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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2676
To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to reform the supplemental
security income program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 20, 1993
Mrs. MEEK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to reform
the supplemental security income program.
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 ‘‘SSI Reform Act of
1993’’.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN INCOME AND RESOURCE ELIGIBILITY
STANDARDS AND BENEFITS; ELIMINATION OF
CERTAIN RESOURCE EXCLUSIONS.
(a) INCREASE IN INCOME AND RESOURCE ELIGI-
BILITY STANDARDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1611 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) in paragraph (1)(A)—
(I) by striking ‘‘$1,752’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the adjusted poverty line’’;
and
(II) by striking ‘‘1974’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1994’’;
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A)—
(I) by striking ‘‘$2,628’’ and in-
serting ‘‘150 percent of the adjusted
poverty line’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘1974’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1994’’; and
(iii) in paragraph (3)—
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘and to $3,000 on January 1,
1989’’ and inserting ‘‘to $3,000 on
January 1, 1989, and to $10,500 on
January 1, 1994’’; and
(II) in subparagraph (B), by
striking ‘‘and to $3,000 on January
1, 1989’’ and inserting ‘‘to $3,000 on
teria, procedures, and milestones established under the
plan required by subsection (a).
SEC. 404. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER REVIEW.
(a) PLAN.—The Administrator shall provide for the
development of a plan establishing criteria and procedures
for the evaluation, by an independent organization, of the
effectiveness of technology transfer from the National Aer-
onautics and Space Administration’s aeronautics pro-
grams to industry and other public organizations. Such
plan shall be developed by an independent organization in
consultation with the Administrator. The plan shall in-
clude clear, quantitative measures of the success of such
technology transfer activities. The Administrator shall
submit a report describing such plan to the Congress with-
in 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Beginning in the first year
after submission of the plan under subsection (a), at the
time of the President’s annual budget request to Congress,
the Administrator shall submit to the Congress an annual
report on the results of an evaluation, conducted by an
independent organization, of the effectiveness of the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration’s technology
transfer programs. Such evaluation shall be conducted
using the criteria and procedures established under the
plan required by subsection (a).
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 21
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make miscellaneous
and technical changes to the medicare program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. ROSTENKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. STARK) introduced the following
bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means
and Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make
miscellaneous and technical changes to the medicare pro-
gram.
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 ‘‘Miscellaneous and
Technical Medicare Amendments of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES IN ACT.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Ex-
cept as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this
Act, an amendment is expressed in terms of an amend-
ment to or repeal of a section or other provision, the ref-
erence shall be considered to be made to that section or
other provision of the Social Security Act.
(b) REFERENCES TO OBRA.—In this Act, the terms
‘‘OBRA–1986’’, ‘‘OBRA–1987’’, ‘‘OBRA–1989’’, and
‘‘OBRA–1990’’ refer to the Omnibus Budget Reconcili-
ation Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–509), the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (Public Law 100–203),
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (Public
Law 101–239), and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–508), respectively.
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. References in Act.
TITLE I—PROVISIONS RELATING TO PART A
Sec. 101. Transition for hospital outlier thresholds.
Sec. 102. Essential access community hospital (EACH) amendments.
Sec. 103. Wage index provisions.
Sec. 104. Reauthorization of rural transition grant program.
Sec. 105. Regional referral centers.
Sec. 106. Medicare-dependent, small rural hospitals.
Sec. 107. Hemophilia pass-through.
Sec. 108. State hospital payment programs.
Sec. 109. Psychology services in hospitals.
Sec. 110. Graduate medical education provided in a hospital-owned community
health center.
Sec. 111. Uniformed services treatment facilities.
Sec. 112. Requiring hospitals and nursing facilities to notify residents of avail-
ability of hospice benefit.
Sec. 113. Skilled nursing facility wage index.
Sec. 114. DRG payment window technical clarification; miscellaneous and tech-
nical corrections.
Sec. 115. Extension of rural hospital demonstration.
TITLE II—PROVISIONS RELATING TO PART B
Subtitle A—Physicians’ Services
with respect to domestic violence and sexual assault and
with respect to rural areas.’’.
