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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3527
To amend the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a national military park
at the battle fields of the siege of Petersburg, Virginia’’, approved July
3, 1926, to limit the authority of the Department of the Interior to
impose fees for entrance to the City Point Unit of Petersburg National
Battlefield.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 19, 1998
Mr. SISISKY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a national
military park at the battle fields of the siege of Peters-
burg, Virginia’’, approved July 3, 1926, to limit the
authority of the Department of the Interior to impose
fees for entrance to the City Point Unit of Petersburg
National Battlefield.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE EN-
TRANCE FEES FOR CITY POINT UNIT OF PE-
TERSBURG NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD.
The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a national mili-
tary park at the battle fields of the siege of Petersburg,
Virginia’’, approved July 3, 1926 (16 U.S.C. 423 et seq.),
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 11. No fee may be imposed by the Department
of the Interior for entrance to the City Point Unit of Pe-
tersburg National Battlefield, located in the City of Hope-
well, Virginia, unless—
‘‘(1) the Secretary of the Interior has reim-
bursed the City for obligations and expenditures in-
curred by the City for rehabilitation of National
Park Service property located in the Unit adjacent
to the James River; or
‘‘(2) the fee does not apply to entrance by a
resident of the City.’’.
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HR 5946 RDS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Appre-
ciation for Olympians and Paralympians Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC MEDALS AND USOC 
PRIZE MONEY EXCLUDED FROM GROSS IN-
COME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 74 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTION FOR OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC 
MEDALS AND PRIZES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Gross income shall not in-
clude the value of any medal awarded in, or any 
prize money received from the United States Olym-
pic Committee on account of, competition in the 
Olympic Games or Paralympic Games. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION BASED ON ADJUSTED GROSS 
INCOME.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall 
not apply to any taxpayer for any taxable year 
if the adjusted gross income (determined with-
out regard to this subsection) of such taxpayer 
for such taxable year exceeds $1,000,000 (half 
of such amount in the case of a married indi-
vidual filing a separate return). 
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‘‘(B) COORDINATION WITH OTHER LIMITA-
TIONS.—For purposes of sections 86, 135, 137, 
199, 219, 221, 222, and 469, adjusted gross in-
come shall be determined after the application 
of paragraph (1) and before the application of 
subparagraph (A).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to prizes and awards received after 
December 31, 2015. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 22, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Union Calendar No. 595 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5946 
[Report No. 114–762] 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income 
any prizes or awards won in competition in the Olympic Games or 
the Paralympic Games. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 
Mr. DOLD (for himself and Mr. FARENTHOLD) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 
Additional sponsors: Mr. TURNER, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. PERRY, Mr. RODNEY 
DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mrs. COMSTOCK, 
Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. HECK of Nevada, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. THOMPSON of California, and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska 
SEPTEMBER 20, 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 September 7, 2016] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude 
from gross income any prizes or awards won in competi-
tion in the Olympic Games or the Paralympic Games. 
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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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Apprecia-
tion for Olympians and Paralympians Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC MEDALS AND USOC 
PRIZE MONEY EXCLUDED FROM GROSS IN-
COME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 74 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTION FOR OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC MED-
ALS AND PRIZES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Gross income shall not in-
clude the value of any medal awarded in, or any 
prize money received from the United States Olympic 
Committee on account of, competition in the Olympic 
Games or Paralympic Games. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION BASED ON ADJUSTED GROSS IN-
COME.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall 
not apply to any taxpayer for any taxable year 
if the adjusted gross income (determined without 
regard to this subsection) of such taxpayer for 
such taxable year exceeds $1,000,000 (half of 
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‘‘(1) consent to arbitration is freely and know-
ingly obtained; and
‘‘(2) no party or attorney is prejudiced for re-
fusing to participate in arbitration.
‘‘(c) PRESUMPTIONS.—For purposes of subsection
(a)(3), a district court may presume damages are not in
excess of $150,000 unless counsel certifies that damages
exceed such amount.
‘‘(d) EXISTING PROGRAMS.—Nothing in this section
is deemed to affect any action in which arbitration is con-
ducted pursuant to section 906 of the Judicial Improve-
ments and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–102),
as in effect prior to the date of its repeal.’’.
SEC. 6. ARBITRATORS.
Section 655 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 655. Arbitrators
‘‘(a) POWERS OF ARBITRATORS.—An arbitrator to
whom an action is referred under section 654 shall have
the power, within the judicial district of the district court
which referred the action to arbitration—
‘‘(1) to conduct arbitration hearings;
‘‘(2) to administer oaths and affirmations; and
‘‘(3) to make awards.
such amount in the case of a married individual 
filing a separate return). 
