[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 114 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5154-S5157]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the 
first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. CARDIN:
       S. 3210. A bill to identify and combat corruption in 
     countries, to establish a tiered system of countries with 
     respect to levels of corruption by their governments and 
     their efforts to combat such corruption, and to assess United 
     States assistance to designated countries in order to advance 
     anti-corruption efforts in those countries and better serve 
     United States taxpayers; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Carper):
       S. 3211. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to establish a national Oncology Medical Home 
     Demonstration Project under the Medicare program for the 
     purpose of changing the Medicare payment for cancer care in 
     order to enhance the quality of care and to improve cost 
     efficiency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 3212. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     establish a program to recognize farms that have been in 
     continuous operation for 100 years; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mrs. Fischer):
       S. 3213. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment 
     Fund; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 3214. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
     to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal 
     elections, to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 
     1993 to provide for automatic voter registration; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. ROUNDS:
       S. 3215. A bill to amend the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act 
     of 1975 to specify which depository institutions are subject 
     to the maintenance of records and disclosure requirements of 
     such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mrs. Ernst, and Mr. 
             Leahy):
       S. 3216. A bill to repeal the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     confer jurisdiction on the State of Iowa over offenses 
     committed by or against Indians on the Sac and Fox Indian 
     Reservation''; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Lankford):
       S. 3217. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for an annuity supplement for certain air traffic 
     controllers; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Schatz):
       S. 3218. A bill to remove the limitation on certain amounts 
     for which large non-rural hospitals may be reimbursed under 
     the Healthcare Connect Fund of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. NELSON (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 3219. A bill to provide standards for physical condition 
     and management of housing receiving assistance payments under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of

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     1937; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 3220. A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act to establish 
     that certain conduct, in or around a dwelling, shall be 
     considered to be severe or pervasive for purposes of 
     determining whether a certain type of sexual harassment has 
     occurred under that Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Udall):
       S. 3221. A bill to withdraw certain Bureau of Land 
     Management land from mineral development; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Murray, 
             and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 3222. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to assess sanitation and safety conditions at Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs facilities that were constructed to provide 
     treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and 
     expend funds on construction of facilities and structures to 
     improve those conditions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Leahy, and 
             Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 3223. A bill to increase funding to reduce opioid use 
     disorders and overdose, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Cornyn, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 3224. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     add certain synthetic substances to schedule I, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 3225. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     require the Attorney General to make procurement quotas for 
     opioid analgesics publicly available, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. King):
       S. 3226. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to establish a registry of certain veterans who participated 
     in a radiation cleanup mission in the Enewetak Atoll in the 
     Marshall Islands during the period beginning on January 1, 
     1977, and ending on December 31, 1980, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. Perdue):
       S. 3227. A bill to direct the President to establish an 
     interagency mechanism to coordinate United States development 
     programs and private sector investment activities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Scott):
       S. 3228. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to 
     conduct a study of coastal areas in the South Atlantic 
     Division of the Corps of Engineers to identify risks and 
     vulnerabilities of those areas as a result of seas level 
     rise, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 3229. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to adjust limitations on certain Farm Service 
     Agency guaranteed and direct loans; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. KING (for himself and Ms. Ayotte):
       S. 3230. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to 
     establish an initiative, carried out by the Assistant 
     Secretary for Aging, to coordinate Federal efforts and 
     programs for home modifications enabling older individuals to 
     live independently and safely in a home environment, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Booker):
       S. 3231. A bill to establish a policy framework that offers 
     and rewards work, strengthens the incentive to work, greatly 
     reduces poverty, and creates new jobs in the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       S. 3232. A bill to revise repayment terms for certain loans 
     made under the Lowell National Historical Park Historic 
     Preservation Loan Program; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Burr):
       S. 3233. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit fully 
     refundable, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 3234. A bill to amend the Native American Business 
     Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000, the 
     Buy Indian Act, the Indian Trader Act, and the Native 
     American Programs Act of 1974 to provide industry and 
     economic development opportunities to Indian communities; to 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 3235. A bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to 
     the troops who defended Bataan during World War II; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 3236. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to establish a system to educate individuals approaching 
     Medicare eligibility, to simplify and modernize the 
     eligibility enrollment process, and to provide for additional 
     assistance for complaints and requests of Medicare 
     beneficiaries that relate to their enrollment in the Medicare 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. 
             Wyden):
       S. 3237. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reform the low-income housing credit, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Wicker):
       S. 3238. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to ensure that electrochromic glass qualifies as energy 
     property for purposes of the energy credit; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 3239. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish a program to provide additional 
     incentives for the development of new drugs to treat 
     pediatric cancers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. 
             Isakson):
       S. 3240. A bill to prohibit the use of premiums paid to the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation as an offset for other 
     Federal spending; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Franken, and 
             Ms. Hirono):
       S. 3241. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to reaffirm the United States historic commitment to 
     protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. AYOTTE:
       S. 3242. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide the opportunity for responsible health savings to 
     all American families; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GARDNER:
       S. 3243. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to help rebuild and renew rural communities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 3244. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to clarify the treatment of pediatric dental 
     coverage in the individual and group markets outside of 
     Exchanges established under the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Burr):
       S. 3245. A bill to amend title VIII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to extend advanced education nursing grants to 
     support clinical nurse specialist programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Ms. HIRONO:
       S. 3246. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend authority for operation of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Regional Office in Manila, the Republic of the 
     Philippines; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 3247. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude corporations operating prisons from the definition 
     of taxable REIT subsidiary; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 3248. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make qualified biogas property and qualified manure 
     resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and 
     to permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance 
     qualified biogas property, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 3249. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend authorities relating to homeless veterans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. UDALL:
       S. 3250. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reform the system of public financing for Presidential 
     elections, to establish a system of public financing for 
     Presidential elections, to establish a system of public 
     financing for Congressional elections, to promote the 
     disclosure of disbursements made in coordination with 
     campaigns for election for Federal office, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             Lankford, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Burr):
       S. 3251. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an exemption to the individual mandate to maintain 
     health coverage for certain individuals whose premium has 
     increased by more than 10 percent, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. 
             Durbin):
       S. 3252. A bill to require States to automatically register 
     eligible voters to vote in elections for Federal office, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.

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           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. 
             Gardner, Mr. Hoeven, and Mrs. Ernst):
       S. 3253. A bill to require the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Administration to provide notice and comment 
     rulemaking for the revised enforcement policy relating to the 
     exemption of retail facilities from coverage of the process 
     safety management of highly hazardous chemicals standard 
     under section 1910.119(a)(2)(i) of title 29, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Rounds):
       S. 3254. A bill to provide for a land exchange involving 
     certain National Forest System land in the State of South 
     Dakota, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TOOMEY:
       S. 3255. A bill to gather information about the illicit 
     production of illicit fentanyl in foreign countries and to 
     withhold bilateral assistance from countries that do not have 
     emergency scheduling procedures for new illicit drugs, cannot 
     prosecute criminals for the manufacture or distribution of 
     controlled substance analogues, or do not require the 
     registration of tableting machines and encapsulating 
     machines; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Markey, and 
             Ms. Collins):
       S. 3256. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     to provide assistance for developing countries to promote 
     quality basic education and to establish the goal of all 
     children in school and learning as an objective of the United 
     States foreign assistance policy, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 3257. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently modify the limitations on the deduction of 
     interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt 
     bonds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DONNELLY (for himself and Mr. Rounds):
       S. 3258. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act and 
     the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to delay the inclusion 
     in consumer credit reports and to establish requirements for 
     debt collectors with respect to medical debt information of 
     veterans due to inappropriate or delayed billing payments or 
     reimbursements from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
       S. 3259. A bill to establish scientific standards and 
     protocols across forensic disciplines, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Hatch, and 
             Mr. Roberts):
       S. 3260. A bill to provide liability protection for 
     volunteer pilots who fly for the public benefit, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. 
