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‘‘(1) the Commission shall notify the candidate
of the revocation; and
‘‘(2) the candidate and a candidate’s authorized
committees shall pay to the Commission an amount
equal to the amount of expenditures made by a na-
tional committee of a political party or a State com-
mittee of a political party in connection with the
general election campaign of the candidate under
section 315(d).’’.
SEC. 402. POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEE COORDINATED
EXPENDITURES.
Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)) (as amended by section 204)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) This subsection does not apply to expenditures
made in connection with the general election campaign of
a candidate for Senator or Representative in or Delegate
or Resident Commissioner to the Congress who is not an
eligible Congressional candidate (as defined in section
324(a)).’’.
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS
SEC. 501. CODIFICATION OF BECK DECISION.
Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29
U.S.C. 158) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
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(b) RECOMMENDATIONS; DRAFT OF LEGISLATION.—
The report under subsection (a) shall include any rec-
ommendations for changes in the laws (including regula-
tions) governing the financing of political activity (taking
into account the provisions of this Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act), including any changes in the
rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives, to
which nine or more members of the Commission may
agree, together with drafts of—
(1) any legislation (including technical and con-
forming provisions) recommended by the Commis-
sion to implement such recommendations; and
(2) any proposed amendment to the Constitu-
tion recommended by the Commission as necessary
to implement such recommendations, except that if
the Commission includes such a proposed amend-
ment in its report, it shall also include recommenda-
tions (and drafts) for legislation which may be im-
plemented prior to the adoption of such proposed
amendment.
(c) GOALS OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND LEGISLA-
TION.—In making recommendations and preparing drafts
of legislation under this section, the Commission shall con-
sider the following to be its primary goals:
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4768
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to enter into certain major medical facility leases, to authorize 
that Secretary to transfer real property subject to certain limitations, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 7, 2004
Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. 
EVANS, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. BEAUPREZ, and Mr. 
FILNER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into certain major 
medical facility leases, to authorize that Secretary to 
transfer real property subject to certain limitations, 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; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, 
UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Veterans Medical Facilities Management Act of 2004’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5116 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to waive the 24-month waiting 
period for Medicare coverage of individuals disabled with distant stage cancer. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 
Mr. PALLONE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to waive the 
24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage of indi-
viduals disabled with distant stage cancer. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘The Dean Gallo Cancer Patient Compassion Act of 
2004’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) It is estimated that over 1,300,000 new 
cases of cancer are diagnosed each year.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4402 
To require a review of information regarding persons who have traveled 
or attempted to travel from the United States to support terrorist organi-
zations in Syria and Iraq, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2016 
Mr. HURD
of Texas (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. KATKO, Mr. 
LOUDERMILK, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ 
of California, Mr. VELA, and Mr. PAYNE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To require a review of information regarding persons who 
have traveled or attempted to travel from the United 
States to support terrorist organizations in Syria and 
Iraq, 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 ‘‘Foreign Fighter Re-
view Act of 2016’’. 
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accommodate double stack freight cars, $10,000,000, to
be matched by the State of Rhode Island or its designee
on a dollar for dollar basis and to remain available until
expended: Provided, That as a condition of accepting such
funds, the Providence and Worcester (P&W) Railroad
shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary to reim-
burse Amtrak and/or the Federal Railroad Administra-
tion, on a dollar for dollar basis, up to the first
$23,000,000 in damages resulting from the legal action
initiated by the P&W Railroad under its existing contracts
with Amtrak relating to the provision of vertical clearances
between Davisville and Central Falls in excess of those re-
quired for present freight operations.
GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER
CORPORATION
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
authorized by 49 U.S.C. 24104, $543,000,000, to remain
available until expended, of which $202,000,000 shall be
available for operating losses, $81,000,000 shall be avail-
able for mandatory passenger rail service payments, and
$260,000,000 shall be for capital improvements: Provided,
That none of the funds herein appropriated for mandatory
railroad retirement payments shall be used for payments
for National Railroad Passenger Corporation employees:
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Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act may
be obligated or expended for operating losses in excess of
the amounts specifically provided herein: Provided further,
That none of the funds provided for capital improvements
may be transferred to operating losses to pay for debt
service interest unless specifically authorized by law after
the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That
the incurring of any obligation or commitment by the Cor-
poration for the purchase of capital improvements prohib-
ited by this Act or not expressly provided for in an appro-
priations Act shall be deemed a violation of 31 U.S.C.
1341: Provided further, That funding under this head for
capital improvements shall not be made available before
July 1, 1998: Provided further, That the Administrator
of the Federal Railroad Administration shall submit a
quarterly report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations detailing the financial status of, and future
business forecasts for, the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation as well as recommendations for reducing op-
erating losses in the near-term and Federal financial sup-
port in the long-term: Provided further, That none of the
funds herein appropriated shall be used for lease or pur-
chase of passenger motor vehicles or for the hire of vehicle
operators for any officer or employee, other than the presi-
dent of the Corporation, excluding the lease of passenger
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT REVIEW OF CER-
TAIN FOREIGN FIGHTERS. 
(a) REVIEW.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President, acting through 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall initiate a review 
of known instances since 2011 in which a person has trav-
eled or attempted to travel to a conflict zone in Iraq or 
Syria from the United States to join or provide material 
support or resources to a terrorist organization. Such re-
view shall— 
(1) include relevant unclassified and classified 
information held by the United States Government 
related to each instance; 
(2) ascertain which factors, including oper-
ational issues, security vulnerabilities, systemic chal-
lenges, or other issues that may have undermined ef-
forts to prevent the travel of such persons to a con-
flict zone in Iraq or Syria from the United States, 
including the timely identification of suspects, infor-
mation sharing, intervention, and interdiction; and 
(3) identify lessons learned and areas for im-
provement to prevent additional travel by such per-
sons to a conflict zone in Iraq or Syria, or other ter-
rorist safe havens abroad, to join or provide material 
support or resources to a terrorist organization. 
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(b) INFORMATION SHARING.—If necessary, the Presi-
dent shall direct the heads of relevant Federal agencies 
to provide the appropriate information necessary for the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to complete the review re-
quired under subsection (a). 
(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall, consistent with the 
protection of classified information, submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees the results of the review 
required under subsection (a). 
(d) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—No 
additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this section. This section shall be carried out 
using amounts otherwise appropriated or made available 
to the Department of Homeland Security. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) in the House of Representatives— 
(i) the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity; 
(ii) the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence; 
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(iii) the Committee on the Judiciary; 
(iv) the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices; 
(v) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; 
(vi) the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices; and 
(vii) the Committee on Appropria-
tions; and 
(B) in the Senate— 
(i) the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs; 
(ii) the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence; 
(iii) the Committee on the Judiciary; 
(iv) the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices; 
(v) the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions; 
(vi) the Committee on Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs; and 
(vii) the Committee on Appropria-
tions. 
(2) MATERIAL SUPPORT OR RESOURCES.—The 
term ‘‘material support or resources’’ has the mean-
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United States Code. 
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(b) REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES 
CODE.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever 
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 2. MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY LEASES. 
(a) AUTHORIZED LEASES.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs may enter into contracts for major medical 
facility leases at the following locations, in an amount for 
each facility lease not to exceed the amount shown for that 
location: 
(1) Wilmington, North Carolina, Outpatient 
Clinic, $1,320,000. 
(2) Greenville, North Carolina, Outpatient Clin-
ic, $1,220,000. 
(3) 
Norfolk, 
Virginia, 
Outpatient 
Clinic, 
$1,250,000. 
(4) Summerfield, Florida, Marion County Out-
patient Clinic, $1,230,000. 
(5) Knoxville, Tennessee, Outpatient Clinic, 
$850,000. 
(6) 
Toledo, 
Ohio, 
Outpatient 
Clinic, 
$1,200,000.
(7) Crown Point, Indiana, Outpatient Clinic, 
$850,000. 
(8) Fort Worth, Texas, Tarrant County Out-
patient Clinic, $3,900,000. 
(9) Plano, Texas, Collin County Outpatient 
Clinic, $3,300,000. 
(10) San Antonio, Texas, Northeast Central 
Bexar County Outpatient Clinic, $1,400,000. 
(11) Corpus Christi, Texas, Outpatient Clinic, 
$1,200,000. 
(12) Harlington, Texas, Outpatient Clinic, 
$650,000. 
(13) Denver, Colorado, Health Administration 
Center, $1,950,000. 
(14) Oakland, California, Outpatient Clinic, 
$1,700,000. 
(15) San Diego, California, North County Out-
patient Clinic, $1,300,000. 
(16) San Diego, California, South County, Out-
patient Clinic, $1,100,000. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs for fiscal year 2005 for the Medical Care account, 
$24,420,000 for the leases authorized in subsection (a).
H. Res. 170
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
April 9, 2003.
Whereas the U.S.S. Thresher was first launched at Ports-
mouth Naval Shipyard on July 9, 1960;
Whereas, with a crew of 16 officers, 96 sailors, and 17 civil-
ians, the U.S.S. Thresher departed Portsmouth Naval
Shipyard for her final voyage on April 9, 1963;
Whereas the military and civilian mix of the U.S.S. Thresher
crew reflects the unity of the naval submarine service in
the protection of the United States;
Whereas at approximately 7:47 a.m. on April 10, 1963, while
in communication with the surface ship U.S.S. Skylark,
and approximately 300 miles off the coast of New Eng-
land, the U.S.S. Thresher began her final descent;
Whereas, on April 10, 1963, the U.S.S. Thresher was de-
clared lost with all hands;
Whereas the loss of the U.S.S. Thresher gave rise to the
SUBSAFE program, which has kept United States’ sub-
mariners safe at sea as the strongest and safest sub-
marine force in history;
Whereas the loss of the U.S.S. Thresher gave rise to an
ocean engineering curricula in institutions of higher edu-
cation that has enabled and sustained the United States’
preeminence in submarine warfare; and
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Union Calendar No. 322 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4402 
[Report No. 114–423] 
To require a review of information regarding persons who have traveled 
or attempted to travel from the United States to support terrorist organi-
zations in Syria and Iraq, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2016 
Mr. HURD
of Texas (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. KATKO, Mr. 