‘‘(B) COORDINATION WITH OTHER LIMITA-
TIONS.—For purposes of sections 86, 135, 137, 
199, 219, 221, 222, and 469, adjusted gross in-
come shall be determined after the application of 
paragraph (1) and before the application of sub-
paragraph (A).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 
section shall apply to prizes and awards received after De-
cember 31, 2015. 
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Union Calendar No. 595 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5946 
[Report No. 114–762] 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
exclude from gross income any prizes or awards 
won in competition in the Olympic Games or the 
Paralympic Games. 
SEPTEMBER 20, 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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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5947 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include foster care transition 
youth as members of targeted groups for purposes of the work oppor-
tunity credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 
Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. DANNY K. 
DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. REED) 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 include 
foster care transition youth as members of targeted 
groups for purposes of the work opportunity credit. 
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 ‘‘Improved Employment 
Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF FOSTER CARE TRANSITION YOUTH 
FOR PURPOSES OF WORK OPPORTUNITY 
CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 51(d)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end of subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end 
of subparagraph (J) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(K) a qualified foster care transition 
youth.’’. 
(b) QUALIFIED FOSTER CARE TRANSITION YOUTH 
DEFINED.—Section 51(d) of such Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(16) QUALIFIED
FOSTER
CARE
TRANSITION 
YOUTH.—The term ‘qualified foster care transition 
youth’ means any individual who is certified by the 
designated local agency as— 
‘‘(A) not having attained age 27 as of the 
hiring date, and 
‘‘(B) having been in foster care (within the 
meaning of section 477 of the Social Security 
Act), after attaining the younger of— 
‘‘(i) age 16, and 
‘‘(ii) the age specified in subsection 
(a)(7) of such section.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to individuals who 
begin work for the employer after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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actment of the Genocide Convention Implementation Act
of 1987 (the Proxmire Act) on November 4, 2003.
PROHIBITION
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS
TO
REQUEST
THE
UNITED
NATIONS
TO
ASSESS
THE
VALIDITY
OF
ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
SEC. 579. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used by any official of the United States Gov-
ernment to request the United Nations to assess the valid-
ity of elections in the United States.
LIMITATION ON PROVISION BY EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF
CREDIT TO ENTITIES REINCORPORATING OVERSEAS
SEC. 580. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used by the Export-Import Bank of the United
States to approve an application for a master guarantee
and political risk supplement where the applicant’s charter
or articles of incorporation show that the entity is incor-
porated or chartered in Bermuda, Barbados, the Cayman
Islands, Antigua, or Panama.
LIMITATION ON ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND ASSISTANCE
FOR CERTAIN FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE
PARTIES TO THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
SEC. 581. None of the funds made available in this
Act in title II under the heading ‘‘ECONOMIC SUPPORT
FUND’’ may be used to provide assistance to the govern-
ment of a country that is a party to the International
Criminal Court and has not entered into an agreement
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5948 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 830 Kuhn Drive in Chula Vista, California, 
as the ‘‘Jonathan ‘J.D.’ De Guzman Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JONATHAN ‘‘J.D.’’ DE GUZMAN POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 830 Kuhn Drive in Chula Vista, 
California, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Jona-
than ‘J.D.’ De Guzman Post Office Building’’. 
(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 ‘‘Jonathan ‘J.D.’ De 
Guzman Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 30, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5948 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 830 Kuhn Drive in Chula 
Vista, California, as the ‘‘Jonathan ‘J.D.’ De 
Guzman Post Office Building’’.
index (as described in section 209(k)(1)) for 
each such year.’’. 
(2) WIDOWERS.—Section 202(f) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(f)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (D); 
(iv) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(E) and (F) as subparagraphs (D) and 
(E), respectively; and 
(v) in the flush matter following sub-
paragraph (E)(ii), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘or becomes entitled to an old-age 
insurance benefit’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘such deceased individual,’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (A) in para-
graph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subsection 
(k)(5), subsection (q), and subparagraph (D) of this 
paragraph, such widower’s insurance benefit for 
each month shall be equal to the greater of— 
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H. R. 5948 
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 830 Kuhn 
Drive in Chula Vista, California, as the ‘‘Jonathan ‘J.D.’ De Guzman Post Office 
Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JONATHAN ‘‘J.D.’’ DE GUZMAN POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 830 Kuhn Drive in Chula Vista, California, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘Jonathan ‘J.D.’ De Guzman Post 
Office Building’’. 
