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Union Calendar No. 361 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 524 
[Report No. 113–485] 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Admin-
istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the au-
thority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary 
of the Army under section 404 of such Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2013 
Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. GIBBS, Mrs. CAPITO, Mrs. 
BLACKBURN, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia, Mr. DUNCAN 
of South Carolina, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. BUCSHON, and Mr. 
KLINE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
JUNE 20, 2014 
Additional sponsors: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. SCALISE, and Mr. CRAWFORD 
JUNE 20, 2014 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify 
that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a per-
mit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the 
Army under section 404 of such Act. 
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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. PERMITS FOR DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL. 
Section 404(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘The 
Administrator is authorized’’ and inserting ‘‘Until such 
time as the Secretary has issued a permit under this sec-
tion, the Administrator is authorized’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 361 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 524 
[Report No. 113–485] 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
to clarify that the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency does not have the au-
thority to disapprove a permit after it has been 
issued by the Secretary of the Army under sec-
tion 404 of such Act. 
JUNE 20, 2014 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5252 
To ensure that methods of collecting taxes and fees by private citizens 
on behalf of States are fair and effective and do not discriminate against 
interstate commerce. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2014 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. TERRY, Mr. COHEN, 
and Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To ensure that methods of collecting taxes and fees by pri-
vate citizens on behalf of States are fair and effective 
and do not discriminate against interstate commerce. 
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 and Fee Collection 
Fairness Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) States may designate in-State or out-of- 
State persons or other entities as collection agents 
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stantially undermine the value of the assistance to the 
public good. 
(c) INCORPORATION INTO FUTURE FEDERAL CON-
TRACTS AND ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS.—Beginning on 
January 1, 2015, executive agencies shall incorporate into 
each new contract, contract-like instrument, or assistance 
agreement a clause requiring the contractor or recipient 
to conduct itself as a Good Jobs Model Employer for the 
duration of the contract. 
(d) EXCLUSIONS.—None of the provisions of this sec-
tion shall be interpreted to apply to— 
(1) direct Federal statutory entitlements; 
(2) mandatory awards; 
(3) direct awards to foreign governments or 
public international organizations; 
(4) benefits to an individual as a personal enti-
tlement; or 
(5) Federal employment. 
SEC. 5. IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) GOOD JOBS MODEL EMPLOYER STANDARDS.— 
The Secretary of Labor shall promulgate regulations im-
plementing the Good Jobs Model Employer Standards of 
section 3(a) so as to effect the policy and purposes of this 
Act within 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. The Secretary of Labor shall amend these regulations 
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as necessary so that they continue to effect the policy and 
purposes of this Act. 
(b) PROCUREMENT POLICY.—The Administrator of 
General Services, the Secretary of Defense, and the Ad-
ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration, in coordination with the Office of Federal Pro-
curement Policy, shall amend the Federal Acquisition Reg-
ulation within 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act to effect the policy and purposes of this Act, and 
subsequently as necessary to continue to effect the policy 
and purposes of this Act. 
(c) DEBARMENT OR SUSPENSION.— 
(1) An organization which acquires any form of 
financial or nonfinancial benefit or a contract from 
an executive agency through the operation of the 
procedure described in section 4 shall be placed on 
the Excluded Parties List enacted by Executive Or-
ders 12549 and 12689 for a period of at least 2 
years if it fails to remain a model employer for the 
duration of the benefit. 
(2) An organization which violates a Good Job 
Model Employer clause in a contract or agreement 
required by section 4(c) shall be placed on the Ex-
cluded Parties List enacted by Executive Orders 
12549 and 12689 for a period of 3 years. 
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(3) Parties which are suspended multiple times 
may be debarred permanently. 
SEC. 6. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act, or applying such provi-
sion to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, 
the remainder of this Act and the application of the provi-
sions of such to any person or circumstance shall not be 
affected thereby. 
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for the State with a duty to collect certain taxes and 
fees from residents of the State. 
(2) States have the sovereign right to tax their 
citizens, subject to the Constitution and the law. 
States do not have the right to tax interstate com-
merce or to impose taxes or other duties on citizens 
of other States without limitation. 
(3) Collection agents for a State may feasibly 
collect fees and taxes from customers in connection 
with financial transactions to which the agent and 
customer are parties. In such cases, the agent has 
transactional nexus with the customer. 
(4) Congress can help ensure against unreason-
able burdens on interstate commerce by making 
transactional nexus a condition of imposing a duty 
on a person to serve as a collection agent for the 
State and making such person strictly liable for any 
failure to collect. 
SEC. 3. TRANSACTIONAL NEXUS REQUIREMENT. 
No State may require any person to collect from, or 
remit on behalf of, any other person any State or local 
fee, tax, or surcharge imposed on a purchaser or user with 
respect to the purchase or use of any product or service 
within a State, unless there is transactional nexus between 
the person from whom the State seeks to require such col-
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lection or remittance and the purchaser or user of such 
product or service. ‘‘Transactional nexus’’ means that 
there is a direct monetary transaction between the person 
required to collect or remit the fee, tax, or surcharge and 
the purchaser or user upon whom the fee, tax, or sur-
charge is imposed. The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 
several States, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the 
United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or pos-
session of the United States. 
SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT. 
Notwithstanding any provision of section 1341 of title 
28, United States Code, or the constitution or laws of any 
State, the district courts of the United States shall have 
jurisdiction, without regard to amount in controversy or 
citizenship of the parties, to grant such mandatory or pro-
hibitive injunctive relief, interim equitable relief, and de-
claratory judgments as may be necessary to prevent, re-
strain, or terminate any acts in violation of this Act. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5253 
To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthor-
ization Act of 2008 to require consultation with States before awarding 
grants or contracts for housing facilities for unaccompanied alien chil-
dren. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2014 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. TURNER, Mr. COLE, Mr. MCCLIN-
TOCK, Mr. ROONEY, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mrs. MILLER 
of Michigan, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. COBLE, and Mr. WOMACK) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Pro-
tection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require consulta-
tion with States before awarding grants or contracts 
for housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children. 
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 ‘‘UAC State Authority 
Act of 2014’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIRING CONSULTATION WITH STATE AND 
LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND A PUBLIC 
HEARING BEFORE AWARDING GRANTS OR 
CONTRACTS FOR HOUSING FACILITIES FOR 
UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN. 
Section 235(i) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 
1232(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Before awarding any grant or contract under this sub-
section that provides for housing of unaccompanied alien 
children, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) consult with State elected officials and 
agencies regarding the location of the facility as well 
as the duration of the award and the safety, secu-
rity, and funding of the facility; 
‘‘(2) conduct a public hearing, no earlier than 
90 days after the announcement of a potential loca-
tion for such facility, for which— 
‘‘(A) advance public notice has been pro-
vided, in mediums available for general circula-
tion in the proposed jurisdiction, at least 10 
days before the date of the hearing; and 
‘‘(B) a representative of the Department of 
Health and Human Services is in attendance in 
an official capacity for the purpose of receiving 
public comments; and 
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‘‘(3) provide for a 10-day period, beginning 
after the conclusion of the 90-day notification period 
described in paragraph (2), during which the gov-
ernor of the State in which the facility would be lo-
cated may submit to the Secretary an objection to 
the contract, which, if timely submitted, shall pre-
clude the Secretary from awarding the grant or con-
tract.’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5254 
To appropriately limit the authority to award bonuses to employees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2014 
Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. BENISHEK) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To appropriately limit the authority to award bonuses to 
employees. 
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 ‘‘Stop Wasteful Bonuses 
in Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2014’’ or the 
‘‘VA Bonus Accountability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BONUSES. 
(a) ADVERSE FINDINGS AND EMPLOYEES UNDER IN-
VESTIGATION.—Chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘Subchapter IV—Limitations on Bonus 
Authority 
‘‘SEC. 4531. CERTAIN FORMS OF MISCONDUCT. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘adverse finding’ relating to an 
employee means a determination that the conduct of 
the employee— 
‘‘(A) violated a policy of the agency for 
which the employee may be removed or sus-
pended; or 
‘‘(B) violated a law for which the employee 
may be imprisoned of more than 1 year; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘agency’ has the meaning given 
that term under section 551; and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘bonus’ means any bonus or cash 
award, including— 
‘‘(A) an award under this chapter; 
‘‘(B) an award under section 5384; and 
‘‘(C) a retention bonus under section 5754. 
‘‘(b) ADVERSE FINDINGS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The head of an agency 
shall not award a bonus to an employee of the agen-
cy until 5 years after the end of the fiscal year in 
which the Inspector General or another senior ethics 
official of the agency or the Comptroller General of 
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the United States makes an adverse finding relating 
to the employee. 
