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tion. Such fees shall be structured such that a person’s
liability for such fees is reasonably based on the proportion
of the program’s operating costs that relate to such per-
son, and such person’s liability for such fees shall not be
based on the income of such person. Such fees, if collected
by the Administrator, shall be available, subject to appro-
priations, to the Administrator to pay for such costs or
to reimburse another Federal agency or a State or local
government. The collection and use of fees shall be audited
by the Administrator.
(d) SUSPENSION
OR REVOCATION.—The Adminis-
trator may suspend or revoke any certification issued
under this section whenever the Administrator determines,
after notice of at least 60 days to such person, that the
holder of the certification has violated any requirement of
this section or condition of such certification. Any person
whose certification is proposed to be suspended or revoked,
or whose certification is denied, by the Administrator shall
be entitled to an administrative hearing.
(e) PARTICIPATION.—Participation in the certifi-
cation program under this section shall be voluntary.
SEC. 5. PUBLIC AWARENESS.
(a) INFORMATION.—The Administrator shall publish
and disseminate—
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 542 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation 
of doctors of chiropractic in the National Health Service Corps scholar-
ship and loan repayment programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2015 
Mr. HARPER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
the participation of doctors of chiropractic in the Na-
tional Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repay-
ment programs, 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 ‘‘National Health Serv-
ice Corps Improvement Act of 2015’’. 
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‘‘doctors of chiropractic, and physician as-
sistants’’; 
(ii) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by strik-
ing ‘‘or another health profession’’ and in-
serting ‘‘chiropractic, or another health 
profession’’; and 
(iii) in subsections (b)(1)(B) and 
(b)(1)(C)(ii), by striking the term ‘‘or 
other health profession’’ each place such 
term appears and inserting ‘‘chiropractic, 
or other health profession’’. 
(B) PERIOD
OF
OBLIGATED
SERVICE.— 
Clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 338C(b)(5)(C) 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254m(b)(5)(C)) are amended by striking the 
term ‘‘or other health profession’’ each place 
such term appears and inserting ‘‘chiropractic, 
or other health profession’’. 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2951
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income
certain amounts received as scholarships by an individual under the
National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 8, 1997
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mrs. THURMAN) 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 exclude
from gross income certain amounts received as scholar-
ships by an individual under the National Health Service
Corps Scholarship Program.
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 ‘‘National Health Serv-
ice Corps Scholarship Program Incentive Act’’.
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS RECEIVED
UNDER THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
CORPS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 117 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to the exclu-
sion from gross income amounts received as a qualified
scholarship) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Subsections (a)’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
subsections (a)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) 
NATIONAL
HEALTH
SERVICE
CORPS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply to any amount received by an individual under
the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Pro-
gram under section 338A(g)(1)(A) of the Public
Health Service Act.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply to amounts received in taxable
years beginning before, on, or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5430 
To exempt from the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
certain water transfers between any of the States of Texas, Arkansas, 
and Louisiana. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2016 
Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. WEBER of 
Texas, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. BABIN, and 
Mr. RATCLIFFE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To exempt from the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amend-
ments of 1981 certain water transfers between any of 
the States of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. 
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 ‘‘Public Water Supply 
Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN WATER TRANSFERS FROM 
THE LACEY ACT AND THE LACEY ACT AMEND-
MENTS OF 1981. 
(a) EXEMPTION.—Section 42 of title 18, United 
States Code (popularly known as the Lacey Act), and the 
Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.) 
shall not apply with respect to any covered water transfer, 
if— 
(1)(A) all prohibited species in the water trans-
ferred are located in both of the public water sup-
plies between which the water is transferred; and 
(B) the water is transferred directly between 
such public water supplies; or 
(2) the water is transferred in a closed convey-
ance system directly to treatment facilities where all 
prohibited species contained in the water transferred 
will be extirpated. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
WATER
TRANSFER.—The term 
‘‘covered water transfer’’ means a transfer between 
public water supplies located on, along, or across the 
State boundaries between any of Texas, Arkansas, 
and Louisiana, of water containing a prohibited spe-
cies. 
(2) PROHIBITED SPECIES.—The term ‘‘prohib-
ited species’’ means any species— 
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(A) the shipment of which is otherwise 
prohibited by section 42 of title 18, United 
States Code; or 
(B) the transfer of which is otherwise pro-
hibited by the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
(16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.). 
(3) PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY.—The term ‘‘public 
water supply’’ means any body of water, including 
any river, lake, or stream, the water of which is 
available or made available to the public. 
