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I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3853 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 10, 2014 Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Stutzman , and Mr. Southerland ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to prohibit Government contributions under the Federal employees health benefit program towards Exchange health insurance coverage of Members of Congress.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Special Treatment for Members of Congress Act . 2. No Government contributions under FEHB towards Exchange health insurance coverage of Members of Congress (a) In general Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) No Government contribution under FEHB No Government contribution under section 8906 of title 5, United States Code, shall be provided on behalf of an individual who is a Member of Congress for coverage made available to such individual pursuant to this subparagraph. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply as if included in the enactment of section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D) ).
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3855 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2014 Mrs. Lummis (for herself, Mr. Welch , Mr. Sensenbrenner , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Mr. Gutiérrez , and Mr. Jordan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To amend section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, to require that the annual budget submissions of the Presidents include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence related activities of each element of the Government engaged in such activities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Intelligence Budget Transparency Act of 2014 . 2. Funding for intelligence activities of each element of the Government Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by redesignating the second paragraph (37) as paragraph (39) and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (40) (A) the total dollar amount proposed in the budget for intelligence or intelligence related activities of each element of the Government engaged in such activities in the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted and the estimated appropriation required for each of the ensuing four fiscal years; and (B) as used in subparagraph (A), the term element of the Government refers to each element of the intelligence community as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003(4) ). .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3856 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2014 Mr. Foster 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 provide a 2-year extension of the exclusion from gross income for the discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeowners Debt Relief Extension Act of 2014 . 2. Extension of exclusion from gross income of discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness (a) In general Subparagraph (E) of section 108(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking January 1, 2014 and inserting January 1, 2016 . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to indebtedness discharged after December 31, 2013. 3. Limitation on section 199 deduction attributable to oil, natural gas, or primary products thereof (a) Denial of deduction Paragraph (4) of section 199(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) Special rule for certain oil and gas income In the case of any taxpayer who is a major integrated oil company (as defined in section 167(h)(5)(B)) for the taxable year, the term domestic production gross receipts shall not include gross receipts from the production, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any primary product (within the meaning of subsection (d)(9)) thereof. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013. 4. Debt reduction The net amount of any savings realized as a result of the enactment of this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States and used only to redeem outstanding Federal debt.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3859 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2014 Mr. Lowenthal (for himself, Mr. DeFazio , and Mr. Holt ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to adjust minimum bids and annual rentals for oil and gas and tar sands leases to reflect inflation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Oil and Gas Leasing Inflation Adjustment Act . 2. adjustment of minimum bids and annual rentals for oil and gas and tar sands leases to reflect inflation (a) In general Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking $2 per acre and inserting $4 per acre ; (2) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking $2 per acre and inserting $5 per acre ; (3) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking $1.50 per acre and inserting $3 per acre ; and (B) by striking $2 per acre and inserting $4 per acre ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (q) Inflation adjustment (1) In general The Secretary shall— (A) by regulation, at least once every 4 years, adjust each of the dollar amounts that applies under subsections (b)(1)(B), (b)(2)(C), and (d) by the cost-of-living adjustment; and (B) publish each such regulation in the Federal Register. (2) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Cost-of-living adjustment The term cost-of-living adjustment means the percentage (if any) for a dollar amount by which— (i) the Consumer Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year preceding the adjustment, exceeds (ii) the Consumer Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year in which the dollar amount was last set or adjusted pursuant to law. (B) Consumer Price Index The term Consumer Price Index means the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers published by the Department of Labor. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 17(b)(1)(B) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(B) ) is amended beginning in the first sentence by striking for a period and all that follows through Thereafter, the and inserting . The .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3860 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2014 Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Michaud , Mr. Gibson , and Mr. Rahall ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , 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 revise the formula for allocating funding to States under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Low Income Heating Improvement Act . 2. LIHEAP State allocation formula Section 2604(a)(2) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 ( 42 U.S.C. 8623(a)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a State's allotment percentage is the percentage which that State would have received under this section as enacted in Public Law 97–35 . .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3861 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2014 Ms. Shea-Porter (for herself, Ms. Kuster , and Mr. McNerney ) 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 increase the deduction for business start-up expenditures from $5,000 to $10,000.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reward and Encourage New Business Act of 2013 . 2. Increased deduction for business start-up expenditures (a) In general Clause (ii) of section 195(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking $5,000 and inserting $10,000 . (b) Conforming amendment Section 195(b) of such Code is amended by striking paragraph (3). (c) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
