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elect to receive health care treatment and services under 
the Patient-Centered Community Care program. 
(b) VETERAN DESCRIBED.—A veteran described in 
this subsection is a veteran whom the Secretary deter-
mines meets the following criteria: 
(1) The veteran is enrolled in the health care 
system established under section 1705(a) of title 38, 
United States Code. 
(2) The veteran resides not more than 50 miles 
from the nearest facility of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs that— 
(A) the Secretary has identified— 
(i) in a prospectus level lease request, 
regardless of the date of such request, as 
being deficient with respect to providing 
certain treatment or services; or 
(ii) as needing expansion; and 
(B) the Secretary determines that such a 
deficiency has not been resolved or such an ex-
pansion has not occurred, including pursuant to 
leases entered into under an Act authorizing 
major medical facility leases. 
(c) HEALTH CARE TREATMENT AND SERVICES.— 
The health care treatment and services a veteran may re-
ceive under this section shall be— 
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(1) the treatment and services identified as 
being deficient if the veteran lives not more than 50 
miles from a facility described in clause (i) of sub-
section (b)(2)(A); and 
(2) the treatment and services the veteran is el-
igible for under chapter 17 of title 38, United States 
Code, if the veteran lives not more than 50 miles 
from a facility described in clause (ii) of such sub-
section. 
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I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2991
To require the United States Sentencing Commission to amend the sentencing
guidelines to provide that a defendant convicted of a crime receive an
appropriate sentence enhancement if the defendant possessed a firearm
with a laser sighting device during the crime.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 29, 1996
Ms. DELAURO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require the United States Sentencing Commission to
amend the sentencing guidelines to provide that a de-
fendant convicted of a crime receive an appropriate sen-
tence enhancement if the defendant possessed a firearm
with a laser sighting device during the crime.
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 ‘‘Laser-Assisted Gun
Crime Penalty Act’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF SENTENCING GUIDELINES TO PRO-
VIDE FOR ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR A DE-
FENDANT WHO COMMITS A CRIME WHILE IN
POSSESSION OF A FIREARM WITH A LASER
SIGHTING DEVICE.
Not later than May 1, 1997, the United States Sen-
tencing Commission shall, pursuant to its authority under
section 994 of title 28, United States Code, amend the
sentencing guidelines (and, if the Commission considers
it appropriate, the policy statements of the Commission)
to provide that a defendant convicted of a crime shall re-
ceive an appropriate sentence enhancement if, during the
crime—
(1) the defendant possessed a firearm equipped
with a laser sighting device; or
(2) the defendant possessed a firearm, and the
defendant (or another person at the scene of the
crime who was aiding in the commission of the
crime) possessed a laser sighting device capable of
being readily attached to the firearm.
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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5099 
To amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to remove 
the National Security Agency from the list of the entities consulted 
during the development of information systems standards and guidelines. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2014 
Mr. GRAYSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To amend the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology Act to remove the National Security Agency from 
the list of the entities consulted during the development 
of information systems standards and guidelines. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INFORMATION SYSTEMS STANDARDS CON-
SULTATION. 
Section 20(c)(1) of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–3(c)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the National Security Agency,’’. 
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fender’s address during the term of the restitution
order.
‘‘(i) A restitution order shall constitute a lien against
all property of the offender and may be recorded in any
Federal or State office for the recording of liens against
real or personal property.
‘‘(j) Compliance with the schedule of payment and
other terms of a restitution order shall be a condition of
any probation, parole, or other form of release of an of-
fender. If a defendant fails to comply with a restitution
order, the court may revoke probation or a term of super-
vised release, modify the term or conditions of probation
or a term of supervised release, hold the defendant in con-
tempt of court, enter a restraining order or injunction,
order the sale of property of the defendant, accept a per-
formance bond, or take any other action necessary to ob-
tain compliance with the restitution order. In determining
what action to take, the court shall consider the defend-
ant’s employment status, earning ability, financial re-
sources, the willfulness in failing to comply with the res-
titution order, and any other circumstances that may have
a bearing on the defendant’s ability to comply with the
restitution order.
‘‘(k) An order of restitution may be enforced—
‘‘(1) by the United States—
for all units of local government in a State if the Director
considers the reserve is necessary to ensure the availability
of sufficient amounts to pay adjustments after the final
allocation of amounts among the units of local government
in the State.
‘‘(f) REPAYMENT OF UNEXPENDED AMOUNTS.—
‘‘(1) REPAYMENT REQUIRED.—A unit of local
government shall repay to the Director, by not later
than 27 months after receipt of funds from the Di-
rector, any amount that is—
‘‘(A) paid to the unit from amounts appro-
priated under the authority of this section; and
‘‘(B) not expended by the unit within 2
years after receipt of such funds from the Di-
rector.
‘‘(2) PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO REPAY.—If the
amount required to be repaid is not repaid, the Di-
rector shall reduce payment in future payment peri-
ods accordingly.
‘‘(3) DEPOSIT OF AMOUNTS REPAID.—Amounts
received by the Director as repayments under this
subsection shall be deposited in a designated fund
for future payments to units of local government.
Any amounts remaining in such designated fund
after 5 years following the enactment of the Crime
‘‘(A) in the manner provided for the collec-
tion and payment of fines in subchapter B of
chapter 229 of this title; or
‘‘(B) in the same manner as a judgment in
a civil action; and
‘‘(2) by a victim named in the order to receive
the restitution, in the same manner as a judgment
in a civil action.
‘‘(l) A victim or the offender may petition the court
at any time to modify a restitution order as appropriate
in view of a change in the economic circumstances of the
offender.’’.
(b) PROCEDURE FOR ISSUING ORDER OF RESTITU-
TION.—Section 3664 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a);
(2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d),
and (e) as subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d);
(3) by amending subsection (a), as redesignated
by paragraph (2), to read as follows:
‘‘(a) The court may order the probation service of the
court to obtain information pertaining to the amount of
loss sustained by any victim as a result of the offense,
the financial resources of the defendant, the financial
needs and earning ability of the defendant and the defend-
‘‘(ix) Royalties, advertising, and spon-
sorship. 
‘‘(x) Sports camps. 
‘‘(xi) Endowment and investment in-
come, reported separately for each source 
of such income. 
‘‘(xii) Direct institutional support. 
‘‘(xiii) Indirect institutional support 
for facilities, services, and administrative 
support. 
‘‘(xiv) Direct government support, re-
ported separately by State government, 
local government, Federal Government. 
‘‘(L) The expenses attributable to each of 
the following categories, disaggregated by each 
sports team, as applicable: 
‘‘(i) Grants-in-aid. 
‘‘(ii) Guarantees and options. 
‘‘(iii) Total salaries and benefits, and 
salaries and benefits paid by the institution 
and by third parties, respectively, to head 
coaches, to assistant coaches, and for ad-
ministrative salaries. 
‘‘(iv) Severance pay. 
‘‘(v) Team travel. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5102 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the requirement 
for employer disclosure of information on health care coverage of employ-
ees who are Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2014 
Mr. LEWIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal 
the requirement for employer disclosure of information 
on health care coverage of employees who are Medicare 
beneficiaries, 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 ‘‘Medicare Employer 
Relief Act of 2014’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEALING SECTION 1862(b)(5) OF THE SOCIAL SE-
CURITY ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1862(b) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)) is amended by striking 
paragraph (5). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and shall apply to information required 
to be provided on or after January 1, 2015. 
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(c) MINIMUM EMPLOYMENT PERIOD.—Paragraph
(3) of section 51(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to certain individuals ineligible) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(3) INDIVIDUALS NOT MEETING MINIMUM EM-
PLOYMENT PERIOD.—No wages shall be taken into
account under subsection (a) with respect to any in-
dividual unless such individual either—
‘‘(A) is employed by the employer at least
180 days (20 days in the case of a qualified
summer youth employee), or
‘‘(B) has completed at least 500 hours
(120 hours in the case of a qualified summer
youth employee) of services performed for the
employer.’’.
(d) TERMINATION.—Paragraph (4) of section 51(c)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to wages
defined) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(4) TERMINATION.—The term ‘wages’ shall
not include any amount paid or incurred to an indi-
vidual who begins work for the employer—
‘‘(A) after December 31, 1994, and before
the 60th day after the date of the enactment of
this subparagraph, or
‘‘(B) after December 31, 1997.’’.
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determines necessary or appropriate for the proper oper-
ation of the Institute.
(3) Except as specifically provided in this title, Direc-
tors, officers, and employees of the Institute, shall not be
subject to any law of the United States relating to post-
Federal employment by reason of their employment with
the Institute.
(4) No political test or qualification shall be used in
selecting, appointing, promoting, electing, or taking other
personnel actions with respect to Directors, officers,
agents, and employees of the Institute.
(c) FISCAL YEAR.—The fiscal year of the Institute
shall begin on each October 1 and end on the subsequent
September 30.
(d) INDEPENDENT AUDITS.—(1) The financial state-
ments of the Institute shall be audited annually in accord-
ance with generally accepted auditing standard by a firm
of independent certified public accountants of recognized
national standing selected by the Board of Directors. All
books, accounts, financial records, reports, files and other
papers, things, and property belonging to or used by the
Institute and necessary to facilitate each audit shall be
made available to the firm conducting such audit.
(2) The Comptroller General may review any audit
of the Institute’s financial statements conducted under
that the requirements of section 202 of such Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply) to the extent necessary to 
block and prohibit all transactions in all property and in-
terests in property of a covered Chinese state-owned enter-
prise or a person who is a member of the board of direc-
tors, an executive officer, or a senior official of a covered 
Chinese state-owned enterprise if such property and inter-
ests in property are in the United States, come within the 
United States, or are or come within the possession or 
control of a United States person. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) PENALTIES.—A covered Chinese state- 
owned enterprise or a person who is a member of 
the board of directors, an executive officer, or a sen-
ior official of a covered Chinese state-owned enter-
prise shall be subject to the penalties set forth in 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that 
commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) 
of such section. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR FINANCIAL INSTITU-
TIONS.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall prescribe or amend regulations as 
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‘‘FUNDING FOR LITIGATION OF FEDERAL HABEAS
CORPUS PETITIONS IN CAPITAL CASES
‘‘SEC. 523. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this subpart, the Director is authorized to provide grants
to the States, from the funding allocated pursuant to sec-
tion 511, for the purpose of supporting litigation pertain-
ing to Federal habeas corpus petitions in capital cases.
The total funding available for such grants within any fis-
cal year shall be equal to the funding provided to capital
resource centers, pursuant to Federal appropriation, in
the same fiscal year.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
at the beginning of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 522 the following new
item:
‘‘Sec. 523. Funding for litigation of Federal habeas corpus petitions in capital
cases.’’.
Subtitle B—Federal Death Penalty
Procedures Reform
SEC. 531. FEDERAL DEATH PENALTY PROCEDURES RE-
FORM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 3593 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘shall
consider’’ and all that follows through the end of such sub-
section and inserting the following: ‘‘shall then consider
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whether the aggravating factor or factors found to exist
outweigh any mitigating factors. The jury, or if there is
no jury, the court shall recommend a sentence of death
if it unanimously finds at least one aggravating factor and
no mitigating factor or if it finds one or more aggravating
factors which outweigh any mitigating factors. In any
other case, it shall not recommend a sentence of death.
