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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4758 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the award of the 
Presidential Memorial Certificate to certain deceased members of the 
reserve components of the Armed Forces and certain deceased members 
of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2016 
Mr. MILLER of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
award of the Presidential Memorial Certificate to certain 
deceased members of the reserve components of the 
Armed Forces and certain deceased members of the Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF PRESIDENTIAL MEMORIAL CER-
TIFICATE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 112(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘conditions,’’ 
the following: ‘‘persons eligible for burial in a national 
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cemetery by reason of paragraph (2) or (3) of section 
2402(a) of this title,’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to the death of a per-
son eligible for burial in a national cemetery by reason 
of paragraph (2) or (3) of section 2402(a) of title 38, 
United States Code, occurring on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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authorized by the Secretary to be submitted to the
person in connection with a census under this sec-
tion, shall be fined not more than $100.
(3) SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.—The failure or
refusal of a person to disclose the person’s social se-
curity number in response to a request made in con-
nection with any census or other activity under this
section shall not be a violation under this subsection.
(4) RELIGIOUS
INFORMATION.—Notwithstand-
ing any other provision of this section, no person
shall be compelled to disclose information relative to
the religious beliefs of the person or to membership
of the person in a religious body.
(e) GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE.—A census under this
section shall include—
(1) each of the several States of the United
States;
(2) as determined appropriate by the Secretary,
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands,
and Guam; and
(3) with the concurrence of the Secretary and
the Secretary of State, any other possession or area
(g) REGULATIONS.—A regulation necessary to carry
out this section may be promulgated by—
(1) the Secretary of Agriculture, to the extent
that a matter under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
is involved; and
(2) the Secretary of Commerce, to the extent
that a matter under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
of Commerce is involved.’’.
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISION.
(a) REPEAL.—Section 142 of title 13, United States
Code, is repealed.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 13, Unit-
ed States Code, is amended by striking the sub-
chapter heading and inserting the following:
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—POPULATION, HOUSING, AND
UNEMPLOYMENT’’.
(2) The analysis of chapter 5 of title 13, United
States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking the item relating to section
142; and
(B) by striking the item relating to the
heading for subchapter II and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—POPULATION, HOUSING, AND
UNEMPLOYMENT’’.
(c) CROSS REFERENCE.—Section 343(a)(11)(F) of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 1991(a)(11)(F)) is amended by striking ‘‘taken
under section 142 of title 13, United States Code’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect October 1,
1998.
SEC. 4. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.
(a) INFORMATION PROVIDED TO SECRETARY OF AG-
RICULTURE.—
(1) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION.—
Section 9(a) of title 13, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after ‘‘chapter 10 of this title’’
the following: ‘‘or section 2(f) of the Census of Agri-
culture Act of 1997’’.
(2) CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.—Sec-
tion 1770(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
U.S.C. 2276(d)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of para-
graph (8);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (9) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(10) section 2 of the Census of Agriculture
Act of 1997.’’.
(b) INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE SECRETARY OF
COMMERCE.—Section 1770 of the Food Security Act of
1985 (7 U.S.C. 2276) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(e) INFORMATION PROVIDED
TO SECRETARY
OF
COMMERCE.—This section shall not prohibit the release
of information under section 2(f)(2) of the Census of Agri-
culture Act of 1997.’’.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4759 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased 
veterans to veterans’ cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2016 
Mr. MILLER of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to 
the transportation of certain deceased veterans to vet-
erans’ cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TRANSPORTATION OF DECEASED VETERANS 
TO VETERANS’ CEMETERIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2308 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘or a veterans’ cemetery’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘cemetery.’’ and inserting 
‘‘cemetery or a covered veterans’ cemetery.’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘to the national cemetery’’ 
and inserting ‘‘to the national cemetery or the 
covered veterans’ cemetery, as the case may 
be,’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) COVERED VETERANS’ CEMETERY DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘covered veterans’ cemetery’ 
means, with respect to a deceased veteran described in 
subsection (b), a veterans’ cemetery owned by a State or 
a tribal organization (as defined in section 3765(4) of this 
title) in which the deceased veteran is eligible to be bur-
ied.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 2308 and inserting the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘2308. Transportation of deceased veterans to a national cemetery or a vet-
erans’ cemetery.’’. 
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spective Secretary, to allow greater coordination between 
the welfare and workforce development systems. 
SEC. 116. STUDIES BY THE CENSUS BUREAU AND THE GEN-
ERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE. 
(a) CENSUS BUREAU STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 414(a) (42 U.S.C. 
614(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau of the Census shall 
implement or enhance a longitudinal survey of program 
participation, developed in consultation with the Secretary 
and made available to interested parties, to allow for the 
assessment of the outcomes of continued welfare reform 
on the economic and child well-being of low-income fami-
lies with children, including those who received assistance 
or services from a State program funded under this part, 
and, to the extent possible, shall provide State representa-
tive samples. The content of the survey should include 
such information as may be necessary to examine the 
issues of out-of-wedlock childbearing, marriage, welfare 
dependency and compliance with work requirements, the 
beginning and ending of spells of assistance, work, earn-
ings and employment stability, and the well-being of chil-
dren.’’. 
(2) 
APPROPRIATION.—Section 
414(b) 
(42 
U.S.C. 614(b)) is amended—
service if such individual is terminating his gov-
ernment service within a 90-day period.
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of para-
graph (1)—
‘‘(A) the transfer of real or personal prop-
erty by a disqualified person to an applicable
tax-exempt organization shall be treated as a
sale or exchange if the property is subject to a
mortgage or similar lien which the organization
assumes or if it is subject to a mortgage or
similar lien which a disqualified person placed
on the property within the 10-year period end-
ing on the date of the transfer;
‘‘(B) the lending of money by a disquali-
fied person to an applicable tax-exempt organi-
zation shall not be an act of self-dealing if the
loan is without interest or other charge (deter-
mined without regard to section 7872) and if
the proceeds of the loan are used exclusively for
the exempt purposes of the organization;
‘‘(C) the furnishing of goods, services, or
facilities by a disqualified person to an applica-
ble tax-exempt organization shall not be an act
of self-dealing if the furnishing is without
charge and if the goods, services, or facilities so
related conditions which resulted in such appli-
cation continue for more than 3 years.’’. 
(b) INCOME INCLUSION RULES.—Section 451(e) of 
such Code (relating to special rule for proceeds from live-
stock sold on account of drought, flood, or other weather-
related conditions) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL
ELECTION
RULES.—If section 
1033(e)(2) applies to a sale or exchange of livestock 
described in paragraph (1), the election under para-
graph (1) shall be deemed valid if made during the 
replacement period described in such section.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to any taxable year with respect 
to which the due date (without regard to extensions) for 
the return is after December 31, 2002.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4761 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 61 South Baldwin Avenue in Sierra Madre, 
California, as the ‘‘Louis Van Iersel Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LOUIS VAN IERSEL POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 61 South Baldwin Avenue in Si-
erra Madre, California, shall be known and designated as 
the ‘‘Louis Van Iersel Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Louis Van Iersel Post 
Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4761 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 61 South Baldwin Avenue 
in Sierra Madre, California, as the ‘‘Louis Van 
Iersel Post Office’’.
H. R. 4761 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 61 South 
Baldwin Avenue in Sierra Madre, California, as the ‘‘Louis Van Iersel Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LOUIS VAN IERSEL POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 61 South Baldwin Avenue in Sierra Madre, 
California, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Louis Van Iersel 
Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Louis Van Iersel Post Office’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2367
To increase, effective as of December 1, 1997, the rates of compensation
for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of depend-
ency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled
veterans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 31, 1997
Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. EVANS, Mr. QUINN, and Mr. FILNER) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To increase, effective as of December 1, 1997, the rates
of compensation for veterans with service-connected dis-
abilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity com-
pensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans.
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 ‘‘Veterans’ Compensa-
tion Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSA-
TION AND DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY
COMPENSATION.
(a) RATE ADJUSTMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall, effective on December 1, 1997, increase the
dollar amounts in effect for the payment of disability com-
pensation and dependency and indemnity compensation by
the Secretary, as specified in subsection (b).
(b) AMOUNTS
TO
BE
INCREASED.—The dollar
amounts to be increased pursuant to subsection (a) are
the following:
(1) 
COMPENSATION.—Each 
of 
the 
dollar
amounts in effect under section 1114 of title 38,
United States Code.
(2) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPEND-
ENTS.—Each of the dollar amounts in effect under
sections 1115(1) of such title.
(3) 
CLOTHING
ALLOWANCE.—The 
dollar
amount in effect under section 1162 of such title.
(4) NEW DIC RATES.—The dollar amounts in
effect under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section
1311(a) of such title.
(5) OLD
DIC
RATES.—Each of the dollar
amounts in effect under section 1311(a)(3) of such
title.
(6) ADDITIONAL
DIC
FOR
DISABILITY.—The
dollar amounts in effect under sections 1311(c) and
1311(d) of such title.
(7) DIC FOR
DEPENDENT
CHILDREN.—The
dollar amounts in effect under sections 1313(a) and
1314 of such title.
(c) DETERMINATION
OF INCREASE.—(1) The in-
crease under subsection (a) shall be made in the dollar
amounts specified in subsection (b) as in effect on Novem-
ber 30, 1997.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), each such
amount shall be increased by the same percentage as the
percentage by which benefit amounts payable under title
II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are
increased effective December 1, 1997, as a result of a de-
termination under section 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
415(i)).
(3) Each dollar amount increased pursuant to para-
graph (2) shall, if not a whole dollar amount, be rounded
down to the next lower whole dollar amount.
(d) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary may adjust ad-
ministratively, consistent with the increases made under
subsection (a), the rates of disability compensation pay-
able to persons within the purview of section 10 of Public
Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) who are not in receipt of
(3) Each dollar amount increased pursuant to para-
graph (2) shall, if not a whole dollar amount, be rounded
down to the next lower whole dollar amount.
(d) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary may adjust ad-
ministratively, consistent with the increases made under
subsection (a), the rates of disability compensation pay-
able to persons within the purview of section 10 of Public
Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) who are not in receipt of
compensation payable pursuant to chapter 11 of title 38,
United States Code.
(e) PUBLICATION
OF ADJUSTED RATES.—At the
same time as the matters specified in section 215(i)(2)(D)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)) are
required to be published by reason of a determination
made under section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year
1997, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in
the Federal Register the amounts specified in subsection
(b), as increased pursuant to subsection (a).
compensation payable pursuant to chapter 11 of title 38,
United States Code.
(e) PUBLICATION
OF ADJUSTED RATES.—At the
same time as the matters specified in section 215(i)(2)(D)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)) are
required to be published by reason of a determination
made under section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year
1997, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in
the Federal Register the amounts specified in subsection
(b), as increased pursuant to subsection (a).
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4761 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
61 South Baldwin Avenue in Sierra Madre, California, as the ‘‘Louis 
Van Iersel Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2016 
Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. MAT-
SUI, Mr. BERA, Mr. COOK, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. 
PELOSI, Ms. LEE, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. COSTA, 
Mr. HONDA, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. FARR, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. 
BROWNLEY of California, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. SHERMAN, 
Mr. AGUILAR, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. 
BECERRA, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. BASS, Mr. ROYCE, Ms. ROYBAL- 
ALLARD, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, Ms. HAHN, 
Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. PETERS, Mrs. 
DAVIS of California, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. NUNES, Mr. 
MCCARTHY, Mr. KNIGHT, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. 
CALVERT, Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of 
California, Mr. ISSA, and Mr. HUNTER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 61 South Baldwin Avenue in Sierra Madre, 
California, as the ‘‘Louis Van Iersel Post Office’’. 
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. LOUIS VAN IERSEL POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 61 South Baldwin Avenue in Si-
erra Madre, California, shall be known and designated as 
the ‘‘Louis Van Iersel Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Louis Van Iersel Post 
Office’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 184
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2367
[Report No. 105–320]
A BILL
To increase, effective as of December 1, 1997, the
rates of compensation for veterans with service-
connected disabilities and the rates of depend-
ency and indemnity compensation for the survi-
vors of certain disabled veterans.
OCTOBER 9, 1997
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4761 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 24, 2016 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 61 South Baldwin Avenue in Sierra Madre, 
California, as the ‘‘Louis Van Iersel Post Office’’. 
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. LOUIS VAN IERSEL POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 61 South Baldwin Avenue in Si-
erra Madre, California, shall be known and designated as 
the ‘‘Louis Van Iersel Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Louis Van Iersel Post 
Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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