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I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4198 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2015 Mr. Brat introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to clarify the responsibilities of Commercial Market Representatives, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the The Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act . 2. Responsibilities of Commercial Market Representatives Section 4(h) of the Small Business Act (as added by section 865 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 )) is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by striking Certification requirements for ; (2) in paragraph (2), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively (and conforming the margins accordingly); (3) by amending clause (ii) (as so redesignated) to read as follows: (B) Application The requirements of clause (i) shall be included in any initial job posting for the position of a commercial market representative and shall apply to any person appointed as a commercial market representative after November 25, 2015. ; (4) in clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting subparagraph (A) ; (5) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively (and conforming the margins accordingly); (6) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting subparagraph (B) ; and (7) by inserting before subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated) the following: (1) Duties The principal duties of a Commercial Market Representative employed by the Administrator and reporting to the senior official appointed by the Administrator with responsibilities under sections 8, 15, 31, and 36 (or the designee of such official) shall be to advance the policies established in section 8(d)(1) relating to subcontracting. Such duties shall include— (A) helping prime contractors to find small business concerns that are capable of performing subcontracts; (B) for contractors awarded contracts containing the clause described in section 8(d)(3), providing— (i) counseling on the contractor’s responsibility to maximize subcontracting opportunities for small business concerns; (ii) instruction on methods and tools to identify potential subcontractors that are small business concerns; and (iii) assistance to increase awards to subcontractors that are small business concerns through visits, training, and reviews of past performance; (C) providing counseling on how a small business concern may promote its capacity to contractors awarded contracts containing the clause described in section 8(d)(3); and (D) conducting periodic reviews of contractors awarded contracts containing the clause described in section 8(d)(3) to assess compliance with subcontracting plans required under section 8(d)(6). (2) Certification requirements .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4203 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2015 Mr. Lipinski introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit certain fees related to aircraft lavatories, to require refunding baggage fees if baggage is delayed, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Comfortable and Fair Flight Act . 2. Requirements for aircraft lavatories and baggage refunds (a) In general Subbchapter I of chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 41725. Aircraft lavatories. (a) Prohibition on fee for use of lavatory An air carrier operating an aircraft in air transportation may not charge an individual with a passenger ticket for such air transportation a fee for the use of a lavatory on such aircraft. (b) Prohibition on change fee for air transportation on aircraft without functioning lavatory If an aircraft operated in air transportation lacks an adequate number (as determined by the Secretary) of functioning lavatories at the time of boarding of such aircraft, the air carrier operating such aircraft shall permit an individual with a passenger ticket for such air transportation to select alternative equivalent air transportation operated by such carrier without charging such individual an additional fee. 41726. Baggage fee refund for delayed baggage. With respect to an individual with a passenger ticket for air transportation, the air carrier providing such air transportation shall refund to such individual any fee imposed on such individual for baggage transported on such air transportation if such baggage does not arrive at the scheduled destination for such baggage before the time that is two hours after the arrival of such individual at such destination. . (b) Regulations Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a). (c) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to air transportation that originates on or after the date that is 60 days after the date that regulations are issued pursuant to subsection (b). (d) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 41724 the following: 41725. Aircraft lavatories. 41726. Baggage fee refund for delayed baggage. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4205 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2015 Mr. McCaul introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To permit producers of Choose and Cut Christmas trees to opt out of the Christmas tree promotion, research, and information order.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Christmas Tree Tax Exemption Act . 2. Authority of Choose and Cut Christmas tree producers to opt out of the Christmas tree promotion, research, and information order (a) Authority of producers To opt out The Secretary of Agriculture shall permit a Choose and Cut Christmas tree producer to opt out of the Christmas tree promotion, research, and information order contained in part 1214 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, and issued by the Secretary pursuant to the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7411 et seq. ) with respect to Christmas trees produced by the producer and sold directly to final consumers. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Choose and Cut Christmas tree producer The term Choose and Cut Christmas tree producer means a producer who produces Christmas trees in the United States, allows consumers to select a Christmas tree for purchase before the Christmas tree is severed or cut from its roots, and sells that Christmas tree directly to the final consumer. (2) Christmas tree The term Christmas tree means any tree of the coniferous species that is severed or cut from its roots and marketed as a Christmas tree for holiday use. (3) Producer The term producer means any person who is engaged in the production of Christmas trees in the United States, and who owns, or shares the ownership and risk of loss of the production of Christmas trees or a person who is engaged in the business of producing, or causing to be domestically produced, Christmas trees beyond personal use and having value at first point of sale.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4206 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2015 Mr. Sarbanes (for himself, Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina , and Mr. McNerney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology , 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 provide for a technology demonstration program related to the modernization of the electric grid.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 21st Century Power Grid Act . 2. Technology demonstration on the distribution system (a) In general The Secretary of Energy shall establish a financial assistance program to carry out eligible projects related to the modernization of the electric grid, including the application of technologies to improve observability, advanced controls, and prediction of system performance on the distribution system and related transmission system inter-dependencies. (b) Eligible projects To be eligible for financial assistance under subsection (a), a project shall— (1) be designed to— (A) improve the performance and efficiency of the future electric grid, while ensuring the continued provision of safe, secure, reliable, and affordable power; and (B) provide new options for customer-owned resources; and (2) demonstrate— (A) secure integration and management of energy resources, including distributed energy generation, combined heat and power, micro-grids, energy storage, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, demand response, and intelligent loads; and (B) secure integration and interoperability of communications and information technologies; (3) include the participation of a partnership consisting of two or more entities that— (A) may include— (i) any institution of higher education; (ii) a National Laboratory; (iii) a representative of a State or local government; (iv) a representative of an Indian tribe; or (v) a Federal power marketing administration; and (B) shall include at least one of any of— (i) an investor-owned electric utility; (ii) a publicly owned utility; (iii) a technology provider; (iv) a rural electric cooperative; (v) a regional transmission organization; or (vi) an independent system operator. (c) Cybersecurity plan Each eligible project carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the development of a cybersecurity plan written in accordance with guidelines developed by the Secretary. (d) Privacy risk analysis Each eligible project carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall include a privacy impact assessment that evaluates the project against the 5 core concepts in the Voluntary Code of Conduct of the Department of Energy, commonly known as the DataGuard Energy Data Privacy Program , or the most recent revisions to the privacy program of the Department.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4210 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2015 Mr. Pittenger introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require voting members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to testify before Congress at least twice each year when requested to do so or to otherwise permit certain Members of Congress to attend meetings of the Council whether or not such meetings are open to the public.

1. Congressional testimony of members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council Section 111 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5321 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (k) Testimony before Congress Each member of the Council named in subsection (b)(1) shall testify at least twice each calendar year before the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, when invited by such committees to testify. Members of Congress who serve as members of either such committee shall be permitted to attend any meeting of the Council regardless of whether the meeting is open to the public, if in any calendar year, any member of the Council who has been invited at least twice by each such committee fails to testify at least twice before each such committee. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4213 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2015 Mr. Pascrell (for himself, Mr. Pierluisi , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , and Mr. Serrano ) 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 make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit and to provide for equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico with respect to the refundable portion of the child tax credit.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Equity and Prosperity for Puerto Rican Families Act of 2015 . 2. Puerto Rico residents eligible for earned income tax credit (a) In general Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to earned income) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (n) Residents of Puerto Rico (1) In general In the case of residents of Puerto Rico— (A) the United States shall be treated as including Puerto Rico for purposes of subsections (c)(1)(A)(ii)(I) and (c)(3)(C), (B) subsection (c)(1)(D) shall not apply to nonresident alien individuals who are residents of Puerto Rico, (C) adjusted gross income and gross income shall be computed without regard to section 933 for purposes of subsections (a)(2)(B) and (c)(2)(A)(i), (D) subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) shall be applied by substituting age 21 for age 25 , and (E) notwithstanding subsection (b)— (i) the credit percentage is 40, (ii) the phaseout percentage is 21.06, (iii) the earned income amount is $8,890, and (iv) the phaseout amount is $11,610 (increased by $3,000 in the case of a joint return). (2) Inflation adjustment Subsection (j) shall apply to the dollar amounts in subparagraph (D), determined by treating the $8,890 and $11,610 amounts as though such amounts were contained in subsection (b)(2)(A) and by treating the $3,000 amount as though such amount were contained in subsection (b)(2)(B)(iii). . (b) Child tax credit not reduced Subclause (II) of section 24(d)(1)(B)(ii) of such Code (relating to child tax credit) is amended by inserting before the period (determined without regard to section 32(n) in the case of residents of Puerto Rico) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015. 3. Equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico with respect to the refundable portion of the child tax credit (a) In general Section 24(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting or section 933 after section 112 . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4217 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2015 Mr. Bera 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 determine eligibility for health insurance subsidies without regard to amounts included in income by reason of conversion to a Roth IRA.

