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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1382
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain edu-
cational benefits provided by an employer to children of employees shall
be excludable from gross income as a scholarship.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 17, 1997
Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania) 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
that certain educational benefits provided by an employer
to children of employees shall be excludable from gross
income as a scholarship.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS PROVIDED
BY AN EMPLOYER TO CHILDREN OF EMPLOY-
EES EXCLUDABLE FROM GROSS INCOME AS A
SCHOLARSHIP.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 117 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 (relating to qualified scholarships) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(e) EMPLOYER-PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
PROVIDED TO CHILDREN OF EMPLOYEES.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In determining whether
any amount is a qualified scholarship for purposes
of subsection (a), the fact that such amount is pro-
vided in connection with an employment relationship
shall be disregarded if—
‘‘(A) such amount is provided by the em-
ployer to a child (as defined in section
151(c)(3)) of an employee of such employer,
‘‘(B) such amount is provided pursuant to
a plan which meets the nondiscrimination re-
quirements of subsection (d)(3), and
‘‘(C) amounts provided under such plan
are in addition to any other compensation pay-
able to employees and such plan does not pro-
vide employees with a choice between such
amounts and any other benefit.
For purposes of subparagraph (C), the business
practices of the employer (as well as such plan) shall
be taken into account.
‘‘(2) PRINCIPAL
SHAREHOLDERS
AND
OWN-
ERS.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any amount
provided to any child of any individual if such indi-
vidual (or such individual’s spouse) owns (on any
day of the year) more than 5 percent of the stock
or of the capital or profits interest in the employer.
‘‘(3) DEGREE REQUIREMENT NOT TO APPLY.—
In the case of an amount which is treated as a quali-
fied scholarship by reason of this subsection, sub-
section (a) shall be applied without regard to the re-
quirement that the recipient be a candidate for a de-
gree.
‘‘(4) CERTAIN OTHER RULES TO APPLY.—Rules
similar to the rules of paragraphs (4), (5), and (7)
of section 127(c) shall apply for purposes of this
subsection.’’
(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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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1383
To designate the Federal building located at 10th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC, as the ‘‘Robert F. Kennedy Depart-
ment of Justice Building’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 17, 1997
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. QUINN, Mr. ACKER-
MAN, Mr. BORSKI, Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr.
DELAHUNT, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FRANK of
Massachusetts, Mr. FROST, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. HINCHEY, Mrs. LOWEY,
Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. MANTON, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr.
MCNULTY, Mr. MEEHAN, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr.
NADLER, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Ms. NORTON, Mr. RAHALL, Mr.
SABO, Mr. SCHUMER, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. TOWNS, Mr.
TRAFICANT, and Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To designate the Federal building located at 10th Street
and Constitution Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC, as
the ‘‘Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Build-
ing’’.
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 located at 10th Street and Con-
stitution Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC, and known as
the Department of Justice Building, shall be known and
designated as the ‘‘Robert F. Kennedy Department of
Justice Building’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal
building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ‘‘Robert F. Kennedy Department of
Justice Building’’.
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 301 
To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
with respect to the identification of high priority corridors on the Na-
tional Highway System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2015 
Mr. FARENTHOLD (for himself, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. VELA, and Ms. EDDIE 
BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
Act of 1991 with respect to the identification of high 
priority corridors on the National Highway 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 ‘‘44 to 69 Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS 
ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM. 
Section 1105(c)(18)(D) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended— 
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(1) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (iii) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) include Texas State Highway 44 
from United States Route 59 at Freer, 
Texas, to Texas State Highway 358.’’. 
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intermediaries for activities that prepare young 
ex-offenders and school dropouts for employ-
ment, with a priority for projects serving high- 
crime, high-poverty areas; and 
(G) $6,000,000 for the Workforce Data 
Quality Initiative, under the authority of section 
169 of the WIOA, which shall be available for 
the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 
2017. 
JOB CORPS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, includ-
ing Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alter-
ation, and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the 
purchase of real property for training centers as author-
ized by the WIOA, $1,688,155,000, plus reimbursements, 
as follows: 
(1) $1,580,825,000 for Job Corps Operations, 
which shall be available for the period July 1, 2016 
through June 30, 2017; 
(2) $75,000,000 for construction, rehabilitation 
and acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which shall be 
available for the period July 1, 2016 through June 
30, 2019, and which may include the acquisition, 
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‘‘(1) acting alone or in conjunction with the
Secretary of the Treasury, shall establish a toll-free
telephone number that may be used by individuals
for the purpose of registering under this section; or
‘‘(2) shall permit such registration through an
existing toll-free number established by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 244 the following:
‘‘Sec. 244A. Treatment of certain recreational boaters entering from Canada.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of analysis 
for chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 3130 the 
following: 
‘‘3131. Report before reaching debt limit.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 11, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
to the States for highway safety programs under section 
402(c) in the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and 
ending on December 18, 2015,’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Section 31101(c) 
of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
years 2013 and 2014 and for the period beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on De-
cember 18, 2015,’’. 
SEC. 1102. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFE-
TY ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) MOTOR
CARRIER
SAFETY
GRANTS.—Section 
31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(9); and 
(2) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(10) $218,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and 
‘‘(11) $47,054,645 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2015, and ending on December 18, 
2015.’’. 
(b) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Section 
31104(i)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (I); and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (J) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(J) $259,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; 
and 
‘‘(K) $55,904,372 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2015, and ending on December 
18, 2015.’’. 
(c) GRANT PROGRAMS.— 
(1) COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE PROGRAM 
IMPROVEMENT
GRANTS.—Section 
4101(c)(1) 
of 
SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by 
striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and 
$24,986,301 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2014, and ending on July 31, 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 and 
$6,475,410 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2015, and ending on December 18, 2015’’. 
(2) BORDER ENFORCEMENT GRANTS.—Section 
4101(c)(2) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is 
amended by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 and 
2014 and $26,652,055 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 
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and $6,907,104 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2015, and ending on December 18, 2015’’. 
(3) PERFORMANCE AND REGISTRATION INFOR-
MATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT GRANT PROGRAM.— 
Section 4101(c)(3) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 
1715) is amended by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 
2013 and 2014 and $4,164,384 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2015 and $1,079,235 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2015, and ending on December 
18, 2015’’. 
(4) COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INFORMATION SYS-
TEMS
AND
NETWORKS
DEPLOYMENT
PROGRAM.— 
Section 4101(c)(4) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 
1715) is amended by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 
2013 and 2014 and $20,821,918 for the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2015 and $5,396,175 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2015, and ending on December 
18, 2015’’. 
(5) SAFETY
DATA
IMPROVEMENT
GRANTS.— 
Section 4101(c)(5) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 
1715) is amended by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3025 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a criminal penalty for 
launching drones that interfere with fighting wildfires affecting Federal 
property, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2015 
Mr. COOK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a criminal 
penalty for launching drones that interfere with fighting 
wildfires affecting Federal property, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Wildfire Airspace Pro-
tection Act of 2015’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3021 
To amend the Natural Gas Act to allow the use of aerial survey data 
for certain applications, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2015 
Mr. POMPEO (for himself, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. SCHRADER, and Mr. MEEKS) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Natural Gas Act to allow the use of aerial 
survey data for certain applications, 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 ‘‘Aerial Infrastructure 
Route Survey Act of 2015’’ or the ‘‘AIR Survey Act of 
2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. AERIAL SURVEY DATA ALLOWED FOR CERTAIN AP-
PLICATIONS. 
Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717f) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(i) AERIAL SURVEY DATA.— 
‘‘(1) DATA COLLECTED BY AERIAL SURVEY.— 
Data collected by aerial survey shall be accepted in 
lieu of, and given equal weight to, ground survey 
data for the purposes of— 
‘‘(A) completing any prefiling process es-
tablished to facilitate the formal application 
process for obtaining a certificate of public con-
venience and necessity under this section; or 
‘‘(B) completing an application associated 
with a Federal authorization (as defined in sec-
tion 15(a) with respect to an application for a 
certificate of public convenience and necessity 
under this section). 
‘‘(2) VERIFICATION.—An agency accepting aer-
ial survey data pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) may 
require, as a condition of approval of an application 
associated with a Federal authorization described in 
such paragraph, that such aerial survey data be 
verified through the use of ground survey data be-
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fore the construction or extension of a facility that 
is the subject of such application.’’. 
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A BILL 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal 
a certain reporting requirement of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3022 
To require that Grambling State University be eligible to receive funds under 
the Act of August 30, 1890. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2015 
Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. BOUSTANY, 
Mr. FLEMING, and Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To require that Grambling State University be eligible to 
receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF GRAMBLING STATE UNIVER-
SITY AS 1890 INSTITUTION. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Any provision of a Federal law 
relating to colleges and universities eligible to receive 
funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 
et seq.), including Tuskegee University, shall apply to 
Grambling State University. 
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(b) FUNDING RESTRICTION.—Notwithstanding the 
designation under subsection (a), for fiscal years 2015 and 
2016, Grambling State University shall not be eligible to 
receive formula funds under— 
(1) section 1444 or 1445 of the National Agri-
cultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. and 3222); 
(2) section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 
U.S.C. 343(d)) to carry out the national education 
program established under section 1425 of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3175); 
(3) the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 
1978 (16 U.S.C. et seq.); or 
(4) Public Law 87–788 (commonly known as 
the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 
U.S.C. 582a et seq.). 
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and $5,396,175 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2015, and ending on December 18, 2015,’’. 
SEC. 1202. APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
FORMULA GRANTS. 
Section 5336(h)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘for each fiscal year ending before 
October 1, 2014, and $24,986,301 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for each fiscal year ending before October 
1, 2015, and $6,475,410 for the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2015, and ending on December 18, 2015,’’. 
SEC. 1203. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPOR-
TATION. 
(a) FORMULA GRANTS.—Section 5338(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph 
(1) 
by 
striking 
‘‘and 
$7,158,575,342 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$8,595,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and 
$1,855,204,918 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2015, and ending on December 18, 2015’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘and 
$107,274,521 for the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,’’ 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3024 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain 
Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2015 
Mr. BOUSTANY (for himself and Mr. LEWIS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit 
review of certain Medicare payment determinations for 
disproportionate share hospitals, 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. REVIEW OF MEDICARE PAYMENT DETERMINA-
TIONS FOR DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOS-
PITALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1886(r) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(r)) is amended by striking 
paragraph (3). 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any claim relat-
ing to a determination made under paragraph (2) of such 
section 1886(r) that is pending on a date that is on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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and inserting ‘‘$128,800,000 for fiscal 2015, 
and $27,801,093 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2015, and ending on December 18, 
2015,’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘for 
each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and 
$8,328,767 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2013 through 
2015 and $2,158,470 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2015, and ending on December 
18, 2015,’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘and 
$3,713,505,753 for the period beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$4,458,650,000 for fiscal year 
2015, and $962,386,202 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2015, and ending on De-
cember 18, 2015,’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘and 
$215,132,055 for the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$258,300,000 for fiscal year 
2015, and $55,753,279 for the period beginning 
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SEC. 2. LAUNCHING DRONES THAT INTERFERE WITH 
FIGHTING WILDFIRES AFFECTING FEDERAL 
PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 65 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 1370. Launching drones that interfere with fight-
ing wildfires affecting Federal property 
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), whoever knowingly launches a drone in a place near 
a wildfire that threatens the real or personal property of 
the United States, or of any department or agency thereof, 
and is reckless as to whether that drone will interfere with 
fighting the fire, if the drone does interfere with that fire-
fighting, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not 
more than 5 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) DEFENSE.—It is a defense to a prosecution for 
an offense under this section that the drone was launched 
by a firefighter or other public safety officer acting in the 
course of official duty.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 65 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1370. Launching drones that interfere with fighting wildfires affecting Federal 
property.’’. 
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