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I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3379 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York (for himself and Mr. Hanna ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to initiate a rulemaking with respect to aircraft medical kits, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Airplane Kids In Transit Safety Act of 2015 or the Airplane KITS Act of 2015 . 2. Aircraft medical kits Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall initiate a rulemaking to ensure that the medical kits required to be carried in aircraft operated by air carriers contain appropriate medication and equipment to meet the emergency medical needs of children, including an epinephrine auto-injector.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3380 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mr. Marino (for himself and Mr. Pierluisi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide the Department of Justice with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2015 . 2. Possession, manufacture or distribution for purposes of unlawful importations Section 1009 of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act ( 21 U.S.C. 959 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and (2) in subsection (a), by striking It shall and all that follows and inserting the following: It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance in schedule I or II or flunitrazepam or a listed chemical intending, knowing, or having reasonable cause to believe that such substance or chemical will be unlawfully imported into the United States or into waters within a distance of 12 miles of the coast of the United States. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture or distribute a listed chemical— (1) intending or knowing that the listed chemical will be used to manufacture a controlled substance; and (2) intending, knowing, or having reasonable cause to believe that the controlled substance will be unlawfully imported into the United States. . 3. Trafficking in counterfeit goods or services Chapter 113 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 2318(b)(2), by striking section 2320(e) and inserting section 2320(f) ; and (2) in section 2320— (A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: (4) traffics in a drug and knowingly uses a counterfeit mark on or in connection with such drug, ; (B) in subsection (b)(3), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking counterfeit drug and inserting drug that uses a counterfeit mark on or in connection with the drug ; and (C) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following: (6) the term drug means a drug, as defined in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321 ). .
IB Union Calendar No. 469 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3380 [Report No. 114–603, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mr. Marino (for himself and Mr. Pierluisi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 June 3, 2016 Additional sponsors: Mr. Pittenger , Mr. Buchanan , and Mr. Zeldin June 3, 2016 Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary June 3, 2016 The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To provide the Department of Justice with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2015 . 2. Possession, manufacture or distribution for purposes of unlawful importations Section 1009 of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act ( 21 U.S.C. 959 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and (2) in subsection (a), by striking It shall and all that follows and inserting the following: It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance in schedule I or II or flunitrazepam or a listed chemical intending, knowing, or having reasonable cause to believe that such substance or chemical will be unlawfully imported into the United States or into waters within a distance of 12 miles of the coast of the United States. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture or distribute a listed chemical— (1) intending or knowing that the listed chemical will be used to manufacture a controlled substance; and (2) intending, knowing, or having reasonable cause to believe that the controlled substance will be unlawfully imported into the United States. . 3. Trafficking in counterfeit goods or services Chapter 113 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 2318(b)(2), by striking section 2320(e) and inserting section 2320(f) ; and (2) in section 2320— (A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: (4) traffics in a drug and knowingly uses a counterfeit mark on or in connection with such drug, ; (B) in subsection (b)(3), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking counterfeit drug and inserting drug that uses a counterfeit mark on or in connection with the drug ; and (C) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following: (6) the term drug means a drug, as defined in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321 ). .

June 3, 2016 Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary June 3, 2016 The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; 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. 3387 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act to apply the requirements of such Acts to the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2015 . 2. Application of open government laws to Smithsonian Institution (a) Freedom of Information Act Section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (m) For purposes of this section, the Smithsonian Institution shall be considered an agency, and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution shall be considered the head of the agency. . (b) Privacy Act Section 552a(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Privacy Act), is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting , except that such term also includes the Smithsonian Institution; . (c) Requiring Open Meetings Section 552b of title 5, United States Code (relating to open meetings) is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting , except that such term also includes the Smithsonian Institution; . (d) Federal Advisory Committee Act Section 4 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) The Smithsonian Institution shall be considered an advisory committee for purposes of this Act, other than section 14. . 3. Effective date and application (a) Effective Date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Application This Act shall apply to— (1) all actions taken by the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution or any officer or employee of the Smithsonian Institution before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act; (2) any record created before, on, or after that date; and (3) any meeting held before, on, or after that date.
IB Union Calendar No. 677 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3387 [Report No. 114–864] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform December 12, 2016 Reported with amendments, 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 July 29, 2015 A BILL To amend the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act to apply the requirements of such Acts to the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016 . 2. Application of open government laws to Smithsonian Institution (a) Freedom of Information Act Section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), as amended by section 2(7) of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (n) For purposes of this section, the Smithsonian Institution shall be considered an agency, and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution shall be considered the head of the agency. . (b) Privacy Act Section 552a(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Privacy Act), is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting , except that such term also includes the Smithsonian Institution; . (c) Requiring Open Meetings Section 552b(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code (relating to open meetings) is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting , except that such term also includes the Smithsonian Institution; . 3. Effective date and application (a) Effective Date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Application (1) Freedom of Information Act; Privacy Act Subsections (a) and (b) of section 2 and the amendments made by such subsections shall apply to any record created before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Open meetings Subsection (c) of section 2 and the amendments made by such subsection shall apply to any meeting held on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Amend the title so as to read: A bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act to apply the requirements of such Acts to the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes. .

December 12, 2016 Reported with amendments, 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. 3388 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mr. Nugent (for himself, Mr. Collins of Georgia , Mr. Gibson , Mr. Sessions , Mrs. Black , and Mr. Burgess ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 37, United States Code, to impose a statute of limitations on the ability of the Department of Defense to recover certain indebtedness owed to the United States by members of the uniformed services, including retired and former members, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Statute Of Limitations for DOD Inactive Employee Repossessions Act or the SOLDIER Act . 2. Statute of limitations on Department of Defense recovery of amounts owed to the United States by members of the uniformed services, including retired and former members Section 1007(c)(3) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) If the indebtedness of a member of the uniformed services to the United States occurs, through no fault of the member, as a result of the overpayment of pay or allowances to the member or upon the settlement of the member’s accounts, the Secretary concerned may not recover the indebtedness from the member, including a retired or former member, using deductions from the pay of the member, deductions from retired or separation pay, or any other collection method unless recovery of the indebtedness commences before the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date on which the indebtedness was incurred. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3391 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , 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 provide Governors of States with the authority to withhold Federal financial assistance from units of local government that do not comply with the immigration laws, and for other purposes.

1. Authority to withhold Federal financial assistance A Governor of a State may withhold Federal financial assistance (as such term is defined in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code) from a unit of local government in that State that has not complied with the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 )), as determined by the Governor.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3392 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Salmon , Mr. Farr , and Ms. Sinema ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to consider the objective of improving the conversion, use, and storage of carbon dioxide produced from fossil fuels in carrying out research and development programs under that Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Carbon Capture Research and Development Act . 2. Fossil energy Section 961(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16291(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (8) Improving the conversion, use, and storage of carbon dioxide produced from fossil fuels. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3393 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mr. Posey (for himself and Mr. Ross ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Truth in Lending Act to clarify that the points and fees in connection with a mortgage loan do not include certain compensation amounts already taken into account in setting the interest rate on such loan, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mortgage Fairness Act of 2015 . 2. Points and fees Section 103 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1602 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (aa) (relating to disclosure of the greater amount or percentage) as subsection (bb); (2) by redesignating subsection (bb) (relating to high cost mortgages) as subsection (aa), and moving such subsection to immediately follow subsection (z); and (3) in paragraph (4) of subsection (aa), as so redesignated, by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: (B) all compensation from any source (other than compensation taken into account in setting the interest rate and for which there is no separate charge to the consumer) paid directly or indirectly by a consumer or creditor to— (i) a mortgage originator, including a mortgage originator that is also the creditor in a table-funded transaction; or (ii) an individual employed by or contracting with the originator or a mortgage originator; .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3394 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to allow for the use of certain assets of foreign persons and entities to satisfy certain judgments against terrorist parties, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clarifying Amendment to Provide Terrorism Victims Equity Act or the CAPTIVE Act . 2. Use of blocked assets to satisfy judgments of U.S. persons against terrorist parties Section 201(d) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 ( 28 U.S.C. 1610 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking means ; (B) by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read as follows: (A) means any asset seized or frozen by the United States under section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act ( 50 U.S.C. App. 5(b) ), under sections 202 and 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 ; 1702), or under section 805(b) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act ( 21 U.S.C. 1904(b) ); and ; (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) Person In subsection (a), the term person means— (A) a natural person who, at the time the act of terrorism described in subsection (a) was committed upon which the judgment described in such subsection was obtained by that person, was either— (i) a national of the United States as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22) ); (ii) a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; or (iii) otherwise an employee of the Government of the United States, or of an individual performing a contract awarded by the United States Government, acting within the scope of the employee’s employment; or (B) if the person described in subparagraph (A) is deceased, the personal representative of the estate of that deceased person. . 3. Applicability The amendments made by this Act apply to any judgment described in section 201(a) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 ( 28 U.S.C. 1610 note) that is entered before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3394 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mr. Posey (for himself, Mr. Trott , Mr. Deutch , and Mr. Johnson of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to allow for the use of certain assets of foreign persons and entities to satisfy certain judgments against terrorist parties, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clarifying Amendment to Provide Terrorism Victims Equity Act or the CAPTIVE Act . 2. Use of certain assets to satisfy judgments against terrorist parties Section 201(a) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 ( 28 U.S.C. 1610 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: For purposes of this section, the blocked assets of a terrorist party are subject to execution or attachment in aid of execution in order to satisfy such judgment regardless of whether the terrorist party ceases to be a terrorist party after such judgment is entered. . 3. Definitions Section 201(d) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 ( 28 U.S.C. 1610 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking means ; (B) by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read as follows: (A) means any asset seized or frozen by the United States under section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act ( 50 U.S.C. App. 5(b) ), under sections 202 and 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 ; 1702), or under section 805(b) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act ( 21 U.S.C. 1904(b) ); and ; (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) Person In subsection (a), the term person means a person who, at the time the act of terrorism described in subsection (a) was committed upon which the judgment described in such subsection was obtained by that person, was either— (A) a national of the United States as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22) ); (B) a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; or (C) otherwise an employee of the Government of the United States, or of an individual performing a contract awarded by the United States Government, acting within the scope of the employee’s employment. . 4. Effective date The amendments made by this Act apply to any judgment entered before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3394 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 13, 2016 Received AN ACT To amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to allow for the use of certain assets of foreign persons and entities to satisfy certain judgments against terrorist parties, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clarifying Amendment to Provide Terrorism Victims Equity Act or the CAPTIVE Act . 2. Use of blocked assets to satisfy judgments of U.S. persons against terrorist parties Section 201(d) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 ( 28 U.S.C. 1610 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking means ; (B) by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read as follows: (A) means any asset seized or frozen by the United States under section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act ( 50 U.S.C. App. 5(b) ), under sections 202 and 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 ; 1702), or under section 805(b) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act ( 21 U.S.C. 1904(b) ); and ; (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) Person In subsection (a), the term person means— (A) a natural person who, at the time the act of terrorism described in subsection (a) was committed upon which the judgment described in such subsection was obtained by that person, was either— (i) a national of the United States as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22) ); (ii) a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; or (iii) otherwise an employee of the Government of the United States, or of an individual performing a contract awarded by the United States Government, acting within the scope of the employee’s employment; or (B) if the person described in subparagraph (A) is deceased, the personal representative of the estate of that deceased person. . 3. Applicability The amendments made by this Act apply to any judgment described in section 201(a) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 ( 28 U.S.C. 1610 note) that is entered before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB Union Calendar No. 531 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3394 [Report No. 114–685] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mr. Posey (for himself, Mr. Trott , Mr. Deutch , and Mr. Johnson of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary July 12, 2016 Additional sponsors: Mr. Forbes , Mr. Rooney of Florida , and Mr. Poe of Texas July 12, 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 July 29, 2015 A BILL To amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to allow for the use of certain assets of foreign persons and entities to satisfy certain judgments against terrorist parties, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clarifying Amendment to Provide Terrorism Victims Equity Act or the CAPTIVE Act . 2. Use of blocked assets to satisfy judgments of U.S. persons against terrorist parties Section 201(d) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 ( 28 U.S.C. 1610 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking means ; (B) by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read as follows: (A) means any asset seized or frozen by the United States under section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act ( 50 U.S.C. App. 5(b) ), under sections 202 and 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 ; 1702), or under section 805(b) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act ( 21 U.S.C. 1904(b) ); and ; (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) Person In subsection (a), the term person means— (A) a natural person who, at the time the act of terrorism described in subsection (a) was committed upon which the judgment described in such subsection was obtained by that person, was either— (i) a national of the United States as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22) ); (ii) a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; or (iii) otherwise an employee of the Government of the United States, or of an individual performing a contract awarded by the United States Government, acting within the scope of the employee’s employment; or (B) if the person described in subparagraph (A) is deceased, the personal representative of the estate of that deceased person. . 3. Applicability The amendments made by this Act apply to any judgment described in section 201(a) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 ( 28 U.S.C. 1610 note) that is entered before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

July 12, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3400 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mr. Rohrabacher (for himself, Mr. King of Iowa , and Mr. Gohmert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

1. Termination of application of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to the products of Kazakhstan (a) Presidential determinations and extension of nondiscriminatory treatment Notwithstanding any provision of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq. ), the President may— (1) determine that the denial of nondiscriminatory treatment should no longer apply to the products of Kazakhstan; and (2) after making a determination under paragraph (1) with respect to Kazakhstan, proclaim the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan. (b) Termination of applicability of title IV On and after the date on which the President extends nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Kazakhstan pursuant to subsection (a), title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to apply to Kazakhstan. 2. Termination of application of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to the products of Tajikistan (a) Presidential determinations and extension of nondiscriminatory treatment Notwithstanding any provision of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq. ), the President may— (1) determine that the denial of nondiscriminatory treatment should no longer apply to the products of Tajikistan; and (2) after making a determination under paragraph (1) with respect to Tajikistan, proclaim the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Tajikistan. (b) Termination of applicability of title IV On and after the date on which the President extends nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Tajikistan pursuant to subsection (a), title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to apply to Tajikistan. 3. Termination of application of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to the products of Uzbekistan (a) Presidential determinations and extension of nondiscriminatory treatment Notwithstanding any provision of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq. ), the President may— (1) determine that the denial of nondiscriminatory treatment should no longer apply to the products of Uzbekistan; and (2) after making a determination under paragraph (1) with respect to Uzbekistan, proclaim the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Uzbekistan. (b) Termination of applicability of title IV On and after the date on which the President extends nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Uzbekistan pursuant to subsection (a), title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to apply to Uzbekistan.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3404 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mr. Salmon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax free distributions from health savings accounts for fitness facility membership and classes.

1. Tax free distributions from health savings accounts for fitness facility memberships and classes (a) In general Section 223(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) Fitness facility memberships and classes treated as medical expense (i) In general For purposes of subparagraph (A), amounts paid for membership at (or for participation or instruction in a program of physical exercise or physical activity conducted at or by) a fitness facility shall be treated as amounts paid for medical care. (ii) Fitness facility defined For purposes of this subparagraph, the term fitness facility means a facility— (I) providing instruction in a program of physical exercise, offering facilities for the preservation, maintenance, encouragement, or development of physical fitness, or serving as the site of such a program of a State or local government, (II) which is not a private club owned and operated by its members, (III) which does not offer golf, hunting, sailing, or riding facilities, (IV) whose health or fitness facility is not incidental to its overall function and purpose, and (V) which is fully compliant with the State of jurisdiction and Federal anti-discrimination laws. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3405 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mr. Salmon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 Health and Human Services from obligating or expending any funds for grants for developing or evaluating a video game to train parents in food parenting practices, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibiting grant funds for Kiddio: Food Fight—Training Vegetable Parenting Practices (a) Prohibition The Department of Health and Human Services may not obligate or expend any funds for— (1) grant project # 4R44HD075521–02 of the National Institutes of Health ( Kiddio: Food Fight—Training Vegetable Parenting Practices ; or (2) any other grant, contract, or cooperative agreement for developing or evaluating a video game to train parents in food parenting practices. (b) Unobligated balances Of the amounts made available for any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement of the Department of Health and Human Services described in paragraph (1), the unobligated balances of such amounts are hereby rescinded.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3407 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mr. Sensenbrenner (for himself, Mr. Harper , and Mr. Jones ) 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 remove the deduction for charitable contributions from the overall limitation on itemized deductions.

