datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require.’’. 
SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATION. 
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 
(42 U.S.C. 17211 et seq.) (as amended by section 6) is 
amended by inserting after section 636 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 637. ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this subtitle, the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) coordinate and avoid duplication of activi-
ties across programs of the Department and other 
applicable Federal agencies, including the National 
Laboratories; 
‘‘(2) collaborate with (as applicable)— 
‘‘(A) industry; 
‘‘(B) stakeholders; 
‘‘(C) other Federal agencies, including the 
National Laboratories; 
‘‘(D) academic institutions; and 
‘‘(E) international bodies with relevant sci-
entific expertise; and 
‘‘(3) obtain from the recipient of assistance and 
make available to the public, through Web sites, re-
ports, and databases of the Department, any re-
search, development, demonstration, and commercial 
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application information produced with respect to 
supported technology, including information obtained 
after the completion of supported activities, except 
to the extent that the information is protected from 
disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(b) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this section and at least once every 2 years 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
on findings and activities conducted under this subtitle.’’. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 639 of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17215) (as redesignated by section 
5(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 639. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this subtitle, to remain available until 
expended— 
‘‘(1) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and 
‘‘(2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2016. 
‘‘(b) RENEWABLE ENERGY FUNDS.—No funds shall 
be appropriated under this section for activities that are 
receiving funds under section 931(a)(2)(E)(i) of the En-
ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16231(a)(2)(E)(i)).’’. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4369 
AN ACT 
To authorize the use of passenger facility charges at an 
airport previously associated with the airport at which 
the charges are collected. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
ical personnel or as reported by a member of 
the Armed Forces to such an individual. 
(D) MILITARY LAW ENFORCEMENT.—Mili-
tary law enforcement may directly enter a re-
portable event involving victimization or wit-
nessing of a sexual assault. 
(E) 
REPORTING
OF
OUTSIDE
INCI-
DENTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall issue 
guidance regarding the entry of reportable 
events involving members of the Armed Forces 
that occur while in duty status outside of mili-
tary installations and are initially reported to 
local non-military law enforcement or non-mili-
tary medical treatment facilities. 
(F) REPORTING OF PREVIOUS INCIDENTS 
FOR CURRENTLY SERVING SERVICEMEMBERS.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance 
regarding the potential entry of past reportable 
events involving currently serving members of 
the Armed Forces that occurred earlier in their 
career. 
(2) INCLUDED INFORMATION.—Each entry for 
a reportable event shall include the following infor-
mation: 
(A) Name, date, location, and unit. 
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HR 3060 EAS——2
HR 3060 EAS——3
HR 3060 EAS——4
HR 3060 EAS——5
ity will have less than a minor or transitory impact, or
unless a comprehensive environmental evaluation is being
prepared in accordance with subparagraph (C), the agency
shall prepare an initial environmental evaluation in ac-
cordance with Article 2 of Annex I to the Protocol.
‘‘(B) If the agency determines, through the prepara-
tion of the initial environmental evaluation, that the pro-
posed Federal activity is likely to have no more than a
minor or transitory impact, the activity may proceed if ap-
propriate procedures are put in place to assess and verify
the impact of the activity.
‘‘(C) If the agency determines, through the prepara-
tion of the initial environmental evaluation or otherwise,
that a proposed Federal activity is likely to have more
than a minor or transitory impact, the agency shall pre-
pare and circulate a comprehensive environmental evalua-
tion in accordance with Article 3 of Annex I to the Proto-
col, and shall make such comprehensive environmental
evaluation publicly available for comment.
‘‘(3) Any agency decision under this section on
whether a proposed Federal activity, to which paragraph
(2)(C) applies, should proceed, and, if so, whether in its
original or in a modified form, shall be based on the com-
prehensive environmental evaluation as well as other con-
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF FERS REVISED AND FURTHER REVISED 
ANNUITANT CATEGORIES. 
(a) REPEAL OF ANNUITY COMPUTATION.—Section 
8415 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing subsection (d). 
(b) REPEAL OF ANNUITANT CATEGORIES.—Section 
8422(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘other than revised annuity em-
ployees or further revised annuity employees’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C). 
(c) REPEAL
OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
Section 8423(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) In determining any normal-cost percentage 
to be applied under this subsection, amounts pro-
vided for under section 8422 shall be taken into ac-
count.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 8401 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (35)(B), by striking the semi- 
colon at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (36), by striking ‘‘; and’’ at 
the end and inserting a period; and 
(3) by striking paragraphs (37) and (38). 
(e) APPLICATION.— 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘or Annex IV to the Ant-
arctic Protocol’’ after ‘‘of the MARPOL Proto-
col’’;
(8) in subsection (d)(1) by inserting ‘‘, Article
5 of Annex IV to the Antarctic Protocol,’’ after
‘‘Convention’’;
(9) in subsection (e)(1)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or the Antarctic Proto-
col’’ after ‘‘MARPOL Protocol’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘that Protocol’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘those Protocols’’; and
(10) in subsection (e)(2) by inserting ‘‘, of
Annex IV to the Antarctic Protocol,’’ after
‘‘MARPOL Protocol’’.
(f) PENALTIES.—Section 9 of the Act to Prevent Pol-
lution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1908) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘Annex IV to
the Antarctic Protocol,’’ after ‘‘MARPOL Proto-
col,’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ‘‘Annex IV
to the Antarctic Protocol,’’ after ‘‘MARPOL Proto-
col,’’;
(3) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting ‘‘Annex IV
to the Antarctic Protocol,’’ after ‘‘MARPOL Proto-
col,’’;
(4) in subsection (d) by inserting ‘‘Annex IV to
the Antarctic Protocol,’’ after ‘‘MARPOL Proto-
col,’’;
(5) in subsection (e) by inserting ‘‘, Annex IV
to the Antarctic Protocol,’’ after ‘‘MARPOL Proto-
col’’; and
(6) in subsection (f) by inserting ‘‘or the Ant-
arctic Protocol’’ after ‘‘MARPOL Protocol’’ both
places it appears.
Passed the House of Representatives June 10, 1996.
Attest:
Clerk.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5338 
To repeal the revised annuity employee and further revised annuity employee 
categories within the Federal Employees Retirement System, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2014 
Ms. EDWARDS (for herself, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
KAPTUR, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. ELLISON, and Mr. RANGEL) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform 
and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To repeal the revised annuity employee and further revised 
annuity employee categories within the Federal Employ-
ees Retirement System, 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 ‘‘Federal Employee Pen-
sion Fairness Act’’. 
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‘‘(21) the term ‘Treaty’ means the Antarctic
Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on December 1,
1959;
‘‘(22) the term ‘United States’ means the sev-
eral States of the Union, the District of Columbia,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American
Samoa, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any
other commonwealth, territory, or possession of the
United States; and
‘‘(23) the term ‘vessel subject to the jurisdiction
of the United States’ includes any ‘vessel of the
United States’ and any ‘vessel subject to the juris-
diction of the United States’ as those terms are de-
fined in section 303 of the Antarctic Marine Living
Resources Convention Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C.
2432).’’.
SEC. 103. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Section 4 of the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
(16 U.S.C. 2403) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 4. PROHIBITED ACTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It is unlawful for any person—
‘‘(1) to introduce any prohibited product onto
land or ice shelves or into water in Antarctica;
H. Res. 290
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
December 6, 1995.
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall
be in order to consider the conference report to accompany
the bill (H.R. 1058) to reform Federal securities litigation,
and for other purposes. All points of order against the con-
ference report and against its consideration are waived.
Attest:
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3578 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to strengthen 
and make improvements to the Directorate of Science 
and Technology of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(d) DECISION TO PROCEED.—(1) No decision shall
be taken to proceed with an activity for which a com-
prehensive environmental evaluation is prepared under
this section unless there has been an opportunity for con-
sideration of the draft comprehensive environmental eval-
uation at an Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, ex-
cept that no decision to proceed with a proposed activity
shall be delayed through the operation of this paragraph
for more than 15 months from the date of circulation of
the draft comprehensive environmental evaluation pursu-
ant to Article 3(3) of Annex I to the Protocol.
‘‘(2) The Secretary of State shall circulate the final
comprehensive environmental evaluation, in accordance
with Article 3(6) of Annex I to the Protocol, at least 60
days before the commencement of the activity in Antarc-
tica.
‘‘(e) CASES OF EMERGENCY.—The requirements of
this section, and of regulations promulgated under this
section, shall not apply in cases of emergency relating to
the safety of human life or of ships, aircraft, or equipment
and facilities of high value, or the protection of the envi-
ronment, which require an activity to be undertaken with-
out fulfilling those requirements.
‘‘(f) EXCLUSIVE MECHANISM.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the requirements of this section
MA plan shall provide that such MA organiza-
tion report to the Secretary (or to any person 
or organization designated by the Secretary for 
such purpose) any instances of probable fraud 
or abuse related to the payment or delivery of 
health benefits under such contract not later 
than 60 days after such organization identifies 
such instance. 
‘‘(B) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this para-
graph, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Inspector General of the Department of Health 
and Human Services and the Attorney General, 
shall issue to MA organizations (and PDP 
sponsors) guidance for defining the terms 
‘fraud’ and ‘abuse’ for purposes of subpara-
graph (A).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO PART D.—Section 
1860D–12(b)(3)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w–112(b)(3)(C)) is amended by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘, except in applying para-
graph (7) of such section any reference to an MA organi-
zation, with respect to an MA plan, shall be deemed a ref-
erence to a PDP sponsor or MA organization, with respect 
to a prescription drug plan or MA–PD plan’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to plan 
years beginning on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5341 
To delay for 1 year the application of Revenue Ruling 2012–18 with respect 
to the characterization of payments as tips or service charges. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2014 
Mr. GALLEGO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To delay for 1 year the application of Revenue Ruling 2012– 
18 with respect to the characterization of payments as 
tips or service charges. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DELAY IN APPLICATION OF REVENUE RULING 
2012–18 WITH RESPECT TO CHARACTERIZA-
TION OF TIPS OR SERVICE CHARGES. 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall not apply Rev-
enue Ruling 2012–18 (or any other similar guidance) for 
purposes of determining whether any payment made be-
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fore January 1, 2015, is a tip as opposed to a service 
charge. 
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standards of the ILO (as set out in section 11(7)) 
and an understanding of the relationship between 
trade and worker rights; 
(7) to seek provisions in trade agreements 
under which parties to those agreements ensure that 
they do not weaken or reduce the protections af-
forded in domestic environmental and labor laws as 
an encouragement for trade; 
(8) to ensure that trade agreements afford 
small businesses equal access to international mar-
kets, equitable trade benefits, and expanded export 
market opportunities, and provide for the reduction 
or elimination of trade and investment barriers that 
disproportionately impact small businesses; 
(9) to promote universal ratification and full 
compliance with ILO Convention No. 182 Con-
cerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for 
the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor; 
(10) to ensure that trade agreements reflect 
and facilitate the increasingly interrelated, multi-sec-
toral nature of trade and investment activity; 
(11) to ensure implementation of trade commit-
ments and obligations by strengthening good govern-
ance, transparency, the effective operation of legal 
regimes and the rule of law of trading partners of 
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the United States through capacity building and 
other appropriate means, which are important parts 
of the broader effort to create more open democratic 
societies and to promote respect for internationally 
recognized human rights; 
(12) to recognize the growing significance of 
the Internet as a trading platform in international 
commerce; and 
(13) to take into account other legitimate 
United States domestic objectives, including, but not 
limited to, the protection of legitimate health or 
safety, essential security, and consumer interests 
and the law and regulations related thereto. 
(b) PRINCIPAL TRADE NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVES.— 
(1) TRADE IN GOODS.—The principal negoti-
ating objectives of the United States regarding trade 
in goods are— 
(A) to expand competitive market opportu-
nities for exports of goods from the United 
States and to obtain fairer and more open con-
ditions of trade, including through the utiliza-
tion of global value chains, by reducing or elimi-
nating tariff and nontariff barriers and policies 
and practices of foreign governments directly 
related to trade that decrease market opportu-
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5342 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expeditiously grant privileges 
to members of the Armed Forces who are health care providers to 
provide hospital care and medical services in medical facilities of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2014 
Mr. HECK of Nevada (for himself, Mr. COLE, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. 
AMODEI, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. KING of New York, and Mr. TIPTON) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expeditiously 
grant privileges to members of the Armed Forces who 
are health care providers to provide hospital care and 
medical services in medical facilities 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 Credentialing and 
Privileging Improvement Act’’. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 357 
AN ACT 
To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
to expand the training for Federal Government personnel 
related to trafficking in persons, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF CREDENTIALS OF MILITARY PHYSI-
CIANS FOR PURPOSES OF GRANTING PRIVI-
LEGES TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS MEDICAL FACILITIES. 
(a) APPROVAL OF CREDENTIALS.—Not later than 30 
days after a request is made by a military health care pro-
vider described in subsection (b) for privileges to provide 
hospital care or medical services in a medical facility of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall approve the credentials of the provider 
and grant such privileges, unless the Secretary can show 
cause for denying such privileges. 
(b) MILITARY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.—A military 
health care provider described in this subsection is a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces who— 
(1) is a health care provider; 
(2) is serving on active duty in, or in the proc-
ess of being separated from, the Armed Forces; and 
(3) is privileged to work in a military treatment 
facility. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5343 
To amend section 1111(h)(1)(C)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 to require that annual State report cards reflect 
the same race groups as the decennial census of population. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2014 
Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. 
MENG, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. 
LEE of California, Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. CHU, Ms. MATSUI, and Mr. 
TAKANO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend section 1111(h)(1)(C)(i) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require that annual 
State report cards reflect the same race groups as the 
decennial census of population. 
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 ‘‘All Students Count 
Act of 2014’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISAGGREGATION OF INFORMATION ON STUDENT 
ACHIEVEMENT IN ANNUAL STATE REPORT 
CARDS. 
Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(i) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
6311(h)(1)(C)(i)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) information, in the aggregate and 
disaggregated by the same major race 
groups as the decennial census of the pop-
ulation, ethnicity, gender, disability status, 
migrant status, English proficiency, and 
status as economically disadvantaged, and 
cross-tabulated across all of such sub-
groups by gender and by disability, on stu-
dent achievement at each proficiency level 
on the State academic assessments de-
scribed in subsection (b)(3), except that 
such disaggregation and cross-tabulation 
shall not be required in a case in which the 
number of students in a subgroup is insuf-
ficient to yield statistically reliable infor-
mation or the results would reveal person-
ally identifiable information about an indi-
vidual student;’’. 
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