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designated by the State, of a police report filed by 
any person alleging identity theft; and 
‘‘(2) the officer, official, or agency issues a no-
fault letter upon completion of the investigation stat-
ing that such person was the victim of identity 
theft—
no obligation that is identified in the no-fault letter as 
being involved in the identity theft with respect to such 
person shall be treated as a debt of such person by any 
debt collector. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES OF DEBT COLLECTOR.—Upon receiving 
a copy of a no-fault described in subsection (a)(2) with 
respect to any person, a debt collector—
‘‘(1) may not take any action, or attempt to 
take any action, directly or indirectly, against such 
person to collect on any obligation that is subject to 
subsection (a); 
‘‘(2) may not take any action, or attempt to 
take any action, to enforce any purported interest in 
any real or personal property of such person that is 
securing any such obligation; 
‘‘(3) if the debt collector is acting as an agent 
of the creditor or any other person with respect to 
collecting any such obligation, shall promptly notify 
the creditor or other person of the prohibition under
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1600 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the work 
opportunity tax credit for veterans and to allow an exemption from 
an employer’s employment taxes in an amount equivalent to the value 
of such credit in the case of veterans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2017 
Mr. POE of Texas 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 make 
permanent the work opportunity tax credit for veterans 
and to allow an exemption from an employer’s employ-
ment taxes in an amount equivalent to the value of 
such credit in the case of veterans. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Back to Work 
Act of 2017’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1616 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize 
the National Computer Forensics Institute, 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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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3081
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide additional reim-
bursements for Medicare providers in low-reimbursement States and to 
provide financial incentives for high quality, low-cost health care. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself and Mr. BOSWELL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined 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 XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
additional reimbursements for Medicare providers in low-
reimbursement States and to provide financial incentives 
for high quality, low-cost health care.
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 ‘‘Protecting Medicare 
Investments for Seniors Everywhere Act (ProMISE Act)’’.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENTS FOR MEDICARE 
PROVIDERS 
IN 
LOW-REIMBURSEMENT 
STATES. 
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENTS FOR PROVIDERS IN 
LOW-REIMBURSEMENT STATES 
‘‘SEC. 1897. (a) ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 1898(c), 
in the case of an affected health care provider (as 
defined in subsection (c)) that is located in a low-
reimbursement State (as defined in subsection (b)) 
and that furnishes items or services for which pay-
ment may be made under part A or part B, in addi-
tion to the amount otherwise paid under such part, 
there also shall be paid to the provider under such 
part from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 
Fund (in the case of payments under part A) or 
from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance 
Fund (in the case of payments under part B) an 
amount equal to the payment adjustment percentage 
(specified in paragraph (2)) of the payment amount 
for the service under such part. 
‘‘(2) PAYMENT ADJUSTMENT PERCENTAGE.—In 
the case of a provider located in a State for which 
the medicare reimbursement ratio—
XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
for the 107th Congress. After the committee rises 
and reports the bill back to the House, the previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
and any amendments thereto to final passage with-
out intervening motion. 
(4) LIMIT ON DEBATE.—Debate in the House 
of Representatives on the conference report on a bill 
subject to the procedures under this section and re-
ported to the House of Representatives shall be lim-
ited to not more than 5 hours, which shall be divided 
equally between the majority and minority parties. A 
motion further to limit debate is not debatable. A 
motion to recommit the conference report is not in 
order, and it is not in order to move to reconsider 
the vote by which the conference report is agreed to 
or disagreed to. A motion to postpone is not in 
order. 
(5) APPEALS.—Appeals from decisions of the 
Chair relating to the application of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives to the procedure relating 
to the bill shall be decided without debate. 
(g) RULES OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.—This section is enacted by Congress—
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3080
To amend section 5379 of title 5, United States Code, to increase the 
annual and aggregate limits on student loan repayments by Federal agencies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend section 5379 of title 5, United States Code, to 
increase the annual and aggregate limits on student loan 
repayments by Federal agencies.
