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(1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall
conduct a study on the implementation of the expe-
dited removal procedures under section 235(b)(1) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by
subsection (a). The study shall examine—
(A) the effectiveness of such procedures in
deterring illegal entry,
(B) the detention and adjudication re-
sources saved as a result of the procedures,
(C) the administrative and other costs ex-
pended to comply with the provision,
(D) the effectiveness of such procedures in
processing asylum claims by undocumented
aliens who assert a fear of persecution, includ-
ing the accuracy of credible fear determina-
tions, and
(E) the cooperation of other countries and
air carriers in accepting and returning aliens
removed under such procedures.
(2) REPORT.—By not later than 18 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives
and the Senate a report on the study conducted
under paragraph (1).
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SEC. 303. APPREHENSION AND DETENTION OF ALIENS (RE-
VISED SECTION 236).
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 236 (8 U.S.C. 1226) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘APPREHENSION AND DETENTION OF ALIENS
‘‘SEC. 236. (a) ARREST, DETENTION, AND RE-
LEASE.—On a warrant issued by the Attorney General,
an alien may be arrested and detained pending a decision
on whether the alien is to be removed from the United
States. Except as provided in subsection (c) and pending
such decision, the Attorney General—
‘‘(1) may continue to detain the arrested alien;
and
‘‘(2) may release the alien on—
‘‘(A) bond of at least $1,500 with security
approved by, and containing conditions pre-
scribed by, the Attorney General; or
‘‘(B) conditional parole; but
‘‘(3) may not provide the alien with work au-
thorization (including an ‘employment authorized’
endorsement or other appropriate work permit), un-
less the alien is lawfully admitted for permanent res-
idence or otherwise would (without regard to re-
moval proceedings) be provided such authorization.
‘‘(b) REVOCATION OF BOND OR PAROLE.—The At-
torney General at any time may revoke a bond or parole
the ‘‘Staff Sergeant Joseph D’Augustine Post Office 
Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Staff Sergeant Joseph 
D’Augustine Post Office Building’’. 
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resentative (in this section referred to as the ‘Trade 
Representative’) shall consult with the Committee on 
Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways 
and Means of the House of Representatives with re-
spect to the prioritization of acts, policies, or prac-
tices of foreign governments that raise concerns with 
respect to obligations under the WTO Agreements or 
any other trade agreement to which the United 
States is a party, or otherwise create or maintain 
barriers to United States goods, services, or invest-
ment. 
‘‘(2) IDENTIFICATION
OF
TRADE
ENFORCE-
MENT PRIORITIES.—In identifying acts, policies, or 
practices of foreign governments as trade enforce-
ment priorities under this subsection, the United 
States Trade Representative shall focus on those 
acts, policies, and practices the elimination of which 
is likely to have the most significant potential to in-
crease United States economic growth, and take into 
account all relevant factors, including— 
‘‘(A) the economic significance of any po-
tential inconsistency between an obligation as-
sumed by a foreign government pursuant to a 
trade agreement to which both the foreign gov-
ernment and the United States are parties and 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1541 
AN ACT 
To amend title 54, United States Code, to make Hispanic- 
serving institutions eligible for technical and financial 
assistance for the establishment of preservation training 
and degree programs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
H. Res. 91
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
February 22, 1995.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule
XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 830) to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United
States Code, to further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction
Act to have Federal agencies become more responsible and
publicly accountable for reducing the burden of Federal pa-
perwork on the public, and for other purposes. The first read-
ing of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall
be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Government Reform and Over-
sight. After general debate the bill shall be considered for
amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill and the
amendments recommended by the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight now printed in the bill shall be consid-
ered as read. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for
HRES 91 EH
amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to
the House with such amendments as may have been adopted.
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the
bill and amendments thereto to final passage without inter-
vening motion except one motion to recommit.
Attest:
Clerk.
(D) a method of causing a user with legiti-
mate access to an information system or infor-
mation that is stored on, processed by, or 
transiting an information system to unwittingly 
enable the defeat of a security control or exploi-
tation of a security vulnerability; 
(E) malicious cyber command and control; 
(F) the actual or potential harm caused by 
an incident, including a description of the infor-
mation exfiltrated as a result of a particular cy-
bersecurity threat; or 
(G) any other attribute of a cybersecurity 
threat, if disclosure of such attribute is not oth-
erwise prohibited by law. 
(6) DEFENSIVE MEASURE.—The term ‘‘defen-
sive measure’’ means an action, device, procedure, 
technique, or other measure executed on an informa-
tion system or information that is stored on, proc-
essed by, or transiting an information system that 
prevents or mitigates a known or suspected cyberse-
curity threat or security vulnerability. 
(7) FEDERAL ENTITY.—The term ‘‘Federal en-
tity’’ means a department or agency of the United 
States or any component of such department or 
agency.
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3892
AN ACT
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 to establish a program to help children and
youth learn English, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3898
AN ACT
To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the
Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to
conform penalties for violations involving certain
amounts of methamphetamine to penalties for
violations involving similar amounts cocaine base.
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3898
AN ACT
To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled
Substances Import and Export Act to conform penalties
for violations involving certain amounts of methamphet-
amine to penalties for violations involving similar
amounts cocaine base.
H. Res. 93
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
February 23, 1995.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule
XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 450) to ensure economy and efficiency of Fed-
eral Government operations by establishing a moratorium on
regulatory rulemaking actions, and for other purposes. The
first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General de-
bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one
hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and
ranking minority member of the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight. After general debate the bill shall be
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule for a
period of not to exceed ten hours. It shall be in order to con-
sider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under
the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute recommended by the Committee on Government Re-
form and Oversight now printed in the bill. The committee
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 102
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the cost
of government spending and regulatory programs
should be reduced so that American families will
be able to keep more of what they earn.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 636 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently 
extend increased expensing limitations, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1525 RFS
(b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study re-
quired under subsection (a), the Commission shall consult 
with the Investor Advisory Committee and the Advisory 
Committee on Small and Emerging Companies. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than the end of the 360-day 
period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Commission shall issue a report to the Congress con-
taining— 
(1) all findings and determinations made in car-
rying out the study required under subsection (a); 
(2) specific and detailed recommendations on 
modernizing and simplifying the requirements in 
regulation S–K in a manner that reduces the costs 
and burdens on companies while still providing all 
material information; and 
(3) specific and detailed recommendations on 
ways to improve the readability and navigability of 
disclosure documents and to discourage repetition 
and the disclosure of immaterial information. 
(d) RULEMAKING.—Not later than the end of the 
360-day period beginning on the date that the report is 
issued to the Congress under subsection (c), the Commis-
sion shall issue a proposed rule to implement the rec-
ommendations of the report issued under subsection (c). 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 102
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas the total cost of government spending and regula-
tions (total cost of government) consumes 36.2 percent of
the Nation’s net national product;
Whereas the total cost of government now exceeds
$3,520,000,000,000 annually;
Whereas 
Federal 
regulatory 
costs 
now 
exceed
$785,000,000,000 annually;
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system quality, water quality, water supply and reliabil-
ity, and system vulnerability affecting the San Francisco
Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed in Cali-
fornia. Participation in such long-term solution shall only
be undertaken pursuant to authorization provided by law
other than this title, and shall be based on the equitable
allocation of program costs among beneficiary groups
that the CALFED Bay-Delta programs shall develop.
(d) To the extent not otherwise authorized, those
agencies and departments that are currently or subse-
quently become participants in the CALFED Bay-Delta
Program are hereby authorized to undertake the activi-
ties and programs for which Federal cost sharing is pro-
vided by this section. The United States shall imme-
diately initiate coordinated consultations and negotiations
with the State of California to expeditiously execute the
cost-sharing agreement required by Section 78684.10 of
California Senate Bill 900, Chapter 135, Statutes of
1996, signed by the Governor of California on July 11,
1996. Such activities shall include, but not be limited to,
planning, design, technical assistance and construction
for ecosystem restoration programs and projects.
SEC.103. BUDGET CROSSCUT.
The Office of Management and Budget is directed
to submit to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
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propriations, as part of the President’s Fiscal Year 1998
Budget, an interagency budget crosscut that displays
Federal spending for fiscal years 1993 through 1998 on
ecosystem restoration and other purposes in the Bay-
Delta region, separately showing funding provided pre-
viously or requested under both pre-existing authorities
and new authorities granted by this title.
SEC. 104. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Section 102 of this title shall take effect on the
date of passage of California State Proposition 204.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Omnibus Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 1997’’
Passed the House of Representatives September 28,
1996.
Attest:
Clerk.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 109
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing the many talents of the actor Jimmy
Stewart and honoring the contributions he made
to the Nation.
IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1525 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 7, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to make 
certain improvements to form 10–K and regulation S– 
K, 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 ‘‘Disclosure Moderniza-
tion and Simplification Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. SUMMARY PAGE FOR FORM 10–K. 
Not later than the end of the 180-day period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission shall issue regulations to 
permit issuers to submit a summary page on form 10– 
K (17 CFR 249.310), but only if each item on such sum-
mary page includes a cross-reference (by electronic link 
or otherwise) to the material contained in form 10–K to 
which such item relates. 
SEC. 3. IMPROVEMENT OF REGULATION S–K. 
Not later than the end of the 180-day period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission shall take all such actions 
to revise regulation S–K (17 CFR 229.10 et seq.)— 
(1) to further scale or eliminate requirements of 
regulation S–K, in order to reduce the burden on 
emerging growth companies, accelerated filers, 
smaller reporting companies, and other smaller 
issuers, while still providing all material information 
to investors; 
(2) to eliminate provisions of regulation S–K, 
required for all issuers, that are duplicative, overlap-
ping, outdated, or unnecessary; and 
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(3) for which the Commission determines that 
no further study under section 4 is necessary to de-
termine the efficacy of such revisions to regulation 
S–K. 
SEC. 4. STUDY ON MODERNIZATION AND SIMPLIFICATION 
OF REGULATION S–K. 
