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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4194
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 27, 1996
Received
AN ACT
To reauthorize alternative means of dispute resolution in
the Federal administrative process, 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 ‘‘Administrative Dispute
Resolution Act of 1996’’.
IB 
Union Calendar No. 234 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1270 
[Report No. 114–308] 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the amendments 
made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which disqualify 
expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and 
health flexible spending arrangements. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2015 
Ms. JENKINS of Kansas (for herself and Mr. KIND) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
OCTOBER 23, 2015 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. MILLER of 
Florida, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. LONG, Mr. SALMON, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michi-
gan, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. JOLLY, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, 
Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. JONES, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. FLORES, Mr. 
KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. HECK of Nevada, Mr. BUR-
GESS, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. POSEY, Mr. MCKINLEY, 
Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. LATTA, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. 
BRAT, Mr. TURNER, Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of 
California, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, Mr. HILL, Mr. 
SESSIONS, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. GUTHRIE, and Mr. BABIN 
OCTOBER 23, 2015 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 4, 2015] 
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(b) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—For pur-
poses of applying sections 125, 126, and 127 of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2135, 2136, and 2137)— 
(1) any trade agreement entered into under sec-
tion 103 shall be treated as an agreement entered into 
under section 101 or 102 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2111 or 2112), as appropriate; and 
(2) any proclamation or Executive order issued 
pursuant to a trade agreement entered into under sec-
tion 103 shall be treated as a proclamation or Execu-
tive order issued pursuant to a trade agreement en-
tered into under section 102 of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2112). 
SEC. 111. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) AGREEMENT
ON
AGRICULTURE.—The term 
‘‘Agreement on Agriculture’’ means the agreement re-
ferred to in section 101(d)(2) of the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(2)). 
(2) AGREEMENT
ON
SAFEGUARDS.—The term 
‘‘Agreement on Safeguards’’ means the agreement re-
ferred to in section 101(d)(13) of the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(13)). 
(3) AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTER-
VAILING MEASURES.—The term ‘‘Agreement on Sub-
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal 
the amendments made by the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act which disqualify expenses for over- 
the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and 
health flexible spending arrangements. 
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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 ‘‘Restoring Access to 
Medication Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF DISQUALIFICATION OF EXPENSES FOR 
OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS UNDER CERTAIN 
ACCOUNTS AND ARRANGEMENTS. 
(a) HSAS.—Section 223(d)(2)(A) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the last sentence. 
(b) ARCHER MSAS.—Section 220(d)(2)(A) of such 
Code is amended by striking the last sentence. 
(c) HEALTH FLEXIBLE SPENDING ARRANGEMENTS 
AND HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ARRANGEMENTS.—Section 
106 of such Code is amended by striking subsection (f). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to expenses incurred after December 31, 
2015. 
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Union Calendar No. 234 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1270 
[Report No. 114–308] 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
repeal the amendments made by the Patient Pro-
tection and Affordable Care Act which disqualify 
expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health 
savings accounts and health flexible spending ar-
rangements. 
OCTOBER 23, 2015 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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‘‘(C) Technology assessments and outcomes
studies to evaluate the effectiveness of devices and
procedures.
‘‘(D) Research in screening for diseases and
disorders.
‘‘(E) The advancement of existing modalities
(such as x ray imaging, computed tomography, mag-
netic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance spec-
troscopy, positron emission tomography, single pho-
ton emission computed tomography, ultrasound, and
bioelectric and biomagnetic imaging).
‘‘(F) The development of image-enhancing
agents, contrast media, and radiopharmaceuticals.
‘‘(G) The development of image-enhancing
agents and advanced technologies and techniques for
molecular and genetic imaging.
‘‘(H) The development of new techniques and
devices for imaging-guided surgery and related inter-
ventional procedures.
‘‘(I) Research into technologies to enhance and
expand 
the 
potential 
applications 
of 
picture
archiving, communication systems, and telemedicine.
‘‘(3)(A) With respect to the Program, the Director
or the Institute shall prepare and transmit to the Sec-
retary and the Director of NIH a plan to initiate, expand,
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1272 
To provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically 
underserved communities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2015 
Mr. BERA (for himself and Mr. MEADOWS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and 
medically underserved communities, 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 ‘‘Doctors Helping He-
roes Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. CONRAD STATE 30 PROGRAM. 
Section 220(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–416; 
8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is amended by striking ‘‘and before 
September 30, 2015’’. 
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SEC. 3. RETAINING PHYSICIANS WHO HAVE PRACTICED IN 
MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. 
Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(F)(i) Alien physicians who have com-
pleted service requirements of a waiver re-
quested under section 203(b)(2)(B)(ii), includ-
ing alien physicians who completed such service 
before the date of the enactment of the Conrad 
State 30 and Physician Access Act and any 
spouses or children of such alien physicians. 
