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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. EXEMPTION OF EXPORTATION OF CERTAIN 
ECHINODERMS AND MOLLUSKS FROM PER-
MISSION AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) EXEMPTION.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service shall amend section 14.92 
of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, to clarify that— 
(1) fish or wildlife described in subsection (b) are 
fishery products exempt from the export permission 
requirements of section 9(d)(1) of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1538(d)(1)); and 
(2) any person may engage in business as an ex-
porter of such fish or wildlife without procuring per-
mission under such section of that Act or an export 
license under subpart I of part 14 of such title. 
(b) COVERED FISH OR WILDLIFE.—The fish or wild-
life referred to in subsection (a) are members of the phylum 
Echinodermata that are commonly known as sea urchins 
and sea cucumbers, and members of the phylum Mollusca 
that are commonly known as squid, octopus, and cuttlefish, 
including products thereof, that— 
(1) do not require a permit under part 16, 17, 
or 23 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations; 
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(2) are harvested in waters under the jurisdic-
tion of the United States or are processed in the 
United States; and 
(3) are— 
(A) exported for purposes of human or ani-
mal consumption; or 
(B) taken in waters under the jurisdiction 
of the United States or on the high seas for rec-
reational purposes. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to exempt ex-
portation of certain echinoderms and mollusks from li-
censing requirements under the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 551 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4245 
[Report No. 114–712, Part I] 
A BILL 
To exempt importation and exportation of sea ur-
chins and sea cucumbers from licensing require-
ments under the Endangered Species Act of 
1973. 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
amendments 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 
The Committees on Ways and Means and Foreign Affairs 
discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4246 
AN ACT 
To exempt for an additional 4-year period, from the applica-
tion of the means-test presumption of abuse under chap-
ter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the 
Armed Forces and members of the National Guard who, 
after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or 
to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 
90 days.
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 Guard and 
Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVISTS DEBT RELIEF 
AMENDMENT. 
Section 4(b) of the National Guard and Reservists 
Debt Relief Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–438; 122 Stat. 
5000) is amended by striking ‘‘7-year’’ and inserting ‘‘11- 
year’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Guard and 
Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVISTS DEBT RELIEF 
AMENDMENT. 
Section 4(b) of the National Guard and Reservists 
Debt Relief Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–438; 122 Stat. 
5000) is amended by striking ‘‘7-year’’ and inserting ‘‘11- 
year’’. 
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II 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4246 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 16, 2015 
Received 
AN ACT 
To exempt for an additional 4-year period, from the applica-
tion of the means-test presumption of abuse under chap-
ter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the 
Armed Forces and members of the National Guard who, 
after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or 
to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 
90 days. 
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HR 4246 RDS 
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 Guard and 
Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVISTS DEBT RELIEF 
AMENDMENT. 
Section 4(b) of the National Guard and Reservists 
Debt Relief Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–438; 122 Stat. 
5000) is amended by striking ‘‘7-year’’ and inserting ‘‘11- 
year’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 
2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4247 
To provide that certain Cuban entrants are ineligible to receive refugee 
assistance, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 15, 2015 
Mr. CURBELO of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide that certain Cuban entrants are ineligible to 
receive refugee assistance, 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 ‘‘Cuban Immigrant 
Work Opportunity Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. CERTAIN CUBANS ENTRANTS INELIGIBLE FOR REF-
UGEE ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Refugee Education 
Assistance Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘CUBAN 
AND’’; and 
(2) in section 501— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Cuban and’’ each place it 
appears; and 
(B) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Cuban/’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘Cuba or’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘Cuba or’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OP-
PORTUNITY RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1996.—Title IV 
of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.) is amended by striking ‘‘Cuban and Haitian 
entrant’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Hai-
tian entrant’’. 
(2) IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.—Sec-
tion 245A(h)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nation-
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ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255a(h)(2)(A)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Cuban and Haitian entrant’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Haitian entrant’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply only in the case of a national of Cuba 
who enters the United States on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. REPORT. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Social Secu-
rity Administration shall submit to Congress a report 
which describes the methods by which the requirement 
under section 416.215 of title 20, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, is enforced. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4248 
To amend the Financial Stability Act to revise the reevaluation procedures 
with respect to determinations by the Financial Stability Oversight Coun-
cil that a nonbank financial company shall be supervised by the Board 
of Governors and shall be subject to prudential standards. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 15, 2015 
Mr. WESTMORELAND (for himself and Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Financial Stability Act to revise the reevalua-
tion procedures with respect to determinations by the 
Financial Stability Oversight Council that a nonbank 
financial company shall be supervised by the Board of 
Governors and shall be subject to prudential standards. 
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 ‘‘FSOC Designation Re-
view Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REEVALUATION AND REAFFIRMATION. 
Section 113(d) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 
(12 U.S.C. 5323(d)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) REEVALUATION AND REAFFIRMATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall reevalu-
ate each determination made under subsections (a) 
and (b) with respect to a nonbank financial company 
supervised by the Board of Governors on— 
‘‘(A) an annual basis; and 
‘‘(B) upon the request of such company 
based upon the company’s representation that 
there has been a material change in the com-
pany’s operations or activities or a material 
change in regulatory or market conditions. 
‘‘(2) REEVALUATION.—As part of the reevalua-
tion required by paragraph (1), the Council shall— 
‘‘(A) provide the nonbank financial com-
pany with a confidential written analysis of the 
specific elements of the company’s exposures or 
activities that would be relevant to the Council’s 
reevaluation of the determination for such com-
pany; 
‘‘(B) provide the nonbank financial com-
pany with an opportunity to submit written ma-
terials to the Council regarding the reevalua-
tion, including, as the company’s option, a plan 
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to obtain rescission of the determination or 
other materials relevant to the assessment de-
scribed under paragraph (3)(A); 
‘‘(C) if the nonbank financial company 
submits a plan under subparagraph (B), con-
sider whether the plan, if implemented, would 
result in the nonbank financial company no 
longer meeting the criteria for a final deter-
mination under subsection (a) or (b); 
‘‘(D) make a preliminary written decision 
regarding rescinding such determination; 
‘‘(E) if the preliminary decision is not to 
rescind the determination, provide the nonbank 
financial company with— 
‘‘(i) a copy of the preliminary deci-
sion, which shall include a confidential 
written analysis explaining with specificity 
whether and to what extent any plan sub-
mitted by the company under subpara-
graph (B) addresses the potential threat 
posed by the nonbank financial company to 
the financial stability of the United States; 
‘‘(ii) an opportunity to meet with rep-
resentatives of the Council to discuss the 
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preliminary decision and analysis provided 
under clause (i); and 
‘‘(iii) an opportunity to revise and re- 
submit such plan or any other written ma-
terials, after discussions with representa-
tives of the Council; and 
‘‘(F) upon the request of the nonbank fi-
nancial company, grant such company an oral 
hearing before the Council. 
‘‘(3) 
VULNERABILITY
TO
FINANCIAL
DIS-
TRESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The written analysis 
required under paragraph (2)(A) shall include 
an assessment describing with particularity the 
vulnerability of the nonbank financial company 
to financial distress, including consideration of 
the company’s leverage, liquidity risk and matu-
rity mismatch, and existing regulatory scrutiny 
of the company. 
‘‘(B) EFFECTIVE OF FAILURE TO INCLUDE 
ASSESSMENT.—If the Council provides a writ-
ten analysis under paragraph (2)(A) that does 
not contain the assessment required under sub-
paragraph (A), any determination made under 
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subsection (a) or (b) with respect to such com-
pany shall be rescinded immediately. 
‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 
paragraph the terms ‘vulnerability to financial 
distress’, ‘leverage’, ‘liquidity risk and maturity 
mismatch’, and ‘existing regulatory scrutiny of 
the nonbank financial company’ shall have the 
same meaning as those terms are given, respec-
tively, under appendix A to part 1310 of title 
12, Code of Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(4) REAFFIRMATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Following a reevalua-
tion under paragraph (1), the Council shall vote 
whether to reaffirm the determination that the 
nonbank financial company shall be supervised 
by the Board of Governors and shall be subject 
to prudential standards, pursuant to subsection 
(a) or (b), as applicable. 
‘‘(B) VOTE
REQUIREMENT.—Any reaffir-
mation under subparagraph (A) shall require a 
vote of no fewer than 2⁄3 of the voting members 
then serving, including an affirmative vote by 
the Chairperson, finding that the company still 
meets the standards for designation under sub-
section (a) or (b), as applicable. Any such find-
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ing shall include a detailed explanation of the 
basis for the Council’s determination, including 
a confidential written analysis explaining with 
specificity whether and to what extent any plan 
submitted by the nonbank financial company 
pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) addresses the po-
tential threat posed by the company to the fi-
nancial stability of the United States. 
‘‘(C) EFFECT
OF
FAILURE
TO
REAF-
FIRM.—If the Council votes under subpara-
graph (A) with respect to a nonbank financial 
company and does not reaffirm the designation, 
the determination made with respect to such 
company shall be rescinded immediately. 
‘‘(5) VIEWS
OF
PRIMARY
FINANCIAL
REGU-
LATORY
AGENCY.—In conducting a reevaluation 
under paragraph (1), the Council shall consult with 
the primary financial regulatory agency for the 
nonbank financial company, if any, and the primary 
financial regulatory agencies of the company’s prin-
cipal subsidiaries, if any, and the views of such 
agencies shall be given special consideration.’’. 
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SEC. 3. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
Section 113(h) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 
(12 U.S.C. 5323(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection 
(d)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)(4)’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4249 
To provide an increased Federal capability for civil investigations and litiga-
tion, regarding alleged police, prosecutorial, or judicial misconduct, under 
section 210401 the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act 
of 1994, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 15, 2015 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide an increased Federal capability for civil investiga-
tions and litigation, regarding alleged police, prosecu-
torial, or judicial misconduct, under section 210401 the 
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
1994, 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 ‘‘Police Agency Inves-
tigation Improvement Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASED FEDERAL CAPABILITY FOR CIVIL IN-
VESTIGATIONS AND LITIGATION, REGARDING 
ALLEGED POLICE, PROSECUTORIAL, OR JU-
DICIAL MISCONDUCT, UNDER SECTION 210401 
THE VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW EN-
FORCEMENT ACT OF 1994. 
Section 210401 of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14141) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) INCREASED CAPABILITY FOR CIVIL INVESTIGA-
TIONS AND LITIGATION REGARDING ALLEGED POLICE, 
PROSECUTORIAL, OR JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT.— 
‘‘(1) OFFICE OF POLICE AGENCY INVESTIGA-
TIONS.—For the purpose of investigations and litiga-
tion under this section regarding alleged police, pros-
ecutorial, or judicial misconduct, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall create within the Special Litigation Sec-
tion of the Civil Rights Division of the Department 
of Justice an ‘Office of Police Agency Investiga-
tions’. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
For fiscal year 2016 and each of the succeeding 4 
fiscal years, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$25,000,000 for investigations and litigation under 
this section regarding alleged police, prosecutorial, 
or judicial misconduct.’’. 
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SEC. 3. USE OF COPS FUNDS AND AVAILABILITY OF ADDI-
TIONAL FUNDS TO ADDRESS POLICE, PROS-
ECUTORIAL, AND JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT. 
(a) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 1701(b) of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796dd(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (16), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (17) as para-
graph (18); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (16) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(17) to comply with a judgment or a consent 
decree to which the recipient of the grant under this 
section is subject pursuant to an action brought by 
the Attorney General under section 210401 of the 
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
1994 (42 U.S.C. 14141) regarding alleged police, 
prosecutorial, or judicial misconduct; and’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—Section 
1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(b)), as amended by this Act, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO AD-
DRESS POLICE, PROSECUTORIAL, AND JUDICIAL MIS-
CONDUCT.— 
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‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—A recipient of a grant 
under this section that is subject to a judgment or 
a consent decree pursuant to an action brought by 
the Attorney General under section 210401 of the 
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
1994 (42 U.S.C. 14141) regarding alleged police, 
prosecutorial, or judicial misconduct may submit to 
the Attorney General an application to receive addi-
tional funds under this subsection at such time, and 
containing such information as the Attorney General 
may reasonably require. 
‘‘(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Any amount received 
under this subsection shall be used to comply with 
such judgment or consent decree. 
‘‘(3) AMOUNT
OF
FUNDS.—A grant of addi-
tional funds made under this subsection shall be in 
an amount that is equal to not more than 50 percent 
of the amount of the grant that the recipient other-
wise receives under this section. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 to carry 
out this subsection.’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 424 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of 
public financing for Presidential elections, to establish a system of public 
financing for Congressional elections, to promote the disclosure of dis-
bursements made in coordination with campaigns for election for Federal 
office, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2015 
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. VAN HOLLEN) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Admin-
istration, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform 
the system of public financing for Presidential elections, 
to establish a system of public financing for Congres-
sional elections, to promote the disclosure of disburse-
ments made in coordination with campaigns for election 
for Federal office, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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