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IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3714 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 20, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship AN ACT To amend the Small Business Act to allow the Small Business Administration to establish size standards for small agricultural enterprises using the same process for establishing size standards for small business concerns, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Agriculture Producer Size Standards Improvements Act of 2015 . 2. Amendment to definition of agricultural enterprises Paragraph (1) of section 18(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 647(b)(1) ) is amended by striking businesses and inserting small business concerns . 3. Equal treatment of small farms Paragraph (1) of section 3(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a)(1) ) is amended by striking operation: Provided , and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting operation. . 4. Updated size standards (a) In general Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall, by rule, establish size standards in accordance with section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ) for agricultural enterprises (as such term is defined in section 18(b)(1) of such Act). (b) Review Size standards established under subsection (a) are subject to the rolling review procedures established under section 1344(a) of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 ( 15 U.S.C. 632 note).

Passed the House of Representatives April 19, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3715 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit interments, funerals, memorial services, and ceremonies of deceased veterans at national cemeteries and State cemeteries receiving grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs during certain weekends.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Final Farewell Act of 2016 . 2. Authorization of interments, funerals, memorial services, and ceremonies at national cemeteries and State cemeteries receiving grants during weekends (a) National cemeteries Section 2404 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) The Secretary shall permit the interment or funeral, memorial service, or ceremony of a deceased veteran at a national cemetery during weekends, other than Federal holiday weekends, upon a request of the next-of-kin of the veteran. . (b) State cemeteries Section 2408(c) of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): (2) In addition to the conditions specified in subsection (b) and paragraph (1), any grant to a State under this section to assist such State in establishing a veterans’ cemetery shall be made on the condition that such cemetery shall permit the interment or funeral, memorial service, or ceremony of a deceased veteran at the cemetery during weekends, other than Federal holiday weekends, upon a request of the next-of-kin of the veteran. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Notice requirement Upon receipt of a request for an application for burial or interment in a national cemetery, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide notice to the individual submitting the request of the opportunity to request the interment or funeral, memorial service, or ceremony of a deceased veteran at a national cemetery during weekends, other than Federal holiday weekends, as authorized by subsection (i) of section 2404 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).

Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3715 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 8, 2015 Ms. Brown of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit interments, funerals, memorial services, and ceremonies of deceased veterans at national cemeteries and State cemeteries receiving grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs during certain weekends if requested for religious reasons.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Final Farewell Act of 2015 . 2. Authorization of interments, funerals, memorial services, and ceremonies at national cemeteries and State cemeteries receiving grants during weekends when requested for religious or cultural reasons (a) National cemeteries Section 2404 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) The Secretary shall permit the interment or funeral, memorial service, or ceremony of a deceased veteran at a national cemetery during weekends, other than Federal holiday weekends, upon a request of the next-of-kin of the veteran made for religious or cultural reasons, as determined by the Secretary. . (b) State cemeteries Section 2408(c) of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): (2) In addition to the conditions specified in subsection (b) and paragraph (1), any grant to a State under this section to assist such State in establishing a veterans’ cemetery shall be made on the condition that such cemetery shall permit the interment or funeral, memorial service, or ceremony of a deceased veteran at the cemetery during weekends, other than Federal holiday weekends, upon a request of the next-of-kin of the veteran made for religious or cultural reasons, as determined by the Secretary. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Notice requirement Upon receipt of a request for an application for burial or interment in a national cemetery, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide notice to the individual submitting the request of the opportunity to request the interment or funeral, memorial service, or ceremony of a deceased veteran at a national cemetery during weekends, other than Federal holiday weekends, for religious or cultural reasons, as authorized by subsection (i) of section 2404 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3715 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 24, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit interments, funerals, memorial services, and ceremonies of deceased veterans at national cemeteries and State cemeteries receiving grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs during certain weekends.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Final Farewell Act of 2016 . 2. Authorization of interments, funerals, memorial services, and ceremonies at national cemeteries and State cemeteries receiving grants during weekends (a) National cemeteries Section 2404 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) The Secretary shall permit the interment or funeral, memorial service, or ceremony of a deceased veteran at a national cemetery during weekends, other than Federal holiday weekends, upon a request of the next-of-kin of the veteran. . (b) State cemeteries Section 2408(c) of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): (2) In addition to the conditions specified in subsection (b) and paragraph (1), any grant to a State under this section to assist such State in establishing a veterans’ cemetery shall be made on the condition that such cemetery shall permit the interment or funeral, memorial service, or ceremony of a deceased veteran at the cemetery during weekends, other than Federal holiday weekends, upon a request of the next-of-kin of the veteran. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Notice requirement Upon receipt of a request for an application for burial or interment in a national cemetery, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide notice to the individual submitting the request of the opportunity to request the interment or funeral, memorial service, or ceremony of a deceased veteran at a national cemetery during weekends, other than Federal holiday weekends, as authorized by subsection (i) of section 2404 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).

Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3724 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016 . 2. Prohibition on rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct (a) In general Section 7804 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Prohibition on rehiring employees involuntarily separated The Commissioner may not employ any individual previously employed by the Commissioner who was removed for misconduct under this subchapter or chapter 43 or chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, or whose employment was terminated under section 1203 of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 ( 26 U.S.C. 7804 note). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any employee removed from employment before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. No additional funds authorized No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

Passed the House of Representatives April 21, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3724 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 8, 2015 Mrs. Noem (for herself and Mr. Roskam ) 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 prohibit the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2015 . 2. Prohibition on rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct (a) In general Section 7804 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Prohibition on rehiring employees involuntarily separated The Commissioner may not employ any individual previously employed by the Commissioner who was removed for misconduct under this subchapter or chapter 43 or chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, or whose employment was terminated under section 1203 of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 ( 26 U.S.C. 7804 note). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any employee removed from employment before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3724 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 25, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance AN ACT To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016 . 2. Prohibition on rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct (a) In general Section 7804 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Prohibition on rehiring employees involuntarily separated The Commissioner may not employ any individual previously employed by the Commissioner who was removed for misconduct under this subchapter or chapter 43 or chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, or whose employment was terminated under section 1203 of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 ( 26 U.S.C. 7804 note). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any employee removed from employment before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. No additional funds authorized No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

Passed the House of Representatives April 21, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB Union Calendar No. 382 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3724 [Report No. 114–500] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 8, 2015 Mrs. Noem (for herself and Mr. Roskam ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means April 18, 2016 Additional sponsors: Mr. Cuellar , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Smith of Missouri , Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , Mr. Sessions , and Mr. Chaffetz April 18, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 8, 2015 A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016 . 2. Prohibition on rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct (a) In general Section 7804 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Prohibition on rehiring employees involuntarily separated The Commissioner may not employ any individual previously employed by the Commissioner who was removed for misconduct under this subchapter or chapter 43 or chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, or whose employment was terminated under section 1203 of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 ( 26 U.S.C. 7804 note). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any employee removed from employment before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. No additional funds authorized No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

April 18, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3726 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 8, 2015 Mr. Rooney of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize States to issue special permits to allow the operation of vehicles of up to 95,000 pounds on Interstate System highways for the hauling of livestock.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Highway Exceptions for Ranchers’ Deliveries Act of 2015 . 2. Vehicle weight limitations for Interstate System highways Section 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (13) Hauling of livestock A State may allow, by special permit, the operation of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of up to 95,000 pounds for the hauling of livestock. The cost of a special permit issued under this paragraph may not exceed $200 per year for a livestock trailer. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3728 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 8, 2015 Mr. Schweikert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary and 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 amend the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 to modify the requirement to impose sanctions with respect to the provision of specialized financial messaging services to the Central Bank of Iran and other sanctioned Iranian financial institutions, and for other purposes.

1. Modification of requirement to impose sanctions with respect to the provision of specialized financial messaging services to the Central Bank of Iran and other sanctioned Iranian financial institutions (a) In general Section 220(c) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 ( 22 U.S.C. 8726(c) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); (2) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting paragraph (3) ; and (B) by striking the President may impose and all that follows and inserting the President shall impose sanctions pursuant to that section, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ), or paragraph (2) of this subsection with respect to the person. ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Exclusion from the United States and revocation of visa or other documentation (A) In general The sanctions described in this paragraph are, in the case of an alien determined by the President to be a senior executive or member of the board of directors of a person described in paragraph (1), denial of a visa to, and exclusion from the United States of, the alien, and revocation in accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1201(i) ), of any visa or other documentation of the alien. (B) Definition In this paragraph, the term alien has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 ). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to any person that engages in any of the activities described in paragraph (1) of section 220(c) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 on or after such date of enactment. 2. Prohibition on waiver of sanctions with respect to the provision of specialized financial messaging services to the Central Bank of Iran and other sanctioned Iranian financial institutions Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, may not waive the requirement to impose sanctions under section 220(c) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (as amended by section 1 of this Act).
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3729 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 8, 2015 Mr. Sensenbrenner (for himself, Mr. Olson , and Mr. Duffy ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Responsible Ethical Scientific Endeavors Assuring Research for Compassionate Healthcare Act or the Safe RESEARCH Act . 2. Prohibiting certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion Section 498A of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 289g–1 ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking Research on transplantation of fetal tissue and inserting Research with fetal tissue ; (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) Establishment of program (1) In general The Secretary may conduct or support research with human fetal tissue. The Secretary shall conduct or support any such research in accordance with this section. (2) Source of tissue Human fetal tissue may be used in research carried out under paragraph (1) only if the tissue is obtained pursuant to a stillbirth. ; (3) in subsection (b)(2)— (A) by striking subparagraph (A); and (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (4) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking may have been obtained pursuant to a spontaneous or induced abortion or pursuant to a stillbirth and inserting has been obtained pursuant to a stillbirth ; and (5) in subsection (g), by striking after a spontaneous or induced abortion, or .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3730 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 8, 2015 Mr. Sensenbrenner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To authorize unused visas numbers made available under section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to be made available to nationals of Ireland, and for other purposes.

