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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5238 
To preserve the access of victims of trafficking to information about their 
eligibility to receive SNAP benefits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2014 
Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. NADLER, Ms. HAHN, Ms. CLARKE of New 
York, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. FUDGE, 
Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. MEEKS, and Mr. HINOJOSA) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To preserve the access of victims of trafficking to information 
about their eligibility to receive SNAP benefits. 
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 the Assist-
ance of Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014 (SAVE Act)’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Trafficking in humans, and especially do-
mestic child trafficking, has no place in a civilized 
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society. Those who engage in this illicit trade should 
be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. 
(2) State and local law enforcement agencies 
should have the tools, resources, and training nec-
essary to identify, apprehend, and prosecute crimi-
nals who ruthlessly traffic in children and young 
persons. 
(3) One of the most effective resources in bring-
ing criminals to justice is the cooperation and assist-
ance of their victims. 
SEC. 3. CONTINUATION OF SNAP INFORMATION ASSIST-
ANCE. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of 
the funds made available to carry out the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) may be used 
in contravention of section 107(b) of Division A of the 
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 
2000 (114 Stat. 1482; 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)). 
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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5239 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income 
any discharge of student loan indebtedness. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2014 
Mr. POCAN (for himself, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. VARGAS, 
Mr. MCGOVERN, and Mr. SARBANES) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude 
from gross income any discharge of student loan indebt-
edness. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME FOR DIS-
CHARGE OF STUDENT LOAN INDEBTEDNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 108(f) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of an indi-
vidual, gross income does not include any amount 
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which (but for this subsection) would be includible in 
gross income by reason of the discharge (in whole or 
in part) of any student loan if such discharge was 
pursuant to— 
‘‘(A) a provision of such loan under which 
all or part of the indebtedness of the individual 
would be discharged if the individual worked for 
a certain period of time in certain professions 
for any of a broad class of employers, 
‘‘(B) subsections (d)(1)(D) and (e)(7) of 
section 455 or section 493C(b)(7) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (relating to income con-
tingent and income-based repayment, respec-
tively), 
‘‘(C) section 437 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965, or 
‘‘(D) subsections (c)(1)(F) and (g) of sec-
tion 464 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965.’’. 
(b) STUDENT LOANS.—Paragraph (2) of section 
108(f) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘made by— 
’’ and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘. Such 
term includes indebtedness used to refinance indebtedness 
which qualifies as a student loan under the preceding sen-
tence.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to discharges of indebtedness after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3956 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and 
implement a plan to hire directors of the medical centers 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(1) BY MEMBERS.—Each year the head of each 
agency who is a member of the Council shall prepare 
and transmit to the Council a report that briefly 
summarizes— 
(A) each healthy housing-related program 
and service administered by the agency and the 
number of families and individuals served by 
each program or service, the resources available 
in each program or service, and a breakdown of 
where each program and service can be 
accessed; 
(B) the barriers and impediments, includ-
ing statutory or regulatory, to the access and 
use of such programs and services by families 
and individuals, with particular attention to the 
barriers and impediments experienced by low- 
income families and individuals; 
(C) the efforts made by the agency to in-
crease opportunities for families and individ-
uals, including low-income families and individ-
uals, to reside in healthy housing, including how 
the agency is working with other agencies to 
better coordinate programs and services; and 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5241 
To prohibit United States Government recognition of Russia’s annexation 
of Crimea. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2014 
Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. CHABOT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit United States Government recognition of 
Russia’s annexation of Crimea. 
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 ‘‘Crimea Annexation 
Non-recognition Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST UNITED STATES RECOGNI-
TION OF RUSSIA’S ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA. 
(a) STATEMENT
OF POLICY.—The United States 
Government may not recognize the de jure or de facto sov-
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ereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea, its air-
space, or its territorial waters. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—In accordance with subsection 
(a), no Federal department or agency may take any action 
or extend any assistance that recognizes or implies rec-
ognition of the de jure or de facto sovereignty of the Rus-
sian Federation over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial 
waters. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 
(a) or (b) if the President determines that it is vital to 
the national security interests of the United States to do 
so. 
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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5245 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
314 Lennon Drive in Wilmington, North Carolina, as the ‘‘Meadowlark 
Lemon Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2014 
Mr. JONES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 314 Lennon Drive in Wilmington, North Caro-
lina, as the ‘‘Meadowlark Lemon Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MEADOWLARK LEMON POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 314 Lennon Drive in Wil-
mington, North Carolina, shall be known and designated 
as the ‘‘Meadowlark Lemon Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
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section 902 corporation’s post-1986 undistrib-
uted earnings into dollars using the average ex-
change rate for such year. 
‘‘(G) SECTION
902
CORPORATION.—The 
term ‘section 902 corporation’ has the meaning 
given to such term by section 909(d)(5). 
‘‘(4) TREATMENT
OF
AFFILIATED
GROUPS.— 
The current inclusion ratio of each member of an af-
filiated group (as defined in section 864(e)(5)(A)) 
shall be determined as if all members of such group 
were a single corporation. 
‘‘(5) APPLICATION TO SEPARATE CATEGORIES 
OF INCOME.—This subsection shall be applied sepa-
rately with respect to the categories of income speci-
fied in section 904(d)(1). 
‘‘(6) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may pre-
scribe such regulations or other guidance as is nec-
essary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of 
this subsection, including regulations or other guid-
ance providing— 
‘‘(A) for the proper application of this sub-
section with respect to changes in ownership of 
a section 902 corporation, 
‘‘(B) that certain corporations that other-
wise would not be members of the affiliated 
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group will be treated as members of the affili-
ated group for purposes of this subsection, 
‘‘(C) for the proper application of this sub-
section with respect to the taxpayer’s share of 
a deficit in earnings and profits of a section 
902 corporation, 
‘‘(D) for appropriate adjustments to the 
determination of the value of stock in any sec-
tion 902 corporation for purposes of this sub-
section or to the foreign-related interest expense 
to account for income that is subject to tax 
under section 882(a)(1), and 
‘‘(E) for the proper application of this sub-
section with respect to interest expense that is 
directly allocable to income with respect to cer-
tain assets.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2014. 
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States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Meadowlark Lemon 
Post Office’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5246 
To require the United States attorney to bring the matter of an individual’s 
contempt of Congress before a grand jury not later than 30 days after 
receiving a certification from the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
or the President of the Senate that the individual is in contempt. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2014 
Mr. JORDAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require the United States attorney to bring the matter 
of an individual’s contempt of Congress before a grand 
jury not later than 30 days after receiving a certification 
from the Speaker of the House of Representatives or 
the President of the Senate that the individual is in 
contempt. 
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. DEADLINE FOR UNITED STATES ATTORNEY TO 
BRING CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS ACTION BE-
FORE A GRAND JURY. 
(a) 30-DAY DEADLINE.—Section 104 of the Revised 
Statutes (2 U.S.C. 194) is amended by striking ‘‘for its 
action.’’ and inserting ‘‘for its action not later than 30 
days after receiving the certification of the statement of 
facts.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to statements of 
facts which are certified to a United States attorney under 
section 104 of the Revised Statutes on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5247 
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand 
exception to prohibition on importation of goods made with convict labor, 
forced labor, or indentured labor, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2014 
Mr. KIND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consump-
tive demand exception to prohibition on importation of 
goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or inden-
tured labor, 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. ELIMINATION OF CONSUMPTIVE DEMAND EX-
CEPTION TO PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION 
OF GOODS MADE WITH CONVICT LABOR, 
FORCED LABOR, OR INDENTURED LABOR; RE-
PORT. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF CONSUMPTIVE DEMAND EX-
CEPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 307 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘The provisions of this section’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘of the United States.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date that 
is 15 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection shall submit to the Committee on Finance of 
the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives a report on compliance with sec-
tion 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307) that 
includes the following: 
(1) The number of instances in which merchan-
dise was denied entry pursuant to that section dur-
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real property interests more than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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ing the 1-year period preceding the submission of 
the report. 
(2) A description of the merchandise denied 
entry pursuant to that section. 
(3) Such other information as the Commis-
sioner considers appropriate with respect to moni-
toring and enforcing compliance with that section. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5248 
To provide for United States participation in the Inter-Parliamentary Union, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2014 
Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY 
of New York, and Ms. SLAUGHTER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide for United States participation in the Inter- 
Parliamentary Union, 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. UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN THE INTER- 
PARLIAMENTARY UNION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), 
founded in 1889, is the world organization of na-
tional parliaments comprising over 160 parliaments 
(including all the major allies of the United States) 
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and working closely with the regional parliamentary 
organizations on all continents. 
(2) The core mission of the IPU is the pro-
motion of parliamentary democracy, the elaboration 
of standards and criteria for democratic parliamen-
tary practice, the protection of human rights, the 
political empowerment of women, and greater trans-
parency and accountability at the global level, which 
are in line with United States interests and prior-
ities. 
(3) Congress was a founding member of the 
IPU, and played an active and prominent role for 
many decades. 
(4) The main concerns of Congress, including 
the scheduling of main Assembly and arrears, have 
been fully addressed by the IPU. 
(5) Through the activities of the IPU, the 
United States can usefully promote its core values of 
freedom, democracy, and human rights, and help 
build stronger parliaments around the world. 
(b) UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN THE INTER- 
PARLIAMENTARY UNION.—Notwithstanding section 2503 
of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 
1998 (division G of Public Law 105–277)— 
(1) the Secretary of State is authorized—— 
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(A) to facilitate the readmission and par-
ticipation of the United States in the Inter-Par-
liamentary Union; and 
(B) to pay expenses to meet the annual ob-
ligations of membership in the Inter-Parliamen-
tary Union, in accordance with the assessments 
determined by the Governing Council; and 
(2) the majority leader of the Senate, in con-
sultation with the minority leader of the Senate, and 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in con-
sultation with the minority leader of the House of 
Representatives, are authorized to designate Mem-
bers of Congress to serve as delegates to the Assem-
bly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5249 
To re-impose sanctions on Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2014 
Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. KAP-
TUR, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, and Ms. ESTY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and 
Financial Services, 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 re-impose sanctions on Russian arms exporter 
Rosoboronexport, 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 ‘‘Rosoboronexport Embargo 
Act of 2014’’. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 454 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5266 
[Report No. 113–612] 
To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2014 
Mr. LOBIONDO (for himself, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. POSEY, and Mr. 
MURPHY of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
NOVEMBER 12, 2014 
Additional sponsor: Mr. JOLLY 
NOVEMBER 12, 2014 
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 30, 2014] 
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A BILL 
To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other 
purposes. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 524 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Admin-
istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the au-
thority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary 
of the Army under section 404 of such Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2013 
Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. GIBBS, Mrs. CAPITO, Mrs. 
BLACKBURN, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia, Mr. DUNCAN 
of South Carolina, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. BUCSHON, and Mr. 
KLINE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify 
that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a per-
mit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the 
Army under section 404 of such Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMITS FOR DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL. 
Section 404(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘The 
Administrator is authorized’’ and inserting ‘‘Until such 
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time as the Secretary has issued a permit under this sec-
tion, the Administrator is authorized’’. 
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