datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(i) to identify trends in the infringe-
ment of, and technologies that infringe, in-
tellectual property rights; 
(ii) to identify opportunities for en-
hanced training of officers of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection and U.S. Im-
migration and Customs Enforcement; and 
(iii) to develop best practices to en-
force intellectual property rights; and 
(C) coordination with foreign governments 
and international organizations with respect to 
the enforcement of intellectual property rights. 
(4) A summary of the efforts of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement to address the challenges with 
respect to the enforcement of intellectual property 
rights presented by Internet commerce and the tran-
sit of small packages and an identification of the 
volume, value, and type of merchandise seized for in-
fringing intellectual property rights as a result of 
such efforts. 
(5) A summary of training relating to the en-
forcement of intellectual property rights conducted 
under section 308 of this Act and expenditures for 
such training. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6438 
AN ACT 
To extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding 
from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incar-
cerated individuals. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(3) Of the covered claims listed under para-
graph (1) that were approved, the number and per-
centage, listed by each sex, of claims assigned to 
each rating percentage. 
‘‘(4) Of the covered claims listed under para-
graph (1) that were denied— 
‘‘(A) the three most common reasons given 
by the Secretary under section 5104(b)(1) of 
this title for such denials; and 
‘‘(B) the number of denials that were 
based on the failure of a veteran to report for 
a medical examination. 
‘‘(5) The number of covered claims that, as of 
the end of the fiscal year covered by the report, are 
pending and, separately, the number of such claims 
on appeal. 
‘‘(6) For the fiscal year covered by the report, 
the average number of days that covered claims take 
to complete beginning on the date on which the 
claim is submitted. 
‘‘(7) A description of the training that the Sec-
retary provides to employees of the Veterans Bene-
fits Administration specifically with respect to cov-
ered claims, including the frequency, length, and 
content of such training. 
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‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered claims’ means claims 
for disability compensation submitted to the Sec-
retary based on a covered mental health condition 
alleged to have been incurred or aggravated by mili-
tary sexual trauma. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered mental health condition’ 
has the meaning given that term in subparagraph 
(A) of section 1154(c)(3) of this title. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘military sexual trauma’ has the 
meaning given that term in subparagraph (B) of 
such section.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1164. Annual reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by mili-
tary sexual trauma.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (c) of section 
1154 of title 38, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), shall apply with respect to any claim for dis-
ability compensation under laws administered by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs for which no final decision has 
been made before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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Title II
coverage in connection with group health plans in the
small group market within such service area for a
period of 180 days after such coverage is denied.
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULE FOR FINANCIAL CAPACITY LIM-
ITS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An insurer or health mainte-
nance organization may deny health insurance cov-
erage in connection with a group health plan in the
small group market if the insurer or organization
demonstrates to the appropriate enforcing authority
(subject to section 502(c)(5)) that—
‘‘(A) it does not have the financial reserves
necessary to underwrite additional coverage, and
‘‘(B) it is applying this paragraph uni-
formly to all employers without regard to the
claims experience or duration of coverage of those
employers and their employees or the health sta-
tus of their employees.
‘‘(2) 180-DAY SUSPENSION UPON DENIAL OF COV-
ERAGE.—An insurer or health maintenance organiza-
tion, upon denying health insurance coverage in con-
nection with group health plans in any service area
in accordance with paragraph (1) may not offer cov-
erage in connection with group health plans in the
(1) One-third of all public elementary and sec-
ondary schools, serving 14,000,000 students, need
extensive repair or replacement.
(2) Many public schools do not have the phys-
ical infrastructure, such as adequate electrical wiring
for computers and communications technology, to
allow students to meet the challenges of the next
century.
(3) Many school districts need to build new
schools to accommodate enrollment growth, which is
expected to increase by 20 percent between 1990
and 2004 for public elementary and secondary
schools.
SEC. 3. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.
The Secretary of Education is authorized to provide
interest subsidies to lower the cost of school construction
and renovation project costs described in section 5.
SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide inter-
est subsidies to the following:
(1) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—
(A) DETERMINATION BASED ON NUMBER
OF
CHILDREN
SERVED.—The 100 local edu-
cational agencies that serve the greatest num-
ber of children who qualify to be counted under
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4309
To provide interest subsidies for new school construction and renovation
projects.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 28, 1996
Mrs. LOWEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in addition to the
Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To provide interest subsidies for new school construction
and renovation projects.
