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SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO ASSIST VETERANS TRAINED 
TO DRIVE LARGE VEHICLES IN OBTAINING 
COMMERCIAL DRIVERS LICENCES. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall establish a program consisting of awarding grants 
to States to assist veterans who received and completed 
training to drive large vehicles while serving in the Armed 
Forces of the United States in obtaining, upon their dis-
charge or release from active duty service, State commer-
cial drivers licenses. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts received as a grant 
under this section may be used to assist veterans described 
in subsection (a) in obtaining State commercial drivers li-
censes as follows: 
(1) Providing to such veterans required course 
work and training that take into account, and are 
not duplicative of, course work and training received 
when such veterans were active members of the 
Armed Forces of the United States, to enable such 
veterans to satisfy State requirements for obtaining 
a commercial drivers license, as determined by the 
appropriate State regulatory entity. 
(2) Providing reimbursement for costs associ-
ated with— 
(A) such course work and training; or 
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(B) applying for a commercial drivers li-
cense. 
(3) Expediting the licensing process. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, a State shall demonstrate to the Secretary’s 
satisfaction that the State has a shortage of individuals 
with commercial drivers licenses. 
(d) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the Con-
gress an annual report on the program under this section. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017. 
(f) GAO STUDY
AND REPORT.—The Comptroller 
General of the United States shall— 
(1) conduct a study on the barriers experienced 
by veterans who received training as large vehicle 
drivers while serving in the Armed Forces of the 
United States and, upon their discharge or release 
from active duty service, seek to obtain State com-
mercial drivers licenses; and 
(2) not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, submit to the Congress a re-
port on the results of such study, including rec-
ommendations on whether the program established 
under this section should be expanded to assist vet-
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erans seeking other type of licenses and certifi-
cations. 
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3296
To amend the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development to insure mortgages given to secure loans that
are made to refinance single family homes having appraised values that
are less than the outstanding principal obligations refinanced.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 15, 1993
Mr. KENNEDY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To amend the National Housing Act to authorize the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development to insure
mortgages given to secure loans that are made to refi-
nance single family homes having appraised values that
are less than the outstanding principal obligations
refinanced.
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 ‘‘Home Refinancing As-
sistance Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. INSURANCE FOR MORTGAGES TO REFINANCE UN-
DERWATER MORTGAGES.
Title II of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
‘‘INSURANCE OF ‘UNDERWATER’ SINGLE FAMILY
MORTGAGES
‘‘SEC. 266. (a) INSURANCE AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary may, upon application by a mortgagee, insure any
refinancing mortgage eligible for insurance under this sec-
tion to the extent authorized by this section, upon such
terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, and
may make commitments for the insurance of such refi-
nancing mortgages before the date of the execution of such
mortgages.
‘‘(b) EXTENT OF INSURANCE.—The Secretary may
provide insurance under this section, and make commit-
ments to provide such insurance, only with respect to the
portion of the original principal obligation (including such
initial service charges, appraisal, inspection, and other fees
approved by the Secretary) of an eligible refinancing mort-
gage that exceeds 95 percent of the appraised value of the
property subject to the mortgage, as of the date the refi-
nancing mortgage is accepted for insurance under this sec-
tion, as determined by the Secretary.
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4289 
To enhance the disclosure of information on official foreign travel of Members 
and employees of Congress, to impose additional restrictions on such 
travel, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 28, 2012 
Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To enhance the disclosure of information on official foreign 
travel of Members and employees of Congress, to impose 
additional restrictions on such travel, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Transparency and Ac-
countability in Congressional Travel Act of 2012’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 428 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax 
on telephone and other communications services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2011 
Mr. HELLER (for himself, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsyl-
vania, and Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia) 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 repeal 
the excise tax on telephone and other communications 
services. 
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 ‘‘Telephone Excise Tax 
Repeal Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAX ON TELEPHONE AND 
OTHER COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 33 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subchapter B. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 4293 of such Code is amended by 
striking ‘‘chapter 32 (other than the taxes imposed 
by sections 4064 and 4121) and subchapter B of 
chapter 33,’’ and inserting ‘‘and chapter 32 (other 
than the taxes imposed by sections 4064 and 
4121),’’. 
(2)(A) Paragraph (1) of section 6302(e) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 4251 or’’. 
(B) Paragraph (2) of section 6302(e) of such 
Code is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘imposed by—’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘with respect to’’ and inserting 
‘‘imposed by section 4261 or 4271 with respect 
to’’, and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘bills rendered or’’. 
(C) The subsection heading for section 6302(e) 
of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘COMMUNICA-
TIONS SERVICES AND’’. 
(3) Section 6415 of such Code is amended by 
striking ‘‘4251, 4261, or 4271’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘4261 or 4271’’. 
(4) Paragraph (2) of section 7871(a) of such 
Code is amended by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of 
subparagraph (B), by striking subparagraph (C), 
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and by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subpara-
graph (C). 
(5) The table of subchapters for chapter 33 of 
such Code is amended by striking the item relating 
to subchapter B. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid pursuant to bills 
first rendered more than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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129 
(I) 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
173(c)(1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
173(h)(1)(B)’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘subsection (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(e)’’; 
(3) by striking subsections (b) and (e) and re-
designating subsections (c), (d), (f), and (g) as sub-
sections (b) through (e), respectively; 
(4) in subsection (b)(1)(B) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘an entity described in section 166(c)’’ 
and all that follows, and replacing with ‘‘and section 
132(a)(2).’’; 
(5) in subsection (b)(2)(A) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘national emergency grant’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘national dislocated worker grant’’; 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(C) in clause (iv)(IV) by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(D) by inserting at the end the following: 
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V
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3299
To clear certain impediments to the licensing of a vessel for employment
in the coastwise trade and fisheries of the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 15, 1993
Mr. GILCHREST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
A BILL
To clear certain impediments to the licensing of a vessel
for employment in the coastwise trade and fisheries of
the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That, notwithstanding sections 12105, 12106, 12107, and
12108 of title 46, United States Code, and section 27 of
the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883),
as applicable on the date of this Act, the Secretary of the
Department in which the Coast Guard is operating may
issue a certificate of documentation for the following
vessels:
(1) VIXEN (United States official number 658823).
HR 3299 IH
(2) LADY CHARL II (United States official number
541399).
(3) LINETTE (United States official number
654318).
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the Route 55 Bridge, approximately 1.4 miles,
as a recreational river;
(F) the Menantico Creek, upper segment,
from the Route 55 Bridge to the base of the
Impoundment at Menantico Lake, approxi-
mately 6.5 miles, as a scenic river;
(G) the Manumuskin River, lower segment,
from its confluence with the Maurice River to
2.0 miles upstream, as a recreational river; and
(H) the Manumuskin River, upper seg-
ment, from 2.0 miles upstream from its con-
fluence with the Maurice River to headwaters,
approximately 12.3 miles, as a scenic river;
(2) a resource assessment of the Maurice River
and its tributaries shows that the area possesses nu-
merous outstandingly remarkable natural, cultural,
scenic and recreational resources that are significant
at the local, regional and international levels, includ-
ing rare plant and animal species and critical habi-
tats for birds migrating to and from the north and
south hemispheres; and
(3) a river management plan for the river sys-
tem has been developed by the Cumberland County
Department of Planning and Development and
adopted by the City of Millville, Maurice River
tablished under the Departments of Commerce, Jus-
tice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107–77; 115 
Stat. 748) may use enhancement grant funds to 
standardize the technology architecture used by the 
recipient to comply with the national interoperability 
standards established under section (2)(a). 
(b) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE MONITORING PRO-
GRAM.—Section 399O(e) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280g–3(e)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(5) Not later than 1 year after the date on 
which the Attorney General establishes national 
interoperability standards under section 2(a) of the 
ID MEDS Act, the State shall ensure that the data-
base complies with such national interoperability 
standards.’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives a report on enhancing the inter-
operability of State prescription monitoring programs with 
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other technologies and databases used for detecting and 
reducing fraud, diversion, and abuse of prescription drugs. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) a discussion of the feasibility of making 
State prescription monitoring programs interoper-
able with other relevant technologies and databases, 
including— 
(A) electronic prescribing systems; 
(B) databases operated by the Drug En-
forcement Agency; 
(C) electronic health records; and 
(D) pre-payment fraud-detecting analytics 
technologies; 
(2) an assessment of legal, technical, fiscal, pri-
vacy, or security challenges that have an impact on 
interoperability; 
(3) a discussion of how State prescription moni-
toring programs could increase the production and 
distribution of unsolicited reports to prescribers and 
dispensers of prescription drugs, law enforcement of-
ficials, and health professional licensing agencies, in-
cluding the enhancement of such reporting through 
interoperability with other States and relevant tech-
nology and databases; and 
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(4) any recommendations for addressing chal-
lenges that impact interoperability of State prescrip-
tion monitoring programs in order to reduce fraud, 
diversion, and abuse of prescription drugs. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 329
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to States for
the creation or enhancement of systems for the air transport of rural
victims of medical emergencies, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. ROBERTS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants
to States for the creation or enhancement of systems
for the air transport of rural victims of medical emer-
gencies, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rural Medical Emer-
gencies Air Transport Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO STATES REGARDING AIRCRAFT FOR
TRANSPORTING RURAL VICTIMS OF MEDICAL
EMERGENCIES.
Title XII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
300d et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof
the following new part:
‘‘PART D—MISCELLANEOUS GRANT PROGRAMS AND
REQUIREMENTS
‘‘SEC. 1241. GRANTS FOR SYSTEMS TO TRANSPORT RURAL
VICTIMS OF MEDICAL EMERGENCIES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants
to States to assist such States in the creation or enhance-
ment of air medical transport systems that provide victims
of medical emergencies in rural areas with access to treat-
ments for the injuries or other conditions resulting from
such emergencies.
‘‘(b) APPLICATION AND PLAN.—
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a
grant under subsection (a), a State shall prepare
and submit to the Secretary an application in such
form, made in such manner, and containing such
agreements, assurances, and information, including
a State plan as required in paragraph (2), as the
Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out
this section.
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a
section or other provision of title I of the Act of September
15, 1960 (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.), commonly referred to,
and hereinafter in this Act referred to, as the ‘‘Sikes Act’’.
SEC. 3. INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PLANS FOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, GEN-
ERALLY.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 101(a) (16 U.S.C.
670a(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘is authorized to’’ and inserting
‘‘shall’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘in each military reservation in
accordance with a cooperative plan’’ and inserting
the following: ‘‘on military installations. Under the
program, the Secretary shall prepare and implement
for each military installation in the United States an
integrated natural resources management plan’’; and
(3) by inserting after ‘‘reservation is located’’
the following: ‘‘, except that the Secretary is not re-
quired to prepare such a plan for a military installa-
tion if the Secretary determines that preparation of
such a plan for the installation is not appropriate’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title I (16 U.S.C.
670a et seq.) is amended—
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4293 
To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude loans made to Main 
Street businesses from the definition of a member business loan, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 28, 2012 
Mr. SCHRADER (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Mr. DEFAZIO) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude loans 
made to Main Street businesses from the definition of 
a member business loan, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restore Main Street’s 
Credit Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF MAIN STREET BUSINESS LOANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 107A of the Federal 
Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1757a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(i) in clause (v), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(vi) that is made to a Main Street 
business;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) the term ‘Main Street business’ means an 
organization, other than a nonprofit organization, 
with 20 or fewer full-time employees that possesses, 
occupies, or leases a physical property other than a 
home for the business’s operations.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) MAIN STREET BUSINESS LENDING GUIDE-
LINES.—With respect to extensions of credit made by an 
insured credit union the proceeds of which will be used 
for a commercial, corporate or other business investment 
property or venture, or agricultural purpose, the Board 
shall issue guidelines for such extensions of credit made 
to Main Street businesses to— 
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‘‘(1) promote appropriate levels of such exten-
sions within the credit union’s total lending port-
folio; 
‘‘(2) promote the cooperative nature of the 
credit union; and 
‘‘(3) promote the safety and soundness of the 
credit union.’’. 
(b) ISSUANCE OF GUIDELINES.—Not later than the 
end of the 120-day period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the National Credit Union Adminis-
tration Board shall issue the guidelines described under 
section 107A(f) of the Federal Credit Union Act. 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1290
To reinstate the permit for, and extend the deadline under the Federal
Power Act applicable to the construction of, a hydroelectric project in
Oregon, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 22, 1995
Mr. COOLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To reinstate the permit for, and extend the deadline under
the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction
of, a hydroelectric project in Oregon, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REINSTATEMENT OF PERMIT EXTENSION
DEADLINE.
Notwithstanding the expiration of the permit and
notwithstanding the time period specified in section 13 of
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that would other-
wise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
project numbered 7829, the Commission shall, at the re-
quest of the licensee for the project, reinstate the permit
effective May 23, 1993, and extend the time period during
which the licensee is required to commence the construc-
tion of the project to the date that is 4 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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(A) hold such hearings, sit and act at such
times and places, take such testimony and re-
ceive such evidence as it may deem advisable;
(B) use the United States mail in the same
manner and upon the same conditions as de-
partments and agencies of the United States;
and
(C) within available funds, incur such ex-
penses and enter into contracts or agreements
for studies and surveys with public and private
organizations and transfer funds to Federal
agencies to carry out the Commission’s func-
tions.
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
ADMINISTRATIVE
SUP-
PORT.—Within funds available for the Commission,
the Secretary of the Interior shall provide such office
space, furnishings, equipment, staff, and fiscal and
administrative services as the Commission may re-
quire.
(3) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—
The President, upon request of the Commission,
may direct the head of any Federal agency or de-
partment to assist the Commission and if so directed
such head shall—