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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5090 
To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the Euro-
pean Union complies with the intent of article 17 bis of the United 
States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of 
June 21, 2011. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2016 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, and 
Mr. WESTMORELAND) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To ensure that air transportation between the United States 
and the European Union complies with the intent of 
article 17 bis of the United States-European Union-Nor-
way-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TRANSATLANTIC OPEN SKIES. 
The Secretary of Transportation shall not issue a for-
eign air carrier permit under section 41302 of title 49, 
United States Code, or an exemption under section 40109 
of such title, to provide foreign air transportation under 
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the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air 
Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011 (as amended), un-
less the Secretary— 
(1) finds that issuing the permit or exemption 
would be consistent with the intent of the parties, 
set forth in article 17 bis of such agreement, that 
opportunities created by the agreement do not un-
dermine labor standards or the labor-related rights 
and principles contained in the parties’ respective 
laws; and 
(2) imposes such conditions on the permit or 
exemption as may be necessary to ensure that the 
carrier’s provision of foreign air transportation com-
plies with the intent of article 17 bis. 
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‘‘(B) Equipping parents to partner with
their children in learning.
‘‘(C) Parent literacy training, including
training that contributes to economic self-suffi-
ciency.
‘‘(D) Appropriate instruction for children of
parents receiving parent literacy services.
‘‘(4) READING.—The term ‘reading’ means the
process of comprehending the meaning of written text
by depending on—
‘‘(A) the ability to use phonics skills, that
is, knowledge of letters and sounds, to decode
printed words quickly and effortlessly, both si-
lently and aloud;
‘‘(B) the ability to use previously learned
strategies for reading comprehension; and
‘‘(C) the ability to think critically about the
meaning, message, and aesthetic value of the text.
‘‘(5) READING READINESS.—The term ‘reading
readiness’ means activities that—
‘‘(A) provide experience and opportunity for
language development;
‘‘(B) create appreciation of the written
word;
‘‘(C) develop an awareness of printed lan-
guage, the alphabet, and phonemic awareness;
and
‘‘(D) develop an understanding that spoken
and written language is made up of phonemes,
syllables, and words.
‘‘(6) RELIABLE, REPLICABLE
RESEARCH.—The
term ‘reliable, replicable research’ means objective,
valid, scientific studies that—
‘‘(A) include rigorously defined samples of
subjects that are sufficiently large and represent-
ative to support the general conclusions drawn;
‘‘(B) rely on measurements that meet estab-
lished standards of reliability and validity;
‘‘(C) test competing theories, where multiple
theories exist;
‘‘(D) are subjected to peer review before
their results are published; and
‘‘(E) discover effective strategies for improv-
ing reading skills.
‘‘SEC. 15103. GRANTS TO READING AND LITERACY PARTNER-
SHIPS.
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may
make grants on a competitive basis to reading and literacy
(2) in clause (v), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 
period at the end; and 
(3) by inserting after clause (v) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(vi) how the recipient will collaborate 
with local criminal justice systems and the 
coordinated entry system to create path-
ways to housing for those who are cycling 
between homelessness and incarceration;’’. 
(b) INCENTIVES FOR INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR 
FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 428 of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11386b) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) INCENTIVES FOR INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR 
FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS.—In addition to 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year 
to carry out this subtitle, there is authorized to be appro-
priated for each fiscal year $10,000,000 to provide bo-
nuses or other incentives to collaborative applicants and 
public housing agencies (as such term is defined in section 
3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437a(b))) whose applications propose innovative solu-
tions for providing pathways to housing for formerly incar-
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cerated individuals, to be used to carry out such activi-
ties.’’. 
(2) NOFA.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall issue a notice of funding 
availability for amounts made available pursuant to 
subsection (f) of section 428 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act, as added by the amend-
ment made by paragraph (1) of this section, not 
later than the expiration of the 180-day period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 10. REGULATIONS. 
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall issue any regulations necessary to carry out the 
amendments made by sections 2 through 7 of this Act not 
later than the expiration of the 180-day period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as specifically provided otherwise in this Act, 
the amendments made by this Act shall be made on, and 
shall apply beginning upon, the expiration of the 180-day 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(D) Appropriate instruction for children
of parents receiving parent literacy services.
‘‘(4) READING.—The term ‘reading’ means the
process of comprehending the meaning of written
text by depending on—
‘‘(A) the ability to use phonics skills, that
is, knowledge of letters and sounds, to decode
printed words quickly and effortlessly, both si-
lently and aloud;
‘‘(B) the ability to use previously learned
strategies for reading comprehension; and
‘‘(C) the ability to think critically about
the meaning, message, and aesthetic value of
the text.
‘‘(5) READING READINESS.—The term ‘reading
readiness’ means activities that—
‘‘(A) provide experience and opportunity
for language development;
‘‘(B) create appreciation of the written
word;
‘‘(C) develop an awareness of printed lan-
guage, the alphabet, and phonemic awareness;
and
(b) Nothing in this Act shall require the Forest Serv-
ice to amend or revise—
(1) the land and resource management plan
dated December 2, 1988, or its associated environ-
mental impact statement, or to prepare a new plan
or associated environmental impact statement; or
(2) any draft or final land and resource man-
agement plan or associated environmental impact
statement for the Tahoe, Eldorado or Toiyabe Na-
tional Forests.
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) Any reference to the Lake Tahoe Basin Manage-
ment Unit in any existing statute, regulation, manual,
handbook, or otherwise shall be deemed a reference to the
Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest.
(b) Nothing in this Act shall affect—
(1) any provisions of Public Law 96–551 (94
Stat. 3233), giving Congressional consent to the
Tahoe Planning Compact;
(2) any provisions of Public Law 96–586 (94
Stat. 3381), an Act to provide disposal of certain
Federal lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin, commonly
called the Burton-Santini Act; or
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5086 
To more accurately identify and transfer subsurface gravel sources originally 
intended to be made available to the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation 
in exchange for its relinquishment of related property rights. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2016 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To more accurately identify and transfer subsurface gravel 
sources originally intended to be made available to the 
Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation in exchange for its relin-
quishment of related property rights. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. 
Section 3 of the Barrow Gas Field Transfer Act of 
1984 (Public Law 98–366, 98 Stat. 468) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ‘‘The foregoing convey-
ance to UIC shall include all right, title, and interest held 
by the United States to sand and gravel deposits under-
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lying the surface estate owned by UIC contiguous to the 
Barrow gas fields, more particularly described as the sand 
and gravel deposits underlying that UIC surface estate 
lying within T 21N R16W, sections 7, 17-18, 19-21, and 
28-29; T 21N R17W, sections 1-2, and 11-14; T 22N, 
R18W, sections 4, 9, and 29-32; and T 22N R19W, sec-
tions 25 and 36.’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5087 
To remove the Federal claim to navigational servitude for a tract of land 
developed due to dredging disposal from a harbor project in Valdez, 
Alaska, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2016 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To remove the Federal claim to navigational servitude for 
a tract of land developed due to dredging disposal from 
a harbor project in Valdez, Alaska, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. VALDEZ, ALASKA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the por-
tion of the project for navigation, Valdez, Alaska, identi-
fied as Tract G, Harbor Subdivision, shall not be subject 
to navigational servitude beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
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(b) ENTRY BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—The Fed-
eral Government may enter upon the property referred to 
in subsection (a) to carry out any required operation and 
maintenance of the general navigation features of the 
project referred to in subsection (a). 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5091 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate the requirement for 
an annual report on the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
to provide for specialized treatment and rehabilitative needs of disabled 
veterans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2016 
Mr. DENHAM (for himself and Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate the 
requirement for an annual report on the capacity of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for spe-
cialized treatment and rehabilitative needs of disabled 
veterans. 
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 ‘‘Appropriate Care for 
Disabled Veterans Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT ON 
THE CAPACITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS TO PROVIDE FOR SPE-
CIALIZED TREATMENT AND REHABILITATIVE 
NEEDS OF DISABLED VETERANS. 
The first sentence of section 1706(b)(5)(A) of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘through 
2008’’. 
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(3) in the third sentence of subsection (a), as 
designated by paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Nothing 
in this section’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
subsection (b), nothing in this section’’. 
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‘‘(B) receipt of a secondary school diploma
or its recognized equivalent;
‘‘(C) entry into a postsecondary school, a
job retraining program, or employment or career
advancement, including the military; and
‘‘(D) such other indicators as the State may
develop.
‘‘(2) With respect to eligible participants in a
program who are children—
‘‘(A) improvement in ability to read on
grade level or reading readiness;
‘‘(B) school attendance;
‘‘(C) grade retention and promotion; and
‘‘(D) such other indicators as the State may
develop.’’.
(b) STATE LEVEL ACTIVITIES.—Section 1203(a) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6363(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) carrying out section 1210.’’.
(c) AWARD OF SUBGRANTS.—Paragraphs (3) and (4)
of section 1208(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6368) are amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(3) CONTINUING
ELIGIBILITY.—In awarding
subgrant funds to continue a program under this part
for the second, third, or fourth year, the State edu-
cational agency shall evaluate the program based on
the indicators of program quality developed by the
State under section 1210. Such evaluation shall take
place after the conclusion of the startup period, if
any.
‘‘(4) INSUFFICIENT PROGRESS.—The State edu-
cational agency may refuse to award subgrant funds
if such agency finds that the eligible entity has not
sufficiently improved the performance of the program,
as evaluated based on the indicators of program qual-
ity developed by the State under section 1210, after—
‘‘(A) providing technical assistance to the
eligible entity; and
‘‘(B) affording the eligible entity notice and
an opportunity for a hearing.’’.
SEC. 205. RESEARCH.
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), as amended by section 204 of this
Act, is further amended by inserting after section 1210 the
following:
‘‘SEC. 1211. RESEARCH.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out,
through grant or contract, research into the components of
successful family literacy services. The purpose of the re-
search shall be—
‘‘(1) to improve the quality of existing programs
assisted under this part or other family literacy pro-
grams carried out under this Act or the Adult Edu-
cation Act; and
‘‘(2) to develop models for new programs to be
carried out under this Act or the Adult Education
Act.
‘‘(b) DISSEMINATION.—The National Institute for Lit-
eracy shall disseminate, pursuant to section 2260, the re-
sults of the research described in subsection (a) to States
and recipients of subgrants under this part.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 8,
1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
By RAY STRONG,
Assistant to the Clerk.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5092 
To make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate 
the labeling of products made in the United States and introduced 
in interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2016 
Mr. HARPER (for himself, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. LANCE, Mr. 
MULLIN, Mr. POMPEO, and Mr. STEWART) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government 
to regulate the labeling of products made in the United 
States and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce, 
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 ‘‘Reinforcing American- 
Made Products Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSIVITY OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY TO REGU-
LATE LABELING OF PRODUCTS MADE IN THE 
UNITED STATES AND INTRODUCED IN INTER-
STATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE. 
Section 320933 of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 45a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘To the ex-
tent’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent’’; 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) EFFECT ON STATE LAW.—The provisions of 
this section shall supersede any provisions of the law of 
any State relating to the extent to which a product is in-
troduced, delivered for introduction, sold, advertised, or 
offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with a 
‘Made in the U.S.A.’ or ‘Made in America’ label, or the 
equivalent thereof, in order to represent that such product 
was in whole or substantial part of domestic origin.’’; and 
(3) in the third sentence of subsection (a), as 
designated by paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Nothing 
in this section’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
subsection (b), nothing in this section’’. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 686 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5092 
[Report No. 114–876] 
To make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate 
the labeling of products made in the United States and introduced 
in interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2016 
Mr. HARPER (for himself, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. LANCE, Mr. 
MULLIN, Mr. POMPEO, and Mr. STEWART) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
DECEMBER 13, 2016 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government 
to regulate the labeling of products made in the United 
States and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce, 
and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Reinforcing American- 
Made Products Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCLUSIVITY OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY TO REGU-
LATE LABELING OF PRODUCTS MADE IN THE 
UNITED STATES AND INTRODUCED IN INTER-
STATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE. 
Section 320933 of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 45a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘To the ex-
tent’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent’’; 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) EFFECT ON STATE LAW.—The provisions of 
this section shall supersede any provisions of the law of 
any State relating to the extent to which a product is in-
troduced, delivered for introduction, sold, advertised, or 
offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with a 
‘Made in the U.S.A.’ or ‘Made in America’ label, or the 
equivalent thereof, in order to represent that such product 
was in whole or substantial part of domestic origin.’’; and 
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Union Calendar No. 686 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5092 
[Report No. 114–876] 
A BILL 
To make exclusive the authority of the Federal 
Government to regulate the labeling of products 
made in the United States and introduced in 
interstate or foreign commerce, and for other 
purposes. 
DECEMBER 13, 2016 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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