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(I) the defense-wide plan re-
quired under section 2867(b)(2) of 
the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 
2223a note); and 
(II) the report on cost savings re-
quired under section 2867(d) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 
2223a note); and 
(ii) shall submit the comprehensive in-
ventory 
required 
under 
subparagraph 
(A)(i), unless the defense-wide plan re-
quired under section 2867(b)(2) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 2223a note)— 
(I) contains a comparable com-
prehensive inventory; and 
(II) is submitted under clause (i). 
(D) STATEMENT.—Each year, beginning in 
the first fiscal year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and each fiscal year thereafter, 
the head of each covered agency, acting through 
the Chief Information Officer of the agency, 
shall— 
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cordance with sound, unbiased, and objective scientific
practices.
(b) PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.—The Administrator, in
carrying out the Administrator’s responsibilities under
this Act, shall ensure that the presentation of information
on significant indoor air health risks is unbiased and in-
formative. To the extent feasible, documents made avail-
able to the general public which describe the degree of risk
from exposure shall, at a minimum, characterize the popu-
lation or populations addressed by any risk estimates;
state the expected risk for the specific population; and
state the reasonable range of uncertainty.
SEC. 13. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) The term ‘‘significant indoor air health
risk’’ means a level of indoor air pollutants, or a
condition that may result in a level of indoor air pol-
lutants, that, based on adequate scientific and tech-
nical evidence and measurement, is reasonably an-
ticipated to adversely affect human health.
(3) The term ‘‘indoor air pollutant’’ means any
substance or biological organism which is emitted
into, or otherwise enters, air of any kind in a build-
ing, structure, or facility.
(4) The term ‘‘person’’ includes an individual,
a corporation, partnership, association, State, mu-
nicipality, political subdivision of a State, and any
agency, department, or instrumentality of the execu-
tive, legislative or judicial branch of the Government
of the United States or of any State and any officer,
agent or employee thereof.
(5) The term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands.
SEC. 14. AUTHORIZATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5433 
To amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to clarify the use of the 
WMAT Settlement Fund. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2016 
Mrs. KIRKPATRICK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to clarify 
the use of the WMAT Settlement Fund. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. USE OF WMAT SETTLEMENT FUND. 
Section 312(b)(2)(C)(i)(III) of the Claims Resolution 
Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘, including the completion of the WMAT rural water 
system in accordance with subsection (e)(4)’’ after 
‘‘projects’’. 
Æ 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5435 
To prohibit the payment of bonuses to certain Department of Veterans Affairs 
employees pending filling of Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
center director positions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2016 
Mr. LUETKEMEYER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit the payment of bonuses to certain Department 
of Veterans Affairs employees pending filling of Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs medical center director posi-
tions, 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 ‘‘Providing Leadership 
and Improving Veterans Care Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENT OF BONUSES TO COV-
ERED EMPLOYEES PENDING FILLING OF DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL 
CENTER DIRECTOR POSITIONS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No covered employee may be paid 
a bonus unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs deter-
mines that no permanent position of Department of Vet-
erans Affairs medical center director has been vacant for 
18 consecutive months. 
(b) COVERED EMPLOYEES.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered employee’’ means any employee of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs whose responsibilities include 
participation in the rating, ranking, or selection process 
for individuals to fill positions of Department medical cen-
ter directors and who occupies a senior executive position 
(as such term is defined in section 713(g)(3) of title 38, 
United States Code). 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 
days thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
submit to Congress a report outlining all vacancies in De-
partment of Veterans Affairs medical center director posi-
tions and the duration for which each such position has 
been vacant. 
(d) APPLICABILITY.—The prohibition under sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to an 18-month period 
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that begins on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5436 
To amend the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability 
Act of 2015 to require any trade agreement to which the United States 
is a party to stipulate the ability of the United States to deny the 
benefits of any dispute settlement claim that challenges any measure 
relating to human health that is adopted, maintained, or enforced by 
the United States in its territory, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2016 
Mr. MCDERMOTT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and 
Accountability Act of 2015 to require any trade agree-
ment to which the United States is a party to stipulate 
the ability of the United States to deny the benefits 
of any dispute settlement claim that challenges any 
measure relating to human health that is adopted, main-
tained, or enforced by the United States in its territory, 
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 ‘‘Protecting America’s 
Health Measures Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TRADE NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVES REGARDING 
HUMAN HEALTH. 
