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SECTION 1. GRANTING OF POSTHUMOUS CITIZENSHIP TO 
OTHERWISE QUALIFIED NONCITIZENS WHO 
ENLISTED IN THE PHILIPPINES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 329A(b) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1440–1(b)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) NONCITIZENS
ELIGIBLE
FOR
POSTHUMOUS 
CITIZENSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A person referred to in 
subsection (a) is a person who, while an alien or a 
noncitizen national of the United States— 
‘‘(A) served honorably in an active-duty 
status in the military, air, or naval forces of the 
United States during any period described in 
the first sentence of section 329(a); 
‘‘(B) died as a result of injury or disease 
incurred in or aggravated by that service; and 
‘‘(C) either— 
‘‘(i) satisfied the requirements of 
clause (1) or (2) of the first sentence of 
section 329(a); or 
‘‘(ii) enlisted, reenlisted, extended en-
listment, or was inducted in the Phil-
ippines and died during the period begin-
ning September 1, 1939, and ending De-
cember 31, 1946. 
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‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF SATISFACTION OF RE-
QUIREMENTS.—The executive department under 
which a person described in paragraph (1) served 
shall determine whether the person satisfied the re-
quirements of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C)(ii) of 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) POSTHUMOUS BENEFITS.—In the case of a 
person to which paragraph (1)(C)(ii) applies— 
‘‘(A) section 319(d) shall not apply; and 
‘‘(B) section 1703 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public 
Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 1693; 8 U.S.C. 1151 
note) shall not apply.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
329A(c)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1440–1(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ‘‘(or, in 
the case of an individual to which clause (ii) of sub-
section (b)(1)(C) applies, the date of the enactment 
of such clause (ii))’’ after ‘‘the date of enactment of 
this section’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) the request is accompanied by a duly 
authenticated certificate from the executive de-
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partment under which the person served which 
states that the person satisfied the require-
ments of— 
‘‘(i) subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
subsection (b)(1); and 
‘‘(ii) 
if 
applicable, 
subparagraph 
(C)(ii) of subsection (b)(1); and’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘of sub-
section 
(b)(3)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘of 
subsection 
(b)(1)(C)(i)’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 344 
To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to encourage the 
employment of veterans in manufacturing positions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 14, 2015 
Ms. DELBENE (for herself, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. DEFA-
ZIO, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. LEE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. NORTON, 
Mr. VARGAS, Mr. KILMER, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
CA´RDENAS, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. KAP-
TUR, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. LARSON of Con-
necticut, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. ESTY, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. 
KUSTER, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico, Mr. CAR-
NEY, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. POCAN, Mr. CON-
YERS, Mr. HECK of Washington, Mr. COHEN, Mr. HONDA, Ms. BASS, 
and Ms. BONAMICI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to en-
courage the employment of veterans in manufacturing 
positions. 
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 referred to as the ‘‘Manufacturing 
Jobs for Veterans Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. VETERANS MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—To en-
courage the employment of eligible veterans in manufac-
turing, the Secretary of Labor, as part of the Veteran’s 
Workforce Investment Program, shall carry out a pilot 
program to be known as the ‘‘Veterans Manufacturing 
Employment Program’’. Under the pilot program, the Sec-
retary shall award competitive grants to three States for 
the establishment and administration of a State program 
to make grants to manufacturing employers and labor- 
management organizations that provide covered training, 
on-job training, apprenticeships, and certification classes 
to eligible veterans. Such a program shall be known as 
a ‘‘State Manufacturing Employment Program’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under the pilot program, a State shall submit 
to the Secretary an application that includes each of the 
following: 
(1) A proposal for the expenditure of grant 
funds to establish and administer a public-private 
partnership program designed to provide covered 
training, on-job training, apprenticeships, and cer-
tification classes to a significant number of eligible 
veterans and ensure lasting and sustainable employ-
ment in well-paying jobs in manufacturing. 
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‘‘(i) ACTIONS
PRESERVED.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (1) or (2), a class ac-
tion described in clause (ii) of this subpara-
graph that is based upon the statutory or
common law of the State in which the
issuer is incorporated (in the case of a cor-
poration) or organized (in the case of any
other entity) may be maintained in a State
or Federal court by a private party.
‘‘(ii) PERMISSIBLE ACTIONS.—A class
action is described in this clause if it in-
volves—
‘‘(I) the purchase or sale of securi-
ties by the issuer or an affiliate of the
issuer exclusively from or to holders of
equity securities of the issuer; or
‘‘(II) any recommendation, posi-
tion, or other communication with re-
spect to the sale of securities of an
issuer that—
‘‘(aa) is made by or on behalf
of the issuer or an affiliate of the
issuer to holders of equity securi-
ties of the issuer; and
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3450 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit private educational lenders 
from requiring accelerated repayment of private education loans upon 
the death or disability of a cosigner of the loan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 
Mr. KILDEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit private 
educational lenders from requiring accelerated repayment 
of private education loans upon the death or disability 
of a cosigner of the loan. 
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 ‘‘Student Debt Repay-
ment Fairness Act of 2015’’. 
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Exchange Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of securities
class actions under State law, 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 ‘‘Securities Litigation
Uniform Standards Act of 1998’’.
TITLE 
I—SECURITIES 
LITIGA-
TION UNIFORM STANDARDS
SEC. 101. LIMITATION ON REMEDIES.
(a) AMENDMENTS
TO
THE
SECURITIES
ACT
OF
1933.—
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 16 of the Securities
Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77p) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 16. ADDITIONAL REMEDIES; LIMITATION ON REM-
EDIES.
‘‘(a) REMEDIES ADDITIONAL.—Except as provided in
subsection (b), the rights and remedies provided by this title
shall be in addition to any and all other rights and rem-
edies that may exist at law or in equity.
‘‘(b) CLASS ACTION LIMITATIONS.—No class action
based upon the statutory or common law of any State or
subdivision thereof may be maintained in any State or Fed-
eral court by any private party alleging—
‘‘(1) an untrue statement or omission of a mate-
rial fact in connection with the purchase or sale of a
covered security; or
‘‘(2) that the defendant used or employed any
manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance in
connection with the purchase or sale of a covered secu-
rity.
‘‘(c) REMOVAL OF CLASS ACTIONS.—Any class action
brought in any State court involving a covered security,
as set forth in subsection (b), shall be removable to the Fed-
eral district court for the district in which the action is
pending, and shall be subject to subsection (b).
‘‘(d) PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN ACTIONS.—
‘‘(1) ACTIONS UNDER STATE LAW OF STATE OF
INCORPORATION.—
‘‘(A) ACTIONS PRESERVED.—Notwithstand-
ing subsection (b) or (c), a class action described
in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph that is
based upon the statutory or common law of the
State in which the issuer is incorporated (in the
case of a corporation) or organized (in the case
of any other entity) may be maintained in a
State or Federal court by a private party.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING FULL REPAYMENT OF 
PRIVATE EDUCATION LOAN UPON DEATH OR 
DISABILITY OF COSIGNER. 
Section 140 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 
1650) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(g) PROHIBITION ON ACCELERATING REPAYMENT 
UPON DEATH OR DISABILITY OF A COSIGNER ON A PRI-
VATE EDUCATION LOAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a cosigner who is jointly 
liable on a private education loan is unable to fulfill 
any obligations with respect to the loan by reason of 
death or disability, the private educational lender 
may not accelerate the repayment terms of any out-
standing obligation if the borrower is in good stand-
ing (as determined by the Bureau) with respect to 
the loan. 
‘‘(2) DISABILITY DEFINED.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘disability’ means a permanent and total 
disability, as determined in accordance with the reg-
ulations of the Secretary of Education under section 
437(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087(a)), or a determination by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs that the individual is un-
employable due to a service-connected condition.’’. 
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submitted for determination to the Secretary or the
head of the appropriate department or agency by the
Administrator. Not later than 5 days from the date
the Administration is notified of a procurement offi-
cer’s adverse decision, the Administration may notify
the contracting officer of the intent to appeal such
adverse decision, and within 15 days of such date
the Administrator shall file a written request for a
reconsideration of the adverse decision with the Sec-
retary of the department or agency head. For the
purposes of this subparagraph, a procurement offi-
cer’s adverse decision includes a decision not to
make available for award pursuant to this subsection
a particular procurement requirement or the failure
to agree on the terms and conditions of a contract
to be awarded under the authority of this subsection.
Upon receipt of the notice of intent to appeal, the
Secretary of the department or agency head shall
suspend further action regarding the procurement
until a written decision on the Administrator’s re-
quest for reconsideration has been issued by such
Secretary or agency head, unless such officer makes
a written determination that urgent and compelling
circumstances which significantly affect interests of
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3451 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make student loans 
dischargeable. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 
Mr. KILDEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make student 
loans dischargeable. 
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 ‘‘Student Loan Bank-
ruptcy Parity Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO DISCHARGE. 
Section 523(a) of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (8), and 
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(2) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 
(14B) as paragraphs (8) through (14A), respec-
tively. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
Title 11, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 704(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking 
‘‘(14A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(14)’’, 
(2) in section 1106(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking 
‘‘(14A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(14)’’, 
(3) in section 1202(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking 
‘‘(14A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(14)’’, and 
(4) in section 1328(a)(2) by striking ‘‘(8), or 
(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (8)’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this 
Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to 
cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3452 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income 
any amount awarded under a Federal Pell Grant and any portion of 
a scholarship used by a full-time student for room and board. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 
Mr. KILDEE 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 exclude 
from gross income any amount awarded under a Federal 
Pell Grant and any portion of a scholarship used by 
a full-time student for room and board. 
