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‘‘(V) A Federally-qualified health cen-
ter (as defined in section 1905(l)(2)(B) of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1396d(l)(2)(B))) or a Federally-qualified 
health center look-alike. 
‘‘(VI) A Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services-certified Opioid Treatment 
Program. 
‘‘(VII) A clinical program of a State 
or Federal jail, prison, or other facility 
where individuals are incarcerated. 
‘‘(VIII) A clinic that demonstrates 
compliance with the Model Policy on 
DATA 2000 and Treatment of Opioid Ad-
diction in the Medical Office issued by the 
Federation of State Medical Boards. 
‘‘(IX) A treatment setting that is part 
of an Accreditation Council for Graduate 
Medical Education, American Association 
of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, or 
American Osteopathic Association-accred-
ited residency or fellowship training pro-
gram. 
‘‘(X) Any other practice setting ap-
proved by a State regulatory board or 
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State Medicaid Plan to provide addiction 
treatment services. 
‘‘(XI) Any other practice setting ap-
proved by the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 5. GAO EVALUATION. 
Two years after the date on which the first notifica-
tion under clause (iv) of section 303(g)(2)(B) of the Con-
trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2)(B)), as added 
by this Act, is received by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall initiate an evaluation of the effectiveness of 
the amendments made by this Act, which shall include an 
evaluation of— 
(1) any changes in the availability and use of 
medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction; 
(2) the quality of medication-assisted treatment 
programs; 
(3) the integration of medication-assisted treat-
ment with routine healthcare services; 
(4) diversion of opioid addiction treatment 
medication; 
(5) changes in State or local policies and legis-
lation relating to opioid addiction treatment; 
(6) the use of nurse practitioners and physician 
assistants who prescribe opioid addiction medication; 
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(7) the use of Prescription Drug Monitoring 
Programs by waived practitioners to maximize safety 
of patient care and prevent diversion of opioid addic-
tion medication; 
(8) the findings of the Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration inspections of waived practitioners, in-
cluding the frequency with which the Drug Enforce-
ment Administration finds no documentation of ac-
cess to behavioral health services; and 
(9) the effectiveness of cross-agency collabora-
tion between Department of Health and Human 
Services and the Drug Enforcement Administration 
for expanding effective opioid addiction treatment. 
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(1) Responding to an imminent threat or emer-
gency. 
(2) Intelligence gathering. 
(3) Providing protective services. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 1006. LEGAL COMPLIANCE SYSTEM. The Cap-
itol Police General Counsel, in conjunction with the Cap-
itol Police Employment Counsel for employment and labor 
law matters, shall be responsible for implementing and 
maintaining an effective legal compliance system with all 
applicable laws, under the oversight of the Capitol Police 
Board. 
SEC. 1007. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds 
made available for the Capitol Police for any fiscal year 
in any Act may be used for a mounted horse unit. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply 
with respect to the fiscal year in which such date occurs 
and each succeeding fiscal year. 
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compli-
ance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,421,000,
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2537 
To provide for higher education reform. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2015 
Mr. HIMES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To provide for higher education reform. 
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 ‘‘College Affordability 
and Innovation Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) AUTHORIZING
COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘authorizing committees’’ means the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Education and the Work-
force of the House of Representatives. 
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
SEC. 3. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE INNOVATION IN 
HIGHER EDUCATION. 
(a) PURPOSE; DEFINITION.— 
(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is 
to authorize an evidence-based grant program to 
promote greater experimentation among institutions 
of higher education to increase the level of student 
attainment of postsecondary and graduate certifi-
cates and degrees through innovative programs de-
signed to decrease the cost and time required to 
complete postsecondary and graduate programs 
while improving the quality and effectiveness of post-
secondary education programs, providing accelerated 
degree or certificate programs, and increasing on- 
time graduation rates. 
(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘institution of higher edu-
cation’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1002). 
(b) INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS 
THAT IMPROVE QUALITY AND AFFORDABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
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be discussed or negotiated. When an allocation formula
is unanimously approved by the State Commissioners,
there shall be an agreement among the states regarding
an allocation formula. The allocation formula thus agreed
upon shall become effective and binding upon the parties
to this Compact upon receipt by the Commission of a let-
ter of concurrence with said formula from the Federal
Commissioner. If, however, the Federal Commissioner
fails to submit a letter of concurrence to the Commission
within two hundred ten (210) days after the allocation for-
mula is agreed upon by the State Commissioners, the Fed-
eral Commissioner shall within forty-five (45) days there-
after submit to the ACF Basin Commission a letter of
nonconcurrence with the allocation formula setting forth
therein specifically and in detail the reasons for non-
concurrence; provided, however, the reasons for non-
concurrence as contained in the letter of nonconcurrence
shall be based solely upon federal law. The allocation for-
mula shall also become effective and binding upon the par-
ties to this Compact if the Federal Commissioner fails to
submit to the ACF Basin Commission a letter of non-
concurrence in accordance with this Article. Once adopted
pursuant to this Article, the allocation formula may only
be modified by unanimous decision of the State Commis-
(A) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall, for a 
5-year award term, award grants to not more 
than 15 institutions of higher education, 
through a competitive process described in this 
section, to enable the institutions to carry out 
programs designed to graduate students with 
certificates or degrees at significantly lower 
costs for students and within shorter time peri-
ods than traditional programs while improving 
the quality and effectiveness of the programs. 
(B) GOOD
STANDING
REQUIREMENT.— 
Only those institutions of higher education that 
are in good standing with the administration of 
their student assistance programs under title IV 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) shall be eligible to receive 
grants under subparagraph (A). 
(2) DISTRIBUTION OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grant 
payments shall be awarded with an initial distribu-
tion of 20 percent of the total grant amount, fol-
lowed by a distribution of 10 percent of the total 
grant amount prior to the second, third, and fourth 
years of the program, and the remaining 50 percent 
of the total grant amount after the program receives 
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IA
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 91
Granting the consent of Congress to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint
River Basin Compact.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 31, 1997
Mr. BARR
of Georgia (for himself, MR. CALLAHAN, Mr. BOYD, Mr.
ADERHOLT, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BISHOP, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr.
CANADY of Florida, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. CRAMER, Mr.
DAVIS of Florida, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. EVERETT,
Mr. FOLEY, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr. GOSS, Mr. HILLIARD,
Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. LEWIS OF GEORGIA, Mr. LINDER, Mr. MCCOLLUM,
Mrs. MEEK OF FLORIDA, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. RILEY, Mrs. THURMAN,
and Mr. WEXLER) introduced the following joint resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Granting the consent of Congress to the Apalachicola-
Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL CONSENT.
The Congress consents to the Apalachicola-Chat-
tahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact entered into by the
States of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. The Compact
is substantially as follows:
its final satisfactory annual evaluation by the Sec-
retary in accordance with subsection (f)(1). 
(3) DESCRIPTION OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS.— 
The programs described under paragraph (1) shall 
include those that— 
(A) utilize online instruction, including dis-
tance education (as defined in section 103 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1003)), or online interaction components, or on-
line instruction integrated with classroom or in- 
person instruction; 
(B) utilize direct assessment programs, as 
described in section 481(b)(4) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088(b)(4)), 
either within a comprehensive direct assessment 
program or integrated within another type of 
academic program; 
(C) utilize integration of experiential learn-
ing and design of customized programs of 
study, to promote completion or alignment with 
medium- and long-term employment needs; 
(D) allow students to be dually or concur-
rently enrolled in the postsecondary program 
and a secondary school, or a postsecondary pro-
gram and a graduate program; 
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‘‘Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River
Basin Compact
‘‘The States of Alabama, Florida and Georgia and
the United States of America hereby agree to the following
compact which shall become effective upon enactment of
concurrent legislation by each respective state legislature
and the Congress of the United States.
‘‘SHORT TITLE
‘‘This Act shall be known and may be cited as the
‘Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact’
and shall be referred to hereafter in this document as the
‘ACF Compact’ or ‘Compact’.
‘‘ARTICLE I
‘‘COMPACT PURPOSES
‘‘This Compact among the States of Alabama, Flor-
ida and Georgia and the United States of America has
been entered into for the purposes of promoting interstate
comity, removing causes of present and future controver-
sies, equitably apportioning the surface waters of the
ACF, engaging in water planning, and developing and
sharing common data bases.
(E) allow students to transfer credits from 
secondary to postsecondary to graduate pro-
grams, such as between associate’s and bach-
elor’s degree programs, without undue burdens, 
cost, or loss of credit to students to encourage 
early and on-time completion of a postsecondary 
degree or certificate; or 
(F) utilize any other innovative, evidence- 
based method of postsecondary education that 
provides cost-effective, high-quality methods for 
instruction, student learning, and use of avail-
able technology-based resources, including hy-
brid models incorporating elements of the pro-
gram types set forth in subparagraphs (A), (B), 
(C), (D), and (E), and adaptive learning tech-
nologies. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An institution of higher edu-
cation that desires to receive a grant under this sec-
tion shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
such time and in such manner as the Secretary may 
require. 
(2) 
CONTENTS.—An 
application 
submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall include— 
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‘‘ARTICLE II
‘‘SCOPE OF THE COMPACT
‘‘This Compact shall extend to all of the waters aris-
ing within the drainage basin of the ACF in the states
of Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
‘‘ARTICLE III
‘‘PARTIES
‘‘The parties to this Compact are the states of Ala-
bama, Florida and Georgia and the United States of
America.
‘‘ARTICLE IV
‘‘DEFINITIONS
‘‘For the purposes of this Compact, the following
words, phrases and terms shall have the following mean-
ings:
‘‘(a) ‘ACF Basin’ or ‘ACF’ means the area of natural
drainage into the Apalachicola River and its tributaries,
the Chattahoochee River and its tributaries, and the Flint
River and its tributaries. Any reference to the rivers with-
in this Compact will be designated using the letters ‘ACF’
and when so referenced will mean each of these three riv-
ers and each of the tributaries to each such river.
‘‘(b) ‘Allocation formula’ means the methodology, in
whatever form, by which the ACF Basin Commission de-
termines an equitable apportionment of surface waters
H. R. 1003—10
knowledge and practice of pain management, depression identifica-
tion and treatment, and issues related to palliative care and suicide
prevention.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2832 
AN ACT 
To make technical amendments to update statutory 
references to certain provisions classified to title 
52, United States Code.
461
Project 97–D–124, steam plant wastewater
treatment facility upgrade, Y–12 Plant, Oak
Ridge, Tennessee, $1,900,000.
Project 96–D–122, sewage treatment quality
upgrade (STQU), Pantex Plant, Amarillo,
Texas, $6,900,000.
Project 96–D–123, retrofit heating, ventila-
tion, and air conditioning and chillers for ozone
protection, Y–12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee,
$2,700,000.
Project 95–D–122, sanitary sewer upgrade,
Y–12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $12,600,000.
Project 94–D–124, hydrogen fluoride supply
system, Y–12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee,
$1,400,000.
Project 94–D–125, upgrade life safety, Kan-
sas 
City 
Plant, 
Kansas 
City, 
Missouri,
$2,000,000.
Project 93–D–122, life safety upgrades, Y–
12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $2,100,000.
Project 92–D–126, replace emergency notifi-
cation system, various locations, $3,200,000.
Project 88–D–122, facilities capability as-
surance program, various locations, $18,920,000.
be deposited into the fund described in 
subparagraph (C). 
(B) WAIVER AND PAYMENT PLAN.— 
(i) 
WAIVER.—The 
Secretary 
may 
waive a requirement of an institution of 
higher education paying the amount owed 
pursuant to subparagraph (A) if the Sec-
retary determines such a waiver is nec-
essary to avoid extreme hardship for the 
students enrolled at such institution. 
(ii) PAYMENT PLAN.—The Secretary 
may allow an institution of higher edu-
cation that owes an amount under sub-
paragraph (A) to enter into a payment 
plan to pay such amount. 
(C) FUND.—There shall be established a 
special fund in which amounts refunded by an 
institution of higher education under this para-
graph shall be placed to be used pursuant to 
subsection (d). 
