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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1896
To require that travel awards that accrue by reason of official travel of
a Member, officer, or employee of the Senate or House of Representatives
be used only for official travel or travel between the Member’s State
and the District of Columbia, or transferred to a qualified non-profit
organization.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 12, 1997
Mr. THORNBERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 require that travel awards that accrue by reason of offi-
cial travel of a Member, officer, or employee of the
Senate or House of Representatives be used only for
official travel or travel between the Member’s State and
the District of Columbia, or transferred to a qualified
non-profit organization.
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 ‘‘Frequent Flyer Act
of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. USE OF FREQUENT FLYER MILES.
Section 507 of the Congressional Accountability Act
of 1995 (Public Law 104–1; 2 U.S.C. 1436) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Notwith-
standing’’;
(B) by striking the period and inserting
‘‘other than travel by the Member for whose of-
fice the travel was performed, or a family mem-
ber of such Member, between the Washington,
D.C. area and the Member’s state.’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) The Member for whose office the travel was per-
formed may transfer any travel award to an organization
described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 that is exempt from tax under section
501(a) of such Act.’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘or House of Representatives’’
after ‘‘Senate’’ each place it appears.
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that commercial airlines
that offer travel awards should provide that such travel
awards are transferable in a manner consistent with this
Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1897
To suspend temporarily the duty on KN001 (a hydrochloride).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 12, 1997
Mr. WISE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on KN001 (a
hydrochloride).
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of Chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
‘‘
9902.30.l
2-4-dichlon-5-
hydrozyhydraz-
ine hydro-
chloride (pro-
vided for in
subheading
2928.00.2500).
Free.
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/98
’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section applies with respect to goods entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the
15th day of enactment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1898
To amend title 18 of the United States Code to penalize the rape of minors
in Federal prisons.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 16, 1997
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18 of the United States Code to penalize
the rape of minors in Federal prisons.
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 ‘‘Juvenile Rape in Pris-
on Protection Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. JUVENILE RAPE IN PRISON.
Section 2241(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Whoever’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B)’’; and
(4) by adding the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(2) Whoever, having attained the age of 21 years,
violates paragraph (1) of this subsection or subsection (b)
in a Federal prison shall, except in the case of an attempt,
if the victim has not attained the age of 18 years, be im-
prisoned for life.
‘‘(3) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution
under paragraph (2) of this subsection, which the defend-
ant must establish by a preponderance of the evidence,
that the defendant reasonably believed that the victim had
attained the age of 18 years.’’.
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Union Calendar No. 95
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1898
[Report No. 105–159]
To amend title 18 of the United States Code to penalize the rape of minors
in Federal prisons.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 16, 1997
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
JUNE 26, 1997
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To amend title 18 of the United States Code to penalize
the rape of minors in Federal prisons.
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 ‘‘Juvenile Rape in Pris-
on Protection Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. JUVENILE RAPE IN PRISON.
Section 2241(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Whoever’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B)’’; and
(4) by adding the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(2) Whoever, having attained the age of 21 years,
violates paragraph (1) of this subsection or subsection (b)
in a Federal prison shall, except in the case of an attempt,
if the victim has not attained the age of 18 years, be im-
prisoned for life.
‘‘(3) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution
under paragraph (2) of this subsection, which the defend-
ant must establish by a preponderance of the evidence,
that the defendant reasonably believed that the victim had
attained the age of 18 years.’’.
Union Calendar No. 95
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1898
[Report No. 105–159]
A BILL
To amend title 18 of the United States Code to
penalize the rape of minors in Federal prisons.
JUNE 26, 1997
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1899
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel SEAGULL.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 16, 1997
Mr. SCARBOROUGH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel
SEAGULL.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), section 8 of the Act of
June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106
of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation may issue a certificate of documentation with ap-
propriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel SEAGULL (United States official
number 1038605).
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of the agents present, and the proximity of members
of the Armed Forces to such locations.
(2) The location and nature of all releases, de-
tections, or reports of chemical or biological warfare
agents in connection with the Persian Gulf conflict,
the identity of the units of the Armed Forces and
the number of individuals potentially exposed to the
agents, and the degree of exposure to the agents.
(3) The level of preparedness of members of the
Armed Forces to recognize and respond to possible
exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents
during the Persian Gulf conflict, the appropriateness
of standards used by the Armed Forces to evaluate
low levels of exposure to the agents, the adequacy of
medical training and procedures of the Armed
Forces for identifying and treating exposure to the
agents, the adequacy of information provided to
members of the Armed Forces on the possible pres-
ence or release of the agents, and the appropriate-
ness of instructions and procedures followed to pro-
tect members of the Armed Forces from exposure to
the agents.
(4) The handling by the Department of Defense
of reports on the use, presence, destruction, storage,
is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘Of the amounts made available for a year pur-
suant to the previous sentence to carry out this section, 
not more than 25 percent of such amounts shall be made 
available for such year to carry out subsection (r), other 
than paragraph (5) of such subsection. Notwithstanding 
the preceding sentence, no funds shall be made available 
to carry out subsection (r) for a fiscal year unless the 
amount made available to carry out this section for such 
fiscal year is more than the amount made available to 
carry out this section for fiscal year 2016.’’. 
