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‘‘(3) ADVISERS OF SBICS.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the assets under management of a pri-
vate fund that is an entity described in subpara-
graph (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (b)(7) (other 
than an entity that has elected to be regulated or is 
regulated as a business development company pursu-
ant to section 54 of the Investment Company Act of 
1940) shall be excluded from the limit set forth in 
paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 4. RELATIONSHIP TO STATE LAW. 
Section 203A(b)(1) of the Investment Advisers Act 
of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b–3a(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) that is not registered under section 
203 because that person is exempt from reg-
istration as provided in subsection (b)(7) of 
such section, or is a supervised person of such 
person.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 481 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4200 
[Report No. 113–641] 
A BILL 
To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to 
prevent duplicative regulation of advisers of small 
business investment companies. 
DECEMBER 2, 2014 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4201 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require Medicare Advan-
tage organizations to disclose certain information on the changes made 
to the MA plan offered by such organization pursuant to changes re-
quired by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health 
Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2014 
Mr. DENHAM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require 
Medicare Advantage organizations to disclose certain in-
formation on the changes made to the MA plan offered 
by such organization pursuant to changes required by 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the 
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, 
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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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Seniors’ Rights to 
Know Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN CHANGES TO 
MA PLANS PURSUANT TO REQUIREMENTS OF 
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. 
Section 1851 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w–21) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(4), by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) CHANGES
PURSUANT
TO
THE
AF-
FORDABLE CARE ACT.—For plan year 2015 and 
each subsequent plan year, a description of the 
changes made by the Medicare Advantage orga-
nization, with respect to the MA plan offered by 
such organization, for such plan year pursuant 
to the provisions of, and amendments made by, 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
and the Health Care and Education Reconcili-
ation Act of 2010, which may include an assess-
ment of the affect of such provisions and 
amendments on Medicare Advantage eligible in-
dividuals who enroll under such plan.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h)(2), by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘Notwithstanding the 
previous sentence, the Secretary may not disapprove 
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information described in subsection (d)(4)(F) in-
cluded in such material or form for purposes of sat-
isfying the requirements of subsection (d) unless 
such information is factually inaccurate for the plan 
year for which the information is provided or any 
preceding plan year beginning after March 23, 
2010.’’. 
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1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 45S. JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY BONUS CREDIT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 38, in 
the case of an eligible employer, the jobs and opportunity 
bonus credit determined under this section with respect 
to any eligible employee of the employer is an amount 
equal to the lesser of— 
‘‘(1) 50 percent of the job training program ex-
penditures of the taxpayer with respect to such em-
ployee during the taxable year, or 
‘‘(2) $5,000. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘eligible employer’ means an employer 
which employed an average of not more than 500 full-time 
employees during the taxable year. 
‘‘(c) JOB TRAINING PROGRAM EXPENSES.—For pur-
poses of this section— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘job training pro-
gram expenses’ means amounts paid or incurred by 
the employer for expenses incurred by or on behalf 
of an eligible employee for participation in a quali-
fied training program. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
TRAINING
PROGRAM.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘qualified train-
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4202 
To provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs 
based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2014 
Mr. HONDA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and 
Government Reform and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal 
benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer 
Price Index for the elderly. 
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 ‘‘CPI–E Act of 2014’’. 
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SEC. 2. COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES FOR CERTAIN FED-
ERAL BENEFITS PROGRAMS BASED ON IN-
CREASES IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 
FOR THE ELDERLY. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever 
there is an increase in the Consumer Price Index for the 
elderly, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the 
dollar amounts in effect for the payment of the following 
benefits, as such amounts were in effect immediately be-
fore the increase in the Consumer Price Index for the el-
derly, shall be increased by the same percentage as such 
price index was increased: 
(1) An annuity under the Civil Service Retire-
ment System or the Federal Employees Retirement 
System. 
(2) Department of Veterans Affairs wartime 
disability compensation under section 1114 of title 
38, United States Code. 
(3) Department of Veterans Affairs additional 
compensation for dependents under section 1115(1) 
of such title. 
(4) The Department of Veterans Affairs cloth-
ing allowance under section 1162 of such title. 
(5) Department of Veterans Affairs dependency 
and indemnity compensation to surviving spouse 
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under subsections (a) through (d) of section 1311 of 
such title. 
(6) Department of Veterans Affairs dependency 
and indemnity compensation to children under sec-
tions 1313(a) and 1314 of such title. 
(7) Military retirement and survivor benefit 
programs, as defined in section 1461(b) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4203 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interference with 
communication frequencies used by emergency response providers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2014 
Mr. ISRAEL (for himself and Mr. KING of New York) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit inter-
ference with communication frequencies used by emer-
gency response providers. 
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 ‘‘Emergency Responder 
Radio Communications Protection Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
INTERFERENCE 
WITH 
COMMUNICATION 
FRE-
QUENCIES USED BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE 
PROVIDERS PROHIBITED. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Chapter 65 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after the following: 
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‘‘§ 1370. Communication frequencies used by emer-
gency response providers 
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—Whoever knowingly— 
‘‘(1) interferes in any way with the working or 
use of a communication frequency; or 
‘‘(2) obstructs, hinders, or delays the trans-
mission of any communication over any such com-
munication frequency; 
or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be fined under 
this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘communication frequency’ means 
any radio frequency used by emergency response 
providers in their official capacity; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘emergency response providers’ 
has the meaning given such term in Sec. 2(6) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 65 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘1370. Communications frequencies used by emergency response providers.’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4208 
To ensure stability in FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations for areas 
experiencing decreases in median home prices. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2014 
Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. CARO-
LYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. MCNERNEY, and Mr. 
KING of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To ensure stability in FHA maximum mortgage amount limi-
tations for areas experiencing decreases in median home 
prices. 
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 ‘‘Stabilizing FHA Loan 
Limit Calculations Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. FHA MAXIMUM MORTGAGE AMOUNT LIMITATIONS. 
Paragraph (2) of section 203(b) of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting before 
‘‘; or’’ the following: ‘‘; except that with respect to 
2014 and each year thereafter, the median house 
price for any size residence for an area shall, for 
purposes of this clause, be considered to be equal to 
the greatest median house price for such size resi-
dence for such area used by the Secretary for pur-
poses of determining the dollar amount limitation on 
the principal obligation for purposes of this section 
for 2013 (pursuant to section 238 of Public Law 
112–55; 125 Stat. 702), or for any year thereafter 
before the assignment of the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration case number for the mortgage in-
volved’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following undesig-
nated paragraph: 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if 
the Secretary determines, for any geographic area 
that is smaller than an area for which dollar amount 
limitations on the principal obligation of a mortgage 
are determined under this paragraph, that a higher 
such maximum dollar amount limitation is war-
ranted for any particular size or sizes of residences 
in such sub-area by higher median home prices in 
such sub-area, the Secretary may increase the max-
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imum dollar amount limitation for such size or sizes 
of residences for such sub-area that is otherwise in 
effect (including pursuant to the first sentence of 
this paragraph), but in no case to an amount that 
exceeds the amount specified in subparagraph (A)(ii) 
of this paragraph.’’. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the bridge referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Stan Musial Memorial 
Bridge’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
December 31, 2013. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 420 
To designate the new Interstate Route 70 bridge over the Mississippi River 
connecting St. Louis, Missouri and southwestern Illinois as the ‘‘Stan 
Musial Memorial Bridge’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2013 
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mrs. WAGNER, and 
Mr. LIPINSKI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To designate the new Interstate Route 70 bridge over the 
Mississippi River connecting St. Louis, Missouri and 
southwestern Illinois as the ‘‘Stan Musial Memorial 
Bridge’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. STAN MUSIAL MEMORIAL BRIDGE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The new Interstate Route 70 
bridge over the Mississippi River that connects St. Louis, 
Missouri, to southwestern Illinois shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Stan Musial Memorial Bridge’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4212 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 
15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, 
qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2014 
Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. NEAL, Mr. GERLACH, and Mr. 
KIND) 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 permanently 
extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold 
improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and 
qualified retail improvement property. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF TREATMENT OF 
QUALIFIED 
LEASEHOLD 
IMPROVEMENT 
PROPERTY AS 15-YEAR PROPERTY FOR PUR-
POSES OF DEPRECIATION DEDUCTION. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Clause 
(iv) 
of 
section 
168(e)(3)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
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amended by striking ‘‘placed in service before January 1, 
2014’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
December 31, 2013. 
SEC. 2. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF TREATMENT OF QUALI-
FIED RESTAURANT PROPERTY AS 15-YEAR 
PROPERTY FOR PURPOSES OF DEPRECIA-
TION DEDUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Clause (v) of section 168(e)(3)(E) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘placed in service before January 1, 2014’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
December 31, 2013. 
SEC. 3. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF TREATMENT OF QUALI-
FIED RETAIL IMPROVEMENT PROPERTY AS 
15-YEAR PROPERTY FOR PURPOSES OF DE-
PRECIATION DEDUCTION. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Clause 
(ix) 
of 
section 
168(e)(3)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘, and before January 1, 2014’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4213 
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding 
the definitions for funeral industry practices. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2014 
Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. PETERS of Michigan, and Mr. WALBERG) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regula-
tions regarding the definitions for funeral industry prac-
tices. 
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 ‘‘Funeral Rule Improve-
ment Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. REVISION OF REGULATIONS REGARDING FUNERAL 
INDUSTRY PRACTICES REQUIRED. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall revise the 
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definitions in section 453.1 of title 16, Code of Federal 
Regulations in the following manner: 
(1) By amending the definition of ‘‘funeral pro-
vider’’ to read as follows: ‘‘A ‘funeral provider’ is 
any person, partnership, trust, or corporation that 
sells or offers to sell funeral or burial goods or serv-
ices to the public.’’. 
(2) By further amending the definition of ‘‘fu-
neral provider’’ to except each of the following: 
(A) Any religious denomination, middle ju-
dicatory, house of worship, or similar religious 
organization. 
(B) Any State or political subdivision of a 
State. 
(C) Any cemetery that has 25 or fewer 
burials per year. 
(D) Any entity described in section 
501(c)(13) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(13)). 
(3) By amending the definition of ‘‘funeral 
services’’ to read as follows: ‘‘ ‘Funeral or burial 
services’ are any services that are sold or offered for 
sale directly to the public for use in connection with 
either: (1) the care and preparation of deceased 
human remains for burial, cremation, or other final 
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disposition or (2) the arrangement, supervision, or 
carrying out the funeral ceremony or final disposi-
tion of deceased human bodies.’’. 
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In the Senate of the United States,
November 17 (legislative day, November 16), 1995.
Resolved, That the Senate recede from its amendment
to the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 2491)
entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to sec-
tion 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
year 1996’’, and concur to the above entitled bill with the fol-
lowing
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Balanced Budget Act
of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF TITLES.
This Act is organized into titles as follows:
Title I—Agriculture and Related Provisions
Title II—Banking, Housing, and Related Provisions
Title III—Communication and Spectrum Allocation Provisions
Title IV—Education and Related Provisions
Title V—Energy and Natural Resources Provisions
Title VI—Federal Retirement and Related Provisions
Title VII—Medicaid
Title VIII—Medicare
Title IX—Transportation and Related Provisions
Title X—Veterans and Related Provisions
Title XI—Revenues
Title XII—Teaching hospitals and graduate medical education; asset sales; wel-
fare; and other provisions
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4217 
To prohibit a reduction in funding for the defense commissary system in 
fiscal year 2015 pending the report of the Military Compensation and 
Retirement Modernization Commission. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2014 
Mr. FORBES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit a reduction in funding for the defense com-
missary system in fiscal year 2015 pending the report 
of the Military Compensation and Retirement Moderniza-
tion Commission. 
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 ‘‘Military Commissary 
Sustainment Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION IN FUNDING FOR THE 
DEFENSE COMMISSARY SYSTEM IN FISCAL 
YEAR 2015 PENDING THE REPORT OF THE 
MILITARY COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT 
MODERNIZATION COMMISSION. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
monthly amount of funds made available by the Depart-
ment of Defense for the defense commissary system dur-
ing fiscal year 2015 may not be reduced below the average 
monthly amount of funds made available for that system 
during fiscal year 2014 until the date of the report of the 
Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization 
Commission under section 674(f) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 
239; 126 Stat. 1792). 
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