1. Charitable deduction exception to overall limitation on itemized deductions (a) In general Subsection (c) of section 68 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting , and , and by adding at the end the following: (4) the deduction under section 170 (relating to charitable, etc., contributions and gifts). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3409 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mr. Smith of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Womack , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. Barr , Mr. Holding , Mr. Long , Mr. Rogers of Kentucky , Mr. Price of North Carolina , and Mr. Welch ) 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 exclude payments received under the Work Colleges Program from gross income, including payments made from institutional funds.

1. Exclusion for amounts received under the Work Colleges Program (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 117(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting , or , and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) a comprehensive student work-learning-service program (as defined in section 448(e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965) operated by a work college (as defined in such section). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3414 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mr. Stivers (for himself, Mrs. Beatty , and Mr. Takano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To improve the certification and licensing of employees and medical laboratories of the Department of Veterans Affairs that furnish prosthetic and orthotic services, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Access to Orthotic and Prosthetic Care Act . 2. Improvement of certification and licensing of employees and laboratories of Department of Veterans Affairs that furnish prosthetic and orthotic services (a) Certification and licensing of employees Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that each prosthetist and orthotist of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and each employee of the Department that provides prosthetic or orthotic services (as determined by the Secretary), meets all current certification and licensing requirements applicable to such prosthetist, orthotist, or other employee, as the case may be, consistent with the provisions of section 427 enacted for the Medicare program in BIPA 2000. (b) Certification of labs Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that each orthotic or prosthetic facility and laboratory of the Department of Veterans Affairs that provides prosthetic and orthotic services is certified by one of the nationally recognized accrediting bodies, as provided for Medicare in section 427 of BIPA 2000. (c) Inspector General report (1) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than annually thereafter for four years, the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on the compliance of the Department of Veterans Affairs with the requirements under subsections (a) and (b). (2) Recommendations Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include such recommendations with respect to improving the compliance of the Department with the requirements under subsections (a) and (b) as the Inspector General considers appropriate.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3419 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Ms. Titus (for herself, Mr. Takano , and Miss Rice of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible educational institutions to provide child care services on campus.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Support for Student Veterans with Families Act . 2. Department of Veterans Affairs grants to educational institutions for provision of child care services (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 3699. Grants to educational institutions for provision of child care services (a) In general The Secretary may make a grant to an eligible educational institution for the purpose of providing child care services on the campus of the educational institution to students enrolled in courses of education offered by the educational institution. (b) Eligible educational institution To be eligible for a grant under this section, an educational institution shall— (1) offer a course of education that is approved as provided in this chapter and chapters 34 and 35 of this title by the State approving agency where the educational institution is located; and (2) submit to the Secretary an application containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require. (c) Use of funds (1) An educational institution that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant to— (A) establish or expand a child care center on the campus of the educational institution; or (B) pay the costs of providing child care services to students enrolled in courses of education offered by the educational institution at a child care center located on the campus of the educational institution. (2) The Secretary shall require, as a condition of a grant under this section, that the educational institution that receives the grant provides at least 75 percent of the new child care services funded by the grant to students who are veterans. (d) Limitation The Secretary may not make more than 50 grants under this section for fiscal year 2016. (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting at the end of the items relating to subchapter II the following new item: 3699. Grants to educational institutions for provision of child care services. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3422 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mrs. Walorski (for herself and Mr. Walz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish credentialing requirements for medical vendors.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Vendor Verification Act . 2. Department of Veterans Affairs cre­den­tialing requirements for medical vendors (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 8129. Credentialing requirements for medical vendors (a) In general The Secretary shall establish uniform standards applicable to the credentialing of all medical vendors from which the Secretary procures goods or services. Such standards shall be based on the standards prescribed in the document entitled Joint Recommendation for Healthcare Industry Representative (HCIR) Credentialing Best Practices by the Coalition for Best Practices in HCIR Requirements. The Secretary shall update such standards to be consistant with any revision or update to the Joint Recommendation for Healthcare Industry Representative (HCIR) Credentialing Best Practices. (b) Medical vendor defined In this section, the term medical vendor means a health care industry representative, including a surgical implant vendor. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to subchapter II the following new item: 8129. Credentialing requirements for medical vendors. . (c) Applicability Section 8129 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply— (1) to any medical vendor (as such term is defined in subsection (b) of such section) with whom the Secretary of Veterans Affairs enters into a contract on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) to a medical vendor (as such term is defined in subsection (b) of such section) with whom the Secretary has entered into a contract before the date of the enactment of this Act under which the medical vendor is obligated to provide goods or services on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, on or after the date this is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3423 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mr. Walz (for himself, Mr. Jones , Mr. Gibson , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Nolan , and Mr. Takano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Agent Orange Act of 1991 to extend the certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemical compounds in herbicides.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agent Orange Extension Act of 2015 . 2. Extension of certain authorities of Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemical compounds in herbicides (a) Use of information To provide for presumption of service connection Section 1116(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking September 30, 2015 and inserting September 30, 2017 . (b) Agreement with National Academy of Sciences Section 3(i) of the Agent Orange Act of 1991 ( Public Law 102–4 ; 38 U.S.C. 1116 note) is amended by striking December 31, 2015 and inserting December 31, 2017 .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3425 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mr. Weber of Texas (for himself, Mr. Babin , Mr. Harris , Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia , Mr. King of Iowa , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Flores , Mr. Ratcliffe , and Mr. Conaway ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to give nationwide effect to the least restrictive State laws regarding the carrying of firearms that are concealed, or are partially or fully visible to the public.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Firearm Rights Equally Enforced Act or the FREE Act . 2. Nationwide effect given to least restrictive State laws regarding the carrying of firearms that are concealed, or are partially or fully visible to the public (a) In general Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 926C the following: 926D. Nationwide effect given to least restrictive State laws regarding the carrying of firearms that are concealed, or are partially or fully visible to the public (a) In general Notwithstanding any provision of the law of any State or any political subdivision of a State, an individual who is not prohibited by Federal law from receiving a firearm and to whom a State has issued a license or permit to carry a concealed firearm, or to carry a firearm that is partially or fully visible to the public, may do so in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce in any other State, subject to subsection (b). (b) Limitations (1) General rule A person may exercise the right granted by subsection (a) subject to any limitation imposed by the State that issued the license or permit, except as provided in paragraph (2) or (3). (2) Authority to impose lesser restrictive limitations A State may impose a lesser restrictive limitation on the exercise of the right granted by subsection (a) than any imposed by the State referred to in paragraph (1). (3) Special rule relating to fees In addition to the authority provided by paragraph (2), a State may condition the exercise of the right granted by subsection (a) on the payment of a fee, the level of which may be greater than the level of the fee (if any) imposed by the State referred to in paragraph (1) as a condition of issuing the license or permit, but any such fee may not be set at a level that unduly burdens the exercise of the right. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 926C the following: 926D. Nationwide effect given to least restrictive State laws regarding the carrying of firearms that are concealed, or are partially or fully visible to the public. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3428 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mr. Wittman (for himself, Mr. Massie , Mr. Pompeo , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Cramer , and Mr. Forbes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require assurances that certain family planning service projects and programs will provide pamphlets containing the contact information of adoption centers.

1. Short title This Act may be referred to as the Adoption Information Act . 2. Provision in family planning services of pamphlets containing adoption center contact information Title X of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 1009. Adoption center contact information (a) A grant may be made or contract entered into under section 1001 for a family planning service project or program only upon assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the project or program will— (1) provide to each person to whom the project or program provides family planning services, at the time the person inquires about the services, a pamphlet that contains— (A) a comprehensive list of the adoption centers located in the State where the services are provided; and (B) the address and telephone number of each such center; (2) at the same time, orally inform each such person that the pamphlet— (A) was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services; and (B) contains a comprehensive list of the adoption centers located in the State where the services are provided; and (3) provide each such person an opportunity to read the pamphlet. (b) The Secretary shall prepare, annually update, and distribute to each project or program referred to in subsection (a) pamphlets described in that subsection. (c) No funds may be used to carry out this section, except funds that are appropriated to carry out this title. .