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(2) provides preferential tax treatment of con-
tributions to personal retirement savings accounts,
the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may
reduce revenue aggregates for each of fiscal years
1999 through 2003 by the amount of the revenue
loss resulting from that measure for such fiscal year.
However, the sum of any adjustments made under para-
graphs (1) and (2) for any fiscal year may not exceed an
amount that equals an up-to-date projection of the surplus
in the unified budget made by the Director of the Congres-
sional Budget Office for that fiscal year. In the House,
these revised allocations and aggregates shall be consid-
ered for the purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 as the aggregates contained in this resolution and
allocations contained in the accompanying report.
(b) ADJUSTMENTS AND REVERSALS.—In the House,
the adjustments to allocations and aggregates made by the
chairman of the Committee on the Budget pursuant to
subsection (a) for any measure shall only apply while such
measure is under consideration in the House and shall
permanently take effect upon the enactment of such meas-
ure.
enforcement, and undercover surveillance vehicles), is
hereby fixed at $8,100 except station wagons for which
the maximum shall be $9,100: Provided, That these lim-
its may be exceeded by not to exceed $3,700 for police-
type vehicles, and by not to exceed $4,000 for special
heavy-duty vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set
forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than
5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for
demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and
Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstra-
tion Act of 1976: Provided further, That the limits set
forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental
cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant
to Public Law 101–549 over the cost of comparable con-
ventionally fueled vehicles.
SEC. 604. Appropriations of the executive depart-
ments and independent establishments for the current
fiscal year available for expenses of travel, or for the ex-
penses of the activity concerned, are hereby made avail-
able for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances,
in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924.
SEC. 605. Unless otherwise specified during the cur-
rent fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained
in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the com-
pensation of any officer or employee of the Government
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Accelerating Access 
to Capital Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR USE OF FORM S–3. 
Not later than 45 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission 
shall revise Form S–3— 
(1) so as to permit securities to be registered 
pursuant to General Instruction I.B.1. of such form 
provided that either— 
(A) the aggregate market value of the vot-
ing and non-voting common equity held by non- 
affiliates of the registrant is $75,000,000 or 
more; or 
(B) the registrant has at least one class of 
common equity securities listed and registered 
on a national securities exchange; and 
(2) so as to remove the requirement of para-
graph (c) from General Instruction I.B.6. of such 
form. 
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A BILL 
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise 
Form S–3 so as to add listing and registration of a 
class of common equity securities on a national securities 
exchange as an additional basis for satisfying the re-
quirements of General Instruction I.B.1. of such form 
and to remove such listing and registration as a require-
ment of General Instruction I.B.6. of such form. 
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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 ‘‘Accelerating Access 
to Capital Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR USE OF FORM S–3. 
Not later than 45 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission 
shall revise Form S–3— 
(1) so as to permit securities to be registered 
pursuant to General Instruction I.B.1. of such form 
provided that either— 
(A) the aggregate market value of the vot-
ing and non-voting common equity held by non- 
affiliates of the registrant is $75,000,000 or 
more; or 
(B) the registrant has at least one class of 
common equity securities listed and registered 
on a national securities exchange; and 
(2) so as to remove the requirement of para-
graph (c) from General Instruction I.B.6. of such 
form. 
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Union Calendar No. 386 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2357 
[Report No. 114–506] 
A BILL 
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission 
to revise Form S–3 so as to add listing and reg-
istration of a class of common equity securities 
on a national securities exchange as an additional 
basis for satisfying the requirements of General 
Instruction I.B.1. of such form and to remove 
such listing and registration as a requirement of 
General Instruction I.B.6. of such form. 
APRIL 19, 2016 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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censee that possession or receipt of a firearm by the 
prospective transferee would not violate subsection 
(g) or (n) of section 922 of title 18, United States 
Code, or State law. 
