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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 416 
To amend chapter 178 of title 28 of the United States Code to permit 
during a 4-year period States to enact statutes that exempt from the 
operation of such chapter, lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gam-
bling, or wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2015 
Mr. LOBIONDO (for himself, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. LANCE, and Mr. 
SMITH of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 178 of title 28 of the United States 
Code to permit during a 4-year period States to enact 
statutes that exempt from the operation of such chapter, 
lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or 
wagering schemes involving professional and amateur 
sports. 
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 ‘‘Sports Gaming Oppor-
tunity Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 
Section 3704(a) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end, 
(2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, 
gambling, or wagering scheme in a State authorized 
by such State by an applicable statute— 
‘‘(A) enacted on or after January 1, 2015, 
and 
‘‘(B) as in effect not later than January 1, 
2019.’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4173 
To provide that an alien who has traveled to Iraq or Syria during the 
5-year period prior to the alien’s application for admission is ineligible 
to be admitted to the United States under the visa waiver program, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 3, 2015 
Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself and Ms. MCCOLLUM) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide that an alien who has traveled to Iraq or Syria 
during the 5-year period prior to the alien’s application 
for admission is ineligible to be admitted to the United 
States under the visa waiver program, 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. TRAVEL TO IRAQ OR SYRIA PROHIBITED FOR 
PARTICIPATION IN THE VISA WAIVER PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 217(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(12) NO TRAVEL TO IRAQ OR SYRIA.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The alien has not 
traveled to Iraq or Syria during the 5-year pe-
riod preceding the alien’s application for admis-
sion under this section. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER
AUTHORIZED.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, may waive the re-
quirement under subparagraph (A) as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate.’’. 
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‘‘(A) the production, harvest, exhibition,
marketing, transformation, processing, or man-
ufacture of agricultural products by a natural
person who cultivates plants or propagates or
nurtures agricultural products; and
‘‘(B) the acquisition of farmlands, real
property with a farm residence, or personal
property and services used primarily in farm-
ing.
‘‘(3) The term ‘Board’ means the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
‘‘(4) The term ‘consumer’ means a natural per-
son who is offered or enters into a rental-purchase
agreement.
‘‘(5) The term ‘date of consummation’ means
the date on which a consumer becomes contractually
obligated under a rental-purchase agreement.
‘‘(6) The term ‘merchant’ means a person who
provides the use of property through a rental-pur-
chase agreement in the ordinary course of business
and to whom a consumer’s initial obligation under
the agreement is payable.
‘‘(7) The term ‘personal property’ means prop-
erty that is not real property under the laws of the
State where the property is located when it is made
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4174 
To establish a program that promotes reforms in workforce education and 
skill training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 3, 2015 
Mr. CA´RDENAS (for himself and Mr. ASHFORD) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology 
and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish a program that promotes reforms in workforce 
education and skill training for manufacturing in States 
and metropolitan areas, 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 ‘‘Manufacturing Skills 
Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(A) The table of sections for chapter 20 of
such title is amended by repealing the item re-
lating to section 2004.
(B) Section 2003(e)(2) of such title is
amended by striking ‘‘sections 2401 and 2004’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section
2401’’.
(b) CLARIFICATION THAT LIABILITIES FORMERLY
PAID PURSUANT TO SECTION 2004 REMAIN LIABILITIES
PAYABLE BY THE POSTAL SERVICE.—Section 2003 of
title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(h) Liabilities of the former Post Office Department
to the Employees’ Compensation Fund (appropriations for
which were authorized by former section 2004, as in effect
before the effective date of this subsection) shall be liabil-
ities of the Postal Service payable out of the Fund.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act or October 1,
1997, whichever is later.
(2) PROVISIONS RELATING TO PAYMENTS FOR
FISCAL YEAR 1998.—
685
(A) AMOUNTS
NOT
YET
PAID.—No pay-
ment may be made to the Postal Service Fund,
on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act, pursuant to any appropriation for fiscal
year 1998 authorized by section 2004 of title
39, United States Code (as in effect before the
effective date of this section).
(B) AMOUNTS PAID.—If any payment to
the Postal Service Fund is or has been made
pursuant to an appropriation for fiscal year
1998 authorized by such section 2004, then, an
amount equal to the amount of such payment
shall be paid from such Fund into the Treasury
as miscellaneous receipts before October 1,
1998.
Subtitle B—Civil Service
SEC. 6101. CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER THE CIVIL SERVICE RE-
TIREMENT SYSTEM.
(a) INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of sec-
tion 8334 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(c) Each employee or Member credited with civilian
service after July 31, 1920, for which retirement deduc-
tions or deposits have not been made, may deposit with
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a State or a metropolitan area. 
(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ means each 
of the following: 
(A) An institution of higher education, as 
defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
(B) A postsecondary vocational institution, 
as defined in section 102(c) of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 1002(c)). 
(3) 
MANUFACTURING
SECTOR.—The 
term 
‘‘manufacturing sector’’ means a manufacturing sec-
tor classified in code 31, 32, or 33 of the most re-
cent version of the North America Industry Classi-
fication System developed under the direction the 
Office of Management and Budget. 
(4) METROPOLITAN AREA.—The term ‘‘metro-
politan area’’ means a standard metropolitan statis-
tical area, as designated by the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget. 
(5) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘Partnership’’ 
means the Manufacturing Skills Partnership estab-
lished in section 101(a). 
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interest an amount equal to the following percentages of
his basic pay received for that service:
‘‘Per-
centage
of basic
pay
Service period
Employee ...................................................
2.50 .....
August 1, 1920, to
June 30, 1926.
3.50 .....
July 1, 1926, to June
30, 1942.
5 ..........
July 1, 1942, to June
30, 1948.
6 ..........
July 1, 1948, to Octo-
ber 31, 1956.
6.50 .....
November 1, 1956, to
December 31, 1969.
7 ..........
January 1, 1970, to De-
cember 31, 1998.
7.25 .....
January 1, 1999, to De-
cember 31, 1999.
7.40 .....
January 1, 2000, to De-
cember 31, 2000.
7.50 .....
January 1, 2001, to De-
cember 31, 2002.
7 ..........
After December 31,
2002.
Member or employee for Congressional
employee service .....................................
2.50 .....
August 1, 1920, to
June 30, 1926.
3.50 .....
July 1, 1926, to June
30, 1942.
5 ..........
July 1, 1942, to June
30, 1948.
6 ..........
July 1, 1948, to Octo-
ber 31, 1956.
6.50 .....
November 1, 1956, to
December 31, 1969.
7.50 .....
January 1, 1970, to De-
cember 31, 1998.
7.75 .....
January 1, 1999, to De-
cember 31, 1999.
7.90 .....
January 1, 2000, to De-
cember 31, 2000.
8 ..........
January 1, 2001, to De-
cember 31, 2002.
7.50 .....
After December 31,
2002.
Member for Member service ......................
2.50 .....
August 1, 1920, to
June 30, 1926.
3.50 .....
July 1, 1926, to June
30, 1942.
HR 4766 RH 
Law 93–471, for retirement and employees’ compensation 
costs for extension agents, $277,242,000; payments for 
extension work at the 1994 Institutions under the Smith-
Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)), $3,273,000; payments for 
the nutrition and family education program for low-income 
areas under section 3(d) of the Act, $58,909,000; pay-
ments for the pest management program under section 
3(d) of the Act, $10,759,000; payments for the farm safe-
ty program under section 3(d) of the Act, $4,600,000; 
payments to upgrade research, extension, and teaching fa-
cilities at the 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee 
University and West Virginia State College, as authorized 
by section 1447 of Public Law 95–113 (7 U.S.C. 3222b), 
$16,912,000, to remain available until expended; pay-
ments for youth-at-risk programs under section 3(d) of the 
Smith-Lever Act, $8,481,000; for youth farm safety edu-
cation and certification extension grants, to be awarded 
competitively under section 3(d) of the Act, $499,000; 
payments for carrying out the provisions of the Renewable 
Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 et 
seq.), $4,093,000; payments for Indian reservation agents 
under section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act, $1,996,000; 
payments for sustainable agriculture programs under sec-
tion 3(d) of the Act, $4,000,000; payments for cooperative 
extension work by the colleges receiving the benefits of the
HR 4766 RH 
second Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. 321–326 and 328) and 
Tuskegee University and West Virginia State College, 
$33,133,000, of which $1,724,884 shall be made available 
only for the purpose of ensuring that each institution shall 
receive no less than $1,000,000; and for necessary ex-
penses of Extension Activities, $16,452,000.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES 
For the integrated research, education, and extension 
grants programs, including necessary administrative ex-
penses, $66,255,000, as follows: for competitive grants 
programs authorized under section 406 of the Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 
(7 U.S.C. 7626), $43,242,000, including $12,971,000 for 
the water quality program, $14,967,000 for the food safe-
ty program, $4,531,000 for the regional pest management 
centers program, $4,889,000 for the Food Quality Protec-
tion Act risk mitigation program for major food crop sys-
tems, $1,497,000 for the crops affected by Food Quality 
Protection Act implementation, $2,498,000 for the methyl 
bromide transition program, and $1,889,000 for the or-
ganic transition program; for a competitive international 
science and education grants program authorized under 
section 1459A of the National Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3292b), to remain available until expended, $1,000,000;
(6) INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE ACT OF 1972.—The 
International Bridge Act of 1972 is amended— 
(A) in section 5 (33 U.S.C. 535c), by 
striking ‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Secretary of the department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating’’; 
(B) in section 8 (33 U.S.C. 535e), by 
striking ‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of the 
department in which the Coast Guard is oper-
ating’’; and 
(C) by striking section 11 (33 U.S.C. 
535h). 
SEC. 307. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS OF MA-
RINE CASUALTY REPORTING. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate of the actions the Commandant will take to imple-
ment recommendations on improvements to the Coast 
Guard’s marine casualty reporting requirements and pro-
cedures included in—
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‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $2,000,000;
‘‘Military Construction, Navy’’, $3,000,000;
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $4,000,000;
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Defense-wide’’,
$5,000,000;
‘‘NATO 
Security 
Investment 
Program’’,
$1,000,000;
‘‘Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part
III’’, $8,000,000;
‘‘Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part
IV’’, $8,000,000.
(b) The reductions taken pursuant to subsection (a)
shall be applied on a pro-rata basis by project and activity.
Ω25æPage 18, after line 4 insert:
SEC. 126. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
from the funds appropriated in this Act for Military Con-
struction, Army, the Secretary of the Army is directed to
complete, using an Unspecified Minor Construction project,
the Special Forces (Diver) Training Facility at Key West
Naval Air Station, Florida, as authorized in the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and
1991 (Public Law 101–189).
Ω26æPage 18, after line 4 insert:
SEC. 127. (a) LEASE OF PROPERTY AUTHORIZED.—
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
manent office of bankruptcy judge and represented 
in the amendment made by section 3(8) of this Act. 
(2) The temporary office of bankruptcy judge 
authorized for the district of Puerto Rico by section 
3(a)(7) of Public Law 102–361 (106 Stat. 966; 28 
U.S.C. 
152 
note), 
and 
extended 
by 
section 
1223(c)(1) of Public Law 109–8 (119 Stat. 198; 28 
U.S.C. 152 note) and section 2(b)(1) of Public Law 
112–121 (126 Stat. 347; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is 
converted hereby to the permanent office of bank-
ruptcy judge and is represented in the amendment 
made by section 3(8) of this Act. 
(h) WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE.—The tem-
porary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the west-
ern district of Tennessee by section 1223(b)(1)(Q) of Pub-
lic law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and 
extended by section 2(a)(1)(O) of Public Law 112–121 
(126 Stat. 346; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), is converted hereby 
to the permanent office of bankruptcy judge and is rep-
resented in the amendment made by section 3(9) of this 
Act. 
(i) EASTERN DISTRICT
OF VIRGINIA.—The tem-
porary office of bankruptcy judge authorized for the east-
ern district of Virginia by section 1223(b)(1)(R) of Public 
law 109–8 (119 Stat. 197; 28 U.S.C. 152 note), and ex-
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4175 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for 
conservation expenditures to reduce groundwater consumption. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 3, 2015 
Mr. CRAWFORD 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 allow a 
deduction for conservation expenditures to reduce 
groundwater consumption. 
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 ‘‘Groundwater Con-
servation Incentive Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN GROUNDWATER CONSUMPTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 175 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘or for the 
reduction of groundwater consumption,’’ after ‘‘land used 
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in farming,’’ both places it occurs in subsections (a) and 
(c)(1). 
(b) EXPENDITURES.—Section 175(c)(1) of such Code 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and ponds,’’ in the first sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘reservoirs, impoundments, 
ponds, tail-water recovery systems and other water 
retention or water control structures,’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Such term shall include ex-
penditures paid or incurred for the purpose of’’ in 
the second sentence and inserting ‘‘Such term shall 
include expenditures paid or incurred for the reduc-
tion of ground water use and the conversion from 
ground water use to surface water use. Such term 
shall also include expenditures paid or incurred for 
the purpose of’’. 
(c) LIMITATION
RELATING
TO
CONSERVATION 
PLAN.—Section 175(c)(3)(A) of such Code is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
striking ‘‘soil conservation plan’’ and inserting ‘‘soil 
or water conservation plan or practice’’, 
(2) in clause (i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the plan’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘Agriculture or the’’ and inserting 
‘‘a plan (if any) approved by the Natural Re-
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sources Conservation Service of the Department 
of Agriculture or a’’, and 
(B) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘taxpayer’s’’ 
before 
‘‘land’’, 
(3) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) a soil or water conservation plan 
of a comparable State or local agency, or’’, 
and 
(4) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (i) and 
inserting after clause (ii) the following: 
‘‘(iii) any conservation practice ap-
proved in the Field Office Technical Guide 
of the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service for the State in which the tax-
payer’s land is located if the purpose for 
such practice is consistent with one of the 
purposes identified in subsection (a).’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4176 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the recovery of damages 
in a civil action related to the disclosure of certain personal information 
from State motor vehicle records, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 3, 2015 
Mr. DEUTCH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the recovery 
of damages in a civil action related to the disclosure 
of certain personal information from State motor vehicle 
records, 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. LIMITATION ON THE RECOVERY OF CIVIL DAM-
AGES FOR DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN PER-
SONAL INFORMATION FROM STATE MOTOR 
VEHICLE RECORDS. 
Section 2724 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘obtains,’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘willful or 
reckless disregard of the law’’ and inserting ‘‘inten-
tional violation of the law’’. 
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may be used to transfer or relocate any activity from one
base or installation to another, without prior notification
to the Committees on Appropriations.
SEC. 108. No part of the funds appropriated in Mili-
tary Construction Appropriations Acts may be used for
the procurement of steel for any construction project or
activity for which American steel producers, fabricators,
and manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to
compete for such steel procurement.
SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for military construction or family hous-
ing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real
property taxes in any foreign nation.
SEC. 110. None of the funds appropriated in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts may be used to initiate
a new installation overseas without prior notification to
the Committees on Appropriations.
SEC. 111. None of the funds appropriated in Military
Construction Appropriations Acts may be obligated for ar-
chitect and engineer contracts estimated by the Govern-
ment to exceed $500,000 for projects to be accomplished
in Japan, in any NATO member country, or in countries
bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are
awarded to United States firms or United States firms
in joint venture with host nation firms.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5159 
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to award research and 
equipment grants, to provide a tax credit for employers who hire tem-
porary workers to replace employees receiving first responder training, 
to provide school-based mental health training, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 
Mr. RAHALL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Edu-
cation and the Workforce, Science, and Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to award 
research and equipment grants, to provide a tax credit 
for employers who hire temporary workers to replace 
employees receiving first responder training, to provide 
school-based mental health training, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,