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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3139 
To improve security at Armed Forces recruitment centers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2015 
Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. PERRY, Mr. YODER, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. JOYCE, 
Mr. ROUZER, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. 
VALADAO, Mr. HILL, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. SANFORD, Mrs. 
WALORSKI, 
Mr. 
SHIMKUS, 
Mr. 
JONES, 
Mr. 
HUELSKAMP, 
Mr. 
WESTERMAN, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. HECK 
of Nevada, and Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To improve security at Armed Forces recruitment centers. 
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 ‘‘Securing Military Per-
sonnel Response Firearm Initiative Act’’ or ‘‘SEMPER FI 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVED SECURITY MEASURES FOR PROTECTION 
OF ARMED FORCES RECRUITMENT CENTERS 
AGAINST TERRORIST ATTACK. 
(a) SERVICE-ISSUE SIDEARMS AUTHORIZED
FOR 
CERTAIN MEMBERS.—The Secretary concerned shall au-
thorize an eligible member of the Armed Forces assigned 
to duty at an Armed Forces recruitment center to carry 
a service-issue sidearm as a personal- or force-protection 
measure while on duty at the recruiting center notwith-
standing any Federal, State, or local law or Department 
of Defense policy to the contrary. 
(b) ALTERNATIVE OR ADDITIONAL SECURITY MEAS-
URES.—In lieu of authorizing eligible members of the 
Armed Forces to carry a service-issue sidearm under sub-
section (a) or in addition to authorizing such members to 
carry a service-issue sidearm under such subsection, the 
Secretary concerned may develop and implement addi-
tional security measures for Armed Forces recruitment 
centers under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, 
including improved structural security measures. 
(c) RELATION TO POSSE COMITATUS ACT.—This sec-
tion shall not be interpreted to grant any member of the 
Armed Forces the authority to conduct civilian law en-
forcement functions within the territory of the United 
States. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The terms ‘‘Armed Forces’’ and ‘‘Secretary 
concerned’’ have the meanings given those terms in 
section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘eligible member’’ means a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces who is an officer or non-
commissioned officer. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 313 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide leave to any new Federal 
employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 
30 percent or more for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for 
such disability, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2015 
Mr. LYNCH (for himself, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. JONES, Mr. 
CONNOLLY, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. BUTTERFIELD) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide leave to 
any new Federal employee who is a veteran with a serv-
ice-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more for 
purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such dis-
ability, 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 ‘‘Wounded Warriors 
Federal Leave Act of 2015’’. 
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(4) The African Development Foundation has a
unique congressional mandate to empower the poor
to participate fully in development and to increase
opportunities for gainful employment, poverty allevi-
ation, and more equitable income distribution in sub-
Saharan Africa. The African Development Founda-
tion has worked successfully to enhance the role of
women as agents of change, strengthen the informal
sector with an emphasis on supporting micro and
small sized enterprises, indigenous technologies, and
mobilizing local financing. The African Development
Foundation should develop and implement strategies
for promoting participation in the socioeconomic de-
velopment process of grassroots and informal sector
groups such as nongovernmental organizations, co-
operatives, artisans, and traders into the programs
and initiatives established under this Act.
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 496(h) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2293(h)) is
amended—
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as
paragraph (4); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the
following:
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL LEAVE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
WHO ARE DISABLED VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 63 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 6329. Disabled veteran leave 
‘‘(a) During the 12-month period beginning on the 
first day of employment, any employee who is a veteran 
with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or 
more is entitled to leave, without loss or reduction in pay, 
for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such dis-
ability for which sick leave could regularly be used. 
‘‘(b)(1) The leave credited to an employee under sub-
section (a) may not exceed 104 hours. 
‘‘(2) Any leave credited to an employee pursuant to 
subsection (a) that is not used during the 12-month period 
described in such subsection may not be carried over and 
shall be forfeited. 
‘‘(c) In order to verify that leave credited to an em-
ployee pursuant to subsection (a) is used for treating a 
service-connected disability, such employee shall submit to 
the head of the employing agency certification, in such 
form and manner as the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management may prescribe, that such employee 
used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment 
for such disability by a health care provider. 
