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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2223
To amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes
Act to authorize transfers of certain public lands or national forest
lands to local education agencies for use for elementary or secondary
schools, including public charter schools, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 23, 1997
Mr. HAYWORTH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation and
Public Purposes Act to authorize transfers of certain
public lands or national forest lands to local education
agencies for use for elementary or secondary schools,
including public charter schools, 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 ‘‘Education Land Grant
Act’’.
SEC. 2. TRANSFERS OF PUBLIC LANDS OR NATIONAL FOR-
EST LANDS FOR USE FOR ELEMENTARY AND
SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
Section 1 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize
acquisition or use of public lands by States, counties, or
municipalities for recreational purposes’’, approved June
14, 1926 (Chapter 578; 44 Stat. 741; 43 U.S.C. 869),
popularly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes
Act, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or national forest lands’’
after ‘‘public lands’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘including to a local edu-
cation agency for use for an elementary or sec-
ondary school, including a public charter
school,’’ after ‘‘public purposes,’’;
(2) in subsection (a), in the second sentence, by
striking ‘‘public lands’’ and inserting ‘‘lands’’;
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘in any na-
tional forest, national park, or national monument,
or national wildlife refuge,’’ and inserting ‘‘in the
National Park System, the National Wildlife Refuge
System, the National Wilderness Preservation Sys-
tem, the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System,
the National Trails System, any Bureau of Land
Management area of critical environmental concern,
or any national recreation area,’’ and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) DEADLINE FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPLICA-
TION FOR USE FOR SCHOOL.—If the Secretary receives
an application from a duly qualified applicant that is a
local education agency seeking a conveyance of land under
this Act for use for an elementary or secondary school,
including a public charter school, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(1) before the end of the 10-day period begin-
ning on the date of that receipt, provide notice of
that receipt to the applicant; and
‘‘(2) before the end of the 60-day period begin-
ning on the date of that receipt—
‘‘(A) determine whether or not to convey
land pursuant to the application, and notify the
applicant of that determination; or
‘‘(B) report to the Congress and the appli-
cant the reasons that determination has not
been made.’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4775 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
El Paso, Texas, water reclamation, reuse, and desalinization project, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 7, 2004 
Mr. REYES (for himself, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. HINOJOSA, and Mrs. NAPOLITANO) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources 
A BILL 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in the El Paso, Texas, water 
reclamation, reuse, and desalinization project, 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. EL PASO, TEXAS, WATER RECLAMATION, 
REUSE, AND DESALINIZATION PROJECT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Reclamation Wastewater 
and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2224
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend commissary and exchange
store privileges to veterans with a service-connected disability and to
certain dependents of such veterans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 23, 1997
Mr. ACKERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on National Security
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend commissary
and exchange store privileges to veterans with a service-
connected disability and to certain dependents of such
veterans.
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 ‘‘Disabled Veteran’s Ac-
cess Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE STORE PRIVILEGES
FOR DISABLED VETERANS.
(a) EXTENSION OF PRIVILEGES.—Chapter 54 of title
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
‘‘§ 1066. Use of commissary and exchange stores: dis-
abled veterans and dependents
‘‘(a) DISABLED VETERANS.—A veteran with a serv-
ice-connected disability shall be permitted to use com-
missary and exchange stores on the same basis as a mem-
ber of the armed forces entitled to retired pay.
‘‘(b) DEPENDENTS.—A dependent of a veteran with
a service-connected disability shall be permitted to use
such stores on the same basis as a dependent of a member
of the armed forces entitled to retired pay.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘vet-
eran’ and ‘service-connected’ have the meanings given
such terms in section 101 of title 38.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:
‘‘1066. Use of commissary and exchange stores: disabled veterans and depend-
ents.’’.
Æ
102–575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. EL PASO, TEXAS, WATER RECLAMATION, 
REUSE, AND DESALINIZATION PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the State and local authorities, is authorized to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of the 
El Paso Water Reclamation, Reuse, and Desalinization 
project to reclaim and reuse wastewater and to treat and 
reuse impaired and brackish groundwater in the service 
area of the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board, 
El Paso, Texas. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 
50 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
in section 2 of such Act is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 16ll the following: 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. El Paso, Texas, water reclamation, reuse, and desalinization 
project.’’. 
Æ
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building and United States courthouse
to be constructed on Las Vegas Boulevard between
Bridger Avenue and Clark Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Lloyd D. George
Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building and United States courthouse referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Lloyd
D. George Federal Building and United States Court-
house’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 9,
1998.
Attest:
Clerk.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2225
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse to be con-
structed on Las Vegas Boulevard between Bridger Avenue and Clark
Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the ‘‘Lloyd D. George Federal Building
and United States Courthouse’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 23, 1997
Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. GIBBONS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house to be constructed on Las Vegas Boulevard between
Bridger Avenue and Clark Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada,
as the ‘‘Lloyd D. George Federal Building and United
States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building and United States courthouse
to be constructed on Las Vegas Boulevard between
Bridger Avenue and Clark Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Lloyd D. George
Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building and United States courthouse referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Lloyd
D. George Federal Building and United States Court-
house’’.
Æ
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4498 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 28, 2016 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To clarify the definition of general solicitation under Federal 
securities law. 
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 ‘‘Helping Angels Lead 
Our Startups Act’’ or the ‘‘HALOS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ANGEL INVESTOR GROUP. 
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘angel investor group’’ 
means any group that— 
(1) is composed of accredited investors inter-
ested in investing personal capital in early-stage 
companies; 
(2) holds regular meetings and has defined 
processes and procedures for making investment de-
cisions, either individually or among the membership 
of the group as a whole; and 
(3) is neither associated nor affiliated with bro-
kers, dealers, or investment advisers. 
SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF GENERAL SOLICITATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Securities and Ex-
change Commission shall revise Regulation D of its rules 
(17 CFR 230.500 et seq.) to require that in carrying out 
the prohibition against general solicitation or general ad-
vertising contained in section 230.502(c) of title 17, Code 
of Federal Regulations, the prohibition shall not apply to 
a presentation or other communication made by or on be-
half of an issuer which is made at an event— 
(1) sponsored by— 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 449 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make student loans 
dischargeable. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2015 
Mr. DELANEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make student 
loans dischargeable. 
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 ‘‘Discharge Student 
Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO DISCHARGE. 
Section 523(a) of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (8), and 
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(A) the United States or any territory 
thereof, by the District of Columbia, by any 
State, by a political subdivision of any State or 
territory, or by any agency or public instrumen-
tality of any of the foregoing; 
(B) a college, university, or other institu-
tion of higher education; 
(C) a nonprofit organization; 
(D) an angel investor group; 
(E) a venture forum, venture capital asso-
ciation, or trade association; or 
(F) any other group, person or entity as 
the Securities and Exchange Commission may 
determine by rule; 
(2) where any advertising for the event does not 
reference any specific offering of securities by the 
issuer; 
(3) the sponsor of which— 
(A) 
does 
not 
make 
investment 
rec-
ommendations or provide investment advice to 
event attendees; 
(B) does not engage in an active role in 
any investment negotiations between the issuer 
and investors attending the event; 
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(C) does not charge event attendees any 
fees other than administrative fees; and 
(D) does not receive any compensation 
with respect to such event that would require 
registration of the sponsor as a broker or a 
dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934, or as an investment advisor under the In-
vestment Advisers Act of 1940; and 
(4) where no specific information regarding an 
offering of securities by the issuer is communicated 
or distributed by or on behalf of the issuer, other 
than— 
(A) that the issuer is in the process of of-
fering securities or planning to offer securities; 
(B) the type and amount of securities 
being offered; 
(C) the amount of securities being offered 
that have already been subscribed for; and 
(D) the intended use of proceeds of the of-
fering. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Subsection (a) may 
only be construed as requiring the Securities and Ex-
change Commission to amend the requirements of Regula-
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tion D with respect to presentations and communications, 
and not with respect to purchases or sales. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 27, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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IIA
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2225
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 10, 1998
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house to be constructed on Las Vegas Boulevard between
Bridger Avenue and Clark Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada,
as the ‘‘Lloyd D. George Federal Building and United
States Courthouse’’.
HR 2225 RFS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building and United States courthouse
to be constructed on Las Vegas Boulevard between
Bridger Avenue and Clark Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Lloyd D. George
Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building and United States courthouse referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Lloyd
D. George Federal Building and United States Court-
house’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 9,
1998.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 
(14B) as paragraphs (8) through (14A), respec-
tively. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
Title 11, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 704(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking 
‘‘(14A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(14)’’, 
(2) in section 1106(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking 
‘‘(14A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(14)’’, 
(3) in section 1202(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking 
‘‘(14A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(14)’’, and 
(4) in section 1328(a)(2) by striking ‘‘(8), or 
(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (8)’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this 
Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to 
cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4499 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove consideration 
of certain pain-related issues from calculations under the Medicare hos-
pital value-based purchasing program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2016 
Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia (for himself, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Ms. 
KUSTER, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. GUINTA, and Mr. 
LYNCH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove 
consideration of certain pain-related issues from calcula-
tions under the Medicare hospital value-based purchasing 
program, 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 ‘‘Promoting Responsible 
Opioid Prescribing Act of 2016’’ and as the ‘‘PROP Act 
of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. REMOVING CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PAIN-RE-
LATED ISSUES FROM CALCULATIONS UNDER 
THE 
MEDICARE 
HOSPITAL 
VALUE-BASED 
PURCHASING PROGRAM. 
Section 1886(o)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395ww(o)(2)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)(II), by inserting ‘‘, subject to 
clause (iii),’’ after ‘‘shall’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PAIN- 
RELATED MEASURES.—For value-based in-
centive payments made with respect to dis-
charges occurring during fiscal year 2016 
or a subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall ensure that measures selected under 
subparagraph (A) do not include measures 
based on any assessments by patients, with 
respect to hospital stays of such patients, 
of— 
‘‘(I) the need of such patients, 
during such stay, for medicine for 
pain; 
‘‘(II) how often, during such 
stay, the pain of such patients was 
well controlled; or 
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‘‘(III) how often, during such 
stay, the staff of the hospital in which 
such stay occurred did everything they 
could to help the patient with the pain 
experienced by the patient.’’. 
Æ 
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House Calendar No. 181
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2225
[Report No. 105–518]
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse to be con-
structed on Las Vegas Boulevard between Bridger Avenue and Clark
Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the ‘‘Lloyd D. George Federal Building
and United States Courthouse’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 23, 1997
Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. GIBBONS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
MAY 7, 1998
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house to be constructed on Las Vegas Boulevard between
Bridger Avenue and Clark Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada,
as the ‘‘Lloyd D. George Federal Building and United
States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building and United States courthouse
to be constructed on Las Vegas Boulevard between
Bridger Avenue and Clark Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada,
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Lloyd D. George
Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building and United States courthouse referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Lloyd
D. George Federal Building and United States Court-
house’’.
House Calendar No. 181
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2225
[Report No. 105–518]
A BILL
To designate the Federal building and United
States courthouse to be constructed on Las
Vegas Boulevard between Bridger Avenue and
Clark Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the
‘‘Lloyd D. George Federal Building and United
States Courthouse’’.
MAY 7, 1998
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Calendar No. 690
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2225
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 10, 1998
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
OCTOBER 2, 1998
Reported by Mr. CHAFEE, without amendment
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house to be constructed on Las Vegas Boulevard between
Bridger Avenue and Clark Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada,
as the ‘‘Lloyd D. George Federal Building and United
States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building and United States courthouse
to be constructed on Las Vegas Boulevard between
Bridger Avenue and Clark Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada,
HR 2225 RS
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Lloyd D. George
Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building and United States courthouse referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Lloyd
D. George Federal Building and United States Court-
house’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 9,
1998.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 690
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2225
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building and United
States courthouse to be constructed on Las
Vegas Boulevard between Bridger Avenue and
Clark Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the
‘‘Lloyd D. George Federal Building and United
States Courthouse’’.
OCTOBER 2, 1998
Reported without amendment
TITLE 
III—FEDERAL 
FUNDS
USED IN THE PREPARATION
OF TEACHERS
SEC. 301. MINIMUM TEACHER TRAINING STANDARDS.
Title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is
amended by inserting after section 500 (20 U.S.C. 1101)
the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 500A. MINIMUM TEACHER TRAINING STANDARDS.
‘‘(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENT.—Any institution of
higher education that receives, directly or indirectly, any
funds appropriated pursuant to this or any other Federal
law for the purpose of preparing or training teachers
shall—
‘‘(1) meet nationally recognized professional
standards for accreditation; or
‘‘(2) demonstrate to the Secretary that at least
90 percent of the graduates of such institution who
enter the field of teaching take, and pass on their
first attempt, the State teacher qualification assess-
ment for new teachers.
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO WAIVE.—The
Secretary may issue a one-time waiver, for a duration of
no more than 5 years, in any case in which an institution
of higher education can demonstrate a bona fide commit-