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H. R. 1213 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen 
An Act 
To make administrative and technical corrections to the Congressional Accountability 
Act of 1995. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Office of Compliance Administra-
tive and Technical Corrections Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. PROCEDURES FOR MEDIATION AND HEARINGS UNDER 
CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995. 
(a) REQUIRING MEDIATORS TO BE APPOINTED FROM MASTER 
LIST.—Section 403 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 
(2 U.S.C. 1403) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘after considering rec-
ommendations by organizations composed primarily of individ-
uals experienced in adjudicating or arbitrating personnel mat-
ters’’ and inserting ‘‘from the master list developed and main-
tained under subsection (e)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) MASTER LIST OF MEDIATORS.— 
‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF MASTER LIST.— 
The Executive Director shall develop and maintain a master 
list of individuals who are experienced in adjudicating, arbi-
trating, or mediating the kinds of personnel and other matters 
for which mediation may be held under this section. Such 
list may include, but not be limited to, members of the bar 
of a State or the District of Columbia and retired judges of 
the United States courts. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION
OF
CANDIDATES.—In developing the 
master list under this subsection, the Executive Director shall 
consider candidates recommended by the Federal Mediation 
and Conciliation Service or the Administrative Conference of 
the United States.’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF DEADLINE TO ELECT PROCEEDINGS AFTER 
END OF PERIOD OF MEDIATION.—Section 404 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
1404) is amended by striking ‘‘Not later than 90 days after a 
covered employee receives notice of the end of the period of medi-
ation, but no sooner than 30 days after receipt of such notification, 
such covered employee’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 90 days, 
but not sooner than 30 days, after the end of the period of mediation, 
a covered employee’’. 
(c) NOTIFICATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS.—
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amended: Provided further, That this amount shall be
available only to the extent that an official budget re-
quest for a specific dollar amount, that includes designa-
tion of the entire amount as an emergency requirement
as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Defi-
cit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by
the President to the Congress.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM
For an additional amount for the National Forest
System, $3,395,000 to remain available until expended,
to repair damage caused by hurricanes: Provided, That
Congress hereby designates this amount as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(d)(2)(D)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended; Provided further, That this amount
shall be available only to the extent that an official budg-
et request for a specific dollar amount, that includes des-
ignation of the entire amount as an emergency require-
ment as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted
by the President to the Congress.
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
For an additional amount for wildland fire man-
agement, $550,000,000, to remain available until ex-
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4146
To provide for the collection of certain information, in the next decennial
census of population, relating to individuals who regularly provide care
to a family member who is unable to care for himself or herself due
to age or a continuing physical or mental condition or impairment.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 24, 1996
Mr. CANADY of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To provide for the collection of certain information, in the
next decennial census of population, relating to individ-
uals who regularly provide care to a family member
who is unable to care for himself or herself due to
age or a continuing physical or mental condition or im-
pairment.
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 ‘‘Family Caregiver In-
formation Act’’.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce shall
take such measures as may be necessary to ensure that,
as part of the decennial census of population taken in the
year 2000, information shall be compiled relating to the
subject of family caregivers.
(b) SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENTS.—The information
compiled shall include such matters as—
(1) the age and sex of the caregiver;
(2) how the caregiver is related to the care re-
cipient;
(3) the amount of time the caregiver regularly
devotes to assisting the care recipient;
(4) whether or not the caregiver, in turn, suf-
fers from any serious medical or other debilitating
impairment or condition;
(5) the financial status of the caregiver and the
estimated financial costs to the caregiver associated
with caring for the care recipient; and
(6) whether the care recipient is receiving or el-
igible to receive any other form of assistance (wheth-
er public or private and whether financial or in-
kind).
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) FAMILY
CAREGIVER.—The term ‘‘family
caregiver’’ means an individual who regularly assists
a care recipient (to whom the caregiver is related)
in carrying out 2 or more activities of daily living.
(2) CARE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘care recipi-
ent’’ means an individual who requires substantial
assistance from another individual, in carrying out 2
or more activities of daily living, due to age or a
physical or mental condition or impairment which
has lasted or is expected to last longer than 3
months.
(3) ACTIVITY OF DAILY LIVING.—The term ‘‘ac-
tivity of daily living’’ includes bathing, dressing, eat-
ing, transferring, toileting, shopping for personal
items, obtaining and taking medication, managing
money, using the telephone, or performing light or
heavy housework.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1213 
To make administrative and technical corrections to the Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2015 
Mrs. MILLER of Michigan (for herself and Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House 
Administration 
A BILL 
To make administrative and technical corrections to the 
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995. 
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 ‘‘Office of Compliance 
Administrative and Technical Corrections Act of 2015’’. 
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(B) on the reverse side of such coins shall
be emblematic of Jackie Robinson’s association
with and contributions to major league baseball.
(2) DESIGNATION
AND
INSCRIPTIONS.—On
each coin minted under this Act there shall be—
(A) a designation of the value of the coin;
(B) an inscription of the year ‘‘1997’’; and
(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’,
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer-
ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’.
(b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted
under this Act shall be—
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation
with the Jackie Robinson Foundation and the Com-
mission of Fine Arts; and
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative
Coin Advisory Committee.
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.
(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this
Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.
(b) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the United
States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality
of the coins minted under this Act.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4147
To prohibit further extension or establishment of any national monument
without an express Act of Congress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 24, 1996
Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. DOOLITTLE, and Mr. COOLEY
of Oregon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Resources
A BILL
To prohibit further extension or establishment of any
national monument without an express Act of Congress.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON FURTHER EXTENSION OR ES-
TABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS.
(a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, no extension or establishment of a national
monument may be undertaken in the United States with-
out an express Act of Congress enacted after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(b) DEFINITION OF UNITED STATES.—For the pur-
poses of subsection (a), the term ‘‘United States’’ means
the several States, the District of Columbia, and the terri-
tories and possessions of the United States.
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SEC. 5. AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
Title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following new section:
‘‘SEC. 245. BAN ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ASSISTED SUICIDE
AND RELATED SERVICES.
‘‘Appropriations for carrying out the purposes of this
Act shall not be used or made available to provide any
item, or service, furnished for the purpose of causing, or
the purpose of assisting in causing, the death of any indi-
vidual, such as by assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy
killing.’’.
SEC. 6. PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPA-
TION UNDER MEDICAID FOR ASSISTED SUI-
CIDE OR RELATED SERVICES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1903(i) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(14);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (15) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (15) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(16) with respect to any amount expended for
any item, or service, furnished for the purpose of
causing, or the purpose of assisting in causing, the
‘‘(2) USE.—Amounts deposited under para-
graph (1) shall be available to the Secretary, without 
further appropriation and until expended, for— 
‘‘(A) the acquisition of land or interests in 
land for administrative sites for the National 
Forest System in the State from which the 
amounts were derived; 
‘‘(B) the acquisition of land or interests in 
land for inclusion in the National Forest Sys-
tem in that State, including land or interests in 
land which enhance opportunities for rec-
reational access; or 
‘‘(C) the performance of deferred mainte-
nance on administrative sites for the National 
Forest System in that State or other deferred 
maintenance activities in that State which en-
hance opportunities for recreational access.’’. 
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be inaccessible, or to have lost their National Forest 
character; 
‘‘(5) parcels of 10 acres or less which are not eli-
gible for conveyance under paragraph (2), but which 
are encroached upon by permanent habitable im-
provements for which there is no evidence that the en-
croachment was intentional or negligent; or 
‘‘(6) parcels used as a cemetery, a landfill, or a 
sewage treatment plant under a special use authoriza-
tion issued by the Secretary.’’. 
(c) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Section 2 of Public 
Law 97–465 (16 U.S.C. 521d) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary is authorized’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY; CONSIDERATION.—The 
Secretary is authorized’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall insert’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) INCLUSION OF TERMS, COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, 
AND RESERVATIONS.—The Secretary shall insert’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘convenants’’ and inserting ‘‘cov-
enants’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 
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‘‘(1) DEPOSIT IN SISK FUND.—The net proceeds 
derived from any sale or exchange conducted under 
the authority of paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of section 
3 shall be deposited in the fund established by Public 
Law 90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act; 16 
U.S.C. 484a). 
‘‘(2) USE.—Amounts deposited under paragraph 
(1) shall be available to the Secretary until expended, 
for— 
‘‘(A) the acquisition of land or interests in 
land for administrative sites for the National 
Forest System in the State from which the 
amounts were derived; 
‘‘(B) the acquisition of land or interests in 
land for inclusion in the National Forest System 
in that State, including land or interests in land 
which enhance opportunities for recreational ac-
cess; 
‘‘(C) the performance of deferred mainte-
nance on administrative sites for the National 
Forest System in that State or other deferred 
maintenance activities in that State which en-
hance opportunities for recreational access; or 
‘‘(D) the reimbursement of the Secretary for 
costs incurred in preparing a sale conducted 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 414
To authorize issuance of a certificate of documentation with appropriate
endorsement for the vessel REEL TOY.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. GOSS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize issuance of a certificate of documentation with
appropriate endorsement for the vessel REEL TOY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 27 of the Mer-
chant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Act
of June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and sections
12106, 12107, and 12108 of title 46, United States Code,
as applicable on the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Transportation may issue a certificate of doc-
umentation with appropriate endorsement for the vessel
REEL TOY, United States official number 698383.
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I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4150
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain industrial nylon fabrics.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 24, 1996
Mr. HEFLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain industrial nylon
fabrics.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL NYLON FABRICS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new subheading:
‘‘
9902.54.07
Woven fabric, suitable for making
industrial and automotive power
transmission and timing belts,
containing 75% or more, by
weight, 
of 
filaments 
of
polyamides 
or 
aromatic
polyamides, scoured and heat set
and of any weight and having
warp or fill stretch properties
greater than 75% at break (pro-
vided 
for 
in 
subheading
5407.41.00) .................................
