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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Employment, Training,
and Literacy Enhancement Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF
CONTENTS.
(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into two divi-
sions as follows:
(1) Division A—Employment, Training, and
Literacy Programs.
(2) Division B—Vocational Rehabilitation Pro-
grams.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
DIVISION A—EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND LITERACY
PROGRAMS
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO GENERAL PROVISIONS AND PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS
Subtitle A—General Provisions
Sec. 101. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 102. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 103. Definitions.
Subtitle B—State and Local Administrative Provisions
Sec. 111. State administrative provisions.
Sec. 112. Local administrative provisions.
Subtitle C—Program and Fiscal Provisions
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 121. General program requirements.
Sec. 122. Benefits.
Sec. 123. Labor standards.
Sec. 124. Grievance procedure.
Sec. 125. Identification of additional imposed requirements.
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‘‘(4) PART B OF TITLE IV.—Such sums as may
be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999
through 2003 to carry out part B of title IV.
‘‘(b) RESERVATIONS.—Of the amount appropriated
under subsection (a)(3) for a fiscal year—
‘‘(1) not less than $70,000,000 shall be re-
served for carrying out section 401;
‘‘(2) not less than $70,000,000 shall be re-
served for carrying out section 402; and
‘‘(3) the remainder shall be reserved for carry-
ing out parts C, D, and E of title IV.
‘‘(c) REALLOTMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor
shall, in accordance with this subsection, reallot to
eligible States amounts appropriated for programs
authorized under titles II and title III of this Act
that are available for reallotment.
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—The amount available for real-
lotment is equal to the amount by which the unobli-
gated balance of the State allotment under title II
or title III, respectively, at the end of the program
year prior to the program year for which the deter-
mination under this paragraph is made exceeds 20
percent of such allotment for the prior program
year.
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‘‘(3) REALLOTMENT.—In making reallotments
to eligible States of amounts available pursuant to
paragraph (2) for a program year, the Secretary
shall allot to each eligible State an amount based on
the relative amount allotted to such State under title
II or title III, respectively, for the prior program
year as compared to the total amount allotted to all
eligible States under title II or title III, respectively,
for such prior program year.
‘‘(4) ELIGIBILITY.—For purposes of this sub-
section, an eligible State means a State which has
obligated at least 80 percent of its allotments under
title II or title III, respectively, for the program year
prior to the program year for which the determina-
tion under this subsection is made.
‘‘(5) PROCEDURES.—The Governor of each
State shall prescribe uniform procedures for the obli-
gation of funds by workforce development areas
within the State in order to avoid the requirement
that funds be made available for reallotment under
this subsection. The Governor shall further prescribe
equitable procedures for making funds available
from the State and workforce development areas in
the event that a State is required to make funds
available for reallotment under this paragraph.’’.
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‘‘(B) the skills and economic development
needs of the State; and
‘‘(C) the type and availability of employ-
ment and training services in the State.
‘‘(3)(A) A description of the State long-term
goals for the Statewide system.
‘‘(B) An identification of the benchmarks that
the State will use to measure its progress toward
meeting the goals described in subparagraph (A)
based on the core indicators of performance de-
scribed in section 154.
‘‘(C) A description of how the goals and bench-
marks will ensure continuous improvement of the
Statewide system and make such system relevant
and responsive to labor market, skill, and literacy
needs at the State and local levels.
‘‘(4) An identification of local workforce devel-
opment areas in the State, including a description of
the process used for the designation of such areas.
‘‘(5) An identification of criteria to be used by
local chief elected officials for the appointment of
members of local workforce development boards,
consistent with the provisions of section 122.
‘‘(6)(A) A description of measures that will be
taken by the State to assure coordination and con-
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‘‘(1) shall provide the core services described in
subsection (d), including the information described
in part E of title IV and labor exchange services au-
thorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49 et seq.);
‘‘(2) shall provide access to the activities car-
ried out under subsection (e), if any; and
‘‘(3) shall provide access to intensive and train-
ing services described in section 314, including serv-
ing as the point of distribution of skill grants for
training services to participants in accordance with
section 314(c)(6)(A).
‘‘(b) ACCESS TO DELIVERY OF SERVICES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The State’s full service em-
ployment and training delivery system shall provide
individuals and employers with access to the services
described in subsection (a) through a network of eli-
gible providers that assures participants that such
services will be available, regardless of where the
participants initially enter the system. At a mini-
mum, such services shall be available—
‘‘(A) through a network of full service em-
ployment and training delivery centers, estab-
lished in all local workforce development areas
(9) Paragraph (7) of section 1223 of such Code
is amended by inserting ‘‘(as in effect on the day be-
fore the date of the enactment of the Principal Resi-
dence Tax Exclusion Act of 1997)’’ after ‘‘1034’’.
(10) Paragraph (7) of section 1250(d) of such
Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(7) DISPOSITION OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.—
Subsection (a) shall not apply to a disposition of
property to the extent used by the taxpayer as his
principal residence (within the meaning of section
121, relating to gain on sale of principal residence).’’
(11) Subsection (c) of section 6012 of such
Code is amended by striking ‘‘(relating to one-time
exclusion of gain from sale of principal residence by
individual who has attained age 55)’’ and inserting
‘‘(relating to gain from sale of principal residence)’’.
(12) Paragraph (2) of section 6212(c) of such
Code is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and
by redesignating the succeeding subparagraphs ac-
cordingly.
(13) Section 6504 of such Code is amended by
striking paragraph (4) and by redesignating the suc-
ceeding paragraphs accordingly.
(14) The item relating to section 121 in the
table of sections for part III of subchapter B of
(b) or (c) shall be the circumstances that would exist if
the provision were not enacted.
SEC. 4. DUTIES OF CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—When a committee of the House
of Representatives or Senate or a committee of conference
reports a bill or joint resolution of public character that
includes any provision that reduces protection of the envi-
ronment, the report of the committee accompanying the
bill or joint resolution (or the statement of managers ac-
companying the conference report) shall contain each of
the following:
(1) An identification and description of any
provision in the bill or joint resolution or conference
report that reduces protection of the environment.
(2) A qualitative and, if practicable, a quan-
titative assessment of the extent of the reduction in
protection of the environment.
(3) A description of the actions, if any, taken
by the committee to avoid the reduction in protec-
tion of the environment.
(4) Any statement received under section 5.
SEC. 5. DUTIES OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL.
(a) STATEMENT.—For each bill or joint resolution of
a public character reported by any committee of the House
of Representatives or the Senate, and for each report by
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3065 
To prevent conflicts of interest that stem from executive Government employ-
ees receiving bonuses or other compensation arrangements from non-
government sources, from the revolving door that raises concerns about 
the independence of financial services regulators, and from the revolving 
door that casts aspersions over the awarding of Government contracts 
and other financial benefits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2015 
Mr. CUMMINGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
Committees on the Judiciary and Financial Services, 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To prevent conflicts of interest that stem from executive 
Government employees receiving bonuses or other com-
pensation arrangements from nongovernment sources, 
from the revolving door that raises concerns about the 
independence of financial services regulators, and from 
the revolving door that casts aspersions over the award-
ing of Government contracts and other financial benefits. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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in the State, that provide all of the services de-
scribed in subsection (a); or
‘‘(B) at not less than one full service em-
ployment and training delivery center in each
local workforce development area in the State
that provides all of the services described in
subsection (a), supplemented with multiple af-
filiated sites that provide one or more of such
services and are linked through electronic and
technological access points.
‘‘(2) SPECIALIZED CENTERS.—Of the full serv-
ice employment and training delivery centers or af-
filiated sites described in paragraph (1), such cen-
ters or sites may have a specialization in addressing
special needs, such as the needs of dislocated work-
ers.
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY FOR DESIGNATION.—Any entity or
consortium of entities located in a local workforce develop-
ment area may be designated or certified by the local
workforce development board (in accordance with section
122(d)(2)(A)) through a competitive process, or through
an agreement reached between the local board and a con-
sortium of entities, to operate a full service employment
and training delivery center or to participate as an affili-
ated site in the full service employment and training deliv-
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3067 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize 
local educational agencies and schools to carry out child sexual abuse 
awareness and prevention programs or activities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2015 
Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts (for herself and Mr. HECK of Nevada) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to authorize local educational agencies and 
schools to carry out child sexual abuse awareness and 
prevention programs or activities. 
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 ‘‘Child Sexual Abuse 
Awareness and Prevention Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AWARENESS AND PREVEN-
TION. 
Section 5571 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7275) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading by inserting ‘‘CHILD 
SEXUAL ABUSE AND’’ after ‘‘COMBAT’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following; 
‘‘(E) to carry out child sexual abuse 
awareness and prevention programs or activi-
ties.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (8); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following: 
‘‘(6) To provide age-appropriate and develop-
mentally appropriate instruction for early childhood, 
elementary school, and secondary school students in 
child sexual abuse awareness and prevention, includ-
ing how to recognize child sexual abuse and how to 
safely report child sexual abuse. 
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(2) in paragraph (5)(A), as so redesignated, by 
inserting ‘‘and paragraph (2)’’ before the period at 
the end; and 
(3) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘subject to paragraph 
(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subject to paragraph 
(1) or (2)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(C)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(C) or para-
graph (2)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘person described in 
paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘person de-
scribed in paragraph (1) or (2)’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ be-
fore the period at the end. 
SEC. 7. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act or any amendment made 
by this Act, or any application of such provision or amend-
ment to any person or circumstance, is held to be uncon-
stitutional, the remainder of the provisions of this Act and 
the amendments made by this Act and the application of 
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the provision or amendment to any other person or cir-
cumstance shall not be affected. 
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(c) REQUESTS RELATED TO CAREGIVING, ENROLL-
MENT IN EDUCATION OR TRAINING, OR A SECOND JOB.— 
If an employee makes a request for a change in the terms 
and conditions of employment as set forth in subsection 
(a) because of a serious health condition of the employee, 
due to the employee’s responsibilities as a caregiver, or 
due to the employee’s enrollment in a career-related edu-
cational or training program, or if a part-time employee 
makes a request for such a change for a reason related 
to a second job, the employer shall grant the request, un-
less the employer has a bona fide business reason for deny-
ing the request. 
(d) OTHER REQUESTS.—If an employee makes a re-
quest for a change in the terms and conditions of employ-
ment as set forth in subsection (a), for a reason other than 
those reasons set forth in subsection (c), the employer may 
deny the request for any reason that is not unlawful. If 
the employer denies such a request, the employer shall 
provide the employee with the reason for the denial, in-
cluding whether any such reason is a bona fide business 
reason. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3069 
To amend section 240(c)(7)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
eliminate the time limit on the filing of a motion to reopen a removal 
proceeding if the basis of the motion is fraud, negligence, misrepresenta-
tion, or extortion by, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice 
of law without authorization on the part of, a representative. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2015 
Mr. VEASEY (for himself, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. 
CONYERS, Mr. FARR, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. HINOJOSA, 
Mr. HONDA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. LEE, Ms. 
LOFGREN, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MENG, Ms. NORTON, 
Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. POLIS, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 
SERRANO, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. ELLISON, 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, and Mr. CUMMINGS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 240(c)(7)(C) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act to eliminate the time limit on the filing 
of a motion to reopen a removal proceeding if the basis 
of the motion is fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, 
or extortion by, or the attempted, promised, or actual 
practice of law without authorization on the part of, 
a representative. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Notario Victim Relief 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF TIME LIMIT ON MOTIONS TO RE-
OPEN IN CERTAIN CASES. 
Section 240(c)(7)(C) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(7)(C)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) FRAUD, NEGLIGENCE, MISREPRE-
SENTATION, OR
EXTORTION
BY, OR
AT-
TEMPTED, PROMISED, OR
ACTUAL
PRAC-
TICE
OF
LAW
WITHOUT
AUTHORIZATION 
ON THE PART OF, A REPRESENTATIVE.— 
There is no time limit on the filing of a 
motion to reopen if the basis of the motion 
is to apply for relief due to fraud, neg-
ligence, misrepresentation, or extortion by, 
or attempted, promised, or actual practice 
of law without authorization on the part 
of, a representative described in subsection 
(a) or (b) of section 1292.1 of title 8, Code 
of Federal Regulations, or a person who 
claimed to be such a representative, and 
the alien establishes such fraud, neg-
ligence, misrepresentation, or extortion by, 
or attempted, promised, or actual practice 
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of law without authorization on the part 
of, such a representative (or person) by a 
preponderance of evidence.’’. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3070 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to permit striped 
bass fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone transit zone 
between Montauk, New York, and Point Judith, Rhode 
Island, 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 ‘‘EEZ Transit Zone 
Clarification and Access Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RECREATIONAL FISHING IN BLOCK ISLAND SOUND 
TRANSIT ZONE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce, in 
consultation with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
Commission, may issue regulations to permit and regulate 
recreational Atlantic striped bass fishing in the Block Is-
land Sound Transit Zone. 
(b) BLOCK ISLAND SOUND TRANSIT ZONE DE-
FINED.—In this section the term ‘‘Block Island Sound 
transit zone’’ means the area of the exclusive economic 
zone north of a line connecting Montauk Light, Montauk 
Point, New York, and Block Island Southeast Light, 
Block Island, Rhode Island; and west of a line connecting 
Point Judith Light, Point Judith, Rhode Island, and 
Block Island Southeast Light, Block Island, Rhode Island. 
(c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section or the 
regulations issued under this section shall affect— 
(1) any permit that— 
(A) is issued under any other provision of 
law by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, including a permit issued be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(B) authorizes fishing in the Block Island 
Sound Transit Zone; or 
(2) any activity authorized by such a permit. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3070 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to permit 
striped bass fishing in the Exclusive Economic 
Zone transit zone between Montauk, New York, 
and Point Judith, Rhode Island, and for other 
purposes.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3070 
To clarify that for purposes of all Federal laws governing marine fisheries 
management, the landward boundary of the exclusive economic zone 
between areas south of Montauk, New York, and Point Judith, Rhode 
Island, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2015 
Mr. ZELDIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To clarify that for purposes of all Federal laws governing 
marine fisheries management, the landward boundary of 
the exclusive economic zone between areas south of 
Montauk, New York, and Point Judith, Rhode Island, 
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 ‘‘EEZ Clarification 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LANDWARD BOUNDARY OF EEZ NEAR BLOCK IS-
LAND FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL MARINE 
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT. 
For purposes of all Federal laws governing marine 
fisheries management— 
(1) the landward boundary of the exclusive eco-
nomic zone between the area south of Montauk, New 
York, and the area south of Point Judith, Rhode Is-
land, shall be considered to be a continuous line run-
ning— 
(A) from a point 3 miles south of the 
southernmost point of Montauk to a point 3 
miles south of the southernmost point of Block 
Island, Rhode Island, and 
(B) from such point 3 miles south of the 
southernmost point of Block Island, Rhode Is-
land, to a point 3 miles south of the southern 
most point of Point Judith; and 
(2) the authority to manage such fisheries in 
waters landward of such line is vested in States and 
interstate marine fisheries management commis-
sions, as applicable, that otherwise have jurisdiction 
over such waters. 
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SEC. 3. REPORT ON IMPACT OF MODIFYING LANDWARD 
BOUNDARY OF EEZ FOR ALL FEDERAL FISH-
ERIES MANAGEMENT. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall report 
to the Congress on the impact of section 2. 
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