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‘‘(2) ELECTED
WHISTLEBLOWER
LOST
IN-
COME.—The term ‘elected whistleblower lost income’ 
means income— 
‘‘(A) which would be excluded from gross 
income under such paragraph if such paragraph 
were applied without regard to ‘other than dam-
ages on account of lost income’, and 
‘‘(B) which is specified in the election 
under subsection (a). 
If the election under subsection (a) applies to less 
than all such income, such election shall be treated 
as applying to a ratable portion of each year’s in-
come for purposes of subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The regulations under section 
1301(c) shall apply for purposes of this section.’’ 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (c) 
of section 55 (defining regular tax) is amended by 
redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and 
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION WITH INCOME AVERAGING 
FOR
WHISTLEBLOWER
LOST
INCOME.—Solely for 
purposes of this section, section 1302 (relating to 
averaging of whistleblower lost income) shall not 
apply in computing the regular tax liability.’’.
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for such part I is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1302. Averaging of whistleblower lost income.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the amend-
ments made by section 1605 of the Small Business Job 
Protection Act of 1996. 
(d) WAIVER OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—If re-
fund or credit of any overpayment of tax resulting from 
the amendment made by subsection (a) or (b) is prevented 
at any time before the close of the 1-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act by the operation 
of any law or rule of law (including res judicata), refund 
or credit of such overpayment (to the extent attributable 
to such amendment) may, nevertheless, be made or al-
lowed if claim therefor is filed before the close of such 
1-year period. 
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SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE 
ACT REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT. 
(a) REGISTRATION TERMINATION.—Section 17 of the 
Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 467) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) TERMINATION
OF REGISTRATION REQUIRE-
MENT.—Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, 
on and after the date of the enactment of the Selective 
Service Registration Termination Act (except in the event 
of a declaration of war by the Congress), no person shall 
be registered for possible induction for training and serv-
ice in the Armed Forces, including persons who were sub-
ject to such registration requirements before that date but 
who had not complied with such registration requirements 
by that date.’’. 
(b) SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS FOR PERSONS PRE-
VIOUSLY SUBJECT
TO REGISTRATION.—Section 12 of 
such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 462) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) In addition to the exception provided by sub-
section (g), a person may not be denied a right, privilege, 
benefit, or employment position under Federal law on the 
grounds that the person failed to present himself for and 
submit to registration under section 3 before the date of
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fairness in Class Ac-
tion Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Trans-
parency Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. FAIRNESS IN CLASS ACTION LITIGATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No Federal court shall certify any 
proposed class seeking monetary relief for personal injury 
or economic loss unless the party seeking to maintain such 
a class action affirmatively demonstrates that each pro-
posed class member suffered the same type and scope of 
injury as the named class representative or representa-
tives. 
(b) CERTIFICATION ORDER.—An order issued under 
Rule 23(c)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that 
certifies a class seeking monetary relief for personal injury 
or economic loss shall include a determination, based on 
a rigorous analysis of the evidence presented, that the re-
quirement in subsection (a) of this section is satisfied. 
SEC. 3. FURTHERING ASBESTOS CLAIM TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 11, UNITED STATES 
CODE.—Section 524(g) of title 11, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) A trust described in paragraph (2) shall, subject 
to section 107— 
‘‘(A) file with the bankruptcy court, not later 
than 60 days after the end of every quarter, a report
that shall be made available on the court’s public 
docket and with respect to such quarter— 
‘‘(i) describes each demand the trust re-
ceived from, including the name and exposure 
history of, a claimant and the basis for any 
payment from the trust made to such claimant; 
and 
‘‘(ii) does not include any confidential med-
ical record or the claimant’s full social security 
number; and 
‘‘(B) upon written request, and subject to pay-
ment (demanded at the option of the trust) for any 
reasonable cost incurred by the trust to comply with 
such request, provide in a timely manner any infor-
mation related to payment from, and demands for 
payment from, such trust, subject to appropriate 
protective orders, to any party to any action in law 
or equity if the subject of such action concerns li-
ability for asbestos exposure.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION
OF AMEND-
MENTS.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), this section and the amendments 
made by this section take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
(2) 
APPLICATION
OF
AMENDMENTS.—The 
amendments made by this section shall apply with 
respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the 
United States Code before, on, or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 8, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1927 
AN ACT 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to improve 
fairness in class action litigation.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4733 
To provide improved income security for members of the Individual Ready 
Reserve who are called to active duty. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2004 
Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
Veterans’ Affairs, 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 improved income security for members of the 
Individual Ready Reserve who are called to active duty. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MONTHLY BONUS FOR INDIVIDUAL READY RE-
SERVE MEMBERS ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY 
WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE MEMBERS. 