‘‘(2) PREVIOUSLY AWARDED BONUSES.—If the 
Inspector General or another senior ethics official of 
the agency or the Comptroller General of the United 
States makes an adverse finding relating to an em-
ployee, the head of the agency employing the em-
ployee, after notice and an opportunity for a hear-
ing, shall issue an order directing the employee to 
repay the amount of any bonus awarded to the em-
ployee during the year during which the adverse 
finding is made.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 45 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—LIMITATIONS ON BONUS AUTHORITY 
‘‘4531. Certain forms of misconduct.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2014. 
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(b) PRIORITY GOAL FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
MANAGEMENT.—The United States Chief Information Of-
ficer, in consultation with the Administrator for Federal 
Procurement Policy, shall advise the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget to ensure that the priority 
goal for the Federal Government relating to information 
technology management under section 1120(a)(1)(B)(iii) 
of title 31, United States Code, addresses improving the 
performance of Federal agencies in development specifica-
tions for a contract for an information technology project. 
SEC. 10. FAR COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP FOR ADMINISTRATOR 
OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) ADDITION OF ADMINISTRATOR OF SMALL BUSI-
NESS ADMINISTRATION TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGU-
LATORY COUNCIL.—Section 1302(b) of title 41, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (C); 
(2) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’ 
at the end of subparagraph (D); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(E) the Administrator of the Small Busi-
ness Administration.’’. 
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(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
1303(a)(1) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and the Administrator of Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space,’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space, 
and the Administrator of the Small Business Admin-
istration,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘and the National Aeronautics 
and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.),’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the National Aeronautics and Space 
Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), and the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.),’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5256 
To encourage compensation transparency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2014 
Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS (for herself, Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. JENKINS, Mrs. 
ELLMERS, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illi-
nois, Ms. GRANGER, Mrs. LUMMIS, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To encourage compensation transparency. 
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 ‘‘Stop Discrimination 
in the Workplace Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT OF EQUAL PAY ACT RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
Section 15(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 215(a)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) to discharge or in any other manner retali-
ate against any employee because such employee has 
inquired about, discussed, or disclosed comparative 
compensation information for the purpose of deter-
mining whether the employer is compensating an 
employee in a manner that provides equal pay for 
equal work, except that this paragraph shall not 
apply to instances in which an employee who has ac-
cess to the wage information of other employees as 
a part of such employee’s job functions discloses the 
wages of such other employees to an individual who 
does not otherwise have access to such information, 
unless such disclosure is in response to a charge or 
complaint or in furtherance of an investigation, pro-
ceeding, hearing, or action under section 6(d), in-
cluding an investigation conducted by the employer. 
Nothing in paragraph (6) shall be construed to limit the 
rights of an employee provided under any other provision 
of law.’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5257 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a deduction relating 
to the compensation of the lesser earning spouse. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2014 
Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS (for herself, Mrs. CAPITO, Mrs. WAGNER, Mrs. 
ELLMERS, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illi-
nois, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
a deduction relating to the compensation of the lesser 
earning spouse. 
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 ‘‘Empowering Families 
at Home and at Work Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR LESSER EARNING SPOUSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part VII of subchapter A of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5259 
To establish State infrastructure banks for education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2014 
Mr. HUFFMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To establish State infrastructure banks for education. 
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 ‘‘Investing for Tomor-
row’s Schools Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—Subject to 
the provisions of this section, the Secretary of the 
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Edu-
cation, may enter into cooperative agreements with 
States for the establishment of State infrastructure 
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by redesignating section 224 as section 225 and by insert-
ing after section 223 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 224. SECOND EARNER DEDUCTION. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION.—In the case of a 
taxpayer who files a joint return for the taxable year, there 
shall be allowed as a deduction an amount equal to 20 
percent of the total compensation of the lesser earning 
spouse. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) COMPENSATION TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.— 
The amount of compensation taken into account 
under subsection (a) for the taxable year shall not 
exceed $60,000. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
BASED
ON
INCOME.—The 
amount allowed as a deduction under subsection (a) 
shall be zero if the adjusted gross income of the tax-
payer for the taxable year exceeds $110,000. 
‘‘(c) COMPENSATION.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘compensation’ means the sum of— 
‘‘(1) wages (as defined in section 3121), and 
‘‘(2) self-employment income (as defined in sec-
tion 1402).’’. 
(b) DEDUCTION ALLOWED ABOVE-THE-LINE.—Sub-
section (a) of section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
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1986 is amended by inserting after paragraph (21) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(22) SECOND EARNER DEDUCTION.—The de-
duction allowed by section 224.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for part VII of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 224 and by inserting the following new 
items: 
‘‘Sec. 224. Second earner deduction. 
‘‘Sec. 225. Cross reference.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2014. 
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