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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1972 
To provide certain requirements for the licensing of commercial nuclear 
facilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2015 
Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. ENGEL) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide certain requirements for the licensing of 
commercial nuclear facilities. 
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 ‘‘Nuclear Power Licens-
ing Reform Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
Section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2133) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, including 
that the facility does not pose an unreasonable 
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threat to persons or the environment because of 
safety or security vulnerabilities (including vulner-
ability to terrorist attacks), and that there exist ade-
quate evacuation plans for emergency events and 
that those plans have been approved by the relevant 
Federal agencies and States within 50 miles of the 
facility’’ after ‘‘by rule establish’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘Any such renewal shall be subject to the 
same criteria and requirements that would be appli-
cable for an original application for initial construc-
tion, and the Commission shall ensure that any 
changes in the size or distribution of the sur-
rounding population, or seismic or other scientific 
data not available at time of original licensing, have 
not resulted in the facility being located at a site at 
which a new facility would not be allowed to be 
built.’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1973 
To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to retain and redistribute 
certain amounts collected as fines. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2015 
Mrs. LOWEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to retain 
and redistribute certain amounts collected as fines. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. USE OF FUNDS. 
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall retain 
amounts collected for safety-related fines, and shall dis-
tribute those amounts to counties for maintaining radio-
logical emergency preparedness plans required in connec-
tion with the nuclear facility with respect to which the 
fines were collected. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1974 
To expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, 
and maternal health services, for immigrant women, men, and families 
by removing legal barriers to health insurance coverage, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2015 
Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico (for herself, Mr. TAKAI, Mr. 
VEASEY, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. LEE, Ms. PIN-
GREE, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali-
fornia, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SERRANO, 
Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. 
HONDA, Mrs. TORRES, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. TED 
LIEU of California, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. MOORE, Ms. 
BROWN of Florida, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of 
Texas, Mr. GRAYSON, and Ms. MENG) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and 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 consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To expand access to health care services, including sexual, 
reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrant 
women, men, and families by removing legal barriers 
to health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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other international agreements and international
law.
(20) The United Nations Commission on
Human Rights has repeatedly reported on the unac-
ceptable human rights situation in Cuba and has
taken the extraordinary step of appointing a Special
Rapporteur.
(21) The Cuban Government has consistently
refused access to the Special Rapporteur and for-
mally expressed its decision not to ‘‘implement so
much as one comma’’ of the United Nations Resolu-
tions appointing the Rapporteur.
(22) The United Nations General Assembly
passed Resolution 1992/70 on December 4, 1992,
Resolution 1993/48/142 on December 20, 1993, and
Resolution 1994/49/544 on October 19, 1994, ref-
erencing the Special Rapporteur’s reports to the
United Nations and condemning ‘‘violations of
human rights and fundamental freedoms’’ in Cuba.
(23) Article 39 of Chapter VII of the United
Nations Charter provides that the United Nations
Security Council ‘‘shall determine the existence of
any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act
of aggression and shall make recommendations, or
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) The President may— 
‘‘(A) designate, within the Coast Guard, no 
more than 5 positions of importance and responsi-
bility that shall be held by officers who, while so 
serving, shall have the grade of vice admiral, with 
the pay and allowances of that grade, and shall per-
form such duties as the Commandant may prescribe 
(if the President designates 5 such positions, 1 posi-
tion shall be a Chief of Staff); and 
‘‘(B) designate, within the executive branch, 
other than within the Coast Guard, positions of im-
portance and responsibility that shall be held by offi-
cers who, while so serving, shall have the grade of 
vice admiral, with the pay and allowances of that 
grade.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)(A) by striking 
‘‘under paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘under 
paragraph (1)(A)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
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(3) PREMIUM
SUBSIDY
ELIGIBILITY.—Section 
36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(4) MEDICAID AND CHIP ELIGIBILITY.—Titles 
XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act, including 
under section 1903(v) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396b(v)). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall take ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) TRANSITION
THROUGH
SPECIAL
ENROLL-
MENT
PERIOD.—In the case of an individual de-
scribed in subsection (a) who, before the first day of 
the first annual open enrollment period under sub-
paragraph (B) of section 1311(c)(6) of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 
18031(c)(6)) beginning after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, is granted deferred action de-
scribed in subsection (a) and who, as a result of 
such subsection, qualifies for a subsidy described in 
paragraph (2) or (3) of such subsection, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall establish 
a 
special 
enrollment 
period 
under 
section 
1311(c)(6)(C) of such Act during which such indi-
vidual may enroll in qualified health plans through 
Exchanges under title I of such Act and qualify for 
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such a subsidy. For such an individual who has been 
granted deferred action as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, such special enrollment period 
shall begin not later than 90 days after such date 
of enactment. Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary 
to establish additional special enrollment periods 
under section 1311(c)(6)(C) of the Patient Protec-
tion 
and 
Affordable 
Care 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
18031(c)(6)(C)). 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1975 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Securities 
Exchange Commission to refund or credit excess payments made to 
the Commission. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2015 
Mr. MEEKS (for himself, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. FOSTER, and Mrs. CAROLYN 
B. MALONEY of New York) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require 
the Securities Exchange Commission to refund or credit 
excess payments made to the Commission. 
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 ‘‘Securities and Ex-
change Commission Overpayment Credit Act’’. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 385 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1975 
[Report No. 114–505] 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Securities 
Exchange Commission to refund or credit excess payments made to 
the Commission. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2015 
Mr. MEEKS (for himself, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. FOSTER, and Mrs. CAROLYN 
B. MALONEY of New York) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Financial Services 
APRIL 19, 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 amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require 
the Securities Exchange Commission to refund or credit 
excess payments made to the Commission. 
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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 ‘‘Securities and Ex-
change Commission Overpayment Credit Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REFUNDING OR CREDITING OVERPAYMENT OF SEC-
TION 31 FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31 of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) OVERPAYMENT.—If a national securities ex-
change or national securities association pays to the Com-
mission an amount in excess of fees and assessments due 
under this section and informs the Commission of such 
amount paid in excess within 10 years of the date of the 
payment, the Commission shall offset future fees and as-
sessments due by such exchange or association in an 
amount equal to such excess amount.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by this 
section shall apply to any fees and assessments paid be-
fore, on, or after the date of enactment of this section. 
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Union Calendar No. 385 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1975 
[Report No. 114–505] 
A BILL 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to 
require the Securities Exchange Commission to 
refund or credit excess payments made to the 
Commission. 
APRIL 19, 2016 
Committed to the Committee 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. 1977 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit 
the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the 
Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and North Atlantic planning areas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2015 
Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 
SIRES, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. HAS-
TINGS, Mr. TONKO, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. KEATING, Ms. 
CASTOR of Florida, and Mr. QUIGLEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to perma-
nently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the 
outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlan-
tic, and North Atlantic planning areas. 
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 ‘‘Clean Ocean and Safe 
Tourism Anti-Drilling Act’’ or the ‘‘COAST Anti-Drilling 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN CER-
TAIN AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL 
SHELF. 
Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(q) PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN 
CERTAIN AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any 
other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not issue a 
lease or any other authorization for the exploration, devel-
opment, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other 
mineral in— 
‘‘(1) the Mid-Atlantic planning area; 
‘‘(2) the South Atlantic planning area; or 
‘‘(3) the North Atlantic planning area.’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1979 
To strengthen the protections from levy by the Internal Revenue Service 
for taxpayers in economic hardship. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2015 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MEEKS, and Mrs. 
LAWRENCE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To strengthen the protections from levy by the Internal 
Revenue Service for taxpayers in economic hardship. 
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 ‘‘Taxpayer Economic 
Hardship Protection Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. PROTECTION FROM LEVY FOR TAXPAYERS IN ECO-
NOMIC HARDSHIP. 
The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s 
delegate) shall take the following actions to protect tax-
payers in economic hardship from levy: 
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(1) Establish quality review procedures that 
measure whether employees of the Internal Revenue 
Service identified and considered the possibility that 
a taxpayer was in economic hardship before levying. 
(2) Establish quality review procedures that 
measure whether, in each case in which an employee 
of the Internal Revenue Service identifies economic 
hardship of a taxpayer, the employee adhered to the 
decision by the United States Tax Court entitled, 
‘‘Vinatieri against Commissioner’’ (133 T.C. 392 
(2009)), by placing the account of the taxpayer in 
a currently not collectible status rather than levying 
on the taxpayer. 
(3) Develop, and publish as part of the Internal 
Revenue Manual, guidelines for how collection em-
ployees of the Internal Revenue Service, on the basis 
of information in Internal Revenue Service and 
third-party databases, should consider the possibility 
that a taxpayer is in economic hardship before 
issuing a levy. 
(4) Adjust the Federal Payment Levy Program 
low income filter to include accounts with unfiled re-
turns. 
(5) Inform collection employees of the Internal 
Revenue Service of procedural changes described in 
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the preceding paragraphs by issuing a separate alert 
and a memorandum. 
(6) Update training materials and job aids to 
reflect the decision of the United States Tax Court 
entitled, ‘‘Vinatieri against Commissioner’’ (133 
T.C. 392 (2009)) and the changes to the Internal 
Revenue Manual made in 2013 relating to liability 
collection (part 5, chapter 19) and notice of levy 
(part 5, chapter 11). 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1980 
To enhance consumer access to electricity information and allow for the 
adoption of innovative products and services to help consumers manage 
their energy usage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2015 
Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. CARTWRIGHT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To enhance consumer access to electricity information and 
allow for the adoption of innovative products and services 
to help consumers manage their energy usage. 
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 Consumer 
Energy Information Act’’ or the ‘‘E–Access Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of Energy. 
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SEC. 3. CONSUMER ACCESS TO ELECTRIC ENERGY INFOR-
MATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall encourage 
and support the adoption of policies that allow electricity 
consumers access to their own electricity data. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE ENERGY PLANS.—Sec-
tion 362(d) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6322(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (16), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (17) as para-
graph (18); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (16) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(17) programs— 
‘‘(A) to enhance consumer access to and 
understanding of energy usage and price infor-
mation, including consumers’ own residential 
and commercial electricity information; and 
‘‘(B) to allow for the development and 
adoption of innovative products and services to 
assist consumers in managing energy consump-
tion and expenditures; and’’. 
(c) VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES FOR ELECTRIC CON-
SUMER ACCESS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
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(A) RETAIL ELECTRIC ENERGY INFORMA-
TION.—The term ‘‘retail electric energy infor-
mation’’ means— 
(i) the electric energy consumption of 
an electric consumer over a defined time 
period; 
(ii) the retail electric energy prices or 
rates applied to the electricity usage for 
the defined time period described in clause 
(i) for the electric consumer; 
(iii) the estimated cost of service by 
the consumer, including (if smart meter 
usage information is available) the esti-
mated cost of service since the last billing 
cycle of the consumer; and 
(iv) in the case of nonresidential elec-
tric meters, any other electrical informa-
tion that the meter is programmed to 
record (such as demand measured in kilo-
watts, voltage, frequency, current, and 
power factor). 
(B) SMART
METER.—The term ‘‘smart 
meter’’ means the device used by an electric 
utility that— 
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(i)(I) measures electric energy con-
sumption by an electric consumer at the 
home or facility of the electric consumer in 
intervals of 1 hour or less; and 
(II) is capable of sending electric en-
ergy usage information through a commu-
nications network to the electric utility; or 
(ii) meets the guidelines issued under 
paragraph (2). 
(2) VOLUNTARY
GUIDELINES
FOR
ELECTRIC 
CONSUMER ACCESS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary 
shall issue voluntary guidelines that establish 
model standards for implementation of retail 
electric energy information access in States. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—Before issuing the 
voluntary guidelines, the Secretary shall— 
(i) consult with— 
(I) State and local regulatory au-
thorities, including the National Asso-
ciation of Regulatory Utility Commis-
sioners; 
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(II) other appropriate Federal 
agencies, including the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology; 
(III) consumer and privacy advo-
cacy groups; 
(IV) utilities; 
(V) the National Association of 
State Energy Officials; and 
(VI) other appropriate entities, 
including groups representing com-
mercial and residential building own-
ers and groups that represent demand 
response and electricity data devices 
and services; and 
(ii) provide notice and opportunity for 
comment. 
(C) STATE AND LOCAL REGULATORY AC-
TION.—In issuing the voluntary guidelines, the 
Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, be guided by actions taken by State and 
local regulatory authorities to ensure electric 
consumer access to retail electric energy infor-
mation, including actions taken after consider-
ation of the standard established under section 
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111(d)(19) of the Public Utility Regulatory 
Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)(19)). 
(D) CONTENTS.— 
(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
voluntary 
guidelines shall provide guidance on issues 
necessary to carry out this subsection, in-
cluding— 
(I) the timeliness and specificity 
of retail electric energy information; 
(II) appropriate nationally recog-
nized open standards for data; 
(III) the protection of data secu-
rity and electric consumer privacy, in-
cluding consumer consent require-
ments; and 
(IV) issues relating to access of 
electric energy information for owners 
and managers of multitenant commer-
cial and residential buildings. 
(ii) 
INCLUSIONS.—The 
voluntary 
guidelines shall include guidance that— 
(I) retail electric energy informa-
tion should be made available to elec-
tric consumers (and third-party des-
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