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I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1478 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To provide for notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength or when the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation places a lien against an insurance company’s assets, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Policyholder Protection Act of 2015 . 2. Ensuring the protection of insurance policyholders (a) Source of strength Section 38A of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1831o–1 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Authority of State insurance regulator (1) In general The provisions of section 5(g) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1844(g) ) shall apply to a savings and loan holding company that is an insurance company, an affiliate of an insured depository institution that is an insurance company, and to any other company that is an insurance company and that directly or indirectly controls an insured depository institution, to the same extent as the provisions of that section apply to a bank holding company that is an insurance company. (2) Rule of construction Requiring a bank holding company that is an insurance company, a savings and loan holding company that is an insurance company, an affiliate of an insured depository institution that is an insurance company, or any other company that is an insurance company and that directly or indirectly controls an insured depository institution to serve as a source of financial strength under this section shall be deemed an action of the Board that requires a bank holding company to provide funds or other assets to a subsidiary depository institution for purposes of section 5(g) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1844(g) ). . (b) Liquidation authority The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 203(e)(3) ( 12 U.S.C. 5383(e)(3) ), by inserting or rehabilitation after orderly liquidation each place that term appears; and (2) in section 204(d)(4) ( 12 U.S.C. 5384(d)(4) ), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: “, except that, if the covered financial company or covered subsidiary is an insurance company or a subsidiary of an insurance company, the Corporation— (A) shall promptly notify the State insurance authority for the insurance company of the intention to take such lien; and (B) may only take such lien— (i) to secure repayment of funds made available to such covered financial company or covered subsidiary; and (ii) if the Corporation determines, after consultation with the State insurance authority, that such lien will not unduly impede or delay the liquidation or rehabilitation of the insurance company, or the recovery by its policyholders .

Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1478 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Mr. Posey (for himself and Mr. Sherman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To provide for notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength or when the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation places a lien against an insurance company’s assets, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Policyholder Protection Act of 2015 . 2. Source of strength Section 38A of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1831o–1 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Authority of State Insurance Regulator (1) In general The provisions of section 5(g) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1844(g) ) shall apply to a savings and loan holding company that is an insurance company, an affiliate of an insured depository institution that is an insurance company, and to any other company that is an insurance company and that directly or indirectly controls an insured depository institution, to the same extent as such section 5(g) applies to a bank holding company that is an insurance company. (2) Rule of construction Requiring a bank holding company that is an insurance company, a savings and loan holding company that is an insurance company, an affiliate of an insured depository institution that is an insurance company, or any other company that is an insurance company and that directly or indirectly controls an insured depository institution to serve as a source of financial strength under this section shall be deemed an action of the Board that requires a bank holding company to provide funds or other assets to a subsidiary depository institution for purposes of such section 5(g). . 3. Liquidation authority The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 203(e)(3), by inserting or rehabilitation after orderly liquidation each place such term appears; and (2) in section 204(d)(4), by inserting before the semicolon the following: , except that, if the covered financial company or covered subsidiary is an insurance company or a subsidiary of an insurance company, the Corporation— (A) shall promptly notify the State insurance authority for the insurance company of the intention to take such lien; and (B) may not take such lien if the State insurance authority notified under subparagraph (A) informs the Corporation, in writing, within 15 days of such notice, that the taking of the lien on the assets of such company would have a materially adverse effect on the policyholders of such company .
IIB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1478 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 17, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs AN ACT To provide for notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength or when the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation places a lien against an insurance company’s assets, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Policyholder Protection Act of 2015 . 2. Ensuring the protection of insurance policyholders (a) Source of strength Section 38A of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1831o–1 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Authority of State insurance regulator (1) In general The provisions of section 5(g) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1844(g) ) shall apply to a savings and loan holding company that is an insurance company, an affiliate of an insured depository institution that is an insurance company, and to any other company that is an insurance company and that directly or indirectly controls an insured depository institution, to the same extent as the provisions of that section apply to a bank holding company that is an insurance company. (2) Rule of construction Requiring a bank holding company that is an insurance company, a savings and loan holding company that is an insurance company, an affiliate of an insured depository institution that is an insurance company, or any other company that is an insurance company and that directly or indirectly controls an insured depository institution to serve as a source of financial strength under this section shall be deemed an action of the Board that requires a bank holding company to provide funds or other assets to a subsidiary depository institution for purposes of section 5(g) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1844(g) ). . (b) Liquidation authority The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 203(e)(3) ( 12 U.S.C. 5383(e)(3) ), by inserting or rehabilitation after orderly liquidation each place that term appears; and (2) in section 204(d)(4) ( 12 U.S.C. 5384(d)(4) ), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: “, except that, if the covered financial company or covered subsidiary is an insurance company or a subsidiary of an insurance company, the Corporation— (A) shall promptly notify the State insurance authority for the insurance company of the intention to take such lien; and (B) may only take such lien— (i) to secure repayment of funds made available to such covered financial company or covered subsidiary; and (ii) if the Corporation determines, after consultation with the State insurance authority, that such lien will not unduly impede or delay the liquidation or rehabilitation of the insurance company, or the recovery by its policyholders .

Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1479 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Mr. Brady of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoogle Act . 2. Applying budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (a) In general Section 1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(3)(E) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (iv) Application of budget neutrality relating to floor on wage area index in non-rural areas (I) Application on a State-specific basis In the case of discharges occurring on or after April 1, 2015, for purposes of applying section 4410(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the Secretary shall administer such section 4410(b) and paragraph (e) of section 412.64 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, as if paragraph (e)(4)(ii) of such section 412.64, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this clause, had never applied and by using the methodology promulgated in the Federal Register on August 19, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 48570) (applied as if such methodology had been fully implemented for fiscal year 2011 using a 100 percent State-specific adjustment to the area wage index). (II) Construction Nothing in subclause (I) shall be construed as preventing the Secretary, for discharges occurring on or after April 1, 2015, from modifying the regulations under such section 412.64 to be consistent with subclause (I) in carrying out the budget neutrality requirements of such section 4410(b). . (b) Conforming amendment terminating application of budget neutrality on a nationwide basis Section 3141 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is amended by inserting and before April 1, 2015, after 2010, .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1480 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act . 2. Confidentiality of information shared between State and Federal financial services regulators Section 1512(a) of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 ( 12 U.S.C. 5111(a) ) is amended by inserting or financial services before industry .

Passed the House of Representatives April 13, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1480 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Mr. Dold (for himself and Mr. Perlmutter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act . 2. Confidentiality of information shared between State and Federal financial services regulators Section 1512(a) of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 ( 12 U.S.C. 5111(a) ) is amended by inserting or financial services before industry .
IIB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1480 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 14, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs AN ACT To ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act . 2. Confidentiality of information shared between State and Federal financial services regulators Section 1512(a) of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 ( 12 U.S.C. 5111(a) ) is amended by inserting or financial services before industry .

Passed the House of Representatives April 13, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB Union Calendar No. 43 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1480 [Report No. 114–62] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Mr. Dold (for himself and Mr. Perlmutter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services April 13, 2015 Additional sponsors: Mr. Neugebauer , Mr. Huizenga of Michigan , and Mr. Sessions April 13, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act . 2. Confidentiality of information shared between State and Federal financial services regulators Section 1512(a) of the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 ( 12 U.S.C. 5111(a) ) is amended by inserting or financial services before industry .

