datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
any comments received before submission of the re-
port to Congress. 
(d) DEFINITION OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.—For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘in-
stitution of higher education’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
SEC. 3. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION BY CONGRESS. 
(a) PRESENTATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION REGU-
LATORY REFORM REPORT TO CONGRESS AND EXPEDITED 
CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall propose, 
at the time and in the manner provided in para-
graph (2), the carrying out of all or part of the rec-
ommendations contained in the Higher Education 
Regulatory Reform Report prepared by the Higher 
Education Regulatory Reform Task Force in accord-
ance with section 2. 
(2) TRANSMITTAL OF SPECIAL MESSAGE.— 
(A) MESSAGE REQUIREMENTS.—Not later 
than 120 days after the submission of the 
Higher Education Regulatory Reform Report to 
Congress under section 2(c), the President shall 
transmit to Congress a special message to carry 
out all or part of the recommendations con-
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tained in such Report. The President shall in-
clude with that special message a bill that 
would carry out the recommendations. The 
President may not transmit more than one such 
special message each year. 
(B) BILL TEXT.—The President shall in-
clude in the bill required under subparagraph 
(A), without amendment, the following text: 
‘‘SEC. 2. CONTROLLING RISING COLLEGE COSTS. 
‘‘(a) CONTROLLING RISING COLLEGE COSTS.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations that— 
‘‘(1) require institutions of higher education to 
control annual tuition increases; and 
‘‘(2) establish penalties for institutions of high-
er education that do not comply with the regulations 
promulgated under paragraph (1), taking into ac-
count the affects of such penalties on various types 
of institutions and the specific circumstances of in-
stitutions that may result in such noncompliance, in-
cluding failure of States to adhere to maintenance of 
effort requirements under section 137 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015f). 
‘‘(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF RULEMAKING REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 482(c) and section 492 of the Higher 
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Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1089(c); 1098a) shall 
not apply to the regulations required by this section. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL
TUITION.—The term ‘tuition’ 
means the average annual cost of tuition and fees 
for an institution of higher education for first-time, 
full-time undergraduate students enrolled in the in-
stitution.’’. 
(3) EXPEDITED
CONSIDERATION
OF
PRESI-
DENT’S HIGHER EDUCATION REGULATORY REFORM 
BILL.— 
(A) HIGHER EDUCATION REGULATORY RE-
FORM BILL.—Within 14 days after the Presi-
dent submits to Congress a bill under para-
graph (2), the majority leader of the House of 
Representatives and the majority leader of the 
Senate shall each introduce such bill, by re-
quest. 
(B) CONSIDERATION
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF 
REPRESENTATIVES.— 
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(i) REFERRAL AND REPORTING.—Any 
committee of the House of Representatives 
to which such bill is referred shall report 
it to the House without amendment not 
later than the 14th legislative day after the 
date of its introduction. If a committee 
fails to report the bill within that period or 
the House has adopted a concurrent reso-
lution providing for adjournment sine die 
at the end of a Congress, such committee 
shall be automatically discharged from fur-
ther consideration of the bill and it shall be 
placed on the appropriate calendar. 
(ii) 
PROCEEDING
TO
CONSIDER-
ATION.—Not later than 21 legislative days 
after such bill is reported or a committee 
has been discharged from further consider-
ation thereof, it shall be in order to move 
to proceed to consider such bill in the 
House. Such a motion shall be highly privi-
leged and not debatable, and shall be in 
order only at a time designated by the 
Speaker in the legislative schedule within 
two legislative days after the day on which 
the proponent announces an intention to 
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the House to offer the motion provided 
that such notice may not be given until 
such bill is reported or a committee has 
been discharged from further consideration 
thereof. Such a motion shall not be in 
order after the House has disposed of a 
motion to proceed with respect to that spe-
cial message. The previous question shall 
be considered as ordered on the motion to 
its adoption without intervening motion. A 
motion to reconsider the vote by which the 
motion is disposed of shall not be in order. 
(iii) CONSIDERATION.—If the motion 
to proceed is agreed to, the House shall 
immediately proceed to consider such bill 
in the House without intervening motion. 
Such bill shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against the bill and against 
its consideration are waived. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on 
the bill to its passage without intervening 
motion except 4 hours of debate equally di-
vided and controlled by the proponent and 
an opponent and one motion to limit de-
bate on the bill. A motion to reconsider the 
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vote on passage of the bill shall not be in 
order. 
(C) CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.— 
(i) COMMITTEE ACTION.—The appro-
priate committee of the Senate shall report 
without amendment the bill referred to in 
subparagraph (A) not later than the sev-
enth session day after introduction. If a 
committee fails to report the bill within 
that period or the Senate has adopted a 
concurrent resolution providing for ad-
journment sine die at the end of a Con-
gress, the Committee shall be automati-
cally discharged from further consideration 
of the bill and it shall be placed on the ap-
propriate calendar. 
(ii) MOTION TO PROCEED.—Not later 
than 3 session days after the bill is re-
ported in the Senate or the committee has 
been discharged thereof, it shall be in 
order for any Senator to move to proceed 
to consider the bill in the Senate. The mo-
tion shall be decided without debate and 
the motion to reconsider shall be deemed 
to have been laid on the table. Such a mo-
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6553 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to add an additional purpose 
to section 1 of such Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 
Mr. SULLIVAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to add an 
additional purpose to section 1 of such Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL PURPOSE. 
Section 1 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 151) is amended by inserting ‘‘for the purpose of 
making communications networks more secure, resilient, 
and defendable against Internet-based attacks,’’ after ‘‘na-
tional defense,’’. 
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6554 
To limit the period in advance of a nuclear reactor license renewal that 
the application for such renewal may be submitted to the Nuclear Regu-
latory Commission. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 
Mr. TIERNEY (for himself and Mr. MARKEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To limit the period in advance of a nuclear reactor license 
renewal that the application for such renewal may be 
submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
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 ‘‘Nuclear Reactor Safety 
First Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NUCLEAR REACTOR LICENSE RENEWALS. 
Section 103c. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2133(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The Commission may not approve a renewal of 
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such a license for a reactor if the application for that re-
newal was submitted to the Commission more than 10 
years before the expiration of the license being renewed.’’. 
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(1) in subclause (II) of paragraph (1)(F)(i) by 
inserting ‘‘, including such offenses perpetrated 
against minor children’’ before the semicolon; and 
(2) in paragraph (8) by inserting at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) Each institution of higher education 
participating in any program under this title, 
other than a foreign institution of higher edu-
cation, may not exempt an employee of such in-
stitution from the institution’s campus sexual 
assault programs described under subparagraph 
(A)(i).’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6560 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an additional advance 
refunding for certain tax-exempt bonds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 
Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado 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 allow an 
additional advance refunding for certain tax-exempt bonds. 
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 ‘‘Local Schools and In-
frastructure Improvement Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL ADVANCE REFUNDING OF CERTAIN 
TAX-EXEMPT BONDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Clause (i) of section 149(d)(3)(A) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘(i) the refunding bond is only the 1st 
or 2nd advance refunding of the original 
bond,’’. 
(b) ADVANCE REFUNDING BOND REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
149(d)(3) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (iv), by striking the pe-
riod at the end of clause (v), and by adding at the 
end the following new clause: 
‘‘(vi) in the case of the 2nd advance 
refunding of the original bond— 
‘‘(I) the issuer is projected to re-
alize present value debt service sav-
ings (determined without regard to 
administrative expenses) in connection 
with the issue of which the refunding 
bond is a part, 
‘‘(II) the average maturity date 
of the issue of which the refunding 
bond is a part is not later than the 
average maturity date of the bonds to 
be refunded by such issue, and 
‘‘(III) the amount of the refund-
ing bond does not exceed the out-
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standing amount of the refunded 
bond. 
For purposes of clause (vi)(II), average 
maturity dates shall be determined under 
rules similar to the rules of section 
172(b)(2).’’. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (3) of section 
149(d) of such Code is amended by adding after 
subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
2ND
ADVANCE 
REFUNDINGS.—Clause (vi) of subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply in the case of a 2nd advance re-
funding if— 
‘‘(i) the original bond has been re-
deemed, or 
‘‘(ii) the issuer determines that the 
2nd advance refunding is necessary to 
avoid or terminate a default in the pay-
ment of debt service on the refunded 
bond.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to refunding bonds issued on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(i) within 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act or such later date as the Office
may prescribe;
(ii) in such form and manner as the Office shall
require; and
(iii) by an individual who is an employee as of
the time of application.
(C) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term ‘‘em-
ployee’’ has the meaning given such term by section
6301(2) of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 631. (a)(1) The adjustment in rates of basic pay
for the statutory pay systems that takes effect in fiscal
year 1995 under section 5303 of title 5, United States
Code, shall be an increase of 2 percent.
(2) For purposes of each provision of law amended
by section 704(a)(2) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989
(5 U.S.C. 5318 note), no adjustment under section 5303
of title 5, United States Code, shall be considered to have
taken effect in fiscal year 1995 in the rates of basic pay
for the statutory pay systems.
(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘statu-
tory pay system’’ shall have the meaning given such term
by section 5302(1) of title 5, United States Code.
(b) For purposes of any locality-based comparability
payments taking effect in fiscal year 1995 under sub-
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall develop a mathematical conversion 
factor for converting the measurement of 
efficiency for covered water heaters from 
the test procedures in effect on the date of 
enactment of this paragraph to the new 
energy descriptor established under the 
final rule. 
‘‘(ii) APPLICATION.—The conversion 
factor shall apply to models of covered 
water heaters affected by the final rule and 
tested prior to the effective date of the 
final rule. 
‘‘(iii) EFFECT
ON
EFFICIENCY
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—The conversion factor shall 
not affect the minimum efficiency require-
ments for covered water heaters otherwise 
established under this title. 
‘‘(iv) USE.—During the period de-
scribed in clause (v), a manufacturer may 
apply the conversion factor established by 
the Secretary to rerate existing models of 
covered water heaters that are in existence 
prior to the effective date of the rule de-
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rity Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1574)) is amended by 
inserting before the semicolon the following: ‘‘or, in 
the case of a modified spectrum lamp, not less than 
232 lumens and not more than 1,950 lumens’’. 
(7) Section 321(30)(T) of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(30)(T)) (as 
amended by section 321(a)(1)(B) of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 
1574)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (i)— 
(i) by striking the comma after 
‘‘household 
appliance’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘and’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and is sold at retail,’’; 
and 
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘when sold 
at retail,’’ before ‘‘is designated’’. 
(8) Section 325(l)(4)(A) of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(l)(4)(A)) (as 
amended by section 321(a)(3)(B) of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 
1581)) is amended by striking ‘‘only’’. 
(9) Section 327(b)(1)(B) of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6297(b)(1)(B)) (as 
amended by section 321(d)(3) of the Energy Inde-
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SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE TAX CREDIT FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL 
APPLICATION EXPENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart C of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by inserting after section 36B the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 36C. CREDIT FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL APPLICATION 
EXPENSES. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of a spec-
ified graduate school applicant, there shall be allowed as 
a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle for such 
taxable year an amount equal to the qualified graduate 
school application expenses paid or incurred by such appli-
cant during such taxable year. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) DOLLAR LIMITATION.—The amount allow-
able as a credit under subsection (a) with respect to 
any individual for any taxable year shall not exceed 
the excess of $500 over the aggregate amount of the 
credits allowable under subsection (a) with respect 
to such individual for all prior taxable years. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
BASED
ON
MODIFIED
AD-
JUSTED GROSS INCOME.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amount allowable 
as a credit under subsection (a) (determined 
without regard to this paragraph and after the 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6566 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Administrator 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide guidance and 
coordination for mass fatality planning, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 
Ms. RICHARDSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security, 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 amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency to provide guidance and coordination for 
mass fatality planning, 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 ‘‘Mass Fatality Plan-
ning and Religious Considerations Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Emergency preparedness often plans for 
how to prepare and provide for survivors of a nat-
ural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made 
disaster, but fails to plan for how to prepare for and 
respond to mass fatalities that result from such an 
incident. 
(2) Funeral homes, cemeteries, and mortuaries 
could be overwhelmed should mass fatalities arise 
from a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other 
man-made disaster. 
(3) Different religions have different customs 
surrounding death; for example, the Jewish and 
Muslim religions call for burial of the deceased not 
later than 48 hours after death. 
SEC. 3. PREPAREDNESS FOR MASS FATALITIES RESULTING 
FROM A NATURAL DISASTER, ACT OF TER-
RORISM, OR OTHER MAN-MADE DISASTER. 
Section 504 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 314) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) PREPAREDNESS
FOR MASS FATALITIES.—In 
carrying out this section, the Administrator shall provide 
guidance to and coordinate with appropriate individuals, 
including representatives from different communities, pri-
vate sector businesses, non-profit organizations, and reli-
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gious organizations, to prepare for and respond to a nat-
ural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster 
that results in mass fatalities.’’. 
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IIA
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2754
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 14, 1996
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT
To approve and implement the OECD Shipbuilding Trade
Agreement.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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pendence and Security Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 
1585)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a period; and 
(C) by striking clause (iii). 
(10) Section 321(30)(C)(ii) of the Energy Pol-
icy 
and 
Conservation 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
6291(30)(C)(ii)) 
(as 
amended 
by 
section 
322(a)(1)(B) of the Energy Independence and Secu-
rity Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1587)) is amended by 
inserting a period after ‘‘40 watts or higher’’. 
(11) Section 322(b) of the Energy Independ-
ence and Security Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1588) is 
amended by striking ‘‘6995(i)’’ and inserting 
‘‘6295(i)’’. 
(12) Section 325(b) of the Energy Independ-
ence and Security Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1596) is 
amended by striking ‘‘6924(c)’’ and inserting 
‘‘6294(c)’’. 
(13) This subsection and the amendments made 
by this subsection take effect as if included in the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 
(Public Law 110–140; 121 Stat. 1492). 
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with contract completion and closeout, as specified in 41
U.S.C. 403(2).
SEC. 6. Rent rates charged by the General Services
Administration for fiscal year 1995 shall reflect the reduc-
tions contained in the President’s budget amendment
dated March 16, 1994, Estimate No. 9, 103rd Congress,
2nd Session.
SEC. 7. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be obligated or expended in any way for the purpose
of the sale, excessing, surplusing, or disposal of lands in
the vicinity of Norfolk Lake, Arkansas, administered by
the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, without
the specific approval of the Congress.
SEC. 8. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be obligated or expended in any way for the purpose
of the sale, excessing, surplusing, or disposal of lands in
the vicinity of Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas, administered
by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, with-
out the specific approval of the Congress.
SEC. 9. No funds made available by this Act shall
be used to transmit a fiscal year 1996 request for United
States Courthouse construction that does not meet the
standards for construction as established by the General
Services Administration and the Office of Management
and Budget.