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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5443 
To provide for mandamus actions under chapter 601 of title 49 of the 
United States Code. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2016 
Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. ESHOO, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. TONKO, Mr. SHERMAN, 
and Mr. RANGEL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
Committees on Energy and Commerce and the Judiciary, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for mandamus actions under chapter 601 of title 
49 of the United States Code. 
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 ‘‘PHMSA Account-
ability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ACTIONS BY PRIVATE PERSONS. 
Section 60121 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(e) MANDAMUS.—A person may bring a civil action 
in an appropriate district court of the United States to 
compel the Secretary to perform a nondiscretionary duty 
under this chapter that the Secretary has failed to per-
form.’’. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5444 
To prohibit the unlawful denial of any benefit to or deprivation of a right 
of a United States citizen by reason of age, or the immigration status 
of that citizen’s parent or legal guardian, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2016 
Mr. VEASEY (for himself, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of 
Texas, Mr. VELA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
SERRANO, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, 
and Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit the unlawful denial of any benefit to or depriva-
tion of a right of a United States citizen by reason 
of age, or the immigration status of that citizen’s parent 
or legal guardian, 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 ‘‘Fourteenth Amend-
ment Protection Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF UNITED STATES 
CITIZENS. 
Notwithstanding the age of a United States citizen, 
the immigration status of any custodial parent or legal 
guardian of that citizen, or the ability of that parent or 
guardian to present a document establishing his or her 
immigration status as a lawful permanent resident, a 
State or political subdivision thereof— 
(1) may not deprive that citizen or the parent 
or legal guardian acting on behalf of that citizen of 
any benefit under Federal, State, or local law to 
which that citizen is lawfully entitled; 
(2) may not prohibit that citizen or the parent 
or legal guardian acting on behalf of that citizen 
from accessing any legal document to which that cit-
izen is lawfully entitled or eligible to apply for; and 
(3) may not take any action or omit to take any 
action and thereby subject that citizen to the depri-
vation of any right, privilege, or immunity secured 
or protected by the Constitution or laws of the 
United States. 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2968
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to take no further
action on proposed regulation relating to the use of chlorofluorocarbons
in metered-dose inhalers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 8, 1997
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. STEARNS of Florida) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Com-
merce
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services
to take no further action on proposed regulation relating
to the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhal-
ers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS IN METERED-DOSE
INHALERS.
In complying with Title VI of the Clean Air Act, 42
U.S.C. 7671, and the Montreal Protocol on Substances
that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal Protocol), Sep-
tember 16, 1987, S. Treaty Doc. No. 10, 100th Cong.,
1st session, regarding chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), any
regulations under which the Secretary of Health and
Human Services may remove essential use designations
for the purpose of phasing out essential use allowances
for drug products shall require the Secretary of Health
and Human Services to certify to the Congress that alter-
natives to such inhalers are available that, for all popu-
lations of users of such inhalers, are comparable in terms
of safety and effectiveness, therapeutic indications, dosage
strength, cost, and retail availability.
SEC. 2. PROCESS FOR FURTHER RULEMAKING.
The Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administra-
tion shall withdraw the March 6, 1997 advance notice of
proposed rulemaking concerning CFCs in metered-dose in-
halers (MDIs) and shall issue another proposal only after
the 10th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer. In carrying
out the goals of the Montreal Protocol to phase out essen-
tial use exemptions of CFC MDI products, the Food and
Drug Administration shall not prohibit the manufacture,
sale, or distribution of any CFC MDI product on the basis
that it is ‘‘adulterated’’ or ‘‘misbranded.’’ Any subsequent
proposal shall be in the form of an advance notice of pro-
posed rulemaking and shall be initiated only after exten-
sive consultations with patients, physicians, other health
care providers, manufacturers of metered-dose inhalers,
and other stakeholders.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5446 
To require the Attorney General to review foreign forms of identification, 
including consular identification cards and foreign passports without a 
valid visa, to establish a valid and secure form of identification, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 10, 2016 
Mr. VEASEY (for himself, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Mr. POLIS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require the Attorney General to review foreign forms 
of identification, including consular identification cards 
and foreign passports without a valid visa, to establish 
a valid and secure form of identification, 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 ‘‘Foreign ID Review 
Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. REVIEW OF FOREIGN IDENTIFICATION. 
The Attorney General shall, not later than 270 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years 
thereafter, review all forms of identification issued to for-
eign nationals within the United States by the Govern-
ments of Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, and 
Honduras, including identifications issued by consular of-
ficers and foreign passports issued at consular offices, to 
determine if such forms of identification are sufficiently 
secure to verify the identity of the bearer of the form of 
identification for purposes including opening an account 
with an accredited financial institution and obtaining any 
benefit that the child of such bearer is lawfully entitled 
to. 
SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 90 days after the completion of the 
review under section 2, the Attorney General shall submit 
to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate a report that includes the results of such review. 
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Union Calendar No. 436
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H.R. 4817
[Report No. 108–714] 
To facilitate the resolution of a minor boundary encroachment on lands 
of the Union Pacific Railroad Company in Tipton, California, which 
were originally conveyed by the United States as part of the right-
of-way granted for the construction of transcontinental railroads. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2004
Mr. NUNES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Resources 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 12, 2004] 
A BILL 
To facilitate the resolution of a minor boundary encroach-
ment on lands of the Union Pacific Railroad Company 
in Tipton, California, which were originally conveyed by 
the United States as part of the right-of-way granted 
for the construction of transcontinental railroads.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RELEASE OF UNITED STATES INTERESTS IN 
CERTAIN RAILROAD GRANT LANDS IN TIP-
TON, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) RELEASE OF INTERESTS.—There is hereby re-
leased, without consideration, all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the surface portion of the 
property located at 615 North Burnett Road in Tipton, 
California, which encroaches upon land that, subject to a 
reversionary interest, was conveyed by the United States 
pursuant to the Act of July 27, 1866 (14 Stat. 292) to fa-
cilitate the construction of transcontinental railroads. The 
United States retains any subsurface mineral rights held 
by the United States as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act associated with such land. 
(b) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE.—The Secretary of the 
Interior shall execute and file in the appropriate office a 
deed of release, amended deed, or other appropriate instru-
ment effectuating the release of interests made by subsection 
(a).
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5447 
To provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements for 
qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 10, 2016 
Mr. BOUSTANY (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of California) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and 
Energy and Commerce, 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 provide an exception from certain group health plan re-
quirements for qualified small employer health reim-
bursement arrangements. 
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 ‘‘Small Business Health 
Care Relief Act’’. 
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‘‘(2) The Secretary shall review all applicants
for the conveyance of a historic light station, when
the historic light station has been identified as ex-
cess to the needs of the agency with administrative
jurisdiction over the historic light station, and for-
ward to the Administrator a single approved applica-
tion for the conveyance of the historic light station.
When selecting an eligible entity, the Secretary may
consult with the State Historic Preservation Officer
of the State in which the historic light station is lo-
cated. A priority of consideration shall be afforded
public entities that submit applications in which the
public entity enters into a partnership with a non-
profit organization whose primary mission is historic
light station preservation.
‘‘(3) The Administrator shall convey, by quit
claim deed, without consideration, all right, title,
and interest of the United States in and to the his-
toric light station, together with any related real
property, subject to the conditions set forth in sub-
section (c) upon the Secretary’s selection of an eligi-
ble entity. The conveyance of a historic light station
under this section shall not be subject to the provi-
sions of Public Law 100–77 (42 U.S.C. 11301 et
seq.).
‘‘(c) TERMS OF CONVEYANCE.—
‘‘(1) The conveyance of a historic light station
shall be made subject to any conditions as the Ad-
ministrator considers necessary to ensure that—
‘‘(A) the lights, antennas, sound signal,
electronic navigation equipment, and associated
light station equipment located on the property
conveyed, which are active aids to navigation,
shall continue to be operated and maintained by
the United States for as long as needed for this
purpose;
‘‘(B) the eligible entity to which the his-
toric light station is conveyed under this section
shall not interfere or allow interference in any
manner with aids to navigation without the ex-
press written permission of the head of the
agency responsible for maintaining the aids to
navigation;
‘‘(C) there is reserved to the United States
the right to relocate, replace, or add any aid to
navigation or make any changes to the property
conveyed under this section as may be nec-
essary for navigation purposes;
‘‘(D) the eligible entity to which the his-
toric light station is conveyed under this section
SEC. 204. PUBLIC PURPOSE PERFORMANCE REQUIRE-
MENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out its business and
functions, the Corporation shall comply with the perform-
ance measures established under subsection (b).
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish
public purpose performance requirements that measure
the Corporation’s annual contribution to fulfilling its pub-
lic purposes. In establishing the requirements, the Sec-
retary shall determine the focus of each performance re-
quirement and the required level of performance.
(c) CONTENT.—The public purpose performance re-
quirements developed by the Secretary shall require the
Corporation to carry out its business in accordance with
following requirements:
(1) UNDERSERVED
HOMEBUYERS.—A portion
of the single family business of the Corporation (as
determined by the Secretary) shall benefit home-
buyers underserved by the conventional mortgage
markets.
(2) UNDERSERVED AREAS.—A portion of the
total business of the Corporation (as determined by
the Secretary) shall benefit geographic areas under-
served by the conventional mortgage markets.
(3) UNDERSERVED RENTAL MARKETS AND RE-
LATED COMMUNITY NEEDS.—A portion of the total
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the aggregate deductions
for any taxable year exceed the gross active income
for such taxable year, the amount of the deductions
specified in subsection (d) for the succeeding taxable
year (determined without regard to this subsection)
shall be increased by the sum of—
‘‘(A) such excess, plus
‘‘(B) the product of such excess and the 3-
month Treasury rate for the last month of such
taxable year.
‘‘(2) 3-MONTH TREASURY RATE.—For purposes
of paragraph (1), the 3-month Treasury rate is the
rate determined by the Secretary based on the aver-
age market yield (during any 1-month period se-
lected by the Secretary and ending in the calendar
month in which the determination is made) on out-
standing marketable obligations of the United States
with remaining periods to maturity of 3 months or
less.’’
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to tax-
able years beginning after December 31, 1997.
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sults or outcomes of at least one study 
that— 
‘‘(aa) was rated by an inde-
pendent systematic review for the 
quality of the study design and 
execution and determined to be 
well-designed and well-executed; 
‘‘(bb) was a rigorous ran-
dom-controlled trial (or, if not 
available, a study using a rig-
orous 
quasi-experimental 
re-
search design); and 
‘‘(cc) was carried out in a 
usual care or practice setting; 
and 
‘‘(II) the study described in sub-
clause (I) established that the practice 
has a sustained effect (when com-
pared to a control group) for at least 
6 months beyond the end of the treat-
ment. 
‘‘(v) WELL-SUPPORTED PRACTICE.—A 
practice shall be considered to be a ‘well- 
supported practice’ if—
(1) the plan is incomplete in significant matters
required under such section;
(2) there is evidence available to the Secretary
that challenges, in a substantial manner, any infor-
mation provided in the plan;
(3) the Secretary determines that the plan does
not comply with Federal law or violates the purposes
of this Act because it fails to provide housing that
will be viable on a long-term basis at a reasonable
cost;
(4) the plan plainly fails to adequately identify
the needs of low-income families for housing assist-
ance in the jurisdiction of the agency;
(5) the plan plainly fails to adequately identify
the capital improvement needs for public housing de-
velopments in the jurisdiction of the agency;
(6) the activities identified in the plan are
plainly inappropriate to address the needs identified
in the plan; or
(7) the plan is inconsistent with the require-
ments of this Act.
The Secretary shall determine that a plan does not comply
with the requirements under section 106 if the plan does
not include the information required under section
106(d)(2)(D).
business of the Corporation (as determined by the
Secretary) shall benefit renters, rental markets, and
health care facility financing needs underserved by
the conventional mortgage markets.
(4) LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME FAMILIES.—
A portion of the total business of the Corporation
(as determined by the Secretary) shall benefit fami-
lies with incomes at or below 100 percent of the me-
dian income for the area.
(d) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED
IN DEVELOP-
MENT.—In developing and modifying the permanent pub-
lic purpose performance requirements under this section,
the Secretary shall consider the following factors:
(1) National housing needs.
(2) Economic, housing, and demographic condi-
tions.
(3) The past performance of the mortgage in-
surance programs under the National Housing Act.
(4) The size of the conventional mortgage mar-
ket that is eligible for mortgage insurance under the
programs under the National Housing Act, and the
performance of such programs in connection with
families and markets historically underserved.
(5) The ability of the Corporation to lead the
industry in making mortgage credit available to fam-
Secretary shall publish such list in the Federal Register.
The appropriate network administrative organization shall
publicly award such providers of achievement at an annual
meeting.
‘‘(6)(A) If the Secretary or the network administra-
tive organizations for the network area in which a facility
or physician is located determines that the dialysis facility
or physician is 2 standard deviations below the national
norm for a preponderance of ESRD Core Indicators on
a case severity adjusted basis for 2 consecutive reporting
periods (covering in the aggregate at least 1 year), the
Secretary or network administrative organization shall no-
tify the facility or physician of such determination.
‘‘(B) In the case of a facility notified under subpara-
graph (A), the network administrative organization for the
network area in which the facility is located, in conjunc-
tion with the facility, shall develop strategies to improve
the provision of services at the facility and shall provide
appropriate training in CQI Program processes to the fa-
cility. Such network administrative organization shall re-
view the quality of service provided by physicians at such
facility for purposes of identifying those physicians that
require training in CQI Program processes.
‘‘(C) In the case of a physician notified under sub-
paragraph (A), the network administrative organization
for the network area in which the physician is located, in
conjunction with the physician, shall develop strategies to
improve the provision of services by the physician, and
shall provide appropriate training in CQI Program proc-
esses to the physician.
‘‘(D) If the Secretary finds that the facility or physi-
cian has not made a good faith effort to improve its per-
formance under this paragraph, the network administra-
tive organization for the network area in which the facility
or physician is located—
‘‘(i) in the case of a facility, subject to subpara-
graph (E), may recommend that the Secretary ter-
minate or withhold certification of the facility for
purposes of payment for services furnished to indi-
viduals with end stage renal disease; and
‘‘(ii) in the case of a physician, may recommend
to the Secretary—
‘‘(I) further investigation of the physician;
or
‘‘(II) such other actions as the network de-
termines appropriate.
‘‘(E) In the case of a facility for which the network
administrative organization for the network area in which
the facility is located proposes to recommend that the Sec-
retary terminate or withhold certification of the facility
(C) by striking ‘‘1997’’ in subsection (c)(5)
and inserting ‘‘2005’’.
(2) Section 9504 of such Code is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘(as in effect on October 1,
1988)’’ in subsection (b)(2)(A) and in sub-
section (c); and
(B) by striking ‘‘April 1, 1998’’ in sub-
section (c) and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2005’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 13106 of
title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking the first sentence of subsection
(a)(1) and inserting the following: ‘‘Subject to para-
graph (2) and subsection (c), the Secretary shall ex-
pend in each fiscal year for State recreational boat-
ing safety programs, under contracts with States
under this chapter, an amount equal to the sum of
(A) the amount appropriated from the Boat Safety
Account for that fiscal year and (B) the amount
transferred to the Secretary under section 4(b) of
the Act of August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)).’’;
and
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(c) Of the amount transferred for each fiscal year
to the Boat Safety Account under section 9503(c)(4)(A)