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SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON BREEDING OF ORCAS. 
The Animal Welfare Act is amended by inserting 
after section 26 (7 U.S.C. 2156) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 26A. BREEDING OF ORCAS. 
‘‘It shall be unlawful for any person to artificially in-
seminate or breed a marine mammal of the species 
Orcinus orca for exhibition purposes.’’. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 401 
To extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations with respect to the trans-
fer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2015 
Mrs. WALORSKI (for herself and Mr. WENSTRUP) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations with 
respect to the transfer or release of individuals detained 
at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
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 ‘‘Detaining Terrorists 
to Protect America Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT 
OR MODIFY FACILITIES IN THE UNITED 
STATES 
TO 
HOUSE 
DETAINEES 
TRANS-
FERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL STA-
TION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No amounts appropriated or oth-
erwise available for any department or agency of the 
United States Government may be used, during the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
ending on the date that is two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, to construct or modify any facility 
in the United States, its territories, or possessions to 
house an individual detained at Guantanamo for the pur-
pose of detention or imprisonment in the custody or con-
trol of the United States Government unless authorized 
by Congress. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(c) INDIVIDUAL DETAINED AT GUANTANAMO DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘individual detained at 
Guantanamo’’ means any individual located at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of Octo-
ber 1, 2009, who— 
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(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 
member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 
and 
(2) is— 
(A) in the custody or under the control of 
the Department of Defense; or 
(B) otherwise under detention at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(d) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROHIBITION.—Sec-
tion 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 850), 
as amended by section 1032 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291), is repealed. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR 
RELEASE TO THE UNITED STATES OF INDI-
VIDUALS 
DETAINED 
AT 
UNITED 
STATES 
NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No amounts appropriated or oth-
erwise available for any department or agency of the 
United States Government may be used, during the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
ending on the date that is two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, to transfer, release, or assist in the 
transfer or release to or within the United States, its terri-
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tories, or possessions of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any 
other detainee who— 
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member 
of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) was held on January 20, 2009, at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by 
the Department of Defense. 
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROHIBITION.—Sec-
tion 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 851), 
as amended by section 1033 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291), is repealed. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR 
RELEASE 
ABROAD 
OF 
INDIVIDUALS 
DE-
TAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, 
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, DETERMINED OR 
ASSESSED TO BE HIGH-RISK OR MEDIUM- 
RISK THREATS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, no amounts appropriated or other-
wise available for any department or agency of the 
United States Government may be used, during the 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
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this Act and ending on the date that is two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, to trans-
fer, release, or assist in the transfer or release of 
any individual described in paragraph (2) to the cus-
tody or control of the individual’s country of origin, 
any other foreign country, or any other foreign enti-
ty. 
(2) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—An individual de-
scribed in this paragraph is any individual detained 
in the custody or under the control of the Depart-
ment of Defense at United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who is currently or ever 
has been determined or assessed by Joint Task 
Force Guantanamo to be a high-risk or medium-risk 
threat to the United States, its interests, or its al-
lies. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
any action taken by the head of a department or agency 
of the United States Government to transfer, release, or 
assist in the transfer or release of any individual described 
in that subsection to effectuate an order affecting the dis-
position of the individual that is issued by a court or com-
petent tribunal of the United States having lawful jurisdic-
tion (which the Secretary shall notify the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress promptly after issuance). 
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(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR 
RELEASE TO YEMEN OF INDIVIDUALS DE-
TAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, 
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
amounts appropriated or otherwise available for any de-
partment or agency of the United States Government may 
be used, during the period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is two 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, to trans-
fer, release, or assist in the transfer or release of any indi-
vidual detained in the custody or under the control of the 
Department of Defense at United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of the 
Republic of Yemen or any entity within Yemen. 
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HR 2015 PP
rience to determine an average of the capitation pay-
ments to be made under this part at the beginning of
a contract period, the Secretary may determine such
an average based on the enrollment experience of other
contracts entered into under this part.
‘‘(4) ADJUSTED COMMUNITY RATE.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of this
subsection, subject to subparagraph (B), the term
‘adjusted community rate’ for a service or serv-
ices means, at the election of a Medicare Choice
organization, either—
‘‘(i) the rate of payment for that serv-
ice or services which the Secretary annually
determines would apply to an individual
electing a Medicare Choice plan under this
part if the rate of payment were determined
under a ‘community rating system’ (as de-
fined in section 1302(8) of the Public
Health Service Act, other than subpara-
graph (C)), or
‘‘(ii) such portion of the weighted ag-
gregate premium, which the Secretary an-
nually estimates would apply to such an in-
dividual, as the Secretary annually esti-
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SEC. 6. REENACTMENT AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN 
PRIOR REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATIONS 
RELATING TO TRANSFER OF DETAINEES AT 
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA, TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
AND OTHER FOREIGN ENTITIES. 
(a) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PRIOR
TO TRANS-
FER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3) and subsection (d), the Secretary of De-
fense may not use any amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated or otherwise available to the Department 
of Defense to transfer any individual detained at 
Guantanamo to the custody or control of the individ-
ual’s country of origin, any other foreign country, or 
any other foreign entity unless the Secretary sub-
mits to the appropriate committees of Congress the 
certification described in subsection (b) not later 
than 30 days before the transfer of the individual. 
(2) SCOPE
OF
REQUIREMENT.—The require-
ment in paragraph (1) applies to any authorized 
transfer or release of an individual described in that 
paragraph after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, including a transfer or release of such an indi-
vidual who is also described in paragraph (2) of sec-
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tion 4(a) after the prohibition in section 4(a) ceases 
to be in effect. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to any action taken by the Secretary to trans-
fer any individual detained at Guantanamo to effec-
tuate an order affecting the disposition of the indi-
vidual that is issued by a court or competent tri-
bunal of the United States having lawful jurisdiction 
(which the Secretary shall notify the appropriate 
committees of Congress of promptly after issuance). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this 
subsection is a written certification made by the Secretary 
of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State 
and in consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence, that— 
(1) the government of the foreign country or 
the recognized leadership of the foreign entity to 
which the individual detained at Guantanamo is to 
be transferred— 
(A) is not a designated state sponsor of 
terrorism or a designated foreign terrorist orga-
nization; 
(B) maintains control over each detention 
facility in which the individual is to be detained 
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if the individual is to be housed in a detention 
facility; 
(C) is not, as of the date of the certifi-
cation, facing a threat that is likely to substan-
tially affect its ability to exercise control over 
the individual; 
(D) has taken or agreed to take effective 
actions to ensure that the individual cannot 
take action to threaten the United States, its 
citizens, or its allies in the future; 
(E) has taken or agreed to take such ac-
tions as the Secretary of Defense determines 
are necessary to ensure that the individual can-
not engage or reengage in any terrorist activity; 
and 
(F) has agreed to share with the United 
States any information that— 
(i) is related to the individual or any 
associates of the individual; and 
(ii) could affect the security of the 
United States, its citizens, or its allies; and 
(2) includes an assessment, in classified or un-
classified form, of the capacity, willingness, and past 
practices (if applicable) of the foreign country or en-
tity in relation to the Secretary’s certifications. 
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MYOPATHY.—The term ‘national nonprofit advocacy 
organizations expert in all forms of cardiomyopathy’ 
means organizations that provide support services to 
families or fund research, and work to increase pub-
lic awareness and education regarding all types of 
cardiomyopathy. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, $750,000 for fis-
cal year 2017, and $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2020.’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4016 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on 
the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2015 
Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. NUNES, and Mr. 
SMITH of Missouri) 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 extend 
the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate chari-
table contributions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON CARRYOVER OF 
EXCESS 
CORPORATE 
CHARITABLE 
CON-
TRIBUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 170(d)(2)(A) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘5 succeeding taxable years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘20 succeeding taxable years’’, and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘the second, third, fourth, or 
fifth’’ and inserting ‘‘each of the second through 
twentieth’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to contributions made in taxable 
years beginning after December 31, 2009. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4017 
To recognize that Christians and Yazidis in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, 
and Libya are targets of genocide, and to provide for the expedited 
processing of immigrant and refugee visas for such individuals, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2015 
Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. SAM 
JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. KELLY of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, and Mr. POE of Texas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To recognize that Christians and Yazidis in Iraq, Syria, 
Pakistan, Iran, and Libya are targets of genocide, and 
to provide for the expedited processing of immigrant 
and refugee visas for such individuals, 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 ‘‘Save Christians from 
Genocide Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY. 
Congress— 
(1) recognizes that Christians and Yazidis in 
Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, and Libya are targets of 
genocide and encourages other nations to likewise 
recognize the ongoing genocide and the threat of 
genocide to these people; and 
(2) further recognizes that such targets of 
genocide who are seeking admission to the United 
States as immigrants or refugees should be given 
priority and expedited processing. 
SEC. 3. EMERGENCY ADMISSION OF REFUGEES AND IMMI-
GRANTS. 
(a) REFUGEES.— 
(1) EMERGENCY
REFUGEE
SITUATION
DE-
SCRIBED.—The 
persecution 
of 
Christians 
and 
Yazidis in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, and Libya 
constitutes an unforeseen emergency refugee situa-
tion, and the admission of such persecuted individ-
uals in response to that situation is of grave human-
itarian concern. 
(2) EXPEDITED
PROCESSING.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall provide for the expedited 
processing of the visas for aliens described in para-
graph (3), and shall ensure that such applications 
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(D) meets any other criteria the Secretary 
deems appropriate. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4084 
AN ACT 
To enable civilian research and development of ad-
vanced nuclear energy technologies by private 
and public institutions and to expand theoretical 
and practical knowledge of nuclear physics, 
chemistry, and materials science.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4023 
To eliminate unused sections of the United States Code, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2015 
Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. JACKSON LEE, 
and Mr. FORBES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To eliminate unused sections of the United States Code, 
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 ‘‘Clean Up the Code 
Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEALS. 
The following provisions of title 18, United States 
Code, are repealed: 
(1) Section 46 relating to transportation of 
water hyacinths. 
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(2) Section 511A relating to unauthorized ap-
plication of theft prevention decal or device. 
(3) Section 707 relating to 4-H club emblem 
fraudulently used. 
(4) Section 708 relating to Swiss Confederation 
coat of arms. 
(5) Section 711 relating to ‘‘Smokey Bear’’ 
character or name. 
(6) Section 711a relating to ‘‘Woodsy Owl’’ 
character, name, or slogan. 
(7) Section 715 relating to ‘‘The Golden Eagle 
Insignia’’. 
(8) Chapter 89—Professions and Occupations. 
(9) Section 1921 relating to receiving Federal 
employees’ compensation after marriage. 
SEC. 3. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TABLE OF CHAPTERS FOR TITLE 18.—The table 
of chapters for title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the item relating to chapter 89. 
(b) TABLE
OF SECTIONS
FOR CHAPTER 3.—The 
table of sections for chapter 3 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 
46. 
(c) TABLE OF SECTIONS FOR CHAPTER 25.—The 
table of sections for chapter 25 of title 18, United States 
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Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 
511A. 
(d) TABLE OF SECTIONS FOR CHAPTER 33.—The 
table of sections for chapter 33 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to section 707; 
(2) by striking the item relating to section 708; 
(3) by striking the item relating to section 711; 
(4) by striking the item relating to section 
711a; and 
(5) by striking the item relating to section 715. 
(e) TABLE OF SECTIONS FOR CHAPTER 39.—The 
table of sections for chapter 93 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 
1921. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4024 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public lands in 
San Bernardino County, California, to the San Bernardino Valley Water 
Conservation District, and to accept in return certain exchanged non- 
public lands, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2015 
Mr. COOK (for himself and Mr. AGUILAR) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
public lands in San Bernardino County, California, to 
the San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District, 
and to accept in return certain exchanged non-public 
lands, 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 ‘‘Santa Ana River Wash 
Plan Land Exchange Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4025 
To prohibit obligation of Federal funds for admission of refugees from Syria, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2015 
Mr. ROSS (for himself, Mr. POSEY, Mr. TIPTON, and Mr. COLLINS of New 
York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit obligation of Federal funds for admission of 
refugees from Syria, 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. PROHIBITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, no Federal funds may be obligated 
for the admission into the United States under section 207 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) 
as a refugee (as defined in section 101(a)(42) of such Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42))) of any alien described in sub-
section (b). 
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(b) ALIENS DESCRIBED.—An alien is described in 
this subsection if— 
(1) the country of the alien’s nationality is 
Syria; or 
(2) in the case of an alien having no nation-
ality, the country in which the alien last habitually 
resided was Syria. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 
shall terminate only upon the approval in the House of 
Representatives and in the Senate of a resolution termi-
nating such prohibition. 
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