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A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a cyberse-
curity strategy for the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Cybersecurity Strategy Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY FOR THE DEPARTMENT 
OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title II of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 141 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 230. CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
develop a departmental strategy to carry out cybersecurity 
responsibilities as set forth in law. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The strategy required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Strategic and operational goals and prior-
ities to successfully execute the full range of the Sec-
retary’s cybersecurity responsibilities. 
‘‘(2) Information on the programs, policies, and 
activities that are required to successfully execute the 
full range of the Secretary’s cybersecurity responsibil-
ities, including programs, policies, and activities in 
furtherance of the following: 
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‘‘(A) Cybersecurity functions set forth in the 
second section 226 (relating to the national cy-
bersecurity and communications integration cen-
ter). 
‘‘(B) Cybersecurity investigations capabili-
ties. 
‘‘(C) Cybersecurity research and develop-
ment. 
‘‘(D) Engagement with international cyber-
security partners. 
‘‘(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the strategy re-
quired under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) consider— 
‘‘(A) the cybersecurity strategy for the 
Homeland Security Enterprise published by the 
Secretary in November 2011; 
‘‘(B) the Department of Homeland Security 
Fiscal Years 2014–2018 Strategic Plan; and 
‘‘(C) the most recent Quadrennial Home-
land Security Review issued pursuant to section 
707; and 
‘‘(2) include information on the roles and re-
sponsibilities of components and offices of the Depart-
ment, to the extent practicable, to carry out such 
strategy. 
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‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 90 days 
after the development of the strategy required under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall issue an implementation 
plan for the strategy that includes the following: 
‘‘(1) Strategic objectives and corresponding tasks. 
‘‘(2) Projected timelines and costs for such tasks. 
‘‘(3) Metrics to evaluate performance of such 
tasks. 
‘‘(e) CONGRESSIONAL
OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate for assess-
ment the following: 
‘‘(1) A copy of the strategy required under sub-
section (a) upon issuance. 
‘‘(2) A copy of the implementation plan required 
under subsection (d) upon issuance, together with de-
tailed information on any associated legislative or 
budgetary proposals. 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON REORGANIZATION.—In the event 
that the strategy required under subsection (a) or imple-
mentation plan required under subsection (d) includes ac-
tions to reorganize departmental components or offices, such 
actions may not be executed without prior congressional au-
thorization. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3512 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the Federal Pell 
Grant duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher 
education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. HAHN, Ms. MAXINE 
WATERS of California, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
COURTNEY, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. POLIS, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. WILSON of Flor-
ida, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. POCAN, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. CLARK 
of Massachusetts, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. BASS, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. CAS-
TOR of Florida, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. CLAY, 
Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. 
GALLEGO, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. HECK of Washington, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. 
KELLY of Illinois, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. MOORE, Mr. 
MURPHY of Florida, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. 
ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. 
ESHOO, Mr. DOGGETT, and Mr. SWALWELL of California) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify 
the Federal Pell Grant duration limits of borrowers who 
attend an institution of higher education that closes or 
commits fraud or other misconduct, and for other pur-
poses. 
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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 ‘‘Pell Grant Restoration 
Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL PELL GRANT DURATION LIMITS. 
Section 401(c)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(c)(5)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The period’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) 
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the pe-
riod’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B)(i) Any Federal Pell Grant that a stu-
dent received during a period described in sub-
clause (I) or (II) of clause (ii) shall not count 
towards the student’s duration limits under this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) Clause (i) shall apply with respect to 
any Federal Pell Grant awarded to a student to 
attend an institution— 
‘‘(I) during a period— 
‘‘(aa) for which the student re-
ceived a loan under this title; and 
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‘‘(bb) for which the loan de-
scribed in item (aa) is forgiven 
under— 
‘‘(AA) section 437(c)(1) or 
464(g)(1) due to the closing of 
the institution; 
‘‘(BB) section 455(h) due to 
the student’s successful assertion 
of a defense to repayment of the 
loan; or 
‘‘(CC) section 432(a)(6) of 
this Act, section 685.215 of title 
34, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or a successor regulation), or 
any other loan forgiveness provi-
sion or regulation under this Act, 
as a result of a determination by 
the Secretary or a court that the 
institution committed fraud or 
other misconduct; or 
‘‘(II) during a period for which the 
student did not receive a loan under this 
title but for which, if the student had re-
ceived such a loan, the student would have 
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H. R. 1757—119
SEC. 2342. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENTS RELATING TO UNIDO AND
OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FROM WHICH
THE UNITED STATES HAS WITHDRAWN OR RESCINDED
FUNDING.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this division
shall be used to pay any arrearage for—
(1) the United Nations Industrial Development Organiza-
tion;
(2) any costs to merge that organization into the United
Nations;
(3) the costs associated with any other organization of
the United Nations from which the United States has with-
drawn including the costs of the merger of such organization
into the United Nations; or
(4) the World Tourism Organization, or any other inter-
national organization with respect to which Congress has
rescinded funding.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
qualified for loan forgiveness under sub-
clause (I)(bb).’’. 
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‘‘(g) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—The strategy re-
quired under subsection (a) shall be in an unclassified form 
but may contain a classified annex. 
‘‘(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed as permitting the Department to en-
gage in monitoring, surveillance, exfiltration, or other col-
lection activities for the purpose of tracking an individual’s 
personally identifiable information. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CYBERSECURITY RISK.—The term ‘cyberse-
curity risk’ has the meaning given such term in the 
second section 226, relating to the national cybersecu-
rity and communications integration center. 
‘‘(2) HOMELAND
SECURITY
ENTERPRISE.—The 
term ‘Homeland Security Enterprise’ means relevant 
governmental and nongovernmental entities involved 
in homeland security, including Federal, State, local, 
and tribal government officials, private sector rep-
resentatives, academics, and other policy experts. 
‘‘(3) INCIDENT.—The term ‘incident’ has the 
meaning given such term in the second section 226, 
relating to the national cybersecurity and commu-
nications integration center.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
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amended by adding at the end of the list of items for subtitle 
C of title II the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 230. Cybersecurity strategy.’’. 
(c) AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION.—Paragraph (2) of 
subsection (a) of the second section 226 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148; relating to the national 
cybersecurity and communications integration center) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) the term ‘incident’ means an occurrence 
that actually or imminently jeopardizes, without law-
ful authority, the integrity, confidentiality, or avail-
ability of information on an information system, or 
actually or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful 
authority, an information system;’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 216 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3510 
[Report No. 114–284] 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
develop a cybersecurity strategy for the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, and for other pur-
poses. 
OCTOBER 6, 2015 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3511 
To clarify the status of the North Country, Ice Age, and New England 
National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park System, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Ms. MOORE, Mr. KIND, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. 
GROTHMAN, Mr. POCAN, Mr. NOLAN, and Ms. ESTY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To clarify the status of the North Country, Ice Age, and 
New England National Scenic Trails as units of the 
National Park System, 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 ‘‘National Scenic Trails 
Parity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NORTH COUNTRY NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL. 
Section 5(a)(8) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(a)(8)) is amended in the third sentence by 
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inserting ‘‘as a unit of the National Park System’’ before 
the period at the end. 
SEC. 3. ICE AGE NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL. 
Section 5(a)(10) of the National Trails System Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(10)) is amended by striking the third 
and fourth sentences and inserting ‘‘The trail shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior as a unit of 
the National Park System.’’. 
SEC. 4. NEW ENGLAND NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL. 
Section 5(a)(28) of the National Trails System Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(28)) is amended in the third sentence 
by inserting ‘‘as a unit of the National Park System,’’ 
after ‘‘administer the trail’’. 
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(b) TREATMENT
OF APPOINTED POSITIONS.—(1)
Positions whose incumbents are appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
the functions of which are transferred by any title of this
division, shall terminate on the effective date of that title.
(2) An individual holding an office immediately prior
to the abolition or transfer of the office by a title of this
division—
(A) who was appointed to the office by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate; and
(B) who performs duties substantially similar to
the duties of an office proposed to be created under
the reorganization plan submitted under section 601,
may, in the discretion of the Secretary, assume the duties
of such new office, and shall not be required to be re-
appointed by reason of the abolition or transfer of the in-
dividual’s previous office.
(c) EXCEPTED SERVICE.—(1) Subject to paragraph
(2), in the case of employees occupying positions in the
excepted service or the Senior Executive Service, any ap-
pointment authority established pursuant to law or regula-
tions of the Office of Personnel Management for filling
such positions shall be transferred.
after the settlement agreement, is or becomes final 
and nonappealable.’’. 
TITLE VI—TRANSPARENCY 
SEC. 601. DRUG MANUFACTURER REPORTING. 
(a) REPORTING ON DOMESTIC SALES.—The manu-
facturer of a drug approved under section 505 of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) or 
section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
262) shall submit to the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services and to Congress an annual report, which shall 
be made publicly available, outlining with respect to each 
such drug, during the previous calendar year— 
(1) the total expenditures of the manufacturer 
on— 
(A) drug research and development; 
(B) clinical trials; 
(C) materials and manufacturing; 
(D) acquisition costs, including costs for 
the purchase of patents and licensing; and 
(E) marketing and advertising for the pro-
motion of the drug to consumers and pre-
scribers; 
(2) the total profit to the manufacturer attrib-
utable to such drug; 
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(3) the total amount of financial assistance the 
manufacturer has provided through patient prescrip-
tion assistance programs with respect to such drug, 
if any; 
(4) any Federal benefits received by the manu-
facturer, including tax credits, grants from the Na-
tional Institutes of Health, and other Federal bene-
fits with respect to such drug; and 
(5) any additional information the manufac-
turer chooses to provide related to drug pricing deci-
sions, such as total expenditures on drug research 
and development or clinical trials on drugs that 
failed to receive approval by the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration. 