April 13, 2015 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. 1483 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Ms. Foxx introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , 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 titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to repeal wage requirements applicable to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway and public transportation construction projects.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Highway Trust Fund Reform Act of 2015 . 2. Prevailing rate of wage requirements (a) Repeals The following provisions are repealed: (1) Section 113 of title 23, United States Code (and the item relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 1 of such title). (2) Section 5333(a) of title 49, United States Code. (b) Applicability (1) Effective date Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the 31st day following the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Existing contracts The amendments made by this section shall not affect any contract in existence on the date of enactment of this Act or made pursuant to an invitation for bids outstanding on such date of enactment.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1486 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Mr. Barr (for himself, Mr. Duffy , Mr. Neugebauer , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Stivers , and Mr. Hultgren ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to bring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection into the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taking Account of Bureaucrats’ Spending Act of 2015 or the TABS Act of 2015 . 2. Bringing the Bureau into the regular appropriations process Section 1017 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5497 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by amending the heading of such subsection to read as follows: Budget, financial management, and audit.— ; (B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3); (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and (D) by striking subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (1), as so redesignated; (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c); (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and (4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated— (A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting the following: (1) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this title for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017. ; and (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2).
IB Union Calendar No. 414 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1486 [Report No. 114–538] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Mr. Barr (for himself, Mr. Duffy , Mr. Neugebauer , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Stivers , and Mr. Hultgren ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services May 6, 2016 Additional sponsors: Mr. Guinta , Mr. Tipton , Mr. Rothfus , Mr. Pittenger , Mr. Young of Iowa , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Huizenga of Michigan , Mr. Fincher , Mr. Yoho , Mr. Rohrabacher , Mr. Ribble , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , Mrs. Love , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Walden , Mr. Emmer of Minnesota , Mr. Tom Price of Georgia , Mr. Rokita , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mrs. Walorski , Mr. Hurt of Virginia , Mr. Graves of Louisiana , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Allen , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Cole , Mr. Chabot , Mr. Poliquin , Mr. Jordan , Mr. Stewart , Mr. DeSantis , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Palmer , Mr. Lucas , Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mr. Conaway , Mr. Luetkemeyer , Mr. Babin , Mr. Williams , Mr. Boustany , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Shuster , and Mr. Young of Alaska May 6, 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 March 19, 2015 A BILL To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to bring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection into the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taking Account of Bureaucrats’ Spending Act of 2016 or the TABS Act of 2016 . 2. Bringing the Bureau into the regular appropriations process Section 1017 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5497 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by amending the heading of such subsection to read as follows: Budget, financial management, and audit.— ; (B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3); (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and (D) by striking subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (1), as so redesignated; (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c); (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and (4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated— (A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting the following: (1) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau for fiscal year 2017 an amount equal to the aggregate amount of funds transferred by the Board of Governors to the Bureau during fiscal year 2015. ; and (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2).

May 6, 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. 1488 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Mr. Collins of New York (for himself, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Pompeo , Mr. Latta , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Rogers of Alabama , Mr. Jones , and Mr. Abraham ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include firearms in the types of property allowable under the alternative provision for exempting property from the estate.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2015 . 2. Exemptions Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d) by adding at the end the following: (13) The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed $3,000 in value, in a single firearm or firearms. , and (2) in subsection (f)(4)(A)— (A) in clause (xiv) by striking and at the end, (B) in clause (xv) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and , and (C) by adding at the end the following: (xvi) The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed $3,000 in value, in a single firearm or firearms. . 3. Effective date; application of amendments (a) Effective date Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Application of amendments The amendments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1497 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Mr. Huelskamp introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, to require reporting by the Secretary of the Treasury of reduction measures being used to avoid defaulting on Government obligations in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes.