1. Unused E–3 visa numbers available to nationals of Ireland (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, visa numbers made available under section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(iii) ) that were unused by nationals of the Commonwealth of Australia during a fiscal year shall be made available on the same basis in the subsequent fiscal year to nationals of Ireland residing in that country. (b) Qualifications Section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(iii) ) is amended by inserting , or solely to perform services as an employee and who has at least a high school education or its equivalent, (which shall include passage of a high school equivalency examination) or has, within 5 years, at least 2 years of work experience in an occupation classified as Zone 2 or higher by the Bureau of Labor Statistics if the alien is a national of the Republic of Ireland, after Australia .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3734 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 9, 2015 Mr. Hardy (for himself and Mr. Perlmutter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to provide support to mining schools, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mining Schools Enhancement Act . 2. Support for mining schools Section 721 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ( 30 U.S.C. 1309b ) is amended— (1) by striking The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement and inserting the following: (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Mining program support (1) Of the amounts made available under this Act for activities authorized under this section, the Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement shall ensure that at least 70 percent is expended to enhance and support mining and mineral engineering programs in the United States by funding activities at mining schools. (2) In expending funds under this section, the Director shall consult with relevant stakeholders and ensure a significant opportunity for participation by undergraduate and graduate students at mining schools. (3) The Director shall ensure that the activities conducted under this section relate to conventional fuel resource development and production, and include— (A) studies of mining, mineral extraction efficiency, and related processing technology; (B) mineral economics, reclamation technology, and practices for active mining operations; (C) the development of remining systems and technologies that facilitate reclamation that fosters the recovery of resources at abandoned mine sites; (D) investigations of mineral resource extraction methods that reduce environmental and human impacts; (E) reducing dependence on foreign energy supplies; and (F) enhancing the competitiveness of United States energy technology exports. (c) Mining school defined In this section the term mining school means a mining or mineral engineering program or department accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., that is located at an institution of higher education (as that term is defined in section 631(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1132(a) )) in the United States. .
IB Union Calendar No. 509 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3734 [Report No. 114–658] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 9, 2015 Mr. Hardy (for himself and Mr. Perlmutter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources July 5, 2016 Additional sponsors: Mr. Pearce , Mrs. Noem , Mr. Westerman , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Barr , Mr. Stewart , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Smith of Missouri , Mr. Amodei , Mr. Zinke , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Bost , Mr. Gosar , Ms. McSally , Mr. Griffith , and Mr. Mooney of West Virginia July 5, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to provide support to mining schools, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mining Schools Enhancement Act . 2. Support for mining schools Section 721 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ( 30 U.S.C. 1309b ) is amended— (1) by striking The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement and inserting the following: (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Mining program support (1) Of the amounts made available under this Act for activities authorized under this section, the Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement shall ensure that at least 70 percent is expended to enhance and support mining and mineral engineering programs in the United States by funding activities at mining schools. (2) In expending funds under this section, the Director shall consult with relevant stakeholders and ensure a significant opportunity for participation by undergraduate and graduate students at mining schools. (3) The Director shall ensure that the activities conducted under this section relate to conventional fuel resource development and production, and include— (A) studies of mining, mineral extraction efficiency, and related processing technology; (B) mineral economics, reclamation technology, and practices for active mining operations; (C) the development of remining systems and technologies that facilitate reclamation that fosters the recovery of resources at abandoned mine sites; (D) investigations of mineral resource extraction methods that reduce environmental and human impacts; (E) reducing dependence on foreign energy supplies; and (F) enhancing the competitiveness of United States energy technology exports. (c) Mining school defined In this section the term mining school means a mining or mineral engineering program or department accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., that is located at an institution of higher education (as that term is defined in section 631(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1132(a) )) in the United States. .

July 5, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3735 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Town Run Lane in Winston Salem, North Carolina, as the Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office .

1. Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Town Run Lane in Winston Salem, North Carolina, shall be known and designated as the Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office . (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 Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office .

Passed the House of Representatives March 1, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen H. R. 3735 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Town Run Lane in Winston Salem, North Carolina, as the Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office .

1. Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Town Run Lane in Winston Salem, North Carolina, shall be known and designated as the Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office . (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 Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3735 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 9, 2015 Ms. Adams (for herself, Mr. Butterfield , Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina , Mr. Jones , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Ms. Foxx , Mr. Walker , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Pittenger , Mr. McHenry , Mr. Meadows , and Mr. Holding ) 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 200 Town Run Lane in Winston Salem, North Carolina, as the Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office .

1. Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Town Run Lane in Winston Salem, North Carolina, shall be known and designated as the Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office . (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 Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office .
IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3735 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 2, 2016 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 200 Town Run Lane in Winston Salem, North Carolina, as the Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office .

1. Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Town Run Lane in Winston Salem, North Carolina, shall be known and designated as the Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office . (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 Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office .

Passed the House of Representatives March 1, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
II Calendar No. 495 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3735 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 2, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 25, 2016 Reported by Mr. Johnson , without amendment AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Town Run Lane in Winston Salem, North Carolina, as the Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office .

1. Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Town Run Lane in Winston Salem, North Carolina, shall be known and designated as the Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office . (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 Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office .

