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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6432 
To implement the provisions of the Hague Agreement and the Patent Law 
Treaty. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 
Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. GOODLATTE, and Mr. 
WATT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To implement the provisions of the Hague Agreement and 
the Patent Law Treaty. 
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 ‘‘Patent Law Treaties 
Implementation Act of 2012’’. 
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TITLE 
I—HAGUE 
AGREEMENT 
CONCERNING 
INTER-
NATIONAL REGISTRATION OF 
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS 
SEC. 101. THE HAGUE AGREEMENT CONCERNING INTER-
NATIONAL REGISTRATION OF INDUSTRIAL 
DESIGNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 35, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART V—THE HAGUE AGREEMENT CONCERNING 
INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF INDUS-
TRIAL DESIGNS 
‘‘CHAPTER 
Sec. 
‘‘38. International design applications ......................................................
381. 
‘‘CHAPTER 38—INTERNATIONAL DESIGN 
APPLICATIONS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘381. Definitions. 
‘‘382. Filing international design applications. 
‘‘383. International design application. 
‘‘384. Filing date. 
‘‘385. Effect of international design application. 
‘‘386. Right of priority. 
‘‘387. Relief from prescribed time limits. 
‘‘388. Withdrawn or abandoned international design application. 
‘‘389. Examination of international design application. 
‘‘390. Publication of international design application. 
‘‘§ 381. Definitions 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—When used in this part, unless 
the context otherwise indicates— 
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‘‘(1) the term ‘treaty’ means the Geneva Act of 
the Hague Agreement Concerning the International 
Registration of Industrial Designs adopted at Gene-
va on July 2, 1999; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘regulations’— 
‘‘(A) when capitalized, means the Common 
Regulations under the treaty; and 
‘‘(B) when not capitalized, means the regu-
lations established by the Director under this 
title; 
‘‘(3) the terms ‘designation’, ‘designating’, and 
‘designate’ refer to a request that an international 
registration have effect in a Contracting Party to 
the treaty; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘International Bureau’ means the 
international intergovernmental organization that is 
recognized as the coordinating body under the treaty 
and the Regulations; 
‘‘(5) the term ‘effective registration date’ means 
the date of international registration determined by 
the International Bureau under the treaty; 
‘‘(6) the term ‘international design application’ 
means an application for international registration; 
and 
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H. R. 6433—2 
2013 shall be due not later than 45 days after the publication 
of the notice under section 744B(a)(4)(C)(i) of such Act. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
695
HR 1530 PP
programs in the amount of $1,596,028,000, to be allocated
as follows:
(1) 
For 
operation 
and 
maintenance,
$1,463,384,000.
(2) For plant projects (including maintenance,
restoration, planning, construction, acquisition, modi-
fication of facilities, and the continuation of projects
authorized in prior years, and land acquisition relat-
ed thereto), $132,644,000, to be allocated as follows:
Project GPD–171, general plant projects,
various locations, $14,724,000.
Project 96–D–458, site drainage control,
Mound Plant, Miamisburg, Ohio, $885,000.
Project 96–D–461, electrical distribution
upgrade, Idaho National Engineering Labora-
tory, Idaho, $1,539,000.
Project 96–D–462, health physics instru-
ment laboratory, Idaho National Engineering
Laboratory, Idaho, $1,126,000.
Project 96–D–463, central facilities craft
shop, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory,
Idaho, $724,000.
Project 96–D–464, electrical and utility sys-
tems upgrade, Idaho Chemical Processing Plant,
HR 1296 EAS
Canyon National Monument, Coconino County, Arizona’’,
numbered 360/80,010, and dated September 1994. Such
map shall be on file and available for public inspection in
the offices of the Director of the National Park Service, De-
partment of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior, in
consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, is authorized
to make technical and clerical corrections to such map.
SEC. 603. ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire
lands and interest in lands within the national monument,
by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds,
or exchange. Federal property within the boundaries of the
national monument (as modified by this title) is hereby
transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of the Interior for management as part of the na-
tional monument. Federal property excluded from the
monument pursuant to the boundary modification under
section 603 is hereby transferred to the administrative ju-
risdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture to be managed as
a part of the Coconino National Forest.
SEC. 604. ADMINISTRATION.
The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Direc-
tor of the National Park Service, shall manage the national
monument in accordance with this title and the provisions
of law generally applicable to units of the National Park
30 calendar days after publication of the notice provided 
for in section 744B(a)(2)(C)(i) of such Act. 
(2) Notwithstanding section 744B(a)(3)(C)(ii) of 
such Act, the fee authorized under section 744B(a)(3) of 
such Act for fiscal year 2013 shall be due on the later 
of— 
(A) the date of submission of the abbreviated 
new drug application or prior approval supplement 
for which such fee applies; or 
(B) 30 calendar days after publication of the 
notice referred to in section 744B(a)(3)(B)(i) of 
such Act. 
(3) Notwithstanding section 744B(a)(4)(D)(i) of 
such Act, the fee authorized under section 744B(a)(4) of 
such Act for fiscal year 2013 shall be due not later than 
45 days after the publication of the notice under section 
744B(a)(4)(C)(i) of such Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 19, 
2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6433 
AN ACT 
To make corrections with respect to Food and 
Drug Administration user fees.