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‘‘(d) In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘employee’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 2105, and includes an officer 
or employee of the United States Postal Service or 
of the Postal Regulatory Commission; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘service-connected’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 101(16) of title 38; 
and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘veteran’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 101(2) of such title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by adding after the item relating to section 6328 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘6329. Disabled veteran leave.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to any employee (as 
that term is defined in section 6329(d)(1) of title 5, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a)) hired on 
or after the date that is one year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 9 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act— 
(1) the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management shall prescribe regulations with respect 
to the leave provided by the amendment in sub-
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section (a) for employees, but not including employ-
ees of the United States Postal Service or the Postal 
Regulatory Commission; and 
(2) the Postmaster General shall prescribe reg-
ulations for such leave with respect to officers and 
employees of the United States Postal Service and 
the Postal Regulatory Commission. 
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royalties on oil and gas production for each pro-
duction month based on the actual volume of oil 
and gas withdrawn from the reservoir by or on 
behalf of that lessee, including all oil and gas 
not sold by or on behalf of that lessee; 
‘‘(B) a lessee or its designee of a lease in 
any other unit or communitization agreement 
shall report and pay royalties on oil and gas 
production for each production month based on 
the volume of oil and gas produced from such 
agreement and allocated to the lease in accord-
ance with the terms of the agreement; and 
‘‘(C) a lessee or its designee of a lease that 
is not contained in a unit or communitization 
agreement shall report and pay royalties on oil 
and gas production for each production month 
based on the actual volume of oil and gas with-
drawn from the reservoir by or on behalf of 
that lessee, including all oil and gas not sold by 
or on behalf of that lessee. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection the term 
‘oil and gas withdrawn from the reservoir’ means 
any oil and gas that is produced, sold, vented, 
flared, used for beneficial purposes, leaked, or other-
wise emitted during production.’’. 
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Republic of Zaire (Zaire)
Republic of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)
Republic of Benin (Benin)
Burkina Faso (Burkina)
Republic of Cameroon (Cameroon)
Central African Republic
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
(Comoros)
Republic of Coˆte d’Ivoire (Coˆte d’Ivoire)
Republic of Equatorial Guinea (Equatorial
Guinea)
Ethiopia
Republic of the Gambia (Gambia)
Republic of Guinea (Guinea)
Republic of Kenya (Kenya)
Republic of Liberia (Liberia)
Republic of Malawi (Malawi)
Islamic Republic of Mauritania (Mauritania)
Republic of Mozambique (Mozambique)
Republic of Niger (Niger)
Republic of Rwanda (Rwanda)
Republic of Senegal (Senegal)
Republic of Seychelles (Seychelles)
Republic of South Africa (South Africa)
Republic of Sudan (Sudan)
United Republic of Tanzania (Tanzania)
Republic of Uganda (Uganda)
Republic of Zambia (Zambia)
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(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The 
Mineral 
Leasing Act is amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
17(b)(1)(A) 
(30 
U.S.C. 
226(b)(1)(A)), by striking ‘‘the production removed 
or sold from the lease’’ and inserting ‘‘oil and gas 
withdrawn from the reservoir in accordance with sec-
tion 111(k) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 
Management Act of 1982’’; 
(2) in section 17(c)(1) (30 U.S.C. 226(c)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘the production removed or sold from 
the lease’’ and inserting ‘‘oil and gas withdrawn 
from the reservoir in accordance with section 111(k) 
of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act 
of 1982’’; 
(3) in section 31(e)(3) (30 U.S.C. 188(e)(3))— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘pro-
duction per well per day’’ and inserting ‘‘oil and 
gas withdrawn from the reservoir per well per 
day in accordance with section 111(k) of the 
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act 
of 1982’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘all 
production removed or sold from such lease’’ 
and inserting ‘‘all oil and gas withdrawn from 
the reservoir in accordance with section 111(k) 
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or after the date that is one year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 9 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act— 
(1) the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management shall prescribe regulations with respect 
to the leave provided by the amendment in sub-
section (a) for employees, but not including employ-
ees of the United States Postal Service or the Postal 
Regulatory Commission; and 
(2) the Postmaster General shall prescribe reg-
ulations for such leave with respect to officers and 
employees of the United States Postal Service and 
the Postal Regulatory Commission. 
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Union Calendar No. 132 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 313 
[Report No. 114–180] 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide 
leave to any new Federal employee who is a vet-
eran with a service-connected disability rated at 
30 percent or more for purposes of undergoing 
medical treatment for such disability, and for 
other purposes. 
JUNE 25, 2015 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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HR 1447 IH
(G)(i), are reduced under a Federal, State, or local
law regarding such an assistance program because of
any failure of any member of the family to comply
with program conditions requiring participation in a
self-sufficiency program or requiring work activities
as defined in subparagraphs (G)(ii) and (iii), the
family may not, for the duration of the reduction,
have the amount of rent or family contribution de-
termined under this subsection reduced as the result
of any decrease in the income of the family (to the
extent that the decrease in income is the result of
the benefits reduction).
‘‘(B) If the welfare or public assistance benefits
of a covered family are reduced under a Federal,
State, or local law regarding the welfare or public
assistance program because of any failure of any
member of the family to comply with the self-suffi-
ciency or work activities requirements, the portion of
the amount of any increase in the earned income of
the family occurring after such reduction up to the
amount of the reduction for noncompliance shall not
result in an increase in the amount of rent or family
contribution determined under this subsection dur-
ing the period the family would otherwise be eligible
HR 1432 PCS
‘‘(A) whether severance pay is deferred
compensation; and
‘‘(B) when severance pay is paid,
no amount shall be treated as received by the em-
ployee, or paid, until it is actually received by the
employee.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years ending
after October 8, 1997.
(2) CHANGE IN METHOD OF ACCOUNTING.—In
the case of any taxpayer required by the amendment
made by subsection (a) to change its method of ac-
counting for its first taxable year ending after Octo-
ber 8, 1997—
(A) such change shall be treated as initi-
ated by the taxpayer;
(B) such change shall be treated as made
with the consent of the Secretary of the Treas-
ury; and
(C) the net amount of the adjustments re-
quired to be taken into account by the taxpayer
under section 481 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 shall be taken into account in such first
taxable year.
HR 1432 PCS
SEC. 18. DONATION OF OBSOLETE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
EQUIPMENT TO ELIGIBLE SUB-SAHARAN AF-
RICAN COUNTRIES.
It is the sense of the Congress that, to the extent
appropriate, the United States Government should make
every effort to donate to governments of sub-Saharan Afri-
can countries (determined to be eligible under section 4
of this Act) obsolete air traffic control equipment, includ-
ing appropriate related reimbursable technical assistance
for such equipment.
Passed the House of Representatives March 11,
1998.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
but not later than 4 hours, after an employee of the 
vessel is notified of an incident on board the vessel 
allegedly involving’’. 
(c) 
REPORTS
BEFORE
DEPARTURE.—Section 
3523(g)(3), as redesignated under section 2 of this Act, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) REPORTS
BEFORE
DEPARTURE.—If 
an employee of a vessel to which this sub-
chapter applies is notified of an incident under 
subparagraph (A)(i) while the vessel is within 
the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the 
United States and en route to a United States 
port or at a United States port, the owner of 
the vessel (or the owner’s designee) shall con-
tact the nearest Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion Field Office or Legal Attache not later 
than the time specified under subparagraph 
(A)(i) or before the vessel departs port, which-
ever is earlier.’’. 
(d) REPORTS TO UNITED STATES CONSULATES.— 
Section 3523(g)(3), as redesignated under section 2 of 
this Act and as amended by subsection (c) of this section, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) REPORTS TO UNITED STATES CON-
SULATES.—If an incident under subparagraph 
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‘‘(B) education about healthy relationships 
between oneself and family, others, and society; 
and 
‘‘(2) are age appropriate, developmentally ap-
propriate, and culturally and linguistically appro-
priate, reflecting the diverse circumstance and reali-
ties of young people. 
‘‘(f) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, a local educational agency shall submit an 
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. Each application shall include a description of the 
local educational agency’s— 
‘‘(1) need for funds provided under this sub-
part; 
‘‘(2) plan for implementing the activities de-
scribed under subsection (e); and 
‘‘(3) measurable objectives for, and expected re-
sults from, the use of funds provided by the grant 
under this subpart. 
‘‘(g) SELECTION OF GRANTEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall deter-
mine, based on the peer review process described in 
paragraph (3), which local educational agencies shall 
receive funding under this subpart, and the amount 
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of the grant funding under this subpart that each 
selected local educational agency will receive. 
‘‘(2) GRANT
AMOUNTS.—In determining the 
amount of each grant awarded under this subpart, 
the Secretary shall take into account the total 
amount of funds available for all grants under this 
subpart and the types of activities proposed to be 
carried out by each local educational agency, in 
order to ensure that all grants are of sufficient size, 
scope, and quality to be effective. 
‘‘(3) PEER REVIEW PROCESS.—The Secretary 
shall convene a peer review committee to review ap-
plications for grants under this subpart and to make 
recommendations to the Secretary regarding the se-
lection of grantees.’’. 
SEC. 3. GENERAL PROHIBITION. 
Section 9526(a)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7906(a)(3)) is amended 
by adding ‘‘and safe relationship behavior education (as 
defined in section 5624)’’ after ‘‘abstinence’’. 
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‘‘PEDIATRIC STUDIES FOR NEW DRUG APPLICATIONS
‘‘SEC. 505A. (a) If an application submitted under
section 505(b)(1) is approved on or after the date of en-
actment of this section, and such application includes re-
ports of pediatric studies described and requested in sub-
section (c), and such studies are completed and the reports
thereof submitted in accordance with subsection (c)(2) or
completed and the reports thereof accepted in accordance
with subsection (c)(3), the Secretary may not make the
approval of an application submitted under section
505(b)(2) or section 505(j) which refers to the drug for
which the section 505(b)(1) approval is granted effective
prior to the expiration of 6 months from the earliest date
on which the approval of such application for the drug
under section 505(b)(2) or section 505(j), respectively,
could otherwise be made effective under the applicable
provisions of this chapter.
‘‘(b) If the Secretary makes a written request for pe-
diatric studies described in subsection (c) to the holder
of an approval under section 505(b)(1) for a drug, and
such studies are completed and the reports thereof submit-
ted in accordance with subsection (c)(2) or completed and
the reports thereof accepted in accordance with subsection
(c)(3), the Secretary may not make the approval of an
application submitted under section 505(b)(2) or section
essary to complete the review and se-
lection of a grant recipient. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 300 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall select grant recipients under 
this section. 
(B) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
annually carry out an evaluation of each project 
for which a grant is provided under this section 
that— 
(i) evaluates the progress and impact 
of the project; and 
(ii) assesses the degree to which the 
project is meeting the goals of the pilot 
program. 
(C) TECHNICAL
AND
POLICY
ASSIST-
ANCE.—On the request of a grant recipient, the 
Secretary shall provide technical and policy as-
sistance to the grant recipient to carry out the 
project. 
(D) BEST
PRACTICES.—The Secretary 
shall make available to the public— 
(i) a copy of each evaluation carried 
out under subparagraph (B); and 
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(ii) a description of any best practices 
identified by the Secretary as a result of 
those evaluations. 
(E) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report con-
taining the results of each evaluation carried 
out under subparagraph (B). 
(c) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use not 
less than $7,500,000 of amounts made available to 
the Secretary to carry out this section. 
(2) PRIORITIZATION.—In funding activities 
under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize 
funding in the following manner: 
(A) The Secretary shall first use any unob-
ligated amounts made available to the Secretary 
to carry out the activities of the Energy Effi-
ciency and Renewable Energy Office. 
(B) After any amounts described in sub-
paragraph (A) have been used, the Secretary 
shall then use any unobligated amounts (other 
than those described in subparagraph (A)) 
made available to the Secretary. 
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