1. Eligibility for health insurance subsidies determined without regard to amounts included in income by reason of conversion to Roth IRA (a) In general Section 36B(d)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively, and by adjusting the indentation of such subclauses accordingly, (2) by striking adjusted gross income increased by— and inserting adjusted gross income— (i) increased by— , (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting , and , and (4) by adding at the end the following new clause: (ii) decreased by any amount included in gross income to which section 408A(d)(3)(A)(i) applies. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4219 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2015 Mr. Boustany (for himself and Mr. Meeks ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan.

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Kazakhstan allows its citizens the right and opportunity to emigrate, free of any heavy tax on emigration or on the visas or other documents required for emigration and free of any tax, levy, fine, fee, or other charge on any citizens as a consequence of the desire of those citizens to emigrate to the country of their choice. (2) Kazakhstan has been found to be in full compliance with the freedom of emigration requirements under title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq. ) since 1994. (3) Kazakhstan has received normal trade relations treatment since concluding a bilateral trade agreement with the United States that entered into force in 1992. (4) On July 27, 2015, the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization invited Kazakhstan to accede to the World Trade Organization. 2. Termination of application of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to the products of Kazakhstan (a) Presidential Determinations and Extension of Nondiscriminatory Treatment Notwithstanding any provision of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq. ), the President may— (1) determine that such title should no longer apply to Kazakhstan; and (2) after making a determination under paragraph (1) with respect to Kazakhstan, proclaim the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan. (b) Termination of Applicability of Title IV On and after the date on which the President extends nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Kazakhstan pursuant to subsection (a), title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq. ) shall cease to apply to Kazakhstan.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4220 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2015 Mr. Buck (for himself, Mr. Gosar , Mr. Bishop of Utah , Mrs. Lummis , Mrs. Love , and Mr. Tipton ) 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 facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2015 . 2. Facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (a) In general Paragraph (12) of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (I) Treatment of mutual ditch irrigation companies (i) In general In the case of a mutual ditch or irrigation company or of a like organization to a mutual ditch or irrigation company, subparagraph (A) shall be applied without taking into account any income received or accrued— (I) from the sale, lease, or exchange of fee or other interests in real and personal property, including interests in water, (II) from the sale or exchange of stock in a mutual ditch or irrigation company (or in a like organization to a mutual ditch or irrigation company) or contract rights for the delivery or use of water, or (III) from the investment of proceeds from sales, leases, or exchanges under subclauses (I) and (II), except that any income received under subclause (I), (II), or (III) which is distributed or expended for expenses (other than for operations, maintenance, and capital improvements) of the mutual ditch or irrigation company or of the like organization to a mutual ditch or irrigation company (as the case may be) shall be treated as nonmember income in the year in which it is distributed or expended. For purposes of the preceding sentence, expenses (other than for operations, maintenance, and capital improvements) include expenses for the construction of conveyances designed to deliver water outside of the system of the mutual ditch or irrigation company or of the like organization. (ii) Treatment of organizational governance In the case of a mutual ditch or irrigation company or of a like organization to a mutual ditch or irrigation company, where State law provides that such a company or organization may be organized in a manner that permits voting on a basis which is pro rata to share ownership on corporate governance matters, subparagraph (A) shall be applied without taking into account whether its member shareholders have one vote on corporate governance matters per share held in the corporation. Nothing in this clause shall be construed to create any inference about the requirements of this subsection for companies or organizations not included in this clause. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4221 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2015 Mr. Carney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to restore National SMART Grants for a certain number of award years.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SMART Grant Reauthorization Act of 2015 . 2. Restoration of SMART Grants Section 401A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a–1 ) is amended— (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows: National SMART Grants ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking paragraph (1); and (B) by striking this section and all that follows through for the third and inserting this section for the third ; (3) in subsection (c)(3)— (A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B); (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (E) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively; (C) in subparagraph (A)(i), as so redesignated— (i) by striking or at the end of subclause (I) and inserting and ; (ii) by striking major in and all that follows through the physical and inserting major in the physical ; and (iii) by striking subclause (II); and (D) in subparagraph (C)(i), as so redesignated— (i) by striking or at the end of subclause (I) and inserting and ; (ii) by striking major in and all that follows through the physical and inserting major in the physical ; and (iii) by striking subclause (II); (4) in subsection (d)(1)(A)— (A) by striking clauses (i) and (ii); (B) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; (C) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking subparagraph (C) or (D) and inserting subparagraph (A) or (B) ; and (D) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by striking (E) and inserting (C) ; (5) by amending subsection (e)(1) to read as follows: (1) Authorization and appropriation of funds There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of Education to carry out this section $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2017 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. ; (6) by striking subsection (f); (7) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f); and (8) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by striking 2010–2011 and inserting 2020–2021 .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4223 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2015 Ms. Judy Chu of California (for herself, Ms. Lee , Ms. Kuster , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Honda , Mr. Takano , Ms. Titus , Mr. McDermott , Mr. Garamendi , Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas , Mrs. Capps , Mrs. Napolitano , and Mr. David Scott of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act or the POST GRAD Act . 2. Reinstatement of authority to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students Section 455(a)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(a)(3) ) is amended— (1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting Temporary before Termination ; and (2) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting , and ending on or before June 30, 2016 after 2012 . 3. Inapplicability of rulemaking requirements Sections 482(c) and 492 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1089(c) ; 1098a) shall not apply to the regulations under this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4224 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2015 Mr. Collins of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 121 Spring Street SE in Gainesville, Georgia, as the Sidney Olsin Smith, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse .

1. Sidney Olsin Smith, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse (a) Designation The Federal building and United States courthouse located at 121 Spring Street SE in Gainesville, Georgia, shall be known and designated as the Sidney Olsin Smith, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal building and United States courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sidney Olsin Smith, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4231 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2015 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To direct the Librarian of Congress to obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install the panel among the stained glass panels depicting the seals of States which overlook the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building.

1. Including stained glass panel depicting seal of District of Columbia in Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building The Librarian of Congress shall obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install the panel among the panels depicting the seals of States which overlook the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4233 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2015 Mr. Rohrabacher (for himself, Mr. Issa , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Royce , and Mrs. Mimi Walters of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by incorporating the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, California, into the California Coastal National Monument managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County’s rocks and small islands, and for other purposes.

1. Preservation of rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, California (a) California Coastal National Monument The Act of February 18, 1931, entitled An Act to reserve for public use rocks, pinnacles, reefs, and small islands along the seacoast of Orange County, California (46 Stat. 1172) is amended— (1) by striking , temporarily reserved and all that follows through United States and inserting part of the California Coastal National Monument and shall be administered as such ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: In administering the lands added to the California Coastal National Monument by this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that economic and recreational activities conducted on such lands shall continue to be allowed to the same extent to which such activities were authorized and ongoing on the day before such lands were added to the national monument. . (b) Repeal of Reservation Section 31 of the Act of May 28, 1935, entitled An Act to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to dispose of certain lighthouse reservations, and for other purposes is hereby repealed.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4238 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms relating to minorities.

1. Modernization of terms relating to minorities (a) Office of minority economic impact Section 211(f)(1) of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7141(f)(1) ) is amended by striking a Negro, Puerto Rican, American Indian, Eskimo, Oriental, or Aleut or is a Spanish speaking individual of Spanish descent and inserting Asian American, Native Hawaiian, a Pacific Islander, African American, Hispanic, Puerto Rican, Native American, or an Alaska Native . (b) Minority business enterprises Section 106(f)(2) of the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 ( 42 U.S.C. 6705(f)(2) ) is amended by striking Negroes, Spanish-speaking, Orientals, Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts and inserting Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders, African American, Hispanic, Native American, or Alaska Natives .

Passed the House of Representatives February 29, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen H. R. 4238 AN ACT To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms relating to minorities.

1. Modernization of terms relating to minorities (a) Office of minority economic impact Section 211(f)(1) of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7141(f)(1) ) is amended by striking a Negro, Puerto Rican, American Indian, Eskimo, Oriental, or Aleut or is a Spanish speaking individual of Spanish descent and inserting Asian American, Native Hawaiian, a Pacific Islander, African American, Hispanic, Puerto Rican, Native American, or an Alaska Native . (b) Minority business enterprises Section 106(f)(2) of the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 ( 42 U.S.C. 6705(f)(2) ) is amended by striking Negroes, Spanish-speaking, Orientals, Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts and inserting Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders, African American, Hispanic, Native American, or Alaska Natives .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4238 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2015 Ms. Meng (for herself, Mr. Royce , Mr. Becerra , Mr. Bera , Ms. Bordallo , Mr. Cárdenas , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Crowley , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Engel , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Grayson , Mr. Al Green of Texas , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Honda , Ms. Lee , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Ms. Matsui , Mr. McDermott , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Takai , Mr. Takano , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Titus , Ms. Gabbard , Mr. Sablan , and Mr. Swalwell of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , 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 Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms relating to minorities.

1. Modernization of terms relating to minorities (a) Office of minority economic impact Section 211(f)(1) of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7141(f)(1) ) is amended by striking a Negro, Puerto Rican, American Indian, Eskimo, Oriental, or Aleut or is a Spanish speaking individual of Spanish descent and inserting Asian American, Native Hawaiian, a Pacific Islander, African American, Hispanic, Puerto Rican, Native American, or an Alaska Native . (b) Minority business enterprises Section 106(f)(2) of the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 ( 42 U.S.C. 6705(f)(2) ) is amended by striking Negroes, Spanish-speaking, Orientals, Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts and inserting Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders, African American, Hispanic, Native American, or Alaska Natives .
II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4238 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 1, 2016 Received AN ACT To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms relating to minorities.

1. Modernization of terms relating to minorities (a) Office of minority economic impact Section 211(f)(1) of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7141(f)(1) ) is amended by striking a Negro, Puerto Rican, American Indian, Eskimo, Oriental, or Aleut or is a Spanish speaking individual of Spanish descent and inserting Asian American, Native Hawaiian, a Pacific Islander, African American, Hispanic, Puerto Rican, Native American, or an Alaska Native . (b) Minority business enterprises Section 106(f)(2) of the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 ( 42 U.S.C. 6705(f)(2) ) is amended by striking Negroes, Spanish-speaking, Orientals, Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts and inserting Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders, African American, Hispanic, Native American, or Alaska Natives .

