109 HR 5757 IH: To amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect

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		I
		109th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5757
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 11, 2006
			Mr. Brown of Ohio
			 (for himself and Mr. Schiff)
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		A BILL
		To amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect
		  to converting chapter 7 cases of certain debtors who are victims of identity
		  theft.

		1.Amendments to title 11 of the
			 United States CodeTitle 11 of
			 the United States Code is amended—
			(1)in
			 section 101—
				(A)by redesignating
			 paragraph (23B) as paragraph (23C), and
				(B)by inserting after
			 paragraph (23A) the following:

						(23B)The term
				identity theft means a fraud committed by a person other than
				the debtor and the debtor’s spouse, by using personally identifiable
				information of the debtor.
						,
				and
				(2)in
			 section 707(b) by adding at the end the following:

					(8)No judge, United States trustee (or
				bankruptcy administrator, if any), trustee, or other party in interest may file
				a motion under paragraph (2) if the aggregate amount of the allowed claims
				against the debtor (or in a joint case, the debtor and the debtor’s spouse)
				that arose in any 12-month period in the 3-year period ending on the date of
				the commencement of the case and that resulted from identity theft
				exceeds—
						(A)$20,000 (or in a joint case,
				$40,000);
						(B)50 percent of the aggregate amount of
				all allowed claims against the debtor (or in a joint case, the debtor and the
				debtor’s spouse); or
						(C)25 percent of the debtor’s (or in a
				joint case, the debtor’s and such spouse’s) gross income for the 12-month
				period in which the claims resulting from identity theft
				arose.
						.
			2.Effective date;
			 application of amendments
			(a)Effective
			 dateExcept as provided in paragraph (2), this Act and the
			 amendments made by this Act shall take effect on May 1, 2006.
			(b)Application of
			 amendmentsThe amendments made by this Act shall apply only with
			 respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code on or after
			 the effective date of this Act.


116 HR 5223 IH: Generating Resources and Opportunities Within Affordable Housing Act
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2019-11-21
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5223IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 21, 2019Mrs. Beatty introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesA BILLTo amend the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 to adjust the
			 affordable housing allocations.

 1.Short titlesThis Act may be cited as the Generating Resources and Opportunities Within Affordable Housing Act or the GROW Affordable Housing Act. 2.Affordable housing allocationsSection 1337(a) of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4567(a)) is amended by striking 4.2 basis points each place such term appears and inserting 10 basis points.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 561
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			January 15, 2009
			Ms. Markey of
			 Colorado (for herself, Ms.
			 Bean, and Mr. Hodes)
			 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 a
		  5-year carryback of certain net operating losses, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Carryback of certain net
			 operating losses allowed for 5 years; temporary suspension of 90 percent AMT
			 limit
			(a)Five-year
			 carryback of net operating lossesSubparagraph (H) of section 172(b)(1) of
			 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:

					(H)Temporary 5-year
				carryback of lossesIn the
				case of a net operating loss for any taxable year ending during 2001, 2002,
				2008, or 2009, subparagraph (A)(i) shall be applied by substituting
				5 for 2 and subparagraph (F) shall not
				apply.
					.
			(b)Temporary
			 Suspension of 90 Percent Limit on Certain NOL Carrybacks and
			 Carryovers
				(1)In
			 generalSubsection (d) of
			 section 56 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 paragraph:

						(3)Additional
				adjustmentsFor purposes of
				paragraph (1)(A), the amount described in clause (I) of paragraph (1)(A)(ii)
				shall be increased by the amount of the net operating loss deduction allowable
				for the taxable year under section 172 attributable to the sum of—
							(A)carrybacks of net operating losses from
				taxable years ending during 2008 and 2009, and
							(B)carryovers of net operating losses to
				taxable years ending during 2008 or
				2009.
							.
				(2)Conforming
			 amendmentSubclause (I) of
			 section 56(d)(1)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by inserting amount of
			 such before deduction described in clause
			 (ii)(I).
				(c)Effective
			 dates
				(1)Subsection
			 (a)
					(A)In
			 generalExcept as provided in
			 subparagraph (B), the amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to net
			 operating losses arising in taxable years ending in 2008 or 2009.
					(B)ElectionIn the case of an taxpayer with a net
			 operating loss for a taxable year ending during 2008—
						(i)any election made under section 172(b)(3)
			 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 may (notwithstanding such section) be
			 revoked before November 1, 2009, and
						(ii)any election made under section 172(j) of
			 such Code shall (notwithstanding such section) be treated as timely made if
			 made before November 1, 2009.
						(2)Subsection
			 (b)The amendments made by subsection (b) shall
			 apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1997.


