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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3128
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to restrictions
on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice plans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 28, 1998
Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. FROST, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. FILNER, Mr.
HOLDEN, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. YATES, and Mrs. CLAYTON) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means,
and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect
to 
restrictions 
on 
changes 
in 
benefits 
under
Medicare+Choice plans.
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 ‘‘Medicare Managed
Care Notification Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS IN CHANGES IN BENEFITS UNDER
MEDICARE+CHOICE PLANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1852(a) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–22(a)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(7) CHANGES IN BENEFITS.—
‘‘(A) PROHIBITION OF REDUCTION IN BEN-
EFITS
DURING
CONTRACT
YEAR.—A
Medicare+Choice organization may not, during
a contract year, change the terms of benefits in
a manner that is adverse to an enrollee.
‘‘(B) ADVANCE
NOTICE
OF
CHANGES
IN
BENEFITS.—If a Medicare+Choice organization
intends to change its benefits offered under this
part in a contract year from those offered in
the previous contract year, the organization
shall provide to enrollees, not later than 120
days before the beginning of the contract year
involved, notice in comparative form of the
changes in benefits intended compared to those
offered in the previous contract year.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) applies to contract years beginning on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3129
To establish a program to encourage local educational agencies to work
with the private sector to provide care to children who are less than
the age of compulsory school attendance.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 28, 1998
Mrs. ROUKEMA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To establish a program to encourage local educational agen-
cies to work with the private sector to provide care
to children who are less than the age of compulsory
school attendance.
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 Care Availability
Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM.
The Secretary of Education may provide a grant of
sufficient size for a period of not more than one year to
local educational agencies to establish a program to pro-
vide care to children who are less than the age of compul-
sory school attendance.
SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.
To be eligible to receive a grant under this Act, a
local educational agency shall submit an application to the
Secretary that—
(1) demonstrates a need for child care services
in the jurisdiction in which it operates;
(2) provides an assurance that not less than 50
percent of the funds necessary to operate a proposed
child care program shall be obtained from nonpublic
sources; and
(3) provides an assurance that funds received
under this Act shall not be used for the purchase,
construction, or renovation of any building or facil-
ity.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the
same meaning given such term in section 14101 of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965; and
(2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Education.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5551 
To require advance appropriations for the expenditure of any funds collected 
by the Environmental Protection Agency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2016 
Mr. SMITH of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, 
and Technology, 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 advance appropriations for the expenditure of 
any funds collected by the Environmental Protection Agency. 
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 ‘‘End EPA Rogue 
Spending Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EPA COLLECTIONS SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS. 
Any fees collected by the Environmental Protection 
Agency through fines, fees, penalties, settlement agree-
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ments, or otherwise shall, notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, be deposited in the general fund of the 
Treasury and may be expended by the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency only to the extent provided in advance by 
an appropriations Act. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5552 
To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish an 
exemption from a rule or regulation to regulate payday loans, vehicle 
title loans, or other similar loans for certain States and Indian tribes, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2016 
Mr. TIPTON 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 establish an exemption from a rule or regulation to 
regulate payday loans, vehicle title loans, or other similar 
loans for certain States and Indian tribes, 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 ‘‘Accounting for Con-
sumer Credit and Encouraging State Solutions Act of 
2016’’ or the ‘‘ACCESS Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. STATE AND TRIBAL PAYDAY LOAN REGULATION 5- 
YEAR EXEMPTION. 
Section 1022 of the Consumer Financial Protection 
Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5512) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(e) STATE AND TRIBAL PAYDAY LOAN REGULATION 
5-YEAR EXEMPTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a final rule 
or regulation issued by the Bureau of Consumer Fi-
nancial Protection to regulate payday loans, vehicle 
title loans, or other similar loans, if a State or a fed-
erally recognized Indian tribe requests, in writing, 
for the Bureau to provide the State or tribe with a 
waiver from such rule or regulation, the Bureau 
shall grant a 5-year waiver to such State or tribe, 
during which such rule or regulation shall not apply 
within such State or land held in trust for the ben-
efit of such federally recognized Indian tribe. 
‘‘(2) EXTENSION OF WAIVER.—A State or a 
federally recognized Indian tribe receiving a waiver 
under paragraph (1) shall have the right to an un-
limited number of 5-year extensions of such waiver, 
which shall be granted upon the request, in writing, 
for such waiver by the State or tribe.’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5553 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require fines collected 
for violations of the rules of the Municipal Rulemaking Board to be 
deposited into the Treasury and to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 
2002 to remove a requirement on the use of certain funds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2016 
Mrs. WAGNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require 
fines collected for violations of the rules of the Municipal 
Rulemaking Board to be deposited into the Treasury 
and to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to remove 
a requirement on the use of certain funds. 
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. REALLOCATION OF FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF 
RULES OF MUNICIPAL RULEMAKING BOARD 
INTO GENERAL FUND OF TREASURY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 15B(c)(9) of the Securi-
ties Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o–4(c)(9)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(9) Fines collected for violations of the rules of the 
Board shall be deposited and credited as general revenue 
of the Treasury.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to fines collected after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLIC COMPANY 
ACCOUNTING OVERSIGHT BOARD TO USE 
CERTAIN FUNDS FOR MERIT SCHOLARSHIP 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 109(c) of the Sarbanes- 
Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7219(c)) is amended by 
striking paragraph (2). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 109 of the 
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7219) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘USES
OF 
FUNDS’’ and all that follows through ‘‘The budget’’ 
and inserting ‘‘USES OF FUNDS.—The budget’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(c)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5554 
To require the Comptroller of the Currency to transfer administrative jurisdic-
tion over the old Office of Thrift Supervision building to the General 
Services Administration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2016 
Mrs. WAGNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require the Comptroller of the Currency to transfer ad-
ministrative jurisdiction over the old Office of Thrift 
Supervision building to the General Services Administra-
tion. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF OLD OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPER-
VISION BUILDING FROM THE OFFICE OF THE 
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY TO THE 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller of the Currency shall transfer 
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administrative jurisdiction over the Federal property lo-
cated at 1700 G Street, Northwest, in the District of Co-
lumbia to the Administrator of General Services. 
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ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Mary Jane Canyon Wilderness’’. 
(31) GRANITE CREEK.—Certain Federal land in 
Grand County managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management 
comprising 
approximately 
25,104 
acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder-
ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Granite Creek Wilderness’’. 
(32) BOOK CLIFFS.—Certain Federal land in 
Grand County managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management comprising approximately 175,490 
acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder-
ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Book Cliffs Wilderness’’. 
(33) WESTWATER.—Certain Federal land in 
Grand County, Utah managed by the Bureau of 
Land Management comprising approximately 32,954 
acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder-
ness Map and dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Westwater Wilderness’’. 
(34) BEAVER CREEK.—Certain Federal land in 
Grand County managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management 
comprising 
approximately 
48,416 
acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder-
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(1) SHARK.—The term ‘‘shark’’— 
(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), means any species of the subclass Elasmo-
branchii; and 
(B) does not include— 
(i) any stock of the species Mustelus 
canis (smooth dogfish) or Squalus acanthi-
as (spiny dogfish) that is managed pursu-
ant to a fishery management plan prepared 
under section 303 of the Magnuson-Ste-
vens Fishery Conservation and Manage-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 1853); or 
(ii) any species in the superorder 
Batoidea that is managed pursuant to a 
fishery management plan prepared under 
section 303 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fish-
ery Conservation and Management Act (16 
U.S.C. 1853). 
(2) SHARK FIN.—The term ‘‘shark fin’’ means 
the raw, dried, or otherwise processed detached fin, 
or the raw, dried, or otherwise processed detached 
tail, of a shark. 
(3) IMPORT.—The term ‘‘import’’ has the same 
meaning that term has under section 3 of the Mag-
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SEC. 8. RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND VISITOR SERVICES. 
(a) EDUCATION AND INTERPRETATION.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall provide such minimal facilities 
within the national monument for education and interpre-
tation, such as signage or other interpretive kiosks, as the 
Secretary considers necessary for visitor enjoyment of the 
national monument, while ensuring the protection of 
monument resources. 
(b) VISITOR CENTER.—Any visitor center for the na-
tional monument shall be sited in a community in the vi-
cinity of the national monument, rather than within the 
boundaries of the national monument. 
(c) RESEARCH AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall allow scientific research to be conducted in 
the national monument, including research to iden-
tify, protect, and preserve the historic and cultural 
resources of the monument. 
(2) CLIMATE
CHANGE
RESEARCH.—The Sec-
retary may conduct, or authorize other persons to 
conduct, research regarding the effects of climate 
change on monument resources to develop manage-
ment techniques to boost resiliency and facilitate ad-
aptation to human-caused climate change. 
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‘‘(II) the Secretary subsequently provides the cer-
tification as a result of a timely review conducted
pursuant to the request; and
‘‘(III) the State has not failed such a review.
‘‘(ii) If a State with respect to which a reduction is
made under this paragraph for a fiscal year with respect
to a failure to comply with a subparagraph of section
454(24) achieves compliance with such subparagraph by the
beginning of the succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary shall
increase the amount otherwise payable to the State under
paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection for the succeeding fiscal
year by an amount equal to 90 percent of the reduction
for the fiscal year.
‘‘(D) The Secretary may not impose a penalty under
this paragraph against a State with respect to a failure
to comply with section 454(24)(B) for a fiscal year if the
Secretary is required to impose a penalty under this para-
graph against the State with respect to a failure to comply
with section 454(24)(A) for the fiscal year.’’.
(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF PENALTY UNDER TANF PRO-
GRAM.—Section 409(a)(8)(A)(i)(III) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
609(a)(8)(A)(i)(III)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(other than
section 454(24))’’ before the semicolon.
ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Beaver Creek Wilderness’’. 
(35) MOUNT PEALE.—Certain Federal land in 
San Juan County managed by the United States 
Forest Service comprising approximately 4,302 
acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder-
ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Mount Peale Wilderness’’. 
(36) HAMMOND
CANYON.—Certain Federal 
land in San Juan County managed by the United 
States Forest Service comprising approximately 
7,593 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI 
Wilderness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Hammond Canyon Wilderness’’. 
(37) ARCH CANYON.—Certain Federal land in 
San Juan County managed by the United States 
Forest Service comprising approximately 4,376 
acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder-
ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Arch Canyon Wilderness’’. 
(38) DINOSAUR.—Certain Federal land in 
Uintah County managed by the National Park Serv-
ice comprising approximately 52,348 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilderness Map 
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(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘sanction in’’ and inserting ‘‘requirements 
of’’; and 
(D) by striking paragraph (4); 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the eli-
gible agency, appropriate agencies, individuals, 
and organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘local stake-
holders included in section 134(d)(1)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘shall 
work with the eligible recipient to implement 
improvement actions consistent with the re-
quirements of this Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘shall 
provide technical assistance to assist the eligible 
recipient in meeting its responsibilities under 
section 134.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the eligible recipi-
ent fails to make any improvement in meeting 
any of the local adjusted levels of performance 
for any of the core indicators of performance 
identified under paragraph (2) during a number 
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† HR 5602 EAS 
(B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations, Committee on Armed Services, Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs, and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 
(2) the term ‘‘appropriate Federal banking agen-
cies’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); 
(3) the term ‘‘Bank Secrecy Act’’ means— 
(A) section 21 of the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Act (12 U.S.C. 1829b); 
(B) chapter 2 of title I of Public Law 91– 
508 (12 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.); and 
(C) subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, 
United States Code; 
(4) the term ‘‘illicit finance’’ means the financ-
ing of terrorism, money laundering, or other forms of 
illicit financing domestically or internationally, as 
defined by the President; 
(5) the term ‘‘money services business’’ has the 
meaning given the term under section 1010.100 of 
title 31, Code of Federal Regulations; 
(6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 
the Treasury; and
† HR 5602 EAS 
(7) the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, and each territory or 
possession of the United States. 
Attest: 
Secretary.
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5557 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 and the National Voter 
Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit an election official from requiring 
an individual to present a piece of identification that has an associated 
cost as a condition of voting or registering to vote in an election for 
Federal office, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2016 
Mr. VEASEY (for himself, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. NORTON, Ms. WILSON 
of Florida, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. LEE, Mr. ELLISON, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. 
CUMMINGS, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. EDDIE BER-
NICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. MEEKS, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Miss RICE of New York, 
and Mr. RANGEL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 and the 
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit an 
election official from requiring an individual to present 
a piece of identification that has an associated cost as 
a condition of voting or registering to vote in an election 
for Federal office, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Poll Tax Prohibition 
Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN VOTER IDENTIFICATION 
REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title III of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 303 the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 303A. PROHIBITING AN ELECTION OFFICIAL FROM 
REQUIRING IDENTIFICATION WITH ASSOCI-
ATED COST AS CONDITION FOR VOTING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An election official may not re-
quire an individual to present a piece of identification that 
has an associated cost as a condition of voting in an elec-
tion for Federal office or, in the case of an individual who 
wishes to vote by mail in such an election, a copy of a 
piece of identification that has an associated cost. 
‘‘(b) ASSOCIATED COST.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, a piece of identification for an individual has an asso-
ciated cost if, to obtain such identification, the individual 
is required— 
‘‘(1) to pay a fee for such identification; or 
‘‘(2) to provide a supplemental document that 
the individual is required to pay a fee to obtain. 
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