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H. R. 2264—15
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION
DISORDERS
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health
Service Act with respect to deafness and other communication dis-
orders, $200,695,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health
Service Act with respect to nursing research, $63,597,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health
Service Act with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism,
$227,175,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health
Service Act with respect to drug abuse, $527,175,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health
Service Act with respect to mental health, $750,241,000.
NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health
Service Act with respect to human genome research, $217,704,000.
NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health
Service Act with respect to research resources and general research
support grants, $453,883,000: Provided, That none of these funds
shall be used to pay recipients of the general research support
grants program any amount for indirect expenses in connection
with such grants: Provided further, That $20,000,000 shall be for
extramural facilities construction grants.
JOHN E. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER
For carrying out the activities at the John E. Fogarty Inter-
national Center, $28,289,000.
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health
Service Act with respect to health information communications,
$161,185,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be available until expended
for improvement of information systems: Provided, That in fiscal
year 1998, the Library may enter into personal services contracts
for the provision of services in facilities owned, operated, or con-
structed under the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health.
(8) The first free trade agreement by the 
United States was between the United States and 
Israel, effective September 1, 1985. 
(9) The United States-Israel Strategic Partner-
ship is a vital asset to United States national, eco-
nomic, and security interests and any boycott, or 
sanctions effort, or policy that serves to delegitimize 
or discriminate against Israel will ultimately harm 
United States economic interests. 
SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL MARKINGS OF IMPORTED ARTICLES 
AND CONTAINERS FROM THE WEST BANK 
AND GAZA STRIP. 
(a) ARTICLES OF WEST BANK.—For purposes of sec-
tion 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304), every 
article of origin of the geographical area known as the 
West Bank (or the container of any such article) imported 
into the United States shall be marked in accordance with 
the requirements of such section, which— 
(1) in the case of an article of an area not ad-
ministered by Israel in the West Bank, shall include 
the words ‘‘West Bank’’; and 
(2) in the case of an article of an area adminis-
tered by Israel in the West Bank, shall include the 
words ‘‘Israel’’, ‘‘Made in Israel’’, or ‘‘Product of 
Israel’’. 
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(b) ARTICLES OF GAZA STRIP.—For purposes of sec-
tion 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304), every 
article of origin of the geographical area known as the 
Gaza Strip (or the container of any such article) imported 
into the United States shall be marked in accordance with 
the requirements of such section, and shall include the 
words ‘‘Gaza’’ or ‘‘Gaza Strip’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury or any other competent Federal official (or 
the official’s designee) may not prohibit the use of any 
of the markings specified in subsections (a) and (b) for 
purposes of satisfying the applicable requirements under 
section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to arti-
cles of the West Bank or the Gaza Strip. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply 
with respect to articles imported into the United States 
on or after such date of enactment. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4556 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the authority of the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire psychiatrists. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2016 
Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HIMES, Ms. JACKSON LEE, 
Mr. JONES, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. LOEBSACK, 
Mr. VARGAS, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. COHEN, Mr. RUSH, Ms. JENKINS of 
Kansas, Mr. HONDA, and Mr. RYAN of Ohio) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire 
psychiatrists. 
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 ‘‘Expedited Hiring for 
VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF PSYCHIATRISTS BY VETERANS 
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 74 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 7406 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 7406A. Appointment of certain psychiatrists who 
complete residencies 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Subject to subsection (b), the 
Secretary may appoint, without regard to civil service or 
classification laws, a psychiatrist who completes a resi-
dency under section 7406 of this title to a position under 
section 7401 or 7405 immediately after such residency, 
if the psychiatrist meets the qualifications established in 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary for such position. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may begin the process of appoint-
ing a psychiatrist under paragraph (1) before the psychia-
trist completes a residency. 
‘‘(b) POSITIONS PERMITTED.—The Secretary may 
appoint a psychiatrist under subsection (a) if the position 
to which the psychiatrist is appointed has been unfilled 
for not less than 35 days as of the date of the appoint-
ment.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
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after the item relating to section 7406 the following new 
item: 
‘‘7406A. Appointment of certain psychiatrists who complete residencies.’’. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4557 
AN ACT 
To allow for judicial review of any final rule addressing 
national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants 
for brick and structural clay products or for clay ceram-
ics manufacturing before requiring compliance with such 
rule. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct 
a northern border threat analysis, and for other purposes. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Blocking Regulatory 
Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENDING COMPLIANCE DATES (PENDING JUDI-
CIAL REVIEW) OF RULES ADDRESSING NA-
TIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZ-
ARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR BRICK AND 
STRUCTURAL CLAY PRODUCTS MANUFAC-
TURING 
OR 
CLAY 
CERAMICS 
MANUFAC-
TURING. 
(a) EXTENSION OF COMPLIANCE DATES.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Each compliance date of any 
final rule described in subsection (b) is deemed to be 
extended by the time period equal to the time period 
described in subsection (c). 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘compliance date’’ means, with respect to any re-
quirement of a final rule described in subsection (b), 
the date by which any State, local, or tribal govern-
ment or other person is first required to comply. 
