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‘‘Subtitle 
H—Enhanced 
Training 
and 
Services 
to 
End 
Abuse 
Later in Life 
‘‘SEC. 40801. ENHANCED TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END 
ABUSE IN LATER LIFE. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are 
to— 
‘‘(1) provide training, consultation, and infor-
mation on abuse in later life, including domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, ex-
ploitation, and neglect; 
‘‘(2) create or enhance direct services to victims 
of abuse in later life, including domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, 
and neglect; and 
‘‘(3) create or support coordinated community 
response to abuse in later life, including domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, ex-
ploitation, and neglect. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘exploitation’ has the meaning 
given the term in the section 2011 of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397j); 
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Union Calendar No. 107
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2126
[Report No. 104–208]
A BILL
Making appropriations for the Department of De-
fense for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1996, and for other purposes.
JULY 27, 1995
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2127
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Departments of
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Edu-
cation, and related agencies, for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1996, and for other pur-
poses.
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4972 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the label 
of drugs intended for human use to contain a parenthetical statement 
identifying the source of any ingredient constituting or derived from 
a grain or starch-containing ingredient. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2012 
Mr. RYAN of Ohio (for himself and Mrs. LOWEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
require the label of drugs intended for human use to 
contain a parenthetical statement identifying the source 
of any ingredient constituting or derived from a grain 
or starch-containing ingredient. 
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 ‘‘Gluten in Medicine 
Identification Act of 2012’’. 
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SEC. 2. LABELING OF SOURCE OF HUMAN DRUG INGREDI-
ENTS CONSTITUTING OR DERIVED FROM A 
GRAIN 
OR 
STARCH-CONTAINING 
INGRE-
DIENT. 
(a) MISBRANDING.—Section 502 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 352) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(aa) If it is a drug— 
‘‘(1) that is intended for human use; 
‘‘(2) that contains an ingredient (other than a 
polyol) that constitutes or is derived from a grain or 
starch-containing ingredient; and 
‘‘(3) whose label fails to include a parenthetical 
statement identifying the source of the ingredient so 
constituted or derived.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 502(aa) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by subsection 
(a) of this section, shall apply beginning on the sooner 
of— 
(1) a date to be determined by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services; and 
(2) the date that is 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4973 
To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on certain sleeping bag carry cases. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2012 
Mr. ADERHOLT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on certain sleeping 
bag carry cases. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CERTAIN SLEEPING BAG CARRY CASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
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‘‘ 
9902.01.00 
Sleeping bag carry cases 
imported separately from 
sleeping bags, with a body 
of polyester or nylon, and 
with a drawstring closure, 
not under 77.5 cm in cir-
cumference and not ex-
ceeding 127.7 cm in cir-
cumference, valued not 
over $2 (provided for in 
subheading 6307.90.98) ....
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2015 
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4974 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain nonwoven polypropylene zippered 
sleeping bag carry cases, not under 77.5 cm in circumference and not 
exceeding 127.7 cm in circumference. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2012 
Mr. ADERHOLT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain nonwoven poly-
propylene zippered sleeping bag carry cases, not under 
77.5 cm in circumference and not exceeding 127.7 cm 
in circumference. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CERTAIN NONWOVEN POLYPORPYLENE SLEEP-
ING BAG CARRY CASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
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‘‘ 
9902.01.00 
Sleeping bag carry cases 
imported separately from 
sleeping bags, with a body 
of nonwoven polypropylene 
and a top of nonwoven pol-
yester, and with a zipper 
running completely around 
the perimeter sealing the 
top to the body, not under 
77.5 cm in circumference 
and not exceeding 127.7 
cm in circumference, val-
ued not over $2 (provided 
for in subheading 
3926.90.99) .......................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2015 
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4975 
To suspend temporarily the duty on man-made shells used in the manufacture 
of sleeping bags. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2012 
Mr. ADERHOLT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on man-made shells used 
in the manufacture of sleeping bags. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MAN-MADE SHELLS USED IN THE MANUFAC-
TURE OF SLEEPING BAGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.63.07 
Man-made shells used in 
the manufacture of sleep-
ing bags (provided for in 
subheading 6307.90.98) ....
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2015 
’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4979 
To establish a grant program to enhance training and services to prevent 
abuse in later life. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2012 
Ms. BALDWIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish a grant program to enhance training and 
services to prevent abuse in later life. 
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 ‘‘End Abuse in Later 
Life Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCED TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END 
ABUSE IN LATER LIFE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14041 et seq.) is amended 
to read as follows: 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4977 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 1-Propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3- 
hexafluoro-, oxidized, polymerized. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2012 
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 1-Propene, 
1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, oxidized, polymerized. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. 1-PROPENE, 1,1,2,3,3,3-HEXAFLUORO-, OXIDIZED, 
POLYMERIZED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.23.11 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
1-Propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, oxidized, polymerized) 
is amended by striking the date in the effective period col-
umn and inserting ‘‘12/31/2015’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 
the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4978 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to remove the maximum payment 
amount for certain qualified losses under the Traumatic Injury Protection 
under the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2012 
Mr. BACA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to remove the max-
imum payment amount for certain qualified losses under 
the 
Traumatic 
Injury 
Protection 
under 
the 
Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance program. 
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. REMOVAL OF MAXIMUM PAYMENT AMOUNTS 
FOR CERTAIN QUALIFIED LOSSES UNDER 
TRAUMATIC 
INJURY 
PROTECTION 
UNDER 
SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE 
PROGRAM. 
Section 1980A(d) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and the max-
imum payment’’ and inserting ‘‘and, except as pro-
vided by paragraph (3)(A), the maximum’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3)(A) The maximum payment amount described in 
paragraph (1) shall not apply to a qualifying loss directly 
caused by a traumatic event described in subparagraph 
(B). The Secretary shall determine the payment schedule 
for such qualifying losses as the Secretary determines ap-
propriate without regard to such maximum payment 
amount. 
‘‘(B) A traumatic event described in this subpara-
graph is one of the following: 
‘‘(i) Armed conflict. 
‘‘(ii) Training under conditions simulating 
armed conflict. 
‘‘(iii) Hazardous service. 
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‘‘(iv) A traumatic event caused through an in-
strumentality of war.’’. 
Æ 
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4980 
To suspend temporarily the duty on 1.3G grade fireworks. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2012 
Mr. BENISHEK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on 1.3G grade fireworks. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. 1.3G GRADE FIREWORKS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.01.00 
1.3G grade fireworks (pro-
vided for in subheading 
3604.10.10) .......................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2015 
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
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warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4981 
To suspend temporarily the duty on 1.4G grade fireworks. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2012 
Mr. BENISHEK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on 1.4G grade fireworks. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. 1.4G GRADE FIREWORKS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.01.00 
1.4G grade fireworks (pro-
vided for in subheading 
3604.10.90) .......................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2015 
’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 
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warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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149
Title II, Subtitle A
(B) INSURANCE PURCHASED MUST MEET
CERTAIN STANDARDS.—Paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 162(l) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) INSURANCE
MUST
MEET
CERTAIN
STANDARDS.—Paragraph (1) shall apply only to
insurance which is a qualified health plan (as
defined in section 1601(20) of the Health Eq-
uity and Access Reform Today Act of 1993).’’
(C) 
TREATMENT
OF
MULTIEMPLOYER
HEALTH PLANS.—Subsection (l) of section 162
is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(6) TREATMENT OF MULTIEMPLOYER HEALTH
PLANS.—For purposes of this subsection, an amount
paid into a multiemployer health plan (as defined in
section 91(d)(7) shall be deemed to be an amount
paid for insurance which constitutes medical care.’’
(c) RULES RELATING TO DEDUCTIONS FOR INDIVID-
UALS.—
(1) DEDUCTION
FOR
PREMIUMS
LIMITED
TO
QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS.—Subparagraph (C) of
section 213(d)(1) (defining medical care) is amended
by striking ‘‘for insurance’’ and inserting ‘‘for a
qualified health plan (as defined in section 1601(20)
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‘‘(2) 1 percent of such amounts for carrying out
section 301 and part D of this title with respect to
health information communications; and
‘‘(3) the remainder of such amounts to member
institutes and centers of the National Institutes of
Health in the same proportion to the total amount
received under this subsection, as the amount of an-
nual appropriations under appropriations Acts for
each member institute or center for the fiscal year
bears to the total amount of appropriations under
appropriations Acts for all member institutes and
centers of the National Institutes of Health for the
fiscal year.
‘‘(b) PLANS OF ALLOCATION.—The amounts trans-
ferred under subsection (a) shall be allocated by the Direc-
tor of NIH or the various directors of the institutes and
centers, as the case may be, pursuant to allocation plans
developed by the various advisory councils to such direc-
tors, after consultation with such directors.
‘‘(c) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FULLY FUNDED IN
FIRST YEAR.—With respect to any grant or contract
funded by amounts distributed under subsection (a), the
full amount of the total obligation of such grant or con-
tract shall be funded in the first year of such grant or
contract, and shall remain available until expended.
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4156 
AN ACT 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow advertise-
ments and solicitations for passenger air transportation 
to state the base airfare of the transportation, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2127
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health
and Human Services, and Education, and related agen-
cies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 248
AN ACT
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide
for the conduct of expanded studies and the es-
tablishment of innovative programs with respect
to traumatic brain injury, and for other pur-
poses.
(B) in the second sentence— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding after paragraph (3) the 
following: 
‘‘(4) shall, after its commencement date, be in-
creased at the same time that, and by the same per-
centage as the percentage by which, annuities of 
former Presidents are increased under subsection 
(c).’’. 
(2) COVERAGE
OF
WIDOWER
OF
A
FORMER 
PRESIDENT.—Such subsection (e), as amended by 
paragraph (1), is further amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘widow’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘widow or widower’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘she’’ and inserting ‘‘she 
or he’’. 
SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be considered to affect— 
(1) any provision of law relating to the security 
or protection of a former President or a member of 
the family of a former President; or 
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(2) funding, under the law amended by this sec-
tion or under any other law, to carry out any provi-
sion of law described in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION RULES. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) TRANSITION RULES.— 
(1) FORMER PRESIDENTS.—In the case of any 
individual who is a former President on the date of 
enactment of this Act, the amendment made by sec-
tion 2(a) shall be applied as if the commencement 
date referred in subsection (b)(1)(A) of the section 
amended by this Act coincided with such date of en-
actment. 
(2) WIDOWS.—In the case of any individual 
who is the widow of a former President on the date 
of enactment of this Act, the amendments made by 
section 2(b)(1) shall be applied as if the commence-
ment date referred to in subsection (e)(1) of the sec-
tion amended by this Act coincided with such date 
of enactment. 
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‘‘(A) conduct mission-related co-design ac-
tivities in developing such exascale platforms; 
‘‘(B) develop those advancements in hard-
ware and software technology required to fully 
realize the potential of an exascale production 
system in addressing Department target appli-
cations and solving scientific problems involving 
predictive modeling and simulation and large- 
scale data analytics and management; and 
‘‘(C) explore the use of exascale computing 
technologies to advance a broad range of 
science and engineering. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out this 
program, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) provide, on a competitive, merit-re-
viewed basis, access for researchers in United 
States industry, institutions of higher edu-
cation, National Laboratories, and other Fed-
eral agencies to these exascale systems, as ap-
propriate; and 
‘‘(B) conduct outreach programs to in-
crease the readiness for the use of such plat-
forms by domestic industries, including manu-
facturers. 
‘‘(4) REPORTS.— 
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‘‘(A) INTEGRATED
STRATEGY
AND
PRO-
GRAM
MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The Secretary 
shall submit to Congress, not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of the Amer-
ican Super Computing Leadership Act, a report 
outlining an integrated strategy and program 
management plan, including target dates for 
prototypical and production exascale platforms, 
interim milestones to reaching these targets, 
functional requirements, roles and responsibil-
ities of National Laboratories and industry, ac-
quisition strategy, and estimated resources re-
quired, to achieve this exascale system capa-
bility. The report shall include the Secretary’s 
plan for Departmental organization to manage 
and execute the Exascale Computing Program, 
including definition of the roles and responsibil-
ities within the Department to ensure an inte-
grated program across the Department. The re-
port shall also include a plan for ensuring bal-
ance and prioritizing across ASCR subprograms 
in a flat or slow-growth budget environment. 
‘‘(B) STATUS REPORTS.—At the time of 
the budget submission of the Department for 
each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit a 
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emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS