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I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5310 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Gary G. Miller of California (for himself and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to specify that courses offered by lenders for their own employees may not satisfy the pre-licensing education or continuing education requirement.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Independence in the Education of Loan Originators Act of 2014 . 2. Limitation on educational courses (a) Pre-Licensing courses Section 1505(c)(3)(A) of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 ( 12 U.S.C. 5104(c)(3)(A) ) is amended to read as follows: (A) Limitation To maintain the independence of the approval process— (i) the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry shall not directly or indirectly offer pre-licensure educational courses for loan originators; and (ii) no course offered directly or indirectly by a lender for the lender’s own employees shall qualify for purposes of paragraph (1). . (b) Continuing education courses Section 1506(b)(5)(A) of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 ( 12 U.S.C. 5105(b)(5)(A) ) is amended to read as follows: (A) Limitation To maintain the independence of the approval process— (i) the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry shall not directly or indirectly offer continuing education courses for loan originators; and (ii) no course offered directly or indirectly by a lender for the lender’s own employees shall qualify for purposes of paragraph (1). .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5312 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Price of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Duncan of Tennessee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations to improve the tracking of aircraft in flight, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Aviation and Flight Emergency Tracking Act of 2014 . 2. Improved tracking of aircraft in flight (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue regulations to ensure that a covered aircraft is equipped with technology that provides for— (1) continuous tracking of information regarding the aircraft during flight, including information regarding the position, altitude, and speed of the aircraft; and (2) the timely and cost effective recovery of the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of the aircraft in the event of a crash or other serious incident. (b) Study of certain technologies In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall investigate at least the following: (1) Automatic dependent surveillance. (2) Automatic deployable flight recorders. (3) Emergency locator transmitters. (4) Satellite navigation and communications. (c) Interim report Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report specifying technologies the Administrator is considering for inclusion in the regulations required under subsection (a), including a description of costs and benefits associated with each of the technologies. (d) Coordination The Administrator shall work collaboratively with the International Civil Aviation Organization and other relevant stakeholders to develop and implement international standards that improve the tracking of aircraft in flight. (e) Covered aircraft defined In this section, the term covered aircraft means a passenger aircraft— (1) able to carry at least 120 passengers; (2) ordered on or after January 1, 2016; and (3) providing scheduled passenger air transportation (as such term is defined in section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code).
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5313 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to allow sole proprietors and the spouses and domestic partners of sole proprietors to purchase insurance on the small business exchange, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mom and Pop SHOP Act of 2014 , the Mom and Mom SHOP Act of 2014 , or the Pop and Pop SHOP Act of 2014 . 2. Allowing sole proprietors and their spouses and domestic partners to purchase insurance on the PPACA small business exchange (a) Treating sole proprietors and their spouses and domestic partners as qualified employers in small business exchange Section 1312(f)(2)(A) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18032(f)(2)(A) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: For purposes of section 1311, the reference to a small employer in the preceding sentence includes an individual (and the spouse or domestic partner of such individual, if any) who owns, or who is a partner in, a trade or business that has no employees and that is not an S corporation (as defined in section 1361(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). (b) Treating sole proprietors and their spouses and domestic partners as small employers in small business exchange Section 1304(b)(2) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18024(b)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: For purposes of section 1311, such term also includes an individual (and the spouse or domestic partner of such individual, if any) who owns, or who is a partner in, a trade or business that has no employees and that is not an S corporation (as defined in section 1361(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). (c) Treating health plans for sole proprietors and their spouses and domestic partners as group health plans in small business exchange Section 1304(a)(3) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18024(a)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: In determining whether a health plan is a group health plan under the preceding sentence for purposes of section 1311, an individual (and the spouse or domestic partner of such individual, if any) who owns, or who is a partner in, a trade or business shall be considered both an employer and an employee of such trade or business.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5315 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Burgess introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To authorize the President to transfer certain military equipment to the Government of Ukraine, and for other purposes.

1. Lease of certain military equipment to the Government of Ukraine (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law limiting the assistance to be provided under this section, the President is authorized to transfer to the Government of Ukraine upon that Government’s request, as appropriate, the following defense articles, services, and training: (1) Anti-tank weapons and ammunition. (2) Anti-aircraft weapons and ammunition. (3) Crew weapons and ammunition. (4) Small arms and ammunition, including pistols, submachine guns, assault rifles, grenade launchers, machine guns, and sniper rifles. (5) Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. (6) High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles. (7) Inflatable boats. (8) Body armor. (9) Fire control, range finder, optical and guidance and control equipment. (10) Explosive disposal and improvised explosive device detection equipment. (11) Mine detection equipment. (12) Chemical, biological, radiation, and nuclear detection, testing, and protection equipment. (13) Communications, logistic, combat support, medical equipment, rations, specialized equipment, and other defense articles, services, and training requested by the Government of Ukraine that the President determines to be appropriate. (b) Form of transfer of defense articles The transfer of defense articles under subsection (a) shall be on a lease basis under chapter 6 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2796 et seq. ). (c) Limitation The transfer of defense articles under subsection (a) shall be limited to defense articles that have been removed from Iraq or Afghanistan and otherwise meet the requirements under chapter 6 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796 et seq.) and other applicable provisions of law. 2. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the use of military force under the Authorization for Use of Military Force ( Public Law 107–40 ; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note).
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5317 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Jeffries (for himself and Mr. Capuano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To make the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of security cameras, safety lighting, and building locking mechanisms in public housing an eligible activity under community development block grant program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the P.J.’s Act . 2. Eligible activities Section 105(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5305(a) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (16) through (28) as paragraphs (17) through (29), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new paragraph: (16) the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of security cameras, safety lighting, and building locking mechanisms in public housing (as such term is defined in section 3(b)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(1) )); .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5319 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Hultgren (for himself and Mr. Neal ) 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 modify certain rules applicable to qualified small issue manufacturing bonds.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Modernizing American Manufacturing Bonds Act . 2. Modifications to qualified small issue bonds (a) Manufacturing facilities To include production of intangible property and functionally related facilities Subparagraph (C) of section 144(a)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (C) Manufacturing facility For purposes of this paragraph— (i) In general The term manufacturing facility means any facility which— (I) is used in the manufacturing or production of tangible personal property (including the processing resulting in a change in the condition of such property), (II) is used in the creation or production of intangible property which is described in section 197(d)(1)(C)(iii), or (III) is functionally related and subordinate to a facility described in subclause (I) or (II) if such facility is located on the same site as the facility described in subclause (I) or (II). (ii) Certain facilities included The term manufacturing facility includes facilities that are directly related and ancillary to a manufacturing facility (determined without regard to this clause) if— (I) those facilities are located on the same site as the manufacturing facility, and (II) not more than 25 percent of the net proceeds of the issue are used to provide those facilities. (iii) Limitation on office space A rule similar to the rule of section 142(b)(2) shall apply for purposes of clause (i). (iv) Limitation on refundings for certain property Subclauses (II) and (III) of clause (i) shall not apply to any bond issued on or before the date of the enactment of the Modernizing American Manufacturing Bonds Act , or to any bond issued to refund a bond issued on or before such date (other than a bond to which clause (iii) of this subparagraph (as in effect before the date of the enactment of the Modernizing American Manufacturing Bonds Act applies)), either directly or in a series of refundings. . (b) Increase in limitations Paragraph (4) of section 144(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking $10,000,000 in subparagraph (A)(i) and inserting $30,000,000 , and (2) by striking $10,000,000 in the heading and inserting $30,000,000 . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5320 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Bachus (for himself, Mr. Sessions , and Ms. Moore ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services , 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 direct the Attorney General to provide State officials with access to criminal history information with respect to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks, and for other purposes.

1. Background checks Section 1511(a) of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 ( 12 U.S.C. 5110(a) ) is amended— (1) by inserting after State-licensed loan originators the following: , other financial service providers, or related businesses ; and (2) by inserting before the period the following: , other financial service providers, or persons working in related businesses .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5321 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Benishek introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to limit rescissions of coverage under health plans in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Insurance Coverage for Sick Americans Act of 2014 . 2. Prohibition on rescissions (a) Group market Subpart 1 of part A of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 2703. Prohibition on rescissions A group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage shall not rescind such plan or coverage with respect to an enrollee once the enrollee is covered under such plan or coverage involved, except that this section shall not apply to a covered individual who has performed an act or practice that constitutes fraud or makes an intentional misrepresentation of material fact as prohibited by the terms of the plan or coverage. Such plan or coverage may not be cancelled except with prior notice to the enrollee, and only as permitted under section 2712(b). . (b) Individual market Subpart 1 of part B of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–41 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 2747. Prohibition on rescissions The provisions of section 2703 shall apply to health insurance coverage offered to individuals by a health insurance issuer in the individual market in the same manner as it applies to health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer in the group market. . (c) Effective date contingent on repeal of PPACA (1) In general Subsections (a) and (b) and the amendments made by such subsections shall take effect upon the enactment of PPACA repeal legislation described in paragraph (2) and such subsections and amendments shall have no force or effect if such PPACA repeal legislation is not enacted. (2) PPACA repeal legislation described For purposes of paragraph (1), PPACA repeal legislation described in this paragraph is legislation that— (A) repeals Public Law 111–148 , and restores or revives the provisions of law amended or repealed, respectively, by such Act as if such Act had not been enacted and without further amendment to such provisions of law; and (B) repeals title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–152 ), and restores or revives the provisions of law amended or repealed, respectively, by such title or subtitle, respectively, as if such title and subtitle had not been enacted and without further amendment to such provisions of law.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5323 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Butterfield (for himself, Mr. Lynch , Mr. Jones , and Mr. Price of North Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To provide leave to certain new employees who are veterans with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical Leave for Veterans Act of 2014 . 2. Additional leave for certain employees who are disabled veterans (a) Regulation required Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall issue such regulations as are necessary to provide for, in addition to any existing leave program, the following: (1) During the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, any employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more is entitled to leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. (2) (A) The leave credited to an employee under paragraph (1) may not exceed 104 hours. (B) Any leave credited to an employee pursuant to paragraph (1) that is not used during the 12-month period described in such paragraph may not be carried over and shall be forfeited. (3) In order to verify that leave credited to an employee pursuant to paragraph (1) is used for treating a service-connected disability, such employee shall submit to the Secretary certification, in such form and manner as the Secretary may prescribe, that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider. (b) Definitions In this section— (1) the term employee means any employee appointed under chapter 73 or 74 of title 38, United States Code; (2) the term service-connected has the meaning given such term in section 101(16) of such title; and (3) the term veteran has the meaning given such term in section 101(2) of such title. (c) Application The regulations required under subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any employee hired on or after the date that is one year after the date of enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5327 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Cicilline (for himself, Ms. Norton , and Mr. Grijalva ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor.

1. Tobacco-related agriculture employment of children Section 3(l) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203( l )) is amended by adding at the end the following: Any employment in which children under the age of 18 come into direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves shall be considered particularly hazardous oppressive child labor within the meaning of this subsection. .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5329 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Conaway (for himself, Mr. Lucas , Mr. Ribble , Mr. Neugebauer , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Thornberry , Mr. Pearce , and Mr. Crawford ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require establishment of objective numerical recovery goals for removal of species from lists of endangered species and threatened species under that Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accountable Recovery Act . 2. Objective numerical goals for removal of species from lists of endangered species and threatened species Section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(f) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking develop and and inserting , at the time of a determination in accordance with subsection (a), develop, make publicly available, and propose to ; and (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting , including objective numerical recovery goals, after criteria ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (5) (A) Before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date the Secretary receives a petition from a State in which is located a species included in a list under subsection (c), or from any other interested State or other person, that objective numerical recovery goals required for the species under subsection (f)(1)(B)(ii) have been achieved, the Secretary may determine that the petition does not present such substantial information, or that such goals have not been achieved, and publish the reasons for such determination. (B) A species that is the subject of a petition referred to in subparagraph (A) is deemed to have been removed from the lists published under subsection (c) upon the end of such 30-day period if the Secretary has not issued a determination under subparagraph (A). .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5331 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 73839 Gorgonio Drive in Twentynine Palms, California, as the Colonel M.J. Mac Dube, USMC Post Office Building .

1. Colonel M.J. Mac Dube, USMC Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 73839 Gorgonio Drive in Twentynine Palms, California, shall be known and designated as the Colonel M.J. Mac Dube, USMC 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 Colonel M.J. Mac Dube, USMC Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 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. 5331 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 73839 Gorgonio Drive in Twentynine Palms, California, as the Colonel M.J. Mac Dube, USMC Post Office Building .

1. Colonel M.J. Mac Dube, USMC Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 73839 Gorgonio Drive in Twentynine Palms, California, shall be known and designated as the Colonel M.J. Mac Dube, USMC 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 Colonel M.J. Mac Dube, USMC 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. 5331 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Cook (for himself, Ms. Bass , Mr. Becerra , Mr. Bera of California , Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Calvert , Mr. Campbell , Mrs. Capps , Mr. Cárdenas , Ms. Chu , Mr. Costa , Mrs. Davis of California , Mr. Denham , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Farr , Mr. Garamendi , Ms. Hahn , Mr. Honda , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Hunter , Mr. LaMalfa , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Lowenthal , Ms. Matsui , Mr. McCarthy of California , Mr. McClintock , Mr. McKeon , Mrs. Negrete McLeod , Mr. McNerney , Mr. Gary G. Miller of California , Mr. George Miller of California , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Nunes , Ms. Pelosi , Mr. Peters of California , Mr. Rohrabacher , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Royce , Mr. Ruiz , Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California , Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Sherman , Ms. Speier , Mr. Swalwell of California , Mr. Takano , Mr. Thompson of California , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Waters , and Mr. Waxman ) 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 73839 Gorgonio Drive in Twentynine Palms, California, as the Colonel M.J. Mac Dube, USMC Post Office Building .

1. Colonel M.J. Mac Dube, USMC Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 73839 Gorgonio Drive in Twentynine Palms, California, shall be known and designated as the Colonel M.J. Mac Dube, USMC 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 Colonel M.J. Mac Dube, USMC Post Office Building .
IIB 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5331 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2014 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 73839 Gorgonio Drive in Twentynine Palms, California, as the Colonel M.J. Mac Dube, USMC Post Office Building .

1. Colonel M.J. Mac Dube, USMC Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 73839 Gorgonio Drive in Twentynine Palms, California, shall be known and designated as the Colonel M.J. Mac Dube, USMC 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 Colonel M.J. Mac Dube, USMC Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5333 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that a service animal of a patient receiving inpatient medical care at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs is able to access the room of the patient.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access for Veterans’ Service Animals Act . 2. Access of service animals at medical facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) certified therapeutic animals should be provided the same access to facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs as service animals; and (2) to ensure such access, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should create and implement a certification process for therapeutic animals that mitigate the effects of a medically diagnosed mental health condition. (b) Access of service animals to medical facilities Section 901(f) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): (2) (A) Except as provided by subparagraph (B), the Secretary may not prohibit a covered service dog, or any other service animal that is allowed to access medical facilities of the Department, of a patient who is receiving inpatient care at a medical facility of the Department from accessing the room of the patient, including with respect to staying overnight. (B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary may prescribe regulations to ensure the safety and health of employees of the Department, patients, and the public, including by requiring that a patient maintain responsibility for the covered service dog or service animal. .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5341 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Gallego introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To delay for 1 year the application of Revenue Ruling 2012–18 with respect to the characterization of payments as tips or service charges.

1. Delay in application of Revenue Ruling 2012–18 with respect to characterization of tips or service charges The Secretary of the Treasury shall not apply Revenue Ruling 2012–18 (or any other similar guidance) for purposes of determining whether any payment made before January 1, 2015, is a tip as opposed to a service charge.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5342 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Heck of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Cole , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Mr. Amodei , Mr. Ribble , Mr. King of New York , and Mr. Tipton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expeditiously grant privileges to members of the Armed Forces who are health care providers to provide hospital care and medical services in medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Credentialing and Privileging Improvement Act . 2. Approval of credentials of military physicians for purposes of granting privileges to Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (a) Approval of credentials Not later than 30 days after a request is made by a military health care provider described in subsection (b) for privileges to provide hospital care or medical services in a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall approve the credentials of the provider and grant such privileges, unless the Secretary can show cause for denying such privileges. (b) Military health care provider A military health care provider described in this subsection is a member of the Armed Forces who— (1) is a health care provider; (2) is serving on active duty in, or in the process of being separated from, the Armed Forces; and (3) is privileged to work in a military treatment facility.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5343 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Honda (for himself, Mr. Hinojosa , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Sablan , Ms. Meng , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Lowenthal , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Bordallo , Ms. Chu , Ms. Matsui , and Mr. Takano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend section 1111(h)(1)(C)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require that annual State report cards reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the All Students Count Act of 2014 . 2. Disaggregation of information on student achievement in annual State report cards Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)(i) ) is amended to read as follows: (i) information, in the aggregate and disaggregated by the same major race groups as the decennial census of the population, ethnicity, gender, disability status, migrant status, English proficiency, and status as economically disadvantaged, and cross-tabulated across all of such subgroups by gender and by disability, on student achievement at each proficiency level on the State academic assessments described in subsection (b)(3), except that such disaggregation and cross-tabulation shall not be required in a case in which the number of students in a subgroup is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student; .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5344 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Honda (for himself, Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Hastings of Florida , and Mr. Pascrell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsible Body Armor Possession Act . 2. Ban on purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians; exceptions (a) In general Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 932. Ban on purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlawful for a person to purchase, own, or possess enhanced body armor. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to— (1) a purchase, ownership, or possession by or under the authority of— (A) the United States or any department or agency of the United States; or (B) a State, or a department, agency, or political subdivision of a State; or (2) enhanced body armor that was lawfully possessed by any person at any time before the date this section takes effect. . (b) Enhanced body armor defined Section 921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (36) The term enhanced body armor means body armor, including a helmet or shield, the ballistic resistance of which meets or exceeds the ballistic performance of Type III armor, determined using National Institute of Justice Standard–0101.06. . (c) Penalties Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (8) Whoever knowingly violates section 932 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5347 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Kind (for himself and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend qualified zone academy bonds for 2 years and to reduce the private business contribution requirement with respect to such bonds, and for other purposes.

1. Extension and modification of qualified zone academy bonds (a) Extension Paragraph (1) of section 54E(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and 2013 and inserting 2013, 2014, and 2015 . (b) Reduction of private business contribution requirement Subsection (b) of section 54E of such Code is amended by striking 10 percent and inserting 5 percent . (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to obligations issued after December 31, 2013. (d) Technical correction and conforming amendment (1) In general Clause (iii) of section 6431(f)(3)(A) of such Code is amended— (A) by striking 2011 and inserting years after 2010 , and (B) by striking of such allocation and inserting of any such allocation . (2) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect as if included in section 310 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5348 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. King of New York (for himself and Mr. McCaul ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to collaborate on foreign terrorist organization designations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FTO Reform Act of 2014 . 2. Department of State and Department of Homeland Security collaboration (a) Designation Section 219(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)— (A) by inserting Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, before and Foreign Relations of the Senate ; and (B) by striking and International Relations of the House of Representatives and inserting Homeland Security, and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; and (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting after Secretary of the Treasury the following: , the Secretary of Homeland Security, . (b) Consultation Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , in accordance with subsection (d), after The Secretary ; (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: (d) Consultation The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, as soon as practicable, transmit to the Secretary the recommendations of the Secretary of Homeland Security to the Secretary of State regarding the designation under this section of an organization as a foreign terrorist organization, including an assessment of the threat to national security due to terrorist activity or terrorism carried out by the organization under review. . (c) Report Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs a report on the the following: (1) The activities of the Department of Homeland Security relating to Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designations, and an accounting of the effects each such designation has on the Department’s operations. (2) The number of individuals denied entry into the United States due to their support for an FTO and an identification of such FTOs. (3) The number of individuals removed from the United States due to their support for an FTO and an identification of such FTOs. (4) A list of all revocations of otherwise ineligible nonimigrant visas considered by the Department of Homeland Security. (5) A list of all individuals with respect to whom a revocation was granted, their associations with an FTO, and an identification of such FTOs.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5349 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Latta (for himself, Ms. Fudge , Mr. Joyce , Mr. Chabot , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , and Mr. Stivers ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a deadline for the certification of certain forms by regional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act . 2. Deadline for certification of appeals forms by regional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that when a regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs receives a form known as VA Form 9, Appeal to Board of Veterans’ Appeals , or any successor form, submitted by a veteran to appeal a decision relating to a claim, the regional office certifies such form by not later than one year after the date of the receipt of the form.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5351 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Latta (for himself and Mr. Johnson of Ohio ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security , and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs , 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 waive the application fee for veterans with a service-connected disability rated at 50 percent or more who apply to participate in the Transportation Security Administration’s Pre✓™ program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Air Travel Streamlining Act of 2014 . 2. Waiver of application fee for veterans applying for TSA Pre✓™ (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shall waive the application fee for veterans with a service-connected disability rated at 50 percent or more who apply to participate in the TSA’s Pre✓™ program. (b) Establishment of verification system Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the TSA and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a system to verify whether a veteran’s disability is service-connected and such veteran’s disability rating for veterans who apply to participate in the TSA’s Pre✓™ program. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed as in any way affecting the requirements for veterans described in this Act to otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for participation in the TSA’s Pre✓™ program. (d) Definitions The terms veteran , service-connected , and disability have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5353 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Lewis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend for 5 years payment parity with Medicare for primary care services furnished under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Parity Act of 2014 . 2. Extension of Medicaid payment parity with Medicare for primary care services (a) In general Section 1902(a)(13)(C) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(13)(C) ) is amended by striking 2013 and 2014 and inserting 2013 through 2019 . (b) Extending increased FMAP for additional payments for primary care services Section 1905(dd) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(dd) ) is amended by striking and before January 1, 2015 and inserting and before January 1, 2020 .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5355 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. McAllister introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To prohibit the Department of Defense from retaining any interest in real property disposed of pursuant to a base closure law when that property was originally acquired by the United States by donation for the purpose of establishing or expanding a military installation.