115 HR 441 IH: Secure Accountability for Emigres and Refugees Act of 2017
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2017-01-11
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 441IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 11, 2017Mr. Calvert (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Knight, and Mr. Hunter) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo provide for additional security requirements for Syrian and Iraqi refugees, and for other
			 purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Secure Accountability for Emigres and Refugees Act of 2017 or the SAFER Act of 2017. 2.Security requirements for Syrian and Iraqi refugees (a)In generalPrior to admitting to the United States as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) a covered alien, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Director of National Intelligence, shall ensure that the covered alien—
 (1)has taken and passed a lie detector test, as determined by the Secretary; (2)has submitted to the Secretary biometric identification information, including DNA, which the Secretary has compared against all relevant databases and determined that the covered alien has no known history of engaging in terrorist activity (as such term is defined in section 212(a)(3)(B)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(iv))); and
 (3)does not pose a threat to the national security of the United States based on a background check that the Secretary conducts, which includes a review of the covered alien’s interactions on and posting of material to the Internet (including social media services), and for purposes of which, the alien has submitted to the Secretary such information as the Secretary determines necessary.
 (b)Covered alienThe term covered alien means an alien applying for admission to the United States as a refugee who— (1)is a national of Iraq or Syria;
 (2)has no nationality and whose last habitual residence was in Iraq or Syria; or (3)has been present in Iraq or Syria at any time on or after March 1, 2011.
 (c)SunsetThis Act shall cease to have effect on the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.


114 HR 6423 IH: Justice for Victims of Fraud Act of 2016
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2016-12-01
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I114th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6423IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 1, 2016Mr. Sherman (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Norton, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Cartwright, and Mr. Grijalva) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesA BILLTo amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to provide justice to
			 victims of fraud.

		1.Short title
 This Act may be cited as the Justice for Victims of Fraud Act of 2016. 2.FindingsThe Congress finds the following:
 (1)The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection found that Wells Fargo management implemented sales incentives, including an incentive-compensation program, in part to increase the number of banking products and services that its employees sold to its customers.
 (2)The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection found that Wells Fargo employees engaged in improper sales practices to satisfy sales goals under Wells Fargo’s incentive compensation program, including opening as many as 1,534,280 checking accounts and 565,443 credit card accounts using consumers’ information without their knowledge or consent between May 2011 and July 2015.
 (3)Wells Fargo successfully claimed in Jabbari v. Wells Fargo that customers had signed away their rights to hold Wells Fargo accountable in court for claims of fraud because those customers were bound to a forced arbitration clause for their legitimate accounts.
 (4)After Wells Fargo publicly entered a settlement with Federal regulators for the opening of thousands of unauthorized customer accounts, Wells Fargo claimed in Mitchell et. al. v. Wells Fargo et. al. that customers’ fraud claims must continue to be forced into arbitration.
 (5)Several courts have determined that despite claims of fraud over unauthorized accounts opened without customer knowledge or consent, those customers are still bound by contracts forcing those claims into arbitration based on the courts’ interpretation of the Federal Arbitration Act.
 (6)The Federal Arbitration Act (now codified as chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code) was intended to apply to disputes between commercial entities of generally similar sophistication and bargaining power, but a series of decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States have interpreted the Federal Arbitration Act as applicable to claims of fraud.
 (7)Consumers have no meaningful choice whether to submit their claims to arbitration and are typically unaware that they have given up their rights to file claims in court.
 3.Arbitration of consumer disputes related to credit card accountsChapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1631 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following (and the table of contents for such chapter is conformed accordingly):

				140B.Validity and enforceability
 (a)DefinitionsIn this section— (1)the term covered dispute means a dispute that is not subject to a final judgment by a court; and
 (2)the term predispute arbitration agreement means any agreement between a person and a consumer providing for arbitration of any future dispute between the parties.
 (b)Validity and enforceabilityNo predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable in a covered dispute that is related to a credit card that was not issued in response to a request or application for that credit card account.
 (c)ApplicabilityThe applicability of this section to a predispute arbitration agreement shall be determined by a State or Federal court of competent jurisdiction..
 4.Arbitration of consumer disputes related to covered accountsThe Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 1693 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 920 (15 U.S.C. 1693o–2) the following:

				920A.Validity and enforceability
 (a)DefinitionsIn this section— (1)the term covered account—
 (A)means a demand deposit, savings deposit, or other asset account (other than an occasional or incidental credit balance in an open end credit plan as defined in section 103(i)), as described in regulations of the Bureau, established primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, including demand accounts, time accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, and share draft accounts; and
 (B)does not include an account held by a financial institution pursuant to a bona fide trust agreement;
 (2)the term covered dispute means a dispute that is not subject to a final judgment by a court; and (3)the term predispute arbitration agreement means any agreement between a financial institution and a consumer providing for arbitration of any future dispute between the parties.
 (b)Validity and enforceabilityNo predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable in a covered dispute that is related to a covered account that was not issued in response to a request or application for that covered account.
 (c)ApplicabilityThe applicability of this section to a predispute arbitration agreement shall be determined by a State or Federal court of competent jurisdiction..
 5.Rule of constructionNothing in the amendments made by this Act shall be construed— (1)to authorize the imposition of a requirement to submit a dispute to arbitration; or
 (2)to restrict any court from ruling that a requirement to submit a dispute to arbitration is invalid or unenforceable.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 914
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 9, 2009
			Mr. Burgess (for
			 himself and Mr. Gene Green of Texas)
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and
			 Commerce

		A BILL
		To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to
		  establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training
		  programs.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of
			 2009.
		2.Hospital residency
			 loan programSubpart 2 of part
			 E of title VII of the Public Health Service Act is amended by adding at the end
			 the following new section:

				771.Hospital
				residency loan program
					(a)EstablishmentNot later than January 1, 2010, the
				Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and
				Services Administration, shall establish a loan program that provides loans to
				eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs.
					(b)ApplicationNo
				loan may be provided under this section to an eligible hospital except pursuant
				to an application that is submitted and approved in a time, manner, and form
				specified by the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services
				Administration. A loan under this section shall be on such terms and conditions
				and meet such requirements as the Administrator determines appropriate, in
				accordance with the provisions of this section.
					(c)Eligibility;
				preference for rural and small urban areas
						(1)Eligible hospital
				definedFor purposes of this section, an eligible
				hospital means, with respect to a loan under this section, a hospital
				that, as of the date of the submission of an application under subsection (b),
				meets, to the satisfaction of the Administrator of the Health Resources and
				Services Administration, each of the following criteria:
							(A)The hospital does
				not operate a residency training program and has not previously operated such a
				program.
							(B)The hospital has
				secured initial accreditation by the American Council for Graduate Medical
				Education or the American Osteopathic Association.
							(C)The hospital provides assurances to the
				satisfaction of the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services
				Administration that such loan shall be used, consistent with subsection (d),
				only for the purposes of establishing and conducting an allopathic or
				osteopathic physician residency training program in at least one of the
				following medical specialties, or a combination of the following:
								(i)Family
				medicine.
								(ii)Internal
				medicine.
								(iii)Emergency
				medicine.
								(iv)Obstetrics or
				gynecology.
								(v)General
				surgery.
								(vi)Preventive
				Medicine.
								(vii)Pediatrics.
								(viii)Behavioral and
				Mental Health.
								(D)The hospital
				enters into an agreement with the Administrator that certifies the hospital
				will provide for the repayment of the loan in accordance with subsection
				(e).
							(2)Preference for
				rural and small areasIn making loans under this section, the
				Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration shall give
				preference to any applicant for such a loan that is a hospital located in a
				rural areas (as such term is defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of the Social
				Security Act) or an urban area that is not a large urban area (as such terms
				are respectively defined in such section).
						(d)Permissible uses
				of loan fundsA loan provided under this section shall be used,
				with respect to a residency training program, only for costs directly
				attributable to the residency training program, except as otherwise provided by
				the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration.
					(e)Repayment of
				loans
						(1)Repayment
				plansFor purposes of subsection (c)(1)(D), a repayment plan for
				an eligible hospital is in accordance with this subsection if it provides for
				the repayment of the loan amount in installments, in accordance with a schedule
				that is agreed to by the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services
				Administration and the hospital and that is in accordance with this
				subsection.
						(2)Commencement of
				repaymentRepayment by an eligible hospital of a loan under this
				section shall commence not later than the date that is 18 months after the date
				on which the loan amount is disbursed to such hospital.
						(3)Repayment
				periodA loan made under this section shall be fully repaid not
				later than the date that is 24 months after the date on which the repayment is
				required to commence.
						(4)Loan payable in
				full if residency training program canceledIn the case that an
				eligible hospital borrows a loan under this section, with respect to a
				residency training program, and terminates such program before the date on
				which such loan has been fully repaid in accordance with a plan under paragraph
				(1), such loan shall be payable by the hospital not later than 45 days after
				the date of such termination.
						(f)No interest
				chargedThe Administrator of
				the Health Resources and Services Administration may not charge or collect
				interest on any loan made under this section.
					(g)Limitation on
				total amount of loanThe
				cumulative dollar amount of a loan made to an eligible hospital under this
				section may not exceed $1,000,000.
					(h)PenaltiesThe Administrator of the Health Resources
				and Services Administration shall establish penalties to which an eligible
				hospital receiving a loan under this section would be subject if such hospital
				is in violation of any of the criteria described in subsection (c)(1).
					(i)ReportsNot later than January 1, 2014, and
				annually thereafter (before January 2, 2020), the Administrator of the Health
				Resources and Services Administration shall submit to Congress a report on the
				efficacy of the program under this section in increasing the number of
				residents practicing in each medical specialty described in subsection
				(c)(1)(C) during such year and the extent to which the program resulted in an
				increase in the number of available practitioners in each of such medical
				specialties that serve medically underserved populations.
					(j)Funding
						(1)Authorization of
				appropriationsFor the
				purpose of providing amounts for loans under this section, there are authorized
				to be appropriated $25,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2010 through
				2020.
						(2)AvailabilityAmounts appropriated under paragraph (1)
				shall remain available until expended.
						(3)Repaid loan
				amountsAny amount repaid by, or recovered from, an eligible
				hospital under this section on or before the date of termination described in
				subsection (k) shall be credited to the appropriation account from which the
				loan amount involved was originally paid. Any amount so credited shall be
				available only for the purpose of carrying out the loan program under this
				section. Any amount repaid by, or recovered from, such a hospital under this
				section after such date shall be credited to the general fund in the
				Treasury.
						(k)Termination of
				programNo loan may be made
				under this section after December 31,
				2019.
					.


115 S290 IS: Helping Our Middle-Class Entrepreneurs Act
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2017-02-02
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II115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 290IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 2, 2017Mr. Udall (for himself and Mr. Boozman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a standard home office deduction.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Helping Our Middle-Class Entrepreneurs Act or the HOME Act.
		2.Standard deduction for
			 business use of home
			(a)In
 GeneralSubsection (c) of section 280A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

					(7)Standard home
				office deduction
						(A)In
 generalIn the case of an individual who is allowed a deduction for the use of a home office because of a use described in paragraph (1), (2), or (4), notwithstanding the limitations of paragraph (5), if such individual elects the application of this paragraph for the taxable year, such individual shall be allowed a deduction equal to the standard home office deduction for the taxable year in lieu of the deductions otherwise allowable under this chapter for such taxable year by reason of such use.
						(B)Standard home
 office deductionFor purposes of this paragraph, the standard home office deduction is the lesser of—
 (i)$1,500, or (ii)the gross income derived from the individual’s trade or business for which such use occurs.
							(C)Inflation
 adjustmentIn the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2017, the dollar amount in subparagraph (B)(i) shall be increased by an amount equal to—
 (i)such dollar amount, multiplied by
 (ii)the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting 2016 for 1992 in subparagraph (B) thereof.
							Any
				increase determined under the preceding sentence shall be rounded
			 to the
				nearest multiple of
				$100..
			(b)Effective
 DateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.


113 HR 1362 IH: Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act
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2013-03-21
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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1362
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 21, 2013
			Mr. King of New York
			 (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia,
			 Mr. Capuano,
			 Ms. Clarke,
			 Mr. Cummings,
			 Mr. Honda,
			 Mr. Meeks,
			 Mr. Moran,
			 Mr. Pocan,
			 Mr. Sarbanes, and
			 Mr. Sires) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Oversight and Government Reform

		A BILL
		To amend the definition of a law enforcement officer
		  under subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5, United States
		  Code, respectively, to ensure the inclusion of certain
		  positions.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Law Enforcement Officers Equity
			 Act.
		2.Amendments
			(a)Federal
			 Employees Retirement System
				(1)In
			 generalParagraph (17) of section 8401 of title 5, United States
			 Code, is amended by striking and at the end of subparagraph (C),
			 and by adding at the end the following:

						(E)an employee (not
				otherwise covered by this paragraph)—
							(i)the duties of
				whose position include the investigation or apprehension of individuals
				suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United
				States; and
							(ii)who is authorized
				to carry a firearm; and
							(F)an employee of the
				Internal Revenue Service, the duties of whose position are primarily the
				collection of delinquent taxes and the securing of delinquent
				returns;
						.
				(2)Conforming
			 amendmentSection 8401(17)(C) of title 5, United States Code, is
			 amended by striking subparagraph (A) and (B) and inserting
			 subparagraphs (A), (B), (E), and (F).
				(b)Civil Service
			 Retirement SystemParagraph (20) of section 8331 of title 5,
			 United States Code, is amended by inserting after position. (in
			 the matter before subparagraph (A)) the following: For the purpose of
			 this paragraph, the employees described in the preceding provision of this
			 paragraph (in the matter before including) shall be considered
			 to include an employee, not otherwise covered by this paragraph, who satisfies
			 clauses (i)–(ii) of section 8401(17)(E) and an employee of the Internal Revenue
			 Service the duties of whose position are as described in section
			 8401(17)(F)..
			(c)Effective
			 dateExcept as provided in section 3, the amendments made by this
			 section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall
			 apply only in the case of any individual first appointed as a law enforcement
			 officer (within the meaning of those amendments) on or after such date.
			3.Treatment of
			 service performed by incumbents
			(a)Law enforcement
			 officer and service described
				(1)Law enforcement
			 officerAny reference to a law enforcement officer described in
			 this subsection refers to an individual who satisfies the requirements of
			 section 8331(20) or 8401(17) of title 5, United States Code (relating to the
			 definition of a law enforcement officer) by virtue of the amendments made by
			 section 2.
				(2)ServiceAny
			 reference to service described in this subsection refers to service performed
			 as a law enforcement officer (as described in this subsection).
				(b)Incumbent
			 definedFor purposes of this section, the term
			 incumbent means an individual who—
				(1)is first appointed
			 as a law enforcement officer (as described in subsection (a)) before the date
			 of the enactment of this Act; and
				(2)is serving as such
			 a law enforcement officer on such date.
				(c)Treatment of
			 service performed by incumbents
				(1)In
			 generalService described in subsection (a) which is performed by
			 an incumbent on or after the date of the enactment of this Act shall, for all
			 purposes (other than those to which paragraph (2) pertains), be treated as
			 service performed as a law enforcement officer (within the meaning of section
			 8331(20) or 8401(17) of title 5, United States Code, as appropriate).
				(2)RetirementService
			 described in subsection (a) which is performed by an incumbent before, on, or
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act shall, for purposes of subchapter
			 III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, be treated as
			 service performed as a law enforcement officer (within the meaning of such
			 section 8331(20) or 8401(17), as appropriate), but only if an appropriate
			 written election is submitted to the Office of Personnel Management within 5
			 years after the date of the enactment of this Act or before separation from
			 Government service, whichever is earlier.
				(d)Individual
			 contributions for prior service
				(1)In
			 generalAn individual who
			 makes an election under subsection (c)(2) may, with respect to prior service
			 performed by such individual, contribute to the Civil Service Retirement and
			 Disability Fund the difference between the unrefunded individual contributions
			 made for such service and the individual contributions that should have been
			 made for such service if the amendments made by section 2 had then been in
			 effect.
				(2)Effect of not
			 contributingIf no part of or less than the full amount required
			 under paragraph (1) is paid, all prior service of the incumbent shall remain
			 fully creditable as law enforcement officer service, but the resulting annuity
			 shall be reduced in a manner similar to that described in section 8334(d)(2) of
			 title 5, United States Code, to the extent necessary to make up the amount
			 unpaid.
				(3)Prior service
			 definedFor purposes of this section, the term prior
			 service means, with respect to any individual who makes an election
			 under subsection (c)(2), service (described in subsection (a)) performed by
			 such individual before the date as of which appropriate retirement deductions
			 begin to be made in accordance with such election.
				(e)Government
			 contributions for prior service
				(1)In
			 generalIf an incumbent makes an election under subsection
			 (c)(2), the agency in or under which that individual was serving at the time of
			 any prior service (referred to in subsection (d)) shall remit to the Office of
			 Personnel Management, for deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the
			 credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the amount required
			 under paragraph (2) with respect to such service.
				(2)Amount
			 requiredThe amount an agency is required to remit is, with
			 respect to any prior service, the total amount of additional Government
			 contributions to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (above those
			 actually paid) that would have been required if the amendments made by section
			 2 had then been in effect.
				(3)Contributions to
			 be made ratablyGovernment contributions under this subsection on
			 behalf of an incumbent shall be made by the agency ratably (on at least an
			 annual basis) over the 10-year period beginning on the date referred to in
			 subsection (d)(3).
				(f)Exemption from
			 mandatory separationNothing in section 8335(b) or 8425(b) of
			 title 5, United States Code, shall cause the involuntary separation of a law
			 enforcement officer (as described in subsection (a)) before the end of the
			 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
			(g)RegulationsThe
			 Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations to carry out this
			 Act, including—
				(1)provisions in
			 accordance with which interest on any amount under subsection (d) or (e) shall
			 be computed, based on section 8334(e) of title 5, United States Code;
			 and
				(2)provisions for the
			 application of this section in the case of—
					(A)any individual
			 who—
						(i)satisfies
			 paragraph (1) (but not paragraph (2)) of subsection (b); and
						(ii)serves as a law
			 enforcement officer (as described in subsection (a)) after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act; and
						(B)any individual
			 entitled to a survivor annuity (based on the service of an incumbent, or of an
			 individual under subparagraph (A), who dies before making an election under
			 subsection (c)(2)), to the extent of any rights that would then be available to
			 the decedent (if still living).
					(h)Rule of
			 constructionNothing in this section shall be considered to apply
			 in the case of a reemployed annuitant.


		II
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3034
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 19, 2008
			Mr. Reid (for
			 Mr. Kerry (for himself and
			 Mr. Kennedy)) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
			 Affairs

		A BILL
		To protect the interests of bona fide tenants in the case
		  of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act
			 of 2008.
		2.Effect of
			 foreclosure on preexisting tenancy
			(a)In
			 generalIn the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or
			 residential real property after the date of enactment of this Act, any
			 immediate successor in interest in such property pursuant to the foreclosure
			 shall assume such interest subject to—
				(1)the provision, by
			 such successor in interest of a notice to vacate to any bona fide tenant at
			 least 90 days before the effective date of such notice; and
				(2)the rights of any
			 bona fide tenant, as of the date of such notice of foreclosure—
					(A)under any bona
			 fide lease entered into before the notice of foreclosure to occupy the premises
			 until the end of the remaining term of the lease, except that a successor in
			 interest may terminate a lease effective on the date of sale of the unit to a
			 purchaser who will occupy the unit as a primary residence, subject to the
			 receipt by the tenant of the 90 day notice under paragraph (1); or
					(B)without a lease or
			 with a lease terminable at will under State law, subject to the receipt by the
			 tenant of the 90 day notice under subsection (1),
					except that
			 nothing under this section shall affect the requirements for termination of any
			 Federal- or State-subsidized tenancy or of any State or local law that provides
			 longer time periods or other additional protections for tenants.(b)Bona fide lease
			 or tenancyFor purposes of this section, a lease or tenancy shall
			 be considered bona fide only if—
				(1)the mortgagor
			 under the contract is not the tenant;
				(2)the lease or
			 tenancy was the result of an arms-length transaction; or
				(3)the lease or
			 tenancy requires the receipt of rent that is not substantially less than fair
			 market rent for the property.
				3.Effect of
			 foreclosure on section 8 tenanciesSection 8(o)(7) of the United States Housing
			 Act of 1937 is amended—
			(1)by inserting
			 before the semi-colon in subparagraph (C) the
			 following:

