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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2367 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize aliens who are covered 
by certain immigration policies and who otherwise satisfy the require-
ments for admission to a military service academy to be appointed 
to and attend a military service academy and, upon graduation, to 
be appointed as a commissioned officer in the Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2015 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize aliens 
who are covered by certain immigration policies and who 
otherwise satisfy the requirements for admission to a 
military service academy to be appointed to and attend 
a military service academy and, upon graduation, to be 
appointed as a commissioned officer in the Armed 
Forces. 
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 ‘‘Opportunity for Mili-
tary Academies and Readiness Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO APPOINT CERTAIN ALIENS WHO 
ARE UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED 
STATES AS CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN AT 
MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES. 
(a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 
4346 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e)(1) An alien who, at the time of application for 
admission to the Academy, possesses an employment au-
thorization document issued by United States Citizenship 
and Immigration Services under the requirements of the 
Department of Homeland Security policy dated June 15, 
2012, and entitled ‘Deferred Action for Childhood Arriv-
als’ (DACA) or the memorandum dated November 20, 
2014, and entitled ‘Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion 
with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United 
States and Children and with Respect to Certain Individ-
uals Who are Parents of U.S. Citizens or Permanent Resi-
dents’ and who otherwise satisfies the requirements for 
admission to the Academy, other than the United States 
citizenship requirement, may be— 
‘‘(A) appointed as a cadet and attend the Acad-
emy; and 
‘‘(B) upon graduation, be appointed as a com-
missioned officer in the armed forces. 
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(2) expresses support to the State and people of
Florida as they overcome the effects of the fires;
(3) commends the heroic efforts of firefighters
from across the Nation in battling the fires; and
(4) commends the many agencies of or estab-
lished by the Federal Government and the many
State and local government agencies that have con-
tributed vital support functions in response to the
fires.
Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 1998.
Attest:
Clerk.
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 298
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing deepest condolences to the State and
people of Florida for the losses suffered as a re-
sult of the wild land fires occurring in June and
July 1998, expressing support to the State and
people of Florida as they overcome the effects of
the fires, and commending the heroic efforts of
firefighters from across the Nation in battling
the fires.
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 298
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas during June and July 1998, wild land fires de-
stroyed approximately 500,000 acres of land in northeast
and central Florida, having an aggregate value of more
than $276,000,000;
Whereas the fires have affected 67 counties in the State of
Florida;
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Whereas the President of the United States issued a major
disaster declaration for the State of Florida;
Whereas the fires have damaged at least 367 homes and 33
businesses;
Whereas the fires have caused business closures and have ag-
gravated drought conditions, which will have a long-term
impact on the economy of the region;
Whereas the fires have caused injuries to at least 95 people,
the majority of whom are firefighters;
Whereas approximately 7,000 firefighters from 46 States
have braved extreme conditions to assist firefighters in
Florida in fighting the fires;
Whereas many agencies of or established by the Federal Gov-
ernment, including the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, the Forest Service, the Department of Defense,
the Department of Transportation, AmeriCorps, the
Small Business Administration, the General Services Ad-
ministration, the National Guard, the American National
Red Cross, and the Civil Air Patrol, have contributed
vital support functions in response to the fires; and
Whereas many State and local government agencies have also
contributed vital support functions in response to the
fires: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
(1) expresses deepest condolences to the State
and people of Florida for the losses suffered as a re-
sult of the wild land fires occurring in June and
July 1998;
H. Con. Res. 298
Agreed to July 23, 1998
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight
Concurrent Resolution
Whereas during June and July 1998, wild land fires destroyed
approximately 500,000 acres of land in northeast and central
Florida, having an aggregate value of more than $276,000,000;
Whereas the fires have affected 67 counties in the State of Florida;
Whereas the President of the United States issued a major disaster
declaration for the State of Florida;
Whereas the fires have damaged at least 367 homes and 33
businesses;
Whereas the fires have caused business closures and have aggra-
vated drought conditions, which will have a long-term impact
on the economy of the region;
Whereas the fires have caused injuries to at least 95 people, the
majority of whom are firefighters;
Whereas approximately 7,000 firefighters from 46 States have
braved extreme conditions to assist firefighters in Florida in
fighting the fires;
Whereas many agencies of or established by the Federal Govern-
ment, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
the Forest Service, the Department of Defense, the Department
of Transportation, AmeriCorps, the Small Business Administra-
tion, the General Services Administration, the National Guard,
the American National Red Cross, and the Civil Air Patrol, have
contributed vital support functions in response to the fires; and
Whereas many State and local government agencies have also
contributed vital support functions in response to the fires: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That the Congress—
(1) expresses deepest condolences to the State and people
of Florida for the losses suffered as a result of the wild land
fires occurring in June and July 1998;
(2) expresses support to the State and people of Florida
as they overcome the effects of the fires;
(3) commends the heroic efforts of firefighters from across
the Nation in battling the fires; and
H. Con. Res. 298—2
(4) commends the many agencies of or established by the
Federal Government and the many State and local government
agencies that have contributed vital support functions in
response to the fires.
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 314
Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to war crimes against
United States military personnel and their families, and in particular
to the war crimes committed in El Salvador against United States
Army pilots David H. Pickett and Earnest Dawson, Jr.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 3, 1998
Mr. BRYANT (for himself, Mr. FAWELL, and Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky) submit-
ted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on International Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to war
crimes against United States military personnel and their
families, and in particular to the war crimes committed
in El Salvador against United States Army pilots David
H. Pickett and Earnest Dawson, Jr.
Whereas in 1991, David H. Pickett was a lieutenant colonel
and Earnest Dawson, Jr., was a private first class in the
United States Army;
Whereas on January 2, 1991, David H. Pickett and Earnest
Dawson, Jr., along with Chief Warrant Officer Daniel
Scott, were on official business when their helicopter was
shot down over El Salvador by Marxist guerrillas of the
Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN);
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and central Florida, having an aggregate value of more
than $276,000,000;
Whereas the fires have affected 67 counties in the State of
Florida;
Whereas the President of the United States issued a major
disaster declaration for the State of Florida;
Whereas the fires have damaged at least 367 homes and 33
businesses;
Whereas the fires have caused business closures and have ag-
gravated drought conditions, which will have a long-term
impact on the economy of the region;
Whereas the fires have caused injuries to at least 95 people,
the majority of whom are firefighters;
Whereas approximately 7,000 firefighters from 46 States
have braved extreme conditions to assist firefighters in
Florida in fighting the fires;
Whereas many agencies of or established by the Federal Gov-
ernment, including the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, the Forest Service, the Department of Defense,
the Department of Transportation, AmeriCorps, the
Small Business Administration, the General Services Ad-
ministration, the National Guard, the American National
Red Cross, and the Civil Air Patrol, have contributed
vital support functions in response to the fires; and
Whereas many State and local government agencies have also
contributed vital support functions in response to the
fires: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
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(1) expresses deepest condolences to the State
and people of Florida for the losses suffered as a re-
sult of the wild land fires occurring in June and
July 1998;
(2) expresses support to the State and people of
Florida as they overcome the effects of the fires;
(3) commends the heroic efforts of firefighters
from across the Nation in battling the fires; and
(4) commends the many agencies of or estab-
lished by the Federal Government and the many
State and local government agencies that have con-
tributed vital support functions in response to the
fires.
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III
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 298
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 21, 1998
Received and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing deepest condolences to the State and people of
Florida for the losses suffered as a result of the wild
land fires occurring in June and July 1998, expressing
support to the State and people of Florida as they over-
come the effects of the fires, and commending the heroic
efforts of firefighters from across the Nation in battling
the fires.
Whereas during June and July 1998, wild land fires de-
stroyed approximately 500,000 acres of land in northeast
and central Florida, having an aggregate value of more
than $276,000,000;
Whereas the fires have affected 67 counties in the State of
Florida;
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Whereas the President of the United States issued a major
disaster declaration for the State of Florida;
Whereas the fires have damaged at least 367 homes and 33
businesses;
Whereas the fires have caused business closures and have ag-
gravated drought conditions, which will have a long-term
impact on the economy of the region;
Whereas the fires have caused injuries to at least 95 people,
the majority of whom are firefighters;
Whereas approximately 7,000 firefighters from 46 States
have braved extreme conditions to assist firefighters in
Florida in fighting the fires;
Whereas many agencies of or established by the Federal Gov-
ernment, including the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, the Forest Service, the Department of Defense,
the Department of Transportation, AmeriCorps, the
Small Business Administration, the General Services Ad-
ministration, the National Guard, the American National
Red Cross, and the Civil Air Patrol, have contributed
vital support functions in response to the fires; and
Whereas many State and local government agencies have also
contributed vital support functions in response to the
fires: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
(1) expresses deepest condolences to the State
and people of Florida for the losses suffered as a re-
sult of the wild land fires occurring in June and
July 1998;
HCON 298 RFS
(2) expresses support to the State and people of
Florida as they overcome the effects of the fires;
(3) commends the heroic efforts of firefighters
from across the Nation in battling the fires; and
(4) commends the many agencies of or estab-
lished by the Federal Government and the many
State and local government agencies that have con-
tributed vital support functions in response to the
fires.
Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 1998.
Attest:
Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 1998.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
istered trademark recorded under subsection (a), if U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection detains the merchandise 
because the merchandise is suspected of bearing a coun-
terfeit mark, then, upon such detention, the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) shall provide to the owner of the registered 
trademark any information on the critical merchan-
dise and its packaging and labels, including, without 
redaction, photographs or digital images of the crit-
ical merchandise, packaging, and labels; and 
‘‘(2) may, at any time, subject to any applicable 
bonding and return requirements, provide to the 
owner of the registered trademark samples of the 
critical merchandise, without redaction. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CRITICAL MERCHANDISE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘critical 
merchandise’ includes— 
‘‘(i) aircraft engines, appliances, pro-
pellers, and spare parts; 
‘‘(ii) motor vehicle equipment; 
‘‘(iii) semiconductors; and 
‘‘(iv) any other article of manufacture 
that the Secretary determines could, if per-
mitted entry into the United States in vio-
lation of the laws of the United States pose 
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States notice and an opportunity for appro-
priate participation in the proceedings.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2372 
To include reasonable costs for high-speed Internet service in the utility 
allowances for families residing in public housing, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2015 
Mr. FOSTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To include reasonable costs for high-speed Internet service 
in the utility allowances for families residing in public 
housing, 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 ‘‘Closing the Digital 
Divide for Students Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF HIGH-SPEED INTERNET SERVICE IN 
PUBLIC HOUSING UTILITY ALLOWANCES FOR 
CERTAIN FAMILIES. 
Subsection (b) of section 3 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(14) UTILITY ALLOWANCE.—A utility allow-
ance under this Act for public housing shall include 
costs for high-speed Internet service, subject to the 
following limitations: 
‘‘(A) COST.—The cost included in a utility 
allowance for a public housing dwelling unit 
pursuant to this paragraph shall not— 
‘‘(i) exceed the lowest cost available in 
the area of such housing for such high- 
speed Internet service; and 
‘‘(ii) include any costs for cable or 
satellite television service or for joint pack-
ages for Internet service together with 
cable or satellite television service. 
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED
FAMILIES.—Costs for 
high-speed Internet service may be included in 
a utility allowance only for a household that in-
curs such costs and includes children who qual-
ify for free and reduced price lunch pursuant to 
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section 9 of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758). 
‘‘(C) PROTECTION OF MINORS.—Costs for 
high-speed Internet service may be included in 
a utility allowance for a household only if the 
Internet service provider, upon initial provision 
of such service for a household, provides the 
household with a specific technology capable of 
blocking or filtering Internet access to visual 
depictions described in section 254(h)(5)(B)(i) 
of the Communications Act of 1937 (47 U.S.C. 
254(h)(5)(B)(i)) that provides a level of protec-
tion against access by minors to such depictions 
through the Internet that is at least as great as 
the level of protection provided by a technology 
protection measure (as such term is defined in 
paragraph (7) of such section 254(h)) that 
meets the requirements for certification under 
such paragraph, as determined by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
Æ 
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‘‘(ii) a description of the identification doc-
ument referred to in subparagraph (A) of this 
paragraph, including the number appearing on 
the document; and 
‘‘(iii) the name of the manufacturer, and 
the caliber and serial number, of the firearm; 
and 
‘‘(C)(i) the system has provided the licensee 
with a unique identification number; or 
‘‘(ii) 3 business days (meaning a day on which 
State offices are open) have elapsed since the li-
censee contacted the system, and the system has not 
notified the licensee that the firearm is stolen. 
‘‘(2) If the system determines that the information 
available to the system does not indicate that the firearm 
is stolen, the system shall— 
‘‘(A) assign a unique identification number to 
the transaction; and 
‘‘(B) provide the licensee with the number. 
‘‘(3) If the system notifies the licensee that the infor-
mation available to the system indicates that the firearm 
is stolen, the licensee shall contact the Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives or another law enforce-
ment agency having jurisdiction over possession of stolen 
firearms in the dealer’s location and shall comply with the 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2374 
To combat illegal gun trafficking, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2015 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself and Mr. HIGGINS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To combat illegal gun trafficking, 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 ‘‘Detectives Nemorin, 
Andrews and Moore Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. ILLEGAL GUN TRAFFICKING. 
Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(q) Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign 
commerce in violation of subsection (a)(1)(A), (a)(3), 
(a)(6), (b)(2), (b)(3), (b)(5), (d), (g), (i), (j), (k), (m), or 
(n) of section 922 or subsection (c) or (h) of this section— 
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‘‘(1) offers for sale, transfer, or barter 2 or 
more firearms, at least 2 of which are handguns, 
semiautomatic assault weapons, short-barreled shot-
guns, short-barreled rifles, or machineguns; and 
‘‘(2) at least 1 of the firearms— 
‘‘(A) is transported, received, or possessed 
by the person, and— 
‘‘(i) is stolen; or 
‘‘(ii) has had the importer’s or manu-
facturer’s serial number removed, obliter-
ated, or altered; or 
‘‘(B) is offered by the person for sale, 
transfer, or barter to another person who— 
‘‘(i) is prohibited from possessing a 
firearm under subsection (g) or (n) of sec-
tion 922; 
‘‘(ii) is prohibited by State law from 
possessing a firearm; 
‘‘(iii) has not attained 18 years of 
age, except as otherwise allowed under 
Federal or State law; 
‘‘(iv) is in a school zone; or 
‘‘(v) has traveled from any State into 
any other State, and acquires or attempts 
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activities that carry out the purposes of this chapter; 
and 
‘‘(2) make available in the form of grants to 
each eligible State an amount equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(A) an amount that bears the same rela-
tionship to 50 percent of such total amount as 
the number of children in poverty who reside in 
the State bears to the number of such children 
in all States; and 
‘‘(B) an amount that bears the same rela-
tionship to 50 percent of such total amount as 
the number of children enrolled in public and 
private nonprofit elementary schools and sec-
ondary schools in the State bears to the number 
of children enrolled in all such schools in all 
States. 
‘‘(c) MINIMUM GRANT.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(b), no grant under this section shall be for an amount 
less than $1,000,000. 
‘‘(d) REALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall reallocate 
to States that have received approval under subsection 
(e)(2) any funds allocated under subsection (b) to a State 
that fails to submit an application that is approved by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION BY STATE.— 
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