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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Know the CBRN Ter-
rorism Threats to Transportation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TERRORISM THREAT ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security, acting through the Under Secretary of In-
telligence and Analysis, shall conduct a terrorism threat 
assessment of the transportation of chemical, biological, 
nuclear, and radiological materials through United States 
land borders and within the United States. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the terrorism 
threat assessment required under subsection (a), the 
Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis shall con-
sult with the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, and the heads of other Federal depart-
ments and agencies, as appropriate, to ensure that such 
terrorism threat assessment is informed by current infor-
mation about homeland security threats. 
(c) DISTRIBUTION.—Upon completion of the ter-
rorism threat assessment required under subsection (a), 
the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis shall 
disseminate such terrorism threat assessment to Federal 
partners, including the Department of Transportation and
the Department of Energy, and State and local partners, 
including the National Network of Fusion Centers. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 20, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3347 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for 
education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma in individuals who 
are receiving medical assistance under such title and who have Sickle 
Cell Disease. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2015 
Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. RAN-
GEL, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. BURGESS, and Mr. OLSON) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide 
incentives for education on the risk of renal medullary 
carcinoma in individuals who are receiving medical assist-
ance under such title and who have Sickle Cell Disease. 
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 ‘‘Byron Nash Renal 
Medullary Carcinoma Awareness Act of 2015’’. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3350 
AN ACT 
To require a terrorism threat assessment regarding 
the transportation of chemical, biological, nu-
clear, and radiological materials through United 
States land borders and within the United 
States, and for other purposes.
SEC. 2. PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR EDUCATION ON RISK 
OF RENAL MEDULLARY CARCINOMA TO INDI-
VIDUALS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE UNDER 
MEDICAID. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1903(a)(3)(E)(ii) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(a)(3)(E)(ii)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, renal medullary carcinoma,’’ after 
‘‘stroke’’ each place it appears. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and serv-
ices furnished on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1593
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the look-
back method shall not apply to construction contracts required to use
the percentage of completion method.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 14, 1997
Mr. CHRISTENSEN (for himself and Mr. CRAMER) 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 provide
that the look-back method shall not apply to construction
contracts required to use the percentage of completion
method.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) eliminating the application of the look-back
method to nonresidential construction contracts is
revenue neutral and will save the time and money
being expended by construction contractors in apply-
ing such method,
(2) the look-back method is not needed as an
enforcement mechanism in the construction industry,
and
(3) the look-back method does not provide the
relief from the percentage of completion method that
it was intended to provide to construction contrac-
tors because compliance costs far outweigh overpay-
ments repaid to taxpayers by the Internal Revenue
Service.
SEC. 2. LOOK-BACK METHOD NOT TO APPLY TO CONSTRUC-
TION CONTRACTS REQUIRED TO USE THE
PERCENTAGE OF COMPLETION METHOD.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 460(b)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special
rules for look-back method) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) LOOK-BACK METHOD NOT TO APPLY
TO
CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTS.—Paragraph
(1)(B) shall not apply to any construction con-
tract (as defined in subsection (e)(4)).’’
(b) MINIMUM TAX TREATMENT.—Paragraph (3) of
section 56(a) of such Code is amended by striking the sec-
ond sentence and inserting the following new sentence:
‘‘For purposes of applying the preceding sentence to a
construction contract (as defined in section 460(e)(4)),
section 460(b)(1)(B) shall not apply.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years ending on or after
December 31, 1997.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3348 
To direct the Attorney General to create a special reward program for individ-
uals providing information leading to the apprehension and conviction 
of persons committing offenses under section 1030 of title 18, United 
States Code, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2015 
Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. POE of Texas, and Mr. DUFFY) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct the Attorney General to create a special reward 
program for individuals providing information leading to 
the apprehension and conviction of persons committing 
offenses under section 1030 of title 18, United States 
Code, 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 ‘‘Providing Rewards for 
Outstanding Tips to Expose Crimes in Technology Act of 
2015’’ or ‘‘PROTECT Act of 2015’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 129
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1596
[Report No. 105–208]
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to author-
ize the appointment of additional bankruptcy
judges, and for other purposes.
JULY 28, 1997
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
SEC. 2. CYBERCRIME REWARD PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall estab-
lish and publicize a special reward program for individuals 
providing information leading to the apprehension and 
conviction of persons committing offenses under section 
1030 of title 18, United States Code. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2016 through 2020 to carry out this section. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1594
To require employers to notify workers before health care benefits or
retirement benefits are terminated.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 14, 1997
Mr. COSTELLO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To require employers to notify workers before health care
benefits or retirement benefits are terminated.
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 ‘‘Retired Worker Health
Security Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. BENEFIT NOTICE.
No employer may terminate the health care benefits
or retirement benefits it provides its employees before the
end of a 60-day period after the employer serves written
notice of such termination to the employees and to the
labor organization representatives of such employees.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION.