					and in the case of an owner who is
			 an immediate successor in interest pursuant to
			 foreclosure—(i)during the initial term of the lease
				vacating the property prior to sale shall not constitute other good cause;
				and
					(ii)in subsequent
				lease terms, vacating the property prior to sale may constitute good cause if
				the property is unmarketable while occupied, or if such owner will occupy the
				unit as a primary residence
					;
				and
			(2)by
			 inserting at the end of subparagraph (F) the following: In the case of
			 any foreclosure on any residential real property in which a recipient of
			 assistance under this subsection resides, the immediate successor in interest
			 in such property pursuant to the foreclosure shall assume such interest subject
			 to the lease between the prior owner and the tenant and to the housing
			 assistance payments contract between the prior owner and the public housing
			 agency for the occupied unit, except that this provision and the provisions
			 related to foreclosure in subparagraph (C) shall not shall not affect any State
			 or local law that provides longer time periods or other additional protections
			 for tenants..


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I
110th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 4506
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 12, 2007
Mr. Holt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on Fungaflor 500 EC.

1.Fungaflor 500 EC
(a)In generalSubchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new heading:

9902.01.00Mixtures of enilconazole (CAS No. 35554–44–0 or 73790–28–0) and application adjuvants in preparation form (provided for in subheading 3808.20.15)FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2011    .
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3631
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			September 25, 2009
			Received; read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		AN ACT
		To amend title XVIII to provide for the
		  application of a consistent Medicare part B premium for all Medicare
		  beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner for 2010.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Medicare Premium Fairness
			 Act.
		2.Medicare part B premium for 2010
			(a)Premium computationSection 1839 of the Social Security Act
			 (42 U.S.C.
			 1395r) is amended—
				(1)in subsection (a), by adding at the end the
			 following new paragraph:

						(5)The monthly premium under this subsection
				for 2010 shall be the monthly premium under this subsection for
				2009.
						;
				and
				(2)in subsection (i)(3)(A), by adding after
			 and below clause (ii) the following:

						In applying clause (ii) for 2010,
				the monthly actuarial rate described in such clause shall be such monthly
				actuarial rate for
				2009..
				(b)Offset from Medicare Improvement
			 FundSection 1898(b) of such
			 Act (42 U.S.C.
			 1395iii(b)) is amended—
				(1)in paragraph (1)—
					(A)in subparagraph (A), by striking the
			 semicolon at the end and inserting the
			 following:

							, reduced by the sum
			 of—(i)the amount transferred under paragraph (5);
				and
							(ii)$567,000,000;
							;
					(B)by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
			 subparagraph (C); and
					(C)by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
			 following new subparagraph:

							(B)fiscal year 2015, the amount specified in
				subparagraph (A)(ii); and
							;
				and
					(2)by adding at the end the following new
			 paragraph:

						(5)Transfer and offsetThere are hereby transferred from amounts
				in the general fund of the Treasury to the Federal Supplementary Medical
				Insurance Trust Fund an amount equivalent, as estimated by the Chief Actuary of
				the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to the aggregate reduction in
				premiums payable under part B that result from the application of paragraph (5)
				of section 1839(a) and the last sentence of section
				1839(i)(3)(A).
						.

			Passed the House of
			 Representatives September 24, 2009.
			Lorraine C. Miller,
			Clerk.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2257
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 21, 2011
			Mr. Fleischmann (for
			 himself and Mr. DesJarlais) introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Transportation and
			 Infrastructure

		A BILL
		To waive the requirement that existing traffic signs meet
		  minimum retroreflectivity standards on or before the compliance dates
		  established by the Federal Highway Administration.

		1.Minimum retroreflectivity
			 standards for traffic signs
			(a)WaiverNotwithstanding any other provision of law,
			 existing traffic control devices shall not be required to comply with the
			 minimum retroreflectivity level standards set forth in section 2A.08 of the
			 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 2009
			 Edition (incorporated by reference in part 655 of title 23, Code of Federal
			 Regulations), on or before the compliance dates set forth in table I–2 of such
			 Manual.
			(b)ExceptionAny
			 traffic control device installed on or after the date of the enactment of this
			 Act shall meet the standards referred to in subsection (a).