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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4933 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 7- 
year recovery period for motorsports entertainment complexes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2014 
Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. POSEY, Mr. COLLINS of New York, 
Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. MCHENRY, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. 
ROE of Tennessee, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. DUNCAN of Ten-
nessee, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. MICA, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. 
WALBERG, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. YODER, Mr. COBLE, Mr. 
THOMPSON of California, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. 
PETERS
of Michigan, Mr. BISHOP
of Georgia, Ms. TITUS, Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. ENYART, Mrs. 
NEGRETE MCLEOD, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. 
PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. FOSTER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. HORSFORD, 
Mr. LEWIS, and Mr. MAFFEI) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make 
permanent the 7-year recovery period for motorsports 
entertainment complexes. 
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 ‘‘Motorsports Fairness 
and Permanency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. 7-YEAR RECOVERY PERIOD FOR MOTORSPORTS EN-
TERTAINMENT COMPLEXES MADE PERMA-
NENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 168(i)(15) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subpara-
graph (D). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
December 31, 2013. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE AND USE BY A FED-
ERAL AGENCY OF FIREARMS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, a Federal agency may 
not purchase or use a firearm. 
(b) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report 
that includes the following: 
(1) Each Federal agency, including the office of 
Inspector General for the Federal agency, that has 
specialized units that receive special tactical or mili-
tary-style training or use hard-plated body armor, 
shields, or helmets and that respond to high-risk sit-
uations that fall outside the capabilities of regular 
law enforcement officers, including any special weap-
ons and tactics (SWAT) team, tactical response 
teams, special events teams, special response teams, 
or active shooter teams. 
(2) A description of each such unit. 
(3) A description of the training and weapons 
of each such unit. 
(4) The criteria for activating each such unit 
and how often each such unit was activated for each 
year of the previous ten years. 
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(5) The annual cost of equipping and operating 
each such unit. 
(6) Any other information that is relevant to 
understanding the usefulness and justification for 
the units. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
102 of title 40, United States Code, but does not in-
clude— 
(A) the Department of Defense; 
(B) the Department of Justice; 
(C) the Department of Homeland Security; 
(D) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; 
(E) the United States Capitol Police; 
(F) the Bureau of Diplomatic Security; 
(G) the Central Intelligence Agency; and 
(H) the military departments (as defined 
in section 102 of title 5, United States Code). 
(2) FIREARM.—The term ‘‘firearm’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 5845(a) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, but does not include 
a silencer (as defined in section 921 of title 18, 
United States Code). 
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SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT POWERS OF IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL AGENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (e); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (e). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4935 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements to 
the child tax credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2014 
Ms. JENKINS (for herself, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. NUNES) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make 
improvements to the child tax credit. 
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 ‘‘Child Tax Credit Im-
provement Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO CHILD TAX CREDIT. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF MARRIAGE PENALTY.—Section 
24(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by striking ‘‘means—’’ and all that follows and inserting 
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‘‘means $75,000 (twice such amount in the case of a joint 
return).’’. 
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT OF CREDIT AMOUNT 
AND PHASEOUT THRESHOLDS.—Section 24 of such Code 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any taxable 
year beginning in a calendar year after 2014, the 
$1,000 amount in subsection (a) and the $75,000 
amount in subsection (b)(2) shall each be increased 
by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 
year in which the taxable year begins, deter-
mined by substituting ‘calendar year 2013’ for 
‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) 
thereof. 
‘‘(2) ROUNDING.—Any increase determined 
under paragraph (1) shall be rounded— 
‘‘(A) in the case of the $1,000 amount in 
subsection (a), to the nearest multiple of $50, 
and 
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‘‘(B) in the case of the $75,000 amount in 
subsection (b)(2), to the nearest multiple of 
$1,000.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2014. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4936 
To amend section 292 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to require 
the Attorney General to appoint counsel for unaccompanied alien children 
and aliens with serious mental disabilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2014 
Mr. JEFFRIES (for himself, Ms. BASS, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, 
Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Ms. CHU, Ms. DELBENE, and Mr. O’ROURKE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 292 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to require the Attorney General to appoint counsel 
for unaccompanied alien children and aliens with serious 
mental disabilities, 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 ‘‘Vulnerable Immigrant 
Voice Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL IN CERTAIN CASES. 
