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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2785 
To suspend the issuance of visas to nationals of Brazil until such time 
as Brazil amends its laws to remove the prohibition on extradition of 
nationals of Brazil to other countries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2015 
Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To suspend the issuance of visas to nationals of Brazil until 
such time as Brazil amends its laws to remove the prohi-
bition on extradition of nationals of Brazil to other coun-
tries. 
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 ‘‘End Immuity for Bra-
zilian Criminals Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF VISAS FOR BRAZILIANS UNTIL 
BRAZIL AMENDS ITS LAWS TO REMOVE THE 
PROHIBITION ON EXTRADITION OF NATION-
ALS OF BRAZIL TO OTHER COUNTRIES. 
(a) SUSPENSION
OF
VISA
ISSUANCE.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, no immigrant or non-
immigrant visa may be issued to a citizen, subject, na-
tional, or resident of Brazil until the President of the 
United States determines and certifies to the Congress 
that the Government of Brazil has amended its laws to 
remove the prohibition on extradition of nationals of 
Brazil to other countries. 
(b) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica-
tion of subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Presi-
dent determines and certifies to the Congress that it is 
in the national interests of the United States to do so. 
(c) EFFECT
OF UNAUTHORIZED ISSUANCE.—Any 
visa issued in violation of this subsection shall be null and 
void. 
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H. R. 4759—7 
(2) ADDITIONAL
DUTIES.—In addition to any duty pro-
claimed under subsection (a) or (b) of section 201, and subject 
to subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall assess a duty on a horticulture safeguard good, in the 
amount determined under paragraph (3), if the Secretary deter-
mines that the unit import price of the good when it enters 
the United States is less than the trigger price for that good. 
(3) CALCULATION
OF
ADDITIONAL
DUTY.—The additional 
duty assessed under this subsection on a horticulture safeguard 
good shall be an amount determined in accordance with the 
following table: 
If the excess of the trigger price 
over the unit import price is: 
The additional duty is an 
amount equal to: 
Not more than 10 percent of the trig-
ger price ...........................................
0. 
More than 10 percent but not more 
than 40 percent of the trigger price 
30 percent of the excess of the 
applicable NTR (MFN) rate of 
duty over the schedule rate of 
duty. 
More than 40 percent but not more 
than 60 percent of the trigger price 
50 percent of such excess. 
More than 60 percent but not more 
than 75 percent of the trigger price 
70 percent of such excess. 
More than 75 percent of the trigger 
price ..................................................
100 percent of such excess. 
(c) ADDITIONAL DUTIES
ON BEEF SAFEGUARD GOODS BASED 
ON QUANTITY OF IMPORTS.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘beef safe-
guard good’’ means a good— 
(A) that qualifies as an originating good under section 
203; 
(B) that is listed in paragraph 3 of Annex I of the 
General Notes to the Schedule of the United States to 
Annex 2–B of the Agreement; and 
(C) for which a claim for preferential treatment under 
the Agreement has been made. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
DUTIES.—In addition to any duty pro-
claimed under subsection (a) or (b) of section 201, and subject 
to subsection (a) of this section and paragraphs (4) and (5) 
of this subsection, the Secretary of the Treasury shall assess 
a duty, in the amount determined under paragraph (3), on 
a beef safeguard good imported into the United States in a 
calendar year if the Secretary determines that, prior to such 
importation, the total volume of beef safeguard goods imported 
into the United States in that calendar year is equal to or 
greater than 110 percent of the volume set out for beef safe-
guard goods in the corresponding year in the table contained 
in paragraph 3(a) of Annex I of the General Notes to the 
Schedule of the United States to Annex 2–B of the Agreement. 
For purposes of this subsection, the years 1 through 19 set 
out in the table contained in paragraph 3(a) of such Annex 
I correspond to the calendar years 2005 through 2023. 
(3) CALCULATION
OF
ADDITIONAL
DUTY.—The additional 
duty on a beef safeguard good under this subsection shall
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cross-Border Rail Se-
curity Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. CROSS-BORDER RAIL SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
following: 
(1) The number of shipments entering the 
United States by rail annually that are determined 
to be high-risk by the Commissioner. 
(2) Specific details on the status of radiation 
detection units, by type, at each rail crossing on the 
northern and southern land borders as of such date 
of enactment. 
