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‘‘(A) SOCIAL
SECURITY
COMPUTATION.—
The amount of the survivor benefit, if any, to
which the surviving spouse (or the former
spouse, in the case of a former spouse bene-
ficiary who became a former spouse under a di-
vorce that became final after November 29,
1989) would be entitled under title II of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) based
solely upon service by the person concerned as
described in section 210(l)(1) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 410(l)(1)) and calculated assuming that
the person concerned lives to age 65.
‘‘(B) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
OF
REDUC-
TION.—40 percent of the amount of the month-
ly annuity as determined under paragraph (2).
‘‘(4) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
SOCIAL
SECURITY
OFFSET COMPUTATION.—
‘‘(A) TREATMENT OF DEDUCTIONS MADE
ON ACCOUNT OF WORK.—For the purpose of
paragraph (3), a surviving spouse (or a former
spouse, in the case of a person who becomes a
former spouse under a divorce that becomes
final after November 29, 1989) shall not be
considered as entitled to a benefit under title II
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et
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section 1450(a)(4) of this title shall be reduced as
follows:
‘‘(A) STANDARD ANNUITY.—In the case of
a person providing a standard annuity, the re-
duction shall be by 10 percent plus 5 percent
for each full five years the individual designated
is younger than that person.
‘‘(B) RESERVE COMPONENT ANNUITY.—In
the case of a person providing a reserve-compo-
nent annuity, the reduction shall be by an
amount prescribed under regulations of the Sec-
retary of Defense.
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON TOTAL REDUCTION.—The
total reduction under paragraph (1) may not exceed
40 percent.
‘‘(3) DURATION
OF
REDUCTION.—The reduc-
tion in retired pay prescribed by this subsection shall
continue during the lifetime of the person designated
under section 1450(a)(4) of this title or until the
person receiving retired pay changes his election
under section 1450(f) of this title.
‘‘(4) RULE FOR COMPUTATION.—Computation
of a member’s retired pay for purposes of this sub-
section shall be made without regard to any reduc-
tion under section 1409(b)(2) of this title.
defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs 
discretionary account’’ means any discretionary account, 
other than— 
(1) any account included in a Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act; 
(2) any account included in a Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act; 
(3) any account of the Department of Defense 
or the Department of Veterans Affairs included in a 
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act; or 
(4) any account for Department of Energy de-
fense activities included in an Energy and Water 
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act. 
(c) PROPORTIONATE APPLICATION.—Any rescission 
made by subsection (a) shall be applied proportionately— 
(1) to each discretionary account and each item 
of budget authority described in such subsection; 
and 
(2) within each such account and item, to each 
program, project, and activity (with programs, 
projects, and activities as delineated in the appro-
priation Act or accompanying reports for the rel-
evant fiscal year covering such account or item, or 
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to consider the resolution that originated in the re-
ceiving House. 
(f) RULES OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE.—This sec-
tion is enacted by Congress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate and House of Representatives, respec-
tively, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules 
of each House, respectively, but applicable only with 
respect to the procedure to be followed in that 
House in the case of a resolution described in sub-
section (a), and it supersedes other rules only to the 
extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change the rules (so far as 
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, 
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 
the case of any other rule of that House. 
SEC. 10. OFFSETTING RESCISSIONS. 
Of the unobligated balance of funds available for each 
of the following accounts, $3,000,000 is rescinded from 
each such account: 
(1) ‘‘Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices—Office of the Secretary—General Depart-
mental Management’’. 
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(2) ‘‘Agricultural Programs—Departmental Ad-
ministration’’. 
(3) ‘‘Department of Education—Departmental 
Management—Program Administration’’. 
(4) ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment—Management and Administration—Admin-
istration, Operations, and Management’’. 
(5) ‘‘Department of the Interior—Departmental 
Offices—Office of the Secretary—Departmental Op-
erations’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Truth in Budgeting
Act’’.
SEC. 2. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF HIGHWAY TRUST
FUND, AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND,
INLAND WATERWAYS TRUST FUND, AND HAR-
BOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law except the Line Item Veto Act of 1996, the
receipts and disbursements of the Highway Trust Fund,
the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Water-
ways Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust
Fund—
(1) shall not be counted as new budget author-
ity, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for pur-
poses of—
(A) the budget of the United States Gov-
ernment as submitted by the President,
(B) the congressional budget (including al-
locations of budget authority and outlays pro-
vided therein), or
(C) the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985; and
(2) shall be exempt from any general budget
limitation imposed by statute on expenditures and
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net lending (budget outlays) of the United States
Government.
(b) LIMITATION
ON INTEREST PAID
TO TRUST
FUNDS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section
9602(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ‘‘The amount of interest credited to the
Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Highway Trust
Fund, the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, or the
Inland Waterways Trust Fund for any fiscal year
shall not exceed the amount of interest which would
be credited to such Fund if such interest were deter-
mined at the average interest rate on 52-week
Treasury securities sold to the public during such
fiscal year.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made
by paragraph (1) shall apply to fiscal years begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. SAFEGUARDS AGAINST DEFICIT SPENDING OUT OF
AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 471 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating section 47131 as section
47132; and
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(2) by inserting after section 47130 the follow-
ing new section:
‘‘§ 47131. Safeguards against deficit spending
‘‘(a) ESTIMATES OF UNFUNDED AVIATION AUTHOR-
IZATIONS AND NET AVIATION RECEIPTS.—Not later than
March 31 of each year, the Secretary, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury, shall estimate—
‘‘(1) the amount which would (but for this sec-
tion) be the unfunded aviation authorizations at the
close of the first fiscal year that begins after that
Mach 31, and
‘‘(2) the net aviation receipts at the close of
such fiscal year.
‘‘(b) PROCEDURE IF EXCESS UNFUNDED AVIATION
AUTHORIZATIONS.—If the Secretary determines for any
fiscal year that the amount described in subsection (a)(1)
exceeds the amount described in subsection (a)(2), the
Secretary shall determine the amount of such excess.
‘‘(c) ADJUSTMENT
OF AUTHORIZATIONS
IF UN-
FUNDED AUTHORIZATIONS EXCEED RECEIPTS.—
‘‘(1) DETERMINATION OF PERCENTAGE.—If the
Secretary determines that there is an excess referred
to in subsection (b) for a fiscal year, the Secretary
shall determine the percentage which—
‘‘(A) such excess, is of
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1931 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
to sell certain Federal land, to direct that the proceeds of such sales 
be applied to reduce the Federal budget deficit, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2015 
Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, and Mr. CARTER 
of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agri-
culture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture to sell certain Federal land, to direct 
that the proceeds of such sales be applied to reduce 
the Federal budget deficit, 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 ‘‘American Land Act’’. 
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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The United States courthouse located at 501 East 
Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, shall be known and 
designated as the ‘‘R. Jess Brown United States Court-
house’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the United 
States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the ‘‘R. Jess Brown United States 
Courthouse’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 
2014. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 579 
AN ACT 
To designate the United States courthouse located 
at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, 
as the ‘‘R. Jess Brown United States Court-
house’’.
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 579 
To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street 
in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ‘‘R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2013 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 
East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ‘‘R. 
Jess Brown United States Courthouse’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The United States courthouse located at 501 East 
Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, shall be known and 
designated as the ‘‘R. Jess Brown United States Court-
house’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the United 
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States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the ‘‘R. Jess Brown United States 
Courthouse’’. 
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IIB 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 579 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 9, 2014 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 
East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ‘‘R. 
Jess Brown United States Courthouse’’. 
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. DESIGNATION. 
The United States courthouse located at 501 East 
Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, shall be known and 
designated as the ‘‘R. Jess Brown United States Court-
house’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the United 
States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the ‘‘R. Jess Brown United States 
Courthouse’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 
2014. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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‘‘(C) $4,000 per year, if the officer has at least
12 but less than 14 years of creditable service.
‘‘(D) $5,000 per year, if the officer has at least
14 but less than 18 years of creditable service.
‘‘(E) $6,000 per year, if the officer has 18 or
more years of creditable service.’’.
(b) RESERVE DENTAL OFFICERS SPECIAL PAY.—
Section 302b of title 37, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(h) RESERVE DENTAL OFFICERS SPECIAL PAY.—
(1) A reserve dental officer described in paragraph (2) is
entitled to special pay at the rate of $350 a month for
each month of active duty, including active duty in the
form of annual training, active duty for training, and ac-
tive duty for special work.
‘‘(2) A reserve dental officer referred to in paragraph
(1) is a reserve officer who—
‘‘(A) is an officer of the Dental Corps of the
Army or the Navy or an officer of the Air Force des-
ignated as a dental officer; and
‘‘(B) is on active duty under a call or order to
active duty for a period of less than one year.’’.
(c) ACCESSION BONUS FOR DENTAL SCHOOL GRAD-
UATES WHO ENTER THE ARMED FORCES.—(1) Chapter
IB 
House Calendar No. 58 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 579 
[Report No. 113–233] 
To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street 
in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ‘‘R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2013 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 
East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ‘‘R. 
Jess Brown United States Courthouse’’. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The United States courthouse located at 501 East 
Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, shall be known and 
designated as the ‘‘R. Jess Brown United States Court-
house’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the United 
States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the ‘‘R. Jess Brown United States 
Courthouse’’. 
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House Calendar No. 58 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 579 
[Report No. 113–233] 
A BILL 
To designate the United States courthouse located 
at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, 
as the ‘‘R. Jess Brown United States Court-
house’’. 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 57 
To make 15 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-home-
land-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each 
of the fiscal years 2013 and 2014. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2013 
Mrs. BLACKBURN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
To make 15 percent across-the-board rescissions in non- 
defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs 
discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2013 
and 2014. 
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. ACROSS-THE-BOARD RESCISSIONS IN NON-DE-
FENSE, 
NON-HOMELAND-SECURITY, 
AND 
NON-VETERANS-AFFAIRS 
DISCRETIONARY 
SPENDING FOR EACH OF FISCAL YEARS 2013 
AND 2014. 
(a) ACROSS-THE-BOARD
RESCISSIONS.—There is 
hereby rescinded an amount equal to 15 percent of— 
(1) the budget authority provided (or obligation 
limitation imposed) in each of the fiscal years 2013 
and 2014 for any non-defense, non-homeland-secu-
rity, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account 
in any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act; 
(2) the budget authority provided in any ad-
vance appropriation for each of the fiscal years 2013 
and 2014 for any non-defense, non-homeland-secu-
rity, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account 
in any prior fiscal year appropriation Act; and 
(3) the contract authority provided in each of 
the fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for any program that 
is subject to a limitation contained in any fiscal year 
2013 or 2014 appropriation Act for any non-de-
fense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-af-
fairs discretionary account. 
(b) 
NON-DEFENSE, 
NON-HOMELAND-SECURITY, 
AND
NON-VETERANS-AFFAIRS
DISCRETIONARY
AC-
COUNT.—For purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘‘non- 
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for accounts and items not included in appropriation 
Acts, as delineated in the most recently submitted 
President’s budget). 
(d) SUBSEQUENT APPROPRIATION LAWS.—In the 
case of any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act 
enacted after the date of enactment of this section, any 
rescission required by subsection (a) shall take effect im-
mediately after the enactment of such Act. 
(e) OMB REPORT.—Within 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this section (or, if later, 30 days after 
the enactment of any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropria-
tion Act), the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report 
specifying the account and amount of each rescission made 
pursuant to subsection (a). 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5800 
To prohibit Federal agencies from mandating the deployment of vulnerabilities 
in data security technologies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 4, 2014 
Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. AMASH, Mr. 
O’ROURKE, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. POE of Texas, 
Mr. NADLER, and Mr. HOLT) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and 
in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit Federal agencies from mandating the deployment 
of vulnerabilities in data security technologies. 
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 ‘‘Secure Data Act of 
2014’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DATA SECURITY VULNERABILITY 
MANDATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), no agency may mandate that a manufacturer, devel-
oper, or seller of covered products design or alter the secu-
rity functions in its product or service to allow the surveil-
lance of any user of such product or service, or to allow 
the physical search of such product, by any agency. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
mandates authorized under the Communications Assist-
ance for Law Enforcement Act (47 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States 
Code; and 
(2) the term ‘‘covered product’’ means any com-
puter hardware, computer software, or electronic de-
vice that is made available to the general public. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5801 
To require each agency, in providing notice of a rule making, to include 
a link to a 100 word plain language summary of the proposed rule. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 4, 2014 
Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself and Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New 
York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require each agency, in providing notice of a rule making, 
to include a link to a 100 word plain language summary 
of the proposed rule. 
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 Account-
ability Through Transparency Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO POST A 100 WORD SUMMARY TO 
REGULATIONS.GOV. 
Section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) the internet address of a summary of not 
more than 100 words in length of the proposed rule, 
in plain language, that shall be posted on the inter-
net website under section 206(d) of the E-Govern-
ment Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note) (commonly 
known as regulations.gov);’’. 
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