datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
shall provide written notification to Congress of such ac-
tion and the reasons therefor.’’;
(9) in section 301 (15 U.S.C. 5631)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘, that are not being com-
mercially developed’’ after ‘‘and its environ-
ment’’ in subsection (a)(2)(B); and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(d) DUPLICATION OF COMMERCIAL SECTOR ACTIVI-
TIES.—The Federal Government shall not undertake ac-
tivities under this section which duplicate activities avail-
able from the commercial sector.’’;
(10) in section 302 (15 U.S.C. 5632)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘, including unenhanced
data gathered under the technology demonstra-
tion program carried out pursuant to section
303,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘that is not
otherwise available from the commercial sec-
tor’’; and
(C) by striking subsection (b);
(11) by repealing section 303 (15 U.S.C. 5633);
(12) 
in 
section 
401(b)(3) 
(15 
U.S.C.
5641(b)(3)), by striking ‘‘, including any such en-
Clerk of the Senate shall make publically available the de-
terminations of each member of the House of Representa-
tives and each Senator, as the case may be, regarding the 
designation of their respective congressional staff (includ-
ing leadership and committee staff) as ‘‘official’’ for pur-
poses of requiring such staff to enroll in health insurance 
coverage provided through an Exchange as required under 
section 1312(d)(1)(D) of the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(1)(D)), and the 
regulations relating to such section. 
(b) PRIVACY.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
to permit the release of any individually identifiable infor-
mation concerning any individual, including any health 
plan selected by an individual. 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3934
To provide protections against bundling of contract requirements in Federal
procurement.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 31, 1996
Mr. ZELIFF (for himself, Mr. PAXON, and Mr. QUINN) introduced the follow-
ing bill; which was referred to the Committee on National Security, and
in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisidiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To provide protections against bundling of contract
requirements in Federal procurement.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL ACQUISITION
REGULATION TO ENSURE AVOIDANCE OF UN-
NECESSARY BUNDLING OF CONTRACT RE-
QUIREMENTS.
(a) ARMED SERVICES ACQUISITIONS.—Section 2304
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(l) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall ensure
that this chapter is implemented in a manner that avoids
the unnecessary bundling of contract requirements.’’.
(b) CIVILIAN AGENCY ACQUISITIONS.—Section 303
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act
of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(j) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall ensure
that this title is implemented in a manner that avoids the
unnecessary bundling of contract requirements.’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF BUNDLING OF CONTRACT REQUIRE-
MENTS.
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 4 of the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(16) The term ‘bundling of contract require-
ments’ means the practice of consolidating two or
more procurement requirements of a type that were
previously solicited and awarded as separate smaller
contracts into a single large contract solicitation
likely to be unsuitable for award to a small business
concern because of—
‘‘(A) the diversity and size of the elements
of performance specified;
‘‘(B) the aggregate dollar value of the an-
ticipated award;
‘‘(C) the geographical dispersion of the
contract performance sites; or
‘‘(D) any combination of the factors de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).’’.
(b) CROSS REFERENCES.—(1) Section 2302(3) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(M) The term ‘bundling of contract re-
quirements’.’’
(2) Section 309(c) of the Federal Property and Ad-
ministrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 259(c)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(15) The term ‘bundling of contract require-
ments’.’’.
SEC. 3. REPORTING OF BUNDLED CONTRACT OPPORTUNI-
TIES.
The Federal Procurement Data System described in
section 6(d)(4)(A) of the Office of Federal Procurement
Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405(d)(4)(A)) shall be modified to
collect data regarding bundling of contract requirements.
Æ
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1012 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the provision 
of items and services provided to Medicare beneficiaries residing in rural 
areas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 17, 2015 
Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Mr. HECK of Washington, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, and Mr. KILMER) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve 
the provision of items and services provided to Medicare 
beneficiaries residing in rural areas, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘MediFair Act of 
2015’’. 
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‘‘(2) reviews the performance of the regulatory
activities and the effectiveness of the Office of Com-
mercial Space Transportation.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a)(6)(B) shall take effect upon the effective
date of final regulations issued pursuant to section
70105(b)(2)(D) of title 49, United States Code, as added
by subsection (a)(6)(I).
SEC. 103. EXCEPTIONS TO EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS.
(a) INAPPLICABILITY
OF CERTAIN POST-EMPLOY-
MENT RESTRICTIONS.—Subsections (a) and (c) of section
207 of title 18, United States Code, and section 27(d) of
the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C.
423(d)) shall not apply to employees or former employees
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
seeking employment with an entity that is awarded the
Space Flight Operations Contract for the Space Shuttle.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to
an employee or former employee who, while employed with
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration—
(1) served, at the time of selection of the con-
tractor for the contract referred to in subsection (a)
or the award of such contract, as the procuring con-
tracting officer, the source selection authority, a
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3935
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for each of the vessels HIGH HOPES and HIGH HOPES II.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 31, 1996
Mr. HEFLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade for each
of the vessels HIGH HOPES and HIGH HOPES II.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), section 8 of the Act of
June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106
of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation may issue a certificate of documentation with ap-
propriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for each of the vessels HIGH HOPES (United
States official number 935174) and HIGH HOPES II
(United States official number 959439).
