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(8) AUTOMATION
AND
INFORMATION
TECH-
NOLOGY.—
(A) Identification of the automation needs
of the Customs Service and an explanation of the
current state of the Automated Commercial Sys-
tem and the status of implementing a replace-
ment for that system.
(B) A comprehensive strategy for reaching
the technology goals of the Customs Service, in-
cluding—
(i) an explanation of the proposed ar-
chitecture of any replacement for the Auto-
mated Commercial System and how the ar-
chitecture of the proposed replacement sys-
tem best serves the core functions of the Cus-
toms Service;
(ii) identification of public and private
sector automation projects that are com-
parable and that can be used as a bench-
mark against which to judge the progress of
the Customs Service in meeting its tech-
nology goals;
(iii) an estimate of the total cost for
each automation project currently under-
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way at the Customs Service and a timetable
for the implementation of each project; and
(iv) a summary of the options for fi-
nancing each automation project.
(9) PERSONNEL POLICIES.—
(A) An overview of current personnel prac-
tices, including a description of—
(i) performance standards;
(ii) the criteria for promotion and ter-
mination;
(iii) the process for investigating com-
plaints of bias and sexual harassment;
(iv) the criteria used for conducting in-
ternal investigations;
(v) the protection, if any, that is pro-
vided for whistleblowers; and
(vi) the methods used to discover and
eliminate corruption within the Customs
Service.
(B) Identification of workforce needs for the
future and training needed to ensure Customs
Service personnel stay abreast of developments in
international business operations and inter-
national trade that affect the operations of the
Customs Service, including identification of any
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situations in which current personnel policies or
practices may impede achievement of the goals of
the Customs Service with respect to both enforce-
ment and commercial operations.
(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES.—For purposes of this
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees’’ means the Com-
mittee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to authorize
appropriations for the United States Customs Service for
fiscal years 2000 and 2001.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
appropriated to carry out this Act $1,000,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2017 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 
SEC. 9. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter or oth-
erwise affect the rights, remedies, and procedures afforded 
to school or local educational agency employees under Fed-
eral, State, or local laws (including applicable regulations 
or court orders) or under the terms of collective bar-
gaining agreements, memoranda of understanding, or 
other agreements between such employers and their em-
ployees. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6237 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to coordinate the reduction 
in the American Opportunity Tax Credit with Federal Pell Grants, to 
the extent such grants are attributable to expenses not eligible for such 
credit, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois 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 coordinate 
the reduction in the American Opportunity Tax Credit 
with Federal Pell Grants, to the extent such grants are 
attributable to expenses not eligible for such credit, 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 ‘‘American Opportunity 
Tax Credit Reform Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT COORDINA-
TION WITH PELL GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 25A(i) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) COORDINATION WITH PELL GRANTS NOT 
USED FOR QUALIFIED TUITION AND RELATED EX-
PENSES.—For purposes of this subsection, any 
amount determined with respect to an individual 
under subsection (g)(2) which is attributable to a 
Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) shall be 
reduced (but not below zero) by the amount of ex-
penses (other than qualified tuition and related ex-
penses) which are taken into account in determining 
the cost of attendance (as defined in section 472 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965, as in effect on 
the date of the enactment of this paragraph) of such 
individual at an eligible educational institution for 
the academic period for which the credit under this 
section is being determined.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2016. 
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SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF PELL GRANT EXCLUSION FROM 
GROSS INCOME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 117(b)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘, or’’, 
(2) by striking ‘‘received by an individual as a 
scholarship’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘received 
by an individual— 
‘‘(A) as a scholarship’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) as a Federal Pell Grant under section 
401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2016. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6238 
To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for issuing 
identity protection personal identification numbers (IP PINs) to adopted 
children for purposes of tax administration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. SEAN PATRICK 
MALONEY of New York, and Mr. PETERS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a pro-
gram for issuing identity protection personal identifica-
tion numbers (IP PINs) to adopted children for purposes 
of tax administration. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ISSUANCE OF IP PINS TO ADOPTED CHILDREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury, or 
the Secretary’s designee, shall establish a program under 
which the legal guardian of an adopted child may obtain 
an identity protection personal identification number for 
such child for the purpose of preventing individuals from 
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(d) INCOME-BASED REPAYMENT.—Section 493C of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1098e) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULE FOR REFINANCED LOANS.— 
‘‘(1) REFINANCED FEDERAL DIRECT AND FFEL 
LOANS.—In calculating the period of time during 
which a borrower of a loan that is refinanced under 
section 460A has made monthly payments for pur-
poses of subsection (b)(7), the Secretary shall deem 
the period to include all monthly payments made for 
the original loan, and all monthly payments made 
for the refinanced loan, that otherwise meet the re-
quirements of this section. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL DIRECT REFINANCED PRIVATE 
LOANS.—In calculating the period of time during 
which a borrower of a Federal Direct Refinanced 
Private Loan under section 460B has made monthly 
payments for purposes of subsection (b)(7), the Sec-
retary shall include only payments— 
‘‘(A) that are made after the date of the 
issuance of the Federal Direct Refinanced Pri-
vate Loan; and 
‘‘(B) that otherwise meet the requirements 
of this section.’’. 
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claiming tax benefits with respect to such child to which 
such individuals are not entitled. Such Secretary (or des-
ignee) may, in connection with such program, require as 
a condition of receiving any tax benefit under the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to a child issued an 
IP PIN under this subsection that the IP PIN of such 
child be included on the return of tax with respect to which 
such benefit is claimed. 
(b) IDENTITY PROTECTION PERSONAL IDENTIFICA-
TION NUMBER.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘‘identity protection personal identification number’’ or 
‘‘IP PIN’’ means a number assigned to an individual 
under subsection (a) for the purpose of being used to iden-
tify such individual (either independently or in combina-
tion with the individual’s taxpayer identification number) 
for purposes of the administration of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986. 
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Stafford Loans issued to graduate or profes-
sional students for the 12-month period begin-
ning on July 1, 2016, and ending on June 30, 
2017; 
‘‘(C) in any case where the original loan 
was a loan under section 428B or a Federal Di-
rect PLUS Loan, a rate equal to the rate for 
Federal Direct PLUS Loans for the 12-month 
period beginning on July 1, 2016, and ending 
on June 30, 2017; and 
‘‘(D) in any case where the original loan 
was a loan under section 428C or a Federal Di-
rect Consolidation Loan, a rate calculated in ac-
cordance with paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) INTEREST
RATES
FOR
CONSOLIDATION 
LOANS.— 
‘‘(A) 
METHOD
OF
CALCULATION.—In 
order to determine the interest rate for any re-
financed Federal Direct Consolidation Loan 
under paragraph (1)(D), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) determine each of the component 
loans that were originally consolidated in 
the loan under section 428C or the Federal 
Direct Consolidation Loan, and calculate 
the proportion of the unpaid principal bal-
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rant such immediate implementation, or if an
impasse is reached in less than 90 days.’’.
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SEC. 202. CORRECTION RELATING TO OVERTIME PAY.
Section 5(a)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911 (19
U.S.C. 267(a)(1)), is amended by inserting after the first
sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘Overtime pay pro-
vided under this subsection shall not be paid to any customs
officer unless such officer actually performed work during
the time corresponding to such overtime pay.’’.
SEC. 203. CORRECTION RELATING TO PREMIUM PAY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(b)(4) of the Act of Feb-
ruary 13, 1911 (19 U.S.C. 267(b)(4)), is amended by add-
ing after the first sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘Pre-
mium pay provided under this subsection shall not be paid
to any customs officer unless such officer actually performed
work during the time corresponding to such premium
pay.’’.
