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I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4854 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. McHenry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to expand the investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds under an exemption from the definition of an investment company.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting America’s Innovators Act of 2016 . 2. Investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds Section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(1) ) is amended— (1) by inserting after one hundred persons the following: (or, with respect to a qualifying venture capital fund, 500 persons) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (C) The term qualifying venture capital fund means any venture capital fund (as defined pursuant to section 203(l)(1) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80b–3(l)(1) ) that does not purchase more than $10,000,000 in securities of any one issuer, as such dollar amount is annually adjusted by the Commission to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. .
II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4854 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 6, 2016 Received AN ACT To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to expand the investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds under an exemption from the definition of an investment company.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting America’s Innovators Act of 2016 . 2. Investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds Section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(1) ) is amended— (1) by inserting after one hundred persons the following: (or, with respect to a qualifying venture capital fund, 250 persons) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (C) The term qualifying venture capital fund means any venture capital fund (as defined pursuant to section 203(l)(1) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80b–3(l)(1) ) with no more than $10,000,000 in invested capital, as such dollar amount is annually adjusted by the Commission to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. .

Passed the House of Representatives July 5, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
IB Union Calendar No. 511 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4854 [Report No. 114–660] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. McHenry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services July 5, 2016 Additional sponsor: Mr. Schweikert July 5, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 23, 2016 A BILL To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to expand the investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds under an exemption from the definition of an investment company.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting America’s Innovators Act of 2016 . 2. Investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds Section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(1) ) is amended— (1) by inserting after one hundred persons the following: (or, with respect to a qualifying venture capital fund, 250 persons) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (C) The term qualifying venture capital fund means any venture capital fund (as defined pursuant to section 203(l)(1) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80b–3(l)(1) ) with no more than $10,000,000 in invested capital, as such dollar amount is annually adjusted by the Commission to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. .

July 5, 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. 4858 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To provide a declaration of nonnavigability for the central Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.