SEC. 4. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) TERMINOLOGY.—Part K of title III of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b et seq.) is amended—
(1) in the heading for such part, by striking
‘‘INJURY CONTROL’’ and inserting ‘‘PREVENTION
AND CONTROL OF INJURIES’’; and
(2) in section 392—
(A) in the heading for such section, by in-
serting ‘‘PREVENTION AND’’ before ‘‘CONTROL
ACTIVITIES’’;
(B) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘and
control’’ after ‘‘prevention’’; and
(C) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘inju-
ries and injury control’’ and inserting ‘‘the pre-
vention and control of injuries’’.
(b) PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC LAW 102–
531.—Part K of title III of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 280b et seq.), as amended by section 301 of
Public Law 102–531 (106 Stat. 3482), is amended—
(1) in section 392(b)(2), by striking ‘‘to pro-
mote injury control’’ and all that follows and insert-
ing ‘‘to promote activities regarding the prevention
and control of injuries; and’’; and
‘‘(iv) The hospital has an approved 
medical residency training program as de-
fined in section 1886(h)(5)(A) of such 
Act.’’. 
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its respective grant or contract programs for State,
local, or nonprofit entities;
(2) examine each program described in para-
graph (1) to determine if there is a duplication of
emergency medical service and trauma care programs
resulting in economic and service inefficiencies;
(3) develop recommendations on the feasibility of
consolidating all programs described in paragraph
(1) into one Federal department or a smaller number
of entities to limit the duplication of such programs
and enhance financial and service efficiency for Fed-
eral emergency medical service and trauma care pro-
grams;
(4) develop recommendations, if a consolidation
described in paragraph (3) is warranted, concerning
which emergency medical service and trauma care
programs should continue and the appropriate entity
or entities to administer each such program based
upon the mission and expertise of such entity or
entities;
(5) develop recommendations concerning which
Federal entity should be the lead agency for emer-
gency medical service and trauma care programs in
the Federal Government, to be responsible for—
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tive Officer including not more than $3,000 for official rep-
resentation and reception expenses, $116,782,000, of which 
$3,937,000 shall remain available until expended; for sala-
ries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, 
$5,045,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General 
Counsel, $1,415,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, 
$179,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Par-
liamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for 
preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 
for 
official 
representation 
and 
reception 
expenses, 
$2,060,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Law Revision Counsel of the House, $3,258,000; for salaries 
and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the 
House, $8,814,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office 
of Interparliamentary Affairs, $859,000; for other author-
ized employees, $347,000; and for salaries and expenses of 
the Historian, $170,000. 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
resolution or law, $293,386,942 (reduced by $1,000,000), 
including: supplies, materials, administrative costs and 
Federal tort claims, $3,696,118; official mail for commit-
tees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the 
House, $201,000; Government contributions for health, re-
tirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee
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JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic 
Committee, $4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary 
of the Senate. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, $10,424,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
For other joint items, as follows: 
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex-
penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending 
Physician and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance 
of $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an 
allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical Offi-
cer; (3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three 
medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attend-
ing Physician; (4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 
assistants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 as-
sistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assist-
ants; and (5) $2,427,000 for reimbursement to the De-
partment of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and 
equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physi-
cian, which shall be advanced and credited to the applica-
ble appropriation or appropriations from which such sala-
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(c) CRITERIA.—In selecting from among applicants
for financial assistance under this section, the Adminis-
trator shall consider—
(1) the potential of the proposed project to de-
velop advanced space technologies that enhance the
long-term ability of the United States to make ad-
vances in space transportation, exploration, experi-
mentation, and commerce;
(2) the application’s scientific and technical
merit;
(3) the extent of funding provided by industry;
(4) the potential for long-term commercial ap-
plication of the technologies in nongovernmental
markets;
(5) the likelihood that the goals and objectives
of the proposed application will not be achieved with-
out financial assistance under this section; and
(6) such other criteria as the Administrator
considers appropriate.
(d) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.—The Adminis-
trator shall ensure that the amount of the funds provided
by the Federal Government under this section does not
exceed the total amount provided by non-Federal partici-
pants for any one application. The Administrator shall en-
sure that not less than 30 percent of total funding for
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Union Calendar No. 95 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2551 
[Report No. 112–148] 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2011 
Mr. CRENSHAW, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the fol-
lowing bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, 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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any project for which financial assistance is made avail-
able under this section is provided by industry.
(e) FINANCING MECHANISMS.—The Administrator
shall make full use of the various authorities available
under section 203(c)(5) of the National Aeronautics and
Space Act of 1958 to carry out this section, especially
when applied to eligible firms which are not part of the
traditional Federal contracting base.
SEC. 203. COORDINATION WITH EXISTING PROGRAMS.
The Administrator shall coordinate existing activities
within the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion, including the Small Business Innovation Research
Program and Independent Research and Development ac-
tivities conducted by industry, with the advanced space
technology investment activities established under this
title. The Administrator shall coordinate such advanced
space technology investment activities with existing pro-
grams of the Department of Commerce, the Department
of Defense, the Department of Energy, and other Federal
agencies to maximize the United States investment in ad-
vanced space technology.
SEC. 204. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
The Administrator shall assess the advanced space
technology investment activities established under this
title, and shall submit a report to Congress on the results
(D) by amending subsection (d)(3) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(3) In the event of a vacancy in the office of Sen-
ator, the Mayor shall appoint a successor to complete the 
remainder of the term of office.’’. 
(5) In section 11(a)(2) (sec. 1–1001.11(a)(2), 
D.C. Official Code), by striking ‘‘Delegate to the 
House of Representatives,’’ and inserting ‘‘Rep-
resentative in the Congress, Senator,’’. 
(6) In section 15(b) (sec. 1–1001.15(b), D.C. 
Official Code), by striking ‘‘Delegate,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Representative in the Congress, Senator,’’. 
(7) In section 17(a) (sec. 1–1001.17(a), D.C. 
Official Code), by striking ‘‘the Delegate to the Con-
gress from the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Representative in the Congress and Senator’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to the election of the 
first Representative and Senators from the District of Co-
lumbia pursuant to this Act and each subsequent election 
of Representatives and Senators from the District of Co-
lumbia pursuant to this Act. 
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fiscal year 2012 may be transferred from that account by 
all transfers made under subsection (a). 
FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR WORKERS COMPENSATION 
PAYMENTS 
SEC. 1303. (a) IN GENERAL.—Available balances of 
expired Library of Congress appropriations shall be avail-
able to the Library of Congress to make the deposit to the 
credit of the Employees’ Compensation Fund required by 
subsection 8147(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to appropriations for fiscal year 2012 and each fis-
cal year thereafter. 
PROCEEDS FROM DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS OR OBSOLETE 
PERSONAL PROPERTY 
SEC. 1304 (a) IN GENERAL.—Within the limits of 
available appropriations, the Librarian of Congress may 
dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property of the Li-
brary of Congress by inter-agency transfer, donation, sale, 
trade-in, or discarding. Amounts received for the sale or 
trade in of personal property shall be credited to funds 
available for the operations of the Library of Congress and 
be available for the costs of acquiring similar property. 
Such funds shall be available for such purposes during the 
fiscal year received and the following fiscal year.
January 1, 1989, and to $7,000 on
January 1, 1994’’; and
(B) in subsection (b)—
(i) in paragraph (1)—
(I) by striking ‘‘$1,752’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the adjusted poverty line’’;
and
(II) by striking ‘‘1974’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1994’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (2)—
(I) by striking ‘‘$2,628’’ and in-
serting ‘‘150 percent of the adjusted
poverty line’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘1974’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1994’’.
(2) ADJUSTED POVERTY LINE.—Subsection (a)
of such section (42 U.S.C. 1382(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4)(A) For purposes of this subsection and sub-
section (b), the term ‘adjusted poverty line’ means, with
respect to a family—
‘‘(i) 80 percent of the poverty line for calendar
year 1994;
‘‘(ii) 90 percent of the poverty line for calendar
year 1995;
SEC. 6. STEP I: COUNSELING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—A congressional employee alleging
a violation of a law made applicable to Congress under
section 4 may request counseling by the Office. The Office
shall provide the employee with all relevant information
with respect to the rights of the employee. A request for
counseling shall be made not later than 180 days after
the alleged violation forming the basis of the request for
counseling occurred.
(b) PERIOD OF COUNSELING.—The period for coun-
seling shall be 30 days unless the employee and the Office
agree to reduce the period. The period shall begin on the
date the request for counseling is received.
(c) EMPLOYEES OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAP-
ITOL AND CAPITOL POLICE.—In the case of an employee
of the Architect of the Capitol or an employee who is a
member of the Capitol Police, the Director may refer the
employee to the Architect of the Capitol or the Capitol
Police Board for resolution of the employee’s complaint
through the internal grievance procedures of the Architect
of the Capitol or the Capitol Police Board for a specific
period of time, which shall not count against the time
available for counseling or mediation under this Act.
SEC. 7. STEP II: MEDIATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days after the
end of the counseling period under section 6, the employee
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(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad-
ministration of the House of Representatives shall have 
authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section. 
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 
‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’ means a Rep-
resentative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner 
to, the Congress. 
REPUBLICAN POLICY COMMITTEE 
SEC. 102. (a) Section 109(a) of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 74a–13(a)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘the chair of the Republican Con-
ference’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives (or, if the Speaker is not a mem-
ber of the Republican Party, the Minority Leader of the 
House of Representatives)’’. 
(b) Section 109(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 74a–13(b)) 
is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
the following: ‘‘, and which shall be obligated and ex-
pended as directed by the Speaker (or, if the Speaker is 
not a member of the Republican party, the Minority Lead-
er).’’. 
(c) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding 
fiscal year.
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OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex-
penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending 
Physician and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance 
of $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an 
allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical Offi-
cer; (3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three 
medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attend-
ing Physician; (4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 
assistants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 as-
sistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assist-
ants; and (5) $2,427,000 for reimbursement to the De-
partment of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and 
equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physi-
cian, which shall be advanced and credited to the applica-
ble appropriation or appropriations from which such sala-
ries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall 
be available for all the purposes thereof, $3,400,000, to 
be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House of Representatives. 
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congres-
sional Accessibility Services, $1,363,000, to be disbursed 
by the Secretary of the Senate.
the date of the enactment of this paragraph 
and ending on December 31, 2011.’’, and 
(D) by inserting ‘‘AND 2011’’ after ‘‘2010’’ 
in the heading thereof. 
(2) 
RAILROAD
RETIREMENT
TAXES.—Sub-
section (c) of section 3221 of such Code is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘during the period begin-
ning on the day after the date of the enactment 
of this subsection and ending on December 31, 
2010’’ in paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘during 
the applicable period’’, 
(B) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2011’’ in 
paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘January 1, 
2012’’, 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (6) and by inserting after paragraph 
(4) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) APPLICABLE
PERIOD.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1), the applicable period is— 
‘‘(A) with respect to any qualified indi-
vidual who begins employment after February 
3, 2010, the period beginning after March 18, 
2010, and ending on December 31, 2010, and 
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‘‘(B) with respect to any qualified indi-
vidual who begins employment after December 
31, 2010, the period beginning on the day after 
the date of the enactment of this paragraph 
and ending on December 31, 2011.’’, and 
(D) by inserting ‘‘AND 2011’’ after ‘‘2010’’ 
in the heading thereof. 
(b) TRANSFERS TO CERTAIN FUNDS.—Section 101 
of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and section 2(a)(1) of the 
HIRE Now Act of 2011’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)’’ in 
subsection (c), and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and section 2(a)(2) of the 
HIRE Now Act of 2011’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ in 
subsection (d)(2). 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of sec-
tion 102 of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment 
Act is amended by inserting ‘‘AND 2011’’ after ‘‘2010’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to wages paid with 
respect to employment after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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ing ‘‘1995’’ both places it appears and inserting
‘‘1998’’.
(3) FEDERAL MILK MARKETING ORDERS.—Sec-
tion 101(b) of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981
(7 U.S.C. 608c note) is amended by striking ‘‘1995’’
and inserting ‘‘1998’’.
(4) DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM.—Section 3 of
Public Law 90–484 (7 U.S.C. 450l) is amended by
striking ‘‘1995’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’.
(5) FOOD SECURITY ACT OF 1985.—The Food
Security Act of 1985 is amended—
(A) in section 153 (15 U.S.C. 713a–14),
by striking ‘‘1995’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’; and
(B) in section 1163 (7 U.S.C. 1731 note),
by striking ‘‘1995’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘1998’’.
SEC. 1106. TOBACCO PROGRAM.
(a) TEN PERCENT INCREASE IN MARKETING AS-
SESSMENT.—Subsection (g)(1) of section 106 of the Agri-
cultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘equal to’’ and all that follows through the period and
inserting the following: ‘‘equal to—
‘‘(A) in the case of the 1991 through 1993
crops of tobacco, .5 percent of the national average