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HR 4318 IH
Sec. 145. Abolition of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council.
Sec. 146. Abolition of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Sec. 147. Continuation of orders, resolutions, and determinations.
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER BANKING LAWS
Sec. 201. Amendments relating to national banks.
Sec. 202. Amendments relating to member banks.
Sec. 203. Amendments relating to savings associations.
Sec. 204. Amendments relating to savings and loan holding companies.
Sec. 205. Amendments relating to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Sec. 206. Amendments to other banking laws.
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 11, UNITED STATES CODE
Subtitle A—Amendments to Chapter 1 of Title 11
Sec. 301. Definitions.
Sec. 302. Applicability of chapters.
Sec. 303. Public access to papers.
Sec. 304. Who may be a debtor.
Subtitle B—Amendments to Chapter 3 of Title 11
Sec. 311. Party in interest.
Sec. 312. Qualification of trustee.
Sec. 313. Notice.
Sec. 314. Money of estates.
Sec. 315. Automatic stay.
Sec. 316. Executory contracts and unexpired leases.
Subtitle C—Amendments to Chapter 5 of Title 11
Sec. 321. Obligations of direct guarantors.
Sec. 322. Debtor’s duties.
Sec. 323. Exceptions to discharge.
Sec. 324. Limitation on avoiding powers.
Sec. 325. Preferences.
Sec. 326. Fraudulent transfers and obligations.
Sec. 327. Post-petition transactions.
Sec. 328. Contractual right to liquidate a securities contract.
Sec. 329. Contractual right to liquidate a commodities contract or forward con-
tract.
Sec. 330. Contractual right to liquidate a repurchase agreement.
Sec. 331. Contractual right to terminate a swap agreement.
Subtitle D—Amendments to Chapter 11 of Title 11
CHAPTER 1—AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING LAW
Sec. 341. Creditors’ and equity security holders’ committees.
Sec. 342. Who may file a plan.
Sec. 343. Impairment of claims or interests.
Sec. 344. Acceptance of plan.
Sec. 345. Confirmation hearing.
Sec. 346. Confirmation of plan.
Sec. 347. Effect of confirmation.
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CHAPTER 2—ENACTMENT OF SUBCHAPTER V
Sec. 351. Guaranteed company reorganization.
Sec. 352. Inapplicability of other sections.
Sec. 353. Effective date of filing.
Sec. 354. Appointment of trustee.
Sec. 355. Liability of direct guarantors for transfers to guaranteed creditors.
Sec. 356. Replacement or modification of cross-guarantee contract.
Sec. 357. Effect of Federal, state, and local legislation and regulations.
Sec. 358. Liquidation.
TITLE IV—AMENDMENT TO TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE
Sec. 401. Venue.
TITLE I—100-PERCENT CROSS-
GUARANTEES
Subtitle A—Definitions
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.
In this title—
(1) AFFILIATE.—The term ‘‘affiliate’’ means,
with respect to any company, any other company
that controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with such company.
(2) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’, when used
in connection with a reference to a foreign bank, has
the same meaning given to such term in section 1(b)
of the International Banking Act of 1978.
(3) BRANCH.—The term ‘‘branch’’, when used
in connection with a reference to a foreign bank, has
the same meaning given to such term in section 1(b)
of the International Banking Act of 1978.
‘‘(10) choose directors, officers, trustees, man-
agers, employees, and agents as the activities of the 
NFLN require; 
‘‘(11) make contracts; 
‘‘(12) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and trans-
fer property as necessary or convenient to carry out 
the purposes of the corporation; 
‘‘(13) borrow money, issue instruments of in-
debtedness, and secure its obligations by granting 
security interests in its property; 
‘‘(14) charge and collect membership dues and 
subscription fees; and 
‘‘(15) sue and be sued. 
‘‘§ 301106. Restrictions 
‘‘(a) STOCK AND DIVIDENDS.—The corporation may 
not issue securities of any kind or declare or pay a divi-
dend. 
‘‘(b) DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME OR ASSETS.—The in-
come or assets of the corporation may not inure to the 
benefit of, or be distributed to, a director, officer, or mem-
ber during the life of the charter granted by this Act. This 
paragraph does not prevent the payment of reasonable 
compensation to an officer or reimbursement for actual 
necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of 
directors. 
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‘‘(c) LOANS.—The corporation may not make a loan 
to a director, officer, or employee. 
‘‘(d) CLAIM OF GOVERNMENTAL APPROVAL OR AU-
THORITY.—The corporation may not claim congressional 
approval or the authority of the United States Govern-
ment for any of its activities. 
‘‘§ 301107. Records 
‘‘The NFLN shall keep— 
‘‘(1) correct and complete records of account; 
‘‘(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, 
board of directors, and committees having any of the 
authority of its board of directors; and 
‘‘(3) at its principal office, a record of the 
names and addresses of its members entitled to vote. 
‘‘§ 301108. Duty to maintain tax exempt status 
‘‘The NFLN shall exist as a nonprofit entity under 
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘§ 301109. Inspections 
‘‘A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney 
of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation 
for any proper purpose, at any reasonable time. 
‘‘§ 301110. Liability for acts of officers and agents 
‘‘The NFLN is liable for the acts of its officers and 
agents acting within the scope of their authority. 
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‘‘§ 301111. Annual report 
‘‘The NFLN shall submit an annual report to Con-
gress, including specifically to the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate, on the activities of the corporation 
during the prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted 
at the same time as the report of the audit required by 
section 10101 of this title. The report may not be printed 
as a public document.’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1623 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the length 
of time for a certain permit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2015 
Mr. GRAVES
of Missouri (for himself, Mr. SMITH
of Missouri, Mrs. 
HARTZLER, Mr. LONG, Mrs. WAGNER, and Mr. LUETKEMEYER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
increase the length of time for a certain permit. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMI-
NATION SYSTEM. 
Section 402(b)(1)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(b)(1)(B)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘five years’’ and inserting ‘‘20 years’’. 
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for improving access to supportive services and coordina-
tion of care for disabled veteran families. 
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‘‘(i) a decrease in revenues to the 
Treasury for the fiscal year which includes 
the date of the enactment of this sub-
section and the 10 subsequent fiscal years, 
which is equal to 
‘‘(ii) the increase in such revenues for 
such taxable years by reason of the amend-
ments made by section 2 of the PTC 
Elimination Act. 
‘‘(B) SINGLE PERCENTAGE.—The percent-
age under subparagraph (A) shall be deter-
mined by the Secretary not later than the date 
which is 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this subsection and shall apply for all taxable 
years to which paragraph (1) applies.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning more 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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148
HR 4 EAS
A of title IV of the Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) that
the Secretary determines complies with standards es-
tablished by the Secretary that ensure that the stand-
ards under the State program are comparable to or
more restrictive than those in effect on June 1, 1995’’.
(b) Section 6 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsection (c)(5), by striking ‘‘the State
plan approved’’ and inserting ‘‘the State program
funded’’;
(2) in subsection (e)—
(A) by striking ‘‘aid to families with de-
pendent children’’ and inserting ‘‘benefits under
a State program funded’’; and
(B) by inserting before the semicolon the fol-
lowing: ‘‘that the Secretary determines complies
with standards established by the Secretary that
ensure that the standards under the State pro-
gram are comparable to or more restrictive than
those in effect on June 1, 1995’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
a household may not receive benefits under this Act as a
result of the household’s eligibility under a State program
struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic 
items. 
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and activities, and will provide important informa-
tion that is needed for improved decision making by
the Congress and financial managers.
(7) The development of financial management
systems with the capacity to support the accounting
standards and concepts developed by FASAB will,
over the long term, improve Federal financial man-
agement.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to—
(1) provide for consistency of accounting by
Federal agencies from one fiscal year to the next,
and for uniform accounting standards throughout
the Federal Government;
(2) require Federal financial management sys-
tems to enable full disclosure of Federal financial
data, including the full costs of Federal programs
and activities, to the citizens of the United States,
the Congress, the President, and agency manage-
ment, so that Federal programs and activities can be
considered based on their full costs and merits;
(3) increase the accountability and credibility of
Federal financial management;
(4) improve performance, productivity, and effi-
ciency of Federal Government financial manage-
ment;
railroad has rules requiring underground facili-
ties other than its own to be buried 3 feet or
lower on its property or along its right-of-way.
When a facility operator believes that its under-
ground facility is not buried 3 feet or lower on rail-
road property or right-of-way, the facility operator
may request permission to enter the railroad prop-
erty or right-of-way for the purpose of assessing the
depth of such underground facility and report its
finding to the railroad.
(3) EXCAVATOR.—The term ‘‘excavator’’ means
a person who conducts excavation.
(4) FACILITY OPERATOR.—The term ‘‘facility
operator’’ means any person who operates an under-
ground facility.
(5) HAZARDOUS LIQUID.—The term ‘‘hazard-
ous liquid’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 60101(a)(4) of title 49, United States Code.
(6) NATURAL GAS.—The term ‘‘natural gas’’
has the meaning given the term ‘‘gas’’ in section
60101(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code.
(7) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ includes any
agency of Federal, State, or local government.
(8) ROUTINE
RAILROAD
MAINTENANCE.—The
term ‘‘routine railroad maintenance’’ includes such
I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 868
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide an exemption
from that Act for inmates of penal or other correctional institutions
who participate in certain programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 8, 1995
Mrs. THURMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities
A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide
an exemption from that Act for inmates of penal or
other correctional institutions who participate in certain
programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION.
Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)) is amended by striking the pe-
riod at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘; or’’ and by adding after that paragraph the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(16) any employee who is an inmate of a penal
or other correctional institution and who participates
in a correctional work program which is sanctioned
by a State or Federal corrections agency or which is
administered by a nonprofit organization authorized
by State law to conduct a correctional work program
on behalf of the State.’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 1 shall take effect
as of June 25, 1938.
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ports to the designated congressional committees,
that such country—
‘‘(A) has made significant progress toward
establishing—
‘‘(i) shared values and interests;
‘‘(ii) democratic governments;
‘‘(iii) free market economies;
‘‘(iv) civilian control of the military, of
the police, and of the intelligence and other
security services, so that these organiza-
tions do not pose a threat to democratic
institutions, neighboring countries, or the
security of NATO or the United States;
‘‘(v) adherence to the rule of law and
to the values, principles, and political com-
mitments set forth in the Helsinki Final
Act and other declarations by the members
of the Organization on Security and Co-
operation in Europe;
‘‘(vi) commitment to further the prin-
ciples of NATO and to contribute to the
security of the North Atlantic area;
‘‘(vii) commitment and ability to ac-
cept the obligations, responsibilities, and
costs of NATO membership; and
‘‘(2) may, subject to any applicable bonding re-
quirements, provide to the person unredacted sam-
ples of the merchandise. 
‘‘(b) PERSON DESCRIBED.—A person described in 
this subsection is— 
‘‘(1) in the case of merchandise suspected of 
being imported in violation of section 526, the owner 
of the trademark suspected of being copied or simu-
lated by the merchandise; 
‘‘(2) in the case of merchandise suspected of 
being imported in violation of section 602 of title 17, 
United States Code, the owner of the copyright sus-
pected of being infringed by the merchandise; 
‘‘(3) in the case of merchandise suspected of 
being primarily designed or produced for the pur-
pose of circumventing a technological measure that 
effectively controls access to a work protected under 
that title, and being imported in violation of section 
1201(a)(2) of that title, the owner of a copyright in 
the work; and 
‘‘(4) in the case of merchandise suspected of 
being primarily designed or produced for the pur-
pose of circumventing protection afforded by a tech-
nological measure that effectively protects a right of 
an owner of a copyright in a work or a portion of 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Affordable 
Coverage for Employees Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REVISION OF DEFINITION OF SMALL EMPLOYER 
UNDER HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET PROVI-
SIONS. 
(a) PPACA AMENDMENTS.—Section 1304(b) of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 
18024(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘101’’ and in-
serting ‘‘51’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘100’’ and in-
serting ‘‘50’’; and 
(3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(3) STATE OPTION TO EXTEND DEFINITION 
OF SMALL EMPLOYER.—Notwithstanding paragraphs 
(1) and (2), nothing in this section shall prevent a 
State from applying this subsection by treating as a 
small employer, with respect to a calendar year and 
a plan year, an employer who employed an average 
of at least 1 but not more than 100 employees on 
business days during the preceding calendar year 
and who employs at least 1 employee on the first 
day of the plan year.’’.
(b) PHSA AMENDMENTS.—Section 2791(e) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(e)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘101’’ and in-
serting ‘‘51’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘100’’ and in-
serting ‘‘50’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) STATE OPTION TO EXTEND DEFINITION 
OF SMALL EMPLOYER.—Notwithstanding paragraphs 
(2) and (4), nothing in this section shall prevent a 
State from applying this subsection by treating as a 
small employer, with respect to a calendar year and 
a plan year, an employer who employed an average 
of at least 1 but not more than 100 employees on 
business days during the preceding calendar year 
and who employs at least 1 employee on the first 
day of the plan year.’’. 
(c) DEPOSIT OF SAVINGS INTO MEDICARE IMPROVE-
MENT FUND.—Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$0’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$205,000,000’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1624 
AN ACT 
To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act and title XXVII of the Public 
Health Service Act to revise the definition of 
small employer.
(B) an employee welfare benefit plan or
other arrangement insofar as the plan or ar-
rangement provides health benefits and is fund-
ed in a manner other than through the pur-
chase of one or more policies or contracts de-
scribed in subparagraph (A).
(3) HEALTH
BENEFIT
PLAN
SPONSOR.—The
term ‘‘health benefit plan sponsor’’ means a person
who, with respect to a specific item of protected
health information, receives, creates, uses, main-
tains, or discloses the information while acting in
whole or in part in the capacity of—
(A) a carrier or other person providing a
health benefit plan, including any public entity
that provides payments for health care items
and services under a health benefit plan that
are equivalent to payments provided by a pri-
vate person under such a plan; or
(B) an officer or employee of a person de-
scribed in subparagraph (A).
(4) HEALTH
CARE
PROVIDER.—The term
‘‘health care provider’’ means a person who, with re-
spect to a specific item of protected health informa-
tion, receives, creates, uses, maintains, or discloses
ments with respect to the objectives of Federal fi-
nancial reporting.
(4) FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS.—The
term ‘‘financial management systems’’ includes the
financial systems and the financial portions of mixed
systems necessary to support financial management,
including automated and manual processes, proce-
dures, controls, data, hardware, software, and sup-
port personnel dedicated to the operation and main-
tenance of system functions.
(5) FINANCIAL SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘financial
system’’ includes an information system, comprised
of 1 or more applications, that is used for—
(A) collecting, processing, maintaining,
transmitting, or reporting data about financial
events;
(B) supporting financial planning or budg-
eting activities;
(C) accumulating and reporting costs in-
formation; or
(D) supporting the preparation of financial
statements.
(6) MIXED SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘mixed system’’
means an information system that supports financial
and nonfinancial functions of the Federal Govern-
ment or components thereof.
SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect on October 1, 1997.
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H. R. 1624 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen 
An Act 
To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and title XXVII 
of the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition of small employer. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Affordable Coverage 
for Employees Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REVISION OF DEFINITION OF SMALL EMPLOYER UNDER 
HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET PROVISIONS. 
(a) PPACA AMENDMENTS.—Section 1304(b) of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18024(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘101’’ and inserting ‘‘51’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘100’’ and inserting ‘‘50’’; 
and 
(3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) STATE
OPTION
TO
EXTEND
DEFINITION
OF
SMALL 
EMPLOYER.—Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), nothing 
in this section shall prevent a State from applying this sub-
section by treating as a small employer, with respect to a 
calendar year and a plan year, an employer who employed 
an average of at least 1 but not more than 100 employees 
on business days during the preceding calendar year and who 
employs at least 1 employee on the first day of the plan year.’’. 
(b) PHSA AMENDMENTS.—Section 2791(e) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘101’’ and inserting ‘‘51’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘100’’ and inserting ‘‘50’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) STATE
OPTION
TO
EXTEND
DEFINITION
OF
SMALL 
EMPLOYER.—Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (4), nothing 
in this section shall prevent a State from applying this sub-
section by treating as a small employer, with respect to a 
calendar year and a plan year, an employer who employed 
an average of at least 1 but not more than 100 employees 
on business days during the preceding calendar year and who 
employs at least 1 employee on the first day of the plan year.’’.
H. R. 1624—2 
(c) DEPOSIT OF SAVINGS INTO MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.— 
Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$0’’ and inserting ‘‘$205,000,000’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.