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 ‘‘Scholarship Tax Relief 
for Students Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR FEDERAL PELL GRANTS AND FOR 
SCHOLARSHIP 
AND 
FELLOWSHIP 
FUNDS 
USED FOR ROOM AND BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 117(b)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at 
the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a comma, and 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) room and board while carrying a full- 
time workload for the course of study the indi-
vidual is pursuing at an educational organiza-
tion, and 
‘‘(D) in the case of amounts awarded 
under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (relating to Fed-
eral Pell Grants), any expenses for which such 
amounts may be used by the individual under 
such subpart.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to amounts received in taxable 
years beginning after December 31, 2014. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3453 
To clarify the regulatory treatment of Federal Home Loan Bank products. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 
Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia (for himself and Mr. LUCAS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To clarify the regulatory treatment of Federal Home Loan 
Bank products. 
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 ‘‘Federal Home Loan 
Bank Product Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK PROD-
UCTS. 
(a) Section 1a(2) of the Commodity Exchange Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1a(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
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(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) is the Federal Housing Finance 
Agency for any Federal Home Loan Bank (as 
defined in section 2 of the Federal Home Loan 
Bank Act).’’. 
(b) Section 402(a) of the Legal Certainty for Bank 
Products Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 27(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(6); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (7) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) any Federal Home Loan Bank (as defined 
in section 2 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act).’’. 
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the United States will not permit waiting for a re-
consideration of the adverse decision. If the Admin-
istrator’s request for reconsideration is denied, the
Secretary of the department or agency head shall
specify the reasons why the selected firm was deter-
mined to be incapable to perform the procurement
requirement, and the findings supporting such deter-
mination, which shall be made a part of the contract
file for the requirement. A contract may not be
awarded under this subsection if the award of the
contract would result in a cost to the awarding agen-
cy which exceeds a fair market price;
‘‘(B) to arrange for the performance of such
procurement contracts by negotiating or otherwise
letting subcontracts to small business concerns
owned and controlled by eligible veterans for con-
struction work, services, or the manufacture, supply,
assembly of such articles, equipment, supplies, mate-
rials, or parts thereof, or servicing or processing in
connection therewith, or such management services
as may be necessary to enable the Administration to
perform such contracts; and
‘‘(C) to make an award to a small business con-
cern owned and controlled by eligible veterans which
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3454 
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and 
the Secretary of Energy to conduct a fuel system requirements harmoni-
zation study, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 
Mrs. WALORSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency and the Secretary of Energy to conduct 
a fuel system requirements harmonization study, 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 ‘‘Gas Accessibility and 
Stabilization Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY. 
Section 211(c)(4)(C) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7545(c)(4)(C)) is amended— 
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(1) in clause (ii)(II), by inserting ‘‘a problem 
with distribution or delivery equipment that is nec-
essary for the transportation or delivery of fuel or 
fuel additives,’’ after ‘‘equipment failure,’’; 
(2) in clause (iii)(II), by inserting ‘‘(except that 
the Administrator may extend the effectiveness of a 
waiver for more than 20 days if the Administrator 
determines that the conditions under clause (ii) sup-
porting a waiver determination will exist for more 
than 20 days)’’ before the semicolon at the end; 
(3) by redesignating the second clause (v) (re-
lating to the authority of the Administrator to ap-
prove certain State implementation plans) as clause 
(vi); and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) PRESUMPTIVE APPROVAL.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this subparagraph, if the Adminis-
trator does not approve or deny a request for a waiver 
under this subparagraph within 3 days after receipt of the 
request, the request shall be considered to be approved as 
received by the Administrator and the applicable fuel 
standards shall be waived for the period of time re-
quested.’’. 
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SEC. 3. FUEL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS HARMONIZATION 
STUDY. 
Section 1509 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub-
lic Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 1083) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting 
‘‘biofuels,’’ after ‘‘oxygenated fuel,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(G), by striking ‘‘Tier 
II’’ and inserting ‘‘Tier III’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘2008’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
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HR 3457 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Justice for Victims 
of Iranian Terrorism Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON LIFTING OF SANCTIONS ON IRAN 
PENDING 
PAYMENT 
OF 
CERTAIN 
JUDG-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the President may not take any of the actions 
described in subsection (b) until the President has cer-
tified to the Congress that the Government of Iran has 
paid each judgment against Iran that is described in sub-
section (c). 
(b) ACTIONS DESCRIBED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The actions described in this 
subsection are the following: 
(A) To waive, suspend, reduce, provide re-
lief from, or otherwise limit the application of 
sanctions described in paragraph (2) or refrain 
from applying any such sanctions. 
(B) To remove a foreign person listed in 
Attachment 3 or Attachment 4 to Annex II of 
the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action from 
the list of specially designated nationals and 
blocked persons maintained by the Office of 
Foreign Asset Control of the Department of the 
Treasury. 
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SEC. 4. ISSUANCE OF GUIDELINES FOR FLOOD MITIGATION 
METHODS FOR BUILDINGS. 
The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency shall issue the guidelines required under 
1361(d) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4102(d)), as added by section 26(a)(1) of the 
Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 
(Public Law 113–89; 128 Stat. 1032), not later than the 
expiration of the 60-day period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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