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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4940 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend 15- 
year straight-line cost recovery and section 179 expensing for qualified 
leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and quali-
fied retail improvement property. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2014 
Ms. MENG 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 permanently 
extend 15-year straight-line cost recovery and section 
179 expensing for qualified leasehold improvement prop-
erty, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail 
improvement property. 
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 ‘‘Tax Equality for En-
trepreneurs Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TAX INCEN-
TIVES FOR QUALIFIED LEASEHOLD IMPROVE-
MENT PROPERTY, QUALIFIED RESTAURANT 
PROPERTY, 
AND 
QUALIFIED 
RETAIL 
IM-
PROVEMENT PROPERTY. 
(a) 15-YEAR STRAIGHT-LINE COST RECOVERY.— 
Section 168(e)(3)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘placed in service before Janu-
ary 1, 2014’’ in clauses (iv) and (v), and 
(2) by striking ‘‘placed in service after Decem-
ber 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2014’’ in clause 
(ix). 
(b) SECTION 179 EXPENSING.—Section 179(f) of 
such Code is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘beginning in 2010, 2011, 2012, 
or 2013’’ in paragraph (1), and 
(2) by striking paragraph (4). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
December 31, 2013. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4942 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the number of graduate 
medical education residency positions at hospitals administered by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2014 
Ms. TITUS (for herself, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. HASTINGS of Flor-
ida, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. RUIZ) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
number of graduate medical education residency posi-
tions at hospitals administered by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
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 ‘‘Underserved Veterans 
Access to Health Care Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASE OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION 
RESIDENCY POSITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7302 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e)(1) In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
shall establish medical residency programs, or ensure a 
sufficient number of residency positions in medical resi-
dency programs, at medical facilities of the Department 
that the Secretary determines— 
‘‘(A) are experiencing a shortage of physicians; 
and 
‘‘(B) are located in communities that are des-
ignated as a health professional shortage area (as 
defined in section 332 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 254e)). 
‘‘(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) determine the specialty of health care pro-
fessionals that a location is experiencing a shortage 
of, including with respect to primary care and men-
tal health; 
‘‘(B) allocate the residency positions under 
paragraph (1) based on such determination; and 
‘‘(C) notify Congress of the information used by 
the Secretary to make such determination.’’. 
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is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) TRANSPORTATION BONDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to issue bonds under this section, to be known as 
‘Transportation Bonds’. Transportation Bonds shall 
be issued for each of the 50 States and shall be sep-
arately identified with respect to each State. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The aggregate amount of 
Transportation Bonds issued with respect to each 
State shall not exceed $2,000,000,000. 
‘‘(3) FORM.—Except as provided in paragraph 
(3), the bonds authorized by paragraph (1) shall be 
in such form and denominations, and shall be sub-
ject to such terms and conditions of issue, conver-
sion, redemption, maturation, payment, and rate of 
interest as the Secretary may prescribe. 
‘‘(4) MAXIMUM RATE OF INTEREST.—The rate 
of interest on any bond authorized by paragraph (1) 
shall not exceed the rate of interest which is 0.25 
percentage points less than the rate of interest 
which would apply with respect to an otherwise sub-
stantially identical bond authorized under subsection 
(a).’’. 
(b) TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUNDS.— 
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(b) FIVE-YEAR GOAL.—During the five-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish not fewer 
than 2,000 graduate medical education residency positions 
pursuant to section 7302(e) of title 38, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a). In establishing such po-
sitions, the Secretary shall give priority to medical facili-
ties of the Department of Veterans Affairs that— 
(1) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
do not have medical residency programs; and 
(2) are located in communities that have a high 
concentration of veterans. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4944 
To require the submission of a report to the Congress on parasitic disease 
among poor Americans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2014 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the submission of a report to the Congress on 
parasitic disease among poor Americans. 
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 ‘‘Neglected Infections 
of Impoverished Americans Act of 2014’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE CURRENT STATE OF 
PARASITIC 
DISEASES 
THAT 
HAVE 
BEEN 
OVERLOOKED AMONG THE POOREST AMERI-
CANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall report to the Congress 
on the epidemiology of, impact of, and appropriate funding 
required to address neglected diseases of poverty, includ-
ing neglected parasitic diseases such as— 
(1) Chagas disease; 
(2) cysticercosis; 
(3) toxocariasis; 
(4) toxoplasmosis; 
(5) trichomoniasis; 
(6) the soil-transmitted helminths; and 
(7) other related parasitic diseases, as des-
ignated by the Secretary. 
(b) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—The report under 
subsection (a) should provide the information necessary to 
guide future health policy to— 
(1) accurately evaluate the current state of 
knowledge concerning diseases described in such 
subsection and define gaps in such knowledge; and 
(2) address the threat of such diseases. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4946 
To promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2014 
Ms. KELLY of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To promote the tracing of firearms used in crimes, 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 ‘‘Crime Gun Tracing 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION. 
Section 1709 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–8) is amended 
by— 
(1) redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; and 
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(2) inserting before paragraph (2), as redesig-
nated, the following: 
‘‘(1) ‘Bureau’ means the Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.’’. 
SEC. 3. INCENTIVES FOR TRACING FIREARMS USED IN 
CRIMES. 
Section 1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) is amended by 
striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) PREFERENTIAL CONSIDERATION OF APPLICA-
TIONS FOR CERTAIN GRANTS.—In awarding grants under 
this part, the Attorney General, where feasible— 
‘‘(1) may give preferential consideration to an 
application for hiring and rehiring additional career 
law enforcement officers that involves a non-Federal 
contribution exceeding the 25-percent minimum 
under subsection (g); and 
‘‘(2) shall give preferential consideration to an 
application submitted by an applicant that has re-
ported all firearms recovered during the previous 12 
months by the applicant at a crime scene or during 
the course of a criminal investigation to the Bureau 
for the purpose of tracing, or to a State agency that 
reports such firearms to the Bureau for the purpose 
of tracing.’’. 
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(iv) MATCHING FUNDS.—As a condi-
tion of receipts under this paragraph, the
Secretary shall require the funding of the
grant with equal matching funds from a
non-Federal source if the grant is—
(I) for applied research that is
commodity-specific; and
(II) not of national scope.
(v) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—
(I) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary
may use not more than 4 percent of the
funds made available under this para-
graph for administrative costs incurred
by the Secretary in carrying out this
paragraph.
(II) LIMITATION.—Funds made
available under this paragraph shall
not be used—
(aa) for the construction of a
new building or the acquisition,
expansion, remodeling, or alter-
ation of an existing building (in-
cluding site grading and improve-
ment and architect fees); or
SEC. 4. REPORTING OF FIREARM TRACING BY APPLICANTS 
FOR COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERV-
ICES GRANTS. 
Section 1702(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–1(c)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) specify— 
‘‘(A) whether the applicant recovered any 
firearms at a crime scene or during the course 
of a criminal investigation during the 12 
months before the submission of the applica-
tion; 
‘‘(B) the number of firearms described in 
subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(C) the number of firearms described in 
subparagraph (A) that were reported to the Bu-
reau for tracing, or to a State agency that re-
ports such firearms to the Bureau for tracing; 
and 
‘‘(D) the reason why any firearms de-
scribed under subparagraph (A) were not re-
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ported to the Bureau for tracing, or to a State 
agency that reports such firearms to the Bu-
reau for tracing.’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4948 
To provide for emergency supplemental appropriations for the Office of the 
Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2014 
Ms. BROWNLEY of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee 
on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for emergency supplemental appropriations for 
the Office of the Inspector General of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs. 
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 ‘‘VA Investigation and 
Accountability Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE OFFICE 
OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
The following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fis-
cal year 2014: 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $12,000,000: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, except that 
such amount shall be available only if the President subse-
quently so designates such amount and transmits such 
designation to the Congress. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 494 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced rate 
of excise tax on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2013 
Mr. GERLACH (for himself, Mr. NEAL, Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, and Mr. MCHENRY) 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 
a reduced rate of excise tax on beer produced domesti-
cally by certain qualifying producers. 
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 ‘‘Small Brewer Rein-
vestment and Expanding Workforce Act’’ or as the ‘‘Small 
BREW Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REDUCED RATE OF EXCISE TAX ON BEER PRO-
DUCED DOMESTICALLY BY CERTAIN QUALI-
FYING PRODUCERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 5051(a) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively, and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a brew-
er who produces not more than 6,000,000 bar-
rels of beer during the calendar year, the per 
barrel rate of tax imposed by this section shall 
be— 
‘‘(i) $3.50 on the first 60,000 quali-
fied barrels of production, and 
‘‘(ii) $16 on the first 1,940,000 quali-
fied barrels of production to which clause 
(i) does not apply. 
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED
BARRELS
OF
PRODUC-
TION.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 
term ‘qualified barrels of production’ means, 
with respect to any brewer for any calendar 
year, the number of barrels of beer which are 
removed in such year for consumption or sale 
and which have been brewed or produced by 
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such brewer at qualified breweries in the United 
States.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Subparagraph (C) of section 5051(a)(2) of 
such Code, as redesignated by this section, is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2,000,000 barrel quan-
tity’’ and inserting ‘‘6,000,000 barrel quantity’’, 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘60,000 barrel quantity’’ 
and inserting ‘‘60,000 and 1,940,000 barrel 
quantities’’. 