(b) REPORTING ON FOREIGN SALES.—In the case of 
a manufacturer of a drug that sells such drug to the Fed-
eral Government, including through the health programs 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department 
of Defense, and the Indian Health Service and through 
the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.), or that has entered 
into an agreement under section 340B of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256b), the manufacturer 
shall include in the report submitted under subsection (a) 
information about the price of the drug, and profits from 
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and volume of sales of the drug, in each foreign country 
in which the drug is sold, as applicable. 
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plementation of United States public diplomacy poli-
cies, personnel, and activities, including international
educational and cultural exchange programs, infor-
mation, and international broadcasting. The Under
Secretary for Public Diplomacy shall be responsible
for ensuring as provided in 501 of the United States
Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948
(22 U.S.C. 1461) and section 208 of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and
1987 (22 U.S.C. 1461–1a), and except as expressly
exempted in those Acts, that no program material
produced under authority of the United States Infor-
mation and Exchange Act of 1948 shall be dissemi-
nated within the United States and that no funds
authorized to be appropriated for public diplomacy
activities shall be used to influence public opinion in
the United States.’’.
SEC. 314. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL EX-
CHANGES; 
ASSISTANT 
SECRETARY 
FOR
INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS.
Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraphs:
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3516 
To amend the Social Security Act relating to the use of determinations 
made by the Commissioner. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Ms. JENKINS 
of Kansas, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. COLE, Mr. TIBERI, Mrs. BLACK, 
Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. YOUNG of Indiana, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. 
SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. REED, and Mr. BOUSTANY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Social Security Act relating to the use of 
determinations made by the Commissioner. 
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 ‘‘Social Security Bene-
ficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. USE OF DETERMINATIONS MADE BY THE COMMIS-
SIONER. 
(a) TITLE II.—Section 205(j) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 405(j)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(11) No determination by the Commissioner of So-
cial Security with respect to an individual, including a de-
termination that benefits under this title to which such 
individual is entitled shall be paid to a representative 
payee, shall be considered to be a determination that the 
individual has been adjudicated as a mental defective for 
purposes of subsections (d)(4) and (g)(4) of section 922 
of title 18, United States Code.’’. 
(b) TITLE XVI.—Section 1631(a)(2) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(J) No determination by the Commissioner of Social 
Security with respect to an individual, including a deter-
mination that benefits under this title to which such indi-
vidual is entitled shall be paid to a representative payee, 
shall be considered to be a determination that the indi-
vidual has been adjudicated as a mental defective for pur-
poses of subsections (d)(4) and (g)(4) of section 922 of 
title 18, United States Code.’’. 
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SEC. 215. DEFINITIONS.
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C.
5701 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 385,
as added by section 214, the following:
‘‘DEFINITIONS
‘‘SEC. 386. For the purposes of this title:
‘‘(1) The term ‘drug abuse education and pre-
vention services’—
‘‘(A) means services to runaway and home-
less youth to prevent or reduce the illicit use of
drugs by such youth; and
‘‘(B) may include—
‘‘(i) individual, family, group, and
peer counseling;
‘‘(ii) drop-in services;
‘‘(iii) assistance to runaway and
homeless youth in rural areas (including
the development of community support
groups);
‘‘(iv) information and training relating
to the illicit use of drugs by runaway and
homeless youth, to individuals involved in
providing services to such youth; and
‘‘(v) activities to improve the availabil-
ity of local drug abuse prevention services
to runaway and homeless youth.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3517 
To amend title 36, United States Code to enhance oversight of the American 
National Red Cross by the Government Accountability Office and Inspec-
tors General at the Departments of Homeland Security, Treasury, and 
State, and require the Department of Homeland Security to conduct 
a pilot program with the American National Red Cross to research 
and develop mechanisms for the Department to better leverage social 
media to improve preparedness and response capabilities, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees 
on Transportation and Infrastructure and Homeland Security, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 36, United States Code to enhance oversight 
of the American National Red Cross by the Government 
Accountability Office and Inspectors General at the De-
partments of Homeland Security, Treasury, and State, 
and require the Department of Homeland Security to 
conduct a pilot program with the American National 
Red Cross to research and develop mechanisms for the 
Department to better leverage social media to improve 
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