             Udall):
       S. 3261. A bill to establish a business incubators program 
     within the Department of the Interior to promote economic 
     development in Indian reservation communities; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. Coons):
       S. 3262. A bill to treat all controlled substance 
     analogues, other than chemical substances subject to the 
     Toxic Substances Control Act, as controlled substances in 
     schedule I regardless of whether they are intended for human 
     consumption; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Udall, Mr. Daines, and 
             Mr. Warner):
       S. 3263. A bill to promote innovation and realize the 
     efficiency gains and economic benefits of on-demand computing 
     by accelerating the acquisition and deployment of innovative 
     technology and computing resources throughout the Federal 
     Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Cardin, 
             Ms. Collins, Mr. King, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Klobuchar, and 
             Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 3264. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the credit for production of electricity from 
     renewable resources to allow a credit for certain open-loop 
     biomass and trash facilities placed in service before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and to modify the 
     definition of municipal solid waste; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 3265. A bill to improve rail passenger safety by 
     prohibiting individuals convicted of driving under the 
     influence from holding a license or certification authorizing 
     them to operate a commuter train; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Wyden, 
             Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 3266. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from taxable income any student loan forgiveness 
     or discharge; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORKER (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rubio, 
             Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 3267. A bill to protect against threats posed by Iran to 
     the United States and allies of the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Heller):
       S. 3268. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to require all United States entities to have an employer 
     identification number issued by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Leahy, and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 3269. A bill to require the Attorney General to make a 
     determination as to whether cannabidiol should be a 
     controlled substance and listed in a schedule under the 
     Controlled Substances Act and to expand research on the 
     potential medical benefits of cannabidiol and other marijuana 
     components; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 3270. A bill to prevent elder abuse and exploitation and 
     improve the justice system's response to victims in elder 
     abuse and exploitation cases; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 3271. A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
     Technical Education Act of 2006 regarding dual or concurrent 
     enrollment programs and early college high schools; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 3272. A bill to provide that members of the Armed Forces 
     performing services in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt shall be 
     entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such 
     services were performed in a combat zone; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 3273. A bill to make technical corrections to the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 3274. A bill to counter foreign disinformation and 
     propaganda, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. KIRK:
       S. 3275. A bill to increase the maximum guaranteed benefits 
     with respect to certain participants of a pilots' pension 
     plan; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mrs. Ernst, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Moran, Mr. Perdue, 
             Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 3276. A bill to make habitual drunk drivers inadmissible 
     and removable and to require the detention of any alien who 
     is unlawfully present in the United States and has been 
     charged with driving under the influence or driving while 
     intoxicated; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. 
             Murphy):
       S. 3277. A bill to provide penalties for countries that 
     systematically and unreasonably refuse or delay repatriation 
     of certain nationals and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Peters, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 3278. A bill to establish an improved regulatory process 
     to prevent the introduction and establishment in the United 
     States of injurious wildlife; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Coons, Mr. King, Mrs. 
             McCaskill, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 3279. A bill to realign structures and reallocate 
     resources in the Federal Government in keeping with the core 
     belief that families are the best protection for children and 
     the bedrock of any society to bolster United States diplomacy 
     targeted at ensuring that every child can grow up in a 
     permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving family, and to ensure 
     that intercountry adoption to the United States becomes a 
     viable and fully developed option for providing families for 
     children in need, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
             Durbin, and Mr. Nelson):
       S. 3280. A bill to provide for a Public Health Emergency 
     Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
             Warner, Mr. Coons, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Schatz, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 3281. A bill to extend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Schatz, 
             and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 3282. A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Sea 
     Grant College Program Act,

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     and for other purposes; considered and passed.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 3283. A bill to designate the community-based outpatient 
     clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Pueblo, 
     Colorado, as the ``PFC James Dunn VA Clinic''; considered and 
     passed.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Roberts, and Mr. Perdue):
       S.J. Res. 37. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule relating to the extent to which an 
     employer may offer an inducement to an employee for the 
     employee's spouse to provide information about the spouse's 
     manifestation of disease or disorder in connection with an 
     employer-sponsored wellness program; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Roberts, and Mr. Perdue):
       S.J. Res. 38. A joint resolution providing for 
     congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, of the rule relating to the extent to which 
     employers may use incentives to encourage employees to 
     participate in wellness programs that ask the employees to 
     respond to disability-related inquiries or undergo medical 
     examinations; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.

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