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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION USING THE TITLE ‘‘OFFICER’’ AND 
WEARING METAL BADGES OR UNIFORMS RE-
SEMBLING THOSE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration) shall prohibit any em-
ployee of the Transportation Security Administration de-
scribed in subsection (b) who is not a sworn law enforce-
ment officer with arresting authority and who has not suc-
cessfully completed Federal, State, or local law enforce-
ment training from— 
(1) using the official job title of ‘‘officer’’; or 
(2) wearing a metal badge resembling a police 
badge or a uniform resembling the uniform of a 
Federal law enforcement officer. 
(b) EMPLOYEES
DESCRIBED.—An employee de-
scribed in this subsection is any of the following: 
(1) Checkpoint Transportation Security Officer. 
(2) Checked Baggage Transportation Security 
Officer. 
(3) Travel Document Checker. 
(4) Behavior Detection Officer. 
(5) Transportation Security Specialist—Explo-
sives. 
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(6) Any other employee the Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration deter-
mines appropriate. 
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SEC. 506. USE OF VESSEL SALE PROCEEDS. 
(a) AUDIT.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct an audit of funds credited in each 
fiscal year after fiscal year 2004 to the Vessel Operations 
Revolving Fund that are attributable to the sale of obso-
lete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet that 
were scrapped or sold under sections 57102, 57103, and 
57104 of title 46, United States Code, including— 
(1) a complete accounting of all vessel sale pro-
ceeds attributable to the sale of obsolete vessels in 
the National Defense Reserve Fleet that were 
scrapped or sold under sections 57102, 57103, and 
57104 of title 46, United States Code, in each fiscal 
year after fiscal year 2004; 
(2) the annual apportionment of proceeds ac-
counted for under paragraph (1) among the uses au-
thorized under section 308704 of title 54, United 
States Code, in each fiscal year after fiscal year 
2004, including— 
(A) 
for 
National 
Maritime 
Heritage 
Grants, including a list of all annual National 
Maritime Heritage Grant grant and subgrant 
awards that identifies the respective grant and 
subgrant recipients and grant and subgrant 
amounts;
some members of the Armed Forces and their fami-
lies on Federal and local assistance programs.
(12) An assessment of the need to revise the
command and control structure of the Army Re-
serve.
(b) MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In carrying out
the review, the Commission shall develop specific rec-
ommendations to accomplish each of the following:
(1) Provide members of the Armed Forces with
annual pay raises and other compensation at levels
sufficient to begin closing the gap with comparable
civilian pay levels.
(2) Fully fund cost-effective missile defense sys-
tems that are deployable at the earliest practical
date following enactment of this Act.
(3) Maintain adequate funding for military
readiness accounts without sacrificing modernization
programs.
(4) Maintain a strong role for Guard and Re-
serve forces.
(5) Provide a new funding system to avoid di-
versions from military readiness accounts to pay for
peacekeeping and humanitarian deployments such as
Haiti and Rwanda.
‘‘(i) the date of the mailing of the 
Secretary’s final determination not to 
abate such interest, or 
‘‘(ii) the date which is 180 days after 
the date of the filing with the Secretary (in 
such form as the Secretary may prescribe) 
of a claim for abatement under this sec-
tion, and 
‘‘(B) not later than the date which is 180 
days after the date described in subparagraph 
(A)(i).’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to claims for abate-
ment of interest filed with the Secretary after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) SMALL TAX CASE ELECTION
FOR INTEREST 
ABATEMENT CASES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of section 
7463 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (1), 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and 
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(6) Support security enhancing measures in the
Asia-Pacific region, including support for the Asso-
ciation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Re-
gional Forum.
(7) Reduce the level of defense expenditures for
non-defense programs.
SEC. 304. REPORTS.
(a) FINAL REPORT.—The Commission shall submit
to the President and the designated congressional commit-
tees a report on the assessments and recommendations re-
ferred to in section 303 not later than January 1, 1996.
The report shall be submitted in unclassified and classified
versions.
(b) INTERIM REPORT.—The Commission shall sub-
mit to the President and the designated congressional
committees an interim report describing the Commission’s
progress in fulfilling its duties under section 303. The in-
terim report shall include any preliminary recommenda-
tions the Commission may have reached and shall be sub-
mitted not later than October 1, 1995.
(c) DESIGNATED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘designated con-
gressional committees’’ means—
(1) the Committee on National Security, the
Committee on International Relations, and the Com-
States support for, or participation in,
United Nations peacekeeping activities for
that preceding fiscal year.
‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—The President shall, at
the time of submission of the budget to the Congress
for any fiscal year, submit to the designated con-
gressional committees a report on the total amount
of incremental costs incurred by the Department of
Defense during the preceding fiscal year to support
or participate in, directly or indirectly, United Na-
tions peacekeeping activities. Such report shall in-
clude a separate listing by United Nations peace-
keeping operation of the amount of incremental
costs incurred to support or participate in each such
operation.
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section:
‘‘(A) UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING AC-
TIVITIES.—The term ‘United Nations peace-
keeping activities’ means any international
peacekeeping, peacemaking, peace-enforcing, or
similar activity that is authorized by the United
Nations Security Council under chapter VI or
VII of the Charter of the United Nations, ex-
cept that such term does not include any such
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1827 
To allow funds under title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 to be used to provide training to school personnel regarding 
how to recognize child sexual abuse. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2015 
Mr. TAKANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To allow funds under title II of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 to be used to provide 
training to school personnel regarding how to recognize 
child sexual abuse. 
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 ‘‘Helping Schools Pro-
tect Our Children Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 2103(a) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6603(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 3. TRAINING TEACHERS TO RECOGNIZE CHILD SEX-
UAL ABUSE. 
(a) STATE ACTIVITIES.—Section 2113(c) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6613(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(19) Providing training for all school per-
sonnel, including teachers, principals, and pupil serv-
ices personnel, regarding how to recognize child sex-
ual abuse.’’. 
(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY ACTIVITIES.— 
Section 2123(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6623(a)) is amended by 
inserting after paragraph (8) the following: 
‘‘(9) Providing training for all school personnel, 
including teachers, principals, and pupil services per-
sonnel, regarding how to recognize child sexual 
abuse.’’. 
(c) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES.—Section 
2134(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6634(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
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(1) by striking the second sentence of sub-
section (a);
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) a new sub-
section (e) consisting of the text of subsection (a) of
section 407 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–
236), revised—
(A) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘in written form
not later than the 10th day of’’ after
‘‘shall be provided’’;
(ii) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by insert-
ing ‘‘(including facilities, training, trans-
portation, communication, and logistical
support, but not including intelligence ac-
tivities reportable under title V of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413
et seq.))’’ after ‘‘covered by the resolu-
tion’’; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by adding
at the end the following new clause:
(2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) providing training for school personnel, in-
cluding teachers, principals, and pupil services per-
sonnel, regarding how to recognize child sexual 
abuse.’’. 
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HR 956 EAS
(A) IN GENERAL.—An insurer shall have a
right of subrogation against a manufacturer or
product seller to recover any claimant’s benefits
relating to harm that is the subject of a product
liability action that is subject to this title.
(B) WRITTEN NOTIFICATION.—To assert a
right of subrogation under subparagraph (A), the
insurer shall provide written notice to the court
in which the product liability action is brought.
(C) INSURER
NOT
REQUIRED
TO
BE
A
PARTY.—An insurer shall not be required to be
a necessary and proper party in a product li-
ability action covered under subparagraph (A).
(2) SETTLEMENTS AND OTHER LEGAL PROCEED-
INGS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—In any proceeding relat-
ing to harm or settlement with the manufacturer
or product seller by a claimant who files a prod-
uct liability action that is subject to this title, an
insurer may participate to assert a right of sub-
rogation for claimant’s benefits with respect to
any payment made by the manufacturer or
product seller by reason of such harm, without
regard to whether the payment is made—
(i) as part of a settlement;
HR 956 EAS
ment of this Act, including any such action with respect
to which the harm asserted in the action or the conduct
that caused the harm occurred before the date of enactment
of this Act.
Attest:
Secretary.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 182 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit the centralized reporting 
of veteran enrollment by certain groups, districts, and consortiums of 
educational institutions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2015 
Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. HONDA, Mr. 
COOK, and Mr. PETERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit the 
centralized reporting of veteran enrollment by certain 
groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institu-
tions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CENTRALIZED REPORTING OF VETERAN EN-
ROLLMENT BY CERTAIN GROUPS, DISTRICTS, 
AND CONSORTIUMS OF EDUCATIONAL INSTI-
TUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3684(a) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘32, 33,’’ 
after ‘‘31,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘edu-
cational institution’ may include a group, district, or con-
sortium of separately accredited educational institutions 
located in the same State that are organized in a manner 
that facilitates the centralized reporting of the enrollments 
in such group, district, or consortium of institutions.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to reports sub-
mitted on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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In the Senate of the United States, 
March 16, 2016. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1831) entitled ‘‘An Act to establish the Commis-
sion on Evidence-Based Policymaking, and for other pur-
poses.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Evidence-Based Policy-
making Commission Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT. 
There is established in the executive branch a commis-
sion to be known as the ‘‘Commission on Evidence-Based 
Policymaking’’ (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Commis-
sion’’).
† HR 1831 EAS 
SEC. 3. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission 
shall be comprised of 15 members as follows: 
(1) Three shall be appointed by the President, of 
whom— 
(A) one shall be an academic researcher, 
data expert, or have experience in administering 
programs; 
(B) one shall be an expert in protecting per-
sonally-identifiable information and data mini-
mization; and 
(C) one shall be the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget (or the Director’s des-
ignee). 
