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I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6192 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 27, 2016 Mr. Sanford 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 amend title 10, United States Code, to permit the Secretary of Defense to transfer excess personal property of the Department of Defense to law enforcement agencies only by means of auction, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsible Law Enforcement Acquisition Act of 2016 . 2. Disposal of excess personal property of the Department of Defense by means of auction (a) In general Section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the heading by striking sale or donation and inserting auction ; (2) by striking the period at the end of subsection (b)(6) and inserting ; and ; (3) by adding after subsection (b)(6) the following new paragraph: (7) the recipient is a State, local, or tribal law enforcement agency and is the high bidder at an auction, open only to such agencies, for such personal property, conducted by— (A) the Secretary; or (B) an appropriate entity with whom the Secretary has entered into a contract to carry out this paragraph. ; and (4) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking Subject to subsection (b)(4), the Secretary may and inserting (1) The Secretary may not ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The Secretary shall deposit the proceeds from an auction conducted under subsection (b)(7) in the general fund of the Treasury. . (b) Repeal of preference for certain transfers Subsection (d) of such section is repealed. (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 153 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 2576a and inserting the following: 2576a. Excess personal property: auction for law enforcement activities. . 3. Prohibition on use of funds for certain working groups Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, none of the funds made available to, or funds or fees collected by, any Executive agency (as that term is defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code) may be used to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce any Executive order or rule, regulation, action, directive, memorandum, or any other policy of the executive branch, issued on January 16, 2015, or any date thereafter, that has the effect of establishing an interagency working group regarding the transfer of personal property of the Department of Defense to State, local, or tribal law enforcement agencies, or the use of such property.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6194 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 27, 2016 Mr. Veasey (for himself, Ms. Sewell of Alabama , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , and Mr. Pocan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To prohibit the enforcement of any requirement that an individual produce a photo identification as a condition of registering to vote or voting in an election for Federal office unless the requirement was in effect as of June 25, 2013.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the All Ballots Count Act of 2016 . 2. Prohibiting enforcement of certain photo identification requirements (a) Requirements applicable to voter registration Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20507 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following new subsection: (j) Prohibiting enforcement of photo identification requirements (1) Prohibition An election official may not enforce any requirement that an individual produce a photo identification as a condition of registering to vote in an election for Federal office, except to the extent that the requirement was in effect as of June 25, 2013. (2) Rule of construction Nothing in this subsection may be construed to prohibit a State from repealing a requirement under State law that an individual produce a photo identification as a condition of registering to vote in an election for Federal office. . (b) Requirements applicable to voting (1) In general Subtitle A of title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 303 the following new section: 303A. Prohibiting enforcement of certain photo identification requirements (a) Prohibition An election official may not enforce any requirement that an individual produce a photo identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office, except to the extent that the requirement was in effect as of June 25, 2013. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this subsection may be construed to prohibit a State from repealing a requirement under State law that an individual produce a photo identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office. . (2) Conforming Amendment Relating to Enforcement Section 401 of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 21111 ) is amended by striking and 303 and inserting 303, and 303A . (3) Clerical Amendment The table of contents for such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following new item: Sec. 303A. Prohibiting enforcement of certain photo identification requirements. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6195 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Scalise (for himself and Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia ) 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 allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in the ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the The Free Speech Fairness Act . 2. Allowing 501(c)(3) organization to make statements relating to political campaign in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose (a) In general Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (s) Special rule relating to political campaign statements of organization described in subsection (c)(3) (1) In general For purposes of subsection (c)(3) and sections 170(c)(2), 2055, 2106, 2522, and 4955, an organization shall not fail to be treated as organized and operated exclusively for a purpose described in subsection (c)(3), nor shall it be deemed to have participated in, or intervened in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office, solely because of the content of any statement which— (A) is made in the ordinary course of the organization’s regular and customary activities in carrying out its exempt purpose, and (B) results in the organization incurring not more than de minimis incremental expenses. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6198 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Culberson (for himself, Mr. McCaul , Mr. Smith of Texas , Mr. Olson , Mr. Chabot , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Barletta , and Mr. Gohmert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide that no alien may be naturalized as a citizen of the United States until such time as the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement completes the digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

1. Limitation on the naturalization of aliens (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no alien may be naturalized as a citizen of the United States under chapter 2 of title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1421 et seq. ) until such time as the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement completes the digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of the Department of Homeland Security. (b) Pending applications Upon the completion of the requirement under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, prior to naturalizing as a citizen of the United States an alien who has an application for naturalization pending on the date of the enactment of this Act, review the alien’s eligibility for naturalization using the updated Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT). (c) Revocation of naturalization Section 340 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1451 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) In the case that an officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security has good cause to believe that a naturalized citizen has illegally procured such benefit, or procured such benefit by concealment of a material fact or by willful misrepresentation, including being subject to a final deportation order, whether under the current identity or under another identity of that individual, such officer or employee shall prepare an affidavit described in subsection (a) and submit such affidavit to the appropriate United States attorney described in that subsection. Upon receipt of such an affidavit, such United States attorney shall institute the proceedings described in subsection (a). .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6199 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to complete a study on the human health implications of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in drinking water.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Investing in Testing Act of 2016 . 2. Study by CDC on health implications of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in drinking water (a) In general The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall— (1) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, commence a study on the human health implications of per- and po­ly­flu­or­o­al­kyl substances (PFAS) contamination in drinking water; and (2) not later than 2 years and 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act— (A) complete such study; and (B) submit a report to the Congress on the results of such study. (b) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this Act, there is authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6201 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 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 Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to the monitoring program for unregulated contaminants, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Water Healthy Communities Act . 2. Monitoring for unregulated contaminants Section 1445 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–4 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)— (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) Establishment (i) In general The Administrator shall promulgate regulations establishing the criteria for a monitoring program for unregulated contaminants for all public water systems, regardless of the number of people served by a public water system. (ii) Requirements In promulgating regulations under clause (i), the Administrator shall— (I) require the monitoring of drinking water supplied by public water systems; and (II) vary the frequency and schedule for monitoring requirements for public water systems based on— (aa) the number of people served by a public water system; (bb) the source of the water supply; and (cc) the contaminants likely to be found in the water supply. ; and (B) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: (C) Grants for small and medium system costs From funds reserved under section 1452(o) or appropriated under subparagraph (H), the Administrator shall pay the reasonable cost of such testing and laboratory analysis as are necessary to carry out monitoring to assess the occurrence of unregulated contaminants in public water systems that serve a population of 10,000 or fewer. ; and (2) in subsection (g), by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: (7) Unregulated contaminants With respect to contaminants for which a national primary drinking water regulation has not been established, the database shall include— (A) monitoring information collected by public water systems under subsection (a); and (B) other reliable and appropriate monitoring information on the occurrence of the contaminants in public water systems that is available to the Administrator. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6202 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York (for himself and Mr. Engel ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Act popularly known as the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1915 to prohibit the establishment of certain anchorage grounds within five miles of a nuclear power plant, a location on the national register of historic places, a superfund site, or critical habitat of an endangered species, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hudson River Protection Act . 2. Prohibition on establishment of certain anchorage grounds within five miles of certain locations (a) In general Section 7 of the Act of March 4, 1915 (chapter 142; 33 U.S.C. 471 ), popularly known as the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1915, is amended— (1) by striking The Secretary and inserting Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary ; (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); (3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated— (A) by striking (c) Definition.— As used in this section and inserting the following: (c) Definitions As used in this section— (1) the term ; (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (2) the term nuclear power plant means an electric generating facility that uses a nuclear reactor as its heat source to provide steam to a turbine generator; and (3) the term superfund site means a site that is— (A) included on the National Priorities List developed by the President in accordance with section 105(a)(8)(B) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9605(a)(8)(B) ); or (B) the subject of an ongoing or planned remedial action carried out in accordance with such Act. ; and (4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Restriction The Secretary may not establish as anchorage grounds for vessels carrying hazardous or flammable material as cargo any area that is located within five miles of— (1) a nuclear power plant; (2) a location on the national register of historic places; (3) a superfund site; or (4) a critical habitat of an endangered species designated under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ). . (b) Limitation on application The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to anchorage grounds established before the date of the enactment of this Act for vessels carrying hazardous or flammable material as cargo.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6205 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Foster introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow certain payments made by public service employees to qualify for public service repayment, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2016 . 2. Qualifying payments (a) In general Section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting subject to paragraph (5), before has made ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (5) First 60 monthly payments (A) In general For the purpose of meeting the requirement under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), the first 60 monthly payments may be payments under a repayment plan under subsection (d)(1) or (g). (B) Applicability This paragraph shall apply to borrowers who on or after the date of the enactment of this paragraph have made less than 120 monthly payments under paragraph (1)(A). . (b) Notification to borrowers Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall— (1) inform each borrower of a loan made under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq. ) of— (A) paragraph (5) of section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m) ), as amended by this Act; and (B) the effect of such paragraph on loan cancellation under such section 455(m) ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m) ); and (2) provide information to such borrowers on how to change repayment plans.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6206 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Foster introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize certain students in retain financial aid eligibility while completing a drug rehabilitation program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Second Chance for Students Act . 2. Exception for certain convictions Section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1091(r) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); (2) in paragraph (1), by striking A student and inserting Subject to paragraph (3), a student ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) Exception A student whose eligibility has been suspended under paragraph (1), or whose eligibility, in the absence of this paragraph, would have been suspended under paragraph (1), due to a conviction of an offense involving the possession of marijuana, without the intent to distribute, may resume or retain eligibility before the end of the ineligibility period (or the period that would have been the ineligibility period) determined under such paragraph during the period of completion of a drug rehabilitation program described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2), except that such period of completion shall not exceed 6 months. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6207 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Valadao (for himself, Mr. Denham , Mr. Knight , Mr. Calvert , Mr. Curbelo of Florida , Mr. Sensenbrenner , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Bishop of Michigan , Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Joyce , Mr. Costa , Mr. King of Iowa , Mr. Collins of New York , Mr. Nunes , and Ms. Stefanik ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain improvements in scheduling veterans for health care appointments.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ACT to Improve VA Timing and Efficiency or the ACTivate Act . 2. Use of private entities to schedule and manage health care appointments (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) There have been problems with scheduling veterans for health appointments with the Department of Veterans Affairs. (2) There is no defined process for scheduling such appointments, thus inhibiting the quality of health care provided to veterans by the Department. (3) A report by the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs shows that 64 percent of such appointments are scheduled outside of the 30-day target for timely care. (4) A report by the Northern Virginia Technology Council found that the exam-scheduling processes of the Department are insufficient and are a contributing factor in the overall backlog at medical facilities of the Department. (b) Award of contracts The Secretary shall seek to award contracts to private entities to assist the Secretary with scheduling and managing appointments for hospital care and medical services by veterans enrolled in the patient enrollment system established by section 1705 of title 38, United States Code. (c) Scope The Secretary shall ensure that the assistance provided pursuant to a contract awarded under subsection (b) augments the process by which the Secretary schedules and manages appointments for hospital care and medical services, including initial appointments, home health care visits, and follow-up appointments (including with respect to appointments with or for physicians, laboratory work, and tests).
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6209 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Ms. Ros-Lehtinen (for herself, Mr. Engel , Mr. Salmon , Mr. Sherman , Mr. Chabot , and Mr. Sires ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, and for other purposes.

1. Support for human rights and democracy programs Section 102(b)(1) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 ( 22 U.S.C. 7812(b)(1) ) is amended by striking 2017 and inserting 2022 . 2. Actions to promote freedom of information Subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 104 of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 ( 22 U.S.C. 7814 ) are amended by striking 2017 and inserting 2022 each place it appears. 3. Special Envoy on North Korean human rights issues Section 107(d) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 ( 22 U.S.C. 7817(d) ) is amended by striking 2017 and inserting 2022 . 4. Report on United States humanitarian assistance Section 201(a) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 ( 22 U.S.C. 7831(a) ) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 2017 and inserting 2022 . 5. Assistance provided outside of North Korea Section 203(c)(1) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 ( 22 U.S.C. 7833(c)(1) ) is amended by striking 2013 through 2017 and inserting 2018 through 2022 . 6. Annual reports Section 305(a) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 ( 22 U.S.C. 7845(a) ) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 2017 and inserting 2022 .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6210 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mrs. Lawrence introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen accountability of authorized public chartering agencies and reduce charter school authorizing misconduct.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Raising Accountability to Improve School Excellence Act . 2. Charter school authorizing Section 4303 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7221b ) is amended— (1) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (A)(xii)— (I) by striking and at the end of subclause (I); and (II) by inserting at the end the following: (III) In the case of any State entity, a description of how the State entity will ensure that the State’s system of technical assistance and oversight, as described in subclause (I), will provide oversight of authorizing activity for each authorized public chartering agency that is an institution of higher education; ; (ii) in subparagraph (C)— (I) by redesignating subclauses (III) through (VI) as subclauses (IV) through (VII), respectively; and (II) by inserting after subclause (II), the following: (II) a description of how the eligible applicant will, prior to entering into a contract with an authorized public chartering agency, review the agency’s previous authorizing activity, including the number of approvals, renewals, and revocations of charter schools with which the agency has been involved; ; (B) in paragraph (2)(E)— (i) by striking and at the end of clause (ii); and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (iv) ensuring that the authorized public chartering agency carries out authorizing activity in a manner that ensures high-quality student learning, as determined according to annual performance data described in clause (i); and (v) in the case of the poor performance of the schools authorized by an authorized public chartering agency with respect to the assessments, reviews, or requirements under clauses (i) through (iv), provisionally revoking the authorized public chartering agency’s ability to approve charter schools, including a plan to revoke authorizing authority to do so, in the case of continued poor performance; ; and (2) in subsection (g)(1)— (A) by striking and at the end of subparagraph (D)(iii); (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E); and (C) by adding at the end the following: (G) the number of times the State entity applied under subsection (f) to receive a grant under this section and did not receive such grant. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6212 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Quigley , Mr. Tonko , Ms. Matsui , and Mr. Connolly ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To authorize the Department of Energy to assess and score new and existing homes for the cost-effective reduction in the energy use, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Scoring Calculations for Our Residential Energy Act of 2016 or the SCORE Act of 2016 . 2. Department of Energy Home Energy Score Program (a) In general The Secretary of Energy shall maintain a Home Energy Score Program to provide to homeowners and borrowers, on a voluntary basis at the request of the homeowner or borrower, a score document for the purpose of enabling the cost-effective reduction in the energy use of those homes. Score documents shall be available under the Program for both new and existing homes. A score document shall grade the home on its energy consumption for heating, cooling, water heating, and other variables the Secretary considers appropriate to enable achieving cost-effective reduction in the energy use of the home, so that it may be easily compared to other homes. The Program may include the alternate use of any comparable residential rating system, as approved by the Secretary of Energy through published guidelines. (b) Assessments The Program shall provide for home assessments, conducted pursuant to a request by a homeowner or borrower in accordance with section 2(a), by assessors who hold a relevant qualifying credential approved by the Secretary of Energy, to collect energy use information during an approved walk-through of the home for the purpose of creating a score document for the home. (c) Score document A score document under the Program shall include— (1) energy use information collected during an assessment described in subsection (b) for a home, differentiated by specific energy uses and provided on a relative scale based on benchmarks set within the Program; and (2) cost-effective recommendations of means to improve the score and energy efficiency of the home. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Home The term home means any permanent legal residence with a roof and walls which is not a mobile home, manufactured home, houseboat, camper van, recreational vehicle, apartment, hospital, assisted living facility, or office building. (2) Manufactured home The term manufactured home has the meaning given such term in section 603 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5402 ). (3) Program The term Program means the Home Energy Score Program maintained by the Department of Energy under section 2. (4) Score document The term score document means a document described in section 2(c).
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6213 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Heck of Washington (for himself, Mrs. Noem , Mr. Cole , Ms. McCollum , Ms. Moore , and Mr. Kilmer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To direct the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to perform an outreach program for the new markets tax credit to underserved communities, and for other purposes.

1. New markets tax credit outreach to underserved communities Subtitle A of title I of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 ( 12 U.S.C. 4701 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 123. New markets tax credit outreach to underserved communities (a) In general The Secretary of the Treasury shall— (1) establish a program under which the Fund shall provide outreach and training with respect to the new markets tax credit in low-income communities with a disproportionately low amount of qualified low-income community investments by qualified community development entities; and (2) include questions to determine in the application for allocation of new markets tax credit limitation, and consider as an innovative use or a comparable incentive in the evaluation of such applications, the extent to which such entity intends to make qualified low-income community investments within Indian country; and (3) to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that at least one qualified community development entity whose primary mission is to fund projects within or that directly benefit Indian country receives an allocation for each allocation round. (b) Definitions For purposes of this section— (1) New markets tax credit Any term used in this section which is also used in section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall have the same meaning as when used in such section 45D. (2) Indian country The term Indian country has the meaning given such term in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6214 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Pompeo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide for consideration of the extension under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of nonapplication of No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards to certain security or life safety alarms or surveillance systems.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act . 2. Extension of nonapplication of No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards to certain security or life safety alarms or surveillance systems Section 325(u)(3)(E) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6295(u)(3)(E) ) is amended— (1) in clause (ii), by striking manufactured before July 1, 2017, ; and (2) in clause (iii)— (A) by striking and at the end of subclause (I); (B) by striking the period at the end of subclause (II) and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (III) determine, no later than July 1, 2019, if a no-load standard for these products should be prescribed. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6215 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Veasey 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 exempt from the individual health insurance mandate certain low-income individuals residing in States that have not elected the Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Gap Relief Act of 2016 . 2. Exemption from the individual mandate for certain low-income individuals residing in non-Medicaid-expansion States (a) In general Section 5000A(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking or (4) and inserting (4), or (5) , and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Certain low-income individuals in non-Medicaid-expansion States Such term shall not include an individual for any month during which the individual— (A) is described in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) of the Social Security Act, and (B) resides in a State that has not, for such month, made medical assistance available to the individuals described in such section under the State plan under title XIX of such Act (or under a waiver of such plan under section 1115 of such Act). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6222 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Young of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to require publication of information pertaining to the persons participating in the rule making, and on the basis on which the rule is made, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Regulatory Fingerprints Act of 2016 . 2. Required publications pertaining to rule makings Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) For all publications in the Federal Register pertaining to the rule, the agency shall include in such publication— (1) the name and title of officer or employee of the agency who participated in the rule making, and each person performing any work pertaining to the rule making under the terms of a contract with the agency; and (2) the specific legal authority that authorizes the agency to make the rule. (g) Each person whose name and title is published pursuant to subsection (f)(1), shall, during the period in which the rule making was ongoing, file a report (which the agency shall make available online) of each transaction required to be reported by a person under section 103(l) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to the same extent and in the same manner as such a person. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6223 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Issa (for himself and Mr. Vargas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide that a national of the United States may only bring a claim against a foreign state for an injury which was caused by international terrorism and which occurred on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding America’s Armed Forces and Effectiveness Act or the SAAFE Act . 2. Limitation on claims by nationals of the United States against foreign states arising out of injury caused by international terrorism (a) In general Section 1605B(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after occurring in the United States the following: on September 11, 2001 . (b) Conforming amendment Section 7(2) of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act is amended by striking on or after September 11, 2001 and inserting on September 11, 2001 .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6228 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Boustany introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the alternative fuel and alternative fuel mixture credits.

1. Extension and modification of alternative fuel and alternative fuel mixture credits (a) Extension and alternative fuel and alternative fuel mixture credits (1) Alternative fuel credit Section 6426(d)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2016 and inserting December 31, 2021 . (2) Alternative fuel mixture credit Section 6426(e)(3) of such Code is amended by striking December 31, 2016 and inserting December 31, 2021 . (3) Outlay payments for alternative fuels Section 6427(e)(6)(C) is amended by striking December 31, 2016 and inserting December 31, 2021 . (b) Alternative fuel credit allowed for fuel used in qualifying landscape equipment (1) In general Section 6426(d)(1) of such Code is amended by inserting sold by the taxpayer for use as fuel in qualifying landscape equipment, after in aviation, . (2) Qualifying landscape equipment Section 6426(d) of such Code, as amended by subsection (a)(1), is amended by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: (4) Qualifying landscape equipment For purposes of this subsection, the term qualifying landscape equipment means any equipment which— (A) is of a type used in landscaping or similar activities, (B) is powered by an engine capable of running only on alternative fuel, and (C) is not designed primarily for carrying or towing persons or loads from one place to another. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to fuel sold or used after December 31, 2016.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6233 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Conaway (for himself, Mr. Barton , Mr. Carter of Texas , Mr. Culberson , Ms. Granger , Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas , Mr. Neugebauer , Mr. Olson , Mr. Sessions , and Mr. Williams ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the George W. Bush Childhood Home, located at 1412 West Ohio Avenue, Midland, Texas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the George W. Bush Childhood Home Study Act . 2. Special resource study (a) Study The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a special resource study of the George W. Bush Childhood Home, located at 1412 West Ohio Avenue, Midland, Texas (referred to in this section as the site ). (b) Contents In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) evaluate the national significance of the site; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the site as a unit of the National Park System; (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the site by Federal, State, or local governmental entities, or private and nonprofit organizations; (4) consult with interested Federal, State, or local governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations or any other interested individuals; (5) determine the effect of the designation of the site as a unit of the National Park System on existing commercial and recreational uses, and the effect on State and local governments to manage those activities; (6) identify any authorities, including condemnation, that will compel or permit the Secretary to influence or participate in local land use decisions (such as zoning) or place restrictions on non-Federal land if the site is designated a unit of the National Park System; and (7) identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with the alternatives. (c) Applicable law The study required under subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States Code. (d) Study results Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available for the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate the results of the study and any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6234 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Cook introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for penalties for the sale of any Purple Heart awarded to a member of the Armed Forces.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act of 2016 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Purple Heart medal solemnly recognizes the great and sometimes ultimate sacrifice of American servicemembers like Private Corrado Piccoli. (2) The Purple Heart medal holds a place of honor as the national symbol of this sacrifice and deserves special protections. 3. Penalty for sale of Purple Hearts awarded to members of the Armed Forces Subsection (a) of section 704 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) In general (1) Penalty Whoever knowingly purchases, attempts to purchase, solicits for purchase, mails, ships, imports, exports, produces blank certificates of receipt for, manufactures, sells, attempts to sell, advertises for sale, trades, barters, or exchanges for anything of value any decoration or medal authorized by Congress for the armed forces of the United States, or any of the service medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces, or the ribbon, button, or rosette of any such badge, decoration or medal, or any colorable imitation thereof, except when authorized under regulations made pursuant to law, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. (2) Limitation on regulations Regulations referred to in paragraph (1) may not authorize the sale of any Purple Heart awarded to a member of the Armed Forces or former member of the Armed Forces by the Secretary of the military department concerned. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6237 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois 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 coordinate the reduction in the American Opportunity Tax Credit with Federal Pell Grants, to the extent such grants are attributable to expenses not eligible for such credit, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Opportunity Tax Credit Reform Act . 2. American Opportunity Tax Credit coordination with Pell grants (a) In general Section 25A(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) Coordination with Pell Grants not used for qualified tuition and related expenses For purposes of this subsection, any amount determined with respect to an individual under subsection (g)(2) which is attributable to a Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a ) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the amount of expenses (other than qualified tuition and related expenses) which are taken into account in determining the cost of attendance (as defined in section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this paragraph) of such individual at an eligible educational institution for the academic period for which the credit under this section is being determined. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016. 3. Expansion of Pell Grant exclusion from gross income (a) In general Section 117(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking the period at the end and inserting , or , (2) by striking received by an individual as a scholarship and inserting the following: received by an individual— (A) as a scholarship , and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) as a Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a ). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6238 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Kuster , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for issuing identity protection personal identification numbers (IP PINs) to adopted children for purposes of tax administration.

1. Issuance of IP PINS to adopted children (a) In general The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary’s designee, shall establish a program under which the legal guardian of an adopted child may obtain an identity protection personal identification number for such child for the purpose of preventing individuals from claiming tax benefits with respect to such child to which such individuals are not entitled. Such Secretary (or designee) may, in connection with such program, require as a condition of receiving any tax benefit under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to a child issued an IP PIN under this subsection that the IP PIN of such child be included on the return of tax with respect to which such benefit is claimed. (b) Identity protection personal identification number For purposes of this section, the term identity protection personal identification number or IP PIN means a number assigned to an individual under subsection (a) for the purpose of being used to identify such individual (either independently or in combination with the individual’s taxpayer identification number) for purposes of the administration of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6244 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Duffy (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Mr. Sensenbrenner , Mr. Harper , and Mr. Kelly of Mississippi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain non-significant investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions as qualifying capital instruments, and for other purposes.

1. Treatment of certain non-significant investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions (a) In general Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1828 ) is amended— (1) by moving subsection (z) so that it appears after subsection (y); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (aa) Treatment of non-Significant investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions For purposes of the final rules titled Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule (78 Fed. Reg. 62018; published Oct. 11, 2013 and 79 Fed. Reg. 20754; published April 14, 2014) (the Final Rules ) and any other regulation which incorporates a definition of the term non-significant investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions , the appropriate Federal banking agencies shall treat non-significant investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions as qualifying capital instruments (as such terms are defined, respectively, in the Final Rules), provided such instruments were held as investments prior to July 21, 2010. . (b) Amendment to Basel III Capital Regulations Not later than the end of the 3-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Comptroller of the Currency shall amend the final rules titled Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule (78 Fed. Reg. 62018; published Oct. 11, 2013 and 79 Fed. Reg. 20754; published April 14, 2014) to implement the amendments made by this Act.