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 ‘‘National School Infra-
structure Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 914
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act and the Solid Waste Disposal Act to limit the liabilities
under these Acts of both fiduciaries and lending institutions, including
finance lessors, guarantors, and others directly or indirectly holding indi-
cia of ownership primarily to protect a security interest in property
which is subject to either Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 1995
Mr. LAFALCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Commerce and, in addition, to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, 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 amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act and the Solid Waste Dis-
posal Act to limit the liabilities under these Acts of
both fiduciaries and lending institutions, including fi-
nance lessors, guarantors, and others directly or indi-
rectly holding indicia of ownership primarily to protect
a security interest in property which is subject to either
Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
section 1124 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965;
(B) DETERMINATION BASED ON NEED.—
In additional to the agencies described in sub-
paragraph (A), 25 local educational agencies
which have the greatest need, as determined by
the Secretary.
(2) STATES.—States for use by local edu-
cational agencies that do not qualify for an interest
subsidy under paragraph (1).
(b) MAXIMUM SUBSIDIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—To determine the amount of
interest subsidy under subsection (a), the Secretary
may provide, on a sliding scale based on need, inter-
est subsidies of not more than 50 percent of the
total costs of repairing existing school facilities and
buildings and constructing new facilities and build-
ings.
(2) RULES AND REGULATIONS.— The Secretary
shall publish in the Federal Register the criteria to
be used to establish the sliding scale under para-
graph (1).
(c) DURATION
OF SUBSIDIES.—The interest sub-
sidies shall be available for a period not to exceed 4 years.
SEC. 5. USES OF FUNDS.
An interest subsidy provided under this Act shall be
used to lower the cost of school construction or renovation
projects for one or more of the following purposes:
(1) Fixing or upgrading classrooms or struc-
tures related to academic learning, including leaking
roofs, crumbling walls, inadequate plumbing, poor
ventilation, and heating or light problems.
(2) Increasing physical safety at the school.
(3) Enhancing access for students, teachers,
and other people with disabilities.
(4) Improving energy efficiency.
(5) Addressing environmental hazards, such as
poor ventilation, indoor air quality, or lighting.
(6) Providing the basic infrastructure that fa-
cilitates educational technology, such as communica-
tions outlets, electrical systems, power outlets, or a
communication closet.
(7) Constructing new schools to meet the needs
imposed by enrollment growth.
SEC. 6. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
Upon request, the Secretary shall provide or provide
for technical assistance to State, local, and school officials
regarding school construction and renovation, including
building needs evaluation, enrollment projection informa-
tion, innovative financing strategies, and effective preven-
tive maintenance strategies.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated $1,250,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998
through 2002.
(b) OFFSET FUNDS.—
(1) COLLECTIONS.—Any appropriation made
pursuant to the authorization made by subsection
(a) shall be made by offsetting collections derived
from competitive bidding for broadcast spectrum
under section 309(j) of the Communications Act of
1934.
(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘‘broadcast spectrum’’ means the
band of frequencies currently allocated for television
channels 60 through 69.
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Union Calendar No. 156 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1607 
[Report No. 114–207] 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation 
evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans 
with mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2015 
Ms. PINGREE (for herself, Mr. POLIQUIN, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. RUSH, Mr. GRI-
JALVA, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. POCAN, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. DOLD, 
and Mr. GUINTA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
JULY 16, 2015 
Additional sponsors: Mr. HONDA, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. BROWNLEY of Cali-
fornia, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. JONES, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. TAKANO, 
Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. 
DELBENE, Mr. SIRES, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. COHEN, 
Mr. POLIS, Ms. ESTY, Mr. KILMER, Ms. LOFGREN, and Mr. LARSEN of 
Washington 
JULY 16, 2015 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 25, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with mental 
health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and 
for other purposes. 
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(C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 per-
cent copper.
(2) HALF DOLLAR SILVER COINS.—Not more
than 350,000 half dollar coins which shall—
(A) weigh 12.50 grams;
(B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and
(C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 per-
cent copper.
(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this
title shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of
title 31, United States Code.
(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section
5134 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted
under this title shall be considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 102. SOURCES OF BULLION.
The Secretary shall obtain silver for minting coins
under this title only from stockpiles established under the
Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.
SEC. 103. DESIGN OF COINS.
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The design of the coins
minted under this title shall be emblematic of the
many inventions made by Thomas A. Edison
throughout his prolific life.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Lymphedema is a chronic disease that re-
sults in an accumulation of protein-rich lymph fluid 
in parts of the body where lymph nodes or lymphatic 
vessels are damaged or inadequate. 
(2) Lymphedema afflicts millions of Americans, 
including men, women, and children who can be 
born with a primary form of lymphedema. The ma-
jority of cases, however, are secondary forms of 
lymphedema most often caused by cancer treatments 
that damage the body’s lymph transport and im-
mune functions. 
(3) A 2010 peer-reviewed study in the Amer-
ican 
Cancer 
Society’s 
Cancer 
journal 
stated 
‘‘lymphedema is a common post-treatment condition 
[and] has been described as one of the most signifi-
cant survivorship issues’’. The study reported an 
overall cancer-related lymphedema incidence rate of 
15.5 percent, with specific rates as follows: sarcoma 
30 percent, breast 20 percent, gynecological 20 per-
cent, melanoma 16 percent, genital-urinary 10 per-
cent, and head and neck 4 percent. Risk increased 
22 percent after pelvic lymph node removal and 31 
percent after radiation therapy. 
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(4) Lymphedema is progressive when left un-
treated or under-treated and can put patients at 
greater risk for serious infections or other costly 
complications. 
(5) Congress acknowledged the importance of 
comprehensive lymphedema treatment coverage with 
passage of the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights 
Act of 1998, which requires group health plans, in-
surance companies, and health maintenance organi-
zations to cover breast cancer-related lymphedema 
treatment post mastectomy and reconstruction. 
(6) Medicare beneficiaries with lymphedema 
currently lack coverage for compression therapy, an 
essential component of care they must use to man-
age their chronic disease. As a result, many patients 
cannot maintain their condition and experience an 
unnecessary loss of health and of function in the ac-
tivities of daily living. 
(7) This Medicare coverage gap should be 
closed to help provide improved health care for 
lymphedema patients and in turn decrease the inci-
dence of costly complications, co-morbidities and re-
lated disabilities. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1609 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the 
Treasury to regulate tax return preparers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2015 
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. NORTON, and Mrs. 
CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to direct the 
Secretary of the Treasury to regulate tax return preparers. 
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 ‘‘Tax Return Preparer 
Accountability Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. REGULATION OF TAX RETURN PREPARERS WHO 
ARE NOT REPRESENTATIVES PRACTICING 
BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREAS-
URY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 3 of title 
31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 330 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 330A. Tax return preparers who are not represent-
atives practicing before the Department 
of the Treasury 
‘‘(a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall, under regu-
lations prescribed by the Secretary, regulate any tax re-
turn preparers who are not regulated by the Secretary 
under section 330. 
‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary may impose a penalty of 
$1,000 for each Federal tax return, document, or other 
submission prepared by a tax return preparer during a 
period in which the tax return preparer— 
‘‘(A) is not in compliance with the regulations 
promulgated under this section, or 
‘‘(B) is suspended or disbarred from acting as 
a tax return preparer under such regulations. 
Any penalty imposed under the preceding sentence shall 
be in addition to any other penalty which may be imposed. 
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‘‘(2) No penalty may be imposed under paragraph (1) 
with respect to any failure if it is shown that such failure 
is due to reasonable cause. 
‘‘(c) For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘tax return preparer’ has the 
meaning given by section 7701(a)(36) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(2) The terms ‘Secretary of the Treasury’ and 
‘Secretary’ mean the Secretary of the Treasury or 
the delegate of the Secretary.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subchapter II of chapter 3 of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 330 the following new item: 
‘‘330A. Tax return preparers who are not representatives practicing before the 
Department of the Treasury.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to returns prepared 
for taxable years ending after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect Medical Inno-
vation Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF MEDICAL DEVICE EXCISE TAX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 32 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subchapter E. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Subsection (a) of section 4221 of such Code 
is amended by striking the last sentence. 
(2) Paragraph (2) of section 6416(b) of such 
Code is amended by striking the last sentence. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sub-
chapters for chapter 32 of such Code is amended by strik-
ing the item relating to subchapter E. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to sales in calendar quarters begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered 
on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to sec-
tion 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 18, 2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 160 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
repeal the excise tax on medical devices.
(B) by striking ‘‘not lawfully present in the 
United States’’ and inserting ‘‘not citizens or 
nationals of the United States or aliens who are 
qualified aliens (as defined in section 431 of the 
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641))’’. 
(8) MINIMUM ESSENTIAL COVERAGE REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 5000A(d)(3) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘LAWFULLY 
PRESENT’’ and inserting ‘‘CITIZENS, NATION-
ALS, OR QUALIFIED ALIENS’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘an alien lawfully present 
in the United States’’ and inserting ‘‘a qualified 
alien (as defined in section 431 of the Personal 
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcili-
ation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641))’’. 
(9) 
MEDICAID
POPULATION.—Section 
1903(v)(1) of the Social Security Act is amended by 
striking ‘‘who is not lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence or otherwise permanently residing in the 
United States under color of law’’ and inserting 
‘‘who is not a qualified alien (as defined in section 
431 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641))’’. 
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