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I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5814 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2014 Mr. Barton (for himself and Mr. Bridenstine ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 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 adapt to changing crude oil market conditions.

1. Findings The Congress finds that— (1) the United States has enjoyed a renaissance in energy production, establishing the United States as the world’s leading oil producer; (2) the United States upholds a commitment to free trade and open markets and has consistently opposed attempts by other nations to restrict the free flow of energy; and (3) the United States should remove all restrictions on the export of crude oil, which will provide domestic economic benefits, enhanced energy security, and flexibility in foreign diplomacy. 2. Repeal Section 103 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6212 ) and the item relating thereto in the table of contents of that Act are repealed. 3. National policy on oil export restriction Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to promote the efficient exploration, production, storage, supply, marketing, pricing, and regulation of energy resources, including fossil fuels, no official of the Federal Government shall impose or enforce any restriction on the export of crude oil. 4. Study and recommendations Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall conduct a study and transmit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate recommendations on the appropriate size, composition, and purpose of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5816 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To extend the authorization for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.

1. Extension and termination of authority The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 is amended— (1) in section 207(a) ( 22 U.S.C. 6435(a) ), by striking 2014 and inserting 2015 ; and (2) in section 209 ( 22 U.S.C. 6436 ), by striking September 30, 2014 and inserting September 30, 2015 . 2. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if enacted on December 10, 2014.

Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 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. 5816 AN ACT To extend the authorization for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.

1. Extension and termination of authority The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 is amended— (1) in section 207(a) ( 22 U.S.C. 6435(a) ), by striking 2014 and inserting 2015 ; and (2) in section 209 ( 22 U.S.C. 6436 ), by striking September 30, 2014 and inserting September 30, 2015 . 2. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if enacted on December 10, 2014.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5816 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2014 Mr. Royce introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To extend the authorization for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.

1. Extension and termination of authority The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 is amended— (1) in section 207(a) ( 22 U.S.C. 6435(a) ), by striking 2014 and inserting 2015 ; and (2) in section 209 ( 22 U.S.C. 6436 ), by striking September 30, 2014 and inserting September 30, 2015 . 2. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if enacted on December 10, 2014.
II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5816 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 11, 2014 Received AN ACT To extend the authorization for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.

1. Extension and termination of authority The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 is amended— (1) in section 207(a) ( 22 U.S.C. 6435(a) ), by striking 2014 and inserting 2015 ; and (2) in section 209 ( 22 U.S.C. 6436 ), by striking September 30, 2014 and inserting September 30, 2015 . 2. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if enacted on December 10, 2014.

Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5817 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2014 Ms. Duckworth introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend section 701 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to clarify the period of eligibility during which certain spouses are entitled to assistance under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship.

1. Clarification of Eligibility for Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship Section 701(d) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–146 ; 128 Stat. 1796; 38 U.S.C. 3311 note) is amended to read as follows: (d) Applicability The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to a quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, commencing on or after January 1, 2015. For purposes of section 3311(f)(2) of title 38, United States Code, any member of the Armed Forces who died during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on December 31, 2005, is deemed to have died on January 1, 2006. .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5818 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2014 Mr. Fleming introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To relinquish all Federal interests in certain lands in the State of Louisiana to correct errors resulting from possible omission of lands from previous surveys, and for other purposes.

1. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) On December 8, 1842, the Surveyor General of the United States Government approved an original survey of lands in Northern Louisiana, which included the lands surrounding Lake Bistineau (subject lands). (2) Under the Equal Footing Doctrine, the State of Louisiana was entitled to the lands underlying the navigable waters in place at statehood within its limits. (3) In 1901, the State of Louisiana transferred over 7,000 acres of land to the Commissioners of the Bossier Levee District through Louisiana Act Number 89 of 1892. (4) The State of Louisiana conducted a survey in 1901 that followed the same path around Lake Bistineau as the Original Survey of 1842. (5) The Bossier Levee District subsequently conveyed the subject lands to private ownership in 1904. Lands within the subject lands continued to be bought and sold in good faith based on the stability of this title. (6) On September 16, 1967, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) submitted a re-survey of the subject lands for Section 30–T16N–R10W and two adjacent islands. The re-survey presented a new line to represent what the BLM surveyors believed was the contour of Lake Bistineau 155 years earlier, when Louisiana joined the Union. The BLM approved the re-survey on January 15, 1969. That re-survey was filed in the Federal Register, but the BLM has presented no records of notifying all of the affected landowners of the re-survey’s effects or that the re-survey could be contested. (7) On September 27, 2013, the BLM notified certain affected landowners that title to their property would appear to be still vested in the United States . (8) There are estimated to be over 200 acres and over 50 residential homes on the recently disputed lands. 2. Relinquishment of Federal interests in lands As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall execute documents required to relinquish all Federal interests in the Property. 3. Effective date The effective date of the relinquishment pursuant to section 2 shall be December 8, 1842. 4. Property defined For the purposes of this Act, the term Property means the lands shown on that certain Dependent Re-Survey, Extension Survey and Survey of Two Islands , Sections 17, 29, and 30. Said survey being completed on November 24, 1967 and approved on January 15, 1969, consisting of the lands lying between the “original record meander courses of Lake Bistineau” and the re-survey’s representation of a 148.60 ft contour line for Lake Bistineau, being shown as Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13. All lands located within Township 16 North, Range 10 West, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5819 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2014 Mr. Harris introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to ensure that scientists are being funded at the age when they are most likely to make breakthroughs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Funding Scientists at the Peak Age of Discovery Act of 2014 . 2. Funding scientists at peak age of discovery Part A of title IV of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 283 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 404M. Funding scientists at peak age of discovery (a) In general The Director of NIH shall ensure that the median age of first-time researchers receiving grants in the R series from the institutes, centers, and offices of the National Institutes of Health— (1) by January 1, 2019, is under 40 years of age; (2) by January 1, 2022, is under 39 years of age; and (3) by January 1, 2025, is under 38 years of age. (b) Exceptions Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to grants in the R series which are determined by the head of the respective institute, center, or office to be within any of the following categories: (1) Small business innovation research. (2) Small business technology transfer. (3) Clinical trial planning. (c) Definition In this section: (1) The term first-time researcher means a researcher who has not previously served as the principal investigator for a research project supported by the National Institutes of Health through a grant in the R series. (2) The term R series refers the category of grants that are designated by the National Institutes of Health to be covered by— (A) the activity code relating to research projects (as such activity code is in effect on the date of enactment of this section); or (B) any successor activity code. .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5821 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2014 Mr. Kingston introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To expand the boundary of Fort Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act of 2014 . 2. Fort Frederica National Monument, Georgia (a) Maximum acreage The first section of the Act of May 26, 1936 ( 16 U.S.C. 433g ) is amended by striking two hundred and fifty acres and inserting 525 acres . (b) Boundary expansion (1) In general The boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia is modified to include the land generally depicted as Proposed Acquisition Areas on the map entitled Fort Frederica National Monument Proposed Boundary Expansion , numbered 369/127,249, and dated November 2014. (2) Availability of map The map described in paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (3) Acquisition of land The Secretary of the Interior may acquire the land and interests in land described in paragraph (1) by donation or purchase with donated or appropriated funds from willing sellers only.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5824 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2014 Mr. Nadler (for himself, Mr. Conyers , and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 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 modify certain provisions of law relating to torture.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Anti-Torture Act of 2014 . 2. Uniform standards for interrogation techniques applicable to individuals under control or custody of the united states government Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of each of section 1002 of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (title X of Public Law 109–148 ; 10 U.S.C. 801 note; 119 Stat. 2739) and section 1402 of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (title XIV of Public Law 109–163; 10 U.S.C. 801 note; 119 Stat. 3475) are amended to read as follows: (a) In General No person in the custody or under the effective control of the United States shall be subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized by and listed in the United States Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Operations. (b) Applicability Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any person in the custody or under the effective control of the United States pursuant to a criminal law or immigration law of the United States. (c) Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the rights under the United States Constitution of any person in the custody or under the physical jurisdiction of the United States. .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5826 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2014 Mr. Pascrell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the sewer overflow control grants program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Water Quality Investment Act of 2014 . 2. Sewer overflow control grants (a) Administrative requirements Section 221(e) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1301(e) ) is amended to read as follows: (e) Administrative requirements A project that receives assistance under this section shall be carried out subject to the same requirements as a project that receives assistance from a State water pollution control revolving fund under title VI, except to the extent that the Governor of the State in which the project is located determines that a requirement of title VI is inconsistent with the purposes of this section. . (b) Authorization of Appropriations The first sentence of section 221(f) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1301(f) ) is amended by striking $750,000,000 and all that follows before the period and inserting $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, and $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 . (c) Allocation of funds Section 221(g) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1301(g) ) is amended to read as follows: (g) Allocation of funds (1) Fiscal year 2015 Subject to subsection (h), the Administrator shall use the amounts appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal year 2015 for making grants to municipalities and municipal entities under subsection (a)(2) in accordance with the criteria set forth in subsection (b). (2) Fiscal year 2016 and thereafter Subject to subsection (h), the Administrator shall use the amounts appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter for making grants to States under subsection (a)(1), in accordance with a formula to be established by the Administrator, after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, that allocates to each State a proportional share of such amounts based on the total needs of the State for municipal combined sewer overflow controls and sanitary sewer overflow controls identified in the most recent survey conducted pursuant to section 516. . (d) Reports Section 221(i) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1301(i) ) is amended by striking 2003 and inserting 2017 .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5827 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2014 Mr. McCaul (for himself, Mr. Jones , and Mr. Poe of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To exclude Choose and Cut Christmas tree producers from the Christmas tree promotion, research, and information order.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Christmas Tree Tax Exclusion Act . 2. Exclusion of Choose and Cut Christmas tree producers from the Christmas tree promotion, research, and information order (a) Exclusion The Christmas tree promotion, research, and information order contained in part 1214 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, and issued by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7411 et seq. ) shall not apply to any Choose and Cut Christmas tree producer with respect to Christmas trees produced by the producer and sold directly to final consumers. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Choose and Cut Christmas tree producer The term Choose and Cut Christmas tree producer means a producer who produces Christmas trees in the United States, allows consumers to select a Christmas tree for purchase before the Christmas tree is severed or cut from its roots, and sells that Christmas tree directly to the final consumer. (2) Christmas tree The term Christmas tree means any tree of the coniferous species, that is severed or cut from its roots and marketed as a Christmas tree for holiday use. (3) Producer The term producer means any person who is engaged in the production of Christmas trees in the United States, and who owns, or shares the ownership and risk of loss of the production of Christmas trees or a person who is engaged in the business of producing, or causing to be domestically produced, Christmas trees beyond personal use and having value at first point of sale.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5829 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2014 Mr. Lipinski 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 an exception for certain public-private research arrangements from the business use test for purposes of determining private activity bonds.

