I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3682 
To increase the competitiveness of American manufacturing by reducing regu-
latory and other burdens, encouraging greater innovation and investment, 
and developing a stronger workforce for the twenty-first century, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 2, 2015 
Mr. GUTHRIE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Natural Resources, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, the 
Judiciary, House Administration, Rules, Appropriations, Foreign Affairs, 
Science, Space, and Technology, and Armed 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 increase the competitiveness of American manufacturing 
by reducing regulatory and other burdens, encouraging 
greater innovation and investment, and developing a 
stronger workforce for the twenty-first century, 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. 
(a) THIS ACT.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Re-
ducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and 
Labor Development Act of 2015’’. 
(b) TITLES VIII AND IX.—Titles VIII and IX may 
be cited as the ‘‘Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an 
America That Works Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is the following: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Findings; sense of the Congress. 
TITLE I—INVESTING IN AMERICA’S WORKFORCE 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Industry-recognized and nationally portable credentials for job train-
ing programs. 
Sec. 103. Definitions. 
Sec. 104. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 105. Effective date. 
TITLE II—EXTENDING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TAX 
CREDITS AND CONSIDERING COMPREHENSIVE TAX REFORM 
Sec. 201. Extension of research credit; alternative simplified research credit in-
creased and made permanent. 
Sec. 202. Comprehensive reform of United States tax laws; expedited consider-
ation. 
TITLE III—PREVENTING EVASION OF DUTY ORDERS AND 
REFORMING EXPORT CONTROLS 
Sec. 301. Definitions. 
Sec. 302. Application to Canada and Mexico. 
Subtitle A—Actions Relating to Enforcement of Trade Remedy Laws 
Sec. 311. Trade remedy law enforcement division. 
Sec. 312. Collection of information on evasion of trade remedy laws. 
Sec. 313. Access to information. 
Sec. 314. Cooperation with foreign countries on preventing evasion of trade 
remedy laws. 
Sec. 315. Trade negotiating objectives. 
Subtitle B—Investigation of Evasion of Trade Remedy Laws 
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Sec. 321. Procedures for investigation of evasion of antidumping and counter-
vailing duty orders. 
Sec. 322. Government Accountability Office report. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 331. Allocation and training of personnel. 
Sec. 332. Annual report on prevention of evasion of antidumping and counter-
vailing duty orders. 
Sec. 333. Addressing circumvention by new shippers. 
Sec. 334. Sense of Congress on reform of export control policies. 
TITLE IV—CREATING FEDERAL SPECTRUM INCENTIVES 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Federal spectrum incentives. 
Sec. 403. Costs of incumbent Federal entities related to spectrum sharing. 
TITLE V—PROVIDING REGULATORY RELIEF, CERTAINTY, AND 
TRANSPARENCY 
Subtitle A—Energy Consumers Relief 
CHAPTER 1—FINALIZING ENERGY-RELATED RULES 
Sec. 501. Prohibition against finalizing certain energy-related rules that will 
cause significant adverse effects to the economy. 
Sec. 502. Reports and determinations prior to promulgating as final certain en-
ergy-related rules. 
Sec. 503. Definitions. 
Sec. 504. Prohibition on use of social cost of carbon in analysis. 
CHAPTER 2—ELECTRICITY SECURITY AND AFFORDABILITY 
Sec. 511. Short title. 
Sec. 512. Standards of performance for new fossil fuel-fired electric utility gen-
erating units. 
Sec. 513. Congress to set effective date for standards of performance for exist-
ing, modified, and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility 
generating units. 
Sec. 514. Repeal of earlier rules and guidelines. 
Sec. 515. Definitions. 
Subtitle B—LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency 
Sec. 521. Short title. 
Sec. 522. Action on applications. 
Sec. 523. Public disclosure of export destinations. 
Subtitle C—Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs 
in America 
Sec. 531. Short title. 
Sec. 532. Incorporation of surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State 
programs. 
TITLE VI—REDUCING HEALTH CARE BURDENS AND IMPROVING 
PATIENT COVERAGE 
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Sec. 601. Repeal of the health care law and health care-related provisions in 
the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. 
