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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6304 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
501 North Main Street in Florence, Arizona, as the ‘‘Adolfo ‘Harpo’ 
Celaya Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2016 
Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Ms. SINEMA, 
Mr. SALMON, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, and 
Ms. MCSALLY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 501 North Main Street in Florence, Arizona, 
as the ‘‘Adolfo ‘Harpo’ Celaya Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ADOLFO ‘‘HARPO’’ CELAYA POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 501 North Main Street in Flor-
ence, Arizona, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Adolfo ‘Harpo’ Celaya Post Office’’. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Adolfo ‘Harpo’ Celaya 
Post Office’’. 
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(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; 
(3) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate; 
(4) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate; 
(5) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; 
(6) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives; 
(7) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(8) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
TITLE I—EFFECTIVE AFGHANI-
STAN ASSISTANCE AND AC-
COUNTABILITY 
SEC. 101. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Following the terrorist attacks of September 
11, 2001, the United States launched Operation En-
during Freedom, and since then the United States 
Armed Forces and the Afghan National Security 
Forces have made countless sacrifices in defending 
Afghanistan against the threat of terrorism and in-
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II 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6304 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 1, 2016 
Received 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 501 North Main Street in Florence, Arizona, 
as the ‘‘Adolfo ‘Harpo’ Celaya Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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HR 6304 RDS
SECTION 1. ADOLFO ‘‘HARPO’’ CELAYA POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 501 North Main Street in Flor-
ence, Arizona, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Adolfo ‘Harpo’ Celaya Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Adolfo ‘Harpo’ Celaya 
Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 30, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6305 
To amend title 37, United States Code, to exclude the receipt of basic 
allowance for housing for members of the Armed Forces in determining 
eligibility for certain Federal benefits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2016 
Mrs. DAVIS of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 37, United States Code, to exclude the receipt 
of basic allowance for housing for members of the Armed 
Forces in determining eligibility for certain Federal bene-
fits. 
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 ‘‘Military Hunger Pre-
vention Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING AND CERTAIN 
FEDERAL BENEFITS. 
(a) EXCLUSION OF BAH.—Section 403(k) of title 37, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) In determining the eligibility to participate in 
the supplemental nutrition assistance program and the 
Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance program the 
value of a housing allowance under this section shall be 
excluded from any calculation of income, assets, or re-
sources.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 5(d) of 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (18), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (19)(B), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(20) allowance covered by section 403(k)(4) of 
title 37, United States Code.’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6306 
To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the 
numerical limitations on immigrant visas and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2016 
Ms. GABBARD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans 
from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas 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 ‘‘Mark Takai Filipino 
Veterans Family Unification Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM IMMIGRANT VISA LIMIT. 
Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(F) Aliens who— 
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‘‘(i) are eligible for a visa under paragraph 
(1) or (3) of section 203(a); and 
‘‘(ii) have a parent (regardless of whether 
the parent is living or dead) who was natural-
ized pursuant to— 
‘‘(I) section 405 of the Immigration 
Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–649; 8 
U.S.C. 1440 note); or 
‘‘(II) title III of the Act of October 
14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1137, chapter 876), as 
added by section 1001 of the Second War 
Powers Act, 1942 (56 Stat. 182, chapter 
199).’’. 
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I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3867
To provide long-term economic assistance to tobacco farmers and workers
and to communities dependent on tobacco production using funds contrib-
uted by tobacco product manufacturers and importers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 14, 1998
Mr. BAESLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and
the Workforce, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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 provide long-term economic assistance to tobacco farmers
and workers and to communities dependent on tobacco
production using funds contributed by tobacco product
manufacturers and importers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Long-Term Economic Assistance for Farmers Act’’ or
the ‘‘LEAF Act’’.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6309 
To allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity 
Program to be transferable. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2016 
Mr. GRAYSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents 
for Humanity Program to be transferable. 
