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eral local government or designated State agen-
cy may make an offer to purchase the project.
‘‘(5) FAILURE
TO
TIMELY
EXPRESS
INTER-
EST.—If the unit of general local government or des-
ignated State agency does not timely express and, if
requested, substantiate interest in a project as pro-
vided in paragraph (4), the Secretary may offer the
project for sale to any interested person or entity
upon approval of the disposition plan for the project.
‘‘(6) ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS.—If the unit of
general local government or designated State agency
timely expresses and, if requested, substantiates in-
terest in a project as provided in paragraph (4), the
Secretary shall accept an offer made by the unit of
general local government or designated State agency
during the 90-day period for the project under para-
graph (4)(B) that complies with the terms and con-
ditions of the disposition plan for the project. The
Secretary may accept an offer that does not comply
with the terms and conditions of the disposition plan
if the Secretary determines that the offer will fur-
ther the goals specified in subsection (a) by actions
that include extension of the duration of low-income
affordability restrictions or otherwise restructuring
the transaction in a manner that enhances the long-
established under section 571, including a number or
percentage of specimens (or both) to be submitted to
a laboratory by a drug testing program for blind
performance testing, set at the lowest level consist-
ent with the consensus of expert medical and sci-
entific opinion as determined by the Secretary and
with the need to ensure accuracy, integrity, and pro-
tection of the interests of test subjects, and
‘‘(B) establish procedures for drug testing pro-
grams to notify the Secretary of any false positive
results discovered in blind performance testing or by
a medical review officer and for the Secretary to
take appropriate action on the basis of such notifica-
tion,
‘‘(7) provide no interim certification procedures,
and
‘‘(8) allow access by any test subject or any test
subject’s authorized representative, upon written re-
quest, to any record relevant to the results of such
subject’s drug test and to any record relating to the
result of any relevant certification, review, suspen-
sion, or revocation of certification proceeding, and
require a copy of such record to be provided to such
test subject or representative upon written request.
Paragraphs (3) and (4) shall not be construed to affect
the applicability of the requirements of subpart B of the
HHS guidelines to drug testing programs conducted by
Federal agencies under Executive Order 12564.
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL DRUGS.—
‘‘(1)(A) Any person may file with the Secretary
a petition proposing the issuance of a regulation
under subsection (b)(2) prescribing test methods and
cutoff levels for any drug or class of drugs for which
such test methods and cutoff levels have not been
previously prescribed. Notice of the regulation pro-
posed by a petitioner shall be published in the Fed-
eral Register within 30 days after filing.
‘‘(B) Twelve months following the issuance of
regulations under subsection (a), and every 24
months thereafter, the Secretary shall publish in the
Federal Register a request for public comment on
the advisability of and need for including test meth-
ods and cutoff levels in such regulations for drugs
or classes of drugs for which such test methods and
cutoff levels have not been previously prescribed.
‘‘(C) A petitioner or commenter under this
paragraph shall be required to demonstrate in such
person’s petition or comment, as applicable, that—
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 33
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish standards for the
certification of laboratories engaged in urine drug testing, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. BLILEY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish stand-
ards for the certification of laboratories engaged in urine
drug testing, 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 ‘‘Drug Testing Quality
Act’’.
SEC. 2. STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION OF LABORA-
TORIES ENGAGED IN DRUG TESTING.
Title V of the Public Health Service Act is amended
by adding at the end the following:
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fense may transfer, from amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2013 
pursuant to this Act, to the Secretary of Energy an amount, 
not to exceed $150,000,000, to be available only for weapons 
activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration. 
(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—In the event of a transfer 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall prompt-
ly notify Congress of the transfer, and shall include in such 
notice the Department of Defense account or accounts from 
which funds are transferred. 
(c) TRANSFER MECHANISM.—Any funds transferred 
under this section shall be transferred in accordance with 
established procedures for reprogramming under section 
1001 or successor provisions of law. 
(d) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITY.—The transfer au-
thority provided under subsection (a) is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided under this Act. 
SEC. 1003. AUDIT READINESS OF DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE 
STATEMENTS 
OF 
BUDGETARY 
RE-
SOURCES. 