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/99
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4152
To designate the Federal building located at 100 Alabama Street NW.,
in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ‘‘Sam Nunn Federal Center’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 24, 1996
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To designate the Federal building located at 100 Alabama
Street NW., in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ‘‘Sam Nunn
Federal Center’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building located at 100 Alabama Street
NW., in Atlanta, Georgia, shall be known and designated
as the ‘‘Sam Nunn Federal Center’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ‘‘Sam Nunn Federal Center’’.
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I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4153
To extend health insurance and survivor annuity benefits to certain former
spouses of Federal employees who would otherwise be ineligible for those
benefits.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 24, 1996
Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. JONES) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To extend health insurance and survivor annuity benefits
to certain former spouses of Federal employees who
would otherwise be ineligible for those benefits.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO THE CIVIL SERVICE RETIRE-
MENT SPOUSE EQUITY ACT OF 1984.
(a) ELIMINATION OF BARS TO ELIGIBILITY.—Sec-
tion 4(b) of the Civil Service Retirement Spouse Equity
Act of 1984 (5 U.S.C. 8341 note) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘after
September 14, 1978, and’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (4).
(b) NEW DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(b)(1)(B)(iv) of the
Civil Service Retirement Spouse Equity Act of 1984
is amended by striking ‘‘May 7, 1989’’ and inserting
‘‘May 7, 1997’’.
(2) AUTHORITY TO WAIVE DEADLINE.—Section
4(b) of the Civil Service Retirement Spouse Equity
Act of 1984 is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(6)(A) The Director of the Office of Personnel Man-
agement may waive the deadline under paragraph
(1)(B)(iv) in any case in which the Director determines
that the circumstances so warrant.
‘‘(B) In making a determination under this para-
graph, one of the factors which may be taken into account
is whether the individual involved has previously submitted
a timely application under this section—
‘‘(i) which was denied; but
‘‘(ii) which, based on criteria applied under this
section pursuant to changes in law subsequent to the
denial, would have been approved.’’.
SEC. 2. HEALTH BENEFITS.
Any individual who, under the provisions of section
4(b) of the the Civil Service Retirement Spouse Equity
Act of 1984 (as amended by section 1), is entitled to a
survivor annuity described in such provisions may, within
12 months after the date on which such individual first
becomes so entitled (or the date of the enactment of this
Act, if later), and if such individual meets the definition
of a former spouse under section 8901(10) of title 5, Unit-
ed States Code (determined without regard to subpara-
graph (C) thereof), enroll in an approved health benefits
plan described in section 8903 of such title, under the con-
ditions set forth in section 8905(c) of such title (excluding
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) of such sec-
tion 8905(c)).
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(8) Changes in the characteristics of employ-
ment within the District of Columbia, including the
proportion of jobs in the District of Columbia which
are held by residents of the District of Columbia.
(9) Home sales and residential rental activity in
the District of Columbia, by price levels of the prop-
erty involved.
(10) Tax structure in the District of Columbia,
including incentives for businesses to operate in the
District of Columbia.
(11) The number and characteristics of Federal
income tax filers (by filing and income category)
claiming deductions for charitable contributions,
home mortgage interest, and investment interest.
(12) Comparable factors, by jurisdiction, for
other governmental jurisdictions within the Wash-
ington metropolitan statistical area.
(b) REPORTS.—The report of each such study shall
be submitted to—
(1) the Committee on Ways and Means, and
the Committee on Governmental Reform and Over-
sight, of the House of Representatives, and
(2) the Committee on Finance, and the Com-
mittee on Governmental Affairs, of the Senate.
(c) BASELINE.—As soon as practical after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury
or his delegate shall collect baseline data for purposes of
the study under subsection (a).
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(21 U.S.C. 960(b)) (as in effect on the date of the 
commission of the crime). 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1218 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts 
paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for 
medical care. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2015 
Mr. BOUSTANY (for himself and Mr. KIND) 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 treat cer-
tain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exer-
cise as amounts paid for medical care. 
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 ‘‘Personal Health In-
vestment Today Act’’ or the ‘‘PHIT Act.’’ 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
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(2) ISSUES
TO
BE
STUDIED.—The study re-
quired by this subsection shall include, with a spe-
cific focus on nonsystemic banking institutions— 
(A) the risk to banking institutions of 
holding mortgage servicing assets; 
(B) the history of the market for mortgage 
servicing assets, including particularly the mar-
ket for such assets in the period of the financial 
crisis; 
(C) the ability of banking institutions to 
establish a value for their mortgage servicing 
assets through periodic sales or other means; 
(D) regulatory approaches to mortgage 
servicing assets in addition to capital require-
ments that could be used to address concerns 
about the value of and ability to sell mortgage 
servicing assets; 
(E) the impact of imposing the Basel III 
capital requirements and the NCUA capital re-
quirements on nonsystemic banking institutions 
on their ability to compete in the mortgage 
servicing business, including the need for econo-
mies of scale to compete in that business, and 
on their ability to provide service to consumers 
to whom they have made a mortgage loan; 
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