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I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4495 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2016 Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico (for herself, Mr. Vargas , and Mr. Kilmer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide student loan eligibility for mid-career, part-time students, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Education for Jobs Act . 2. Student loan eligibility for mid-career part-time students (a) Student eligibility Section 484(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1091 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) A student who— (A) is carrying at least 3 credit hours or the equivalent coursework for the course of study that the student is pursuing, as determined by the eligible institution, (B) is enrolled in a course of study necessary for enrollment in a program leading to a degree or certificate, and (C) was employed on a full-time basis for not less than 10 years, shall be, notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subsection (a), eligible to apply for loans under part D of this title. . (b) Annual and aggregate loan limits Section 428(b)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(A) ) is amended by inserting or meets the requirements of section 484(b)(5) after institution) . (c) Repayment period (1) Stafford loans Section 428(b)(7)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(7)(A) ) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: or, in the case of a student described in section 484(b)(5), the day after 6 months after the date such student ceases to meet the requirements of such section . (2) PLUS loans Section 428B(d)(1)(B)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1078–2(d)(1)(B)(ii) ) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: or, in the case of a graduate or professional student borrower described in section 484(b)(5), during the 6-month period beginning on the day after the date such student ceases to meet the requirements of such section .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4496 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2016 Mr. Schweikert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide that amounts collected by the Federal Government through legal settlements, fines, or financial penalties shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury for purposes of deficit reduction, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Funding Unpaid National Debt with Settlements Act or the FUNDS Act . 2. Use of legal settlement, fines, or financial penalties collected by the Federal Government to reduce the debt (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any covered funds shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury for purposes of deficit reduction. (b) Definition of covered funds In this section, the term covered funds means any civil penalty collected in a civil action brought by any Federal agency, any amounts received by a Federal agency in a settlement or consent decree entered in such an action, any fine levied in an administrative proceeding or pursuant to an agency rule, and any fine collected for any Federal criminal offense, but does not include any penalty or interest collected by the Internal Revenue Service under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4499 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2016 Mr. Mooney of West Virginia (for himself, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky , Ms. Kuster , Mrs. Comstock , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mr. Guinta , and Mr. Lynch ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove consideration of certain pain-related issues from calculations under the Medicare hospital value-based purchasing program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing Act of 2016 and as the PROP Act of 2016 . 2. Removing consideration of certain pain-related issues from calculations under the Medicare hospital value-based purchasing program Section 1886(o)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(o)(2)(B) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i)(II), by inserting , subject to clause (iii), after shall ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) Exclusion of certain pain-related measures For value-based incentive payments made with respect to discharges occurring during fiscal year 2016 or a subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall ensure that measures selected under subparagraph (A) do not include measures based on any assessments by patients, with respect to hospital stays of such patients, of— (I) the need of such patients, during such stay, for medicine for pain; (II) how often, during such stay, the pain of such patients was well controlled; or (III) how often, during such stay, the staff of the hospital in which such stay occurred did everything they could to help the patient with the pain experienced by the patient. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4500 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2016 Mr. Hultgren (for himself, Ms. Sewell of Alabama , and Mr. Luetkemeyer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to permit certain depository institutions to use a short form call report, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Bank Reporting Relief Act . 2. Short form call report (a) In general Section 7(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1817(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (12) Short form reporting (A) In general The appropriate Federal banking agencies shall issue regulations allowing for a reduced reporting requirement for covered depository institutions when making the first and third report of condition for a year, as required pursuant to paragraph (3). (B) Covered depository institution defined For purposes of this paragraph, the term covered depository institution means an insured depository institution that— (i) is highly rated and well capitalized (as defined under section 38(b)); and (ii) satisfies such other criteria as the appropriate Federal banking agencies determine appropriate. . (b) Report to Congress Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 365 days thereafter until the appropriate Federal banking agencies (as defined under section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) have issued the regulations required under section 7(a)(12)(A) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, such agencies shall submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report describing the progress made in issuing such regulations.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4502 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2016 Mrs. Black (for herself and Mr. Bishop of Utah ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow for a stay of Federal district court actions pending resolution of unsettled and ambiguous questions of State law, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pullman Act . 2. Stay of Federal district court actions (a) In general Chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1660. Stay of actions to resolve issues of State law (a) Stay When a civil action before a United States district court involves a challenge to an unsettled and ambiguous question of State law on Federal constitutional grounds, the district court— (1) may, and should, stay the action, pending resolution of the question of State law, if— (A) resolution of the unsettled and ambiguous question of State law could avoid the need to reach the Federal constitutional issue or materially change the nature of the Federal constitutional issue; and (B) there are adequate means under State law to resolve the unsettled question of State law; and (2) may certify the question of State law to the appropriate court of that State. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) State The term State means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, or any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States. (2) State law The term State law means the law of any State. . (b) Appeals from interlocutory orders Section 1292(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Interlocutory orders of such district courts or the judges thereof refusing the stay of an action under section 1660(a). . (c) Conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1660. Stay of actions to resolve issues of State law. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to any civil action that is pending on, or is commenced on or after, the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4503 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2016 Mr. Poe of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To allow for additional markings, including the word Israel , to be used for country of origin marking requirements for goods made in the geographical areas known as the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Treatment of Israel in Product Labeling Act of 2016 . 2. Additional markings for goods (a) In general For goods produced or originating in the geographical areas known as the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, proper markings for country of origin marking requirements, in accordance with the requirements of section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1304 ), shall include— (1) Israel; (2) West Bank; (3) Gaza; (4) Gaza Strip; (5) West Bank/Gaza; or (6) West Bank/Gaza Strip. (b) Limitation The Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or any other competent Federal official (or their designees) shall not prohibit the use of any of the markings listed under subsection (a) for purposes of country of origin marking requirements.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4506 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2016 Mr. Fortenberry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to help health care consumers comparison shop for medical services based on quality and cost.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Know Before You Go Act of 2016 . 2. Expenditures for transparency tools treated as activities that improve health care quality for the purpose of determining medical loss ratio Section 2718(c) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–18(c) ) is amended— (1) by striking Not later than and inserting the following: (1) In general Not later than ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Spending on transparency tools as activities that improve health care quality (A) In general In the case of a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage, in applying this section to such issuer with respect to a plan year beginning after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the activities described in subsection (a)(2) shall include implementing, promoting, maintaining, or improving a transparency tool with respect to such coverage if such issuer has, during such plan year— (i) significantly increased (compared to the previous plan year) the percentage of enrollees under such coverage who are using such transparency tool by such issuer; (ii) provided the estimates under subparagraph (B)(iii) of cost-sharing obligations of a similarly situated enrollee under such coverage to each individual that requests such estimate with respect to such coverage; and (iii) made available to each individual seeking enrollment under health insurance coverage offered by such issuer a list of coverage options offered by such issuer that qualify as high deductible health plans (as defined in section 223(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). (B) Transparency tool For the purposes of subparagraph (A), a transparency tool, with respect to a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage, includes a website and telephone support that makes available to each enrollee under such coverage, with respect to common episodes of care, the following information: (i) Comparisons among in-network providers with respect to quality of care. (ii) Comparisons among different types of in-network providers of the estimated cost-sharing obligation, before application of any deductible, of an enrollee under such coverage for each such episode of care. (iii) The estimated cost-sharing obligation, after application of any deductible, of an enrollee under such coverage for each such episode of care at a specific in-network provider. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4509 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify membership of State planning committees or urban area working groups for the Homeland Security Grant Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State and High-Risk Urban Area Working Group Act . 2. Administration and coordination of certain DHS grants Subsection (b) of section 2021 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 611 ) is amended to read as follows: (b) Planning committees (1) In general Any State or high-risk urban area receiving a grant under section 2003 or 2004 shall establish a State planning committee or urban area working group to assist in preparation and revision of the State, regional, or local homeland security plan or the threat and hazard identification and risk assessment, as the case may be, and to assist in determining effective funding priorities for grants under such sections. (2) Composition (A) In general The State planning committees and urban area working groups referred to in paragraph (1) shall include at least one representative from each of the following significant stakeholders: (i) Local or tribal government officials. (ii) Emergency response providers, which shall include representatives of the fire service, law enforcement, emergency medical services, and emergency managers. (iii) Public health officials and other appropriate medical practitioners. (iv) Individuals representing educational institutions, including elementary schools, community colleges, and other institutions of higher education. (v) State and regional interoperable communications coordinators, as appropriate. (vi) State and major urban area fusion centers, as appropriate. (B) Geographic representation The members of the State planning committee or urban area working group, as the case may be, shall be a representative group of individuals from the counties, cities, towns, and Indian tribes within the State or high-risk urban area, including, as appropriate, representatives of rural, high-population, and high-threat jurisdictions. (3) Existing planning committees Nothing in this subsection may be construed to require that any State or high-risk urban area create a State planning committee or urban area working group, as the case may be, if that State or high-risk urban area has established and uses a multijurisdictional planning committee or commission that meets the requirements of this subsection. .

Passed the House of Representatives April 13, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4509 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2016 Mr. Payne introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify membership of State planning committees or urban area working groups for the Homeland Security Grant Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State and High-Risk Urban Area Working Group Act . 2. Administration and coordination of certain DHS grants Subsection (b) of section 2021 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 611 ) is amended to read as follows: (b) Planning committees (1) In general Any State or high-risk urban area receiving a grant under section 2003 or 2004 shall establish a State planning committee or urban area working group to assist in preparation and revision of the State, regional, or local homeland security plan or the threat and hazard identification and risk assessment, as the case may be, and to assist in determining effective funding priorities for grants under such sections. (2) Composition (A) In general The State planning committees and urban area working groups referred to in paragraph (1) shall include at least one representative of significant stakeholders, including the following: (i) Local or tribal government officials. (ii) Emergency response providers, which shall include representatives of the fire service, law enforcement, emergency medical services, and emergency managers. (iii) Public health officials and other appropriate medical practitioners. (iv) Individuals representing educational institutions, including elementary schools, community colleges, and other institutions of higher education. (v) State and regional interoperable communications coordinators, as appropriate. (vi) State and major urban area fusion centers, as appropriate. (B) Geographic representation The members of the State planning committee or urban area working group, as the case may be, shall be a representative group of individuals from the counties, cities, towns, and Indian tribes within the State or high-risk urban area, including, as appropriate, representatives of rural, high-population, and high-threat jurisdictions. (3) Existing planning committees Nothing in this subsection may be construed to require that any State or high-risk urban area create a State planning committee or urban area working group, as the case may be, if that State or high-risk urban area has established and uses a multijurisdictional planning committee or commission that meets the requirements of this subsection. .
IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4509 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 14, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify membership of State planning committees or urban area working groups for the Homeland Security Grant Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State and High-Risk Urban Area Working Group Act . 2. Administration and coordination of certain DHS grants Subsection (b) of section 2021 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 611 ) is amended to read as follows: (b) Planning committees (1) In general Any State or high-risk urban area receiving a grant under section 2003 or 2004 shall establish a State planning committee or urban area working group to assist in preparation and revision of the State, regional, or local homeland security plan or the threat and hazard identification and risk assessment, as the case may be, and to assist in determining effective funding priorities for grants under such sections. (2) Composition (A) In general The State planning committees and urban area working groups referred to in paragraph (1) shall include at least one representative from each of the following significant stakeholders: (i) Local or tribal government officials. (ii) Emergency response providers, which shall include representatives of the fire service, law enforcement, emergency medical services, and emergency managers. (iii) Public health officials and other appropriate medical practitioners. (iv) Individuals representing educational institutions, including elementary schools, community colleges, and other institutions of higher education. (v) State and regional interoperable communications coordinators, as appropriate. (vi) State and major urban area fusion centers, as appropriate. (B) Geographic representation The members of the State planning committee or urban area working group, as the case may be, shall be a representative group of individuals from the counties, cities, towns, and Indian tribes within the State or high-risk urban area, including, as appropriate, representatives of rural, high-population, and high-threat jurisdictions. (3) Existing planning committees Nothing in this subsection may be construed to require that any State or high-risk urban area create a State planning committee or urban area working group, as the case may be, if that State or high-risk urban area has established and uses a multijurisdictional planning committee or commission that meets the requirements of this subsection. .

Passed the House of Representatives April 13, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
IB Union Calendar No. 373 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4509 [Report No. 114–491] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2016 Mr. Payne introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security April 13, 2016 Additional sponsor: Mr. Norcross April 13, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify membership of State planning committees or urban area working groups for the Homeland Security Grant Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State and High-Risk Urban Area Working Group Act . 2. Administration and coordination of certain DHS grants Subsection (b) of section 2021 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 611 ) is amended to read as follows: (b) Planning committees (1) In general Any State or high-risk urban area receiving a grant under section 2003 or 2004 shall establish a State planning committee or urban area working group to assist in preparation and revision of the State, regional, or local homeland security plan or the threat and hazard identification and risk assessment, as the case may be, and to assist in determining effective funding priorities for grants under such sections. (2) Composition (A) In general The State planning committees and urban area working groups referred to in paragraph (1) shall include at least one representative of significant stakeholders, including the following: (i) Local or tribal government officials. (ii) Emergency response providers, which shall include representatives of the fire service, law enforcement, emergency medical services, and emergency managers. (iii) Public health officials and other appropriate medical practitioners. (iv) Individuals representing educational institutions, including elementary schools, community colleges, and other institutions of higher education. (v) State and regional interoperable communications coordinators, as appropriate. (vi) State and major urban area fusion centers, as appropriate. (B) Geographic representation The members of the State planning committee or urban area working group, as the case may be, shall be a representative group of individuals from the counties, cities, towns, and Indian tribes within the State or high-risk urban area, including, as appropriate, representatives of rural, high-population, and high-threat jurisdictions. (3) Existing planning committees Nothing in this subsection may be construed to require that any State or high-risk urban area create a State planning committee or urban area working group, as the case may be, if that State or high-risk urban area has established and uses a multijurisdictional planning committee or commission that meets the requirements of this subsection. .

April 13, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4510 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To insure adequate use and access to the existing Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch segment within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Eagle County, Colorado, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act . 2. Bolts ditch access (a) Access granted The Secretary of Agriculture shall permit by special use authorization nonmotorized access and use, in accordance with section 293.6 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, of the Bolts Ditch headgate and the Bolts Ditch within the Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado, as designated by Public Law 96–560 , for the purposes of the diversion of water and use, maintenance, and repair of such ditch and headgate by the Town of Minturn, Colorado, a Colorado Home Rule Municipality. (b) Location of facilities The Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch segment referenced in subsection (a) are as generally depicted on the map entitled Bolts Ditch headgate and Ditch Segment , dated November 2015.

Passed the House of Representatives September 6, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4510 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2016 Mr. Polis (for himself, Mr. Lamborn , and Mr. Tipton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To insure adequate use and access to the existing Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch segment within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Eagle County, Colorado, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act . 2. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) Since about 1882, the existing Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch have been used to fill Bolts Lake near Minturn, Colorado, by gravitational means, without the need for pumping and the attendant cost and energy use of pumping. (2) When the Holy Cross Wilderness was designated by Congress in 1980, the Bolts Ditch headgate, and an approximate 450-foot segment of the Bolts Ditch, were inadvertently included inside the Wilderness boundary. (3) The town of Minturn seeks to use its municipal water rights to store water in Bolts Lake. (4) Questions have arisen with respect to continued use, maintenance, and repair of the headgate and ditch segment within the Wilderness. (5) Legislation is warranted to correct this situation and authorize the continued use, access to, and maintenance and repair of the Bolts Ditch headgate and small portion of the Bolts Ditch that lie within the Wilderness boundary. 3. Bolts ditch access (a) Access granted The Secretary of Agriculture shall permit by special use authorization nonmotorized access and use, in accordance with section 293.6 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, of the Bolts Ditch headgate and the Bolts Ditch within the Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado, as designated by Public Law 96–560 , for the purposes of the diversion of water and use, maintenance, and repair of such ditch and headgate by the Town of Minturn, Colorado, a Colorado Home Rule Municipality. (b) Location of facilities The Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch segment referenced in subsection (a) are as generally depicted on the map entitled Bolts Ditch headgate and Ditch Segment , dated November 2015.
II Calendar No. 617 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4510 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 7, 2016 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar AN ACT To insure adequate use and access to the existing Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch segment within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Eagle County, Colorado, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act . 2. Bolts ditch access (a) Access granted The Secretary of Agriculture shall permit by special use authorization nonmotorized access and use, in accordance with section 293.6 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, of the Bolts Ditch headgate and the Bolts Ditch within the Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado, as designated by Public Law 96–560 , for the purposes of the diversion of water and use, maintenance, and repair of such ditch and headgate by the Town of Minturn, Colorado, a Colorado Home Rule Municipality. (b) Location of facilities The Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch segment referenced in subsection (a) are as generally depicted on the map entitled Bolts Ditch headgate and Ditch Segment , dated November 2015.

Passed the House of Representatives September 6, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

September 7, 2016 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
IB Union Calendar No. 533 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4510 [Report No. 114–689] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2016 Mr. Polis (for himself, Mr. Lamborn , and Mr. Tipton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources July 14, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To insure adequate use and access to the existing Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch segment within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Eagle County, Colorado, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act . 2. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) Since about 1882, the existing Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch have been used to fill Bolts Lake near Minturn, Colorado, by gravitational means, without the need for pumping and the attendant cost and energy use of pumping. (2) When the Holy Cross Wilderness was designated by Congress in 1980, the Bolts Ditch headgate, and an approximate 450-foot segment of the Bolts Ditch, were inadvertently included inside the Wilderness boundary. (3) The town of Minturn seeks to use its municipal water rights to store water in Bolts Lake. (4) Questions have arisen with respect to continued use, maintenance, and repair of the headgate and ditch segment within the Wilderness. (5) Legislation is warranted to correct this situation and authorize the continued use, access to, and maintenance and repair of the Bolts Ditch headgate and small portion of the Bolts Ditch that lie within the Wilderness boundary. 3. Bolts ditch access (a) Access granted The Secretary of Agriculture shall permit by special use authorization nonmotorized access and use, in accordance with section 293.6 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, of the Bolts Ditch headgate and the Bolts Ditch within the Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado, as designated by Public Law 96–560 , for the purposes of the diversion of water and use, maintenance, and repair of such ditch and headgate by the Town of Minturn, Colorado, a Colorado Home Rule Municipality. (b) Location of facilities The Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch segment referenced in subsection (a) are as generally depicted on the map entitled Bolts Ditch headgate and Ditch Segment , dated November 2015.

July 14, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
IB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4511 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act to allow the collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Families Voices Act . 2. Collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war (a) In General Paragraph (1) of section 3(a) of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2142(a)(1) ) is amended to read as follows: (1) to collect video and audio recordings of— (A) personal histories and testimonials of veterans of the Armed Forces who served during a period of war; and (B) biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who became missing in action or died as a result of their service during a period of war; . (b) Conforming Amendment Section 3 of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2142 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Definition of Immediate Family Member For purposes of subsection (a), the term immediate family member means a parent, spouse, sibling, or child. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 6, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
IB One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen H. R. 4511 AN ACT To amend the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act to allow the collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Families Voices Act . 2. Collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war (a) In General Paragraph (1) of section 3(a) of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2142(a)(1) ) is amended to read as follows: (1) to collect video and audio recordings of— (A) personal histories and testimonials of veterans of the Armed Forces who served during a period of war; and (B) biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who became missing in action or died as a result of their service during a period of war; . (b) Conforming Amendment Section 3 of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2142 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Definition of Immediate Family Member For purposes of subsection (a), the term immediate family member means a parent, spouse, sibling, or child. .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4511 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2016 Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , and Mr. MacArthur ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act to allow the collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Families Voices Act . 2. Collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war (a) In General Paragraph (1) of section 3(a) of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2142(a)(1) ) is amended to read as follows: (1) to collect video and audio recordings of— (A) personal histories and testimonials of veterans of the Armed Forces who served during a period of war; and (B) biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who became missing in action or died as a result of their service during a period of war; . (b) Conforming Amendment Section 3 of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2142 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Definition of Immediate Family Member For purposes of subsection (a), the term immediate family member means a parent, spouse, sibling, or child. .
IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4511 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 7, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration AN ACT To amend the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act to allow the collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Families Voices Act . 2. Collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war (a) In General Paragraph (1) of section 3(a) of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2142(a)(1) ) is amended to read as follows: (1) to collect video and audio recordings of— (A) personal histories and testimonials of veterans of the Armed Forces who served during a period of war; and (B) biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who became missing in action or died as a result of their service during a period of war; . (b) Conforming Amendment Section 3 of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2142 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Definition of Immediate Family Member For purposes of subsection (a), the term immediate family member means a parent, spouse, sibling, or child. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 6, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
IB Union Calendar No. 514 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4511 [Report No. 114–663] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2016 Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , and Mr. MacArthur ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration July 5, 2016 Additional sponsors: Mr. Olson , Ms. Esty , Mr. Perry , Ms. Kaptur , and Mr. Goodlatte July 5, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act to allow the collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Families Voices Act . 2. Collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war (a) In General Paragraph (1) of section 3(a) of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2142(a)(1) ) is amended to read as follows: (1) to collect video and audio recordings of— (A) personal histories and testimonials of veterans of the Armed Forces who served during a period of war; and (B) biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who became missing in action or died as a result of their service during a period of war; . (b) Conforming Amendment Section 3 of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2142 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Definition of Immediate Family Member For purposes of subsection (a), the term immediate family member means a parent, spouse, sibling, or child. .

July 5, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4512 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2016 Mr. Smith of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate the section 251A sequestrations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Relief From Sequestration Act of 2016 . 2. Findings and purposes (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Sequestration was designed as a forcing mechanism for an agreement on a comprehensive, deficit reduction plan. It has failed to produce the intended results. (2) The Budget Control Act of 2011 was enacted to avert a default on Federal debt obligations. (3) Because the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction failed to recommend legislation providing an additional $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction, Federal law mandates that the additional savings be sequestered. (4) Congress must enact a comprehensive, deficit reduction plan to solve the country’s fiscal challenges and to promote national security, economic stability, and the continued growth and prosperity of the United States. (5) It no longer makes sense to rely on sequestration as a forcing mechanism for a balanced solution. The costs to our Government and to the economy are too great. (6) Under sequestration, damaging cuts would be applied, through fiscal year 2021, to a wide variety of discretionary spending programs to achieve $1.2 trillion in savings, forestalling the sound planning needed for prudent and meaningful investments in national security, the workforce, transportation infrastructure, education, health care, public safety, housing, innovation, small business development, and many other facets of enduring national strength. (7) Even the prospect of sequestration is disruptive to regular order and to the congressional appropriations process, and it fosters damaging economic uncertainty, while short-term solutions only suspend the prospect and continue to undermine the certainty needed for economic recovery. (b) Purposes The purposes of this Act are to— (1) eliminate sequestration resulting from the failure of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction; and (2) offer the Federal Government, industry, and the American people the predictability that economic recovery demands. 3. Repeal of section 251A sequestrations (a) Repealer Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is repealed. (b) Conforming amendment The item relating to section 251A in the table of contents set forth in section 250(a) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is repealed.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4513 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2016 Mr. Zeldin (for himself 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 State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs.

1. PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Veteran Peer Support Program (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a grant program to be known as the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Veteran Peer Support Program under which the Secretary shall make grants to eligible entities for the purpose of establishing peer-to-peer mental health programs for veterans. (b) Eligible entity defined In this section, the term eligible entity means any of the following entities that submit to the Secretary an application containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require: (1) A nonprofit organization having historically served veterans' mental health needs. (2) A congressionally chartered veteran service organization. (3) A State, local, or tribal veteran service agency, director, or commissioner. (c) Amount of grant The recipient of a grant under this section shall receive a grant in an amount that does not exceed $250,000. (d) Use of funds The recipient of a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to— (1) carry out a program that meets the standards developed under subsection (e); (2) hire veterans to serve as peer specialists to host group and individual meetings with veterans seeking nonclinical support; (3) provide mental health support to veterans 24 hours each day, seven days each week; and (4) hire staff to support the program. (e) Program standards (1) Advisory commission The Secretary shall establish an advisory committee for the purpose of creating appropriate standards applicable to programs established using grants under this section. (2) Standards The standards developed under paragraph (1) shall include initial and continued training for veteran peer volunteers, administrative staffing needs, and best practices for addressing the needs of each veteran served. (f) Nonretention of records The Secretary may not require the recipient of a grant under this section to maintain records on veterans seeking support or to report any personally identifying information directly or indirectly to the Secretary about such veterans. (g) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 to carry out this section during the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4515 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 10, 2016 Mr. Calvert (for himself and Mr. Cook ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the maximum penalty for mail theft.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring the Safety of Our Mail Act of 2016 . 2. Increasing the maximum penalty for mail theft Section 1708 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking not more than five years and inserting not more than 10 years .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4519 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 10, 2016 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide a five-year extension of the special survivor indemnity allowance provided to widows and widowers of deceased members of the uniformed services affected by required Survivor Benefit Plan annuity offset for dependency and indemnity compensation received under section 1311(a) of title 38, United States Code.

1. Five-year extension of special survivor indemnity allowance for widows and widowers of deceased members of the uniformed services affected by required Survivor Benefit Plan annuity offset for dependency and indemnity compensation Section 1450(m)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (H) by striking and ; (2) in subparagraph (I) by striking the period after $310 and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (J) for months during fiscal year 2018, $400; (K) for months during fiscal year 2019, $475; (L) for months during fiscal year 2020, $600; (M) for months during fiscal year 2021, $700; and (N) for months during fiscal year 2022, $800. .
I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4523 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 10, 2016 Mr. Coffman (for himself, Mr. DeFazio , Mr. Polis , and Mr. Rohrabacher ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To repeal the Military Selective Service Act, and thereby terminate the registration requirements of such Act and eliminate civilian local boards, civilian appeal boards, and similar local agencies of the Selective Service System.

1. Repeal of Military Selective Service Act (a) Repeal The Military Selective Service Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq. ) is repealed. (b) Transfers in connection with repeal Notwithstanding the proviso in section 10(a)(4) of the Military Selective Service Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3809(a)(4) ), the Office of Selective Service Records shall not be reestablished upon the repeal of the Act. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the assets, contracts, property, and records held by the Selective Service System, and the unexpended balances of any appropriations available to the Selective Service System, shall be transferred to the Administrator of General Services upon the repeal of the Act. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall assist officers and employees of the Selective Service System to transfer to other positions in the executive branch. (c) Effect on existing sanctions Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person may not be denied a right, privilege, benefit, or employment position under Federal law on the grounds that the person failed to present himself for and submit to registration under section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3802 ), before the repeal of that Act by subsection (a).