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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2578 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend for one year 
the hold harmless provision for small rural hospitals and sole community 
hospitals under the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital 
outpatient department services, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2013 
Mr. BRALEY of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
on Ways and Means, 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 title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend 
for one year the hold harmless provision for small rural 
hospitals and sole community hospitals under the Medi-
care prospective payment system for hospital outpatient 
department services, 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 Hospital Fair-
ness Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF OUTPATIENT HOLD 
HARMLESS PROVISION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1833(t)(7)(D)(i) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(7)(D)(i)), as 
amended by section 3002(a) of the Middle Class Tax Re-
lief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–96), 
is amended— 
(1) in subclause (II)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Jan-
uary 1, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 
2014’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘or 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘, 2012, or 2013’’; and 
(2) in subclause (III)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Jan-
uary 1, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 
2014’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘March 1, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 
2014’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of section 3002 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and 
Job Creation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–96). 
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‘‘(1) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
PRIOR
YEAR
DEFICITS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amount included
in the gross income of any United States share-
holder under section 951(a)(1)(A)(i) for any
taxable year with respect to any controlled for-
eign corporation shall be reduced by the amount
of such shareholder’s pro rata share of any
qualified deficit of such controlled foreign cor-
poration.
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED DEFICIT.—For purposes
of this paragraph—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘quali-
fied deficit’ means any deficit in the earn-
ings and profits of the controlled foreign
corporation for any prior taxable year
which began after December 31, 1995, and
for which such corporation was a con-
trolled foreign corporation, but only to the
extent such deficit has not previously been
taken into account under this paragraph.
‘‘(ii) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
DEFICITS
BEFORE 1996.—The term ‘qualified deficit’
includes any deficit in earnings and profits
for any taxable year beginning before Jan-
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uary 1, 1996, to the extent that such defi-
cit qualified as a qualified deficit under
subsection (c)(1)(B) of this section (as in
effect on the day before the date of the en-
actment of the Job Creation and Invest in
America Act of 1995); except that any
such deficit may be taken into account
under this paragraph only to offset
amounts attributable to the same activity
as the activity giving rise to such deficit.
‘‘(C) PRO RATA SHARE.—For purposes of
this paragraph, the shareholder’s pro rata share
of any deficit shall be determined under rules
similar to the rules of section 951(a)(2) for
whichever of the following yields the smallest
share:
‘‘(i) the close of the taxable year, or
‘‘(ii) the close of the taxable year in
which the deficit arose.
‘‘(2) CERTAIN DEFICITS OF MEMBER OF THE
SAME
CHAIN
OF
CORPORATIONS
MAY
BE
TAKEN
INTO ACCOUNT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A controlled foreign
corporation may elect to reduce the amount of
its subpart F income for any taxable year by
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the amount of any deficit in earnings and prof-
its of a qualified chain member for a taxable
year ending with (or within) the taxable year of
such controlled foreign corporation. To the ex-
tent any deficit reduces subpart F income
under the preceding sentence, such deficit shall
not be taken into account under paragraph (1).
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED
CHAIN
MEMBER.—For
purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘qualified
chain member’ means, with respect to any con-
trolled foreign corporation, any other corpora-
tion which is created or organized under the
laws of the same foreign country as the con-
trolled foreign corporation but only if—
‘‘(i) all the stock of such other cor-
poration (other than directors’ qualifying
shares) is owned at all times during the
taxable year in which the deficit arose (di-
rectly or through 1 or more corporations
other than the common parent) by such
controlled foreign corporation, or
‘‘(ii) all the stock of such controlled
foreign corporation (other than directors’
qualifying shares) is owned at all times
during the taxable year in which the deficit
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF FULL-SERVICE HOSPITAL OF THE 
VETERANS 
HEALTH 
ADMINISTRATION 
IN 
CERTAIN STATES OR PROVISION OF COM-
PARABLE SERVICES THROUGH CONTRACT 
WITH OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN 
THE STATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 17 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1716 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1716A. Access to full-service hospitals in certain 
States or comparable services through 
contract 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—With respect to each of the 48 
contiguous States, the Secretary shall ensure that veterans 
in the State eligible for hospital care and medical services 
under section 1710 of this title have access— 
‘‘(1) to at least one full-service hospital of the 
Veterans Health Administration in the State; or 
‘‘(2) to hospital care and medical services com-
parable to the services provided in full-service hos-
pitals through contract with other health care pro-
viders in the State. 
‘‘(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sub-
section (a) shall be construed to restrict the ability of the 
Secretary to provide enhanced care to an eligible veteran 
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who resides in one State in a hospital of the Veterans 
Health Administration in another State.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1716 the following new 
item: 
‘‘1716A. Access to full-service hospitals in certain States or comparable services 
through contract.’’. 
(c) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a 
report describing the extent to which the Secretary has 
complied with the requirement imposed by section 1716A 
of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a), including the effect of such requirement on improving 
the quality and standards of care provided to veterans. 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2581 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permit 
requirements for dredged or fill material. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2013 
Mr. HURT (for himself, Mr. COSTA, and Mr. MICHAUD) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with 
respect to permit requirements for dredged or fill material. 
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 ‘‘Preserving Rural Re-
sources Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. PERMITS FOR DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL. 
Section 404(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Except as 
provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the dis-
charge’’ and inserting ‘‘The discharge’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘having as its 
purpose bringing an area of the navigable waters 
into a use to which it was not previously subject, 
where the flow or circulation of navigable waters 
may be impaired or the reach of such waters be re-
duced,’’ and inserting ‘‘having as its purpose bring-
ing an area into a use not described in paragraph 
(1)’’. 
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IIA
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 885
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 31, 1996
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
To designate the United States Post Office building located
at 153 East 110th Street, New York, New York, as
the ‘‘Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF SEQUESTRATION IN FISCAL YEAR 
2013 FOR THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OF-
FICE. 
Notwithstanding the Presidential order issued on 
March 1, 2013, under section 251A of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
901a), on and after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the budgetary resources sequestered under such order with 
respect to the United States Patent and Trademark Office 
shall be available for obligation for the same purpose and 
in the same manner as if such order had not been issued. 
SEC. 3. EXEMPTION FROM SEQUESTRATION IN FISCAL 
YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2021. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘The United States Patent and Trademark Of-
fice (13–1006–0–1–376).’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to any sequestration order issued 
by the President under section 254 of such Act. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2583 
To reauthorize the matching grant program for school security in the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2013 
Mr. BARROW of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the matching grant program for school secu-
rity in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL SE-
CURITY. 
Part AA of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797a et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 2701— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and 
other deterrent measures’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
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other deterrent measures, and emergency notifi-
cation and response technologies’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (6); and 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (4) 
the following: 
‘‘(5) Acquisition and installation of technology 
for expedited notification of local law enforcement 
during an emergency.’’; and 
(2) in section 2705, by striking ‘‘2001 through 
2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2014 through 2018’’. 
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SEC. 409. VESSEL FINANCING.
(a) ELIMINATION OF MORTGAGEE RESTRICTIONS.—
Section 31322(a) of title 46, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) A preferred mortgage is a mortgage, whenever
made, that—
‘‘(1) includes the whole of the vessel;
‘‘(2) is filed in substantial compliance with sec-
tion 31321 of this title; and
‘‘(3)(A) covers a documented vessel; or
‘‘(B) covers a vessel for which an application
for documentation is filed that is in substantial com-
pliance with the requirements of chapter 121 of this
title and the regulations prescribed under that chap-
ter.’’.
(b) ELIMINATION OF TRUSTEE RESTRICTIONS.—
(1) REPEAL.—Section 31328 of title 46, United
States Code, is repealed.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section
31330(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amend-
ed in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) by striking
‘‘31328 or’’ each place it appears.
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 313 of title 46,
United States Code, is amended by striking the item
relating to section 31328.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1732 
AN ACT 
To preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect 
to waters of the United States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SEC. 805. COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES, STATES,
TERRITORIES, 
AND 
POLITICAL 
SUBDIVI-
SIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 141 of title 14, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking the section heading and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘§ 141. Cooperation with other agencies, States, terri-
tories, and political subdivisions’’;
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by in-
serting after ‘‘personnel and facilities’’ the following:
‘‘(including members of the Auxiliary and facilities
governed under chapter 23)’’; and
(3) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the
following new sentence: ‘‘The Commandant may pre-
scribe conditions, including reimbursement, under
which personnel and facilities may be provided under
this subsection.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 7 of title 14, United States
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section
141 and inserting the following:
‘‘141. Cooperation with other agencies, States, territories, and political subdivi-
sions.’’.
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SEC. 806. VESSEL DEEMED PUBLIC VESSEL.
Section 827 of title 14, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 827. Vessel deemed public vessel
‘‘While assigned to authorized Coast Guard duty, any
motorboat or yacht shall be deemed to be a public vessel
of the United States and a vessel of the Coast Guard with-
in the meaning of sections 646 and 647 of this title and
other applicable provisions of law.’’.
SEC. 807. AIRCRAFT DEEMED PUBLIC AIRCRAFT.
Section 828 of title 14, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 828. Aircraft deemed public aircraft
‘‘While assigned to authorized Coast Guard duty, any
aircraft shall be deemed to be a Coast Guard aircraft, a
public vessel of the United States, and a vessel of the
Coast Guard within the meaning of sections 646 and 647
of this title and other applicable provisions of law. Subject
to the provisions of sections 823a and 831 of this title,
while assigned to duty, qualified Auxiliary pilots shall be
deemed to be Coast Guard pilots.’’.
SEC. 808. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN MATERIAL.
Section 641(a) of title 14, United States Code, is
amended—
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(1) by inserting after ‘‘with or without charge,’’
the following: ‘‘to the Coast Guard Auxiliary, includ-
ing any incorporated unit thereof,’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘to any incorporated unit of the
Coast Guard Auxiliary,’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 9, 1995.
Attest:
Clerk.
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‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Except as
provided in subclause (II), any elec-
tion under subparagraph (C) shall
apply to the taxable year for which
made and all subsequent taxable years
unless revoked with the consent of the
Secretary.
