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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1624 
To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and 
title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition 
of small employer. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2015 
Mr. GUTHRIE (for himself, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. MULLIN, and Ms. SINEMA) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service 
Act to revise the definition of small employer. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Affordable 
Coverage for Employees Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REVISION OF DEFINITION OF SMALL EMPLOYER 
UNDER HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET PROVI-
SIONS. 
(a) PPACA AMENDMENTS.—Section 1304(b) of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 
18024(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘101’’ and in-
serting ‘‘51’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘100’’ and in-
serting ‘‘50’’; and 
(3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(3) STATE OPTION TO EXTEND DEFINITION 
OF SMALL EMPLOYER.—Notwithstanding paragraphs 
(1) and (2), nothing in this section shall prevent a 
State from applying this subsection by treating as a 
small employer, with respect to a calendar year and 
a plan year, an employer who employed an average 
of at least 1 but not more than 100 employees on 
business days during the preceding calendar year 
and who employs at least 1 employee on the first 
day of the plan year.’’. 
(b) PHSA AMENDMENTS.—Section 2791(e) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(e)) is 
amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘101’’ and in-
serting ‘‘51’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘100’’ and in-
serting ‘‘50’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) STATE OPTION TO EXTEND DEFINITION 
OF SMALL EMPLOYER.—Notwithstanding paragraphs 
(2) and (4), nothing in this section shall prevent a 
State from applying this subsection by treating as a 
small employer, with respect to a calendar year and 
a plan year, an employer who employed an average 
of at least 1 but not more than 100 employees on 
business days during the preceding calendar year 
and who employs at least 1 employee on the first 
day of the plan year.’’. 
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II 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1624 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service 
Act to revise the definition of small employer. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Affordable 
Coverage for Employees Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REVISION OF DEFINITION OF SMALL EMPLOYER 
UNDER HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET PROVI-
SIONS. 
(a) PPACA AMENDMENTS.—Section 1304(b) of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 
18024(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘101’’ and in-
serting ‘‘51’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘100’’ and in-
serting ‘‘50’’; and 
(3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(3) STATE OPTION TO EXTEND DEFINITION 
OF SMALL EMPLOYER.—Notwithstanding paragraphs 
(1) and (2), nothing in this section shall prevent a 
State from applying this subsection by treating as a 
small employer, with respect to a calendar year and 
a plan year, an employer who employed an average 
of at least 1 but not more than 100 employees on 
business days during the preceding calendar year 
and who employs at least 1 employee on the first 
day of the plan year.’’. 
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(b) PHSA AMENDMENTS.—Section 2791(e) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(e)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘101’’ and in-
serting ‘‘51’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘100’’ and in-
serting ‘‘50’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) STATE OPTION TO EXTEND DEFINITION 
OF SMALL EMPLOYER.—Notwithstanding paragraphs 
(2) and (4), nothing in this section shall prevent a 
State from applying this subsection by treating as a 
small employer, with respect to a calendar year and 
a plan year, an employer who employed an average 
of at least 1 but not more than 100 employees on 
business days during the preceding calendar year 
and who employs at least 1 employee on the first 
day of the plan year.’’. 
(c) DEPOSIT OF SAVINGS INTO MEDICARE IMPROVE-
MENT FUND.—Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security 
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Act (42 U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$0’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$205,000,000’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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ing: ‘‘, or in the case of any such modifications and
changes in covered services or benefits provided in
the case of a group health plan relating to retiree
health benefits, not later than 180 days before the
effective date of such modification or change.’’.
(4) CIVIL PENALTY.—Section 502(c)(1) of such
Act (29 U.S.C. 1132(c)(1)) is amended by striking
‘‘or section 101(e)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘, section
101(e)(1), or section 104(b)(1)(D)’’.
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—Section 4980B of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesig-
nating subsection (g) as subsection (h) and by in-
serting after subsection (f) the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(g) NOTICE
OF
CHANGE
OR
MODIFICATION
IN
HEALTH BENEFITS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A group health plan meets
the requirements of this subsection if—
‘‘(A) the plan sponsor complies with sec-
tion 104(b)(1)(D) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (relating to pro-
viding advance notice of modification or change
in retiree health benefits provided under a
group health plan); and
SEC. 602. PRORATING OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Section 214(b) of the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(b)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) If the eligibility for financial assistance of at
least one member of a family has been affirmatively estab-
lished under the program of financial assistance and under
this section, and the eligibility of one or more family mem-
bers has not been affirmatively established under this sec-
tion, any financial assistance made available to such fam-
ily by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall be prorated, based on the number of individuals in
the family for whom eligibility has been affirmatively es-
tablished under the program of financial assistance and
under this section, as compared with the total number of
individuals who are members of the family.’’.
SEC. 603. ACTIONS IN CASES OF TERMINATION OF FINAN-
CIAL ASSISTANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 214(c)(1) of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.
1436a(c)(1)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4320
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to require a credit card issuer to
disclose only 1 annual percentage rate of interest in any preapproved
application or solicitation to open a credit card account under an open
end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 28, 1996
Mr. SCHUMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to require a credit
card issuer to disclose only 1 annual percentage rate
of interest in any preapproved application or solicitation
to open a credit card account under an open end
consumer credit plan, 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 ‘‘Truth in Credit Card
Offers Act’’.
‘‘(C) In the case of a participant who is a majority
owner, the amount of benefits guaranteed under this sec-
tion shall not exceed the product of—
‘‘(i) a fraction (not to exceed 1) the numerator
of which is the number of years from the later of the
effective date or the adoption date of the plan to the
termination date, and the denominator of which is
30, and
‘‘(ii) the amount of the majority owner’s month-
ly benefits guaranteed under subsection (a) (as lim-
ited by paragraph (3) of this subsection).’’
(b) MODIFICATION OF ALLOCATION OF ASSETS.—
(1) 
Section 
4044(a)(4)(B) 
(29 
U.S.C.
1344(a)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘section
4022(b)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4022(b)(5)(C)’’.
(2) Section 4044(b) (29 U.S.C. 1344(b)) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘(5)’’ in paragraph (2) and
inserting ‘‘(4), (5),’’, and
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3)
through (6) as paragraphs (4) through (7), re-
spectively, and by inserting after paragraph (2)
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) If assets available for allocation under
paragraph (4) of subsection (a) are insufficient to
SEC. 2. TRUTH IN CREDIT CARD OFFERS.
(a) DISCLOSURE OF ACTUAL APPLICABLE ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE RATE.—Section 127(c) of the Truth in
Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1637(c)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (6); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(5) PREAPPROVED
CREDIT
CARD
SOLICITA-
TIONS.—If any application, solicitation, or offer to
open a credit card account under an open end
consumer credit plan is designated or described as
‘preapproved’ or contains similar terms which would
lead a reasonable person to conclude that the con-
sumer’s acceptance of the terms of the account will
result in the issuance of a credit card, only 1 annual
percentage rate of interest may be disclosed in such
application or solicitation as the annual percentage
rate applicable to such account at the time the ac-
count is opened.’’.
(b) CONSPICUOUS DISCLOSURE OF ANNUAL PER-
CENTAGE RATE.—Section 122(c)(2) of the Truth in Lend-
ing Act (15 U.S.C. 1632(c)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) CONSPICUOUS
DISCLOSURE
OF
AN-
NUAL PERCENTAGE RATE.—The typeface used
to disclose the annual percentage rate shall be
twice as high as the typeface used for any other
item in the table.’’.
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief In-
formation Officer of the Department of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate a report that includes 
the following: 
(A) The number of information technology 
systems at the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
(B) An assessment of the number of such 
systems that are duplicative. 
(C) A strategy for reducing such duplica-
tive systems, including an assessment of poten-
tial cost savings or cost avoidance as a result of 
such reduction. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this Act, the term ‘‘information 
technology’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
11101 of title 40, United States Code. 
(c) NO NEW AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING.—This 
section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise ap-
propriated or made available to the Department of Home-
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‘‘(B) a violation of any Federal law pro-
tecting computer data or the intellectual prop-
erty or privacy of computer users; or 
‘‘(C) conversion, misappropriation, or other 
unauthorized and deceptive taking of such in-
formation, or a breach of any fiduciary duty or 
any other personal or other relationship of trust 
and confidence. 
‘‘(2) KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENT.—It shall not 
be necessary that the person trading while in posses-
sion of such information (as proscribed by sub-
section (a)), or making the communication (as pro-
scribed by subsection (b)), know the specific means 
by which the information was obtained or commu-
nicated, or whether any personal benefit was paid or 
promised by or to any person in the chain of com-
munication, so long as the person trading while in 
possession of such information or making the com-
munication, as the case may be, was aware, or reck-
lessly disregarded that such information was wrong-
fully obtained or communicated. 
‘‘(d) DERIVATIVE LIABILITY.—Except as provided in 
section 20(a), no person shall be liable under this section 
solely by reason of the fact that such person controls or 
employs a person who has violated this section, if such 
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controlling person or employer did not participate in, prof-
it from, or directly or indirectly induce the acts consti-
tuting the violation of this section. 
‘‘(e) EXEMPTED TRANSACTIONS.—The Commission 
may, by rule, exempt any person, security, or transaction, 
or any class persons securities, or transactions, from any 
or all of the provisions of this section, upon such terms 
and conditions as it considers necessary or appropriate, 
if the Commission determines that such action is not in-
consistent with the purposes of this section. The prohibi-
tions of this section shall not apply to any person who 
acts at the specific direction of, and solely for the account 
of, a person whose own securities trading, or communica-
tions of material, nonpublic information, would be lawful 
under this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is further 
amended— 
(1) in section 21(d)(2), by inserting ‘‘or section 
16A,’’ after ‘‘section 10(b) of this title’’; 
(2) in section 21A— 
(A) in subsection (g)(1), by inserting ‘‘and 
section 16A,’’ after ‘‘thereunder,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (h)(1), by inserting ‘‘and 
section 16A,’’ after ‘‘thereunder,’’; and 
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(3) in section 21C(f), by inserting ‘‘or section 
16A,’’ after ‘‘section 10(b)’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1902 
To ban hydraulic fracturing on land owned by the United States and leased 
to a third party, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2015 
Mr. POCAN (for himself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Ms. 
NORTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To ban hydraulic fracturing on land owned by the United 
States and leased to a third party, 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 ‘‘Protect Our Public 
Lands Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING UNDER 
FEDERAL LEASES. 
The Mineral Leasing Act is amended by inserting 
after section 37 (30 U.S.C. 193) the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 38. NO HYDRAULIC FRACTURING ON LEASED LAND. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any lease issued, renewed, or re-
adjusted under this Act shall prohibit the lessee from con-
ducting any activity under the lease for the purpose of 
hydraulic fracturing. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING.—In 
this section, the term ‘hydrauling fracturing’ means an op-
eration conducted in an individual wellbore designed to in-
crease the flow of hydrocarbons from a rock formation to 
the wellbore through modifying the permeability of res-
ervoir rock by fracturing it, except that such term does 
not include enhanced secondary recovery, including water 
flooding, tertiary recovery, and other types of well stimula-
tion operations.’’. 
SEC. 3. APPLICATION. 
The amendment made by section 2 shall not apply 
to a lease in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act until the renewal or adjustment of the lease. 
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‘‘(viii) commitment and ability to im-
plement infrastructure development activi-
ties that will facilitate participation in and
support for NATO military activities; and
‘‘(B) is likely, within five years of such de-
termination, to be in a position to further the
principles of the North Atlantic Treaty and to
contribute to the security of the North Atlantic
area.’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) Subsections (b) and (c) of such section
are amended by striking ‘‘countries described in
such subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘countries des-
ignated under subsection (d)’’.
(B) Subsection (e) of such section is
amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and
inserting ‘‘subsection (d)(2)’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘(22 U.S.C. 2394)’’
before the period at the end.
(C) Section 204(c) of such Act is amended
by striking ‘‘any other Partnership for Peace
country designated under section 203(d) of this
title’’ and inserting ‘‘any country designated
under section 203(d)(2)’’.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS IT Duplication 
Reduction Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. DHS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DUPLICATION 
REDUCTION. 
(a) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DUPLICATION RE-
DUCTION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of 
the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that in-
cludes the following: 
(1) The number of information technology sys-
tems at the Department of Homeland Security. 
(2) An assessment of the number of such sys-
tems exhibiting duplication or fragmentation. 
(3) A strategy for reducing such duplicative 
systems, including an assessment of potential cost 
savings or cost avoidance as a result of such reduc-
tion. 
(4) A methodology for determining which sys-
tem should be eliminated when there is duplication 
or fragmentation. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act:
(1) The term ‘‘duplication or fragmentation’’ of 
information technology systems means two or more 
systems 
or 
programs 
that 
deliver 
similar 
functionality to similar user populations. 
(2) The term ‘‘information technology’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 11101 of title 
40, United States Code. 
(c) NO NEW AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING.—This 
section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise ap-
propriated or made available to the Department of Home-
land Security. No additional funds are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1626 
AN ACT 
To reduce duplication of information technology at 
the Department of Homeland Security, and for 
other purposes.
H. R. 1626 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen 
An Act 
To reduce duplication of information technology at the Department of Homeland 
Security, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS IT Duplication Reduction 
Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. DHS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DUPLICATION REDUCTION. 
(a) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DUPLICATION REDUCTION.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that includes 
the following: 
(1) The number of information technology systems at the 
Department of Homeland Security. 
(2) An assessment of the number of such systems exhibiting 
duplication or fragmentation. 
(3) A strategy for reducing such duplicative systems, 
including an assessment of potential cost savings or cost avoid-
ance as a result of such reduction. 
(4) A methodology for determining which system should 
be eliminated when there is duplication or fragmentation. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘duplication or fragmentation’’ of information 
technology systems means two or more systems or programs 
that deliver similar functionality to similar user populations. 
(2) The term ‘‘information technology’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 11101 of title 40, United States 
Code.
H. R. 1626—2 
(c) NO NEW AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING.—This section shall 
be carried out using amounts otherwise appropriated or made avail-
able to the Department of Homeland Security. No additional funds 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1626 
To reduce duplication of information technology at the Department of 
Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2015 
Mr. HURD of Texas (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. KATKO, Mr. CARTER of 
Georgia, Mr. WALKER, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Ms. MCSALLY, and Mr. 
RATCLIFFE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To reduce duplication of information technology at the 
Department of Homeland Security, 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 ‘‘DHS IT Duplication 
Reduction Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. DHS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DUPLICATION 
REDUCTION. 
(a) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DUPLICATION RE-
DUCTION.— 
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