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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5147 
To provide certain uninsured individuals a special enrollment period after 
tax filing in 2015 for enrollment in qualified health plans offered through 
an Exchange, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2014 
Mrs. KIRKPATRICK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide certain uninsured individuals a special enrollment 
period after tax filing in 2015 for enrollment in qualified 
health plans offered through an Exchange, 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 ‘‘Get Your Refund, Get 
Your Health Care Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD FOR CERTAIN UN-
INSURED INDIVIDUALS AFTER TAX FILING 
PERIOD IN 2015. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall require that Exchanges established 
under title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act (Public Law 111–148) provide to qualified uninsured 
individuals a 60-day special enrollment period that begins 
on April 15, 2015 (or, if earlier, on the date such indi-
vidual files an income tax return applicable to the first 
taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2014). 
(b) 
QUALIFIED
UNINSURED
INDIVIDUAL
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘qualified uninsured in-
dividual’’ means an individual who— 
(1) is eligible, but who has not elected, to enroll 
in a qualified health plan offered through an Ex-
change established under title I of the Patient Pro-
tection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111– 
148) during the open enrollment period for 2015; 
and 
(2) is liable for a penalty under section 5000A 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect 
to any month in 2014. 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 949
To refocus the mission of the Federal Reserve System on stabilization of
the currency and provide greater public scrutiny of the operations of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 15, 1995
Mr. BUNNING
of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mrs.
SEASTRAND, Mr. WAMP, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. FORBES, Mr.
GUTKNECHT, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr. ISTOOK,
Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, Mr. BARR, Mr. EWING, and Mr. COOLEY) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To refocus the mission of the Federal Reserve System on
stabilization of the currency and provide greater public
scrutiny of the operations of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, 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 ‘‘Federal Reserve Sys-
tem Accountability Act of 1995’’.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Access to Affordable 
Mortgages Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM PROPERTY APPRAISAL RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR LOWER-COST DWELLINGS. 
Section 129H of the Truth in Lending Act (15 
U.S.C. 1639h) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) EXEMPTION FOR HIGHER-RISK MORTGAGES.— 
This section shall not apply to a higher-risk mortgage loan 
of $250,000 or less if such loan appears on the balance 
sheet of the creditor of such loan for a period of not less 
than 3 years.’’. 
SEC. 3. EXEMPTION FROM PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO RE-
PORT APPRAISERS. 
Paragraph (1) of section 129E(k) of the Truth in 
Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1639e(k)(1)) is amended by in-
serting after ‘‘this section’’ the following: ‘‘, other than 
subsection (e),’’. 
SEC. 4. EXEMPTION FROM APPRAISAL STANDARD RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR LOWER-COST DWELLINGS. 
Section 1110 of the Financial Institutions Reform, 
Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 3339) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Each Federal financial institu-
tions regulatory agency’’ and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(a) REAL ESTATE APPRAISALS
IN CONNECTION 
WITH
FEDERALLY
RELATED
TRANSACTIONS.—Each 
Federal financial institutions regulatory agency’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Each such agency or instru-
mentality’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL STANDARDS.—Each such agency 
or instrumentality described under subsection (a)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN HIGHER-RISK MORT-
GAGE LOANS.—Standards prescribed under this section 
shall not apply to a real estate appraisal or evaluation con-
ducted in connection with a higher-risk mortgage loan (as 
defined in section 129H(f) of the Truth in Lending Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1639h(f))) of $250,000 or less if such loan 
appears on the balance sheet of the creditor of such loan 
for a period of not less than 3 years.’’. 
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HR 3019 EAS
(3) TERMS OF SERVICE.—The members of the
Consensus Commission shall serve for a term of 3
years.
(4) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the member-
ship of the Consensus Commission shall be filled by
the appointment of a new member in the same man-
ner as provided for the vacated membership. A mem-
ber appointed under this paragraph shall serve the re-
maining term of the vacated membership.
(5) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members of the Consensus
Commission appointed under subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (C) of paragraph (2) shall be residents of the Dis-
trict of Columbia and shall have a knowledge of pub-
lic education in the District of Columbia.
(6) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Consensus Com-
mission shall be chosen by the Consensus Commission
from among its members, except that the President of
the Board of Education and the Superintendent shall
not be eligible to serve as Chair.
(7) NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE.—Members
of the Consensus Commission shall serve without pay,
but may receive reimbursement for any reasonable
and necessary expenses incurred by reason of service
on the Consensus Commission.
‘‘(c) EXPENDITURES.—Amounts in the Disaster Re-
lief Fund shall be available, as provided in appropriation 
Acts, to supplement funds appropriated for disaster relief 
provided for major disasters declared pursuant to the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The table of parts for subchapter A of chap-
ter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘PART IX—DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS 
FOR DISASTER RELIEF’’. 
(2) The table of sections for subchapter A of 
chapter 98 of such Code is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 9512. Disaster relief fund.’’ 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3014
To amend title 46, United States Code, to ensure the safety of barges
carrying oil or hazardous material in bulk on lakes, bays, or sounds
of the United States, by establishing equipment and manning require-
ments for those barges.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 5, 1996
Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, and Mr. GEJDENSON)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 46, United States Code, to ensure the safety
of barges carrying oil or hazardous material in bulk
on lakes, bays, or sounds of the United States, by estab-
lishing equipment and manning requirements for those
barges.