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 Employee Stu-
dent Loan Assistance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENTS. 
Section 5379(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$6,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$10,000’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$40,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$60,000’’.
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that will improve overall reading and writing per-
formance among students attending secondary 
schools; and 
(4) to provide assistance to State educational 
agencies and local educational agencies to develop 
and implement individual graduation plans for stu-
dents who are most at risk of not graduating from 
high school so that such students graduate with a 
high school diploma before reaching 21 years of age 
or the maximum age for high school attendance in 
accordance with State law. 
SEC. 102. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
The Secretary is authorized to establish a program, 
in accordance with the requirements of this title, that will 
provide funds to State educational agencies and local edu-
cational agencies to establish reading and writing pro-
grams to improve overall reading and writing performance 
among students attending secondary schools (including 
middle and high schools, as defined by the local education 
agency). 
SEC. 103. GRANTS TO STATES. 
(a) ALLOCATION TO STATES.—The Secretary shall 
allocate funds to States—
(1) to establish a reading and writing partner-
ship to increase the literacy skills for all students,
including strategies for economically disadvantaged 
students, students from major racial and ethnic 
groups, students with disabilities, students with lim-
ited English proficiency, migrant children, and 
homeless children; 
(2) to coordinate applications for subgrants 
under this title; and 
(3) to oversee and evaluate the State’s activities 
under this title. 
(b) LENGTH OF GRANT.—Grants made to States 
under this title shall be in effect for a period of 6 years. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—In order to receive a grant 
under this title, a State shall submit to the Secretary an 
application in a form established by the Secretary, which 
satisfies the following conditions: 
(1) The application shall not be consolidated 
with an application made under the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 
et seq.).
(2) The application shall include assurances 
that the State—
(A) has established a reading and writing 
partnership that—
(i) coordinated the application; and
terated or misbranded under the Federal Meat Inspection 
Act (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or any other provision of law 
by reason of the failure of the covered commodity to com-
ply with the country of origin requirements of section 282. 
‘‘SEC. 284. REGULATIONS. 
‘‘(a) REGULATIONS.—Not later than September 30, 
2004, the Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as 
are necessary to implement this subtitle. 
‘‘(b) PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATES.—In promul-
gating the regulations, the Secretary shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, enter into partnerships with 
States with enforcement infrastructure to assist in the ad-
ministration of this subtitle. 
‘‘SEC. 285. APPLICABILITY. 
‘‘This subtitle shall apply to the retail sale of a cov-
ered commodity beginning September 30, 2004.’’.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3084
To amend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 to extend 
the deadline for filing a claim to December 31, 2004. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2003
Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. JACK-
SON-LEE of Texas, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. WEINER, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, 
Mr. SANDERS, Mr. CROWLEY, and Mr. MORAN of Virginia) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund 
of 2001 to extend the deadline for filing a claim to 
December 31, 2004.
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 ‘‘September 11th Victim 
Compensation Fund Extension Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE TO FILE A CLAIM TO DE-
CEMBER 31, 2004. 
Section 405(a) of September 11th Victim Compensa-
tion Fund of 2001 (Public Law 107–42; 49 U.S.C. 40101 
note) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—No claim may be filed 
under paragraph (1) after December 31, 2004.’’.
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any Federal-aid highway program project after Feb-
ruary 29, 2004, until the date of enactment of a
multiyear law reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway
program.
(4) TREATMENT OF OBLIGATIONS.—Any obliga-
tion of an allocation of obligation authority made
under this subsection shall be considered to be an
obligation for Federal-aid highways and highway
safety construction programs for fiscal year 2004 for
the purposes of the matter under the heading
‘‘(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)’’ under the
heading ‘‘FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS’’ in an Act
making appropriations for the Department of Trans-
portation for fiscal year 2004.
SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF UNOBLIGATED APPORTIONMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other authority
of a State to transfer funds, for fiscal year 2004, a State
may transfer any funds apportioned to the State for any
program under section 104(b) (including amounts appor-
tioned under section 104(b)(3) or set aside, made avail-
able, or suballocated under section 133(d)) or section 144
of title 23, United States Code, before, on, or after the
date of enactment of this Act, that are subject to any limi-
tation on obligations, and that are not obligated, to any
other of those programs.
(b) TREATMENT
OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—Any
funds transferred to another program under subsection (a)
shall be subject to the provisions of the program to which
the funds are transferred, except that funds transferred
to a program under section 133 (other than subsections
(d)(1) and (d)(2)) of title 23, United States Code, shall
not be subject to section 133(d) of that title.
(c) RESTORATION OF APPORTIONMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after
the date of enactment of a law reauthorizing the
Federal-aid highway program enacted after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall restore any funds that a State trans-
ferred under subsection (a) for any project not eligi-
ble for the funds but for this section to the program
category from which the funds were transferred.
(2) PROGRAM
CATEGORY
RECONCILIATION.—
The Secretary may establish procedures under which
funds transferred under subsection (a) from a pro-
gram category for which funds are not authorized
may be restored to the Federal-aid highway pro-
gram.
(3) LIMITATION
ON
STATUTORY
CONSTRUC-
TION.—No provision of law, except a statute enacted
after the date of enactment of this Act that ex-
law), measured separately for each group 
described in clause (v).’’. 
SEC. 202. GRADUATION RATE INFORMATION ON ANNUAL 
STATE 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) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (viii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ix) for secondary schools, informa-
tion in the aggregate on graduate rates de-
scribed 
in 
section 
1111(b)(2)(C)(vi), 
disaggregated as described in clause (i).’’. 
SEC. 203. ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY ACT 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
Section 241 of the Adult Education and Family Lit-
eracy Act (20 U.S.C. 9251) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(c) REPORTS.—
‘‘(1) REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY.—An eligi-
ble agency receiving funds under this title shall an-
nually provide the Secretary with a report on the 
number participants who are 16, 17, or 18 years of
age in the programs and services provided under 
section 231, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gen-
der, limited English proficiency status, disability, 
and socioeconomic status. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
June 30, 2005, and by June 30 annually thereafter, 
the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress 
containing the results of the eligible agency reports 
required by paragraph (1).’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3086
To increase penalties for obstruction of justice and false statements in 
terrorism cases, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2003
Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To increase penalties for obstruction of justice and false 
statements in terrorism cases, 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 ‘‘Obstruction of Justice 
and False Statements in Terrorism Cases Penalty En-
hancement Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AND FALSE STATE-
MENTS IN TERRORISM CASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 1001(a) and 1505 of 
title 18, United States Code, are each amended by striking
‘‘shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more 
than 5 years, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be fined under 
this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the 
matter relates to international or domestic terrorism (as 
defined in section 2331), shall be imprisoned not more 
than 10 years, or both’’. 
(b) SENTENCING COMMISSION.—The United States 
Sentencing Commission shall, within 30 days of the enact-
ment of this section, amend the Sentencing Guidelines to 
provide an offense level increase of at least 18 for an of-
fense under sections 1001(a) and 1505 of title 18, United 
States Code, if the offense involves a matter relating to 
international or domestic terrorism, as defined in section 
2331 of such title.
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1 percent of so much of adjusted gross income as exceeds 
$1,000,000 in the case of individuals to whom subsection 
(a) applies ($500,000 in any other case).’’. 
(b) SEPTEMBER 11 EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TRUST 
FUND.—Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to trust fund code) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 
9511. 
SEPTEMBER 
EMERGENCY 
PERSONNEL 
TRUST FUND. 
‘‘(a) CREATION OF TRUST FUND.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund 
to be known as the ‘September 11 Emergency Personnel 
Trust Fund’, consisting of such amounts as may be appro-
priated or credited to such Trust Fund as provided in this 
section or section 9602(b). 
‘‘(b) TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.—There are here-
by appropriated to the September 11 Emergency Per-
sonnel Trust Fund amounts equivalent to the taxes re-
ceived in the Treasury under section 1(j). 
‘‘(c) EXPENDITURES.—Amounts in the September 11 
Emergency Personnel Trust Fund shall be available to 
carry out sections 317T and 409J of the Public Health 
Service Act.’’.
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States, 
the 
Secretary 
of 
Homeland 
Security 
should—
(A) identify those elements of the United 
States’ transportation, energy, communications, 
financial, and other institutions that need to be 
protected; 
(B) develop plans to protect that infra-
structure; and 
(C) exercise mechanisms to enhance pre-
paredness. 
(b) REPORTS ON RISK ASSESSMENT AND READI-
NESS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall submit a report to Congress 
on—
(1) the Department of Homeland Security’s 
progress in completing vulnerability and risk assess-
ments of the Nation’s critical infrastructure; 
(2) the adequacy of the Government’s plans to 
protect such infrastructure; and 
(3) the readiness of the Government to respond 
to threats against the United States.
for impacts on other marine mammals and on the 
marine environment’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘the Secretary shall rec-
ommend’’ and inserting ‘‘the final regulations shall 
prescribe’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘specific measures which may be 
used to nonlethally deter’’ and inserting ‘‘specific 
nonlethal measures that may be used to deter such’’; 
and 
(5) by striking the last sentence. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—Section 101(a)(4)(C) (16 U.S.C. 
1371(a)(4)(C)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) After the effective date of the final 
regulations issued under subparagraph (B), it 
shall be a violation of this Act for any person 
to use a measure to deter marine mammals 
pursuant to subparagraph (A) that is not au-
thorized in such regulations.’’.
(c) PETITION TO ADD MEASURE TO LIST.—Section 
101(a)(4) (16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(4)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) Any person may petition the Sec-
retary pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United 
States Code, to add a nonlethal marine mam-
mal deterrence measure to those listed in the
H. R. 3087—21
(2) with respect to each tax imposed under the sections
referred to in section 9503(b)(1) of such Code, the rate of such
tax during the 24-month period referred to in section
9503(d)(1)(B) of such Code to be the same as the rate of such
tax as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(d) 
TEMPORARY
RULE
REGARDING
ADJUST-
MENTS.—During the period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act and ending on February 29, 2004,
for purposes of making any estimate under section
9503(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of receipts
of the Highway Trust Fund, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall treat—
(1) each expiring provision of paragraphs (1)
through (4) of section 9503(b) of such Code which
is related to appropriations or transfers to such
Fund to have been extended through the end of the
24-month 
period 
referred 
to 
in 
section
9503(d)(1)(B) of such Code, and
(2) with respect to each tax imposed under the
sections referred to in section 9503(b)(1) of such
Code, the rate of such tax during the 24-month pe-
riod referred to in section 9503(d)(1)(B) of such
Code to be the same as the rate of such tax as in
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives September 24,
2003.
Attest:
Clerk.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3087
To provide an extension of highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, 
transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund 
pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity 
Act for the 21st Century. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2003
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
Committees on Resources, the Budget, Ways and Means, and Science, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide an extension of highway, highway safety, motor 
carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out 
of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a 
law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century.
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 ‘‘Surface Transpor-
tation Extension Act of 2003’’.
HR 3087 RDS 
under such section $208,333 for the period of Octo-
ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—Funds made 
available by this subsection shall be available for ob-
ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap-
portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga-
tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
construction programs.’’. 
(g) BRIDGE DISCRETIONARY.—Section 1101 of such 
Act is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) BRIDGE DISCRETIONARY.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There shall be available 
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account) $41,666,667 to the Secretary at 
the discretion of the Secretary to carry out section 
144(g) of title 23, United States Code, for the pe-
riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 
2004. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—Funds made 
available by this subsection shall be available for ob-
ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap-
portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga-