendations from the Re-
search Business Models Working Group. 
(b) REPORTS.—The Director of the National Insti-
tutes of Health shall submit to Congress a report on the 
extent to which the Director has implemented measures 
pursuant to subsection (a). 
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H. J. Res. 103
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven
Joint Resolution
Waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to certain specified bills
of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions
of sections 106 and 107 of title 1, United States Code, are waived
for the balance of the first session of the One Hundred Fifth
Congress with respect to the printing (on parchment or otherwise)
of the enrollment of any bill or joint resolution making general
appropriations for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 1998,
or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending on September
30, 1998. The enrollment of any such bill or joint resolution shall
be in such form as the Committee on House Oversight of the
House of Representatives certifies to be a true enrollment.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 658
AN ACT
To provide for the protection of investors, increase
confidence in the capital markets system, and
fully implement the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
by streamlining the hiring process for certain em-
ployment positions in the Securities and Ex-
change Commission.
director’s term, the director appointed to fill the 
vacancy shall be appointed for a 5-year term 
starting on the date of such appointment. 
‘‘(E) TRANSITIONAL PROVISION.—Each di-
rector of a national research institute or na-
tional center serving on the date of enactment 
of the 21st Century Cures Act is deemed to be 
appointed for a 5-year term under this sub-
section starting on such date of enactment.’’. 
(b) COMPENSATION
TO CONSULTANTS
OR INDI-
VIDUAL SCIENTISTS.—Section 202 of the Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 
102–394; 42 U.S.C. 238f note) is amended by striking 
‘‘portable structures;’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘portable structures.’’. 
(c) REVIEW OF CERTAIN AWARDS BY DIRECTORS.— 
Section 405(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 284(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) Before an award is made by a national research 
institute or by a national center for a grant for a research 
program or project (commonly referred to as an ‘R-series 
grant’), other than an award constituting a noncompeting 
renewal of such grant, or a noncompeting administrative 
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supplement to such grant, the director of such national 
research institute or national center— 
‘‘(A) shall review and approve the award; and 
‘‘(B) shall take into consideration— 
‘‘(i) the mission of the national research 
institute or national center and the scientific 
priorities identified in the strategic plan under 
section 402(m); and 
‘‘(ii) whether other agencies are funding 
programs or projects to accomplish the same 
goal.’’. 
(d) IOM STUDY ON DUPLICATION IN FEDERAL BIO-
MEDICAL RESEARCH.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall enter into an arrangement with the 
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (or, if the 
Institute declines, another appropriate entity) under which 
the Institute (or other appropriate entity) not later than 
2 years after the date of enactment of this Act will— 
(1) complete a study on the extent to which bio-
medical research conducted or supported by Federal 
agencies is duplicative; and 
(2) submit a report to the Congress on the re-
sults of such study, including recommendations on 
how to prevent such duplication. 
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IA
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 103
Waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to certain specified
bills of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 8, 1997
Mr. ARMEY introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on House Oversight
JOINT RESOLUTION
Waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to
certain specified bills of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the provisions of sections 106 and 107 of title 1,
United States Code, are waived for the balance of the first
session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress with respect
to the printing (on parchment or otherwise) of the enroll-
ment of any bill or joint resolution making general appro-
priations for the fiscal year ending on September 30,
1998, or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year end-
ing on September 30, 1998. The enrollment of any such
•HJ 103 IH
bill or joint resolution shall be in such form as the Com-
mittee on House Oversight of the House of Representa-
tives certifies to be a true enrollment.
Æ
II
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 103
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 10, 1997
Received
JOINT RESOLUTION
Waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to
certain specified bills of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the provisions of sections 106 and 107 of title 1,
United States Code, are waived for the balance of the first
HJ 103 RDS
session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress with respect
to the printing (on parchment or otherwise) of the enroll-
ment of any bill or joint resolution making general appro-
priations for the fiscal year ending on September 30,
1998, or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year end-
ing on September 30, 1998. The enrollment of any such
bill or joint resolution shall be in such form as the Com-
mittee on House Oversight of the House of Representa-
tives certifies to be a true enrollment.
Passed the House of Representatives November 10
(legislative day, November 9), 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
IA
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 104
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 9, 1997
Mr. LIVINGSTON introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on Appropriations
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year
1998, and for other purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 106(3) of Public Law 105–46 is further
amended by striking ‘‘November 9, 1997’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘November 10, 1997’’, and each provision
amended by sections 122 and 123 of such public law shall
be applied as if ‘‘November 10, 1997’’ was substituted for
‘‘October 23, 1997’’.
Æ
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2423 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to valid 
scientific evidence. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2015 
Mr. SHIMKUS 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 with 
respect to valid scientific evidence. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. VALID SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE. 
Section 513(a)(3)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360c(a)(3)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as sub-
clauses (I) and (II), respectively; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(B) If the Secretary’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(B)(i) If the Secretary’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(ii) Valid scientific evidence for purposes 
of clause (i) may include: 
‘‘(I) evidence described in well-docu-
mented case histories, including registry 
data, that are collected and monitored 
under an acceptable protocol; 
‘‘(II) studies published in peer-re-
viewed journals; and 
‘‘(III) data collected in countries other 
than the United States so long as such 
data otherwise meets the criteria specified 
in this subparagraph. 
‘‘(iii) In the case of a study published in 
a peer-reviewed journal that is offered as valid 
scientific evidence for purposes of clause (i), the 
Secretary may request data underlying the 
study if— 
‘‘(I) the Secretary, in making such re-
quest, complies with the requirement of 
subparagraph (D)(ii) to consider the least 
burdensome appropriate means of evalu-
ating device effectiveness or subsection 
(i)(1)(D) to consider the least burdensome 
means of determining substantial equiva-
lence, as applicable; 
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‘‘(II) the Secretary furnishes a written 
rationale for so requesting the underlying 
data together with such request; and 
‘‘(III) if the requested underlying data 
for such a study are unavailable, the Sec-
retary shall consider such study to be part 
of the totality of the evidence with respect 
to the device, as the Secretary determines 
appropriate.’’. 
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application provides a reasonable assurance of the safety 
and effectiveness of the device. 
‘‘(C) Nothing in this paragraph alters the standards 
for premarket approval of a device.’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 104
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making further continuing appropriations for the
fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 104
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year
1998, and for other purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 106(3) of Public Law 105–46 is further
amended by striking ‘‘November 9, 1997’’ and inserting
•HJ 104 EH
in lieu thereof ‘‘November 10, 1997’’, and each provision
amended by sections 122 and 123 of such public law shall
be applied as if ‘‘November 10, 1997’’ was substituted for
‘‘October 23, 1997’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 9,
1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. J. Res. 104
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven
Joint Resolution
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other
purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 106(3)
of Public Law 105–46 is further amended by striking ‘‘November
9, 1997’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘November 10, 1997’’, and
each provision amended by sections 122 and 123 of such public
law shall be applied as if ‘‘November 10, 1997’’ was substituted
for ‘‘October 23, 1997’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
HJ 105 RDS
in lieu thereof ‘‘November 14, 1997’’, and each provision
amended by sections 122 and 123 of such public law shall
be applied as if ‘‘November 14, 1997’’ was substituted for
‘‘October 23, 1997’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 10
(legislative day, November 9), 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
II
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 104
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for
other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 9, 1997
Received
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year
1998, and for other purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 106(3) of Public Law 105–46 is further
amended by striking ‘‘November 9, 1997’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘November 10, 1997’’, and each provision
amended by sections 122 and 123 of such public law shall
HJ 104 RDS
be applied as if ‘‘November 10, 1997’’ was substituted for
‘‘October 23, 1997’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 9,
1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
IA
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 105
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 10 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 9), 1997
Mr. LIVINGSTON introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on Appropriations
NOVEMBER 10 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 9), 1997
The Committee on Appropriations discharged; considered and pass
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year
1998, and for other purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 106(3) of Public Law 105–46 is further
amended by striking ‘‘November 10, 1997’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘November 14, 1997’’, and each provision
amended by sections 122 and 123 of such public law shall
be applied as if ‘‘November 14, 1997’’ was substituted for
‘‘October 23, 1997’’.
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under the first and fourteenth amendments of the Con-
stitution: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-
lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several
States within seven years after the date of its submission
for ratification:
‘‘ARTICLE —
‘‘SECTION 1. The Congress shall have the power to
set limits on contributions and expenditures respecting
any Federal election or ballot measure.
‘‘SEC. 2. Each State shall have the power to set limits
on contributions and expenditures respecting all non-Fed-
eral elections and ballot measures in that State. For the
purposes of this section the term ‘State’ means each of
the several States, the District of Columbia, and any com-
monwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.’’.
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‘‘(A) each type of class II device so listed shall 
be exempt from the requirement for a report under 
subsection (k); and 
‘‘(B) the classification regulation applicable to 
each such type of device shall be deemed amended 
to incorporate such exemption.’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 105
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making further continuing appropriations for the
fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 105
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year
1998, and for other purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 106(3) of Public Law 105–46 is further
amended by striking ‘‘November 10, 1997’’ and inserting
•HJ 105 EH
in lieu thereof ‘‘November 14, 1997’’, and each provision
amended by sections 122 and 123 of such public law shall
be applied as if ‘‘November 14, 1997’’ was substituted for
‘‘October 23, 1997’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 10
(legislative day, November 9), 1997.
Attest:
Clerk.