1. Declaration of nonnavigability, central Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (a) Area To Be declared nonnavigable Subject to subsection (c), unless the Secretary of the Army finds, after consultation with local and regional public officials (including local and regional public planning organizations), that there are substantive objections, those portions of the Delaware River, bounded by the former bulkhead and pierhead lines that were established by the Secretary of War and successors and described as follows, are declared to be nonnavigable waters of the United States: (1) Piers 70 South through 38 South, encompassing an area bounded by the southern line of Moore Street extended to the northern line of Catherine Street extended, including the following piers: Piers 70, 68, 67, 64, 61–63, 60, 57, 55, 53, 48, 46, 40, and 38. (2) Piers 24 North through 72 North, encompassing an area bounded by the southern line of Callowhill Street extended to the northern line of East Fletcher Street extended, including the following piers: Piers 24, 25, 27–35, 35.5, 36, 37, 38, 39, 49, 51–52, 53–57, 58–65, 66, 67, 69, 70–72, and Rivercenter. (b) Public interest determination The Secretary shall make the public interest determination under subsection (a) separately for each proposed project to be undertaken within the boundaries described in subsection (a), using reasonable discretion, not later than 150 days after the date of submission of appropriate plans for the proposed project. (c) Limits on applicability; regulatory requirements The declaration under subsection (a) shall apply only to those parts of the areas described in subsection (a) that are or will be bulkheaded and filled or otherwise occupied by permanent structures, including marina and recreation facilities. All such work is subject to all applicable Federal statutes and regulations, including sections 9 and 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1151; 33 U.S.C. 401 and 403), commonly known as the River and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899, section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1344 ), and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ).
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4859 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To extend the declaration of nonnavigability in perpetuity for Rivercenter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1. Declaration of nonnavigability for Rivercenter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Section 38(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 ( 33 U.S.C. 59j–1(c) ; 102 Stat. 4038) is amended— (1) by striking (except 30 years from such date of enactment, in the case of the area or any part thereof described in subsection (a)(5)) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the declaration of nonnavigability for the area described in subsection (a)(5), or any part thereof, shall not expire. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4860 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. Cicilline (for himself, Ms. Frankel of Florida , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Israel , Mr. Grayson , Mr. Keating , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Polis , Mr. Zeldin , and Mr. Lowenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security and 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 authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish the United States – Israel Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States – Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Act . 2. United States – Israel Cybersecurity Center of Excellence The Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized to establish a joint United States – Israel Cybersecurity Center of Excellence based in the United States and Israel to leverage the experience, knowledge, and expertise of institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in subsection (a) or (b) of section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 )), private sector entities, and government entities in the area of cybersecurity and protection of critical infrastructure (as such term is defined in subsection (e) of section 1016 of the Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 ( 42 U.S.C. 5195c ; enacted in title X of the USA Patriot Act ( Public Law 107–56 )) in order to— (1) promote joint research and development; (2) share best practices and access to American and Israeli innovation; and (3) strengthen the partnership between the United States and Israeli academic and research institutions, private sector entities, and government entities. 3. Annual innovation prize The Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized to carry out a program in cooperation with the United States – Israel Cybersecurity Center of Excellence under section 2 to award an annual competitive prize to stimulate innovation that has the potential to advance the mission of the Center of Excellence.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4862 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. DeSaulnier (for himself and Mr. McNerney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To determine the feasibility of additional agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-Federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and operational flexibility benefits in certain areas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sustainable Water Supplies Act . 2. Pilot program In order to determine the feasibility of agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-Federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and operational flexibility benefits, not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into cooperative agreements with non-Federal entities to provide replacement water supplies for drought relief for Central Valley Project contractors, units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, State wildlife areas, and private wetland areas. Agreements under this section shall— (1) include the purchase of storage capacity in non-Federal facilities from willing sellers; and (2) provide reimbursement for the temporary use of available capacity in existing above-ground, off-stream storage, and associated conveyance facilities owned by local water agencies. 3. Report Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall complete a report on the feasibility of the agreements described in section 2 for long-term use of existing or expanded non-Federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and operational flexibility benefits. The report shall be made available to the Chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System and Central Valley Project contractors.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4863 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. Duncan of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Cohen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds of the United States Army for acts of valor during World War II.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act . 2. Authorization for award of medal of honor to Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds for acts of valor during World War II (a) Authorization The President may award the Medal of Honor under section 3741 of title 10, United States Code, to Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds of the United States Army for the acts of valor described in subsection (b). (b) Action described The acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds to save the lives of an estimated more than 200 Jewish members of the United States Armed Forces. (c) Waiver of time limitations The award under subsection (a) may be made without regard to the time limitations specified in section 3744(b) of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation established by law or regulation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4864 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Ms. Frankel of Florida (for herself, Mrs. Walorski , Ms. Speier , Ms. Tsongas , Ms. Matsui , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mrs. Dingell , Mrs. Brooks of Indiana , and Mrs. Noem ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To revise the crime of sexual assault under Article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice to include committing a sexual act upon another person by using position, rank, or authority to obtain compliance by the other person.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Sexual Exploitation of Power Act . 2. Revision of definition of Article 120 sexual assault under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to include committing a sexual act upon another person by using position, rank, or authority to obtain compliance by the other person Section 920(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code (article 120(b)(1) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph (C): (C) using position, rank, or authority to obtain compliance by the other person; .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4866 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. Jolly (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To delay increases in flood insurance premium rates for certain properties for 12 months, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flood Insurance Rate Increase Suspension Act of 2016 . 2. 12-month delay in premium increases (a) Delay Any increases in the chargeable risk premium rates for flood insurance coverage made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 that are required by sections 1307(a)(2) and 1308(e)(4) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 4014(a)(2) , 4015(e)(4)) shall not take effect until the expiration of the 12-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Annual increases Beginning upon the expiration of the period referred to in subsection (a), the increases in chargeable risk premium rates referred to in such subsection shall be made on a yearly basis as provided in such section 1308(e)(4).
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4873 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. Meehan (for himself, Mr. MacArthur , and Mr. Smith of Missouri ) 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 require each institution of higher education to describe how it spends tuition and fees.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tuition Use Information Transparently Identified Online Act or the TUITION Act . 2. Disaggregation of tuition and fees by institutional expenses Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (30) The institution will, on an annual basis— (A) disaggregate the total revenue generated by the institution from tuition, fees, and other institutional charges for students enrolled in programs eligible for assistance under this title, for the most recent academic year for which data are available, by the proportion of such revenue the institution applied toward any type of institutional expense (such as faculty salaries or facility maintenance); (B) provide a description of each such expense; and (C) publish, on its public website in the location providing admissions information, the information described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) in a manner that clearly presents such information to students (including prospective students) and their parents. . 3. Effective date The amendment made by this Act shall take effect with respect to award year 2016–2017 and each succeeding award year.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4874 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. Meehan (for himself, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Gibson , Mr. Dold , Mr. Norcross , Mr. Guinta , and Mr. Mulvaney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require that States receiving grants under the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program set aside sufficient amounts to facilitate electronic information sharing among States in compliance with the Prescription Monitoring Information Exchange National Architecture, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevent Abuse By Using Interstate Exchange Act of 2016 or as the Prevent ABUSE Act of 2016 . 2. Required set aside to ensure interoperability Beginning on October 1, 2016, the Attorney General shall require as a condition on any grant for implementation and enhancement of a prescription drug monitoring program for a fiscal year to a State under the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program established under the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 ( Public Law 107–77 ; 115 Stat. 748), that the State set aside not less than 20 percent of such grant for purposes of facilitating electronic information sharing among States in compliance with the Prescription Monitoring Information Exchange National Architecture.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4877 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3130 Grants Lake Boulevard in Sugar Land, Texas, as the LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building .

1. LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3130 Grants Lake Boulevard in Sugar Land, Texas, shall be known and designated as the LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 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. 4877 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3130 Grants Lake Boulevard in Sugar Land, Texas, as the LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building .

1. LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3130 Grants Lake Boulevard in Sugar Land, Texas, shall be known and designated as the LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4877 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. Olson (for himself, Mr. Farenthold , Mr. Hurd of Texas , Mr. Smith of Texas , Mr. Sessions , Ms. Granger , Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas , Mr. Conaway , Mr. O’Rourke , Mr. Culberson , Mr. Babin , Mr. Burgess , Mr. Flores , Mr. Ratcliffe , Mr. Williams , Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Hensarling , Mr. Hinojosa , Mr. Thornberry , Mr. Gene Green of Texas , Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas , Mr. Neugebauer , Mr. Carter of Texas , Mr. Castro of Texas , Mr. Cuellar , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Marchant , Mr. Barton , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Brady of Texas , Mr. Doggett , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Vela , Mr. Al Green of Texas , and Mr. Veasey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3130 Grants Lake Boulevard in Sugar Land, Texas, as the LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building .

1. LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3130 Grants Lake Boulevard in Sugar Land, Texas, shall be known and designated as the LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building .
IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4877 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 24, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3130 Grants Lake Boulevard in Sugar Land, Texas, as the LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building .

1. LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3130 Grants Lake Boulevard in Sugar Land, Texas, shall be known and designated as the LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4879 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. Payne introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to condition a State’s receipt of funds for a drinking water treatment revolving loan fund on such State carrying out a program to test for lead in drinking water for schools.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparent Environment in School Testing for Lead Act or the TEST for Lead Act . 2. Testing for lead in drinking water for schools Section 1464(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–24(d) ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (1) Programs to test lead contamination in schools To be eligible to receive funds under section 1452, a State (as defined in section 1401(13)(A)), shall carry out a program, consistent with this section, to assist local educational agencies in testing for lead contamination in drinking water from sources of lead contamination at schools under the jurisdiction of such agencies. ; (2) by striking paragraph (3); (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Testing requirements A program carried out under paragraph (1) shall require testing of drinking water, including testing of water from faucets used for food preparation, sinks in lavatories, and drinking water coolers, for lead— (A) at schools built prior to 1996, at least biannually; and (B) at schools built in 1996 or after, at least annually. ; and (5) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this section)— (A) by striking A copy and inserting: (A) In general A copy ; (B) by inserting under a program carried out before under paragraph (1) ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (B) Emergency notification If a level of lead that exceeds a lead action level, as identified by the Environmental Protection Agency, is discovered in drinking water at a school pursuant to testing under a program carried out under paragraph (1), the local educational agency with jurisdiction over such school shall notify parents, the Administrator, and the State of such elevated lead level not later than 48 hours after such discovery. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4880 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. Ratcliffe (for himself, Mr. Hensarling , Mr. Olson , Mr. Farenthold , Mr. Brady of Texas , Mr. Smith of Texas , Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas , Mr. Calvert , Mr. Hurt of Virginia , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Culberson , Mr. Barr , and Mr. Meadows ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To prohibit any regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy issued after May 15, 2015, that limits the sale or donation of excess property of the Federal Government to State and local agencies for law enforcement activities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Lives Using Surplus Equipment Act of 2016 . 2. General prohibition No regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy issued after May 15, 2015, that limits the sale or donation of excess property of the Federal Government, including excess property of the Department of Defense, to State and local agencies for law enforcement activities (whether pursuant to section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, or any other provision of law, or as a condition on the use of Federal funds) shall have any force or effect unless enacted into law by Congress. 3. Limitation on Federal funds No agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government may use any Federal funds, fees, or resources to implement such regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy. 4. Return or reissue of equipment recalled or seized Any property recalled or seized on or after May 15, 2015, pursuant to a regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy described in section 1 shall be returned, replaced, or re-issued to the State or local agency from which it was recalled or seized, at no cost to such agency, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4881 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. Roe of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance benefits be used to purchase supplemental foods that are eligible for purchase under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (commonly known as the WIC program) and certain additional foods.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthy Food Choices Act of 2016 . 2. Amendment Section 3(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012(k) ) is amended to read as follows: (k) Food means a supplemental food of the kind prescribed by the Secretary under section 17(b)(14) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786(b)(14) ), except that such term includes— (1) meat, fish, and poultry; (2) beans, soups, and immature varieties of legumes (such as those used in canned green peas, green beans, snap beans, yellow beans, and wax beans); and (3) baked beans with meat (e.g., beans and franks). . 3. Effective date This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2017.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4883 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. Salmon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations , 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 prohibit the Department of State from obligating or expending any funds to hire a contractor to deliver interactive, professional training seminars for senior-level officials on effective congressional testimony and briefing skills, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibition on the Department of State from using funds for certain contractors (a) Prohibition The Department of State may not obligate or expend any funds to hire a contractor to deliver interactive, professional training seminars for senior-level officials on effective congressional testimony and briefing skills. (b) Unobligated balances Unobligated balances of funds described in subsection (a) are hereby rescinded.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4884 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to place an annual cap on support provided through the Lifeline program of the Federal Communications Commission and to provide for certain other requirements relating to such program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Controlling the Unchecked and Reckless Ballooning of Lifeline Act of 2016 or the CURB Lifeline Act of 2016 . 2. Certain requirements relating to the Lifeline program (a) In general Part II of title II of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 251 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 254 the following: 254A. Certain requirements relating to the Lifeline program (a) Annual cap on support The total amount of support that may be provided through the Lifeline program of the Commission in any calendar year may not exceed $1,500,000,000. (b) Prohibition on subsidy of devices Support provided through the Lifeline program of the Commission may not be applied to any amount charged to a consumer for the sale, lease, or other provision of a mobile telephone or similar device. (c) Prohibition on voice-Only mobile service Support provided through the Lifeline program of the Commission may not be applied to mobile service if the service offering is limited to voice communications service. . (b) Effective dates Section 254A of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by subsection (a), shall apply as follows: (1) Subsection (a) of such section shall apply beginning with calendar year 2017. (2) Subsection (b) of such section shall apply beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (3) Subsection (c) of such section shall apply beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4885 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require that user fees collected by the Internal Revenue Service be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016 . 2. Deposit of IRS user fees into general fund of the Treasury (a) In general The second sentence of section 3 of title I of Public Law 103–329 ( 26 U.S.C. 7801 note), under the heading administrative provisions-internal revenue service , is amended by striking The Secretary of the Treasury may spend and all that follows through and thereafter: and inserting the following: Any fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and shall not be expended by the Internal Revenue Service unless provided by an appropriations Act: . (b) Conforming amendment The last proviso of such section is amended by striking and how they are being expended by the Service . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to fees collected after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives April 20, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4885 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. Smith of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Roskam , Mr. Meehan , Mr. Holding , Mr. Reed , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , and Mr. Marchant ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To require that user fees collected by the Internal Revenue Service be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016 . 2. Deposit of IRS user fees into general fund of the Treasury (a) In general The second sentence of section 3 of title I of Public Law 103–329 ( 26 U.S.C. 7801 note), under the heading administrative provisions-internal revenue service , is amended by striking The Secretary of the Treasury may spend and all that follows through and thereafter and inserting the following: Any fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and shall not be expended by the Internal Revenue Service unless provided by an appropriations Act . (b) Conforming amendment The last proviso of such section is amended by striking and how they are being expended by the Service . (c) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to fees collected after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II Calendar No. 435 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4885 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 21, 2016 Received; read the first time April 25, 2016 Read the second time and placed on the calendar AN ACT To require that user fees collected by the Internal Revenue Service be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016 . 2. Deposit of IRS user fees into general fund of the Treasury (a) In general The second sentence of section 3 of title I of Public Law 103–329 ( 26 U.S.C. 7801 note), under the heading administrative provisions-internal revenue service , is amended by striking The Secretary of the Treasury may spend and all that follows through and thereafter: and inserting the following: Any fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and shall not be expended by the Internal Revenue Service unless provided by an appropriations Act: . (b) Conforming amendment The last proviso of such section is amended by striking and how they are being expended by the Service . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to fees collected after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives April 20, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

April 25, 2016 Read the second time and placed on the calendar
IB Union Calendar No. 380 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4885 [Report No. 114–498] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. Smith of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Roskam , Mr. Meehan , Mr. Holding , Mr. Reed , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , and Mr. Marchant ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means April 18, 2016 Additional sponsors: Mr. Sessions , Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , and Mr. Chaffetz April 18, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 23, 2016 A BILL To require that user fees collected by the Internal Revenue Service be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016 . 2. Deposit of IRS user fees into general fund of the Treasury (a) In general The second sentence of section 3 of title I of Public Law 103–329 ( 26 U.S.C. 7801 note), under the heading administrative provisions-internal revenue service , is amended by striking The Secretary of the Treasury may spend and all that follows through and thereafter: and inserting the following: Any fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and shall not be expended by the Internal Revenue Service unless provided by an appropriations Act: . (b) Conforming amendment The last proviso of such section is amended by striking and how they are being expended by the Service . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to fees collected after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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. 4887 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23323 Shelby Road in Shelby, Indiana, as the Richard Allen Cable Post Office .

1. Richard Allen Cable Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23323 Shelby Road in Shelby, Indiana, shall be known and designated as the Richard Allen Cable Post Office . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Richard Allen Cable Post Office .

Passed the House of Representatives September 20, 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. 4887 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23323 Shelby Road in Shelby, Indiana, as the Richard Allen Cable Post Office .

1. Richard Allen Cable Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23323 Shelby Road in Shelby, Indiana, shall be known and designated as the Richard Allen Cable Post Office . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Richard Allen Cable Post Office .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4887 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. Visclosky introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23323 Shelby Road in Shelby, Indiana, as the Richard Allen Cable Post Office .

1. Richard Allen Cable Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23323 Shelby Road in Shelby, Indiana, shall be known and designated as the Richard Allen Cable Post Office . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Richard Allen Cable Post Office .
IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4887 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 21, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23323 Shelby Road in Shelby, Indiana, as the Richard Allen Cable Post Office .

1. Richard Allen Cable Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23323 Shelby Road in Shelby, Indiana, shall be known and designated as the Richard Allen Cable Post Office . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Richard Allen Cable Post Office .

Passed the House of Representatives September 20, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
II Calendar No. 676 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4887 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 21, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs November 17, 2016 Reported by Mr. Johnson , without amendment AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23323 Shelby Road in Shelby, Indiana, as the Richard Allen Cable Post Office .

1. Richard Allen Cable Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23323 Shelby Road in Shelby, Indiana, shall be known and designated as the Richard Allen Cable Post Office . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Richard Allen Cable Post Office .

November 17, 2016 Reported without amendment
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4889 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. Yoder (for himself, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , Mr. Cleaver , and Mr. Pompeo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require providers of a covered service to provide call location information concerning the telecommunications device of a user of such service to an investigative or law enforcement officer in an emergency situation involving risk of death or serious physical injury or in order to respond to the user’s call for emergency services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kelsey Smith Act . 2. Required emergency disclosure of call location information to law enforcement Section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 222 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (d)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively; (B) by striking nothing in this section and inserting the following: (1) Permitted disclosures Nothing in this section ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (2) Required emergency disclosure of call location information to law enforcement Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), at the request of an investigative or law enforcement officer, a provider of a covered service shall provide to such officer the call location information, or the best available location information, of a telecommunications device that is— (A) used to place a 9–1–1 call requesting emergency assistance; or (B) reasonably believed to be in the possession of an individual that the law enforcement officer reasonably believes is in an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical harm to the individual. ; (2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking subsection (d)(4) and inserting subsection (d)(1)(D) ; and (3) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following: (8) Covered service The term covered service means— (A) a commercial mobile service (as defined in section 332); or (B) an IP-enabled voice service (as defined in section 7 of the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 ( 47 U.S.C. 615b )). (9) Investigative or law enforcement officer The term investigative or law enforcement officer has the meaning given such term in section 2510 of title 18, United States Code. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4890 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 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.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4890 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 11, 2016 Mr. Meehan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 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 and the amendments made by this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated or made available.