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I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4029 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 10, 2014 Mr. Smith of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to transfer all Federal land, facilities, and any other assets associated with the Ozark National Scenic Riverways to the State of Missouri for the purposes of maintaining a State park, and for other purposes.

1. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) The Ozark National Scenic Riverways was created under the auspices of protecting public access to the area indefinitely. (2) The National Park Service has begun to prevent members of the public from accessing the lands that compose the park. (3) The State of Missouri is able to maintain the park and ensure that it continues in substantially the same fashion as it has while maintaining public access. 2. Conveyance of Ozark National Scenic Riverways The Act entitled An Act to provide for the establishment of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes , approved August 27, 1964 ( 16 U.S.C. 460m , et seq.), is amended by adding at the end the following: 9. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall convey to the State of Missouri, for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to all Federal land, facilities, and any other assets associated with the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, subject to the following conditions: (1) The Federal Government shall pay all of the costs of the conveyance under this section. (2) A covenant or restriction shall be in the deed to the land and facilities conveyed under this section requiring— (A) that the State of Missouri shall maintain and operate the land, facilities, and assets conveyed under this section, at the cost to the State, in substantially the same fashion as such land, facilities, and assets were being maintained by the Department of the Interior on the day before the date of the enactment of this section; (B) that if the State of Missouri attempts to sell, in whole or in part, the land, facilities, or assets conveyed under this section, such the land, facilities, and assets shall revert to the United States, at the discretion of the Secretary, at no cost to the United States; (C) that if the land and facilities conveyed under this section are no longer used as described in subparagraph (A), the land and facilities shall revert to the United States, at the discretion of the Secretary, at no cost to the United States; and (D) any other terms and conditions that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 10. The first section and sections 2 through 8 of this Act shall not apply during any period during which title to the land associated with the Ozark National Scenic Riverways is not held by the United States. .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4030 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 18640 NW 2nd Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building .

1. Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 18640 NW 2nd Avenue in Miami, Florida, shall be known and designated as the Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen H. R. 4030 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 18640 NW 2nd Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building .

1. Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 18640 NW 2nd Avenue in Miami, Florida, shall be known and designated as the Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4030 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 10, 2014 Ms. Wilson of Florida (for herself, Mr. Garcia , Ms. Brown of Florida , Mr. Hastings of Florida , Mr. Diaz-Balart , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Ms. Ros-Lehtinen , Mr. Buchanan , Mr. Miller of Florida , Ms. Castor of Florida , Ms. Frankel of Florida , Mr. Mica , Mr. Grayson , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Murphy of Florida , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Nugent , Mr. Posey , Mr. Rooney , Mr. DeSantis , Mr. Southerland , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Ross , Mr. Yoho , and Mr. Bilirakis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 18640 NW 2nd Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building .

1. Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 18640 NW 2nd Avenue in Miami, Florida, shall be known and designated as the Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4030 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 9, 2014 Received AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 18640 NW 2nd Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building .

1. Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 18640 NW 2nd Avenue in Miami, Florida, shall be known and designated as the Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4031 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014 . 2. Removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs for performance (a) In general Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 713. Senior Executive Service: removal based on performance (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may remove any individual from the Senior Executive Service if the Secretary determines the performance of the individual warrants such removal. If the Secretary so removes such an individual, the Secretary may— (1) remove the individual from Federal service; or (2) transfer the individual to a General Schedule position at any grade of the General Schedule the Secretary determines appropriate. (b) Notice to Congress Not later than 30 days after removing an individual from the Senior Executive Service under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives notice in writing of such removal and the reason for such removal. (c) Manner of removal A removal under this section shall be done in the same manner as the removal of a professional staff member employed by a Member of Congress. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 713. Senior Executive Service: removal based on performance. .

Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4031 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2014 Mr. Miller of Florida (for himself, Mr. Benishek , Mr. Coffman , Mr. Flores , Mr. Huelskamp , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Rothfus , Mrs. Walorski , Mr. Hudson , and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , 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 title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014 . 2. Removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs for performance (a) In general Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 713. Senior Executive Service: removal based on performance (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may remove any individual from the Senior Executive Service if the Secretary determines the performance of the individual warrants such removal. If the Secretary so removes such an individual, the Secretary may— (1) remove the individual from Federal service; or (2) transfer the individual to a General Schedule position at any grade of the General Schedule the Secretary determines appropriate. (b) Notice to Congress Not later than 30 days after removing an individual from the Senior Executive Service under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives notice in writing of such removal and the reason for such removal. (c) Manner of removal A removal under this section shall be done in the same manner as the removal of a professional staff member employed by a Member of Congress. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 713. Senior Executive Service: removal based on performance. .
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4031 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2014 Received AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014 . 2. Removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs for performance (a) In general Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 713. Senior Executive Service: removal based on performance (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may remove any individual from the Senior Executive Service if the Secretary determines the performance of the individual warrants such removal. If the Secretary so removes such an individual, the Secretary may— (1) remove the individual from Federal service; or (2) transfer the individual to a General Schedule position at any grade of the General Schedule the Secretary determines appropriate. (b) Notice to Congress Not later than 30 days after removing an individual from the Senior Executive Service under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives notice in writing of such removal and the reason for such removal. (c) Manner of removal A removal under this section shall be done in the same manner as the removal of a professional staff member employed by a Member of Congress. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 713. Senior Executive Service: removal based on performance. .

Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4032 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To exempt from Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014 . 2. Compliance with Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 Section 5 of Public Law 112–237 (126 Stat. 1629) is amended by inserting after zebra mussels the following: and other fish, wildlife, and plants present in Lake Texoma that are prohibited under section 3 of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3372 ) or under section 42 of title 18, United States Code .

Passed the House of Representatives April 28, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen H. R. 4032 AN ACT To exempt from Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014 . 2. Compliance with Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 Section 5 of Public Law 112–237 (126 Stat. 1629) is amended by inserting after zebra mussels the following: and other fish, wildlife, and plants present in Lake Texoma that are prohibited under section 3 of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3372 ) or under section 42 of title 18, United States Code .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4032 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2014 Mr. Hall (for himself, Mr. Sessions , and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , 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 exempt from Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014 . 2. Compliance with Lacey Act Amendment of 1981 The Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ( 16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq. ) and section 42 of title 18, United States Code, shall not apply with respect to any water transfer by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority using only closed conveyance systems from the Lake Texoma raw water intake structure to treatment facilities at which all genera and species prohibited in accordance with such Act or such section, respectively, are extirpated and removed from the water transferred.
IIB 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4032 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 29, 2014 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works AN ACT To exempt from Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014 . 2. Compliance with Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 Section 5 of Public Law 112–237 (126 Stat. 1629) is amended by inserting after zebra mussels the following: and other fish, wildlife, and plants present in Lake Texoma that are prohibited under section 3 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 3372) or under section 42 of title 18, United States Code .

Passed the House of Representatives April 28, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB Union Calendar No. 304 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4032 [Report No. 113–413, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2014 Mr. Hall (for himself, Mr. Sessions , and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , 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 April 10, 2014 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources April 10, 2014 The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To exempt from Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014 . 2. Compliance with Lacey Act Amendment of 1981 The Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ( 16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq. ) and section 42 of title 18, United States Code, shall not apply with respect to any water transfer by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority using only closed conveyance systems from the Lake Texoma raw water intake structure to treatment facilities at which all genera and species prohibited in accordance with such Act or such section, respectively, are extirpated and removed from the water transferred.

April 10, 2014 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources April 10, 2014 The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4036 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2014 Mr. Burgess introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) , and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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 prohibit the Central Intelligence Agency from using an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other deliberately lethal action and to transfer the authority to conduct such strikes or lethal action to the Department of Defense.

1. Prohibition on Central Intelligence Agency operation of unmanned aerial vehicle strikes and transfer of authority to the Department of Defense (a) Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no officer or employee of, or contractor or detailee to, the Central Intelligence Agency shall use an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other lethal action. (b) Transfer to Department of Defense Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall transfer to the Department of Defense all authority to use an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other lethal action.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4038 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2014 Mr. Flores introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain improvements in the information technology of the Veterans Benefits Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs to process claims more efficiently, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Benefits Administration Information Technology Improvement Act of 2014 . 2. Improvement of information technology of the Veterans Benefits Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Processing of certain educational assistance claims The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, to the maximum extent possible, make such changes and improvements to the information technology system of the Veterans Benefits Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that— (1) to the maximum extent possible, all original and supplemental claims for educational assistance under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, are adjudicated electronically; and (2) rules-based processing is used to make decisions with respect to such claims with little human intervention. (b) Vocational rehabilitation claims The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall reduce redundancy and inefficiencies in the use of information technology to process claims for rehabilitation programs under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, by— (1) ensuring that payments of subsistence allowance for veterans participating in a rehabilitation program under such chapter are only processed and paid out of one corporate information technology system, in order to eliminate the redundancy of multiple information technology payment systems; and (2) enhancing the information technology system supporting veterans participating in such a program to support more accurate accounting of services and outcomes for such veterans. (c) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on the changes made pursuant to the requirements os subsections (a) and (b).
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4044 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2014 Mr. Braley of Iowa 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 child tax credit for 2 years.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Tax Credit Restoration Act of 2014 . 2. Temporary modification of child tax credit (a) In general Section 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Special rules for 2014 and 2015 In the case of any taxable year beginning in 2014 or 2015— (1) Increased credit per child Subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting $2,000 for $1,000 . (2) Increased refundability Subsection (d)(1)(B)(i) shall be applied by substituting 30 percent for 15 percent . . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4046 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2014 Mr. Cohen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and the Judiciary , 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 strike provisions that prohibit the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy from studying the legalization of marijuana, that require the Director to oppose any attempt to legalize marijuana, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unmuzzle the Drug Czar Act of 2014 . 2. Removal of restriction and requirement on the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy relating to marijuana Section 704(b) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 ( 21 U.S.C. 1703(b) ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (12); (2) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through (20) as paragraphs (12) through (19), respectively; and (3) in paragraph (13)(A), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (13) and inserting paragraph (12) .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4049 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Act to provide for the establishment of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes, to adjust the boundary of that National Lakeshore to include the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act . 2. Boundary adjustment to include lighthouse Public Law 91–424 ( 16 U.S.C. 460w et seq. ) is amended as follows: (1) In the first section as follows: (A) In the matter preceding subsection (a)— (i) by striking islands and shoreline and inserting islands, shoreline, and light stations ; and (ii) by inserting historic, after scenic, . (B) In subsection (a)— (i) by striking the area and inserting The area ; and (ii) by striking ; and and inserting a period. (C) In subsection (b), by striking the final period. (D) By inserting after 1985. the following: (c) Ashland harbor breakwater light (1) The Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light generally depicted on the map titled Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light Addition to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and dated February 11, 2014, located at the end of the breakwater on Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin. (2) Congress does not intend for the designation of the property under paragraph (1) to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the boundary of that property. . (2) In section 6 as follows: (A) By striking The lakeshore and inserting: (a) In general The lakeshore . (B) By inserting this section and before the provisions of . (C) By adding after subsection (a) the following: (b) Federal use Notwithstanding subsection (c) of the first section— (1) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may operate, maintain, keep, locate, inspect, repair, and replace any Federal aid to navigation located at the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light for as long as such aid is needed for navigational purposes; and (2) in carrying out the activities described in paragraph (1), such Secretary may enter, at any time, the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light or any Federal aid to navigation at the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, for as long as such aid is needed for navigational purposes, without notice to the extent that it is not possible to provide advance notice. (c) Clarification of authority Pursuant to existing authorities, the Secretary may enter into agreements with the City of Ashland, County of Ashland, and County of Bayfield, Wisconsin, for the purpose of cooperative law enforcement and emergency services within the boundaries of the lakeshore. .

Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4049 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2014 Received AN ACT To amend the Act to provide for the establishment of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes, to adjust the boundary of that National Lakeshore to include the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act . 2. Boundary adjustment to include lighthouse Public Law 91–424 ( 16 U.S.C. 460w et seq. ) is amended as follows: (1) In the first section as follows: (A) In the matter preceding subsection (a)— (i) by striking islands and shoreline and inserting islands, shoreline, and light stations ; and (ii) by inserting historic, after scenic, . (B) In subsection (a)— (i) by striking the area and inserting The area ; and (ii) by striking ; and and inserting a period. (C) In subsection (b), by striking the final period. (D) By inserting after 1985. the following: (c) Ashland harbor breakwater light (1) The Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light generally depicted on the map titled Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light Addition to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and dated February 11, 2014, located at the end of the breakwater on Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin. (2) Congress does not intend for the designation of the property under paragraph (1) to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the boundary of that property. . (2) In section 6 as follows: (A) By striking The lakeshore and inserting: (a) In general The lakeshore . (B) By inserting this section and before the provisions of . (C) By adding after subsection (a) the following: (b) Federal use Notwithstanding subsection (c) of the first section— (1) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may operate, maintain, keep, locate, inspect, repair, and replace any Federal aid to navigation located at the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light for as long as such aid is needed for navigational purposes; and (2) in carrying out the activities described in paragraph (1), such Secretary may enter, at any time, the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light or any Federal aid to navigation at the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, for as long as such aid is needed for navigational purposes, without notice to the extent that it is not possible to provide advance notice. (c) Clarification of authority Pursuant to existing authorities, the Secretary may enter into agreements with the City of Ashland, County of Ashland, and County of Bayfield, Wisconsin, for the purpose of cooperative law enforcement and emergency services within the boundaries of the lakeshore. .

Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4050 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2014 Mr. Heck of Washington (for himself and Mr. Kilmer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for alternate means of proof of period of military service for purposes of the interest rate limitation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Servicemembers Opportunity Act . 2. Proof of period of military service for purposes of interest rate limitation under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Section 207(b)(1) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. App. 527(b)(1) ) is amended by inserting after calling the servicemember to military service the following: , or other appropriate indicator of military service, including a certified letter from a commanding officer or information from the Defense Manpower Database Center, .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4051 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2014 Mr. Loebsack introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture , and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources , 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 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a competitive grant program for renewable fuel infrastructure, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Renewable Fuel Utilization, Expansion, and Leadership Act or the REFUEL Act . 2. Renewable fuel infrastructure grant program Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8101 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 9014. Renewable fuel infrastructure grant program (a) Establishment The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a renewable and alternative energy infrastructure competitive grant program to provide grants for renewable and alternative energy infrastructure projects. (b) Eligible projects A project shall be eligible for a grant under subsection (a) if the project— (1) is for new infrastructure or retrofitting existing infrastructure for the dispensing of covered renewable or alternative energy (including pumps, storage tanks, internal tank lining, piping, and electric vehicle chargers) for retail consumption; and (2) the project will be capable of dispensing fuel containing an amount of covered renewable or alternative energy that is higher than ordinarily found in commerce, as determined by the Secretary. (c) Prioritization In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to projects in rural areas. (d) Maximum grant A grant awarded under this section shall not exceed $100,000. (e) Matching funds An entity that receives a grant under this section shall contribute an amount of non-Federal funds towards the project for which such entity receives such grant that is at least equal to 30 percent of the amount of grant funds received by such entity under this section for such project. (f) Funding (1) In general From amounts received by the United States each fiscal year as royalties for the production of oil under oil and gas leases granted under section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337 ), 1 percent shall be available to the Secretary to carry out this section. (2) Other disbursements not affected Paragraph (1) shall not affect any requirement to use such amounts to make payments for any other purpose. (g) Covered renewable or alternative energy defined In this section, the term covered renewable or alternative energy means renewable energy, energy intended for use in electric vehicle charging, and hydrogen and fuel cells. .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4052 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2014 Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico 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 standard home office deduction.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Our Middle-Class Entrepreneurs Act or the HOME Act . 2. Standard deduction for business use of home (a) In General Subsection (c) of section 280A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) Standard home office deduction (A) In general In the case of an individual who is allowed a deduction for the use of a home office because of a use described in paragraph (1), (2), or (4), notwithstanding the limitations of paragraph (5), if such individual elects the application of this paragraph for the taxable year, such individual shall be allowed a deduction equal to the standard home office deduction for the taxable year in lieu of the deductions otherwise allowable under this chapter for such taxable year by reason of such use. (B) Standard home office deduction For purposes of this paragraph, the standard home office deduction is the lesser of— (i) $1,500, or (ii) the gross income derived from the individual’s trade or business for which such use occurs. (C) Inflation adjustment In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2014, the dollar amount in subparagraph (B)(i) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (i) such dollar amount, multiplied by (ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting 2013 for 1992 in subparagraph (B) thereof. Any increase determined under the preceding sentence shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100. . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4053 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2014 Mrs. Negrete McLeod 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 establish standards for the provision of mammograms at health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Timely Mammogram Results Act of 2013 . 2. Standards for provision of mammograms (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following section: 1720H. Standards for providing results of mammograms at Department facilities The Secretary shall establish standards with respect to the timeliness of providing to patients the results of mammograms performed at a facility of a Department and reporting such results. In establishing such standards, the Secretary shall take into consideration the best practices of the private sector. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 1720G the following new item: 1720H. Standards for providing results of mammograms at Department facilities. .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4056 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2014 Mr. Peters of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Lankford ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To reduce the operation and maintenance costs associated with the Federal fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Vehicle Repair Cost Savings Act of 2014 . 2. Findings The Congress finds that in March 2013 the Government Accountability Office issued a report that confirmed the following: (1) There are approximately 588,000 vehicles in the civilian Federal fleet. (2) Federal agencies spent approximately $975 million on repair and maintenance of these vehicles in 2011. (3) Remanufactured vehicle components, such as engines, starters, alternators, steering racks, and clutches, tend to be less expensive than comparable new replacement parts. (4) The United States Postal Service and United States Department of the Interior both informed the Government Accountability Office that they rely on the use of remanufactured vehicle components to reduce costs. 3. Requirement to use remanufactured vehicle components (a) Requirement The head of each Federal agency shall encourage the use of remanufactured vehicle components to maintain Federal vehicles, if using such components reduces the cost while maintaining quality, but not if using such components— (1) does not reduce the cost; (2) lowers the quality of vehicle performance, as determined by the employee of the Federal agency responsible for the repair decision; or (3) delays the return to service of a vehicle. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Federal agency The term Federal agency has the meaning given that term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code. (2) Remanufactured vehicle component The term remanufactured vehicle component means a vehicle component (including an engine, transmission, alternator, starter, turbocharger, steering, or suspension component) that has been returned to same-as-new, or better, condition and performance by a standardized industrial process that incorporates technical specifications (including engineering, quality, and testing standards) to yield fully warranted products.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4057 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2014 Mr. Peters of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security , 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 authorize funding for construction of U.S. Customs and Border Protection customs plazas at land ports of entry, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Customs Plaza Construction Act of 2014 . 2. Authorization (a) In general To promote the facilitation of a functional and secure border, the Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized to construct facilities and buildings at land ports of entry. The Secretary shall collaborate with the appropriate crossing authority at such ports concerning such construction. (b) Location Facilities and buildings constructed at land ports of entry pursuant to subsection (a) shall be located within the same local jurisdiction as an existing land port of entry. (c) Prioritization Priority in the construction of facilities and buildings at land ports of entry pursuant to subsection (a) shall be given to land ports of entry that have the highest trade volume as measured by the value of shipments, including exports and imports, that pass through such ports. (d) Funding Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (e) to construct facilities and buildings at land ports of entry pursuant to subsection (a)— (1) may be obligated and expended only for such construction, including for pavement, inspection booths, offices, wiring, and communications infrastructure; and (2) may not be obligated or expended on utility construction or relocation of any such port. (e) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this Act there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2021.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4064 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2014 Mr. Scalise (for himself and Mrs. Brooks of Indiana ) 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 that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freeing Americans from Inequitable Requirements Act of 2014 or the FAIR Act of 2014 . 2. Findings; purpose (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (hereafter referred to as PPACA ), the Administration—through the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of the Treasury—has unilaterally delayed or changed PPACA at least eighteen times. (2) On July 2, 2013, the Administration delayed until 2015 the PPACA requirement that employers with at least 50 full-time equivalent employees provide health coverage for their full-time workers or risk paying a penalty to the Internal Revenue Service. (3) On February 10, 2014, the Administration once again delayed the PPACA requirement until 2016 for employers with between 50 and 99 full-time equivalent employees to provide qualified health insurance to their employees. (4) The Administration lacks the authority to unilaterally change statutorily defined dates in order to delay the implementation of any provision of PPACA. (5) If the Administration continues to suspend the penalties for businesses absent any statutory authority, then the penalties for all Americans should be suspended on the basis of fundamental fairness. (b) Purpose The purpose of this Act is to require the suspension of the enforcement of penalties associated with the individual mandate should the Administration unilaterally announce a suspension of the enforcement of penalties for any component of the employer mandate. 3. Individual health insurance mandate delayed until employer health insurance mandate enforced without exceptions (a) In general Section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Delay until employer health insurance mandate enforced without exceptions This section shall not apply with respect to any month which begins before the date on which the Secretary submits to Congress a certification that section 4980H is being applied and administered without any administratively created exceptions. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2013.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4067 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2014.

1. Extension of enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2014 The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall continue to apply through calendar year 2014 the enforcement instruction described in the notice of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services entitled Enforcement Instruction on Supervision Requirements for Outpatient Therapeutic Services in Critical Access and Small Rural Hospitals for CY 2013 , dated November 1, 2012 (providing for an exception to the restatement 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 hospital outpatient services).

Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen H. R. 4067 AN ACT To provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2014.

1. Extension of enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2014 The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall continue to apply through calendar year 2014 the enforcement instruction described in the notice of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services entitled Enforcement Instruction on Supervision Requirements for Outpatient Therapeutic Services in Critical Access and Small Rural Hospitals for CY 2013 , dated November 1, 2012 (providing for an exception to the restatement 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 hospital outpatient services).

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4067 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 18, 2014 Ms. Jenkins introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 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 the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2014.

1. Extension of enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2014 The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall continue to apply through calendar year 2014 the enforcement instruction described in the notice of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services entitled Enforcement Instruction on Supervision Requirements for Outpatient Therapeutic Services in Critical Access and Small Rural Hospitals for CY 2013 , dated November 1, 2012 (providing for an exception to the restatement 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 hospital outpatient services).