(2) Three shall be appointed by the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, of whom— 
(A) two shall be academic researchers, data 
experts, or have experience in administering pro-
grams; and 
(B) one shall be an expert in protecting per-
sonally-identifiable information and data mini-
mization. 
(3) Three shall be appointed by the Minority 
Leader of the House of Representatives, of whom—
† HR 1831 EAS 
(A) two shall be academic researchers, data 
experts, or have experience in administering pro-
grams; and 
(B) one shall be an expert in protecting per-
sonally-identifiable information and data mini-
mization. 
(4) Three shall be appointed by the Majority 
Leader of the Senate, of whom— 
(A) two shall be academic researchers, data 
experts, or have experience in administering pro-
grams; and 
(B) one shall be an expert in protecting per-
sonally-identifiable information and data mini-
mization. 
(5) Three shall be appointed by the Minority 
Leader of the Senate, of whom— 
(A) two shall be academic researchers, data 
experts, or have experience in administering pro-
grams; and 
(B) one shall be an expert in protecting per-
sonally-identifiable information and data mini-
mization. 
(b) EXPERTISE.—In making appointments under this 
section, consideration should be given to individuals with
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Monuments Protection 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) public land in the United States is managed 
and administered for the use and enjoyment of 
present and future generations; 
(2) the National Park System (including Na-
tional Parks, National Monuments, and National 
Recreation Areas) is managed for the benefit and in-
spiration of all the people of the United States; 
(3) the National Wildlife Refuge System is ad-
ministered for the benefit of present and future gen-
erations of people in the United States, with priority 
consideration for compatible wildlife-dependent gen-
eral public uses of the National Wildlife Refuge Sys-
tem; 
(4) the National Forest System is dedicated to 
the long-term benefit of present and future genera-
tions; 
(5) the reopening and temporary operation and 
management of public land, the National Park Sys-
tem, the National Wildlife Refuge System, and the 
National Forest System using funds from States 
and political subdivisions of States during periods in 
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SEC.
511.
UNITED
NATIONS
BUDGETARY
AND
MANAGE-
MENT REFORM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United Nations Participation
Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is further amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 11. (a) WITHHOLDING OF CONTRIBUTIONS.—
‘‘(1) ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR REGULAR
UNITED
NATIONS
BUDGET.—At the beginning of
each fiscal year, 20 percent of the amount of funds
made available for that fiscal year for United States
assessed contributions for the regular United Na-
tions budget shall be withheld from obligation and
expenditure unless a certification for that fiscal year
has been made under subsection (b).
‘‘(2) ASSESSED
CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR
UNITED
NATIONS PEACEKEEPING.—At the beginning of each
fiscal year, 50 percent of the amount of funds made
available for that fiscal year for United States as-
sessed contributions for United Nations peacekeep-
ing activities shall be withheld from obligation and
expenditure unless a certification for that fiscal year
has been made under subsection (b).
‘‘(3) VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS FOR UNITED
NATIONS PEACEKEEPING.—The United States may
not during any fiscal year pay any voluntary con-
tribution to the United Nations for international
IB 
Union Calendar No. 159 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1831 
[Report No. 114–211] 
To establish the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 16, 2015 
Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
JULY 16, 2015 
Additional sponsor: Mr. YOUNG of Indiana 
JULY 16, 2015 
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] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 16, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To establish the Commission on Evidence-Based 
Policymaking, and for other purposes. 
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H. Res. 19 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 8, 2015. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3) to ap-
prove the Keystone XL Pipeline. All points of order against 
consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be consid-
ered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill 
are waived. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final pas-
sage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of de-
bate equally divided among and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure and the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce; and (2) 
one motion to recommit. 
SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 30) to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 30-hour 
threshold for classification as a full-time employee for pur-
poses of the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1835 
To establish an employee stock ownership plan for air traffic control 
personnel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 16, 2015 
Mr. MICA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 establish an employee stock ownership plan for air traffic 
control personnel. 
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 ‘‘Air Traffic Controller 
Reform and Employee Stock Ownership Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSFER TO A PRIVATE CORPORATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the plan de-
scribed in section 4, the Secretary shall transfer air traffic 
control personnel to a corporation giving such personnel 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 20 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 200 
[Report No. 114–74] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 622) to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and 
local general sales taxes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
1105) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate 
and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and for other purposes; and pro-
viding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1195) to amend the Consumer 
Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish advisory boards, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2015 
Mr. STIVERS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 622) to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent 
the deduction of State and local general sales taxes; 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1105) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal 
the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and 
for other purposes; and providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1195) to amend the Consumer Financial 
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