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 ‘‘Patents for Humanity 
Program Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSFERABILITY OF ACCELERATION CERTIFI-
CATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A holder of an acceleration certifi-
cate issued pursuant to the Patents for Humanity Pro-
gram (established in the notice entitled ‘‘Humanitarian 
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Awards Pilot Program’’, published at 77 Fed. Reg. 6544 
(February 8, 2012)), or any successor thereto, of the 
United States Patent and Trademark Office, may transfer 
(including by sale) the entitlement to such acceleration 
certificate to another person. 
(b) 
REQUIREMENT.—An 
acceleration 
certificate 
transferred under subsection (a) shall be subject to any 
other applicable limitations under the notice entitled ‘‘Hu-
manitarian Awards Pilot Program’’, published at 77 Fed. 
Reg. 6544 (February 8, 2012), or any successor thereto. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 630 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain 
rules regarding basis adjustments to stock of S corporations making 
charitable contributions of property. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2015 
Mr. REICHERT (for himself and Mr. KIND) 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 make 
permanent certain rules regarding basis adjustments to 
stock of S corporations making charitable contributions 
of property. 
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. PERMANENT RULE REGARDING BASIS ADJUST-
MENT TO STOCK OF S CORPORATIONS MAK-
ING CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PROP-
ERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1367(a)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the last sen-
tence. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to contributions made in taxable 
years beginning after December 31, 2014. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 10 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 630 
[Report No. 114–16] 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain 
rules regarding basis adjustments to stock of S corporations making 
charitable contributions of property. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2015 
Mr. REICHERT (for himself and Mr. KIND) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
FEBRUARY 9, 2015 
Additional sponsors: Mr. REED and Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania 
FEBRUARY 9, 2015 
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 January 30, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make 
permanent certain rules regarding basis adjustments to 
stock of S corporations making charitable contributions 
of property. 
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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 ‘‘Permanent S Corpora-
tion Charitable Contribution Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. PERMANENT RULE REGARDING BASIS ADJUSTMENT 
TO STOCK OF S CORPORATIONS MAKING 
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1367(a)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the last sen-
tence. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 
section shall apply to contributions made in taxable years 
beginning after December 31, 2014. 
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Union Calendar No. 10 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 630 
[Report No. 114–16] 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
make permanent certain rules regarding basis 
adjustments to stock of S corporations making 
charitable contributions of property. 
FEBRUARY 9, 2015 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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tion, that the person forfeit to the United States all
property described in paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) PROPERTY SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE.—All
property, real and personal, used in a transaction or
attempted transaction, to commit, or to facilitate the
commission of, a violation (other than a mis-
demeanor) of any provision of this section (or any
regulation promulgated under this section), or pro-
ceeds traceable to a violation of any provision of this
section (or any regulation promulgated under this
section), shall be subject to forfeiture to the United
States under paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) INTEREST
OF
OWNER.—No interest in
property shall be forfeited under this subsection as
the result of any act or omission established by the
owner of the interest to have been committed or
omitted without the knowledge or consent of the
owner.
‘‘(4) PROCEEDS.—The proceeds from any sale
of forfeited property and any monies forfeited under
this subsection shall be used—
‘‘(A) first, to reimburse the Department of
Justice for the costs incurred by the Depart-
ment to initiate and complete the forfeiture pro-
ceeding;
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Homeless Veterans 
Services Protection Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF MINIMUM PERIOD OF CONTINUOUS AC-
TIVE DUTY IN ARMED FORCES FOR CERTAIN 
BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. 
Section 5303A(b)(3) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and 
(G) as subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (F): 
‘‘(F) to benefits under section 2011, 2012, 
2013, 2044, or 2061 of this title;’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION TO FURNISH CERTAIN BENEFITS 
TO HOMELESS VETERANS WITH DISCHARGES 
OR RELEASES UNDER OTHER THAN HONOR-
ABLE CONDITIONS. 
Section 5303(d) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘not apply to any war-risk in-
surance’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘not apply to 
the following: 
‘‘(1) Any war-risk insurance’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(F) the highest and median lead and cop-
per levels detected; 
‘‘(G) the 90th percentile lead and copper 
levels (as such percentile is calculated under 
section 141.80 of title 40, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, and any successor regulations) de-
tected; 
‘‘(H) the number and value of all samples 
above the lead or copper action levels; 
‘‘(I) the disinfectants and corrosion inhibi-
tors being used and the target doses at the 
water treatment plant; 
‘‘(J) any changes since the previous report 
under this section in the type, method, or quan-
tity of treatments being used in the water sam-
pled; 
‘‘(K) the history of violations, and fines re-
ceived, by the system; 
‘‘(L) the number of samples invalidated 
and the reason for their invalidation; and 
‘‘(M) if sampling is conducted at residen-
tial facilities other than those with lead service 
lines, an explanation of why such sampling was 
conducted. 
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(b) EFFECT OF ELECTION.—
(1) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), if a State elects to receive payments
under section 802, the State may not seek recovery
from manufacturers for health care costs attrib-
utable to the use of tobacco products.
(2) FUTURE
AND
CRIMINAL
CONDUCT.—The
limitation in paragraph (1) shall not apply to civil
actions based on conduct by a manufacturer that oc-
curs after the date of the enactment of this Act or
to criminal prosecutions.
SEC. 802. PAYMENTS TO STATES.
(a) AMOUNT.—If a State elects to receive payments
under this section, the Secretary of the Treasury shall,
within 90 days of such election and annually thereafter,
pay from the United States Treasury to the State the
amount that the State would have received under the Pro-
posed Resolution entered in by the manufacturers and the
State attorneys general on June 20, 1997.
(b) LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—A State that receives a
payment under subsection (a) shall pass through to local
governments within the State a portion of the payments
if the local governments incurred health care costs attrib-
utable to the use of tobacco products. The portion of the
payments passed through to a local government shall be
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6313 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize knowingly preventing 
the implantation of certain human embryos, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2016 
Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize know-
ingly preventing the implantation of certain human em-
bryos, 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 ‘‘Providing Certainty 
for Progenitors Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF LIVING HUMAN EMBRYOS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 90A of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 1842. Protection of living human embryos 
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—Whoever, in or affecting interstate 
or foreign commerce, having physical custody of a living 
human embryo, refuses to release the embryo for implan-
tation in a willing implantee at the request of one of the 
progenitors of that embryo shall be fined under this title 
or imprisoned not more than 3 months, or both. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR PROGENITOR.—A progenitor of 
the embryo that is not implanted may not be prosecuted 
under this section. 
‘‘(c) PROGENITOR.—The term ‘progenitor’ means 
any individual who provides an egg or a sperm cell from 
which the embryo is created.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 90A of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Sec. 1842. Protection of living human embryos.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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V 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6315 
To authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to James C. McCloughan 
for acts of valor during the Vietnam War. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2016 
Mr. UPTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to James 
C. McCloughan for acts of valor during the Vietnam War. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL 
OF HONOR TO JAMES C. MCCLOUGHAN FOR 
ACTS OF VALOR DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time lim-
itations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States 
Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the 
awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the 
Armed Forces, the President may award the Medal of 
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(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Paragraph (1) shall
take effect on the date on which the President estab-
lishes management cost rates under section 322(a)
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (as added by section 201(a) of
this Act).
SEC. 203. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND
HOUSEHOLDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 408 (42 U.S.C. 5174) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 408. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND
HOUSEHOLDS.
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Subject to the require-
ments of this section, the President, in consultation with
the Governor of the affected State, may provide financial
assistance, and, if necessary, direct services, to disaster
victims who as a direct result of a major disaster have
necessary expenses and serious needs for housing, per-
sonal property, medical, dental, or funeral services, trans-
portation, and other needs.
‘‘(b) HOUSING ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—The President may provide
financial or other assistance under this section to in-
dividuals and families to respond to the disaster-re-
lated housing needs of those who are displaced from
Honor under section 3741 of such title to James C. 
McCloughan for the acts of valor during the Vietnam War 
described in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 
referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of James C. 
McCloughan during combat operations of May 13–15, 
1969, during the Battle for Nui Yon Hill, for which he 
was previously awarded the Bronze Star Medal with ‘‘V’’ 
Device. 
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