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I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1030 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2015 Mr. Smith of Texas (for himself, Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Lucas , Mr. Bridenstine , Mr. Westerman , Mr. Neugebauer , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Mr. Hultgren , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Babin , Mrs. Comstock , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Harris , Mrs. Lummis , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Farenthold , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Pearce , and Mr. Crawford ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 . 2. Data transparency Section 6(b) of the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 ( 42 U.S.C. 4363 note) is amended to read as follows: (b) (1) The Administrator shall not propose, finalize, or disseminate a covered action unless all scientific and technical information relied on to support such covered action is— (A) the best available science; (B) specifically identified; and (C) publicly available online in a manner that is sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of research results. (2) Nothing in the subsection shall be construed as— (A) requiring the Administrator to disseminate scientific and technical information; or (B) superseding any nondiscretionary statutory requirement. (3) In this subsection— (A) the term covered action means a risk, exposure, or hazard assessment, criteria document, standard, limitation, regulation, regulatory impact analysis, or guidance; and (B) the term scientific and technical information includes— (i) materials, data, and associated protocols necessary to understand, assess, and extend conclusions; (ii) computer codes and models involved in the creation and analysis of such information; (iii) recorded factual materials; and (iv) detailed descriptions of how to access and use such information. (4) The Administrator shall carry out this subsection in a manner that does not exceed $1,000,000 per fiscal year, to be derived from amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated. .
IIB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1030 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 19, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works AN ACT To prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 . 2. Data transparency Section 6(b) of the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 ( 42 U.S.C. 4363 note) is amended to read as follows: (b) (1) The Administrator shall not propose, finalize, or disseminate a covered action unless all scientific and technical information relied on to support such covered action is— (A) the best available science; (B) specifically identified; and (C) publicly available online in a manner that is sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of research results. (2) Nothing in the subsection shall be construed as— (A) requiring the Administrator to disseminate scientific and technical information; or (B) superseding any nondiscretionary statutory requirement. (3) In this subsection— (A) the term covered action means a risk, exposure, or hazard assessment, criteria document, standard, limitation, regulation, regulatory impact analysis, or guidance; and (B) the term scientific and technical information includes— (i) materials, data, and associated protocols necessary to understand, assess, and extend conclusions; (ii) computer codes and models involved in the creation and analysis of such information; (iii) recorded factual materials; and (iv) detailed descriptions of how to access and use such information. (4) The Administrator shall carry out this subsection in a manner that does not exceed $1,000,000 per fiscal year, to be derived from amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated. .

Passed the House of Representatives March 18, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB Union Calendar No. 23 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1030 [Report No. 114–34] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2015 Mr. Smith of Texas (for himself, Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Lucas , Mr. Bridenstine , Mr. Westerman , Mr. Neugebauer , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Mr. Hultgren , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Babin , Mrs. Comstock , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Harris , Mrs. Lummis , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Farenthold , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Pearce , and Mr. Crawford ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology March 2, 2015 Additional sponsors: Mr. Goodlatte , Mr. Tipton , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Collins of Georgia , Mr. Rohrabacher , Mr. Barton , and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania March 2, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 . 2. Data transparency Section 6(b) of the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 ( 42 U.S.C. 4363 note) is amended to read as follows: (b) (1) The Administrator shall not propose, finalize, or disseminate a covered action unless all scientific and technical information relied on to support such covered action is— (A) the best available science; (B) specifically identified; and (C) publicly available online in a manner that is sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of research results. (2) Nothing in the subsection shall be construed as— (A) requiring the Administrator to disseminate scientific and technical information; or (B) superseding any nondiscretionary statutory requirement. (3) In this subsection— (A) the term covered action means a risk, exposure, or hazard assessment, criteria document, standard, limitation, regulation, regulatory impact analysis, or guidance; and (B) the term scientific and technical information includes— (i) materials, data, and associated protocols necessary to understand, assess, and extend conclusions; (ii) computer codes and models involved in the creation and analysis of such information; (iii) recorded factual materials; and (iv) detailed descriptions of how to access and use such information. (4) The Administrator shall carry out this subsection in a manner that does not exceed $1,000,000 per fiscal year, to be derived from amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated. .

March 2, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1032 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2015 Mr. Ashford (for himself, Mr. Peters , Ms. Graham , and Mr. Bera ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To withhold the pay of Members of Congress in the event of a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Homeland Security, No Pay Act . 2. Withholding Member pay in event of shutdown of Department of Homeland Security (a) Holding Salaries in Escrow If on any day during the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is in effect, the payroll administrator of that House of Congress shall— (1) withhold from the payments otherwise required to be made with respect to a pay period for the compensation of each Member of Congress who serves in that House of Congress an amount equal to the product of— (A) an amount equal to one day’s worth of pay under the annual rate of pay applicable to the Member under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 4501 ), and (B) the number of 24-hour periods during which the shutdown is in effect which occur during the pay period; and (2) deposit in an escrow account all amounts withheld under paragraph (1). (b) Release of amounts at end of the congress In order to ensure that this section is carried out in a manner that shall not vary the compensation of Senators or Representatives in violation of the twenty-seventh article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the payroll administrator of a House of Congress shall release for payments to Members of that House of Congress any amounts remaining in any escrow account under this section on the last day of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. (c) Role of secretary of the treasury The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide the payroll administrators of the Houses of Congress with such assistance as may be necessary to enable the payroll administrators to carry out this section. (d) Payroll administrator defined In this section, the payroll administrator of a House of Congress means— (1) in the case of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, or an employee of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer who is designated by the Chief Administrative Officer to carry out this section; and (2) in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate, or an employee of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate who is designated by the Secretary to carry out this section. 3. Determination of shutdown For purposes of this Act, a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security shall be considered to be in effect if there is a lapse in appropriations for the Department as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution. 4. Member of Congress defined In this Act, the term Member of Congress means an individual serving in a position under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 4501 ).
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1033 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2015 Mrs. Beatty (for herself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mr. Rangel , Ms. Norton , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Stivers , Ms. Fudge , and Mr. Joyce ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the John P. Parker House Study Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (2) Study area The term study area means the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, which was recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1997. 3. Special resource study of John P. Parker House (a) Study The Secretary shall conduct a special resource study of the study area to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System. (b) Study requirements The Secretary shall conduct the study in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States Code. (c) Report Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes— (1) the results of the study; and (2) any recommendations of the Secretary.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1034 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2015 Mr. Brooks of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Sessions , Mr. Jones , Mr. Ribble , and Mr. Zinke ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To provide for an accounting of total United States contributions to the United Nations.

1. Report on United States contributions to the United Nations (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on all assessed and voluntary contributions, including in-kind, of the United States Government to the United Nations and its affiliated agencies and related bodies during the previous fiscal year. (b) Content The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) The total amount of all assessed and voluntary contributions, including in-kind, of the United States Government to the United Nations and its affiliated agencies and related bodies during the previous fiscal year. (2) The approximate percentage of United States Government contributions to each United Nations affiliated agency or body in such fiscal year when compared with all contributions to each such agency or body from any source in such fiscal year. (3) For each such United States Government contribution— (A) the amount of each such contribution; (B) a description of each such contribution (including whether assessed or voluntary); (C) the department or agency of the United States Government responsible for each such contribution; (D) the purpose of each such contribution; and (E) the United Nations or its affiliated agency or related body receiving the contribution. (c) Scope of initial report The first report required under subsection (a) shall include the information required under this section for the previous three fiscal years. (d) Public availability of information Not later than 14 days after submitting a report required under subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall post a public version of the report on a text-based, searchable, and publicly available Internet Web site.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1037 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2015 Mr. Cicilline (for himself and Mr. Rigell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To require all Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives to complete annual ethics training, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Trust and Honorability in Congressional Standards Act of 2015 or the ETHICS Act of 2015 . 2. Mandatory annual ethics training for Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives (a) Training Program The Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives shall conduct ongoing ethics training and awareness programs for Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives. (b) Timing for Completion of Program During each session of Congress in which a Member, officer, or employee serves in or is employed by the House of Representatives, the Member, officer, or employee shall complete a program conducted by the Committee on Ethics under this section not later than the last day of the session, except that— (1) an individual who did not serve or who was not employed in the previous session of Congress, or whose service or employment begins after the first day of the session, shall complete the program not later than 60 days after the individual’s service or employment begins; and (2) during the session of Congress in which this Act is enacted into law, each Member, officer, and employee shall complete the program not later than the last day of the session or 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs earlier. (c) Member Defined In this Act, the term Member of the House of Representatives includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1038 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to retain a copy of any reprimand or admonishment received by an employee of the Department in the permanent record of the employee.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act . 2. Retention of records of reprimands and admonishments received by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 714. Record of reprimands and admonishments If any employee of the Department receives a reprimand or admonishment, the Secretary shall retain a copy of such reprimand or admonishment in the permanent record of the employee as long as the employee is employed by the Department. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 714. Record of reprimands and admonishments. .

Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1038 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2015 Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to retain a copy of any reprimand or admonishment received by an employee of the Department in the permanent record of the employee.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act . 2. Retention of records of reprimands and admonishments received by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 714. Record of reprimands and admonishments If any employee of the Department receives a reprimand or admonishment, the Secretary shall retain a copy of such reprimand or admonishment in the permanent record of the employee as long as the employee is employed by the Department. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 714. Record of reprimands and admonishments. .
IIB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1038 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 19, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to retain a copy of any reprimand or admonishment received by an employee of the Department in the permanent record of the employee.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act . 2. Retention of records of reprimands and admonishments received by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 714. Record of reprimands and admonishments If any employee of the Department receives a reprimand or admonishment, the Secretary shall retain a copy of such reprimand or admonishment in the permanent record of the employee as long as the employee is employed by the Department. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 714. Record of reprimands and admonishments. .

Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk Robert F. Reeves, Deputy Clerk
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1041 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2015 Mr. Jones introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To make payments by the Department of Homeland Security to a State contingent on a State providing the Federal Bureau of Investigation with certain statistics, to require Federal agencies, departments, and courts to provide such statistics to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and to require the Federal Bureau of Investigation to publish such statistics.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jamiel Shaw, II Memorial Act of 2015 . 2. Payments by the Department of Homeland Security contingent on State immigration reporting (a) In general A State or any political subdivision thereof may not receive funds under any program or activity administered by the Department of Homeland Security unless the State— (1) for each person who is arrested, charged with a crime, convicted of a crime, or incarcerated after being convicted of a crime by the State or any political subdivision thereof, compiles statistics on such person, including— (A) the immigration status of such person; (B) the country of origin of such person; and (C) the crime associated with such arrest, charge, conviction, or incarceration after conviction; (2) reports such statistics monthly to the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and (3) monthly certifies compliance with paragraphs (1) and (2) to the Secretary of Homeland Security. (b) Effective date This section shall take effect with respect to funds made available under a program or activity administered by the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 2015. 3. Federal immigration reporting requirement (a) In general Each Federal agency and department shall— (1) for any person such agency or department arrests, charges with a crime, prosecutes to conviction of a crime, or incarcerates after conviction of a crime, compile statistics on such person, including— (A) the immigration status of such person; (B) the country of origin of such person; and (C) the crime associated with such arrest, charge, conviction, or incarceration after conviction; and (2) report such statistics monthly to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (b) Effective date This section shall take effect with respect to any person arrested, charged with a crime, prosecuted to conviction of a crime, or incarcerated after conviction of a crime by a Federal agency or department on or after October 1, 2015. 4. Statistics to be published The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall annually publish all statistics reported under this Act as a separate data collection of the Uniform Crime Reports issued by such Bureau. 5. Definition In this Act, the term crime means an offense listed in Table 4 of the Uniform Crime Report of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, issued pursuant to section 534(a) of title 28, United States Code.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1044 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2015 Mr. Mulvaney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to modify the application of certain provisions regarding the inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within nonattainment areas, and for other purposes.

1. Metropolitan statistical areas included in nonattainment areas Section 107(d)(4)(A) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7407(d)(4)(A) ) is amended— (1) by striking clause (v); and (2) by amending clause (iv) to read as follows: (iv) Within 60 days after the enactment of this sentence, the Administrator shall require each State to revise the boundaries of all nonattainment areas that included entire metropolitan statistical areas or consolidated metropolitan statistical areas pursuant to this clause as in effect before the enactment of this sentence. Such revision shall exclude from the nonattainment area all counties within each metropolitan statistical area or consolidated metropolitan statistical area that are not in violation of the national ambient air quality standard concerned (as determined by air quality monitoring and not by computer modeling). .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1046 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2015 Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. Beyer , and Mr. Connolly ) 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 permanent the rule providing parity for the exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transit Tax Parity Act of 2015 . 2. Parity for exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits made permanent (a) In general Section 132(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking $100 in subparagraph (A) and inserting $175 , and (2) by striking the last sentence. (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2014.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1047 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To authorize private nonprofit organizations to administer permanent housing rental assistance provided through the Continuum of Care Program under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing Assistance Efficiency Act . 2. Authority to administer rental assistance Subsection (g) of section 423 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11383(g) ) is amended by inserting private nonprofit organization, after unit of general local government, . 3. Reallocation of funds Paragraph (1) of section 414(d) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11373(d)(1) ) is amended by striking twice and inserting once .

Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1047 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2015 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Connolly , Mr. Kilmer , and Mr. McNerney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To authorize private nonprofit organizations to administer permanent housing rental assistance provided through the Continuum of Care Program under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing Assistance Efficiency Act . 2. Authority to administer rental assistance Subsection (g) of section 423 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11383(g) ) is amended by inserting private nonprofit organization, after unit of general local government, . 3. Reallocation of funds Paragraph (1) of section 414(d) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11373(d)(1) ) is amended by striking twice and inserting once .
IIB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1047 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 15, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs AN ACT To authorize private nonprofit organizations to administer permanent housing rental assistance provided through the Continuum of Care Program under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing Assistance Efficiency Act . 2. Authority to administer rental assistance Subsection (g) of section 423 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11383(g) ) is amended by inserting private nonprofit organization, after unit of general local government, . 3. Reallocation of funds Paragraph (1) of section 414(d) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11373(d)(1) ) is amended by striking twice and inserting once .

Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1048 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2015 Mr. Renacci (for himself and Mr. Himes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To clarify that funding for the standard setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 is not subject to the sequester.

1. Clarification Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901a ) does not apply with respect to the funding of the standard setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77s(b) ).
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1049 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2015 Mr. Renacci (for himself and Mr. Himes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To clarify that funding for the Securities Investor Protection Corporation is not subject to the sequester.

1. Clarification Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901a ) does not apply with respect to the funding of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1050 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2015 Mr. Renacci (for himself and Mr. Himes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To clarify that funding for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is not subject to the sequester.

1. Clarification Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901a ) does not apply with respect to the funding of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1052 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2015 Mr. Schrader (for himself, Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Blumenauer , and Mr. DeFazio ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in the State of Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act . 2. Designation of wild and scenic river segments, Molalla River, Oregon Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1274(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (213) Molalla river, Oregon (A) In general The following segments in the State of Oregon, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river: (i) Molalla river The approximately 15.1-mile segment from the southern boundary line of T. 7 S., R. 4 E., sec. 19, downstream to the edge of the Bureau of Land Management boundary in T. 6 S., R. 3 E., sec. 7. (ii) Table Rock Fork Molalla River The approximately 6.2-mile segment from the easternmost Bureau of Land Management boundary line in the NE 1/4 sec. 4, T. 7 S., R. 4 E., downstream to the confluence with the Molalla River. (B) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land within the boundaries of the river segments designated by subparagraph (A) is withdrawn from all forms of— (i) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (ii) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (iii) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. . 3. Technical corrections Section 3(a)(102) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(102) ) is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking Squaw Creek and inserting Whychus Creek ; (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking McAllister Ditch, including the Soap Fork Squaw Creek, the North Fork, the South Fork, the East and West Forks of Park Creek, and Park Creek Fork and inserting Plainview Ditch, including the Soap Creek, the North and South Forks of Whychus Creek, the East and West Forks of Park Creek, and Park Creek ; and (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking McAllister Ditch and inserting Plainview Ditch .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1054 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2015 Mr. Yoho (for himself, Mr. Massie , Mr. Cartwright , Mr. Gibson , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Stutzman , Mrs. Bustos , Mr. Mulvaney , Ms. Sinema , Mr. Babin , Mr. Clawson of Florida , Ms. Graham , Mr. Ribble , and Mr. Jones ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the basis for the denial of retirement credit, for service as a Member of Congress, to include conviction of any felony under Federal or State law, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trust Returned to the United States Taxpayer Act or the TRUST Act . 2. Amendments (a) Relating to CSRS Section 8332(o)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by repealing clause (ii); and (B) in clause (iii)— (i) by striking or at the end of subclause (I)(bb); (ii) by striking the period at the end of subclause (II)(bb) and inserting ; or ; and (iii) by adding after subclause (II) the following: (III) is committed after the date of enactment of the Trust Returned to the United States Taxpayer Act and is described under subparagraph (B)(xxxii). ; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the following: (xxxii) (I) An offense, not otherwise described under this subparagraph, which is a felony under the laws of a State or the United States. (II) For purposes of this clause, the term State includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands. . (b) Relating to FERS Section 8411(l)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by repealing subparagraph (B); and (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking subsection. and inserting subsection, or, in the case of an offense described in section 8332(o)(2)(B)(xxxii), after the date of enactment of the Trust Returned to the United States Taxpayer Act . . (c) Application For purposes of applying section 8332(o) of title 5, United States Code, the amendments made by this section shall apply to any act or omission occurring after the date of enactment of this Act.
IB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1058 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that a duty of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue is to ensure that Internal Revenue Service employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 . 2. Duty to ensure that IRS employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights (a) In general Section 7803(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) Execution of duties in accord with taxpayer rights In discharging his duties, the Commissioner shall ensure that employees of the Internal Revenue Service are familiar with and act in accord with taxpayer rights as afforded by other provisions of this title, including— (A) the right to be informed, (B) the right to quality service, (C) the right to pay no more than the correct amount of tax, (D) the right to challenge the position of the Internal Revenue Service and be heard, (E) the right to appeal a decision of the Internal Revenue Service in an independent forum, (F) the right to finality, (G) the right to privacy, (H) the right to confidentiality, (I) the right to retain representation, and (J) the right to a fair and just tax system. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives April 15, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1058 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2015 Mr. Roskam introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that a duty of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue is to ensure that Internal Revenue Service employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 . 2. Duty to ensure that IRS employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights Section 7803(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) Execution of duties in accord with taxpayer rights In discharging his duties, the Commissioner shall ensure that employees of the Internal Revenue Service are familiar with and act in accord with taxpayer rights as afforded by other provisions of this title, including— (A) the right to be informed, (B) the right to be assisted, (C) the right to be heard, (D) the right to pay no more than the correct amount of tax, (E) the right of appeal, (F) the right to certainty, (G) the right to privacy, (H) the right to confidentiality, (I) the right to representation, and (J) the right to a fair and just tax system. .
IIB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1058 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 16, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance AN ACT To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that a duty of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue is to ensure that Internal Revenue Service employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 . 2. Duty to ensure that IRS employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights (a) In general Section 7803(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) Execution of duties in accord with taxpayer rights In discharging his duties, the Commissioner shall ensure that employees of the Internal Revenue Service are familiar with and act in accord with taxpayer rights as afforded by other provisions of this title, including— (A) the right to be informed, (B) the right to quality service, (C) the right to pay no more than the correct amount of tax, (D) the right to challenge the position of the Internal Revenue Service and be heard, (E) the right to appeal a decision of the Internal Revenue Service in an independent forum, (F) the right to finality, (G) the right to privacy, (H) the right to confidentiality, (I) the right to retain representation, and (J) the right to a fair and just tax system. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives April 15, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB Union Calendar No. 50 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1058 [Report No. 114–70] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2015 Mr. Roskam introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means April 13, 2015 Additional sponsors: Mr. Hultgren , Mr. Reichert , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. Bishop of Michigan , Mr. Blum , Mr. Trott , Mr. Bost , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Reed , and Mr. Young of Alaska April 13, 2015 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 February 25, 2015 A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that a duty of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue is to ensure that Internal Revenue Service employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 . 2. Duty to ensure that IRS employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights (a) In general Section 7803(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) Execution of duties in accord with taxpayer rights In discharging his duties, the Commissioner shall ensure that employees of the Internal Revenue Service are familiar with and act in accord with taxpayer rights as afforded by other provisions of this title, including— (A) the right to be informed, (B) the right to quality service, (C) the right to pay no more than the correct amount of tax, (D) the right to challenge the position of the Internal Revenue Service and be heard, (E) the right to appeal a decision of the Internal Revenue Service in an independent forum, (F) the right to finality, (G) the right to privacy, (H) the right to confidentiality, (I) the right to retain representation, and (J) the right to a fair and just tax system. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

April 13, 2015 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1059 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2015 Mr. Roskam introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from asking taxpayers questions regarding religious, political, or social beliefs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Taxpayers from Intrusive IRS Requests Act . 2. Prohibition on questions regarding religious, political, or social beliefs (a) In general The Internal Revenue Service shall not ask any taxpayer any question regarding religious, political, or social beliefs. (b) Sense of Congress regarding exceptions It is the sense of Congress that— (1) any exceptions to subsection (a) which are provided by later enacted provisions of law should identify the specific questions which are authorized, the class of taxpayers to which such questions are authorized to be asked, and the circumstances under which such questions are authorized to be asked, and (2) if the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service determines that asking any class of taxpayers a question prohibited under subsection (a) would aid in the efficient administration of the tax laws, such Commissioner should submit a report to Congress which— (A) includes such question in the verbatim form in which it is to be asked, (B) describes the class of taxpayers to whom the question is to be asked, and (C) describes the circumstances that would be required to exist before the question would be asked.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1063 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2015 Mrs. Black (for herself, Mr. Neal , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , Mr. Blumenauer , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Schock , Mr. Roskam , Mr. Paulsen , Mr. Renacci , Mr. Meehan , and Mr. Becerra ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to eliminate tariffs on technological goods providing educational value for children, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Elimination of Tariffs on Education for Children’s Act or the ETEACH Act . 2. Elimination of tariffs on certain educational devices Chapter 85 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new subheading, with the article description for subheading 8543.70.94 having the same degree of indentation as the article description for subheading 8543.70.93: 8543.70.94 Electronic educational devices designed or intended primarily for children Free 35% . 3. Effective date The amendment made by section 2 applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1064 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2015 Mrs. Bustos (for herself, Mr. Loebsack , and Mr. Kind ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To reinstate year-round Federal Pell Grants under the Higher Education Act of 1965.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to Education and Training Act . 2. Federal Pell Grants (a) Amendments Section 401(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking paragraph (7)(B) and inserting paragraph (8)(B) ; and (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as paragraphs (6) through (8), respectively; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) (A) The Secretary shall award a student not more than two Federal Pell Grants during a single award year to permit such student to accelerate the student’s progress toward a degree or certificate if the student is enrolled— (i) on at least a half-time basis for a period of more than one academic year, or more than two semesters or an equivalent period of time, during a single award year; and (ii) in a program of instruction at an institution of higher education for which the institution awards an associate or baccalaureate degree or certificate. (B) In the case of a student receiving more than one Federal Pell Grant in a single award year under subparagraph (A), the total amount of Federal Pell Grants awarded to such student for the award year may exceed the maximum basic grant level specified in the appropriate appropriations Act for such award year. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be effective for award year 2015–2016 and each succeeding award year.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1065 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2015 Mr. Clay introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require that States receiving Byrne JAG funds to require sensitivity training for law enforcement officers of that State.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the POST Act of 2015 . 2. In general (a) Training requirement For each fiscal year after the expiration of the period specified in subsection (b) in which a State receives funds for a program referred to in subsection (c)(2), the State shall require that all individuals enrolled in an academy of a law enforcement agency of the State and all law enforcement officers of the State fulfill a training session on sensitivity each fiscal year, including training on ethnic and racial bias, cultural diversity, and police interaction with the disabled, mentally ill, and new immigrants. In the case of individuals attending an academy, such training session shall be for 8 hours, and in the case of all other law enforcement officers, the training session shall be for 4 hours. (b) Compliance and Ineligibility (1) Compliance date Each State shall have not more than 120 days, beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to comply with subsection (a), except that— (A) the Attorney General may grant an additional 120 days to a State that is making good faith efforts to comply with such subsection; and (B) the Attorney General shall waive the requirements of subsection (a) if compliance with such subsection by a State would be unconstitutional under the constitution of such State. (2) Ineligibility for funds For any fiscal year after the expiration of the period specified in paragraph (1), a State that fails to comply with subsection (a), shall, at the discretion of the Attorney General, be subject to not more than a 20-percent reduction of the funds that would otherwise be allocated for that fiscal year to the State under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq. ), whether characterized as the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, the Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Program, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, or otherwise. (c) Reallocation Amounts not allocated under a program referred to in subsection (b)(2) to a State for failure to fully comply with subsection (a) shall be reallocated under that program to States that have not failed to comply with such subsection.