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of the date of filing, to registered nurses employed at the
facility on the date of filing.
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(iv), each of
the following shall be considered a significant step reason-
ably designed to recruit and retain registered nurses:
‘‘(i) Operating a training program for reg-
istered nurses at the facility or financing (or provid-
ing participation in) a training program for reg-
istered nurses elsewhere.
‘‘(ii) Providing career development programs
and other methods of facilitating health care work-
ers to become registered nurses.
‘‘(iii) Paying registered nurses wages at a rate
higher than currently being paid to registered nurses
similarly employed in the geographic area.
‘‘(iv) Providing adequate support services to
free registered nurses from administrative and other
non-nursing duties.
‘‘(v) Providing reasonable opportunities for
meaningful salary advancement by registered nurses.
The steps described in this subparagraph shall not be con-
sidered to be an exclusive list of the significant steps that
may be taken to meet the conditions of subparagraph
(A)(iv). Nothing in this subparagraph shall require a facil-
ity to take more than one step if the facility can dem-
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5300 
To prohibit any appropriation of funds to the National Park Service for 
the study of how artificial light affects the movements and behavior 
of insects, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2016 
Mr. SALMON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To prohibit any appropriation of funds to the National Park 
Service for the study of how artificial light affects the 
movements and behavior of insects, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FUNDING PROHIBITION. 
No funds are authorized to be appropriated for the 
National Park Service to— 
(1) study how artificial light affects the move-
ments and behavior of insects; or 
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(2) develop or test remote sensing technology 
that measures distance by illuminating a target with 
a laser and analyzing the reflected light for the pur-
pose of determining how artificial light affects the 
movements and behavior of insects. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5301 
To exempt small seller financers from certain licensing requirements and 
debt-to-income requirements for qualified mortgages. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2016 
Mr. WILLIAMS (for himself, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. RUSH, Mr. CUELLAR, and 
Mr. NEUGEBAUER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To exempt small seller financers from certain licensing re-
quirements and debt-to-income requirements for qualified 
mortgages. 
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 ‘‘Seller Finance En-
hancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Real-estate seller financing is a transaction 
in which the owner of a real estate property provides 
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financing for the buyer of that property and the 
buyer makes some form of a down payment to the 
seller and then makes installment payments to the 
seller over a defined period of time. 
(2) Seller financers provide financing in lieu of 
the buyer choosing to obtain a loan from a bank. 
(3) The seller finance industry consists of small 
business owners who own real estate and provide fi-
nancing on those properties to underserved bor-
rowers who cannot or would prefer not to obtain tra-
ditional financing. 
SEC. 3. EXEMPTIONS FOR SELLER FINANCERS. 
(a) LOAN ORIGINATOR LICENSE OR REGISTRATION 
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 1504 of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage 
Licensing Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5103) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION FOR SELLER FINANCERS.—The re-
quirements of this title shall not apply to any person 
(other than a depository institution) who— 
‘‘(1) originates not more than 24 residential 
mortgage loans in a 12-month period; and 
‘‘(2) only originates residential mortgage loans 
that are with respect to property that is owned by 
such person.’’. 
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onstrate, and the Attorney General determines, that taking
a second step is not reasonable.
‘‘(C) Subject to subparagraph (E), an attestation
under subparagraph (A)—
‘‘(i) shall expire on the date that is the later of—
‘‘(I) the end of the one-year period begin-
ning on the date of its filing with the Secretary
of Labor; or
‘‘(II) the end of the period of admission
under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(c) of the last
alien with respect to whose admission it was ap-
plied (in accordance with clause (ii)); and
‘‘(ii) shall apply to petitions filed during the
one-year period beginning on the date of its filing
with the Secretary of Labor if the facility states in
each such petition that it continues to comply with
the conditions in the attestation.
‘‘(D) A facility may meet the requirements under this
paragraph with respect to more than one registered nurse
in a single petition.
‘‘(E)(i) The Secretary of Labor shall compile and make
available for public examination in a timely manner in
Washington, D.C., a list identifying facilities which have
filed 
petitions 
for 
nonimmigrants 
under 
section
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(c) and, for each such facility, a copy of
(b) DEBT-TO-INCOME RATIOS UNDER QUALIFIED 
MORTGAGES.—Section 129C(b)(2)(A) of the Truth in 
Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1639c(b)(2)(A)) is amended by 
inserting at the end the following flush-left text: 
‘‘In determining whether a residential mortgage 
loan is a qualified mortgage, guidelines and reg-
ulations issued pursuant to clause (vi) shall not 
apply to a loan originated by a person (other 
than a depository institution (as defined under 
section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) 
or a credit union) who originates not more than 
24 residential mortgage loans in a 12-month 
period and only originates residential mortgage 
loans that are with respect to property that is 
owned by such person.’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORT ON SELLER FINANCING. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development and the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
jointly carry out a study on— 
(1) the number of homes bought for under 
$150,000 or 60 percent of the median home value 
in a given community, whichever is lower, in the 
United States by utilizing seller financing; 
(2) the number of homes described under para-
graph (1) sold by licensed mortgage brokers; 
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(3) the potential number of homes described 
under paragraph (1) which could be sold but aren’t, 
because seller financiers are unwilling, or from a 
practical standpoint unable, to comply with mort-
gage broker rules; and 
(4) the potential benefit to home values and 
wealth creation if more homes are able to be sold 
utilizing seller finance. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than the end of the 1-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall jointly issue 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 containing— 
(1) all findings and determinations made in car-
rying out the study required under subsection (a); 
and 
(2) data on the number of transactions utilizing 
seller financing 20 years, 15 years, 10 years, and 5 
years prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘§ 2332e. Use of chemical weapons
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—A person who without lawful au-
thority uses, or attempts or conspires to use, a chemical
weapon—
‘‘(1) against a national of the United States
while such national is outside of the United States;
‘‘(2) against any person within the United
States; or
‘‘(3) against any property that is owned, leased
or used by the United States or by any department
or agency of the United States, whether the property
is within or outside of the United States,
shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life, and
if death results, shall be punished by death or imprisoned
for any term of years or for life.
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘national of the United States’
has the meaning given in section 101(a)(22) of the
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C.
1101(a)(22)); and
‘‘(2) the term ‘chemical weapon’ means any
weapon that is designed to cause death or serious
bodily injury through the release, dissemination, or
impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals or their pre-
cursors.
(A) Civil Service Retirement, as provided
in title 5, chapter 83, of the United States
Code;
(B) Federal Employees’ Retirement, as
provided in title 5, chapter 84, of the United
States Code;
(C) life insurance, as provided in title 5,
chapter 87, of the United States Code;
(D) health insurance, as provided in title
5, chapter 89, of the United States Code; and
(E) compensation for work injuries, as pro-
vided in title 5, chapter 81, of the United
States Code.
(3) EMPLOYEE.—
(A) With respect to Civil Service Retire-
ment, the term ‘‘employee’’ shall have the
meaning given such term in section 8331(1) of
title 5, United States Code.
(B) With respect to Federal Employees’
Retirement, the term ‘‘employee’’ shall have the
meaning given such term in section 8401(11) of
title 5, United States Code.
(C) With respect to life insurance, the
term ‘‘employee’’ shall have the meaning given
as defined in section 8101(1)(B) of title 5, United
States Code, and the provisions of such subchapter
shall apply; and
‘‘(3) for purposes of the provisions of chapter
11 of part I of title 18, United States Code, the vol-
unteer (to whom such provisions would not otherwise
apply except for this subsection) shall be a special
Government employee.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Such section is fur-
ther amended by striking out ‘‘SEC. 103.’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘SEC. 103. PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC OUTDOOR RECREATION.
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—’’.
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(4) to increase technical assistance, cooperative
training, and educational opportunities for States,
local governments, and private landowners;
(5) to help integrate wetland protection and
management with other water resource management
programs on a watershed basis such as flood control,
storm water management, allocation of water supply,
protection of fish and wildlife, and point and
nonpoint source pollution control;
(6) to increase regionalization of wetland delin-
eation and management policies within a framework
of national policies through advance planning of wet-
land areas, general permits, and other approaches
and the tailoring of policies to ecosystem and land
use needs to reflect significant watershed variance in
wetland resources;
(7) to address the cumulative loss of wetland
resources;
(8) to increase the predictability of planning
and regulatory policies for private landowners;
(9) to help achieve no net loss in the remaining
wetland base of the United States (and in the long-
term a net gain in such wetland base) through wa-
tershed-based restoration strategies involving all lev-
els of government;
such term in section 8701(a) of title 5, United
States Code.
(D) With respect to health insurance, the
term ‘‘employee’’ shall have the meaning given
such term in section 8901 of title 5, United
States Code.
(E) With respect to compensation for work
injuries, the term ‘‘employee’’ shall have the
meaning given such term in section 8101(1) of
title 5, United States Code.
(4) OBLIGATIONS.—The term ‘‘obligations’’
means any duties or responsibilities that would be
incurred by the spouse of an employee.
SEC. 3. EXEMPTION FROM TAX FOR EMPLOYER-PROVIDED
FRINGE BENEFITS TO DOMESTIC PARTNERS.
Section 106 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to contributions by employer to accident and
health plans) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(d) TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC PARTNERS.—The
provisions of section 2 of the Domestic Partnership Bene-
fits and Obligations Act of 1997 shall apply to employees
and domestic partners of employees for purposes of this
section and any other benefit which is not includible in
the gross income of employees by reason of an express pro-
vision of this chapter.’’
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2763
To provide that an annual pay adjustment for Members of Congress may
not exceed the cost-of-living adjustment in benefits under title II of
the Social Security Act for that year.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 29, 1997
Mr. GOSS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee
on House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To provide that an annual pay adjustment for Members
of Congress may not exceed the cost-of-living adjustment
in benefits under title II of the Social Security Act
for that year.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 601(a) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subsection, rates of pay for positions referred to in para-
graph (1) may not be increased, as a result of an adjust-
ment scheduled to take effect under paragraph (2) in a
year, by a percentage greater than the maximum percent-
age allowable for such year.
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the maxi-
mum percentage allowable for a year is the percentage by
which benefits under title II of the Social Security Act
are increased (if at all) effective December 1st of the pre-
ceding year—
‘‘(i) as a result of a determination under section
215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)); or
‘‘(ii) pursuant to a law providing a general ben-
efit increase under such title.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by this
section shall apply with respect to any pay adjustment
under section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization
Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(2)) scheduled to take effect after
December 31, 1998.
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I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2765
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to specify certain circumstances
that give rise to affiliation or control of a nonprofit organization by
a for-profit organization for purposes of denying eligibility for the low-
income housing tax credit.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 29, 1997
Mr. HILLIARD 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 specify
certain circumstances that give rise to affiliation or con-
trol of a nonprofit organization by a for-profit organiza-
tion for purposes of denying eligibility for the low-income
housing tax credit.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AFFILIATION OR CONTROL OF A NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION BY A FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZA-
TION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (5) of section 42(h) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to portion
of State ceiling set-aside for certain projects involving
qualified nonprofit organizations) is amended by redesig-
nating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F) and insert-
ing after subparagraph (D) the following new subpara-
graph:
‘‘(E) CERTAIN
ACTIONS
DETERMINATIVE
OF AFFILIATION OR CONTROL.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of
subparagraph (C)(ii), an organization shall
be treated as controlled by a for-profit or-
ganization if the organization is described
in clause (ii).
‘‘(ii) An organization is described in
this clause if the organization—
‘‘(I) guarantees to a for-profit or-
ganization any form of economic or fi-
nancial benefit,
‘‘(II) guarantees to a for-profit
organization the return of capital con-
tribution made by such for-profit or-
ganization to the partnership or ven-
ture or is otherwise required to fund
operating deficits of the partnership
or venture, or
‘‘(III) can be removed as a gen-
eral partner from the partnership or
venture by a for-profit organization
for reasons other than fraud or gross
negligence.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to State housing credit
ceilings for calendar years after 1997.
(2) PERIOD IN WHICH NONPROFIT ORGANIZA-
TION MAY TERMINATE AFFILIATION OR CONTROL BY
FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.—If, with respect to any
building that has been allocated a housing credit dol-
lar amount under section 42(h)(5) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 as of the date of enactment
of this Act, a nonprofit organization is determined
to be affiliated with or controlled by a for-profit or-
ganization under clause (ii) of section 42(h)(5)(C) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by reason of the
amendment made by subsection (a), then—
(A) after December 31, 1997, such build-
ing shall cease to be a qualified low income
housing project, unless
(B) before January 1, 1998, such non-
profit organization is determined by the State
housing credit agency to be not so affiliated or
controlled.
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4807 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
140 Sacramento Street in Rio Vista, California, as the ‘‘Adam G. Kinser 
Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2004 
Mr. OSE (for himself, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. FILNER, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. 
MCKEON, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. POMBO, Mr. HERGER, Ms. 
LEE, Ms. WATSON, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. 
ROHRABACHER, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. LEWIS of 
California, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. FARR, Mr. NUNES, and Mr. HONDA) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Govern-
ment Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 140 Sacramento Street in Rio Vista, Cali-
fornia, as the ‘‘Adam G. Kinser Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ADAM G. KINSER POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 140 Sacramento Street in Rio 
Vista, California, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Adam G. Kinser Post Office Building’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the Adam G. Kinser Post 
Office Building. 
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obligations under the United States-Colombian treaty on
extradition, and has committed to the United States that
it will continue to extradite Colombian citizens to the
United States, including members of such illegal armed
groups, in accordance with that treaty: Provided further,
That not more than 20 percent of the funds appropriated
by this Act that are used for the procurement of chemicals
for aerial coca and poppy fumigation programs may be
made available for such programs unless the Secretary of
State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that:
(1) the herbicide mixture is being used in accordance with
EPA label requirements for comparable use in the United
States and with Colombian laws; and (2) the herbicide mix-
ture, in the manner it is being used, does not pose unreason-
able risks or adverse effects to humans or the environment:
Provided further, That such funds may not be made avail-
able unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees
on Appropriations that complaints of harm to health or
licit crops caused by such fumigation are evaluated and fair
compensation is being paid for meritorious claims: Pro-
vided further, That such funds may not be made available
for such purposes unless programs are being implemented
by the United States Agency for International Development,
the Government of Colombia, or other organizations, in con-
sultation with local communities, to provide alternative
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sources of income in areas where security permits for small-
acreage growers whose illicit crops are targeted for fumiga-
tion: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading, not less than $2,000,000 should be made
available through nongovernmental organizations for pro-
grams to protect biodiversity and indigenous reserves in Co-
lombia: Provided further, That funds appropriated by this
Act may be used for aerial fumigation in Colombia’s na-
tional parks or reserves only if the Secretary of State cer-
tifies that it is in accordance with Colombian laws and that
there are no effective alternatives to reduce drug cultivation
in these areas: Provided further, That section 482(b) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds
appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That
assistance provided with funds appropriated under this
heading that is made available notwithstanding section
482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be made
available subject to the regular notification procedures of
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That
no United States Armed Forces personnel or United States
civilian contractor employed by the United States will par-
ticipate in any combat operation in connection with assist-
ance made available by this Act for Colombia: Provided fur-
ther, That funds appropriated under this heading that are
available for assistance for the Bolivian military and police
(D) to identify training and maintenance 
requirements associated with use of the hard-
ened containers. 
(3) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to partici-
pate in the incentive program, an air carrier shall 
submit to the Secretary an application that is in 
such form and contains such information as the Sec-
retary requires. 
(4) TYPES
OF
ASSISTANCE.—Assistance pro-
vided by the Secretary to air carriers under the in-
centive program may include the use of hardened 
containers and financial assistance to cover in-
creased costs to the carriers associated with use and 
maintenance of the containers, including increased 
fuel costs. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION BY TSA.—The Secretary shall 
carry out the pilot program acting through the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
on the results of the pilot program.