(a) APPOINTMENT
OF COUNSEL
FOR UNACCOM-
PANIED ALIEN CHILDREN AND ALIENS WITH A SERIOUS 
MENTAL DISABILITY.—Section 292 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1362) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘In any’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(at no expense to the Govern-
ment)’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘he shall’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
person shall’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the Gov-
ernment is not required to provide counsel to aliens under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), the Attorney 
General shall appoint counsel, at the expense of the Gov-
ernment if necessary (to the extent provided in appropria-
tions Acts), to represent an alien in a removal proceeding 
who— 
‘‘(1) has been determined by the Secretary to 
be an unaccompanied alien child (as defined in sec-
tion 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 279(g))); or 
‘‘(2) is incompetent to represent himself or her-
self due to a serious mental disability that would be 
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included in section 3(1) of the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102(1)).’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the 
amendments made by this section. 
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HR 2854 EAS
SEC. 402. COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM; COMMOD-
ITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM.
(a) REAUTHORIZATION.—The first sentence of section
4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of
1973 (Public Law 93–86; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended
by striking ‘‘1995’’ and inserting ‘‘2002’’.
(b) FUNDING.—Section 5 of the Agriculture and
Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (Public Law 93–86; 7
U.S.C. 612c note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘1995’’ and
inserting ‘‘2002’’; and
(2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘1995’’ and
inserting ‘‘2002’’.
(c) CARRIED-OVER FUNDS.—20 percent of any com-
modity supplemental food program funds carried over
under section 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection
Act of 1973 (Public Law 93–86; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) shall
be available for administrative expenses of the program.
SEC. 403. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) REAUTHORIZATION.—The first sentence of section
204(a)(1) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983
(Public Law 98–8; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘1995’’ and inserting ‘‘2002’’.
(b) PROGRAM TERMINATION.—Section 212 of the
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (Public Law 98–
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Environmental Protection Agency in conducting 
the Department of Homeland Security study re-
ferred to in section 1(8). 
(b) STUDY BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.— 
(1) STUDY
REQUIRED.—If the Comptroller 
General of the United States determines that the 
methodologies referred to in subsection (a)(1) do not 
adequately support the Department of Homeland 
Security’s findings related to an issue described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (C) of such subsection, 
the Comptroller General shall conduct a study on 
any such issue. 
(2) REPORT
REQUIRED.—If the Comptroller 
General of the United States conducts a study under 
paragraph (1), not later than 1 year after the date 
on which the Department of Homeland Security 
completes the study referred to in section 1(8), the 
Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a re-
port containing the results of the study conducted 
under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 3. SUSPENSION OF ACTION. 
No action may be taken to carry out section 538 of 
title V of division D of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–74; 125 Stat. 976) until at 
least 180 days after the reports required by subsection 
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(a)(2) of section 2 and, if applicable, subsection (b)(2) of 
such section have been submitted to Congress. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 16, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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SECTION 1. NEIL HAVENS POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 2551 Galena Avenue in Simi Val-
ley, California, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Neil 
Havens Post Office’’. 
(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 ‘‘Neil Havens Post Of-
fice’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 8, 
2014. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4939 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 2551 Galena Avenue in Simi 
Valley, California, as the ‘‘Neil Havens Post Of-
fice’’.
H. R. 4939 
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2551 Galena 
Avenue in Simi Valley, California, as the ‘‘Neil Havens Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NEIL HAVENS POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2551 Galena Avenue in Simi Valley, California, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Neil Havens Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
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 ‘‘Neil Havens Post Office’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4939 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2551 Galena Avenue in Simi Valley, California, as the ‘‘Neil Havens 
Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2014 
Mr. MCKEON (for himself, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. GARAMENDI, 
Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. BERA 
of California, Mr. COOK, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. GEORGE 
MILLER of California, Ms. PELOSI, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. SPEIER, 
Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. COSTA, Mr. HONDA, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. 
