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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4873 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each institution 
of higher education to describe how it spends tuition and fees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2016 
Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. MACARTHUR, and Mr. SMITH of Missouri) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 
each institution of higher education to describe how it 
spends tuition and fees. 
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 ‘‘Tuition Use Informa-
tion Transparently Identified Online Act’’ or the ‘‘TUI-
TION Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISAGGREGATION OF TUITION AND FEES BY INSTI-
TUTIONAL EXPENSES. 
Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(30) The institution will, on an annual basis— 
‘‘(A) disaggregate the total revenue gen-
erated by the institution from tuition, fees, and 
other institutional charges for students enrolled 
in programs eligible for assistance under this 
title, for the most recent academic year for 
which data are available, by the proportion of 
such revenue the institution applied toward any 
type of institutional expense (such as faculty 
salaries or facility maintenance); 
‘‘(B) provide a description of each such ex-
pense; and 
‘‘(C) publish, on its public website in the 
location providing admissions information, the 
information described in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) in a manner that clearly presents such in-
formation to students (including prospective 
students) and their parents.’’. 
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SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendment made by this Act shall take effect 
with respect to award year 2016–2017 and each suc-
ceeding award year. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4874 
To require that States receiving grants under the Harold Rogers Prescription 
Drug Monitoring Program set aside sufficient amounts to facilitate elec-
tronic information sharing among States in compliance with the Prescrip-
tion Monitoring Information Exchange National Architecture, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2016 
Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
GIBSON, Mr. DOLD, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. GUINTA, and Mr. MULVANEY) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require that States receiving grants under the Harold 
Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program set aside 
sufficient amounts to facilitate electronic information 
sharing among States in compliance with the Prescrip-
tion Monitoring Information Exchange National Archi-
tecture, 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 ‘‘Prevent Abuse By 
Using Interstate Exchange Act of 2016’’ or as the ‘‘Pre-
vent ABUSE Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIRED SET ASIDE TO ENSURE INTEROPER-
ABILITY. 
Beginning on October 1, 2016, the Attorney General 
shall require as a condition on any grant for implementa-
tion and enhancement of a prescription drug monitoring 
program for a fiscal year to a State under the Harold Rog-
ers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program established 
under the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2002 (Public Law 107–77; 115 Stat. 748), that the State 
set aside not less than 20 percent of such grant for pur-
poses of facilitating electronic information sharing among 
States in compliance with the Prescription Monitoring In-
formation Exchange National Architecture. 
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net pharmacy is in compliance with this 
subsection; and 
‘‘(iv) in the case of an agreement be-
tween a patient and an Internet pharmacy 
that releases the Internet pharmacy, and 
any employee or agent of the Internet 
pharmacy, from liability for damages aris-
ing out of the negligence of the Internet 
pharmacy, an assurance that such a limita-
tion of liability shall be null and void. 
‘‘(B) IDENTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS.— 
An Internet pharmacy shall provide to any per-
son that accesses the Internet pharmacy 
website, on each page of the website of the 
Internet pharmacy or by a link to a separate 
page, the following information: 
‘‘(i) The street address, city, ZIP 
Code or comparable mail code, State (or 
comparable entity), country, and telephone 
number of— 
‘‘(I) each place of business of the 
Internet pharmacy; and 
‘‘(II) the name of the supervising 
pharmacist of the Internet pharmacy 
and each individual who serves as a
pharmacist for purposes of the Inter-
net pharmacy website. 
‘‘(ii) The names of all States or coun-
tries, as appropriate, in which the Internet 
pharmacy and the pharmacists employed 
by the Internet pharmacy are licensed or 
otherwise authorized to dispense prescrip-
tion drugs. 
‘‘(iii) If the Internet pharmacy makes 
referrals to, or solicits on behalf of, a 
health care practitioner or group of practi-
tioners in the United States for prescrip-
tion services— 
‘‘(I) the name, street address, 
city, ZIP Code or comparable mail 
code, State, and telephone number of 
the practitioner or group; and 
‘‘(II) the name of each State in 
which each practitioner is licensed or 
otherwise 
authorized 
to 
prescribe 
drugs. 
‘‘(iv) A statement that the Internet 
pharmacy will dispense prescription drugs 
only after receipt of a valid prescription.
‘‘(C) PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—An Internet pharmacy shall carry out 
the following: 
‘‘(i) Maintain patient medication pro-
files and other related data in a readily ac-
cessible format organized to facilitate con-
sultation with treating providers, care-
givers, and patients. 
‘‘(ii) Conduct prospective drug use re-
views before dispensing medications or 
medical devices. 
‘‘(iii) Ensure patient confidentiality 
and the protection of patient identity and 
patient-specific information, in accordance 
with the regulations promulgated under 
section 264(c) of the Health Insurance 
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 
(42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 note). 
