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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2439 
To promote permanent families for children, privacy and safety for unwed 
mothers, responsible fatherhood, and security for adoptive parents by 
establishing a National Responsible Father Registry and encouraging 
States to enter into agreements to contribute the information contained 
in the State’s Responsible Father Registry to the National Responsible 
Father Registry, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2013 
Ms. KUSTER (for herself and Mrs. HARTZLER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To promote permanent families for children, privacy and 
safety for unwed mothers, responsible fatherhood, and 
security for adoptive parents by establishing a National 
Responsible Father Registry and encouraging States to 
enter into agreements to contribute the information con-
tained in the State’s Responsible Father Registry to 
the National Responsible Father Registry, 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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tion for a planned or pending adoption or the 
termination of rights of one or more possible fa-
thers; 
‘‘(B) licensed attorneys representing a 
party in a planned or pending adoption or in 
the termination of rights of one or more pos-
sible fathers; 
‘‘(C) State agencies or entities responsible 
for the placement of children; and 
‘‘(D) State courts. 
‘‘(3) NATIONAL
RESPONSIBLE
FATHER
REG-
ISTRY.—The term ‘National Responsible Father 
Registry’ means the registry established and main-
tained under section 445A. 
‘‘(4) NOTICE.—The term ‘notice’ means notice 
to all possible fathers of a proceeding sufficient to 
satisfy the notice requirements of the law of the 
State in which the proceeding is pending. 
‘‘(5) PENDING ADOPTION.—The term ‘pending 
adoption’ means any adoption in which an adoption 
petition has been filed and is still pending with a 
court pursuant to State law. 
‘‘(6) PLANNED ADOPTION.—The term ‘planned 
adoption’ means any plan for the adoption of a child 
or children in which the birth mother has contacted 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2432 
To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds made available to any 
Federal department or agency for any fiscal year to provide military 
assistance to any of the armed combatants in Syria absent express 
prior statutory authorization from Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2013 
Mr. NOLAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds made 
available to any Federal department or agency for any 
fiscal year to provide military assistance to any of the 
armed combatants in Syria absent express prior statutory 
authorization from Congress. 
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. PROHIBITION ON OBLIGATION AND EXPENDI-
TURE OF FUNDS TO PROVIDE MILITARY AS-
SISTANCE TO ANY OF THE ARMED COMBAT-
ANTS IN SYRIA. 
None of the funds made available to any Federal de-
partment or agency for any fiscal year may be obligated 
or expended to provide military assistance to any of the 
armed combatants in Syria absent express prior statutory 
authorization from Congress. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2434 
To require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a study on the 
use of contractors for intelligence activities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2013 
Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Georgia, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 
CUMMINGS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. BASS, Mr. 
JEFFRIES, Ms. FUDGE, and Mr. CICILLINE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent 
Select) 
A BILL 
To require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct 
a study on the use of contractors for intelligence activi-
ties, 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 ‘‘Civilian Contractors 
Engaged in Intelligence Activities Reduction Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE STUDY ON 
THE USE OF CONTRACTORS IN THE CONDUCT 
OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) STUDY.—The Director of National Intelligence 
shall conduct a study to ascertain the extent to which con-
tractors are used in the conduct of intelligence activities 
and the type of information to which such contractors are 
exposed or have access. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2013, 
the Director of Intelligence shall submit to Congress a re-
port containing— 
(1) the results of the study conducted under 
subsection (a); and 
(2) a plan for reducing by 25 percent the num-
ber of contractors to the intelligence community with 
top secret security clearances that are engaged in in-
telligence activities (including intelligence analysis). 
(c) REDUCTION OF CONTRACTORS.—Not later than 
December 31, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence 
shall reduce the number of contractors to the intelligence 
community with top secret security clearances that are en-
gaged in intelligence activities (including intelligence anal-
ysis) as of the date of the enactment of this Act by 25 
percent. 
(d) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the mean-
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ing given the term in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2436 
To prepare a feasibility study and implement demonstration projects to restore 
the San Gabriel River Watershed in California. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2013 
Ms. CHU (for herself, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mrs. NAPOLI-
TANO, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. ROYBAL- 
ALLARD, and Ms. HAHN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To prepare a feasibility study and implement demonstration 
projects to restore the San Gabriel River Watershed in 
California. 
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 ‘‘San Gabriel Watershed 
Restoration Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SAN GABRIEL RIVER WATERSHED RESTORATION, 
CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the Army Corps of 
Engineers, in coordination with the County of Los Ange-
les, shall— 
(1) prepare a feasibility study for environmental 
ecosystem restoration, flood control, water quality 
control, water supply storage, outdoor recreation en-
hancements, and other aspects of the San Gabriel 
River Watershed revitalization that is consistent 
with the goals of the San Gabriel River master plan 
published by the County of Los Angeles; and 
(2) identify demonstration projects for con-
struction and restoration of the San Gabriel River 
Watershed. 
(b) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Chief of the Army 
Corps of Engineers is authorized to construct dem-
onstration projects in order to provide information 
to develop the study under subsection (a)(1). 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of any project under this subsection shall be 
not more than 65 percent. 
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(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $50,000,000. 
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retary by the registrant himself or provided by 
the registrant to a participating State registry 
and transmitted by that State registry to the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(D) EFFECT OF CERTIFICATE.—A certifi-
cate of search issued under subparagraph (B) 
shall serve as evidence of efforts by the eligible 
party who requested the search to locate a pos-
sible father in order to provide those possible 
fathers identified in the certificate with notice 
of a proceeding. 
‘‘(b) NATIONAL
EDUCATIONAL
CAMPAIGN.—The 
Secretary shall establish a nationwide responsible father-
hood and responsible father registry educational campaign 
that is designed to inform possible fathers, unwed moth-
ers, possible adoptive parents, and eligible parties of the 
existence of the National Responsible Father Registry, the 
advantages of possible fathers registering either in the Na-
tional Responsible Father Registry or a State Responsible 
Father Registry, or both, the rights and responsibilities 
of possible fathers, unwed mothers, possible adoptive par-
ents, and eligible parties with regard to a proceeding, and 
the role of the National Responsible Father Registry and 
a State Responsible Father Registry in a proceeding. 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1562 
AN ACT 
To prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in excess 
of the simplified acquisition threshold unless the prospec-
tive contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agen-
cy awarding the contract or grant that the contractor 
or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, and 
for other purposes.
II
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H.R. 4278
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
Received
AN ACT
Making omnibus consolidated appropriations for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
stitutions described in subsection (a)(1)(C) 
of such section 102).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to months beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2013. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2441 
To amend the Small Business Act to permit agencies to count certain 
contracts toward contracting goals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2013 
Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself and Ms. TSONGAS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to permit agencies to 
count certain contracts toward contracting goals. 
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 ‘‘Small Business Fair-
ness Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. TEAMING ARRANGEMENTS AND AGENCY CON-
TRACTING GOALS. 
Section 15(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) TEAMING
ARRANGEMENTS
AND
AGENCY 
CONTRACTING GOALS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘covered small business 
concern’ means— 
‘‘(I) a small business concern 
owned and controlled by service-dis-
abled veterans; 
‘‘(II) a small business concern 
owned and controlled by socially and 
economically disadvantaged individ-
uals, as defined in section 8(d)(3)(C); 
‘‘(III) a small business concern 
owned and controlled by women, as 
defined in section 8(d)(3)(D); or 
‘‘(IV) a qualified HUBZone small 
business concern; and 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘teaming arrangement 
entity’ means a prime contractor under a 
contractor team arrangement, as defined in 
section 9.601 of the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation. 
‘‘(B) CONTRACTING GOALS.—If a covered 
small business concern performs the obligations 
of a teaming arrangement entity under a con-
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tract between the teaming arrangement entity 
and a Federal agency, the head of the Federal 
agency may deem the contract to be a contract 
awarded to the covered small business concern 
for purposes of determining whether the Fed-
eral agency has met the goals established by the 
head of the Federal agency under paragraph 
(2).’’. 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘an assistant director’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a Head of the Office of Fi-
nancial Protection for Older Americans’’; 
(D) in section 1016(a), by striking ‘‘Direc-
tor of the Bureau’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair of the 
Commission’’; and 
(E) in section 1066(a), by striking ‘‘Direc-
tor of the Bureau is’’ and inserting ‘‘first mem-
ber of the Commission is’’. 
(b) DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND CON-
SUMER PROTECTION ACT.—The Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
Reform and Consumer Protection Act is amended— 
(1) in section 111(b)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘Direc-
tor’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair of the Commission’’; and 
(2) in section 1447, by striking ‘‘Director of the 
Bureau’’ each place such term appears and inserting 
‘‘Bureau’’. 
(c) ELECTRONIC
FUND
TRANSFER
ACT.—Section 
920(a)(4)(C) of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, as added 
by section 1075(a)(2) of the Consumer Financial Protection 
Act of 2010, is amended by striking ‘‘Director of the Bureau 
of Consumer Financial Protection’’ and inserting ‘‘Bureau 
of Consumer Financial Protection’’. 
(d) EXPEDITED FUNDS AVAILABILITY ACT.—The Ex-
pedited Funds Availability Act, as amended by section 1086 
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‘‘(C) the use and expenditure of funds. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—In carrying out any of the 
Chair’s functions under the provisions of this sub-
section the Chair shall be governed by general poli-
cies of the Commission and by such regulatory deci-
sions, findings, and determinations as the Commis-
sion may by law be authorized to make. 
‘‘(4) REQUESTS
OR
ESTIMATES
RELATED
TO 
APPROPRIATIONS.—Requests or estimates for reg-
ular, supplemental, or deficiency appropriations on 
behalf of the Commission may not be submitted by 
the Chair without the prior approval of the Commis-
sion. 
‘‘(f) NO IMPAIRMENT BY REASON OF VACANCIES.— 
No vacancy in the members of the Commission shall im-
pair the right of the remaining members of the Commis-
sion to exercise all the powers of the Commission. Three 
members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for 
the transaction of business, except that if there are only 
3 members serving on the Commission because of vacan-
cies in the Commission, 2 members of the Commission 
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 
If there are only 2 members serving on the Commission 
because of vacancies in the Commission, 2 members shall 
constitute a quorum for the 6-month period beginning on 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2443 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain educational 
institutions from the employer health insurance mandate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2013 
Mr. MESSER (for himself, Mr. ROKITA, and Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt 
certain educational institutions from the employer health 
insurance mandate. 
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 ‘‘Safeguarding Children 
Harmed by Obamacare’s Onerous Levies Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS EXEMPT 
FROM EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE MAN-
DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4980H(c)(2) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) EXCEPTION
FOR
CERTAIN
EDU-
CATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.—The term ‘applicable 
large employer’ shall not include— 
‘‘(i) any elementary school or sec-
ondary school (as such terms are defined 
in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965), 
‘‘(ii) any for-profit school which would 
be such an elementary school or secondary 
school if such school were a nonprofit 
school, 
‘‘(iii) any local educational agency or 
State educational agency (as such terms 
are defined in section 9101 of such Act), 
and 
‘‘(iv) any institution of higher edu-
cation (as such term is defined in section 
102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
except that such term does not include in-
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2445 
To repeal the corporate average fuel economy standards. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2013 
Mr. WILLIAMS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To repeal the corporate average fuel economy standards. 
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 ‘‘CAFE Standards Re-
peal Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEALING THE CORPORATE AVERAGE FUEL 
ECONOMY STANDARDS. 
Chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code, and the 
item relating to such chapter in the analysis of chapters 
for subtitle VI of such title, are repealed. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1573 
To require institutions of higher education to provide students with informa-
tion from the Occupational Employment Statistics program and the 
Occupational Outlook Handbook of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2015 
Mr. CARSON of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To require institutions of higher education to provide stu-
dents with information from the Occupational Employ-
ment Statistics program and the Occupational Outlook 
Handbook of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 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 ‘‘Higher Education and 
Employment Transparency Act’’. 
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(l) TITLE
44, UNITED
STATES
CODE.—Section 
3513(c) of title 44, United States Code, as amended by 
section 1100D(b) of the Consumer Financial Protection 
Act of 2010, is amended by striking ‘‘Director of the Bu-
reau’’ and inserting ‘‘Bureau’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2447 
To direct the Committee on Technology under the National Science and 
Technology Council to develop a national manufacturing competitiveness 
strategic plan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2013 
Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. 
WOLF, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. HULTGREN, and Mr. RYAN of Ohio) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
Commerce and the Budget, 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 direct the Committee on Technology under the National 
Science and Technology Council to develop a national 
manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan, 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 ‘‘American Manufac-
turing Competitiveness Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING COMPETITIVENESS 
STRATEGIC PLAN. 
Section 102 of the America COMPETES Reauthor-
ization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6622) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (7) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(7) develop and update a national manufac-
turing competitiveness strategic plan in accordance 
with subsection (c).’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) NATIONAL MANUFACTURING COMPETITIVENESS 
STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall de-
velop, and update every 4 years, a strategic plan to 
improve Government coordination and provide long- 
term guidance for Federal programs and activities in 
support of United States manufacturing competitive-
ness, including advanced manufacturing research 
and development. 
‘‘(2) COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON.—In developing 
and updating the strategic plan, the Secretary of 
Commerce, or a designee of the Secretary, shall 
serve as the chairperson of the Committee. 
‘‘(3) GOALS.—The goals of such strategic plan 
shall be to— 
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