Æ
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1013 
To decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level, to leave to the States a 
power to regulate marijuana that is similar to the power they have 
to regulate alcohol, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 20, 2015 
Mr. POLIS (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. POCAN, Mr. SWALWELL of 
California, Ms. NORTON, Mr. COHEN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. CAPUANO, 
Mr. HONDA, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Ms. PINGREE, and Ms. LEE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 
Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level, to leave 
to the States a power to regulate marijuana that is 
similar to the power they have to regulate alcohol, 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 ‘‘Regulate Marijuana 
Like Alcohol Act’’. 
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remote sensing space system will be licensed by the
Secretary before commencing its commercial oper-
ation’’;
(8) by adding at the end of title II the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 206. NOTIFICATION.
‘‘(a) LIMITATIONS ON LICENSEE.—Not later than 30
days after a determination by the Secretary to require a
licensee to limit collection or distribution of data from a
system licensed under this title, the Secretary shall provide
written notification to Congress of such determination, in-
cluding the reasons therefor, the limitations imposed on
the licensee, and the period during which such limitations
apply.
‘‘(b) TERMINATION, MODIFICATION, OR SUSPEN-
SION.—Not later than 30 days after an action by the Sec-
retary to seek an order of injunction or other judicial de-
termination pursuant to section 203(a)(2), the Secretary
shall provide written notification to Congress of such ac-
tion and the reasons therefor.’’;
(9) in section 301 (15 U.S.C. 5631)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘, that are not being com-
mercially developed’’ after ‘‘and its environ-
ment’’ in subsection (a)(2)(B); and
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1014 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation 
of marijuana, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 20, 2015 
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. POLIS, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Ms. 
LEE, Mr. POCAN, Mr. COHEN, Ms. NORTON, and Ms. PINGREE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
for the taxation of marijuana, 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 ‘‘Marijuana Tax Rev-
enue Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. TAXATION RELATING TO MARIJUANA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle E of title I of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new chapter: 
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(B) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(d) DUPLICATION OF COMMERCIAL SECTOR ACTIVI-
TIES.—The Federal Government shall not undertake ac-
tivities under this section which duplicate activities avail-
able from the commercial sector, unless such activities
would result in significant cost savings to the Federal Gov-
ernment.’’;
(10) in section 302 (15 U.S.C. 5632)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘, including unenhanced
data gathered under the technology demonstra-
tion program carried out pursuant to section
303,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘that is not
otherwise available from the commercial sec-
tor’’; and
(C) by striking subsection (b);
(11) by repealing section 303 (15 U.S.C. 5633);
(12) 
in 
section 
401(b)(3) 
(15 
U.S.C.
5641(b)(3)), by striking ‘‘, including any such en-
hancements developed under the technology dem-
onstration program under section 303,’’;
(13) in section 501(a) (15 U.S.C. 5651(a)), by
striking ‘‘section 506’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘section 507’’;
‘‘(1) describes all activities undertaken under
this chapter, including a description of the process
for the application for and approval of licenses under
this chapter and recommendations for legislation
that may further commercial launches and reentries;
and
‘‘(2) reviews the performance of the regulatory
activities and the effectiveness of the Office of Com-
mercial Space Transportation.
‘‘§ 70122. State authority to license commercial space-
ports
‘‘(a) STATE AUTHORITY.—If the Secretary of Trans-
portation has not issued final regulations governing the
application for and granting of Federal licenses for the
operation of a launch site under this chapter, a State gov-
ernment may carry out this chapter, exercising the author-
ity of the Secretary regarding the licensing and monitoring
of launch sites within the territory of that State.
‘‘(b) FEDERAL CONSULTATION.—A State may not
issue a license to operate a launch site under subsection
(a) unless—
‘‘(1) the Secretary has notified the State that
the proposed license does not jeopardize the public
health and safety, safety of property, or national se-
by adding at the end of the items relating to such 
subchapter the following new item: 
‘‘8129. Procurement of biological implants.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 8129 of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 
effect on the date that is 180 days after the date on which 
the tracking system required under subsection (b) of sec-
tion 7330B of such title, as added by section 2(a) is imple-
mented. 
(c) SPECIAL RULE
FOR CRYOPRESERVED PROD-
UCTS.—During the three-year period beginning on the ef-
fective date of section 8129 of title 38, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), biological implants pro-
duced and labeled before that date may be procured by 
the Department of Veterans Affairs without relabeling 
under the standard identification system adopted or imple-
mented under section 7330B of such title, as added by 
section 2(a). 