‘‘(ii) Nothing in this subparagraph 
may be construed— 
‘‘(I) to prevent the filing of a pe-
tition with the Secretary of Homeland 
Security for classification under sec-
tion 204(a) or the filing of an applica-
tion for adjustment of status under 
section 245 by an alien physician de-
scribed in this subparagraph prior to 
the date by which such alien physician 
has completed the service described in 
section 214(l) or worked full-time as a 
physician for an aggregate of 5 years 
at the location identified in the section 
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COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION
FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531–
1543), as amended, $14,085,000, for grants to States, to
be derived from the Cooperative Endangered Species Con-
servation Fund, and to remain available until expended.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of Octo-
ber 17, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $10,779,000.
REWARDS AND OPERATIONS
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.
4201–4203, 4211–4213, 4221–4225, 4241–4245, and
1538), $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Public
Law 101–233, as amended, $9,750,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVATION FUND
For deposit to the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conserva-
tion Fund, $400,000, to remain available until expended,
to carry out the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act
of 1994 (Public Law 103–391).
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4195
To designate a United States Post Office in Brewer, Maine, as the ‘‘General
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 26, 1996
Mr. BALDACCI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To designate a United States Post Office in Brewer, Maine,
as the ‘‘General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States Post Office located at 22 Parkway
South in Brewer, Maine, shall be designated and known
as the ‘‘General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Of-
fice’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States Post Office referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘General Joshua Lawrence Cham-
berlain Post Office’’.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1274 
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to assist units 
of local government in developing and implementing plans, known as 
Vision Zero plans, to eliminate transportation-related fatalities and seri-
ous injuries, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2015 
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Mr. BUCHANAN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to make grants 
to assist units of local government in developing and 
implementing plans, known as Vision Zero plans, to 
eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious in-
juries, 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 ‘‘Vision Zero Act of 
2015’’. 
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‘‘(G) commits the State to furnishing to
the Secretary by December 1 of each year a
written statement showing the name and tax-
payer identification number of each participat-
ing resident, and
‘‘(H) commits the State to assess the de-
velopment and implementation of its State Ad-
vance Payment Program, including an agree-
ment to share its findings and lessons with
other interested States in a manner to be de-
scribed by the Secretary.
‘‘(4) AMOUNT
AND
TIMING
OF
ADVANCE
EARNED INCOME PAYMENTS.—
‘‘(A) AMOUNT.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The method for
determining the amount of advance earned
income payments made to each participat-
ing resident is to conform to the full extent
possible with the provisions of subsection
(c).
‘‘(ii) SPECIAL RULE.—A State may,
at its election, apply the rules of subsection
(c)(2)(B)—
‘‘(I) by substituting for ‘60 per-
cent’ in such subsection a percentage
between 60 percent and 75 percent
which is elected by the State, and
‘‘(II) by using the credit percent-
age for the number of qualifying chil-
dren of the eligible individual in lieu
of the credit percentage specified in
clause (i) thereof.
‘‘(B) TIMING.—The frequency of advance
earned income payments may be made on the
basis of the payroll periods of participating resi-
dents, on a single statewide schedule, or on any
other reasonable basis prescribed by the State
in its plan; however, in no event may advance
earned income payments be made to any par-
ticipating resident less frequently than on a cal-
endar-quarter basis.
‘‘(5) PAYMENTS TO BE TREATED AS PAYMENTS
OF WITHHOLDING AND FICA TAXES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this
title, advance earned income payments—
‘‘(i) shall neither be treated as a pay-
ment of compensation nor be included in
gross income, and
‘‘(ii) shall be treated as made out of—
regarding the actual or anticipated energy usage or per-
formance of a building shall be made available on a vol-
untary, optional, and market-driven basis. 
(b) DISCLAIMER AS TO REGULATORY INTENT.—In-
formation disseminated by the Secretary regarding the 
program described in subsection (a), including any infor-
mation made available by the Secretary on a website, shall 
include language plainly stating that such program is not 
developed or intended to be the basis for a regulatory pro-
gram by a Federal, State, local, or municipal government 
body. 
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clause (i) for the amount determined under 
section 36B(f)(2)(A).’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF ADVANCE PAYMENT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 7527 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
striking ‘‘August 1, 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘the date 
that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of the 
Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 
2015’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) 
of section 7527(e) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘occurring’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘occur-
ring— 
‘‘(A) after the date that is 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of the Trade Adjustment 
Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015, and 
‘‘(B) prior to the first month for which an 
advance payment is made on behalf of such indi-
vidual under subsection (a).’’. 
