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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2070
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 18, 1995
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
AN ACT
To provide for the distribution within the United States
of the United States Information Agency film entitled
‘‘Fragile Ring of Life’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
HR 2070 RFS
SECTION 1. DISTRIBUTION WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF
UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY FILM
ENTITLED ‘‘FRAGILE RING OF LIFE’’.
Notwithstanding section 208 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22
U.S.C. 1461–1(a)) and the second sentence of section 501
of the United States Information and Education Exchange
Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461)—
(1) the Director of the United States Informa-
tion Agency shall make available to the Archivist of
the United States a master copy of the film entitled
‘‘Fragile Ring of Life’’; and
(2) upon evidence that necessary United States
rights and licenses have been secured and paid for
by the person seeking domestic release of the film,
the Archivist shall—
(A) reimburse the Director for any ex-
penses of the Agency in making that master
copy available;
(B) deposit that film in the National Ar-
chives of the United States; and
(C) make copies of that film available for
purchase and public viewing within the United
States.
HR 2070 RFS
Any reimbursement to the Director pursuant to this sec-
tion shall be credited to the applicable appropriation of
the United States Information Agency.
Passed the House of Representatives October 17,
1995.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
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Calendar No. 464
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2070
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 18, 1995
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
JUNE 26, 1996
Reported by Mr. HELMS, without amendment
AN ACT
To provide for the distribution within the United States
of the United States Information Agency film entitled
‘‘Fragile Ring of Life’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Any reimbursement to the Director pursuant to this sec-
tion shall be credited to the applicable appropriation of
the United States Information Agency.
Calendar No. 464
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2070
AN ACT
To provide for the distribution within the United
States of the United States Information Agency
film entitled ‘‘Fragile Ring of Life’’.
JUNE 26, 1996
Reported without amendment
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY AU-
THORITY OF FEDERAL ELECTION COMMIS-
SION THROUGH 2018. 
Section 309(a)(4)(C)(iv) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(4)(C)(iv)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY AU-
THORITY OF FEDERAL ELECTION COMMIS-
SION. 
(a) APPLICATION TO QUALIFIED DISCLOSURE RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Section 309(a)(4)(C)(i) of the Federal 
Election 
Campaign 
Act 
of 
1971 
(2 
U.S.C. 
437g(a)(4)(C)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘any require-
ment of section 304(a) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a qualified disclosure requirement’’. 
(b) SCHEDULE OF PENALTIES FOR EACH VIOLA-
TION.—Section 309(a)(4)(C)(i)(II) of the Federal Elec-
tion 
Campaign 
Act 
of 
1971 
(2 
U.S.C. 
437g(a)(4)(C)(i)(II)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, for viola-
tions of each qualified disclosure requirement,’’ before 
‘‘under a schedule of penalties’’. 
(c) DEFINITION
OF QUALIFIED DISCLOSURE RE-
QUIREMENT.—Section 309(a)(4)(C) of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(4)(C)) is 
amended— 
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(A) at least one United States passenger 
carrier operates at such airport; and 
(B) the access of all United States pas-
senger carriers to such preclearance operations 
is the same as the access of any non-United 
States passenger carrier. 
(3) A certification that the Secretary of Home-
land Security has considered alternative options to 
preclearance operations and has determined that 
such options are not the most effective means of 
achieving the objectives specified in section 3. 
(4) A certification that the establishment of 
preclearance operations in such foreign country will 
not significantly increase customs processing times 
at United States airports. 
(5) An explanation of other objectives that will 
be served by the establishment of preclearance oper-
ations in such foreign country. 
(6) A certification that representatives from 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection consulted pub-
lically with interested parties, including providers of 
commercial air service in the United States, employ-
ees of such providers, security experts, and such 
other parties as the Secretary determines to be ap-
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referred to in such paragraph significantly exceeds 
the average customs processing time to enter the 
United States through a prclearance operation. 
(3) SUBMISSION.—Based on the assessment 
conducted under paragraph (2), if the Commissioner 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection determines 
that the average customs processing time referred to 
in paragraph (1) significantly exceeds the average 
customs processing time to enter the United States 
through a preclearance operation described in para-
graph (2), the Commissioner shall, not later than 60 
days after making such determination, provide to 
the appropriate congressional committees a remedi-
ation plan for reducing such average customs proc-
essing time referred to in paragraph (1). 
(4) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after submitting the remediation plan referred to in 
paragraph (3), the Commissioner of United States 
Customs and Border Protection shall implement 
those portions of such plan that can be carried out 
using existing resources, excluding the transfer of 
personnel. 
(5) SUSPENSION.—If the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection does not submit the 
remediation plan referred to in paragraph (3) within 
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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 235 
AN ACT 
To permanently extend the Internet Tax Freedom Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY AU-
THORITY OF FEDERAL ELECTION COMMIS-
SION THROUGH 2018. 
Section 309(a)(4)(C)(iv) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(4)(C)(iv)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY AU-
THORITY OF FEDERAL ELECTION COMMIS-
SION. 
(a) APPLICATION TO QUALIFIED DISCLOSURE RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Section 309(a)(4)(C)(i) of the Federal 
Election 
Campaign 
Act 
of 
1971 
(2 
U.S.C. 
437g(a)(4)(C)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘any require-
ment of section 304(a) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a qualified disclosure requirement’’. 
(b) SCHEDULE OF PENALTIES FOR EACH VIOLA-
TION.—Section 309(a)(4)(C)(i)(II) of the Federal Elec-
tion 
Campaign 
Act 
of 
1971 
(2 
U.S.C. 
437g(a)(4)(C)(i)(II)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, for viola-
tions of each qualified disclosure requirement,’’ before 
‘‘under a schedule of penalties’’.
(c) DEFINITION
OF QUALIFIED DISCLOSURE RE-
QUIREMENT.—Section 309(a)(4)(C) of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(4)(C)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating clause (iv), as amended by 
section 1, as clause (v); and 
(2) by inserting after clause (iii) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(iv) In this subparagraph, the term 
‘qualified disclosure requirement’ means any re-
quirement of— 
‘‘(I) subsections (a), (c), (e), (f), (g), 
or (i) of section 304; or 
‘‘(II) section 305.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on the earlier of— 
(1) December 31, 2013; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 
2013. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3487 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to 
extend through 2018 the authority of the Federal 
Election Commission to impose civil money pen-
alties on the basis of a schedule of penalties es-
tablished and published by the Commission, to 
expand such authority to certain other violations, 
and for other purposes.
H. R. 3487 
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen 
An Act 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to extend through 2018 the authority 
of the Federal Election Commission to impose civil money penalties on the basis 
of a schedule of penalties established and published by the Commission, to expand 
such authority to certain other violations, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY AUTHORITY 
OF FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION THROUGH 2018. 
Section 309(a)(4)(C)(iv) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(4)(C)(iv)) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY AUTHORITY OF 
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION. 
(a) APPLICATION TO QUALIFIED DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.— 
Section 309(a)(4)(C)(i) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(4)(C)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘any require-
ment of section 304(a) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a))’’ and inserting 
‘‘a qualified disclosure requirement’’. 
(b) SCHEDULE
OF PENALTIES
FOR EACH VIOLATION.—Section 
309(a)(4)(C)(i)(II) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(4)(C)(i)(II)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, for viola-
tions of each qualified disclosure requirement,’’ before ‘‘under a 
schedule of penalties’’. 
(c) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT.—Sec-
tion 309(a)(4)(C) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(4)(C)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clause (iv), as amended by section 
1, as clause (v); and 
(2) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause: 
‘‘(iv) In this subparagraph, the term ‘qualified disclo-
sure requirement’ means any requirement of— 
‘‘(I) subsections (a), (c), (e), (f), (g), or (i) of section 
304; or 
‘‘(II) section 305.’’.
H. R. 3487—2 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 
earlier of— 
(1) December 31, 2013; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3487 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to extend through 2018 the 
authority of the Federal Election Commission to impose civil money 
penalties on the basis of a schedule of penalties established and published 
by the Commission, to expand such authority to certain other violations, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2013 
Mrs. MILLER of Michigan (for herself, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. HARPER, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. 
ROKITA, Mr. SCHOCK, and Mr. VARGAS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to extend 
through 2018 the authority of the Federal Election Com-
mission to impose civil money penalties on the basis 
of a schedule of penalties established and published by 
the Commission, to expand such authority to certain 
other violations, 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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(1) by redesignating clause (iv), as amended by 
section 1, as clause (v); and 
(2) by inserting after clause (iii) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(iv) In this subparagraph, the term 
‘qualified disclosure requirement’ means any re-
quirement of— 
‘‘(I) subsections (a), (c), (e), (f), (g), 
or (i) of section 304; or 
‘‘(II) section 305.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on the earlier of— 
(1) December 31, 2013; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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II 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3487 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2013 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to extend 
through 2018 the authority of the Federal Election Com-
mission to impose civil money penalties on the basis 
of a schedule of penalties established and published by 
the Commission, to expand such authority to certain 
other violations, and for other purposes. 
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HR 3487 RDS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY AU-
THORITY OF FEDERAL ELECTION COMMIS-
SION THROUGH 2018. 
Section 309(a)(4)(C)(iv) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(4)(C)(iv)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY AU-
THORITY OF FEDERAL ELECTION COMMIS-
SION. 
(a) APPLICATION TO QUALIFIED DISCLOSURE RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Section 309(a)(4)(C)(i) of the Federal 
Election 
Campaign 
Act 
of 
1971 
(2 
U.S.C. 
437g(a)(4)(C)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘any require-
ment of section 304(a) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a qualified disclosure requirement’’. 
(b) SCHEDULE OF PENALTIES FOR EACH VIOLA-
TION.—Section 309(a)(4)(C)(i)(II) of the Federal Elec-
tion 
Campaign 
Act 
of 
1971 
(2 
U.S.C. 