Sec. 602. No lifetime limits. 
Sec. 603. Establish universal access programs to improve high risk pools and 
reinsurance markets. 
Sec. 604. Elimination of certain requirements for guaranteed availability in in-
dividual market. 
Sec. 605. Preventing unjust cancellation of insurance coverage. 
TITLE VII—LOWERING HEALTH CARE COSTS 
Subtitle A—Cooperative Governing of Individual Health Insurance Coverage 
Sec. 701. Cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage. 
Sec. 702. Severability. 
Subtitle B—Medical Malpractice Reform 
Sec. 711. Purpose. 
Sec. 712. Encouraging speedy resolution of claims. 
Sec. 713. Compensating patient injury. 
Sec. 714. Maximizing patient recovery. 
Sec. 715. Punitive damages. 
Sec. 716. Authorization of payment of future damages to claimants in health 
care lawsuits. 
Sec. 717. Definitions. 
Sec. 718. Effect on other laws. 
Sec. 719. State flexibility and protection of States’ rights. 
Sec. 720. Applicability; effective date. 
Sec. 721. Protection for emergency and related services furnished pursuant to 
EMTALA. 
Sec. 722. Constitutional authority. 
Sec. 723. Application of the antitrust laws to the business of health insurance. 
Sec. 724. Limitation on liability for volunteer health care professionals. 
TITLE VIII—PROMOTING OFFSHORE ENERGY AND JOBS 
Subtitle A—Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program Reforms 
Sec. 801. Outer Continental Shelf leasing program reforms. 
Sec. 802. Domestic oil and natural gas production goal. 
Sec. 803. Development and submittal of new 5-year oil and gas leasing pro-
gram. 
Sec. 804. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 805. Addition of lease sales after finalization of 5-year plan. 
Subtitle B—Directing the President To Conduct New OCS Sales 
Sec. 811. Requirement to conduct proposed oil and gas Lease Sale 220 on the 
Outer Continental Shelf offshore Virginia. 
Sec. 812. South Carolina lease sale. 
Sec. 813. Southern California existing infrastructure lease sale. 
Sec. 814. Environmental impact statement requirement. 
Sec. 815. National defense. 
Sec. 816. Eastern Gulf of Mexico not included. 
Subtitle C—Equitable Sharing of Outer Continental Shelf Revenues 
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Sec. 821. Disposition of Outer Continental Shelf revenues to coastal States. 
Subtitle D—Reorganization of Minerals Management Agencies of the 
Department of the Interior 
Sec. 831. Establishment of Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals 
and Assistant Secretary of Ocean Energy and Safety. 
Sec. 832. Bureau of Ocean Energy. 
Sec. 833. Ocean Energy Safety Service. 
Sec. 834. Office of Natural Resources revenue. 
Sec. 835. Ethics and drug testing. 
Sec. 836. Abolishment of Minerals Management Service. 
Sec. 837. Conforming amendments to Executive Schedule pay rates. 
Sec. 838. Outer Continental Shelf Energy Safety Advisory Board. 
Sec. 839. Outer Continental Shelf inspection fees. 
Sec. 840. Prohibition on action based on National Ocean Policy developed 
under Executive Order No. 13547. 
Subtitle E—United States Territories 
Sec. 851. Application of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act with respect to ter-
ritories of the United States. 
Subtitle F—Miscellaneous Provisions 
Sec. 861. Rules regarding distribution of revenues under Gulf of Mexico Energy 
Security Act of 2006. 
Sec. 862. Amount of distributed qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues. 
Sec. 863. South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area defined. 
Sec. 864. Enhancing geological and geophysical information for America’s en-
ergy future. 
Subtitle G—Judicial Review 
Sec. 871. Time for filing complaint. 
Sec. 872. District court deadline. 
Sec. 873. Ability to seek appellate review. 
Sec. 874. Limitation on scope of review and relief. 
Sec. 875. Legal fees. 
Sec. 876. Exclusion. 
Sec. 877. Definitions. 
