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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 827 
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding 
the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message 
telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2015 
Ms. FOXX (for herself and Mr. JOLLY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regula-
tions regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politi-
cally-oriented recorded message telephone calls to tele-
phone numbers listed on that registry. 
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 ‘‘Robo Calls Off Phones 
Act’’ or the ‘‘Robo COP Act’’. 
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gram, subject to the Secretary submitting to the Committees
on Appropriations an action plan identifying all funding
to be used and the education and training programs for
which the funding will be provided.
SEC. 219. FHA SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE INSUR-
ANCE LIMITS REFORM.—(a) Section 203(b) of the National
Housing Act is amended by striking out clause (ii) of para-
graph (2)(A) and all that follows through ‘‘applicable size;’’
and inserting the following in lieu thereof:
‘‘(ii) 87 percent of the dollar amount
limitation 
determined 
under 
section
305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan Mort-
gage Corporation Act for a residence of ap-
plicable size;
except that the applicable dollar amount
limitation in effect for any area under this
subparagraph may not be less than 48 per-
cent of the dollar limitation determined
under section 305(a)(2) of the Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act for a
residence of the applicable size; and’’.
SEC. 220. USE OF HOME FUNDS FOR PUBLIC HOUS-
ING MODERNIZATION.—Notwithstanding section 212(d)(5)
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act,
amounts made available to the City of Bismarck, North Da-
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kota, under subtitle A of title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act for fiscal years 1998,
1999, 2000, 2001 or 2002, may be used to carry out activi-
ties authorized under section 14 of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 14371) for the purpose of mod-
ernizing the Crescent Manor public housing project located
at 107 East Bowen Avenue, in Bismarck, North Dakota,
if—
(1) the Burleigh County Housing Authority (or
any successor public housing agency that owns or op-
erates the Crescent Manor public housing project) has
obligated all other Federal assistance made available
to that public housing agency for that fiscal year; or
(2) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment authorizes the use of those amounts for the
purpose of modernizing that public housing project,
which authorization may be made with respect to 1
or more of those fiscal years.
SEC. 221. CDBG AND HOME EXEMPTION.—The City
of Oxnard, California may use amounts available to the
City under title I of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 and under subtitle A of title II of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act) to re-
imburse the City for its cost in purchasing 19.89 acres of
land, more or less, located at the northwest corner of Lom-
SEC. 
2. 
POLITICALLY-ORIENTED 
RECORDED 
MESSAGE 
PHONE CALLS PROHIBITED. 
(a) PROHIBITED.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Federal Trade Commission shall, not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
revise the do-not-call registry provisions of the Tele-
marketing Sales Rule (16 C.F.R. 310.1 et seq.) to prohibit 
politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to 
telephone numbers listed on that registry. 
(b) DEFINITION
OF POLITICALLY-ORIENTED RE-
CORDED MESSAGE CALLS.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘politically-oriented recorded message telephone 
call’’ means any outbound telephone call— 
(1) in which a person is not available to speak 
with the person answering the call, and the call in-
stead plays a recorded message; and 
(2)(A) the purpose of which is to promote, ad-
vertise, campaign, or solicit donations, for or against 
any political candidate or regarding any political 
issue; or 
(B) uses in the recorded message any political 
candidate’s name. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 828 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify the use of credentials 
by enrolled agents. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2015 
Mr. BOUSTANY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify the use 
of credentials by enrolled agents. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF ENROLLED AGENT CRE-
DENTIALS. 
Section 330 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and 
(d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively, and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
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‘‘(b) Any enrolled agents properly licensed to practice 
as required under rules promulgated under subsection (a) 
shall be allowed to use the credentials or designation of 
‘enrolled agent’, ‘EA’, or ‘E.A.’.’’. 
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‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Salt River Range Wilderness. 
(22) GRAYBACK RIDGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National For-
est comprising approximately 314,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Grayback Ridge Wilderness. 
(23) COMMISSARY
RIDGE
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National 
Forest comprising approximately 143,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Commissary Ridge Wilder-
ness. 
(24) SOUTH WYOMING RANGE WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 98,000 acres 
as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the South Wyoming Range Wil-
derness. 
(25) NORTH MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National For-
est comprising approximately 5,000 acres as gen-
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‘‘(1) is recruited, trained, and supported by a 
cooperator under a mutual benefit agreement with 
the Secretary; and 
‘‘(2) performs such volunteer services under the 
supervision of the cooperator as directed by the Sec-
retary in the mutual benefit agreement, including di-
rection that specifies— 
‘‘(A) the volunteer services to be performed 
by the volunteers and the supervision to be pro-
vided by the cooperator; 
‘‘(B) the applicable project safety stand-
ards and protocols to be adhered to by the vol-
unteers and enforced by the cooperator; and 
‘‘(C) the on-site visits to be made by the 
Secretary, when feasible, to verify that volun-
teers are performing the volunteer services and 
the cooperator is providing the supervision 
agreed upon.’’. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENT.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall adopt regulations imple-
menting this section. These regulations shall ensure 
that the financial risk from claims or liability associ-
ated with volunteers undertaking trail maintenance 
is shared by all administrative units.
(2) to leverage the expertise and infrastructure 
available to afterschool programs that include 
STEM content through afterschool or STEM net-
works; 
(3) to leverage existing Federal STEM edu-
cation investments, as of the date of enactment of 
this Act, in order to encourage STEM-focused grant 
recipients to lend their time and expertise to after-
school programs that include STEM content; and 
(4) to provide hands-on learning and exposure 
to STEM research facilities and businesses through 
in-person or virtual distance-learning experiences. 
(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated 
to carry out this Act and not reserved under para-
graph (4), the Director shall award grants, on a 
competitive basis, to afterschool or STEM net-
works— 
(A) to support afterschool programs that 
include STEM content through the activities 
described in subsection (e); and 
(B) to carry out the goals described in sub-
section (a). 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 830 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to reauthorize the predisaster hazard mitigation program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2015 
Mr. CARSON of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to reauthorize the predisaster haz-
ard mitigation program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION PROGRAM. 
Section 203(m) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5133(m)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
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$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 
2020.’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 831 
To support afterschool and out-of-school-time science, technology, engineering, 
and mathematics programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2015 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To support afterschool and out-of-school-time science, tech-
nology, engineering, and mathematics programs, 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 ‘‘Supporting Afterschool 
STEM Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Numerous authoritative studies document 
that the proficiency of students in the United States 
in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
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erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the North Mountain Wilderness. 
(26) GRAYBACK
RIDGE
EAST
WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton Na-
tional Forest consisting of approximately 18,000 
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Grayback Ridge East Wilder-
ness. 
(27) PALISADES
WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest 
and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest com-
prising approximately 224,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Pali-
sades Wilderness. 
(28) GANNETT
HILLS
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National For-
est, and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest com-
prising approximately 63,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Gannett 
Hills Wilderness. 
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on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the outcomes of the study during 
the preceding year. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall include in each annual re-
port submitted under paragraph (1) any information the 
Secretary determines is necessary to determine the long- 
term outcomes of the individuals in the groups described 
in subsection (a)(2).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘4115. Longitudinal study of job counseling, training, and placement service for 
veterans.’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 833 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize 
the Secretary of Education to make grants for recruiting, training, and 
retaining individuals, with a preference for individuals from underrep-
resented groups, as teachers at public elementary and secondary schools, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2015 
Mrs. DAVIS of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to make 
grants for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals, 
with a preference for individuals from underrepresented 
groups, as teachers at public elementary and secondary 
schools, 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 ‘‘Diverse Teachers Re-
cruitment Act of 2015’’. 
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(8) Any other activity, as proposed in the appli-
cation and determined appropriate by the Director. 
(f) REPORT.—Each afterschool or STEM network re-
ceiving a grant under subsection (b)(1) shall submit an 
annual report to the Director regarding the progress of 
the grant. 
SEC. 6. FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP WITH AFTERSCHOOL PRO-
GRAMS. 
Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Director shall provide informa-
tion, to each recipient of a STEM research grant under 
the authority of the Director, on opportunities to engage 
with students in out-of-school-time programs, such as 
through mentorships. Such information shall include— 
(1) a listing of all afterschool or STEM pro-
gram networks in the region of the recipient; 
(2) a toolkit that provides guidance to federally 
funded STEM researchers on how to engage and 
partner with afterschool STEM program providers 
and lend their time and expertise in afterschool pro-
grams that include STEM content; 
(3) information regarding how to create oppor-
tunities to have students visit laboratories; and 
(4) guidance regarding how to create age-ap-
propriate research projects for students. 
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SEC. 7. REPORT. 
By not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Director shall prepare and submit 
to Congress a report on Federal STEM investments in 
afterschool programs and the best practices for afterschool 
programs incorporating STEM subjects into their pro-
grams. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 834 
To require States and local educational agencies to report on the achievement 
of military-connected students in annual report cards under the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2015 
Mrs. DAVIS of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To require States and local educational agencies to report 
on the achievement of military-connected students in an-
nual report cards under the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965. 
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 ‘‘Helping Military Chil-
dren Succeed in Schools Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORTING ON MILITARY-CONNECTED STUDENTS 
IN ANNUAL REPORT CARDS. 
Section 1111(h)(1)(C) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (vii); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause 
(viii) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ix) not later than the beginning of 
the 2015–2016 school year, information on 
the number of military-connected students 
(students who are a dependent of a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces, including reserve 
components thereof) in the State and how 
such military-dependent students achieved 
on the State academic assessments de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2) compared to 
all students in the State.’’. 
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(e) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall develop the 
strategy in consultation with volunteer and partner trail 
maintenance organizations, a broad array of outdoor 
recreation stakeholders, and other relevant stakeholders. 
(f) VOLUNTEER
AND
PARTNERSHIP
COORDINA-
TION.—The Secretary shall require each administrative 
unit to develop a volunteer and partner coordination im-
plementation plan for the strategy which clearly defines 
roles and responsibilities for the administrative unit and 
district staff, and includes strategies to ensure sufficient 
coordination, assistance, and support for volunteers and 
partners to improve trail maintenance. 
(g) REPORT.— 
(1) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall prepare a 
report on— 
(A) the effectiveness of the strategy in ad-
dressing the trail maintenance backlog; 
(B) the increase in volunteerism and part-
nership efforts on trail maintenance as a result 
of the strategy; 
(C) the miles of National Forest System 
trails maintained by volunteers and partners, 
and the approximate value of the volunteer and 
partnership efforts;
(29) RAYMOND
MOUNTAIN
NORTH
WILDER-
NESS.—Certain Federal land within the Bridger- 
Teton National Forest and land administered by the 
Kemmerer Field Office of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement comprising approximately 19,000 acres as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘llll’’ 
and dated llll, which shall be known as the 
Raymond Mountain North Wilderness. 
(30) RAYMOND
MOUNTAIN
SOUTH
WILDER-
NESS.—Certain Federal land administered by the 
Kemmerer Field Office of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement comprising approximately 24,000 acres as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘llll’’ 
and dated llll, which shall be known as the 
Raymond Mountain South Wilderness. 
(31) LAKE
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National For-
est and land administered by the Pinedale Field Of-
fice of the Bureau of Land Management comprising 
approximately 17,000 acres as generally depicted on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ 
and 
dated 
llllll, which shall be known as the Lake 
Mountain Wilderness. 
(32) GARNS MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National 
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(18) Lena Horne passed away in New York 
City on May 9, 2010, at the age of 92. 
(19) Lena Horne was an entertainer, activist, 
and mother who used her beauty, talent, and intel-
ligence to fight racial discrimination and injustice 
and rise to international stardom. 
(20) A symbol of elegance and grace, she enter-
tained people of all walks of life for over 60 years, 
and broke barriers for future generations. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of 
the House of Representatives and the President pro tem-
pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements 
for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of the Con-
gress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemo-
ration of Lena Horne in recognition of her achievements 
and contributions to American culture and the civil rights 
movement. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the 
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, 
devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Sec-
retary. 
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SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 3, 
under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at 
a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, 
materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, 
and the cost of the gold medal. 
SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck pursu-
ant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 
51 of title 31, United States Code. 
(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 
5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck 
under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 
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trail maintenance backlogs are jeopardizing access to 
National Forest lands; and 
(5) aim to increase trail maintenance by volun-
teers and partners by 100 percent by the date that 
is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—As a component of 
the strategy, the Secretary shall study opportunities to im-
prove trail maintenance by addressing opportunities to use 
fire crews in trail maintenance activities in a manner that 
does not jeopardize firefighting capabilities, public safety, 
or resource protection. Upon a determination that trail 
maintenance would be advanced by use of fire crews in 
trail maintenance, the Secretary shall incorporate these 
proposals into the strategy, subject to such terms and con-
ditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. 
(d) VOLUNTEER LIABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the Volunteers 
in the National Forests Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
558c) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) For the purposes of subsections (b), (c), and (d), 
the term ‘volunteer’ includes a person providing volunteer 
services to the Secretary who—