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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5118 
To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to specify certain effects of 
guidelines, general statements of policy, and similar guidance issued 
by the Federal Trade Commission. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2016 
Mr. POMPEO (for himself, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. HARPER, Mrs. 
BLACKBURN, and Mr. LANCE) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to specify 
certain effects of guidelines, general statements of policy, 
and similar guidance issued by the Federal Trade Com-
mission. 
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 ‘‘Solidifying Habitual 
and Institutional Explanations of Liability and Defenses 
Act’’ or the ‘‘SHIELD Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EFFECTS OF GUIDELINES, GENERAL STATEMENTS 
OF POLICY, AND SIMILAR GUIDANCE. 
Section 18(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
(15 U.S.C. 57a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3)(A) No guidelines, general statements of policy, 
or similar guidance issued by the Commission shall confer 
any rights upon any person, State, or locality, nor shall 
operate to bind the Commission or any person, State, or 
locality to the approach recommended in such guidelines, 
general statements of policy, or similar guidance. In any 
enforcement action, the Commission shall prove a violation 
of a provision of law enforced by the Commission. The 
Commission may not base an enforcement action on, or 
execute a consent order based on, acts or practices that 
are alleged to be inconsistent with any such guidelines, 
general statements of policy, or similar guidance, unless 
the acts or practices violate a provision of law enforced 
by the Commission. 
‘‘(B) Compliance with any guidelines, general state-
ment of policy, or similar guidance issued by the Commis-
sion may be used as evidence of compliance with the provi-
sion of law under which the guidelines, general statement 
of policy, or guidance was issued. 
‘‘(C) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to 
confer any authority upon or negate any authority of the 
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Commission to issue guidelines, general statements of pol-
icy, or similar guidance.’’. 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2640
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to combat fraud and abuse
under the Medicare Program with respect to partial hospitalization services.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 8, 1997
Mr. STARK (for himself and Mrs. THURMAN) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to combat
fraud and abuse under the Medicare Program with re-
spect to partial hospitalization services.
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 ‘‘Partial Hospitalization
Services Integrity Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON LOCATION OF PROVISION OF SERV-
ICES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(ff)(2) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ff)(2)) is amended in the
matter following subparagraph (I)—
(1) by striking ‘‘and furnished’’ and inserting
‘‘furnished’’; and
(2) by inserting before the period the following:
‘‘, and furnished other than in a skilled nursing fa-
cility or in an individual’s personal residence’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply to partial hospitalization serv-
ices furnished on or after the first day of the third month
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 
3. 
QUALIFICATIONS 
FOR 
COMMUNITY 
MENTAL
HEALTH CENTERS.
Section 1861(ff)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395x(ff)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘entity’’
and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘entity
that—
‘‘(i) provides the mental health services de-
scribed in paragraph (1) of section 1913(c) of the
Public Health Service Act;
‘‘(ii) meets applicable licensing or certification
requirements for community mental health centers
in the State in which it is located; and
tariff treatment described in clause (i) only
after consultation with representatives of
the United States textile and apparel in-
dustry and other interested parties regard-
ing—
‘‘(I) the specific articles to which
such treatment will be extended,
‘‘(II) the annual quantities of
such articles that may be imported at
the preferential duty rates described
in clause (i), and
‘‘(III) the allocation of such an-
nual quantities among beneficiary
countries.
‘‘(C) 
HANDLOOMED, 
HANDMADE, 
AND
FOLKLORE
ARTICLES.—For purposes of sub-
paragraph (A), the Trade Representative shall
consult with representatives of the partnership
country for the purpose of identifying particular
textile and apparel goods that are mutually
agreed upon as being handloomed, handmade,
or folklore goods of a kind described in section
2.3 (a), (b), or (c) or Appendix 3.1.B.11 of the
Annex.
‘‘SEC. 3511. STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING EMPLOYER-EM-
PLOYEE RELATIONSHIP.
