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IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4890 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 25, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance AN ACT To impose a ban on the payment of bonuses to employees of the Internal Revenue Service until the Secretary of the Treasury develops and implements a comprehensive customer service strategy.

1. Ban on IRS bonuses until IRS develops comprehensive customer service strategy (a) In general The Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary’s delegate, may not pay a bonus, award, or similar cash payment to any employee of the Internal Revenue Service until the Secretary, or the Secretary’s delegate, develops and submits to Congress a comprehensive customer service strategy that has been reviewed and approved by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. Such strategy shall include— (1) appropriate telephone and correspondence levels of service, which shall be based on service provided by the best in business and customer expectations; (2) a thorough assessment of which services the Internal Revenue Service can shift to self-service options; and (3) proposals to improve customer service in the short term (the current and following fiscal year), medium term (approximately 3 to 5 fiscal years), and long term (approximately 10 fiscal years). (b) Progress reports The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary’s delegate, shall submit reports to the Congress on the status of its customer service strategy and actions taken to improve customer service. Such reports shall be submitted on a semiannual basis until the comprehensive customer service strategy under subsection (a) is fully implemented. (c) Consultation with Taxpayer Advocate In developing the comprehensive customer service strategy pursuant to this section, the Secretary, or the Secretary’s delegate, shall consult with the National Taxpayer Advocate. 2. No additional funds authorized No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out the requirements of this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated.

Passed the House of Representatives April 21, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB Union Calendar No. 383 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4890 [Report No. 114–501] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 11, 2016 Mr. Meehan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means April 18, 2016 Additional sponsor: Mr. Sessions 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 April 11, 2016 A BILL To impose a ban on the payment of bonuses to employees of the Internal Revenue Service until the Secretary of the Treasury develops and implements a comprehensive customer service strategy.

1. Ban on IRS bonuses until IRS develops comprehensive customer service strategy (a) In general The Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary’s delegate, may not pay a bonus, award, or similar cash payment to any employee of the Internal Revenue Service until the Secretary, or the Secretary’s delegate, develops and submits to Congress a comprehensive customer service strategy that has been reviewed and approved by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. Such strategy shall include— (1) appropriate telephone and correspondence levels of service, which shall be based on service provided by the best in business and customer expectations; (2) a thorough assessment of which services the Internal Revenue Service can shift to self-service options; and (3) proposals to improve customer service in the short term (the current and following fiscal year), medium term (approximately three to five fiscal years), and long term (approximately ten fiscal years). (b) Progress reports The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary’s delegate, shall submit reports to the Congress on the status of its customer service strategy and actions taken to improve customer service. Such reports shall be submitted on a semiannual basis until the comprehensive customer service strategy under subsection (a) is fully implemented. 2. No additional funds authorized No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out the requirements of this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated or made available.

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 2d Session H. R. 4892 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 11, 2016 Mr. Miller 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 pay special compensation to certain veterans with the loss or loss of use of creative organs.

