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‘‘(A) $2,500, in the case of a member who reen-
lists or extends an enlistment for a period of three
years; and
‘‘(B) $5,000, in the case of a member who reen-
lists or extends an enlistment for a period of six
years.
‘‘(2) The bonus shall be paid according to a payment
schedule determined by the Secretary concerned, except
that the initial payment to a member may not exceed one-
half the total bonus amount for the member.’’.
(c) NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL BONUSES.—Subsection
(c) of such section is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(c) A member may not be paid more than one six-
year bonus or two three-year bonuses under this section.’’.
(d) EFFECT
OF FAILURE
TO SERVE SATISFAC-
TORILY.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(d) A member who receives a bonus under this sec-
tion and who fails, during the period for which the bonus
was paid, to serve satisfactorily in the element of the Se-
lected Reserve of the Ready Reserve with respect to which
the bonus was paid shall refund to the United States an
amount that bears the same relation to the amount of the
bonus paid to the member as the period that the member
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‘‘§ 407. Travel and transportation allowances: disloca-
tion allowance
‘‘(a) BASIC ELIGIBILITY.—(1) Under regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary concerned, a member of a uni-
formed service described in paragraph (2) is entitled to
a dislocation allowance at the rate set forth in the tables
in subsection (c) for the member’s pay grade and depend-
ency status.
‘‘(2) A member of the uniformed services referred to
in paragraph (1) is any of the following:
‘‘(A) A member who makes a change of perma-
nent station and the member’s dependents actually
make an authorized move in connection with the
change, including a move by the dependents—
‘‘(i) to join the member at the member’s
duty station after an unaccompanied tour of
duty when the member’s next tour of duty is an
accompanied tour at the same station; and
‘‘(ii) to a location designated by the mem-
ber after an accompanied tour of duty when the
member’s next tour of duty is an unaccom-
panied tour at the same duty station.
‘‘(B) A member whose dependents actually
move pursuant to section 405a(a), 406(e), 406(h),
or 554 of this title.
‘‘§ 2692. Storage, treatment, and disposal of non-
defense toxic and hazardous materials’’.
(3) The item relating to section 2692 in the table of
sections at the beginning of chapter 159 of such title is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘2692. Storage, treatment, and disposal of nondefense toxic and hazardous ma-
terials.’’.
SEC. 345. REVISION OF REPORT REQUIREMENT FOR NAVY
PROGRAM TO MONITOR ECOLOGICAL EF-
FECTS OF ORGANOTIN.
Section 333(e) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–201; 110 Stat.
2486) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘June 1’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘October 30’’;
(2) by striking out paragraphs (1) and (2);
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) A description of the present and future
use, if any, of antifouling paints containing
organotin on naval vessels.’’.
‘‘(g) REPORT.—(1) At the same time the President
submits to Congress the budget for fiscal year 1999 pur-
suant to section 1105(a) of title 31, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to Congress a report that—
‘‘(A) specifies the plans of the Secretary for ex-
penditures under the program during fiscal years
1998, 1999, and 2000; and
‘‘(B) assesses the effectiveness of the program.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall submit an updated version
of such report at the same time the President submits the
budget for each fiscal year after fiscal year 1999 during
which the program is in effect shall include—
‘‘(A) an assessment of whether the funding of
the program, as provided pursuant to the funding
requirement of subsection (e), is sufficient; and
‘‘(B) any recommendations considered appro-
priate by the Secretary for changes in, or an exten-
sion of, the funding requirement of subsection (e).’’.
SEC. 212. REPORT ON STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) REPORT.—Not later than February 28, 1998, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report
containing, for each project or activity of the Strategic En-
vironmental Research and Development Program—
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‘‘(2) The merchandise categories referred to in para-
graph (1) are as follows:
‘‘(A) Magazines and other periodicals.
‘‘(B) Tobacco products.’’.
(e) CLERICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
Such section is further amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘IN GEN-
ERAL.—’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and
(2) in subsection (e)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
BRAND-NAME COMMERCIAL ITEMS.—’’ after
‘‘(e)’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘in commissary stores’’
both places it appears and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘in, at, or by commissary stores’’.
(f) EFFECT OF AMENDMENT.—(1) In the case of
merchandise categories authorized, before the date of the
enactment of this Act, for sale in, at, or by commissary
stores pursuant to regulations prescribed under subsection
(b)(11) of section 2486 of title 10, United States Code,
as in effect before such date, the Secretary of Defense may
continue to authorize the sale of such merchandise cat-
egories in, at, or by commissary stores after such date not-
withstanding the amendment made by subsection (a)(2).
However, the sale in commissary store of such merchan-
SEC. 218. COMANCHE PROGRAM.
The Congress supports the Army in its Comanche
program technology transfer and acquisition efforts,
which—
(1) offer potential RAH–66 Air Vehicle and
T800 engine cost, schedule, and technical risk reduc-
tion; and
(2) include cooperative efforts with other Gov-
ernment agencies such as the National Guard (UH–
1H engine technology insertion), the Defense Ad-
vanced Research Projects Agency, and other re-
search and development programs of the military de-
partments.
SEC. 219. LAND ATTACK STANDARD MISSILE.
Of the amount provided in section 201(2) for re-
search, development, test, and evaluation for the Navy—
(1) the amount available for program element
63795N for the Land Attack Technology program is
increased by $10,000,000, to be available for flight
test demonstration and risk reduction activities for
the Land Attack Standard Missile;
(2) the amount available for program element
62317N (Air Systems and Weapons Advance Tech-
nology) is reduced by $5,000,000; and
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2773 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide 
grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrep-
resented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, 
engineering, and technology. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2015 
Mrs. BEATTY (for herself, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. PLASKETT, 
Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. LEE, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Ms. 
BROWN of Florida, Ms. ESTY, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 
MEEKS, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. THOMPSON of California, 
Mrs. BUSTOS, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, 
Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Geor-
gia, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. HONDA, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to provide grants to local educational agencies 
to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to 
pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engi-
neering, and technology. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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sential Task List designation) scheduled to be per-
formed as part of the exercise.
(6) The cost of the exercise to the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the cost to each of the
Armed Forces participating in the exercise, with a
description of the categories of activities for which
those costs are incurred in each such case.
(7) The priority of the exercise in relation to all
other exercises planned by the sponsoring command
to be conducted during that fiscal year.
(8) In the case of an exercise conducted under
the Partnership for Peace program, the country with
which each the exercise was conducted.
(c) ASSESSMENT.—The report shall include—
(1) an assessment of the ability of each of the
Armed Forces to meet requirements of the CJCS
Exercise Program and the Partnership for Peace
program with available assets;
(2) an assessment of the training value of each
exercise covered in the report to each unit partici-
pating in the exercise, including for each such unit
an assessment of the value of the percentage under
subsection (b)(5) as an indicator of the training
value of the exercise for that unit; and
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘21st Century STEM 
for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO PREPARE GIRLS AND UNDERREP-
RESENTED MINORITIES. 
Title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6001 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘PART E—PREPARING GIRLS AND UNDERREP-
RESENTED MINORITIES FOR THE 21ST CEN-
TURY 
‘‘SEC. 5701. PROGRAM AUTHORITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From funds provided under sec-
tion 5702, the Secretary is authorized to provide grants 
to local educational agencies on behalf of elementary and 
secondary schools to establish and implement a program 
to encourage the ongoing development of programs and 
curriculum for girls and underrepresented minorities in 
science, mathematics, engineering, and technology and to 
prepare girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue 
undergraduate and graduate degrees and careers in 
science, mathematics, engineering, or technology. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant, or enter into a contract or cooperative agree-
ment, under this part, a local educational agency 
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(3) options to minimize the negative effects on
operational and personnel tempo resulting from the
CJCS Exercise Program and the Partnership for
Peace program.
(d) FUNDING LIMITATION PENDING RECEIPT OF RE-
PORT.—Of the funds available for fiscal year 1998 for the
conduct of the CJSC Exercise Program, not more than
50 percent may be expended before the report under sub-
section (a) is submitted.
SEC. 317. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EXECUTION OF OPER-
ATION AND MAINTENANCE APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Chapter 23 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section
483, as added by section 315, the following new section:
‘‘§ 484. Quarterly reports on execution of operation
and maintenance appropriations
‘‘(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days
after the end of each quarter of a fiscal year, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate
and the Committee on National Security and the Commit-
tee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a
report containing budget execution data for each budget
activity group (known as a ‘subactivity’) within the annual
operation and maintenance appropriations for the period
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2774 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit recovery of certain 
overpayments through tax refund offsets and to prohibit the application 
of the earnings test with respect to child’s insurance benefits, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2015 
Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself and Mr. BLUMENAUER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit 
recovery of certain overpayments through tax refund off-
sets and to prohibit the application of the earnings test 
with respect to child’s insurance benefits, 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 ‘‘Stop Punishing Inno-
cent Taxpayers Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON RECOVERY OF CERTAIN OVER-
PAYMENTS. 
Section 204(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 404(a)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘sec-
tion 3720A of title 31, United States Code’’ the following: 
‘‘(except that recovery by such means of reduction in tax 
refunds or by any other means may not be used with re-
spect to any payment to a person who had not attained 
the age of 18 at the time such payment was made)’’. 
SEC. 3. RESTRICTION ON APPLICATION OF EARNINGS TEST 
WITH RESPECT TO CHILD’S INSURANCE BEN-
EFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203(f)(8) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 403(f)(8)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this subsection, no deductions in benefits 
shall be made under subsection (b) with respect 
to the earnings of any individual in any month 
in which the individual is entitled to a child’s 
insurance benefit under section 202(d).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply with respect to taxable years end-
ing after December 31, 2015. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2776 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations with respect 
to the size standards certain air carriers utilize for carry-on baggage, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2015 
Mr. COHEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations 
with respect to the size standards certain air carriers 
utilize for carry-on baggage, 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 ‘‘Carry-On Freedom Act 
of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. CARRY-ON BAGGAGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall issue regulations to prohibit a covered air car-
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rier from utilizing a size standard with respect to carry- 
on baggage that reduces, in any manner, the size standard 
utilized by the carrier on June 8, 2015. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘‘air carrier’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 40102(a) of 
title 49, United States Code. 
(2) COVERED AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered air carrier’’ means any air carrier that charges 
passengers a fee for checked baggage. 
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‘‘(E) Technical assistance for grant appli-
cations of faith- and community-based organiza-
tions.’’. 
(c) NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.—Section 
242(c) of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3332(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘and inte-
grated English literacy, U.S. history, and civics edu-
cation programs’’ before ‘‘, based on scientific evi-
dence’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘ac-
tivities,’’ in the matter preceding clause (i) and 
inserting ‘‘and integrated English literacy, U.S. 
history, and civics education programs,’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C)(vii)(III), by in-
serting ‘‘integrated English literacy, U.S. his-
tory, and civics education programs and’’ before 
‘‘workplace’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and in-
tegrated English literacy, U.S. history, and 
civics education programs’’ before the 
semicolon at the end; 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 277 
To prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority until it withdraws its 
request to join the International Criminal Court. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2015 
Mr. HASTINGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority until it 
withdraws its request to join the International Criminal 
Court. 
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 ‘‘Defend Israel by 
Defunding Palestinian Foreign Aid Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) On December 31, 2014, Mahmoud Abbas, 
the President of the Palestinian Authority, signed 
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several international conventions in an attempt to 
join the International Criminal Court. 
(2) The Palestinian Authority has indicated 
that it will seek to use the International Criminal 
Court as a means to pursue charges against Israel. 
(3) The Palestinian Authority remains engaged 
in a unity government with Hamas, a terrorist orga-
nization responsible for countless deaths and whose 
charter declares that ‘‘there is no solution to the 
Palestinian question except by Jihad’’. 
(4) The United States provides more than 
$400,000,000 in assistance to the Palestinian Au-
thority each year. 
(5) Section 7041(i)(2) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 
133–235) includes limitations on assistance to the 
Palestinian Authority if it seeks to join the Inter-
national Criminal Court. 
(6) The United States Government must make 
immediately clear to the Palestinian Authority that 
its attempts to join the International Criminal Court 
will carry serious consequences. 
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SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
amounts may be obligated or expended to provide any as-
sistance, loan guarantee, or debt relief to the Palestinian 
Authority, or any affiliated governing entity, until the Pal-
estinian Authority withdraws its request to join the Inter-
national Criminal Court. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2780 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year 
waiting period for divorced spouse’s benefits following the divorce. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2015 
Mrs. LOWEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate 
the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse’s benefits 
following the divorce. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FROM TWO-YEAR WAITING PERIOD 
FOR DIVORCED SPOUSE’S BENEFITS FOL-
LOWING THE DIVORCE IN CASES OF PRIOR 
RECEIPT OF SPOUSE’S BENEFITS. 
(a) 
WIFE’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section 
202(b)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
402(b)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘divorced wife—’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘shall be entitled’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘divorced wife meets the requirements of subpara-
graphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1), shall be enti-
tled’’. 
(b) HUSBAND’S
INSURANCE
BENEFITS.—Section 
202(c)(4)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(c)(4)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘divorced husband—’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘shall be entitled’’ and inserting ‘‘divorced 
husband meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) of paragraph (1), shall be entitled’’. 
(c) EXEMPTION FROM DEDUCTIONS ON ACCOUNT OF 
WORK.—Section 203(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
403(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(2)(A) Except as’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘the benefit to which’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘(2) In any case in which any of the 
other persons referred to in paragraph (1)(B) are 
entitled to monthly benefits as a divorced spouse 
under subsection (b) or (c) of section 202 for any 
month, the benefit to which’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B). 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by section 1 shall apply with 
respect to benefits for months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2784 
To suspend United States assistance to Brazil until such time as Brazil 
amends its laws to remove the prohibition on extradition of nationals 
of Brazil to other countries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2015 
Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To suspend United States assistance to Brazil until such 
time as Brazil amends its laws to remove the prohibition 
on extradition of nationals of Brazil to other countries. 
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 ‘‘Karl Hoerig Foreign 
Aid Suspension Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO 
BRAZIL UNTIL BRAZIL AMENDS ITS LAWS TO 
REMOVE THE PROHIBITION ON EXTRADITION 
OF NATIONALS OF BRAZIL TO OTHER COUN-
TRIES. 
(a) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, no funds made available to any 
Federal department or agency may be used to provide as-
sistance to Brazil until the President determines and cer-
tifies to Congress that the Government of Brazil has 
amended its laws to remove the prohibition on extradition 
of nationals of Brazil to other countries. 
(b) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica-
tion of subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Presi-
dent determines and certifies to Congress that is in the 
national interests of the United States to do so. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act takes effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and applies with respect 
to funds made available to any Federal department or 
agency for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2015. 
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