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(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) each
scholarship payment made under this section for each aca-
demic year shall not exceed—
(i) $7,500; or
(ii) the cost of the educational expenses related
to attending an institution of higher education.
(B) In the case of a participant who is pursuing a
course of educational study during substantially an entire
calendar year, the amount of scholarship payments made
during such year shall not exceed $10,000.
(C) The total amount of scholarship assistance re-
ceived by any one student under this section shall not ex-
ceed $30,000.
(3) Recipients of scholarship assistance under this
section shall continue to receive such scholarship payments
only during such periods as the Director finds that the
recipient is maintaining satisfactory progress as deter-
mined by the institution of higher education the recipient
is attending.
(4)(A) The Director shall make scholarship payments
under this section directly to the institution of higher edu-
cation that the student is attending.
(B) Each institution of higher education receiving a
payment on behalf of a participant pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) shall remit to such student any funds in excess
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forcement officer of the place of residence of the
transferee during the 10-day period ending on the
date of the most recent proposal of such transfer by
the transferee, stating that the transferee requires
access to a handgun because of a threat to the life
of the transferee or of any member of the household
of the transferee;
‘‘(C)(i) the transferee has presented to the
transferor a permit that—
‘‘(I) allows the transferee to possess a
handgun; and
‘‘(II) was issued not more than 5 years
earlier by the State in which the transfer is to
take place; and
‘‘(ii) the law of the State provides that such a
permit is to be issued only after an authorized gov-
ernment official has verified that the information
available to such official does not indicate that pos-
session of a handgun by the transferee would be in
violation of the law;
‘‘(D) the law of the State requires that, before
any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or li-
censed dealer completes the transfer of a handgun to
an individual who is not licensed under section 923,
an authorized government official verify that the in-
cial Therapeutic and Rehabilitation Activities Fund estab-
lished under section 1718(c) of this title.
‘‘(2) The Secretary, in accordance with guidelines
which the Secretary shall prescribe, may authorize a cor-
poration established under this section to retain funds de-
rived from arrangements authorized under subsection
(d)(1).
‘‘(3) Any funds received by a corporation established
under this section through arrangements authorized under
subsection (d)(2) may be transferred to the Special Thera-
peutics and Rehabilitation Activities Fund.
‘‘(f) A corporation established under this section shall
be established in accordance with the nonprofit corpora-
tion laws of the State in which the applicable medical facil-
ity is located and shall, to the extent not inconsistent with
Federal law, be subject to the laws of such State.
‘‘(g)(1)(A) The records of a corporation established
under this section shall be available to the Secretary.
‘‘(B) For the purposes of sections 4(a)(1) and 6(a)(1)
of the Inspector General Act of 1978, the programs and
operations of such a corporation shall be considered to be
programs and operations of the Department with respect
to which the Inspector General of the Department has re-
sponsibilities under such Act.
ance under section 6, the Director may, upon a showing
of good cause, permit the participant to complete the serv-
ice obligation in an equivalent alternative law enforcement
service and, if such service is satisfactorily completed, sec-
tion 6(d)(1)(C) shall not apply.
(d) LAY-OFFS.—If the police force of which the par-
ticipant is a member lays off the participant such as would
preclude the participants’ completing 4 years of service,
and result in denial of educational assistance under sec-
tion 6, the Director may permit the participant to com-
plete the service obligation in an equivalent alternative law
enforcement service and, if such service is satisfactorily
completed, section 6(d)(1)(C) shall not apply.
SEC. 10. STATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS.
A State Police Corps Plan shall—
(1) provide for the screening and selection of
participants in accordance with the criteria set out
in section 7;
(2) state procedures governing the assignment
of participants in the Police Corps program to State
and local police forces (no more than 10 percent of
all the participants assigned in each year by each
State to be assigned to a statewide police force or
forces);
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3313
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve
health care services of the Department of Veter-
ans Affairs relating to women veterans, to extend
and expand authority for the Secretary of Veter-
ans Affairs to provide priority health care to vet-
erans who were exposed to ionizing radiation or
to Agent Orange, to expand the scope of services
that may be provided to veterans through Vet
Centers, and for other purposes.