1. Reporting of certain reduction measures Section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Reporting of certain reduction measures (1) Initial notification In the event that the debt of the United States Government reaches the statutory limit, the Secretary of the Treasury shall— (A) notify the Congress that the limit has been reached; and (B) notify the Congress if the Secretary has begun using reduction measures to avoid defaulting on obligations of the Government, and specify which reduction measures are currently being used. (2) Daily public reporting For each day that the debt of the United States Government is at the statutory limit, the Secretary shall publicly disclose, on the website of the Department of the Treasury, the following: (A) All reduction measures currently being used by the Secretary to avoid defaulting on obligations of the Government. (B) With respect to each reduction measure, whether or not such measure is currently being used— (i) the total dollar amount of such measure that has been used; and (ii) the total dollar amount of such measure that the Secretary estimates is still available for use. (C) The date on which the Secretary estimates that all reduction measures will be exhausted, and the Government will begin defaulting on its obligations. (3) Reduction measures defined For purposes of this subsection, the term reduction measures means each of the following: (A) Directing or approving the issuance of debt by the Federal Financing Bank for the purpose of entering into an exchange transaction for debt that is subject to the limit under this section. (B) Suspending investments in the Government Securities Investment Fund of the Thrift Savings Fund. (C) Suspending investments in the stabilization fund established under section 5302 of title 31, United States Code. (D) Suspending new investments in the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund or the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund. (E) Selling or redeeming securities, obligations, or other invested assets of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund or the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund before maturity. (F) Such other measures as the Secretary determines appropriate. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1498 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Mr. Hunter (for himself, Mr. Zinke , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Nugent , Mr. Cook , Mr. Rigell , Mr. Guinta , and Mr. Perry ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To direct the President to designate an existing Federal officer to coordinate efforts to secure the release of United States citizens who are hostages of hostile groups or state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hostage Recovery Improvement Act . 2. Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator (a) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall designate an existing Federal officer to coordinate efforts to secure the release of United States citizens who are hostages of hostile groups or state sponsors of terrorism. For purposes of carrying out the duties described in subsection (b), such officer shall have the title of Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator . (b) Duties The Coordinator shall have the following duties: (1) Coordinate and direct all activities of the Federal Government relating to each hostage situation described in subsection (a) to ensure efforts to secure the release of all hostages in the hostage situation are properly resourced and correct lines of authority are established and maintained. (2) Establish a task force consisting of appropriate personnel of the Federal Government with respect to each hostage situation described in subsection (a). 3. Quarterly report (a) In general The Coordinator shall submit to Congress a quarterly report on each hostage situation described in section 2(a) and efforts to secure the release of all hostages in such hostage situation. (b) Form The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex if necessary. 4. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Coordinator should develop and pursue an entire range of options with respect to each hostage situation described in section 2(a), including kinetic and non-kinetic options. 5. Definitions In this Act: (1) Coordinator The term Coordinator means the Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator designated under section 1(a). (2) Hostile group The term hostile group means— (A) a group that is designated as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189(a) ); (B) a group that is engaged in armed conflict with the United States; or (C) any other group that the President determines to be a hostile group for purposes of this paragraph. (3) State sponsor of terrorism The term state sponsor of terrorism — (A) means a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, or any other provision of law, to be a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; and (B) includes North Korea.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1499 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Mr. Kind (for himself and Mr. Meehan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Physical Activities Recommendations for Americans Act of 2015 . 2. Physical activity recommendations for Americans (a) Reports (1) In general Not later than December 31, 2018, and at least every 10 years thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall publish a report that provides physical activity recommendations for the people of the United States. Each such report shall contain physical activity information and recommendations for consideration and use by the general public, and shall be considered, as applicable and appropriate, by relevant Federal agencies in carrying out relevant Federal health programs. (2) Basis of recommendations The information contained in each report required under paragraph (1) shall be based on the most current evidence-based scientific and medical knowledge at the time the report is prepared, and shall include additional information for population subgroups, such as children or individuals with disabilities, if scientific and medical evidence indicates that physical activity recommendations vary in such a manner that such stratification is warranted. (3) Update reports Not later than 5 years after the publication of the first report under paragraph (1), and every 10 years thereafter, the Secretary shall publish an update report detailing evidence-based practices and highlighting continuing issues with respect to physical activity. The contents of reports under this paragraph may focus on a particular group, subsection, or other division of the general public or on a particular issue relating to physical activity. (b) Interaction with other recommendations Federal agencies proposing to issue physical activity recommendations that differ from the recommendations in the most recent report published under subsection (a)(1) shall submit such proposed recommendations to the Secretary for review, and as appropriate, approval, to ensure that such recommendations are either consistent with the physical activity recommendations published under such subsection or based on the most current evidence-based scientific and medical knowledge. (c) Existing authority not affected This section is not intended to limit the support of biomedical research by any Federal agency or to limit the presentation or communication of scientific or medical findings or review of such findings by any Federal agency.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1500 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Mr. Kline (for himself, Mr. Latta , Mr. Paulsen , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Emmer of Minnesota , and Mr. Peterson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To ensure that certain TRICARE program beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARE Prime regardless of the location of their residence.

