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tion in any fiscal year shall pay to each such local govern-
ment an amount equal to the product of—
(i) the total amount determined under para-
graph (1) with respect to such regulation for such
fiscal year, multiplied by
(ii) the ratio (stated as a percentage and esti-
mated by the State in accordance with subparagraph
(B)) that the total amount of additional direct costs
incurred by such local government in complying with
such regulation in such fiscal year bears to the total
amount of additional direct costs incurred by all
local governments in such State in complying with
such regulation in such fiscal year.
(B) Each State government which receives payments
under this section for any fiscal year shall provide by law
for the estimation of the amount of additional direct costs
incurred by each local government in such State in com-
plying with an intergovernmental regulation for which
such payments are received. In providing for the esti-
mation of such costs, the State shall establish procedures
and methods for the estimation of such costs which are
reasonably related to the actual additional direct costs in-
curred by such governments in complying with such regu-
lation in such fiscal year.
EFFECT OF SUBSEQUENT ENACTMENTS
SEC. 205. No law enacted after the date of enactment
of this title shall supersede the provisions of this title un-
less such law does so in specific terms, referring to this
title, and declares that such law supersedes the provisions
of this title.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2620
To direct the Architect of the Capitol to sell the parcel of real property
located at 501 First Street, S.E., in the District of Columbia, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 10, 1995
Mr. GILCHREST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Architect of the Capitol to sell the parcel
of real property located at 501 First Street, S.E., in
the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY.
(a) DISPOSAL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—On or before September 30,
1996, the Architect of the Capitol shall dispose of by
sale at fair market value all right, title, and interest
of the United States to the parcel of real property
described in subsection (c).
(2) PROCEDURES.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the disposal of real property under
paragraph (1) shall be made in accordance with such
procedures as the Architect of the Capitol deter-
mines appropriate.
(3) TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.—The deed of
conveyance for the real property to be disposed of
under paragraph (1) may contain—
(A) terms to ensure that a portion of such
property will be used and maintained for child
day care purposes; and
(B) such additional terms, reservations, re-
strictions, and conditions as the Architect of the
Capitol determines necessary to protect the in-
terests of the United States.
(b) PROCEEDS.—All proceeds from the disposal of
real property under this section shall be deposited in the
Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.
(c) PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.—The parcel of real
property described in this subsection is the approximately
31,725 square feet of land located at 501 First Street,
S.E., on square 736 S, Lot 801 (formerly part of Reserva-
tion 17) in the District of Columbia. Such parcel is bound-
ed by E Street, S.E., to the north, First Street, S.E., to
the east, New Jersey Avenue, S.E., to the west, and Gar-
field Park to the south.
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abused by individuals, including drugs that are 
emerging as abused drugs’’; 
(E) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘substance abuse coun-
selors’’ and inserting ‘‘health professionals 
who provide substance use and misuse pre-
vention and treatment services’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘drug abuse education, 
prevention,’’ and inserting ‘‘illicit drug use 
education and prevention’’; 
(F) by amending paragraph (7), as so re-
designated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) in cooperation with the Director of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention, develop and 
disseminate educational materials to increase aware-
ness for individuals at greatest risk for substance use 
disorders to prevent the transmission of commu-
nicable diseases, such as HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis, 
and other communicable diseases;’’; 
(G) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘to discourage’’ and in-
serting ‘‘that reduce the risk of’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the semicolon 
‘‘and promote resiliency’’;
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Union Calendar No. 19
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 830
[Report No. 104–37]
To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to further the goals
of the Paperwork Reduction Act to have Federal agencies become more
responsible and publicly accountable for reducing the burden of Federal
paperwork on the public, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 6, 1995
Mr. CLINGER (for himself, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. DAVIS, Mr. SOL-
OMON, and Mr. BLUTE) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
FEBRUARY 15, 1995
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to
further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to
have Federal agencies become more responsible and pub-
licly accountable for reducing the burden of Federal pa-
perwork on the public, and for other purposes.
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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4728 
To direct the Office of the Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services and the Comptroller General of the United States to study 
the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on small 
businesses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2014 
Mr. FINCHER (for himself and Mrs. BLACK) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi-
tion to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and 
Commerce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, House Administration, 
Rules, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Office of the Actuary of the Centers for Medi-
care & Medicaid Services and the Comptroller General 
of the United States to study the impact of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act on small businesses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Certify It Act of 
2014’’. 
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SEC. 2. STUDY ON IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESS JOBS. 
(a) STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and December 1 
for each of the 4 consecutive years thereafter, the 
Comptroller General of the United States, shall con-
duct a study on the impact of the Affordable Care 
Act on small businesses, including— 
(A) the impact of any increased health in-
surance costs resulting from the provisions of 
such Act on economic indicators (including jobs 
lost, hours worked per employee, and any re-
sulting loss of wages); and 
(B) the impact of section 4980H of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 
shared responsibility for employers regarding 
health coverage) on economic indicators, includ-
ing any jobs lost. 
