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Union Calendar No. 463 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5069 
[Report No. 113–622] 
A BILL 
To amend the Migratory Bird Hunting and Con-
servation Stamp Act to increase in the price of 
Migratory 
Bird 
Hunting 
and 
Conservation 
Stamps to fund the acquisition of conservation 
easements for migratory birds, and for other pur-
poses. 
NOVEMBER 17, 2014 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 506 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen enforcement of spousal 
court-ordered property distributions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2013 
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. COSTA, Ms. BORDALLO, and 
Mr. DEUTCH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen en-
forcement of spousal court-ordered property distribu-
tions, 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 ‘‘Jane’s Law’’. 
SEC. 2. SPOUSAL OBLIGATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11A of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 228A. Failure to pay legal spousal court-ordered 
property distribution 
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—Whoever knowingly, travels in inter-
state or foreign commerce, with the intent to evade compli-
ance with a court ordered property distribution as part 
of a separation or divorce settlement involving more than 
$5,000, with respect to a spouse or former spouse, shall 
be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than 
two years or both. 
‘‘(b) MANDATORY RESTITUTION.—Upon a conviction 
under this section, the court shall order restitution under 
section 3663A in an amount equal to the total unpaid 
property distribution. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—The term ‘court ordered property 
distribution’ means any amount determined under a court 
order pursuant to the law of a State or of an Indian tribe 
to be due from a spouse or former spouse as an equitable 
or other distribution to a spouse or former spouse of assets 
in connection with a separation or divorce.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 11A of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item: 
‘‘228A. Failure to pay legal spousal obligations.’’. 
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(2) TABLE
OF
CHAPTERS.—The item in the 
table of chapters for part I of title 18, United States 
Code, relating to chapter 11A is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘11A. Child support and spousal obligations ..........................
228’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5071 
To preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to non-prohibited 
discharges of dredged or fill material under the Clean Water Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2014 
Mr. RIBBLE (for himself, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. LUCAS, and Mr. PETERSON) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect 
to non-prohibited discharges of dredged or fill material 
under the Clean Water 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 ‘‘Agricultural Conserva-
tion Flexibility Act of 2014’’. 
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SEC. 2. RULES PERTAINING TO NON-PROHIBITED DIS-
CHARGES OF DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL 
UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404(f)(1)(A) of the Fed-
eral 
Water 
Pollution 
Control 
Act 
(33 
U.S.C. 
1344(f)(1)(A)) shall be applied without regard to the in-
terpretive rule issued on March 25, 2014, entitled ‘‘U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department 
of the Army Interpretive Rule Regarding the Applicability 
of the Clean Water Act Section 404(f)(1)(A)’’. 
(b) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION FOR CERTAIN AGRI-
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) SOIL
AND
WATER
CONSERVATION
PRAC-
TICES.— 
(A) All soil and water conservation prac-
tices shall be treated as normal farming, 
silviculture, and ranching activities under sec-
tion 404(f)(1)(A) of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A)). 
(B) No soil and water conservation prac-
tice shall be treated as a new use of an area of 
navigable waters, an impairment of the flow 
and circulation of navigable waters, or a reduc-
tion in the reach of such waters under section 
404(f)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(2)). 
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‘‘(B) in the case of an existing facility, 
consumption at the facility during a base period 
of not less than 1 year; 
‘‘(C) in the case of new equipment that re-
places existing equipment at the end of the use-
ful life of the existing equipment, consumption 
by new equipment of average efficiency of the 
same equipment type, except that customer sav-
ings under this subparagraph shall not be 
counted towards customer savings under sub-
paragraph (A) or (B); and 
‘‘(D) in the case of new equipment that re-
places existing equipment with remaining useful 
life— 
‘‘(i) consumption of the existing 
equipment for the remaining useful life of 
the equipment; and 
‘‘(ii) thereafter, consumption of new 
equipment of average efficiency. 
‘‘(10) ELECTRICITY SAVINGS.—The term ‘elec-
tricity savings’ means reductions in electricity con-
sumption achieved through measures implemented 
after the date of enactment of this section, as deter-
mined in accordance with regulations promulgated 
by the Secretary, that are limited to— 
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(2) NORMAL
FARMING, SILVICULTURE, AND 
RANCHING
ACTIVITIES.—Normal 
farming, 
silviculture, and ranching activities shall be treated 
as such without regard to the date of commencement 
of such activities. 
SEC. 3. WITHDRAWAL OF INTERPRETIVE RULE AND PROHI-
BITION OF FURTHER AGENCY ACTION. 
(a) WITHDRAWAL
OF INTERPRETIVE RULE.—The 
Secretary of the Army and the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency shall withdraw the interpre-
tive rule described in section 2(a). 
(b) PROHIBITION OF FURTHER AGENCY ACTION.— 
(1) Neither the Secretary of the Army nor the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency shall use the interpretive rule described in 
section 2(a), or any substantially similar rule or 
guidance, as the basis for any rulemaking, decision, 
or action regarding the scope or enforcement of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1251 et seq.). 
(2) Any violation of paragraph (1) shall be 
grounds for vacating the rule, decision, or action 
constituting such violation. 
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SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY. 
This Act shall apply with respect to activities occur-
ring on or after March 25, 2014. 
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Land Management. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1901
AN ACT
To clarify that the protections of the Federal Tort Claims
Act apply to the members and personnel of the National
Gambling Impact Study Commission.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1902
AN ACT
To immunize donations made in the form of chari-
table gift annuities and charitable remainder
trusts from the antitrust laws and State laws
similar to the antitrust laws.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhancing Services 
for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking 
Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
5701 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 343(b)(5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘, se-
vere forms of trafficking in persons (as defined 
in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9))), 
and sex trafficking (as defined in section 
103(10) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)))’’ 
before the semicolon at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘, 
severe forms of trafficking in persons (as de-
fined in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7102(9))), and sex trafficking (as defined in 
section 103(10) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
7102(10)))’’ after ‘‘assault’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding such youth who are victims of traf-
ficking (as defined in section 103(15) of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7102(15)))’’ before the semicolon at the 
end; and 
(2) in section 351(a) by striking ‘‘or sexual ex-
ploitation’’ and inserting ‘‘sexual exploitation, severe 
forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 
103(9) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9))), or sex trafficking (as 
defined in section 103(10) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
7102(10)))’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 23, 2014. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5076 
AN ACT 
To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 
to increase knowledge concerning, and improve 
services for, runaway and homeless youth who 
are victims of trafficking.
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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5076 
To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to increase knowledge 
concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who 
are victims of trafficking. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2014 
Mr. HECK of Nevada (for himself, Mr. KLINE, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to increase 
knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway 
and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking. 
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 ‘‘Enhancing Services 
for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking 
Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
5701 et seq.) is amended— 
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(1) in section 343(b)(5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘, se-
vere forms of trafficking in persons (as defined 
in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9))), 
and sex trafficking (as defined in section 
103(10) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)))’’ 
before the semicolon at the end, 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘, 
severe forms of trafficking in persons (as de-
fined in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7102(9))), and sex trafficking (as defined in 
section 103(10) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
7102(10)))’’ after ‘‘assault’’, and 
(C) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding such youth who are victims of traf-
ficking (as defined in section 103(15) of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7102(15)))’’ before the semicolon at the 
end, and 
(2) in section 351(a) by striking ‘‘or sexual ex-
ploitation’’ and inserting ‘‘sexual exploitation, severe 
forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 
103(9) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
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2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9))), or sex trafficking (as 
defined in section 103(10) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
7102(10)))’’. 
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‘‘(V) any successor document to, 
or any substantially similar guidance 
based in whole or in part on, any of 
the foregoing guidance documents; 
and 
‘‘(VI) any other document or 
paper proposed or issued by the Ad-
ministrator through any process other 
than the notice and comment rule-
making process. 
‘‘(B) NEW PERMIT.—The term ‘new per-
mit’ means a permit covering discharges from a 
point source— 
‘‘(i) that is issued under this section 
by a permitting authority; and 
‘‘(ii) for which an application is— 
‘‘(I) pending as of the date of en-
actment of this subsection; or 
‘‘(II) filed on or after the date of 
enactment of this subsection. 
‘‘(C) PERMITTING AUTHORITY.—The term 
‘permitting authority’ means— 
‘‘(i) the Administrator; or 
‘‘(ii) a State, acting pursuant to a 
permit program under subsection (b). 
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IIB 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5076 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 24, 2014 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to increase 
knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway 
and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking. 
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 ‘‘Enhancing Services 
for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking 
Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 
5701 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 343(b)(5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘, se-
vere forms of trafficking in persons (as defined 
in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9))), 
and sex trafficking (as defined in section 
103(10) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)))’’ 
before the semicolon at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘, 
severe forms of trafficking in persons (as de-
fined in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7102(9))), and sex trafficking (as defined in 
section 103(10) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
7102(10)))’’ after ‘‘assault’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding such youth who are victims of traf-
ficking (as defined in section 103(15) of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
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HR 5076 RFS 
U.S.C. 7102(15)))’’ before the semicolon at the 
end; and 
(2) in section 351(a) by striking ‘‘or sexual ex-
ploitation’’ and inserting ‘‘sexual exploitation, severe 
forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 
103(9) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9))), or sex trafficking (as 
defined in section 103(10) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
7102(10)))’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 23, 2014. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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‘‘(B) an administrative agency, generally
the parole board, controls release between
court-ordered minimum and maximum sen-
tence;
‘‘(2) the term ‘serious violent felony’ means—
‘‘(A) an offense that is a felony and has as
an element the use, attempted use, or threat-
ened use of physical force against the person or
property of another and has a maximum term
of imprisonment of 10 years or more,
‘‘(B) any other offense that is a felony and
that, by its nature, involves a substantial risk
that physical force against the person or prop-
erty of another may be used in the course of
committing the offense and has a maximum
term of imprisonment of 10 years or more, or
‘‘(C) such crimes including murder, assault
with intent to commit murder, arson, armed
burglary, rape, assault with intent to commit
rape, kidnapping, and armed robbery;
‘‘(3) the term ‘State’ means a State of the
United States, the District of Columbia, or any com-
monwealth, territory, or possession of the United
States; and
crime) possessed a laser sighting device capable of
being readily attached to the firearm.
Passed the House of Representatives May 7, 1996.
Attest:
Clerk.
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) Patients cannot make appropriate health
care decisions without access to all relevant informa-
tion relating to those decisions.
(2) Restrictions on the ability of physicians and
other health care providers to provide full disclosure
of all relevant information to patients making health
care decisions violate the principles of informed con-
sent and the ethical standards of the health care
professions.
(3) Serious concerns have been raised about the
use by health plans of contractual clauses or policies
that interfere with communications between physi-
cians and other health care providers and their pa-
tients and the impact of such clauses and policies on
the quality of care received by those patients.
(4) The offering and operation of health plans
affects commerce among the States, health care pro-
viders located in one State serve patients who reside
in other States as well as that State, and, in order
to provide for uniform treatment of health care pro-
viders and patients among the States, it is necessary
to cover health plans operating in one State as well
as those operating among the several States.
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2974
To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
to provide enhanced penalties for crimes against elderly and child victims.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 27, 1996
Mr. CHRYSLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 to provide enhanced penalties for crimes
against elderly and child victims.
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 ‘‘Crimes Against Chil-
dren and Elderly Persons Increased Punishment Act’’.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR VULNERABLE VICTIMS.
Section 240002 of the Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘SEC. 240002. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR VULNERABLE
VICTIMS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Sentencing
Commission shall amend the Federal sentencing guidelines
to provide a sentencing enhancement of not less than 5
levels above the offense level otherwise provided for a
crime of violence, if the crime of violence is against a child
or elderly person.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘crime of violence’ means an of-
fense under section 113, 114, 1111, 1112, 1113,
1117, 2111, 2241, 2242, or 2244 of title 18, United
States Code;
‘‘(2) the term ‘child’ means a person who is 11
years of age, or younger; and
‘‘(3) the term ‘elderly person’ means a person
who is 65 years of age or older.’’.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1888 
To provide for an equitable management of summer flounder based on 
geographic, scientific, and economic data and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 16, 2015 
Mr. ZELDIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for an equitable management of summer flounder 
based on geographic, scientific, and economic data 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 ‘‘Fluke Fairness Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Summer flounder is an important economic 
fish stock for commercial and recreational fishermen 
across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United 
States. 
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(2) The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conserva-
tion and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) 
was reauthorized in 2006 and instituted annual 
catch limits and accountability measures for impor-
tant fish stocks. 
(3) That reauthorization prompted fishery man-
agers to look at alternate management schemes to 
rebuild depleted stocks like summer flounder. 
(4) Summer flounder occur in both State and 
Federal waters and are managed through a joint 
fishery management plan between the Council and 
the Commission. 
(5) The Council and the Commission decided 
that each State’s recreational and commercial har-
vest limits for summer flounder would be based upon 
landings in previous years. 
(6) These historical landings were based on 
flawed data sets that no longer provide fairness or 
flexibility for fisheries’ managers to allocate re-
sources based on the best science. 
(7) This allocation mechanism resulted in an 
uneven split among the States along the East Coast 
which is problematic. 
(8) The Fishery Management Plan for summer 
flounder does not account for regional changes in 
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(2) RETALIATORY ACTIONS.—Subsection (a)(2)
shall apply to actions taken on or after the date of
the enactment of this Act, regardless of when the
communication on which the action is based oc-
curred.
(3) NULLIFICATION.—Subsection (a)(3) shall
apply to provisions as of the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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