‘‘(2) Such a corporation shall be considered an agen-
cy for the purposes of section 716 of title 31 (relating to
availability of information and inspection of records by the
Comptroller General).
‘‘(3) Each such corporation shall submit to the Sec-
retary an annual report providing a detailed statement of
its operations, activities, and accomplishments during that
year. The corporation shall obtain a report of independent
auditors concerning the receipts and expenditures of funds
by the corporation during that year and shall include that
report in the corporation’s report to the Secretary for that
year.
‘‘(4) Each member of the board of directors of a cor-
poration established under this section, each employee of
such corporation, and each employee of the Department
who is involved in the functions of the corporation during
any year shall—
‘‘(A) be subject to Federal laws and regulations
applicable to Federal employees with respect to con-
flicts of interest in the performance of official func-
tions; and
‘‘(B) submit to the Secretary an annual state-
ment signed by the director or employee certifying
that the director or employee is aware of, and has
TITLE IV—SERVICES FOR
MENTALLY ILL VETERANS
SEC. 401. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH NONPROFIT COR-
PORATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 17 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1718
the following new section:
‘‘§ 1718A. Nonprofit corporations
‘‘(a) The Secretary may authorize the establishment
at any Veterans Health Administration facility of a non-
profit corporation (1) to arrange for therapeutic work for
patients of such facility or patients of other such Depart-
ment facilities pursuant to section 1718(b) of this title,
and (2) to provide a flexible funding mechanism to achieve
the purposes of section 1718 of this title.
‘‘(b) The Secretary shall provide for the appointment
of a board of directors for any corporation established
under this section and shall determine the number of di-
rectors and the composition of the board of directors. The
board of directors shall include—
‘‘(1) the director of the facility and other offi-
cials or employees of the facility; and
‘‘(2) members appointed from among individ-
uals who are not officers or employees of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs.
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Union Calendar No. 171
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1290
[Report No. 104–320]
To reinstate the permit for, and extend the deadline under the Federal
Power Act applicable to the construction of, a hydroelectric project in
Oregon, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 22, 1995
Mr. COOLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
NOVEMBER 7, 1995
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To reinstate the permit for, and extend the deadline under
the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction
of, a hydroelectric project in Oregon, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION
1.
REINSTATEMENT
OF
PERMIT
EXTENSION
DEADLINE.
Notwithstanding the expiration of the permit and
notwithstanding the time period specified in section 13 of
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that would other-
wise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
project numbered 7829, the Commission shall, at the re-
quest of the licensee for the project, reinstate the permit
effective May 23, 1993, and extend the time period during
which the licensee is required to commence the construc-
tion of the project to the date that is 4 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SECTION 
1. 
REINSTATEMENT 
OF 
PERMIT 
EXTENSION
DEADLINE.
Notwithstanding the expiration of the permit and not-
withstanding the time period specified in section 13 of the
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that would otherwise
apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
project numbered 7829, the Commission shall, at the request
of the licensee for the project, reinstate the permit effective
May 23, 1993, and extend the time period during which
the licensee is required to commence the construction of the
project so as to terminate on May 25, 1999.
Union Calendar No. 171
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1290
[Report No. 104–320]
A BILL
To reinstate the permit for, and extend the deadline
under the Federal Power Act applicable to the
construction of, a hydroelectric project in Or-
egon, and for other purposes.
NOVEMBER 7, 1995
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
HR 1350 IH
‘‘(2) shall not make any payment for each day
that a vessel is engaged in transporting more than
five thousand tons of civilian bulk preference cargoes
pursuant to section 901(a), 901(b), or 901b of this
Act; and
‘‘(3) shall reduce any payment for each day
that a vessel is engaged in transporting less than
five thousand tons of civilian bulk preference cargoes
pursuant to sections 901(a), 901(b), or 901b of this
Act, by an amount which bears the same ratio to the
amount otherwise payable as revenue for the car-
riage of preference cargo bears to the gross revenue
derived from the entire voyage.
‘‘(h) The Secretary of Transportation shall enter into
operating agreements in the following order of priority—
‘‘(1) liner vessel or vessels owned or operated by
a person that is a citizen of the United States under
section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916; and then
‘‘(2) liner vessel or vessels owned or operated by
a person that is eligible to document a vessel under
chapter 121 of subtitle II of title 46, United States
Code.
‘‘(i) No authority granted by the Secretary of Trans-
portation to an owner or operator of a vessel covered by
an operating agreement under this subpart may be sold,
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) may include such other individuals or 
representatives of entities as the chief elected offi-
cial in the local area may determine to be appro-
priate, including— 
‘‘(i) a superintendent of the local sec-
ondary school system or the president or 
chief executive officer of a postsecondary 
educational institution (including a com-
munity college, where such an entity exists); 
‘‘(ii) representatives of community- 
based organizations (including organiza-
tions representing individuals with disabil-
ities and veterans, for a local area in which 
such organizations are present); or 
‘‘(iii) representatives of veterans serv-
ice organizations.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘A majority’’ and in-
serting ‘‘A 2⁄3 majority’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(2)(A)(i)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(2)(A)’’; and 
(C) 
in 
paragraph 
(5) 
by 
striking 
‘‘(2)(A)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)(A)’’; 
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and rehabilitation needs of severely, chronically men-
tally ill veterans.
(C) The plans of the Special Committee for fur-
ther assessments.
(D) The findings and recommendations made
by the Special Committee to the Under Secretary for
Health and the views of the Under Secretary on
such findings and recommendations.
(E) A description of the steps taken, plans
made (and a timetable for their execution), and re-
sources to be applied toward improving the capabil-
ity of the Veterans Health Administration to meet
effectively the treatment and rehabilitation needs of
severely, chronically mentally ill veterans.
(2) Not later than February 1, 1995, and February
1 of each of the three following years, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives a report containing in-
formation updating the reports submitted under this sub-
section before the submission of such report.
HR 3313 RH——2
HR 3313 RH——3
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3314
To provide for a review of all Federal programs that assess or mitigate
the risks to women’s health from environmental exposures, and for a
study of the research needs of the Federal Government relating to
such risks.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 19, 1993
Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mrs. UNSOELD, and Ms. FURSE) introduced the
following bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Energy
and Commerce and Science, Space, and Technology
A BILL
To provide for a review of all Federal programs that assess
or mitigate the risks to women’s health from environ-
mental exposures, and for a study of the research needs
of the Federal Government relating to such risks.
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 ‘‘Federal Risk Assess-
ment in Women’s Health Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY REVIEW.
The Office of Science and Technology Policy, through
the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineer-
ing, and Technology, and in consultation with the Office
of Research on Women’s Health of the National Institutes
of Health, shall conduct a review of all Federal programs
that assess or mitigate the risks to women’s health from
environmental exposures, including programs setting
standards for exposure to various pollutants, toxic sub-
stances, pesticide use, and pesticide residues. The results
of such review, including recommendations for ensuring
that women’s health needs are addressed by Federal pro-
grams and policies, shall be transmitted to the Congress
within 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. STUDY OF RESEARCH NEEDS.
The National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences shall enter into a contract with the National Re-
search Council of the National Academy of Sciences for
the carrying out by such Council, in consultation with the
Office of Research on Women’s Health of the National
Institutes of Health, for a study to determine the status
of the science base and needs of the Federal Government
for research relating to the risks to women’s health from
environmental exposures, for the purpose of assessing and
mitigating such risks. The results of such study shall be
transmitted to the Congress within one year after the date
of enactment of this Act.
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of the costs of tuition, fees, and room and board payable
to the institution.
(b) REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORIZED.—(1) The Direc-
tor is authorized to make payments to a participant to
reimburse such participant for the costs of educational ex-
penses if such student agrees to work in a State or local
police force in accordance with the agreement entered into
pursuant to subsection (d).
(2)(A) Each payment made pursuant to paragraph
(1) for each academic year of study shall not exceed—
(i) $7,500; or
(ii) the cost of educational expenses related to
attending an institution of higher education.
(B) In the case of a participant who is pursuing a
course of educational study during substantially an entire
calendar year, the amount of scholarship payments made
during such year shall not exceed $10,000.
