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perimentation force to carry out the commander’s joint ex-
perimentation responsibilities.
‘‘(f) ANNUAL
REPORT
ON
JOINT
EXPERIMEN-
TATION.—(1) The commander of the joint forces com-
mand shall submit to the Secretary of Defense an annual
report describing the conduct of joint experimentation ac-
tivities by the command during the preceding year. Each
such report shall include the number of such activities
and, for each such activity, the following:
‘‘(A) A description of the forces involved.
‘‘(B) The operational challenges addressed.
‘‘(C) The assessed results.
‘‘(2) Each such report shall include the commander’s
comments on the effect of each activity on the trans-
formation process, to include recommendations on the de-
velopment or procurement of advanced technologies, sys-
tems, or platforms, and recommendations for changes in
force structure, operational concepts, joint doctrine, and
resource allocation.
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Con-
gress the annual report of the commander of the joint
forces command under paragraph (1), together with the
comments of the Secretary and the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff on the report. The Secretary shall submit
II 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6282 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 1, 2016 
Received 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 2024 Jerome Avenue, in Bronx, New York, 
as the ‘‘Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. Post Office Building’’. 
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. DR. ROSCOE C. BROWN, JR. POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 2024 Jerome Avenue, in Bronx, 
New York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Dr. 
Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. 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 ‘‘Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, 
Jr. Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 30, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3845
To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish in the Department
of Defense a new unified command for joint forces to have responsibility
for providing ready joint forces to the commanders of regional combatant
commands and to conduct joint experimentation to further develop joint
military forces.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 12, 1998
Mr. THORNBERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on National Security
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish in the
Department of Defense a new unified command for joint
forces to have responsibility for providing ready joint
forces to the commanders of regional combatant com-
mands and to conduct joint experimentation to further
develop joint military forces.
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 ‘‘Joint Forces Command
Act of 1998’’.
do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each shall
be punishable as a principal, except that the sentence of
death may not be imposed.
‘‘(c) The provisions of law referred to in subsection
(a) are—
‘‘(1) section 107 of the Federal Plant Pest Act
(7 U.S.C. 150ff);
‘‘(2) section 7 of the Federal Noxious Weed Act
of 1974 (7 U.S.C. 2806);
‘‘(3) section 431, 433, 434, or 459 of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1431, 1433, 1434, 1459);
‘‘(4) section 6 of the Act of August 30, 1890
(21 U.S.C. 105; Chapter 839, 26 Stat. 416);
‘‘(5) section 2 of the Act of February 2, 1903
(21 U.S.C. 111; Chapter 349, 32 Stat. 791);
‘‘(6) section 231, 232, 234, 235, 236, 237, or
238 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1221, 1222, 1224, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1228);
or
‘‘(7) section 4197 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States (46 U.S.C. App. 91), section 111 of
title 21, United States Code.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 27 of title 18, United States
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3846
To amend the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 to
add the Eastern Oklahoma State College on behalf of the Choctaw Nation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 12, 1998
Mr. WATKINS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status
Act of 1994 to add the Eastern Oklahoma State College
on behalf of the Choctaw Nation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS
ACT OF 1994.
Section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant
Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(30) Eastern Oklahoma State College.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3847
To prohibit certain transfers or assignments of franchises, and to prohibit
certain fixing or maintaining of motor fuel prices, under the Petroleum
Marketing Practices Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 12, 1998
Mr. WYNN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce
A BILL
To prohibit certain transfers or assignments of franchises,
and to prohibit certain fixing or maintaining of motor
fuel prices, under the Petroleum Marketing Practices
Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF FRANCHISE.
Section 102 of the Petroleum Marketing Practices
Act (15 U.S.C. 2802) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) A franchisor of leased marketing premises shall
not transfer or assign its interests in the franchise during
the term of the franchise unless the franchisor, at least
45 days before the proposed transfer or assignment, has—
‘‘(1) made a bona fide offer to sell, transfer, or
assign to the franchisee the franchisor’s interests in
the leased marketing premises; or
‘‘(2) if applicable, offered the franchisee a right
of first refusal of at least 45 days duration of an
offer, made by another, to purchase or acquire the
franchisor’s interests in the leased marketing prem-
ises.’’.
SEC. 2. RETAIL PRICE SETTING.
(a) AMENDMENT.—Title I of the Petroleum Market-
ing Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘RETAIL PRICES
‘‘SEC. 107. It shall be a violation of this title for a
refiner or distributor to fix or maintain the retail price
of motor fuel at a retail outlet supplied by that refiner
or distributor. This section shall not apply to retail outlets
operated by the refiner or distributor.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsections (a),
(b), and (d) of section 105 of the Petroleum Marketing
Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 2805(a), (b), and (d)) are
amended by striking ‘‘102 or 103’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘102, 103, or 107’’.
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table
of contents of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section
106 the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 107. Retail prices.’’.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6284 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the 
marketing of authorized generic drugs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 
Mr. SMITH of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
prohibit the marketing of authorized generic drugs. 
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 ‘‘Eliminate Price In-
creases Act of 2016’’ or the ‘‘EPI Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF AUTHORIZED GENERICS. 
Section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 355) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(y) 
PROHIBITION
OF
AUTHORIZED
GENERIC 
DRUGS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act, no holder of a new drug appli-
cation approved under subsection (c) shall manufac-
ture, market, sell, or distribute an authorized ge-
neric drug, direct or indirectly, or authorize any 
other person to manufacture, market, sell, or dis-
tribute an authorized generic drug. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED GENERIC DRUG.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, the term ‘authorized generic 
drug’— 
‘‘(A) means any version of a listed drug 
(as such term is used in subsection (j)) that the 
holder of the new drug application approved 
under subsection (c) for that listed drug seeks 
to commence marketing, selling, or distributing, 
directly or indirectly, after receipt of a notice 
sent pursuant to subsection (j)(2)(B) with re-
spect to that listed drug; and 
‘‘(B) does not include any drug to be mar-
keted, sold, or distributed— 
‘‘(i) by an entity eligible for exclu-
sivity with respect to such drug under sub-
section (j)(5)(B)(iv); or 
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(Public Law 104–104) or the amendments made by
such Act; and
‘‘(2) the Commission’s or State commissions’ au-
thority to regulate telecommunications carriers that
offer Internet access or online services in conjunction
with the provision of any telephone toll, telephone ex-
change, or exchange access services as such terms are
defined in title I.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:
‘‘(1) INTERNET.—The term ‘Internet’ means the
combination of computer facilities and electro-
magnetic transmission media, and related equipment
and software, comprising the interconnected world-
wide network of computer networks that employ the
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, or
any predecessor or successor protocol, to transmit in-
formation.
‘‘(2) INTERNET ACCESS.—The term ‘Internet ac-
cess’ means a service that enables users to access con-
tent, information, and other services offered over the
Internet, but does not mean a telecommunications
service.
‘‘(3) ONLINE SERVICE.—The term ‘online service’
means the offering or provision of information serv-
ices combined with Internet access to a user.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by this subsection shall apply to fuel sold or used 
after December 31, 2016. 
(b) EXCISE TAX INCENTIVES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6426(c)(6) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
(2) PAYMENTS.—Section 6427(e)(6)(B) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to fuel sold or used 
after December 31, 2016. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EXCISE TAX CREDITS RELATING TO 
ALTERNATIVE FUELS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS EXCISE 
TAX CREDITS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Sections 6426(d)(5) and 
6426(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
are each amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
(2) OUTLAY
PAYMENTS
FOR
ALTERNATIVE 
FUELS.—Section 6427(e)(6)(C) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
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(10) REMOTE SELLER.—The term ‘‘remote sell-
er’’ means a person who sells, leases, licenses, offers,
or delivers property, goods, services, or information
from one State to a purchaser in another State
using the Internet.
(11) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any of
the several States, the District of Columbia, or any
territory or possession of the United States.
(12) TAX.—The term ‘‘tax’’ means—
(A) any levy, fee, or charge imposed under
governmental authority by any governmental
entity; or
(B) the imposition of or obligation to col-
lect and to remit to a governmental entity any
such levy, fee, or charge imposed by a govern-
mental entity.
Such term does not include any franchise fees or
similar fees imposed by a State or local franchising
authority, pursuant to section 622 or 653 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 542, 573),
as amended.
(13) TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES.—The
term ‘‘telecommunications services’’ has the meaning
given such term in section 3(46) of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 3(46)).
HR 3849 IH
SEC. 11. NO EXPANSION OF TAX AUTHORITY.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to expand the
power of any State or political subdivision thereof to col-
lect taxes on Internet access, online services, bits, or elec-
tronic commerce beyond the power that existed on March
1, 1998.
SEC. 12. PRESERVATION OF AUTHORITY.
Nothing in this Act shall limit or otherwise affect the
implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
(Public Law 104–104) or amendments made by such Act.
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JUNE 25, 1998
Additional sponsors: Mr. EHLERS, Mr. SOLOMON, and Mr. FOSSELLA
JUNE 25, 1998
The Committees on Ways and Means and Rules discharged; committed to the
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered
to be printed
A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish
a national policy against Federal and State regulation
of Internet access and online services, and to exercise
congressional jurisdiction over interstate and foreign
commerce by establishing a moratorium on the imposi-
tion of exactions that would interfere with the free flow
of commerce conducted over the Internet, 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 ‘‘Internet Tax Freedom
Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF INTERNET ACCESS AND ONLINE
SERVICES.
Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 is
amended by inserting after section 230 (47 U.S.C. 230)
the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 231. PROHIBITION ON REGULATION OF INTERNET AC-
CESS AND ONLINE SERVICES.
‘‘(a) The Commission shall have no authority or juris-
diction under this title or section 4(i) of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. 154(i)), nor
shall any State commission have any authority or jurisdic-
tion, to regulate the prices or charges paid by subscribers
for Internet access or online services.
‘‘(b) PRESERVATION
OF AUTHORITY.—Nothing in
this subsection shall limit or otherwise affect—
‘‘(1) the Commission’s or State Commission’s
implementation of the Telecommunications Act of
1996 (Public Law 104–104) or the amendments
made by such Act; and
‘‘(2) the Commission’s or State Commission’s
authority to regulate common carriers that offer
Internet access or online services in conjunction with
the provision of any telephone toll, telephone ex-
change, or exchange access services as such terms
are defined in title I.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:
‘‘(1) INTERNET.—The term ‘Internet’ means
the combination of computer facilities and electro-
magnetic transmission media, and related equipment
and software, comprising the interconnected world-
wide network of computer networks that employ the
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to fuel sold or used after December 
31, 2016. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 628 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare bene-
ficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices 
and to remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment under 
the Medicare Program with respect to speech generating devices. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2015 
Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS (for herself, Mr. SCALISE, and Mr. PAULSEN) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy 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 provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
Medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories 
for speech generating devices and to remove the rental 
cap for durable medical equipment under the Medicare 
Program with respect to speech generating devices. 
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 ‘‘Steve Gleason Act of 
2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROVIDING MEDICARE BENEFICIARY ACCESS TO 
EYE TRACKING ACCESSORIES FOR SPEECH 
GENERATING DEVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(n) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(n)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘and eye tracking and gaze interaction accessories for 
speech generating devices furnished to individuals with a 
demonstrated medical need for such accessories’’ after 
‘‘appropriate organizations)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to devices furnished 
on or after January 1, 2016. 
SEC. 3. REMOVING THE RENTAL CAP FOR DURABLE MED-
ICAL EQUIPMENT UNDER MEDICARE WITH 
RESPECT TO SPEECH GENERATING DEVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1834(a)(2)(A) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(2)(A)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (iii), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
and 
(3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(iv) which serves as a speech gener-
ating device or which is an accessory that 
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is needed for the individual to effectively 
utilize such a device,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to devices furnished 
on or after July 1, 2015. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 384
To exclude certain veterans’ compensation and pension amounts from consid-
eration as adjusted income for purposes of determining the amount
of rent paid by a family for a dwelling unit assisted under the United
States Housing Act of 1937.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 9, 1997
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To exclude certain veterans’ compensation and pension
amounts from consideration as adjusted income for pur-
poses of determining the amount of rent paid by a family
for a dwelling unit assisted under the United States
Housing Act of 1937.
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 ‘‘Veterans’ Equity Act
of 1997’’.
HR 384 IH
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM INCOME.
Notwithstanding section 3 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937, for purposes of determining the
amount of rent paid by a family for occupancy of a public
housing dwelling unit or a dwelling unit assisted under
section 8 of such Act, the adjusted income of a family shall
not be considered to include any amounts received by the
family from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as—
(1) compensation, as defined in section 101(13)
of title 38, United States Code;
(2) dependency and indemnity compensation, as
defined in section 101(14) of such title; or
(3) pension, as defined in section 101(15) of
such title.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6290 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain tax incentives 
for biodiesel, renewable diesel, and alternative fuels. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 
Mr. VALADAO (for himself and Mr. COSTA) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
certain tax incentives for biodiesel, renewable diesel, and 
alternative fuels. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF BIODIESEL AND RENEWABLE 
DIESEL INCENTIVES. 
(a) INCOME TAX CREDIT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (g) of section 
40A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3850
To provide reporting requirements for the assertion of executive privilege,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 13, 1998
Mr. DELAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide reporting requirements for the assertion of
executive privilege, 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 ‘‘Executive Privilege
Notification Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Whenever the President as-
serts executive privilege in any forum, the President shall
promptly report the assertion to the Speaker of the House
and House minority leader, and the Senate majority and
Senate minority leaders. The report shall state the date
of the assertion, the documents, testimony or other infor-
mation covered by the assertion, and the legal basis for
the assertion. The report shall also contain any written
legal opinion by the Attorney General regarding the law-
fulness of the assertion.
(b) REPORT BY PRESIDING JUDGE.—Whenever, in a
judicial action or proceeding, the President asserts execu-
tive privilege, it shall be the duty of the presiding judicial
officer in that action or proceeding promptly to report the
assertion to the Speaker of the House and House minority
leader, and the Senate majority and minority leaders. This
obligation is independent of the reporting obligation set
forth in subsection (a).
(c) AMICUS BRIEFS.—Any Member of either House
of Congress shall have the right to file an amicus brief,
regarding any assertion of executive privilege by the Presi-
dent, in any judicial action or proceeding in which that
assertion is made.
(d) PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTION PRIVILEGE.—No
person may, in connection with any Federal criminal in-
vestigation, assert a testimonial privilege alleged to arise
out of the function of protecting the President.
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