SEC. 4. CUT-GO COMPLIANCE. 
Subsection (f) of section 319D of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–4) is amended by striking 
‘‘through 
2018’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘through 
2016, 
$133,300,000 for fiscal year 2017, and $138,300,000 for 
fiscal year 2018’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 11, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3691 
AN ACT 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reau-
thorize the residential treatment programs for 
pregnant and postpartum women and to establish 
a pilot program to provide grants to State sub-
stance abuse agencies to promote innovative serv-
ice delivery models for such women.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 18
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase to 100 percent
the amount of the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-
employed individuals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. POMEROY 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 increase
to 100 percent the amount of the deduction for the
health insurance costs of self-employed individuals.
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 ‘‘Self-Employed Health
Affordability Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR 100 PERCENT OF HEALTH INSUR-
ANCE COSTS OF SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVID-
UALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 162(l)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(1) ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION.—In the case
of an individual who is an employee within the
meaning of section 401(c)(1), there shall be allowed
as a deduction under this section an amount equal
to 100 percent of the amount paid during the tax-
able year for insurance which constitutes medical
care for the taxpayer, his spouse, and dependents.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1996.
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A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the 
residential 
treatment 
programs 
for 
pregnant 
and 
postpartum women and to establish a pilot program to 
provide grants to State substance abuse agencies to pro-
mote innovative service delivery models for such women. 
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Union Calendar No. 428 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3691 
[Report No. 114–554] 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the residential treat-
ment programs for pregnant and postpartum women and to establish 
a pilot program to provide grants to State substance abuse agencies 
to promote innovative service delivery models for such women. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2015 
Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. TONKO, Ms. CLARKE 
of New York, Ms. MATSUI, and Mr. CA´RDENAS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
MAY 10, 2016 
Additional sponsors: Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 
HASTINGS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New 
Mexico, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
LANGEVIN, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. 
HIGGINS, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. YOUNG of 
Alaska, Mr. WALZ, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 
TAKAI, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. CARSON of Indi-
ana, Mr. COHEN, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. KIND, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mrs. NOEM, 
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. KILMER, and Mr. TURNER 
MAY 10, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 6, 2015] 
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‘‘(A) renewed their commitment to Lake 
Tahoe; and 
‘‘(B) expressed their desire to fund the 
Federal and State shares of the Environmental 
Improvement Program through 2022; 
‘‘(15) since 1997, the Federal Government, the 
States of California and Nevada, units of local gov-
ernment, and the private sector have contributed 
more than $1,740,000,000 to the Lake Tahoe 
Basin, including— 
‘‘(A) $576,300,000 from the Federal Gov-
ernment; 
‘‘(B) $654,600,000 from the State of Cali-
fornia; 
‘‘(C) $112,500,000 from the State of Ne-
vada; 
‘‘(D) $74,900,000 from units of local gov-
ernment; and 
‘‘(E) $323,700,000 from private interests; 
‘‘(16) significant additional investment from 
Federal, State, local, and private sources is nec-
essary— 
‘‘(A) to restore and sustain the ecological 
health of the Lake Tahoe Basin; 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No provision of this section
shall be construed as limiting or otherwise affect-
ing—
‘‘(A) any authority of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, any self-regulatory or-
ganization, the Municipal Securities Rule-
making Board, or the Secretary of the Treasury
under any Federal securities law;
‘‘(B) any authority of any State insurance
commissioner or other State authority under
any State insurance law; or
‘‘(C) the applicability of any Federal secu-
rities law or State insurance law, or any regula-
tion prescribed by the Commission, any self-reg-
ulatory organization, the Municipal Securities
Rulemaking Board, the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, or any State insurance commissioner or
other State authority pursuant to any such law,
to any person.
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the following definitions shall apply:
‘‘(A) FEDERAL
SECURITIES
LAW.—The
term ‘Federal securities law’ has the meaning
given to the term ‘securities laws’ in section
HR 1900 IH
3(a)(47) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
‘‘(B) SELF-REGULATORY ORGANIZATION.—
The term ‘self-regulatory organization’ has the
meaning given to such term in section 3(a)(26)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.’’.
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‘‘(A) for any registered investment company 
to issue any periodic payment plan certificate; 
or 
‘‘(B) for such company, or any depositor of 
or underwriter for any such company, or any 
other person, to sell such a certificate. 
‘‘(2) NO
INVALIDATION
OF
EXISTING
CERTIFI-
CATES.—Paragraph (1) shall not be construed to 
alter, invalidate, or otherwise affect any rights or ob-
ligations, including rights of redemption, under any 
periodic payment plan certificate issued and sold be-
fore 30 days after such date of enactment.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 27(i)(2)(B) of 
such Act is amended by striking ‘‘section 26(e)’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘section 26(f)’’. 
SEC. 4. METHOD OF MAINTAINING BROKER/DEALER REG-
ISTRATION, DISCIPLINARY, AND OTHER DATA. 
Subsection (i) of section 15A of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o-3(i)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(i) OBLIGATION TO MAINTAIN REGISTRATION, DIS-
CIPLINARY AND OTHER DATA.—
‘‘(1) MAINTENANCE OF SYSTEM TO RESPOND TO 
INQUIRIES.—A 
registered 
securities 
association 
shall—
SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS
PROVISIONS.
Section 6 of the National Gambling Impact Study
Commission Act (18 U.S.C. 1955 note) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY
OF FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS
PROVISIONS.—For purposes of sections 1346(b) and
2401(b) and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code,
the Commission is a ‘Federal agency’ and each of the
members and personnel of the Commission is an ‘employee
of the Government’.’’.
SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION.
The amendment made by section 1 shall not be con-
strued to imply that any commission is not a ‘‘Federal
agency’’ or that any of the members or personnel of a com-
mission is not an ‘‘employee of the Government’’ for pur-
poses of sections 1346(b) and 2401(b) and chapter 171
of title 28, United States Code.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 1 shall be effective
as of August 3, 1996.
Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 1901
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven
An Act
To clarify that the protections of the Federal Tort Claims Act apply to the members
and personnel of the National Gambling Impact Study Commission.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS PROVISIONS.
Section 6 of the National Gambling Impact Study Commission
Act (18 U.S.C. 1955 note) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY
OF FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS PROVISIONS.—
For purposes of sections 1346(b) and 2401(b) and chapter 171 of
title 28, United States Code, the Commission is a ‘Federal agency’
and each of the members and personnel of the Commission is
an ‘employee of the Government’.’’.
SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION.
The amendment made by section 1 shall not be construed
to imply that any commission is not a ‘‘Federal agency’’ or that
any of the members or personnel of a commission is not an
‘‘employee of the Government’’ for purposes of sections 1346(b)
and 2401(b) and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 1 shall be effective as of
August 3, 1996.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1901
To clarify that the protections of the Federal Tort Claims Act apply to
the members and personnel of the National Gambling Impact Study
Commission.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 17, 1997
Mr. HYDE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To clarify that the protections of the Federal Tort Claims
Act apply to the members and personnel of the National
Gambling Impact Study Commission.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS
PROVISIONS.
Section 6 of the National Gambling Impact Study
Commission Act (18 U.S.C. 1955 note) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY
OF FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS
PROVISIONS.—For purposes of sections 1346(b) and
2401(b) and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code,
the Commission is a ‘Federal agency’ and each of the
members and personnel of the Commission is an ‘employee
of the Government’.’’.
SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION.
The amendment made by section 1 shall not be con-
strued to imply that any commission is not a ‘‘Federal
agency’’ or that any of the members or personnel of a com-
mission is not an ‘‘employee of the Government’’ for pur-
poses of sections 1346(b) and 2401(b) and chapter 171
of title 28, United States Code.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 1 shall be effective
as of August 3, 1996.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1901
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 24, 1997
Received
AN ACT
To clarify that the protections of the Federal Tort Claims
Act apply to the members and personnel of the National
Gambling Impact Study Commission.
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. APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS
PROVISIONS.
Section 6 of the National Gambling Impact Study
Commission Act (18 U.S.C. 1955 note) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY
OF FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS
PROVISIONS.—For purposes of sections 1346(b) and
2401(b) and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code,
the Commission is a ‘Federal agency’ and each of the
members and personnel of the Commission is an ‘employee
of the Government’.’’.
SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION.
The amendment made by section 1 shall not be con-
strued to imply that any commission is not a ‘‘Federal
agency’’ or that any of the members or personnel of a com-
mission is not an ‘‘employee of the Government’’ for pur-
poses of sections 1346(b) and 2401(b) and chapter 171
of title 28, United States Code.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 1 shall be effective
as of August 3, 1996.
Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
By JULIE PERRIER,
Assistant to the Clerk.
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3693 
To require a report on whether Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 
is a terrorist entity, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2015 
Mr. POE of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require a report on whether Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary 
Guard Corps is a terrorist entity, 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 ‘‘IRGC Terrorist Sanc-
tions Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TREATMENT OF ISLAMIC 
REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS. 
(a) REPORT.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall, 
not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
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SEC. 7. LIMITATION ON PARTICIPATION IN REQUIRING
ENCRYPTION STANDARDS.
Section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–3), as amended by this
Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(g) The Institute shall not promulgate, enforce, or
otherwise adopt standards, or carry out activities or poli-
cies, for the Federal establishment of encryption standards
required for use in computer systems other than Federal
Government computer systems.’’.
SEC. 8. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS.
Section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–3), as amended by this
Act, is further amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(8), as so redesignated by
section 3(1) of this Act, by inserting ‘‘to the extent
that such coordination will improve computer secu-
rity and to the extent necessary for improving such
security for Federal computer systems’’ after ‘‘Man-
agement and Budget)’’;
(2) in subsection (e), as so redesignated by sec-
tion 5(1) of this Act, by striking ‘‘shall draw upon’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘may draw upon’’;