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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5162 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to disclose to non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care 
providers certain medical records of veterans who receive health care 
from such providers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 29, 2016 
Mr. O’ROURKE (for himself and Mr. BENISHEK) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose to non-Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs health care providers certain 
medical records of veterans who receive health care from 
such providers. 
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 ‘‘Vet Connect Act of 
2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO DISCLOSE CERTAIN MEDICAL 
RECORDS OF VETERANS WHO RECEIVE NON- 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
VETERANS 
AFFAIRS 
HEALTH CARE. 
Section 7332(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(H) To a non-Department entity (including 
private entities and other departments or agencies of 
the Federal Government) that provides hospital care 
or medical treatment to veterans.’’. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5162 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose to non-Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs health care providers certain 
medical records of veterans who receive health care from 
such providers. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Vet Connect Act of 
2016’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO DISCLOSE CERTAIN MEDICAL 
RECORDS OF VETERANS WHO RECEIVE NON- 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
VETERANS 
AFFAIRS 
HEALTH CARE. 
Section 7332(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(H) To a non-Department entity (including 
private entities and other departments or agencies of 
the Federal Government) that provides hospital care 
or medical treatment to veterans.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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‘‘(iii) LEAVE DESCRIBED.—Leave de-
scribed in this clause is leave under section 
102(a)(1)(E) that— 
‘‘(I) an employee described in 
subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i) 
takes to receive hospital care or med-
ical services for which the employee is 
eligible to receive pursuant to chapter 
17 of title 38, United States Code, re-
gardless of whether such hospital care 
or medical services is furnished by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs; or 
‘‘(II) an employee described in 
subclause (III) of such clause takes to 
receive hospital care or medical serv-
ices relating to the service-connected 
disability described in item (bb) of 
such subclause.’’. 
(b) ENTITLEMENT TO LEAVE.—Section 102(a)(1) of 
the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 
2612(A)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) In order to receive hospital care or 
medical services as a veteran for a service-con-
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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5164 
To provide for a permanent extension of the enforcement instruction on 
supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical 
access and small rural hospitals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2016 
Ms. JENKINS of Kansas (for herself, Mr. LOEBSACK, and Mr. SMITH of Ne-
braska) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Ways and Means, 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 concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for a permanent extension of the enforcement 
instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient 
therapeutic services in critical access and small rural 
hospitals. 
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 ‘‘Rural Hospital Regu-
latory Relief Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ENFORCEMENT IN-
STRUCTION 
ON 
SUPERVISION 
REQUIRE-
MENTS 
FOR 
OUTPATIENT 
THERAPEUTIC 
SERVICES IN CRITICAL ACCESS AND SMALL 
RURAL HOSPITALS. 
Section 1834 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(t) PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ENFORCEMENT IN-
STRUCTION ON SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS FOR OUT-
PATIENT THERAPEUTIC SERVICES IN CRITICAL ACCESS 
AND SMALL RURAL HOSPITALS.—On and after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
continue to apply the enforcement instruction described in 
the notice of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 
entitled ‘Enforcement Instruction on Supervision Require-
ments for Outpatient Therapeutic Services in Critical Ac-
cess and Small Rural Hospitals for CY 2013’, dated No-
vember 1, 2012 (providing for an exception to the restate-
ment and clarification under the final rulemaking changes 
to the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment 
system and calendar year 2009 payment rates (published 
in the Federal Register on November 18, 2008, 73 Fed. 
Reg. 68702 through 68704) with respect to requirements 
for direct supervision by physicians for therapeutic hos-
pital outpatient services), and extended by section 1 of 
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Public Law 113–198 and section 1 of Public Law 114– 
112.’’. 
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II
Calendar No. 590
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2675
[Report No. 105–337]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 5, 1997
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
SEPTEMBER 21, 1998
Reported by Mr. THOMPSON, with an amendment and an amendment to the
title
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
AN ACT
To require that the Office of Personnel Management submit
proposed legislation under which group universal life in-
surance and group variable universal life insurance would
be available under chapter 87 of title 5, United States
Code, 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 ‘‘Federal Employees
Life Insurance Improvement Act’’.