(a) OBJECTIVE.—Section 1003(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub-
lic Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2439; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, and the statement of budgetary re-
sources of the Department of Defense is validated as ready 
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‘‘PART F—DRUG TESTING
‘‘SEC. 571. CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the
date of enactment of this part, the Secretary shall, by reg-
ulation, establish a program (hereinafter referred to in
this part as the ‘certification program’) for the certifi-
cation of laboratories for the performance of toxicological
urinalysis conducted for drug testing programs. The cer-
tification program shall, except as provided in subsection
(b), conform, to the maximum extent practicable, to sub-
part C of the mandatory guidelines for Federal workplace
drug testing programs published on April 11, 1988, by
the Department of Health and Human Services at 53 Fed.
Reg. 11979 and any amendments to such guidelines (here-
inafter referred to in this part as the ‘HHS guidelines’).
‘‘(b) SPECIFIC PROVISION.—The certification pro-
gram established by the Secretary under subsection (a)
shall, with respect to laboratory inspection, the monitoring
of laboratory performance, and the conduct of quality con-
trol and performance testing programs, be consistent with
the consensus of expert scientific and medical opinion on
such matters as determined by the Secretary.
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS.—
‘‘(1) The certification program established by
the Secretary under subsection (a) shall, in addition
to the requirements of subsections (a) and (b)—
‘‘(10) the term ‘test subject’ means an individ-
ual who has been required or requested to submit a
urine specimen for toxicological urinalysis in connec-
tion with a drug testing program, and
‘‘(11) the term ‘toxicological urinalysis’ means
the performance of any analytical procedure or set
of procedures on a urine specimen to identify the
presence in that specimen of any drug and the
amount thereof.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Part F of title V of the Public Health Service Act,
added by section 2, shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act, except that subsections (a), (b)(2),
and (b)(8) of section 574 of such part shall take effect
one year after the date the Secretary of Health and
Human Services establishes the laboratory certification
program under section 571 of such part.
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2478 
To repeal a limitation on Federal procurement of certain fuels. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2013 
Mr. CONAWAY (for himself, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. FLORES, Mr. HENSARLING, 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. 
MATHESON, and Mr. RAHALL) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To repeal a limitation on Federal procurement of certain 
fuels. 
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 ‘‘Section 526 Repeal 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL. 
Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17142) is repealed. 
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TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 8001. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN ANNUAL PAY ADJUST-
MENTS.
Effective as of December 31, 1994—
(1) section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorga-
nization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(2)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘(2) Effective’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), effec-
tive’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) In no event shall the percentage adjustment tak-
ing effect under subparagraph (A) in any calendar year
(before rounding), in any rate of pay, exceed the percent-
age adjustment taking effect in such calendar year under
section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in the rates
of pay under the General Schedule.’’;
(2) section 104 of title 3, United States Code,
is amended—
(A) in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘(a)’’
before ‘‘The’’;
(B) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘Ef-
fective’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection
(b), effective’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
105
mission shall use in evaluating individuals for
recommendations under paragraph (3).’’;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as
paragraph (5);
(C) by inserting after the first sentence of
paragraph (3) the following: ‘‘In a case in
which, pursuant to paragraph (1), the individ-
ual to be appointed as Under Secretary does
not have to be a doctor of medicine, the com-
mission may make recommendations without re-
gard to the requirement in subsection (a)(2)(A)
that the Under Secretary be appointed on the
basis of demonstrated ability in the medical
profession, but in such a case the commission
shall accord a priority to the selection of a doc-
tor of medicine over an individual who is not a
doctor of medicine.’’; and
(D) by designating the last two sentences
of paragraph (3) as paragraph (4).
(b) DEPUTY AND ASSOCIATE DEPUTY UNDER SEC-
RETARY.—Section 7306 of such title is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘of the following:’’ in
the matter preceding paragraph (1) and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘such personnel as may be
137
agencies, and other sources authorized by law for supplies,
materials, and services at rates which will recover the ex-
penses of operations including accrued leave, depreciation
of fund plant and equipment, and an amount necessary
to maintain a reasonable operating reserve, as determined
by the head of the agency.
‘‘(d)(1) In the third fiscal year after the fund is es-
tablished, and each year thereafter, any Federal entity
seeking to obtain any service financed through the fund
that is not inherently governmental in nature must not
be precluded from obtaining such service from one or more
other sources, either governmental or non-governmental,
in addition to the source finance through the funds.
‘‘(2) If, after the end of the third fiscal year after
a fund is established, any Federal entity seeking to obtain
any service financed through the fund that is not inher-
ently governmental in nature is precluded from obtaining
such service from one or more other sources, either gov-
ernmental or non-governmental, in addition to the source
financed through the fund, the fund shall be canceled.’’.
(b) The table of sections for subchapter III of chapter
15 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding,
after the item for section 1537, the following new item:
‘‘1538. Franchise funds.’’.
(c) Title 31, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing, after section 1538, a section 1539, as follows:
HR 3400 IH
subsection, assist such family in negotiating a reasonable
rent with an owner. A public housing agency shall review
the rent for a unit under consideration by the family (and
all rent increases for units under lease by the family) to
determine whether the rent (or rent increase) requested
by an owner is reasonable. If a public housing agency de-
termines that the rent (or rent increase) for a unit is not
reasonable, the agency shall disapprove a lease for such
unit.
‘‘(C) If units assisted under this subsection are ex-
empt from local rent control while they are so assisted,
the rent for such units shall be reasonable in comparison
with other units in the market area that are exempt from
local rent control.
‘‘(12)(A) A public housing agency may make assist-
ance payments on behalf of a family which utilizes a man-
ufactured home as its principal place of residence. Such
payments may be made for the rental of the real property
on which there is located a manufactured home which is
owned by any such family.
‘‘(B)(i) For assistance pursuant to this paragraph,
the rent for the space on which a manufactured home is
located and with respect to which assistance payments are
to be made includes maintenance and management
charges and tenant-paid utilities.
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of need, the availability of appropriate tech-
nology for long-term storage, feasibility, and 
cost.’’. 
SEC. 3010. ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING FOOD AID PRO-
GRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. 
Section 407(f)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1736a(f)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘AGRI-
CULTURAL TRADE’’ and inserting ‘‘FOOD AID’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘and the total 
number of beneficiaries of the project and the activi-
ties carried out through such project’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B)(iii)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), 
by inserting ‘‘, and the total number of bene-
ficiaries in,’’ after ‘‘commodities made available 
to’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
clause (I); 
(C) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
clause (II); and 
(D) by inserting after subclause (II) the fol-
lowing new subclause:
103–66)), in order for a contract requiring a State
to furnish the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices information concerning individuals with respect
to whom death certificates (or equivalent documents
maintained by the State or any subdivision thereof)
have been officially filed with it to meet the require-
ments of such section 6103(d)(4)(B), such contract
shall authorize the Secretary to use such information
and to redisclose such information to any Federal
agency or any agency of a State or political subdivi-
sion in accordance with section 205(r) of the Social
Security Act.
(B) The provisions of subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph and, notwithstanding subparagraph (C)
of section 6103(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (as added by section 13444(a) of the Omni-
bus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law
103–66)), the provisions of subparagraphs (A) and
(B) of such section 6103(d)(4) shall apply to all
States, regardless of whether they were, on July 1,
1993, pursuant to a contract, furnishing the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services information
concerning individuals with respect to whom death
certificates (or equivalent documents maintained by
the State or any subdivision thereof) have been offi-
cially filed with it.
(C) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this para-
graph shall take effect at the same time as the
amendment made by section 13444(a) of the Omni-
bus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 takes effect.
(D) For the purpose of applying the special rule
contained in section 13444(b)(2) of the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, the reference in
such section to section 6103(d)(4)(B) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 shall be deemed to include a
reference to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
(c) PAYMENT
TO STATES
FOR DEATH INFORMA-
TION.—Section 205(r)(2) of the Social Security Act is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the reasonable costs’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a reasonable amount’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘transcribing and transmitting’’
and inserting ‘‘furnishing’’.
(d) FEE FOR CLEARINGHOUSE INFORMATION.—
(1) Section 205(r)(3) of the Social Security Act
is amended by striking out ‘‘if’’ and all that follows,
and inserting ‘‘, provided that such agency agrees to
pay the fees set by the Secretary pursuant to para-
graph (8).’’.
(2) Section 205(r)(4) of the Social Security Act
is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘and political subdivi-
sions’’ after ‘‘States’’ the first place such term
appears;
(B) by striking ‘‘the States’’ and inserting
‘‘any State, political subdivision, or combination
thereof’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘if’’ and all that follows
and inserting ‘‘provided such States and politi-
cal subdivisions agree to pay the fees set by the
Secretary pursuant to paragraph (8).’’.
(3) Section 205(r) of the Social Security Act is
amended by adding at the end a new paragraph as
follows: ‘‘(8) The Secretary shall establish fees for
the disclosure of information pursuant to this sub-
section. Such fees shall be in amounts sufficient to
cover all costs (including indirect costs) associated
with the Secretary’s responsibilities under this sub-
section. Fees collected pursuant to this paragraph
shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation,
to the Secretary to cover the administrative costs of
carrying out this subsection.’’.
(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 205(r) of the
Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end (after
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Union Calendar No. 220
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2100
[Report No. 104–452]
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical corrections to
maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 24, 1995
Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. GOSS, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr.
WELDON of Florida, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MICA, and Mr. PETERSON of
Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Resources
JANUARY 24, 1996
Additional sponsors: Mr. CANADY of Florida, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. YOUNG of
Florida, Mr. SHAW, Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida,
Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr.
STEARNS, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. MILLER of Florida,
Ms. BROWN of Florida, and Mr. DEUTSCH
JANUARY 24, 1996
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical
corrections to maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Re-
sources System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CORRECTIONS TO MAPS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall, before the end of the 30-day period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act, make such correc-
tions to the maps described in subsection (b) as are nec-
essary to ensure that depictions of areas on those maps
are consistent with the depictions of areas appearing on
the
maps
entitled
lllllll,
dated
lllllll, and on file with the Secretary.
(b) MAPS DESCRIBED.—The maps described in this
subsection are maps that—
(1) are included in a set of maps entitled
‘‘Coastal Barrier Resources System’’, dated October
24, 1990; and
(2) relate to the following units of the Coastal
Barrier Resources System: P04A, P05, P05A, P08,
P10, P11, P11A, P18, P25, FL–90.
SECTION 1. CORRECTIONS TO MAPS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall,
before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date
of the enactment of this Act, make such corrections to the
maps described in subsection (b) as are necessary to ensure
that depictions of areas on those maps are consistent with
the paragraph added by subsection (d)(3)) the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(9) The Secretary may provide to any Federal or
State agency that provides Federally funded benefits,
upon the request of such agency, technical assistance on
the effective collection, dissemination, and use of death in-
formation available under this subsection for the purpose
of ensuring that such benefits are not erroneously paid
to deceased individuals.’’.
(f) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 205(r) of the
Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end (after
the paragraph added by subsection (e)) the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(10) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Fed-
erally funded benefit’ means any payment funded in whole
or in part by the Federal Government.’’.
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided, the amendments made by this section shall take ef-
fect upon their enactment.
SEC. 5004. CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS.
Section 201(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act is
amended by adding at the end of the paragraph the follow-
ing sentence: ‘‘From funds provided pursuant to this sub-
paragraph for the following fiscal years, not less than the
following amounts shall be available only for conducting
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3547 
AN ACT 
To extend the application of certain space launch liability 
provisions through 2014. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘(A) to the greatest extent possible, main-
tain all such occupied projects in a decent, safe,
and sanitary condition;
‘‘(B) to the greatest extent possible, main-
tain full occupancy in all such projects; and
‘‘(C) maintain all such projects for pur-
poses of providing rental or cooperative hous-
ing.
‘‘(2) HOUSING PROJECTS SUBJECT TO A MORT-
GAGE HELD BY SECRETARY.—In the case of any
multifamily housing project that is subject to a
mortgage held by the Secretary, the Secretary shall
require the owner of the project to carry out the re-
quirements of paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) HOUSING
STANDARDS.—In disposing of
any multifamily housing project under this section,
the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the
purchaser under which the purchaser agrees that the
project will be rehabilitated so that it is in compli-
ance with, and will be maintained in compliance
with, any standards under applicable State or local
laws, rules, ordinances, or regulations relating to the
physical condition of the housing and any such
standards established by the Secretary.
tion 101 of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1965; and
‘‘(ii) tenant-based assistance under
section 8 of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 for families that are preexisting
tenants of the project in units that, imme-
diately before foreclosure or acquisition of
the project by the Secretary, were covered
by an assistance contract under the loan
management set-aside program under sec-
tion 8(b) of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 at such time.
‘‘(2) ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION CONTRACTS FOR
TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE.—In the case of multi-
family housing projects that are acquired by a pur-
chaser other than the Secretary at foreclosure or
after sale by the Secretary, the Secretary may enter
into annual contribution contracts with public hous-
ing agencies to provide tenant-based assistance
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of
1937 on behalf of all low-income families who, on
the date that the project is acquired by the pur-
chaser, reside in the project and are eligible for such
assistance, subject to the following requirements: