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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 312 
To amend the Defense Base Act (42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) to require death 
benefits to be paid to a deceased employee’s designated beneficiary or 
next of kin in the case of death resulting from a war-risk hazard 
or act of terrorism occurring on or after September 11, 2001. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2015 
Mr. LYNCH (for himself and Mr. CONNOLLY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Defense Base Act (42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) 
to require death benefits to be paid to a deceased em-
ployee’s designated beneficiary or next of kin in the 
case of death resulting from a war-risk hazard or act 
of terrorism occurring on or after September 11, 2001. 
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 ‘‘Glen Anthony Doherty 
Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFENSE BASE ACT AMENDMENTS RELATING TO 
DEATH BENEFITS. 
The Defense Base Act (42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 6. DEATH BENEFITS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a person covered 
by this Act who dies as a result of a war-risk hazard or 
act of terrorism, if there is no person eligible for a death 
benefit of the deceased under section 9 of the Longshore 
and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 909), 
then the benefits provided under section 9(b) of such Act 
to a widow or widower of the deceased shall be paid— 
‘‘(1) to a beneficiary designated by the de-
ceased; or 
‘‘(2) if there is no designated beneficiary, to the 
next of kin or the estate of the deceased under appli-
cable State law. 
‘‘(b) PAYMENT OF BENEFITS.—Benefits found to be 
due under this section shall be paid from the compensation 
fund established pursuant to section 8147 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(c) WAR-RISK HAZARD DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘war-risk hazard’ has the meaning provided in 
section 201(b) of the War Hazards Compensation Act (42 
U.S.C. 1711(b)). 
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‘‘(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The death benefit payable 
under this section shall apply with respect to deaths occur-
ring on or after September 11, 2001.’’. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3130 
To protect victims of stalking from gun violence. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2015 
Mrs. DINGELL (for herself and Mr. DOLD) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To protect victims of stalking from gun violence. 
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 ‘‘Zero Tolerance for Do-
mestic Abusers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDITION OF DATING PARTNERS AND INDIVIDUALS 
SUBJECT TO RESTRAINING ORDERS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (32) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(32) The term ‘intimate partner’— 
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‘‘(A) means with respect to a person, the spouse 
of the person, a former spouse of the person, an in-
dividual who is a parent of a child of the person, and 
an individual who cohabitates or has cohabited with 
the person; and 
‘‘(B) includes— 
‘‘(i) a dating partner (as defined in section 
2266); and 
‘‘(ii) any other person similarly situated to 
a spouse who is protected by the domestic or 
family violence laws of the State or tribal juris-
diction in which the injury occurred or where 
the victim resides.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (33)(A)(ii)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘intimate partner,’’ after 
‘‘former spouse,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘intimate partner,’’ after 
‘‘a spouse,’’ each place it appears. 
(b) ADDITION OF STALKING.—Section 922 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (8)(ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
following: 
‘‘(10) has been convicted in any court of a mis-
demeanor crime of stalking.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (8)(C)(ii), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the 
comma at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
following: 
‘‘(10) has been convicted in any court of a mis-
demeanor crime of stalking,’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3131 
To require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, when issuing a 
research paper, to include all studies, data, and other analyses on which 
the paper was based. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2015 
Mr. FITZPATRICK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, 
when issuing a research paper, to include all studies, 
data, and other analyses on which the paper was based. 
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 ‘‘Bureau Research 
Transparency Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RESEARCH PAPER TRANSPARENCY. 
Section 1013 of the Consumer Financial Protection 
Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5493) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
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‘‘(2) such assistance should be made available
for planning for economic development prior to the
actual occurrences of economic distress in order to
avoid such condition; and
‘‘(3) Such assistance should be sued for long-
term economic rehabilitation in areas where long-
term economic deterioration has occurred or is tak-
ing place.
‘‘TITLE I—ECONOMIC DEVELOP-
MENT 
PARTNERSHIPS 
CO-
OPERATION AND COORDINA-
TION
‘‘SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PARTNERSHIPS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In providing assistance under
this Act, the Secretary shall cooperate with States and
other entities to assure that, consistent with national ob-
jectives, Federal programs are compatible with and fur-
ther the objectives of State, regional and local economic
development plans and comprehensive economic develop-
ment strategies.
