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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3070 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 8, 2016 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to permit striped 
bass fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone transit zone 
between Montauk, New York, and Point Judith, Rhode 
Island, 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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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘EEZ Transit Zone 
Clarification and Access Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RECREATIONAL FISHING IN BLOCK ISLAND SOUND 
TRANSIT ZONE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce, in 
consultation with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
Commission, may issue regulations to permit and regulate 
recreational Atlantic striped bass fishing in the Block Is-
land Sound Transit Zone. 
(b) BLOCK ISLAND SOUND TRANSIT ZONE DE-
FINED.—In this section the term ‘‘Block Island Sound 
transit zone’’ means the area of the exclusive economic 
zone north of a line connecting Montauk Light, Montauk 
Point, New York, and Block Island Southeast Light, 
Block Island, Rhode Island; and west of a line connecting 
Point Judith Light, Point Judith, Rhode Island, and 
Block Island Southeast Light, Block Island, Rhode Island. 
(c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section or the 
regulations issued under this section shall affect— 
(1) any permit that— 
(A) is issued under any other provision of 
law by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, including a permit issued be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
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(B) authorizes fishing in the Block Island 
Sound Transit Zone; or 
(2) any activity authorized by such a permit. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3072 
To remove the authority of the Secretary of Energy to amend or issue 
new energy efficiency standards for ceiling fans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2015 
Mr. DENT (for himself, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. 
FLEISCHMANN, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. JOYCE, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. MURPHY 
of Pennsylvania, and Mr. POMPEO) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To remove the authority of the Secretary of Energy to amend 
or issue new energy efficiency standards for ceiling fans. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CEILING FAN STANDARDS. 
Section 325(ff) of the Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(ff)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (5). 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3073 
To prohibit the receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2015 
Mr. DESJARLAIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, 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 prohibit the receipt of Federal financial assistance by 
sanctuary cities, 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 ‘‘Sanctuary City All 
Funding Elimination Act of 2015’’ or the ‘‘SAFE Act of 
2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. NO FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SANC-
TUARY CITIES. 
Any State or local government that is not in compli-
ance with section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1373) may not receive any Federal financial assistance (as 
such term is defined in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, 
United States Code) until the State or local government 
has produced a comprehensive plan to come back into 
compliance with such section 642. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3076 
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the number of base 
acres upon which agricultural producers are authorized to grow fruits 
and vegetables without a resulting reduction in payment acres on their 
farm when the resulting produce is used to help alleviate a food desert, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2015 
Ms. KELLY of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the 
number of base acres upon which agricultural producers 
are authorized to grow fruits and vegetables without 
a resulting reduction in payment acres on their farm 
when the resulting produce is used to help alleviate a 
food desert, 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 ‘‘Feeding America 
through Farm Flexibility Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. PRODUCER DISCRETION TO PLANT ADDITIONAL 
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ON BASE ACRES 
WITHOUT A RESULTING REDUCTION IN PAY-
MENT ACRES. 
Section 1114(e) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9014(e)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) PRODUCER DISCRETION TO PLANT ADDI-
TIONAL
FRUITS
AND
VEGETABLES
TO
ALLEVIATE 
FOOD DESERTS.— 
‘‘(A) ADDITIONAL PLANTING AUTHORITY; 
PURPOSE.—The percentages specified in para-
graphs (2) and (3) are increased by an addi-
tional five percent of base acres, to 20 percent 
and 40 percent respectively, if the crops re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) grown on the addi-
tional base acres are grown solely for sale or 
donation, directly or indirectly by the producer 
and with or without processing, in a food 
desert. 
‘‘(B) FOOD
DESERT
DEFINED.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘food desert’ means a cen-
sus tract that, as determined by the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(i) has a poverty rate of 20 percent 
or greater; and 
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‘‘(ii) provides difficult access to a re-
tail outlet that provides a wide variety of 
fruits and vegetables.’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3077 
To require any amounts remaining in Members’ Representational Allowances 
at the end of a fiscal year to be deposited in the Treasury and used 
for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2015 
Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. TIBERI, and Ms. DUCKWORTH) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
House Administration 
A BILL 
To require any amounts remaining in Members’ Representa-
tional Allowances at the end of a fiscal year to be depos-
ited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or 
to reduce the Federal debt. 
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 ‘‘Giveback Deficit Re-
duction Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’ 
REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE 
USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO RE-
DUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, any amounts appropriated for Members’ Rep-
resentational Allowances for the House of Representatives 
for a fiscal year which remain after all payments are made 
under such Allowances for the year shall be deposited in 
the Treasury and used for deficit reduction, except that 
in the case of a fiscal year for which there is no Federal 
budget deficit, such amounts shall be used to reduce the 
Federal debt (in such manner as the Secretary of the 
Treasury considers appropriate). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2015 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 3. REGULATIONS. 
The Committee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe 
regulations to carry out this Act. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITION. 
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘Member of the House 
of Representatives’’ means a Representative in, or a Dele-
gate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. 
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‘‘(ii) providers determined to be eligible
by local workforce development boards, sub-
ject to subsection (a)(3).
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY.—The designated State
agency shall disseminate such lists and informa-
tion to the full service employment and training
delivery system and to local boards. Such list
and information shall be made widely available
to participants in employment and training pro-
grams authorized under title III and others
through the full service employment and training
delivery system described in section 123.
‘‘(d) ENFORCEMENT.—
‘‘(1) ACCURACY OF INFORMATION.—If the des-
ignated State agency determines that a provider or
individual supplying information on behalf of a pro-
vider intentionally supplies inaccurate information
under this section, the agency shall terminate the eli-
gibility of the eligible provider to receive funds de-
scribed in subsection (a) for a period of time, but not
less than 2 years, as prescribed in regulations issued
by the Governor.
‘‘(2) NONCOMPLIANCE.—If the designated State
agency, or the local workforce development board
working through the State agency, determines that an
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headings 1501.00.00 through 1508, or in head-
ing 1512, 1514, or 1515. 
(E) A nonoriginating material provided for 
in heading 1701 that is used in the production 
of a good provided for in any of headings 1701 
through 1703. 
(F) A nonoriginating material provided for 
in chapter 17 of the HTS or heading 
1805.00.00 that is used in the production of a 
good provided for in subheading 1806.10. 
(G) A nonoriginating material provided for 
in any of headings 2203 through 2208 that is 
used in the production of a good provided for 
in heading 2207 or 2208. 
(H) A nonoriginating material used in the 
production of a good provided for in any of 
chapters 1 through 21 of the HTS unless the 
nonoriginating material is provided for in a dif-
ferent subheading than the good for which ori-
gin is being determined under this section. 
(3) TEXTILE AND APPAREL GOODS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), a textile or apparel good 
that is not an originating good because certain 
fibers or yarns used in the production of the
SECTION 1. LAND INTO TRUST. 
(a) FEDERAL
LAND.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, all right, title, and interest (including improve-
ments and appurtenances) of the United States in and to 
the Federal land described in subsection (b) shall be held 
in trust by the United States for the benefit of the 
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians for nongaming pur-
poses. 
(b) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The land taken into trust 
under subsection (a) is the approximately 80 acres of Fed-
eral land under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
United States Forest Service, located in Tuolumne Coun-
ty, California, and described as follows: 
(1) Southwest 1/4 of Southwest 1/4 of Section 
2, Township 1 North, Range 16 East. 
(2) Northeast 1/4 of Northwest 1/4 of Section 
11, Township 1 North, Range 16 East of the Mount 
Diablo Meridian. 
(c) GAMING.—Class II and class III gaming (as those 
terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regu-
latory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)) shall not be permitted at
any time on the land taken into trust under subsection 
(a). 
Passed the House of Representatives July 5, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3079 
AN ACT 
To take certain Federal land located in Tuolumne 
County, California, into trust for the benefit of 
the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, and for 
other purposes.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3079 
To take certain Federal land located in Tuolumne County, California, into 
trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2015 
Mr. MCCLINTOCK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To take certain Federal land located in Tuolumne County, 
California, into trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne 
Band of Me-Wuk Indians, 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. LAND INTO TRUST. 
(a) FEDERAL
LAND.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, all right, title, and interest (including improve-
ments and appurtenances) of the United States in and to 
the Federal land described in subsection (b) shall be held 
in trust by the United States for the benefit of the 
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Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians for nongaming pur-
poses. 
(b) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The land taken into trust 
under subsection (a) is the approximately 80 acres of Fed-
eral land under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
United States Forest Service, located in Tuolumne Coun-
ty, California, and described as follows: 
(1) Southwest 1/4 of Southwest 1/4 of Section 
2, Township 1 North, Range 16 East. 
(2) Northeast 1/4 of Northwest 1/4 of Section 
11, Township 1 North, Range 16 East. 
(c) GAMING.—Class II and class III gaming (as those 
terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regu-
latory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)) shall not be permitted at 
any time on the land taken into trust under subsection 
(a). 
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II 
Calendar No. 549 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3079 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 6, 2016 
Received 
JULY 7, 2016 
Read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To take certain Federal land located in Tuolumne County, 
California, into trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne 
Band of Me-Wuk Indians, 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. LAND INTO TRUST. 
(a) FEDERAL
LAND.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, all right, title, and interest (including improve-
ments and appurtenances) of the United States in and to 
the Federal land described in subsection (b) shall be held 
in trust by the United States for the benefit of the 
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Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians for nongaming pur-
poses. 
(b) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The land taken into trust 
under subsection (a) is the approximately 80 acres of Fed-
eral land under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
United States Forest Service, located in Tuolumne Coun-
ty, California, and described as follows: 
(1) Southwest 1/4 of Southwest 1/4 of Section 
2, Township 1 North, Range 16 East. 
(2) Northeast 1/4 of Northwest 1/4 of Section 
11, Township 1 North, Range 16 East of the Mount 
Diablo Meridian. 
(c) GAMING.—Class II and class III gaming (as those 
terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regu-
latory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)) shall not be permitted at 
any time on the land taken into trust under subsection 
(a). 
Passed the House of Representatives July 5, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 549 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3079 
AN ACT 
To take certain Federal land located in Tuolumne 
County, California, into trust for the benefit of 
the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, and for 
other purposes. 
JULY 7, 2016 
Read twice and placed on the calendar 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 343 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3079 
[Report No. 114–448] 
To take certain Federal land located in Tuolumne County, California, into 
trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2015 
Mr. MCCLINTOCK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
MARCH 10, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 15, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To take certain Federal land located in Tuolumne County, 
California, into trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne 
Band of Me-Wuk Indians, and for other purposes. 
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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. LAND INTO TRUST. 
(a) FEDERAL LAND.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
all right, title, and interest (including improvements and 
appurtenances) of the United States in and to the Federal 
land described in subsection (b) shall be held in trust by 
the United States for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of 
Me-Wuk Indians for nongaming purposes. 
(b) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The land taken into trust 
under subsection (a) is the approximately 80 acres of Fed-
eral land under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
United States Forest Service, located in Tuolumne County, 
California, and described as follows: 
(1) Southwest 1/4 of Southwest 1/4 of Section 2, 
Township 1 North, Range 16 East. 
(2) Northeast 1/4 of Northwest 1/4 of Section 11, 
Township 1 North, Range 16 East of the Mount Dia-
blo Meridian. 
(c) GAMING.—Class II and class III gaming (as those 
terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regu-
latory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)) shall not be permitted at any 
time on the land taken into trust under subsection (a). 
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Union Calendar No. 343 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3079 
[Report No. 114–448] 
A BILL 
To take certain Federal land located in Tuolumne 
County, California, into trust for the benefit of 
the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, and for 
other purposes. 
MARCH 10, 2016 
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 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3080 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exception to 
the employer health insurance mandate for Indian tribal governments 
and tribally owned businesses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2015 
Mrs. NOEM (for herself and Mr. ZINKE) 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 provide 
an exception to the employer health insurance mandate 
for Indian tribal governments and tribally owned busi-
nesses. 
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 ‘‘Tribal Employment 
and Jobs Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE 
MANDATE 
FOR 
INDIAN 
TRIBAL 
GOVERN-
MENTS AND TRIBALLY OWNED BUSINESSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4980H(c)(2) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) EXCEPTION FOR INDIAN TRIBAL GOV-
ERNMENTS
AND
TRIBALLY
OWNED
BUSI-
NESSES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘applica-
ble large employer’ shall not include any 
tribal employer. 
‘‘(ii) TRIBAL
EMPLOYER.—For pur-
poses of this subparagraph, the term ‘trib-
al employer’ means— 
‘‘(I) any Indian tribal govern-
ment 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
7701(a)(40)) or subdivision thereof, 
or any agency or instrumentality of ei-
ther, 
‘‘(II) any tribal organization (as 
defined in section 4(l) of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education As-
sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l))), 
‘‘(III) any corporation if more 
than 50 percent (determined by vote 
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and value) of the outstanding stock of 
such corporation is owned, directly or 
indirectly, by any entity described in 
subclause (I) or (II), and 
‘‘(IV) any partnership if more 
than 50 percent of the value of the 
capital 
and 
profits 
interests 
are 
owned, directly or indirectly, by any 
entity described in subclause (I) or 
(II).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to months beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2014. 
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