‘‘An individual who performs services for any person
(in this section referred to as the ‘service recipient’) shall
be presumed for purposes of this title to be an employee
of such person unless all of the following requirements are
met:
‘‘(1) The individual makes comparable services
available to the general public on a regular and con-
sistent basis and represents himself as an independ-
ent contractor with respect to such services.
‘‘(2) The individual has performed, or is avail-
able to perform, services for more than 1 recipient
at the same time.
‘‘(3) The service recipient does not have the
right (and does not attempt) to control the manner
or means of the individual’s performance of such
services.
‘‘(4) The individual controls the means of per-
forming the services, including setting the sequence
and hours of work.
‘‘(5) The individual operates under contracts to
perform specific services for specific amounts of
money, the rate of which is negotiated for every
service performed.
(A) the project’s effect on the health and
well-being of beneficiaries;
(B) any savings to the medicare program
by reason of capitated payments for partial hos-
pitalization services;
(C) the impact of basing payment for such
services on a capitated basis; and
(D) the project’s effect on utilization of in-
patient services (including inpatient mental
health services) and associated costs.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a report containing a state-
ment of the findings and conclusions of the Sec-
retary pursuant to the evaluation conducted under
paragraph (1), together with any recommendations
for legislation the Secretary considers appropriate
with respect to—
(A) the provision of additional mental
health services by community mental health
centers under partial hospitalization services;
and
(B) payment for such services on a
capitated basis.
(f) DURATION.—The project shall be conducted for
a 3 year period.
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2641
To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey certain property
in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, to the local American Legion Post.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 8, 1997
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey
certain property in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, to
the local American Legion Post.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY IN
SAULT SAINTE MARIE, MICHIGAN.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO CONVEY.—The Commandant
of the Coast Guard shall promptly convey, without consid-
eration, to American Legion Post No. 3 in Sault Sainte
Marie, Michigan, all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the parcel of real property described in
section 202 of the Water Resources Development Act of
1990 (104 Stat. 4632), as amended by section 323 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
4848), comprising approximately 0.565 acres, together
with any improvements thereon.
(b) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under subsection
(a) shall be subject to the condition that the property be
used as a clubhouse for the American Legion Post No.
3.
(c) REVERSION.—(1) If the Commandant determines
at any time that the property conveyed under subsection
(a) is not being used in accordance with subsection (b),
all right, title, and interest in and to the property, includ-
ing any improvements thereon, shall revert to the United
States, and the United States shall have the right of im-
mediate entry thereon.
(2) Upon reversion under paragraph (1), the property
shall be under the administrative jurisdiction of the Coast
Guard.
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the property conveyed under sub-
section (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory
to the Commandant. The cost of the survey shall be borne
by the American Legion Post No. 3.
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Commandant may require such additional terms and con-
fined in section 212(a)(1)(A) of the Caribbean Basin
Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2702(a)(1)(A)).
(2) NAFTA.—The term ‘‘NAFTA’’ means the
North American Free Trade Agreement entered into
between the United States, Mexico, and Canada on
December 17, 1992.
(3) 
TRADE
REPRESENTATIVE.—The 
term
‘‘Trade Representative’’ means the United States
Trade Representative.
(4) WTO AND
WTO
MEMBER.—The terms
‘‘WTO’’ and ‘‘WTO member’’ have the meanings
given those terms in section 2 of the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501).
SEC. 4. TEMPORARY PROVISIONS TO PROVIDE NAFTA PAR-
ITY TO PARTNERSHIP COUNTRIES.
(a) TEMPORARY PROVISIONS.—Section 213(b) of the
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C.
2703(b)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) IMPORT-SENSITIVE ARTICLES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2)
through (5), the duty-free treatment provided under
this title does not apply to—
‘‘(A) textile and apparel articles which
were not eligible articles for purposes of this
ditions with respect to the conveyance under subsection
(a) as the Commandant considers appropriate to protect
the interests of the United States.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5119 
AN ACT 
To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds available 
to any Federal department or agency for any fiscal year 
to purchase or issue a license for the purchase of heavy 
water produced in Iran. 
