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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3444 
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to reduce Medicaid and CHIP 
fraud in the territories of the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 
Mr. PITTS (for himself and Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to reduce 
Medicaid and CHIP fraud in the territories of the United 
States, 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 ‘‘Medicaid and CHIP 
Territory Fraud Prevention Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REDUCING MEDICAID AND CHIP FRAUD IN THE 
TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 1108(g)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1308(g)(4)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘and (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
(5)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘With 
respect to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 
2016, if Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, or American Samoa 
qualify for a payment under paragraph (6) of sec-
tion 1903(a) for a calendar quarter of such fiscal 
year, the payment shall not be taken into account in 
applying subsection (f) (as increased in accordance 
with paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (5) of this sub-
section) to such commonwealth or territory for such 
fiscal year.’’. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3446 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to 
provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to 
carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and deter-
mination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold 
to qualify for zero expected family contribution, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 
Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. POCAN, Ms. WILSON of Florida, 
Ms. MOORE, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KIND, Mr. CARSON of Indi-
ana, and Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 
the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the 
second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification 
of applications for the estimation and determination of 
financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold 
to qualify for zero expected family contribution, 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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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Simplifying Financial 
Aid for Students Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. USING DATA FOR SECOND PRECEDING YEAR. 
Section 480(a)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(a)(1)(B)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding section 478(a) and 
beginning not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of the Simplifying Financial 
Aid for Students Act of 2015, the Secretary 
shall provide for the use of data from the sec-
ond preceding tax year when and to the extent 
necessary to carry out the simplification of ap-
plications (including simplification for a subset 
of applications) used for the estimation and de-
termination of financial aid eligibility. Such 
simplification shall include the sharing of data 
between the Internal Revenue Service and the 
Department, pursuant to the consent of the 
taxpayer.’’. 
SEC. 3. ZERO EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION. 
Section 479(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087ss(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘$23,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$30,000’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘$23,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$30,000’’. 
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compel the attendance of witnesses may be served in any
other district.’’.
(d) INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT.—Section 214 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b–14) is
amended by inserting after the third sentence the following:
‘‘In any action or proceeding instituted by the Commission
under this title in the district court of the United States
for any judicial district, subpoenas issued by such court to
compel the attendance of witnesses may be served in any
other district.’’.
(e) PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT.—Sec-
tion 25 of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
(15 U.S.C. 79y) is amended by inserting after the third sen-
tence the following: ‘‘In any action or proceeding instituted
by the Commission under this title in the district court of
the United States for any judicial district, subpoenas issued
by such court to compel the attendance of witnesses may
be served in any other district.’’.
SEC. 103. PROMOTION OF RECIPROCAL SUBPOENA EN-
FORCEMENT.
(a) COMMISSION ACTION.—The Securities and Ex-
change Commission, in consultation with State securities
commissions, shall seek to encourage the adoption of State
laws providing for reciprocal enforcement by State securi-
ties commissions of subpoenas issued by another State secu-
rities commission seeking to compel persons to attend, tes-
tify in, or produce documents or records in connection with
an action or investigation by a State securities commission
of an alleged violation of State securities laws.
(b) REPORT.—Within 24 months after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Commission shall submit a report
to the Congress—
(1) identifying the States that have adopted laws
described in subsection (a);
(2) describing the actions undertaken by the
Commission and State securities commissions to pro-
mote the adoption of such laws; and
(3) identifying any further actions the Commis-
sion recommends for such purposes.
SEC. 104. REPORT ON CONSEQUENCES.
The Securities and Exchange Commission shall in-
clude in each of its first 3 annual reports submitted after
the date of enactment of this Act a report regarding—
(1) the nature and the extent of the class action
cases that are preempted by, or removed pursuant to,
the amendments made by section 101 of this title;
(2) the extent to which that preemption or re-
moval either promotes or adversely affects the protec-
tion of securities investors or the public interest; and
the United States Sentencing Commission shall re-
view and, if appropriate, amend the Federal sen-
tencing guidelines and policy statements applicable 
to persons convicted of offenses under section 932 of 
title 18, United States Code (as added by subsection 
(a)). 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Commission shall review the penalty struc-
ture that the guidelines currently provide based on 
the number of firearms involved in the offense and 
determine whether any changes to that penalty 
structure are appropriate in order to reflect the in-
tent of Congress that such penalties reflect the grav-
ity of the offense. 
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(B) a branch, office, agency, or sole propri-
etorship in Sudan of a person that resides or is
organized outside Sudan.
SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b) and (c),
and except as provided in section 12, this Act and the
amendments made by this Act shall take effect 120 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) APPOINTMENT
OF DIRECTOR.—The Director
shall be appointed not later than 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(c) REGULATIONS.—Each Federal department or
agency responsible for carrying out any of the sanctions
under section 7 shall issue all necessary regulations to
carry out such sanctions within 120 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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SECTION 1. EXTENSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the time period 
specified in section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 
U.S.C. 806) that would otherwise apply to the Federal En-
ergy Regulatory Commission project numbered 12642, the 
Commission may, at the request of the licensee for the 
project, and after reasonable notice, in accordance with 
the good faith, due diligence, and public interest require-
ments of that section and the Commission’s procedures 
under that section, extend the time period during which 
the licensee is required to commence the construction of 
the project for up to three consecutive 2-year periods from 
the date of the expiration of the extension originally issued 
by the Commission. 
(b) REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED LICENSE.—If the 
period required for commencement of construction of the 
project described in subsection (a) has expired prior to the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
reinstate the license effective as of the date of its expira-
tion and the first extension authorized under subsection 
(a) shall take effect on the date of such expiration. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 15, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3447 
AN ACT 
To extend the deadline for commencement of 
construction of a hydroelectric project.
V
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1686
For the relief of Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Robert L. Stockwell, United
States Army.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 20, 1997
Mr. SNOWBARGER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Robert L.
Stockwell, United States Army.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PAYMENT FOR SERVICE AND RELATED EX-
PENSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall pay to Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Robert L. Stock-
well, United States Army, of Overland Park, Kansas,
$40,665 as payment for services (while in a retired status)
as Program Manager of the Private Office Independent
Outreach Program in Brussels, Belgium, during 1993 and
1994. For purposes of section 911 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, such payment shall be treated as foreign
earned income within the meaning of such section.
(b) PAYMENT
FOR MOVING
AND INTEREST EX-
PENSES.—In addition to the payment provided for in sub-
section (a), out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay
to Lieutenant Colonel Stockwell—
(1) $21,838 for moving expenses incurred by
Lieutenant Colonel Stockwell in conjunction with
holding such position; and
(2) $10,000 for interest expenses incurred by
Lieutenant Colonel Stockwell in conjunction with
holding such position.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF PAYMENT FOR TUITION.
Any liability of Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Robert
L. Stockwell to the United States for tuition for his chil-
dren to attend school while he was performing the service
described in section 1 is hereby extinguished.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3447 
To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric 
project. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 
Ms. FOXX introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To extend the deadline for commencement of construction 
of a hydroelectric project. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the time period 
specified in section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 
U.S.C. 806) that would otherwise apply to the Federal En-
ergy Regulatory Commission project numbered 12642, the 
Commission may, at the request of the licensee for the 
project, and after reasonable notice, in accordance with 
the good faith, due diligence, and public interest require-
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ments of that section and the Commission’s procedures 
under that section, extend the time period during which 
the licensee is required to commence the construction of 
the project for up to 3 consecutive 2-year periods from 
the date of the expiration of the extension originally issued 
by the Commission. 
(b) REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED LICENSE.—If the 
period required for commencement of construction of the 
project described in subsection (a) has expired prior to the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission may 
reinstate the license effective as of the date of its expira-
tion and the first extension authorized under subsection 
(a) shall take effect on the date of such expiration. 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1687
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that special pay paid
to certain physicians and dentists of the Veterans Health Administration
who retire before October 1, 1999, shall be considered to be basic
pay for retirement purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 21, 1997
Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. EVANS, Mr. STEARNS, and Mr. GUTIERREZ) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
special pay paid to certain physicians and dentists of
the Veterans Health Administration who retire before
October 1, 1999, shall be considered to be basic pay
for retirement purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TREATMENT FOR RETIREMENT PURPOSES OF
SPECIAL PAY PAID TO PHYSICIANS AND DEN-
TISTS OF THE VETERANS HEALTH ADMINIS-
TRATION.
(a) CREDITING OF SPECIAL PAY FOR RETIREMENT
PURPOSES.—Section 7438 of title 38, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(d)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (b), special pay
paid to a physician or dentist described in paragraph (2)
who retires from Federal service during the period begin-
ning on July 1, 1997, or the date of the enactment of
this subsection, whichever is later, and ending on Septem-
ber 30, 1999, shall be considered to be basic pay for the
purposes of chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, as appropriate.
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies in the case of a physician
or dentist employed by the Veterans Health Administra-
tion—
‘‘(A) who is in receipt of special pay under
chapter 74 of title 38;
‘‘(B) who is eligible to retire from Federal Gov-
ernment service; and
‘‘(C) with respect to whom the director of the
Department health care facility at which the physi-
cian or dentist is employed has determined, and cer-
tified to the Under Secretary for Health, that—
‘‘(i) the physician or dentist holds a posi-
tion which, because of changes in staffing pat-
terns or staffing levels at such facility, is no
longer required to be maintained at such facil-
ity; and
‘‘(ii) there exists no available position at
such facility appropriate to the training and ex-
perience of the physician or dentist.
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall, for each fiscal year during
which paragraph (1) is applicable, deposit in the appro-
priate Federal retirement system fund such amount as is
necessary to cover the present value of the unfunded liabil-
ity (as estimated by the Office of Personnel Management)
for costs payable from that fund by reason of increases
in retirement and survivor annuities due to paragraph (1)
that are attributable to retirements during that fiscal year.
A deposit under this paragraph for any fiscal year shall
be made from funds available to the Secretary for that
fiscal year from amounts appropriated or otherwise avail-
able for the Department of Veterans Affairs medical care
account.’’.
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Calendar No. 396 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3447 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 16, 2016 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To extend the deadline for commencement of construction 
of a hydroelectric project. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the time period 
specified in section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 
U.S.C. 806) that would otherwise apply to the Federal En-
ergy Regulatory Commission project numbered 12642, the 
Commission may, at the request of the licensee for the 
project, and after reasonable notice, in accordance with 
the good faith, due diligence, and public interest require-
ments of that section and the Commission’s procedures 
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under that section, extend the time period during which 
the licensee is required to commence the construction of 
the project for up to three consecutive 2-year periods from 
the date of the expiration of the extension originally issued 
by the Commission. 
(b) REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED LICENSE.—If the 
period required for commencement of construction of the 
project described in subsection (a) has expired prior to the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
reinstate the license effective as of the date of its expira-
tion and the first extension authorized under subsection 
(a) shall take effect on the date of such expiration. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 15, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 396 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3447 
AN ACT 
To extend the deadline for commencement of 
construction of a hydroelectric project. 
MARCH 16, 2016 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON REMEDIES.
(a) AMENDMENTS
TO
THE SECURITIES ACT
OF
1933.—
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 16 of the Securities
Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77p) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 16. ADDITIONAL REMEDIES; LIMITATION ON REM-
EDIES.
‘‘(a) REMEDIES ADDITIONAL.—Except as provided in
subsection (b), the rights and remedies provided by this
title shall be in addition to any and all other rights and
remedies that may exist at law or in equity.
‘‘(b) CLASS ACTION LIMITATIONS.—No class action
based upon the statutory or common law of any State or
subdivision thereof may be maintained in any State or
Federal court by any private party alleging—
‘‘(1) an untrue statement or omission of a ma-
terial fact in connection with the purchase or sale of
a covered security; or
‘‘(2) that the defendant used or employed any
manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance in
connection with the purchase or sale of a covered se-
curity.
‘‘(c) REMOVAL OF CLASS ACTIONS.—Any class action
brought in any State court involving a covered security
as set forth in subsection (b) shall be removable to the
(b) PROJECT OVERSIGHT ADMINISTRATION.—The
amount of funds used by the Director of the Bureau of
Reclamation for planning and construction of the water
supply system shall not exceed the amount that is equal
to 1 percent of the amount provided in the total project
construction budget for the entire project construction pe-
riod.
SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act $226,320,000, of which not less than $8,487,000
shall be used for the initial development of the environ-
mental enhancement component under section 4, to re-
main available until expended.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3449 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend honorary citizenship 
to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in the Philippines and 
died while serving on active duty with the United States Armed Forces 
during certain periods of hostilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 
Mr. JONES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend 
honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens 
who enlisted in the Philippines and died while serving 
on active duty with the United States Armed Forces 
during certain periods of hostilities, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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(B) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(f) LIMITATIONS ON REMEDIES.—
‘‘(1) CLASS ACTION LIMITATIONS.—No class ac-
tion based upon the statutory or common law of any
State or subdivision thereof may be maintained in
any State or Federal court by any private party
alleging—
‘‘(A) a misrepresentation or omission of a
material fact in connection with the purchase or
sale of a covered security; or
‘‘(B) that the defendant used or employed
any manipulative or deceptive device or contriv-
ance in connection with the purchase or sale of
a covered security.
‘‘(2) REMOVAL OF CLASS ACTIONS.—Any class
action brought in any State court involving a covered
security, as set forth in paragraph (1), shall be re-
movable to the Federal district court for the district
in which the action is pending, and shall be subject
to paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN ACTIONS.—
‘‘(A) ACTIONS UNDER STATE LAW OF STATE
OF INCORPORATION.—