‘‘(iv) Offer interactive and meaningful 
consultation by a licensed pharmacist to 
the caregiver or patient prior to and subse-
quent to the time at which the Internet 
pharmacy dispenses the drug.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 
Section 3(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2012(k)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(k) ‘Food’ means a supplemental food of the kind 
prescribed by the Secretary under section 17(b)(14) of the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(b)(14)), ex-
cept that such term includes— 
‘‘(1) meat, fish, and poultry; 
‘‘(2) beans, soups, and immature varieties of 
legumes (such as those used in canned green peas, 
green beans, snap beans, yellow beans, and wax 
beans); and 
‘‘(3) baked beans with meat (e.g., beans and 
franks).’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2017. 
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count) attributable to commercial vehicles
bear to the total of such annual contribu-
tions by all States.
‘‘(iii) 1⁄3 in the ratio that each State’s
annual contributions to the Highway Trust
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) bear to the total of such annual
contributions by all States.
‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENT.—The amount of funds
which, but for this subparagraph, would be ap-
portioned to each State for each fiscal year
under subparagraph (A) shall be increased or
decreased by an amount which, when added to
or subtracted from the aggregate amount of
funds apportioned or allocated to such State for
such fiscal year for Interstate maintenance, Na-
tional Highway System, surface transportation
program, bridge program, congestion mitigation
and air quality improvement program, high risk
road safety program, recreational trails pro-
gram, Appalachian Development Highway Sys-
tem program, and metropolitan planning will
ensure that the aggregate of such apportion-
ments to any State that does not contribute to
the Highway Trust Fund does not exceed the
(2) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Commis-
sion— 
(A) shall not affect the powers of the Com-
mission; and 
(B) shall be filled in the same manner as 
the original appointment was made. 
(d) MEETINGS.—All meetings of the Commission 
shall be convened at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania, to honor the historical significance of the 
building as the site of deliberations and adoption of both 
the United States Declaration of Independence and Con-
stitution. 
(e) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser num-
ber of members may hold hearings. 
SEC. 5. DUTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall— 
(1) prepare an overall program for commemo-
rating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the 
United States and the historic events preceding that 
anniversary; and 
(2) plan, encourage, develop, and coordinate ob-
servances and activities commemorating the historic 
events that preceded, and are associated with, the 
United States Semiquincentennial. 
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(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In preparing plans and an 
overall program, the Commission— 
(A) shall give due consideration to any re-
lated plans and programs developed by State, 
local, and private groups; and 
(B) may designate special committees with 
representatives from groups described in sub-
paragraph (A) to plan, develop, and coordinate 
specific activities. 
(2) EMPHASIS.—The Commission shall— 
(A) emphasize the planning of events in lo-
cations of historical significance to the United 
States, especially in those locations that wit-
nessed the assertion of American liberty, such 
as— 
(i) the 13 colonies; and 
(ii) leading cities, including Boston, 
Charleston, New York City, and Philadel-
phia; and 
(B) give special emphasis to— 
(i) the role of persons and locations 
with significant impact on the history of 
the United States during the 250-year pe-
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beneficiary 
for 
prescription 
drug 
abuse; 
‘‘(II) that such beneficiary has 
been sent, or informed of, such identi-
fication in the initial notice and is 
now subject to the requirements of the 
drug management program for at- 
risk beneficiaries established by such 
PDP sponsor for such plan; 
‘‘(III) of the prescriber and phar-
macy selected for such individual 
under subparagraph (D); 
‘‘(IV) of, and information about, 
the right of the beneficiary to a recon-
sideration and an appeal under sub-
section (h) of such identification and 
the prescribers and pharmacies se-
lected; 
‘‘(V) that the beneficiary can, in 
the case that the beneficiary has not 
previously submitted to the PDP 
sponsor preferences for which pre-
scribers and pharmacies the bene-
ficiary would prefer the PDP sponsor 
select under subparagraph (D), sub-
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SEC. 116. COORDINATED BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE AND
SAFETY PROGRAM.
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish and implement a coordinated border infrastructure
and safety program under which the Secretary may make
allocations to any border State for projects to improve the
safe movement of people and goods at or across the border
between the United States and Canada and the border be-
tween the United States and Mexico.
(b) ELIGIBLE USES.—Allocations under this section
may only be used in a border region for—
(1) improvements to existing transportation and
supporting infrastructure that facilitate cross-border
vehicle and cargo movements;
(2) construction of highways and related safety
and safety enforcement facilities that will facilitate
vehicle and cargo movements related to international
trade;
(3) operational improvements, including im-
provements relating to electronic data interchange
and use of telecommunications, to expedite cross
border vehicle and cargo movement;
(4) modifications to regulatory procedures to
expedite cross border vehicle and cargo movements;
and
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4877 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 3130 Grants Lake Boulevard in Sugar Land, 
Texas, as the ‘‘LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post 
Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LCPL GARRETT W. GAMBLE, USMC POST OF-
FICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 3130 Grants Lake Boulevard in 
Sugar Land, Texas, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘LCpl Garrett W. 
Gamble, USMC Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4877 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 3130 Grants Lake Boule-
vard in Sugar Land, Texas, as the ‘‘LCpl Garrett 
W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building’’.
H. R. 4877 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3130 Grants 
Lake Boulevard in Sugar Land, Texas, as the ‘‘LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC 
Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LCPL GARRETT W. GAMBLE, USMC POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 3130 Grants Lake Boulevard in Sugar Land, 
Texas, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘LCpl Garrett W. 
Gamble, USMC Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4877 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
3130 Grants Lake Boulevard in Sugar Land, Texas, as the ‘‘LCpl 
Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2016 
Mr. OLSON (for himself, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. HURD of Texas, Mr. SMITH 
of Texas, Mr. SESSIONS, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, 
Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. BABIN, Mr. BUR-
GESS, Mr. FLORES, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. POE of Texas, 
Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. GENE GREEN 
of Texas, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, 
Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. 
MCCAUL, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. BARTON, Mr. GOH-
MERT, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. 
VELA, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, and Mr. VEASEY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 3130 Grants Lake Boulevard in Sugar Land, 
Texas, as the ‘‘LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post 
Office Building’’. 
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. LCPL GARRETT W. GAMBLE, USMC POST OF-
FICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 3130 Grants Lake Boulevard in 
Sugar Land, Texas, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘LCpl Garrett W. 
Gamble, USMC Post Office Building’’. 
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‘‘(A) FATAL IMPAIRED DRIVER PERCENT-
AGE REDUCTION.—The percentage of fatally in-
jured drivers with 0.10 percent or greater blood
alcohol concentration in the State has decreased
in each of the 3 most recent calendar years for
which statistics for determining such percent-
ages are available.
‘‘(B) FATAL IMPAIRED DRIVER PERCENT-
AGE
COMPARISON.—The percentage of fatally
injured drivers with 0.10 percent or greater
blood alcohol concentration in the State has
been lower than the average percentage for all
States in each of the calendar years referred to
in subparagraph (A).
‘‘(3) BASIC GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of a
basic grant made to a State for a fiscal year under
this subsection shall equal up to 30 percent of the
amount apportioned to the State for fiscal year 1997
under section 402 of this title.
‘‘(e) DISCRETIONARY GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon receiving an applica-
tion from a State, the Secretary may make grants
to the State for carrying out innovative programs
(other than the programs specified in subsection (d))
to reduce traffic safety problems resulting from indi-
IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4877 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 24, 2016 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 3130 Grants Lake Boulevard in Sugar Land, 
Texas, as the ‘‘LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post 
Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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HR 4877 RFS
SECTION 1. LCPL GARRETT W. GAMBLE, USMC POST OF-
FICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 3130 Grants Lake Boulevard in 
Sugar Land, Texas, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘LCpl Garrett W. 
Gamble, USMC Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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351
under paragraph (1) are relevant for transportation
decisions by Federal, State, and local governments,
transportation-related associations, private busi-
nesses, and consumers.’’;
(6) by—
(A) redesignating subsections (d), (e), and
(f) as subsections (h), (i) and (j), respectively;
(B) striking subsection (g); and
(C) inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(d) INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION DATA BASE.—
The Director shall establish and maintain an intermodal
transportation data base. The data base shall be suitable
for analyses conducted by the Federal Government, the
States, and metropolitan planning organizations. The data
base shall include, at a minimum—
‘‘(1) information on the volumes and patterns
of movement of goods, including local, interregional,
and international movements, by all modes of trans-
portation and intermodal combinations, and by rel-
evant classification;
‘‘(2) information on the volumes and patterns
of movement of people, including local, interregional,
and international movements, by all modes of trans-
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4881 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental 
nutrition assistance benefits be used to purchase supplemental foods 
that are eligible for purchase under section 17 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (commonly known as the WIC program) and certain addi-
tional foods. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2016 
Mr. ROE of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require 
that supplemental nutrition assistance benefits be used 
to purchase supplemental foods that are eligible for pur-
chase under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (commonly known as the WIC program) and cer-
tain additional foods. 
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 ‘‘Healthy Food Choices 
Act of 2016’’. 
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(d) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.—The Commission 
may—
(1) accept and dispose of donations of money, 
personal services, and personal property related to 
the settling of the Champlain Basin and the signifi-
cance of Lake Champlain in the history of the 
United States; 
(2) appoint such advisory committees as the 
Commission determines to be necessary to carry out 
this Act; 
(3) authorize any member or employee of the 
Commission to take any action that the Commission 
is authorized to take by this Act; 
(4) procure supplies, services, and property, and 
make or enter into contracts, leases, or other legal 
agreements, to carry out this Act (except that any 
contracts, leases, or other legal agreements made or 
entered into by the Commission, either directly or 
with administrative assistance from the Lake Cham-
plain Basin Program, shall not extend beyond the 
date of termination of the Commission); 
(5) use the United States mails in the same 
manner and under the same conditions as other 
Federal agencies;