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 ‘‘No 2H2O from Iran 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON OBLIGATION OR EXPENDITURE 
OF FUNDS TO PURCHASE OR ISSUE A LI-
CENSE 
FOR 
THE 
PURCHASE 
OF 
HEAVY 
WATER PRODUCED IN IRAN. 
No funds available to any Federal department or 
agency for any fiscal year may be obligated or expended— 
(1) to purchase heavy water produced in Iran; 
or 
(2) to issue a license for the purchase of heavy 
water produced in Iran. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 13, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5119 
AN ACT 
To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds 
available to any Federal department or agency 
for any fiscal year to purchase or issue a license 
for the purchase of heavy water produced in 
Iran.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2642
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the standards for
determining whether an employer-employee relationship exists.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 8, 1997
Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, and Mr.
SANDERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify
the standards for determining whether an employer-em-
ployee relationship exists.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING EMPLOYER-
EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 25 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 (relating to general provisions relating
to employment taxes) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
concerning fiber content, quantities, de-
scription, classification, or origin of textile
and apparel goods; and
‘‘(iii) has penalized the individuals
and entities involved in any such cir-
cumvention, consistent with its domestic
laws and procedures, and has worked
closely to seek the cooperation of any third
country to prevent such circumvention
from taking place in that third country.
The Trade Representative shall submit to the
Congress, not later than October 1, 1998, a re-
port on the study conducted under this sub-
paragraph.
‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section—
‘‘(A) The term ‘the Annex’ means Annex
300–B of the NAFTA.
‘‘(B) The term ‘NAFTA’ means the North
American Free Trade Agreement entered into
between the United States, Mexico, and Canada
on December 17, 1992.
‘‘(C) The term ‘partnership country’
means a beneficiary country.
‘‘(6) The individual may realize a profit or suf-
fer a loss under contracts to perform services.
‘‘(7) The individual is responsible for the satis-
factory completion of the work that the individual
contracts to perform and is liable for a failure to
complete the work.
‘‘(8) The individual incurs significant unreim-
bursed capital expenses (not typically incurred by
employees) in carrying on the business activity in
which such services are performed.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for chapter 25 of such Code is amended by adding at the
end the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 3511. Standards for determining employer-employee rela-
tionship.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to services performed after Decem-
ber 31, 1997.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5119 
To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds available to any Federal 
department or agency for any fiscal year to purchase or issue a license 
for the purchase of heavy water produced in Iran. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2016 
Mr. POMPEO (for himself, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. 
LAMBORN, and Mr. FRANKS of Arizona) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds available 
to any Federal department or agency for any fiscal year 
to purchase or issue a license for the purchase of heavy 
water produced in Iran. 
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 ‘‘No 2H2O from Iran 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON OBLIGATION OR EXPENDITURE 
OF FUNDS TO PURCHASE OR ISSUE A LI-
CENSE 
FOR 
THE 
PURCHASE 
OF 
HEAVY 
WATER PRODUCED IN IRAN. 
No funds available to any Federal department or 
agency for any fiscal year may be obligated or expended— 
(1) to purchase heavy water produced in Iran; 
or 
(2) to issue a license for the purchase of heavy 
water produced in Iran. 
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V
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2643
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel M/V SAND ISLAND.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 8, 1997
Mr. LAMPSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel
M/V SAND ISLAND.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), section 8 of the Act of
June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106
of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation may issue a certificate of documentation with ap-
propriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
title on January 1, 1994, as this title was in
effect on that date;
‘‘(B) footwear not designated at the time
of the effective date of this title as eligible arti-
cles for the purpose of the generalized system
of preferences under title V of the Trade Act of
1974;
‘‘(C) tuna, prepared or preserved in any
manner, in airtight containers;
‘‘(D) petroleum, or any product derived
from petroleum, provided for in headings 2709
and 2710 of the HTS;
‘‘(E) watches and watch parts (including
cases, bracelets and straps), of whatever type
including, but not limited to, mechanical, quartz
digital, or quartz analog, if such watches or
watch parts contain any material which is the
product of any country with respect to which
HTS column 2 rates of duty apply; or
‘‘(F) articles to which reduced rates of
duty apply under subsection (h).
