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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2694 
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each 
State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information 
to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote 
in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual 
does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in 
such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2015 
Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Ms. HAHN, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. 
SWALWELL of California, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
CONNOLLY, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. 
PALLONE, Ms. MENG, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. 
BROWNLEY of California, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. LEE, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Ms. BASS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. 
LEWIS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. TONKO, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. SCOTT of Vir-
ginia, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. MOORE, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. LAN-
GEVIN, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mrs. WAT-
SON COLEMAN, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. COHEN, and Ms. BONAMICI) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House 
Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to 
require each State to ensure that each individual who 
provides identifying information to the State motor vehi-
cle authority is automatically registered to vote in elec-
tions for Federal office held in the State unless the 
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ginia, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act 
be known and designated as the ‘‘Phyllis E. Galanti Arbo-
retum’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, regula-
tion, map, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the arboretum referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be considered to be a reference to the Phyllis E. Galanti 
Arboretum. 
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IUCN Red List as near threatened, vulnerable, 
endangered, or critically endangered. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘rare canid’’ 
does not include any subspecies or population 
that is native to the area comprised of the 
United States and Canada. 
(6) RARE FELID.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘rare felid’’ means 
any population, subspecies, species, or taxon in 
the family Felidae that is listed in the IUCN 
Red List as near threatened, vulnerable, endan-
gered, or critically endangered. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘rare felid’’ 
does not include— 
(i) any subspecies or population that 
is native to the area comprised of the 
United States and Canada; and 
(ii) any tiger (Panthera tigris). 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 4. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 
funds and in consultation with other appropriate Federal 
officials, the Secretary shall use amounts in the Fund to 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2696 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require certain 
health insurance premium increase information submitted to the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services be disclosed to Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2015 
Mr. GRIFFITH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act 
to require certain health insurance premium increase in-
formation submitted to the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services be disclosed to Congress. 
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 ‘‘Insurance Rate Trans-
parency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE TO CONGRESS OF CERTAIN HEALTH 
INSURANCE PREMIUM INCREASE INFORMA-
TION. 
Section 2794(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300gg–94(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—In the case of 
any information (including justification) relating to 
premium increases that is submitted for the 2016 
plan year or a subsequent plan year to the Secretary 
pursuant to subsection (a) or this subsection, not 
later than 30 days after the date of receipt of such 
information (or, in the case of information submitted 
before the date of the enactment of this paragraph 
for the plan year 2016, not later than 30 days after 
such date of enactment), the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and on 
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
and the Committees on Finance and on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a re-
port containing such information presented accord-
ing to the following categories of health care con-
sumers: 
‘‘(A) A category representing self-only cov-
erage for a single, nonsmoking male who is 30 
years of age. 
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‘‘(B) A category representing self-only cov-
erage for a single, smoking male who is 30 
years of age. 
‘‘(C) A category representing self-only cov-
erage for a single, nonsmoking female who is 30 
years of age. 
‘‘(D) A category representing self-only cov-
erage for a single, smoking female who is 30 
years of age. 
‘‘(E) A category representing family cov-
erage for a family of four, including two par-
ents who are each 40 years of age. 
‘‘(F) A category representing family cov-
erage for a couple consisting of two individuals 
who are each 55 years of age.’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2698 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax 
on indoor tanning services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2015 
Mr. HOLDING (for himself, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. LONG, Mr. KNIGHT, 
Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. NUNES, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. WESTMORELAND, 
Mr. ASHFORD, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. WALBERG, and Mrs. 
BLACKBURN) 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 repeal 
the excise tax on indoor tanning services. 
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 ‘‘Tanning Tax Repeal 
Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAX ON INDOOR TANNING 
SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking chapter 49 and 
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by striking the item relating to such chapter in the table 
of chapters of such subtitle. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to services performed after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2699 
To modernize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2015 
Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. KING of New York, Ms. ESTY, Mr. HIMES, Mr. 
LANGEVIN, Mr. HONDA, and Mr. CONYERS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To modernize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988. 
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 ‘‘Undetectable Firearms 
Modernization Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
MODERNIZATION 
OF 
THE 
PROHIBITION 
ON 
UNDETECTABLE FIREARMS. 
