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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4503 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of 
the Treasury to issue prospective guidance clarifying the employment 
status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent 
retroactive assessments with respect to such clarifications. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2014 
Mr. MCDERMOTT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit 
the Secretary of the Treasury to issue prospective guid-
ance clarifying the employment status of individuals for 
purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive 
assessments with respect to such clarifications. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; PURPOSES. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Fair Playing Field Act of 2014’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
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(1) In 1978, Congress was concerned that lack 
of clarity as to the proper classification of some 
workers, increased IRS enforcement activity, and 
retroactive application by IRS of interpretations that 
were arguably new had caused hardships for some 
small businesses and other taxpayers and confusion 
as to the applicable rules. 
(2) To allow time to develop a comprehensive 
approach to the problem, Congress enacted section 
530 of the Revenue Act of 1978 as an interim meas-
ure 
protecting 
taxpayers 
from 
liability 
for 
misclassification if the taxpayer has a reasonable 
basis for classifying a worker as an independent con-
tractor and meets certain other conditions. In addi-
tion, the Act prohibited the Secretary of the Treas-
ury from publishing regulations or revenue rulings 
on workers’ employment tax status pending the ex-
pected near-term enactment of clarifying legislation. 
(3) During the ensuing 33 years, Congress 
made section 530 of the Revenue Act of 1978 per-
manent, however, changes in working relationships 
and the continued prohibition on new guidance have 
increased the uncertainty as to the proper classifica-
tion of workers. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4504 
To improve military readiness by establishing programs to consistently track, 
retain, and analyze information regarding suicides involving members 
of the reserve components of the Armed Forces and suicides involving 
dependents of members of the regular and reserve components. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2014 
Ms. TSONGAS (for herself, Mr. PETERS of California, and Mr. CARSON of In-
diana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To improve military readiness by establishing programs to 
consistently track, retain, and analyze information re-
garding suicides involving members of the reserve compo-
nents of the Armed Forces and suicides involving de-
pendents of members of the regular and reserve compo-
nents. 
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 ‘‘DoD Suicide Tracking 
Act of 2014’’. 
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‘‘SEC. 4. MAXIMUM TAX IMPOSED. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this subtitle, the tax imposed under this chapter 
on a taxpayer other than a corporation for the taxable 
year shall not exceed the amount which when, added to 
the tax amounts described in subsection (b), bears the 
same ratio as 50 percent of adjusted gross income of the 
taxpayer for the taxable year bears to the adjusted gross 
income of the taxpayer for the taxable year. 
‘‘(b) TAX AMOUNTS DESCRIBED.—For purposes this 
section, the tax amounts described in this subsection are 
the amounts of tax paid for any period (or allocable por-
tion thereof) in the taxable year under any of the following 
Federal, State, or local taxes: 
‘‘(1) Air transportation taxes. 
‘‘(2) Biodiesel fuel taxes. 
‘‘(3) Cigarette taxes. 
‘‘(4) Medicare tax. 
‘‘(5) Social Security tax. 
‘‘(6) Estate taxes. 
‘‘(7) Insurance taxes, including insurance pre-
mium taxes, excise taxes on comprehensive health 
insurance plans, and individual health insurance 
mandate taxes. 
‘‘(8) Federal unemployment taxes. 
‘‘(9) Garbage taxes. 
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‘‘(10) Gasoline taxes. 
‘‘(11) Gift taxes. 
‘‘(12) Hotel taxes. 
‘‘(13) Import taxes. 
‘‘(14) Income tax, including city, State, and 
county. 
‘‘(15) Inheritance taxes. 
‘‘(16) Interstate user diesel fuel taxes. 
‘‘(17) Inventory taxes. 
‘‘(18) Liquor taxes. 
‘‘(19) Luxury taxes. 
‘‘(20) Medicare taxes. 
‘‘(21) Taxes enacted under the Patient Protec-
tion and Affordable Care Act, including the indi-
vidual mandate excise tax and the Medicare tax sur-
charge on investment income of high earning Ameri-
cans. 
‘‘(22) Tangible personal property taxes. 
‘‘(23) Real estate taxes. 
‘‘(24) Sales taxes. 
‘‘(25) Self-employment taxes. 
‘‘(26) Service charge taxes. 
‘‘(27) Sewer and water taxes. 
‘‘(28) Special assessments (city and county). 
‘‘(29) State unemployment taxes (SUTA). 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVED CONSISTENCY IN RESERVE COMPONENT 
SUICIDE PREVENTION AND RESILIENCE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) POLICY FOR STANDARD SUICIDE DATA COLLEC-
TION, REPORTING AND ASSESSMENT.—To improve con-
sistency in and oversight of the suicide prevention and re-
silience program for the National Guard and Reserves es-
tablished pursuant to section 10219 of title 10, United 
States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a 
policy for the development of a standard method for col-
lecting, reporting, and assessing suicide data and suicide- 
attempt data involving members of the National Guard 
and Reserves. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop the policy required by subsection (a) in consulta-
tion with the Secretaries of the military departments, the 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and the adjutants 
general of the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF POLICY AND CONGRESSIONAL 
BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit the pol-
icy developed under subsection (a) to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives. At the request of the committees, the Secretary 
also shall brief such committees on the policy and the im-
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plementation status of the standardized suicide data col-
lection, reporting and assessment method. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretaries of the mili-
tary departments, with respect to the Reserves, and the 
Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the adjutants 
general, with respect to the National Guard, shall imple-
ment the policy developed under subsection (a) within 180 
days after the date of the submission of the policy under 
subsection (c). 
SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUICIDE PREVENTION 
PROGRAM FOR MILITARY DEPENDENTS. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—As soon as possible after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall direct the Secretary of each military depart-
ment to develop and implement a program to track, retain, 
and analyze information regarding suicides involving de-
pendents of members of the regular and reserve compo-
nents of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of that 
Secretary. 
(b) DEPENDENT DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘dependent’’ means a person described in section 
1072(2) of title 10, United States Code, except that, in 
the case of a parent or parent-in-law of a member of the 
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Armed Forces, the income-support requirement of sub-
paragraph (E) of such section does not apply. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4505 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States and the Chief Infor-
mation Officer of the Department of Defense to assess the cloud security 
requirements of the Department of Defense. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2014 
Ms. TSONGAS (for herself, Mr. KILMER, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, and Mr. 
CONNOLLY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States and 
the Chief Information Officer of the Department of De-
fense to assess the cloud security requirements of the 
Department of Defense. 
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 ‘‘DOD Cloud Security 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CLOUD 
SECURITY REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) COMPTROLLER GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
The Comptroller General of the United States shall— 
(1) review and summarize the best practices re-
lating to cloud security by reviewing the practices of 
other Federal departments and agencies and com-
mercial cloud providers; 
(2) assess the cloud capacity of the Department 
of Defense and such other departments and agencies 
by assessing how and to what extent the Department 
has adopted commercial cloud; and 
(3) assess the opportunities for the Department 
to utilize cloud computing in lieu of or in addition 
to conventional computing. 
(b) CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.—The Chief Information Officer of the Department 
of Defense shall— 
(1) determine the security requirements that 
are necessary for any cloud service to store Depart-
ment of Defense information, including— 
(A) by individually detailing security re-
quirements for each Department of Defense im-
pact level and security classification level; and 
(B) by providing a justification to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4511 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish requirements for the treat-
ment of a private education loan upon the death or bankruptcy of 
a cosigner of the loan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 29, 2014 
Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. 
HINOJOSA, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. FATTAH, 
Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. BASS, Mr. MORAN, Mr. WELCH, and Mr. 
LOEBSACK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish require-
ments for the treatment of a private education loan 
upon the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner of the loan. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Students 
From Automatic Default Act of 2014’’. 
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prohibit, modify, limit, or otherwise supersede any 
other provision of Federal law that provides the 
Board of Governors authority to issue regulations 
and orders relating to capital requirements for de-
pository institution holding companies or nonbank fi-
nancial companies supervised by the Board of Gov-
ernors. 
‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION ON ACCOUNTING 
PRINCIPLES.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, a depository institution holding company or 
nonbank financial company supervised by the Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve that is also a 
person regulated by a State insurance regulator or 
a regulated foreign subsidiary or a regulated foreign 
affiliate of such person that files its holding com-
pany financial statements utilizing only Statutory 
Accounting Principles in accordance with State law, 
shall not be required to prepare such financial state-
ments in accordance with Generally Accepted Ac-
counting Principles.’’. 
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V 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4506 
For the relief of Antonia Esmeralda Aguilar Belmontes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2014 
Ms. LOFGREN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Antonia Esmeralda Aguilar Belmontes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ANTONIA 
ESMERALDA AGUILAR BELMONTES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Antonia Esmeralda Aguilar Belmontes shall be eligi-
ble for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment 
of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for perma-
nent residence upon filing an application for issuance of 
an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for 
adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. 
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(b) 
ADJUSTMENT
OF
STATUS.—If 
Antonia 
Esmeralda Aguilar Belmontes enters the United States 
before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), she 
shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully 
and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment 
of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Antonia Esmeralda Aguilar Belmontes, the Sec-
retary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce 
by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the 
total number of immigrant visas that are made available 
to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 
203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if appli-
cable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made 
available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth 
under section 202(e) of such Act. 
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
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parents, brothers, and sisters of Antonia Esmeralda 
Aguilar Belmontes shall not, by virtue of such relation-
ship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the 
Immigration and Nationality Act. 
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‘‘(3) develop and oversee the implementation of
Governmentwide policies, principles, standards, and
guidelines concerning—
‘‘(A) statistical collection procedures and
methods;
‘‘(B) statistical data classification;
‘‘(C) statistical information presentation
and dissemination;
‘‘(D) timely release of statistical data; and
‘‘(E) such statistical data sources as may
be required for the administration of Federal
programs;
‘‘(4) evaluate statistical program performance
and agency compliance with Governmentwide poli-
cies, principles, standards and guidelines;
‘‘(5) promote the sharing of information col-
lected for statistical purposes consistent with privacy
rights and confidentiality pledges;
‘‘(6) coordinate the participation of the United
States in international statistical activities, including
the development of comparable statistics;
‘‘(7) appoint a chief statistician who is a
trained and experienced professional statistician to
carry out the functions described under this sub-
section;
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 323 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 55 Grasso Plaza in St. Louis, Missouri, as 
the ‘‘Sgt. Amanda N. Pinson Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EAST BENCH IRRIGATION DISTRICT CONTRACT 
EXTENSION. 
Section 2(1) of the East Bench Irrigation District 
Water Contract Extension Act (Public Law 112–139; 126 
Stat. 390) is amended by striking ‘‘4 years’’ and inserting 
‘‘10 years’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2014. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4508 
AN ACT 
To amend the East Bench Irrigation District Water 
Contract Extension Act to permit the Secretary 
of the Interior to extend the contract for certain 
water services.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4508 
To amend the East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension 
Act to permit the Secretary of the Interior to extend the contract for 
certain water services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 29, 2014 
Mr. DAINES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract 
Extension Act to permit the Secretary of the Interior 
to extend the contract for certain water services. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EAST BENCH IRRIGATION DISTRICT CONTRACT 
EXTENSION. 
Section 2(1) of the East Bench Irrigation District 
Water Contract Extension Act (Public Law 112–139; 126 
Stat. 390) is amended by striking ‘‘4 years’’ and inserting 
‘‘10 years’’. 
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HR 4508 RFS 
SECTION 1. EAST BENCH IRRIGATION DISTRICT CONTRACT 
EXTENSION. 
Section 2(1) of the East Bench Irrigation District 
Water Contract Extension Act (Public Law 112–139; 126 
Stat. 390) is amended by striking ‘‘4 years’’ and inserting 
‘‘10 years’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2014. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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IIB 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4508 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 23, 2014 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To amend the East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract 
Extension Act to permit the Secretary of the Interior 
to extend the contract for certain water services. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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Union Calendar No. 400 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4508 
[Report No. 113–534] 
A BILL 
To amend the East Bench Irrigation District Water 
Contract Extension Act to permit the Secretary 
of the Interior to extend the contract for certain 
water services. 
JULY 17, 2014 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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ning. Students who develop personal strengths like 
grit, perseverance, concern for others, and positive 
academic mindsets become important contributors to 
their school and community. Schools have a respon-
sibility to nurture the intrapersonal and inter-
personal skills students need to navigate social situa-
tions and effectively and respectfully communicate 
with a diverse group of people. 
(2) In the United States, we have always placed 
an emphasis on developing academically rigorous 
curriculum, but unfortunately have not been as de-
liberate about imparting children with important so-
cial and emotional life skills. There needs to be a 
balance and integration between cognitive learning 
and social emotional learning. 
(3) While not a new concept, the term ‘‘social 
and emotional education’’ has recently become an 
important focal point for many researchers, adminis-
trators, and teachers. The term ‘‘social and emo-
tional learning’’ means the process through which 
individuals acquire and effectively apply the knowl-
edge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand 
and manage emotions, the ability to set and achieve 
positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, es-
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tablish and maintain positive relationships, and 
make responsible decisions. 
(4) Research has shown that social and emo-
tional learning effectively boosts student academic 
success and fosters the very skills that are being uti-
lized in the workforce. Social and emotional learning 
both increases protective factors for helping children 
learn and thrive as well as reducing risks for prob-
lems in both learning and behavior. These teachable 
skills help children avoid risky behaviors such as ag-
gression and early drug and alcohol use and provide 
a springboard for being a capable student, citizen, 
and worker. 
(5) Continued research is necessary to discover 
best practices and prepare educators to integrate so-
cial-emotional skills into the curriculum and school 
culture. In addition, we need to support well-de-
signed theoretical models and implementation sup-
ports in social and emotional learning. Social and 
emotional learning should be included as a central 
component of our education system. Federal law 
needs to include language that prioritizes social and 
emotional learning for educators. 
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