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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 296
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. PANETTA introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committee on Natural Resources and Merchant Marine and Fisheries
A BILL
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Section 3(3) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
Act (43 U.S.C. 1332(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘expedi-
tious and’’.
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION OF LEASING.
Section 5(a)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
Act (43 U.S.C. 1334(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as
follows:
‘‘(A) that such cancellation shall occur if the
Secretary determines, after a hearing, that—
‘‘(i) activity pursuant to such lease or per-
mit has resulted in serious harm or damage or
poses a serious threat of serious harm or dam-
age to life (including fish and other aquatic
life), to property, to any mineral (in areas
leased or not leased), to the national security or
defense, or to the marine, coastal, or human en-
vironment; and
‘‘(ii) the environmental or other resources
harmed or placed at risk as described in clause
(i) are of substantial value;’’;
(2) in subparagraph (B) by—
(A) inserting ‘‘or pursuant to an Act of
Congress’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; and
(B) striking ‘‘five years’’ and inserting
‘‘one year’’; and
(3) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘such com-
pensation as he shows’’ and inserting ‘‘such com-
pensation (in the form of currency, forgiveness of
the lessee’s obligation to pay rents or royalties on
another lease issued pursuant to this Act, or credits
against bonus payments for future lease purchases
pursuant to this Act) as the lessee shows’’.
SEC. 3. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LEASING PROGRAM.
Section 18(c)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344(c)(2)) is amended in the third
sentence by striking ‘‘reply in writing’’ and all that follows
through the end of the sentence and inserting ‘‘in writing
grant the request or, if the Secretary finds, on the record
after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, that the
request was based on a material error of fact or that the
Governor acted arbitrarily and capriciously in making the
request, deny the request in whole or in part or grant the
request in such modified form as the Secretary finds to
be necessary to conform to the policy stated in section 3
of this Act.’’.
SEC. 4. COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION WITH AF-
FECTED STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
(a) DETERMINATION OF NATIONAL INTEREST.—The
second sentence of section 19(c) of the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1345(c)) is amended to read
as follows: ‘‘For purposes of this subsection, the national
interest shall be determined by application of a balancing
process that gives equal weight to obtaining oil and gas
supplies and to protection of the environment, and that
permits the consideration of other factors.’’.
(b) FINALITY OF ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF
RECOMMENDATIONS.—Section 19(d) of the Outer Con-
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4185 
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish 
a loan guarantee program to assist small business concerns that manufac-
ture clean energy technologies in the United States, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2012 
Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mrs. CAPPS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration to establish a loan guarantee program to assist 
small business concerns that manufacture clean energy 
technologies in the United States, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Clean 
Energy Financing Act of 2012’’. 
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tinental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1345(d)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(d) The Secretary shall accept a Governor’s rec-
ommendations as providing a reasonable balance between
the national interest and the well-being of the citizens of
the affected State unless the Secretary finds, on the record
after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that the rec-
ommendations were based on a material error of fact or
that the Governor acted arbitrarily and capriciously in
making the recommendations.’’.
SEC. 5. ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES.
Section 20(a)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1346(a)(2)) is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following new sentence: ‘‘Each study
required by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be com-
pleted, subjected to peer review by at least 3 qualified sci-
entists not employed or compensated by the Secretary or
any other interested party, and published, not later than
180 days before the date on which the lease sale is an-
nounced.’’.
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under such paragraph (8) or (9) (as defined in paragraph
(3)(A) or (B), as applicable) was a contributing factor in
the personnel action which was taken or is to be taken
against such employee, former employee, or applicant.
‘‘(2) Corrective action under paragraph (1) may not
be ordered if the agency demonstrates by clear and con-
vincing evidence that it would have taken the same person-
nel action in the absence of the protected conduct involved.
‘‘(3) For the purpose of this subsection, the term
‘protected conduct’ means—
‘‘(A) with respect to paragraph (8) of section
2302(b), any disclosure described in subparagraph
(A) or (B) of such paragraph; and
‘‘(B) with respect to paragraph (9) of section
2302(b), any conduct described in subparagraph
(A), (B), (C), or (D) of such paragraph.’’.
(2) SAME
STANDARD
IF
RELIEF
IS
SOUGHT
THROUGH OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of
section 1214(b)(4) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(B)(i) Subject to the provisions of clause (ii), in any
case involving an alleged prohibited personnel practice as
described in paragraph (8) or (9) of section 2302(b), the
Board shall order such corrective action as the Board con-
SECTION 1. CLARIFYING CERTAIN PROPERTY DESCRIP-
TIONS IN PROVO RIVER PROJECT TRANSFER 
ACT. 
(a) PLEASANT GROVE PROPERTY.—Section 2(4)(A) 
of the Provo River Project Transfer Act (Public Law 108– 
382; 118 Stat. 2212) is amended by striking ‘‘of enact-
ment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on which the parcel is 
conveyed under section 3(a)(2)’’. 