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‘‘(I) the item of durable medical 
equipment for which the Secretary de-
termines, 
pursuant 
to 
section 
1861(iii)(3), that such substitute dis-
posable 
medical 
technology 
sub-
stitutes; and 
‘‘(II) all services and supplies 
used in conjunction with such item of 
durable medical equipment; 
‘‘(ii) calculating the amount that is 95 
percent of the sum calculated under clause 
(i); and 
‘‘(iii) calculating the single payment 
amount for the substitute disposable med-
ical technology and for any services and 
supplies used in conjunction with such 
technology such that the sum of the pay-
ments under this subsection for— 
‘‘(I) 
all 
substitute 
disposable 
medical technologies that the Sec-
retary determines, pursuant to section 
1861(iii)(3), will be necessary to pro-
vide a substitute for the item of dura-
ble medical equipment described in 
clause (i)(I); and 
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HR 3936 RDS
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I—PROMOTION OF COMMERCIAL SPACE OPPORTUNITIES
Sec. 101. Commercialization of space station.
Sec. 102. Commercial space launch amendments.
Sec. 103. Exceptions to employment restrictions.
Sec. 104. Launch voucher demonstration program.
Sec. 105. Promotion of United States Global Positioning System standards.
Sec. 106. Acquisition of space science data.
TITLE II—REMOTE SENSING
Sec. 201. Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 amendments.
Sec. 202. Acquisition of earth remote sensing data.
TITLE III—FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF SPACE TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES
Sec. 301. Requirement to procure commercial space transportation services.
Sec. 302. Acquisition of space transportation services.
Sec. 303. Launch Services Purchase Act of 1990 amendments.
Sec. 304. Use of excess intercontinental ballistic missiles.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration;
(2) the term ‘‘commercial provider’’ means any
person providing space transportation services or
other space-related activities, primary control of
which is held by persons other than Federal, State,
local, and foreign governments;
(3) the term ‘‘payload’’ means anything that a
person undertakes to transport to, from, or within
outer space, or in suborbital trajectory, by means of
a space transportation vehicle, but does not include
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1018 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of 
certain disposable medical technologies under the Medicare program, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 20, 2015 
Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina (for herself, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, and Mrs. 
BLACKBURN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
coverage of certain disposable medical technologies under 
the Medicare 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 ‘‘Patient Access to Dis-
posable Medical Technology Act of 2015’’. 
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the space transportation vehicle itself except for its
components which are specifically designed or adapt-
ed for that payload;
(4) the term ‘‘space-related activities’’ includes
research and development, manufacturing, process-
ing, service, and other associated and support activi-
ties;
(5) the term ‘‘space transportation services’’
means the preparation of a space transportation ve-
hicle and its payloads for transportation to, from, or
within outer space, or in suborbital trajectory, and
the conduct of transporting a payload to, from, or
within outer space, or in suborbital trajectory;
(6) the term ‘‘space transportation vehicle’’
means any vehicle constructed for the purpose of op-
erating in, or transporting a payload to, from, or
within, outer space, or in suborbital trajectory, and
includes any component of such vehicle not specifi-
cally designed or adapted for a payload;
(7) the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several
States of the Union, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, and any other common-
HR 3936 RDS
‘‘The Secretary may not terminate, modify, or suspend a
license issued pursuant to this title on the basis of an
agreement the Secretary receives notification of under
paragraph (6) unless the Secretary has, within 30 days
after receipt of such notification, transmitted to the li-
censee a statement that such agreement is inconsistent
with the national security or international obligations of
the United States, including an explanation of such incon-
sistency.’’;
(5) in section 203 (15 U.S.C. 5623)—
(A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking
‘‘under this title and’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘under this title or’’;
(B) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘pro-
vide penalties’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘seek, in a United States District Court with
personal jurisdiction over the licensee, pen-
alties’’; and
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(a)(3),’’;
(6) in section 204 (15 U.S.C. 5624), by striking
‘‘may’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘shall’’;
(7) in section 205(c) (15 U.S.C. 5625(c)), by
striking ‘‘if such remote sensing space system is li-
censed by the Secretary before commencing oper-
ation’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘if such private
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF CERTAIN DISPOSABLE MEDICAL 
TECHNOLOGIES UNDER THE MEDICARE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) COVERAGE.—Section 1861 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘Substitute Disposable Medical Technology 
‘‘(iii) The term ‘substitute disposable medical tech-
nology’ means medical equipment that— 
‘‘(1) is primarily and customarily used to serve 
a medical purpose; 
‘‘(2) would otherwise be covered as durable 
medical equipment under this title but for the fact 
that such equipment is not durable (as defined by 
the Secretary for purposes of coverage of durable 
medical equipment under this title); and 
‘‘(3) the Secretary determines substitutes for 
durable medical equipment.’’. 
(b) PAYMENT PROVISIONS.—Section 1834(a) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(23) SPECIAL
PAYMENT
RULE
FOR
SUB-
STITUTE
DISPOSABLE
MEDICAL
TECHNOLOGIES.— 
Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this 
subsection, the Secretary shall determine the pay-
ment amount under this subsection for a substitute 
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