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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 715 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to give members of the United States 
Capitol Police the option to delay mandatory retirement until age 60. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2015 
Mr. CAPUANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to give members 
of the United States Capitol Police the option to delay 
mandatory retirement until age 60. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. OPTIONAL DELAY IN MANDATORY RETIRE-
MENT AGE FOR MEMBERS OF CAPITOL PO-
LICE. 
(a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—The sec-
ond sentence of section 8335(c) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘At the request of 
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such a member, the Capitol Police Board shall exempt the 
member from automatic separation under this subsection 
until that member becomes 60 years of age, so long as 
the member undergoes a physical examination during the 
6-month period which ends on the day the member turns 
57 years of age and, on the basis of the examination, 
meets appropriate physical fitness criteria (as determined 
by the Board in consultation with the Chief of the Capitol 
Police and the exclusive representative of the Capitol Po-
lice under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, with 
respect to collective bargaining).’’. 
(b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— 
The second sentence of section 8425(c) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘At the re-
quest of such a member, the Capitol Police Board shall 
exempt the member from automatic separation under this 
subsection until that member becomes 60 years of age, 
so long as the member undergoes a physical examination 
during the 6-month period which ends on the day the 
member turns 57 years of age and, on the basis of the 
examination, meets appropriate physical fitness criteria 
(as determined by the Board in consultation with the 
Chief of the Capitol Police and the exclusive representative 
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of the Capitol Police under chapter 71 of title 5, United 
States Code, with respect to collective bargaining).’’. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 717 
To amend section 1111(h)(1)(C)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 to require that annual State report cards reflect 
the same race groups as the decennial census of population. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2015 
Mr. HONDA (for himself, Ms. CHU of California, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. SABLAN, 
Ms. LEE, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. SPEIER, and Ms. 
CLARKE of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend section 1111(h)(1)(C)(i) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require that annual 
State report cards reflect the same race groups as the 
decennial census of population. 
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 ‘‘All Students Count 
Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISAGGREGATION OF INFORMATION ON STUDENT 
ACHIEVEMENT IN ANNUAL STATE REPORT 
CARDS. 
Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(i) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
6311(h)(1)(C)(i)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) information, in the aggregate and 
disaggregated by the same major race 
groups as the decennial census of the pop-
ulation, ethnicity, gender, disability status, 
migrant status, English proficiency, and 
status as economically disadvantaged, and 
cross-tabulated across all of such sub-
groups by gender, by disability, and by 
English proficiency, on student achieve-
ment at each proficiency level on the State 
academic assessments described in sub-
section 
(b)(3), 
except 
that 
such 
disaggregation and cross-tabulation shall 
not be required in a case in which the 
number of students in a subgroup is insuf-
ficient to yield statistically reliable infor-
mation or the results would reveal person-
ally identifiable information about an indi-
vidual student;’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2014. 
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chapter III of title 38, United States Code, occurring on
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Subparagraph (B) of such section, as added by
subsection (a), shall apply with respect to such a termi-
nation occurring on or after the date that is four years
before the date of the date of the enactment of this Act.
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In the Senate of the United States, 
September 17, 2015. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 719) entitled ‘‘An Act to require the Transpor-
tation Security Administration to conform to existing Federal 
law and regulations regarding criminal investigator positions, 
and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘TSA Office of Inspection 
Accountability Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Consistent with Federal law and regulations, 
for law enforcement officers to qualify for premium 
pay as criminal investigators, the officers must, in 
general, spend on average at least 50 percent of their 
time investigating, apprehending, or detaining indi-
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projects or activities (including the costs of direct loans and 
loan guarantees) that are not otherwise specifically pro-
vided for in this Act, that were conducted in fiscal year 
2015, and for which appropriations, funds, or other author-
ity were made available in the following appropriations 
Acts: 
(1) The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2015 (division A of Public Law 
113–235), except section 743 and title VIII. 
(2) The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (division B of 
Public Law 113–235). 
(3) The Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2015 (division C of Public Law 113–235), except 
title X. 
(4) The Energy and Water Development and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (division D 
of Public Law 113–235). 
(5) The Financial Services and General Govern-
ment Appropriations Act, 2015 (division E of Public 
Law 113–235). 
(6) The Department of Homeland Security Ap-
propriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 114–4).
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Fraud and Abuse Control Account’’ in division G of 
Public Law 113–235. 
(c) Section 6 of Public Law 113–235 shall apply to 
amounts designated in subsection (a) for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism. 
SEC. 115. During the period covered by this Act, dis-
cretionary amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2016 that 
were provided in advance by appropriations Acts shall be 
available in the amounts provided in such Acts, reduced 
by the percentage in section 101(b). 
SEC. 116. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are 
provided for ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Domestic Food 
Programs—Food and Nutrition Service—Commodity As-
sistance Program’’ at a rate for operations of $288,317,000, 
of which $221,298,000 shall be for the Commodity Supple-
mental Food Program. 
SEC. 117. Amounts made available by section 101 for 
‘‘Department of Agriculture—Rural Housing Service— 
Rental Assistance Program’’ may be apportioned up to the 
rate for operations necessary to pay ongoing debt service 
for the multi-family direct loan programs under sections 
514 and 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484 
and 1485): Provided, That the Secretary may waive the 
prohibition in the second proviso under such heading in 
division A of Public Law 113–235 with respect to rental
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assistance contracts entered into or renewed during fiscal 
year 2015. 
SEC. 118. Amounts made available by section 101 for 
‘‘Department of Commerce—National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration—Procurement, Acquisition and 
Construction’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for oper-
ations necessary to maintain the planned launch schedules 
for the Joint Polar Satellite System. 
SEC. 119. (a) The first proviso under the heading 
‘‘United States Marshals Service—Federal Prisoner Deten-
tion’’ in title II of division B of Public Law 113–235 shall 
not apply during the period covered by this Act. 
(b) The limitation in section 217(c) of division B of 
Public Law 113–235 on the amount of excess unobligated 
balances available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, 
United States Code, shall not apply under this Act to the 
use of such funds for ‘‘United States Marshals Service— 
Federal Prisoner Detention’’. 
SEC. 120. (a) The authority regarding closeout of 
Space Shuttle contracts and associated programs provided 
by language under the heading ‘‘National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration—Administrative Provisions’’ in the 
Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–8) 
shall continue in effect through fiscal year 2021.
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(b) This section shall be applied as if it were in effect 
on September 30, 2015. 
SEC. 121. (a) Notwithstanding section 1552 of title 31, 
United States Code, funds made available, including funds 
that have expired but have not been cancelled, and identi-
fied by Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 13–09/10– 
0554 shall remain available for expenditure through fiscal 
year 2020 for the purpose of liquidating valid obligations 
of active grants. 
(b) For the purpose of subsection (a), grants for which 
the period of performance has expired but are not finally 
closed out shall be considered active grants. 
(c) This section shall be applied as if it were in effect 
on September 30, 2015. 
SEC. 122. The following provisions shall be applied by 
substituting ‘‘2016’’ for ‘‘2015’’ through the earlier of the 
date specified in section 106(3) of this Act or the date of 
the enactment of an Act authorizing appropriations for fis-
cal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense: 
(1) Section 1215(f)(1) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 
112–81; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), as most recently amend-
ed by section 1237 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
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‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291). 
(2) Section 127b(c)(3)(C) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 123. (a) Funds made available by section 101 
for ‘‘Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Uranium 
Enrichment 
Decontamination 
and 
Decommissioning 
Fund’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for operations 
necessary to avoid disruption of continuing projects or ac-
tivities funded in this appropriation. 
(b) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate not later than 3 days after each use of the au-
thority provided in subsection (a). 
SEC. 124. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, except section 106, the District of Columbia may ex-
pend local funds under the heading ‘‘District of Columbia 
Funds’’ for such programs and activities under the District 
of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2015 (title IV of division 
E of Public Law 113–235) at the rate set forth under ‘‘Dis-
trict of Columbia Funds—Summary of Expenses’’ as in-
cluded in the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request Act of 2015 
(D.C. Act 21–99), as modified as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(3) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Inspec-
tor General’’ means the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 4. INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW. 
(a) REVIEW.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall 
analyze the data and methods that the Assistant Secretary 
uses to identify employees of the Administration who meet 
the requirements of sections 8331(20), 8401(17), and 
5545a of title 5, United States Code, and provide the rel-
evant findings to the Assistant Secretary, including a find-
ing on whether the data and methods are adequate and 
valid. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON HIRING.—If the Inspector Gen-
eral finds that such data and methods are inadequate or 
invalid, the Administration may not hire any new em-
ployee to work in the Office of Inspection of the Adminis-
tration until— 
(1) the Assistant Secretary makes a certifi-
cation described in section 5 to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; and 
(2) the Inspector General submits to such Com-
mittees a finding, not later than 30 days after the
Assistant Secretary makes such certification, that 
the Assistant Secretary utilized adequate and valid 
data and methods to make such certification. 
SEC. 5. TSA OFFICE OF INSPECTION WORKFORCE CERTIFI-
CATION. 
(a) CERTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—The Assistant 
Secretary shall, by not later than 90 days after the date 
the Inspector General provides its findings to the Assist-
ant Secretary under section 4(a), document and certify in 
writing to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate that 
only those employees of the Administration who meet the 
requirements of sections 8331(20), 8401(17), and 5545a 
of title 5, United States Code, are classified as criminal 
investigators and are receiving premium pay and other 
benefits associated with such classification. 
(b) EMPLOYEE RECLASSIFICATION.—The Assistant 
Secretary shall reclassify criminal investigator positions in 
the Office of Inspection as noncriminal investigator posi-
tions or non-law enforcement positions if the individuals 
in those positions do not, or are not expected to, spend 
an average of at least 50 percent of their time performing 
criminal investigative duties. 
(c) PROJECTED COST SAVINGS.—
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State—International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
ment’’, ‘‘International Security Assistance—Department of 
State—Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 
Related Programs’’, and ‘‘International Security Assist-
ance—Funds Appropriated to the President—Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’ shall be obligated at a rate for 
operations as necessary to sustain assistance for Ukraine 
to counter external, regional aggression and influence, in-
cluding for the costs of authorized loan guarantees. 
SEC. 149. Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform 
and Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) shall be 
applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) 
of this Act for ‘‘October 1, 2015’’. 
SEC. 150. (a) Funds made available by section 101 
for ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development— 
Management and Administration—Administrative Sup-
port Offices’’ may be apportioned up to the rate for oper-
ations necessary to maintain the planned schedule for the 
New Core Shared Services Project. 
(b) Not later than 3 days before the first use of the 
apportionment authority in subsection (a), each 30 days 
thereafter, and 3 days after the authority expires under this 
Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
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of Representatives and the Senate a report specifying each 
use of the authority through the date of the report. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Continuing Appropria-
tions Act, 2016’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H.R. 719 
SENATE AMENDMENT TO 
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO 
SENATE AMENDMENT
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than the second semiannual report filed under section 106
of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform
Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 104b) in the following
Congress.
SEC. 106. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Committee on House Oversight may prescribe
by regulation appropriate conditions for the incidental use,
for other than official business, of equipment and supplies
owned or leased by, or the cost of which is reimbursed
by, the House of Representatives.
(b) The authority of the Committee on House Over-
sight to prescribe regulations pursuant to subsection (a)
shall apply with respect to fiscal year 1999 and each suc-
ceeding fiscal year.
SEC. 107. (a) The Speaker, Majority Leader, and Mi-
nority Leader of the House of Representatives are each
authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of one con-
sultant, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily
rate of compensation not in excess of the per diem equiva-
lent of the highest gross rate of annual compensation
which may be paid to employees of a standing committee
of the House.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year
1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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(2) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Minority
Leader for payments for activities of the Democratic
Steering and Policy Committee.
(d) There are authorized to be appropriated to the
account under this section for fiscal year 1999 and each
succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be necessary for
training and program development activities of the Repub-
lican Conference and the Democratic Steering and Policy
Committee during the fiscal year.
SEC. 104. (a) Section 311(e)(2) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59(e)(2)) is
amended—
(1) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B);
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’
and inserting a period; and
(3) by striking subparagraph (D).
(b) Section 311(e) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)) is
amended by striking paragraph (4).
SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law
or any other rule or regulation, any information on pay-
ments made by the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct of the House of Representatives to an individual
for attendance as a witness before the Committee in execu-
tive session during a Congress shall be reported not later
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Calendar No. 191 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 719 
[Report No. 114–111] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2015 
Received 
FEBRUARY 24, 2015 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation 
AUGUST 4, 2015 
Reported by Mr. THUNE, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To require the Transportation Security Administration to 
conform to existing Federal law and regulations regard-
ing criminal investigator positions, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘TSA Office of Inspec-
tion Accountability Act of 2015’’. 
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section 5(a), the Inspector General of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a study— 
(1) reviewing the employee requirements, respon-
sibilities, and benefits of criminal investigators in the 
TSA Office of Inspection with criminal investigators 
employed at agencies adhering to the Office of Per-
sonnel Management employee classification system; 
and 
(2) identifying any inconsistencies and costs im-
plications for differences between the varying em-
ployee requirements, responsibilities, and benefits. 
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CHILD CARE CENTER
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited
in the account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Leg-
islative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C.
184g(d)(1)), subject to the level specified in the budget
of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. (a) Section 2(a) of House Resolution 611,
Ninety-seventh Congress, agreed to November 30, 1982,
as enacted into permanent law by section 127 of Public
Law 97–377 (2 U.S.C. 88b–3), is amended—
(1) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(1);
(2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of paragraph
(2) and inserting a period; and
(3) by striking paragraph (3).
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to the One Hundred Sixth Congress
and each succeeding Congress.
SEC. 102. Subsection (b) of the first section of House
Resolution 1047, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to April
4, 1978, as enacted into permanent law by section 111
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1979 (2
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disability retirement under any of the retirement
systems referred to in subparagraph (A); or
(C) an employee who is employed on a tem-
porary when actually employed basis.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
order to avoid or minimize the need for involuntary sepa-
rations due to a reduction in force, reorganization, trans-
fer of function, or other similar action affecting the agen-
cy, the Public Printer shall establish a program under
which voluntary separation incentive payments may be of-
fered to encourage eligible employees to separate from
service voluntarily (whether by retirement or resignation)
during the period beginning on the date of the enactment
of this Act through September 30, 2001.
(3) Such voluntary separation incentive payments
shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of section
5597(d) of title 5, United States Code. Any such payment
shall not be a basis of payment, and shall not be included
in the computation, of any other type of Government bene-
fit.
(4)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an employee
who has received a voluntary separation incentive payment
under this section and accepts employment with the Gov-
ernment of the United States within 5 years after the date
of the separation on which the payment is based shall be