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I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 542 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2015 Mr. Harper introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of doctors of chiropractic in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2015 . 2. Participation of doctors of chiropractic in National Health Service Corps (1) Primary health care services Section 331 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254d ) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(3)(D), by striking or mental health, and inserting chiropractic, or mental health, ; and (B) in subsection (b)(2), by striking and physician assistants and inserting doctors of chiropractic, and physician assistants . (2) Scholarship program Section 338A of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254l ) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking and physician assistants and inserting doctors of chiropractic, and physician assistants ; and (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking or other health profession and inserting chiropractic, or other health profession . (3) Loan repayment program (A) Participation Section 338B of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254l–1 ) is amended— (i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking and physician assistants and inserting doctors of chiropractic, and physician assistants ; (ii) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking or another health profession and inserting chiropractic, or another health profession ; and (iii) in subsections (b)(1)(B) and (b)(1)(C)(ii), by striking the term or other health profession each place such term appears and inserting chiropractic, or other health profession . (B) Period of obligated service Clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 338C(b)(5)(C) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254m(b)(5)(C) ) are amended by striking the term or other health profession each place such term appears and inserting chiropractic, or other health profession .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 544 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2015 Mr. Jeffries (for himself and Mr. King of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of the families of New York Police Department Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Slain Officer Family Support Act of 2015 . 2. Acceleration of income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of the families of New York Police Department Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos (a) In general For purposes of section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 a taxpayer may treat any contribution described in subsection (b) made between January 1, 2015, and April 15, 2015, as if such contribution was made on December 31, 2014, and not in 2015. (b) Contribution described A contribution is described in this subsection if such contribution is a cash contribution made for the relief of the families of slain New York Police Department Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, for which a charitable contribution deduction is allowable under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (c) Recordkeeping In the case of a contribution described in subsection (b), a telephone bill showing the name of the donee organization, the date of the contribution, and the amount of the contribution shall be treated as meeting the recordkeeping requirements of section 170(f)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (d) Clarification that contribution will not fail To qualify as a charitable contribution A cash contribution made for the relief of the families of slain New York Police Department Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos shall not fail to be treated as a charitable contribution for purposes of section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and subsection (b) of this section merely because such contribution is for the exclusive benefit of such families. The preceding sentence shall apply to contributions made on or after December 20, 2014.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 545 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2015 Mr. Dent introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To add engaging in or supporting hostilities against the United States to the list of acts for which United States nationals would lose their nationality.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enemy Expatriation Act . 2. Loss of nationality (a) In general Section 349 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1481 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in each of paragraphs (1) through (6), by striking or at the end; (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (8) engaging in, or purposefully and materially supporting, hostilities against the United States. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) For purposes of this section, the term hostilities means any conflict subject to the laws of war. . (b) Technical amendment Section 351(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1483(a) ) is amended by striking (6) and (7) and inserting (6), (7), and (8) .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 549 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2015 Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Rokita , and Mr. Hudson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require the EEOC to approve commencing or intervening in certain litigation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Litigation Oversight Act of 2015 . 2. Approval of EEOC litigation commencement or intervention Section 705 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e–4 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (l) (1) The Commission shall approve or disapprove by majority vote whether the Commission shall commence or intervene in litigation involving multiple plaintiffs, or an allegation of systemic discrimination or a pattern or practice of discrimination. (2) A member of the Commission shall have the power to require the Commission to approve or disapprove by majority vote whether the Commission shall commence or intervene in any litigation. (3) Neither the Commission nor a member of the Commission may delegate the authority provided under paragraph (1) or (2) to any other person. (4) Not later than 30 days after the Commission commences or intervenes in litigation pursuant to approval under this subsection, the Commission shall post and maintain the following information on its public website with respect to the litigation: (A) The court in which the case was brought. (B) The name and case number of the case. (C) The nature of the allegation. (D) The causes of action brought. (E) Each Commissioner’s vote on commencing or intervening in the litigation. (5) The Commission shall issue, in a manner consistent with section 713, procedural regulations to carry out this subsection. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 555 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2015 Mrs. Black (for herself and Mr. Meehan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require an Exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to notify individuals in the case that personal information of such individuals is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of the security of any system maintained by the Exchange, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2015 . 2. Notification to individuals of personal information being acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of system security After the discovery of a breach of security of any system maintained by an Exchange established pursuant to section 1321(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ), the Exchange shall, as soon as possible but in no instance later than the timeframe established under the requirements of the Health Breach Notification Rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission (16 C.F.R. 318), provide notice of such breach to each individual whose personal information (including any non health-related personal information) is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of such breach of security. A violation of this section shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 18 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 57a ).
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 556 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2015 Mr. Bilirakis (for himself, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Pompeo , Mr. King of Iowa , and Mr. Meehan ) 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2015 . 2. Allowing physical therapists to utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare (a) In general The first sentence of section 1842(b)(6) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(6) ) is amended— (1) by striking and before (H) ; and (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and (I) in the case of outpatient physical therapy services furnished by physical therapists, subparagraph (D) of this sentence shall apply to such services and therapists in the same manner as such subparagraph applies to physicians’ services furnished by physicians . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 558 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard in Springboro, Ohio, as the Richard Dick Chenault Post Office Building .

1. Richard Dick Chenault Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard in Springboro, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the Richard Dick Chenault Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Richard Dick Chenault Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives September 24, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen H. R. 558 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard in Springboro, Ohio, as the Richard Dick Chenault Post Office Building .

1. Richard Dick Chenault Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard in Springboro, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the Richard Dick Chenault Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Richard Dick Chenault Post Office Building .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 558 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2015 Mr. Chabot (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mr. Renacci , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Tiberi , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Stivers , Mr. Jordan , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Wenstrup , Mr. Latta , Mr. Turner , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Ms. Fudge , and Mr. Joyce ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard in Springboro, Ohio, as the Richard Dick Chenault Post Office Building .

1. Richard Dick Chenault Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard in Springboro, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the Richard Dick Chenault Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Richard Dick Chenault Post Office Building .
IIB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 558 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard in Springboro, Ohio, as the Richard Dick Chenault Post Office Building .

1. Richard Dick Chenault Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard in Springboro, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the Richard Dick Chenault Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Richard Dick Chenault Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives September 24, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
II Calendar No. 259 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 558 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs October 8, 2015 Reported by Mr. Johnson , without amendment AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard in Springboro, Ohio, as the Richard Dick Chenault Post Office Building .

1. Richard Dick Chenault Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 55 South Pioneer Boulevard in Springboro, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the Richard Dick Chenault Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Richard Dick Chenault Post Office Building .

October 8, 2015 Reported without amendment
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 559 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2015 Mr. Frelinghuysen (for himself, Mr. Lance , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Mr. LoBiondo , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Pallone , and Mr. Sires ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System.

1. Addition of team to national urban search and rescue system (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, demonstrated the importance of enhancing national domestic terrorism preparedness. (2) Twenty-six of the 28 urban search and rescue teams included in the National Urban Search and Rescue System of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were called into action in the wake of the events of September 11th. (3) Highly qualified, urban search and rescue teams not included in the National Urban Search and Rescue System were the first teams in New York City on September 11th. (4) The continuing threat of a possible domestic terrorist attack remains an important mission for which the Nation must prepare to respond. (5) Part of that response should be to increase the number of urban search and rescue teams included in the National Urban Search and Rescue System. (b) Addition of new jersey task force 1 The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 561 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2015 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To require the Secretary of Education to assess the impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assessing Appropriate School Start Times Act . 2. Addition of study on school start times to Studies of National Significance Section 5414 ( 20 U.S.C. 7243c ) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq. ) is amended in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following: (4) Appropriate school start times A study assessing the impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance. . 3. Completion date The study required by section 2 shall be completed not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 562 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2015 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To improve transfer of earned school credits for foster youth.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Education for Foster Youth Act . 2. Improved credit transfer for children in foster care Subpart 2 of part E of title IX ( 20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq. ) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 9537. Credit transfer of children in foster care Each State that receives assistance under this Act shall implement policies ensuring that a child in foster care who is changing schools can transfer school credits and receive partial credits for coursework satisfactorily completed while attending a prior school or educational program. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 568 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2015 Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois (for himself and Mr. McNerney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Secretary of Energy to prepare a report on the impact of thermal insulation on both energy and water use for potable hot water.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Thermal Insulation Efficiency Improvement Act . 2. Report on energy and water savings potential from thermal insulation (a) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies and relevant stakeholders, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the impact of thermal insulation on both energy and water use systems for potable hot and chilled water in Federal buildings, and the return on investment of installing such insulation. (b) Contents The report shall include— (1) an analysis based on the cost of municipal or regional water for delivered water and the avoided cost of new water; and (2) a summary of energy and water savings, including short-term and long-term (20 years) projections of such savings.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 569 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2015 Mr. LoBiondo (for himself, Mr. Frelinghuysen , Mr. Lance , and Mr. Smith of New Jersey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of New Jersey.

