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H. R. 5705 
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen 
An Act 
To modify certain provisions relating to the Propane Education and Research Council. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Propane Education and Research 
Enhancement Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE PROPANE EDUCATION AND 
RESEARCH COUNCIL. 
(a) FUNCTIONS
OF
PROPANE
EDUCATION
AND
RESEARCH 
COUNCIL.—Section 5(f) of the Propane Education and Research 
Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6404(f)) is amended in the first sentence 
by inserting ‘‘to train propane distributors and consumers in strate-
gies to mitigate negative effects of future propane price spikes,’’ 
after ‘‘to enhance consumer and employee safety and training,’’. 
(b) MARKET SURVEY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION PRICE ANAL-
YSIS.—Section 9(a) of the Propane Education and Research Act 
of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6408(a)) is amended in the first sentence by 
striking ‘‘only data provided by the Energy Information Administra-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘the refiner price to end users of consumer 
grade propane, as published by the Energy Information Administra-
tion’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5705 
To modify certain provisions relating to the Propane Education and Research 
Council. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2014 
Mr. LATTA (for himself and Mr. WALZ) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To modify certain provisions relating to the Propane 
Education and Research Council. 
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 ‘‘Propane Education 
and Research Enhancement Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE PROPANE EDU-
CATION AND RESEARCH COUNCIL. 
(a) FUNCTIONS OF PROPANE EDUCATION AND RE-
SEARCH COUNCIL.—Section 5(f) of the Propane Edu-
cation and Research Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6404(f)) is 
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amended in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘to train pro-
pane distributors and consumers in strategies to mitigate 
negative effects of future propane price spikes,’’ after ‘‘to 
enhance consumer and employee safety and training,’’. 
(b) MARKET SURVEY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION 
PRICE ANALYSIS.—Section 9(a) of the Propane Education 
and Research Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6408(a)) is amend-
ed in the first sentence by striking ‘‘only data provided 
by the Energy Information Administration’’ and inserting 
‘‘the refiner price to end users of consumer grade propane, 
as published by the Energy Information Administration’’. 
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IIA
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3217
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 25, 1996
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
AN ACT
To provide for ballast water management to prevent the
introduction and spread of nonindigenous species into
the waters of the United States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4372 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 15 Rochester Street, Bergen, New York, as 
the Barry G. Miller Post Office. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
ment and maintenance of housing assisted with
grant amounts provided under this Act.
(d) PARTICIPATION
OF
TRIBALLY
DESIGNATED
HOUSING ENTITY.—A plan under this section for an In-
dian tribe may be prepared and submitted on behalf of
the tribe by the tribally designated housing entity for the
tribe, but only if such plan contains a certification by the
recognized tribal government of the grant beneficiary that
such tribe—
(1) has had an opportunity to review the plan
and has authorized the submission of the plan by
the housing entity; or
(2) has delegated to such tribally designated
housing entity the authority to submit a plan on be-
half of the tribe without prior review by the tribe.
(e) COORDINATION OF PLANS.—A plan under this
section may cover more than 1 Indian tribe, but only if
the certification requirements under subsection (d) are
complied with by each such grant beneficiary covered.
(f) PLANS FOR SMALL TRIBES.—
(1) SEPARATE REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary
may—
(A) establish requirements for submission
of plans under this section and the information
to be included in such plans applicable to small
II 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5705 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 10, 2014 
Received 
AN ACT 
To modify certain provisions relating to the Propane 
Education and Research Council. 
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 5705 RDS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Propane Education 
and Research Enhancement Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE PROPANE EDU-
CATION AND RESEARCH COUNCIL. 
(a) FUNCTIONS OF PROPANE EDUCATION AND RE-
SEARCH COUNCIL.—Section 5(f) of the Propane Edu-
cation and Research Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6404(f)) is 
amended in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘to train pro-
pane distributors and consumers in strategies to mitigate 
negative effects of future propane price spikes,’’ after ‘‘to 
enhance consumer and employee safety and training,’’. 