TITLE IX—INCREASING ONSHORE OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT 
AND ENERGY SECURITY 
Subtitle A—Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security 
Sec. 901. Short title. 
Sec. 902. Policies regarding buying, building, and working for America. 
CHAPTER 1—ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PERMIT STREAMLINING 
SUBCHAPTER A—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 911. Short title. 
Sec. 912. Permit to drill application timeline. 
Sec. 913. Administrative protest documentation reform. 
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Sec. 914. Making pilot offices permanent to improve energy permitting on Fed-
eral lands. 
Sec. 915. Administration of current law. 
Sec. 916. Funding oil and gas resource assessments. 
Sec. 917. Rule of construction. 
SUBCHAPTER B—JUDICIAL REVIEW 
Sec. 921. Definitions. 
Sec. 922. Exclusive venue for certain civil actions relating to covered energy 
projects. 
Sec. 923. Timely filing. 
Sec. 924. Expedition in hearing and determining the action. 
Sec. 925. Standard of review. 
Sec. 926. Limitation on injunction and prospective relief. 
Sec. 927. Limitation on attorneys’ fees. 
Sec. 928. Legal standing. 
CHAPTER 2—OIL AND GAS LEASING CERTAINTY 
Sec. 931. Short title. 
Sec. 932. Minimum acreage requirement for onshore lease sales. 
Sec. 933. Leasing certainty. 
Sec. 934. Leasing consistency. 
Sec. 935. Reduce redundant policies. 
Sec. 936. Streamlined congressional notification. 
CHAPTER 3—OIL SHALE 
Sec. 941. Short title. 
Sec. 942. Effectiveness of oil shale regulations, amendments to resource man-
agement plans, and record of decision. 
Sec. 943. Oil shale leasing. 
Subtitle B—Planning for American Energy 
Sec. 951. Short title. 
Sec. 952. Onshore domestic energy production strategic plan. 
Subtitle C—National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Access 
Sec. 961. Short title. 
Sec. 962. Sense of Congress and reaffirming national policy for the National 
Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. 
Sec. 963. National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska: lease sales. 
Sec. 964. National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska: planning and permitting pipe-
line and road construction. 
Sec. 965. Issuance of a new integrated activity plan and environmental impact 
statement. 
Sec. 966. Departmental accountability for development. 
Sec. 967. Deadlines under new proposed integrated activity plan. 
Sec. 968. Updated resource assessment. 
Subtitle D—BLM Live Internet Auctions 
Sec. 971. Short title. 
Sec. 972. Internet-based onshore oil and gas lease sales. 
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Subtitle E—Native American Energy 
Sec. 981. Short title. 
Sec. 982. Appraisals. 
Sec. 983. Standardization. 
Sec. 984. Environmental reviews of major Federal actions on Indian lands. 
Sec. 985. Judicial review. 
Sec. 986. Tribal biomass demonstration project. 
Sec. 987. Tribal resource management plans. 
Sec. 988. Leases of restricted lands for the Navajo Nation. 
Sec. 989. Nonapplicability of certain rules. 
Subtitle F—State Authority for Hydraulic Fracturing Regulation 
Sec. 991. Short title. 
Sec. 992. State authority for hydraulic fracturing regulation. 
Sec. 993. Government Accountability Office study. 
Sec. 994. Tribal authority on trust land. 
TITLE X—PROMOTING STEM EDUCATION IN THE WORKFORCE 
Sec. 1001. Findings; sense of Congress. 
Sec. 1002. STEM Education Advisory Panel. 
Sec. 1003. Committee on STEM Education. 
Sec. 1004. STEM Education Coordinating Office. 
Sec. 1005. Definitions. 
SEC. 3. FINDINGS; SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Data indicate that manufacturing employees 
earn a higher average salary and receive greater 
benefits than workers in other industries. 
(2) Recent data also show that United States 
manufacturing companies cannot fill as many as 
600,000 skilled positions, even as unemployment 
numbers hover at historically high levels. 
(3) Postsecondary success and workforce readi-
ness can be achieved through attainment of recog-
nized postsecondary credentials. 