SEC. 616. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, amounts deposited or available in the Fund estab-
lished under 42 U.S.C. 10601 in any fiscal year in excess 
of $650,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until 
the following fiscal year. 
SEC. 617. None of the funds made available to the 
Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discrimi-
nate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of 
students who participate in programs for which financial 
assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents 
or legal guardians of such students. 
SEC. 618. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available to the Department of State shall be 
available for the purpose of granting either immigrant or 
nonimmigrant visas, or both, consistent with the deter-
mination of the Secretary of State under section 243(d) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to citizens, sub-
jects, nationals, or residents of countries that the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security has determined deny or un-
reasonably delay accepting the return of citizens, subjects, 
nationals, or residents under that section.
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SEC. 619. None of the funds made available to the 
Department of Justice in this Act may be used for the 
purpose of transporting an individual who is a prisoner 
pursuant to conviction for crime under State or Federal 
law and is classified as a maximum or high security pris-
oner, other than to a prison or other facility certified by 
the Federal Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for 
housing such a prisoner. 
SEC. 620. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable tele-
vision services, to rent or purchase videocassettes, video-
cassette recorders, or other audiovisual or electronic equip-
ment used primarily for recreational purposes. 
(b) The preceding sentence does not preclude the 
renting, maintenance, or purchase of audiovisual or elec-
tronic equipment for inmate training, religious, or edu-
cational programs. 
SEC. 621. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 
SEC. 622. The Departments of Commerce, Justice, 
State, the Judiciary, the Securities and Exchange Com-
mission and the Small Business Administration shall, not
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 285
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas 9 years ago on June 4, 1989, thousands of Chinese
students peacefully gathered in Tiananmen Square to
demonstrate their support for freedom and democracy;
Whereas it was with horror that the world witnessed the re-
sponse of the Government of the People’s Republic of
China as tanks and military units marched into
Tiananmen Square;
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Whereas Chinese soldiers of the People’s Republic of China
were ordered to fire machine guns and tanks on young,
unarmed civilians;
Whereas ‘‘children were killed holding hands with their moth-
ers’’, according to a reliable eyewitness account;
Whereas according to the same eyewitness account, ‘‘students
were crushed by armored personnel carriers’’;
Whereas more than 2,000 Chinese pro-democracy demonstra-
tors died that day, according to the Chinese Red Cross;
Whereas hundreds continue to languish in prisons because of
their belief in freedom and democracy;
Whereas 9 years after the massacre on June 4, 1989, the
Government of the People’s Republic of China has yet to
acknowledge the Tiananmen Square massacre; and
Whereas, being formally received in Tiananmen Square, the
President would bestow legitimacy on the Chinese Gov-
ernment’s horrendous actions of 9 years ago: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the
President should reconsider his decision to be formally re-
ceived in Tiananmen Square until the Government of the
People’s Republic of China acknowledges the Tiananmen
Square massacre, pledges that such atrocities will never
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happen again, and releases those Chinese students still im-
prisoned for supporting freedom and democracy that day.
Passed the House of Representatives June 4, 1998.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 285
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President of the United
States should reconsider his decision to be formally received in
Tiananmen Square by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 3, 1998
Mr. ARMEY submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on International Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President
of the United States should reconsider his decision to
be formally received in Tiananmen Square by the Gov-
ernment of the People’s Republic of China.