(b) PROVO RESERVOIR CANAL.—Section 2(5) of the 
Provo River Project Transfer Act (Public Law 108–382; 
118 Stat. 2212) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘canal, and any associated land, 
rights-of-way, and facilities’’ and inserting ‘‘water 
conveyance facility historically known as the Provo 
Reservoir Canal and all associated bridges, fixtures, 
structures, facilities, lands, interests in land, and 
rights-of-way held,’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and forebay’’ after ‘‘Diversion 
Dam’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘near the Jordan Narrows to 
the point where water is discharged to the Welby- 
Jacob Canal and the Utah Lake Distributing Canal’’ 
after ‘‘Penstock’’; and
(4) by striking ‘‘of enactment of this Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘on which the Provo Reservoir Canal is 
conveyed under section 3(a)(1)’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 
2013. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4201 
AN ACT 
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
for the protection of child custody arrangements for par-
ents who are members of the Armed Forces. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 255 
AN ACT 
To amend certain definitions contained in the 
Provo River Project Transfer Act for purposes of 
clarifying certain property descriptions, and for 
other purposes.
to a prohibited personnel practice described in section
2302(b)(1).’’.
(3) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 1221(a)
is amended by striking ‘‘subsection 1214(a)(3)’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 1214(a)(3)’’.
(b) REVIEW BY THE UNITED STATES COURT OF AP-
PEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Sections 1214(c)(2) and
1221(h)(2) of title 5, United States Code, are each
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2)(A) A petition for review under this subsection
shall be filed with the United States Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit within 30 days after the
date the petitioner receives notice of the final order or de-
cision of the Board.
‘‘(B) The provisions of section 706 shall govern any
such review, notwithstanding any provision of section
7703(b)(1).
‘‘(C) For purposes of applying the provisions of sec-
tion 7703(d) with respect to any matter as to which judi-
cial review is sought under this subsection, the reference
in such provisions to the ‘United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit’ shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘United States Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit’.’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
7703(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘subsection,’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section or section 1214(c)(2) or 1221(h)(2),’’.
(c) AMENDMENTS
RELATING
TO
THE
‘‘PASS-
THROUGH’’ REQUIREMENT.—Section 1214(a)(3) of title
5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘This paragraph shall not apply with respect to a prohib-
ited personnel practice described in section 2302(b)(8).’’;
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and
(B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
(3) by striking the matter before subparagraph
(B) (as so redesignated by paragraph (2)) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(3) Except as provided in the last sentence of this
paragraph, an employee, former employee, or applicant for
employment may not seek corrective action from the
Board under section 1221 unless—
‘‘(A) such employee, former employee, or appli-
cant has sought corrective action from the Special
Counsel under this subchapter;’’.
(d) CHOICE OF REMEDIES.—
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3887 
To provide increased funding for the reinsurance for early retirees program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2012 
Mr. HOLT (for himself and Mr. COURTNEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To provide increased funding for the reinsurance for early 
retirees program. 
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 ‘‘Retiree Health Cov-
erage Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASED FUNDING FOR EARLY RETIREE REIN-
SURANCE. 
Section 1102(e) of the Patient Protection and Afford-
able Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18002(e)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘5,000,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘10,000,000,000’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 236
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3221
[Report No. 103–396]
A BILL
To provide for the adjudication of certain claims
against the Government of Iraq.
FEBRUARY 28, 1994
The Committee on the Judiciary discharged, committed
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union, and ordered to be printed
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3888 
To authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable energy projects in 
developing countries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2012 
Mr. ISRAEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize microenterprise assistance for renewable energy 
projects in developing countries. 
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 cited as the ‘‘Solar Villages Initiative 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MICROENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE FOR RENEWABLE 
ENERGY PROJECTS IN DEVELOPING COUN-
TRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting through the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
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national Development and in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State and the Secretary of Energy, is authorized 
to provide assistance for renewable energy projects de-
scribed in subsection (b) in developing countries to in-
crease the availability of credit, savings, and other services 
to microfinance and microenterprise clients lacking full ac-
cess to capital, training, technical assistance, and business 
development services. 
(b) TYPES
OF PROJECTS.—The renewable energy 
projects described in this subsection include projects to as-
sist small and micro businesses that loan or sell solar lan-
terns or lamps and other solar energy technologies. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In providing assistance under sub-
section (a), the President shall give priority to empowering 
female-owned businesses in developing countries. 
(d) RELATION TO EXISTING AUTHORITIES.—Assist-
ance provided under subsection (a) shall be made available 
under the authorities of section 252 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2211a). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry 
out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2013, 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, $7,500,000 for fiscal year 
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2015, $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2016, $10,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2017, and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2018. 
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Union Calendar No. 221
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3221
[Report No. 103–396]
A BILL
To provide for the adjudication of certain claims
against the Government of Iraq.
NOVEMBER 20, 1993
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 388 
To provide that the detention facility at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba remains open indefinitely and to require that individuals detained 
at the facility be tried only by military commission, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2011 
Mr. ROONEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide that the detention facility at Naval Station, Guan-
tanamo Bay, Cuba remains open indefinitely and to re-
quire that individuals detained at the facility be tried 
only by military commission, 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 ‘‘Detainee Trials at 
Gitmo Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DETENTION FACILITY AT NAVAL STATION, GUANTA-
NAMO BAY, CUBA TO REMAIN OPEN AND RE-
QUIREMENT THAT INDIVIDUALS DETAINED 
AT THAT FACILITY BE TRIED ONLY BY MILI-
TARY COMMISSION. 
(a) DETENTION FACILITY.—The detention facility at 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba shall remain in 
use indefinitely by the United States as a detention facil-
ity. 
(b) TRIAL BY MILITARY COMMISSION.—Any indi-
vidual who is detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
may only be tried by military commission under chapter 
47A of title 10, United States Code. Any trial of such an 
individual by military commission shall be conducted at 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3890 
To provide for additional Federal district judgeships. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2012 
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself and Mr. MCCARTHY of 
California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for additional Federal district judgeships. 
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 ‘‘Emergency Judicial 
Relief Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGESHIPS. 
(a) ADDITIONAL
PERMANENT
DISTRICT
JUDGE-
SHIP.—The President shall appoint, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate— 
(1) 2 additional district judges for the district 
of Arizona; 
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‘‘(2)(A) The provisions of a negotiated grievance pro-
cedure providing for binding arbitration in accordance
with paragraph (1)(C)(iii) shall, if or to the extent that
an alleged prohibited personnel practice is involved, allow
the arbitrator to order—
‘‘(i) a stay of any personnel action in a manner
similar to the manner described in section 1221(c)
with respect to the Merit Systems Protection Board;
and
‘‘(ii) the taking, by an agency, of any discipli-
nary action identified under section 1215(a)(3) that
is otherwise within the authority of such agency to
take.
‘‘(B) Any employee who is the subject of any discipli-
nary action ordered under subparagraph (A)(ii) may ap-
peal such action to the same extent and in the same man-
ner as if the agency had taken the disciplinary action ab-
sent arbitration.’’.
(e) CHOICE OF REMEDIES PROVISION NOT INVOLV-
ING JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Section 7121 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(g)(1) This subsection applies with respect to a pro-
hibited personnel practice other than a prohibited person-
nel practice to which subsection (d) applies.
‘‘(2) An aggrieved employee affected by a prohibited
personnel practice described in paragraph (1) may elect
not more than one of the remedies described in paragraph
(3) with respect thereto. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, a determination as to whether a particular rem-
edy has been elected shall be made in the same way as
set forth in section 1232(c).
‘‘(3) The remedies described in this paragraph are
as follows:
‘‘(A) An appeal to the Merit Systems Protection
Board under section 7701.
‘‘(B) A negotiated grievance procedure under
this section.
‘‘(C) Procedures for seeking corrective action
under subchapters II and III of chapter 12.’’.
SEC. 6. PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS.
Paragraph (5) of section 4313 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(5) meeting affirmative action goals, achieve-
ment of equal employment opportunity requirements,
and compliance with the merit systems principles set
forth in section 2301.’’.
SEC. 7. IMPLEMENTATION.
(a) POLICY STATEMENT.—No later than 6 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Special
(2) 4 additional district judges for the eastern 
district of California; 
(3) 1 additional district judge for the district of 
Minnesota; 
(4) 1 additional district judge for the southern 
district of Texas; and 
(5) 2 additional district judges for the western 
district of Texas. 
(b) CONVERSION OF TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.—The 
existing judgeships for the district of Arizona and the cen-
tral district of California authorized by section 312(c) of 
the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations 
Authorization Act (28 U.S.C. 133 note; Public Law 107– 
273; 116 Stat. 1788), as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act, shall be authorized under section 133 of title 
28, United States Code, and the incumbents in those of-
fices shall hold the office under section 133 of title 28, 
United States Code, as amended by this Act. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
The table contained in section 133(a) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to the district 
of Arizona and inserting the following: 
‘‘Arizona ...................................................................................................
15’’; 
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Counsel shall issue a policy statement regarding the imple-
mentation of the amendments made by the Whistleblower
Protection Act of 1989. Such policy statement shall be
made available to each person alleging a prohibited per-
sonnel practice described in section 2302(b) of title 5,
United States Code, and shall include detailed guidelines
identifying specific categories of information that may (or
may not) be communicated to agency officials for an inves-
tigative purpose, or for the purpose of obtaining corrective
action under section 1214 of title 5, United States Code,
or disciplinary action under section 1215 of such title, the
circumstances under which such information is likely to
be disclosed, and whether or not the consent of any person
is required in advance of any such communication.
(b) TERMINATION STATEMENT.—The Special Coun-
sel shall include in any written statement under section
1214(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, the name
and telephone number of an employee of the Office of Spe-
cial Counsel who shall be available to respond to reason-
able questions from the person regarding the investigation
involved, the relevant facts ascertained by the Special
Counsel, and the law applicable to the person’s allegations.
SEC. 8. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO ATTORNEY’S FEES.
(a) CHAPTER 12.—Section 1221(g) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘attorney’s fees’’ each