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own affairs and placed by a court under the care of
a guardian.’’.
SEC. 3. DEMONSTRATION GRANTS FOR GUARDIANSHIP AD-
VOCATE PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and
Human Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall award 2-year demonstration grants to eligi-
ble States for the establishment and operation of guard-
ianship advocate programs, including the hiring and train-
ing of individuals to serve as guardianship advocates and
investigators in such programs.
(b) DUTIES OF ADVOCATES AND INVESTIGATORS.—
Individuals hired and trained to serve as guardianship ad-
vocates and investigators with funds provided under sub-
section (a) shall serve as employees of the courts within
the State which conduct guardianship hearings and issue
determinations of incapacity and guardianship orders, and
shall provide information and services to wards and to in-
dividuals who are the subjects of guardianship petitions,
including—
(1) making reports to the court on individuals
who are the subjects of guardianship petitions;
(2) notifying such individuals of their rights
under State guardianship law;
(3) monitoring wards and guardians and notify-
ing the court of possible violations of State guard-
ianship law;
(4) investigating complaints of improper con-
duct made against guardians;
(5) providing advice and assistance to guard-
ians in carrying out their guardianships;
(6) evaluating reports from guardians;
(7) performing other services to assist the
courts in conducting and monitoring guardianships;
and
(8) investigating and evaluating the movement
of wards to new residences.
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—A State shall be eligible to receive
a grant under subsection (a) if it submits an application
to the Secretary at such time, in such form, and contain-
ing such information and assurances as the Secretary may
require, including an assurance that the State shall pre-
pare and submit to the Secretary an evaluation of each
program in such State funded with a grant received under
subsection (a).
(d) PREFERENCE TO SELF-FINANCING PROGRAMS.—
In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall give preference to those States which provide assur-
ances to the Secretary that the program funded with such
a grant will, without Federal financial assistance, continue
to operate after the expiration of such grant.
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 years
after the final grant is awarded under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall submit a report to Congress describing the
programs funded with such grants, evaluating the effect
of such programs on the guardianship process and on the
protection of the rights of wards and individuals subject
to guardianship petitions, and containing recommenda-
tions on the desirability of continuing the funding of such
programs on a permanent basis.
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated for grants under sub-
section (a) $5,000,000.
(g) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘State’’
means each State, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 107 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the circumstances in which 
official time may be used by a Federal employee. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2013 
Mr. GINGREY of Georgia (for himself, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 
JONES, Mr. ROSS, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. 
PEARCE, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, 
Mr. CARTER, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, and Mr. CHAFFETZ) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the cir-
cumstances in which official time may be used by a 
Federal employee. 
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 ‘‘Federal Employee Ac-
countability Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO OF-
FICIAL TIME. 
Section 7131 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (c); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (d) as 
subsections (a) and (b), respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated by 
paragraph (2)), by striking ‘‘Except as provided in 
the preceding subsections of this section—’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (a)—’’. 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1080 
To amend the Sikes Act to promote the use of cooperative agreements under 
such Act for land management related to Department of Defense readi-
ness activities and to amend title 10, United States Code, to facilitate 
interagency cooperation in conservation programs to avoid or reduce 
adverse impacts on military readiness activities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2013 
Ms. BORDALLO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 
Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Sikes Act to promote the use of cooperative 
agreements under such Act for land management related 
to Department of Defense readiness activities and to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to facilitate inter-
agency cooperation in conservation programs to avoid 
or reduce adverse impacts on military readiness activities. 
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. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS UNDER SIKES 
ACT FOR LAND MANAGEMENT RELATED TO 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE READINESS AC-
TIVITIES. 
(a) MULTIYEAR AGREEMENTS TO FUND LONG-TERM 
MANAGEMENT.—Subsection (b) of section 103A of the 
Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670c–1) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Funds’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) In the case of a cooperative agreement under 
subsection (a)(2), funds referred to in paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) may be paid in a lump sum and include 
an amount intended to cover the future costs of the 
natural resource maintenance and improvement ac-
tivities provided for under the agreement; and 
‘‘(B) may be invested by the recipient in ac-
cordance with the recipient’s own guidelines for the 
management and investment of financial assets, and 
any interest or income derived from such investment 
may be applied for the same purposes as the prin-
cipal.’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS
AND RELATION
TO 
OTHER LAWS.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended 
to read as follows: 
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(C) plans for the management of natural
and cultural resources in the Recreation Area,
with emphasis on the preservation and long-
term scientific use of archaeological resources,
with priority in development given to the en-
forcement of the Archaeological Resources Pro-
tection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.)
and the National Historic Preservation Act (16
U.S.C. 470 et seq.) within the Recreation Area;
(D) wildlife and fish resource management
plans for the Recreation Area prepared in con-
sultation with appropriate departments of the
State of Nevada and using other available stud-
ies of the Recreation Area;
(E) recreation management plans for the
Recreation Area in consultation with appro-
priate departments of the State of Nevada;
(F) wild horse and burro herd manage-
ment plans for the Recreation Area prepared in
consultation with appropriate departments and
commissions of the State of Nevada; and
(G) an inventory of all lands within the
Recreation Area not presently managed as Na-
tional Forest lands that will permit the Sec-
retary to evaluate possible future acquisitions.
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND RELATION TO 
OTHER LAWS.—(1) Cooperative agreements and inter-
agency agreements entered into under this section shall 
be subject to the availability of funds. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, United 
States Code, a cooperative agreement under this section 
may be used to acquire property or services for the direct 
benefit or use of the United States Government.’’. 
SEC. 2. FACILITATION OF INTERAGENCY COOPERATION IN 
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS OF THE DEPART-
MENTS OF DEFENSE, AGRICULTURE, AND IN-
TERIOR TO AVOID OR REDUCE ADVERSE IM-
PACTS ON MILITARY READINESS ACTIVITIES. 
Section 2684a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as 
subsections (i) and (j); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol-
lowing new subsection (h): 
‘‘(h) INTERAGENCY COOPERATION IN CONSERVATION 
PROGRAMS TO AVOID OR REDUCE ADVERSE IMPACTS ON 
MILITARY READINESS ACTIVITIES.—In order to facilitate 
interagency cooperation and enhance the effectiveness of 
actions that will protect both the environment and military 
readiness, the recipient of funds provided pursuant an 
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agreement under this section or under the Sikes Act (16 
U.S.C. et seq.) may, with regard to the lands and waters 
within the scope of the agreement, use such funds to sat-
isfy any matching funds or cost-sharing requirement of 
any conservation program of the Department of Agri-
culture or the Department of the Interior notwithstanding 
any limitation of such program on the source of matching 
or cost-sharing funds.’’. 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1081 
To require that all foreign terrorists with links to terrorist networks who 
attack the United States or its Government be considered enemy combat-
ants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2013 
Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. 
ROONEY, Mr. LATTA, and Mr. BACHUS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require that all foreign terrorists with links to terrorist 
networks who attack the United States or its Govern-
ment be considered enemy combatants to be tried by 
military tribunals instead of civilian courts. 
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 ‘‘Military Tribunals for 
Terrorists Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRIAL OF FOREIGN TERRORISTS. 
After the date of the enactment of this Act, any for-
eign national, who— 
(1) engages or has engaged in conduct consti-
tuting an offense relating to a terrorist attack 
against persons or property in the United States or 
against any United States Government property or 
personnel outside the United States; and 
(2) is subject to trial for that offense by a mili-
tary commission under chapter 47A of title 10, 
United States Code; 
shall be tried for that offense only by a military commis-
sion under that chapter. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 635
To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the social security offset
applicable to certain annuities for surviving spouses paid under the
Survivor Benefit Plan for retired members of the Armed Forces to
the extent that such offset is due to social security benefits based on
the surviving spouse’s own earnings or self-employment.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 26, 1993
Mr. SUNDQUIST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the social
security offset applicable to certain annuities for surviv-
ing spouses paid under the Survivor Benefit Plan for
retired members of the Armed Forces to the extent that
such offset is due to social security benefits based on
the surviving spouse’s own earnings or self-employment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY OFFSET
UNDER MILITARY SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN.
(a) REPEAL OF OFFSET FOR BENEFIT BASED ON
BENEFICIARY’S OWN EARNINGS.—Section 1451(e) of title
10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘would be entitled’’ in para-
graph (3)(A) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘is enti-
tled’’; and
(2) by striking out the period at the end of
paragraph (4)(A) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘or to
the extent that the benefit to which the widow or
widower is entitled is based on the widow or widow-
er’s own earnings or self-employment.’’.
(b) RECOMPUTATION OF EXISTING ANNUITIES.—(1)
In the case of an individual who is a beneficiary under
the Survivor Benefit Plan and who is described in para-
graph (2), the Secretary concerned shall recompute the
amount of such individual’s annuity under such Plan as
provided in subsection (e) of section 1451 of title 10, Unit-
ed States Code, as amended by subsection (a), if such re-
computation is more favorable to the individual.
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to an individual—
(A) who is eligible under paragraph (1) of sub-
section (e) of such section to have the individual’s
annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan computed
under such subsection; and
(B) who during the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 1985, and ending on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act—
(i) became eligible for such an annuity and
whose annuity is computed under subsection
(a)(1)(B), (a)(2)(B), or (c)(1)(B) of such sec-
tion rather than under subsection (e) of such
section; or
(ii) while in receipt of such an annuity be-
came 62 years of age and had the annuity re-
duced under subsection (d)(2)(A) of such sec-
tion rather than under subsection (d)(2)(B).
(3) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘‘Survi-
vor Benefit Plan’’ means the program under subchapter
II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) and the provisions of subsection (b) shall
apply only in the case of payments of annuities for periods
that begin after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 636
To amend title 10, United States Code, to restore the CHAMPUS eligibility
of certain members and former members of the uniformed services,
and their dependents, who are currently excluded from benefits under
CHAMPUS because of their entitlement to hospital insurance benefits
under medicare.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 26, 1993
Mr. SUNDQUIST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to restore the
CHAMPUS eligibility of certain members and former
members of the uniformed services, and their dependents,
who are currently excluded from benefits under
CHAMPUS because of their entitlement to hospital in-
surance benefits under medicare.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COMPLETE RESTORATION OF COVERAGE
UNDER CHAMPUS IN THE CASE OF RETIRED
MEMBERS AND CERTAIN DEPENDENTS WHO
ARE MEDICARE PARTICIPANTS.
(a) COMPLETE RESTORATION OF COVERAGE.—Sub-
section (d) of section 1086 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d)(1) A benefit may not be paid under a plan cov-
ered by this section in the case of a person enrolled in
any other insurance, medical service, or health plan or en-
titled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title
XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.)
to the extent that the benefit under the plan covered by
this section is also a benefit under the other plan or medi-
care.
‘‘(2) The prohibition contained in paragraph (1) shall
not apply in the case of a plan administered under title
XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Subsection (g)
of such section is amended by striking ‘‘Section 1079(j)
of this title shall apply to a plan contracted for under this
section, except that no person’’ and inserting ‘‘No per-
son’’.
(2) Section 1713(d) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended by striking out ‘‘section 1086(d)(1) of title 10
or’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to health care pro-
vided on and after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1083 
To amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to establish 
prohibitions to prevent the use of an unmanned aircraft system as 
a weapon while operating in the national airspace system, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2013 
Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Mr. GIBSON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 
to establish prohibitions to prevent the use of an un-
manned aircraft system as a weapon while operating 
in the national airspace system, 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 ‘‘No Armed Drones Act 
of 2013’’ or the ‘‘NADA Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title III of the FAA 
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (126 Stat. 72; 49 
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U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 337. PROHIBITIONS TO PREVENT USE OF UNMANNED 
AIRCRAFT SYSTEM AS A WEAPON WHILE OP-
ERATING IN NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITIONS.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation may not authorize a person to operate an unmanned 
aircraft system in the national airspace system for the 
purpose, in whole or in part, of using the unmanned air-
craft system as a weapon or to deliver a weapon against 
a person or property. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 
definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) PERSON.—The term ‘person’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 40102(a) of title 
49, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) WEAPON.—The term ‘weapon’ includes le-
thal and nonlethal weapons.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
contained in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 336 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 337. Prohibitions to prevent use of unmanned aircraft systems as weap-
ons while operating in national airspace system.’’. 
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‘‘(D) a Federal judge, a Federal law-en-
forcement officer, or an employee of a United
States penal or correctional institution, while
performing his official duties or because of his
status as a public servant. For purposes of this
subsection, a ‘law-enforcement officer’ is a pub-
lic servant authorized by law or by a Govern-
ment agency or Congress to conduct or engage
in the prevention, investigation, or prosecution
of an offense.
‘‘§ 3600. Instruction to jury on right of the defendant
to justice without discrimination
‘‘In any hearing held before a jury under this chapter,
the court shall instruct the jury that in its consideration
of whether the sentence of death is justified it shall not
consider the race, color, national origin, creed, or sex of
the defendant. The jury shall return to the court a certifi-
cate signed by each juror that consideration of race, color,
national origin, creed, or sex of the defendant was not in-
volved in reaching his or her individual decision.
‘‘§ 3600A. Sentencing in capital cases in which death
penalty is not sought or imposed
‘‘Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 311 of
this title, upon conviction of a person for an offense for
which one of the sentences provided is death, the court
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 637
To authorize the President to veto an item of appropriation in an Act
or resolution.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 26, 1993
Mr. SUNDQUIST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To authorize the President to veto an item of appropriation
in an Act or resolution.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. VETO AUTHORITY.
The President may disapprove an item of appropria-
tion in any Act or resolution.
SEC. 2. OBJECTION AND RECONSIDERATION.
Whenever the President disapproves an item of ap-
propriation pursuant to this Act, the President shall des-
HR 637 IH
ignate the disapproved item and return a copy of such
item, with his objections, for reconsideration by the House
of Congress in which the Act or resolution containing the
item originated. If, after such reconsideration, a majority
of that House agrees to pass the item, it shall be sent,
together with the objections, to the other House for recon-
sideration; if approved by a majority of that House, the
item shall become law.
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ters to accommodate both local and out-of-State
visitors;
(C) plans for the management of natural
and cultural resources in the Recreation Area,
with emphasis on the preservation and long-
term scientific use of archaeological resources,
with priority in development given to the en-
forcement of the Archaeological Resources Pro-
tection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.)
and the National Historic Preservation Act (16
U.S.C. 470 et seq.) within the Recreation Area;
(D) wildlife and fish resource management
plans for the Recreation Area prepared in con-
sultation with appropriate departments of the
State of Nevada and using other available stud-
ies of the Recreation Area;
(E) recreation management plans for the
Recreation Area in consultation with appro-
priate departments of the State of Nevada;
(F) wild horse and burro herd manage-
ment plans for the Recreation Area prepared in
consultation with appropriate departments and
commissions of the State of Nevada; and
(G) an inventory of all lands within the
Recreation Area not presently managed as Na-