Whereas 9 years ago on June 4, 1989, thousands of Chinese
students peacefully gathered in Tiananmen Square to
demonstrate their support for freedom and democracy;
Whereas it was with horror that the world witnessed the re-
sponse of the Government of the People’s Republic of
China as tanks and military units marched into
Tiananmen Square;
Whereas Chinese soldiers of the People’s Republic of China
were ordered to fire machine guns and tanks on young,
unarmed civilians;
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Whereas ‘‘children were killed holding hands with their moth-
ers’’, according to a reliable eyewitness account;
Whereas according to the same eyewitness account, ‘‘students
were crushed by armored personnel carriers’’;
Whereas more than 2,000 Chinese pro-democracy demonstra-
tors died that day, according to the Chinese Red Cross;
Whereas hundreds continue to languish in prisons because of
their belief in freedom and democracy;
Whereas 9 years after the massacre on June 4, 1989, the
Government of the People’s Republic of China has yet to
acknowledge the Tiananmen Square massacre; and
Whereas, being formally received in Tiananmen Square, the
President would bestow legitimacy on the Chinese Gov-
ernment’s horrendous actions of 9 years ago: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the
President should reconsider his decision to be formally re-
ceived in Tiananmen Square until the Government of the
People’s Republic of China acknowledges the Tiananmen
Square massacre, pledges that such atrocities will never
happen again, and releases those Chinese students still im-
prisoned for supporting freedom and democracy that day.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 285
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 5, 1998
Received and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas 9 years ago on June 4, 1989, thousands of Chinese
students peacefully gathered in Tiananmen Square to
demonstrate their support for freedom and democracy;
Whereas it was with horror that the world witnessed the re-
sponse of the Government of the People’s Republic of
China as tanks and military units marched into
Tiananmen Square;
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Whereas Chinese soldiers of the People’s Republic of China
were ordered to fire machine guns and tanks on young,
unarmed civilians;
Whereas ‘‘children were killed holding hands with their moth-
ers’’, according to a reliable eyewitness account;
Whereas according to the same eyewitness account, ‘‘students
were crushed by armored personnel carriers’’;
Whereas more than 2,000 Chinese pro-democracy demonstra-
tors died that day, according to the Chinese Red Cross;
Whereas hundreds continue to languish in prisons because of
their belief in freedom and democracy;
Whereas 9 years after the massacre on June 4, 1989, the
Government of the People’s Republic of China has yet to
acknowledge the Tiananmen Square massacre; and
Whereas, being formally received in Tiananmen Square, the
President would bestow legitimacy on the Chinese Gov-
ernment’s horrendous actions of 9 years ago: Now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the
President should reconsider his decision to be formally re-
ceived in Tiananmen Square until the Government of the
People’s Republic of China acknowledges the Tiananmen
Square massacre, pledges that such atrocities will never
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happen again, and releases those Chinese students still im-
prisoned for supporting freedom and democracy that day.
Passed the House of Representatives June 4, 1998.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2362 
To exclude from consumer credit reports certain medical debt that is less 
than 180 days delinquent or that has been in collection and has been 
fully paid or settled, to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act 
to provide for a timetable for verification of medical debt and to increase 
the efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2015 
Mr. CARNEY (for himself and Mr. BARR) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To exclude from consumer credit reports certain medical 
debt that is less than 180 days delinquent or that has 
been in collection and has been fully paid or settled, 
to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to pro-
vide for a timetable for verification of medical debt and 
to increase the efficiency of credit markets with more 
perfect information, 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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Whereas laws against cruelty to animals have been enacted
in all 50 States and provide penalties for the purposeful
torture and killing of animals, and the enforcement of
these animal abuse laws provide law enforcement officials
with an opportunity to bring potentially violent offenders
into the criminal justice system before they commit more
serious crimes against humans: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
(1) recognizes that individuals who abuse ani-
mals are more likely to commit more serious violent
crimes against humans;
(2) urges social workers, teachers, mental
health professionals, and others to be aware of the
connection between animal cruelty and human vio-
lence and to evaluate carefully and to monitor close-
ly individuals who have a history of abusing animals
because this may indicate a propensity to commit vi-
olence against other humans;
(3) urges appropriate Federal agencies to en-
courage and support research to increase the under-
standing of the connection between cruelty to ani-
mals and violence against humans in order to utilize
instances of animal abuse to identify and intervene
with potentially violent individuals, and urges Fed-
eral agencies which are undertaking research on vio-
lent crime and its causes to incorporate examination
other requests through a public safety answer-
ing point. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘emergency medical services’ 
means emergency medical care, trauma care, and re-
lated services provided to patients at any point in 
the continuum of health care services, including 
emergency medical dispatch and emergency medical 
care, trauma care, and related services provided in 
the field, during transport, or in a medical facility 
or other clinical setting. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘FICEMS’ means the Federal 
Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Serv-
ices. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘field EMS’ means emergency 
medical response and mobile medical services pro-
vided prior to or outside a medical facility. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘field EMS agency’ means an or-
ganization providing field EMS, including— 
‘‘(A) governmental (including fire-based 
agencies), nongovernmental (including hospital 
based or private agencies), and volunteer orga-
nizations; and 
‘‘(B) organizations that provide field EMS 
by ground, air, or otherwise. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 235 
To permanently extend the Internet Tax Freedom Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2015 
Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. COHEN, and Mr. 