1. Prohibition on oil and gas leasing off the coast of New Jersey (a) Prohibition The Secretary of the Interior shall not issue a lease, permit, or license for the exploration for or extraction of oil or gas on or from submerged lands described in subsection (b). (b) Lands described The submerged lands with respect to which subsection (a) applies are all submerged lands seaward from the landward boundary of the Outer Continental Shelf that lie within 125 miles of any point of the coastline of the State of New Jersey.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 570 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2015 Ms. McCollum introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To discontinue Radio Martí and Television Martí broadcasts to Cuba.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Wasting Taxpayer Money on Cuba Broadcasting Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) For 30 years, the United States Government has broadcast news and information to Cuba with the intent to promote freedom and democracy. (2) Since fiscal year 1984, Congress has appropriated approximately $770,000,000 to the Office of Cuban Broadcasting to operate Radio and TV Martí, according to the Congressional Research Service. (3) Historical surveys conducted by the Broadcasting Board of Governors indicate that Radio and TV Martí reached an audience of less than 2 percent of Cuban adults in households with landline phones. (4) The Broadcasting Board of Governors has no current, valid estimates of audience size in Cuba and therefore is unable to report on the cost effectiveness of its activities. (5) Radio and TV Martí recently were characterized by media sources as a symbol of ineffectual Cold War policy and government waste rather than a serious democratic tool. (6) On December 17, 2014, President Barack Obama announced a new policy of engagement toward Cuba that will end an outdated approach that, for decades, has failed to advance our interests, and instead we will begin to normalize relations between our two countries . 3. Discontinuation of Radio Martí and Television Martí Broadcasts to Cuba (a) Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act The Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act ( 22 U.S.C. 1465 et seq. ) is repealed. (b) Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act The Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act ( 22 U.S.C. 1465aa et seq. ) is repealed.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 572 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2015 Mr. Mullin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015 . 2. Use of existing Department of Veterans Affairs authorities to furnish health care to certain veterans who have geographic inaccessibility to care (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall use the authorities specified in subsection (b) to furnish hospital care and medical services at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who reside more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department to the residence of the veteran that furnishes the hospital care or medical services that are sought by the veteran, including a community-based outpatient clinic. (b) Authorities The authorities specified in this subsection are the following: (1) Section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, relating to contracts for the furnishing of hospital care and medical services through non-Department facilities. (2) Section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–146 ; 128 Stat. 175), relating to the furnishing of hospital care and medical services to veterans through non-Department entities if the veteran is unable to schedule an appointment for the receipt of such care or services within the wait-time goals of the Veterans Health Administration. (3) Any other authority under the laws administered by the Secretary relating to the furnishing of hospital care and medical services at non-Department facilities. (c) Hospital care and medical services In this section, the terms hospital care and medical services have the meanings given such terms in section 1701 of title 38, United States Code.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 573 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2015 Mr. Posey (for himself and Mr. Murphy of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To make competitive awards to national estuary programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Estuary Urgent Needs Priority Program Act . 2. Competitive awards Section 320(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330(g) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Competitive awards (A) In general Of the amount made available under subsection (i), the Administrator shall make competitive awards under this paragraph. (B) Application for awards The Administrator shall solicit applications for awards under this paragraph from State, interstate, and regional water pollution control agencies and entities, State coastal zone management agencies, interstate agencies, other public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, organizations, and individuals. (C) Selection of recipients In selecting award recipients under this paragraph, the Administrator shall select recipients that are best able to address urgent and challenging issues that threaten the economic and ecological well-being of coastal areas. Such issues shall include— (i) extensive seagrass habitat losses resulting in significant impacts on fisheries and water quality; (ii) recurring harmful algae blooms, unusual marine mammal mortalities; (iii) invasive exotic species which can threaten wastewater systems and cause other damage; or (iv) jellyfish proliferation limiting community access to water during peak tourism seasons. (D) Priority The Administrator shall give priority for the competitive awards described in subparagraph (A) to national estuary programs that are not part of the Geographic Programs as described in the explanatory statement referred to in section 4 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 ( Public Law 113–76 ; 128 Stat. 7 and printed on page H978 of the Congressional Record on January 15, 2014). (E) Authorization of appropriations From the amounts made available under subsection (i), 15 percent shall be made available for the competitive awards program under this subsection. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 574 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2015 Mr. Royce (for himself, Mr. Lucas , Mr. Garrett , Mr. Neugebauer , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Huizenga of Michigan , Mr. Fincher , Mr. Stutzman , Mr. Mulvaney , Mr. Hultgren , Mr. Pittenger , Mr. Barr , and Mr. Williams ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To prohibit contributions by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the Housing Trust Fund and the Capital Market Fund while such enterprises are in conservatorship or receivership, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay Back the Taxpayers Act of 2015 . 2. Prohibition of contributions to Housing Trust Fund and Capital Magnet Fund while enterprises are in conservatorship or receivership (a) In general Notwithstanding section 1337 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 4567 ) or any other provision of law, after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation shall not, during the term of any conservatorship or receivership of such an enterprise pursuant to section 1367 of such Act ( 12 U.S.C. 4617 ), make any contribution or transfer to, or allocate or set aside any amounts for, the Housing Trust Fund established under section 1338 of such Act ( 12 U.S.C. 4568 ) or the Capital Magnet Fund established under section 1339 of such Act ( 12 U.S.C. 4569 ). (b) Treatment of amounts previously set aside Any amounts that, before the date of the enactment of this Act, have been set aside by the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation for the Housing Trust Fund or the Capital Magnet Fund referred to in subsection (a) of this section but not yet allocated or transferred to such a Fund shall not be so allocated or transferred but shall be covered into the General Fund of the Treasury and shall be used only for reducing the budget deficit of the Federal Government. 3. Use of enterprise repayments to reduce budget deficit After the date of the enactment of this Act, any amounts paid or repaid to the Secretary of the Treasury by the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, during the term of any conservatorship or receivership of such enterprise pursuant to section 1367 of such Act ( 12 U.S.C. 4617 ) and in any form, including any dividends paid pursuant to the Amended and Restated Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements, dated September 26, 2008, amended May 6, 2009, further amended December 24, 2009, and further amended August 17, 2012, between the United States Department of the Treasury and the Federal National Mortgage Association, and between such Department and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, shall be covered into the General Fund of the Treasury and shall be used only for reducing the budget deficit of the Federal Government.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 575 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2015 Ms. Sinema (for herself and Mr. Benishek ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To appropriately limit the authority to award bonuses to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Wasteful Bonuses in Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2015 or the VA Bonus Accountability Act . 2. Limitation on bonuses for employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 714. Limitation and repayment of bonuses (a) (1) If the Comptroller General of the United States, the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or any other senior ethics official of the Department makes an adverse finding with respect to an employee of the Department, the Secretary, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, shall issue an order directing the employee to repay to the Department the amount of any bonus paid to the employee during the fiscal year in which the adverse finding is made. (2) If the Comptroller General of the United States, the Inspector General of the Department, or any other senior ethics official of the Department makes an adverse finding with respect to an employee under subsection (a), the Secretary may not award a bonus to such employee for a period of 5 years beginning on the last day of the fiscal year during which the adverse finding occurred. (b) In this section— (1) the term adverse finding with respect to an employee means a determination that the conduct of the employee— (A) violated a policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs for which the employee may be removed or suspended; or (B) violated a law for which the employee may be imprisoned for more than 1 year; and (2) the term bonus means any bonus or cash award, including— (A) an award under chapter 45 of title 5; (B) an award under section 5384 of such title; and (C) a retention bonus under section 5754 of such title. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 714. Limitation and repayment of bonuses. . (c) Application The amendments made by this section shall apply to any bonus paid in fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 577 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2015 Mr. Zinke (for himself, Mr. Tipton , Mr. Schock , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Rokita , Mr. Labrador , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Amodei , Mr. Gibson , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Yoho , Mr. Barr , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Griffith , Mr. DeFazio , Mr. Westerman , Mr. Long , Mr. Guinta , Mr. Palazzo , and Mr. Grothman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran.

1. Use of existing Department of Veterans Affairs authorities to furnish health care to certain veterans who have geographic inaccessibility to care (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall use the authorities specified in subsection (b) to furnish hospital care and medical services at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who reside more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department to the residence of the veteran that furnishes the hospital care or medical services that are sought by the veteran, including a community-based outpatient clinic. (b) Authorities The authorities specified in this subsection are the following: (1) Section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, relating to contracts for the furnishing of hospital care and medical services through non-Department facilities. (2) Section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–146 ; 128 Stat. 175), relating to the furnishing of hospital care and medical services to veterans through non-Department entities if the veteran is unable to schedule an appointment for the receipt of such care or services within the wait-time goals of the Veterans Health Administration. (3) Any other authority under the laws administered by the Secretary relating to the furnishing of hospital care and medical services at non-Department facilities. (c) Hospital care and medical services In this section, the terms hospital care and medical services have the meanings given such terms in section 1701 of title 38, United States Code.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 578 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 28, 2015 Mr. Gibbs (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Jones , Mr. Huelskamp , Mr. Ribble , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Benishek , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Turner , Mr. Rogers of Alabama , Mr. Collins of New York , Mr. Crawford , Mr. Ross , Mr. Salmon , Mr. Latta , Mr. Womack , Mr. Long , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Wittman , Mr. Hultgren , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Cole , Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mr. Harris , Mr. Chabot , Mr. Rooney of Florida , Mr. Walberg , Mr. Babin , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Pompeo , and Mr. Russell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects administered by the Secretary of the Army, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015 . 2. Protecting Americans from violent crime (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Second Amendment to the Constitution provides that the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed . (2) Section 327.13 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, provides that, except in special circumstances, possession of loaded firearms, ammunition, loaded projectile firing devices, bows and arrows, crossbows, or other weapons is prohibited at water resources development projects administered by the Secretary of the Army. (3) The regulations described in paragraph (2) prevent individuals complying with Federal and State laws from exercising the second amendment rights of the individuals while at such water resources development projects. (4) The Federal laws should make it clear that the second amendment rights of an individual at a water resources development project should not be infringed. (b) Protecting the right of individuals To bear arms at water resources development projects The Secretary of the Army shall not promulgate or enforce any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm, including an assembled or functional firearm, at a water resources development project covered under section 327.0 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), if— (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm; and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the State in which the water resources development project is located.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 588 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 28, 2015 Mr. Rothfus (for himself and Mr. Schrader ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 preserve Medicare beneficiary choice by restoring and expanding the Medicare open enrollment and disenrollment opportunities repealed by section 3204(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2015 . 2. Preservation of Medicare beneficiary choice under Medicare Advantage (a) In general Section 1851(e)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–21(e)(2) ) is amended by amending subparagraph (C), as amended by section 3204(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ), to read as follows: (C) Continuous open enrollment and disenrollment for first 3 months in subsequent years (i) In general Subject to clause (ii) and subparagraph (D), at any time during the first 3 months of a year, or, if the individual first becomes a Medicare Advantage eligible individual during a year, during the first 3 months of such year in which the individual is a Medicare Advantage eligible individual, a Medicare Advantage eligible individual may change the election under subsection (a)(1). (ii) Limitation of one change during open enrollment period each year An individual may exercise the right under clause (i) only once during the applicable 3-month period described in such clause in each year. The limitation under this clause shall not apply to changes in elections effected during an annual, coordinated election period under paragraph (3) or during a special enrollment period under paragraph (4). (iii) Limited application to part D The previous provisions of this subparagraph shall only apply with respect to changes in enrollment in a prescription drug plan under part D in the case of an individual who, previous to such change in enrollment, is enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 1860D–1(b)(1)(B)(iii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–101(b)(1)(B)(iii) ) is amended by striking , (C), . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to 2016 and succeeding years.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 589 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 28, 2015 Mr. Massie (for himself, Mr. Bridenstine , Mr. Blum , Mr. DeSantis , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Jolly , and Mr. Mooney of West Virginia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act . 2. Repeal of inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits (a) In general Section 86 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to social security benefits) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Termination This section shall not apply to any taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of this subsection. . (b) Social Security trust funds held harmless (1) In general There are hereby appropriated (out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated) for each fiscal year to each fund under the Social Security Act or the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 an amount equal to the reduction in the transfers to such fund for such fiscal year by reason of section 86(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (2) No tax increases It is the sense of the Congress that tax increases will not be used to provide the revenue necessary to carry out paragraph (1).
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 592 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 28, 2015 Mr. Guthrie (for himself, Mr. Butterfield , Mr. Young of Indiana , and Mr. Kind ) 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act . 2. Medicare coverage of pharmacist services (a) Coverage Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2) ) is amended— (1) by striking and at the end of subparagraph (EE); (2) by adding and at the end of subparagraph (FF); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (FF) the following new subparagraph: (GG) pharmacist services furnished by a pharmacist, as licensed by State law, individually or on behalf of a pharmacy provider— (i) which the pharmacist is legally authorized to perform in the State in which the individual performs such services; (ii) as would otherwise be covered under this part if furnished by a physician, or as an incident to a physician’s service; and (iii) in a setting located in a health professional shortage area (as defined in section 332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act), medically underserved area, or medically underserved population (as defined in section 330(b)(3) of such Act); . (b) Payment Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1) ) is amended— (1) by striking and (Z) and inserting (Z) ; and (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , and (AA) with respect to pharmacist services (as defined in section 1861(s)(2)(GG)), the amounts paid shall be equal to 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge or 85 percent of the fee schedule amount provided under section 1848 if such services had been furnished by a physician . (c) Effective date; Pharmacist specific codes (1) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2016. (2) Pharmacist specific codes The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall develop pharmacist specific codes, as necessary, under the physician fee schedule under section 1848 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4 ).
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 596 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes.

1. Repeal of PPACA and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (a) PPACA Effective on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) is repealed, and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such Act had not been enacted. (b) Health care-Related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 Effective on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–152 ) are repealed, and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such title or subtitle, respectively, are restored or revived as if such title and subtitle had not been enacted. 2. Budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 3. Reporting replacement legislation The Committee on Education and the Workforce, the Committee on Energy and Commerce , the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives shall each report to the House of Representatives legislation proposing changes to existing law within each committee’s jurisdiction with provisions that— (1) foster economic growth and private sector job creation by eliminating job-killing policies and regulations; (2) lower health care premiums through increased competition and choice; (3) preserve a patient’s ability to keep his or her health plan if he or she likes it; (4) provide people with pre-existing conditions access to affordable health coverage; (5) reform the medical liability system to reduce unnecessary and wasteful health care spending; (6) increase the number of insured Americans; (7) protect the doctor-patient relationship; (8) provide the States greater flexibility to administer Medicaid programs while reducing costs under such programs; (9) expand incentives to encourage personal responsibility for health care coverage and costs; (10) prohibit taxpayer funding of abortions and provide conscience protections for health care providers; (11) eliminate duplicative government programs and wasteful spending; or (12) do not accelerate the growth of entitlement programs or increase the tax burden on Americans.

Passed the House of Representatives February 3, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.