(2) Subparagraph (D) of such section, as so re-
designated, is amended by striking ‘‘2,000,000 bar-
rels’’ and inserting ‘‘6,000,000 barrels’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to beer removed during calendar 
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4955 
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend 
the tariff preference level on imports of certain cotton and man-made 
fiber, fabric, apparel, and made-up goods from Bahrain under the United 
States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2014 
Mr. SOUTHERLAND (for himself and Mr. MILLER of Florida) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States to extend the tariff preference level on imports 
of certain cotton and man-made fiber, fabric, apparel, 
and made-up goods from Bahrain under the United 
States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement. 
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. EXTENSION OF TARIFF PREFERENCE LEVEL 
ON IMPORTS OF CERTAIN COTTON AND MAN- 
MADE FIBER, FABRIC, APPAREL, AND MADE- 
UP GOODS FROM BAHRAIN UNDER THE 
UNITED 
STATES-BAHRAIN 
FREE 
TRADE 
AGREEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—U.S. Note 13 to subchapter XIV 
of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (a), by 
striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’; and 
(2) in the matter following paragraph (d), by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2025’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to articles entered, 
or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
January 1, 2016. 
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 
For payment to the African Development Bank by 
the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share 
of the paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock, 
$32,418,000, to remain available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the African Develop-
ment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 
to the callable capital portion of the United States share 
of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed 
$507,860,808. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For payment to the African Development Fund by 
the Secretary of the Treasury, $176,336,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR 
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the International Fund for Agricul-
tural Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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earlier than the beginning of the fiscal year and
shall mature at the earlier of—
(A) the end of 9 months; or
(B) the end of the fiscal year.
(2) SUPPLEMENTAL
LOANS.—In the case of
loans made under this section in the last 3 months
of a fiscal year, the processor may repledge the
sugar as collateral for a second loan in the subse-
quent fiscal year, except that the second loan shall—
(A) be made at the loan rate in effect at
the time the second loan is made; and
(B) mature in 9 months less the quantity
of time that the first loan was in effect.
(e) LOAN TYPE; PROCESSOR ASSURANCES.—
(1) RECOURSE LOANS.—Subject to paragraph
(2), the Secretary shall carry out this section
through the use of recourse loans.
(2) NONRECOURSE LOANS.—During any fiscal
year in which the tariff rate quota for imports of
sugar into the United States is established at, or is
increased to, a level in excess of 1,500,000 short
tons raw value, the Secretary shall carry out this
section by making available nonrecourse loans. Any
recourse loan previously made available by the Sec-
amended by striking ‘‘all processors’’ and inserting ‘‘fluid
milk processors voting in the referendum’’.
(2) Section 1999O(c) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 6414(c))
is amended by striking ‘‘all processors’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘fluid milk processors voting in the
referendum’’.
(e) DURATION.—Section 1999O(a) of the Fluid Milk
Promotion Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6414(a)) is amended
by striking ‘‘1996’’ and inserting ‘‘2002’’.
TITLE III—CONSERVATION
SEC. 301. CONSERVATION.
(a) FUNDING.—Subtitle E of title XII of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841 et seq.) is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘Subtitle E—Funding
‘‘SEC. 1241. FUNDING.
‘‘(a) MANDATORY EXPENSES.—For each of fiscal
years 1996 through 2002, the Secretary shall use the
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out
the programs authorized by—
‘‘(1) subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D (in-
cluding contracts extended by the Secretary pursu-
ant to section 1437 of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–
624; 16 U.S.C. 3831 note));
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gram in accordance with part G or H shall be enti-
tled to payments under paragraph (3) for any fiscal
year in an amount equal to the sum of the applicable
percentages (specified in such paragraph) of its ex-
penditures to carry out such programs (subject to
limitations prescribed by or pursuant to such parts
or this part on expenditures that may be included
for purposes of determining payment under para-
graph (3)), but such payments for any fiscal year in
the case of any State may not exceed the limitation
determined under subparagraph (B) with respect to
the State.
‘‘(B) The limitation determined under this sub-
paragraph with respect to a State for any fiscal year
is the amount that bears the same ratio to the
amount specified in subparagraph (C) for such fiscal
year as the average monthly number of adult recipi-
ents (as defined in subparagraph (D)) in the State
in the preceding fiscal year bears to the average
monthly number of such recipients in all the States
for such preceding year.
‘‘(C)(i) The amount specified in this subpara-
graph is—
‘‘(I) $1,600,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
‘‘(II) $1,600,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;