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Union Calendar No. 43 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1480 
[Report No. 114–62] 
To ensure access to certain information for financial services industry 
regulators, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 19, 2015 
Mr. DOLD (for himself and Mr. PERLMUTTER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
APRIL 13, 2015 
Additional sponsors: Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, and Mr. 
SESSIONS 
APRIL 13, 2015 
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 ensure access to certain information for financial services 
industry regulators, 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 ‘‘SAFE Act Confiden-
tiality and Privilege Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION SHARED BE-
TWEEN STATE AND FEDERAL FINANCIAL 
SERVICES REGULATORS. 
Section 1512(a) of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing 
Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5111(a)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘or financial services’’ before ‘‘industry’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 43 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1480 
[Report No. 114–62] 
A BILL 
To ensure access to certain information for finan-
cial services industry regulators, and for other 
purposes. 
APRIL 13, 2015 
Committed to the Committee 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. 1483 
To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to repeal wage requirements 
applicable to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway 
and public transportation construction projects. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 19, 2015 
Ms. FOXX introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to repeal 
wage requirements applicable to laborers and mechanics 
employed on Federal-aid highway and public transpor-
tation construction projects. 
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 ‘‘Highway Trust Fund 
Reform Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. PREVAILING RATE OF WAGE REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPEALS.—The following provisions are repealed: 
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(1) Section 113 of title 23, United States Code 
(and the item relating to such section in the analysis 
for chapter 1 of such title). 
(2) Section 5333(a) of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subject to paragraph 
(2), the amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the 31st day following the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) EXISTING
CONTRACTS.—The amendments 
made by this section shall not affect any contract in 
existence on the date of enactment of this Act or 
made pursuant to an invitation for bids outstanding 
on such date of enactment. 
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‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—Except to the extent otherwise
provided, each term used in this part shall have the same
meaning given the term in or under part A.
‘‘SEC. 492. ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF STATE
PROGRAMS.
‘‘(a) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) STATE PLAN REQUIRED.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State that is not
operating a program under part F may estab-
lish and operate a self-sufficiency program (in
this part referred to as the ‘program’) under a
plan approved by the Secretary as meeting the
requirements 
of 
this 
part 
and 
section
402(a)(29).
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The plan referred to in
subparagraph (A) for the program shall—
‘‘(i) describe how the State intends to
implement the program during the period
covered by the plan;
‘‘(ii) indicate, through cross-references
to the appropriate provisions of this part
and part A, that the program will be oper-
ated in accordance with such provisions of
law;
‘‘(iii) contain an estimate of the num-
ber of persons to be served by the pro-
gram;
‘‘(iv) describe the services to be pro-
vided within the State and the political
subdivisions thereof, the needs to be ad-
dressed through the provision of such serv-
ices, the extent to which such services are
expected to be made available by other
agencies on a nonreimbursable basis, the
extent to which such services are to be pro-
vided or funded by the program, and the
way in which caseworkers are to be re-
trained to aid in the development of self-
sufficiency plans for participants in the
program; and
‘‘(v) contain such additional informa-
tion as the Secretary may require by regu-
lation to enable the Secretary to determine
that the State program will meet the re-
quirements of this part and part A.
‘‘(C) UPDATES.—Not less frequently than
every 2 years after the Secretary first approves
a State plan under this part, the State shall re-
view and update the plan in accordance with
manage, or prevent the introduction or spread of 
invasive species. 
SEC. 6. USE OF PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) PARTNERSHIPS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
concerned may enter into contracts and cooperative agree-
ments with another Federal agency, an eligible State, a 
political subdivision of an eligible State, or a private entity 
to partner with the Secretary concerned and assist with 
the control and management of invasive species. 
(b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 
(1) REQUIRED.—As a condition of a contract or 
cooperative agreement under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary concerned and the other Federal agency, eligi-
ble State, political subdivision of an eligible State, or 
private entity involved shall enter into a memo-
randum of understanding describing the nature of 
the partnership between the parties and the control 
and management activities to be conducted. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The memorandum of under-
standing shall contain, at a minimum, the following: 
(A) A prioritized listing of invasive species 
to be controlled or managed. 
(B) An assessment of the total acres or 
area infested by the invasive species. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1486 
To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to bring the 
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection into the regular appropriations 
process, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 19, 2015 
Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. 
STIVERS, and Mr. HULTGREN) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 
to bring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection 
into the regular appropriations process, 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 ‘‘Taking Account of Bu-
reaucrats’ Spending Act of 2015’’ or the ‘‘TABS Act of 
2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. BRINGING THE BUREAU INTO THE REGULAR AP-
PROPRIATIONS PROCESS. 
Section 1017 of the Consumer Financial Protection 
Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5497) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by amending the heading of such sub-
section to read as follows: ‘‘BUDGET, FINAN-
CIAL MANAGEMENT, AND AUDIT.—’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3); 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and 
(D) by striking subparagraphs (E) and (F) 
of paragraph (1), as so redesignated; 
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c); 
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and 
(4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this title for each 
of fiscal years 2016 and 2017.’’; and 
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(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (2). 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1487 
To free the private sector to harness domestic energy resources to create 
jobs and generate economic growth by removing statutory and adminis-
trative barriers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 19, 2015 
Mr. BRIDENSTINE (for himself, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. DUNCAN of South 
Carolina, and Mr. JORDAN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Com-
merce, Agriculture, the Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To free the private sector to harness domestic energy re-
sources to create jobs and generate economic growth 
by removing statutory and administrative barriers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—EXPANDING AMERICAN ENERGY EXPORTS 
Sec. 1001. Finding. 
Sec. 1002. Natural gas exports. 
Sec. 1003. Crude oil exports. 
Sec. 1004. Coal exports. 
TITLE II—IMPROVING NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—North American Energy Infrastructure 
Sec. 2001. Finding. 
Sec. 2002. Definitions. 
Sec. 2003. Authorization of certain energy infrastructure projects at the na-
tional boundary of the United States. 
Sec. 2004. Importation or exportation of natural gas to Canada and Mexico. 
Sec. 2005. Transmission of electric energy to Canada and Mexico. 
Sec. 2006. No Presidential permit required. 
Sec. 2007. Modifications to existing projects. 
Sec. 2008. Effective date; rulemaking deadlines. 
Subtitle B—Keystone XL Permit Approval 
Sec. 2011. Findings. 
Sec. 2012. Keystone XL permit approval. 
TITLE III—OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LEASING 
Sec. 3001. Finding. 
Sec. 3002. Extension of leasing program. 
Sec. 3003. Lease sales. 
Sec. 3004. Applications for permits to drill. 
Sec. 3005. Lease sales for certain areas. 
TITLE IV—UTILIZING AMERICA’S ONSHORE RESOURCES 
Sec. 4001. Findings. 
Sec. 4002. State option for energy development. 
Subtitle A—Energy Development by States 
Sec. 4011. Definitions. 
Sec. 4012. State programs. 
Sec. 4013. Leasing, permitting, and regulatory programs. 
Sec. 4014. Judicial review. 
Sec. 4015. Administrative Procedure Act. 
Subtitle B—Onshore Oil and Gas Permit Streamlining 
PART I—OIL AND GAS LEASING CERTAINTY 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6297 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3864
AN ACT
To designate the post office located at 203 West
Paige Street, in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, as the
‘‘Tim Lee Carter Post Office Building’’.
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3864
AN ACT
To designate the post office located at 203 West Paige
Street, in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, as the ‘‘Tim Lee
Carter Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 4278 RDS
ards and Technology, $95,000,000, to remain available
until expended, of which not to exceed $300,000 may be
transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’: Provided,
That notwithstanding the time limitations imposed by 15
U.S.C. 278k(c) (1) and (5) on the duration of Federal
financial assistance that may be awarded by the Sec-
retary of Commerce to Regional Centers for the transfer
of Manufacturing Technology (‘‘Centers’’), such Federal
financial assistance for a Center may continue beyond six
years and may be renewed for additional periods, not to
exceed one year, at a rate not to exceed one-third of the
Center’s total annual costs, subject before any such re-
newal to a positive evaluation of the Center and to a
finding by the Secretary of Commerce that continuation
of Federal funding to the Center is in the best interest
of the Regional Centers for the transfer of Manufactur-
ing Technology Program.
In addition, for necessary expenses of the Ad-
vanced Technology Program of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, $225,000,000, to remain
available until expended, of which not to exceed $500,000
may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital Fund.’’
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6302 
AN ACT 
To provide an increase in premium pay for United States 
Secret Service agents performing protective services dur-
ing 2016, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
105
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL
CIRCUIT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries of the chief judge, judges, and other
officers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the
court, as authorized by law, $15,013,000.
UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries of the chief judge and eight judges,
salaries of the officers and employees of the court, serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and necessary ex-
penses of the court, as authorized by law, $11,114,000.
COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER
JUDICIAL SERVICES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the salaries of circuit and district judges (in-
cluding judges of the territorial courts of the United
States), justices and judges retire from office or from
regular active service, judges of the United States Court
of Federal Claims, bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges,
and all other officers and employees of the Federal Judi-
ciary not otherwise specifically provided for, and nec-
essary expenses of the courts, as authorized by law,
$2,556,000,000 (including the purchase of firearms and
ammunition); of which not to exceed $13,454,000 shall
‘‘(2) submit to such individual an annual report 
summarizing how the resources supplied to the Ad-
vocate were used, including the number of male and 
female sexual assault victims assisted; and 
‘‘(3) be appointed in such manner as the Sec-
retary determines is appropriate. 
‘‘(d) ROLE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the respon-
sibilities described in this section, the Advocate shall 
represent the interests of the student victim without 
regard to whether such interests are in conflict with 
the interests of the institution designating such Ad-
vocate. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON RETALIATION.—No insti-
tution of higher education designating an Advocate 
in accordance with this section may discipline, penal-
ize, or otherwise retaliate against such Advocate for 
representing the interests of a student victim, with-
out regard to whether such interests are in conflict 
with the interests of such institution. 
‘‘(e) RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) SERVICES
AVAILABLE
AT
ALL
TIMES.— 
Each Advocate shall ensure that victims of sexual 
assault at the institution are able to receive, at the 
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election of the victim and at any time of day, each 
day of the week— 
‘‘(A) information on how to report a cam-
pus sexual assault to law enforcement; 
‘‘(B) emergency medical care, including 
follow up medical care as requested; and 
‘‘(C) medical forensic or evidentiary exami-
nations. 
‘‘(2) OTHER SERVICES.—Each Advocate shall 
ensure that victims of sexual assault at the institu-
tion are able to receive, at the election of the vic-
tim— 
‘‘(A) crisis intervention counseling and on-
going counseling; 
‘‘(B) information on the victim’s rights 
and referrals to additional support services; and 
‘‘(C) information on legal services. 
‘‘(3) GUIDANCE.—Each Advocate shall guide 
victims of sexual assault who request assistance 
through the reporting, counseling, administrative, 
medical and health, academic accommodations, or 
legal processes of the institution designating such 
Advocate or local law enforcement. 
‘‘(4) ATTENDANCE AT ADJUDICATIONS.—At the 
request of the victim of sexual assault, each Advo-
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cate shall attend any administrative or institution- 
based adjudication proceeding related to such as-
sault as an advocate for the victim. 
‘‘(5) PRIVACY
AND
CONFIDENTIALITY.—Each 
Advocate shall maintain the privacy and confiden-
tiality of the victim of, and any witness to, such sex-
ual assault and shall not notify the institution desig-
nating such Advocate or any other person of the 
identity of the victim or any such witness or the al-
leged circumstances surrounding the reported sexual 
assault except— 
‘‘(A) as otherwise required by the applica-
ble laws in the State where such institution is 
located; 
‘‘(B) with respect to the identity of the vic-
tim, with the consent of the victim; or 
‘‘(C) with respect to the identity of such 
witness, with the consent of such witness. 
‘‘(6) PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN.—Each 
Advocate shall conduct a public information cam-
paign to inform the students enrolled at the institu-
tion designating such Advocate of the existence of, 
contact information for, and services provided by the 
Advocate, including— 
‘‘(A) posting information— 
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sultation with the Secretary, the Task Force, and the
International Maritime Organization, shall implement a
ballast water management program for seagoing vessels
of the Department of Defense to minimize the risk of in-
troduction of nonindigenous species from releases of bal-
last water.
‘‘(b) COAST GUARD VESSELS.—Subject to oper-
ational conditions, the Secretary, in consultation with the
Task Force and the International Maritime Organization,
shall implement a ballast water management program for
seagoing vessels of the Coast Guard to minimize the risk
of introduction of nonindigenous species from releases of
ballast water.
‘‘SEC. 1104. BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRA-
TION PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES DEFINED.—
For purposes of this section, the term ‘technologies and
practices’ means those technologies and practices that—
‘‘(1) may be retrofitted—
‘‘(A) on existing vessels or incorporated in
new vessel designs; and
‘‘(B) on existing land-based ballast water
treatment facilities;
‘‘(2) may be designed into new water treatment
facilities;
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(1) 
the 
national 
debt 
being 
over 
$17,000,000,000,000 in 2014— 
(A) threatens the current and future pros-
perity of the United States; 
(B) undermines the national security inter-
ests of the United States; and 
(C) imposes a burden on future genera-
tions of United States citizens; and 
(2) revenue generated from the development of 
the natural resources in the United States should be 
used to reduce the national debt. 
SEC. 8002. DEBT FREEDOM FUND. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in ac-
cordance with all revenue sharing arrangement with 
States in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, an 
amount equal to the additional amount of Federal funds 
generated by the programs and activities under this Act 
(and the amendments made by this Act)— 
(1) shall be deposited in a special trust fund ac-
count in the Treasury, to be known as the ‘‘Debt 
Freedom Fund’’; and 
(2) shall not be withdrawn for any purpose 
other than to pay down the national debt of the 
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United States, for which purpose payments shall be 
made expeditiously. 
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