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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1422 
To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude a loan secured by a 
non-owner occupied 1- to 4-family dwelling from the definition of a 
member business loan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2015 
Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. HUFFMAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude a loan 
secured by a non-owner occupied 1- to 4-family dwelling 
from the definition of a member business loan, 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 ‘‘Credit Union Residen-
tial Loan Parity Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF A NON-OWNER OCCUPIED 1- TO 4- 
FAMILY DWELLING. 
(a) REMOVAL FROM MEMBER BUSINESS LOAN LIMI-
TATION.—Section 107A(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Federal Credit 
Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1757a(c)(1)(B)(i)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘that is the primary residence of a member’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
or the amendment made by this Act shall preclude the 
National Credit Union Administration from treating an 
extension of credit that is fully secured by a lien on a 1- 
to 4-family dwelling that is not the primary residence of 
a member as a member business loan for purposes other 
than the member business loan limitation requirements 
under section 107A of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 
U.S.C. 1757a). 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1423 
To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude 
from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop- 
loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2015 
Mr. ROE of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
on Ways and Means and Education and the Workforce, 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 the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition 
of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss 
insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group 
health plans. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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(j) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 20, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
sponsor for losses that the plan or sponsor incurs in pro-
viding health or medical benefits to such plan participants 
in excess of a predetermined level set forth in the stop 
loss policy obtained by such plan or sponsor.’’. 
(c) IRC.—Section 9832(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘Such term shall not include a 
stop loss policy obtained by a self-insured health plan or 
a plan sponsor of a group health plan that self-insures 
the health risks of its plan participants to reimburse the 
plan or sponsor for losses that the plan or sponsor incurs 
in providing health or medical benefits to such plan par-
ticipants in excess of a predetermined level set forth in 
the stop loss policy obtained by such plan or sponsor.’’. 
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In the Senate of the United States, 
February 9, 2016. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1428) entitled ‘‘An Act to extend Privacy Act 
remedies to citizens of certified states, and for other pur-
poses.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
On page 3, strike line 6 and all that follows through 
page 4 line 21, and insert: 
(d) DESIGNATION OF COVERED COUNTRY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, the 
Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, designate a foreign country or 
regional economic integration organization, or mem-
ber country of such organization, as a ‘‘covered coun-
try’’ for purposes of this section if— 
(A)(i) the country or regional economic in-
tegration organization, or member country of
† HR 1428 EAS 
such organization, has entered into an agreement 
with the United States that provides for appro-
priate 
privacy 
protections 
for 
information 
shared for the purpose of preventing, inves-
tigating, detecting, or prosecuting criminal of-
fenses; or 
(ii) the Attorney General has determined 
that the country or regional economic integra-
tion organization, or member country of such or-
ganization, has effectively shared information 
with the United States for the purpose of pre-
venting, investigating, detecting, or prosecuting 
criminal offenses and has appropriate privacy 
protections for such shared information; 
(B) the country or regional economic inte-
gration organization, or member country of such 
organization, permits the transfer of personal 
data for commercial purposes between the terri-
tory of that country or regional economic organi-
zation and the territory of the United States, 
through an agreement with the United States or 
otherwise; and 
(C) the Attorney General has certified that 
the policies regarding the transfer of personal 
data for commercial purposes and related actions
† HR 1428 EAS 
of the country or regional economic integration 
organization, or member country of such organi-
zation, do not materially impede the national se-
curity interests of the United States. 
(2) REMOVAL OF DESIGNATION.—The Attorney 
General may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, revoke the designation 
of a foreign country or regional economic integration 
organization, or member country of such organiza-
tion, as a ‘‘covered country’’ if the Attorney General 
determines that such designated ‘‘covered country’’— 
(A) is not complying with the agreement de-
scribed under paragraph (1)(A)(i); 
(B) no longer meets the requirements for 
designation under paragraph (1)(A)(ii); 
(C) fails to meet the requirements under 
paragraph (1)(B); 
(D) no longer meets the requirements for 
certification under paragraph (1)(C); or 
(E) impedes the transfer of information (for 
purposes of reporting or preventing unlawful ac-
† HR 1428 EAS 
tivity) to the United States by a private entity 
or person. 
Attest: 
Secretary.
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of a strategic plan for the National Laboratory that 
has been approved by the Department. 
(2) AGREEMENTS INCLUDED.—The agreements 
to which this subsection applies include— 
(A) Cooperative Research and Develop-
ment Agreements; and 
(B) non-Federal Work for Others Agree-
ments. 
(3) AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS.— 
(A) Not later than 7 days after the date on 
which the director of a National Laboratory en-
ters into an agreement under this subsection, 
such director shall submit to the Secretary of 
Energy for monitoring and review all records of 
the National Laboratory relating to the agree-
ment. 
(B) Not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the director of a specific National 
Laboratory enters into an agreement under this 
subsection, the Secretary may terminate the 
agreement and the authority of any director of 
such National Laboratory to enter into agree-
ments under this subsection if— 
(i) all records of the National Labora-
tory relating to the agreement have not 
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224 
been transmitted to the Secretary in ac-
cordance with subparagraph (A); or 
(ii) the Secretary determines that this 
agreement is inconsistent with the mission 
of the Department. 
(4) LIMITATION.—This subsection does not 
apply to any agreement with a majority foreign- 
owned company. 
(5) SUNSET.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—This subsection shall 
apply only during the 4-year period beginning 
on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(B) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than the 
date that is 180 days prior to the last day of 
the period described in subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate an assess-
ment of the effectiveness of the authority pro-
vided to the directors of the National Labora-
tories under this subsection to accelerate the 
development of new technologies, and an assess-
ment of any incidences of potential misuse of 
this authority in the opinion of the Secretary. 
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HR 4278 CPH
‘‘(3) ACTIVE DUTY ARMED SERVICES CASE.—
Such term also includes an individual who does not
meet the requirement of paragraph (1)(E) but is on
active duty (other than active duty for training) in
the Armed Forces of the United States, is petition-
ing for the admission of the alien under section 204
as the spouse or child of the individual, and dem-
onstrates (as provided in paragraph (6)) the means
to maintain an annual income equal to at least 100
percent of the Federal poverty line.
‘‘(4) 
CERTAIN
EMPLOYMENT-BASED
IMMI-
GRANTS CASE.—Such term also includes an individ-
ual—
‘‘(A) who does not meet the requirement of
paragraph (1)(D), but is the relative of the
sponsored alien who filed a classification peti-
tion for the sponsored alien as an employment-
based immigrant under section 203(b) or who
has a significant ownership interest in the en-
tity that filed such a petition; and
‘‘(B)(i) who demonstrates (as provided
under paragraph (6)) the means to maintain an
annual income equal to at least 125 percent of
the Federal poverty line, or
fined in section 140(a) of the Truth in Lending Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1650(a)): 
‘‘(A) The total amount of private education 
loan debt the lender holds. 
‘‘(B) The total number of private edu-
cation loan borrowers the lender serves. 
‘‘(C) The average interest rate on the out-
standing private education loan debt held by the 
lender. 
‘‘(D) The proportion of private education 
loan borrowers who are in default on a loan 
held by the lender. 
‘‘(E) The proportion of the outstanding 
private education loan volume held by the lend-
er that is in default. 
‘‘(F) The proportions of outstanding pri-
vate education loan borrowers who are 30, 60, 
and 90 days delinquent. 
‘‘(G) The proportions of outstanding pri-
vate education loan volume that is 30, 60, and 
90 days delinquent. 
‘‘(g) NOTIFICATION
TO
BORROWERS.—The Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury 
and the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection, shall undertake a campaign to alert borrowers 
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sional during the most recent period for which 
data are available (which may be less than a 
year) were attributable to such services fur-
nished under this part through an eligible alter-
native payment entity. 
‘‘(B) 2021 AND
2022.—With respect to 
2021 and 2022, an eligible professional de-
scribed in either of the following clauses: 
‘‘(i) MEDICARE PAYMENT THRESHOLD 
OPTION.—An 
eligible 
professional 
for 
whom the Secretary determines that at 
least 50 percent of payments under this 
part for covered professional services fur-
nished by such professional during the 
most recent period for which data are 
available (which may be less than a year) 
were attributable to such services furnished 
under this part through an eligible alter-
native payment entity. 
‘‘(ii) COMBINATION
ALL-PAYER
AND 
MEDICARE
PAYMENT
THRESHOLD
OP-
TION.—An eligible professional— 
‘‘(I) for whom the Secretary de-
termines, with respect to items and 
services furnished by such professional 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1429 
To amend the Small Business Act to allow for petitions for reconsideration 
of size standards for small business concerns, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2015 
Mr. BOST (for himself and Mr. CONNOLLY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to allow for petitions 
for reconsideration of size standards for small business 
concerns, 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 ‘‘Stronger Voice for 
Small Business Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF SIZE STAND-
ARDS FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. 
