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(4) TIME
FOR
INITIAL
APPOINTMENTS.—The 
appointment of the members of the Commission 
shall be made no later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(c) COMMISSION ORGANIZATION.—At its organiza-
tional meeting, the members of the Commission appointed 
pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of this section shall elect 
from their members, a Chairman and Vice Chairman im-
mediately thereafter. 
(d) VACANCIES.—Vacancies in the membership of the 
Commission shall not affect the power of the remaining 
members to execute the functions of the Commission and 
shall be filled in the same manner as in the case of the 
original appointment of the member whose seat is vacated. 
(e) QUORUM.—Eight members of the Commission 
shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number, as deter-
mined by the Commission, may conduct hearings. 
SEC. 5. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) INVESTIGATION; STUDY.—The Commission shall 
conduct a comprehensive review of the unique trust rela-
tionship between the United States and federally recog-
nized Indian tribes. The study shall include— 
(1) a study and analysis of the Constitution, 
and relevant treaties, compacts, statutes, judicial in-
terpretations, and Executive orders to determine the 
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SEC. 9. TERMINATION. 
The Commission shall terminate on the date that is 
30 days after the date on which the Commission submits 
the report required by section 8. 
SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) COMMISSION.—In this Act, the term ‘‘Commis-
sion’’ means the Presidential Commission on Intercolle-
giate Athletics established by section 2. 
(b) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—In this 
Act, the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ means any 
institution that— 
(1) meets the definition in section 102(a)(1) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002(a)(1)); and 
(2) has student athletes who are eligible for 
Federal student loans. 
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date on which the Secretary submits to Congress a report
certifying that—
(1) the Army Workload and Performance Sys-
tem is fully operational; and
(2) the manpower audits being performed by
the Comptroller General, the Army Audit Agency,
and the Inspector General of the Army as of the
date of the enactment of this Act have been com-
pleted.
Subtitle E—Environmental
Provisions
SEC. 341. REVISION OF MEMBERSHIP TERMS FOR STRATE-
GIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DE-
VELOPMENT 
PROGRAM 
SCIENTIFIC 
ADVI-
SORY BOARD.
Section 2904(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended in paragraph (4) by striking out ‘‘three’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘not less than two and not more
than four’’.
SEC. 342. AMENDMENTS TO AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO
AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER AGENCIES IN
SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
CERTIFICATION.
(a) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH
INDIAN TRIBES.—Section 327 of the National Defense
(b) ADJUSTMENT
OF EXCISE TAX
ON CERTAIN 
CHEMICALS FOR INFLATION.—Section 4661(b) of such 
Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF TAX.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the tax im-
posed by subsection (a) shall be determined in ac-
cordance with the following table: 
‘‘In the case of: 
The tax is the following 
amount per ton: 
Acetylene 
$11.35
Benzene 
11.35
Butane 
11.35
Butylene 
11.35
Butadiene 
11.35
Ethylene 
11.35
Methane 
8.02
Naphthalene 
11.35
Propylene 
11.35
Toluene 
11.35
Xylene 
11.35
Ammonia 
6.15
Antimony 
10.37
Antimony trioxide 
8.74
Arsenic 
10.37
Arsenic trioxide 
7.95
Barium sulfide 
5.36
Bromine 
10.37
Cadmium 
10.37
Chlorine 
6.29
Chromium 
10.37
Chromite 
3.54
Potassium dichromate 
3.94
Sodium dichromate 
4.36
Cobalt 
10.37
Cupric sulfate 
4.36
Cupric oxide 
8.37
Cuprous oxide 
9.25
Hydrochloric acid 
0.68
Hydrogen fluoride 
9.86
Lead oxide 
9.65
Mercury 
10.37
Nickel 
10.37
Phosphorus 
10.37
Stannous chloride 
6.64
Stannic chloride 
4.94
Zinc chloride 
5.17
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(d) CLARIFICATION OF TAR SANDS AS CRUDE OIL 
FOR EXCISE TAX PURPOSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4612(a)(1) of such 
Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) CRUDE OIL.—The term ‘crude oil’ includes 
crude oil condensates, natural gasoline, any bitumen 
or bituminous mixture, any oil derived from a bitu-
men or bituminous mixture (including oil derived 
from tar sands), and any oil derived from kerogen- 
bearing sources (including oil derived from oil 
shale).’’. 
(2) 
TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—Section 
4612(a)(2) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘from a well located’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Subsection (b) of section 4611 of such Code 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or exported from’’ in 
paragraph (1)(A); 
(B) by striking ‘‘or exportation’’ in para-
graph (1)(B); and 
(C) by striking ‘‘AND EXPORTATION’’ in 
the heading thereof. 
(2) Paragraph (3) of section 4611(d) of such 
Code is amended— 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2767 
To prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2015 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. GRAY-
SON, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. HONDA, Mr. CAR-
SON of Indiana, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. LEE, Mr. GRI-
JALVA, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, and Mr. 
BEYER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm 
in an airport, 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 ‘‘Airport Security Act 
of 2015’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2765 
To prohibit the National Science Foundation from obligating amounts for 
the Polar Learning and Responding Climate Change Educational Partnership. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2015 
Mr. SALMON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To prohibit the National Science Foundation from obligating 
amounts for the Polar Learning and Responding Climate 
Change Educational Partnership. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FUNDING PROHIBITION. 
The National Science Foundation may not obligate 
any amounts on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act for the Polar Learning and Responding Climate 
Change Educational Partnership. 
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(A) by striking ‘‘or exporting the crude oil, 
as the case may be’’ and inserting ‘‘the crude 
oil’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘OR
EXPORTS’’ in the 
heading thereof. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply to oil and petroleum products received or 
entered during calendar quarters beginning after 
December 31, 2015. 
(2) 
CORPORATE
ENVIRONMENTAL
INCOME 
TAX.—The amendment made by section 4(c) shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
2015. 
SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in section 4(f), 
this Act (including the amendments made by this Act) 
shall apply to fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
2015. 
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(A) the budget of the United States Gov-
ernment as submitted by the President; 
(B) the congressional budget (including al-
locations of budget authority and outlays pro-
vided therein); 
(C) the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985; or 
(D) the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 
2010; 
(2) shall be exempt from any general budget 
limitation imposed by statute on expenditures and 
net lending (budget outlays) of the United States 
Government; and 
(3) shall be available only for the purposes 
specified in section 111 of the Comprehensive Envi-
ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9611). 
SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF SUPERFUND TAXES. 
(a) HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND FINANC-
ING RATE.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Subsection (e) of section 
4611 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION
OF
HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCE 
SUPERFUND FINANCING RATE.—The Hazardous Sub-
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‘‘(E) FIREARM.—The term ‘firearm’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 921(a)(3) 
of title 18. 
‘‘(F) 
PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION.—The 
term ‘public transportation’ means a convey-
ance that provides regular and continuing gen-
eral or special transportation to the public.’’. 
(b) CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR POSSESSION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 932. Possession of firearms at airports 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), an individual who knowingly possesses a firearm at 
a covered airport shall be fined under this title, imprisoned 
not more than 10 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
an individual described in section 44903(o)(3) of title 49. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION OF COVERED AIRPORT.—In this 
section, the term ‘covered airport’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 44903(o)(5)(D) of title 49.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date that 
is 30 days after the date on which the Assistant Sec-
retary of Homeland Security (Transportation Secu-
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rity Administration) has issued regulations pursuant 
to section 44903(o)(4) of title 49, United States 
Code (as added by subsection (a)). 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections for chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘932. Possession of firearms at airports.’’. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 679 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2769 
[Report No. 114–869] 
To require the National Credit Union Administration to conduct a study 
of the appropriate capital requirements for credit unions, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2015 
Mr. FINCHER (for himself, Mr. HECK of Washington, and Mr. POSEY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services 
DECEMBER 12, 2016 
Additional sponsors: Mr. HILL, Mr. BARR, Mr. ROSS, Mr. BROOKS of Ala-
bama, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. DUFFY, 
Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. KING of New 
York, Mr. GARAMENDI, and Ms. JENKINS of Kansas 
DECEMBER 12, 2016 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To require the National Credit Union Administration to con-
duct a study of the appropriate capital requirements 
for credit unions, and for other purposes. 
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A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 
certain maintenance of security-related technology at air-
ports, and for other purposes. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 276 
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from using Federal funds 
for the position of Public Advocate, or the position of Deputy Assistant 
Director of Custody Programs and Community Outreach, within U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2015 
Mrs. BLACK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from using 
Federal funds for the position of Public Advocate, or 
the position of Deputy Assistant Director of Custody 
Programs and Community Outreach, within U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Immigration Compli-
ance Enforcement (ICE) Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITED USES OF FUNDS. 
None of the funds made available by any Federal law 
may be used to provide funding for— 
(1) the position of Public Advocate within U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement; 
(2) the position of Deputy Assistant Director of 
Custody Programs and Community Outreach within 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; or 
(3) any other position within U.S. Customs and 
Immigration Enforcement the functions of which are 
substantially similar to those which were assigned to 
the position of— 
(A) Public Advocate within U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement; or 
(B) Deputy Assistant Director of Custody 
Programs and Community Outreach within 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 
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HR 4 RFS 
$19,000,000,000 in fiscal year 2001. The num-
ber of paternities established or acknowledged 
in fiscal year 2002 reached an historic high of 
over 1,500,000—which includes more than a 
100 percent increase through in-hospital ac-
knowledgement programs to 790,595 in 2001 
from 324,652 in 1996. Child support collections 
were made in well over 7,000,000 cases in fiscal 
year 2000, significantly more than the almost 
4,000,000 cases having a collection in 1996. 
(3) The Personal Responsibility and Work Op-
portunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 gave States 
great flexibility in the use of Federal funds to de-
velop innovative programs to help families leave wel-
fare and begin employment and to encourage the 
formation of 2-parent families. 