(b) CORRECTIONS TO NIGHT WORK DIFFERENTIAL
PROVISIONS.—Section 5(b)(1) of such Act (19 U.S.C.
267(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) NIGHT WORK DIFFERENTIAL.—
‘‘(A) 6 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT.—If any hours of
regularly scheduled work of a customs officer
occur during the hours of 6 p.m. and 12 a.m.,
the officer is entitled to pay for such hours of
work (except for work to which paragraph (2) or
(3) applies) at the officer’s hourly rate of basic
tioners, including representatives from the following 
entities: 
‘‘(A) The Office of Public Affairs of the 
Department. 
‘‘(B) The Office of the Chief Information 
Officer of the Department. 
‘‘(C) The Privacy Office of the Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(D) The Federal Emergency Management 
Agency. 
‘‘(E) The Office of Disability Integration 
and Coordination of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency. 
‘‘(F) The American Red Cross. 
‘‘(G) The Forest Service. 
‘‘(H) The Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention. 
‘‘(I) The United States Geological Survey. 
‘‘(J) The National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—The Under Sec-
retary for Science and Technology shall appoint, on 
a rotating basis, qualified individuals to the Group. 
The total number of such additional members 
shall— 
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‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT TO MEET.—If the Com-
missioner of the Customs Service determines that
any collective bargaining agreement with the rec-
ognized bargaining representative of its employ-
ees has an adverse impact upon the interdiction
of contraband, including controlled substances,
the parties shall meet to eliminate the provision
causing the adverse impact from the agreement.
‘‘(B) FAILURE TO REACH AGREEMENT.—If
the parties do not reach agreement within 90
days of the date that the Commissioner of Cus-
toms made the determination of adverse impact,
the negotiations shall be considered at impasse
and the Commissioner of Customs may imme-
diately implement the last offer of the Customs
Service. Such implementation shall not result in
an unfair labor practice or, except as may be
provided under the following sentence, the impo-
sition of any status quo ante remedy against the
Customs Service. Either party may then pursue
the impasse to the Federal Service Impasses
Panel pursuant to section 7119(c) of title 5,
United States Code, for ultimate resolution.
‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in
this paragraph shall be construed to limit the
authority of the Commissioner of Customs to im-
plement immediately any proposed changes
without waiting 90 days, if exigent cir-
cumstances warrant such immediate implemen-
tation, or if an impasse is reached in less than
90 days.’’.
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MERLY RECEIVED TANF.—In lieu of applying para-
graph (2) to any family described in paragraph (2), 
a State may distribute to the family any amount col-
lected during a month on behalf of the family.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to amounts distributed on or 
after October 1, 2005. 
SEC. 303. MANDATORY REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT OF 
CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS FOR FAMILIES RE-
CEIVING TANF. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 466(a)(10)(A)(i) (42 
U.S.C. 666(a)(10)(A)(i)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘parent, or,’’ and inserting 
‘‘parent or’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘upon the request of the State 
agency under the State plan or of either parent,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2005. 
SEC. 304. MANDATORY FEE FOR SUCCESSFUL CHILD SUP-
PORT COLLECTION FOR FAMILY THAT HAS 
NEVER RECEIVED TANF. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 454(6)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
654(6)(B)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(B)’’;
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 623 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize 
the Department of Homeland Security to establish a 
social media working group, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Social Media Working 
Group Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. SOCIAL MEDIA WORKING GROUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 318. SOCIAL MEDIA WORKING GROUP. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish within the Department a social media working group 
(in this section referred to as the ‘Group’). 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—In order to enhance information 
sharing between the Department and appropriate stake-
holders, the Group shall provide guidance and best prac-
tices to the emergency preparedness and response commu-
nity on the use of social media technologies before, during, 
and after a terrorist attack or other emergency. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology shall serve as the permanent 
chairperson of the Group, and shall designate, on a 
rotating basis, a representative from a State or local 
government who is a member of the Group to serve 
as co-chairperson. The Under Secretary shall estab-
lish term limits for individuals appointed to the 
Group pursuant to paragraph (2). Membership of 
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S.L.C.
ports where the current allocations are inad-
equate.
