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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1488 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include firearms in the 
types of property allowable under the alternative provision for exempting 
property from the estate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 19, 2015 
Mr. COLLINS of New York (for himself, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mr. YOUNG 
of Alaska, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. LATTA, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. SES-
SIONS, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. JONES, and Mr. ABRAHAM) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include 
firearms in the types of property allowable under the 
alternative provision for exempting property from the 
estate. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Gun Own-
ers in Bankruptcy Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXEMPTIONS. 
Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(13) The debtor’s aggregate interest, not to 
exceed $3,000 in value, in a single firearm or fire-
arms.’’, and 
(2) in subsection (f)(4)(A)— 
(A) in clause (xiv) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
(B) in clause (xv) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(xvi) The debtor’s aggregate interest, not to 
exceed $3,000 in value, in a single firearm or fire-
arms.’’. 
SEC. 3. 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 
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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. 148 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that every military chaplain 
has the prerogative to close a prayer outside of a religious service 
according to the dictates of the chaplain’s own conscience. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2015 
Mr. JONES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that every 
military chaplain has the prerogative to close a prayer 
outside of a religious service according to the dictates 
of the chaplain’s own conscience. 
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. PROTECTION OF THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OF 
MILITARY CHAPLAINS TO CLOSE A PRAYER 
OUTSIDE OF A RELIGIOUS SERVICE ACCORD-
ING TO THE DICTATES OF THE CHAPLAIN’S 
CONSCIENCE. 
(a) UNITED STATES ARMY.—Section 3547 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) If called upon to lead a prayer outside of a reli-
gious service, a chaplain shall have the prerogative to close 
the prayer according to the dictates of the chaplain’s own 
conscience.’’. 
(b) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 
4337 of such title is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘There’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) If called upon to lead a prayer outside of a reli-
gious service, the Chaplain shall have the prerogative to 
close the prayer according to the dictates of the Chaplain’s 
conscience.’’. 
(c) UNITED STATES NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.— 
Section 6031 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) If called upon to lead a prayer outside of a reli-
gious service, a chaplain shall have the prerogative to close 
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the prayer according to the dictates of the chaplain’s own 
conscience.’’. 
(d) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.—Section 8547 of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c) If called upon to lead a prayer outside of a reli-
gious service, a chaplain shall have the prerogative to close 
the prayer according to the dictates of the chaplain’s own 
conscience.’’. 
(e) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 
9337 of such title is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘There’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) If called upon to lead a prayer outside of a reli-
gious service, the Chaplain shall have the prerogative to 
close the prayer according to the dictates of the Chaplain’s 
conscience.’’. 
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HR 1493 RFS 
(A) directives, policies, and regulations the 
Department has instituted to protect inter-
national cultural property at risk of destruction 
due to political instability, armed conflict, or 
natural or other disasters; and 
(B) actions the Department has taken to 
avoid damage to cultural property through con-
struction activities abroad; and 
(5) the Department of Homeland Security and 
the Department of Justice, including the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, to protect both inter-
national cultural property abroad and international 
cultural property located in, or attempted to be im-
ported into, the United States, including activities 
undertaken pursuant to statutes and international 
agreements, including— 
(A) statutes and regulations the Depart-
ment has employed in criminal, civil, and civil 
forfeiture actions to prevent and interdict traf-
ficking in stolen and smuggled cultural prop-
erty, including investigations into transnational 
organized crime and smuggling networks; and 
(B) actions the Department has taken in 
order to ensure the consistent and effective ap-
plication of law in cases relating to both inter-
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and by inserting ‘‘, and’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(A). 
(3) Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subclause 
(IV), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subclause (V) 
and inserting ‘‘or’’, and by inserting after subclause 
(V) the following new subclause: 
‘‘(VI) the funding of a health 
savings account under section 139F, 
and’’. 
(4) Section 402(c)(4) of such Code is amended 
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (B), 
by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 
(C) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by inserting after 
subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) any qualified HSA funding distribu-
tion (as defined by section 139F(b)).’’. 
(5) Section 403(a) of such Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) SPECIAL RULE FOR QUALIFIED HSA FUND-
ING DISTRIBUTION.—To the extent provided in sec-
tion 139F, paragraph (1) shall not apply to the 
amount distributed under the contract which is oth-
erwise includible in gross income under this sub-
section.’’. 
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† HR 1493 EAS 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, not 
less often than annually, determine whether at 
least 1 of the conditions specified in subpara-
graph (B) is met, and shall notify the appro-
priate congressional committees of such deter-
mination. 
(B) CONDITIONS.—The conditions referred 
to in subparagraph (A) are the following: 
(i) The Government of Syria is in-
capable, at the time a determination under 
such subparagraph is made, of fulfilling the 
requirements to request an agreement under 
section 303 of the Convention on Cultural 
Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 
2602), including the requirements under 
subsection (a)(3) of that section. 
(ii) It would be against the United 
States national interest to enter into such 
an agreement. 
(2) TERMINATION OF RESTRICTIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the import restrictions re-
ferred to in subsection (a) shall terminate on the 
date that is 5 years after the date on which the
(1) 
APPLICATION
OF
INDEXING.—Section 
315(c)(1) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(c)(1)) is 
amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘or 
(h)’’ and inserting ‘‘(h), or (k)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and 
(h)’’ and inserting ‘‘(h), and (k)’’. 
(2) DETERMINATION OF BASE YEAR.—Section 
315(c)(2)(B) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(c)(2)(B) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 
(i); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) for purposes of subsection (k), 
calendar year 2018.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to elections held on 
or after January 1, 2017. 
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116 
in section 103 of the Riegle Community Develop-
ment and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 
U.S.C. 4702))’’ after ‘‘community financial institu-
tion’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the certification date. 
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In the Senate of the United States, 
April 13, 2016. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1493) entitled ‘‘An Act to protect and preserve 
international cultural property at risk due to political insta-
bility, armed conflict, or natural or other disasters, and for 
other purposes.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect and Preserve 
International Cultural Property Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the President should 
establish an interagency coordinating committee to coordi-
nate the efforts of the executive branch to protect and pre-
serve international cultural property at risk from political 
instability, armed conflict, or natural or other disasters. 
Such committee should—
† HR 1493 EAS 
(1) be chaired by a Department of State em-
ployee of Assistant Secretary rank or higher, concur-
rent with that employee’s other duties; 
(2) include representatives of the Smithsonian 
Institution and Federal agencies with responsibility 
for the preservation and protection of international 
cultural property; 
(3) consult with governmental and nongovern-
mental organizations, including the United States 
Committee of the Blue Shield, museums, educational 
institutions, and research institutions, and partici-
pants in the international art and cultural property 
market on efforts to protect and preserve inter-
national cultural property; 
(4) coordinate core United States interests in— 
(A) protecting and preserving international 
cultural property; 
(B) preventing and disrupting looting and 
illegal trade and trafficking in international cul-
tural property, particularly exchanges that pro-
vide revenue to terrorist and criminal organiza-
tions; 
(C) protecting sites of cultural and archae-
ological significance; and
† HR 1493 EAS 
(D) providing for the lawful exchange of 
international cultural property. 
SEC. 3. EMERGENCY PROTECTION FOR SYRIAN CULTURAL 
PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall exercise the au-
thority of the President under section 304 of the Convention 
on Cultural Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2603) 
to impose import restrictions set forth in section 307 of that 
Act (19 U.S.C. 2606) with respect to any archaeological or 
ethnological material of Syria— 
(1) not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act; 
(2) without regard to whether Syria is a State 
Party (as defined in section 302 of that Act (19 
U.S.C. 2601)); and 
(3) notwithstanding— 
(A) the requirement of subsection (b) of sec-
tion 304 of that Act (19 U.S.C. 2603(b)) that an 
emergency condition (as defined in subsection (a) 
of that section) applies; and 
(B) the limitations under subsection (c) of 
that section. 
(b) ANNUAL DETERMINATION REGARDING CERTIFI-
CATION.— 
(1) DETERMINATION.—
202
HR 4278 RDS
NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT
For procurement of aircraft, missiles, tracked
combat vehicles, ammunition, other weapons, and other
procurement for the reserve components of the Armed
Forces; $780,000,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 1999: Provided, That the Chiefs of
the Reserve and National Guard components shall, not
later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act, indi-
vidually submit to the congressional defense committees
the modernization priority assessment for their respective
Reserve or National Guard component.
TITLE IV—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST
AND EVALUATION
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION,
ARMY
For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci-
entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ-
ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of
facilities and equipment; $5,062,763,000 to remain avail-
able for obligation until September 30, 1998.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION,
NAVY
For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci-
entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ-
ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6303 
AN ACT 
To designate facilities of the United States Postal Service, 
to establish new ZIP Codes, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 1493 RFS 
efforts to promote and protect international cultural prop-
erty. 
SEC. 6. REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES TO PROTECT INTER-
NATIONAL CULTURAL PROPERTY. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and annually thereafter for the next 6 years, 
the Secretary of State, acting through the United States 
Coordinator for International Cultural Property Protec-
tion, and in consultation with the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, the 
Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, as appropriate, shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
includes information on activities of— 
(1) the United States Coordinator and the Co-
ordinating Committee on International Cultural 
Property Protection to protect international cultural 
property; 
(2) the Department of State to protect inter-
national cultural property, including activities under-
taken pursuant to the Hague Convention for the 
Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of 
Armed Conflict, and other statutes, international 
agreements, and policies, including— 
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plan maintained by an eligible employer described in 
section 457(e)(1)(B). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘eligible 
individual’ has the meaning given such term by sec-
tion 223(c)(1).’’. 
(b) 10-PERCENT PENALTY
ON EARLY DISTRIBU-
TIONS NOT TO APPLY.—Section 72(t)(2)(A) of such Code 
is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (vii), by 
striking the period at the end of clause (viii) and inserting 
‘‘, or’’, and by inserting after clause (viii) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(ix) a qualified HSA funding dis-
tribution 
(as 
defined 
by 
section 
139F(b)).’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF ONE-TIME QUALIFIED HSA FUND-
ING DISTRIBUTIONS FROM IRAS.—Section 408(d) of such 
Code is amended by striking paragraph (9). 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 26(b)(2)(S) of such Code is amend-
ed 
by 
striking 
‘‘, 
223(b)(8)(B)(i)(II), 
and 
408(d)(9)(D)(i)(II)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘and 
223(b)(8)(B)(i)(II)’’. 
(2) Section 223(b)(4) of such Code is amended 
by striking subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘, and’’ at 
the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a period, 
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regulations prescribed by the Secretary, and
submit to the Secretary the updated plan for
approval.
‘‘(2) NO
SUPPLANTATION
OF
NON-FEDERAL
FUNDS.—Federal funds made available to a State
for purposes of the program shall not be used to
supplant non-Federal funds for existing services and
activities which promote the purpose of this part.
‘‘(3) REPORTS.—Each State that establishes a
self-sufficiency program under this part shall submit
to the Secretary on a biannual basis, a report on—
‘‘(A) the number of participants in the
program;
‘‘(B) the number of such participants who
are employed on a full-time basis;
‘‘(C) the number of such participants who
are employed on a part-time basis; and
‘‘(D) the number of participants in the
program who have become ineligible for aid to
families with dependent children during the pre-
ceding year by reason of excessive earnings.
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult
with the Secretary of Labor on general plan requirements
and on criteria to be used in approving State plans under
this section.
‘‘SEC. 493. ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW OF NEEDS AND
SKILLS 
OF 
PARTICIPANTS; 
SELF-SUFFI-
CIENCY PLANS.
‘‘(a) ASSESSMENT.—The State agency must make an
initial assessment of the educational, child care, and other
supportive services needs as well as the skills, prior work
experience, and employability of each participant in the
program under this part, including a review of the family
circumstances and the needs of any child of the partici-
pant.
‘‘(b) SELF-SUFFICIENCY PLAN.—On the basis of the
assessment made with respect to a participant under sub-
section (a), the State agency, in consultation with the par-
ticipant, shall develop a self-sufficiency plan for the partic-
ipant, which—
‘‘(1) explains the services (including child care
and other supportive services) that will be provided
by the State agency and the activities in which the
participant will take part under the program;
‘‘(2) shall not require the participant to be en-
gaged in such activities for an unreasonable amount
of time each week;
‘‘(3) sets forth an employment goal for the par-
ticipant, that, to the maximum extent possible and
consistent with this section, reflects the preferences
of the participant;
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6304 
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,
‘‘(d) REPORTING OF CERTAIN REDUCTION MEAS-
URES.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL NOTIFICATION.—In the event that 
the debt of the United States Government reaches 
the statutory limit, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall— 
‘‘(A) notify the Congress that the limit has 
been reached; and 
‘‘(B) notify the Congress if the Secretary 
has begun using reduction measures to avoid 
defaulting on obligations of the Government, 
and specify which reduction measures are cur-
rently being used. 
‘‘(2) DAILY PUBLIC REPORTING.—For each day 
that the debt of the United States Government is at 
the statutory limit, the Secretary shall publicly dis-
close, on the website of the Department of the 
Treasury, the following: 
‘‘(A) All reduction measures currently 
being used by the Secretary to avoid defaulting 
on obligations of the Government. 
‘‘(B) With respect to each reduction meas-
ure, whether or not such measure is currently 
being used— 
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‘‘(i) the total dollar amount of such 
measure that has been used; and 
‘‘(ii) the total dollar amount of such 
measure that the Secretary estimates is 
still available for use. 
‘‘(C) The date on which the Secretary esti-
mates that all reduction measures will be ex-
hausted, and the Government will begin default-
ing on its obligations. 
‘‘(3) REDUCTION
MEASURES
DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘reduction 
measures’ means each of the following: 
‘‘(A) Directing or approving the issuance 
of debt by the Federal Financing Bank for the 
purpose of entering into an exchange trans-
action for debt that is subject to the limit under 
this section. 
‘‘(B) Suspending investments in the Gov-
ernment Securities Investment Fund of the 
Thrift Savings Fund. 
‘‘(C) Suspending investments in the sta-
bilization fund established under section 5302 
of title 31, United States Code. 
‘‘(D) Suspending new investments in the 
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund or 
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the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits 
Fund. 
‘‘(E) Selling or redeeming securities, obli-
gations, or other invested assets of the Civil 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund or the 
Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund 
before maturity. 
‘‘(F) Such other measures as the Secretary 
determines appropriate.’’. 
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