(a) INVOLUNTARY DUTY BONUS.—Chapter 5 of title 
37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section:
‘‘§ 327. Special pay: monthly bonus for members of In-
dividual Ready Reserve ordered to active 
duty without their consent 
‘‘(a) MONTHLY BONUS REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
concerned shall pay a bonus under this section to each 
member of the Individual Ready Reserve who is ordered, 
without the consent of the member, to active duty for a 
period of more than 30 days. The bonus shall be paid for 
each month during which the member serves on active 
duty pursuant to that order. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF BONUS.—(1) The monthly rate of 
the bonus under this section is $500. 
‘‘(2) If a member entitled to a bonus under this sec-
tion does not serve on active duty for an entire month, 
the Secretary concerned shall pay the member a pro rata 
portion of the bonus for those days of the month on which 
the member served on active duty. 
‘‘(c) RELATIONSHIP
TO OTHER PAY
OR ALLOW-
ANCES.—A bonus under this section is in addition to any 
other pay or allowance payable to a member under any 
other provision of law.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘327. Special pay: monthly bonus for members of Individual Ready Reserve or-
dered to active duty without their consent.’’.
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Union Calendar No. 249 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1927 
[Report No. 114–328] 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to improve fairness in class action 
litigation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2015 
Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself and Mr. FRANKS of Arizona) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
NOVEMBER 5, 2015 
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] 
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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 ‘‘Fairness in Class Action 
Litigation Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. CLASS MEMBER INJURY REQUIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No Federal court shall certify any 
proposed class seeking monetary relief for personal injury 
or economic loss unless the party seeking to maintain such 
a class action affirmatively demonstrates that each pro-
posed class member suffered the same type and scope of in-
jury as the named class representative or representatives. 
(b) CERTIFICATION ORDER.—An order issued under 
Rule 23(c)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that 
certifies a class seeking monetary relief for personal injury 
or economic loss shall include a determination, based on 
a rigorous analysis of the evidence presented, that the re-
quirement in subsection (a) of this section is satisfied. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1927 
[Report No. 114–328] 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to improve 
fairness in class action litigation. 
NOVEMBER 5, 2015 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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V
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 900
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue certificates of documenta-
tion with appropriate endorsement for employment in coastwise trade
for each of 2 vessels named GALLANT LADY, subject to certain condi-
tions, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 1995
Mrs. FOWLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue certificates
of documentation with appropriate endorsement for em-
ployment in coastwise trade for each of 2 vessels named
GALLANT LADY, subject to certain conditions, 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. VESSEL DOCUMENTATION.
(a) AUTHORITY TO DOCUMENT VESSELS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 27
of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C.
883), the Act of June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C.
289), and section 12106 of title 46, United States
Code, and subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of
Transportation may issue a certificate of documenta-
tion with appropriate endorsement for employment
in the coastwise trade for each of the vessels—
(A) GALLANT LADY (Feadship hull
number 645, approximately 130 feet in length);
and
(B) GALLANT LADY (Feadship hull
number 651, approximately 172 feet in length).
(2) LIMITATION
ON
OPERATION.—Coastwise
trade authorized under a certificate of documenta-
tion issued for a vessel under this section shall be
limited to carriage of passengers in association with
contributions to charitable organizations no portion
of which is received, directly or indirectly, by the
owner of the vessel.
(3) CONDITION.—The Secretary may not issue
any certificate of documentation under paragraph
(1) unless the owner of the vessel referred to in
paragraph (1)(B) (in this section referred to as the
‘‘owner’’), within 90 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, submits to the Secretary a let-
ter expressing the intent of the owner to enter into
a contract before April 1, 1997, for construction in
the United States of a passenger vessel of at least
130 feet in length.
(4) EFFECTIVE
DATE
OF
CERTIFICATES.—A
certificate of documentation issued under paragraph
(1)—
(A) for the vessel referred to in paragraph
(1)(A), shall take effect on the date of the issu-
ance of the certificate; and
(B) for the vessel referred to in paragraph
(1)(B), shall take effect on the date of delivery
of the vessel to the owner.
(b) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTIFI-
CATES.—A certificate of documentation issued for a vessel
under subsection (a)(1) shall expire—
(1) on the date of the sale of the vessel by the
owner;
(2) on April 1, 1997, if the owner has not en-
tered into a contract for construction of a vessel in
accordance with the letter of intent submitted to the
Secretary under subsection (a)(3); and
(3) on any date on which such a contract is
breached, rescinded, or terminated (other than for
completion of performance of the contract) by the
owner.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 327 of title 37, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall 
apply to months beginning on or after October 1, 2004. 
SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF VETERANS DISABILITY COM-
PENSATION BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE ORDERED TO 
ACTIVE DUTY. 
(a) TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 
5304(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The pre-
ceding sentence shall not apply to with respect to payment 
of compensation to a person who is a member of the Indi-
vidual Ready Reserve of any of the reserve components 
for any period during which that person is on active duty 
after being released from the period of active duty during 
which that person incurred the disease or disability for 
which compensation is paid.’’. 
(b) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 
12316(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a) and paragraph 
(1), a member of the Individual Ready Reserve who is en-
titled to disability compensation because of earlier military 
service and who is ordered to active duty without the con-
sent of the member for a period of more than 30 days 
is entitled during that period of active duty both to that 
disability compensation and to the compensation described 
in subsection (a)(2).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to payment of com-
pensation under title 38, United States Code, for months 
after December 2002. 
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the enactment of the Selective Service Registration Termi-
nation Act.’’. 
(c) SUSPENSION
OF
LOCAL
BOARDS, APPEAL 
BOARDS, AND
OTHER
SELECTIVE
SERVICE
SYSTEM 
AGENCIES.—Section 10 of such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 460) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(i) During any period in which the registration re-
quirements of section 3 are terminated, the President may 
not appoint a person as a member of a civilian local board, 
civilian appeal board, or similar local agency of the Selec-
tive Service System and any such board established under 
subsection (b)(3) may not meet.’’. 
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HR 4 RFS 
(B) Earnings for welfare recipients re-
maining on the rolls have also increased signifi-
cantly, as have earnings for female-headed 
households. The increases have been particu-
larly large for the bottom 2 income quintiles, 
that is, those women who are most likely to be 
former or present welfare recipients. 
(C) Welfare dependency has plummeted. 
As of June 2002, 2,025,000 families and 
5,008,000 individuals were receiving assistance. 
Accordingly, the number of families in the wel-
fare caseload and the number of individuals re-
ceiving cash assistance declined 54 percent and 
58 percent, respectively, since the enactment of 
TANF. These declines have persisted even as 
unemployment rates have increased: unemploy-
ment rates nationwide rose 50 percent, from 
3.9 percent in September 2000 to 6 percent in 
November 2002, while welfare caseloads contin-
ued to decline. 
(D) The child poverty rate continued to de-
cline between 1996 and 2001, falling 20 percent 
from 20.5 to 16.3 percent. The 2001 child pov-
erty rate remains at the lowest level since 1979. 
Child poverty rates for African-American and
‘‘(2) Section 263(c) (relating to intangible drill-
ing and development costs) with respect to costs in 
the case of oil and natural gas wells. 
‘‘(3) Section 468 (relating to special rules for 
mining and solid waste reclamation and closing 
costs). 
‘‘(d) 5-YEAR CARRYBACK FOR MARGINAL OIL AND 
NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION CREDIT.—Section 
39(a)(3) (relating to 5-year carryback for marginal oil and 
natural gas well production credit) shall not apply to cred-
its determined in taxable years beginning after the date 
of the enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2015. 
‘‘(e) CREDIT
FOR CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRA-
TION.—Section 45Q (relating to credit for carbon dioxide 
sequestration) shall not apply to carbon dioxide captured 
after the date of the enactment of the End Polluter Wel-
fare Act of 2015. 
‘‘(f) ALLOCATED CREDITS.—No new credits shall be 
certified under section 48A (relating to qualifying ad-
vanced coal project credit) or section 48B (relating to 
qualifying gasification project credit) after the date of the 
enactment of the End Polluter Welfare Act of 2015. 
‘‘(g) ARBITRAGE BONDS.—Section 148(b)(4) (relat-
ing to safe harbor for prepaid natural gas) shall not apply 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 901
To renew patent numbered 3,387,268, relating to a quotation monitoring
unit, for a period of 10 years.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 1995
Mr. TOWNS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To renew patent numbered 3,387,268, relating to a quotation
monitoring unit, for a period of 10 years.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Com-
missioner of Patents and Trademarks, shall, as soon as
possible after the enactment of this Act, renew patent
numbered 3,387,268 (relating to a quotation monitoring
unit) for a period of 17 years beginning on the date of
such renewal, with all the rights pertaining thereto.
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fiscal year 2004, for grants under this 
paragraph for fiscal year 2003.’’. 
(c) COUNTING
OF SPENDING
ON NON-ELIGIBLE 
FAMILIES
TO PREVENT
AND REDUCE INCIDENCE
OF 
OUT-OF-WEDLOCK
BIRTHS, ENCOURAGE
FORMATION 
AND MAINTENANCE OF HEALTHY, 2-PARENT MARRIED 
FAMILIES, 
OR
ENCOURAGE
RESPONSIBLE
FATHER-
HOOD.—Section 
409(a)(7)(B)(i) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
609(a)(7)(B)(i)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(V) COUNTING
OF
SPENDING 
ON NON-ELIGIBLE FAMILIES TO PRE-
VENT
AND
REDUCE
INCIDENCE
OF 
OUT-OF-WEDLOCK
BIRTHS, ENCOUR-
AGE FORMATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OF
HEALTHY, 
2-PARENT
MARRIED 
FAMILIES, OR
ENCOURAGE
RESPON-
SIBLE
FATHERHOOD.—The 
term 
‘qualified State expenditures’ includes 
the total expenditures by the State 
during the fiscal year under all State 
programs for a purpose described in 
paragraph (3) or (4) of section 
401(a).’’.
SEC. 2. DENIAL OF REFUNDABLE PORTION OF CHILD TAX 
CREDIT TO INDIVIDUALS NOT AUTHORIZED 
TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 24 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT WITH RE-
SPECT TO TAXPAYER.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall 
not apply to any taxpayer for any taxable year 
unless the taxpayer includes the taxpayer’s so-
cial security number on the return of tax for 
such taxable year or otherwise demonstrates on 
the return that the taxpayer is authorized to be 
employed in the United States. 
‘‘(B) JOINT RETURNS.—In the case of a 
joint return, the requirement of subparagraph 
(A) shall be treated as met if either spouse 
meets such requirement. 
‘‘(C) OMISSION
TREATED
AS
MATHE-
MATICAL OR CLERICAL ERROR.—Any failure to 
meet the requirement of subparagraph (A) shall 
be treated as a mathematical or clerical error 
and assessed according to section 6213(b)(1).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (e) of 
section 24 of such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘WITH 
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TO QUALIFYING CHILDREN’’ after ‘‘IDENTI-
FICATION REQUIREMENT’’ in the heading thereof. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF CERTIFYING AGENT PROGRAM. 
Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
no Individual Taxpayer Identification Number may be 
issued by the Secretary of the Treasury (or any delegate 
of such Secretary) unless the supporting documentary evi-
dence is submitted to such Secretary or any delegate of 
such Secretary who is an employee within the Department 
of the Treasury. 
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4735 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make a grant to the World 
Food Prize Foundation to assist the Foundation in covering renovation 
expenses related to the World Food Prize, which is awarded to individuals 
who make vital contributions to improving the quality, quantity, or avail-
ability of food throughout the world. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2004 
Mr. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. NUSSLE, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. LEACH, and Mr. 
KING of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make a grant 
to the World Food Prize Foundation to assist the Foun-
dation in covering renovation expenses related to the 
World Food Prize, which is awarded to individuals who 
make vital contributions to improving the quality, quan-
tity, or availability of food throughout the world. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GRANT TO WORLD FOOD PRIZE FOUNDATION. 
(a) GRANT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may make a grant to the World Food Prize Foun-
dation of Des Moines, Iowa, to assist the Foundation in 
covering renovation expenses related to its award of the 
World Food Prize, which honors individuals who make 
vital contributions to improving the quality, quantity, or 
availability of food throughout the world. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $2,000,000 
to make the grant authorized by subsection (a). 
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