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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4562 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 23, 2014 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau 
of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District 
in the State of Nebraska. 
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. EARLY REPAYMENT OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 213 of 
the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390mm), 
any landowner within the Northport Irrigation District in 
the State of Nebraska (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘District’’) may repay, at any time, the construction costs 
of project facilities allocated to the landowner’s land with-
in the District. 
(b) APPLICABILITY OF FULL-COST PRICING LIMITA-
TIONS.—On discharge, in full, of the obligation for repay-
ment of all construction costs described in subsection (a) 
that are allocated to all land the landowner owns in the 
District in question, the parcels of land shall not be sub-
ject to the ownership and full-cost pricing limitations 
under Federal reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902, 
32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to 
and amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.), in-
cluding the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (13 U.S.C. 
390aa et seq.). 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—On request of a landowner that 
has repaid, in full, the construction costs described in sub-
section (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall provide to 
the landowner a certificate described in section 213(b)(1) 
of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 
390mm(b)(1)). 
(d) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section— 
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(1) modifies any contractual rights under, or 
amends or reopens, the reclamation contract between 
the District and the United States; or 
(2) modifies any rights, obligations, or relation-
ships between the District and landowners in the 
District under Nebraska State law. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2014. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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pursuant to subtitle B. A public charter school is not
a part of the District of Columbia public schools.
(29) SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘school’’ means—
(A) a public charter school; or
(B) any other day or residential school
that provides elementary or secondary edu-
cation, as determined under State or District of
Columbia law.
(30) STUDENT
WITH
SPECIAL
NEEDS.—The
term ‘‘student with special needs’’ has the meaning
given such term by the Mayor and the District of
Columbia Council under section 2301.
(31) SUPERINTENDENT.—The term ‘‘Super-
intendent’’ means the Superintendent of the District
of Columbia public schools.
(32) TEACHER.—The term ‘‘teacher’’ means
any person employed as a teacher by the Board of
Education or by a public charter school.
Subtitle A—District of Columbia
Reform Plan
SEC. 2101. LONG-TERM REFORM PLAN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) PLAN.—The Superintendent, with the ap-
proval of the Board of Education, shall submit to
the 
appropriate 
congressional 
committees, 
the
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3274 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 4567 Rockbridge Road in Pine Lake, Georgia, 
as the ‘‘Francis Manuel Ortega Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(I) the agencies and programs 
covered by two annual appropriations 
Acts; and 
(II) such additional agencies and 
programs not funded by annual ap-
propriations Acts as the Commission 
considers appropriate. 
(ii) If an agency or program is funded 
in more than one annual appropriations 
Act, the agency or program shall be evalu-
ated under the appropriation Act through 
which it is primarily funded. 
(2) PUBLICATION OF SCHEDULE.—Before be-
ginning the first evaluations under subsection (b), 
the Commission shall publish in the Federal Register 
a schedule for the evaluations. The schedule shall 
specify, by year, the annual appropriations Acts and 
the additional agencies and programs not funded by 
annual appropriations Acts that will be evaluated 
during that year. 
(e) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the end of a year in which evaluations are carried 
out under the schedule under subsection (d), the 
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(1) by redesignating the second subparagraph 
(D) and subparagraph (E) as subparagraphs (E) 
and (F), respectively; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(3) in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated, by 
striking the period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(G) section 4(a)(7).’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4567 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to broaden the special rules 
for certain governmental plans under section 105(j) to include plans 
established by political subdivisions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2014 
Mr. REICHERT (for himself and Mr. BLUMENAUER) 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 broaden 
the special rules for certain governmental plans under 
section 105(j) to include plans established by political 
subdivisions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF APPLICATION OF SPECIAL 
RULES FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL PLANS 
TO INCLUDE PLANS ESTABLISHED BY POLIT-
ICAL SUBDIVISIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 105(j)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1532
AN ACT
To direct the United States Sentencing Commission
to provide sentencing enhancement for offenses
against property at national cemeteries.
(1) by inserting ‘‘or established by or on behalf 
of a State or political subdivision thereof’’ after 
‘‘public retirement system’’, and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or 501(c)(9)’’ after ‘‘section 
115’’ in subparagraph (B) thereof. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to payments after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4568 
To enhance the ability of smaller reporting companies to access the public 
securities markets by allowing forward incorporation by reference on 
Form S–1, to add listing and registration of a class of common equity 
securities on a national securities exchange as an additional basis for 
satisfying the requirements of General Instruction I.B.1. of Form S– 
3, and to remove such listing and registration as a requirement of 
General Instruction I.B.6. of such form. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2014 
Mrs. WAGNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To enhance the ability of smaller reporting companies to 
access the public securities markets by allowing forward 
incorporation by reference on Form S–1, to add listing 
and registration of a class of common equity securities 
on a national securities exchange as an additional basis 
for satisfying the requirements of General Instruction 
I.B.1. of Form S–3, and to remove such listing and 
registration as a requirement of General Instruction 
I.B.6. of such form. 
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 ‘‘Small Business Free-
dom to Grow Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. FORWARD INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE FOR 
FORM S–1. 
Not later than 45 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission 
shall revise Form S–1 so as to permit a smaller reporting 
company to incorporate by reference in a registration 
statement filed on such form any documents that such 
company files with the Commission after the effective date 
of such registration statement. 
SEC. 3. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR USE OF FORM S–3. 
Not later than 45 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission 
shall revise Form S–3— 
(1) so as to permit securities to be registered 
pursuant to General Instruction I.B.1. of such form 
provided that either— 
(A) the aggregate market value of the vot-
ing and non-voting common equity held by non- 
affiliates of the registrant is $75,000,000 or 
more; or 
(B) the registrant has at least one class of 
common equity securities listed and registered 
on a national securities exchange; and 
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(2) so as to remove the requirement of para-
graph (c) from General Instruction I.B.6. of such 
form. 
SEC. 4. SMALLER REPORTING COMPANY DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘smaller reporting company’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 230.405 of 
title 17, Code of Federal Regulations. 
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notice of the request in the Federal Reg-
ister, and provides a copy of the request to
the public upon request;
‘‘(ii) the Director sets forth in writing
a statement of the scope, conditions, and
duration of the waiver and the reasons for
granting it, and makes such statement
available to the public upon request; and
‘‘(iii) the granting of the waiver would
not materially impair the timely and equi-
table availability of public information to
the public.
‘‘(e) With respect to statistical policy and coordina-
tion, each agency shall—
‘‘(1) ensure the relevance, accuracy, timeliness,
integrity, and objectivity of information collected or
created for statistical purposes;
‘‘(2) inform respondents fully and accurately
about the sponsors, purposes, and uses of statistical
surveys and studies;
‘‘(3) protect respondents’ privacy and ensure
that disclosure policies fully honor pledges of con-
fidentiality;
‘‘(4) observe Federal standards and practices
for data collection, analysis, documentation, sharing,
and dissemination of information;
‘‘(5) ensure the timely publication of the results
of statistical surveys and studies, including informa-
tion about the quality and limitations of the surveys
and studies; and
‘‘(6) make data available to statistical agencies
and readily accessible to the public.
‘‘(f) With respect to records management, each agen-
cy shall implement and enforce applicable policies and pro-
cedures, including requirements for archiving information
maintained in electronic format, particularly in the plan-
ning, design and operation of information systems.
‘‘(g) With respect to privacy and security, each agen-
cy shall—
‘‘(1) implement and enforce applicable policies,
procedures, standards, and guidelines on privacy,
confidentiality, security, disclosure and sharing of
information collected or maintained by or for the
agency;
‘‘(2) assume responsibility and accountability
for compliance with and coordinated management of
sections 552 and 552a of title 5, the Computer Se-
IB 
Union Calendar No. 482 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4569 
[Report No. 113–642] 
To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to make certain 
improvements to form 10-K and regulation S-K, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2014 
Mr. GARRETT (for himself and Mr. HURT) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
DECEMBER 2, 2014 
Additional sponsor: Mr. HULTGREN 
DECEMBER 2, 2014 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
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A BILL 
To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to make 
certain improvements to form 10-K and regulation S- 
K, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Disclosure Moderniza-
tion and Simplification Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. SUMMARY PAGE FOR FORM 10-K. 
Not later than the end of the 180-day period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission shall issue regulations to 
permit issuers to submit a summary page on form 10-K 
(17 C.F.R. 249.310), but only if each item on such sum-
mary page includes a cross-reference (by electronic link 
or otherwise) to the material contained in form 10-K to 
which such item relates. 
SEC. 3. IMPROVEMENT OF REGULATION S-K. 
Not later than the end of the 180-day period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission shall revise regulation S- 
K (17 C.F.R. 229.10 et seq.)— 
(1) to further scale or eliminate requirements of 
regulation S-K, in order to reduce the burden on 
emerging growth companies, accelerated filers, and 
smaller
reporting
companies,
and
other
smaller 
issuers; and 
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sion shall revise Regulation D (17 C.F.R. 501 et seq.) in 
accordance with the following: 
(1) The Commission shall revise Form D filing 
requirements to require an issuer offering or selling 
securities in reliance on an exemption provided 
under Rule 506 of Regulation D to file with the 
Commission a single notice of sales containing the 
information required by Form D for each new offer-
ing of securities no earlier than the date of first sale 
of securities in the offering. The Commission shall 
not require such an issuer to file any notice of sales 
containing the information required by Form D ex-
cept for the single notice described in the previous 
sentence. 
(2) The Commission shall make the information 
contained in each Form D filing available to the se-
curities commission (or any agency or office per-
forming like functions) of each State and territory of 
the United States and the District of Columbia. 
(3) The Commission shall not condition the 
availability of any exemption for an issuer under 
Rule 506 of Regulation D (17 C.F.R. 230.506) on 
the issuer’s or any other person’s filing with the 
Commission of a Form D or any similar report. 
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325(b)(3)(C)) is further amended by moving the margin 
of clause (iii) 4 ems to the left. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS.—Not later than 
9 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commission shall promulgate regulations to implement 
the amendments made by this section. 
SEC. 103. DELAYED APPLICATION OF JSA ATTRIBUTION 
RULE IN CASE OF WAIVER PETITION. 
In the case of a party to a joint sales agreement (as 
defined in Note 2(k) to section 73.3555 of title 47, Code 
of Federal Regulations) that is in effect on the effective 
date of the amendment to Note 2(k)(2) to such section 
made by the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and 
Report and Order adopted by the Commission on March 
31, 2014 (FCC 14–28), and who, not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, submits to 
the Commission a petition for a waiver of the application 
to such agreement of the rule in such Note 2(k)(2) (as 
so amended), such party shall not be considered to be in 
violation of the ownership limitations of such section by 
reason of the application of such rule to such agreement 
until the later of— 
(1) the date that is 18 months after the date 
on which the Commission denies such petition; or 
(2) December 31, 2016.
Union Calendar No. 482 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4569 
[Report No. 113–642] 
A BILL 
To require the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion to make certain improvements to form 10- 
K and regulation S-K, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 2, 2014 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee 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. 4570 
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise Regulation D 
relating to exemptions from registration requirements for certain sales 
of securities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2014 
Mr. GARRETT (for himself and Mr. MCHENRY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise 
Regulation D relating to exemptions from registration 
requirements for certain sales of securities. 
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 Placement Im-
provement Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. REVISIONS TO SEC REGULATION D. 
Not later than 45 days following the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commis-
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(4) The Commission shall not require issuers to 
submit written general solicitation materials to the 
Commission in connection with a Rule 506(c) offer-
ing, except when the Commission requests such ma-
terials pursuant to the Commission’s authority 
under section 8A or section 20 of the Securities Act 
of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77h–1 or 77t) or section 9, 
10(b), 21A, 21B, or 21C of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78i, 78j(b), 78u–1, 78u–2, 
or 78u–3). 
(5) The Commission shall not extend the re-
quirements contained in Rule 156 to private funds. 
(6) The Commission shall revise Rule 501(a) of 
Regulation D to provide that a person who is a 
‘‘knowledgeable employee’’ of a private fund or the 
fund’s investment adviser, as defined in Rule 3c– 
5(a)(4) (17 C.F.R. 270.3c–5(a)(4)), shall be an ac-
credited investor for purposes of a Rule 506 offering 
of a private fund with respect to which the person 
is a knowledgeable employee. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4571 
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 
MAY 6, 2014 
Mr. HULTGREN 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. INCREASED THRESHOLD FOR DISCLOSURES 
RELATING 
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 
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Regulations, so as to increase from $5,000,000 to 
$20,000,000 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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name of the staff member supervising each entity af-
fected, and the reasons for the structural change.
SEC. 142. (a) The Board of Education of the District
of Columbia and the University of the District of Colum-
bia shall annually compile an accurate and verifiable re-
port on the positions and employees in the public school
system and the university, respectively. The annual report
shall set forth—
(1) the number of validated schedule A posi-
tions in the District of Columbia Public Schools and
the University of the District of Columbia for fiscal
year 1995, fiscal year 1996, and thereafter on full-
time equivalent basis, including a compilation of all
positions by control center, responsibility center,
funding source, position type, position title, pay
plan, grade, and annual salary; and
(2) a compilation of all employees in the Dis-
trict of Columbia Public Schools and the University
of the District of Columbia as of the preceding De-
cember 31, verified as to its accuracy in accordance
with the functions that each employee actually per-
forms, by control center, responsibility center, agen-
cy reporting code, program (including funding
source), activity, location for accounting purposes,