(b) FINAL RULES DESCRIBED.—A final rule de-
scribed in this subsection is any final rule to address na-
tional emission standards for hazardous air pollutants 
(NESHAP) for brick and structural clay products manu-
facturing or clay ceramics manufacturing under section 
112 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412), including—
(1) the final rule entitled ‘‘NESHAP for Brick 
and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing; and 
NESHAP for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing’’ pub-
lished at 80 Fed. Reg. 65469 (October 26, 2015); 
(2) the final rule entitled ‘‘NESHAP for Brick 
and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing; and 
NESHAP for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing: Correc-
tion’’ published at 80 Fed. Reg. 75817 (December 
4, 2015); and 
(3) any final rule that succeeds or amends the 
rule described in paragraph (1) or (2). 
(c) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The time period described 
in this subsection is the period of days that— 
(1) begins on the date that is 60 days after the 
day on which notice of promulgation of a final rule 
described in subsection (b) appears in the Federal 
Register; and 
(2) ends on the date on which judgment be-
comes final, and no longer subject to further appeal 
or review, in all actions (including actions that are 
filed pursuant to section 307 of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7607))— 
(A) that are filed during the 60 days de-
scribed in paragraph (1); and
(B) that seek review of any aspect of such 
rule. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 3, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4557 
AN ACT 
To allow for judicial review of any final rule ad-
dressing national emission standards for haz-
ardous air pollutants for brick and structural 
clay products or for clay ceramics manufacturing 
before requiring compliance with such rule.
H. R. 2264
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven
An Act
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services,
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1998, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of Labor, Health
and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes,
namely:
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
For necessary expenses of the Job Training Partnership Act,
as amended, including the purchase and hire of passenger motor
vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and
other facilities, and the purchase of real property for training cen-
ters as authorized by the Job Training Partnership Act; the Stewart
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; the Women in Apprentice-
ship and Nontraditional Occupations Act; the National Skill Stand-
ards Act of 1994; and the School-to-Work Opportunities Act;
$4,988,226,000 plus reimbursements, of which $3,794,735,000 is
available for obligation for the period July 1, 1998 through June
30, 1999; of which $118,491,000 is available for the period July
1, 1998 through June 30, 2001 for necessary expenses of construc-
tion, rehabilitation, and acquisition of Job Corps centers; and of
which $200,000,000 shall be available from July 1, 1998 through
September 30, 1999, for carrying out activities of the School-to-
Work Opportunities Act: Provided, That $53,815,000 shall be for
carrying out section 401 of the Job Training Partnership Act,
$71,017,000 shall be for carrying out section 402 of such Act,
$7,300,000 shall be for carrying out section 441 of such Act,
$9,000,000 shall be for all activities conducted by and through
the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee
under such Act, $955,000,000 shall be for carrying out title II,
part A of such Act, and $129,965,000 shall be for carrying out
title II, part C of such Act: Provided further, That the National
Occupational Information Coordinating Committee is authorized,
effective upon enactment, to charge fees for publications, training
and technical assistance developed by the National Occupational
(ii) such destruction, loss, or injury 
would occur absent an action by the Sec-
retary to prevent, minimize, or abate the 
destruction, loss, or injury. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—In any case in which the 
total amount to be recovered in a civil action under 
subsection (a) may exceed $500,000 (excluding in-
terest), a claim may be compromised and settled 
under paragraph (1) only with the prior written ap-
proval of the Attorney General. 
(c) RESPONSE ACTIONS, ASSESSMENTS
OF DAM-
AGES, AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out 
all necessary actions (including making a request to 
the Attorney General to seek injunctive relief)— 
(A) to prevent, minimize, or abate destruc-
tion or loss of, or injury to, a system resource; 
or 
(B) to abate or minimize the imminent risk 
of such destruction, loss, or injury. 
(2) ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may as-
sess and monitor the destruction or loss of, or 
injury to, any system resource for purposes of 
paragraph (1). 
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SEC. 2. EXTENDING COMPLIANCE DATES (PENDING JUDI-
CIAL REVIEW) OF RULES ADDRESSING NA-
TIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZ-
ARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR BRICK AND 
STRUCTURAL CLAY PRODUCTS MANUFAC-
TURING 
OR 
CLAY 
CERAMICS 
MANUFAC-
TURING. 
(a) EXTENSION OF COMPLIANCE DATES.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Each compliance date of any 
final rule described in subsection (b) is deemed to be 
extended by the time period equal to the time period 
described in subsection (c). 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘compliance date’’ means, with respect to any re-
quirement of a final rule described in subsection (b), 
the date by which any State, local, or tribal govern-
ment or other person is first required to comply. 
(b) FINAL RULES DESCRIBED.—A final rule de-
scribed in this subsection is any final rule to address na-
tional emission standards for hazardous air pollutants 
(NESHAP) for brick and structural clay products manu-
facturing or clay ceramics manufacturing under section 
112 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412), including— 
(1) the final rule entitled ‘‘NESHAP for Brick 
and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing; and 
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NESHAP for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing’’ pub-
lished at 80 Fed. Reg. 65469 (October 26, 2015); 
(2) the final rule entitled ‘‘NESHAP for Brick 
and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing; and 
NESHAP for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing: Correc-
tion’’ published at 80 Fed. Reg. 75817 (December 
4, 2015); and 
(3) any final rule that succeeds or amends the 
rule described in paragraph (1) or (2). 