LOFGREN, Mr. FARR, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. NUNES, Mr. MCCARTHY of 
California, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. CHU, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of Cali-
fornia, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. BECERRA, Mrs. NEGRETE 
MCLEOD, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. BASS, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, 
Mr. ROYCE, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. 
WATERS, Ms. HAHN, Mr. CAMPBELL, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali-
fornia, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. 
VARGAS, Mr. PETERS of California, Mrs. DAVIS of California, and Mr. 
ISSA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 2551 Galena Avenue in Simi Valley, Cali-
fornia, as the ‘‘Neil Havens Post Office’’. 
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. NEIL HAVENS POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 2551 Galena Avenue in Simi Val-
ley, California, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Neil 
Havens Post Office’’. 
(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 ‘‘Neil Havens Post Of-
fice’’. 
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for services performed by an employee while such 
employee is— 
‘‘(A) a qualified zone employee, or 
‘‘(B) a qualified resident employee. 
‘‘(2) ONLY FIRST $15,000 OF WAGES PER YEAR 
TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.—With respect to each quali-
fied employee, the amount of qualified wages taken 
into account for a calendar year shall not exceed 
$15,000. 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION WITH WORK OPPORTUNITY 
CREDIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified 
wages’ shall not include wages taken into ac-
count in determining the credit under section 
51. 
‘‘(B) COORDINATION WITH DOLLAR LIMI-
TATION.—The $15,000 amount in paragraph 
(2) shall be reduced for any calendar year by 
the amount of wages paid or incurred during 
such year which are taken into account in de-
termining the credit under section 51. 
‘‘(4) WAGES.—The term ‘wages’ has the mean-
ing given such term by section 1397(a). 
‘‘(d) QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE.—For purposes of this 
section— 
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IIB 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4939 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 2551 Galena Avenue in Simi Valley, Cali-
fornia, as the ‘‘Neil Havens Post Office’’. 
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. NEIL HAVENS POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 2551 Galena Avenue in Simi Val-
ley, California, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Neil 
Havens Post Office’’. 
(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 ‘‘Neil Havens Post Of-
fice’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 8, 
2014. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 493 
To prohibit funds appropriated for the Department of Homeland Security 
from being used to pay for an abortion, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2013 
Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan (for himself, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. 
BACHUS, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. FRANKS of Ari-
zona, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. JONES, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LATTA, Mr. 
LUETKEMEYER, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. KELLY, 
and Mr. BOUSTANY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit funds appropriated for the Department of Home-
land Security from being used to pay for an abortion, 
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 ‘‘Homeland Security 
Respect for Life Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EXPENDITURE OF FEDERAL 
FUNDS BY SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECU-
RITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds appropriated 
for the Department of Homeland Security under any Fed-
eral law shall be available to pay for any abortion, ex-
cept— 
(1) in a case where a pregnant detainee suffers 
from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical 
illness that would, as certified by a physician, place 
the pregnant detainee in danger of death unless an 
abortion is performed, including a life-endangering 
physical condition caused by, or arising from, preg-
nancy itself, or in a case of rape or incest; and 
(2) that if this subsection is declared unconsti-
tutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this 
subsection shall be null and void. 
(b) NO PERSON REQUIRED TO PERFORM SERV-
ICES.—None of the funds appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security under any Federal law shall 
be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate in 
any way the performance of, any abortion. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection (b) shall 
remove any legal obligation the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity may have to provide escort services necessary for 
a pregnant detainee to receive such service outside a Fed-
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eral detention facility, except that nothing in this sub-
section in any way diminishes the effect of subsection (b) 
in upholding the right of any individual to refrain from 
involvement in abortion. 
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