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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3144 
AN ACT 
To require consultation with the Aviation Security Advisory 
Committee regarding modifications to the prohibited item 
list, require a report on the Transportation Security 
Oversight Board, 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. 
The Act may be cited as the ‘‘Partners for Aviation 
Security Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AVIATION SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE CON-
SULTATION. 
The Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration shall consult, to the extent practicable, 
with the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (estab-
lished pursuant to section 44946 of title 49 of the United 
States Code) regarding any modification to the prohibited 
item list prior to issuing a determination about any such 
modification. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
OVERSIGHT BOARD. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit to the Transportation Security Oversight Board 
(established pursuant to section 115 of title 49, United 
States Code), the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report that includes general information on how 
often the Board has met, the current composition of the 
Board, and what activities the Board has undertaken, con-
sistent with the duties specified in subsection (c) of such
section. The Administrator may include in such report rec-
ommendations for changes to such section in consideration 
of the provisions of section 44946 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 4. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) 
TERMS.—Subparagraph 
(A) 
of 
section 
44946(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) TERMS.—The term of each member 
of the Advisory Committee shall be 2 years but 
may continue until such time as a successor 
member begins serving on the Advisory Com-
mittee. A member of the Advisory Committee 
may be reappointed.’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION.—Paragraph (5) of section 
44946(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘under paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘under this 
subsection’’. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITION. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘prohibited item list’’ means 
the list of items passengers are prohibited from carrying 
as accessible property or on their persons through pas-
senger screening checkpoints at airports, into sterile areas 
at airports, and on board passenger aircraft, pursuant to
section 1540.111 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations 
(as in effect on January 1, 2015). 
Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3144 
AN ACT 
To require consultation with the Aviation Security 
Advisory Committee regarding modifications to 
the prohibited item list, require a report on the 
Transportation Security Oversight Board, and 
for other purposes.
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those responsibilities relate to the provision of mortgage
insurance on the property that is covered by such certifi-
cation.
‘‘(e) CERTIFICATION.—A certification under the pro-
cedures authorized by this subsection shall—
‘‘(1) be in a form acceptable to the Secretary;
‘‘(2) be executed by the chief executive officer
or other officer of the State or unit of general local
government who qualifies under regulations of the
Secretary;
‘‘(3) specify that the State or unit of general
local government under this section has fully carried
out its responsibilities as described under subsection
(a); and
‘‘(4) specify that the certifying officer consents
to assume the status of a responsible Federal official
under the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 and under each provision of law specified in
regulations issued by the Secretary insofar as the
provisions of such Act or such other provisions of
law apply pursuant to subsection (a), and is author-
ized and consents on behalf of the State or unit of
general local government and himself or herself to
accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts for the
an employee’s trust or annuity plan and com-
pensation under a deferred-payment plan) is
amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(11) DETERMINATIONS
RELATING
TO
SEVERANCE
PAY.—For purposes of deter-
mining under this section—
‘‘(A) whether severance pay is de-
ferred compensation, and
‘‘(B) when severance pay is paid,
no amount shall be treated as received by
the employee, or paid, until it is actually
received by the employee.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
amendment
made by subsection (a) shall apply to tax-
able years ending after October 8, 1997.
(2) CHANGE
IN
METHOD
OF
ACCOUNT-
ING.—In the case of any taxpayer re-
quired by the amendment made by sub-
section (a) to change its method of ac-
counting for its first taxable year ending
after October 8, 1997—
(A) such change shall be treated
as initiated by the taxpayer,
(B) such change shall be treated
as made with the consent of the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, and
(C) the net amount of the adjust-
ments required to be taken into ac-
count by the taxpayer under section
481 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 shall be taken into account in
such first taxable year.
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(i) from goods referred to in any of 
subparagraphs (A) through (I), or 
(ii) from the derivatives of goods re-
ferred to in clause (i), 
at any stage of production. 
(6) INDIRECT MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘indirect 
material’’ means a good used in the production, test-
ing, or inspection of a good but not physically incor-
porated into the good, or a good used in the mainte-
nance of buildings or the operation of equipment as-
sociated with the production of a good, including— 
(A) fuel and energy; 
(B) tools, dies, and molds; 
(C) spare parts and materials used in the 
maintenance of equipment or buildings; 
(D) lubricants, greases, compounding ma-
terials, and other materials used in production 
or used to operate equipment or buildings; 
(E) gloves, glasses, footwear, clothing, 
safety equipment, and supplies; 
(F) equipment, devices, and supplies used 
for testing or inspecting the good; 
(G) catalysts and solvents; and 
(H) any other goods that are not incor-
porated into the good but the use of which in
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the production of the good can reasonably be 
demonstrated to be a part of that production. 
(7) MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘material’’ means a 
good that is used in the production of another good. 
(8) MATERIAL THAT IS SELF-PRODUCED.—The 
term ‘‘material that is self-produced’’ means an orig-
inating material that is produced by a producer of 
a good and used in the production of that good. 
(9) MODEL
LINE.—The term ‘‘model line’’ 
means a group of motor vehicles having the same 
platform or model name. 
(10) NONALLOWABLE INTEREST COSTS.—The 
term ‘‘nonallowable interest costs’’ means interest 
costs incurred by a producer that exceed 700 basis 
points above the applicable official interest rate for 
comparable maturities of the country (whether Aus-
tralia or the United States). 
(11) NONORIGINATING
MATERIAL.—The term 
‘‘nonoriginating material’’ means a material that 
does not qualify as originating under this section. 
(12) PREFERENTIAL
TREATMENT.—The term 
‘‘preferential treatment’’ means the customs duty 
rate, and the treatment under article 2.12 of the 
Agreement, that are applicable to an originating 
good pursuant to the Agreement.
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3109; and not to exceed $7,500 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $82,175,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$42,351,000: Provided, That not to exceed $15,000 shall 
be available for payment for information and detection of 
fraud against the Government, including payment for re-
covery of stolen Government property: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards 
to employees of other Federal agencies and private citi-
zens in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in 
enhanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness. 
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT (E-GOV) FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses in support of interagency 
projects that enable the Federal Government to expand 
its ability to conduct activities electronically, through the 
development and implementation of innovative uses of the 
Internet and other electronic methods, $5,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That these 
funds may be transferred to Federal agencies to carry 
out the purposes of the Fund: Provided further, That this 
transfer authority shall be in addition to any other trans-
fer authority provided in this Act: Provided further, That 
such transfers may not be made until 10 days after a
SEC. 2. ‘‘DISPARATE IMPACT’’ CASES UNDER THE FAIR 
HOUSING ACT. 
Section 804(f) of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
3604(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) Nothing in this title shall be construed to pro-
hibit conduct resulting in a disparate impact on a class 
protected by this title unless the person engaging in that 
conduct intended that impact.’’. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3148 
To exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2015 
Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. LONG, Mrs. ELLMERS of North 
Carolina, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, and Mr. TONKO) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of 
existing agreements. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF APPLICATION OF JSA ATTRIBU-
TION RULE FOR EXISTING AGREEMENTS. 
In the case of a party to a joint sales agreement (as 
defined in Note 2(k) to section 73.3555 of title 47, Code 
of Federal Regulations) that is in effect on the effective 
date of the amendment to Note 2(k)(2) to such section 
made by the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and 
Report and Order adopted by the Federal Communica-
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tions Commission on March 31, 2014 (FCC 14–28), such 
party shall not be considered to be in violation of the own-
ership limitations of such section by reason of the applica-
tion of the rule in such Note 2(k)(2) (as so amended) to 
the joint sales agreement. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3149 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a limit on checked 
baggage fees imposed by air carriers on passengers in air transportation, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2015 
Mr. MICA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a limit 
on checked baggage fees imposed by air carriers on pas-
sengers in air transportation, 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 ‘‘Baggage Fee Fairness 
Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON CHECKED BAGGAGE FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 417 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘§ 41725. Limitation on checked baggage fees 
‘‘Beginning on the 180th day following the date of 
enactment of this section, an air carrier or foreign air car-
rier may not collect from a passenger a fee for an item 
of checked baggage on a flight in passenger air transpor-
tation if the amount of the fee exceeds the total amount 
of passenger facility charges that could be imposed (with-
out regard to whether the charges are actually imposed) 
on the passenger by eligible agencies for boardings associ-
ated with that flight under paragraphs (1) and (4) of sec-
tion 40117(b).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 41724 the following: 
‘‘41725. Limitation on checked baggage fees.’’. 
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‘‘(1) obtain an evaluation by an independent
contractor of the effectiveness of the project, using
an evaluation design approved by the Secretary
which provides for—
‘‘(A) comparison of outcomes for children
and families (and groups of children and fami-
lies) under the project, and such outcomes
under the State plan approved under this part,
for purposes of assessing the effectiveness of
the project in achieving program goals; and
‘‘(B) any other information that the Sec-
retary may require;
‘‘(2) obtain an evaluation by an independent
contractor of the effectiveness of the State in assur-
ing the safety of the children participating in the
project; and
‘‘(3) provide interim and final evaluation re-
ports to the Secretary, at such times and in such
manner as the Secretary may require.
‘‘(k) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—Not later than 4
years after the date of the enactment of this section, the
Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report that con-
tains the recommendations of the Secretary for changes
in law with respect to kinship care and placements.’’.
and evidence indicating whether the underlying cause of
each such violation has been corrected.’’.
(j) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply to permits issued before, on, or after
the date of the enactment of this Act; except that—
(1) with respect to permits issued before such
date of enactment to a major industrial or municipal
discharger, such amendments shall take effect on the
last day of the 1-year period beginning on such date
of enactment; and
(2) with respect to all other permits issued be-
fore such date of enactment, such amendments shall
take effect on the last day of the 2-year period be-
ginning on such date of enactment.
SEC. 7. EXPIRED STATE PERMITS.
Section 402(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(d)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(5) EXPIRED STATE PERMITS.—In any case in
which—
‘‘(A) a permit issued by a State for a dis-
charge has expired,
‘‘(B) the permittee has submitted an appli-
cation to the State for a new permit for the dis-
charge, and
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1435
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the access to
and affordability of higher education, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 24, 1997
Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr.
OWENS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´,
Mr. FATTAH, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr.
TIERNEY, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mr. FORD, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LEWIS of Geor-
gia, Ms. WATERS, Mr. HILLIARD, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of
Texas, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. STOKES, Mr. BISHOP, Ms. BROWN of Florida,
Ms. CARSON, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DIXON,
Mr. FLAKE, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Ms. NORTON, Mr.
RUSH, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. WYNN, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, and
Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve
the access to and affordability of higher education, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(B) as a full-time teacher of mathematics,
science, foreign languages, bilingual education,
or any other field of expertise where the State
educational agency determines to the satisfac-
tion of the Secretary that there is a shortage of
qualified teachers.
‘‘(3) PERCENTAGE
OF
CANCELLATION.—(A)
The percent of a loan which shall be canceled under
paragraph (1) of this subsection is—
‘‘(i) at the rate of 15 percent for the first
or second year of such service,
‘‘(ii) 20 percent for the third or fourth
year of such service, and
‘‘(iii) 30 percent for the fifth year of such
service.
‘‘(B) If a portion of a loan is canceled under
this subsection for any year, the entire amount of in-
terest on such loan which accrues for such year shall
be canceled.
‘‘(C) Nothing in this section shall be construed
to authorize refunding of any repayment of a loan.
‘‘(4) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘year’’ where applied to service as a
teacher means an academic year as defined by the
Secretary.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) Although the majority of our Nation’s ele-
mentary and secondary public schools provide high
quality education for our children, many schools
need additional resources to implement immediate
assistance and reform to enable them to provide a
basic and safe education for their students.
(2) The Government Accounting Office recently
found that 1⁄3 of all elementary and secondary
schools in the United States, serving 14,000,000
students, need extensive repair and renovation.
(3) Recent reform of under-achieving schools in
a number of States and school districts dem-
onstrates that parents, teachers, school administra-
tors, other educators, and local officials, given ade-
quate resources and expertise, can succeed in dra-
matically improving public education and creating
high performance schools.
(4) Such reform efforts show that parental and
community involvement in those reforms is indispen-
sable to the objective of high quality, safe, and ac-
countable schools.
(5) Despite the successes of such reforms, pub-
lic schools are facing tremendous challenges in edu-
cating children for the 21st century. The elementary
(e) LENDER
AND HOLDER RISK SHARING; CON-
TRACTS WITH OTHER ENTITIES; ELIGIBLE LENDER.—
Sections 9, 14, and 15 take effect on October 1, 1997.
(f) SPECIAL ALLOWANCE.—Section 16 is effective for
a loan made or insured under part B of title IV of the
Act for which the first disbursement is made on or after
October 1, 1997.
(g) STUDENT LOAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION OFF-
SET FEE.—Section 17 is effective as if it were enacted
on August 10, 1993, but does not apply to the privatized
entity that may be created as a result of the Student Loan
Marketing Association Reorganization Act of 1996 (title
VI of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Serv-
ices, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1997, as enacted by section 101(e) of division A of Public
Law 104–208).
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If the amount determined under subparagraph (B)
exceeds the amount under subparagraph (A) for any
fiscal year, the amount under subparagraph (B) for
the following fiscal year shall be increased by the
amount of such excess.
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED EXPENSES.—The term ‘quali-
fied expenses’ means expenses incurred, with respect
to obligations made, after September 30, 1997, and
before October 1, 2002—
‘‘(A) for—
‘‘(i) in the case of the National Rail-
road Passenger Corporation, the acquisi-
tion of equipment, rolling stock, and other
capital improvements, the upgrading of
maintenance facilities, and the mainte-
nance of existing equipment, in intercity
passenger rail service, and the payment of
interest and principal on obligations in-
curred for such acquisition, upgrading, and
maintenance, and
‘‘(ii) in the case of a non-Amtrak
State, the acquisition of equipment, rolling
stock, and other capital improvements, the
upgrading of maintenance facilities, and
(3) WAIVER.—Based upon the recommendation
of the Secretary, the President may waive paragraph
(1) or (2).
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for welfare or public assistance benefits under the
program.
‘‘(C) Any covered family residing in public
housing that is affected by the operation of this
paragraph shall have the right to review the deter-
mination under this paragraph through the adminis-
trative grievance procedures established pursuant to
section 6(k) for the public housing agency.
‘‘(D) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any
covered family before the public housing agency pro-
viding assistance under this Act on behalf of the
family receives written notification from the relevant
welfare or public assistance agency specifying that
the benefits of the family have been reduced because
of noncompliance with self-sufficiency program re-
quirements and the level of such reduction.
‘‘(E) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply in any
case in which the benefits of a family are reduced
because the welfare or public assistance program to
which the Federal, State, or local law relates limits
the period during which benefits may be provided
under the program.
‘‘(F) This paragraph may not be construed to
authorize any public housing agency to limit the du-
available to the consumer (or prospective consumer) prior 
to sale of the product, in a case in which a consumer prod-
uct is offered for sale in a retail location, by catalog, or 
through door-to-door sales, subparagraph (A) shall only 
apply if the seller makes available, through electronic or 
other means, at the location of the sale to the consumer 
purchasing the consumer product the terms of the war-
ranty for the consumer product before the purchase.’’. 
(b) REVISION OF RULES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal 
Trade Commission shall revise the rules prescribed 
under such section to comply with the requirements 
of paragraph (4) of such section, as added by sub-
section (a) of this section. 
(2) AUTHORITY TO WAIVE REQUIREMENT FOR 
ORAL PRESENTATION.—In revising rules under para-
graph (1), the Federal Trade Commission may waive 
the requirement of section 109(a) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 2309(a)) to give interested persons an oppor-
tunity for oral presentation if the Commission deter-
mines that giving interested persons such oppor-
tunity would interfere with the ability of the Com-
mission to revise rules under paragraph (1) in a 
timely manner. 
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Union Calendar No. 184 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3154 
[Report No. 114–243] 
A BILL 
To allow manufacturers to meet warranty and la-
beling requirements for consumer products by 
displaying the terms of warranties on Internet 
websites, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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