HR 2675 RS
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT A LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL BE
SUBMITTED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 6 months after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall submit to Congress proposed legislation under
which there would be made available to Federal employees
and annuitants the following:
(1) Group universal life insurance.
(2) Group variable universal life insurance.
(3) Additional voluntary accidental death and
dismemberment insurance.
The proposal shall indicate whether any such insurance
could be taken in addition to, in lieu of, or in combination
with any insurance otherwise offered under chapter 87 of
title 5, United States Code.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF POLICIES AND COSTS.—The
proposed legislation shall be accompanied by a report
which shall include a concise description of the policies
proposed, an estimate of the cost to the Government an-
ticipated with respect to each of those policies, and any
other information which the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment may consider appropriate.
SEC. 3. UNREDUCED ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL LIFE INSUR-
ANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8714b of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—
nected disability, as described in section 
101(2)(E).’’. 
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‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—(1) The Secretary 
may not provide a permanent Congressional employee with 
access to the case-tracking system under subsection (a)(1) 
unless the accredited, permanent Congressional employee 
has successfully completed the certification process de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) The certification process described in this para-
graph is the certification process that the Secretary re-
quires an agent or attorney under this chapter to complete 
before the agent or attorney may access the case-tracking 
system. 
‘‘(3) Each Member of Congress who elects to have 
an accredited, permanent Congressional employee of the 
Member participate in the case-tracking system under 
subsection (a)(1) shall bear the cost of the certification 
process described in paragraph (2), to be paid from the 
Member’s Representational Allowance. 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF DISCLOSURE.—The access to 
information by an accredited, permanent Congressional 
employee pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall be deemed 
to be— 
‘‘(1) a covered disclosure under section 552a(b) 
of title 5; and 
‘‘(2) a permitted disclosure under regulations 
promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health In-
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surance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 
(42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 note). 
‘‘(d) NONRECOGNITION.—The Secretary may not rec-
ognize an accredited, permanent Congressional employee 
for the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of 
claims under laws administered by the Secretary by reason 
of the Secretary providing the accredited, permanent Con-
gressional employee with access to the electronic VBA 
claims records system pursuant to subsection (a). An ac-
credited, permanent Congressional employee who is pro-
vided such access may not use such access to act as such 
a recognized individual. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘electronic VBA claims records 
system’ means the system of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs that provides information regarding 
the status of a claim submitted by a veteran, includ-
ing information regarding medical records, com-
pensation and pension exams records, rating deci-
sions, statement of the case (SOC), supplementary 
statement of the case (SSOC), notice of disagree-
ment (NOD), and Form–9. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘accredited, permanent Congres-
sional employee’ means an employee of a Member of 
Congress who assists the constituents of the Member 
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tions on matters covered by such sec-
tion, and
‘‘(II) a person shall not be subject
to the restrictions of subsection (a)(2)
thereof for sharing such compensation
with such individual.
‘‘(D) EXEMPTIONS FOR MEMBER FROM EM-
PLOYEE ORGANIZATION.—
‘‘(i) EXEMPTION FROM CRIMINAL CON-
FLICT
LAWS.—An individual appointed
under paragraph (1)(D) shall not be subject
to—
‘‘(I) section 203 or 205 of title 18,
United States Code, for acting as an
agent or attorney for (or otherwise rep-
resenting), with or without compensa-
tion, the organization described in
paragraph (1)(D),
‘‘(II) section 207 of such title for
making, with the intent to influence,
any communication or appearance be-
fore an officer or employee of the
United States on behalf of the organi-
zation which such individual rep-
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resented while a member of the Board,
or
‘‘(III) section 208 of such title for
personal and substantial participation
in a particular matter in which all fi-
nancial interests which would other-
wise prohibit the individual’s partici-
pation are interests of such organiza-
tion.
‘‘(ii) COMPENSATION.—Nothing in sec-
tion 203 of title 18, United States Code,
shall prohibit an organization represented
by the individual appointed under para-
graph (1)(D) from giving, promising, or of-
fering compensation to the individual for
acting as its agent or attorney or for other-
wise representing such organization.
‘‘(4) QUORUM.—5 members of the Oversight
Board shall constitute a quorum. A majority of mem-
bers present and voting shall be required for the Over-
sight Board to take action.
‘‘(5) REMOVAL.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any member of the
Oversight Board appointed under paragraph (1)
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consultation with the Federal Interagency 
Council on Social Impact Partnerships (estab-
lished by paragraph (6)) and the head of any 
Federal agency administering a similar inter-
vention or serving a population similar to that 
served by the project, shall consider each of the 
following: 
‘‘(i) The recommendations made by 
the Commission on Social Impact Partner-
ships. 
‘‘(ii) The value to the Federal Govern-
ment of the outcomes expected to be 
achieved if the outcomes specified in the 
agreement are achieved. 
‘‘(iii) The likelihood, based on evi-
dence provided in the application and other 
evidence, that the State or local govern-
ment in collaboration with the inter-
mediary and the service providers will 
achieve the outcomes. 
‘‘(iv) The savings to the Federal Gov-
ernment if the outcomes specified in the 
agreement are achieved. 
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tion, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
issue a proposed rule that— 
(1) identifies federally required data exchanges, 
include specification and timing of exchanges to be 
standardized, and address the factors used in deter-
mining whether and when to standardize data ex-
changes; and 
(2) specifies State implementation options and 
describes future milestones. 
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on October 1, 2016. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5170 
AN ACT 
To encourage and support partnerships between the 
public and private sectors to improve our Na-
tion’s social programs, and for other purposes.
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‘‘(1) which is an eligible educational institu-
tion—
‘‘(A) which receives payments for qualified
tuition and related expenses with respect to any
individual for any calendar year, or
‘‘(B) which makes reimbursements or re-
funds (or similar amounts) to any individual of
qualified tuition and related expenses,
‘‘(2) which is engaged in a trade or business of
making payments to any individual under an insur-
ance arrangement as reimbursements or refunds (or
similar amounts) of qualified tuition and related ex-
penses, or
‘‘(3) except as provided in regulations, which is
engaged in a trade or business and, in the course of
which, receives from any individual interest aggregat-
ing $600 or more for any calendar year on 1 or more
qualified education loans,
shall make the return described in subsection (b) with re-
spect to the individual at such time as the Secretary may
by regulations prescribe.’’.
(3) Subparagraph (A) of section 201(c)(2) of the
1997 Act is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(A) 
Subparagraph 
(B) 
of 
section
6724(d)(1) (relating to definitions) is amended
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‘‘(v) The savings to the State and 
local governments if the outcomes specified 
in the agreement are achieved. 
‘‘(vi) The expected quality of the eval-
uation that would be conducted with re-
spect to the agreement. 
‘‘(C) AGREEMENT AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(i) AGREEMENT
REQUIREMENTS.— 
In accordance with this paragraph, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the Federal 
Interagency Council on Social Impact 
Partnerships and the head of any Federal 
agency administering a similar intervention 
or serving a population similar to that 
served by the project, may enter into an 
agreement for a social impact partnership 
project with a State or local government if 
the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Federal Interagency Council on Social Im-
pact Partnerships, determines that each of 
the following requirements are met: 
‘‘(I) The State or local govern-
ment agrees to achieve one or more 
outcomes specified in the agreement 
in order to receive payment. 
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‘‘(E) SUBMISSION
OF
FEASIBILITY
STUDY 
REQUIRED.—Not later than 9 months after the 
receipt of feasibility study funding under this 
paragraph, a State or local government receiving 
the funding shall complete the feasibility study 
and submit the study to the Federal Interagency 
Council on Social Impact Partnerships. 