1. Condition on disposal of base closure real property originally acquired by the United States by donation (a) Conveyance of full interest in donated real property Whenever a military installation is closed pursuant to a base closure law and the military installation contains real property that was originally acquired by the United States by donation for the purpose of establishing or expanding the installation, the conveyance of the real property originally acquired by donation shall include, except as provided in subsection (b), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the property at the time of the conveyance. (b) Retention of reversionary interests If real property described in subsection (a) is conveyed by the United States without consideration or for consideration equal to less than the fair market value of the property to support the subsequent use of the conveyed property for a public purpose or use, the Secretary of Defense may authorize the retention of a reversionary interest to ensure that the conveyed property is used for that public purpose. (c) Retroactive application In the case of real property described in subsection (a) that was conveyed before the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to a base closure law, the Secretary of Defense shall convey to the recipient of the property, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, all right, title, and interest in and to the property (other than an interest described in subsection (b)) that was retained by the United States upon the original conveyance of the property to the recipient. (d) Base closure law defined In this section, the term base closure law means— (1) the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510 ; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note); (2) title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100–526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note); (3) section 2687 of title 10, United States Code, if the authority of such section is used after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (4) any other law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act that provides for the closure of military installations.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5356 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. McAllister introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 3720D of title 31, United States Code, to prohibit wage garnishment by the Environmental Protection Agency.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Preventing the EPA from Garnishing Wages Act of 2014 . 2. Prohibition on Wage Garnishment by the Environmental Protection Agency Section 3720D of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) This section shall not apply to a debt owed pursuant to a program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency. .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5358 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. McKinley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify that no Federal agency shall be required to consider the social cost of carbon as a condition of compliance with such Act, and for other purposes.

1. Agencies not required to consider social cost of carbon Title I of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 106. (a) No Federal agency shall be required to consider the social cost of carbon as part of any cost-benefit or regulatory analysis of any program, project, activity, or administrative action of the agency as a condition of compliance with this Act. (b) In this section: (1) The term Federal agency has the meaning given the term Executive agency in section 133 of title 41, United States Code. (2) The term social cost of carbon means the social cost of carbon as described in the technical support document entitled Technical Support Document: Technical 15 Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Executive Order No. 12866 , published by the Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon, United States Government, in May 2013, revised in November 2013, or any successor or substantially related document, or any other estimate of the monetized damages associated with an incremental increase in carbon dioxide emissions in a given year. .