Section 922(p) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘grips, stocks, and magazines’’ and inserting 
‘‘all parts other than major components’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘when subjected to inspection by the types of x- 
ray machines commonly used at airports, does 
not generate’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘if 
subjected to inspection by the types of detection 
devices commonly used at airports for security 
screening, would not generate’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) the term ‘major component’, with respect 
to a firearm— 
‘‘(i) means the slide or cylinder, or the 
frame or receiver of the firearm; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a rifle or shotgun, in-
cludes the barrel of the firearm; and’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and the 
proviso that follows and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) the term ‘Security Exemplar’ means an 
object, to be fabricated at the direction of the Attor-
ney General, that is— 
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‘‘(i) constructed of 3.7 ounces of material 
type 17–4 PH stainless steel in a shape resem-
bling a handgun; and 
‘‘(ii) suitable for testing and calibrating 
metal detectors.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting 
after ‘‘of a firearm’’ the following: ‘‘, in-
cluding a prototype,’’; and 
(B) by striking the second sentence; 
and 
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘shall not 
apply to any firearm which’’ and all that follows and 
inserting the following: ‘‘shall not apply to— 
‘‘(A) any firearm received by, in the possession 
of, or under the control of the United States; or 
‘‘(B) the manufacture, importation, possession, 
transfer, receipt, shipment, or delivery of a firearm 
by a licensed manufacturer or licensed importer pur-
suant to an existing contract with the United 
States.’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 269 
To prohibit certain real property from being named after a sitting Member 
of Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2015 
Mr. TURNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To prohibit certain real property from being named after 
a sitting Member of Congress. 
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 ‘‘Prohibiting Taxpayer- 
Funded Monuments to Members of Congress Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON NAMING CERTAIN REAL PROP-
ERTY AFTER MEMBER OF CONGRESS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Real property under the jurisdic-
tion of the Federal Government, or constructed using Fed-
eral funds, shall not be named after, or otherwise officially 
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identified by the name of, any individual who is a Member 
of Congress at the time the property is so named or identi-
fied. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ includes a 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. 
(2) The term ‘‘real property’’ includes struc-
tures, buildings, or other infrastructure. 
(c) APPLICATION OF SECTION.—The prohibition in 
this section shall apply only with respect to real property 
named after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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ance Program established under the Terrorism Risk 
Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) (here-
after in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’), 
which shall include a comparison of practices in 
international markets to assess and collect premiums 
either before or after terrorism losses are incurred; 
and 
(2) creating a capital reserve fund under the 
Program and requiring insurers participating in the 
Program to dedicate capital specifically for terrorism 
losses before such losses are incurred, which shall in-
clude a comparison of practices in international mar-
kets to establish reserve funds. 
(b) REQUIRED CONTENT.—The study required under 
subsection (a) shall examine, but shall not be limited to, 
the following issues: 
(1) UPFRONT PREMIUMS.—With respect to up-
front premiums described in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) how the Federal Government could de-
termine the price of such upfront premiums on 
insurers that participate in the Program; 
(B) how the Federal Government could col-
lect and manage such upfront premiums; 
(C) how the Federal Government could en-
sure that such upfront premiums are not spent 
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‘‘(ii) the aggregate amount, for all in-
surers, of insured losses during such cal-
endar year. 
‘‘(B) REVISION
OF
INSURANCE
MARKET-
PLACE AGGREGATE RETENTION AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(i) PHASE-IN.—Beginning in the cal-
endar year of enactment of the Terrorism 
Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization 
Act of 2015, the amount set forth under 
subparagraph (A)(i) shall increase by 
$2,000,000,000 per calendar year until 
equal to $37,500,000,000. 
‘‘(ii) FURTHER REVISION.—Beginning 
in the calendar year that follows the cal-
endar year in which the amount set forth 
under subparagraph (A)(i) is equal to 
$37,500,000,000, the amount under sub-
paragraph (A)(i) shall be revised to be the 
amount equal to the annual average of the 
sum of insurer deductibles for all insurers 
participating in the Program for the prior 
3 calendar years, as such sum is deter-
mined by the Secretary under subpara-
graph (C). 
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SEC. 303. IMPLEMENTATION. 
The amendments made by this title to the Commodity 
Exchange Act shall be implemented— 
(1) without regard to— 
(A) chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
Code; and 
(B) the notice and comment provisions of 
section 553 of title 5, United States Code; 
(2) through the promulgation of an interim 
final rule, pursuant to which public comment will be 
sought before a final rule is issued; and 
(3) such that paragraph (1) shall apply solely 
to changes to rules and regulations, or proposed 
rules and regulations, that are limited to and di-
rectly a consequence of such amendments. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 7, 
2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 26 
AN ACT 
To extend the termination date of the Terrorism 
Insurance Program established under the Ter-
rorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, and for other 
purposes.
‘‘(C) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 3 
years after the date of enactment of the Ter-
rorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2015, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) issue final rules for determining 
the amount of the sum described under 
subparagraph (B)(ii); and 
‘‘(ii) provide a timeline for public noti-
fication of such determination.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘for each of the periods re-
ferred to in subparagraphs (A) through 
(E) of paragraph (6)’’; and 
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘for such 
period’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) [Reserved.]’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘occurring during any 
of the periods referred to in any of sub-
paragraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph 
(6), terrorism loss risk-spreading pre-
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SEC. 107. IMPROVING THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘act of terrorism’’ has the same 
meaning as in section 102(1) of the Terrorism Risk 
Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note); 
(2) the term ‘‘certification process’’ means the 
process by which the Secretary determines whether 
to certify an act as an act of terrorism under section 
102(1) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 
(15 U.S.C. 6701 note); and 
(3) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Treasury. 
(b) STUDY.—Not later than 9 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct and 
complete a study on the certification process. 
(c) REQUIRED CONTENT.—The study required under 
subsection (a) shall include an examination and analysis 
of— 
(1) the establishment of a reasonable timeline 
by which the Secretary must make an accurate de-
termination on whether to certify an act as an act 
of terrorism; 
(2) the impact that the length of any timeline 
proposed to be established under paragraph (1) may 
have on the insurance industry, policyholders, con-
sumers, and taxpayers as a whole; 
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(3) the factors the Secretary would evaluate 
and monitor during the certification process, includ-
ing the ability of the Secretary to obtain the re-
quired information regarding the amount of pro-
jected and incurred losses resulting from an act 
which the Secretary would need in determining 
whether to certify the act as an act of terrorism; 
(4) the appropriateness, efficiency, and effec-
tiveness of the consultation process required under 
section 102(1)(A) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance 
Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) and any rec-
ommendations on changes to the consultation proc-
ess; and 
(5) the ability of the Secretary to provide guid-
ance and updates to the public regarding any act 
that may reasonably be certified as an act of ter-
rorism. 
(d) REPORT.—Upon completion of the study required 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a report 
on the results of such study to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of Representa-
tives. 
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(e) RULEMAKING.—Section 102(1) of the Terrorism 
Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (E); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) TIMING
OF
CERTIFICATION.—Not 
later than 9 months after the report required 
under section 107 of the Terrorism Risk Insur-
ance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 is 
submitted to the appropriate committees of 
Congress, the Secretary shall issue final rules 
governing the certification process, including es-
tablishing a timeline for which an act is eligible 
for certification by the Secretary on whether an 
act is an act of terrorism under this para-
graph.’’. 
SEC. 108. GAO STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall complete a study on the viability and 
effects of the Federal Government— 
(1) assessing and collecting upfront premiums 
on insurers that participate in the Terrorism Insur-
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H. R. 26—26 
‘‘Subtitle C—National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers 
‘‘Sec. 321. National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers. 
‘‘Sec. 322. Purpose. 
‘‘Sec. 323. Membership. 
‘‘Sec. 324. Board of directors. 
‘‘Sec. 325. Bylaws, standards, and disciplinary actions. 
‘‘Sec. 326. Powers. 
‘‘Sec. 327. Report by the Association. 
‘‘Sec. 328. Liability of the Association and the Board members, officers, and employ-
ees of the Association. 
‘‘Sec. 329. Presidential oversight. 
‘‘Sec. 330. Relationship to State law. 
‘‘Sec. 331. Coordination with financial industry regulatory authority. 
‘‘Sec. 332. Right of action. 
‘‘Sec. 333. Federal funding prohibited. 
‘‘Sec. 334. Definitions.’’. 
TITLE III—BUSINESS RISK MITIGATION 
AND PRICE STABILIZATION 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Business Risk Mitigation and 
Price Stabilization Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 302. MARGIN REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT AMENDMENT.—Section 4s(e) of 
the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 6s(e)), as added by section 
731 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY WITH RESPECT TO COUNTERPARTIES.— 
The requirements of paragraphs (2)(A)(ii) and (2)(B)(ii), 
including the initial and variation margin requirements 
imposed by rules adopted pursuant to paragraphs (2)(A)(ii) 
and (2)(B)(ii), shall not apply to a swap in which a counterparty 
qualifies for an exception under section 2(h)(7)(A), or an exemp-
tion issued under section 4(c)(1) from the requirements of sec-
tion 2(h)(1)(A) for cooperative entities as defined in such exemp-
tion, or satisfies the criteria in section 2(h)(7)(D).’’. 
(b) SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT AMENDMENT.—Section 15F(e) 
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o–10(e)), as 
added by section 764(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
and Consumer Protection Act, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY WITH RESPECT TO COUNTERPARTIES.— 
The requirements of paragraphs (2)(A)(ii) and (2)(B)(ii) shall 
not apply to a security-based swap in which a counterparty 
qualifies for an exception under section 3C(g)(1) or satisfies 
the criteria in section 3C(g)(4).’’. 
SEC. 303. IMPLEMENTATION. 
The amendments made by this title to the Commodity Exchange 
Act shall be implemented— 
(1) without regard to— 
(A) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code; and 
(B) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 
of title 5, United States Code; 
(2) through the promulgation of an interim final rule, 
pursuant to which public comment will be sought before a 
final rule is issued; and
H. R. 26—27 
(3) such that paragraph (1) shall apply solely to changes 
to rules and regulations, or proposed rules and regulations, 
that are limited to and directly a consequence of such amend-
ments. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.