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(A) by striking ‘‘1.6%’’ in the general rate 
of duty column and inserting ‘‘2.1%’’; and 
(B) by striking the date in the effective pe-
riod column and inserting ‘‘12/31/2015’’. 
(59) MERCURY VAPOR LAMPS DESIGNED FOR 
USE IN VIDEO PROJECTORS.—Heading 9902.23.37 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Metal halide lamps’’ in 
the article description column and inserting 
‘‘Mercury vapor lamps’’; and 
(B) by striking the date in the effective pe-
riod column and inserting ‘‘12/31/2015’’. 
(60) VULCANIZED RUBBER LUG BOTTOM BOOTS 
FOR ACTUAL USE IN FISHING WADERS.—Heading 
9902.23.85 is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Free’’ in the general rate 
of duty column and inserting ‘‘2.5%’’; and 
(B) by striking the date in the effective pe-
riod column and inserting ‘‘12/31/2015’’. 
(61) MENTHONE GLYCEROL KETAL.—Heading 
9902.24.49 is amended— 
(A) by amending the article description to 
read 
as 
follows: 
‘‘6-Isopropyl-9-methyl-1,4- 
dioxaspiro[4.5]decane-2-methanol 
(Menthone 
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‘‘(I) such dollar amount, multi-
plied by 
‘‘(II) the cost-of-living adjust-
ment determined under section 1(f)(3) 
for such calendar year by substituting 
‘calendar year 2012’ for ‘calendar 
year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) there-
of. 
‘‘(iii) ROUNDING.— 
‘‘(I) 
In 
the 
case 
of 
the 
$2,000,000 
amount, 
any 
increase 
under clause (i) which is not a mul-
tiple of $5,000 shall be rounded to the 
next lowest multiple of $5,000. 
‘‘(II) In the case of the $2.70 
amount, any increase under clause (ii) 
which is not a multiple of 5 cents 
shall be rounded to the next lowest 
multiple of 5 cents.’’. 
(c) 
ELIGIBLE
BASIS.—Clause 
(i) 
of 
section 
42(d)(5)(B) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end of subclause (I), by striking the period at the 
end of subclause (II) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding 
at the end the following: 
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U.S.C. 41 et seq.), a suit under subsection (c) or sub-
section (d) may be maintained against a governmental en-
tity. 
(f) LICENSE REVOCATION.—The Federal Aviation 
Administration shall revoke the certificate, license, or 
other grant of authority to operate an unmanned aircraft 
system if such system is operated in a manner that— 
(1) is not in accordance with the terms of— 
(A) a data collection statement submitted 
under section 339(a)(1) of the FAA Moderniza-
tion and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 
note), as added by this Act; or 
(B) a data minimization statement sub-
mitted under section 339(a)(2) of such Act; or 
(2) violates any portion of the final rule re-
quired under section 332(b)(1) of such Act insofar 
as such portion relates to the procedures described 
in section 338 of such Act, as added by this Act. 
(g) VIOLATIONS.—Each day on which each un-
manned aircraft system is operated in violation of sub-
section (a), or the regulations promulgated under such 
subsection, or the terms of a data minimization statement 
submitted under section 339(a)(2) of the FAA Moderniza-
tion and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note), as 
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added by section 3 of this Act, shall be treated as a sepa-
rate violation. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Trade Commission. 
(2) LAW ENFORCEMENT.—The term ‘‘law en-
forcement’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 337(c)(3) of the FAA Modernization and Re-
form Act of 2012, as added by section 3 of this Act. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, each 
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
States, and each federally recognized Indian tribe. 
(4) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘unmanned aircraft system’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 331 of the FAA Modernization 
and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note). 
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† HR 674 EAS 
‘‘(v) veterans who remained in such employ-
ment as of the date of the assessment; and 
‘‘(B) submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report that includes— 
‘‘(i) a description of how the grant recipi-
ents used the funds made available under this 
section; 
‘‘(ii) the results of the assessment conducted 
under subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(iii) the recommendations of the Secretary 
as to whether amounts should be appropriated to 
carry out this section for fiscal years after 2013. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$4,500,000 for the period consisting of fiscal years 2012 and 
2013. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pension of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
and the Committee on Education and Workforce 
of the House of Representatives; and
(c) TERMS
OF SERVICE
FOR MEMBERS
OF
THE
PARTNERSHIP.—(1) Members of the Partnership shall be
appointed for terms of three years and may be
reappointed.
(2) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring
before the expiration of the term for which the member’s
predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the
remainder of such term. Any member of the Partnership
appointed for a definite term may serve after the expira-
tion of their term until the member’s successor has taken
office.
(d) COMPENSATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE PART-
NERSHIP.—Members of the Partnership shall receive no
pay on account of their service on the Partnership, but
while away from their homes or regular places of business
in the performance of services for the Partnership, mem-
bers of the Partnership shall be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same man-
ner as persons employed intermittently in the Government
service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title
5, United States Code.
(e) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the Partner-
ship shall be elected by the members of the Partnership
for a term of two years.
HR 4606 RS
partmental enforcement programs; $152,818,000 together
with not to exceed $328,000, which may be expended from
the Employment Security Administration account in the
Unemployment Trust Fund.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR VETERANS EMPLOYMENT
AND TRAINING
Not to exceed $185,281,000 $187,964,000 may be de-
rived from the Employment Security Administration ac-
count in the Unemployment Trust Fund to carry out the
provisions of 38 U.S.C. 2001–10 and 2021–26.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, $47,676,000
$48,535,000, together with not to exceed $3,860,000
$3,966,000, which may be expended from the Employment
Security Administration account in the Unemployment
Trust Fund.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. None of the funds in the Employees’ Com-
pensation Fund under 5 U.S.C. 8147 shall hereafter be
expended for payment of compensation, benefits, and ex-
penses to any individual convicted of a violation of 18
U.S.C. 1920, or of any felony fraud related to the applica-
tion for or receipt of benefits under subchapters I or III
of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code.
the provision of the Arms Export Control Act shall con-
trol. 
TITLE VIII—INAPPLICABILITY 
SEC. 801. INAPPLICABILITY TO GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORI-
TIES. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
not apply to any department or agency of the United 
States, of a State, or of a political subdivision of a State, 
or to any official conduct of any officer or employee of 
such a department or agency. 
TITLE IX—EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 901. EFFECTIVE DATE OF AMENDMENTS. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6681 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the ‘‘Specialist Chris-
topher Scott Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2012 
Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. TURNER of New York, Mr. MEEKS, 
Mr. OWENS, Ms. BUERKLE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. KING of New 
York, Mr. CROWLEY, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. SLAUGHTER, 
Ms. HAYWORTH, Mr. HANNA, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. GIBSON, 
Mr. ENGEL, Mr. TONKO, Ms. HOCHUL, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. 
ISRAEL, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mrs. LOWEY, and Mr. BILI-
RAKIS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, 
as the ‘‘Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
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. SPECIALIST CHRISTOPHER SCOTT POST OF-
FICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, 
New York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Spe-
cialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Specialist Christopher 
Scott Post Office Building’’. 
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istration has determined that such medical 
product was not manufactured or distrib-
uted in substantial compliance with appli-
cable Food and Drug Administration stat-
utes and regulations. 
(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Subpara-
graph (A) may not be construed as establishing 
the obligation of the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration to demonstrate affirmatively that a 
manufacturer, distributor, or supplier referred 
to in such subparagraph meets any of the con-
ditions described in such subparagraph. 
(2) LIABILITY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.— 
A health care provider who prescribes, or who dis-
penses pursuant to a prescription, a medical product 
approved, licensed, or cleared by the Food and Drug 
Administration shall not be named as a party to a 
product liability lawsuit involving such product and 
shall not be liable to a claimant in a class action 
lawsuit against the manufacturer, distributor, or 
seller of such product. Nothing in this paragraph 
prevents a court from consolidating cases involving 
health care providers and cases involving products li-
ability claims against the manufacturer, distributor, 
or product seller of such medical product.
(3) shall establish criteria for verification of the
efficacy of demonstrated environmental technologies;
(4) shall establish specific procedures for the
management and oversight of demonstration activi-
ties conducted under this section;
(5) shall, pursuant to section 214, in consulta-
tion and collaboration with other Federal agencies,
and consistent with the Federal environmental tech-
nology strategy established in section 201, make
available for entities eligible under subsection (d) in-
formation regarding—
(A) the facilities and expertise available at
Federal laboratories that would be valuable to
the 
demonstration 
of 
environmental 
tech-
nologies; and
(B) sites at Federal laboratories or other
Federal facilities potentially available for dem-
onstrating environmental technologies, charac-
terized by specific site characteristics, including
site geology and site contaminants where appro-
priate;
(6) shall document the performance and cost
characteristics of each environmental technology
demonstrated pursuant to this section; and
I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4614
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide grants for
projects that demonstrate technologies and methods for reducing dis-
charges from combined sewer overflows into navigable waters of interstate
significance.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 1994
Mr. OLVER (for himself and Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Public Works and
Transportation
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to pro-
vide grants for projects that demonstrate technologies
and methods for reducing discharges from combined
sewer overflows into navigable waters of interstate sig-
nificance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW TECHNOLOGIES.
Section 105 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1255) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
employer) to such individual exceeds 
$100,000. 
‘‘(III) CONTROLLED
GROUP.— 
For purposes of subclause (II), the 
term ‘controlled group’ means any 
group treated as a single employer 
under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) 
of section 414. 
‘‘(iii) AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED MAY BE 
REPAID.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Any indi-
vidual who receives a Hurricane 
Sandy distribution may, at any time 
during the 3-year period beginning on 
the day after the date on which such 
distribution was received, make one or 
more contributions in an aggregate 
amount not to exceed the amount of 
such distribution to an eligible retire-
ment plan of which such individual is 
a beneficiary and to which a rollover 
contribution of such distribution could 
be 
made 
under 
section 
402(c), 
403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408(d)(3), or 
457(e)(16), as the case may be. 
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or agreement conducting or supporting such activities
shall, to the maximum extent practicable—
(1) consult with the Secretary and the Partner-
ship with respect to such activities;
(2) cooperate with the Secretary and the Part-
nership in carrying out their duties under this Act
and coordinate such activities with the carrying out
of such duties; and
(3) conduct or support such activities in a man-
ner consistent with the management plan unless the
Federal entity, after consultation with the Partner-
ship, determines there is no practicable alternative.
(b) ASSISTANCE UNDER OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in
this Act shall be deemed to prohibit the Secretary or other
units of government from providing technical or financial
assistance permissible under any other provisions of law.
SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated such funds as may be necessary to carry out this
Act. Such amounts are in addition to amounts authorized
to be appropriated for the Fort Vancouver National His-
toric Site.
(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the costs for
the heritage area in any fiscal year may not exceed 50
percent of the total costs of the heritage area for that fis-
cal year and shall be provided on a matching basis. The
non-Federal share of such support may be in the form of
cash, services, or in-kind contributions, fairly valued.
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HR 4607 IH——3
Union Calendar No. 425
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4608
[Report No. 103–777]
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for the Patent and
Trademark Office in the Department of Com-
merce for fiscal year 1995, and for other pur-
poses.
OCTOBER 3, 1994
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 8 EAS 
SEC. 408. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT 
NEW HOMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (g) of section 45L is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2011’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2013’’. 
(b) ENERGY SAVINGS REQUIREMENTS.—Clause (i) of 
section 45L(c)(1)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘2003 Inter-
national Energy Conservation Code, as such Code (includ-
ing supplements) is in effect on the date of the enactment 
of this section’’and inserting ‘‘2006 International Energy 
Conservation Code, as such Code (including supplements) 
is in effect on January 1, 2006’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to homes acquired after December 31, 
2011. 
SEC. 409. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT 
APPLIANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 45M(b) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2011’’ each place it appears other than in the pro-
visions specified in subsection (b) and inserting ‘‘2011, 
2012, or 2013’’. 
(b) PROVISIONS SPECIFIED.—The provisions of section 
45M(b) specified in this subsection are subparagraph (C) 
of paragraph (1) and subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2).
SEC. 108. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF FOOD AND 
NUTRITION ACT OF 2008. 
Section 18(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2013’’. 
SEC. 109. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION OF AMEND-
MENTS. 
This title and the amendments made by this title 
shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and 
shall apply only with respect to certification periods that 
begin on or after such date. 
TITLE II—COMMITTEE ON 
ENERGY AND COMMERCE 
Subtitle A—Repeal of Certain ACA 
Funding Provisions 
SEC. 201. REPEALING MANDATORY FUNDING TO STATES TO 
ESTABLISH AMERICAN HEALTH BENEFIT EX-
CHANGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1311(a) of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(a)) 
is repealed. 
(b) RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS.—Of the 
funds made available under such section 1311(a), the un-
obligated balance is rescinded.
date of enactment of the Hurricane Sandy 
Tax Relief Act of 2012 and ending on De-
cember 31, 2013. 
‘‘(ii) QUALIFIED BEGINNING DATE.— 
The qualified beginning date is October 29, 
2012.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to years ending after October 28, 
2012. 
(e) PROVISIONS
RELATING
TO
PLAN
AMEND-
MENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If this subsection applies to 
any amendment to any plan or annuity contract, 
such plan or contract shall be treated as being oper-
ated in accordance with the terms of the plan during 
the period described in paragraph (2)(B)(i). 
(2) AMENDMENTS TO WHICH SUBSECTION AP-
PLIES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—This subsection shall 
apply to any amendment to any plan or annuity 
contract which is made— 
(i) pursuant to any provision of or 
amendment made by this section, or pursu-
ant to any regulation issued by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury or the Secretary of 
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Labor under any provision of or amend-
ment made by this section, and 
(ii) on or before the last day of the 
first plan year beginning on or after Janu-
ary 1, 2014, or such later date as the Sec-
retary of the Treasury may prescribe. 
In the case of a governmental plan (as defined 
in section 414(d)), clause (ii) shall be applied 
by substituting the date which is 2 years after 
the date otherwise applied under clause (ii). 
(B) CONDITIONS.—This subsection shall 
not apply to any amendment unless— 
(i) during the period— 
(I) beginning on the date that 
this section or the regulation de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(i) takes 
effect (or in the case of a plan or con-
tract amendment not required by this 
section or such regulation, the effec-
tive date specified by the plan), and 
(II) ending on the date described 
in subparagraph (A)(ii) (or, if earlier, 
the date the plan or contract amend-
ment is adopted), the plan or contract 
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is operated as if such plan or contract 
amendment were in effect; and 
(ii) such plan or contract amendment 
applies retroactively for such period. 
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I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4608
To authorize appropriations for the Patent and Trademark Office in the
Department of Commerce for fiscal year 1995, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 21, 1994
Mr. HUGHES (for himself and Mr. MOORHEAD) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for the Patent and Trademark
Office in the Department of Commerce for fiscal year
1995, 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 ‘‘Patent and Trademark
Office Authorization Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS AVAILABLE TO THE
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Patent
and Trademark Office for Salaries and necessary expenses
the sum of $107,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, to be de-
rived from deposits in the Patent and Trademark Office
Fee Surcharge Fund established under section 10101 of
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (35
U.S.C. note).
SEC. 3. AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED TO BE CARRIED OVER.
Amounts appropriated or made available pursuant to
this Act shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 4. EMPLOYMENT LEVEL IN PATENT AND TRADEMARK
OFFICE.
Section 3 of title 35, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(f)(1) During the 5-year period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 1994, no reductions may be made in the number
of full-time equivalent employees of the Patent and Trade-
mark Office, except to the extent that—
‘‘(A) a law is enacted that requires reductions
in personnel or positions specifically in the Patent
and Trademark Office, or
‘‘(B) the Commissioner determines that a re-
duction in the number of full-time equivalents is in
the best interests of the Patent and Trademark Of-
fice and the public.
‘‘(2) During the 5-year period referred to in para-
graph (1), any law imposing a restriction on hiring by ex-
ecutive agencies, or requiring reductions in force in execu-
tive agencies, for the purpose of achieving reductions in
the Federal work force shall not apply to the Patent and
Trademark Office.
‘‘(3) A law may not be construed as suspending or
modifying this subsection, except to the extent such law
specifically refers to or amends this subsection.’’.
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