(A) Total Federal and State TANF ex-
penditures 
in 
fiscal 
year 
2001 
were 
$25,500,000,000, up from $24,000,000,000 in 
fiscal year 2000 and $22,600,000,000 in fiscal 
year 1999. This increased spending is attrib-
utable to significant new investments in sup-
portive services in the TANF program, such as 
child care and activities to support work.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN LIMITATION ON EXCLUSION FOR EM-
PLOYER-PROVIDED GROUP TERM LIFE IN-
SURANCE PURCHASED FOR EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 79(a) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$375,000’’. 
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 79 of such 
Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(g) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any taxable 
year beginning after 2015, the $375,000 amount 
under subsection (a)(1) shall be increased by an 
amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 
year in which the taxable year begins, deter-
mined by substituting ‘2014’ for ‘1992’ in sub-
paragraph (B) thereof. 
‘‘(2) ROUNDING.—If any amount as adjusted 
under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $10,000, 
such amount shall be rounded to the nearest mul-
tiple of $10,000.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2014. 
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Forces that are permanently stationed outside the United
States. The review shall include an assessment of the fol-
lowing:
(A) The alliance requirements that are to be
found in agreements between the United States and
other countries.
(B) The national security interests that support
permanently stationing elements of the United
States Armed Forces outside the United States.
(C) The stationing costs associated with the
forward deployment of elements of the United States
Armed Forces.
(D) The alternatives available to forward de-
ployment (such as material prepositioning, enhanced
airlift and sealift, or joint training operations) to
meet such alliance requirements or national security
interests, with such alternatives identified and de-
scribed in detail.
(E) The costs and force structure configura-
tions associated with such alternatives to forward
deployment.
(F) The financial contributions that allies of
the United States make to common defense efforts
(to promote democratization, economic stabilization,
transparency arrangements, defense economic con-
213
‘‘(a) REVIEW OF STATUS.—(1) If new information is
found or received that may be related to one or more unac-
counted for persons described in subsection (b) (whether
or not such information specifically relates (or may specifi-
cally relate) to any particular such unaccounted for per-
son), that information shall be provided to the Secretary
of Defense. Upon receipt of such information, the Sec-
retary shall ensure that the information is treated under
paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 1505(c) of this title and
under section 1505(d) of this title in the same manner
as information received under paragraph (1) of section
1505(c) of this title. For purposes of the applicability of
other provisions of this chapter in such a case, each such
unaccounted for person to whom the new information may
be related shall be considered to be a missing person.
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned shall appoint counsel
to represent each such unaccounted for person to whom
the new information may be related. The appointment
shall be in the same manner, and subject to the same pro-
visions, as an appointment under section 1504(f)(1) of
this title.
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, new information
is information that—
‘‘(A) is found or received after the date of the
enactment of the the National Defense Authoriza-
220
SEC. 572. REPORT ON MAKING UNITED STATES NATIONALS
ELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN SENIOR
RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS.
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the Committee on National Security of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate a report on the utility of permitting
United States nationals to participate in the Senior Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps program.
(b) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall
include in the report the following information:
(1) A brief history of the prior admission of
United States nationals to the Senior Reserve Offi-
cers’ Training Corps, including the success rate of
these cadets and midshipmen and how that rate
compared to the average success rate of cadets and
midshipmen during that same period.
(2) The advantages of permitting United States
nationals to participate in the Senior Reserve Offi-
cers’ Training Corps program.
(3) The disadvantages of permitting United
States nationals to participate in the Senior Reserve
Officers’ Training Corps program.
247
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking out
‘‘basic allowance for quarters’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘basic allowance for housing’’; and
(E) in section 7573, by striking out ‘‘basic al-
lowance for quarters’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘basic allowance for housing under section 403 of
title 37’’.
(3) Section 5561(6)(D) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘basic allowance for
quarters’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘basic allowance
for housing’’.
(4) Section 107(b) of title 32, United States Code,
is amended by striking out ‘‘and quarters’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘and housing’’.
(5) Section 4(k)(10) of the Military Selective Service
Act (50 U.S.C. App. 454(k)(10)) is amended by striking
out ‘‘as such terms’’ and all that follows through ‘‘ex-
tended or amended’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘shall
be entitled to receive a dependency allowance equal to the
basic allowance for quarters provided for persons in pay
grade E–1 under section 403 of title 37, United States
Code,’’.
(d) TRANSITION TO BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUS-
ING.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop and imple-
ment a plan to incrementally manage the rate of growth
SEC. 346. PARTNERSHIPS FOR INVESTMENT IN INNOVATIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subject to subsection (b), the Sec-
retary of Defense may enter into a partnership with one
or more private sector entities to demonstrate and validate
innovative environmental technologies.
(b) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense may
enter into a partnership with respect to an environmental
technology under subsection (a)—
(1) subject to such terms and conditions as the
Secretary considers appropriate and in the national
interest; and
(2) only if the Secretary determines that the
technology has clear potential to be of significant
value to the Department of Defense in carrying out
its environmental activities.
(c) FUNDING.—Under a partnership entered into
under subsection (a), the Secretary may provide funds to
the partner or partners from appropriations available to
the Department of Defense for environmental activities,
for a period of up to five years.
(d) REPORT.—In the annual report required under
section 2706(a) of title 10, United States Code, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall include the following information
with respect to partnerships entered into under this sec-
tion: