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(D) Sections 514 and 515 of the International 
Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1643l 
and 1643m) are repealed. 
(f) TRADE SANCTIONS REFORM AND EXPORT EN-
HANCEMENT ACT OF 2000.—The Trade Sanctions Re-
form and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7201 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
906(a)(1) 
(22 
U.S.C. 
7205(a)(1))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Cuba,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘(other than Cuba)’’ after 
‘‘to the government of a country’’; 
(2) in section 908 (22 U.S.C. 7207)— 
(A) by striking subsection (b); 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘PROHIBITION’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
’’ and inserting ‘‘IN GENERAL.—’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘for exports to Cuba 
or’’; 
(iii) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(iv) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
subsection (b) (and conforming the margin 
accordingly); and 
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(C) in subsection (b) (as redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (a)’’; 
(3) by striking section 909 (22 U.S.C. 7208); 
(4) by striking section 910 (22 U.S.C. 7209); 
and 
(5) by redesignating section 911 as section 909. 
(g) REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON TRANSACTIONS OR 
PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN UNITED STATES 
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.—Section 211 of the Depart-
ment of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(b) of division A 
of Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–88) is repealed. 
(h) TERMINATION
OF DENIAL
OF FOREIGN TAX 
CREDIT WITH RESPECT TO CUBA.—Subparagraph (A) of 
section 901(j)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to denial of foreign tax credit, etc., with respect 
to certain foreign countries) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new flush sentence: 
‘‘Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, this 
subsection shall not apply to Cuba after the 
date which is 60 days after the date of the en-
actment of this sentence.’’. 
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(i) SUGAR QUOTA PROHIBITION UNDER FOOD SECU-
RITY ACT OF 1985.—Section 902(c) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 is repealed. 
SEC. 4. TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND FACILI-
TIES. 
Any common carrier within the meaning of section 
3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153) 
is authorized to install, maintain, and repair telecommuni-
cations equipment and facilities in Cuba, and otherwise 
provide telecommunications services between the United 
States and Cuba. The authority of this section includes 
the authority to upgrade facilities and equipment. 
SEC. 5. TRAVEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Travel to and from Cuba by indi-
viduals who are citizens or residents of the United States, 
and any transactions ordinarily incident to such travel, 
may not be regulated or prohibited if such travel would 
be lawful in the United States. 
(b) TRANSACTIONS INCIDENT
TO TRAVEL.—Any 
transactions ordinarily incident to travel which may not 
be regulated or prohibited under subsection (a) include, 
but are not limited to— 
(1) transactions ordinarily incident to travel or 
maintenance in Cuba; and 
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(2) normal banking transactions involving for-
eign currency drafts, traveler’s checks, or other ne-
gotiable instruments incident to such travel. 
SEC. 6. DIRECT MAIL DELIVERY TO CUBA. 
The United States Postal Service shall take such ac-
tions as are necessary to provide direct mail service to and 
from Cuba, including, in the absence of common carrier 
service between the 2 countries, the use of charter pro-
viders. 
SEC. 7. NEGOTIATIONS WITH CUBA. 
(a) NEGOTIATIONS.—The President should take all 
necessary steps to conduct negotiations with the Govern-
ment of Cuba— 
(1) for the purpose of settling claims of nation-
als of the United States against the Government of 
Cuba for the taking of property by such government; 
and 
(2) for the purpose of securing the protection of 
internationally recognized human rights. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the terms 
‘‘national of the United States’’ and ‘‘property’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 502 of the Inter-
national Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 
1643a). 
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SEC. 
8. 
EXTENSION 
OF 
NONDISCRIMINATORY 
TRADE 
TREATMENT. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that— 
(A) the United States should promote 
democratic change and economic reform by nor-
malizing trade relations with Cuba; and 
(B) upon the enactment of this Act, it will 
no longer be necessary for the United States to 
continue to use article XXI of the GATT 1994 
with respect to Cuba, understanding that the 
President retains full authority to invoke article 
XXI of the GATT 1994 and comparable provi-
sions in other Uruguay Round Agreements in 
the future in all appropriate circumstances. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term 
‘‘GATT 1994’’ and ‘‘Uruguay Round Agreements’’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 2 of 
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 
3501). 
(b) EXTENSION
OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREAT-
MENT TO THE PRODUCTS OF CUBA.— 
(1) HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE AMEND-
MENTS.—General note 3(b) of the Harmonized Tar-
iff Schedule of the United States is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘to section 401 of the Tar-
iff Classification Act of 1962,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Cuba’’. 
(2) REPEAL OF SECTION 401 OF THE TARIFF 
CLASSIFICATION ACT OF 1962.—Section 401 of the 
Tariff Classification Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 78) is re-
pealed. 
(3) TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV 
OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 TO CUBA.— 
(A) EXTENSION
OF
NONDISCRIMINATORY 
TREATMENT.—Nondiscriminatory 
treatment 
(normal trade relations treatment) shall apply 
to the products of Cuba. 
(B) TERMINATION
OF
APPLICATION
OF 
TITLE IV.—Title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) shall cease to apply to 
Cuba. 
(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section, and the 
amendments and repeal made by this section, shall 
apply with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 
15th day after the effective date of this Act. 
(c) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—The President shall 
submit to the Congress, not later than 18 months after 
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the date of the enactment of this Act, a report on trade 
relations between the United States and Cuba. 
SEC. 9. PROHIBITION ON LIMITING ANNUAL REMITTANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the Secretary of the Treasury may not limit the 
amount of remittances to Cuba that may be made by any 
person who is subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
States, and the Secretary shall rescind all regulations in 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act that so limit 
the amount of those remittances. 
(b) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sub-
section (a) may be construed to prohibit the prosecution 
or conviction of any person committing an offense de-
scribed in section 1956 of title 18, United States Code 
(relating to the laundering of monetary instruments) or 
section 1957 of such title (relating to engaging in mone-
tary transactions in property derived from specific unlaw-
ful activity). 
SEC. 10. REMOVAL OF CUBA FROM STATE SPONSORS OF 
TERRORISM LIST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the provisions of 
law described in subsection (b), any determination of the 
Secretary of State in effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act that the Government of Cuba has repeatedly 
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provided support for acts of international terrorism pursu-
ant to such provisions of law is hereby rescinded. 
(b) PROVISIONS OF LAW DESCRIBED.—The provi-
sions of law referred to in subsection (a) are section 620A 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), 
section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2780), and section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act 
of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the effective date of this Act. 
SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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HR 1119 IH
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
SUBTITLE A—OFFICER PERSONNEL POLICY
Sec. 501. Authorization for personnel to serve in the management of non-fed-
eral entities.
Sec. 502. Modifying selection board eligibility.
Sec. 503. Limitations on promotion consideration eligibility.
Sec. 504. Authority to permit non-unit assigned officers to be considered by
Vacancy Promotion Board to general officer grades and for of-
ficers to be considered by a Vacancy Promotion Board to gen-
eral officer grades when not serving in the higher graded posi-
tion.
Sec. 505. Exclusion of certain retired members from the limitation on the pe-
riod of recall to active duty.
SUBTITLE B—ENLISTED PERSONNEL POLICY
Sec. 511. Authorization for the Naval Postgraduate School to admit enlisted
members of the U.S. Naval Service, Army, Air Force, and
Coast Guard as members.
Sec. 512. Scope of participation in Community College of the Air Force.
SUBTITLE C—RESERVE PERSONNEL POLICY
Sec. 521. Correction to retire grade, general rule concerning nonregular service.
Sec. 522. Grade requirement of Involuntary Separation Board composition.
SUBTITLE D—EDUCATION POLICY
Sec. 531. Protection of Educational Assistance Program entitlements for se-
lected reserve members serving on active duty in support of a
contingency operation.
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
SUBTITLE A—PAY AND ALLOWANCES
Sec. 601. Military pay raise for fiscal year 1998.
Sec. 602. Change in requirements for pay of ready reserve muster duty allow-
ance.
SUBTITLE B—BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS
Sec. 611. Nuclear qualified officers: Bonuses and special pay
Sec. 612. Incentive for enlisted members to extend tours of duty overseas.
Sec. 613. Amendments to Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus.
Sec. 614. Amendments to Selected Reserve prior service enlistment bonus.
SUBTITLE C—ALLOWANCES
Sec. 621. Travel and transportation allowances for dependents prior to approval
of a member’s court-martial sentence.
Sec. 622. Variable housing allowance at location of residence after a close prox-
imity move.
SUBTITLE D—OTHER MATTERS
HR 1119 IH
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (g).
TITLE III—OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE
Subtitle A—Authorization of
Appropriations
SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING.
(a) FISCAL YEAR 1998.—Funds are hereby author-
ized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1998 for the use
of the Armed Forces of the United States and other activi-
ties and agencies of the Department of Defense, for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and
maintenance, in amounts as follows:
(1) For the Army, $17,215,484,000.
(2) For the Navy, $21,581,130,000.
(3) For the Marine Corps, $2,305,345,000.
(4) For the Air Force, $18,910,785,000.
(5) 
For 
Defense-wide 
activities,
$10,403,938,000.
(6) For the Army Reserve, $1,192,891,000.
(7) For the Naval Reserve, $834,711,000.
(8) 
For 
the 
Marine 
Corps 
Reserve,
$110,366,000.
(9) For the Air Force Reserve, $1,624,420,000.
(i) by striking ‘‘section 223(d)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 223(c)’’, and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘section 223(e)(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 223(d)(2)’’, and 
(B) in subsection (e)(1)(E), by striking 
‘‘section 
223(d)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
223(c)’’. 
(14) Section 6693(a)(2)(C) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 223(h)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 223(g)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2015. 
SEC. 202. TREATMENT OF HSA AFTER DEATH OF ACCOUNT 
BENEFICIARY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 223(e)(8) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, as redesignated by section 
201(c)(3) of this Act, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(8) TREATMENT AFTER DEATH OF ACCOUNT 
BENEFICIARY.—If an individual acquires an account 
beneficiary’s interest in a health savings account by 
reason of the death of the account beneficiary, such 
health savings account shall be treated as if the indi-
vidual were the account beneficiary.’’. 
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SEC. 212. NEW HSA CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart C of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 36C. HSA CREDIT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a qualified indi-
vidual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax 
imposed by this subtitle for any taxable year, an amount 
equal to the HSA credit amount of the individual for the 
taxable year. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFYING INDIVIDUAL.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘qualifying individual’ means, with re-
spect to any month, any individual who for such month 
is deposit qualifying resident (as defined in section 
102(b)(2) of the Patient Freedom Act of 2015) of a State 
described in section 101(a)(3) of such Act that elects to 
have section 102(b) of such Act carried out by way of the 
credit determined under this section. 
‘‘(c) HSA CREDIT AMOUNT.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘HSA credit amount’ means, with respect 
to any taxable year, the sum of the HSA deposit amounts 
determined under section 103 of the Patient Freedom Act 
of 2015 with respect to the individual for all months end-
ing during the taxable year. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2752 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and increase the 
exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency 
medical responders. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2015 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. 
ESTY, Mr. HIMES, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. LANCE, Mr. KELLY of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. WALZ, 
Ms. PINGREE, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, 
Mr. TONKO, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. HONDA, Mr. JOYCE, 
Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. CAR-
TER of Texas, Mr. LOEBSACK, and Mr. MICA) 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 extend 
and increase the exclusion for benefits provided to volun-
teer firefighters and emergency medical responders. 
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 ‘‘Volunteer Responder 
Incentive Protection Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
BENEFITS 
PROVIDED 
TO 
VOLUNTEER 
FIRE-
FIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL RE-
SPONDERS. 
(a) INCREASE IN DOLLAR LIMITATION ON QUALI-
FIED
PAYMENTS.—Subparagraph 
(B) 
of 
section 
139B(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘$30’’ and inserting ‘‘$50’’. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Subsection (d) of section 139B of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘beginning after December 31, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘be-
ginning— 
‘‘(1) after December 31, 2010, and before Jan-
uary 1, 2016, or 
‘‘(2) after December 31, 2018.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2014. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2754 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity 
credit permanent. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2015 
Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, and Ms. JENKINS of Kansas) 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 make 
the work opportunity credit permanent. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT MADE PERMA-
NENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 51(c) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (4) 
and redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4). 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to individuals who begin for the 
employer after December 31, 2014. 
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409
(2) For strategic nuclear arms elimination in
Ukraine, $76,700,000.
(3) For fissile material containers in Russia,
$7,000,000.
(4) For planning and design of a chemical
weapons destruction facility in Russia, $14,400,000.
(5) For planning, design, and construction of a
storage 
facility 
for 
Russian 
fissile 
material,
$57,700,000.
(6) For weapons storage security in Russia,
$23,500,000.
(7) For activities designated as Defense and
Military-to-Military Contacts in Russia, Ukraine,
and Kazakhstan, $7,000,000.
(8) For military-to-military programs of the
United States that focus on countering the threat of
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and
that include the security forces of the independent
states of the former Soviet Union other than Russia,
Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakstan, $2,000,000.
(9) For activities designated as Other Assess-
ments/Administrative Support $18,500,000.
(b) LIMITED AUTHORITY TO VARY INDIVIDUAL
AMOUNTS.—(1) If the Secretary of Defense determines
that it is necessary to do so in the national interest, the
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2757 
To prohibit United States voluntary contributions to the regular budget of 
the United Nations or any United Nations agency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2015 
Mr. BABIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit United States voluntary contributions to the 
regular budget of the United Nations or any United 
Nations agency. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES VOLUNTARY 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS 
AND UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No funds made available to any 
Federal department or agency may be used to make 
United States voluntary contributions to the regular budg-
et of the United Nations or any United Nations agency. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) applies with 
respect to funds made available for fiscal year 2015 and 
subsequent fiscal years. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2758 
To make permanent the returning worker exception to the annual numerical 
limitation 
on 
nonimmigrant 
visas 
issued 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2015 
Mr. BOUSTANY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To make permanent the returning worker exception to the 
annual numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas 
issued under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act, 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. H–2B NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 214(g)(9)(A) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(9)(A)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) Subject to paragraphs (B) and (C), an alien who 
has already been counted toward the numerical limitation 
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of paragraph (1)(B) during 1 of the 3 preceding fiscal 
years shall not again be counted toward such limitation 
during a fiscal year. Such an alien shall be considered a 
returning worker.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2015. If this 
section is enacted after such date, the amendment made 
by subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on such 
date. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2771 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation 
on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded 
from the gross income of the employee. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2015 
Mr. BURGESS 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 increase 
the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term 
life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income 
of the employee. 
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 ‘‘Group Term Life In-
surance Increase Act of 2015’’. 
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