I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4485
To change election day for Federal offices to the first Monday in November
and to make election day a legal public holiday.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 24, 1994
Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was
referred jointly to the Committees on House Administration and Post
Office and Civil Service
A BILL
To change election day for Federal offices to the first Mon-
day in November and to make election day a legal public
holiday.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FEDERAL ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ON THE
FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER OF EACH
EVEN-NUMBERED YEAR.
Section 25 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States (2 U.S.C. 7) and section 1 of title 3, United States
Code, are each amended by striking out ‘‘Tuesday next
after the’’.
SEC. 2. ELECTION DAY TO BE A LEGAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY.
Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after the item relating to Columbus
Day the following new item:
‘‘Election Day, the first Monday in November of each
even-numbered year.’’
Æ
H. R. 6433 
One Hundred Twelfth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twelve 
An Act 
To make corrections with respect to Food and Drug Administration user fees. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FDA User Fee Corrections Act 
of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. CORRECTIONS TO FDA USER FEES. 
(a) Section 502(aa) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 352(aa)) is amended by striking ‘‘744A(a)(4)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘744B(a)(4)’’. 
(b) Subchapter C of title VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379f et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 738(i)(2)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘shall only be 
available’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be available’’; 
(2) in sections 744B(a)(2)(E)(ii)(II), 744B(a)(3)(C)(ii)(III), 
744B(a)(4)(D)(i)(II), and 744B(a)(4)(D)(ii)(II), by inserting ‘‘for 
such year’’ after ‘‘obligation of fees’’ each place it appears; 
and 
(3) in section 744B(i)(2)(C)— 
(A) by inserting a comma after ‘‘September 30, 2013’’; 
and 
(B) by striking the comma after ‘‘for fiscal year 2013’’. 
(c)(1) Notwithstanding section 744B(a)(2)(E)(ii) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–42(a)(2)(E)(ii)), the 
fee authorized under section 744B(a)(2) of such Act for fiscal year 
2013 shall be due 30 calendar days after publication of the notice 
provided for in section 744B(a)(2)(C)(i) of such Act. 
(2) Notwithstanding section 744B(a)(3)(C)(ii) of such Act, the 
fee authorized under section 744B(a)(3) of such Act for fiscal year 
2013 shall be due on the later of— 
(A) the date of submission of the abbreviated new drug 
application or prior approval supplement for which such fee 
applies; or 
(B) 30 calendar days after publication of the notice referred 
to in section 744B(a)(3)(B)(i) of such Act. 
(3) Notwithstanding section 744B(a)(4)(D)(i) of such Act, the 
fee authorized under section 744B(a)(4) of such Act for fiscal year
I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4486
To prohibit any executive branch agency from entering into any service
contract if the services procured under the contract can be performed
at a lower cost by employees of the agency.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 1994
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Operations
A BILL
To prohibit any executive branch agency from entering into
any service contract if the services procured under the
contract can be performed at a lower cost by employees
of the agency.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON ENTERING CERTAIN SERVICE
CONTRACTS.
(a) PROHIBITION.—An agency in the executive
branch of the Federal Government may not enter into a
service contract, unless—
(1) the agency has determined—
(A) the total cost to the Federal Govern-
ment of procuring services under the contract;
and
(B) the total cost to the Federal Govern-
ment of having those services performed by em-
ployees of the agency; and
(2) the costs determined under paragraph
(1)(A) are less than the costs determined under
paragraph (1)(B).
(b) COST COMPARISON.—The comparison of costs re-
quired by subsection (a)(2) shall be made pursuant to the
criteria set forth in Office of Management and Budget
Circular A–76, as in effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(c) APPLICATION.—Subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to contracts awarded after the date of enactment
of this Act.
(d) SERVICE CONTRACT DEFINED.—For the pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘service contract’’ has the
meaning given such term in part 37 of title 48 of the Code
of Federal Regulations.
Æ
I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4487
To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to develop
and implement a system for determining and reporting the number
of individuals employed by non-Federal Government entities providing
services under contracts awarded by executive branch agencies.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 1994
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Operations
A BILL
To require the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget to develop and implement a system for determin-
ing and reporting the number of individuals employed
by non-Federal Government entities providing services
under contracts awarded by executive branch agencies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AND REPORTING
NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED IN PRI-
VATE 
SECTOR 
IN 
PROVIDING 
SERVICES
UNDER SERVICE CONTRACTS AWARDED BY
EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.
(a) SYSTEM.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget shall develop and begin imple-
menting a system for determining the number of individ-
uals employed by non-Federal Government entities provid-
ing services under service contracts awarded by agencies
in the executive branch of the Federal Government.
(b) REPORTS.—On the January 1st following imple-
mentation of the system required under subsection (a),
and each January 1st thereafter, the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget shall submit to the Congress
a report indicating—
(1) the number of individuals employed by non-
Federal Government entities providing services
under service contracts awarded by agencies in the
executive branch of the Federal Government; and
(2) the number of individuals employed by non-
Federal Government entities, in jobs comparable to
those occupied by career Federal employees, provid-
ing services under service contracts awarded by
agencies in the executive branch of the Federal Gov-
ernment.
(c) SERVICE CONTRACT DEFINED.—For the purpose
of this section, the term ‘‘service contract’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in part 37 of title 48, Code of Federal
Regulations.
Æ
II 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6433 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 
Received 
AN ACT 
To make corrections with respect to Food and Drug 
Administration user fees. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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(3) 
the 
establishment 
of 
industry-led,
precompetitive consortia, alliances, or other entities
shall be encouraged to better identify and coordinate
the industry requirements for advanced technologies
and facilities.
SEC. 403. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS
AND SPACE ACT OF 1958.
(a) TECHNICAL CORRECTION AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 214 of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year
1989 is amended by striking ‘‘(c)’’ both places it ap-
pears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘(d)’’.
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall
be effective as of the date of enactment of the Act re-
ferred to in paragraph (1).
(b) REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.—Section 206(a) of
the national Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C.
2476(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘January’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘May’’ and
(2) by striking ‘‘calendar’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘fiscal’’.
(c) COMPETITIVENESS.—Section 102 of the National
Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2451) is
amended—
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FDA User Fee Correc-
tions Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. CORRECTIONS TO FDA USER FEES. 
(a) Section 502(aa) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 352(aa)) is amended by striking 
‘‘744A(a)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘744B(a)(4)’’. 
(b) Subchapter C of title VII of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379f et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 738(i)(2)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘shall only be available’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be 
available’’; 
(2) 
in 
sections 
744B(a)(2)(E)(ii)(II), 
744B(a)(3)(C)(ii)(III), 
744B(a)(4)(D)(i)(II), 
and 
744B(a)(4)(D)(ii)(II), by inserting ‘‘for such year’’ 
after ‘‘obligation of fees’’ each place it appears; and 
(3) in section 744B(i)(2)(C)— 
(A) by inserting a comma after ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2013’’; and 
(B) by striking the comma after ‘‘for fiscal 
year 2013’’. 
(c)(1) Notwithstanding section 744B(a)(2)(E)(ii) of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
379j–42(a)(2)(E)(ii)), the fee authorized under section 
744B(a)(2) of such Act for fiscal year 2013 shall be due 
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30 calendar days after publication of the notice provided 
for in section 744B(a)(2)(C)(i) of such Act. 
(2) Notwithstanding section 744B(a)(3)(C)(ii) of 
such Act, the fee authorized under section 744B(a)(3) of 
such Act for fiscal year 2013 shall be due on the later 
of— 
(A) the date of submission of the abbreviated 
new drug application or prior approval supplement 
for which such fee applies; or 
(B) 30 calendar days after publication of the 
notice referred to in section 744B(a)(3)(B)(i) of 
such Act. 
(3) Notwithstanding section 744B(a)(4)(D)(i) of 
such Act, the fee authorized under section 744B(a)(4) of 
such Act for fiscal year 2013 shall be due not later than 
45 days after the publication of the notice under section 
744B(a)(4)(C)(i) of such Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 19, 
2012. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4488
To amend the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994 to provide
that the duties performed by individuals separating from Government
service in order to receive a voluntary separation incentive payment
may not be performed by any person under contract with the United
States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 1994
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Government Operations and Post Office and Civil Service
A BILL
To amend the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994
to provide that the duties performed by individuals sepa-
rating from Government service in order to receive a
voluntary separation incentive payment may not be per-
formed by any person under contract with the United
States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF SERVICE
CONTRACTS.
Section 5(g) of the Federal Workforce Restructuring
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–226; 108 Stat. 117) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(g) LIMITATION
ON PROCUREMENT
OF SERVICE
CONTRACTS.—The duties and responsibilities of an indi-
vidual who separates from Government service in order to
receive a voluntary separation incentive payment under
section 3 may not be performed, in whole or in part, by
any person under contract with the United States.’’.
Æ
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6434 
To direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to States that enact 
State laws that will make school attendance compulsory through the 
age of 17. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 
Ms. EDWARDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to 
States that enact State laws that will make school at-
tendance compulsory through the age of 17. 
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 ‘‘Broadening Opportuni-
ties Through Education Act’’. 
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U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) to carry out the provisions of section 
4(b) of this Act, including for administrative expenses. 
(b) DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR AFFAIRS FUND-
ING.—In addition to funds otherwise available for such 
purposes, the Secretary of State may use funds available 
for any fiscal year to the Department of State for Diplo-
matic and Consular Programs to carry out the provisions 
of section 6 of this Act and section 708(d) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980, as added by section 5, including for 
administrative expenses. 
SEC. 8. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
For purposes of this Act and any amendment made 
by this Act— 
(1) the prohibitions of section 104(f) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2151b(f)) shall apply to all provisions of this Act 
and any amendment made by this Act and shall not 
be construed to be altered by this Act; and 
(2) the primary indicators for the elimination of 
inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and other de-
tention facilities, as well as significant efforts and 
best practices to achieve such indicators, shall not be 
determined based on the provision of services for 
which funding is prohibited by section 104(f) of the 
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