(C) The total amount of payments made pursuant to
subparagraph (A) to any one student shall not exceed
$30,000.
(c) USE OF SCHOLARSHIP.—Scholarships awarded
under this subsection shall only be used to attend a 4-
year institution of higher education, except that—
(1) scholarships may be used for graduate and
professional study, and
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4298 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to conduct a review of the forms related 
to obtaining workers’ compensation benefits under the Federal Black 
Lung Benefits Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2012 
Mr. MCKINLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to conduct a review of 
the forms related to obtaining workers’ compensation 
benefits under the Federal Black Lung Benefits 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 ‘‘Burdensome Paper-
work Reduction for Our Miners Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REVIEW OF BLACK LUNG FORMS. 
(a) REVIEW.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, act-
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ing through the Director of the Division of Coal Mine 
Workers’ Compensation and the Chief Information Officer 
of the Department of Labor, and in consultation with the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall 
conduct a review of the forms related to obtaining workers’ 
compensation benefits under the Federal Black Lung Ben-
efits Program to determine whether it is feasible to com-
bine or reduce such forms in order to further the purposes 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 
104–13). 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
implement any feasible combination or reduction of the 
forms related to obtaining workers’ compensation benefits 
under the Federal Black Lung Benefits Program identi-
fied in the review conducted under subsection (a). 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL
REPORT
OF
REVIEW.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to Con-
gress that describes the findings of the review con-
ducted under subsection (a). 
(2) REPORT OF IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later 
than 1 year after the Secretary implements any com-
bination or reduction of the forms related to obtain-
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ing workers’ compensation benefits under the Fed-
eral Black Lung Benefits Program under subsection 
(b), the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress 
that describes such implementation. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4299 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide specially adapted housing assist-
ance to individuals residing temporarily in housing owned by a family 
member. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2012 
Mr. MCNERNEY (for himself and Mr. RUNYAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the author-
ity of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide spe-
cially adapted housing assistance to individuals residing 
temporarily in housing owned by a family member. 
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 ‘‘Quality Housing for 
Veterans Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS TO PROVIDE SPECIALLY 
ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO INDIVID-
UALS RESIDING TEMPORARILY IN HOUSING 
OWNED BY A FAMILY MEMBER. 
Section 2102A of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 42 
To provide for a credit for certain health care benefits in determining the 
minimum wage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2011 
Mr. ISSA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To provide for a credit for certain health care benefits in 
determining the minimum wage. 
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 ‘‘Health Care Incentive 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MINIMUM WAGE CREDIT FOR HEALTH BENEFITS 
PROVIDED TO EMPLOYEES. 
(a) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall 
promulgate a rule requiring that, for any employer en-
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gaged in interstate commerce that is required by Federal 
or State law to pay a minimum wage at a rate that is 
higher than the minimum wage required by section 6(a) 
of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
206(a)) as in effect on September 1, 1997, such employer 
be permitted, in accordance with regulations promulgated 
by the Secretary, to include the value of creditable health 
care benefits provided by such employer to an employee 
in determining the wage such employer is required to pay 
an employee. Such rule shall include the following: 
(1) CREDITABLE
BENEFITS.—The Secretary 
shall define the categories of health care benefits 
provided by an employer to employees to be consid-
ered creditable for purpose of this section, which 
shall include a contribution to a health savings ac-
count or similar account. 
(2) VALUATION.—The Secretary shall establish 
a method for determining the value of such health 
care benefits for purposes of such credit. 
(3) REQUIRED
MINIMUM
VALUE.—The Sec-
retary shall determine a minimum value of such ben-
efits that an employer shall provide to an employee 
in order to include any portion of such benefits as 
such a credit. 
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(4) MINIMUM CASH WAGE NOTWITHSTANDING 
CREDIT.—In no case shall the credit permitted by 
the rule promulgated under this section exceed the 
difference between the minimum wage under section 
6(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
U.S.C. 206(a)) as in effect September 1, 1997, and 
the wage rate otherwise applicable. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of the rule required 
under this section, the terms ‘‘employer’’, ‘‘employee’’, and 
‘‘wage’’ shall have the meanings given such terms in sec-
tion 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
U.S.C. 203). 
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