Section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
632(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 235 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1430 
[Report No. 114–309] 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the look- 
through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign cor-
porations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2015 
Mr. BOUSTANY (for himself, Mr. KIND, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. NEAL, Mr. REED, 
Mr. TIBERI, Mr. SCHOCK, and Mr. LARSON of Connecticut) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means 
OCTOBER 23, 2015 
Additional sponsor: Mr. HOLDING 
OCTOBER 23, 2015 
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 March 18, 2015] 
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‘‘(9) PETITIONS
FOR
RECONSIDERATION
OF 
SIZE STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A person may file a 
petition for reconsideration with the Office of 
Hearings and Appeals (as designated in part 
134 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, 
that was in effect on January 1, 2016, or any 
successor to such Office) of a size standard re-
vised, modified, or established by the Adminis-
trator pursuant to this subsection. 
‘‘(B) TIME LIMIT.—A person filing a peti-
tion for reconsideration described in subpara-
graph (A) shall file such petition not later than 
30 days after the publication in the Federal 
Register of the notice of final rule to revise, 
modify, or establish size standards described in 
paragraph (6). 
‘‘(C) PROCESS FOR AGENCY REVIEW.—The 
Office of Hearings and Appeals shall use the 
same process it uses to decide challenges to the 
size of a small business concern to decide a pe-
tition for review pursuant to this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—The publication 
of a final rule in the Federal Register described 
in subparagraph (B) shall be considered final 
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agency action for purposes of seeking judicial 
review. Filing a petition for reconsideration 
under subparagraph (A) shall not be a condi-
tion precedent to judicial review of any such 
size standard.’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 142 
To amend the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989 to expand the Coast 
Guard Junior Reserve Officers Training Program Pilot Program to in-
clude a Coast Guard unit at Pinellas Park High School in Pinellas 
Park, Florida, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2015 
Mr. JOLLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989 to 
expand the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers Train-
ing Program Pilot Program to include a Coast Guard 
unit at Pinellas Park High School in Pinellas Park, 
Florida, 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. EXPANSION OF COAST GUARD JUNIOR RE-
SERVE OFFICERS TRAINING PROGRAM PILOT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) INCLUSION
OF
ADDITIONAL
SCHOOL.—Sub-
section (a) of section 204 of the Coast Guard Authoriza-
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tion Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–225; 14 U.S.C. 92 
note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘in cooperation’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) in cooperation’’; 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) in cooperation with the Pinellas County 
School District of Pinellas County, Florida, as part 
of Pinellas Park High School (hereinafter in this 
section referred to as the ‘High School’).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is 
further amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and the High School’’ after 
‘‘Academy’’ in subsections (b)(2), (c), and (d) (the 
first and third places ‘‘Academy’’ appears); and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or the High School, as the 
case may be’’ after ‘‘Academy’’ in subsection (d) 
(the second place ‘‘Academy’’ appears). 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1430 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the look- 
through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign cor-
porations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2015 
Mr. BOUSTANY (for himself, Mr. KIND, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. NEAL, Mr. REED, 
Mr. TIBERI, Mr. SCHOCK, and Mr. LARSON of Connecticut) 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 make 
permanent the look-through treatment of payments be-
tween related controlled foreign corporations. 
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 ‘‘Permanent CFC Look- 
Through Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. LOOK-THROUGH TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS BE-
TWEEN 
RELATED 
CONTROLLED 
FOREIGN 
CORPORATIONS MADE PERMANENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 954(c)(6) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subpara-
graph (C). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years of foreign corpora-
tions beginning after December 31, 2014, and to taxable 
years of United States shareholders with or within which 
such taxable years of foreign corporations end. 
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A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make 
permanent the look-through treatment of payments be-
tween related controlled foreign corporations. 
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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 ‘‘Permanent CFC Look- 
Through Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. LOOK-THROUGH TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS BE-
TWEEN 
RELATED 
CONTROLLED 
FOREIGN 
CORPORATIONS MADE PERMANENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (6) of section 954(c) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
subparagraph (C). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 
section shall apply to taxable years of foreign corporations 
beginning after December 31, 2014, and to taxable years 
of United States shareholders with or within which such 
taxable years of foreign corporations end. 
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Union Calendar No. 235 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1430 
[Report No. 114–309] 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
make permanent the look-through treatment of 
payments between related controlled foreign cor-
porations. 
OCTOBER 23, 2015 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1431 
To amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act 
to prohibit the preemption of State stalking laws. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2015 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway 
Labor Act to prohibit the preemption of State stalking laws. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT. 
The National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 20. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
preempt a law of any State, territory, or the District of 
Columbia that prohibits, criminalizes, or creates a civil 
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cause of action for stalking, cyberstalking, or harass-
ment.’’. 
SEC. 2. RAILWAY LABOR ACT. 
Title I of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 16. CONFLICTS WITH STATE STALKING LAWS. 
‘‘Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt 
a law of any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia 
that prohibits, criminalizes, or creates a civil cause of ac-
tion for stalking, cyberstalking, or harassment.’’. 
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