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H. R. 4902 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen 
An Act 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand law enforcement availability 
pay to employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Oper-
ations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LAW ENFORCEMENT AVAILABILITY PAY FOR EMPLOYEES 
OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION’S AIR AND 
MARINE OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5545a(i) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘apply to a pilot employed by the United 
States Customs Service’’ and inserting ‘‘apply to any employee 
of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine 
Operations, or any successor organization,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘such pilot’’ and inserting ‘‘such employee’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period 
beginning on or after the date that is 14 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4902 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand law enforcement availability 
pay to employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and 
Marine Operations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2016 
Mr. HURD of Texas (for himself, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. MCCAUL, Ms. 
MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. FARENTHOLD, and Ms. 
MCSALLY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand law enforce-
ment availability pay to employees of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LAW ENFORCEMENT AVAILABILITY PAY FOR 
EMPLOYEES OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PRO-
TECTION’S AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5545a(i) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘apply to a pilot employed by 
the United States Customs Service’’ and inserting 
‘‘apply to any employee of the U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations, or 
any successor organization,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘such pilot’’ and inserting ‘‘such 
employee’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first 
applicable pay period beginning on or after the date that 
is 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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SECTION 1. LAW ENFORCEMENT AVAILABILITY PAY FOR 
EMPLOYEES OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PRO-
TECTION’S AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5545a(i) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘apply to a pilot employed by 
the United States Customs Service’’ and inserting 
‘‘apply to any employee of the U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations, or 
any successor organization,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘such pilot’’ and inserting ‘‘such 
employee’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first 
applicable pay period beginning on or after the date that 
is 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4902 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 22, 2016 
Received 
JUNE 29, 2016 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand law enforce-
ment availability pay to employees of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. LAW ENFORCEMENT AVAILABILITY PAY FOR 
EMPLOYEES OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PRO-
TECTION’S AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5545a(i) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘apply to a pilot employed by 
the United States Customs Service’’ and inserting 
‘‘apply to any employee of the U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations, or 
any successor organization,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘such pilot’’ and inserting ‘‘such 
employee’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first 
applicable pay period beginning on or after the date that 
is 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Union Calendar No. 466 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4902 
[Report No. 114–600] 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand law enforcement availability 
pay to employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and 
Marine Operations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2016 
Mr. HURD of Texas (for himself, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. MCCAUL, Ms. 
MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. FARENTHOLD, and Ms. 
MCSALLY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform 
MAY 31, 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 title 5, United States Code, to expand law enforce-
ment availability pay to employees of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations. 
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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. LAW ENFORCEMENT AVAILABILITY PAY FOR 
EMPLOYEES OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PRO-
TECTION’S AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5545a(i) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘apply to a pilot employed by 
the United States Customs Service’’ and inserting 
‘‘apply to any employee of the U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations, or 
any successor organization,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘such pilot’’ and inserting ‘‘such 
employee’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first 
applicable pay period beginning on or after the date that 
is 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 466 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4902 
[Report No. 114–600] 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand 
law enforcement availability pay to employees of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and 
Marine Operations. 
MAY 31, 2016 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON TARGETING BY THE INTER-
NAL REVENUE SERVICE BASED ON THE EXER-
CISE OF FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. 
None of the funds made available under any Act may 
be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens 
of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed 
under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 19, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4903 
AN ACT 
To prohibit the use of funds by the Internal Rev-
enue Service to target citizens of the United 
States for exercising any right guaranteed under 
the First Amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4903 
To prohibit the use of funds by the Internal Revenue Service to target 
citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under 
the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2016 
Mr. ALLEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of funds by the Internal Revenue Service 
to target citizens of the United States for exercising 
any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to 
the Constitution of the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON TARGETING BY THE INTER-
NAL REVENUE SERVICE BASED ON THE EXER-
CISE OF FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. 
None of the funds made available under any Act may 
be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens 
of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed 
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under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4903 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 20, 2016 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 
AN ACT 
To prohibit the use of funds by the Internal Revenue Service 
to target citizens of the United States for exercising 
any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to 
the Constitution of the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON TARGETING BY THE INTER-
NAL REVENUE SERVICE BASED ON THE EXER-
CISE OF FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. 
None of the funds made available under any Act may 
be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens 
of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed 
under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 19, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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(A) by striking ‘‘1996,’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2004 
through 2008’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Funds appropriated under this subsection 
shall remain available through fiscal year 2008 
to carry out subsection (a).’’. 
(b) GAO STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study to determine 
the combined effect of the phase-out rates for Fed-
eral programs and policies which provide support to 
low-income families and individuals as they move 
from welfare to work, at all earning levels up to 
$35,000 per year, for at least 5 States including 
Wisconsin and California, and any potential dis-
incentives the combined phase-out rates create for 
families to achieve independence or to marry. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this subsection, the Comp-
troller General shall submit a report to Congress 
containing the results of the study conducted under 
this section and, as appropriate, any recommenda-
tions consistent with the results.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Making Electronic 
Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Effi-
ciencies Act of 2016’’ or the ‘‘MEGABYTE Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. OMB DIRECTIVE ON MANAGEMENT OF SOFTWARE 
LICENSES. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget; and 
(2) the term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(b) OMB DIRECTIVE.—The Director shall issue a di-
rective to require the Chief Information Officer of each 
executive agency to develop a comprehensive software li-
censing policy, which shall— 
(1) identify clear roles, responsibilities, and cen-
tral oversight authority within the executive agency 
for managing enterprise software license agreements 
and commercial software licenses; and 
(2) require the Chief Information Officer of 
each executive agency to— 
(A) establish a comprehensive inventory, 
including 80 percent of software license spend-
ing and enterprise licenses in the executive 
agency, by identifying and collecting informa-
tion about software license agreements using 
automated discovery and inventory tools; 
(B) regularly track and maintain software 
licenses to assist the executive agency in imple-
menting decisions throughout the software li-
cense management life cycle; 
(C) analyze software usage and other data 
to make cost-effective decisions; 
(D) provide training relevant to software 
license management; 
(E) establish goals and objectives of the 
software license management program of the 
executive agency; and 
(F) consider the software license manage-
ment life cycle phases, including the requisition, 
reception, deployment and maintenance, retire-
ment, and disposal phases, to implement effec-
tive decisionmaking and incorporate existing 
standards, processes, and metrics. 
(c) REPORT
ON
SOFTWARE
LICENSE
MANAGE-
MENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning in the first fiscal 
year beginning after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and in each of the following 5 fiscal years, the 
Chief Information Officer of each executive agency
shall submit to the Director a report on the financial 
savings or avoidance of spending that resulted from 
improved software license management. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—The Director shall make 
each report submitted under paragraph (1) pub-
lically available. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4904 
AN ACT 
To require the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget to issue a directive on the 
management of software licenses, and for other 
purposes.
H. R. 4904 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen 
An Act 
To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue a directive 
on the management of software licenses, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Making Electronic Government 
Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016’’ or the 
‘‘MEGABYTE Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. OMB DIRECTIVE ON MANAGEMENT OF SOFTWARE LICENSES. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget; and 
(2) the term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) OMB DIRECTIVE.—The Director shall issue a directive to 
require the Chief Information Officer of each executive agency to 
develop a comprehensive software licensing policy, which shall— 
(1) identify clear roles, responsibilities, and central over-
sight authority within the executive agency for managing enter-
prise software license agreements and commercial software 
licenses; and 
(2) require the Chief Information Officer of each executive 
agency to— 
(A) establish a comprehensive inventory, including 80 
percent of software license spending and enterprise licenses 
in the executive agency, by identifying and collecting 
information about software license agreements using auto-
mated discovery and inventory tools; 
(B) regularly track and maintain software licenses to 
assist the executive agency in implementing decisions 
throughout the software license management life cycle; 
(C) analyze software usage and other data to make 
cost-effective decisions; 
(D) provide training relevant to software license 
management; 
(E) establish goals and objectives of the software license 
management program of the executive agency; and 
(F) consider the software license management life cycle 
phases, including the requisition, reception, deployment 
and maintenance, retirement, and disposal phases, to 
implement 
effective 
decisionmaking 
and 
incorporate 
existing standards, processes, and metrics.
H. R. 4904—2 
(c) REPORT ON SOFTWARE LICENSE MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning in the first fiscal year begin-
ning after the date of enactment of this Act, and in each 
of the following 5 fiscal years, the Chief Information Officer 
of each executive agency shall submit to the Director a report 
on the financial savings or avoidance of spending that resulted 
from improved software license management. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—The Director shall make each report 
submitted under paragraph (1) publically available. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4906 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility 
of employees of a land management agency in a time- 
limited appointment to compete for a permanent appoint-
ment at any Federal agency, 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. ELIGIBILITY OF EMPLOYEES IN A TIME-LIM-
ITED APPOINTMENT TO COMPETE FOR A 
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT AT ANY FED-
ERAL AGENCY. 
Section 9602 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘any land 
management agency or any other agency (as defined 
in section 101 of title 31) under the internal merit 
promotion procedures of the applicable agency’’ and 
inserting ‘‘such land management agency when such 
agency is accepting applications from individuals 
within the agency’s workforce under merit promotion 
procedures, or any agency, including a land manage-
ment agency, when the agency is accepting applica-
tions from individuals outside its own workforce 
under the merit promotion procedures of the appli-
cable agency’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d) by inserting ‘‘of the agen-
cy from which the former employee was most re-
cently separated’’ after ‘‘deemed a time-limited em-
ployee’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4906 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the 
eligibility of employees of a land management 
agency in a time-limited appointment to compete 
for a permanent appointment at any Federal 
agency, and for other purposes.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4906 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees 
of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete 
for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2016 
Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. MEADOWS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility 
of employees of a land management agency in a time- 
limited appointment to compete for a permanent appoint-
ment at any Federal agency, 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. ELIGIBILITY OF EMPLOYEES IN A TIME-LIM-
ITED APPOINTMENT TO COMPETE FOR A 
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT AT ANY FED-
ERAL AGENCY. 
Section 9602 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility 
of employees of a land management agency in a time- 
limited appointment to compete for a permanent appoint-
ment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes. 
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(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘any land 
management agency or any other agency (as defined 
in section 101 of title 31) under the internal merit 
promotion procedures of the applicable agency’’ and 
inserting ‘‘such land management agency when such 
agency is accepting applications from individuals 
within the agency’s workforce under merit promotion 
procedures, or any agency, including a land manage-
ment agency, when the agency is accepting applica-
tions from individuals outside its own workforce 
under the merit promotion procedures of the appli-
cable agency’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d) by inserting ‘‘of the agen-
cy from which the former employee was most re-
cently separated’’ after ‘‘deemed a time-limited em-
ployee’’. 
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