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tured after the date of the enactment of this sentence shall
clearly show the date on which the weapon was manufac-
tured.’’.
SEC. 3. RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFERS
OF GRANDFATHERED FIREARMS.
(a) OFFENSE.—Section 922 of title 18, United States
Code, as amended by section 2(a) of this Act, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(w)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, ship,
or deliver a semiautomatic assault weapon to a person who
has not completed a form 4473 in connection with the
transfer of the semiautomatic assault weapon.
‘‘(2) It shall be unlawful for a person to receive a
semiautomatic assault weapon unless the person has com-
pleted a form 4473 in connection with the transfer of the
semiautomatic assault weapon.
‘‘(3) If a person receives a semiautomatic assault
weapon from anyone other than a licensed dealer, both the
person and the transferor shall retain a copy of the form
4473 completed in connection with the transfer.
‘‘(4) Within 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this subsection, the Secretary shall prescribe regula-
tions ensuring the availability of form 4473 to owners of
semiautomatic assault weapons.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PARITY FOR EXCLUSION FROM IN-
COME 
FOR 
EMPLOYER-PROVIDED 
MASS 
TRANSIT AND PARKING BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 132(f) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘January 1, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2014’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to months after December 31, 
2011. 
SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN APPROPRIATIONS TO PREVENTION 
AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUND. 
The amounts appropriated to the Prevention and 
Public Health Fund established under section 4002 of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall be re-
duced by an amount equal to the amount estimated by 
the Secretary of the Treasury to be the reduction in reve-
nues to the Federal Government by reason of the amend-
ments made by section 1. 
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prepayment of the debenture are entirely passed
through to the borrower.
‘‘(c) No fees or penalties other than those specified
in this section may be imposed as a condition of such pre-
payment against the issuer or the borrower, or the Admin-
istration or any fund or account administered by the Ad-
ministration, except as provided in this Act.
‘‘(d) The refinancing of debentures authorized by
paragraph (b)(2) of this section under section 504 of this
Act shall be limited to only such amounts as are needed
to prepay existing debentures and shall be subject to all
of the other provisions of sections 504 and 505 of this
Act and the rules and regulations of the Administration
promulgated thereunder, including, but not limited to,
rules and regulations governing payment of authorized ex-
penses and commissions, fees and discounts to brokers and
dealers in trust certificates issued pursuant to section 505;
provided, however, that no applicant for refinancing under
section 504 of this Act need demonstrate that a requisite
number of jobs will be created with the proceeds of such
refinancing.’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION.
(a) The provisions of this Act are exercisable at the
option of the borrower.
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‘‘(1) For the programs authorized by this Act,
the 
Administration 
is 
authorized 
to 
make
$21,450,000,000 in deferred participation loans and
other financings; and of such sum, the Administra-
tion is authorized to make $15,500,000,000 in gen-
eral business loans as provided in section 7(a),
$250,000,000 in loans as provided in section 7(m),
and $5,700,000,000 in financings as provided in sec-
tion 7(a)(13) and section 504 of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958.
‘‘(2) For the programs authorized by title III of
the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, the Ad-
ministration is authorized to make $25,000,000 in
purchases of deferred stock, $385,000,000 in guar-
antees of debentures of which $75,500,000 is au-
thorized for guarantees of debentures of companies
operating pursuant to section 301(d) of such Act,
and $1,700,000,000 in guarantees of participating
securities.
‘‘(3) For the programs authorized by part B of
title IV of the Small Business Investment Act of
1958, the Administration is authorized to enter into
guarantees not to exceed $2,000,000,000.
‘‘(p) There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Administration for fiscal year 1997, such sums as may
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be necessary to carry out subsection (o), including salaries
and expenses of the Administration.’’.
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6074 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the refundable portion 
of the child tax credit to individuals who are not authorized to be 
employed in the United States and to terminate the use of certifying 
acceptance agents to facilitate the application process for ITINs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2012 
Mr. BILIRAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the 
refundable portion of the child tax credit to individuals 
who are not authorized to be employed in the United 
States and to terminate the use of certifying acceptance 
agents to facilitate the application process for ITINs. 