‘‘(II) TERMINATION.—If a for-
eign corporation which made an elec-
tion under subparagraph (C) for any
taxable year is a disqualified corpora-
tion for any subsequent taxable year,
such election shall not apply to any
taxable year beginning after such sub-
sequent taxable year.
‘‘(ii) EXEMPTION FROM TAX IMPOSED
BY
SECTION
4371.—The tax imposed by
section 4371 shall not apply with respect
to any related person insurance income
treated as effectively connected with the
conduct of a trade or business within the
United States under subparagraph (C).
‘‘(E) DISQUALIFIED
CORPORATION.—For
purposes of this paragraph the term ‘disquali-
fied corporation’ means, with respect to any
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taxable year, any foreign corporation which is a
controlled foreign corporation for an uninter-
rupted period of 30 days or more during such
taxable year (determined without regard to this
subsection) but only if a United States share-
holder (determined without regard to this sub-
section) owns (within the meaning of section
958(a)) stock in such corporation at some time
during such taxable year.
‘‘(4) TREATMENT OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COM-
PANIES.—In the case of a mutual insurance com-
pany—
‘‘(A) this subsection shall apply,
‘‘(B) policyholders of such company shall
be treated as shareholders, and
‘‘(C) appropriate adjustments in the appli-
cation of this subpart shall be made under reg-
ulations prescribed by the Secretary.
‘‘(5) DETERMINATION OF PRO RATA SHARE.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The pro rata share
determined under this paragraph for any Unit-
ed States shareholder is the lesser of—
‘‘(i) the amount which would be deter-
mined under paragraph (2) of section
951(a) if—
SEC. 2. OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SECRETARY OF EDU-
CATION.—Section 132(i)(1) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015a(i)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (V), by adding at the end 
the following new clause: 
‘‘(iv) Placement information required 
to be provided by the institution under sec-
tion 485(a)(R), as amended by the Higher 
Education and Employment Transparency 
Act, with respect to graduates of the insti-
tution’s degree or certificate programs.’’; 
and 
(2) in subparagraph (W), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘and a link to 
the appropriate section of such website that provides 
information from the Occupational Employment Sta-
tistics program and the Occupational Outlook Hand-
book of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION.— 
(1) INSTITUTIONAL
AND
FINANCIAL
ASSIST-
ANCE
INFORMATION
FOR
STUDENTS.—Section 
485(a)(R) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1092(a)(R)) is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘, certificate programs,’’ 
the following: ‘‘including whether such employment 
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is paid or unpaid and whether such employment re-
quires any postsecondary education’’. 
(2) PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS.— 
Section 487(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(30) The institution will provide a link promi-
nently, and near any institutional statistics (such as 
job placement rates), on the institution’s website to 
the appropriate section of the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics website that provides information from the 
Occupational Employment Statistics program and 
the Occupational Outlook Handbook of the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics.’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be effective for aca-
demic year 2013–2014 and succeeding academic 
years. 
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SEC. 2. BULLYING PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PRO-
GRAMS; REAUTHORIZATION OF JUVENILE AC-
COUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANTS. 
(a) BULLYING PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (13) of section 
1801(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ee(b)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(13) establishing and maintaining account-
ability-based programs that are designed to enhance 
school safety, which programs may include research- 
based bullying prevention, cyberbullying prevention, 
and gang prevention programs, as well as interven-
tion programs regarding bullying;’’. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
the Congress that the use of best practices is en-
couraged for all activities for which grants under 
part R of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 may be used. 
(b) REAUTHORIZATION
OF
JUVENILE
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY BLOCK GRANTS.—Section 1810(a) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 3796ee–10(a)) is amended by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘and such funds as 
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018’’. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1734 
AN ACT 
To amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal combustion 
residuals and establish requirements for the proper man-
agement and disposal of coal combustion residuals that 
are protective of human health and the environment.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2589 
To prohibit the Transportation Security Administration from performing secu-
rity screening operations for surface transportation, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2013 
Mr. GARRETT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Transportation Security Administration from 
performing security screening operations for surface 
transportation, 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 ‘‘Freedom of Travel Act 
of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITIES OF THE TRANSPOR-
TATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Transportation Security Administration 
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service, unless earlier removed under another provi-
sion of law; or
‘‘(C) if, on the date specified for the officer’s
discharge in this section, the officer has completed
at least 20 years of active service or is eligible for
retirement under any law, be retired on that date.’’.
TITLE III—NAVIGATION SAFETY
AND 
WATERWAY 
SERVICES
MANAGEMENT
SEC. 301. FOREIGN PASSENGER VESSEL USER FEES.
Section 3303 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘(a) Except
as’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
SEC. 302. FLORIDA AVENUE BRIDGE.
For purposes of the alteration of the Florida Avenue
Bridge (located approximately 1.63 miles east of the Mis-
sissippi River on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Orle-
ans Parish, Louisiana) ordered by the Secretary of Trans-
portation under the Act of June 21, 1940 (33 U.S.C. 511
et seq.; popularly known as the Truman-Hobbs Act), the
Secretary of Transportation shall treat the drainage si-
phon that is adjacent to the bridge as an appurtenance
of the bridge, including with respect to apportionment and