MARINO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To permanently extend the Internet Tax Freedom Act. 
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 ‘‘Permanent Internet 
Tax Freedom Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PERMANENT MORATORIUM ON INTERNET ACCESS 
TAXES AND MULTIPLE AND DISCRIMINATORY 
TAXES ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1101(a) of the Internet 
Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note) is amended by 
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IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 287
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should take certain
actions to address violence in schools in the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 5, 1998
Mr. FORD (for himself, Ms. CARSON, Mr. HOLDEN, Ms. STABENOW, Mr.
FROST, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, and Mr. SANDLIN) submitted the following
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education
and the Workforce
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President
should take certain actions to address violence in schools
in the United States.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the
President should—
(1) initiate a series of town meetings across the
Nation to discuss ways to address the growing crisis
of violence in schools in the United States; and
(2) call upon States and localities to improve
communication between law enforcement officials
and students, parents, and teachers, by means in-
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cluding the establishment of school violence preven-
tion hotlines to inform law enforcement officials
when threats of violence are made at school.
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later than two months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, certify that telecommuting opportunities are 
made available to 100 percent of the eligible workforce: 
Provided, That, of the total amounts appropriated to the 
Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, 
the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Small 
Business Administration, $5,000,000 shall be available 
only upon such certification: Provided further, That each 
Department or agency shall provide quarterly reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations on the status of tele-
commuting programs, including the number of Federal 
employees eligible for, and participating in, such pro-
grams: Provided further, That each Department or agency 
shall designate a ‘‘Telework Coordinator’’ to be respon-
sible for overseeing the implementation and operations of 
telecommuting programs, and serve as a point of contact 
on such programs for the Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 623. (a) Tracing studies conducted by the Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are re-
leased without adequate disclaimers regarding the limita-
tions of the data. 
(b) The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives shall include in all such data releases, language 
similar to the following that would make clear that trace
a third party contractor under a financial assistance
award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be
available—
(1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred
by the Department of Transportation in recovering
improper payments; and
(2) to pay contractors for services provided in
recovering improper payments: Provided, That
amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs
(1) and (2)—
(A) shall be credited to and merged with
the appropriation from which the improper pay-
ments were made, and shall be available for the
purposes and period for which such appropria-
tions are available; or
(B) if no such appropriation remains avail-
able, shall be deposited in the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts: Provided, That prior to the
transfer of any such recovery to an appropria-
tions account, the Secretary shall notify the
House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions of the amount and reasons for such trans-
fer: Provided further, That for purposes of this
section, the term ‘‘improper payments’’, has the
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Permanent Internet 
Tax Freedom Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PERMANENT MORATORIUM ON INTERNET ACCESS 
TAXES AND MULTIPLE AND DISCRIMINATORY 
TAXES ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1101(a) of the Internet 
Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘during the period beginning November 1, 2003, 
and ending October 1, 2015’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxes imposed after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 235 
AN ACT 
To permanently extend the Internet Tax Freedom 
Act.
striking ‘‘during the period beginning November 1, 2003, 
and ending October 1, 2015’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxes imposed after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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