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‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—(1) The amendments made
by this section shall only apply—
‘‘(A) in 15 States (as determined by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services) and such
other States as elect such amendments to apply to
them, and
‘‘(B) subject to paragraph (2), during the 81⁄2
year period beginning with 1992.
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall conduct a study that compares the health care
costs, quality of care, and access to services under medi-
care select policies with that under other medicare supple-
mental policies. The study shall be based on surveys of
appropriate age-adjusted sample populations. The study
shall be completed by December 31, 1998.
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall determine during 1999
whether the amendments made by this section shall re-
main in effect beyond the 81⁄2 year period described in
paragraph (1)(B). Such amendments shall remain in ef-
fect beyond such period unless the Secretary determines
(based on the results of the study under subparagraph
(A)) that—
‘‘(i) such amendments have not resulted in sav-
ings of premiums costs to those enrolled in medicare
select policies (in comparison to their enrollment in
(2) any prolonged failure of a reporting juris-
diction to comply with a request by the Attorney 
General for information about dispositions of ar-
rests; and 
(3) the numbers of successful and unsuccessful 
challenges to the accuracy and completeness of 
records, organized by State of origination of each 
record. 
SEC. 8. REPORT ON STATUTORY AND REGULATORY RE-
STRICTIONS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS BASED 
ON CRIMINAL RECORDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Labor and the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management, shall submit to 
Congress a report on each Federal statute, regulation, or 
policy that authorizes a restriction on, or disqualification 
of, an applicant for employment or for a Federal license 
or permit based on the criminal record of the applicant. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF INFORMATION.—In the re-
port submitted under subsection (a), the Attorney General 
shall— 
(1) identify each occupation, position, license, 
or permit to which a restriction or disqualification 
described in subsection (a) applies; and 
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(2) for each occupation, position, license, or 
permit identified under paragraph (1), include— 
(A) a description of the restriction or dis-
qualification; 
(B) the duration of the restriction or dis-
qualification; 
(C) an evaluation of the rationale for the 
restriction or disqualification and its continuing 
usefulness; 
(D) the procedures, if any, to appeal, waive 
or exempt the restriction or disqualification 
based on a showing of rehabilitation or other 
relevant evidence; 
(E) any information available about the 
numbers of individuals restricted or disqualified 
on the basis of a criminal record; and 
(F) the identity of the Federal agency with 
jurisdiction over the restriction or disqualifica-
tion. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1674 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability 
of debts for certain educational payments and loans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2015 
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. SWALWELL 
of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify 
the dischargeability of debts for certain educational pay-
ments and loans. 
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 ‘‘Private Student Loan 
Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCEPTIONS TO DISCHARGE. 
Section 523(a)(8) of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B), and 
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that such regulation is in the public interest, or 
whether such regulation should be repealed; and 
(4) amend or repeal any regulation described in 
subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2), as deter-
mined by Commission vote pursuant to such para-
graph. 
(b) DEFINITION.—As used in this section and for 
purposes of the review required by subsection (a) the term 
‘‘significant regulation’’ has the meaning given the term 
‘‘major rule’’ in section 804(2) of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 45 days 
after any final Commission vote described in subsection 
(a)(2), the Commission shall transmit a report to the 
Committee on Financial Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate describing the Commission’s 
review under subsection (a), its vote or votes, and the ac-
tions taken pursuant to paragraph (3) of such subsection. 
If the Commission determines that legislation is necessary 
to amend or repeal any regulation described in subpara-
graph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(2), the Commission 
shall include in the report recommendations for such legis-
lation.
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(i)’’, and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘any program for 
which substantially all of the funds are 
provided by a’’ after ‘‘unit or’’, and 
(B) in clause (ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(ii)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(B)’’, and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this 
Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to 
cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 473
To repeal provisions of the Clean Air Act dealing with toxic air emissions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 11, 1995
Mr. DELAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce
A BILL
To repeal provisions of the Clean Air Act dealing with toxic
air emissions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF CLEAN AIR ACT PROVISIONS RE-
LATING TO TOXIC AIR EMISSIONS.
Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401
and following), relating to hazardous air pollutants, is
hereby repealed.
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† HR 1735 EAS1S 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs, and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
(d) RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING LAW.—The require-
ments of this section— 
(1) shall be implemented in a manner that is 
consistent with the requirements of section 1008 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2002 (10 U.S.C. 2222 note); 
(2) shall not be construed to alter the require-
ment under section 3521(e) of title 31, United States 
Code, that the financial statements of the Department 
of Defense as a whole be audited by the Inspector 
General or by an independent external auditor, as de-
termined by the Inspector General; and 
(3) shall not be construed to limit or alter the 
authorities of the Comptroller General of the United 
States under section 3521(g) of title 31, United States 
Code.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 474
To repeal provisions of the Clean Air Act dealing with acid rain.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 11, 1995
Mr. DELAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce
A BILL
To repeal provisions of the Clean Air Act dealing with acid
rain.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF CLEAN AIR ACT PROVISIONS RE-
LATING TO ACID RAIN.
Title IV of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 and
following), relating to acid deposition control, is hereby
repealed.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1675 
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so 
as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide 
certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2015 
Mr. HULTGREN (for himself, Mr. DELANEY, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Mr. 
POLIS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise 
its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for 
requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating 
to compensatory benefit plans. 
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 ‘‘Encouraging Employee 
Ownership Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASED THRESHOLD FOR DISCLOSURES RELAT-
ING TO COMPENSATORY BENEFIT PLANS. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission 
shall revise section 230.701(e) of title 17, Code of Federal 
Regulations, so as to increase from $5,000,000 to 
$10,000,000 the aggregate sales price or amount of secu-
rities sold during any consecutive 12-month period in ex-
cess of which the issuer is required under such section to 
deliver an additional disclosure to investors. The Commis-
sion shall index for inflation such aggregate sales price 
or amount every 5 years to reflect the change in the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by 
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, rounding to the nearest 
$1,000,000. 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 475
To repeal provisions of the Clean Air Act dealing with stratospheric ozone
protection.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 11, 1995
Mr. DELAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce
A BILL
To repeal provisions of the Clean Air Act dealing with
stratospheric ozone protection.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF CLEAN AIR ACT PROVISIONS RE-
LATING TO STRATOSPHERIC OZONE PROTEC-
TION.
Title VI of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 and
following) is hereby repealed.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 476
To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal certain emissions standards for motor
vehicles which have not yet taken effect.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 11, 1995
Mr. DELAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal certain emissions
standards for motor vehicles which have not yet taken effect.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE EMIS-
SION STANDARDS.
Section 202 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401
and following) is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (a)(1) is amended by adding at
the end thereof the following: ‘‘For all motor vehicles
in any class or category manufactured after the
model year 1995, the standard promulgated by the
Administrator under this section shall be the stand-
ard applicable to such class or category of motor ve-
hicle in the model year 1995.’’.
(2) Subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii) is repealed.
(3) Subsection (h) is repealed.
(4) Subsection (i) is repealed.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 477
To amend the Clean Air Act to allow emission reductions caused by fleet
turnover to be credited to the emission reduction requirements of the Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 11, 1995
Mr. DELAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to allow emission reductions
caused by fleet turnover to be credited to the emission
reduction requirements of the Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FLEET TURNOVER EMISSION REDUCTIONS.
Section 182(b)(1)(C) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7401 and following) is amended by adding the following
at the end thereof: ‘‘Emission reduction attributable to
fleet turnover shall also be creditable against such re-
quired reduction.’’.
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subsection (a), shall submit to the Committees on 
Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and Senate a report detailing the progress on the 
Aurora medical facility project. 
(d) COOPERATION.— 
(1) INFORMATION.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall provide the Army Corps of Engineers 
with any documents or information which the Army 
Corps of Engineers determines necessary to carry 
out subsections (a) and (b). 
(2) ASSISTANCE.—Upon request by the Army 
Corps of Engineers, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall provide to the Army Corps of Engineers 
any assistance that the Army Corps of Engineers de-
termines necessary to carry out subsections (a) and 
(b). Such assistance shall be provided at no cost to 
the Army Corps of Engineers. 
(e) AURORA
MEDICAL
FACILITY
PROJECT
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Aurora medical facility 
project’’ means the major medical facility project specified 
in section 2 to replace the Department of Veterans Affairs 
Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. 
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‘‘(II) except for nominal copayments im-
posed for services covered under part B of this
title, such benefits include at least the core
group of basic benefits described in subsection
(p)(2)(B), and
‘‘(III) an enrollee’s liability under such pol-
icy for physician’s services covered under part
B of this title is limited to the nominal
copayments described in subclause (II),
the policy shall nevertheless be treated as meeting those
standards if the policy meets the requirements of subpara-
graph (B).
‘‘(B) A policy meets the requirements of this sub-
paragraph if—
‘‘(i) full benefits are provided for items and
services furnished through a network of entities
which have entered into contracts or agreements
with the issuer of the policy;
‘‘(ii) full benefits are provided for items and
services furnished by other entities if the services are
medically necessary and immediately required be-
cause of an unforeseen illness, injury, or condition
and it is not reasonable given the circumstances to
obtain the services through the network;
‘‘(iii) the network offers sufficient access;
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 478
To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Federal government from
requiring State plans to mandate trip reduction measures.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 11, 1995
Mr. DELAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Federal govern-
ment from requiring State plans to mandate trip reduc-
tion measures.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF CLEAN AIR ACT TO REMOVE
TRIP REDUCTION MANDATE.
Section 182(c)(5) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7401 and following) is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following: ‘‘No revision of a State implementa-
tion plan to include provisions specified in this paragraph
shall be required to include measures described in section
108(f)(A)(iv).’’.
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Union Calendar No. 301 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1675 
[Report No. 114–398] 
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so 
as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide 
certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2015 
Mr. HULTGREN (for himself, Mr. DELANEY, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Mr. 
POLIS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
JANUARY 28, 2016 
Additional sponsors: Mr. STIVERS, Mr. HIGGINS, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. HURT of 
Virginia, and Mr. KIND 
JANUARY 28, 2016 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise 
its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for 
requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating 
to compensatory benefit plans. 
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medicare supplemental policies that are not medicare
select policies and that provide comparable cov-
erage),
‘‘(ii) there have been significant additional ex-
penditures under the medicare program as a result
of such amendments, or
‘‘(iii) access to and quality of care has been sig-
nificantly diminished as a result of such amend-
ments.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives April 6, 1995.
Attest:
Clerk.
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 ‘‘Encouraging Employee 
Ownership Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASED THRESHOLD FOR DISCLOSURES RELAT-
ING TO COMPENSATORY BENEFIT PLANS. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission 
shall revise section 230.701(e) of title 17, Code of Federal 
Regulations, so as to increase from $5,000,000 to 
$10,000,000 the aggregate sales price or amount of secu-
rities sold during any consecutive 12-month period in ex-
cess of which the issuer is required under such section to 
deliver an additional disclosure to investors. The Commis-
sion shall index for inflation such aggregate sales price 
or amount every 5 years to reflect the change in the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by 
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, rounding to the nearest 
$1,000,000. 
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Union Calendar No. 301 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1675 
[Report No. 114–398] 
A BILL 
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission 
to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold 
amount for requiring issuers to provide certain 
disclosures relating to compensatory benefit 
plans. 
JANUARY 28, 2016 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 479
To repeal the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Public Law 101–549).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 11, 1995
Mr. DELAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce
A BILL
To repeal the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Public
Law 101–549).
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF
1990.
Public Law 101–549 is hereby repealed.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 47
To require approval by law of agency rules and regulations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require approval by law of agency rules and regulations.
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 ‘‘Regulatory Relief and
Reform Act’’.
SEC. 2. AGENCY RULES REQUIRED TO BE APPROVED BY
LAW.
(a) APPROVAL REQUIREMENT.—Section 553 of title
5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘except to the extent’’
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 483
AN ACT
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
permit medicare select policies to be offered in all
States, and for other purposes.
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and inserting ‘‘except that subsections (b), (c), (d),
and (e) do not apply to the extent’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) A rule or regulation shall not be effective unless
it is approved by law.’’.
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to—
(1) a rule or regulation issued in final form
after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) a rule or regulation issued in final form be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act, if the
first effective date of the rule or regulation occurs
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 480
To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the mandatory requirement for State
motor vehicle inspection and maintenance programs for ozone nonattain-
ment areas.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 11, 1995
Mr. DELAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the mandatory require-
ment for State motor vehicle inspection and maintenance
programs for ozone nonattainment areas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF MANDATORY STATE MOTOR VEHI-
CLE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE RE-
QUIREMENT.
The Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.7401 and following) is
amended as follows:
(1) Section 182(a)(2)(B) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(B) For any Marginal Area, the State
may, but shall not be required to, include in the
applicable implementation plan provisions for a
vehicle inspection and maintenance program.’’.
(2) Section 182(b)(4) is repealed.
(3) Section 182(c)(3) is repealed.
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