May 25, 2016 Reported without amendment
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3737 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 9, 2015 Mr. Welch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To responsibly pay our Nation’s bills on time by temporarily extending the public debt limit, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsibly Paying Our Nation’s Bills Act . 2. Temporary extension of public debt limit (a) In general Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on January 1, 2017. (b) Special rule relating to obligations issued during extension period Effective January 1, 2017, the limitation in effect under section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall be increased to the extent that— (1) the face amount of obligations issued under chapter 31 of such title and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States Government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on January 1, 2017, exceeds (2) the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3739 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 9, 2015 Mr. Woodall (for himself, Mr. Walz , Mr. Ribble , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Mr. Massie , Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Crawford , Mr. Denham , Mr. Hanna , Mr. Meadows , and Mr. Farenthold ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To provide for qualified physicians to perform a medical certification for an operator of a commercial motor vehicle who is a veteran, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Expanded Trucking Opportunities Act . 2. Medical certificate for veterans operating commercial motor vehicles (a) In general In the case of a physician-approved veteran operator, the qualified physician of such operator may, subject to the requirements of subsection (b), perform a medical examination and provide a medical certificate for purposes of compliance with the requirements of section 31149 of title 49, United States Code. (b) Certification The certification described under subsection (a) shall include— (1) assurances that the physician performing the medical examination meets the requirements of a qualified physician under this section; and (2) certification that the physical condition of the operator is adequate to enable such operator to operate a commercial motor vehicle safely. (c) Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Physician-approved veteran operator The term physician-approved veteran operator means an operator of a commercial motor vehicle who— (A) is a veteran who is enrolled in the health care system established under section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code; (B) is required to have a current valid medical certificate pursuant to section 31149 of title 49, United States Code; and (C) had a valid medical certificate provided by the qualified physician of such operator prior to May 21, 2014. (2) Qualified physician The term qualified physician means a physician who— (A) is employed in the Department of Veterans Affairs; (B) is familiar with the standards for, and physical requirements of, an operator certified pursuant to section 31149 of title 49, United States Code; and (C) has never, with respect such section, been found to have acted fraudulently, including by fraudulently awarding a medical certificate. (3) Veteran The term veteran has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. (d) Statutory Construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to change any statutory penalty associated with fraud or abuse.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3742 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 9, 2015 Mr. Cramer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to allow for certain third party payments.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to Marketplace Insurance Act . 2. Payment of Premiums by Certain Third Parties on Behalf of Qualified Individuals (a) In general Section 1312 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18032 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: (c) Payment of premiums by certain qualified third parties on behalf of a qualified individual A qualified individual enrolled in any qualified health plan may allow certain third parties to pay any applicable premium or cost sharing owed by such individual to the health insurance issuer issuing such qualified health plan, and the health insurance issuer shall accept such payments made on behalf of such individuals, including those from the following: (1) A State or Federal government program, including assistance provided under a grant under title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act. (2) Indian tribes, tribal organizations, or urban Indian organizations. (3) A program conducted by an organization which is— (A) exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; (B) described in clause (i) or (vi) of section 170(b)(1)(A) of such Code; and (C) operated in compliance with applicable Federal laws, including sections 3729 through 3733 of title 31, United States Code (known as the False Claims Act). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2016.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3743 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 9, 2015 Mr. Cramer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of an executive department from maintaining a private email server for conducting official Government business.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Every Relevant and Vital Electronic Record Act of 2015 or the SERVER Act . 2. Prohibition on Secretary of executive department from maintaining private email server (a) Prohibition The Secretary of an executive department may not maintain a private email server for the purpose of conducting official Government business. (b) Compliance The Inspector General of each executive department shall ensure compliance with subsection (a). (c) Criminal penalty Whoever violates subsection (a) shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; and shall forfeit his or her office and be disqualified from holding any office under the United States. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Executive department The term executive department has the meaning provided in section 101 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Private email server and official Government business The terms private email server and official Government business have the meanings provided in regulations promulgated for purposes of this Act by the Archivist of the United States.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3745 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 9, 2015 Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois 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 allow chiropractors to provide items and services through private contracts under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep Your Chiropractor Act . 2. Allowing chiropractors to provide items and services through private contracts (a) In general Section 1802(b)(5)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395a(b)(5)(B) ) is amended by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of section 1861(r) and inserting section 1861(r) . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to contracts entered into on and after the date of enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3747 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 9, 2015 Mr. Deutch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, to adjust for inflation the amount that is exempt from administrative offsets by the Department of Education for defaulted student loans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Garnishment Modernization Act of 2015 . 2. Adjustment for inflation (a) In general Section 3716(c)(3)(A) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in clause (ii), by striking An amount and inserting Except as provided in clause (iii), an amount ; and (2) by inserting after the matter following clause (ii)(II) the following: (iii) For a claim that may be collected under this section by the Department of Education relating to a defaulted student loan under part B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq. , 1087a et seq., and 1087aa et seq.), the amount of payments due to an individual under the Social Security Act that is exempt from offset under this subsection shall be equal to the exemption amount under clause (ii), as adjusted annually to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall— (1) take effect as if included in the enactment of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–134 ; 110 Stat. 1321); and (2) only apply with respect to a claim described in section 3716(c)(3)(A)(iii) of title 31, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(2), that may be collected by administrative offset by the Department of Education under section 3716 of such title after the date of enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3749 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 9, 2015 Mr. Israel (for himself and Mr. King of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interference with communication frequencies used by emergency response providers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Responder Radio Communications Protection Act of 2015 . 2. Interference with communication frequencies used by emergency response providers prohibited (a) Prohibition Chapter 65 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1370. Communication frequencies used by emergency response providers (a) Offense Whoever knowingly— (1) interferes in any way with the working or use of a communication frequency; or (2) obstructs, hinders, or delays the transmission of any communication over any such communication frequency, or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. (b) Definitions In this section— (1) the term communication frequency means any radio frequency used by emergency response providers in their official capacity; and (2) the term emergency response providers has the meaning given such term in section 2(6) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 65 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: 1370. Communications frequencies used by emergency response providers. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3750 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To waive the passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the First Responders Passport Act of 2015 . 2. Passports for first responders (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 1 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 ( 22 U.S.C. 214 ), is amended, in the third sentence, by inserting after to attend a funeral or memorial service for such member; the following: from an individual who is operating under a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the United States Government, including a volunteer, who is proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster as determined by the Secretary; . (b) Report Not later than 90 days after the end of the first full fiscal year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the number of waivers of fees for the execution and issuance of passports to first responders under section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1920, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, for such fiscal year.

Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3750 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 9, 2015 Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mrs. Comstock , Mr. Royce , Mr. Engel , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Marino , and Mr. Lowenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To waive the passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the First Responders Passport Act of 2015 . 2. Persons excused from payment of fees for execution and issuance of passports (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 1 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 ( 22 U.S.C. 214 ), is amended, in the third sentence, by inserting after to attend a funeral or memorial service for such member; the following: from an individual who has contracted with the United States Government, including a volunteer, who is proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a qualifying natural disaster as authorized by the Secretary; . (b) Report Not later than 90 days after the end of the first full fiscal year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the number of waivers of fees for the execution and issuance of passports to first responders under section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1920, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, for such fiscal year.