Section 102(b)(4) of the Bipartisan Congressional 
Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (Public 
Law 114–26; 19 U.S.C. 4201(b)(4)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and 
(H) as subparagraphs (H) and (I), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G)(i) recognizing the right of the United 
States to elect to deny the benefits of any dis-
pute settlement claim that is made under the 
provisions of any trade agreement to which the 
United States is a party and that challenges 
any law or other measure relating to human 
health that is adopted, maintained, or enforced 
by the United States; and 
‘‘(ii) providing in each such trade agree-
ment that, if the United States elects to deny 
a claim relating to a law or other measure that 
the United States considers appropriate to en-
sure that investment activity in its territory is 
undertaken in a manner sensitive to the human 
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(3) allow 90 days for public comment on the
plan.
(d) APPROVAL
AND IMPLEMENTATION.—Not less
than 60 days after the expiration of the period for public
comment provided under subsection (c)(3), Administrator
shall implement a plan which—
(1) is in accordance with section 3; and
(2) takes into consideration any public com-
ments on the plan.
Æ
quirements of such ASTM standard shall be treated 
as a consumer product safety rule promulgated 
under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2058) beginning 180 days after the date 
on which the Commission’s determination is pub-
lished under paragraph (2). 
(4) REVISION OF ASTM STANDARD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If ASTM International 
revises an ASTM standard after the Commis-
sion makes a determination under paragraph 
(1) with respect to such standard, ASTM Inter-
national shall notify the Commission not later 
than 60 days after the final version of such re-
vised standard is published. 
(B) 
TREATMENT
OF
REVISED
ASTM 
STANDARD.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii), the requirements of the re-
vised standard described in subparagraph 
(A) shall become enforceable as a rule pro-
mulgated under section 9 of the Consumer 
Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058), in-
stead of the prior version of such standard, 
beginning on— 
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including any Alaska Native village, or regional
or village corporation, as defined in, or estab-
lished pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), which
is recognized as eligible for the special pro-
grams and services provided by the United
States to Indians because of their status as In-
dians.
‘‘(B) INDIAN
RESERVATION.—The term
‘Indian reservation’ means a reservation, as de-
fined in—
‘‘(i) section 3(d) of the Indian Financ-
ing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1452(d)); or
‘‘(ii) section 4(10) of the Indian Child
Welfare 
Act 
of 
1978 
(25 
U.S.C.
1903(10)).
‘‘(C) IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO.—The term
‘in close proximity to’ means—
‘‘(i) in the case of an Indian reserva-
tion, or portion thereof, located within a
metropolitan statistical area (within the
meaning of section 143(k)(2)(B)), within 1
mile of the boundaries of such reservation,
or portion thereof; and
I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2957
To provide for development and implementation of certain plans to reduce
risks to the public health and welfare caused by helicopter operations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 8, 1997
Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. NADLER, Mr. BER-
MAN, and Mr. MANTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To provide for development and implementation of certain
plans to reduce risks to the public health and welfare
caused by helicopter operations.
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 ‘‘Helicopter Noise Con-
trol and Safety Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions
apply:
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration.
(2) HELICOPTER OPERATIONS.—The term ‘‘hel-
icopter operations’’ means any function which is rea-
sonably related to helicopter traffic, including heli-
copter takeoffs, landings, and overflights.
SEC. 3. PLAN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator determines,
independently or after review of a study submitted under
section 4, that helicopter operations pose a risk to the pub-
lic health and welfare in a county or municipality with a
population of more than 500,000, the Administrator shall
develop and implement a plan, in accordance with this Act,
to reduce that risk.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A plan implemented pursuant
to this Act must—
(1) be related to the risk documented by the
Administrator or by a study submitted under section
4;
(2) reduce the documented risk in a reasonable
way;
(3) not adversely affect aviation safety; and
diminishing national productivity, increasing medical
and other costs, and decreasing the supply of and
the demand for interstate products;
(6) a Federal civil rights claim, as created in
this section, is necessary to guarantee equal protec-
tion of the laws and to reduce the substantial ad-
verse effects of bias-motivated crimes of violence on
interstate commerce; and
(7) victims of bias-motivated crimes of violence
have a right to equal protection of the laws, includ-
ing a system of justice that is unaffected by bias or
discrimination and that, at every relevant stage,
treats such crimes as seriously as other violent
crimes.
(b) RIGHT.—All individuals within the United States,
and the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the
United States, shall have the right to be free from bias-
motivated crimes of violence.
(c) CLAIM.—Any person, including a person who acts
under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom,
or usage of any State, who deprives an individual of the
right secured by subsection (b) shall be liable to the indi-
vidual injured, in a civil action in any court of competent
jurisdiction, for compensatory damages of not less than