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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF RENTAL VALUE OF PARSONAGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 107 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘For purposes of this section, the term ‘minister of the 
gospel’ includes any duly recognized official of a religious, 
spiritual, moral, or ethical organization (whether theistic 
or not).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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Panel under this part may be carried out only with the
approval and authorization of the Panel:
‘‘(1) Consolidation or merger of the properties
or franchises of at least 2 rail carriers into one cor-
poration for the ownership, management, and oper-
ation of the previously separately owned properties.
‘‘(2) A purchase, lease, or contract to operate
property of another rail carrier by any number of
rail carriers.
‘‘(3) Acquisition of control of a rail carrier by
any number of rail carriers.
‘‘(4) Acquisition of control of at least 2 rail car-
riers by a person that is not a rail carrier.
‘‘(5) Acquisition of control of a rail carrier by
a person that is not a rail carrier but that controls
any number of rail carriers.
‘‘(6) Acquisition by a rail carrier of trackage
rights over, or joint ownership in or joint use of, a
railroad line (and terminals incidental to it) owned
or operated by another rail carrier.
‘‘(b) A person may carry out a transaction referred
to in subsection (a) of this section or participate in achiev-
ing the control or management, including the power to ex-
ercise control or management, in a common interest of
more than one of those rail carriers, regardless of how that
‘‘(b) With respect to general information resources
management policy, the Director shall—
‘‘(1) develop and oversee the implementation of
uniform information resources management policies,
principles, standards, and guidelines;
‘‘(2) foster greater sharing, dissemination, and
access to public information, including through—
‘‘(A) the use of the Government Informa-
tion Locator Service; and
‘‘(B) the development and utilization of
common standards for information collection,
storage, processing and communication, includ-
ing standards for security, interconnectivity and
interoperability;
‘‘(3) initiate and review proposals for changes
in legislation, regulations, and agency procedures to
improve information resources management prac-
tices;
‘‘(4) oversee the development and implementa-
tion of best practices in information resources man-
agement, including training; and
‘‘(5) oversee agency integration of program and
management functions with information resources
management functions.
‘‘(c) With respect to the collection of information and
the control of paperwork, the Director shall—
‘‘(1) review and approve proposed agency collec-
tions of information;
‘‘(2) coordinate the review of the collection of
information associated with Federal procurement
and acquisition by the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs with the Office of Federal Pro-
curement Policy, with particular emphasis on apply-
ing information technology to improve the efficiency
and effectiveness of Federal procurement, acquisi-
tion, and payment and to reduce information collec-
tion burdens on the public;
‘‘(3) minimize the Federal information collec-
tion burden, with particular emphasis on those indi-
viduals and entities most adversely affected;
‘‘(4) maximize the practical utility of and public
benefit from information collected by or for the
Federal Government;
‘‘(5) establish and oversee standards and guide-
lines by which agencies are to estimate the burden
to comply with a proposed collection of information;
and
‘‘(6) place an emphasis on minimizing the bur-
den on small businesses with 50 or fewer employees.
‘‘(d) With respect to information dissemination, the
Director shall develop and oversee the implementation of
policies, principles, standards, and guidelines to—
‘‘(1) apply to Federal agency dissemination of
public information, regardless of the form or format
in which such information is disseminated; and
‘‘(2) promote public access to public informa-
tion and fulfill the purposes of this chapter, includ-
ing through the effective use of information tech-
nology.
‘‘(e) With respect to statistical policy and coordina-
tion, the Director shall—
‘‘(1) coordinate the activities of the Federal sta-
tistical system to ensure—
‘‘(A) the efficiency and effectiveness of the
system; and
‘‘(B) the integrity, objectivity, impartiality,
utility, and confidentiality of information col-
lected for statistical purposes;
‘‘(2) ensure that budget proposals of agencies
are consistent with system-wide priorities for main-
taining and improving the quality of Federal statis-
tics and prepare an annual report on statistical pro-
gram funding;
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3234 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to evaluate the ability of each 
medical center of the Department to provide quality 
health care to veterans, to ensure that the Secretary 
improves such medical centers that are underperforming, 
and for other purposes.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3236 
AN ACT 
To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway 
safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs 
funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, to provide re-
source flexibility to the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for health care services, and for other purposes.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4498 
To provide for the legitimate use of medicinal marijuana in accordance with 
the laws of the various States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2014 
Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide for the legitimate use of medicinal marijuana 
in accordance with the laws of the various States. 
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 ‘‘Legitimate Use of Me-
dicinal Marijuana Act’’ or the ‘‘LUMMA’’. 
SEC. 2. SCHEDULING OF MARIJUANA; PRESCRIPTIONS. 
(a) SCHEDULE.—Marijuana is moved from schedule 
I of the Controlled Substances Act to schedule II of such 
Act. 
(b) PRESCRIPTION.— 
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established under subparagraph (B)(iv) of
this paragraph, subject to allocation of fee
revenues among all States in which the
carrier operates and which participate in
the single State registration system; and
‘‘(iv) to file the name of a local agent
for service of process.
‘‘(B) RECEIPTS; FEE SYSTEM.—The stand-
ards of the Secretary—
‘‘(i) shall require that the registration
State issue a receipt, in a form prescribed
under the standards, reflecting that the
carrier has filed proof of insurance as pro-
vided under subparagraph (A)(ii) of this
paragraph and has paid fee amounts in ac-
cordance with the fee system established
under clause (iv) of this subparagraph;
‘‘(ii) shall require that copies of the
receipt issued under clause (i) of this sub-
paragraph be kept in each of the carrier’s
commercial motor vehicles;
‘‘(iii) shall not require decals, stamps,
cab cards, or any other means of register-
ing or identifying specific vehicles operated
by the carrier;
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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4497 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for 
damages relating to federally declared disasters during September 2013, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2014 
Mr. GARDNER 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 provide 
tax relief for damages relating to federally declared disas-
ters during September 2013, 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. EXPENSING OF QUALIFIED DISASTER EX-
PENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 198A(b) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘before January 1, 2010’’ in 
subparagraph (A) and inserting ‘‘before January 1, 
2010, or during September 2013’’, and 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In a State in which mari-
juana may be prescribed by a physician for medical 
use under applicable State law, no provision of the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) 
or of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 301 et seq.) shall prohibit or otherwise re-
strict— 
(A) the prescription of marijuana by a 
physician for medical use; 
(B) an individual who is an authorized pa-
tient from obtaining, possessing, transporting 
within the individual’s State, or using mari-
juana for that individual’s medical use; 
(C) an individual authorized under State 
law to obtain, possess, transport within their 
State, or manufacture marijuana, from obtain-
ing, possessing, transporting within that State, 
or manufacturing marijuana pursuant to that 
authorization; or 
(D) a pharmacy or other entity authorized 
under State law to distribute medical marijuana 
to an authorized patient, from obtaining or pos-
sessing marijuana for that purpose, or from dis-
tributing marijuana to an authorized patient for 
medical use. 
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(2) PRODUCTION.—No provision of the Con-
trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 301 et seq.) shall prohibit or otherwise re-
strict an entity authorized by a State, in which mari-
juana may be prescribed by a physician for medical 
use, for the purpose of producing marijuana for pre-
scription by a physician for medical use, from pro-
ducing, processing, or distributing marijuana for 
such purpose. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘authorized patient’’ means an in-
dividual using marijuana in accordance with a pre-
scription of marijuana by a physician for medical 
use; 
(2) the term ‘‘physician’’ means a practitioner 
of medicine, who— 
(A) graduated from a college of medicine 
or osteopathy; and 
(B) is licensed by the appropriate State 
board; 
(3) the term ‘‘prescription’’ means an instruc-
tion written by a medical physician in accordance 
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with applicable State law that authorizes a patient 
to be issued with a medicine or treatment; and 
(4) the term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any other territory or 
possession of the United States. 
SEC. 4. RELATION OF ACT TO CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS RE-
LATING TO SMOKING. 
This Act does not affect any Federal, State, or local 
law regulating or prohibiting smoking in public. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4499 
To require reports submitted to Congress under the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act of 1978 to also be submitted to the Privacy and Civil 
Liberties Oversight Board. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2014 
Mr. HIMES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Select Committee on Intelligence 
(Permanent Select), 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 require reports submitted to Congress under the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to also be submitted 
to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. 
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 ‘‘Privacy and Civil Lib-
erties Oversight Enhancement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUBMISSION OF REPORTS UNDER THE FOREIGN IN-
TELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978 TO 
THE PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVER-
SIGHT BOARD. 
(a) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly 
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal 
is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, 
a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid-
ered to be made to a section or other provision of the For-
eign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
1801 et seq.). 
(b) FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT 
RULES.—Section 103(g)(2) (50 U.S.C. 1803(g)(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(H) The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 
Board.’’. 
(c) REPORT OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE.—Sec-
tion 107 (50 U.S.C. 1807) is amended in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Administrative Office 
of the United States Court and to Congress’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrative Office of the United States Court, Con-
gress, and the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 
Board’’. 
(d) OVERSIGHT OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE.— 
Section 108 (50 U.S.C. 1808) is amended— 
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ney General shall make such forms available in the 
locations referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
through the Internet website for the Bureau of Alco-
hol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. 
(4) MAILBOX RULE.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the Attorney General shall treat any form that 
is postmarked during the amnesty period as received 
during the amnesty period. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AMNESTY PERIOD.—The term ‘‘amnesty pe-
riod’’ means the 180-day period beginning on the 
date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) FIREARM.—The term ‘‘firearm’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 5845 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986, except that the term 
does not include— 
(A) any device described in subsection 
(f)(1) of such section; or 
(B) any combination of parts— 
(i) designed or intended for use in 
converting any device into a device de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); or 
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1986 or chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, for 
a violation of any such chapter with respect to the firearm 
which occurred before or concurrent with the registration. 
(f) NOTICE; FORMS; MAILBOX RULE.— 
(1) NOTICE OF AMNESTY PERIOD.—The Attor-
ney General shall provide clear printed notices pro-
viding information regarding the amnesty period and 
registering a firearm during the period. To the ex-
tent feasible, the Attorney General shall ensure that 
the notices are posted in post offices, law enforce-
ment buildings, and businesses of licensed firearms 
dealers. 
(2) VA OUTREACH.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, in consultation with the Attorney General, 
shall carry out an outreach program and develop a 
communications strategy to provide to veterans in-
formation regarding the amnesty period and reg-
istering a firearm during the period, including by 
posting notices in facilities of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs and on the Internet website of the 
Department. 
(3) FORMS.—The Attorney General shall make 
available any forms necessary for registering a fire-
arm in the National Firearms Registration and 
Transfer Record. To the extent feasible, the Attor-
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(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(v) the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
Oversight Board.’’. 
(j) OVERSIGHT OF PROCEDURES FOR TARGETING 
CERTAIN
PERSONS
OUTSIDE
THE
UNITED
STATES 
OTHER
THAN
UNITED
STATES
PERSONS.—Section 
707(a) (50 U.S.C. 1881f(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CONGRES-
SIONAL’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and the Privacy and Civil Lib-
erties Oversight Board’’ before ‘‘concerning the im-
plementation of this title’’. 
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challenged rate does not have market dominance over the
transportation to which the rate applies if such rail carrier
proves that the rate charged results in a revenue-variable
cost percentage for such transportation that is less than
180 percent.
‘‘(3) A finding by the Panel that a rate charged by
a rail carrier results in a revenue-variable cost percentage
for the transportation to which the rate applies that is
equal to or greater than 180 percent does not establish
a presumption that—
‘‘(A) such rail carrier has or does not have mar-
ket dominance over such transportation; or
‘‘(B) the proposed rate exceeds or does not ex-
ceed a reasonable maximum.
‘‘§ 10508. Inflation-based rate increases
‘‘(a) The Panel may, on a quarterly basis and consist-
ent with the rail transportation policy set forth in section
10101 of this title, prescribe a percentage rate index for
rail carriers in order to compensate for inflationary cost
increases. Such percentage rate index may be applicable
on an industry-wide, territory-wide, or carrier-by-carrier
basis.
‘‘(b) For purposes of this section, a percentage rate
index may permit rate increases within a specified range
to allow carriers to recover a total revenue increase speci-
‘‘(i) Managing the cyber and informa-
tion technology ranges and facilities, in-
cluding coordinating the scheduling of 
ranges and facilities. 
‘‘(ii) Identifying and providing guid-
ance to the Secretary with respect to op-
portunities for integration among the cyber 
and information technology ranges and fa-
cilities regarding testing, training, and de-
veloping functions. 
‘‘(iii) Assisting the military depart-
ments, the National Guard, and the ele-
ments of the Department gain access to 
the cyber and information technology 
ranges and facilities. 
‘‘(C) REPORTS.—The head of the entity 
established or designated under subparagraph 
(A) shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees— 
‘‘(i) an annual report on the opportu-
nities for cost reduction and improvements 
to the integration and coordination of the 
cyber and information technology ranges 
and facilities; and 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4501 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to adjust the limits on 
expensing of certain depreciable business assets. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2014 
Ms. KUSTER 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 adjust 
the limits on expensing of certain depreciable business assets. 
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 ‘‘Small Business Growth 
and Investment Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPENSING CERTAIN DEPRECIABLE BUSINESS AS-
SETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 179(b) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘$25,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$250,000’’, and 
(2) 
in 
paragraph 
(2)(C), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$200,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$800,000’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2013. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4502 
To authorize the Attorney General to exempt certain products from the 
requirements of subsections (d) and (e) of section 310 of the Controlled 
Substances Act if it is not practical to use such products in the illicit 
manufacture of methamphetamine. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2014 
Mr. LUETKEMEYER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the Attorney General to exempt certain prod-
ucts from the requirements of subsections (d) and (e) 
of section 310 of the Controlled Substances Act if it 
is not practical to use such products in the illicit manu-
facture of methamphetamine. 
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 ‘‘Stop Meth Labs and 
Enhance Patient Access Act of 2014’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXEMPTION IF IT IS NOT PRACTICAL TO USE PROD-
UCT IN ILLICIT MANUFACTURE OF METH-
AMPHETAMINE. 
Section 310(e)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act 
(21 U.S.C. 830(e)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘if the At-
torney General determines that the product cannot be 
used in the illicit manufacture of methamphetamine’’ and 
inserting ‘‘if the Attorney General determines that it is 
not practical by processes known to be employed by clan-
destine laboratory operators to use the product in the il-
licit manufacture of methamphetamine’’. 
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