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pointed by the Secretary of Commerce to non-career posi-
tions within the Senior Executive Service and shall be
compensated in accordance with the provisions of title V,
United States Code. The Deputy Under Secretaries shall
perform such duties and functions as the Under Secretary
for Intellectual Property shall prescribe.
(d) FUNDING.—The offices of the Under Secretary
for Intellectual Property shall be financially supported
through reimbursement from the United States Intellec-
tual Property Organization, in lieu of all other payments
by the Organization, upon determination of requirements
by the Secretary and in an amount not to exceed two (2)
percent of the Organization’s projected annual revenues
from fees for services and goods.
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the rules of subsections (g) and (j) of section 897
shall apply.
‘‘(d) CERTAIN INTEREST TREATED AS STOCK.—For
purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) any option or other right to acquire stock
in a domestic corporation,
‘‘(2) the conversion feature of any debt instru-
ment issued by a domestic corporation, and
‘‘(3) to the extent provided in regulations, any
other interest in a domestic corporation other than
an interest solely as creditor,
shall be treated as stock in such corporation.
‘‘(e) TREATMENT
OF CERTAIN GAIN
AS
A DIVI-
DEND.—In the case of any gain which would be subject
to tax by reason of this section but for a treaty and which
results from any distribution in liquidation or redemption,
for purposes of this subtitle, such gain shall be treated
as a dividend to the extent of the earnings and profits
of the domestic corporation attributable to the stock.
Rules similar to the rules of section 1248(c) (determined
without regard to paragraph (2)(D) thereof) shall apply
for purposes of the preceding sentence.
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe
such regulations as may be appropriate to carry out the
purposes of this section, including—
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3178 
AN ACT 
To simplify and streamline the information regarding institu-
tions of higher education made publicly available by the 
Secretary of Education, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(1) regulations coordinating the provisions of
this section with the provisions of section 897, and
‘‘(2) regulations aggregating stock held by a
group of persons acting together.’’
(b) WITHHOLDING OF TAX.—Subchapter A of chap-
ter 3 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘SEC. 1447. WITHHOLDING OF TAX ON CERTAIN STOCK
DISPOSITIONS.
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—Except as otherwise provided
in this section, in the case of any disposition of stock in
a domestic corporation by a foreign person who is a 10-
percent shareholder in such corporation, the withholding
agent shall deduct and withhold a tax equal to 10 percent
of the amount realized on the disposition.
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—
‘‘(1) STOCK WHICH IS NOT REGULARLY TRAD-
ED.—In the case of a disposition of stock which is
not regularly traded, a withholding agent shall not
be required to deduct and withhold any amount
under subsection (a) if—
‘‘(A) the transferor furnishes to such with-
holding agent an affidavit by such transferor
stating, under penalty of perjury, that section
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3179 
AN ACT 
To amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 
grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any cor-
poration that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has 
been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative 
remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that 
is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agree-
ment with the authority responsible for collecting the tax 
liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid 
tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension 
or debarment of the corporation and has made a deter-
mination that this further action is not necessary to pro-
tect the interests of the Government. 
SEC. 415. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of Defense or the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to lease or purchase new 
light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agen-
cy’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential 
Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 
24, 2011. 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 416. The amount by which the applicable alloca-
tion of new budget authority made by the Committee on 
Apppropriations of the House of Representatives under 
section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
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exceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is 
$0. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction 
and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2015’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 306 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4486 
[Report No. 113–416] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for military construction, 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2015, and for other purposes. 
APRIL 17, 2014 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 
Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 
personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 
and other personal services necessary for the purposes of 
this appropriation, $998,772,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2019: Provided, That of this amount, 
not to exceed $33,366,000 shall be available for study, 
planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as 
authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy deter-
mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 
reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 
installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force 
as currently authorized by law, $719,551,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That of this 
amount, not to exceed $10,738,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air
SEC. 302. REQUIREMENT FOR AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS. 
(a) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE 
OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
for the fiscal year 2015 and for each subsequent fiscal 
year, any funds appropriated for the purposes of broad-
casting subject to supervision of the Board of the United 
States International Communications Agency shall not be 
available for obligation or expenditure— 
(1) unless such funds are appropriated pursu-
ant to an authorization of appropriations; or 
(2) in excess of the authorized level of appro-
priations. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT AUTHORIZATION.—The limitation 
under subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the 
extent that an authorization of appropriations is enacted 
after such funds are appropriated. 
(c) APPLICATION.—The provisions of this section— 
(1) may not be superseded, except by a provi-
sion of law which specifically repeals, modifies, or 
supersedes the provisions of this section; and 
(2) shall not apply to, or affect in any manner, 
permanent appropriations, trust funds, and other
within 30 days of receiving such application and 
shall accept an eligible mortgagor into the Program 
if the eligible mortgagor has provided the proof de-
scribed under subsection (d)(3)(A). 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—Promptly after making a 
determination under paragraph (1), the servicer 
shall notify the eligible mortgagor of such deter-
mination in writing and, if the servicer determines 
that the eligible mortgagor may not be accepted into 
the Program, the servicer shall specifically explain in 
writing why the eligible mortgage was not accepted. 
(f) SUBSEQUENT OWNERS FOLLOW PROGRAM RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Any subsequent owner of the property 
being leased pursuant to the Program shall— 
(1) maintain the Program and abide by the 
terms of the Program to the same extent as the 
servicer of the eligible mortgage; and 
(2) certify to the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, before finalizing any purchase 
of the property, that they will abide by the terms of 
the Program. 
(g) RULEMAKING; COMPLIANCE EVALUATION.—The 
Department of Housing and Urban Development shall— 
(1) issue such regulations as may be necessary 
to carry out this section; 
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(2) evaluate the compliance by servicers and 
owners with the requirements of this section; and 
(3) enforce the requirements of this section. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE MORTGAGOR.—The term ‘‘eligible 
mortgagor’’ means a mortgagor under an eligible 
mortgage. 
(2) ELIGIBLE MORTGAGE.—The term ‘‘eligible 
mortgage’’ means a first or subordinate mortgage on 
a property that— 
(A) is a single family property; and 
(B) is currently being used as the principal 
residence of the eligible mortgagor. 
(3) SINGLE
FAMILY
PROPERTY.—The term 
‘‘single family property’’ means— 
(A) a structure consisting of 1 to 4 dwell-
ing units; 
(B) a dwelling unit in a multi-unit condo-
minium property together with an undivided in-
terest in the common areas and facilities serv-
ing the property; 
(C) a dwelling unit in a multi-unit project 
for which purchase of stock or a membership 
interest entitles the purchaser to permanent oc-
cupancy of that unit; or 
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H. R. 831—4
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section
shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995.
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN GROUP HEALTH
PLANS.
Section 13442(b) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
of 1993 (Public Law 103–66) is amended by striking ‘‘May 12,
1995’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 1995’’.
SEC. 6. STUDY OF EXPATRIATION TAX.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation
shall conduct a study of the issues presented by any proposals
to affect the taxation of expatriation, including an evaluation of—
(1) the effectiveness and enforceability of current law with
respect to the tax treatment of expatriation,
(2) the current level of expatriation for tax avoidance pur-
poses,
(3) any restrictions imposed by any constitutional require-
ment that the Federal income tax apply only to realized gains,
(4) the application of international human rights principles
to taxation of expatriation,
(5) the possible effects of any such proposals on the free
flow of capital into the United States,
(6) the impact of any such proposals on existing tax treaties
and future treaty negotiations,
(7) the operation of any such proposals in the case of
interests in trusts,
(8) the problems of potential double taxation in any such
proposals,
(9) the impact of any such proposals on the trade policy
objectives of the United States,
(10) the administrability of such proposals, and
(11) possible problems associated with existing law, includ-
ing estate and gift tax provisions.
(b) REPORT.—The Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee on
Taxation shall, not later than June 1, 1995, report the results
of the study conducted under subsection (a) to the Chairmen of
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
Force determines that additional obligations are necessary 
for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 
and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That none of 
the funds provided under this heading for military con-
struction in Europe as identified in the table entitled 
‘‘Military Construction’’ in the accompanying report may 
be obligated or expended until the Department of Defense 
completes a European Consolidation Study. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa-
tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen-
cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 
departments),
as
currently
authorized
by
law, 
$2,021,690,000 (reduced by $20,000,000) (increased by 
$20,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 
2019: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 
as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 
be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 
of Defense available for military construction or family 
housing as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with 
and to be available for the same purposes, and for the 
same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2536
To terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the House of
Representatives.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 25, 1995
Mrs. SMITH of Washington (for herself and Mrs. CHENOWETH) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Oversight
A BILL
To terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the
House of Representatives.
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 ‘‘Former Speakers
Privilege Reform Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN ENTITLEMENTS OF
FORMER SPEAKERS OF HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.
House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first Congress,
agreed to December 22, 1970 (as enacted into permanent
law by chapter VIII of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1971, and supplemented by the Act entitled ‘‘An Act
relating to former Speakers of the House of Representa-
tives’’ (88 Stat. 1723)) (2 U.S.C. 31b–1 et seq.) is re-
pealed.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2537
To provide for the reliquidation of certain entries of imported chemicals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 25, 1995
Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To provide for the reliquidation of certain entries of imported
chemicals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 514 of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other pro-
vision of law, upon proper request filed with the United
States Customs Service within 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall—
(1) reliquidate, at the rate of duty of 3.7 per-
cent ad valorem, the entries described in subsection
(b) 
with 
respect 
to 
the 
product 
designated
‘‘Perkadox 16’’ and all variations thereof under sub-
heading 2920.90.50 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States; and
(2) refund any excess duties that were paid
with respect to such entries.
(b) AFFECTED ENTRIES.—The entries referred to in
subsection (a) are as follows:
Entry Number
Date of Entry
Number of Line Items of
Perkadox 16 to be
Reliquidated
2403522–5 ......................................
10–31–91
2403773–4 ......................................
11–13–91
2483549–1 ......................................
03–09–92
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similar accounts which are authorized by law and 
administered under or pursuant to this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 2014. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4490 
AN ACT 
To enhance the missions, objectives, and effective-
ness of United States international communica-
tions, and for other purposes.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1463
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998
and 1999 for the Customs Service, the Office of
the United States Trade Representative, and the
International Trade Commission.
served on the Attorney General, who may decide to
intervene as a party to the proceeding. That decision
must be made by the 15th day after the date of re-
ceipt of the written comments, and if the decision is
to intervene, preliminary comments about the appli-
cation must be sent to the Panel by the end of the
15th day after the date of receipt of the written
comments.
‘‘(2) The Panel shall require that applications
inconsistent with an application, notice of which was
published under subsection (a) of this section, and
applications for inclusion in the transaction, be filed
with it by the 90th day after publication of notice
under that subsection.
‘‘(3) The Panel must conclude evidentiary pro-
ceedings by the end of the 6th month after the date
of publication of notice under subsection (a) of this
section. The Panel must issue a final decision by the
90th day after the date on which it concludes the
evidentiary proceedings.
‘‘(c) If the application involves a transaction other
than the merger or control of at least two Class I rail-
roads, as defined by the Panel, which the Panel has deter-
mined to be of regional or national transportation signifi-
cance, the following conditions apply:
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limit the Secretary’s authority to require reports
from motor carriers providing transportation of
household goods or to require such carriers to pro-
vide specified information to consumers concerning
their past performance.
‘‘(b) ESTIMATES.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE WITHOUT COM-
PENSATION.—Every motor carrier providing trans-
portation of household goods subject to jurisdiction
under subchapter I of chapter 135, upon request of
a prospective shipper, may provide the shipper with
an estimate of charges for transportation of house-
hold goods and for the proposed services. The Sec-
retary shall not prohibit any such carrier from
charging a prospective shipper for providing a writ-
ten, binding estimate for the transportation and pro-
posed services.
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY
OF
ANTITRUST
LAWS.—
Any charge for an estimate of charges provided by
a motor carrier to a shipper for transportation of
household goods subject to jurisdiction under sub-
chapter I of chapter 135 shall be subject to the anti-
trust laws, as defined in the first section of the Clay-
ton Act (15 U.S.C. 12).
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1463
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999
for the Customs Service, the Office of the United States
Trade Representative, and the International Trade Com-
mission.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1467
AN ACT
To provide for the continuance of oil and gas oper-
ations pursuant to certain existing leases in the
Wayne National Forest.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1879 
To allow homeowners facing foreclosure to avoid deficiency judgments, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 16, 2015 
Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico (for herself and Mr. CART-
WRIGHT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To allow homeowners facing foreclosure to avoid deficiency 
judgments, 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 ‘‘Foreclosure Fairness 
Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFICIENCY JUDGMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, in the case of any federally related mort-
gage loan made after that date, a court may not enter 
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a deficiency judgment pertaining to that loan after the 
date of any foreclosure sale of the mortgaged property. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to preempt any more restrictive State 
or local law pertaining to deficiency judgments. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT.—The term ‘‘defi-
ciency judgment’’ means any order by a court en-
tered after a sale of a property subject to a federally 
related mortgage that has been foreclosed on, requir-
ing the payment by the mortgagor of an amount 
equal to any balance remaining on the mortgage 
loan after the foreclosure sale. 
(2) FEDERALLY RELATED MORTGAGE LOAN.— 
The term ‘‘federally related mortgage loan’’ has the 
meaning given such term under section 3 of the Real 
Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12 
U.S.C. 2602). 
(3) MORTGAGED PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘mort-
gaged property’’ means, with respect to a federally 
related mortgage loan, the residential real property 
that is subject to the lien securing such mortgage 
loan. 
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Calendar No. 23
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 830
AN ACT
To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States
Code, to further the goals of the Paperwork Re-
duction Act to have Federal agencies become
more responsible and publicly accountable for re-
ducing the burden of Federal paperwork on the
public, and for other purposes.
FEBRUARY 23 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 22), 1995
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1467
AN ACT
To provide for the continuance of oil and gas operations
pursuant to certain existing leases in the Wayne National
Forest.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1469
AN ACT
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for
recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas
peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia,
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997,
and for other purposes.