1. Special compensation for loss or loss of use of creative organs (a) In general Section 1114 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (u) (1) Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary shall pay to a covered veteran two lump-sum special compensation payments each in the amount of $10,000. The second such payment may not occur less than one year after the date of the first such payment. (2) Special compensation paid to a covered veteran under paragraph (1) is in addition to disability compensation paid to the veteran pursuant to subsection (k), except that in any month in which the veteran receives a payment of such special compensation, the veteran may not also receive such disability compensation pursuant to subsection (k). (3) A covered veteran shall submit to the Secretary a separate, specific application for each payment of special compensation paid under paragraph (1) in such form and in such manner as the Secretary considers appropriate. (4) In this subsection, the term covered veteran means a veteran who is paid disability compensation pursuant to subsection (k) for— (A) the anatomical loss of one or more creative organs; or (B) the permanent or static loss of use of one or more creative organs. . (b) Application Subsection (u) of section 1114 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to a veteran who receives disability compensation on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4893 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 11, 2016 Mr. Sanford (for himself, Mr. Sherman , and Mr. Neugebauer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules , and in addition to the Committee on the Budget , 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 Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to prohibit the use of guarantee fees as offsets.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Risk Management and Homeowner Stability Act of 2016 . 2. Prohibiting the use of guarantee fees as offsets (a) In general Title III of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 316. Prohibiting the use of guarantee fees as offsets (a) In the Senate or the House of Representatives, if a bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report includes a provision that increases, or extends the increase of, the guarantee fees of an enterprise, the chair of the Committee on the Budget of the applicable House shall not count the budgetary effects of such provision for purposes of title III and title IV of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Act of 1974, the Rules of the House of Representatives, and applicable provisions of concurrent resolutions on the budget. (b) The evaluation under subsection (a) shall not apply to any legislation that provides for an increase, or extension of an increase, of any guarantee fee of an enterprise to be used for the purpose of financing reforms to the secondary mortgage market. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 315 the following new item: Sec. 316. Prohibiting the use of guarantee fees as offsets. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4896 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 11, 2016 Mr. Gibson (for himself, Mr. Courtney , and Mr. Welch ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to use data from each State to calculate average feed cost and actual dairy production margins, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dairy Margin Insurance Location Calculation Act of 2016 or the Dairy MILC Act of 2016 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Section 1403 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9053 ) established the margin protection program to protect dairy producers from harmfully low actual dairy production margins and ensure sustainable dairy production in every region of the United States. (2) However, the margin protection program omits factors such as energy, transportation, and labor prices in calculating average feed cost. (3) Such omitted factors contribute to variation in the feed prices paid by dairy producers. (4) Section 1402 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9052 ) uses the average national feed cost to calculate the actual dairy production margin used by the margin protection program. (5) A recent analysis by Farm Credit East showed that the average price of feed paid by producers in the Northeast could be 20 percent higher than the average national feed cost. (6) Data from each State on average feed prices, average energy prices, average transportation prices, and average labor prices are therefore necessary to accurately calculate average feed cost. (7) The Secretary of Agriculture should use data from each State on the feed prices paid by dairy producers to calculate the actual dairy production margin to better protect dairy farmers from harmfully low actual dairy production margins. 3. Calculation of average feed cost (a) In general Section 1402(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9052(a) ) is amended to read as follows: (a) Calculation of Average Feed Cost (1) In general The Secretary shall calculate the average feed cost using, from each of the 50 States and each territory or possession of the United States specified in section 1401(11), the following data: (A) The price of corn for a month. (B) The price of soybean meal for a month. (C) The price of alfalfa hay for a month. (2) Further considerations For the purpose of calculating the average feed cost under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall also take into consideration energy costs, transportation costs, and labor costs. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first consecutive 2-month period (as defined in section 1401 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9051 )) that begins after 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4898 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 11, 2016 Mr. Trott introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To prohibit the Department of the Treasury from issuing licenses to permit offshore dollar clearing outside of the United States financial system for transactions involving or benefitting Iran.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Dollars for Iran Act . 2. Prohibition on certain licenses for offshore dollar clearing related to Iran The Secretary of the Treasury may not issue any license under the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (31 C.F.R. Part 560), or under any other law, to permit a person to conduct offshore dollar clearing outside of the United States financial system for transactions involving or benefitting, directly or indirectly, the government of Iran or any Iranian person.
IB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4902 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand law enforcement availability pay to employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations.

1. Law enforcement availability pay for employees of Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (a) In general Section 5545a(i) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking apply to a pilot employed by the United States Customs Service and inserting apply to any employee of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations, or any successor organization, ; and (2) by striking such pilot and inserting such employee . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date that is 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
IB 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. 4902 AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand law enforcement availability pay to employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations.

1. Law enforcement availability pay for employees of Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (a) In general Section 5545a(i) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking apply to a pilot employed by the United States Customs Service and inserting apply to any employee of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations, or any successor organization, ; and (2) by striking such pilot and inserting such employee . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date that is 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4902 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2016 Mr. Hurd of Texas (for himself, Mr. Connolly , Mr. McCaul , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Mr. Farenthold , and Ms. McSally ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand law enforcement availability pay to employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations.

1. Law enforcement availability pay for employees of Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (a) In general Section 5545a(i) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking apply to a pilot employed by the United States Customs Service and inserting apply to any employee of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations, or any successor organization, ; and (2) by striking such pilot and inserting such employee . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date that is 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4902 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2016 Received AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand law enforcement availability pay to employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations.

1. Law enforcement availability pay for employees of Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (a) In general Section 5545a(i) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking apply to a pilot employed by the United States Customs Service and inserting apply to any employee of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations, or any successor organization, ; and (2) by striking such pilot and inserting such employee . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date that is 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4902 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2016 Received June 29, 2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand law enforcement availability pay to employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations.

1. Law enforcement availability pay for employees of Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (a) In general Section 5545a(i) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking apply to a pilot employed by the United States Customs Service and inserting apply to any employee of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations, or any successor organization, ; and (2) by striking such pilot and inserting such employee . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date that is 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB Union Calendar No. 466 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4902 [Report No. 114–600] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2016 Mr. Hurd of Texas (for himself, Mr. Connolly , Mr. McCaul , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Mr. Farenthold , and Ms. McSally ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform May 31, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand law enforcement availability pay to employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations.

1. Law enforcement availability pay for employees of Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (a) In general Section 5545a(i) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking apply to a pilot employed by the United States Customs Service and inserting apply to any employee of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations, or any successor organization, ; and (2) by striking such pilot and inserting such employee . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date that is 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

May 31, 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. 4903 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To prohibit the use of funds by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

1. Prohibition on targeting by the Internal Revenue Service based on the exercise of First Amendment rights None of the funds made available under any Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Passed the House of Representatives April 19, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4903 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2016 Mr. Allen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To prohibit the use of funds by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

1. Prohibition on targeting by the Internal Revenue Service based on the exercise of First Amendment rights None of the funds made available under any Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4903 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 20, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance AN ACT To prohibit the use of funds by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

1. Prohibition on targeting by the Internal Revenue Service based on the exercise of First Amendment rights None of the funds made available under any Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Passed the House of Representatives April 19, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4904 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue a directive on the management of software licenses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016 or the MEGABYTE Act of 2016 . 2. OMB Directive on management of software licenses (a) Definition In this section— (1) the term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; and (2) the term executive agency has the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. (b) OMB Directive The Director shall issue a directive to require the Chief Information Officer of each executive agency to develop a comprehensive software licensing policy, which shall— (1) identify clear roles, responsibilities, and central oversight authority within the executive agency for managing enterprise software license agreements and commercial software licenses; and (2) require the Chief Information Officer of each executive agency to— (A) establish a comprehensive inventory, including 80 percent of software license spending and enterprise licenses in the executive agency, by identifying and collecting information about software license agreements using automated discovery and inventory tools; (B) regularly track and maintain software licenses to assist the executive agency in implementing decisions throughout the software license management life cycle; (C) analyze software usage and other data to make cost-effective decisions; (D) provide training relevant to software license management; (E) establish goals and objectives of the software license management program of the executive agency; and (F) consider the software license management life cycle phases, including the requisition, reception, deployment and maintenance, retirement, and disposal phases, to implement effective decisionmaking and incorporate existing standards, processes, and metrics. (c) Report on software license management (1) In general Beginning in the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and in each of the following 5 fiscal years, the Chief Information Officer of each executive agency shall submit to the Director a report on the financial savings or avoidance of spending that resulted from improved software license management. (2) Availability The Director shall make each report submitted under paragraph (1) publically available.

Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
IB 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. 4904 AN ACT To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue a directive on the management of software licenses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016 or the MEGABYTE Act of 2016 . 2. OMB Directive on management of software licenses (a) Definition In this section— (1) the term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; and (2) the term executive agency has the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. (b) OMB Directive The Director shall issue a directive to require the Chief Information Officer of each executive agency to develop a comprehensive software licensing policy, which shall— (1) identify clear roles, responsibilities, and central oversight authority within the executive agency for managing enterprise software license agreements and commercial software licenses; and (2) require the Chief Information Officer of each executive agency to— (A) establish a comprehensive inventory, including 80 percent of software license spending and enterprise licenses in the executive agency, by identifying and collecting information about software license agreements using automated discovery and inventory tools; (B) regularly track and maintain software licenses to assist the executive agency in implementing decisions throughout the software license management life cycle; (C) analyze software usage and other data to make cost-effective decisions; (D) provide training relevant to software license management; (E) establish goals and objectives of the software license management program of the executive agency; and (F) consider the software license management life cycle phases, including the requisition, reception, deployment and maintenance, retirement, and disposal phases, to implement effective decisionmaking and incorporate existing standards, processes, and metrics. (c) Report on software license management (1) In general Beginning in the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and in each of the following 5 fiscal years, the Chief Information Officer of each executive agency shall submit to the Director a report on the financial savings or avoidance of spending that resulted from improved software license management. (2) Availability The Director shall make each report submitted under paragraph (1) publically available.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4904 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2016 Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Ms. Duckworth , and Mr. Cummings ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue a directive on the management of software licenses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016 or the MEGABYTE Act of 2016 . 2. OMB Directive on management of software licenses (a) Definition In this section— (1) the term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; and (2) the term executive agency has the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. (b) OMB Directive The Director shall issue a directive to require the Chief Information Officer of each executive agency to develop a comprehensive software licensing policy, which shall— (1) identify clear roles, responsibilities, and central oversight authority within the executive agency for managing enterprise software license agreements and commercial software licenses; and (2) require the Chief Information Officer of each executive agency to— (A) establish a comprehensive inventory, including 80 percent of software license spending and enterprise licenses in the executive agency, by identifying and collecting information about software license agreements using automated discovery and inventory tools; (B) regularly track and maintain software licenses to assist the executive agency in implementing decisions throughout the software license management life cycle; (C) analyze software usage and other data to make cost-effective decisions; (D) provide training relevant to software license management; (E) establish goals and objectives of the software license management program of the executive agency; and (F) consider the software license management life cycle phases, including the requisition, reception, deployment and maintenance, retirement, and disposal phases, to implement effective decisionmaking and incorporate existing standards, processes, and metrics. (c) Report on software license management (1) In general Beginning in the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and in each of the following 5 fiscal years, the Chief Information Officer of each executive agency shall submit to the Director a report on the financial savings or avoidance of spending that resulted from improved software license management. (2) Availability The Director shall make each report submitted under paragraph (1) publically available.
IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4904 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue a directive on the management of software licenses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016 or the MEGABYTE Act of 2016 . 2. OMB Directive on management of software licenses (a) Definition In this section— (1) the term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; and (2) the term executive agency has the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. (b) OMB Directive The Director shall issue a directive to require the Chief Information Officer of each executive agency to develop a comprehensive software licensing policy, which shall— (1) identify clear roles, responsibilities, and central oversight authority within the executive agency for managing enterprise software license agreements and commercial software licenses; and (2) require the Chief Information Officer of each executive agency to— (A) establish a comprehensive inventory, including 80 percent of software license spending and enterprise licenses in the executive agency, by identifying and collecting information about software license agreements using automated discovery and inventory tools; (B) regularly track and maintain software licenses to assist the executive agency in implementing decisions throughout the software license management life cycle; (C) analyze software usage and other data to make cost-effective decisions; (D) provide training relevant to software license management; (E) establish goals and objectives of the software license management program of the executive agency; and (F) consider the software license management life cycle phases, including the requisition, reception, deployment and maintenance, retirement, and disposal phases, to implement effective decisionmaking and incorporate existing standards, processes, and metrics. (c) Report on software license management (1) In general Beginning in the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and in each of the following 5 fiscal years, the Chief Information Officer of each executive agency shall submit to the Director a report on the financial savings or avoidance of spending that resulted from improved software license management. (2) Availability The Director shall make each report submitted under paragraph (1) publically available.

Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4906 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes.

1. Eligibility of employees in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency Section 9602 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking any land management agency or any other agency (as defined in section 101 of title 31) under the internal merit promotion procedures of the applicable agency and inserting such land management agency when such agency is accepting applications from individuals within the agency’s workforce under merit promotion procedures, or any agency, including a land management agency, when the agency is accepting applications from individuals outside its own workforce under the merit promotion procedures of the applicable agency ; and (2) in subsection (d) by inserting of the agency from which the former employee was most recently separated after deemed a time-limited employee .

Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4906 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2016 Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Meadows ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes.

1. Eligibility of employees in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency Section 9602 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking any land management agency or any other agency (as defined in section 101 of title 31) under the internal merit promotion procedures of the applicable agency and inserting such land management agency when such agency is accepting applications from individuals within the agency’s workforce under merit promotion procedures, or any agency, including a land management agency, when the agency is accepting applications from individuals outside its own workforce under the merit promotion procedures of the applicable agency ; and (2) in subsection (d) by inserting of the agency from which the former employee was most recently separated after deemed a time-limited employee .
IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4906 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes.

1. Eligibility of employees in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency Section 9602 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking any land management agency or any other agency (as defined in section 101 of title 31) under the internal merit promotion procedures of the applicable agency and inserting such land management agency when such agency is accepting applications from individuals within the agency’s workforce under merit promotion procedures, or any agency, including a land management agency, when the agency is accepting applications from individuals outside its own workforce under the merit promotion procedures of the applicable agency ; and (2) in subsection (d) by inserting of the agency from which the former employee was most recently separated after deemed a time-limited employee .

Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB Union Calendar No. 467 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4906 [Report No. 114–601] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2016 Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Meadows ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform May 31, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes.

1. Eligibility of employees in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency Section 9602 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking any land management agency or any other agency (as defined in section 101 of title 31) under the internal merit promotion procedures of the applicable agency and inserting such land management agency when such agency is accepting applications from individuals within the agency’s workforce under merit promotion procedures, or any agency, including a land management agency, when the agency is accepting applications from individuals outside its own workforce under the merit promotion procedures of the applicable agency ; and (2) in subsection (d) by inserting of the agency from which the former employee was most recently separated after deemed a time-limited employee .

May 31, 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. 4907 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2016 Mr. Holding (for himself, Mr. Tiberi , Mr. Nunes , Mr. Paulsen , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , and Mr. Gene Green of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement plans to donor-advised funds.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Grow Philanthropy Act of 2016 . 2. Tax-free distributions from individual retirement plans to donor-advised funds (a) In general Section 408(d)(8)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or any fund or account described in section 4966(d)(2) . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to distributions made in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4910 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2016 Mr. Lance introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 36, United States Code, to require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the United States is displayed on certain Federal property.

1. Days on which the POW/MIA flag is displayed on certain Federal property Section 902 of title 36, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new subsection: (c) Days for Flag Display For the purposes of this section, POW/MIA flag display days are all days on which the flag of the United States is displayed. ; (2) in subsection (d)(1) by striking Capitol and inserting U.S. Capitol ; (3) in subsection (d)(2) by striking White House and inserting U.S. White House ; and (4) in subsection (e) by striking Capitol each place it appears and inserting U.S. Capitol .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4914 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2016 Mr. Nadler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to place limitations on the possession, sale, and other disposition of a firearm by persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep Kids Safe Act of 2016 . 2. Limits on possession, sale, and disposition of firearms by persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against minors (a) Disposition of firearm Section 922(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking or at the end of paragraph (8); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting ; or ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor sex offense against a minor. . (b) Possession of firearm Section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking or at the end of paragraph (8); (2) by striking the comma at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting ; or ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor sex offense against a minor, . (c) Misdemeanor sex offense against a minor defined Section 921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (36) (A) The term misdemeanor sex offense against a minor means a sex offense against a minor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year. (B) The term sex offense means a criminal offense that has, as an element, a sexual act or sexual contact with another, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit such an offense. (C) The term minor means an individual who has not attained 18 years of age. (D) A person shall not be considered to have been convicted of a misdemeanor sex offense against a minor for purposes of this chapter— (i) unless— (I) the person was represented by counsel in the case, or knowingly and intelligently waived the right to counsel in the case; and (II) in the case of a prosecution for the offense for which a person was entitled to a jury trial in the jurisdiction in which the case was tried— (aa) the case was tried by a jury; or (bb) the person knowingly and intelligently waived the right to have the case tried by a jury, by guilty plea or otherwise; or (ii) if the conviction has been expunged or set aside, or is an offense for which the person has been pardoned or has had civil rights restored (if the law of the applicable jurisdiction provides for the loss of civil rights under such an offense), unless the pardon, expungement, or restoration of civil rights expressly provides that the person may not ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4916 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2016 Mr. Poliquin (for himself and Ms. Pingree ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To reauthorize the program of the Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-Department health care providers.

1. Reauthorization of program of enhanced contract care authority for health care needs of veterans Paragraph (3) of section 403(a) of the Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–387 ; 38 U.S.C. 1703 note) is amended to read as follows: (3) Duration A veteran may receive health services under this section during the period beginning on the date specified in paragraph (2) and ending on August 7, 2021. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4917 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2016 Mr. Russell (for himself, Mr. McClintock , Mr. Bishop of Michigan , Mr. Buck , Mr. Palmer , and Mr. Ribble ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to terminate the essential air service program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Free Market Flights Act of 2016 . 2. Termination of essential air service program (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 41749. Termination of essential air service program (a) In general The authority of the Secretary of Transportation to carry out the essential air service program under this subchapter shall terminate on October 1, 2016. (b) Use of fees for deficit reduction (1) In general For fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2016, amounts credited to the account established under section 45303 from overflight fees authorized under section 45301(a)(1) that would otherwise be made available under section 41742 for obligation and expenditure to carry out the essential air service program under this subchapter shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and shall be used for the sole purpose of deficit reduction. (2) Statutory construction Paragraph (1) shall apply notwithstanding any provision of section 45303(c) that directs the amounts described in paragraph (1) to be made available for expenditure for activities of the Federal Aviation Administration. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 41748 the following: 41749. Termination of essential air service program. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4918 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2016 Ms. Slaughter (for herself and Mr. Katko ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance for the safe prescribing of opioids for the treatment of acute pain.

1. Opioid prescription guidelines Not later than two years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in consultation with stakeholders as the Secretary determines appropriate, shall issue guidance for the safe prescribing of opioids for the treatment of acute pain.