(4) NONCOMPLIANCE FIVE YEARS OUT.—If an 
institution of higher education fails to achieve com-
pliance by not later than the date that is 5 years 
after the date of the determination that the institu-
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tion does not meet the institutional accountability 
standards, the institution— 
(A) shall not be eligible to receive funds 
under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) for the academic 
year following the date that is 5 years after the 
date of the determination; 
(B) shall be required to submit a teach-out 
plan, as described in section 487(f) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(f)); 
and 
(C) shall be eligible to receive funds under 
such title IV when the institution is able to 
demonstrate compliance with the institutional 
accountability standards. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
REWARD
GRANT
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts available in 
the 
fund 
established 
pursuant 
to 
subsection 
(c)(3)(C), the Secretary shall award grants, on a 
competitive basis, to institutions of higher education 
that meet or exceed the institutional accountability 
standards adopted under subsection (b). In deter-
mining the criteria for awarding grants, the Sec-
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retary shall give due consideration to the rec-
ommendations of the Commission. 
(2) USE FOR FINANCIAL AID.—An institution of 
higher education awarded a grant under paragraph 
(1) shall use the grant funds for need-based aid to 
students who are eligible for Federal Pell Grants 
under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.). 
Æ 
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ate and House office buildings, and other facilities under 
the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including 
furnishings and office equipment; including not more than 
$5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
to be expended on the certification of the Architect of the 
Capitol; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and oper-
ation of a passenger motor vehicle, $79,581,000, of which 
$1,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2009. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol, $18,185,000, of which 
$4,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2009. 
CAPITOL GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement 
of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House 
office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $7,033,000, 
of which $527,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2009. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the House office buildings, $65,130,000, 
of which $27,103,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009.
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CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heat-
ing, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) 
and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and 
House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and 
the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate ga-
rage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from 
plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government 
Printing Office and Washington City Post Office, and 
heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Su-
preme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the 
Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the 
Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be 
advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of 
the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited 
into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, 
$56,139,000, of which $630,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2009: Provided, That not more than 
$4,400,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to 
this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for 
obligation during fiscal year 2005. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library
•HJ 91 RH
(1) Representatives of any Federal agency may
attend any and all meetings of the Commission.
(2) Upon the request of the Federal Commis-
sioner, representatives of any Federal agency may
participate in any meetings of technical committees,
if any, of the Commission at which the basis or terms
and conditions of the allocation formula or modifica-
tions to the allocation formula are to be discussed or
negotiated.
(3) The Federal Commissioner shall be given no-
tice of any meeting of the Commission or any meeting
of technical committees, if any, of the Commission at
which compliance with the allocation formula by one
or more officers, agencies, or instrumentalities of the
United States is to be discussed.
(4) Under the provisions of Article VII(a), the
Federal Commissioner may submit a letter of concur-
rence with the allocation formula unanimously adopt-
ed by the State Commissioners within 255 days of
such adoption.
(5) No mediator shall be selected under Article
XIII(b) or Article XIII(c) without the concurrence of
the Federal Commissioner and no resolution of a dis-
pute under Article XIII(c) shall be made binding on
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF ADJUSTABLE RATE MORT-
GAGES.
Section 3707(a) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by striking out ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ through
‘‘loans’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘The Secretary may
guarantee loans under this chapter’’.
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discussed or negotiated. When an allocation formula is
unanimously approved by the State Commissioners, there
shall be an agreement among the states regarding an allo-
cation formula. The allocation formula thus agreed upon
shall become effective and binding upon the parties to this
Compact upon receipt by the Commission of a letter of
concurrence with said formula from the Federal Commis-
sioner. If, however, the Federal Commissioner fails to sub-
mit a letter of concurrence to the Commission within two
hundred ten (210) days after the allocation formula is
agreed upon by the State Commissioners, the Federal
Commissioner shall within forty-five (45) days thereafter
submit to the ACT Basin Commission a letter of non-
concurrence with the allocation formula setting forth
therein specifically and in detail the reasons for non-
concurrence; provided, however, the reasons for non-
concurrence as contained in the letter of nonconcurrence
shall be based solely upon federal law. The allocation for-
mula shall also become effective and binding upon the par-
ties to this Compact if the Federal Commissioner fails to
submit to the ACT Basin Commission a letter of non-
concurrence in accordance with this Article. Once adopted
pursuant to this Article, the allocation formula may only
be modified by unanimous decision of the State Commis-