437g(a)(4)(C)(i)(II)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, for viola-
tions of each qualified disclosure requirement,’’ before 
‘‘under a schedule of penalties’’. 
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(c) DEFINITION
OF QUALIFIED DISCLOSURE RE-
QUIREMENT.—Section 309(a)(4)(C) of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(4)(C)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating clause (iv), as amended by 
section 1, as clause (v); and 
(2) by inserting after clause (iii) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(iv) In this subparagraph, the term 
‘qualified disclosure requirement’ means any re-
quirement of— 
‘‘(I) subsections (a), (c), (e), (f), (g), 
or (i) of section 304; or 
‘‘(II) section 305.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on the earlier of— 
(1) December 31, 2013; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 
2013. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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A BILL 
To establish the conditions under which the Secretary of 
Homeland Security may establish preclearance facilities, 
conduct preclearance operations, and provide customs 
services outside the United States, and for other pur-
poses. 
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Title III, Subtitle A
(2) COORDINATION WITH PROVIDERS OUTSIDE
OF AREA PERMITTED.—Nothing in this section shall
be construed as preventing an entity that coordi-
nates the delivery of services in an underserved rural
area with an entity outside the area from qualifying
for financial assistance under this section, or as pre-
venting an entity consisting of a consortia of mem-
bers located in adjoining States from qualifying for
such assistance.
(3) PERMITTING
ENTITIES
NOT
RECEIVING
FUNDING FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN TO RECEIVE
FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—An entity that is
eligible to receive financial assistance under this sec-
tion may receive assistance to carry out activities de-
scribed in subsection (c)(1)(B) notwithstanding that
the entity does not receive assistance to carry out
activities described in subsection (c)(1)(A).
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Financial assistance made
available to eligible entities under this section may
be used only—
(A) for the development of a community
health network and the submission of the plan
for the network to the Secretary; and
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Title III, Subtitle A
‘‘(B) for any second fiscal year of such
payments, is not less than $1 for each $1 of
Federal funds provided in the grant; and
‘‘(C) for any third fiscal year of such pay-
ments, is not less than $3 for each $1 of Fed-
eral funds provided in the grant.
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION
OF
AMOUNT
OF
NON-
FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.—
‘‘(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), non-
Federal contributions required in paragraph (1)
may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, in-
cluding plant, equipment, or services. Amounts
provided by the Federal Government, or serv-
ices assisted or subsidized to any significant ex-
tent by the Federal Government, may not be in-
cluded in determining the amount of such non-
Federal contributions.
‘‘(B) The Secretary may not make a grant
under subsection (a) unless the State involved
agrees that—
‘‘(i) for the first fiscal year of pay-
ments under the grant, 100 percent or less
of the non-Federal contributions required
in paragraph (1) will be provided in the
form of in-kind contributions;
ed by striking ‘‘shall not exceed’’ and all that follows and 
inserting the following: ‘‘shall not exceed— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a taxpayer whose 
modified adjusted gross income for such 
taxable year is less than $100,000 (twice 
such amount in the case of a joint return), 
$10,000 (half such amount in the case of 
a separate return by a married individual), 
and 
‘‘(ii) in any other case, $5,000 (half 
such amount in the case of a separate re-
turn by a married individual).’’. 
(b) MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME.—Para-
graph (2) of section 129(a) of such Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) MODIFIED
ADJUSTED
GROSS
IN-
COME.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 
term ‘modified adjusted gross income’ means 
the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for 
the taxable year increased by any amount ex-
cluded from gross income under section 911, 
931, or 933.’’. 
(c) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 129(a) of such Code, as amended by subsection (b), 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3492 
To provide for the use of hand-propelled vessels in Yellowstone National 
Park, Grand Teton National Park, and the National Elk Refuge, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2013 
Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself and Mr. BISHOP of Utah) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the use of hand-propelled vessels in Yellow-
stone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and 
the National Elk Refuge, 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 ‘‘River Paddling Protec-
tion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REGULATIONS SUPERSEDED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following regulations shall 
have no force or effect with regard to hand-propelled ves-
sels and the Secretary of the Interior may not issue sub-
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stantially similar regulations that apply to hand-propelled 
vessels: 
(1) Section 7.13(d)(4)(ii) of title 36, Code of 
Federal Regulations, regarding vessels on streams 
and rivers in Yellowstone National Park. 
(2) Section 7.22(e)(3) of title 36, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, regarding vessels on lakes and riv-
ers in Grand Teton National Park. 
(b) WILDLIFE-DEPENDENT RECREATIONAL USE.— 
Notwithstanding section 25.21(a) of title 50, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, regarding National Elk Refuge, the use 
of hand-propelled vessels on rivers and streams in the Na-
tional Elk Refuge shall be considered a ‘‘wildlife-depend-
ent recreational use’’ as that term is defined in section 
5(2) of Public Law 89–669 (16 U.S.C. 668ee(2)). 
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