(a) STUDY.—The Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion shall carry out a study of the requirements contained 
in regulation S–K (17 CFR 229.10 et seq.). Such study 
shall— 
(1) determine how best to modernize and sim-
plify such requirements in a manner that reduces 
the costs and burdens on issuers while still providing 
all material information; 
(2) emphasize a company by company approach 
that allows relevant and material information to be 
disseminated to investors without boilerplate lan-
guage or static requirements while preserving com-
pleteness and comparability of information across 
registrants; and 
(3) evaluate methods of information delivery 
and presentation and explore methods for discour-
aging repetition and the disclosure of immaterial in-
formation. 
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other commercial and industrial taxpayers with-
in the State or Locality; or 
‘‘(B) another method used to determine 
whether more than 51 percent of rentals of 
other tangible personal property or other com-
mercial and industrial taxpayers is subject to 
the tax. 
‘‘(b) UNREASONABLE BURDENS AND DISCRIMINA-
TION AGAINST INTERSTATE COMMERCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The following acts unrea-
sonably burden and discriminate against interstate 
commerce, and a State or Locality may not do any 
of them: 
‘‘(A) Levy or collect a discriminatory tax 
on the rental of motor vehicles. 
‘‘(B) Levy or collect a discriminatory tax 
on the business of renting motor vehicles. 
‘‘(C) Levy or collect a discriminatory tax 
on motor vehicle rental property. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION.—Discriminatory taxes are 
not prohibited under this section if the tax is im-
posed as of the date of the enactment of this section, 
does not lapse, the tax rate does not increase, and 
the tax base for such tax does not change. 
‘‘(c) REMEDIES.— 
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(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Revisions made to 
regulation S–K by the Commission under section 3 shall 
not be construed as satisfying the rulemaking require-
ments under this section. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 6, 
2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 110
To congratulate and commend the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast
on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 8, 1997
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of
Texas, Mr. FROST, Mr. GREEN, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. REYES, Mr. GON-
ZALEZ, Mr. BENTSEN, and Mr. LAMPSON) submitted the following con-
current resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To congratulate and commend the United Way of the Texas
Gulf Coast on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.
Whereas the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast was offi-
cially chartered as Houston Community Chest on August
30, 1922, and is celebrating its 75th anniversary this
year;
Whereas on May 3, 1941, the name changed to the Houston
Community Chest and Council and later during World
War II the Harris County War Chest of the Houston
Community Chest on March 24, 1944;
Whereas on July 5, 1951, the United Fund of Houston and
Harris County was officially incorporated with the State
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1529 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Proce-
dures Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for community financial 
institutions with respect to certain rules relating to mortgage loans, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2015 
Mr. SHERMAN (for himself and Mr. LUETKEMEYER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate 
Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify the re-
quirements for community financial institutions with re-
spect to certain rules relating to mortgage loans, 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 ‘‘Community Institution 
Mortgage Relief Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMMUNITY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION MORTGAGE 
RELIEF. 
(a) EXEMPTION FROM ESCROW REQUIREMENTS FOR 
LOANS HELD BY SMALLER CREDITORS.—Section 129D 
of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1639d) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) SAFE HARBOR FOR LOANS HELD BY SMALLER 
CREDITORS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A creditor shall not be in 
violation of subsection (a) with respect to a loan if— 
‘‘(A) the creditor has consolidated assets of 
$10,000,000,000 or less; and 
‘‘(B) the creditor holds the loan on the bal-
ance sheet of the creditor for the 3-year period 
beginning on the date of the origination of the 
loan. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN TRANSFERS.— 
In the case of a creditor that transfers a loan to an-
other person by reason of the bankruptcy or failure 
of the creditor, the purchase of the creditor, or a su-
pervisory act or recommendation from a State or 
Federal regulator, the creditor shall be deemed to 
have complied with the requirement under para-
graph (1)(B).’’; and 
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(2) by striking the term ‘‘Board’’ each place 
such term appears and inserting ‘‘Bureau’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION
TO
EXEMPTION
FOR
SMALL 
SERVICERS OF MORTGAGE LOANS.—Section 6 of the Real 
Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 
2605) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) SMALL SERVICER EXEMPTION.—The Bureau 
shall, by regulation, provide exemptions to, or adjustments 
for, the provisions of this section for a servicer that annu-
ally services 20,000 or fewer mortgage loans, in order to 
reduce regulatory burdens while appropriately balancing 
consumer protections.’’. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 38 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1529 
[Report No. 114–57] 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Proce-
dures Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for community financial 
institutions with respect to certain rules relating to mortgage loans, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2015 
Mr. SHERMAN (for himself and Mr. LUETKEMEYER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
APRIL 6, 2015 
Additional sponsor: Mr. POSEY 
APRIL 6, 2015 
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 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6370 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for purposes of the tax 
on private foundation excess business holdings to treat as outstanding 
any employee-owned stock purchased by a business enterprise pursuant 
to certain employee stock ownership retirement plans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2016 
Mr. HOLDING (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. SESSIONS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for purposes 
of the tax on private foundation excess business holdings 
to treat as outstanding any employee-owned stock pur-
chased by a business enterprise pursuant to certain em-
ployee stock ownership retirement 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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