1. Exception to business use test for certain public-private research arrangements (a) In general Section 141(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (10) Exception for certain research arrangements (A) In general Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an issue if the proceeds of such issue are to be used under an arrangement relating to basic research at a facility— (i) owned by a governmental unit or a 501(c)(3) organization, and (ii) the governmental unit or a 501(c)(3) organization enters into a bona fide, arm’s-length contractual arrangement with a person other than a governmental unit or a 501(c)(3) organization regarding the terms for sharing the economic benefits of any products resulting from basic research, including arrangements in which those economic terms (such as exclusive or non-exclusive licenses of intellectual property and licensing fees or royalty rates) are determined in advance at the time the parties enter into the contractual arrangement. (B) Basic research For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term basic research means any original investigation for the advancement of scientific knowledge not having a specific commercial objective. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to research agreements entered into after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5831 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2014 Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Clay ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for violent crimes by certain State or local law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Police Accountability Act of 2014 . 2. Violent crimes by certain State or local law enforcement officers (a) In general Chapter 1 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 28. Violent crimes by certain State or local law enforcement officers (a) Offense Whoever, being a State or local law enforcement officer in a public agency which receives Federal justice assistance engages in any conduct that, were the conduct to occur in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, would constitute a Federal crime of violence, shall be punished as is provided for that offense under Federal law. (b) Definition In this section— (1) the term State or local law enforcement officer means an employee of a State or local government— (A) who has statutory authority to make arrests or apprehensions; (B) who is authorized by the agency of the employee to carry firearms; and (C) whose duties are primarily— (i) engagement in or supervision of the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law; or (ii) the protection of Federal, State, local, or foreign government officials against threats to personal safety; and (2) the term State or local government means the government— (A) of a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States; or (B) of a political subdivision of such a State, District, Commonwealth, territory or possession. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 28. Violent crimes by certain State or local law enforcement officers. .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5832 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2014 Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Walz , Mr. Rangel , Ms. Shea-Porter , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Rush , Mr. Marino , Mr. Amodei , Mr. Barletta , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , and Mr. Perry ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the enhanced selective discharge authority currently available to the Secretary of a military department to permit a commissioned officer in the Armed Forces who was appointed from the enlisted ranks and has at least 20 years of service, at least four years of which has been commissioned service, to retire in the officer’s commissioned rank.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Proudly Restoring Officers of Prior Enlistment Retirement Act or the PROPER Act . 2. Reduction in required length of commissioned service for retirement as an officer (a) Army Section 3911(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking The period and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (3), the period ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) During the period beginning on January 1, 2014, and ending on September 30, 2016, the requirement under subsection (a) for at least 10 years of active service as a commissioned officer shall be reduced to a period of at least four years. . (b) Navy and Marine Corps Section 6323(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking The period and inserting Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the period ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) During the period beginning on January 1, 2014, and ending on September 30, 2016, the requirement under paragraph (1) for at least 10 years of active service as a commissioned officer shall be reduced to a period of at least four years. . (c) Air Force Section 8911(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking The period and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (3), the period ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) During the period beginning on January 1, 2014, and ending on September 30, 2016, the requirement under subsection (a) for at least 10 years of active service as a commissioned officer shall be reduced to a period of at least four years. . (d) Retroactive application In the case of a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who was retired under section 638a, 3911(a), 6323(a), or 8911(a) of title 10, United States Code, during the period beginning on January 1, 2014, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall modify the rank in which the member was retired if necessary to comply with the amendments made by this section.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5833 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2014 Mr. Camp (for himself and Mr. Levin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require upon request a probable cause hearing in connection with property seizures relating to certain monetary instruments transactions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Protections Against Abusive Seizures Act . 2. Probable cause hearing in connection with property seizures relating to certain monetary instruments transactions (a) In general If a hearing by a court of competent jurisdiction is requested within 14 days after the date on which notice is provided under subsection (b), property seized or restrained pursuant to section 5317(c)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with respect to an alleged violation of section 5324 of title 31 of such Code, shall be returned unless the court holds an adversarial hearing and finds within 14 days of such request that there is probable cause to believe that there is a violation of such section 5324 involving such property. (b) Notice Notice shall be provided to each person from whom property is seized or restrained pursuant to section 5317(c)(2) of title 31, United States Code, of the rights of such person under subsection (a). (c) Effective date Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to property seized or restrained after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5834 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2014 Mr. Foster (for himself and Mr. Cárdenas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To include reasonable costs for high-speed Internet service in the utility allowances for families residing in public housing, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2014 . 