For purposes of section 2, the term ‘‘employer’’
means any business enterprise which has 100 or more em-
ployees or 500 or more employees who have retired and
receive or will receive health and pension benefits from
such enterprise.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Section 2 shall take effect 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1595
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to determine the appropriateness
of certain bargaining units in the absence of a stipulation or consent.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 14, 1997
Mr. FAWELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to determine
the appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the
absence of a stipulation or consent.
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 ‘‘Fair Hearing Act’’.
SEC. 2. REPRESENTATIVES AND ELECTIONS.
Section 9(c) of the National Labor Relations Act (29
U.S.C. 159(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(6) If a petition for an election requests the Board
to certify a unit which includes the employees employed
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3350 
To require a terrorism threat assessment regarding the transportation of 
chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological materials through United 
States land borders and within the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2015 
Mr. HIGGINS (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, and Mr. KING of 
New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To require a terrorism threat assessment regarding the 
transportation of chemical, biological, nuclear, and radio-
logical materials through United States land borders and 
within 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 ‘‘Know the CBRN Ter-
rorism Threats to Transportation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TERRORISM THREAT ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
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at one or more facilities of a multi-facility employer, and
in the absence of an agreement by the parties (stipulation
for certification upon consent election or agreement for
consent election) regarding the appropriateness of the bar-
gaining unit at issue for purposes of subsection (b), the
Board shall provide for a hearing upon due notice to deter-
mine the appropriateness of the bargaining unit. The
Board shall consider factors, including functional integra-
tion, centralized control, common skills, functions and
working conditions, permanent and temporary employee
interchange, geographical separation, local autonomy, the
number of employees, bargaining history, and such other
factors as the Board considers appropriate.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3349 
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to allow certain 
private entities to receive expedited permits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2015 
Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER (for herself and Mr. SCHRADER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 
to allow certain private entities to receive expedited permits. 
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 ‘‘Timely Permitting Ac-
cessibility Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FUNDING TO PROCESS PERMITS. 
Section 214(a) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(C) PRIVATE ENTITY.—The term ‘private 
entity’ includes a business association, a cooper-
ative of businesses, associations, or individ-
uals.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘private enti-
ty,’’ after ‘‘public entity’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(3) LIMITATION FOR PUB-
LIC-UTILITY AND NATURAL GAS COMPANIES.’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) LIMITATION
FOR
PUBLIC-UTILITY 
AND NATURAL GAS COMPANIES.—’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION
FOR
PRIVATE
ENTI-
TIES.—The authority provided under paragraph 
(2) to a private entity shall expire on the date 
that is 10 years after the date of enactment of 
this subparagraph.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(5) GAO STUDY.—’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(5) GAO STUDIES.— 
‘‘(A) PUBLIC-UTILITIES AND NATURAL GAS 
COMPANIES.—’’; and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) PRIVATE ENTITIES.—Not later than 
7 years after the date of enactment of this sub-
paragraph, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall carry out a study of the im-
plementation by the Secretary of the authority 
provided under paragraph (2) to private enti-
ties.’’. 
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(B) INVENTORY MANAGEMENT METHOD.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘inventory manage-
ment method’’ means— 
(i) averaging; 
(ii) ‘‘last-in, first-out’’; 
(iii) ‘‘first-in, first-out’’; or 
(iv) any other method— 
(I) recognized in the generally 
accepted accounting principles of the 
country in which the production is 
performed (whether Australia or the 
United States); or 
(II) otherwise accepted by that 
country. 
(2) ELECTION
OF
INVENTORY
METHOD.—A 
person selecting an inventory management method 
under paragraph (1) for a particular fungible good 
or fungible material shall continue to use that meth-
od for that fungible good or fungible material 
throughout the fiscal year of that person. 
(i) PACKAGING MATERIALS AND CONTAINERS FOR 
RETAIL SALE.—Packaging materials and containers in 
which a good is packaged for retail sale, if classified with 
the good, shall be disregarded in determining whether all 
the nonoriginating materials used in the production of the
good undergo the applicable change in tariff classification 
set out in Annex 4–A or Annex 5–A of the Agreement, 
and, if the good is subject to a regional value-content re-
quirement, the value of such packaging materials and con-
tainers shall be taken into account as originating or non-
originating materials, as the case may be, in calculating 
the regional value-content of the good. 
(j) PACKING MATERIALS
AND CONTAINERS
FOR 
SHIPMENT.—Packing materials and containers for ship-
ment shall be disregarded in determining whether— 
(1) the nonoriginating materials used in the 
production of a good undergo the applicable change 
in tariff classification set out in Annex 4–A or 
Annex 5–A of the Agreement; and 
(2) the good satisfies a regional value-content 
requirement. 
(k) INDIRECT MATERIALS.—An indirect material 
shall be treated as an originating material without regard 
to where it is produced, and its value shall be the cost 
registered in the accounting records of the producer of the 
good. 
(l) THIRD COUNTRY OPERATIONS.—A good that has 
undergone production necessary to qualify as an origi-
nating good under subsection (b) shall not be considered 
to be an originating good if, subsequent to that produc-
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bankruptcy Judgeship
Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT JUDGESHIPS.
Section 152(a)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in the item relating to the central district
of California, by striking ‘‘21’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’;
(2) in the item relating to the district of Mary-
land, by striking ‘‘4’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’;
(3) in the item relating to the district of New
Jersey, by striking ‘‘8’’ and inserting ‘‘9’’; and
(4) in the item relating to the western district
of Tennessee, by striking ‘‘4’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’.
SEC. 3. TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.
(a) APPOINTMENTS.—The following judgeship posi-
tions shall be filled in the manner prescribed in section
152(a)(1) of title 28, United States Code, for the appoint-
ment of bankruptcy judges provided for in section
152(a)(2) of such title:
(1) one additional bankruptcy judgeship for the
eastern district of California.
(2) one additional bankruptcy judgeship for the
southern district of Florida.
(3) one additional bankruptcy judgeship for the
district of Maryland.
(4) one additional bankruptcy judgeship for the
eastern district of Michigan.
(5) one additional bankruptcy judgeship for the
southern district of Mississippi.
(6) one additional bankruptcy judgeship for the
eastern district of New York.
(7) one additional bankruptcy judgeship for the
northern district of New York.
(8) one additional bankruptcy judgeship for the
southern district of New York.
(9) one additional bankruptcy judgeship for the
eastern district of Pennsylvania.
(10) one additional bankruptcy judgeship for
the middle district of Pennsylvania.
(11) one additional bankruptcy judgeship for
the eastern district of Virginia.
(b) VACANCIES.—The first vacancy occurring in the
office of a bankruptcy judge in each of the judicial dis-
tricts set forth in subsection (a) which—
(1) results from the death, retirement, resigna-
tion, or removal of a bankruptcy judge, and
(2) occurs 5 years or more after the appoint-
ment date of a judge appointed under subsection (a),
shall not be filled.
SEC. 4. EXTENSION.
The temporary bankruptcy judgeship position author-
ized for the district of Delaware by section 3(a)(3) of the
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 (28 U.S.C. 152 note)
is extended until the first vacancy occurring in the office
of a bankruptcy judge in that district resulting from the
death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy
judge and occurring 10 years or more after October 28,
1993. All other provisions of section 3 of the Bankruptcy
Judgeship Act of 1992 remain applicable to such tem-
porary judgeship position.
SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.
The first sentence of section 152(a)(1) of title 28,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘Each
bankruptcy judge to be appointed for a judicial district
as provided in paragraph (2) shall be appointed by the
United States court of appeals for the circuit in which
such district is located.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 334 
To amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to require the 
Bureau of Land Management to provide a claimant of a small miner 
waiver from claim maintenance fees with a period of 60 days after 
written receipt of 1 or more defects is provided to the claimant by 
registered mail to cure the 1 or more defects or pay the claim mainte-
nance fee, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2015 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 
to require the Bureau of Land Management to provide 
a claimant of a small miner waiver from claim mainte-
nance fees with a period of 60 days after written receipt 
of 1 or more defects is provided to the claimant by 
registered mail to cure the 1 or more defects or pay 
the claim maintenance fee, 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. SMALL MINER WAIVERS TO CLAIM MAINTE-
NANCE FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 10101(d)(3) of the Omni-
bus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (30 U.S.C. 
28f(d)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘for any reason, the 
claimant shall have a period of 60 days after receipt of 
written notification of the defect or defects by the Bureau 
of Land Management to:’’ and inserting ‘‘for any reason 
(including the failure to timely file a small miner’s mainte-
nance fee waiver application or an affidavit of annual labor 
associated with the application and required application 
fees), the claimant shall have a period of 60 days after 
receipt of written notification of the 1 or more defects pro-
vided by the Bureau of Land Management by registered 
mail to’’. 
(b) TRANSITION RULES.—The claimholder of claims 
numbered AA023149, AA023163, AA047913, AA047914, 
AA047915, AA047916, AA047917, AA047918, and 
AA047919 (as of December 29, 2004) shall be consid-
ered— 
(1) to have received a first half final certificate 
for application AA072648 (associated with the 
claims) before September 30, 1994; and 
(2) 
to 
qualify 
for 
relief 
under 
section 
10101(d)(3) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
Act of 1993 (30 U.S.C. 28f(d)(3)) and have the op-
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3350 
AN ACT 
To require a terrorism threat assessment regarding the 
transportation of chemical, biological, nuclear, and radio-
logical materials through United States land borders and 
within 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,