The jury shall be instructed that it must avoid any influ-
ence of sympathy, sentiment, passion, prejudice, or other
arbitrary factors in its decision, and should make such a
recommendation as the information warrants. The jury
shall be instructed that its recommendation concerning a
sentence of death is to be based on the aggravating factor
or factors and any mitigating factors which have been
found, but that the final decision concerning the balance
of aggravating and mitigating factors is a matter for the
jury’s judgment.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3594 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or
life imprisonment without possibility of release’’.
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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5104 
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry 
out a demonstration program to enter into budget-neutral, performance- 
based contracts for energy and water conservation improvements for 
multifamily residential units. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2014 
Mr. ROSS (for himself, Mr. HIMES, Mr. DELANEY, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. CLEAVER, 
and Mrs. WAGNER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment to carry out a demonstration program to enter 
into budget-neutral, performance-based contracts for en-
ergy and water conservation improvements for multi-
family residential units. 
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 ‘‘Pay For Success Af-
fordable Housing Energy Modernization Act of 2014’’. 
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Board of Directors, after consultation with the Advisory
Panel.
SEC. 108. INSTITUTE GOVERNANCE.
(a) BYLAWS.—The Board of Directors shall adopt
and may from time to time amend in accordance with the
District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act (D.C.
Code, sec. 29–501 et seq.), such bylaws as are necessary
for the proper management and operation of the Institute.
Such bylaws shall not be inconsistent with the provisions
of this title or the articles of incorporation adopted by the
Institute.
(b) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.—(1) The Board of
Directors shall appoint a President, who shall be the chief
executive officer of the Institute, and establish such other
officers as the Board of Directors may deem appropriate,
define their duties, and establish a system of compensation
for individual officer positions and other categories of em-
ployees. All officers appointed shall be from private life.
(2) The Institute shall recruit and employ (on a per-
manent or temporary basis as the Board of Directors
deems appropriate) persons with appropriate technical, fi-
nancial, legal, contracting, and operational expertise to as-
sist in the identification and acquisition of Institute
projects and Institute contracts, and shall employ such
other administrative personnel as the Board of Directors
SEC. 2. BUDGET-NEUTRAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM 
FOR ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVATION IM-
PROVEMENTS AT MULTIFAMILY RESIDEN-
TIAL UNITS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) shall establish a demonstration program 
under which, during the period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act, and ending on September 30, 2017, 
the Secretary may enter into budget-neutral, performance- 
based agreements that result in a reduction in energy or 
water costs with such entities as the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate under which the entities shall carry out 
projects for energy or water conservation improvements at 
not more than 20,000 residential units in multifamily 
buildings participating in— 
(1) the project-based rental assistance program 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), other than assistance pro-
vided under section 8(o) of that Act; 
(2) the supportive housing for the elderly pro-
gram under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 
(12 U.S.C. 1701q); or 
(3) the supportive housing for persons with dis-
abilities program under section 811(d)(2) of the 
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(I) its statutes or regulations im-
plementing internationally recognized 
core labor standards (as defined in 
section 11(17)), in a manner affecting 
trade or investment between the 
United States and that party, where 
the waiver or derogation would be in-
consistent with one or more such 
standards, or 
(II) its environmental laws in a 
manner that weakens or reduces the 
protections afforded in those laws and 
in a manner affecting trade or invest-
ment between the United States and 
that party, except as provided in its 
law and provided not inconsistent with 
its obligations under common multi-
lateral environmental agreements (as 
defined in section 11(6)) or other pro-
visions of the trade agreement specifi-
cally agreed upon, and 
(iii) does not fail to effectively enforce 
its environmental or labor laws, through a 
sustained or recurring course of action or 
inaction, 
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SECTION 1. PHILMORE GRAHAM POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 100 Admiral Callaghan Lane in 
Vallejo, California, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Philmore Graham 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 ‘‘Philmore Graham 
Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 8, 
2014. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5106 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 100 Admiral Callaghan 
Lane in Vallejo, California, as the ‘‘Philmore 
Graham Post Office Building’’.