IB 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3865 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from modifying the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare for purposes of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2014 . 2. Applicable standard for determinations of whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (a) In general The standard and definitions as in effect on January 1, 2010, which are used to determine whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare for purposes of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply for purposes of determining the status of organizations under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Prohibition on modification of standard The Secretary of the Treasury may not (nor may any delegate of such Secretary) issue, revise, or finalize any regulation (including the proposed regulations published at 78 Fed. Reg. 71535 (November 29, 2013)), revenue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a particular taxpayer relating to the standard and definitions specified in subsection (a). (c) Application to organizations Except as provided in subsection (d), this section shall apply with respect to any organization claiming tax exempt status under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which was created on, before, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Sunset This section shall not apply after the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives February 26, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3865 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2014 Mr. Camp introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from modifying the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare for purposes of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2014 . 2. Applicable standard for determinations of whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (a) In general The standard and definitions as in effect on January 1, 2010, which are used to determine whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare for purposes of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply for purposes of determining the status of organizations under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Prohibition on modification of standard The Secretary of the Treasury may not issue, revise, or finalize any regulation (including the proposed regulations published at 78 Fed. Reg. 71535 (November 29, 2013)), revenue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a particular taxpayer relating to the standard and definitions specified in subsection (a). (c) Application to organizations Except as provided in subsection (d), this section shall apply with respect to any organization claiming tax exempt status under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which was created on, before, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Sunset This section shall not apply after the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
II Calendar No. 313 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3865 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 27, 2014 Received; read the first time March 3, 2014 Read the second time and placed on the calendar AN ACT To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from modifying the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare for purposes of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2014 . 2. Applicable standard for determinations of whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (a) In general The standard and definitions as in effect on January 1, 2010, which are used to determine whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare for purposes of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply for purposes of determining the status of organizations under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Prohibition on modification of standard The Secretary of the Treasury may not (nor may any delegate of such Secretary) issue, revise, or finalize any regulation (including the proposed regulations published at 78 Fed. Reg. 71535 (November 29, 2013)), revenue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a particular taxpayer relating to the standard and definitions specified in subsection (a). (c) Application to organizations Except as provided in subsection (d), this section shall apply with respect to any organization claiming tax exempt status under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which was created on, before, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Sunset This section shall not apply after the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives February 26, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

March 3, 2014 Read the second time and placed on the calendar
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3866 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2014 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To prohibit an increase in the number of flag and general officers.

1. No increase in flag or general officers No funds appropriated for fiscal year 2014 may be used for flag or general officers for each military department that are in excess to the number of such officers serving in such military department as of the date of enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3872 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2014 Mr. Hanna (for himself and Ms. Hahn ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to reauthorize the State infrastructure bank program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Transportation and Infrastructure Financing Innovation Act (STIFIA) . 2. State infrastructure bank program Section 610 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) 15 percent of the funds apportioned to the State for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 under each of sections 104(b)(1) and 104(b)(2); and ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking 2005 through 2009 and inserting 2013 and 2014 ; (C) in paragraph (3), by striking 2005 through 2009 and inserting 2013 and 2014 ; and (D) in paragraph (5), by striking section 133(d)(3) and inserting section 133(d)(4) ; and (2) in subsection (k), by striking 2005 through 2009 and inserting 2013 and 2014 .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3876 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2014 Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself and Ms. Brown of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a grant program to provide burials for homeless veterans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Burial with Dignity for Heroes Act of 2014 . 2. Department of Veterans Affairs grant program to provide burials for homeless veterans (a) Grant program Subchapter VII of chapter 20 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 2067. Grant program to provide burials for homeless veterans (a) Establishment The Secretary shall carry out a program to make grants to eligible entities to provide for the cost of burials for homeless veterans who— (1) are eligible to be buried in national cemeteries under section 2402 of this title; and (2) the Secretary determines have no next-of-kin. (b) Eligible entities To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application containing such information and assurances as the Secretary determines appropriate. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such subchapter the following new item: 2067. Grant program to provide burials for homeless veterans. .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3878 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2014 Mr. Jeffries (for himself, Mr. Meeks , Ms. Kuster , Mr. Honda , Ms. Chu , Mr. Rush , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Pierluisi , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Norton , and Mr. Kind ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to update a report on the role of telecommunications, including the Internet, on the commission of hate crimes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014 . 2. Report Section 155 of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act is amended to read as follows: 155. Report on the role of telecommunications in hate crimes (a) Report required Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014 , the NTIA, with the assistance of the Department of Justice, the Commission, and the United States Commission on Civil Rights, shall submit a report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate on the role of telecommunications in hate crimes in accordance with subsection (b). (b) Scope of report The report required by subsection (a) shall— (1) analyze information on the use of telecommunications, including the Internet, broadcast television and radio, cable television, public access television, commercial mobile services, and other electronic media, to advocate and encourage violent acts and the commission of crimes of hate, as described in the Hate Crime Statistics Act ( 28 U.S.C. 534 note); (2) include any recommendations, consistent with the First Amendment to the Constitution, that the NTIA determines are appropriate and necessary to address such use of telecommunications; and (3) update the previous report submitted under this section (as in effect before the date of enactment of the Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014 ). .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3879 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2014 Mrs. Kirkpatrick (for herself, Mr. Polis , Mr. Garcia , and Mr. Enyart ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To make permanent the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program.

1. Payments in lieu of taxes Section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 and inserting fiscal year .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3880 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2014 Mr. Carney (for himself, Ms. Hanabusa , and Mr. Connolly ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) , 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 the expiration of certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 on December 31, 2014.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Security Agency Data Collection Review Act of 2014 . 2. Sunset of certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (a) USA PATRIOT Act Section 102(b)(1) of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–177 ; 50 U.S.C. 1805 note, 50 U.S.C. 1861 note, and 50 U.S.C. 1862 note) is amended by striking June 1, 2015 and inserting December 31, 2014 . (b) FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (1) Sunset Section 403(b) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–261 ; 50 U.S.C. 1801 note) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking December 31, 2017 and inserting December 31, 2014 ; and (B) in paragraph (2) in the material preceding subparagraph (A), by striking December 31, 2017 and inserting December 31, 2014 . (2) Conforming Amendment The heading of section 404(b)(1) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–261 ; 50 U.S.C. 1801 note) is amended by striking December 31, 2017 and inserting December 31, 2014 .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3882 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2014 Mr. Carney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) , 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 require the Comptroller General to produce annual reports on programs under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Security Agency Accountability Act . 2. Annual report by the Comptroller General on programs under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (a) Report Title VI of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1871 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 602. Annual report by the Comptroller General (a) Report The Comptroller General of the United States shall annually submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report on the effectiveness of the programs and activities carried out under this Act. (b) Contents Each report under subsection (a) shall include— (1) an analysis of the restrictions placed on access to information obtained under this Act; (2) the number of incidents of non-compliance with this Act or any rule, regulation, policy, or procedure to carry out this Act; (3) a description of actions taken in response to incidents of non-compliance described in paragraph (2); (4) a description of the minimization procedures used to carry out each provision of this Act; (5) a description of how such minimization procedures are verified to be in use and effective; (6) the number of applications made under each appropriate provision of this Act, the number of such applications approved by a court, and the number of times such applications resulted in an oral argument before the court; (7) the number of times employees of or contractors to the National Security Agency search information acquired under this Act; and (8) any other information the Comptroller General considers appropriate. (c) Public disclosure At the time of submission of each report required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall make publicly available an unclassified summary of such report. . (b) Table of contents amendment The table of contents in the first section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 601 the following new item: Sec. 602. Annual report by the Comptroller General. .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3883 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2014 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) , and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary , Oversight and Government Reform , Armed Services , Foreign Affairs , and Financial Services , 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 require the President to implement the recommendations of the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Big Brother Is Not Watching You Act . 2. Required implementation of recommendations (a) Required action The President and all Executive Departments and Independent Agencies shall take all such actions, including all necessary rulemaking, needed to implement the 46 enumerated recommendations of the report entitled Liberty and Security in a Changing World issued on December 12, 2013, by the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies. (b) Grant of authority The President, Executive Departments, and Independent Agencies are granted all statutory authority necessary and proper to implement the recommendations referred to in subsection (a). 3. Deadlines (a) Rulemaking All rulemaking originated pursuant to section 1 of this Act shall be concluded within one year of the enactment of this Act. (b) Executive orders All Executive orders necessary to accomplish the requirements of section 1 of this Act shall be issued within six months of the enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3886 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2014 Mr. DeFazio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture , and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources and the Budget , 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 amend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to exempt payments made to States and counties under such Act from any reduction pursuant to a sequestration order and to reimburse those States and counties that returned a portion of their January 2013 payment because of sequestration, and for other purposes.

1. Exemption of payments to States and counties under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 from sequestration orders (a) Exemption Section 403 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 7153 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Exemption from sequestration Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Presidential sequestration order issued after the date of the enactment of this subsection under part C of title II of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 900 et seq. ) shall provide that no reduction is made with respect to funds made available under section 402 or derived from the other funding sources authorized by section 102(b)(3) for the purpose of making the payments to States and counties required by section 102. . (b) Reimbursement of previously sequestered payments or forgiveness of repayment requirement (1) Reimbursement required Using the payment sources authorized by subsection (b)(3) of section 102 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 7112 ), the Secretary of the Treasury shall reimburse each State or county that, in response to a Presidential sequestration order issued during fiscal year 2013, repaid some of the payment received by the State or county during such fiscal year under such section 102 either by— (A) returning to the Secretary a portion of the payment; (B) having funds deducted from other amounts due the State or county under such Act; or (C) providing some combination of returning and deducting funds. (2) Reimbursement amount The amount to be reimbursed to a State or county under paragraph (1) shall be equal to the amount repaid by the State or county as provided in such paragraph. (3) Forgiveness In the case of any State or county that did not repay, before the date of the enactment of this Act, the required portion of the payment received by the State or county during fiscal year 2013 under section 102 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 7112 ) despite the Presidential sequestration order, the Secretary of the Treasury shall waive the repayment requirement.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3891 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2014 Ms. Titus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to award Urban Area Security Initiative grants to nonprofit organizations not located in high-risk urban areas.

1. Department of Homeland Security authority to award Urban Area Security Initiative grants to nonprofit organizations not located in high-risk urban areas (a) In general Section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 604 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e): (e) Special rule for grants to nonprofit organizations Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may award a grant under this section to an organization (as described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax section 501(a) of such code) located in an area that is not designated as a high-risk urban area. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) apply with respect to a grant made after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3893 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2014 Mr. Denham (for himself, Mr. Calvert , Mr. Cook , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Rohrabacher , Mr. Campbell , Mr. Gary G. Miller of California , Mr. Hunter , Mr. McCarthy of California , Mr. Nunes , Mr. Issa , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Royce , and Mr. McKeon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To provide for the suspension of Federal funding for the California High Speed Rail Project until sufficient non-Federal funds are available.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsible Rail and Deterring Deficiency Act . 2. Suspension of Federal funding (a) Congressional determination The Congress determines that— (1) the purposes of the statute under which the Project is authorized would not be adequately served by continuation of Federal financial assistance for the Project; and (2) the Authority may be unable to— (A) meet the contributory match percentage identified in Attachment 1, section 5, of the grant agreement; and (B) complete the Project according to the Project schedules included in Attachment 3 or Attachment 3A of the grant agreement. (b) Suspension requirement Based on the determination made under subsection (a), not later than 5 days after the date of enactment of this Act the Federal Railroad Administration shall exercise its right under Attachment 1, section 23, of the grant agreement to suspend any further financial assistance for the Project under the grant agreement until— (1) the Authority certifies in writing to the Federal Railroad Administration that— (A) it has access to State funds, or other non-Federal funds, in the amounts specified in Attachment 1, section 5, of the grant agreement; (B) those State or other non-Federal funds are free and clear of any legal challenge or other hindrance to the expenditure of the funds by the Authority; and (C) the funds are or will be available at the time necessary to meet the Authority’s financial obligations as described in the grant agreement; or (2) September 30, 2017. (c) Changes to agreement prohibited Until the conditions described in subsection (b) have been met, the Federal Railroad Administration shall not amend, supplement, or otherwise change the terms of the grant agreement. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Authority The term Authority means the California High Speed Rail Authority. (2) Grant agreement The term grant agreement means the Federal Railroad Administration’s grant/cooperative agreement with the Authority numbered FR–HSR–0009–10–01–05 made on December 5, 2012. (3) Project The term Project has the meaning given that term in the grant agreement.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3894 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2014 Mr. Massie (for himself, Mr. Bridenstine , and Mr. DeSantis ) 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 inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act . 2. Repeal of inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits (a) In general Section 86 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to social security benefits) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Termination This section shall not apply to any taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of this subsection. . (b) Social Security trust funds held harmless (1) In general There are hereby appropriated (out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated) for each fiscal year to each fund under the Social Security Act or the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 an amount equal to the reduction in the transfers to such fund for such fiscal year by reason of section 86(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (2) No tax increases It is the sense of the Congress that tax increases will not be used to provide the revenue necessary to carry out paragraph (1).
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3896 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act to provide a definition of recreational vessel for purposes of such Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Clarification Act of 2014 . 2. Definition of Recreational vessel (a) Definition Section 2 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ( 33 U.S.C. 902 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (22) as paragraph (23); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (21) the following: (22) (A) The term recreational vessel means a vessel— (i) being manufactured or operated primarily for pleasure; or (ii) leased, rented, or chartered to another for the latter's pleasure. (B) In applying the definition in subparagraph (A), the following rules apply: (i) A vessel being manufactured or built, or being repaired under warranty by its manufacturer or builder, is a recreational vessel if the vessel appears intended, based on its design and construction, to be for ultimate recreational uses. The manufacturer or builder bears the burden of establishing that a vessel is recreational under this standard. (ii) A vessel being repaired, dismantled for repair, or dismantled at the end of its life will be treated as recreational at the time of repair, dismantling for repair, or dismantling, provided that such vessel shares elements of design and construction of traditional recreational vessels and is not normally engaged in a military, commercial, or traditionally commercial undertaking. (iii) A vessel will be treated as a recreational vessel if it is a public vessel, such as a vessel owned or chartered and operated by the United States, or by a State or political subdivision thereof, at the time of repair, dismantling for repair, or dismantling, provided that such vessel shares elements of design and construction with traditional recreational vessels and is not normally engaged in a military, commercial, or traditionally commercial undertaking. . (b) Regulations Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall— (1) amend the regulations in section 701.501 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, by deleting the text of subsections (a) and (b) of such section and replacing it with only the text of the definition of recreational vessel in section 2(22) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, as added by subsection (a); and (2) make no further modification to such definition in another regulation or any administrative directive.

Passed the House of Representatives July 29, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3896 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2014 Ms. Wasserman Schultz (for herself, Mr. Petri , Ms. Frankel of Florida , Ms. Ros-Lehtinen , Mr. Murphy of Florida , Mr. Diaz-Balart , and Ms. Wilson of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act to provide a definition of recreational vessel for purposes of such Act.

1. Definition of Recreational vessel (a) Definition Section 2 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ( 33 U.S.C. 902 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (22) as paragraph (23); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (21) the following: (22) (A) The term recreational vessel means a vessel— (i) being manufactured or operated primarily for pleasure; or (ii) leased, rented, or chartered to another for the latter's pleasure. (B) In applying the definition in subparagraph (A), the following rules apply: (i) A vessel being manufactured or built, or being repaired under warranty by its manufacturer or builder, is a recreational vessel if the vessel appears intended, based on its design and construction, to be for ultimate recreational uses. The manufacturer or builder bears the burden of establishing that a vessel is recreational under this standard. (ii) A vessel being repaired, dismantled for repair, or dismantled at the end of its life will be treated as recreational at the time of repair, dismantling for repair, or dismantling, provided that such vessel shares elements of design and construction of traditional recreational vessels and is not normally engaged in a military, commercial or traditionally commercial undertaking. (iii) A vessel will be treated as a recreational vessel if it is a public vessel, such as a vessel owned or chartered and operated by the United States, or by a State or political subdivision thereof, at the time of repair, dismantling for repair, or dismantling, provided that such vessel shares elements of design and construction with traditional recreational vessels and is not normally engaged in a military, commercial, or traditionally commercial undertaking. . (b) Regulations Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall— (1) amend the regulations in section 701.501 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, by deleting the text of subsections (a) and (b) of such section and replacing it with only the text of the definition of recreational vehicle in section 2(22) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, as added by subsection (a); and (2) make no further modification to such definition in another regulation or any administrative directive.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3896 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2014 Received AN ACT To amend the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act to provide a definition of recreational vessel for purposes of such Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Clarification Act of 2014 . 2. Definition of Recreational vessel (a) Definition Section 2 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ( 33 U.S.C. 902 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (22) as paragraph (23); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (21) the following: (22) (A) The term recreational vessel means a vessel— (i) being manufactured or operated primarily for pleasure; or (ii) leased, rented, or chartered to another for the latter's pleasure. (B) In applying the definition in subparagraph (A), the following rules apply: (i) A vessel being manufactured or built, or being repaired under warranty by its manufacturer or builder, is a recreational vessel if the vessel appears intended, based on its design and construction, to be for ultimate recreational uses. The manufacturer or builder bears the burden of establishing that a vessel is recreational under this standard. (ii) A vessel being repaired, dismantled for repair, or dismantled at the end of its life will be treated as recreational at the time of repair, dismantling for repair, or dismantling, provided that such vessel shares elements of design and construction of traditional recreational vessels and is not normally engaged in a military, commercial, or traditionally commercial undertaking. (iii) A vessel will be treated as a recreational vessel if it is a public vessel, such as a vessel owned or chartered and operated by the United States, or by a State or political subdivision thereof, at the time of repair, dismantling for repair, or dismantling, provided that such vessel shares elements of design and construction with traditional recreational vessels and is not normally engaged in a military, commercial, or traditionally commercial undertaking. . (b) Regulations Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall— (1) amend the regulations in section 701.501 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, by deleting the text of subsections (a) and (b) of such section and replacing it with only the text of the definition of recreational vessel in section 2(22) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, as added by subsection (a); and (2) make no further modification to such definition in another regulation or any administrative directive.

Passed the House of Representatives July 29, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3898 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2014 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To prohibit students who have been convicted of a criminal hazing offense under State law from receiving assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

1. Loss of eligibility for hazing crime conviction Section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1091 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (u) Loss of eligibility for hazing crime conviction No student who is convicted of a criminal hazing offense under State law shall be eligible to receive any grant, loan, or work assistance under this title. .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3901 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2014 Mr. Royce (for himself, Mr. Hensarling , Mr. Garrett , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Neugebauer , Mr. Campbell , Mr. Lucas , Mr. McHenry , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Ross , Mrs. Bachmann , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Pittenger , Mr. Hultgren , Mr. Duffy , Mr. Grimm , Mr. Mulvaney , Mrs. Wagner , Mr. Huizenga of Michigan , Mr. Hurt , and Mr. Bachus ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To prohibit contributions by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the Housing Trust Fund and the Capital Market Fund while such enterprises are in conservatorship or receivership, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay Back the Taxpayers Act of 2014 . 2. Prohibition of contributions to Housing Trust Fund and Capital Magnet Fund while enterprises are in conservatorship or receivership Notwithstanding section 1337 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 4567 ) or any other provision of law, during the term of any conservatorship or receivership of the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation pursuant to section 1367 of such Act ( 12 U.S.C. 4617 ), such enterprise shall not make any contribution or transfer to, or allocate or set aside any amounts for, the Housing Trust Fund established under section 1338 of such Act ( 12 U.S.C. 4568 ) or the Capital Magnet Fund established under section 1339 of such Act ( 12 U.S.C. 4569 ). 3. Use of enterprise repayments to reduce budget deficit During the term of any conservatorship or receivership of the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation pursuant to section 1367 of such Act ( 12 U.S.C. 4617 ), any amounts paid or repaid to the Secretary of the Treasury by the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation in any form, including any dividends paid pursuant to the Amended and Restated Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements, dated September 26, 2008, amended May 6, 2009, further amended December 24, 2009, and further amended August 17, 2012, between the United States Department of the Treasury and the Federal National Mortgage Association, and between such Department and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation shall be covered into the General Fund of the Treasury and shall be used only for reducing the budget deficit of the Federal Government.