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‘‘(C) in any case where the original loan 
was a loan under section 428B or a Federal Di-
rect PLUS Loan, a rate equal to the rate for 
Federal Direct PLUS Loans for the 12-month 
period beginning on July 1, 2013, and ending 
on June 30, 2014; and 
‘‘(D) in any case where the original loan 
was a loan under section 428C or a Federal Di-
rect Consolidation Loan, a rate equal to the 
rate for Federal Direct PLUS Loans for the 
12-month period beginning on July 1, 2013, 
and ending on June 30, 2014. 
‘‘(2) FIXED RATE.—The applicable rate of in-
terest determined under paragraph (1) for a re-
issued loan under this section shall be fixed for the 
period of the loan. 
‘‘(d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LOANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A loan that is reissued 
under this section shall have the same terms and 
conditions as the original loan, except as otherwise 
provided in this section. 
‘‘(2) NO
AUTOMATIC
EXTENSION
OF
REPAY-
MENT PERIOD.—Reissuing a loan under this section 
shall not result in the extension of the duration of 
the repayment period of the loan, and the borrower 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4581 
To prohibit the United States from funding projects that discriminate against 
Israeli organizations that operate beyond the 1949 armistice lines. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2014 
Mr. STOCKMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit the United States from funding projects that 
discriminate against Israeli organizations that operate 
beyond the 1949 armistice lines. 
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 ‘‘Prohibiting Discrimi-
nation Against Israel Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS. 
Congress finds: 
(1) In 1995, the Interim Agreement on the 
West Bank and the Gaza Strip (commonly referred 
to as the Oslo II Accord) formally divided Judea and 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4580 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to 
the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2014 
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. HONDA, Mr. WALZ, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities 
relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the 
Veterans Health Administration. 
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 ‘‘Improving Clinical 
Care Workforce for Our Vets Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES ON COLLECTIVE 
BARGAINING OF EMPLOYEES OF THE VET-
ERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 7422 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (b). 
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issue a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Di-
rect Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct 
PLUS Loan, or a Federal Direct Consolidation 
Loan of the qualified borrower, for which the first 
disbursement was made, or the application for the 
consolidation loan was received before July 1, 2013, 
in an amount equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(A) the unpaid principal, accrued unpaid 
interest, and late charges of the original loan; 
and 
‘‘(B) the administrative fee under sub-
section (d)(3). 
‘‘(2) DISCHARGING AND REISSUING FFEL PRO-
GRAM
LOANS
AS
REFINANCED
FEDERAL
DIRECT 
LOANS.—Upon application of a qualified borrower 
for any loan that was made, insured, or guaranteed 
under part B and for which the first disbursement 
was made, or the application for the consolidation 
loan was received, before July 1, 2010, the Secretary 
shall reissue such loan as a loan under this part, in 
an amount equal to the sum of the unpaid principal, 
accrued unpaid interest, and late charges of the 
original loan and the administrative fee under sub-
section (d)(3), to the borrower in accordance with 
the following: 
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Samaria into three administrative divisions, with 
Area C being under full Israeli civil and security 
control; therefore, foreign countries should not dis-
criminate against Israeli organizations that operate 
there. 
(2) In 1995, the United States Congress passed 
the Jerusalem Embassy Act (Public Law 104–45) 
which formally recognized Jerusalem as the capital 
of the State of Israel, and concluded that it should 
remain an undivided city. 
(3) The claim that Israeli settlements beyond 
the 1949 armistice lines are an obstacle to peace has 
been repeatedly disproven, and the 2005 expulsion 
from Gaza and the 2010 freeze on natural growth 
in the settlements harmed the peace process and led 
to an increase in violence, not a decrease. 
(4) Notwithstanding allegations to the contrary, 
Israeli settlements in these territories do not in any 
way violate Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Conven-
tion; they are completely voluntary, and do not in-
volve ‘‘individual or mass forcible transfers’’ prohib-
ited by subpart (1) of Article 49. 
(5) In 2009, the Kingdom of Spain refused to 
allow a team from Ariel University Center of Sama-
ria (now known as Ariel University) to participate in 
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a solar energy competition funded by the United 
States Department of Energy solely because the uni-
versity was located beyond Israel’s 1949 armistice 
line. 
(6) In 2010, The Government Pension Fund of 
Norway excluded several Israeli companies based 
solely on the fact that they operate in Judea and Sa-
maria. 
(7) In 2010, the European Court of Justice 
issued a ruling in Brita GmbH v. Hauptzollamt 
Hamburg-Hafen (Case C–386/08) prohibiting Israeli 
products produced beyond the 1949 armistice line 
from being labeled as ‘‘Made in Israel’’, which 
caused them to be subject to higher tariffs. 
(8) In 2010, the United Kingdom banned an 
Israeli tourism advertisement because it included a 
photograph of the Old City of Jerusalem, which is 
located beyond the 1949 armistice line and was fully 
annexed by Israel in 1980. 
(9) In 2013, the European Union issued orders 
forbidding its member states from cooperating, 
transferring funds, or giving scholarships or re-
search grants to organizations beyond Israel’s 1949 
armistice line. 
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SEC. 3. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION. 
It shall be the policy of the United States that no 
funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law may be 
expended for any international project that prohibits par-
ticipation of Israeli organizations that operate beyond the 
1949 armistice line. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The provisions of this Act shall take effect imme-
diately following enactment. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RESOURCE LIMITS; INFLATION AD-
JUSTMENT. 
(a) INCREASE
IN
RESOURCE
LIMITS.—Section 
1611(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ the last place it ap-
pears; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and to $8,250 on Janu-
ary 1 of the first calendar year that begins 
after the date of the enactment of the SSI Sav-
ers Act of 2014’’ before the period; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ the last place it ap-
pears; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and to $5,500 on Janu-
ary 1 of the first calendar year that begins 
after the date of the enactment of the SSI Sav-
ers Act of 2014’’ before the period. 
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 1611(a)(3) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(a)(3)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Whenever dollar 
amounts in effect under paragraphs (1)(A) 
and (2)(A) of this subsection are increased 
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(b) 
ADJUSTMENT
OF
STATUS.—If 
Antonia 
Esmeralda Aguilar Belmontes enters the United States 
before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), she 
shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully 
and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment 
of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Antonia Esmeralda Aguilar Belmontes, the Sec-
retary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce 
by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the 
total number of immigrant visas that are made available 
to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 
203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if appli-
cable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made 
available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth 
under section 202(e) of such Act. 
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
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SEC. 5. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT THAT SSI RECIPI-
ENTS APPLY FOR PERIODIC PAYMENTS FROM 
CERTAIN 
DEFERRED 
COMPENSATION 
AR-
RANGEMENTS. 
Section 1611(e)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1382(e)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(other than 
payments from a plan, contract, account, annuity, or trust 
referred to in section 1613(a)(18))’’ after ‘‘section 
1612(a)(2)(B)’’. 
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to ben-
efits for calendar months beginning after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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V 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4585 
For the relief of Antonia Esmeralda Aguilar Belmontes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2014 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Antonia Esmeralda Aguilar Belmontes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ANTONIA 
ESMERALDA AGUILAR BELMONTES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Antonia Esmeralda Aguilar Belmontes shall be eligi-
ble for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment 
of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for perma-
nent residence upon filing an application for issuance of 
an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for 
adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. 
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parents, brothers, and sisters of Antonia Esmeralda 
Aguilar Belmontes shall not, by virtue of such relation-
ship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the 
Immigration and Nationality Act. 
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(2) 
APPLICABILITY
OF
OTHER
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Nothing in this Act supercedes any re-
quirement of the War Powers Resolution. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4586 
To ensure that the provision of foreign assistance does not contribute to 
human trafficking and to combat human trafficking by requiring greater 
transparency in the recruitment of foreign workers outside of the United 
States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2014 
Mr. ROYCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Foreign Affairs and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To ensure that the provision of foreign assistance does not 
contribute to human trafficking and to combat human 
trafficking by requiring greater transparency in the re-
cruitment of foreign workers outside of the United 
States, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimi-
nation Act of 2014’’. 
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property of a person determined by the 
President to be subject to subsection (a) if 
such property and interests in property are 
in the United States, come within the 
United States, or are or come within the 
possession or control of a United States 
person. 
(ii) EXCEPTION.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—The authority 
to impose sanctions under clause (i) 
shall not include the authority to im-
pose sanctions relating to the importa-
tion of goods. 
(II) GOOD
DEFINED.—In sub-
clause (I), the term ‘‘good’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 16 
of the Export Administration Act of 
1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415) (as con-
tinued in effect pursuant to the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)). 
(B) ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS, AD-
MISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
(i) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
An alien who the Secretary of State or the
ment of Venezuela or any of the agencies 
or instrumentalities of the Government of 
Venezuela (or by any other person on be-
half of the Government of Venezuela or 
any of such agencies or instrumentalities) 
to commit serious human rights abuses 
against the people of Venezuela, includ-
ing— 
(I) firearms or ammunition (as 
such terms are defined in section 921 
of title 18, United States Code), rub-
ber bullets, police batons, pepper or 
chemical sprays, stun grenades, elec-
troshock weapons, tear gas, water 
cannons, or surveillance technology; or 
(II) sensitive technology. 
(ii) 
SENSITIVE
TECHNOLOGY
DE-
FINED.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—For purposes 
of clause (i)(II), the term ‘‘sensitive 
technology’’ means hardware, soft-
ware, telecommunications equipment, 
or any other technology, that the 
President determines is to be used 
specifically—
International Development and the De-
partment of State shall make reasonable 
efforts to incorporate anti-trafficking and 
anti-slavery priorities into other aspects of 
foreign assistance, including the mainte-
nance of systems, such as appropriate sup-
ply chain monitoring, to ensure that assist-
ance programs do not contribute to vulner-
ability to, or the prevalence of, human 
trafficking and slavery, consistent with this 
Act.’’. 