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 ‘‘Stop Handouts to Un-
authorized Taxpayers Act of 2012’’ or the ‘‘SHUT Act 
of 2012’’. 
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‘‘(i) if the Secretary determines that 
the violation warrants termination of the 
contract— 
‘‘(I) the producer shall forfeit all 
rights to receive payments under the 
contract; and 
‘‘(II) the producer shall refund 
all or a portion of the payments re-
ceived by the producer under the con-
tract, including any interest on the 
payments, as determined by the Sec-
retary; or 
‘‘(ii) if the Secretary determines that 
the violation does not warrant termination 
of the contract, the producer shall refund 
or accept adjustments to the payments 
provided to the producer, as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate; 
‘‘(F) include provisions in accordance with 
paragraphs (3) and (4) of this section; and 
‘‘(G) include any additional provisions the 
Secretary determines are necessary to carry out 
the program. 
‘‘(3) CHANGE OF INTEREST IN LAND SUBJECT 
TO A CONTRACT.— 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6068 
To provide for continued conservation efforts in the Chesapeake Bay 
watershed. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2012 
Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. 
HARRIS, Mr. HOYER, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. RUPPERS-
BERGER, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. WOLF, Mr. MORAN, Mr. 
CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. RIGELL, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. HINCHEY, and Ms. 
NORTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To provide for continued conservation efforts in the 
Chesapeake Bay watershed. 
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 ‘‘Chesapeake Bay Wa-
tershed Fairness Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1240Q of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–4) is amended— 
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porting period with respect to significant problems,
abuses, or deficiencies identified in subparagraph (A);
‘‘(C) a statement of whether corrective action has
been completed on each significant recommendation
described in previous semiannual reports, and, in a
case where corrective action has been completed, a de-
scription of such corrective action;
‘‘(D) a certification that the Inspector General
has had full and direct access to all information rel-
evant to the performance of the functions of the In-
spector General;
‘‘(E) a description of all cases occurring during
the reporting period where the Inspector General
could not obtain documentary evidence relevant to
any inspection, audit, or investigation due to the lack
of authority to subpoena such information; and
‘‘(F) such recommendations as the Inspector
General may wish to make concerning legislation to
promote economy and efficiency in the administra-
tion of programs and operations undertaken by the
Defense Intelligence Agency, and to detect and elimi-
nate fraud and abuse in such programs and oper-
ations.
‘‘(2) The Inspector General shall report immediately
to the Director whenever the Inspector General becomes
(1) PREPARATION.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act or Sep-
tember 1, whichever comes later, and September 1 
of each year thereafter, the Comptroller General and 
the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, in 
consultation with the Director of the Congressional 
Research Service, shall prepare an inventory of Fed-
eral programs (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘program inventory’’) within each agency. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program in-
ventory is to advise and assist the Congress and the 
Commission in carrying out the requirements of this 
section. Such inventory shall not in any way bind 
the committees of the Senate or the House of Rep-
resentatives with respect to their responsibilities 
under this section and shall not infringe on the legis-
lative and oversight responsibilities of such commit-
tees. The Comptroller General shall compile and 
maintain the inventory, and the Director of the Con-
gressional Budget Office shall provide budgetary in-
formation for inclusion in the inventory. 
(3) INVENTORY
CONTENT.—The program in-
ventory shall set forth for each program each of the 
following matters: 
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6069 
To provide protection for certain Federal employees with respect to implemen-
tation of the June 15, 2012, memorandum from Janet Napolitano, Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, regarding the exercise of prosecutorial 
discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States 
as children. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2012 
Mr. BARLETTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To provide protection for certain Federal employees with 
respect to implementation of the June 15, 2012, memo-
randum from Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland 
Security, regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discre-
tion with respect to individuals who came to the United 
States as children. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Department 
of Homeland Security Personnel Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROTECTION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO REFUSE TO 
CARRY OUT UNLAWFUL PROVISIONS OF THE 
MEMORANDUM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, no adverse personnel action, including em-
ployee termination, may be taken against a protected indi-
vidual which is based, in whole or in part, on the refusal 
of such individual to carry out a provision of the memo-
randum described in subsection (b) that has been deter-
mined by the Congress to be in violation of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 
(b) MEMORANDUM DESCRIBED.—This Act applies 
with respect to the June 15, 2012, memorandum from 
Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security, re-
garding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion with re-
spect to individuals who came to the United States as chil-
dren. 
(c) PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS.—For purposes of this 
Act, the term ‘‘protected individual’’ means an individual 
employed in or under any of the following: 
(1) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment. 
(2) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
(3) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. 
(d) ADVERSE ACTIONS INCLUDE DENIAL OF BENE-
FITS.—The personnel actions prohibited by this Act in-
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in pay, or other similar benefit. 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall distribute amounts ap-
propriated under subsection (b) to grantees under
this subtitle.
(2) INSUFFICIENT APPROPRIATIONS.—
(A) If the amounts appropriated under
subsection (b) for any fiscal year are less than
50 percent of the amount authorized to be ap-
propriated under that subsection for that year,
the Secretary shall distribute the amounts ap-
propriated to States, units of general local gov-
ernment, Indian tribes, Insular Areas, and pri-
vate non-profit organizations on the basis of a
competition.
(B) Grants under this paragraph shall be
subject to the provisions of this subtitle, except
such provisions as the Secretary determines are
inconsistent with the purposes of this para-
graph. The Secretary shall establish such addi-
tional or alternative requirements for grants
under this paragraph as the Secretary deems
appropriate, which shall include requirements
for applying for, and criteria for awarding, such
grants.
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
August 1, 1994.
Resolved, That the House agree to the amendments of
the Senate numbered 1 through 11 to the bill (H.R. 4299)
entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to
certain foreign countries.’’.
Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment
of the Senate numbered 12 to the aforesaid bill, with the
following
AMENDMENTS:
Ω1æPage 2, beginning on line 13, strike øor any other
provision of law¿.
Ω2æPage 3, strike line 3 and all that follows through line
9.
Attest:
Clerk.
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4299
AMENDMENTS
TO
SENATE AMENDMENTS
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6071 
To make supplemental appropriations for medical and prosthetic research 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2012. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2012 
Mr. BARROW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
To make supplemental appropriations for medical and pros-
thetic research of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for fiscal year 2012. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Medical and 
Prosthetic Research Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
2012’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR MEDICAL 
AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH. 
The following amount is appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fis-
cal year 2012: 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH 
For an additional amount for necessary expenses in 
carrying out programs of medical and prosthetic research 
and development as authorized by chapter 73 of title 38, 
United States Code, $28,326,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2013. 
SEC. 3. RESCISSION. 
Of the unobligated funds made available for ‘‘Depart-
ment of Defense—Department of Defense Base Closure 
Account 2005’’ in title I of division H of the Consolidated 
Appropriations 
Act, 
2012 
(Public 
Law 
112–74), 
$28,326,000 is rescinded. 
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SEC. 2. DENIAL OF REFUNDABLE PORTION OF CHILD TAX 
CREDIT TO INDIVIDUALS NOT AUTHORIZED 
TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 24 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT WITH RE-
SPECT TO TAXPAYER.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall 
not apply to any taxpayer for any taxable year 
unless the taxpayer includes the taxpayer’s so-
cial security number on the return of tax for 
such taxable year or otherwise demonstrates on 
the return that the taxpayer is authorized to be 
employed in the United States. 
‘‘(B) JOINT RETURNS.—In the case of a 
joint return, the requirement of subparagraph 
(A) shall be treated as met if either spouse 
meets such requirement. 
‘‘(C) OMISSION
TREATED
AS
MATHE-
MATICAL OR CLERICAL ERROR.—Any failure to 
meet the requirement of subparagraph (A) shall 
be treated as a mathematical or clerical error 
and assessed according to section 6213(b)(1).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (e) of 
section 24 of such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘WITH 
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RESPECT
TO QUALIFYING CHILDREN’’ after ‘‘IDENTI-
FICATION REQUIREMENT’’ in the heading thereof. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF CERTIFYING AGENT PROGRAM. 
Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
no Individual Taxpayer Identification Number may be 
issued by the Secretary of the Treasury (or any delegate 
of such Secretary) unless the supporting documentary evi-
dence is submitted to such Secretary or any delegate of 
such Secretary who is an employee within the Department 
of the Treasury. 
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(b) SECRETARIAL SUBMISSION OF PROMOTION SELEC-
TION BOARD REPORT.—Section 576(f)(1) of such title is
amended by striking out the second sentence.
(c) 
PROMOTION
FORMALITIES
DEEMED
COM-
PLETED.—Section 578 of such title is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsections:
‘‘(e) A warrant officer who is appointed to a higher
grade under this section is considered to have accepted such
appointment on the date on which the appointment is made
unless the officer expressly declines the appointment.
‘‘(f) A warrant who has served continuously as an offi-
cer since the officer took the oath of office set forth under
section 3331 of title 5 is not required to take a new oath
upon appointment to a higher grade under this section.’’.
(d) WARRANT OFFICERS SUBJECT TO MANAGEMENT
AUTHORITIES.—Section 582(2) of such title is amended by
inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘(other
than such officers recalled to active duty before February
1, 1992, who have served continuously on active duty since
such date)’’.
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6076 
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide for the calculation 
of the minimum wage based on the Federal poverty threshold for a 
family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of the Census. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2012 
Mr. AL GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide for 
the calculation of the minimum wage based on the Fed-
eral poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined 
by the Bureau of the Census. 
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 ‘‘Original Living Amer-
ican Wage (LAW) Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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‘‘(IV) each goal established under 
clause (i)(V) shall be not less than the 
average of the percentage of participa-
tion by small business concerns owned 
and controlled by women in each of 
the 3 preceding fiscal years. 
‘‘(B) RELATIONSHIP
TO
GOVERNMENT- 
WIDE GOALS.— 
‘‘(i) SCOPE.—The goals established by 
the head of a Federal agency under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be in the same format 
as the goals established by the President 
under paragraph (1) and shall address 
both prime contract and subcontract 
awards. 
‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENT TO MEET OR EX-
CEED
GOVERNMENT-WIDE
GOALS.—With 
respect to each goal for a fiscal year estab-
lished under subparagraph (A) for a cat-
egory of small business concern, the par-
ticipation percentage applicable to such 
goal may not be less than the participation 
percentage applicable to the Government- 
wide goal for such fiscal year established 
under paragraph (1) for such category. 
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6077 
To designate the Rachel Carson Nature Trail, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2012 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate the Rachel Carson Nature Trail, 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 ‘‘Rachel Carson Nature 
Trail Designation Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that Rachel Carson— 
(1) was born on May 27, 1907, on a farm in 
Springdale, Pennsylvania, graduated magna cum 
laude with a bachelor’s degree in biology from the 
Pennsylvania College for Women (later Chatham 
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College), and was awarded a full scholarship that en-
abled her to obtain a master’s degree in marine zool-
ogy from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore; 
(2) was a world-renowned environmental sci-
entist, writer, and educator; 
(3) worked as a writer, editor, and ultimately 
Editor-in-Chief for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice’s publications department; 
(4) published the groundbreaking book Silent 
Spring in September 1962, which was translated 
into more than a dozen foreign languages and in-
spired the environmental movement; 
(5) used the National Park Service’s Glover 
Archbold Park in the District of Columbia for her 
observations and study of nature and the environ-
ment; 
(6) accomplished much of her professional work 
at the United States Department of the Interior in 
the District of Columbia; 
(7) performed research on pesticides, the find-
ings of which were sustained by a Science Advisory 
Committee appointed during President John F. Ken-
nedy’s administration, and resulted in State legisla-
tures enacting pesticide-regulating legislation; 
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