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the fund to any designated recipient organization
unless—
‘‘(A) all numismatic operation and pro-
gram costs allocable to the program under
which such numismatic item is produced and
sold have been recovered; and
‘‘(B) the designated recipient organization
submits an audited financial statement that
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Sec-
retary of the Treasury that, with respect to all
projects or purposes for which the proceeds of
such surcharge may be used, the organization
has raised funds from private sources for such
projects and purposes in an amount that is
equal to or greater than the maximum amount
the organization may receive from the proceeds
of such surcharge.
‘‘(2) ANNUAL AUDITS.—
‘‘(A) ANNUAL AUDITS OF RECIPIENTS RE-
QUIRED.—Each designated recipient organiza-
tion that receives any payment from the fund of
any amount derived from the proceeds of any
surcharge imposed on the sale of any numis-
matic item shall provide, as a condition for re-
ceiving any such amount, for an annual audit,
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appointed pursuant to the amendments made
by this section.
(2) POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE.—The Chief
Postal Inspector shall, with respect to the Postal In-
spection Service, prepare a strategic plan similar in
content to that required under paragraph (1)(A)
with respect to the Office of Inspector General of the
United States Postal Service. Such plan shall be pre-
pared in time to be included with the annual budget
under section 2009 of such title 39 next due to be
submitted after the end of the 30-day period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(e) FIRST APPOINTMENT; TRANSFERS; TRANSI-
TION PROVISION.—
(1) FIRST APPOINTMENT.—The first Inspector
General of the United States Postal Service ap-
pointed pursuant to the amendments made by this
section shall be appointed before the end of the 90-
day period beginning on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(2) TRANSFERS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—All measures described
in section 8G(b) of the Inspector General Act of
1978 necessary to establish an Office of Inspec-
tor General within the United States Postal
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1336 
To encourage and support partnerships between the public and private sectors 
to improve our nation’s social programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2015 
Mr. YOUNG of Indiana (for himself, Mr. DELANEY, Mr. REED, Mr. LARSON 
of Connecticut, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. POLIS, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. KENNEDY, 
and Mr. DOLD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services, 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 encourage and support partnerships between the public 
and private sectors to improve our nation’s social pro-
grams, 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 ‘‘Social Impact Partner-
ship Act’’. 
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public agencies, and private organizations in the
area;
(3) include a description of actions that units of
government and private organizations are rec-
ommended to take to protect the resources of the
area;
(4) specify existing and potential sources of
funding for the conservation, management, and de-
velopment of the area; and
(5) include the following, as appropriate:
(A) An inventory of the resources con-
tained in the national heritage area, including a
list of property in the area that should be con-
served, restored, managed, developed, or main-
tained because of the natural, cultural, or his-
toric significance of the property as it relates to
the themes of the area.
(B) A recommendation of policies for re-
source management that consider and detail the
application of appropriate land and water man-
agement techniques, including (but not limited
to) the development of intergovernmental coop-
erative agreements to manage the historical,
cultural, and natural resources and the rec-
reational opportunities of the area in a manner
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consistent with the support of appropriate and
compatible economic viability.
(C) A program, including plans for res-
toration and construction, for implementation
of the management plan by the management
entity specified in the compact for the area and
specific commitments, for the first 5 years of
operation of the plan, by the partners identified
in the compact.
(D) An analysis of means by which Fed-
eral, State, and local programs may best be co-
ordinated to promote the purposes of this title.
(E) An interpretive plan for the national
heritage area.
(b) MANAGEMENT ENTITIES.—The management en-
tity for the national heritage area shall do each of the fol-
lowing:
(1) Develop and submit to the Secretary a man-
agement plan not later than three years after the
date of the designation of the area as a national her-
itage area.
(2) Give priority to the implementation of ac-
tions, goals, and policies set forth in the compact
and management plan for the area, including—
SEC. 2. SOCIAL IMPACT PARTNERSHIPS. 
Title XX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397) 
is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘to States’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and Programs for’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Social Impact 
Partnerships 
‘‘SEC. 2051. PURPOSES. 
‘‘The purposes of this subtitle are the following: 
‘‘(1) To improve the lives of families and indi-
viduals in need in the United States by funding so-
cial programs that achieve real results. 
‘‘(2) To redirect funds away from programs 
that, based on objective data, are ineffective, and 
into programs that achieve demonstrable, measur-
able results. 
‘‘(3) To ensure Federal funds are used effec-
tively on social services to produce positive outcomes 
for both service recipients and taxpayers. 
‘‘(4) To establish the use of social impact part-
nerships to address some of our nation’s most press-
ing problems. 
‘‘(5) To facilitate the creation of public-private 
partnerships that bundle philanthropic and other 
private resources with existing public spending to 
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(A) assisting units of government, regional
planning organizations, and nonprofit organiza-
tions—
(i) in conserving the national heritage
area;
(ii) in establishing and maintaining
interpretive exhibits in the area;
(iii) in developing recreational oppor-
tunities in the area;
(iv) in increasing public awareness of
and appreciation for the natural, historical,
and cultural resources of the area;
(v) in the restoration of historic build-
ings that are located within the boundaries
of the area and relate to the themes of the
area; and
(vi) in ensuring that clear, consistent,
and environmentally appropriate signs
identifying access points and sites of inter-
est are put in place throughout the area;
and
(B) consistent with the goals of the man-
agement plan, encouraging economic viability in
the affected communities by appropriate means.
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(3) In developing and implementing the man-
agement plan for the area, consider the interests of
diverse units of government, businesses, private
property owners, and nonprofit groups within the ge-
ographic area.
(4) Conduct public meetings at least quarterly
regarding the implementation of the management
plan for the area.
(c) CLEARING HOUSE.—The Congress recognizes the
Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee
State University as the clearing house for the Tennessee
Civil War Heritage Area.
SEC. 206. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF SECRETARY.
The Secretary—
(1) may provide technical assistance and grants
to units of government and private nonprofit organi-
zations regarding the compact and, upon request of
the management entity for the national heritage
area, regarding the management plan and its imple-
mentation;
(2) may not, as a condition of the award of
technical assistance or grants under this section, re-
quire any recipient of such technical assistance or
grants to enact or modify land use restrictions; and
come payment should be made along with infor-
mation on the unique factors that contributed 
to achieving or failing to achieve the outcome, 
the challenges faced in attempting to achieve 
the outcome, and information on the improved 
future delivery of this or similar interventions. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 30 days after receipt of the written report pur-
suant to paragraph (1)(B), the Federal Interagency 
Council on Social Impact Partnerships shall submit 
such report to each committee of jurisdiction in the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. 
‘‘(e) FINAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION
OF
REPORT.—Within six 
months after the social impact partnership project is 
completed, the independent evaluator shall— 
‘‘(A) evaluate the effects of the activities 
undertaken pursuant to the contract with re-
gard to each outcome specified in the contract; 
and 
‘‘(B) submit to the head of the relevant 
agency and the Federal Interagency Council on 
Social Impact Partnerships a written report 
that includes the results of the evaluation and 
the conclusion of the evaluator as to whether 
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(4) conduct public meetings at least quarterly
regarding the implementation of the management
plan;
(5) submit substantial changes (including any
increase of more than 20 percent in the cost esti-
mates for implementation) to the management plan
to the Secretary for the Secretary’s approval;
(6) for any year in which Federal funds have
been received under this title, submit an annual re-
port to the Secretary setting forth its accomplish-
ments, its expenses and income, and the entity to
which any loans and grants were made during the
year for which the report is made; and
(7) for any year in which Federal funds have
been received under this title, make available for
audit all records pertaining to the expenditure of
such funds and any matching funds, and require, for
all agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal
funds by other organizations, that the receiving or-
ganizations make available for audit all records per-
taining to the expenditure of such funds.
If a management plan is not submitted to the Secretary
as required under paragraph (1) within the specified time,
the Heritage Area shall no longer qualify for Federal
funding.
the State or local government has fulfilled each 
obligation of the contract, along with informa-
tion on the unique factors that contributed to 
the success or failure of the project, the chal-
lenges faced in attempting to achieve the out-
come, and information on the improved future 
delivery of this or similar interventions. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 30 days after receipt of the written report pur-
suant to paragraph (1)(B), the Federal Interagency 
Council on Social Impact Partnerships shall submit 
such report to each committee of jurisdiction in the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. 
‘‘(f) LIMITATION ON COST OF EVALUATIONS.—Of 
the amount made available for social impact partnership 
projects in section 2057, the Director may not obligate 
more than 15 percent to evaluate the implementation and 
outcomes of such projects. 
‘‘SEC. 2056. FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON SOCIAL 
IMPACT PARTNERSHIPS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 
Federal Interagency Council on Social Impact Partner-
ships (in this section, referred to as the ‘Council’) to— 
‘‘(1) coordinate the efforts of social impact 
partnership projects funded by this subtitle; 
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shall be binding on all Federal agencies in con-
nection with the administration or implementa-
tion of any provision of this section. The stand-
ards for delineation of wetlands and any deci-
sion of the Secretary, the Secretary of Agri-
culture (in the case of agricultural lands and as-
sociated nonagricultural lands), or any other
Federal officer or agency made in connection
with the administration of this section shall
comply with the requirements for delineation of
wetlands set forth in subparagraphs (B) and (C).
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The standards estab-
lished by rule or applied in any case for pur-
poses of this section shall ensure that lands are
delineated as wetlands only if such lands are
found to be ‘wetlands’ under section 502 of this
Act; except that such standards may not—
‘‘(i) result in the delineation of lands
as wetlands unless clear evidence of wet-
lands hydrology, hydrophytic vegetation,
and hydric soil are found to be present dur-
ing the period in which such delineation is
made, which delineation shall be conducted
during the growing season unless otherwise
requested by the applicant;
‘‘SEC. 13A. FLEXIBLE AND COMPRESSED SCHEDULES.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to bal-
ance the demands of workplaces with the needs of families
in the United States.
‘‘(b) COMPRESSED SCHEDULES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a tax-exempt employer may estab-
lish programs that allow the use of a compressed
schedule that consists of—
‘‘(A) in the case of a schedule of a full-
time employee, a 160-hour basic work require-
ment, over a 4-week period, that is scheduled
for less than 20 workdays; and
‘‘(B) in the case of a schedule of a part-
time employee, a basic work requirement of less
than 160 hours, over a 4-week period, that is
scheduled for less than 20 workdays.
‘‘(2) OVERTIME COMPENSATION PROVISIONS.—
Section 7 and any other provision of law that relates
to premium pay for overtime work shall not apply to
the hours that constitute such a compressed sched-
ule.
‘‘(3) COMPUTATION OF OVERTIME.—In the case
of any full-time employee, hours worked in excess of
such a compressed schedule shall be overtime hours
and shall be paid for as provided by the applicable
V 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1337 
To waive the time limitations specified by law for the award of certain 
medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces to permit the award 
of the Distinguished-Service Cross to Edward Halcomb for acts of ex-
traordinary heroism during the Korean War. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2015 
Mr. ROSS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To waive the time limitations specified by law for the award 
of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed 
Forces to permit the award of the Distinguished-Service 
Cross to Edward Halcomb for acts of extraordinary her-
oism during the Korean War. 
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. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE DISTIN-
GUISHED-SERVICE CROSS FOR ACTS OF EX-
TRAORDINARY HEROISM DURING THE KO-
REAN WAR. 
Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in sec-
tion 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other 
time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain 
medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the 
Secretary of the Army may award the Distinguished-Serv-
ice Cross under section 3742 of such title to Edward 
Halcomb who, while serving in Korea as a member of the 
United States Army in the grade of Private First Class 
in Company B, 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment, 
24th Infantry Division, distinguished himself by acts of 
extraordinary heroism from August 20, 1950, to October 
19, 1950, during the Korean War. 
Æ 
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‘‘(F) $325,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
‘‘(G) $341,250,000 for fiscal year 2017; 
‘‘(H) $358,312,500 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(I) $376,228,125 for fiscal year 2019; 
and 
‘‘(J) $395,039,531 for fiscal year 2020.’’. 
Subtitle C—Energy Innovation 
SEC. 641. ENERGY INNOVATION HUBS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall carry out a program to enhance the Nation’s 
economic, environmental, and energy security by 
making awards to consortia for establishing and op-
erating Energy Innovation Hubs to conduct and 
support, whenever practicable at one centralized lo-
cation, multidisciplinary, collaborative research, de-
velopment, demonstration, and commercial applica-
tion of advanced energy technologies. 
(2) TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOCUS.—The 
Secretary shall designate for each Hub a unique ad-
vanced energy technology focus. 
(3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall en-
sure the coordination of, and avoid unnecessary du-
plication of, the activities of Hubs with those of 
other Department of Energy research entities, in-
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cluding the National Laboratories, the Advanced Re-
search Projects Agency-Energy, Energy Frontier Re-
search Centers, and within industry. 
(b) CONSORTIA.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive an 
award under this section for the establishment and 
operation of a Hub, a consortium shall— 
(A) be composed of no fewer than 2 quali-
fying entities; and 
(B) operate subject to an agreement en-
tered into by its members that documents— 
(i) the proposed partnership agree-
ment, including the governance and man-
agement structure of the Hub; 
(ii) measures to enable cost-effective 
implementation of the program under this 
section; 
(iii) a proposed budget, including fi-
nancial contributions from non-Federal 
sources; 
(iv) a plan for managing intellectual 
property rights; and 
(v) an accounting structure that en-
ables the Secretary to ensure that the con-
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dignified Interment 
of Our Veterans Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS STUDY ON 
MATTERS RELATING TO BURIAL OF UN-
CLAIMED REMAINS OF VETERANS IN NA-
TIONAL CEMETERIES. 
(a) STUDY AND REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall— 
(1) complete a study on matters relating to the 
interring of unclaimed remains of veterans in na-
tional cemeteries under the control of the National 
Cemetery Administration; and 
(2) submit to Congress a report on the findings 
of the Secretary with respect to the study required 
under paragraph (1). 
(b) MATTERS STUDIED.—The matters studied under 
subsection (a)(1) shall include the following: 
(1) Determining the scope of issues relating to 
unclaimed remains of veterans, including an esti-
mate of the number of unclaimed remains of vet-
erans. 
(2) Assessing the effectiveness of the proce-
dures of the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
working with persons or entities having custody of
unclaimed remains to facilitate interment of un-
claimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries 
under the control of the National Cemetery Adminis-
tration. 
(3) Assessing State and local laws that affect 
the ability of the Secretary to inter unclaimed re-
mains of veterans in national cemeteries under the 
control of the National Cemetery Administration. 
(4) Developing recommendations for such legis-
lative or administrative action as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(c) METHODOLOGY.— 
(1) NUMBER OF UNCLAIMED REMAINS.—In es-
timating the number of unclaimed remains of vet-
erans under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary may re-
view such subset of applicable entities as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate, including a subset of 
funeral homes and coroner offices that possess un-
claimed veterans remains. 
(2) ASSESSMENT
OF
STATE
AND
LOCAL 
LAWS.—In assessing State and local laws under sub-
section (b)(3), the Secretary may assess such sample 
of applicable State and local laws as the Secretary 
considers appropriate in lieu of reviewing all applica-
ble State and local laws.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON AWARDS AND BONUSES PAID TO 
SENIOR EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES OF DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
Section 705 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Ac-
countability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 
703 note) is amended by striking the period at the end 
and inserting the following: ‘‘, of which, during fiscal year 
2016, not more than an aggregate amount of $2,000,000 
may be paid to employees of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs who are members of the Senior Executive Serv-
ice.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1338 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to con-
duct a study on matters relating to the burial of 
unclaimed remains of veterans in national ceme-
teries, and for other purposes.
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4238
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance tax incentives
for charitable contributions, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 27, 1996
Mr. BOEHNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Eco-
nomic and Educational Opportunities, Transportation and Infrastructure,
Commerce, and the Judiciary, 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 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance
tax incentives for charitable contributions, 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 AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Compassionate Community Act of 1996’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
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‘‘(2) may not be enforced by any Federal or
State court or any other person.
‘‘(b) ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN WAIVER.—Any attempt
by any person to obtain a waiver from any consumer of
any protection provided by or any right of the consumer
under this title shall be treated as a violation of this title.
‘‘(c) CONTRACTS NOT IN COMPLIANCE.—Any con-
tract for services which does not comply with the applica-
ble provisions of this title—
‘‘(1) shall be treated as void; and
‘‘(2) may not be enforced by any Federal or
State court or any other person.
‘‘SEC. 409. CIVIL LIABILITY.
‘‘(a) LIABILITY ESTABLISHED.—Any person who
fails to comply with any provision of this title with respect
to any other person shall be liable to such person in an
amount equal to the sum of the amounts determined
under each of the following paragraphs:
‘‘(1) ACTUAL DAMAGES.—The greater of—
‘‘(A) the amount of any actual damage
sustained by such person as a result of such
failure; or
‘‘(B) any amount paid by the person to the
credit repair organization.
‘‘(2) PUNITIVE DAMAGES.—