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the Commission who will need to be involved to 
conduct such activities; 
‘‘(D) an explanation of Federal agency in-
volvement and coordination needed to conduct 
such activities; 
‘‘(E) a budget for conducting such activi-
ties; 
‘‘(F) a plan for evaluating the value and 
potential impact of the Commission’s work and 
recommendations, including the possible continu-
ation of the Commission for the purposes of over-
seeing their implementation; and 
‘‘(G) other information that the Commission 
deems appropriate. 
‘‘(2) UPDATES.—The Commission shall periodi-
cally update the operating plan under paragraph (1) 
and submit such updates to the Secretary and the 
Congress. 
‘‘(e) FINAL REPORT.—By not later than 3 years after 
the date of the Commission’s first meeting, the Commission 
shall submit to the Secretary and the Congress a final re-
port containing all of the findings and recommendations 
required by this section. Not later than 120 days after the 
submission of the final report, the Secretary shall review 
the plan required by subsection (d)(1)(F) and submit to the 
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is determined under regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary as— 
‘‘(1) in the case of a liquid to which section 
4041 applies, the State in which such liquid is sold 
or used, or 
‘‘(2) in the case of a fuel to which section 4081 
applies, the State in which such fuel is most likely 
to be sold or used. 
‘‘(d) REQUIREMENT
TO
MAINTAIN
INTERSTATE 
HIGHWAY SYSTEM.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with 
respect to any fuel or liquid if the applicable State with 
respect to such fuel or liquid has not entered into an 
agreement with the Secretary of Transportation under 
which such State has agreed to provide for the proper 
maintenance of that portion of the interstate highway sys-
tem which is within such State.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 9503 of such Code is amended by 
striking subsection (d). 
(2)(A) Paragraph (4) of section 9503(e) of such 
Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) REDUCTION IN RATE OF TRANSFER BASED 
ON REDUCTION IN STATE TAX RATES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be sub-
stituted for each amount in paragraph (2) an 
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shall not violate title I or title II of the Genetic Informa-
tion Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 
233). For purposes of the preceding sentence, the terms 
‘‘family members’’ and ‘‘manifestation’’ shall have the 
meanings given such terms for purposes of title I or II 
of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (Public 
Law 110–233), or the amendments made by such titles, 
as appropriate. 
(c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) RELATING TO THE ADA.—Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed to limit or otherwise restrict 
the application of section 501(c)(2) of the Americans 
with 
Disabilities 
Act 
of 
1990 
(42 
U.S.C. 
12201(c)(2)) to any programs or arrangements de-
scribed in this Act. 
(2) RELATING
TO
EMPLOYER
DEADLINES.— 
Nothing in the regulations referred to in subsection 
(a) shall be construed to prevent an employer that 
is offering a wellness program to an employee from 
establishing a deadline of up to 180 days for em-
ployees to request and complete a reasonable alter-
native standard (or waiver of the otherwise applica-
ble standard). A reasonable alternative standard (or 
waiver of the otherwise applicable standard) is pro-
vided for in section 2705(j)(3)(D) of the Public 
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Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 gg–4(j)(3)(D)) 
(or any regulations promulgated with respect to such 
section by the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of 
the Treasury). 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect as if enacted on March 23, 
2010, and shall apply to the Americans with Disabilities 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and the Genetic 
Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (Public Law 
110–233), including the amendments made by such Acts. 
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I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4118
To amend the Antiquities Act to limit the authority of the President to
designate areas in excess of 5,000 acres as national monuments, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 19, 1996
Mr. HANSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Antiquities Act to limit the authority of the
President to designate areas in excess of 5,000 acres
as national monuments, 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. LIMITATION OF ANTIQUITIES ACT AUTHORITY.
Section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906 (34 Stat. 225;
16 U.S.C 431, 432, 433), commonly known as the Antiq-
uities Act, is amended by adding the following at the end
thereof: ‘‘The President may not exercise the authority of
this section to declare any area in excess of 5,000 acres
to be a national monument.’’
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE OF AMENDMENT.
The amendment made by section 1 of this Act shall
apply with respect to any proclamation issued by the
President after January 1, 1996.
Æ
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 118 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the Federal tax 
on fuels by the amount of any increase in the rate of tax on such 
fuel by the States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2015 
Mr. GARRETT 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 reduce 
the Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase 
in the rate of tax on such fuel by the 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; ETC. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Surface Transportation and Taxation Equity Act’’ or as 
the ‘‘STATE Act’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to— 
(1) return primary transportation program re-
sponsibility and taxing authority to the States, 
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(2) free States’ transportation dollars from 
Federal micromanagement, earmarking, and budg-
etary pressures, 
(3) enable decisions regarding which infrastruc-
ture projects will be built, how they will be financed, 
and how they will be regulated to be made by per-
sons best able to make those decisions, 
(4) eliminate the current system in which a 
Federal gasoline tax is sent to Washington and 
through a cumbersome Department of Transpor-
tation bureaucracy, 
(5) prohibit the Federal Government from forc-
ing unwanted mandates on States by threatening to 
withhold transportation money, and 
(6) achieve measurable congestion mitigation 
and infrastructure preservation and safety in a cost 
effective way subject to available resources. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL TAX ON FUELS DECREASED BY AMOUNT 
OF INCREASE IN STATE TAX ON FUEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part III of sub-
chapter A of chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to special provisions applicable to fuels tax) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
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amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 4106. Reduction in rates of tax based on increase in State tax rate.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to liquid or fuel removed, entered, 
sold, or used after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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duced the effectiveness of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection to prevent and identify eva-
sion; 
(D) a description of the development and 
implementation of policies for the application of 
single entry and continuous bonds for entries of 
covered merchandise to sufficiently protect the 
collection of antidumping and countervailing 
duties commensurate with the level of risk on 
noncollection; 
(E) the processes and procedures for in-
creased cooperation and information sharing 
with the Department of Commerce, U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement, and any 
other relevant Federal agencies to prevent and 
identify evasion; and 
(F) identification of any recommended pol-
icy changes of other Federal agencies or legisla-
tive changes to improve the effectiveness of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to prevent 
and identify evasion. 
SEC. 433. ADDRESSING CIRCUMVENTION BY NEW SHIP-
PERS. 
Section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1675(a)(2)(B)) is amended— 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4119
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house located at 475 Mulberry Street in Macon, Georgia,
as the ‘‘William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and
United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building and United States courthouse
located at 475 Mulberry Street in Macon, Georgia, shall
be known and designated as the ‘‘William Augustus Bootle
Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building and United States courthouse referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘William
Augustus Bootle Federal Building and United States
Courthouse’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 27,
1996.
Attest:
Clerk.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Seniors’ 
Access to Medicare Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE INDEPENDENT PAYMENT ADVI-
SORY BOARD. 
Effective as of the enactment of the Patient Protec-
tion and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), sec-
tions 3403 and 10320 of such Act (including the amend-
ments made by such sections) are repealed, and any provi-
sion of law amended by such sections is hereby restored 
as if such sections had not been enacted into law. 
SEC. 3. RESCINDING FUNDING AMOUNTS FOR PREVENTION 
AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUND. 
Section 4002(b) of the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–11(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2016’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘2026’’; and 
(B) by redesignating such paragraph as 
paragraph (7); and 
(3) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2017, $390,000,000;
‘‘(4) for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019, 
$487,000,000; 
‘‘(5) for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021, 
$585,000,000; 
‘‘(6) for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2025, $780,000,000; and’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1190 
AN ACT 
To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act providing for the Inde-
pendent Payment Advisory Board.
I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4119
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located
at 475 Mulberry Street in Macon, Georgia, as the ‘‘William Augustus
Bootle Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 19, 1996
Mr. CHAMBLISS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house located at 475 Mulberry Street in Macon, Georgia,
as the ‘‘William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and
United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building and United States courthouse
located at 475 Mulberry Street in Macon, Georgia, shall
be known and designated as the ‘‘William Augustus Bootle
Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building and United States courthouse referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘William
Augustus Bootle Federal Building and United States
Courthouse’’.
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II
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4119
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 28, 1996
Received
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building and United States court-
house located at 475 Mulberry Street in Macon, Georgia,
as the ‘‘William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and
United States Courthouse’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 4119 RDS
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building and United States courthouse
located at 475 Mulberry Street in Macon, Georgia, shall
be known and designated as the ‘‘William Augustus Bootle
Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building and United States courthouse referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘William
Augustus Bootle Federal Building and United States
Courthouse’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 27,
1996.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
By LINDA NAVE
Deputy Clerk.
IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1190 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 24, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 
AN ACT 
To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act providing for the Independent Pay-
ment Advisory Board. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Seniors’ 
Access to Medicare Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE INDEPENDENT PAYMENT ADVI-
SORY BOARD. 
Effective as of the enactment of the Patient Protec-
tion and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), sec-
tions 3403 and 10320 of such Act (including the amend-
ments made by such sections) are repealed, and any provi-
sion of law amended by such sections is hereby restored 
as if such sections had not been enacted into law. 
SEC. 3. RESCINDING FUNDING AMOUNTS FOR PREVENTION 
AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUND. 
Section 4002(b) of the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–11(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2016’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘2026’’; and 
(B) by redesignating such paragraph as 
paragraph (7); and 
(3) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2017, $390,000,000; 
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‘‘(4) for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019, 
$487,000,000; 
‘‘(5) for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021, 
$585,000,000; 
‘‘(6) for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2025, $780,000,000; and’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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of this Act, it shall be unlawful for a Bell operating com-
pany, directly or through an affiliated enterprise, to manu-
facture or provide telecommunications equipment, or to
manufacture customer premises equipment.
(b) QUALIFIED LIMITATION.—
(1) REQUIRED CONDITIONS.—After the expira-
tion of the 1-year period beginning on the date of
the enactment of this Act, it shall be lawful for a
Bell operating company, directly or through an af-
filiated enterprise, to manufacture or provide tele-
communications equipment, or to manufacture cus-
tomer premises equipment, to the extent described in
a notification to the Attorney General that meets the
requirements of paragraph (2) and only if—
(A) such company submits to the Attorney
General, at any time after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the notification described
in paragraph (2) and such additional material
and information described in such paragraph as
the Attorney General may request, and complies
with the waiting period specified in paragraph
(3), and
(B)(i) the waiting period specified in para-
graph (3) expires without the commencement of
a civil action by the Attorney General in accord-
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1191 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure 
that emergency services volunteers are not taken into 
account as employees under the shared responsibility re-
quirements contained in the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Volunteer 
Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY SERVICES, GOVERNMENT, AND CER-
TAIN NONPROFIT VOLUNTEERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4980H(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating para-
graphs (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), 
respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN EMERGENCY 
SERVICES, GOVERNMENT, AND NONPROFIT VOLUN-
TEERS.— 
‘‘(A) 
EMERGENCY
SERVICES
VOLUN-
TEERS.—Qualified services rendered as a bona 
fide volunteer to an eligible employer shall not 
be taken into account under this section as 
service provided by an employee. For purposes 
of the preceding sentence, the terms ‘qualified 
services’, ‘bona fide volunteer’, and ‘eligible em-
ployer’ shall have the respective meanings given 
such terms under section 457(e). 
‘‘(B) CERTAIN OTHER GOVERNMENT AND 
NONPROFIT VOLUNTEERS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Services rendered 
as a bona fide volunteer to a specified em-
ployer shall not be taken into account 
under this section as service provided by 
an employee. 
‘‘(ii) BONA
FIDE
VOLUNTEER.—For 
purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
‘bona fide volunteer’ means an employee of 
a specified employer whose only compensa-
tion from such employer is in the form 
of— 
‘‘(I) reimbursement for (or rea-
sonable allowance for) reasonable ex-
penses incurred in the performance of 
services by volunteers, or 
‘‘(II) reasonable benefits (includ-
ing length of service awards), and 
nominal fees, customarily paid by 
similar entities in connection with the 
performance of services by volunteers. 
‘‘(iii) 
SPECIFIED
EMPLOYER.—For 
purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
‘specified employer’ means— 
‘‘(I) any government entity, and 
‘‘(II) any organization described 
in section 501(c) and exempt from tax 
under section 501(a).
‘‘(iv) COORDINATION WITH SUBPARA-
GRAPH (A).—This subparagraph shall not 
fail to apply with respect to services merely 
because such services are qualified services 
(as defined in section 457(e)(11)(C)).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to months beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2013. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 17, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1191 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
ensure that emergency services volunteers are not 
taken into account as employees under the 
shared responsibility requirements contained in 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
‘‘(ii) BONA
FIDE
VOLUNTEER.—For 
purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
‘bona fide volunteer’ means an employee of 
a specified employer whose only compensa-
tion from such employer is in the form 
of— 
‘‘(I) reimbursement for (or rea-
sonable allowance for) reasonable ex-
penses incurred in the performance of 
services by volunteers, or 
‘‘(II) reasonable benefits (includ-
ing length of service awards), and 
nominal fees, customarily paid by 
similar entities in connection with the 
performance of services by volunteers. 
‘‘(iii) 
SPECIFIED
EMPLOYER.—For 
purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
‘specified employer’ means— 
‘‘(I) any government entity, and 
‘‘(II) any organization described 
in section 501(c) and exempt from tax 
under section 501(a). 
‘‘(iv) COORDINATION WITH SUBPARA-
GRAPH (A).—This subparagraph shall not 
fail to apply with respect to services merely 
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because such services are qualified services 
(as defined in section 457(e)(11)(C)).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to months beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2013. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1191 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency 
services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the 
shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2015 
Mr. BARLETTA 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 ensure 
that emergency services volunteers are not taken into 
account as employees under the shared responsibility re-
quirements contained in the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Volunteer 
Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EMERGENCY SERVICES, GOVERNMENT, AND CER-
TAIN NONPROFIT VOLUNTEERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4980H(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating para-
graphs (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), 
respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN EMERGENCY 
SERVICES, GOVERNMENT, AND NONPROFIT VOLUN-
TEERS.— 
‘‘(A) 
EMERGENCY
SERVICES
VOLUN-
TEERS.—Qualified services rendered as a bona 
fide volunteer to an eligible employer shall not 
be taken into account under this section as 
service provided by an employee. For purposes 
of the preceding sentence, the terms ‘qualified 
services’, ‘bona fide volunteer’, and ‘eligible em-
ployer’ shall have the respective meanings given 
such terms under section 457(e). 
‘‘(B) CERTAIN OTHER GOVERNMENT AND 
NONPROFIT VOLUNTEERS.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Services rendered 
as a bona fide volunteer to a specified em-
ployer shall not be taken into account 
under this section as service provided by 
an employee. 
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