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 ‘‘Barge Safety Act of
1996’’.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN BARGES
CARRYING OIL OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN
BULK.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 37 of title 46, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new section:
‘‘§ 3719. Special requirements for tank barges
‘‘(a) A tank barge carrying oil or hazardous material
on lakes, bays, or sounds in the United States shall be—
‘‘(1) equipped with an operable anchor system,
including—
‘‘(A) an anchor that is suitable for a sea-
going barge;
‘‘(B) an anchor chain; and
‘‘(C) a windlass; and
‘‘(2) manned.
‘‘(b) Subsection (a)(2) does not apply to a tank barge
that is equipped with a double hull.
‘‘(c) The Secretary shall issue regulations implement-
ing this section, including regulations prescribing—
‘‘(1) dimensions for anchors required under this
section; and
‘‘(2) training requirements for individuals man-
ning tank barges under this section.
‘‘(d) In this section, the term ‘tank barge’ means a
barge that is a tank vessel.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 33 of title 46, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
‘‘3719. Special requirements for tank barges.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE
DATE
OF
AMENDMENTS.—The
amendments made by this section shall take effect 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) ISSUANCE
OF REGULATIONS.—The Secretary
shall issue regulations required by the amendments made
by this section by not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5150 
To establish a WaterSense program within the Environmental Protection 
Agency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2014 
Mr. MCNERNEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and Natural Resources, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To establish a WaterSense program within the 
Environmental Protection Agency. 
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 ‘‘WaterSense Efficiency, 
Conservation, and Adaptation Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. WATER EFFICIENCY, CONSERVATION, AND ADAPTA-
TION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
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(1)(A) human-induced climate change is affect-
ing the natural water cycle, decreasing precipitation 
levels in the West, especially the Southwest, and 
making droughts and floods more frequent and more 
intense; 
(B) declining precipitation levels will severely 
impact water supplies in Southwestern States; and 
(C) a sharp increase in the number of days with 
very heavy precipitation throughout the Northeast 
and the Midwest will stress aging water infrastruc-
ture; 
(2) changes in the water cycle caused by cli-
mate disruptions will adversely affect water infra-
structure, energy production and use, human health, 
transportation, agriculture, and ecosystems, while 
also aggravating water disputes across the United 
States; 
(3)(A) the Colorado River, which supplies water 
for more than 30,000,000 people, is experiencing the 
worst drought in more than 100 years of record-
keeping; and 
(B) the primary reservoirs of the Colorado 
River Basin and Lakes Mead and Powell have lost 
nearly half of the storage waters of the reservoirs 
and lakes, and clean hydropower generated from 
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‘‘(iv) a post-baccalaureate degree.’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5151 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain information 
be included in loan disclosure statements prior to disbursement, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2014 
Mr. MURPHY of Florida (for himself and Mr. SCHOCK) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 
certain information be included in loan disclosure state-
ments prior to disbursement, 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 ‘‘Student Loan Trans-
parency for Success Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN LOAN DISCLOSURE 
STATEMENTS. 
Section 455(p) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087e(p)) is amended by striking ‘‘shall pre-
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scribe,’’ and all that follows and inserting the following: 
‘‘shall prescribe— 
‘‘(1) comply with each of the requirements 
under section 433 that apply to a lender with re-
spect to a loan under part B; and 
‘‘(2) include in the disclosure for a loan re-
quired under subsection (a) of section 433— 
‘‘(A) the total aggregate amount borrowed 
by the borrower under loans under this part; 
‘‘(B) the estimated number of payments 
and total amount to be paid by the borrower to 
repay such loan based on a standard repayment 
plan; and 
‘‘(C) based on the most recent data avail-
able from the American Community Survey 
available from the Department of Commerce, 
the estimated average income and percentage of 
employment in the State of domicile of the bor-
rower for persons with— 
‘‘(i) a high school diploma or equiva-
lent; 
‘‘(ii) some post-secondary education 
without completion of a degree or certifi-
cate; 
‘‘(iii) a bachelor’s degree; and 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3016
To require the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General of the
United States to be consulted before the manufacture, importation, sale,
or delivery of armor piercing ammunition for the use of a governmental
entity.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 5, 1996
Mr. YATES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney
General of the United States to be consulted before
the manufacture, importation, sale, or delivery of armor
piercing ammunition for the use of a governmental en-
tity.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONSULTATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF
THE UNITED STATES REQUIRED BEFORE THE
MANUFACTURE, IMPORTATION, SALE, OR DE-
LIVERY OF ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION
FOR THE USE OF A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
Section 922(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended in each of paragraphs (7)(A) and (8)(A) by in-
serting ‘‘, but only after consultation by the manufacturer
or importer with the Secretary and the Attorney General
of the United States (in accordance with such regulations
as the Secretary shall prescribe) for consideration of the
operational necessities of such ammunition and the impact
upon law enforcement and public safety’’ before the semi-
colon.
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I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3017
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or transfer
of handgun ammunition capable of being used to penetrate standard
body armor.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 5, 1996
Mr. YATES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judicicary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the pos-
session or transfer of handgun ammunition capable of
being used to penetrate standard body armor.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE POSSESSION OR
TRANSFER OF HANDGUN AMMUNITION CAPA-
BLE OF BEING USED TO PENETRATE STAND-
ARD BODY ARMOR.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(y)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess
or transfer a piece of handgun ammunition if—
‘‘(A) the Secretary has determined, pursuant to
section 926(d), that the ammunition is of a type
which is capable of being used to penetrate standard
body armor;
‘‘(B) notice of the determination has been pub-
lished in the Federal Register; and
‘‘(C) the determination has not been rescinded.
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—
‘‘(A) the sale or delivery by a manufacturer or
importer of handgun ammunition for use of the
United States or any department or agency thereof
or any State or any department, agency, or political
subdivision thereof; or
‘‘(B) the sale or delivery by a manufacturer or
importer of handgun ammunition for purposes of
testing or experimentation authorized by the Sec-
retary.
‘‘(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a piece of hand-
gun ammunition which is the subject of a notice published
in the Federal Register pursuant to section 926(d)(2) if
the piece of ammunition was lawfully possessed by any
person immediately before the date of the publication.’’.
(b) DETERMINATION OF THE CAPABILITY OF HAND-
GUN AMMUNITION; PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER
OF PROHIBITED HANDGUN AMMUNITION.—Section 926
of such title is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary shall determine whether any
handgun ammunition is capable of being used to penetrate
standard body armor, in accordance with regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary which shall provide for the man-
ner in which such capability is to be determined, includ-
ing—
‘‘(A) the type or types of standard body armor
to be used in determining such capability;
‘‘(B) the type or types of firearm from which
the ammunition is to be expelled by action of an ex-
plosive; and
‘‘(C) the type or types of such explosive.
‘‘(2) Upon making a determination pursuant to para-
graph (1) that a type of handgun ammunition is capable
of being used to penetrate standard body armor, the Sec-
retary shall publish notice of the determination in the Fed-
eral Register.’’.
(c) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a)(1)(B) of such title
is amended by inserting ‘‘or (y)’’ before ‘‘of section 922’’.
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‘‘(ii) may not consider any non-Fed-
eral nonviolent crimes for which the peti-
tioner has been arrested or proceeded 
against, or of which the petitioner has been 
convicted; and 
‘‘(iii) shall balance— 
‘‘(I)(aa) the interest of public 
knowledge and safety; and 
‘‘(bb) the legitimate interest, if 
any, of the Government in maintain-
ing the accessibility of the protected 
information, including any potential 
impact of sealing the protected infor-
mation on Federal licensure, permit, 
or employment restrictions; against 
‘‘(II)(aa) the conduct and dem-
onstrated desire of the petitioner to be 
rehabilitated and positively contribute 
to the community; and 
‘‘(bb) the interest of the peti-
tioner in having the protected infor-
mation sealed, including the harm of 
the protected information to the abil-
ity of the petitioner to secure and 
maintain employment. 
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representative of the Attorney 
General. 
‘‘(c) EFFECT OF EXPUNGED JUVENILE RECORD.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this 
subsection, if a court orders the expungement of a 
juvenile record under subsection (a) or (b) with re-
spect to a juvenile nonviolent offense— 
‘‘(A) the offense and any arrest, juvenile 
delinquency proceeding, adjudication, or other 
result of such proceeding relating to the offense 
shall be treated as if it never occurred; and 
‘‘(B) the person to whom the record per-
tains shall not be required to disclose the exist-
ence of the record. 
‘‘(2) VERIFICATION OF EXPUNGEMENT.—If a 
court orders the expungement of a juvenile record 
under subsection (a) or (b) with respect to a juvenile 
nonviolent offense, the court shall— 
‘‘(A) send a copy of the expungement order 
to each entity or person that possesses a record 
relating to the offense, including each law en-
forcement agency, each public or private correc-
tional, detention, or treatment facility, each 
other public or private agency, and each person 
who provided treatment or rehabilitation serv-
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ices for the petitioner under an order of the 
court; 
‘‘(B) in the expungement order, require 
each entity or person described in paragraph 
(1) to— 
‘‘(i) destroy the record; and 
‘‘(ii) submit a written certification to 
the court, under penalty of perjury, that 
the entity or person has destroyed each 
paper and electronic copy of the record; 
‘‘(C) destroy each paper and electronic 
copy of the record in the possession of the 
court; and 
‘‘(D) after receiving a written certification 
from each entity or person under paragraph 
(2)(B), notify the petitioner that each entity or 
person described in paragraph (1) has de-
stroyed each paper and electronic copy of the 
record. 
‘‘(3) REPLY TO INQUIRIES.—In the case of an 
inquiry relating to a juvenile record of a person that 
is expunged under this section, the court in which 
the proceeding took place, each law enforcement offi-
cer, any agency that provided treatment or rehabili-
tation services to the person, and the person (except 
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