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(16) It is befitting that Congress bestow the 
highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold 
Medal, to Medgar Wiley Evers, posthumously in 
honor of his work on behalf of racial equality which 
tragically led to his assassination, but also was a 
major catalyst in passage and enactment of the Civil 
Rights Act in 1964. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of 
the House of Representatives and the President pro tem-
pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements 
for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of the Con-
gress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemo-
ration of Medgar Wiley Evers, in recognition of his con-
tributions and ultimate sacrifice in the fight for racial 
equality in the United States. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the 
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, 
devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(c) AWARD OF MEDAL.—Following the award of the 
gold medal in commemoration of Medgar Wiley Evers 
under subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the Mis-
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sissippi Civil Rights Museum, where it shall be available 
for display or temporary loan to be displayed elsewhere, 
as appropriate. 
SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 3 
under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at 
a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, 
materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, 
and the cost of the gold medal. 
SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck pursu-
ant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 
51 of title 31, United States Code. 
(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 
5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck 
under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 
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IIA
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 924
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 14, 1995
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
AN ACT
To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from transferring
any national forest system lands in the Angeles National
Forest in California out of Federal ownership for use
as a solid waste landfill.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 924 RFS
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TRANSFERS OF NA-
TIONAL FOREST LANDS.
After the date of the enactment of this Act the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall not transfer (by exchange or
otherwise) any lands owned by the United States and
managed by the Secretary as part of the Angeles National
Forest to any person unless the instrument of conveyance
contains a restriction, enforceable by the Secretary, on the
future use of such land prohibiting the use of any portion
of such land as a solid waste landfill. Such restriction shall
be promptly enforced by the Secretary when and if a viola-
tion of the restriction occurs.
Passed the House of Representatives November 13,
1995.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
make the list created under subsection (b) available to the 
public, including by publishing it on the Internet site of 
the Department of the Interior. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) HYDRAULIC FRACTURING.—The term ‘‘hy-
draulic fracturing’’ means an operation conducted in 
an individual wellbore designed to increase the flow 
of hydrocarbons from a rock formation to the 
wellbore through modifying the permeability of res-
ervoir rock by fracturing it, except that such term 
does not include enhanced secondary recovery, in-
cluding water flooding, tertiary recovery, and other 
types of well stimulation operations. 
(2) ACID WELL STIMULATION TREATMENT.— 
The term ‘‘acid well stimulation treatment’’— 
(A) means a well stimulation treatment 
that uses, in whole or in part, the application 
of one or more acids to the well or underground 
geologic formation; and 
(B) includes— 
(i) such stimulation treatment at any 
applied pressure or in combination with 
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(i) about which Congress has not 
passed 
a 
concurrent 
resolution 
dis-
approving of the abolishment of such agen-
cy during the previous 10 years; and 
(ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
referred to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives. 
(C) Any other agency, except the Depart-
ment of Defense— 
(i) about which Congress has not 
passed 
a 
concurrent 
resolution 
dis-
approving of the abolishment of such agen-
cy during the previous 10 years; and 
(ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
referred to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives. 
(D) Any other agency, except the Depart-
ment of State— 
(i) about which Congress has not 
passed 
a 
concurrent 
resolution 
dis-
approving of the abolishment of such agen-
cy during the previous 10 years; and 
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(ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
(E) Any other agency, except the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security— 
(i) about which Congress has not 
passed 
a 
concurrent 
resolution 
dis-
approving of the abolishment of such agen-
cy during the previous 10 years; and 
(ii) whose authorizing legislation was 
referred to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives. 
(F) Any other agency, except the Depart-
ment of Defense, the Department of State, the 
Department of Homeland Security, the Depart-
ment of Justice, and the Department of the 
Treasury, about which Congress has not passed 
a concurrent resolution disapproving of the 
abolishment of such agency within the last 10 
years. 
(d) FUTURE DATES.—On the date that is 10 years 
after each date listed in subsection (c) for the abolishment 
of an agency, and every 10 years thereafter, if such agency 
exists, such agency shall be abolished. 
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SEC. 3. SELF-REVIEW OF AGENCIES. 
Not later 1 year before the date on which an agency 
is scheduled to be abolished pursuant to section 2(a), the 
head of such agency shall submit to Congress a report on 
the roles and responsibilities of the agency detailing the 
agency’s justification for existence, including areas where 
the duties of the agency may overlap with the duties of 
other agencies. 
SEC. 4. AGENCY DEFINED. 
The term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given the term 
‘‘Executive agency’’ in section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4738 
To provide that a resident of a public housing project who performs commu-
nity service shall receive priority consideration for participation in eco-
nomic self-sufficiency programs sponsored by a public housing agency, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2004 
Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. LEE, Mr. TOWNS, 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, 
Mr. NADLER, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. OWENS, Mr. CROWLEY, Mrs. MALONEY, 
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, and Mr. SERRANO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To provide that a resident of a public housing project who 
performs community service shall receive priority consid-
eration for participation in economic self-sufficiency pro-
grams sponsored by a public housing agency, 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 ‘‘Public Housing Com-
munity Service Incentive Act’’.
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY SERVICE. 
(a) COMMUNITY SERVICE.—Section 12 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437j) is amended 
by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(c) COMMUNITY SERVICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each adult resident of a 
public housing project who performs 8 hours per 
month of community service (not including political 
activities) within the community in which that adult 
resides shall receive priority consideration for par-
ticipation in any economic self-sufficiency programs 
sponsored by the public housing agency that admin-
isters the public housing project in which the adult 
resides. 
‘‘(2) 
GEOGRAPHIC
LOCATION.—Community 
service at a location not owned by the public housing 
agency shall qualify as community service for pur-
poses of paragraph (1).’’. 
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lic Law 103–417), the amendments made by such Act, and 
all applicable regulatory requirements for dietary supple-
ments under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2005. 
(c) OFFICE OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated for ex-
panded research and development of consumer infor-
mation, including information on safety and bene-
ficial effects, of dietary supplements by the Office of 
Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of 
Health such sums as may be necessary for each of 
the fiscal years 2006 through 2009. 
(2) APPROPRIATION
OF
FUNDS
FOR
FISCAL 
YEAR
2005.—There is appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
for expanded research and development of consumer 
information, including information on safety and 
beneficial effects, of dietary supplements by the Of-
fice of Dietary Supplements at the National Insti-
tutes of Health $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2005. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall fully and appropriately use the 
funds appropriated in subsections (b) and (c) and pursu-
ant to subsection (a) to regulate dietary supplements.
Forest in California out of Federal ownership for use
as a solid waste landfill.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TRANSFERS OF NA-
TIONAL FOREST LANDS.
After the date of the enactment of this Act the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall not transfer (by exchange or
otherwise) any lands owned by the United States and
managed by the Secretary as part of the Angeles National
Forest to any person unless the instrument of conveyance
contains a restriction, enforceable by the Secretary, on the
future use of such land prohibiting the use of any portion
of such land as a solid waste landfill. Such restriction shall
be promptly enforced by the Secretary when and if a viola-
tion of the restriction occurs.
Union Calendar No. 161
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 924
[Report No. 104–309]
A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from
transferring any national forest system lands in
the Angeles National Forest in California out of
Federal ownership for use as a solid waste
landfill.
NOVEMBER 6, 1995
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1952 
To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State 
of California, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2015 
Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. FARR, Mr. LOWENTHAL, and Mr. HUFFMAN) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources 
A BILL 
To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast 
of the State of California, 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 ‘‘California Ocean and 
Coastal Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN CER-
TAIN AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL 
SHELF. 
Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(q) PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN 
CERTAIN AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act or any other law and except as 
provided in paragraph (2), beginning on the date of 
enactment of this subsection, the conduct of oil and 
gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities is pro-
hibited in areas of the outer Continental Shelf lo-
cated off the coast of the State of California. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection af-
fects any rights under leases issued under this Act 
before the date of enactment of this subsection.’’. 
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I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 925
To compensate owners of private property for the effect of certain regulatory
restrictions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 14, 1995
Mr. CANADY of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To compensate owners of private property for the effect
of certain regulatory restrictions.
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 ‘‘Private Property Pro-
tection Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. RIGHT TO COMPENSATION.
The Federal Government shall compensate an owner
of property whose use of that property has been limited
by an agency action, pursuant to a specified regulatory
SEC. 2. HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN 
CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND MEMBERS OF 
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. 
Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking the subparagraph heading and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(D) MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, CONGRES-
SIONAL STAFF, AND POLITICAL APPOINTEES IN 
THE EXCHANGE.—’’; 
(2) in clause (I), in the matter preceding sub-
clause (I)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and congressional staff 
with’’ and inserting ‘‘, congressional staff, the 
President, the Vice President, and political ap-
pointees with’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or congressional staff 
shall’’ and inserting ‘‘, congressional staff, the 
President, the Vice President, or a political ap-
pointee shall’’; 
(3) in clause (ii)— 
(A) in subclause (II), by inserting after 
‘‘Congress,’’ the following: ‘‘of a committee of 
Congress, or of a leadership office of Con-
gress,’’; and 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1954 
To align exemptions for general solicitation of investment in commodity pools 
similar to the exemption provided for general solicitation of securities 
under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2015 
Mr. FINCHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To align exemptions for general solicitation of investment 
in commodity pools similar to the exemption provided 
for general solicitation of securities under the Jumpstart 
Our Business Startups 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 ‘‘Energize Emerging 
Opportunities Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FOR GENERAL SOLICITATION OF IN-
VESTMENT IN COMMODITY POOLS. 
Within 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 
shall— 
(1) revise section 4.7(b) of title 17, Code of 
Federal Regulations, in the matter preceding para-
graph (1), to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) Relief available to commodity pool operators. 
Upon filing the notice required by paragraph (d) of this 
section, and subject to compliance with the conditions 
specified in paragraph (d) of this section, any registered 
commodity pool operator who sells participations in a pool 
solely to qualified eligible persons in an offering which 
qualifies for exemption from the registration requirements 
of the Securities Act pursuant to section 4(2) of that Act 
or pursuant to Regulation S, 17 CFR 230.901 et seq., and 
any bank registered as a commodity pool operator in con-
nection with a pool that is a collective trust fund whose 
securities are exempt from registration under the Securi-
ties Act pursuant to section 3(a)(2) of that Act and are 
sold solely to qualified eligible persons, may claim any or 
all of the following relief with respect to such pool:’’; and 
(2) revise section 4.13(a)(3)(i) of such title to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘(i) Interests in the pool are exempt from registration 
under the Securities Act of 1933, and such interests are 
offered and sold pursuant to section 4 of the Securities 
Act of 1933 and the regulations thereunder;’’. 
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(b) VICE COMMANDANT; APPOINTMENT.—Section 47 
of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘vice admiral’’ and inserting ‘‘admiral’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 51 of title 
14, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘admiral or’’ 
before ‘‘vice admiral,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘admiral or’’ 
before ‘‘vice admiral,’’ each place it appears; and 
(3) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘admiral or’’ 
before ‘‘vice admiral,’’. 
(d) APPLICATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the officer who, on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, is serving as Vice Commandant of the Coast 
Guard— 
(1) shall have the grade of admiral, with the 
pay and allowances of that grade; and 
(2) shall not be required to be reappointed by 
reason of the enactment of this Act, including the 
amendments made by this Act. 
SEC. 202. VICE ADMIRALS. 
Section 50 of title 14, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1957 
To improve the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2015 
Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ 
of California, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. 
KIND, and Ms. FUDGE) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To improve the Federal Pell Grant program, 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 ‘‘Pell Grant Cost of 
Tuition Adjustment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to restore the role of Fed-
eral Pell Grants as the foundational Federal investment 
in higher education, in order to strengthen the economy 
of the United States by improving opportunities for low- 
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income students to complete higher education and join the 
middle class. 
SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Federal Pell Grants provided under section 
401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a) (referred to in this Act as ‘‘Federal 
Pell Grants’’) have historically been the fundamental 
Federal investment in helping low-income students 
pay for college and enter the middle class. 
(2) In the 1979–1980 academic year, the max-
imum Federal Pell Grant paid for 77 percent of the 
average cost of attendance at an in-State, 4-year in-
stitution of higher education. However, in the 2014– 
2015 academic year, the maximum Federal Pell 
Grant covered less than one-third of that average 
cost of attendance or $18,943. For the 2014–2015 
academic year, the average cost of only tuition and 
fees at an in-State, 4-year institution of higher edu-
cation is $9,139. 
(3) The SAFRA Act (Public Law 111–152) 
provided a slight inflation adjustment to the max-
imum Federal Pell Grant. However, this increase is 
lower than the Consumer Price Index and will end 
after the 2017–2018 academic year. 
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H. Res. 229 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
April 29, 2015. 
Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are 
hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
House of Representatives: 
COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION: Mr. Walker. 
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS: Mr. Dold. 
Attest: 
Clerk.