‘‘(F) DELEGATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—The 
Secretary may transfer to the head of another 
Federal agency the authorities provided in this 
paragraph and any funds necessary to exercise 
the authorities. 
‘‘(5) EVALUATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREE-
MENTS.—For each State or local government 
awarded a social impact partnership project ap-
proved by the Secretary under this subsection, 
the head of the relevant agency, as determined by 
the Federal Interagency Council on Social Im-
pact Partnerships, shall enter into an agreement 
with the State or local government to pay for all 
or part of the independent evaluation to deter-
mine whether the State or local government 
project has met an outcome specified in the 
agreement in order for the State or local govern-
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5172 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and phaseout the 
energy credit for certain property. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2016 
Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. CARNEY) 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 extend 
and phaseout the energy credit for certain property. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION AND PHASEOUT OF ENERGY CRED-
IT FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY. 
(a) QUALIFIED FUEL CELL PROPERTY.—Section 
48(c)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘for any period after December 31, 
2016’’ and inserting ‘‘the construction of which does not 
begin before January 1, 2022’’. 
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(b) QUALIFIED MICROTURBINE PROPERTY.—Section 
48(c)(2)(D) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘for any 
period after December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘the con-
struction of which does not begin before January 1, 
2022’’. 
(c) COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM PROP-
ERTY.—Section 48(c)(3)(A)(iv) of such Code is amended 
by striking ‘‘which is placed in service before January 1, 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘the construction of which begins be-
fore January 1, 2022’’. 
(d) QUALIFIED SMALL WIND ENERGY PROPERTY.— 
Section 48(c)(4)(C) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘for any period after December 31, 2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘the construction of which does not begin before January 
1, 2022’’. 
(e) 
THERMAL
ENERGY
PROPERTY.—Section 
48(a)(3)(A)(vii) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘pe-
riods ending before January 1, 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘property the construction of which begins before January 
1, 2022’’. 
(f) PHASEOUT OF 30 PERCENT CREDIT RATE FOR 
FUEL CELL AND SMALL WIND ENERGY PROPERTY.— 
Subsection (a) of section 48 of such Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(7) PHASEOUT
FOR
QUALIFIED
FUEL
CELL 
PROPERTY
AND
QUALIFIED
SMALL
WIND
ENERGY 
PROPERTY.—In the case of qualified fuel cell prop-
erty or qualified small wind energy property, the 
construction of which begins before January 1, 
2022, the energy percentage determined under para-
graph (2) shall be equal to— 
‘‘(A) in the case of any property the con-
struction of which begins after December 31, 
2019, and before January 1, 2021, 26 percent, 
and 
‘‘(B) in the case of any property the con-
struction of which begins after December 31, 
2020, and before January 1, 2022, 22 per-
cent.’’. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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for the general fund of the educational institution or 
joint apprenticeship training committee. 
‘‘(5) The reporting fee payable under this subsection 
shall be paid from amounts appropriated for readjustment 
benefits.’’. 
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‘‘(B) is submitted under section 505(b)(1) 
of this Act or section 351(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act; 
‘‘(C) the Secretary determines to be eligi-
ble for a neonatal drug exclusivity voucher, in 
accordance with subsection (b); 
‘‘(D) relies on clinical data derived from 
studies examining a neonatal population and 
dosages of the drug intended for that popu-
lation; and 
‘‘(E) is approved after the date of the en-
actment of the Promoting Life-Saving New 
Therapies for Neonates Act of 2016. 
‘‘(3) NEONATAL
DRUG
EXCLUSIVITY
VOUCH-
ER.—The term ‘neonatal drug exclusivity voucher’ 
means a voucher issued by the Secretary to the 
sponsor of a neonatal drug application that entitles 
the holder of such voucher to one year of transfer-
able extension of all existing patents and marketing 
exclusivities, including any extensions, for a single 
human drug with respect to an application sub-
mitted under section 505(b)(1) or for a single 
human biologic product with respect to an applica-
tion submitted under section 351(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act, including the 6-month period de-
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