(c) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The time period described 
in this subsection is the period of days that— 
(1) begins on the date that is 60 days after the 
day on which notice of promulgation of a final rule 
described in subsection (b) appears in the Federal 
Register; and 
(2) ends on the date on which judgment be-
comes final, and no longer subject to further appeal 
or review, in all actions (including actions that are 
filed pursuant to section 307 of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7607))— 
(A) that are filed during the 60 days de-
scribed in paragraph (1); and 
(B) that seek review of any aspect of such 
rule. 
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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 ‘‘Blocking Regulatory 
Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENDING COMPLIANCE DATES (PENDING JUDI-
CIAL REVIEW) OF RULES ADDRESSING NA-
TIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZ-
ARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR BRICK AND 
STRUCTURAL CLAY PRODUCTS MANUFAC-
TURING 
OR 
CLAY 
CERAMICS 
MANUFAC-
TURING. 
(a) EXTENSION OF COMPLIANCE DATES.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Each compliance date of any 
final rule described in subsection (b) is deemed to be 
extended by the time period equal to the time period 
described in subsection (c). 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘compliance date’’ means, with respect to any re-
quirement of a final rule described in subsection (b), 
the date by which any State, local, or tribal govern-
ment or other person is first required to comply. 
(b) FINAL RULES DESCRIBED.—A final rule de-
scribed in this subsection is any final rule to address na-
tional emission standards for hazardous air pollutants 
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(NESHAP) for brick and structural clay products manu-
facturing or clay ceramics manufacturing under section 
112 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412), including— 
(1) the final rule entitled ‘‘NESHAP for Brick 
and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing; and 
NESHAP for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing’’ pub-
lished at 80 Fed. Reg. 65469 (October 26, 2015); 
(2) the final rule entitled ‘‘NESHAP for Brick 
and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing; and 
NESHAP for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing: Correc-
tion’’ published at 80 Fed. Reg. 75817 (December 
4, 2015); and 
(3) any final rule that succeeds or amends the 
rule described in paragraph (1) or (2). 
(c) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The time period described 
in this subsection is the period of days that— 
(1) begins on the date that is 60 days after the 
day on which notice of promulgation of a final rule 
described in subsection (b) appears in the Federal 
Register; and 
(2) ends on the date on which judgment be-
comes final, and no longer subject to further appeal 
or review, in all actions (including actions that are 
filed pursuant to section 307 of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7607))— 
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(A) that are filed during the 60 days de-
scribed in paragraph (1); and 
(B) that seek review of any aspect of such 
rule. 
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Union Calendar No. 336 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4557 
[Report No. 114–439] 
A BILL 
To allow for judicial review of any final rule ad-
dressing national emission standards for haz-
ardous air pollutants for brick and structural 
clay products or for clay ceramics manufacturing 
before requiring compliance with such rule. 
FEBRUARY 29, 2016 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4558 
To authorize the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to seek compensa-
tion for injuries to trust resources and use those funds to restore, 
replace, or acquire equivalent resources, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2016 
Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. COSTELLO 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. KIND, Mr. LOBIONDO, and Mr. WITTMAN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
to seek compensation for injuries to trust resources and 
use those funds to restore, replace, or acquire equivalent 
resources, 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 ‘‘United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service Resource Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DAMAGES.—The term ‘‘damages’’ means— 
(A) compensation for— 
(i)(I) the cost of replacing, restoring, 
or acquiring the equivalent of a system re-
source; and 
(II) the value of any significant loss of 
use of a system resource, pending— 
(aa) restoration or replacement 
of the system resource; or 
(bb) the acquisition of an equiva-
lent resource; or 
(ii) the value of a system resource, if 
the system resource cannot be replaced or 
restored; and 
(B) the cost of any relevant damage as-
sessment carried out pursuant to section 4(c). 
(2) RESPONSE
COST.—The term ‘‘response 
cost’’ means the cost of any action carried out by 
the Secretary— 
(A) to prevent, minimize, or abate destruc-
tion or loss of, or injury to, a system resource; 
(B) to abate or minimize the imminent risk 
of such destruction, loss, or injury; or 
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(C) to monitor the ongoing effects of any 
incident causing such destruction, loss, or in-
jury. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) SYSTEM RESOURCE.—The term ‘‘system re-
source’’ means any living, nonliving, historical, cul-
tural, or archeological resource that is located within 
the boundaries of— 
(A) a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge 
System; 
(B) a unit of the National Fish Hatchery 
System; or 
(C) any other land managed by the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, including any 
land managed cooperatively with any other Fed-
eral or State agency. 
SEC. 3. LIABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), any in-
dividual or entity that destroys, causes the loss of, or in-
jures any system resource, or that causes the Secretary 
to carry out any action to prevent, minimize, or abate de-
struction or loss of, or injuries or risk to, any system re-
source, shall be liable to the United States for any re-
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