(b) MARKET SURVEY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION 
PRICE ANALYSIS.—Section 9(a) of the Propane Education 
and Research Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6408(a)) is amend-
ed in the first sentence by striking ‘‘only data provided 
by the Energy Information Administration’’ and inserting 
‘‘the refiner price to end users of consumer grade propane, 
as published by the Energy Information Administration’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 
2014. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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(A) increase New Alaskan production to 
1.6 million barrels of energy per day by 2030; 
(B) generate $193 billion in new Govern-
ment revenue; and 
(C) generate 55,000 jobs nationwide. 
(2) Drilling in ANWR is supported by Amer-
ican Indians and Alaskan Natives. 
(3) Drilling in ANWR will have minimal direct 
environmental impact. 
(4) Drilling in ANWR will reduce U.S. depend-
ence on foreign energy. 
(b) DRILLING IN ANWR.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall expediently and promptly issue permits to allow 
for energy resources exploration and extraction in the Arc-
tic National Wildlife Refuge. 
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I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3218
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate
that a portion of their income tax refunds be retained by the United
States for use for certain public purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 29, 1996
Mr. LATOURETTE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on
the Judiciary, Commerce, and Economic and Educational Opportunities,
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 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-
payers to designate that a portion of their income tax
refunds be retained by the United States for use for
certain public purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF INCOME TAX REFUNDS FOR
CERTAIN PUBLIC PURPOSES.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Subchapter A of chapter 61 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following new part:
‘‘PART IX—DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS
FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC PURPOSES
‘‘Sec. 6097. Amounts for certain public purposes.
‘‘SEC. 6097. AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC PURPOSES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each taxpayer’s
return for the taxable year of the tax imposed by chapter
1, such taxpayer may designate that one or more pro-
grams referred to in subsection (b) be paid a specified por-
tion of any overpayment of such tax for such taxable year.
The portion specified under the preceding sentence with
respect to any program may not be less than $1 and such
portion may vary among the designated programs.
‘‘(b) DESIGNATED PROGRAMS.—The programs which
may be designated to receive amounts under subsection
(a) are the programs under the following provisions:
‘‘(1) National Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951 et seq.)
‘‘(2) Section 396 of the Communications Act of
1934 (relating to Corporation for Public Broadcast-
ing).
‘‘(3) Part P of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796cc et seq.) (relating to child support enforce-
ment).
‘‘(4) Child Care and Development Block Grant
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.)
‘‘(5) Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Commu-
nities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.).
‘‘(6) Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42
U.S.C. 13701 note).
‘‘(7) Legal Services Corporation Act.
‘‘(8) Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act
of 1981.
‘‘(9) Section 417 of the Public Health Service
Act (relating to research on gynecological and breast
cancers).
‘‘(10) Section 417A of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act (relating to research on prostate cancer).
‘‘(11) Part C of title III of the Older Americans
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030e and 3030g–13) (re-
lating to nutrition programs for senior citizens).
‘‘(c) MANNER AND TIME OF DESIGNATION.—A des-
ignation under subsection (a) may be made with respect
to any taxable year only at the time of filing the return
of the tax imposed by chapter 1 for such taxable year.
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, 
and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8513b(d)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
104(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 104’’. 
(C) DEFINITIONS FOR IRAN FREEDOM AND 
COUNTER-PROLIFERATION
ACT
OF
2012.—Sec-
tion 1242(a)(5) of the Iran Freedom and 
Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 
8801(a)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
104(i) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, 
Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 
U.S.C. 8513(i))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 104 of 
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Account-
ability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8513)’’. 
(c) ELIMINATION OF WAIVER OF SANCTIONS WITH 
RESPECT TO THE FINANCIAL SECTOR OF IRAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1245(d) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)) is amended by striking 
paragraph (5). 
(2) TERMINATION
OF
WAIVERS.—Any waiver 
exercised by the President under section 1245(d)(5) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(5)), as in effect on 
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Such designation shall be made on the first page of the
return.
‘‘(d) OVERPAYMENTS TREATED
AS REFUNDED.—
For purposes of this title, any overpayment of tax des-
ignated under subsection (a) shall be treated as being re-
funded to the taxpayer as of the last date prescribed for
filing the return of tax imposed by chapter 1 (determined
without regard to extensions) or, if later, the date the re-
turn is filed.
‘‘(e) 
AMOUNTS
APPROPRIATED.—Amounts 
des-
ignated under subsection (a) for any specified program are
hereby appropriated to carry out such program and shall
remain available until expended.’’