Passed the House of Representatives February 29, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4239 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require intelligence community reporting on foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe havens abroad, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act . 2. Intelligence community reporting to Congress on foreign fighter flows (a) Reports required Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe havens abroad. (b) Contents Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to each terrorist safe haven, the following: (1) The total number of foreign fighters who have traveled or are suspected of having traveled to the terrorist safe haven since 2011, including the countries of origin of such foreign fighters. (2) The total number of United States citizens present in the terrorist safe haven. (3) The total number of foreign fighters who have left the terrorist safe haven or whose whereabouts are unknown. (c) Form The reports submitted under subsection (a) may be submitted in classified form. If such a report is submitted in classified form, such report shall also include an unclassified summary. (d) Sunset The requirement to submit reports under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) in the Senate— (A) the Committee on Armed Services; (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence; (C) the Committee on the Judiciary; (D) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; (E) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; (F) the Committee on Foreign Relations; and (G) the Committee on Appropriations; and (2) in the House of Representatives— (A) the Committee on Armed Services; (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; (C) the Committee on the Judiciary; (D) the Committee on Homeland Security; (E) the Committee on Financial Services; (F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and (G) the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4239 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2015 Mr. LoBiondo (for himself, Mr. Hurd of Texas , Mr. Swalwell of California , Mr. Katko , Ms. McSally , Mr. Loudermilk , and Mr. Ratcliffe ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) A BILL To require intelligence community reporting on foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe havens abroad, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act . 2. Intelligence community reporting to Congress on foreign fighter flows (a) Reports required Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe havens abroad. (b) Contents Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to each terrorist safe haven, the following: (1) The total number of foreign fighters who have traveled or are suspected of having traveled to the terrorist safe haven since 2011, including the countries of origin of such foreign fighters. (2) The total number of United States citizens present in the terrorist safe haven. (3) The total number of foreign fighters who have left the terrorist safe haven or whose whereabouts are unknown. (c) Form The reports submitted under subsection (a) may be submitted in classified form. (d) Sunset The requirement to submit reports under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) in the Senate— (A) the Committee on Armed Services; (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence; (C) the Committee on the Judiciary; (D) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; (E) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; (F) the Committee on Foreign Relations; and (G) the Committee on Appropriations; and (2) in the House of Representatives— (A) the Committee on Armed Services; (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; (C) the Committee on the Judiciary; (D) the Committee on Homeland Security; (E) the Committee on Financial Services; (F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and (G) the Committee on Appropriations.
IIB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4239 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 17, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence AN ACT To require intelligence community reporting on foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe havens abroad, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act . 2. Intelligence community reporting to Congress on foreign fighter flows (a) Reports required Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe havens abroad. (b) Contents Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to each terrorist safe haven, the following: (1) The total number of foreign fighters who have traveled or are suspected of having traveled to the terrorist safe haven since 2011, including the countries of origin of such foreign fighters. (2) The total number of United States citizens present in the terrorist safe haven. (3) The total number of foreign fighters who have left the terrorist safe haven or whose whereabouts are unknown. (c) Form The reports submitted under subsection (a) may be submitted in classified form. If such a report is submitted in classified form, such report shall also include an unclassified summary. (d) Sunset The requirement to submit reports under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) in the Senate— (A) the Committee on Armed Services; (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence; (C) the Committee on the Judiciary; (D) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; (E) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; (F) the Committee on Foreign Relations; and (G) the Committee on Appropriations; and (2) in the House of Representatives— (A) the Committee on Armed Services; (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; (C) the Committee on the Judiciary; (D) the Committee on Homeland Security; (E) the Committee on Financial Services; (F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and (G) the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4240 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require an independent review of the operation and administration of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and subsets of the TSDB, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act . 2. GAO study on the Terrorist Screening Database (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit, to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, a report on— (1) whether past weaknesses in the operation and administration of the Terrorist Screening Database (hereinafter referred to as the TSDB ) and subsets of the TSDB have been addressed; and (2) the extent to which existing vulnerabilities to the United States may be addressed or mitigated through additional changes to the TSDB and subsets of the TSDB, thereby enhancing America’s security and defenses. (b) Required information The study and report under subsection (a) shall include information on the extent to which— (1) information is being integrated into the TSDB from all relevant sources across the government in a timely manner; (2) agencies are able to comply with increased demands for information to improve the TSDB; (3) the TSDB, and relevant subsets of the TSDB, are accessible to agencies, authorities, and other entities, as appropriate; and (4) the TSDB is capable of enabling users to identify known or suspected terrorists in the most timely and comprehensive manner possible.

Passed the House of Representatives April 27, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4240 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2015 Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Mr. Ratcliffe , and Mr. Conyers ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require an independent review of the operation and administration of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and subsets of the TSDB, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act . 2. GAO study on the Terrorist Screening Database (a) In general Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit, to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, a report on— (1) whether past weaknesses in the operation and administration of the Terrorist Screening Database (hereinafter referred to as the TSDB ) and subsets of the TSDB have been addressed; and (2) the extent to which existing vulnerabilities to the United States may be addressed or mitigated through additional changes to the TSDB and subsets of the TSDB, thereby enhancing America’s security and defenses. (b) Required information The study and report under subsection (a) shall include information on the extent to which— (1) information is being integrated into the TSDB from all relevant sources across the government in a timely manner; (2) agencies are able to comply with increased demands for information to improve the TSDB; (3) the TSDB, and relevant subsets of the TSDB, are accessible to agencies, authorities, and other entities, as appropriate; and (4) the TSDB is capable of enabling users to identify known or suspected terrorists in the most timely and comprehensive manner possible.
IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4240 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 28, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To require an independent review of the operation and administration of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and subsets of the TSDB, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act . 2. GAO study on the Terrorist Screening Database (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit, to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, a report on— (1) whether past weaknesses in the operation and administration of the Terrorist Screening Database (hereinafter referred to as the TSDB ) and subsets of the TSDB have been addressed; and (2) the extent to which existing vulnerabilities to the United States may be addressed or mitigated through additional changes to the TSDB and subsets of the TSDB, thereby enhancing America’s security and defenses. (b) Required information The study and report under subsection (a) shall include information on the extent to which— (1) information is being integrated into the TSDB from all relevant sources across the government in a timely manner; (2) agencies are able to comply with increased demands for information to improve the TSDB; (3) the TSDB, and relevant subsets of the TSDB, are accessible to agencies, authorities, and other entities, as appropriate; and (4) the TSDB is capable of enabling users to identify known or suspected terrorists in the most timely and comprehensive manner possible.

Passed the House of Representatives April 27, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk