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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3737 
To responsibly pay our Nation’s bills on time by temporarily extending the 
public debt limit, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 9, 2015 
Mr. WELCH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To responsibly pay our Nation’s bills on time by temporarily 
extending the public debt limit, 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 ‘‘Responsibly Paying 
Our Nation’s Bills Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3101(b) of title 31, 
United States Code, shall not apply for the period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 
on January 1, 2017. 
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(b) SPECIAL RULE RELATING
TO OBLIGATIONS 
ISSUED DURING EXTENSION PERIOD.—Effective January 
1, 2017, the limitation in effect under section 3101(b) of 
title 31, United States Code, shall be increased to the ex-
tent that— 
(1) the face amount of obligations issued under 
chapter 31 of such title and the face amount of obli-
gations whose principal and interest are guaranteed 
by the United States Government (except guaran-
teed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury) outstanding on January 1, 2017, exceeds 
(2) the face amount of such obligations out-
standing on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3738 
To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
Act to improve the transparency, accountability, governance, and oper-
ations of the Office of Financial Research, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 9, 2015 
Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. MURPHY of Florida) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Con-
sumer Protection Act to improve the transparency, ac-
countability, governance, and operations of the Office 
of Financial Research, 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 ‘‘Office of Financial 
Research Accountability Act of 2015’’. 
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the last date on which the breach or violation could
have been cured; or
(2) three years after the earliest date on which
the plaintiff knew or could have reasonably been ex-
pected to have known of the cause of action.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), any action
against the Secretary arising (in whole or part) under this
title or the contract shall be commenced within one year
of the events giving rise to the cause of action.
SEC. 184. MISAPPROPRIATION.
The provisions of section 664 of title 18, United
States Code, shall apply to the Retirement Trust and the
Federal Supplemental Fund.
Subtitle I—Miscellaneous
SEC. 191. SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS.
If any provision of this title, or the application of
such provision to any person or circumstances, shall be
held invalid, the remainder of this title, or the application
of such provision to persons or circumstances other than
those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected
thereby.
SEC. 192. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT.
Federal obligations for benefits under this title are
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL 
RESEARCH. 
Section 153 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5343) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) ADDITIONAL DUTIES.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL WORK PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Director shall, 
after a period of 60 days for public notice and 
comment, annually publish a detailed work plan 
concerning the priorities of the Office for the 
upcoming fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The work plan 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(i) A unique alphanumeric identifier 
and detailed description of any report, 
study, working paper, grant, guidance, 
data collection, or request for information 
that is expected to be in progress during, 
or scheduled to begin in, the upcoming fis-
cal year. 
‘‘(ii) For each item listed under clause 
(i), a target date for any significant ac-
tions related to such item, including the 
target date— 
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‘‘(I) for the release of a report, 
study, or working paper; 
‘‘(II) for, and topics of, a meet-
ing of a working paper group and 
each solicitation of applications for 
grants; and 
‘‘(III) for the issuance of guid-
ance, data collections, or requests for 
information. 
‘‘(iii) A list of all technical and profes-
sional advisory committees that is expected 
to be convened in the upcoming fiscal year 
pursuant to section 152(h). 
‘‘(iv) The name and professional affili-
ations of each individual who served during 
the previous fiscal year as an academic or 
professional fellow pursuant to section 
152(i). 
‘‘(v) A detailed description of the 
progress made by primary financial regu-
latory agencies in adopting a unique alpha-
numeric system to identify legally distinct 
entities that engage in financial trans-
actions (commonly known as a ‘Legal En-
tity Identifier’), including a list of regula-
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tions requiring the use of such a system 
and actions taken to ensure the adoption 
of such a system by primary financial reg-
ulatory agencies. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) CONSULTATION.—In preparing any 
public report with respect to a specified entity, 
class of entities, or financial product or service, 
the Director shall consult with any Federal de-
partment or agency with expertise in regulating 
the entity, class of entities, or financial product 
or service. 
‘‘(B) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—A public 
report described in subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) an explanation of any changes 
made as a result of a consultation under 
this subparagraph and, with respect to any 
changes suggested in such consultation 
that were not made, the reasons that the 
Director did not incorporate such changes; 
and 
‘‘(ii) information on the date, time, 
and nature of such consultation. 
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‘‘(C) NOTICE
AND
COMMENT.—Before 
issuing any public report described in subpara-
graph (A), the Director shall provide a period 
of 90 days for public notice and comment on 
the report. 
‘‘(3) CYBERSECURITY PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Office shall de-
velop and implement a cybersecurity plan that 
uses appropriate safeguards that are adequate 
to protect the integrity and confidentiality of 
the data in the possession of the Office. 
‘‘(B) GAO 
REVIEW.—The Comptroller 
General of the United States shall annually 
audit the cybersecurity plan and its implemen-
tation described in subparagraph (A).’’. 
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5149 
To reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant 
program through March 31, 2005, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2004 
Mr. HERGER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
block grant program through March 31, 2005, 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 ‘‘Welfare Reform Exten-
sion Act, Part VIII’’.
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‘‘(ii) in the case of the property ac-
quired in the exchange, the 2-year period
beginning on the date of such acquisition.
‘‘(C) PROPERTY HELD FOR LESS THAN 2
YEARS.—Except in the case of an exchange
which is part of a transaction (or series of trans-
actions) structured to avoid the purposes of this
subsection—
‘‘(i) only the periods the property was
held by the person relinquishing the prop-
erty (or any related person) shall be taken
into account under subparagraph (B)(i),
and
‘‘(ii) only the periods the property was
held by the person acquiring the property
(or any related person) shall be taken into
account under subparagraph (B)(ii).
‘‘(D) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN PROP-
ERTY.—Property described in any subparagraph
of section 168(g)(4) shall be treated as used pre-
dominantly in the United States.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by this
section shall apply to transfers after June 8, 1997, in
taxable years ending after such date.
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‘‘(vi) provides for payments under the
contract that, in the aggregate, do not ex-
ceed $10,000 per item of consumer property,
‘‘(vii) provides that the customer does
not have any legal obligation to make all
the payments referred to in clause (ii) set
forth under the contract, and that at the
end of each payment period the customer
may either continue to use the consumer
property by making the payment for the
next payment period or return such prop-
erty to the rent-to-own dealer in good work-
ing order, in which case the customer does
not incur any further obligations under the
contract and is not entitled to a return of
any payments previously made under the
contract, and
‘‘(viii) provides that the customer has
no right to sell, sublease, mortgage, pawn,
pledge, encumber, or otherwise dispose of the
consumer property until all the payments
stated in the contract have been made.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this
section shall apply to property placed in service after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 373 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and Sec-
retary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain 
Federal land under the administrative jurisdic-
tion of each Secretary for good Samaritan 
search-and-recovery missions, and for other pur-
poses.
(D) chapter 81 of title 5, United States 
Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Federal Em-
ployees Compensation Act’’), shall not apply to 
an eligible organization or individual conducting 
a good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission 
under this section, and the conduct of the good 
Samaritan search-and-recovery mission shall 
not constitute civilian employment. 
(c) RELEASE OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FROM LI-
ABILITY.—The Secretary shall not require an eligible or-
ganization or individual to have liability insurance as a 
condition of accessing Federal land under this section, if 
the eligible organization or individual— 
(1) acknowledges and consents, in writing, to 
the provisions described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) of subsection (b)(2); and 
(2) signs a waiver releasing the Federal Gov-
ernment from all liability relating to the access 
granted under this section. 
(d) APPROVAL AND DENIAL OF REQUESTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall notify 
an eligible organization or individual of the approval 
or denial of a request by the eligible organization or 
individual to carry out a good Samaritan search- 
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and-recovery mission under this section by not later 
than 48 hours after the request is made. 
(2) DENIALS.—If the Secretary denies a re-
quest from an eligible organization or individual to 
carry out a good Samaritan search-and-recovery mis-
sion under this section, the Secretary shall notify the 
eligible organization or individual of— 
(A) the reason for the denial of the re-
quest; and 
(B) any actions that the eligible organiza-
tion or individual can take to meet the require-
ments for the request to be approved. 
(e) PARTNERSHIPS.—Each Secretary shall develop 
search-and-recovery-focused partnerships with search-and- 
recovery organizations— 
(1) to coordinate good Samaritan search-and- 
recovery missions on Federal land under the admin-
istrative jurisdiction of the Secretary; and 
(2) to expedite and accelerate good Samaritan 
search-and-recovery mission efforts for missing indi-
viduals on Federal land under the administrative ju-
risdiction of the Secretary. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to 
Congress a joint report describing— 
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(f) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to 
Congress a joint report describing— 
(1) plans to develop partnerships described in 
subsection (e)(1); and 
(2) efforts carried out to expedite and accel-
erate good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission 
efforts for missing individuals on Federal land under 
the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary 
pursuant to subsection (e)(2). 
Passed the House of Representatives April 28, 2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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and-recovery mission under this section by not later 
than 48 hours after the request is made. 
(2) DENIALS.—If the Secretary denies a re-
quest from an eligible organization or individual to 
carry out a good Samaritan search-and-recovery mis-
sion under this section, the Secretary shall notify the 
eligible organization or individual of— 
(A) the reason for the denial of the re-
quest; and 
(B) any actions that the eligible organiza-
tion or individual can take to meet the require-
ments for the request to be approved. 
(e) PARTNERSHIPS.—Each Secretary shall develop 
search-and-recovery-focused partnerships with search-and- 
recovery organizations— 
(1) to coordinate good Samaritan search-and- 
recovery missions on Federal land under the admin-
istrative jurisdiction of the Secretary; and 
(2) to expedite and accelerate good Samaritan 
search-and-recovery mission efforts for missing indi-
viduals on Federal land under the administrative ju-
risdiction of the Secretary. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to 
Congress a joint report describing— 
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(1) plans to develop partnerships described in 
subsection (e)(1); and 
(2) efforts carried out to expedite and accel-
erate good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission 
efforts for missing individuals on Federal land under 
the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary 
pursuant to subsection (e)(2). 
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Union Calendar No. 54 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 373 
[Report No. 114–75, Part I] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and Sec-
retary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain 
Federal land under the administrative jurisdic-
tion of each Secretary for good Samaritan 
search-and-recovery missions, and for other pur-
poses. 
APRIL 15, 2015 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources 
APRIL 15, 2015 
The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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SEC. 19. AUTHORIZATION TO SHARE FORFEITED PROPERTY
WITH 
COOPERATING 
FOREIGN 
GOVERN-
MENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 981(i)(1) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘this chapter’’ and in-
serting ‘‘any provision of Federal law’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 511(e)(1) of
the Controlling Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 881(e)(1)) is
amended by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (C),
by striking ‘‘; or’’ at the end of subparagraph (D) and in-
serting a period, and by striking subparagraph (E).
SEC. 20. FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY USED TO FACILITATE
FOREIGN DRUG CRIMES.
Section 981(a)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by inserting ‘‘; or any property used to facili-
tate such offense’’ at the end before the period.
SEC. 21. FORFEITURE OF PROCEEDS TRACEABLE TO FACILI-
TATING PROPERTY IN DRUG CASES.
(a) CONVEYANCES.—Section 511(a)(4) of the Con-
trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 881(a)(4)) is amended by
inserting ‘‘, and any property traceable to such conveyance’’
after ‘‘property described in paragraph (1), (2), or (9)’’.
(b) REAL PROPERTY.—Section 511(a)(7) of the Con-
trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 881(a)(7)) is amended by
inserting ‘‘, and any property traceable to such property’’
after ‘‘one year’s imprisonment’’.
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‘‘(B) the person otherwise had no actual notice
of the seizure within sufficient time to enable the per-
son to file a timely claim under this subsection (b).
‘‘(4) If the court grants a motion made under para-
graph (3), it shall set aside the declaration of forfeiture as
to the moving party’s interest pending forfeiture proceed-
ings in accordance with section 602 et seq. of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1602 et seq.), which proceedings
shall be instituted within 60 days of the entry of the order
granting the motion.
‘‘(5) If, at the time a motion under this subsection is
granted, the forfeited property has been disposed of by the
Government in accordance with law, the Government shall
institute forfeiture proceedings under paragraph (4). The
property which will be the subject of the forfeiture proceed-
ings instituted under paragraph (4) shall be a sum of
money equal to the value of the forfeited property at the
time it was disposed of plus interest.
‘‘(6) The institution of forfeiture proceedings under
paragraph (4) shall not be barred by the expiration of the
statute of limitations under section 621 of the Tariff Act
of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1621) if the original publication of no-
tice was completed before the expiration of such limitations
period.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3742 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to allow for 
certain third party payments. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 9, 2015 
Mr. CRAMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
to allow for certain third party payments. 
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 ‘‘Access to Marketplace 
Insurance Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS BY CERTAIN THIRD PAR-
TIES ON BEHALF OF QUALIFIED INDIVID-
UALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1312 of the Patient Pro-
tection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) 
as subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS BY CERTAIN QUALI-
FIED THIRD PARTIES ON BEHALF OF A QUALIFIED INDI-
VIDUAL.—A qualified individual enrolled in any qualified 
health plan may allow certain third parties to pay any ap-
plicable premium or cost sharing owed by such individual 
to the health insurance issuer issuing such qualified health 
plan, and the health insurance issuer shall accept such 
payments made on behalf of such individuals, including 
those from the following: 
‘‘(1) A State or Federal government program, 
including assistance provided under a grant under 
title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act. 
‘‘(2) Indian tribes, tribal organizations, or 
urban Indian organizations. 
‘‘(3) A program conducted by an organization 
which is— 
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‘‘(A) exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
‘‘(B) described in clause (i) or (vi) of sec-
tion 170(b)(1)(A) of such Code; and 
‘‘(C) operated in compliance with applica-
ble Federal laws, including sections 3729 
through 3733 of title 31, United States Code 
(known as the False Claims Act).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to plan years begin-
ning on or after January 1, 2016. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3743 
To prohibit the Secretary of an executive department from maintaining a 
private email server for conducting official Government business. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 9, 2015 
Mr. CRAMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of an executive department from 
maintaining a private email server for conducting official 
Government business. 
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 ‘‘Securing Every Rel-
evant and Vital Electronic Record Act of 2015’’ or the 
‘‘SERVER Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SECRETARY OF EXECUTIVE DE-
PARTMENT 
FROM 
MAINTAINING 
PRIVATE 
EMAIL SERVER. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of an executive de-
partment may not maintain a private email server for the 
purpose of conducting official Government business. 
(b) COMPLIANCE.—The Inspector General of each ex-
ecutive department shall ensure compliance with sub-
section (a). 
(c) CRIMINAL
PENALTY.—Whoever violates sub-
section (a) shall be fined under title 18, United States 
Code, or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; 
and shall forfeit his or her office and be disqualified from 
holding any office under the United States. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘ex-
ecutive department’’ has the meaning provided in 
section 101 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) PRIVATE
EMAIL
SERVER
AND
OFFICIAL 
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS.—The terms ‘‘private email 
server’’ and ‘‘official Government business’’ have the 
meanings provided in regulations promulgated for 
purposes of this Act by the Archivist of the United 
States. 
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