SEC. 202. OBLIGATIONS OF UNITED STATES CONSULAR OF-
FICERS. 
Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(s) A visa shall not be issued under the subpara-
graph (A)(iii), (B)(i) (but only for domestic servants de-
scribed in clause (i) or (ii) of section 274a.12(c)(17) of 
title 8, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on De-
cember 4, 2007)), (G)(v), (H), (J) (but only for applicants 
for the Summer Work Travel Program described in sec-
tion 62.32 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
in effect on May 11, 2012)), or (R) of section 101(a)(15) 
until the consular officer— 
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‘‘(1) has provided to and reviewed with the ap-
plicant, in the applicant’s language (or a language 
the applicant understands), a copy of the informa-
tion and resources pamphlet required by section 202 
of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Pro-
tection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 
1375c); and 
‘‘(2) has reviewed and made a part of the visa 
file the foreign labor recruiter disclosures required 
by title I of the Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment 
and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2014, as well as 
a notation of whether the foreign labor recruiter is 
registered pursuant section 104 of that Act.’’. 
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1544
AN ACT
To prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of un-
justifiable nonacquiescence in, and relitigation of, prece-
dents established in the Federal judicial circuits.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1553
AN ACT
To amend the President John F. Kennedy Assas-
sination Records Collection Act of 1992 to extend
the authorization of the Assassination Records
Review Board until September 30, 1998.
HR 4587 PCS 
(I) IN GENERAL.—The authority 
to impose sanctions under clause (i) 
shall not include the authority to im-
pose sanctions relating to the importa-
tion of goods. 
(II) GOOD
DEFINED.—In sub-
clause (I), the term ‘‘good’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 16 
of the Export Administration Act of 
1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415) (as con-
tinued in effect pursuant to the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)). 
(B) ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS, AD-
MISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
(i) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
An alien who the Secretary of State or the 
Secretary of Homeland Security (or a des-
ignee of one of such Secretaries) knows or 
has reasonable grounds to believe meets 
any of the criteria described in subsection 
(a) is— 
(I) inadmissible to the United 
States; 
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‘‘(13A) ‘Nonschool-based personnel’ means any
employee of the District of Columbia Public Schools
who is not based at a local school or who does not
provide direct services to individual students.’’.
(2) A new paragraph (15A) is added to
read as follows:
‘‘(15A) ‘School administrators’ means prin-
cipals, assistant principals, school program directors,
coordinators, instructional supervisors, and support
personnel of the District of Columbia Public
Schools.’’.
(b) Section 801A(b)(2) (D.C. Code, sec. 1–
609.1(b)(2)) is amended by adding a new subpara-
graph (L–i) to read as follows:
‘‘(L–i) Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Board of Education shall not
issue rules that require or permit nonschool-
based personnel or school administrators to be
assigned or reassigned to the same competitive
level as classroom teachers;’’
(c) Section 2402 (D.C. Code, sec. 1–625.2) is
amended by adding a new subsection (f) to read as
follows:
‘‘(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Board of Education shall not require or permit nonschool-
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support of, the commission of acts described in para-
graph (1) or (2) in relation to protests in Venezuela 
that began on February 12, 2014; or 
(4) has engaged in censorship against individ-
uals or media outlets disseminating information in 
relation to protests in Venezuela that began on Feb-
ruary 12, 2014. 
(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in 
this subsection are the following: 
(A) ASSET BLOCKING.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The exercise of all 
powers granted to the President by the 
International Emergency Economic Powers 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent 
necessary to block and prohibit all trans-
actions in all property and interests in 
property of a person determined by the 
President to be subject to subsection (a) if 
such property and interests in property are 
in the United States, come within the 
United States, or are or come within the 
possession or control of a United States 
person. 
(ii) EXCEPTION.— 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4588 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to deny the right to grant 
retransmission consent to a television broadcast station if an AM or 
FM radio broadcast station licensed to the same licensee transmits a 
sound recording without providing compensation for programming. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2014 
Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Ms. ESHOO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to deny the 
right to grant retransmission consent to a television 
broadcast station if an AM or FM radio broadcast sta-
tion licensed to the same licensee transmits a sound 
recording without providing compensation for program-
ming. 
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 the Rights 
of Musicians Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EFFECT OF CERTAIN RADIO TRANSMISSIONS ON 
RIGHT TO GRANT TELEVISION RETRANS-
MISSION CONSENT. 
Section 325(b)(2) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) to retransmission of the signal of a tele-
vision broadcast station if the licensee of such sta-
tion is also the licensee of an AM or FM radio 
broadcast station and, during the term of the license 
for such television broadcast station in which such 
retransmission occurs, such licensee has transmitted 
a sound recording over such radio station without 
providing compensation for all programming carried 
over the signal.’’. 
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