(E) $300,000 for 25 contraband detection
kits to be distributed among ports based on
traffic volume.
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2000.—Of the amounts made avail-
able for fiscal year 2000 under section 301(b)(1)(B) of
the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of
1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(1)(B)), as amended by section
101(a) of this Act, $8,924,500 shall be for the mainte-
nance and support of the equipment and training of per-
sonnel to maintain and support the equipment described
in subsection (a).
(c) ACQUISITION OF TECHNOLOGICALLY SUPERIOR
EQUIPMENT; TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Cus-
toms may use amounts made available for fiscal year
1999 under section 301(b)(1)(A) of the Customs
Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978
(19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(1)(A)), as amended by section
101(a) of this Act, for the acquisition of equipment
other than the equipment described in subsection (a)
if such other equipment—
(A)(i) is technologically superior to the
equipment described in subsection (a); and
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‘‘(c) PUNISHMENT.—The punishment for an offense
under this section is—
‘‘(1) in the case of a first offense under sub-
section (a)(1), a fine under this title, imprisonment
for not more than 6 months, or both; and
‘‘(2) in the case of an offense under paragraph
(2) or (3) of subsection (a), or a second or subse-
quent offense under subsection (a)(1), a fine under
this title, imprisonment for not more than 2 years,
or both.
‘‘(d) MANDATORY RESTITUTION.—Upon a conviction
under this section, the court shall order restitution under
section 3663A in an amount equal to the total unpaid sup-
port obligation as it exists at the time of sentencing.
‘‘(e) VENUE.—With respect to an offense under this
section, an action may be inquired of and prosecuted in
a district court of the United States for—
‘‘(1) the district in which the child who is the
subject of the support obligation involved resided
during a period during which a person described in
subsection (a) (referred to in this subsection as an
‘obliger’) failed to meet that support obligation;
‘‘(2) the district in which the obliger resided
during a period described in paragraph (1); or
V
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 380
For the relief of Robert and Verda Shatusky.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. STUPAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Robert and Verda Shatusky.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ENTITLEMENT TO SUPPLEMENTAL ANNUITY,
SURVIVOR BENEFITS, AND OTHER PAYMENTS
UNDER RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT OF 1974.
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the Railroad Re-
tirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231 et seq.), Robert
Shatusky, of Menominee, Michigan, shall be deemed to
have had a current connection with the railroad industry
at the time that his annuity under section 2(a)(1) of such
Act began to accrue.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) shall apply to
any month that begins more than 30 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF PAST SUPPLEMENTAL ANNUITY BENE-
FITS.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to
Robert Shatusky of Menominee, Michigan, a sum that
equals the total amount of any supplemental annuity pay-
ments to which Robert Shatusky would have been entitled
under section 2(b) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974
(45 U.S.C. 231a(b)) if section 1(a) of this Act applied to
the period beginning on the date on which his annuity
under section 2(a)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act of
1974 (45 U.S.C. 231a(a)(1)) began to accrue and ending
on the last day of the month preceding the 1st month to
which section 1(a) of this Act applies.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON AGENT AND ATTORNEY FEES.
It shall be unlawful for an amount exceeding 10 per-
cent of the payment required by section 2 to be paid to
or received by any agent or attorney for any service ren-
dered in connection with the payment. Any person who
violates this section shall be guilty of an infraction and
shall be subject to a fine in the amount provided in title
18, United States Code.
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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States Post Office located at 202 Center
Street in Garwood, New Jersey, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘James T. Leonard, Sr. Post Office’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the United
States Post Office referred to in section 1 shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘James T. Leonard, Sr. Post Of-
fice’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 9,
1998.
Attest:
Clerk.