1. Access to TRICARE Prime for certain beneficiaries (a) Clarification of 100-Mile limit Section 732(c)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( 10 U.S.C. 1097a note) is amended to read as follows: (3) Residence at time of election (A) Except as provided by subparagraph (B), an affected eligible beneficiary may not make the one-time election under paragraph (1) if, at the time of such election, the beneficiary does not reside— (i) in a ZIP code that is in a region described in subsection (d)(1)(B); and (ii) within 100 miles of a military medical treatment facility. (B) Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply with respect to an affected eligible beneficiary who, as of December 25, 2013, resides farther than 100 miles from a military medical treatment facility. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 ).
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1501 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Ms. Lee (for herself, Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Courtney , Mr. Richmond , Mr. Grijalva , Mrs. Lawrence , Ms. Fudge , Mr. Keating , Mr. Butterfield , and Mr. Pierluisi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the United States Postal Service may not close, consolidate, or sell any historic postal facility without prior congressional approval, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; findings (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Moratorium on United States Postal Facilities Act . (b) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The United States Postal Service is an American institution dating back to the colonial era. (2) The United States Postal Service is the core of a $1 trillion mailing industry that employs more than 8 million people. (3) In 2013, the United States Postal Service processed 158 billion pieces of mail, handled 40 percent of the world’s mail volume, paid $3.6 billion every month in salaries and benefits, employed 104,700 veterans, and managed 31,272 retail offices. (4) The United States Postal Service employs a Federal preservation officer and a historian. (5) The United States Postal Service has a diverse fine arts collection consisting of works of art from many different sources and programs. (6) The United States Postal Service houses more than 1,400 murals and sculptures from President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs in its post offices around the Nation. (7) Most of the post office works of art were funded through commissions under the Treasury Department’s Section of Painting and Sculpture and Section of Fine Arts. (8) As of December 2013, 880 postal buildings are listed on the National Historic Register. 2. Congressional approval required for closure, consolidation, or sale of historic postal facilities (a) In general Section 404 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) (1) The Postal Service may not close, consolidate, sell, or otherwise dispose of any historic postal facility without prior written approval from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (2) In this subsection, the term historic postal facility means any postal facility listed, or eligible to be listed, in the National Register of Historic Places. . (b) Conforming amendments Section 404 of title 39, United States Code, is further amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting consistent with the requirements of subsection (f), before to determine ; and (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking The Postal Service and inserting Subject to the requirements of subsection (f), the Postal Service . (c) Application The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any historic postal facility, including any such facility that is listed as for sale by the United States Postal Service as of the date of enactment of this section.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1502 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Mr. Lewis (for himself, Mr. McDermott , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Mr. DeFazio , Mr. Rangel , Ms. Lee , Mr. Hastings , and Mr. Grijalva ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend for 5 years payment parity with Medicare for primary care services furnished under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Parity Act of 2015 . 2. Extension of Medicaid payment parity with Medicare for primary care services (a) In general Section 1902(a)(13)(C) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(13)(C) ) is amended by striking 2013 and 2014 and inserting 2013 through 2019 . (b) Extending increased FMAP for additional payments for primary care services Section 1905(dd) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(dd) ) is amended by striking and before January 1, 2015, and inserting and before January 1, 2020, . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2015.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1503 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Rangel , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Cartwright , Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. Edwards , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Sablan , Mr. Takai , Ms. Norton , Mr. Gene Green of Texas , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Hastings , Ms. Hahn , Mr. McDermott , Mrs. Lawrence , Ms. Brown of Florida , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Cárdenas , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Ms. Chu of California , Mr. Rush , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Conyers , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Esty , and Mr. Johnson of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To require the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, to establish a program to provide for workforce training and education, at community colleges, in sustainable energy.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community College Energy Training Act of 2015 . 2. Sustainable energy training program for community colleges (a) Workforce training and education in sustainable energy From funds made available under subsection (c) , the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, shall carry out a joint sustainable energy workforce training and education program. In carrying out the program, the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, shall award grants to community colleges to provide workforce training and education in industries and practices such as— (1) alternative energy, including wind and solar energy; (2) high-performance green building construction, design and redevelopment; (3) sustainable energy technologies, including chemical technology, nanotechnology, and electrical technology; (4) water, energy and resource conservation; (5) recycling and waste reduction; and (6) sustainable agriculture and farming. (b) Award considerations Of the funds made available under subsection (c) for a fiscal year, not less than one-half of such funds shall be awarded to community colleges with existing (as of the date of the award) sustainability programs that lead to certificates, credentials, or degrees in one or more of the industries and practices described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (a) . (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2016 through 2020. (d) Definitions In this Act: (1) Community college The term community college means an institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) ), that— (A) provides a 2-year program of instruction for which the institution awards an associate degree; and (B) primarily awards associate degrees. (2) High-performance green building The term high-performance green building has the meaning given the term in section 401(13) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17061 ).
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1505 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Mr. Nugent (for himself, Mr. Benishek , and Mr. Jones ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture , 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 make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans.

1. Veterans Eagle Passport (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Eagle Parks Pass Act . (b) Veterans Eagle Parks Pass Section 805(b) of division J of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 ( 16 U.S.C. 6804(b) ; 118 Stat. 3386), is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Veterans Discount The Secretary shall make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, at a cost of $10, for any veteran who was separated from military service under conditions other than dishonorable, if the veteran provides proof of that status by presenting a DD214. The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass made available under this paragraph shall be valid for the life of the veteran for whom it was purchased. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1506 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Mr. Pallone introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate rules in an open proceeding with respect to updating its competitive bidding rules.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Access to Spectrum Act of 2015 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Small businesses create almost half of the Nation’s private-sector jobs, including 43 percent of high-tech jobs. (2) Wireless services and technology are increasingly driving innovation, investment, and economic growth. (3) Consumers benefit from additional choices provided by competition from multiple mobile wireless providers, including small mobile wireless providers. (4) Recognizing that the wireless marketplace is a capital-intensive industry, Congress charges the Federal Communications Commission with developing rules to help small businesses and encourage competition in spectrum-based services. (5) The Commission last comprehensively updated its competitive bidding rules in 2006. (6) The upcoming broadcast television spectrum incentive auction offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to access the spectrum most useful for wireless broadband. 3. FCC Rulemaking Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall promulgate rules in WT Docket No. 14–170.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1509 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Mr. Rangel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend the Military Selective Service Act to require the reinstatement of the draft whenever an authorization on the use of military force or declaration of war is in effect and to provide for the registration of women with the Selective Service System, and for other purposes.

1. Reinstatement of military draft as part of an authorization on the use of military force or declaration of war Subsection (c) of section 17 of the Military Selective Service Act ( 50 U.S.C. App. 467 ) is amended to read as follows: (c) Reinstatement of draft (1) Reinstatement required As soon as practicable upon the enactment of a law containing an authorization on the use of military force or a declaration of war, the President shall resume the induction of persons subject to registration under section 3(a) for training and service in the Armed Forces so that service and sacrifice in the Armed Forces during the period of such authorization or declaration is shared broadly among the American people. (2) Termination authority The President may terminate the induction of persons under paragraph (1) upon the expiration of the authorization on the use of military force or declaration of war that was the basis for the resumption of induction. . 2. Application of Military Selective Service registration and induction requirements to female citizens and residents of the United States Section 3(a) of the Military Selective Service Act ( 50 U.S.C. App. 453(a) ) is amended— (1) in the first sentence— (A) by striking male both places it appears; and (B) by inserting or herself after himself ; and (2) in the second sentence, by striking he continues and inserting the alien continues . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to any law containing an authorization on the use of military force or a declaration of war enacted after January 1, 2015.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1510 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Mr. Rangel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services and Rules , 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 require that overseas contingency operations be paid for.

1. Requirement that overseas contingency operations be paid for (a) Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2015 No amount otherwise made available for Overseas Contingency Operations for fiscal year 2015 may be obligated during the period beginning on the date which is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date of the enactment of a law which includes provisions which increase revenues by not less than the aggregate amount appropriated for Overseas Contingency Operations for fiscal year 2015. A provision to increase revenue shall not be taken into account under the preceding sentence unless the law which includes such provision includes a statement that specifically indicates that such provision is to be taken into account for purposes of satisfying the requirement of this subsection. (b) Point of order regarding increased funding for Overseas Contingency Operations Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 12. It shall not be in order to consider a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment thereto or conference report thereon, if the provisions of such measure increase amounts made available for Overseas Contingency Operations for any fiscal year, unless such measure includes provisions which increase revenues by not less than the increase in Overseas Contingency Operations for that fiscal year. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1512 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2015 Mr. Rouzer (for himself, Mr. Jones , Mr. Butterfield , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina , Mr. Pittenger , Mr. Holding , Mr. Hudson , Mr. McHenry , Mr. Meadows , and Mr. Walker ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate at least one city in the United States each year as an American World War II City , and for other purposes.

1. Designation of American World War II Cities (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall designate at least one city in the United States each year as an American World War II City . (b) Criteria for designation After the designation made under subsection (c), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall make each designation under subsection (a) based on the following criteria: (1) Contributions by a city to the war effort during World War II, including those related to defense manufacturing, bond drives, service in the Armed Forces, and the presence of military facilities within the city. (2) Efforts by a city to preserve the history of the city’s contributions during World War II, including through the establishment of preservation organizations or museums, restoration of World War II facilities, and recognition of World War II veterans. (c) First American World War II City The city of Wilmington, North Carolina, is designated as an American World War II City .