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(4) Data indicate that United States manufac-
turers invest a far greater percentage of revenue in 
research and development than other industries. 
(5) The United States has the highest corporate 
tax rate in the developed world. 
(6) A recent report indicates that United States 
manufacturers face a 20 percent structural cost bur-
den compared to companies from the Nation’s 9 
largest trading partners. 
(7) Excessive Federal regulations are placing a 
heavy burden on United States manufacturers. 
(8) According to a recent report, it is estimated 
that pending and recently finalized Environmental 
Protection Agency regulations alone could cost man-
ufacturers over $100,000,000,000 per year in com-
pliance, plus additional one-time costs of over 
$500,000,000. 
(9) Data indicate that regulatory costs could 
cut annual United States economic output by as 
much as $630,000,000,000, or 4.2 percent of Gross 
Domestic Product, resulting in a net loss of 
9,000,000 jobs. 
(10) Expanded domestic resource development 
would further reduce energy costs, increasing United 
States manufacturers’ competitive advantage. 
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(11) Data show that United States manufactur-
ers have reduced energy usage and emissions to 
below the 1990 levels. 
(12) Reports indicate United States health care 
costs have increased over 80 percent in the past dec-
ade, creating greater personnel costs for manufac-
turers. 
(13) Data show that United States manufactur-
ers are responsible for 47 percent of total United 
States exports. 
(14) A widening trade gap with major trade 
partners means that manufacturers are at risk of 
losing export market share. 
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
the Congress that increasing the competitiveness of United 
States manufacturers will strengthen the national econ-
omy. 
TITLE I—INVESTING IN 
AMERICA’S WORKFORCE 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Investing in America’s 
Workforce Act’’. 
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SEC. 102. INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED AND NATIONALLY PORT-
ABLE CREDENTIALS FOR JOB TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998.— 
(1) YOUTH ACTIVITIES.—Section 129(c)(1)(C) 
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2854(c)(1)(C)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (ii) through 
(iv) as clauses (iii) through (v), respectively; 
and 
(B) by inserting after clause (i) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) training (which may include pri-
ority consideration for training programs 
that lead to recognized postsecondary cre-
dentials (as defined in section 104 of the 
Investing in America’s Workforce Act) that 
are aligned with in-demand occupations or 
industries in the local area involved, if the 
local board determines that the programs 
meet the quality criteria described in sec-
tion 123);’’. 
(2) GENERAL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AC-
TIVITIES.—Section 134(d)(4)(F) of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(d)(4)(F)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(iv) PROGRAMS THAT LEAD TO AN 
INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED
AND
NATIONALLY 
PORTABLE CREDENTIAL.—In assisting in-
dividuals in selecting programs of training 
services under this section, a one-stop op-
erator and employees of a one-stop center 
referred to in subsection (c) may give pri-
ority consideration to programs (approved 
in conjunction with eligibility decisions 
made under section 122) that lead to rec-
ognized postsecondary credentials (as de-
fined in section 103 of the Investing in 
America’s Workforce Act) that are aligned 
with in-demand occupations or industries 
in the local area involved.’’. 
(3) CRITERIA.— 
(A) GENERAL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAIN-
ING ACTIVITIES.—Section 122(b)(2)(D) of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2842(b)(2)(D)) is amended— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) in the case of a provider of a 
program of training services that leads to 
a recognized postsecondary credential (as 
defined in section 103 of the Investing in 
America’s Workforce Act), that the pro-
gram leading to the credential meets such 
quality criteria as the Governor shall es-
tablish.’’. 
(B) YOUTH ACTIVITIES.—Section 123 of 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2843) is amended by inserting ‘‘(includ-
ing such quality criteria as the Governor shall 
establish for a training program that leads to a 
recognized postsecondary credential (as defined 
in section 103 of the Investing in America’s 
Workforce Act))’’ after ‘‘plan’’. 
(b) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.— 
(1) STATE PLAN.—Section 122(c)(1)(B) of the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2342(c)(1)(B)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(B) how’’ and inserting 
‘‘(B)(i) how’’; 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an eligible entity that, 
in developing and implementing programs of 
study leading to recognized postsecondary cre-
dentials, desires to give a priority to such pro-
grams that are aligned with in-demand occupa-
tions or industries in the area served (as deter-
mined by the eligible agency) and that may pro-
vide a basis for additional credentials, certifi-
cates, or degree, how the entity will do so;’’. 
(2) USE OF LOCAL FUNDS.—Section 134(b) of 
the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2354(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (12)(B), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) describe the career and technical edu-
cation activities supporting the attainment of recog-
nized postsecondary credentials (as defined in sec-
tion 103 of the Investing in America’s Workforce 
Act), and, in the case of an eligible recipient that de-
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sires to provide priority consideration to certain pro-
grams of study in accordance with the State plan 
under section 122(c)(1)(B), how the eligible recipi-
ent will give priority consideration to such activi-
ties.’’. 
(3) 
TECH-PREP
PROGRAMS.—Section 
203(c)(2)(E) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
2373(c)(2)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘industry- 
recognized credential, a certificate,’’ and inserting 
‘‘recognized postsecondary credential (as defined in 
section 103 of the Investing in America’s Workforce 
Act and approved by the eligible agency),’’. 
(c) TRAINING PROGRAMS UNDER TAA.—Section 
236(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) In approving training programs for adversely 
affected workers and adversely affected incumbent work-
ers under paragraph (1), the Secretary may give priority 
consideration to workers seeking training through pro-
grams that are approved in conjunction with eligibility de-
cisions made under section 122 of the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2842), and that lead to rec-
ognized postsecondary credentials (as defined in section 
103 of the Investing in America’s Workforce Act) that are 
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aligned with in-demand occupations or industries in the 
local area (defined for purposes of title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.)) in-
volved.’’. 
SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED.—The term ‘‘indus-
try-recognized’’, used with respect to a credential, 
means a credential that— 
(A) is sought or accepted by employers 
within the industry sector involved as recog-
nized, preferred, or required for recruitment, 
screening, hiring, or advancement; and 
(B) is a nationally portable credential, 
meaning a credential that is sought or accepted 
across multiple States, as described in subpara-
graph (A). 
(2) RECOGNIZED
POSTSECONDARY
CREDEN-
TIAL.—The term ‘‘recognized postsecondary creden-
tial’’ means a credential consisting of an industry- 
recognized credential for postsecondary training, a 
certificate that meets the requirements of subpara-
graphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (1) for postsec-
ondary training, a certificate of completion of a post-
secondary apprenticeship through a program de-
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scribed in section 122(a)(2)(B) of the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2842(a)(2)(B)), or 
an associate degree or baccalaureate degree awarded 
by an institution of higher education (as defined in 
section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1002)). 
SEC. 104. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to require an 
entity with responsibility for selecting or approving an 
education, training, or workforce investment activities pro-
gram with regard to a covered provision, to select a pro-
gram with a recognized postsecondary credential or certifi-
cate as defined by this title. 
SEC. 105. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This title, and the amendments made by this title, 
take effect 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
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TITLE 
II—EXTENDING 
RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
TAX CREDITS AND CONSID-
ERING COMPREHENSIVE TAX 
REFORM 
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF RESEARCH CREDIT; ALTERNATIVE 
SIMPLIFIED RESEARCH CREDIT INCREASED 
AND MADE PERMANENT. 
(a) EXTENSION OF CREDIT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 
41(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply to amounts paid or in-
curred after December 31, 2014. 
(b) ALTERNATIVE SIMPLIFIED RESEARCH CREDIT 
INCREASED AND MADE PERMANENT.— 
(1) INCREASED CREDIT.—Subparagraph (A) of 
section 41(c)(5) of such Code (relating to election of 
alternative simplified credit) is amended by striking 
‘‘14 percent (12 percent in the case of taxable years 
ending before January 1, 2009)’’ and inserting ‘‘20 
percent’’. 