(3) An assessment of whether additional radi-
ation detection equipment is necessary to ensure 
that all such high-risk cross-border rail shipments 
are examined with appropriate equipment. 
(4) A plan for ensuring that all relevant CBP 
personnel receive adequate training and guidance on 
the proper use of CBP’s Automated Targeting Sys-
tem for such high-risk cross-border rail shipments,
the use of appropriate radiation detection equipment 
for examination of such high-risk cross-border rail 
shipments, and requirements for recording examina-
tion results. 
(b) GAO AUDIT.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall periodically audit U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection operations at rail crossings on the 
northern and southern international borders to ensure rail 
shipments are targeted, examined, and the results of such 
examinations properly documented. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2786 
AN ACT 
To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection to submit a report on cross- 
border rail security, and for other purposes.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2786 
To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 
submit a report on cross-border rail security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2015 
Mr. VELA (for himself and Mrs. MILLER of Michigan) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection to submit a report on cross-border rail secu-
rity, 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 ‘‘Cross-Border Rail Se-
curity Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. CROSS-BORDER RAIL SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
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Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
following: 
(1) The number of shipments entering the 
United States by rail annually that are determined 
to be high-risk by the Commissioner. 
(2) Specific details on the status of radiation 
detection units, by type, at each rail crossing on the 
northern and southern land borders as of such date 
of enactment. 
(3) An assessment of whether additional radi-
ation detection equipment is necessary to ensure 
that all such high-risk cross-border rail shipments 
are examined with appropriate equipment. 
(4) A plan for ensuring that all relevant CBP 
personnel receive adequate training and guidance on 
the proper use of CBP’s Automated Targeting Sys-
tem for such high-risk cross-border rail shipments, 
the use of appropriate radiation detection equipment 
for examination of such high-risk cross-border rail 
shipments, and requirements for recording examina-
tion results. 
(b) GAO AUDIT.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall periodically audit U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection operations at rail crossings on the 
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northern and southern international borders to ensure rail 
shipments are targeted, examined, and the results of such 
examinations properly documented. 
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(3) An examination of the doctrines that guide
the use of weapons of mass destruction in each foreign
country that possesses such weapons.
(4) An examination of the existence and imple-
mentation of the control mechanisms that exist with
respect to nuclear weapons in each foreign country
that possesses such weapons.
(5) Identification of each foreign country and
non-State organization that seeks to acquire or de-
velop (indigenously or with foreign assistance) weap-
ons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, or cruise
missiles, and a description of such weapons and mis-
siles with respect to each such foreign country and
non-State organization.
(6) An assessment of various possible timelines
for the achievement by foreign countries and non-
State organizations of capability with respect to
weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles, and
cruise missiles, taking into account the probability of
whether the Russian Federation and the People’s Re-
public of China will comply with the Missile Tech-
nology Control Regime, the potential availability of
assistance from foreign technical specialists, and the
potential for independent sales by foreign private en-
IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2786 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection to submit a report on cross-border rail secu-
rity, 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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HR 2786 RFS 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cross-Border Rail Se-
curity Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. CROSS-BORDER RAIL SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
following: 
(1) The number of shipments entering the 
United States by rail annually that are determined 
to be high-risk by the Commissioner. 
(2) Specific details on the status of radiation 
detection units, by type, at each rail crossing on the 
northern and southern land borders as of such date 
of enactment. 
(3) An assessment of whether additional radi-
ation detection equipment is necessary to ensure 
that all such high-risk cross-border rail shipments 
are examined with appropriate equipment. 
(4) A plan for ensuring that all relevant CBP 
personnel receive adequate training and guidance on 
the proper use of CBP’s Automated Targeting Sys-
tem for such high-risk cross-border rail shipments, 
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the use of appropriate radiation detection equipment 
for examination of such high-risk cross-border rail 
shipments, and requirements for recording examina-
tion results. 
(b) GAO AUDIT.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall periodically audit U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection operations at rail crossings on the 
northern and southern international borders to ensure rail 
shipments are targeted, examined, and the results of such 
examinations properly documented. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 
2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2787 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments 
of East Rosebud Creek in Carbon County, Montana, as components 
of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2015 
Mr. ZINKE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
certain segments of East Rosebud Creek in Carbon 
County, Montana, as components of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers System. 
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 ‘‘East Rosebud Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
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(1) East Rosebud Creek is cherished by the 
people of Montana and visitors from across the 
United States for its clean water, spectacular nat-
ural setting, and outstanding recreational opportuni-
ties; 
(2) recreational activities, including fishing, 
hunting, camping, paddling, hiking, rock climbing, 
and wildlife watching, on East Rosebud Creek and 
the surrounding land generate millions of dollars an-
nually for the local economy; 
(3) East Rosebud Creek— 
(A) is a national treasure; 
(B) possesses outstandingly remarkable 
values; and 
(C) merits the high level of protection af-
forded by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) in order to maintain the 
benefits provided by the Creek, as described in 
paragraphs (1) and (2), for future generations 
to enjoy; and 
(4) designation of select public land segments of 
East Rosebud Creek under the Wild and Scenic Riv-
ers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) would recognize the 
importance of maintaining the values of the Creek 
while preserving public access, respecting private 
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TRANSACTION RULES.—Section 4975(d)(16) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(16) a sale of stock held by a trust which con-
stitutes an individual retirement account under sec-
tion 408(a) to the individual for whose benefit such 
account is established if— 
‘‘(A) such sale is pursuant to an election 
under section 1362(a) by the issuer of such 
stock, 
‘‘(B) such sale is for fair market value at 
the time of sale (as established by an inde-
pendent appraiser) and the terms of the sale 
are otherwise at least as favorable to such trust 
as the terms that would apply on a sale to an 
unrelated party, 
‘‘(C) such trust does not pay any commis-
sions, costs, or other expenses in connection 
with the sale, and 
‘‘(D) the stock is sold in a single trans-
action for cash not later than 120 days after 
the S corporation election is made.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on January 1, 2015. 
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property rights, allowing appropriate maintenance of 
existing infrastructure, and allowing historical uses 
of the Creek, such as recreational uses, livestock 
management activities, motorized uses, or forest 
management activities, to continue. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to des-
ignate East Rosebud Creek in the State of Montana as 
a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Sys-
tem to preserve and protect for present and future genera-
tions the outstandingly remarkable scenic, recreational, 
and geologic values of the Creek. 
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SEG-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce-
nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(213) EAST
ROSEBUD
CREEK, MONTANA.— 
The portions of East Rosebud Creek in the State of 
Montana, consisting of— 
‘‘(A) the 13-mile segment exclusively on 
public lands within the Custer National Forest 
from the source in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wil-
derness downstream to the point at which the 
Creek enters East Rosebud Lake, including the 
stream reach between Twin Outlets Lake and 
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Fossil Lake, to be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as a wild river; and 
‘‘(B) the 7-mile segment exclusively on 
public lands within the Custer National Forest 
from immediately below, but not including, the 
outlet of East Rosebud Lake downstream to the 
point at which the Creek enters private prop-
erty for the first time, to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational 
river.’’. 
(b) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in the paragraph 
added to section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) by subsection (a) of the Act 
creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone outside 
the designated boundary of the river segment des-
ignated by that paragraph. 
(2) OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.—The fact that an ac-
tivity or use can be seen or heard within the bound-
ary of the river segment designated by the para-
graph added to section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) by subsection (a) of 
this Act shall not preclude the activity or use outside 
the boundary of the river segment. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 278 
Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for the TIGER 
discretionary grant program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2015 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself and Ms. DELBENE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for 
the TIGER discretionary grant program, 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 ‘‘Transportation Invest-
ment Generating Economic Recovery for Cities Under-
funded Because of Size Act of 2015’’ or the ‘‘TIGER 
CUBS Act’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
APPROPRIATION 
FOR 
TIGER 
GRANTS. 
The following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fis-
cal year 2015: 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Infrastruc-
ture Investments’’ in accordance with the provisions under 
this heading in title I of division K of Public Law 113– 
235, $500,000,000: Provided, That the amount under this 
heading shall remain available until September 30, 2017: 
Provided further, That not less than $100,000,000 of the 
funds provided under this heading shall be for projects lo-
cated in cities with populations between 10,000 and 
50,000: Provided further, That for a project described in 
the preceding proviso, the minimum grant amount shall 
be $2,000,000, and the Secretary of Transportation may 
provide a Federal share of costs in excess of 80 percent: 
Provided further, That the amount under this heading is 
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, except that 
such amount shall be available only if the President subse-
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quently so designates such amount and transmits such 
designation to the Congress. 
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