‘‘(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall
provide such technical assistance to States, local govern-
mental subdivisions of States, sub-State regional organiza-
tions (including organizations which cross State bound-
‘‘(h) RESEARCH PAPER TRANSPARENCY.—Any time 
the Bureau, either through the research unit established 
by the Director under subsection (b)(1) or otherwise, 
issues a research paper that is available to the public, the 
Bureau shall accompany such paper with all studies, data, 
and other analyses on which the paper was based.’’. 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 142
To require the President to submit a separately identified appropriation
request to provide priority funding for the national parks of the United
States, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Ms. DUNN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Budget
A BILL
To require the President to submit a separately identified
appropriation request to provide priority funding for the
national parks of the United States, 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 ‘‘Crown Jewel National
Parks Act’’.
SEC. 2. PRIORITY FUNDING REQUESTS FOR NATIONAL
PARKS.
Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(32) a separate statement of the amount of
appropriations requested for priority funding for
each national park, the Crown Jewels of the Na-
tional Park System, and a separate statement set-
ting forth the reasons why priority funding is not re-
quested for a national park (if any).’’.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3132 
To increase the amount of funding available for fiscal year 2015 for certain 
general business loans authorized under the Small Business Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2015 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. 
HAHN, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. 
TAKAI, Ms. MENG, Ms. ADAMS, and Mr. PAYNE) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To increase the amount of funding available for fiscal year 
2015 for certain general business loans authorized under 
the Small Business Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCREASE TO THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING 
AVAILABLE TO THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMIN-
ISTRATION TO MAKE SECTION 7(a) LOANS. 
The third proviso under the heading ‘‘Small Business 
Administration—Business Loans Program Account’’ in 
title V of division E of the Consolidated and Further Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113–235; 
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128 
Stat. 
2371) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$18,750,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$23,500,000,000’’. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3133 
Relating to certain Indian land-related takings claims of the Grand Traverse 
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan and its individual 
members. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2015 
Mr. BENISHEK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
Relating to certain Indian land-related takings claims of the 
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians 
of Michigan and its individual members. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL REFERENCE AND REPORT. 
Pursuant to the findings and conclusions contained 
in the Report issued by the chief judge of the U.S. Court 
of Federal Claims, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
pay, out of money not otherwise appropriated, to the 
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians 
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Calendar No. 235 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3134 
AN ACT 
To provide for a moratorium on Federal funding to 
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
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of 1965 shall continue to be available to the Secretary as
a liquidating account as defined under section 502 of the
Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 for payment of obliga-
tions and expenses in connection with financial assistance
extended under this Act, said Act of 1965, the Area Rede-
velopment Act, and the Trade Act of 1974.
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall take
such actions as authorized before the effective date of this
Act as necessary or appropriate to administer and liq-
uidate existing grants, contracts, agreements, loans, obli-
gations, debentures, or guarantees heretofore made by the
Secretary or the Secretary’s delegatee pursuant to provi-
sions in effect immediately prior to the effective date of
this Act.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3136 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to issue guidelines relating to civil 
fines imposed for violations of the Animal Welfare Act, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2015 
Mr. BLUM (for himself, Mr. CRAMER, and Mr. BENISHEK) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to issue guidelines 
relating to civil fines imposed for violations of the Animal 
Welfare 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enforcement Trans-
parency Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO ISSUE GUIDELINES RELATING 
TO FINES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
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(2) The extent to which such country has made
substantial progress toward—
(A) reducing tariff levels;
(B) binding its tariffs in the World Trade
Organization and assuming meaningful binding
obligations in other sectors of trade; and
(C) eliminating nontariff barriers to trade.
(3) Whether such country, if not already a
member of the World Trade Organization, is actively
pursuing membership in that Organization.
(4) Where applicable, the extent to which such
country is in material compliance with its obligations
to the International Monetary Fund and other inter-
national financial institutions.
(5) The extent to which such country has a rec-
ognizable commitment to reducing poverty, increas-
ing the availability of health care and educational
opportunities, the expansion of physical infrastruc-
ture in a manner designed to maximize accessibility,
increased access to market and credit facilities for
small farmers and producers, and improved eco-
nomic opportunities for women as entrepreneurs and
employees, and promoting and enabling the forma-
tion of capital to support the establishment and op-
eration of micro-enterprises.
culture shall publish on the public Internet Web site of 
the Department of Agriculture guidelines relating to the 
calculation of civil fines under section 19 of the Animal 
Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2149) for violations of such Act 
(7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.). 
(b) UPDATES.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall— 
(1) update the guidelines published under para-
graph (1) on a quarterly basis; 
(2) not later than 10 days before making such 
updates, publish a notice on the public Internet Web 
site of the Department of Agriculture of such up-
dates; and 
(3) publish such updates in the Federal Reg-
ister. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3137 
To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States 
pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, for the benefit of an Indian 
tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken 
into trust, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2015 
Mr. COLE (for himself, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. SES-
SIONS, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico, Mr. CA´RDENAS, 
Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM 
of New Mexico, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. MOORE, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. TAKAI, Mr. 
BENISHEK, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. KILMER, and Mr. SIMPSON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by 
the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, 
for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally 
recognized on the date that the land was taken into 
trust, 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. REAFFIRMATION OF STATUS AND ACTIONS. 
(a) REAFFIRMATION
OF
TRUST
STATUS.—Land 
taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act 
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of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 465), before the date of en-
actment of this Act for the benefit of an Indian tribe that 
was federally recognized on the date that the land was 
taken into trust is reaffirmed as trust land. 
(b) RATIFICATION
OF
ACTIONS
OF
THE
SEC-
RETARY.—Any action taken by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior for the purpose of acquiring and taking land into trust 
under the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 465), is hereby 
ratified and confirmed as fully and for all intents and pur-
poses as if that action had been taken under a Federal 
law specifically authorizing or directing that action. 
(c) APPLICATION.—This Act shall apply to all claims 
(including claims challenging the validity of title or the 
effectiveness of any action of the Secretary acquiring and 
taking land into trust) pending on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act or filed on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(d) INDIAN COUNTRY.—Any land taken into trust 
that has been ratified and confirmed pursuant to this Act 
shall remain Indian country pursuant to section 1151 of 
title 18, United States Code. 
(e) ADDITIONAL LAND.—Nothing in this Act shall 
alter or diminish the right of any federally recognized In-
dian tribe or the authority of the Secretary with respect 
to land taken into trust after the date of the enactment 
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of this Act for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian 
tribe. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3138 
To recognize the right of members of the Armed Forces assigned to duty 
at Armed Forces recruitment offices to carry a personal or service- 
issue firearm at the office. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2015 
Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To recognize the right of members of the Armed Forces 
assigned to duty at Armed Forces recruitment offices 
to carry a personal or service-issue firearm at the office. 
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 ‘‘Military Recruiter 
Right to Carry Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. RIGHT OF RECRUITERS TO CARRY A FIREARM AT 
ARMED FORCES RECRUITMENT OFFICES. 
Notwithstanding any Department of Defense policy 
or Federal, State, or local law to the contrary, a member 
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of the Armed Forces assigned to duty at an Armed Forces 
recruitment office has the right to carry a personal or 
service-issue firearm at the office. 
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fund, with assets of up to $150,000,000, the
primary purpose of which is to achieve long-
term capital appreciation through equity invest-
ments in support of projects in countries in
sub-Saharan Africa.
(B) INFRASTRUCTURE
FUND.—One or
more of the funds, with combined assets of up
to $500,000,000, should be used in support of
infrastructure projects in countries of sub-Saha-
ran Africa. The primary purpose of any such
fund would be to achieve long-term capital ap-
preciation through investing in financing for in-
frastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa, in-
cluding for the expansion of businesses in sub-
Saharan Africa, restructurings, management
buyouts and buyins, businesses with local own-
ership, and privatizations.
(4) EMPHASIS.—The Corporation shall ensure
that the funds are used to provide support in par-
ticular to women entrepreneurs and to innovative in-
vestments that expand opportunities for women and
maximize employment opportunities for poor individ-
uals.
‘‘(A) whether severance pay is deferred
compensation; and
‘‘(B) when severance pay is paid,
no amount shall be treated as received by the em-
ployee, or paid, until it is actually received by the
employee.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years ending
after October 8, 1997.
(2) CHANGE IN METHOD OF ACCOUNTING.—In
the case of any taxpayer required by the amendment
made by subsection (a) to change its method of ac-
counting for its first taxable year ending after Octo-
ber 8, 1997—
(A) such change shall be treated as initi-
ated by the taxpayer;
(B) such change shall be treated as made
with the consent of the Secretary of the Treas-
ury; and
(C) the net amount of the adjustments re-
quired to be taken into account by the taxpayer
under section 481 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 shall be taken into account in such first
taxable year.
SEC. 18. DONATION OF OBSOLETE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
EQUIPMENT TO ELIGIBLE SUB-SAHARAN AF-
RICAN COUNTRIES.
It is the sense of the Congress that, to the extent
appropriate, the United States Government should make
every effort to donate to governments of sub-Saharan Afri-
can countries (determined to be eligible under section 4
of this Act) obsolete air traffic control equipment, includ-
ing appropriate related reimbursable technical assistance
for such equipment.
Passed the House of Representatives March 11,
1998.
Attest:
Clerk.