(2) CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (h) of sec-
tion 41 of such Code is amended by redesig-
nating the paragraph (2) relating to computa-
tion of taxable year in which credit terminates 
as paragraph (4) and by inserting before such 
paragraph the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) TERMINATION NOT TO APPLY TO ALTER-
NATIVE SIMPLIFIED CREDIT.—Paragraph (1) shall 
not apply to the credit determined under subsection 
(c)(5).’’. 
(B) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Para-
graph (4) of section 41(h) of such Code, as re-
designated by subparagraph (A), is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(4) COMPUTATION
FOR
TAXABLE
YEAR
IN 
WHICH CREDIT TERMINATES.—In the case of any 
taxable year with respect to which this section ap-
plies to a number of days which is less than the total 
number of days in such taxable year, the amount de-
termined under subsection (c)(1)(B) with respect to 
such taxable year shall be the amount which bears 
the same ratio to such amount (determined without 
regard to this paragraph) as the number of days in 
such taxable year to which this section applies bears 
to the total number of days in such taxable year.’’. 
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(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to taxable years end-
ing after December 31, 2014. 
SEC. 202. COMPREHENSIVE REFORM OF UNITED STATES 
TAX LAWS; EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION. 
(a) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘tax reform bill’’ means a bill of the 114th Con-
gress— 
(1) introduced in the House of Representatives 
by the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means 
not later than the end of the 114th Congress the 
title of which is as follows: ‘‘A bill to provide for 
comprehensive tax reform.’’; and 
(2) which is the subject of a certification under 
subsection (b). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—The chair of the Joint Com-
mittee on Taxation shall notify the House and Senate in 
writing whenever the chair of the Joint Committee deter-
mines that an introduced bill described in subsection 
(a)(1) contains at least each of the following proposals: 
(1) A transition to a more globally competitive 
corporate tax code for United States businesses. 
(2) A reduction in the complexity of the tax 
code. 
(3) The elimination of special interest loopholes. 
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(c) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES.— 
(1) Any committee of the House of Representa-
tives to which the tax reform bill is referred shall re-
port it to the House not later than 20 calendar days 
after the date of its introduction. If a committee 
fails to report the tax reform bill within that period, 
such committee shall be automatically discharged 
from further consideration of the bill. 
(2) If the House has not otherwise proceeded to 
the consideration of the tax reform bill upon the ex-
piration of 15 legislative days after the bill has been 
placed on the Union Calendar, it shall be in order 
for the Majority Leader or a designee (or, after the 
expiration of an additional 2 legislative days, any 
Member), to offer one motion that the House resolve 
into the Committee of the Whole House on the state 
of the Union for the consideration of the tax reform 
bill. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the motion to its adoption without inter-
vening motion except 20 minutes of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an op-
ponent. If such a motion is adopted, consideration 
shall proceed in accordance with paragraph (3). A 
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motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion 
is disposed of shall not be in order. 
(3) The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed with. General debate shall be confined to the 
bill and shall not exceed 4 hours, equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority mem-
ber of the Committee on Ways and Means. At the 
conclusion of general debate, the bill shall be read 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. Any com-
mittee amendment shall be considered as read. At 
the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amend-
ment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to 
the House with such amendments as may have been 
adopted. The previous question shall be considered 
as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
final passage without intervening motion except one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. A 
motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the bill 
shall not be in order. 
(d) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.— 
(1) COMMITTEE
CONSIDERATION.—A tax re-
form bill, as defined in subsection (a), received in 
the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Fi-
nance. The Committee shall report the bill not later 
than 15 calendar days after receipt of the bill in the 
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Senate. If the Committee fails to report the bill 
within that period, that committee shall be dis-
charged from consideration of the bill, and the bill 
shall be placed on the calendar. 
(2) MOTION
TO
PROCEED.—Notwithstanding 
rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is 
in order, not later than 2 days of session after the 
date on which the tax reform bill is reported or dis-
charged from committee, for the majority leader of 
the Senate or the majority leader’s designee to move 
to proceed to the consideration of the tax reform 
bill. It shall also be in order for any Member of the 
Senate to move to proceed to the consideration of 
the tax reform bill at any time after the conclusion 
of such 2-day period. A motion to proceed is in order 
even though a previous motion to the same effect 
has been disagreed to. All points of order against 
the motion to proceed to the tax reform bill are 
waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable. The 
motion is not subject to a motion to postpone. 
