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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1026 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 16, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit 
the release of information regarding the status of certain 
investigations. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Taxpayer Knowledge 
of IRS Investigations Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RELEASE OF INFORMATION REGARDING THE STA-
TUS OF CERTAIN INVESTIGATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6103(e) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION REGARD-
ING STATUS OF INVESTIGATION OF VIOLATION OF 
THIS SECTION.—In the case of a person who pro-
vides to the Secretary information indicating a viola-
tion of section 7213, 7213A, or 7214 with respect 
to any return or return information of such person, 
the Secretary may disclose to such person (or such 
person’s designee)— 
‘‘(A) whether an investigation based on the 
person’s provision of such information has been 
initiated and whether it is open or closed, 
‘‘(B) whether any such investigation sub-
stantiated such a violation by any individual, 
and 
‘‘(C) whether any action has been taken 
with respect to such individual (including 
whether a referral has been made for prosecu-
tion of such individual).’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to disclosures made on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 15, 2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Union Calendar No. 48 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1026 
[Report No. 114–68] 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the release of 
information regarding the status of certain investigations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2015 
Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. BOUSTANY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
APRIL 13, 2015 
Additional sponsor: Mr. ROSKAM 
APRIL 13, 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 February 24, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit 
the release of information regarding the status of certain 
investigations. 
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‘‘(I) an entity that coordinates with small 
and medium-sized businesses; and’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘cyber threat indicators, defensive meas-
ures, and’’ before ‘‘information’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘cyber threat indicators, defensive meas-
ures, and’’ before ‘‘information’’ the first 
place it appears; 
(iii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘cybersecurity risks’’ and inserting ‘‘cyber 
threat indicators, defensive measures, cy-
bersecurity risks,’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(v) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘cybersecurity risks’’ and inserting ‘‘cyber 
threat indicators, defensive measures, cy-
bersecurity risks,’’; and 
(vi) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(H) the Center ensures that it shares in-
formation relating to cybersecurity risks and in-
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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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Taxpayer Knowledge 
of IRS Investigations Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RELEASE OF INFORMATION REGARDING THE STA-
TUS OF CERTAIN INVESTIGATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6103(e) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION REGARDING 
STATUS OF INVESTIGATION OF VIOLATION OF THIS 
SECTION.—In the case of a person who provides to the 
Secretary information indicating a violation of sec-
tion 7213, 7213A, or 7214 with respect to any return 
or return information of such person, the Secretary 
may disclose to such person (or such person’s des-
ignee)— 
‘‘(A) whether an investigation based on the 
person’s provision of such information has been 
initiated and whether it is open or closed, 
‘‘(B) whether any such investigation sub-
stantiated such a violation by any individual, 
and 
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‘‘(C) whether any action has been taken 
with respect to such individual (including wheth-
er a referral has been made for prosecution of 
such individual).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 
section shall apply to disclosures made on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 48 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1026 
[Report No. 114–68] 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
permit the release of information regarding the 
status of certain investigations. 
APRIL 13, 2015 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purposes.
Sec. 4. Veterans Health Care Security.
Sec. 5. Technical and conforming amendments to chapter 17 of title 38, United
States Code.
Sec. 6. Technical and conforming amendments to title 38, United States Code.
Sec. 7. Effective date.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Veterans Health Administration of the
Department of Veterans Affairs operates one of the
Nation’s largest hospital and health care systems,
consisting of 172 medical centers, 375 ambulatory
clinics, 133 nursing homes, 39 domicilaries and 202
counseling centers.
(2) The veterans health system is a national re-
source which must be preserved to ensure that all
deserving veterans, including those who have suf-
fered service-connected disabilities, receive the spe-
cialized care which only that system provides.
(3) The costs of operating the veterans health
system have increased substantially in recent years,
thus jeopardizing the ability of the Veterans Health
Administration to provide needed services to eligible
veterans under funding levels established by law.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1028 
To provide for the implementation of the negotiated property division regard-
ing Former Fort Wingate Depot Activity in McKinley County, New 
Mexico, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2015 
Mr. PEARCE (for himself and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the implementation of the negotiated property 
division regarding Former Fort Wingate Depot Activity 
in McKinley County, New Mexico, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Return of Certain 
Lands At Fort Wingate to The Original Inhabitants Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) In January 1993, the active mission of the 
Fort Wingate Activity Depot located in McKinley 
County, New Mexico (in this Act referred to as 
‘‘Former Fort Wingate Depot Activity’’), ceased, 
and the installation was closed pursuant to title II 
of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base 
Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100–526; 
10 U.S.C. 2687 note). 
(2) The lands occupied by the Former Fort 
Wingate Depot Activity were originally the ancestral 
lands of both the Zuni Tribe and Navajo Nation, as 
indicated by the ancestral history and large number 
of archaeological and cultural sites identified on the 
lands. 
(3) The Secretary of the Interior, with the sup-
port of the Zuni Tribe, the Navajo Nation, and 
other concerned parties, determined that upon com-
pletion of environmental remediation of Former Fort 
Wingate Depot Activity, lands no longer needed by 
the Department of the Army would be transferred to 
the Secretary of the Interior and held in trust by the 
United States for the benefit of the Zuni Tribe and 
the Navajo Nation. 
(4) On July 8, 2013, the Zuni Tribe and the 
Navajo Nation, acting through the respective tribal 
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(4) In response to escalating costs and the lim-
ited availability of appropriated funds, the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs has imposed a complex set
of restrictions on access to the veterans health sys-
tem, thereby reducing eligibility for care and dis-
couraging otherwise-eligible veterans from seeking
care.
(5) Restrictions on eligibility for services and
access to the veterans health system, imposed as
cost-control measures, defeat the purpose for which
the system was established an undermine the com-
pact between the United States and those who have
served in uniform.
(6) The Nation’s 27,000,000 veterans of mili-
tary service, having sacrificed to protect their coun-
try, now require a veterans health system which pro-
vides comprehensive care for themselves and their
dependents; one which provides services necessary
for the treatment of service-connected disabilities at
no charge, and provides other services on a cost-re-
covery basis where the veteran has health insurance
or resources otherwise adequate for payment.
(7) The veterans health system in order to offer
comprehensive services must be reorganized based
upon the principles of managed care and have the
Union Calendar No. 27
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 400
[Report No. 105–39]
A BILL
To amend title 35, United States Code, with
respect to patents, and for other purposes.
MARCH 20, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
Calendar No. 33
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 400
AN ACT
To amend title 35, United States Code, with
respect to patents, and for other purposes.
MARCH 23, 1998
Reported with an amendment in the nature of a
substitute
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3951
To permit duty-free treatment for certain structures, parts, and components
used in the Gemini Telescope Project.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 2, 1996
Mr. WALKER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To permit duty-free treatment for certain structures, parts,
and components used in the Gemini Telescope Project.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CERTAIN STRUCTURES, PARTS, AND COMPO-
NENTS USED IN THE GEMINI TELESCOPES
PROJECT, MAUNA KEA, HAWAII.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury is
authorized and directed to admit free of duty after March
31, 1997, the following articles for the use of the Associa-
tion of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. in the
construction of the Gemini North Telescope, Mauna Kea,
Hawaii, as part of the international Gemini 8-Meter Tele-
scopes Project:
(1) The telescope enclosure, produced by Coast
Steel Fabricators, Ltd., Port Coquitlam, British Co-
lumbia, Canada.
(2) The telescope structure assemblies, pro-
duced by G.I.E. Telas, Cannes le Bocca, France.
(3) The telescope mirror coating plant, pro-
duced by the Royal Greenwich Observatories, Cam-
bridge, United Kingdom.
(4) The telescope secondary mirror, produced
by Carl Zeiss, Oberkochen, Germany.
(5) The telescope acquisition, guiding, and
wavefront sensing equipment, produced by the Royal
Greenwich Observatories, Cambridge, United King-
dom.
(b) RELIQUIDATION.—If the liquidation of the entry
of any article described in subsection (a) has become final
before April 1, 1997, the entry shall, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, be reliquidated on April 1, 1997,
in accordance with the provisions of this section and the
appropriate refund of duty made at the time of such re-
liquidation.
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3952
To clarify that certain components of certain scientific instruments and
apparatus shall be provided duty-free treatment.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 2, 1996
Mr. WALKER (for himself, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. SENSENBRENNER,
Mr. BOEHLERT, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr.
ROHRABACHER, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. CALVERT, Mr.
BAKER of California, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. EHLERS, Mr.
STOCKMAN, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. LARGENT, Mrs. SEASTRAND, Mr.
CRAMER, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. MCHALE, and Mr. GORDON) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To clarify that certain components of certain scientific in-
struments and apparatus shall be provided duty-free
treatment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DUTY FREE TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN COMPO-
NENTS OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS AND
APPARTUS.
U.S. Note 6 of subchapter X of chapter 98 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended in subdivision (a) be adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘The term ‘instruments and appara-
tus’ under subheading 9810.00.60 includes separable com-
ponents of an instrument or apparatus listed in this sub-
division that are imported for assembly in the United
States in such instrument or apparatus in a case in which
the instrument or apparatus, due to its size and complex-
ity, cannot be imported in its assembled state.’’.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS OF REGULATIONS.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall make such modi-
fications to regulations as are necessary to carry out sec-
tion 1.
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local emergency responders and how to increase 
the rate of access to the individual responder in 
existing or emerging communications tech-
nology. 
‘‘(D) The need for emergency response 
plans for rail, similar to existing law related to 
maritime and stationary facility emergency re-
sponse plans for hazardous materials, including 
the following: 
‘‘(i) The requirements of such emer-
gency plans on each train and the format 
and availability of such emergency plans to 
emergency 
responders 
in 
communities 
through which the materials travel. 
‘‘(ii) How the industry would imple-
ment such plans. 
‘‘(iii) The thresholds that require 
emergency plans for each train related to 
hazardous materials in its cargo. 
‘‘(iv) Gaps in existing regulations 
across agencies. 
‘‘(E) The need for a rail hazardous mate-
rials incident database, including the following: 
‘‘(i) An assessment of the appropriate 
entity to host the database. 
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operative agreements, or other financial assistance, 
that are relevant to the Board’s advisory activities 
for the three-year period prior to the date of their 
nomination, and relevant professional activities and 
public statements for the five-year period prior to 
the date of their nomination; and 
‘‘(F) make such reports public, with the excep-
tion of specific dollar amounts, for each member of 
the Board upon such member’s selection. 
‘‘(4) Disclosure of relevant professional activities 
under paragraph (3)(E) shall include all representational 
work, expert testimony, and contract work as well as iden-
tifying the party for which the work was done. 
‘‘(5) Except when specifically prohibited by law, the 
Agency shall make all conflict of interest waivers granted 
to members of the Board, member committees, or inves-
tigative panels publicly available. 
‘‘(6) Any recusal agreement made by a member of 
the Board, a member committee, or an investigative panel, 
or any recusal known to the Agency that occurs during 
the course of a meeting or other work of the Board, mem-
ber committee, or investigative panel shall promptly be 
made public by the Administrator. 
‘‘(7) The terms of the members of the Board shall 
be three years and shall be staggered so that the terms 
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important scientific issues affecting the Environmental 
Protection Agency. 
‘‘(5) The Board shall be fully and timely responsive 
to Congress.’’. 
SEC. 3. RELATION TO THE FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act shall be construed as supplanting the requirements of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 
SEC. 4. RELATION TO THE ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT OF 
1978. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act shall be construed as supplanting the requirements of 
the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 644 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently 
extend and expand the charitable deduction for contribu-
tions of food inventory. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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standard, limitation, regulation, regulatory impact 
analysis, or guidance; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘scientific and technical informa-
tion’ includes— 
‘‘(i) materials, data, and associated proto-
cols necessary to understand, assess, and ex-
tend conclusions; 
‘‘(ii) computer codes and models involved 
in the creation and analysis of such informa-
tion; 
‘‘(iii) recorded factual materials; and 
‘‘(iv) detailed descriptions of how to access 
and use such information. 
‘‘(4) The Administrator shall carry out this sub-
section in a manner that does not exceed $1,000,000 per 
fiscal year, to be derived from amounts otherwise author-
ized to be appropriated.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 18, 
2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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as may be necessary to enable the Commission
to perform its duties. The staff director of the
Commission shall be appointed from private
life, and such appointment shall be subject to
the approval of the Commission as a whole.
(B) COMPENSATION.—The chairman of
the Commission may fix the pay of the staff di-
rector and other personnel without regard to
the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III
of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, re-
lating to classification or positions and General
Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay
fixed under this paragraph for the staff director
may not exceed the rate payable for level V of
the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of
such title and the rate of pay for other person-
nel may not exceed the maximum rate payable
for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule.
(4) DETAIL
OF
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES.—
Upon request of the chairman of the Commission,
the head of any Federal department or agency may
detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any personnel of
that department or agency to the Commission to as-
sist it in carrying out its administrative and clerical
functions.
(5) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTER-
MITTENT SERVICES.—The chairman of the Commis-
sion may procure temporary and intermittent serv-
ices under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
Code, at rates for individuals which do not exceed
the daily equivalent to the annual rate of basic pay
payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under
section 5316 of such title.
(i) PAYMENT OF COMMISSION EXPENSES.—The com-
pensation, travel expenses, per diem allowances of mem-
bers and employees of the Commission, and other expenses
of the Commission shall be paid out of funds available to
the Attorney General for the payment of compensation,
travel allowances, and per diem allowances, respectively,
of employees of the Department of Justice.
(j) TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.—The Com-
mission shall terminate 1 month after the date of the sub-
mission of the report required by subsection (f)(2)(C).
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