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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5573 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to shorten the exclusivity period 
for brand name biological products from 12 to 7 years. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2016 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. DOG-
GETT, and Mr. WELCH) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to shorten the 
exclusivity period for brand name biological products 
from 12 to 7 years. 
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 ‘‘Price Relief, Innova-
tion, and Competition for Essential Drugs Act’’ or the 
‘‘PRICED Act’’. 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following
new subsection:
‘‘(d)(1) Any final judgment, decision, order, or decree
of a bankruptcy judge entered for a case in accordance with
section 157 may be appealed by any party in such case
to the appropriate court of appeals if—
‘‘(A) an appeal from such judgment, decision,
order, or decree is first filed with the appropriate dis-
trict court of the United States; and
‘‘(B) the decision on the appeal described under
subparagraph (A) is not filed by a district court
judge within 30 days after the date such appeal is
filed with the district court.
‘‘(2) On the date that an appeal is filed with a court
of appeals under paragraph (1), the chief judge for such
court of appeals shall issue an order to the clerk for the
district court from which the appeal is filed. Such order
shall direct the clerk to enter the final judgment, decision,
order, or decree of the bankruptcy judge as the final judg-
ment, decision, order, or decree of the district court.’’; and
(3) in subsection (e), (as redesignated by para-
graph (1) of this section) by striking ‘‘subsections (a)
and (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (a), (b), and (d)’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
States for purposes of such subchapter and chapter;
except that if the employee elects, during the 3-year
period beginning on the date of operation, to partici-
pate in the retirement program established by the
Corporation under section 104(d), the employee may
participate in such program in lieu of continuing to
be treated as an employee of the United States for
purposes of such subchapter or chapter. If the em-
ployee continues to be so treated, the Corporation
shall be the employing agency for purposes of such
subchapter and chapter and shall contribute to the
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund or the
Thrift Savings Fund, as appropriate, such sums as
are required by such subchapter and chapter.
(7) ACCESS
TO
RECORDS.—The Corporation
shall allow representatives of the Secretary adequate
access to SLSDC employees who transfer to the
Corporation and their employment records when
needed for the performance of functions related to
the period before the date of operation. The Sec-
retary shall provide the Corporation access to em-
ployment records of transferring SLSDC employees
for appropriate purposes.
(b) SEPARATED SLSDC EMPLOYEES.—Any SLSDC
employee who does not transfer to the Corporation and
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(1) Section 305(c) of title 11, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 158(d)’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 158(e)’’.
(2) Section 1334(d) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 158(d)’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 158(e)’’.
(3) Section 1452(b) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 158(d)’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 158(e)’’.
SEC. 603. CREDITORS AND EQUITY SECURITY HOLDERS
COMMITTEES.
Section 1102(a)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is
amended by inserting before the first sentence the following:
‘‘On its own motion or on request of a party in interest,
and after notice and hearing, the court may order a change
in the membership of a committee appointed under this sub-
section, if the court determines that the change is necessary
to ensure adequate representation of creditors or equity se-
curity holders.’’.
SEC. 604. REPEAL OF SUNSET PROVISION.
Section 302 of the Bankruptcy Judges, United States
Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 (28
U.S.C. 581 note) is amended by striking subsection (f).
(2) by striking ‘‘Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Strengthening 
Career and Technical Education for the 21st Cen-
tury Act’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘1998’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’. 
SEC. 9. PROHIBITIONS. 
Section 8 (20 U.S.C. 2306a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Federal Gov-
ernment to mandate,’’ and all that follows through 
the end and inserting ‘‘Federal Government— 
‘‘(1) to condition or incentivize the receipt of 
any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, or the 
receipt of any priority or preference under such 
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, upon a 
State, local educational agency, eligible agency, eligi-
ble recipient, eligible entity, or school’s adoption or 
implementation of specific instructional content, aca-
demic standards and assessments, curricula, or pro-
gram of instruction (including any condition, pri-
ority, or preference to adopt the Common Core State 
Standards developed under the Common Core State 
Standards Initiative, any other academic standards 
common to a significant number of States, or any
(7)(A) The administrative record may include 
information obtained or derived from an order issued 
under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), without regard to 
subsections (c), (e), (f), (g), and (h) of section 106 
(50 U.S.C. 1806), subsections (d), (f), (g), (h), and 
(i) of section 305 (50 U.S.C. 1825), subsections (c), 
(e), (f), (g), and (h) of section 405 (50 U.S.C. 
1845), and section 706 (50 U.S.C. 1881e) of that 
Act. If the United States intends to use such infor-
mation against an aggrieved person (as defined in 
section 101, 301, or 401 of the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801, 1821, 
and 1841)), it shall provide in camera and ex parte 
notice to the court concerning such use. 
(B) If the court receives a notice under sub-
paragraph (A), the court shall review, in camera and 
ex parte, the order described in that subparagraph 
and any other materials that may be submitted by 
the United States. 
(C) If the court determines that the order de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) was not lawfully au-
thorized, or the information was not obtained in con-
formity with the order, it shall exclude such informa-
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3131
To make available on the Internet, for purposes of access and retrieval
by the public, certain information available through the Congressional
Research Service web site.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 28, 1998
Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr.
MCHALE, Mr. MEEHAN, and Mr. WHITE) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on House Oversight
A BILL
To make available on the Internet, for purposes of access
and retrieval by the public, certain information available
through the Congressional Research Service web site.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN CRS WEB SITE IN-
FORMATION.
(a) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Con-
gressional Research Service shall make available on
the Internet, for purposes of access and retrieval by
the public, all information that—
(A) is available through the Congressional
Research Service web site;
(B) is described in paragraph (2); and
(C) is not confidential as determined by—
(i) the Director; or
(ii) the head of a Federal department
or agency that provided the information to
the Congressional Research Service.
(2) INFORMATION.—The information referred
to in paragraph (1)(B) is as follows:
(A) All Congressional Research Service
Issue Briefs.
(B) All Congressional Research Service Re-
ports that are available to Members of Congress
through the Congressional Research Service
web site.
(C) All Congressional Research Service Au-
thorization of Appropriations Products or Ap-
propriations Products.
(b) TIME.—The information shall be so made avail-
able not earlier than 30 days after the first day the infor-
mation is available to Members of Congress through the
Congressional Research Service web site.
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The Director of the Congres-
sional Research Service shall make the information avail-
able in a manner that the Director determines—
(1) is practical and reasonable; and
(2) does not permit the submission of comments
from the public.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3133
To prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds to conduct or support research
on the cloning of humans, and to express the sense of the Congress
that other countries should establish substantially equivalent restrictions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 28, 1998
Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. WICKER) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to
the Committee on Science, 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 expenditure of Federal funds to conduct
or support research on the cloning of humans, and to
express the sense of the Congress that other countries
should establish substantially equivalent 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 ‘‘Human Cloning Re-
search Prohibition Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST EXPENDITURE OF FEDERAL
FUNDS FOR RESEARCH ON CLONING HU-
MANS.
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds made available
in any Federal law may be obligated or expended to con-
duct or support any project of research that includes the
use of human somatic cell nuclear transfer technology to
produce an oocyte that is undergoing cell division toward
development of a fetus.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
(1) the term ‘‘human somatic cell nuclear trans-
fer’’ means transferring the nucleus of a human so-
matic cell into an oocyte from which the nucleus has
been removed or rendered inert; and
(2) the term ‘‘somatic cell’’ means a cell of an
embryo, fetus, child, or adult which is not and will
not become a sperm or egg cell.
SEC. 3. REVIEW.
The Director of the National Science Foundation
shall enter into an agreement with the National Research
Council for a review of the implementation of this Act.
Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Director shall transmit to the Congress
a report containing the results of that review, including
the conclusions of the National Research Council on—
(1) the impact that the implementation of this
Act has had on research; and
(2) 
recommendations 
for 
any 
appropriate
changes to this Act.
SEC. 4. PROTECTED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
Nothing in this Act shall restrict other areas of sci-
entific research not specifically prohibited by this Act, in-
cluding important and promising work that involves—
(1) the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer or
other cloning technologies to clone molecules, DNA,
cells other than human embryo cells, or tissues; or
(2) the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer
techniques to create animals other than humans.
SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING INTERNATIONAL
PROHIBITION.
It is the sense of the Congress that each foreign coun-
try should establish a prohibition substantially equivalent
to the prohibition established in section 2(a).
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3135
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the dependent care
tax credit refundable and to increase the amount of allowable dependent
care expenses, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 28, 1998
Mr. WEYGAND (for himself and Mr. FROST) 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 make
the dependent care tax credit refundable and to increase
the amount of allowable dependent care expenses, 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. DEPENDENT CARE TAX CREDIT.
(a) MAKING CREDIT REFUNDABLE.—Part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended—
(1) in subpart C (relating to refundable credits)
by redesignating section 35 as section 36, and
(2) by redesignating section 21 as section 35.
(b) INCREASE
IN ALLOWABLE EXPENSES.—Sub-
section (c) of section 35 of such Code (as redesignated
by subsection (a) of this section) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘$2,400’’ and
inserting ‘‘$4,000’’, and
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘$4,800’’ and
inserting ‘‘$8,000’’.
(c) CHANGE IN PHASEDOWN.—Paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 35(a) of such Code (as redesignated by subsection
(a) of this section) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE DEFINED.—For
purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘applicable per-
centage’ means 30 percent reduced (but not below
12 percent) by 1 percentage point for each $3,000
(or fraction thereof) by which the taxpayer’s ad-
justed gross income for the taxable year exceeds
$18,000.’’
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 23(f)(1) of such Code is amended
by striking ‘‘section 21(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section
35(e)’’.
(2) Section 129 of such Code is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(2)(C) by striking
‘‘section 21(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 35(e)’’,
(B) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 21(d)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 35(d)(2)’’,
and
(C) in subsection (e)(1) by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 21(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 35(b)(2)’’.
(3) Section 213(e) of such Code is amended by
striking ‘‘section 21’’ and inserting ‘‘section 35’’.
(4) Section 6213(d)(2)(H) of such Code is
amended by striking ‘‘section 21’’ and inserting
‘‘section 35’’.
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The table of sections for subpart A of part
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code (relat-
ing to refundable credits) is amended by striking the
item relating to section 21.
(2) The table of sections for subpart C of part
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code (relat-
ing to refundable credits) is amended by striking the
item relating to section 35 and inserting the follow-
ing new items:
‘‘Sec. 35. Expenses for household and dependent services nec-
essary for gainful employment.
‘‘Sec. 36. Overpayments of tax.’’
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to expenses incurred after Decem-
ber 31, 1998.
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IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5577 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to author-
ize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct offshore 
oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease 
sales, 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 ‘‘Innovation in Offshore 
Leasing Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INTERNET-BASED OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASE 
SALES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 8 of the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(q) INTERNET-BASED
OIL
AND
GAS
LEASE 
SALES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to modernize the 
Nation’s offshore leasing program to ensure the best 
return to the Federal taxpayer, reduce fraud, and 
ensure a fair and competitive leasing process, the 
Secretary may conduct lease sales under this section 
through Internet-based, sealed-bidding methods. 
‘‘(2) SALE
REQUIREMENTS.—Sales conducted 
under paragraph (1) shall ensure— 
‘‘(A) a publicly and freely accessible digital 
delivery of the bid reading process, such as live 
Internet streaming, and an option for bidders 
to submit bids electronically; 
‘‘(B) a bidder verification process that dis-
closes to bidders, by no later than 5 p.m. Cen-
tral Time of the day before each sale, a list of 
all bids submitted (including the person submit-
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ting each bid) on each lease tract without dis-
closing bid amounts; 
‘‘(C) the ability for a bidder to correct a 
possible misreading of a submitted bid; 
‘‘(D) a designee from within the Office of 
the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior 
to act as an independent, third-party observer 
who will be present during the bid reading proc-
ess to prevent wrongdoing, independently certify 
the bidding process, and maintain transparency; 
‘‘(E) data security measures to ensure bid-
der data is kept secure; and 
‘‘(F) a participant survey soliciting vol-
untary feedback from bidders on the bidding 
process. 
‘‘(3) TRANSPARENCY
IN
SALE-DAY
STATIS-
TICS.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall 
publicly disclose statistical data regarding each 
lease sale under this subsection, on the day the 
sale is executed. 
‘‘(B) INCLUDED DATA.—Among data dis-
closed, the Secretary shall include— 
‘‘(i) the total value of high bids; 
‘‘(ii) the number of tracts offered; 
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To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to author-
ize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct offshore 
oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease 
sales, and for other purposes. 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3136
To recognize and compensate Boris Korczak for intelligence gathering services
rendered during the cold war.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 28, 1998
Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
A BILL
To recognize and compensate Boris Korczak for intelligence
gathering services rendered during the cold war.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Boris Korczak is a resident alien of the
United States currently residing at 10392 Willa Mae
Court, Fairfax, Virginia.
(2) From 1973 to 1980, while living in Copen-
hagen, Denmark, Boris Korczak collected intel-
in the amount provided under title 18, United States
Code.
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United States attorneys, heads of State law enforce-
ment agencies, forensic laboratory directors and 
managers, and other leaders in the law enforcement 
community; 
(5) collect feedback from stakeholders, practi-
tioners, and leadership throughout the Federal and 
State law enforcement, victim services, forensic 
science practitioner, and health care communities to 
inform development of future best practices or clin-
ical guidelines regarding the care and treatment of 
sexual assault survivors; and 
(6) perform other activities, such as activities 
relating to development, dissemination, outreach, en-
gagement, or training associated with advancing vic-
tim-centered care for sexual assault survivors. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall submit 
to the Attorney General, the Secretary, and Congress a 
report containing the findings and recommended actions 
of the Working Group. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 6, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
mentation of section 4615 of the Balanced Budget Act of
1997 on medicare beneficiaries residing in rural areas,
and, in particular, hardships that may be imposed due to
the long and difficult travel conditions that exist for many
such beneficiaries.
(c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORT ON
DEFINITION OF HOMEBOUND.—Section 4613(b) of the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (111 Stat. 474) is amended
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The report shall also
include specific legislative recommendations to reduce
waste, fraud, and abuse (if any) in the determination of
whether an individual is homebound without jeopardizing
the services provided under title XVIII of the Social Secu-
rity Act to beneficiaries that have serious medical condi-
tions.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3138
To require congressional approval for certain uses of the exchange
stabilization fund.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 3, 1998
Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. PAUL, and Mr. ADERHOLT) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Banking and Finan-
cial Services
A BILL
To require congressional approval for certain uses of the
exchange stabilization fund.
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 ‘‘Foreign Government
Bailout Accountability Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR CER-
TAIN USES OF THE EXCHANGE STABILIZA-
TION FUND.
(a) PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATION.—Section 5302
of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary may not make
any loan or extension of credit under this section with re-
spect to a single foreign entity or government of a foreign
country (including agencies or other entities of such gov-
ernment), unless the President certifies to the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate
and the Committee on Banking and Financial Services of
the House of Representatives that—
‘‘(1) there is no projected cost (as that term is
defined in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform
Act of 1990) to the United States from the proposed
loan or extension of credit; and
‘‘(2) any proposed obligation or expenditure of
United States funds to or on behalf of the foreign
government is adequately backed by an assured
source of repayment to ensure that all United States
funds will be repaid.’’.
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF EXCHANGE STABILIZA-
TION FUND.—Section 5302 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after subsection (e) (as
added by subsection (a) of this section) the following new
subsection:
‘‘(f) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUND.—Notwithstand-
ing subsection (a)(2), except as provided by an Act of Con-
gress, the Secretary may not make any loan or extension
of credit under this section with respect to a single foreign
entity or government of a foreign country (including agen-
cies or other entities of such government) that would re-
sult in expenditures and obligations, including contingent
obligations, aggregating more than $1,000,000,000 with
respect to such foreign country for more than 180 days
during the 12-month period beginning on the date on
which the first such action is taken.’’.
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 5302(b) of
title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking the
2d sentence.
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