(3) CONSIDERATION.—No motion to recommit 
shall be in order and debate on any motion or appeal 
shall be limited to one hour, to be divided in the 
usual form. 
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(4) AMENDMENTS.—All amendments must be 
relevant to the bill and debate on any amendment 
shall be limited to 2 hours to be equally divided in 
the usual form between the opponents and pro-
ponents of the amendment. Debate on any amend-
ment to an amendment, debatable motion, or appeal 
shall be limited to 1 hour to be equally divided in 
the usual form between the opponents and pro-
ponents of the amendment. 
(5) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—If the Senate has pro-
ceeded to the bill, and following the conclusion of all 
debate, the Senate shall proceed to a vote on pas-
sage of the bill as amended, if amended. 
(e) CONFERENCE IN THE HOUSE.—If the House re-
ceives a message that the Senate has passed the tax re-
form bill with an amendment or amendments, it shall be 
in order for the chair of the Committee on Ways and 
Means or a designee, without intervention of any point of 
order, to offer any motion specified in clause 1 of rule 
XXII. 
(f) CONFERENCE IN THE SENATE.—If the Senate re-
ceives from the House a message to accompany the tax 
reform bill, as defined in subsection (a), then no later than 
two session days after its receipt— 
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(1) the Chair shall lay the message before the 
Senate; 
(2) the motion to insist on the Senate amend-
ment or disagree to the House amendment or 
amendments to the Senate amendment, the request 
for a conference with the House or the motion to 
agree to the request of the House for a conference, 
and the motion to authorize the Chair to appoint 
conferees on the part of the Senate shall be agreed 
to; and 
(3) the Chair shall then be authorized to ap-
point conferees on the part of the Senate without in-
tervening motion, with a ratio agreed to with the 
concurrence of both leaders. 
(g) RULEMAKING.—This section is enacted by the 
Congress as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the 
House of Representatives and Senate, respectively, and as 
such is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respec-
tively, or of that House to which they specifically apply, 
and such procedures supersede other rules only to the ex-
tent that they are inconsistent with such rules; and with 
full recognition of the constitutional right of either House 
to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedures 
of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to 
the same extent as any other rule of that House. 
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TITLE 
III—PREVENTING 
EVA-
SION OF DUTY ORDERS AND 
REFORMING 
EXPORT 
CON-
TROLS 
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Finance and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Ways and Means 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) 
COMMISSIONER.—The 
term 
‘‘Commis-
sioner’’ means the Commissioner responsible for 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
(3) COVERED MERCHANDISE.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered merchandise’’ means merchandise that is sub-
ject to— 
(A) a countervailing duty order issued 
under section 706 of the Tariff Act of 1930; or 
(B) an antidumping duty order issued 
under section 736 of the Tariff Act of 1930. 
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(4) ELIGIBLE SMALL BUSINESS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible 
small business’’ means any business concern 
which, in the Commissioner’s judgment, due to 
its small size, has neither adequate internal re-
sources nor financial ability to obtain qualified 
outside assistance in preparing and submitting 
for consideration allegations of evasion. 
(B) NONREVIEWABILITY.—Any agency de-
cision regarding whether a business concern is 
an eligible small business for purposes of sec-
tion 311(b)(4)(E) is not reviewable by any 
other agency or by any court. 
(5) ENTER; ENTRY.—The terms ‘‘enter’’ and 
‘‘entry’’ refer to the entry, or withdrawal from ware-
house for consumption, in the customs territory of 
the United States. 
(6) EVADE; EVASION.—The terms ‘‘evade’’ and 
‘‘evasion’’ refer to entering covered merchandise into 
the customs territory of the United States by means 
of any document or electronically transmitted data 
or information, written or oral statement, or act that 
is material and false, or any omission that is mate-
rial, and that results in any cash deposit or other se-
curity or any amount of applicable antidumping or 
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