‘‘(2) NAFTA TRANSITION PERIOD TREATMENT
OF CERTAIN TEXTILE AND APPAREL ARTICLES.—
‘‘(A) EQUIVALENT
TARIFF
AND
QUOTA
TREATMENT.—During the transition period—
trade for the vessel M/V SAND ISLAND (United States
official number 542918).
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IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5119 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 14, 2016 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
AN ACT 
To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds available 
to any Federal department or agency for any fiscal year 
to purchase or issue a license for the purchase of heavy 
water produced in Iran. 
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 ‘‘No 2H2O from Iran 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON OBLIGATION OR EXPENDITURE 
OF FUNDS TO PURCHASE OR ISSUE A LI-
CENSE 
FOR 
THE 
PURCHASE 
OF 
HEAVY 
WATER PRODUCED IN IRAN. 
No funds available to any Federal department or 
agency for any fiscal year may be obligated or expended— 
(1) to purchase heavy water produced in Iran; 
or 
(2) to issue a license for the purchase of heavy 
water produced in Iran. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 13, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made 
available under paragraph (6) for each fiscal 
year, the Secretary shall provide to each State, 
subject to subparagraph (B), a sum equal to— 
‘‘(i) the amount so made available; 
multiplied by 
‘‘(ii)(I) the total value of the agricul-
tural commodities and products made in 
the State during the preceding fiscal year; 
divided by 
‘‘(II) the total value of the agricul-
tural commodities and products made in 
all of the States during the preceding fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The total amount that 
may be provided to a State for a fiscal year 
under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 
$3,000,000. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS BY STATES.—A State to which 
funds are provided under paragraph (1) shall use 
the money to award competitive grants— 
‘‘(A) to an eligible independent producer 
(as determined by the State) of a value-added 
agricultural product to assist the producer—
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(E) the technical performance of the batteries, 
including the expected additional useful life and the 
batteries’ ability to retain energy; 
(F) the environmental effects of the use of and 
disposal of the batteries proposed to be used in the 
project selected; 
(G) the extent of involvement of State or local 
government and other persons in the demonstration 
project and whether such involvement will—
(i) permit a reduction of the Federal cost 
share per project; or 
(ii) otherwise be used to allow the Federal 
contribution to be provided to demonstrate a 
greater number of batteries; and 
(H) such other criteria as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(3) CONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall require that—
(A) as a part of a demonstration project, the 
users of the batteries provide to the proposer infor-
mation regarding the operation, maintenance, per-
formance, and use of the batteries, and the proposer 
provide such information to the battery manufac-
turer, for 3 years after the beginning of the dem-
onstration project;
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tribal Labor Sov-
ereignty Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF EMPLOYER. 
Section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 152) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or any In-
dian tribe, or any enterprise or institution owned 
and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its 
Indian lands,’’ after ‘‘subdivision thereof,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) The term ‘Indian tribe’ means any Indian 
tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group or 
community which is recognized as eligible for the special 
programs and services provided by the United States to 
Indians because of their status as Indians. 
‘‘(16) The term ‘Indian’ means any individual who 
is a member of an Indian tribe. 
‘‘(17) The term ‘Indian lands’ means— 
‘‘(A) all lands within the limits of any Indian 
reservation; 
‘‘(B) any lands title to which is either held in 
trust by the United States for the benefit of any In-
dian tribe or individual or held by any Indian tribe 
or individual subject to restriction by the United 
States against alienation; and
‘‘(C) any lands in the State of Oklahoma that 
are within the boundaries of a former reservation (as 
defined by the Secretary of the Interior) of a feder-
ally recognized Indian tribe.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 511 
AN ACT 
To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes 
on Indian lands under the National Labor Rela-
tions Act.