(2) REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States, using data from the Office of the Ac-
tuary, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 
under section 3 and economic indicators data from 
other Federal agencies, shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report on the study 
conducted under paragraph (1). 
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section (b), by inserting ‘‘DEFINITION.—’’ before 
‘‘In this section’’. 
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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4729 
To require debarment of persons convicted of fraudulent use of ‘‘Made in 
America’’ labels. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2014 
Mr. GRAYSON (for himself and Ms. SHEA-PORTER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require debarment of persons convicted of fraudulent 
use of ‘‘Made in America’’ labels. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prohibiting False 
‘Made in America’ Claims Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEBARMENT REQUIRED OF PERSONS CONVICTED 
OF FRAUDULENT USE OF ‘‘MADE IN AMER-
ICA’’ LABELS. 
(a) DEBARMENT REQUIRED.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 2410f of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
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by striking ‘‘the Secretary shall’’ and all that follows 
through the period and inserting ‘‘the person shall be 
debarred from contracting with the Department of De-
fense unless the Secretary waives the debarment under 
subsection (b).’’. 
(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY
AND NOTIFICATION RE-
QUIREMENT.—Section 2410f of such title is further 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(b) WAIVER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY.—The Sec-
retary may waive a debarment required by subsection (a) 
if the Secretary determines that the exercise of such a 
waiver would be in the national security interests of the 
United States. 
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall notify the 
congressional defense committees annually, not later than 
March 1 of each year, of any exercise of the waiver author-
ity under subsection (b).’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 2410f of 
such title is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘DEBAR-
MENT REQUIRED.—’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 472 
To reduce Federal expenditures associated with data center real estate and 
electricity consumption, to implement savings reductions proposed by 
Federal employees, to reduce energy costs across Federal Executive agen-
cies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2013 
Mr. CONNOLLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
Committees on Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To reduce Federal expenditures associated with data center 
real estate and electricity consumption, to implement sav-
ings reductions proposed by Federal employees, to reduce 
energy costs across Federal Executive agencies, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Federal Cost Reduction Act of 2013’’. 
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HR 2624 IH
(e) QUORUM.—3 members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hear-
ings.
(f) CHAIRPERSON; VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The Chair-
person and Vice Chairperson of the Commission shall be
elected by the members.
(g) MEETINGS.—
(1) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than the expi-
ration of the 90-day period beginning on the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall call the initial meeting of the members of
the Commission.
(2) SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS.—The Chairperson
or a majority of the members of the Commission
shall call any meeting of the Commission that occurs
after the meeting called under paragraph (1).
SEC. 6. STAFF AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
(a) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall have a Direc-
tor, who shall be appointed by the Commission.
(b) STAFF.—Subject to rules prescribed by the Com-
mission, the Chairperson of the Commission may appoint
and fix the pay of personnel as the Chairperson considers
appropriate.
(c) APPLICABILITY
OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE
LAWS.—The Director and staff of the Commission may
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2623
To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to
make the provisions and benefits of Indian self-determination contracts
applicable to Indian self-governance compacts.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 13, 1995
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education As-
sistance Act to make the provisions and benefits of In-
dian self-determination contracts applicable to Indian
self-governance compacts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 403 of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 458cc) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(l) INCORPORATION OF TITLE I PROVISIONS.— For
the purposes of the following sections of title I of this Act,
the term ‘contract’ also includes agreements authorized by
this title and title III: 5(f)(1), 7(b), 7(c), 8, 102(d), 103,
104, 105(a)(3), 105(f), 105(k), 105(n) (at the election of,
and subject to any phase-in period established by, any
compact tribe, or any consortium of tribes that is a party
to an annual funding agreement, in Alaska), 106(a),
106(b), 106(d), 106(e), 106(f), 106(j), 106(k), 106(m),
106(n), 
110 
and 
111; 
and 
subsections 
(b)(5),
(b)(6)(B)(iii), (b)(7)(A), (b)(8) (D) through (G), (b)(9),
and (b)(10) of section 1 of the model agreement set forth
in section 108(c).’’.
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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4730 
To allow the return of personal property to victims of sexual assault incidents 
involving a member of the Armed Forces upon completion of proceedings 
related to the incident. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2014 
Mr. GRAYSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To allow the return of personal property to victims of sexual 
assault incidents involving a member of the Armed 
Forces upon completion of proceedings related to the 
incident. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. REVISION TO REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY ON RE-
TENTION OF EVIDENCE IN A SEXUAL AS-
SAULT CASE TO ALLOW RETURN OF PER-
SONAL PROPERTY UPON COMPLETION OF 
RELATED PROCEEDINGS. 
Section 586 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 
1435; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) RETURN OF PERSONAL PROPERTY UPON COM-
PLETION OF RELATED PROCEEDINGS.—Notwithstanding 
subsection (c)(4)(A), personal property retained as evi-
dence in connection with an incident of sexual assault in-
volving a member of the Armed Forces may be returned 
to the rightful owner of such property after the conclusion 
of all legal, adverse action, and administrative proceedings 
related to such incident.’’. 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2625
To prohibit future obligation of funds for the B–2 bomber procurement
program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 13, 1995
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on National Security
A BILL
To prohibit future obligation of funds for the B–2 bomber
procurement program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR
B–2 BOMBER PROCUREMENT PROGRAM.
No funds may be obligated after the date of the en-
actment of this Act for procurement of aircraft for the
B–2 bomber program. Any amount appropriated before
the date of the enactment of this Act for such purpose
that remains available for obligation may not be obligated
for any other purpose.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2626
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that payments of compensa-
tion for veterans with service-connected disabilities and payments of
dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of such veterans
are made regardless of Government financial shortfalls.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 13, 1995
Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself and Mr. STUMP) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that pay-
ments of compensation for veterans with service-con-
nected disabilities and payments of dependency and in-
demnity compensation for survivors of such veterans are
made regardless of Government financial shortfalls.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ENSURED PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION AND
DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSA-
TION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 1 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new section:
‘‘§ 116. Ensured payment of compensation and de-
pendency and indemnity compensation
‘‘(a) In any case in which appropriations are not oth-
erwise available for payment of compensation and depend-
ency and indemnity compensation, the Secretary shall nev-
ertheless ensure that payments of compensation and de-
pendency and indemnity compensation are made in ac-
cordance with regular procedures and schedules, and there
is hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for
that purpose.
‘‘(b) In any case in which certain functions of the
Government are delayed, deferred, or canceled due to a
limitation on the ability of the Government to borrow
funds, the Secretary shall nevertheless ensure that pay-
ments of compensation and dependency and indemnity
compensation are made in accordance with regular proce-
dures and schedules, and receipts and disbursements of
the Government shall be managed so as to ensure that
the requirement imposed by this subsection on the Sec-
retary is complied with.
‘‘(c) In any case in which the Secretary uses the au-
thority of subsection (a) to make payments of compensa-
tion and dependency and indemnity compensation, appli-
cable accounts shall be charged for amounts so paid when
regular appropriations become available for that pur-
pose.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:
‘‘116. Ensured payment of compensation and dependency and indemnity com-
pensation.’’.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POL-
ICY.
Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘CHAPTER 35—COORDINATION OF
FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY
‘‘Sec.
‘‘3501. Purposes.
‘‘3502. Definitions.
‘‘3503. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
‘‘3504. Authority and functions of Director.
‘‘3505. Assignment of tasks and deadlines.
‘‘3506. Federal agency responsibilities.
‘‘3507. Public information collection activities; submission to Director; approval
and delegation.
‘‘3508. Determination of necessity for information; hearing.
‘‘3509. Designation of central collection agency.
‘‘3510. Cooperation of agencies in making information available.
‘‘3511. Establishment and operation of Government Information Locator Serv-
ice.
‘‘3512. Public protection.
‘‘3513. Director review of agency activities; reporting; agency response.
‘‘3514. Responsiveness to Congress.
‘‘3515. Administrative powers.
‘‘3516. Rules and regulations.
‘‘3517. Consultation with other agencies and the public.
‘‘3518. Effect on existing laws and regulations.
‘‘3519. Access to information.
‘‘3520. Authorization of appropriations.
‘‘§ 3501. Purposes
‘‘The purposes of this chapter are to—
‘‘(1) minimize the paperwork burden for indi-
viduals, small businesses, educational and nonprofit
institutions, Federal contractors, State, local and
tribal governments, and other persons resulting from
the collection of information by or for the Federal
Government;
‘‘(2) ensure the greatest possible public benefit
from and maximize the utility of information cre-
ated, collected, maintained, used, shared and dis-
seminated by or for the Federal Government;
‘‘(3) coordinate, integrate, and to the extent
practicable and appropriate, make uniform Federal
information resources management policies and
practices as a means to improve the productivity, ef-
ficiency, and effectiveness of Government programs,
including the reduction of information collection bur-
dens on the public and the improvement of service
delivery to the public;
‘‘(4) improve the quality and use of Federal in-
formation to strengthen decisionmaking, accountabil-
ity, and openness in Government and society;
‘‘(5) minimize the cost to the Federal Govern-
ment of the creation, collection, maintenance, use,
dissemination, and disposition of information;
‘‘(6) strengthen the partnership between the
Federal Government and State, local, and tribal gov-
ernments by minimizing the burden and maximizing
the utility of information created, collected, main-
tained, used, disseminated, and retained by or for
the Federal Government;
‘‘(7) provide for the dissemination of public in-
formation on a timely basis, on equitable terms, and
in a manner that promotes the utility of the infor-
mation to the public and makes effective use of
information technology;
‘‘(8) ensure that the creation, collection, main-
tenance, use, dissemination, and disposition of infor-
mation by or for the Federal Government is consist-
ent with applicable laws, including laws relating to—
‘‘(A) privacy and confidentiality, including
section 552a of title 5;
‘‘(B) security of information, including the
Computer Security Act of 1987 (Public Law
100–235); and
‘‘(C) access to information, including sec-
tion 552 of title 5;
‘‘(9) ensure the integrity, quality, and utility of
the Federal statistical system;