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of parts for
subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following new item:
‘‘Part IX. Designation of overpayments for certain public pur-
poses.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
the date of enactment of this Act.
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the same time as the material required by section 
215(i)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
415(i)(2)(D)) is published by reason of a determination 
under section 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)). 
‘‘(4) During the period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this subsection and ending on September 30, 
2018, each dollar amount increased under paragraph (1), 
if not a whole dollar amount, shall be rounded to the next 
lower whole dollar amount. 
‘‘(5) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may adjust 
administratively, consistent with the increases made under 
subsection (a), the rates of disability compensation pay-
able to persons under section 10 of Public Law 85–857 
(72 Stat. 1263) who have not received compensation 
under chapter 11 of this title.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (d) of section 
5312 of title 38, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a) of this section, shall take effect on December 
1, 2014. 
SEC. 3. INCREASE IN RATE OF SPECIAL MONTHLY COM-
PENSATION FOR SEVERELY INJURED VET-
ERANS. 
(a) INCREASE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1114(r) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended—
(2) the Government of Iran is complying with 
all inspections conducted by the International Atom-
ic Energy Agency to fulfill its obligations under the 
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weap-
ons, done at Washington, London, and Moscow July 
1, 1968, and entered into force March 5, 1970 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Nuclear Non-Proliferation 
Treaty’’), to which Iran is a party; and 
(3) the United States can verifiably determine, 
through certification by the International Atomic 
Energy Agency, that the Government of Iran— 
(A) has dismantled its nuclear program in 
its entirety, including all centrifuges, capabili-
ties, and facilities for enrichment and reprocess-
ing of uranium and plutonium; 
(B) has relinquished all stockpiles of en-
riched uranium; and 
(C) does not have any ballistic missiles 
with a range of 300 kilometers or more and a 
payload of 500 kilograms or more and has dis-
mantled its research and development programs 
for such weapons; 
(4) the Secretary of the Treasury no longer 
finds that the Central Bank of Iran is a financial in-
stitution of primary money laundering concern pur-
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suant to section 5318A of title 31, United States 
Code; and 
(5) the Government of Iran has demonstrated 
its renunciation of state-sponsored terrorism by ac-
knowledging its participation in, assisting the inves-
tigation, if any, into, relinquishing any suspects cur-
rently harbored by the Government of Iran, and ac-
cepting legal responsibility for— 
(A) the bombing of the Israeli embassy in 
Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 17, 1992; 
(B) the bombing of the World Trade Cen-
ter in New York on February 26, 1993; 
(C) the bombing of the Asociacio´n Mutual 
Israelita Argentina Jewish Community Center 
in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 18, 1994; 
and 
(D) the bombing of the Khobar Towers in 
Khobar, Saudi Arabia, on June 25, 1996. 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 570 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual 
cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by 
law each year in the rates of disability compensation 
for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for sur-
vivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, 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 ‘‘American Heroes 
COLA Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTOMATIC ANNUAL INCREASE IN RATES OF DIS-
ABILITY COMPENSATION AND DEPENDENCY 
AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION. 
(a) INDEXING TO SOCIAL SECURITY INCREASES.— 
Section 5312 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d)(1) Whenever there is an increase in benefit 
amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) as a result of a determination 
made under section 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)), 
the Secretary shall, effective on the date of such increase 
in benefit amounts, increase the dollar amounts in effect 
for the payment of disability compensation and depend-
ency and indemnity compensation by the Secretary, as 
specified in paragraph (2), as such amounts were in effect 
immediately before the date of such increase in benefit 
amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act, 
by the same percentage as the percentage by which such 
benefit amounts are increased, but only if such percentage 
increase is calculated using the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Cler-
ical Workers. 
‘‘(2) The dollar amounts to be increased pursuant to 
paragraph (1) are the following: 
‘‘(A) WARTIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION.— 
Each of the dollar amounts in effect under section 
1114 of this title. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
COMPENSATION
FOR
DE-
PENDENTS.—Each of the dollar amounts in effect 
under section 1115(1) of this title. 
‘‘(C) 
CLOTHING
ALLOWANCE.—The 
dollar 
amount in effect under section 1162 of this title. 
‘‘(D) DEPENDENCY
AND
INDEMNITY
COM-
PENSATION
TO
SURVIVING
SPOUSE.—Each of the 
dollar amounts in effect under subsections (a) 
through (d) of section 1311 of such title. 
‘‘(E) DEPENDENCY
AND
INDEMNITY
COM-
PENSATION
TO
CHILDREN.—Each of the dollar 
amounts in effect under sections 1313(a) and 1314 
of such title. 
‘‘(3) Whenever there is an increase under paragraph 
(1) in amounts in effect for the payment of disability com-
pensation and dependency and indemnity compensation, 
the Secretary shall publish such amounts, as increased 
pursuant to such paragraph, in the Federal Register at
diseases, as necessary and appropriate, in as rapid 
a time frame as possible. 
(3) The provision of vital medical supplies and 
equipment necessary to contain the outbreak. 
(4) The recruitment and training of local and 
international staff on effective disease identification, 
isolation, contact tracing, and care with respect to 
the Ebola virus disease, especially the proper use of 
universal precautions, personal protective equipment, 
and other infection control measures, to minimize 
transmission. 
(5) The recruitment, training, and equipping of 
safe burial teams, as necessary, to reduce trans-
mission of the Ebola virus disease. 
(6) The provision of medical evacuations, on a 
reimbursable basis, for medical and other personnel 
engaged in the response to the Ebola virus disease 
who become infected with the disease, as necessary 
and appropriate. 
(7) The development of an effective public in-
formation campaign to help limit the transmission of 
the Ebola virus disease, utilizing all appropriate 
means of communication, including digital, print, 
broadcast 
communication, 
and 
communications 
through local health care workers, media, schools, 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$2,002’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$3,163’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$2,983’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$4,713’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on December 1, 
2014. 
(b) TEMPORARY RATES.—During the period begin-
ning on December 1, 2014, and ending on September 30, 
2018, section 1114(r) of title 38, United States Code, as 
amended by subsection (a), shall be applied— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by substituting ‘‘$2,742’’ 
for ‘‘$3,163’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by substituting ‘‘$4085’’ 
for ‘‘$4,713’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2013. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 570 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made 
automatically by law each year in the rates of 
disability compensation for veterans with service- 
connected disabilities and the rates of depend-
ency and indemnity compensation for survivors of 
certain service-connected disabled veterans, and 
for other purposes.
terms include 2 or more elderly persons or near-el-
derly persons living together, and 1 or more such
persons living with 1 or more persons determined
under the Indian housing plan for the agency to be
essential to their care or well-being.
(5) ELDERLY PERSON.—The term ‘‘elderly per-
son’’ means a person who is at least 62 years of age.
(6) FAMILY.—The term ‘‘family’’ includes a
family with or without children, an elderly family, a
near-elderly family, a disabled family, and a single
person.
(7) GRANT
BENEFICIARY.—The term ‘‘grant
beneficiary’’ means the Indian tribe or tribes on be-
half of which a grant is made under this Act to a
recipient.
(8) INCOME.—The term ‘‘income’’ means in-
come from all sources of each member of the house-
hold, as determined in accordance with criteria pre-
scribed by the Secretary, except that the following
amounts may not be considered as income under this
paragraph:
(A) Any amounts not actually received by
the family.
to detect, contain, treat, and deter the further 
spread of Ebola, and that the associated costs 
for its work are offset by decreases elsewhere in 
the general budget of the United Nations. 
SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY THE 
OUTBREAK OF THE EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, and consistent with the authorities of sec-
tion 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2292), the President is authorized to provide assistance 
on an emergency basis to countries directly affected by 
or at imminent risk of being affected by the outbreak of 
the Ebola virus disease to effectively address such out-
break, by supporting the activities described in subsection 
(b). 
(b) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—Activities supported 
by assistance under subsection (a) are the following: 
(1) The construction, staffing, and equipping of 
patient isolation and treatment facilities in sufficient 
numbers to treat infected persons at the most appro-
priate locations. 
(2) The construction and equipping of labora-
tories in sufficient numbers to ensure accurate test-
ing for the Ebola virus disease and other infectious 
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