2. Inclusion of high-speed Internet service in public housing utility allowances for certain families Subsection (b) of section 3 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (14) Utility allowance A utility allowance under this Act for public housing shall include costs for high-speed Internet service, subject to the following limitations: (A) Cost The cost included in a utility allowance for a public housing dwelling unit pursuant to this paragraph shall not— (i) exceed the lowest cost available in the area of such housing for such high-speed Internet service; and (ii) include any costs for cable or satellite television service or for joint packages for Internet service together with cable or satellite television service. (B) Qualified families Costs for high-speed Internet service may be included in a utility allowance only for a household that incurs such costs and includes children who qualify for free and reduced price lunch pursuant to section 9 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758 ). (C) Protection of minors Costs for high-speed Internet service may be included in a utility allowance for a household only if the Internet service provider, upon initial provision of such service for a household, provides the household with a specific technology capable of blocking or filtering Internet access to visual depictions described in section 254(h)(5)(B)(i) of the Communications Act of 1937 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)(5)(B)(i)) that provides a level of protection against access by minors to such depictions through the Internet that is at least as great as the level of protection provided by a technology protection measure (as such term is defined in paragraph (7) of such section 254(h)) that meets the requirements for certification under such paragraph, as determined by the Secretary. .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5840 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2014 Mr. Israel (for himself, Mr. Rangel , and Mrs. Capps ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible entities to train elementary and secondary school nurses on how to respond to a biological or chemical attack or an outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school building or on school grounds.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Protection Act of 2014 . 2. Establishment of a program Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 296 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: J TRAINING NURSES FOR RESPONDING TO BIOTERRORISM AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA 875. GRANTS FOR RESPONDING TO BIOTERRORISM AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA (a) Grant program The Secretary may award grants to and enter into contracts with eligible entities to train school nurses to serve as first responders and crisis managers in the event of— (1) a biological or chemical attack, including a terrorist attack, affecting individuals in a school building or on school grounds; or (2) an outbreak of pandemic influenza among students, faculty, or other individuals under their care. (b) Required elements of training Any training which is funded, in whole or in part, under this section shall prepare school nurses— (1) to take such measures as may be necessary, particularly in the critical early stages of an attack or outbreak described in subsection (a), to protect and preserve life; (2) as part of crisis management, to notify such public health authorities as may be appropriate to help contain or mitigate the effects of an attack or outbreak described in subsection (a); and (3) to take such other actions as may be appropriate and feasible, such as, in the case of a biological or chemical attack, the preservation of evidence. (c) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) Eligible entities The term eligible entities shall have the same meaning as is given such term in section 801, and includes— (A) a State educational agency (as defined in section 9101(41) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965); and (B) a local educational agency (as defined in section 9101(26) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965). (2) School The term school means— (A) an elementary school (as defined in section 9101(18) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965); and (B) a secondary school (as defined in section 9101(38) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965). (3) School grounds The term school grounds means the area outside of a school building that is controlled, managed, or owned by the school or school district. (d) Authorization of appropriations For the purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2015. .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5841 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2014 Mr. Israel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To establish a grant program to provide States with funds to detect fraud, waste, and abuse in the State Medicaid programs under title XIX of the Social Security Act and to recover improper payments resulting from such fraud, waste, and abuse.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2014 . 2. Grant program to provide States with funds to detect Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse and recover certain improper payments (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a program to award grants, subject to subsection (c), to States to establish or expand a program described in subsection (b). (b) Medicaid fraud control program For purposes of subsection (a), a program described in this subsection is a program that— (1) is administered by a State official with responsibility for controlling provider fraud and abuse under the State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); (2) detects and prevents fraud, waste, and abuse with respect to payments made under such State plan or under any waiver of such plan approved under section 1115 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1315 ); (3) identifies and recovers overpayments to individuals or entities receiving funds under such State plan or waiver resulting from such fraud, waste, or abuse; and (4) shares with localities within the State that assist in the detection and prevention under paragraph (2) or the identification and recovery under paragraph (3) at least 50 percent of the State’s share of the total amount of such funds so recovered during a period as overpayments under paragraph (3) minus any amount expended during such period on administrative costs to carry out the program. (c) Funding (1) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $100,000,000 to remain available until expended. (2) Limitation Not more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) may be awarded to any State. (d) State defined For purposes of this section, the term State has the meaning given such term for purposes of title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5844 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2014 Mr. Pocan (for himself and Ms. Schakowsky ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To ban hydraulic fracturing on land owned by the United States and leased to a third party, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Public Lands Act . 2. Prohibiting hydraulic fracturing under Federal leases The Mineral Leasing Act is amended by inserting after section 37 ( 30 U.S.C. 193 ) the following: 38. No hydraulic fracturing on leased land (a) In general Any lease issued, renewed, or readjusted under this Act shall prohibit the lessee from conducting any activity under the lease for the purpose of hydraulic fracturing. (b) Definition of hydraulic fracturing In this section, the term hydrauling fracturing means an operation conducted in an individual wellbore designed to increase the flow of hydrocarbons from a rock formation to the wellbore through modifying the permeability of reservoir rock by fracturing it, except that such term does not include enhanced secondary recovery, including water flooding, tertiary recovery, and other types of well stimulation operations. . 3. Application The amendment made by section 2 shall not apply to a lease in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act until the renewal or adjustment of the lease.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5850 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2014 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To exclude Social Security benefits from taxable income.

1. SHORT TITLE This Act may be cited as the You Earned It Act . 2. EXCLUSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FROM TAXABLE INCOME Section 86 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is hereby repealed.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5851 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2014 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To designate Veterans Day as the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honoring Our Veterans By Exercising The Right To Vote On Veterans Day Act . 2. Addition of election day as a legal public holiday Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The following are legal public holidays: New Year’s Day, January 1. Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., the third Monday in January. Washington’s Birthday, the third Monday in February. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May. Independence Day, July 4. Labor Day, the first Monday in September. Columbus Day, the second Monday in October. Veterans Day, the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November. Christmas Day, December 25. .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5852 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2014 Mr. Grayson 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 eliminate the $117,000 cap on income subject to Social Security payroll taxes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Scrap the Cap Act . 2. Payroll tax on remuneration (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 3121(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after such calendar year. the following: The preceding sentence shall apply only to calendar years for which the contribution and benefit base (as so determined) is less than $117,000, and, for such calendar years, only to so much of the remuneration paid to such employee by such employer with respect to employment as does not exceed $117,000. . (b) Conforming amendment Paragraph (1) of section 3121 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking Act) to and inserting Act), or in excess of $117,000, to . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to remuneration paid after December 31, 2014. 3. Tax on net earnings from self-employment (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 1402(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (1) in the case of the tax imposed by section 1401(a), the excess of— (A) that part of the net earnings from self-employment which is in excess of— (i) an amount equal to the contribution and benefit base (as determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) which is effective for the calendar year in which such taxable year begins, minus (ii) the amount of the wages paid to such individual during such taxable years; over (B) that part of the net earnings from self-employment which is in excess of the sum of— (i) the excess of— (I) the net earning from self-employment reduced by the excess (if any) of subparagraph (A)(i) over subparagraph (A)(ii), over (II) $117,000, reduced by such contribution and benefit base, plus (ii) the amount of the wages paid to such individual during such taxable year in excess of such contribution and benefit base and not in excess of $117,000; or . (b) Phaseout Subsection (b) of section 1402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: Paragraph (1) shall apply only to taxable years beginning in calendar years for which the contribution and benefit base (as determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) is less than $117,000. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to net earnings from self-employment derived, and remuneration paid, after December 31, 2014.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5853 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2014 Mr. Grayson 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 expand Medicare coverage to eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act . 2. Expansion of Medicare coverage Section 1862(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (7) by striking , eyeglasses through hearing aids or examinations therefor, ; and (2) in paragraph (12) by striking where such expenses are for services in connection with the care, treatment, filling, removal, or replacement of teeth or structures directly supporting teeth, except that .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5854 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2014 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To allow the importation, distribution, and sale of investigational drugs and devices intended for use by terminally ill patients who execute an informed consent document.

1. Drugs and devices for use by terminally ill patients The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is amended by inserting after section 561 (21 U.S.C. 360bbb) the following: 561A. Drugs and devices for use by terminally ill patients (a) In general Nothing in this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act prevents or restricts, and the Food and Drug Administration shall not implement or enforce any provision of law preventing or restricting, the importation, distribution, or sale of an investigational drug or device intended for use by a terminally ill patient in accordance with subsection (b). (b) Patient requirements In order for an investigational drug or device to be intended for use in accordance with this subsection, such drug or device must be intended for use by a patient who has— (1) been diagnosed with a terminal illness by a licensed physician; (2) been informed by a licensed physician that no drug or device that is lawfully marketed in the United States is likely to cure the illness; and (3) executed a written informed consent document that states— (A) the known and potential risks and benefits of such drug or device; and (B) any indications of the illness for which a drug or device is lawfully marketed, or for which treatment is otherwise available, in the United States. (c) Definition of investigational drug or device In this section, the term investigational drug or device means a drug or device that— (1) has not yet been approved, licensed, or cleared for commercial distribution under section 505, 510(k), or 515 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262 ), and cannot otherwise be lawfully marketed in the United States; and (2) is or has been the subject of one or more clinical trials. .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5855 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2014 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require a report on procurement supply chain vulnerabilities within the Department of Defense.

1. Report on procurement supply chain vulnerabilities (a) Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on how sole source suppliers of components to the Department of Defense procurement supply chain create vulnerabilities to military attack, terrorism, natural disaster, industrial shock, financial crisis, or geopolitical crisis, such as an embargo of key raw materials or industrial inputs. (b) Matters covered The report required by subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) A list of the components in the Department of Defense procurement supply chain for which there is a supplier that controls over 50 percent of the global market. (2) A list of parts of the supply chain where there is inadequate information to ascertain whether there is a single source supplier of components. (3) The Secretary’s recommendations on which single source suppliers create vulnerabilities, as well as recommendations on how to reduce those vulnerabilities. (c) Form of report The report required by subsection (a) may be classified.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5856 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2014 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To prohibit the United States Department of Homeland Security from purchasing, operating, or maintaining armed unmanned aerial vehicles.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Armed Drones for DHS Act . 2. Prohibition on purchase, use, or maintenance of armed drones The United States Department of Homeland Security is prohibited from purchasing, operating, or maintaining armed unmanned aerial vehicles.
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5867 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2014 Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam.

1. Extension of time for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project involving Gibson Dam (a) In general Notwithstanding the requirements of section 13 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 806 ) that would otherwise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project numbered 12478–003, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may, at the request of the licensee for the project, and after reasonable notice and in accordance with the procedures of the Commission under that section, extend the time period during which the licensee is required to commence construction of the project for a 6-year period that begins on the date described in subsection (b). (b) Date described The date described in this subsection is the date of the expiration of the extension of the period required for commencement of construction for the project described in subsection (a) that was issued by the Commission prior to the date of enactment of this Act under section 13 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 806 ).
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5869 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2014 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To make an interstate act to conceal a homicide a Federal offense.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as Lynnette’s Law . 2. Concealment of homicide Chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1123. Concealment of homicide Any person who, in violation of section 1111, 1114, 1116, or 1121 of this title, in an interstate act conceals or attempts to conceal a homicide shall be punished by imprisonment for any term of years or for life. .
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5870 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2014 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To prohibit the negotiation of trade agreements that include waivers of the Buy American Act .

1. Prohibition on negotiating trade agreements containing waivers of the Buy American Act No funds appropriated for fiscal year 2015 or any year thereafter may be used to negotiate an agreement that includes a waiver of the Buy American Act ( 41 U.S.C. 8301 et seq. ).
I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5871 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2014 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To tax capital gains at the same rate as ordinary income.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dollar is a Dollar Act . 2. Repeal of capital gains tax cap Subsection (h), entitled Maximum capital gains rate , of section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is hereby repealed.