LOUDERMILK, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ 
of California, Mr. VELA, and Mr. PAYNE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
FEBRUARY 23, 2016 
Additional sponsor: Ms. SINEMA 
FEBRUARY 23, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 1, 2016] 
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facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related
thereto, $379,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be de-
rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which
$191,650,000 shall be available to acquire, repair, ren-
ovate or improve vessels, small boats and related equip-
ment, to remain available until September 30, 2002;
$33,900,000 shall be available to acquire new aircraft and
increase aviation capability, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2000; $47,050,000 shall be available for other
equipment, to remain available until September 30, 2000;
$59,400,000 shall be available for shore facilities and aids
to navigation facilities, to remain available until Septem-
ber 30, 2000; and $47,000,000 shall be available for per-
sonnel compensation and benefits and related costs, to re-
main available until September 30, 1999: Provided, That
funds received from the sale of HU–25 aircraft shall be
credited to this appropriation for the purpose of acquiring
new aircraft and increasing aviation capacity: Provided
further, That the Commandant may dispose of surplus real
property by sale or lease and the proceeds shall be credited
to this appropriation, of which not more than $9,000,000
shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account,
to be available for the purposes of this account: Provided
further, That the amount herein appropriated from the
General Fund shall be reduced by such amount so as to
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request, to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate, and to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure and the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives.
(e) PAY
AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.—(1)(A) Each
member, other than the Chairman, shall be paid at a rate
equal to the daily equivalent of the minimum annual rate
of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each
day (including travel time) during which the member is
engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the
Commission.
(B) The Chairman shall be paid for each day referred
to in subparagraph (A) at a rate equal to the daily equiva-
lent of the minimum annual rate of basic pay payable for
level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of
title 5, United States Code.
(C) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), of-
ficers and employees of the Federal Government shall not
be paid under this paragraph for service on the Commis-
sion.
(2) Members shall receive travel expenses, including
per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections
5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(B) any successor regulations. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 13, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4403 
AN ACT 
To authorize the development of open-source soft-
ware based on certain systems of the Department 
of Homeland Security and the Department of 
State to facilitate the vetting of travelers against 
terrorist watchlists and law enforcement data-
bases, enhance border management, and improve 
targeting and analysis, and for other purposes.
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be available until expended for improvement of informa-
tion systems: Provided, That in fiscal year 2005, the Li-
brary may enter into personal services contracts for the 
provision of services in facilities owned, operated, or con-
structed under the jurisdiction of the National Institutes 
of Health: Provided further, That in addition to amounts 
provided herein, $8,200,000 shall be available from 
amounts under section 241 of the Act to carry out Na-
tional Information Center on Health Services Research 
and Health Care Technology and related health services. 
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of 
the Director, National Institutes of Health, $359,645,000, 
of which up to $7,500,000 shall be used to carry out sec-
tion 217 of this Act: Provided, That funding shall be avail-
able for the purchase of not to exceed 29 passenger motor 
vehicles for replacement only: Provided further, That the 
Director may direct up to 1 percent of the total amount 
made available in this or any other Act to all National 
Institutes of Health appropriations to activities the Direc-
tor may so designate: Provided further, That no such ap-
propriation shall be decreased by more than 1 percent by 
any such transfers and that the Congress is promptly noti-
fied of the transfer: Provided further, That the National
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 216
To amend section 1128B of the Social Security Act to repeal the criminal
penalty for fraudulent disposition of assets in order to obtain medicaid
benefits added by section 217 of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself, Mr. GREEN, and Mr. LOBIONDO) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce,
and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
A BILL
To amend section 1128B of the Social Security Act to repeal
the criminal penalty for fraudulent disposition of assets
in order to obtain medicaid benefits added by section
217 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountabil-
ity Act of 1996.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR FRAUDU-
LENT DISPOSITION OF ASSETS IN ORDER TO
OBTAIN MEDICAID BENEFITS.
Effective as if included in the enactment of the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996, section 1128B(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1320a–7b(a)), as amended by section 217 of the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996, is amended—
(1) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (4);
(2) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(5) and inserting a period; and
(3) by striking paragraph (6).
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constitute or shall constitute a violation of any provision
of this Act, or of any rule or regulation thereunder, it may
bring an action in the appropriate district court of the
United States, the United States District Court for the
District of Columbia, or the United States courts of any
territory or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States, to enjoin such acts or practices, and upon
a proper showing a permanent or temporary injunction or
restraining order shall be granted without bond.
(6) Upon application of the Corporation the district
courts of the United States, the United States District
Court for the District of Columbia, and the United States
courts of any territory or other place subject to the juris-
diction of the United States, shall have jurisdiction to
issue writs of mandamus commanding any person to com-
ply with the provisions of this Act or any order of the
Corporation.
(i) INTERVENTION IN CIVIL ACTIONS.—The Corpora-
tion shall be permitted an intervention of right as provided
under rule 24(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
in any civil action filed in a United States district court
on behalf of the public interest in any case relating to pro-
fessional boxing. The Corporation may file a brief in any
action filed in a court of the United States on behalf of