(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 ‘‘Jonathan ‘J.D.’ De Guzman Post Office Building’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5948 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
830 Kuhn Drive in Chula Vista, California, as the ‘‘Jonathan ‘J.D.’ 
De Guzman Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 
Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. ISSA, Mr. PETERS, 
and Mr. VARGAS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 830 Kuhn Drive in Chula Vista, California, 
as the ‘‘Jonathan ‘J.D.’ De Guzman Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JONATHAN ‘‘J.D.’’ DE GUZMAN POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 830 Kuhn Drive in Chula Vista, 
California, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Jona-
than ‘J.D.’ De Guzman Post Office Building’’. 
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court may exempt from the requirements of this section
specific cases or categories of cases in which use of alter-
native dispute resolution would not be appropriate. In de-
fining these exemptions, each district court shall consult
with members of the bar, including the United States At-
torney for that district.
‘‘(c) AUTHORITY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.—
Nothing in this section shall alter or conflict with the au-
thority of the Attorney General to conduct litigation on
behalf of the United States, with the authority of any Fed-
eral agency authorized to conduct litigation in the United
States courts, or with any delegation of litigation authority
by the Attorney General.
‘‘(d) CONFIDENTIALITY
PROVISIONS.—Until such
time as rules are adopted under chapter 131 of this title
providing for the confidentiality of alternative dispute res-
olution processes under this chapter, each district court
shall, by local rule adopted under section 2071(b), provide
for the confidentiality of the alternative dispute resolution
processes and to prohibit disclosure of confidential dispute
resolution communications.’’.
SEC. 4. MEDIATORS AND NEUTRAL EVALUATORS.
Section 653 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(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 ‘‘Jonathan ‘J.D.’ De 
Guzman Post Office Building’’. 
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‘‘§ 653. Neutrals
‘‘(a) PANEL OF NEUTRALS.—Each district court that
authorizes the use of alternative dispute resolution proc-
esses shall adopt appropriate processes for making
neutrals available for use by the parties for each category
of process offered. Each district court shall promulgate its
own procedures and criteria for the selection of neutrals
on its panels.
‘‘(b) QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING.—Each person
serving as a neutral in an alternative dispute resolution
process should be qualified and trained to serve as a neu-
tral in the appropriate alternative dispute resolution proc-
ess. For this purpose, the district court may use, among
others, magistrate judges who have been trained to serve
as neutrals in alternative dispute resolution processes, pro-
fessional neutrals from the private sector, and persons who
have been trained to serve as neutrals in alternative dis-
pute resolution processes. Until such time as rules are
adopted under chapter 131 of this title relating to the dis-
qualification of neutrals, each district court shall issue
rules under section 2071(b) relating to the disqualification
of neutrals (including, where appropriate, disqualification
under section 455 of this title, other applicable law, and
professional responsibility standards).’’.
II 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5948 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 1, 2016 
Received 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 830 Kuhn Drive in Chula Vista, California, 
as the ‘‘Jonathan ‘J.D.’ De Guzman Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
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. JONATHAN ‘‘J.D.’’ DE GUZMAN POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 830 Kuhn Drive in Chula Vista, 
California, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Jona-
than ‘J.D.’ De Guzman Post Office Building’’. 
(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 ‘‘Jonathan ‘J.D.’ De 
Guzman Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 30, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5949 
To prohibit the use of funds to make payments to Iran relating to the 
settlement of claims brought before the Iran–United States Claims Tri-
bunal until Iran has paid certain compensatory damages awarded to 
United States persons by United States courts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 
Mr. LANCE (for himself and Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of funds to make payments to Iran 
relating to the settlement of claims brought before the 
Iran–United States Claims Tribunal until Iran has paid 
certain compensatory damages awarded to United States 
persons by United States courts. 
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 ‘‘Victims Before Ran-
som Act’’. 
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‘‘(i) subject to paragraph (9), the primary 
insurance amount (as determined for purposes 
of this subsection after application of subpara-
graphs (B) and (C)) of such deceased indi-
vidual; or 
‘‘(ii) subject to paragraphs (9) and (10), in 
the case of a fully insured widower or surviving 
divorced husband, 75 percent of the sum of any 
old-age or disability insurance benefit for which 
the widower or the surviving divorced husband 
is entitled for such month and the primary in-
surance amount (as determined for purposes of 
this subsection after application of subpara-
graphs (B) and (C)) of such deceased indi-
vidual.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (1)(F)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (1)(E)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘paragraph 
(1)(F)(i)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘paragraph (1)(E)(i)’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
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