(d) INDIVIDUAL INSURANCE TREATED AS QUALIFIED 
HEALTH INSURANCE WITHOUT REGARD TO ENROLLMENT 
DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (J) of section 
35(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘insurance if the eligible indi-
SECTION 1. FINDING AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDING.—The Congress finds that Benchmark
Rail Group, Inc., of St. Louis, Missouri, satisfactorily per-
formed emergency work after the Northridge earthquake,
but has not been reimbursed as a result of a technicality
under California State law.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to fairly
compensate Benchmark Rail Group, Inc., for the work for
which, except for the technicality under California State
law, it would otherwise have been paid under the provi-
sions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121).
SEC. 2. PAYMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency shall pay to Benchmark
Rail Group, Inc., of St. Louis, Missouri, an amount equal
to the total amount owed to Benchmark Rail Group, Inc.,
by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the
State of California to compensate Benchmark Rail Group,
Inc., for the emergency work and services performed at
the request of the Southern California Regional Rail Au-
thority, to the extent that such work and services are oth-
erwise eligible for reimbursement under the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster and Emergency Assistance Act (42
in preparing for and responding to the adverse 
health effects of climate change that— 
(A) review scientific developments on 
health impacts of climate change; and 
(B) recommend changes to the national 
strategic action plan. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—The agreement under para-
graph (1) shall require a report to be submitted to 
the Congress and the Secretary and made publicly 
available not later than July 1, 2016, and every 4 
years thereafter. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT.—The term 
‘‘health impact assessment’’ means a combination of 
procedures, methods, and tools by which a policy, 
program, or project may be judged as to its potential 
effects on the health of a population, and the dis-
tribution of those effects within the population. 
(2) NATIONAL STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN.—The 
term ‘‘national strategic action plan’’ means the 
plan issued and revised under section 4. 
(3) SECRETARY.—Unless otherwise specified, 
the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services. 
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SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
Act. 
(b) APPROPRIATIONS TO HHS.—All funds appro-
priated to carry out this Act shall be appropriated to the 
Secretary. 
(c) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS BY HHS.—In carrying 
out this Act, the Secretary may make funds appropriated 
pursuant to this section available to— 
(1) other departments, agencies, and offices of 
the Federal Government; 
(2) foreign, State, tribal, and local govern-
ments; and 
(3) such other entities as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
(d) SUPPLEMENT, NOT REPLACE.—It is the intent 
of the Congress that funds appropriated to carry out this 
Act should be used to supplement, and not replace, exist-
ing sources of funding for public health. 
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(i) directly;
(ii) through a health plan offered by
a health plan issuer as defined in para-
graph (4); or
(iii) otherwise.
(B) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—An em-
ployee health benefit plan shall not be con-
strued to be a health plan or a health plan is-
suer.
(C) ARRANGEMENTS
NOT
INCLUDED.—
Such term does not include the following, or
any combination thereof:
(i) Coverage only for accident, or dis-
ability income insurance, or any combina-
tion thereof.
(ii) Medicare supplemental health in-
surance 
(as 
defined 
under 
section
1882(g)(1) of the Social Security Act).
(iii) Coverage issued as a supplement
to liability insurance.
(iv) Liability insurance, including gen-
eral liability insurance and automobile li-
ability insurance.
(v) Workers compensation or similar
insurance.
(vi) Automobile medical payment in-
surance.
(vii) Coverage for a specified disease
or illness.
(viii) Hospital or fixed indemnity in-
surance.
(ix) Short-term limited duration in-
surance.
(x) Credit-only, dental-only, or vision-
only insurance.
(xi) A health insurance policy provid-
ing benefits only for long-term care, nurs-
ing home care, home health care, commu-
nity-based care, or any combination there-
of.
(4) GROUP
PURCHASER.—The term ‘‘group
purchaser’’ means any person (as defined under
paragraph (9) of section 3 of the Employee Retire-
ment Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C.
1002(9)) or entity that purchases or pays for health
benefits (such as provider or hospital benefits) on
behalf of participants or beneficiaries in connection
with an employee health benefit plan.
(5) HEALTH PLAN.—
strategies and new planning guidelines to attain 
the policies under section 303. 
‘‘(D) Other information considered nec-
essary by the Secretary to identify the full 
range of climate change impacts affecting coast-
al communities. 
‘‘(3) STATE
HAZARD
MITIGATION
PLANS.— 
Plans developed with a grant under this section shall 
be consistent with State hazard mitigation plans and 
natural disaster response and recovery programs de-
veloped under State or Federal law. 
‘‘(4) ALLOCATION.—Grants under this section 
shall be available only to coastal states with manage-
ment programs approved by the Secretary under sec-
tion 306 and shall be allocated among such coastal 
states in a manner consistent with regulations pro-
mulgated pursuant to section 306(c). 
‘‘(5) PRIORITY.—In the awarding of grants 
under this subsection the Secretary may give priority 
to any coastal state that has received grant funding 
to develop program changes pursuant to paragraphs 
(1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (7), and (8) of section 309(a). 
‘‘(6) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
may provide technical assistance to a coastal state 
consistent with section 310 to ensure the timely de-
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