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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2533 
To amend title 28 of the United States Code with respect to proper venue 
for cases filed by corporations under chapter 11 of title 11 of such Code. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2011 
Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COBLE, and Mr. COHEN) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28 of the United States Code with respect 
to proper venue for cases filed by corporations under 
chapter 11 of title 11 of such Code. 
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 ‘‘Chapter 11 Bank-
ruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
Section 1408 of title 28 of the United States Code 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Except’’, 
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(2) by inserting ‘‘and subsection (b) of this sec-
tion’’ after ‘‘this title’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) A case under chapter 11 of title 11 in which 
the person that is the subject of the case is a corporation 
may be commenced only in the district court for the dis-
trict— 
‘‘(1) in which the principal place of business in 
the United States, or principal assets in the United 
States, of such corporation have been located for 1 
year immediately preceding such commencement, or 
for a longer portion of such 1-year period than the 
principal place of business in the United States, or 
principal assets in the United States, of such cor-
poration were located in any other district; or 
‘‘(2) in which there is pending a case under 
chapter 11 of title 11 concerning an affiliate of such 
corporation, if the affiliate in such pending case di-
rectly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with 
power to vote more than 50 percent of the out-
standing voting securities of such corporation.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this 
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Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to 
cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2534 
To provide that the public debt limit shall not affect timely payment of 
certain Social Security, public debt, defense, veterans, and Medicare 
obligations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2011 
Mr. GOWDY (for himself and Mr. SOUTHERLAND) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide that the public debt limit shall not affect timely 
payment of certain Social Security, public debt, defense, 
veterans, and Medicare obligations. 
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 ‘‘Ensuring America’s 
Promises Act of 2011’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 2. TIMELY PAYMENT IN FULL OF CERTAIN OBLIGA-
TIONS NOTWITHSTANDING THE PUBLIC DEBT 
LIMIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in section 3101 of title 
31, United States Code, shall be construed to have the 
effect of— 
(1) precluding or otherwise limiting timely re-
demption of obligations owed to the Federal Old-Age 
and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal 
Disability Insurance Trust Fund to the extent nec-
essary to provide for timely payment in full of bene-
fits payable from such Trust Funds; 
(2) otherwise precluding or limiting timely pay-
ment in full of benefits payable from such Trust 
Funds; 
(3) otherwise precluding or limiting timely pay-
ment in full of amounts necessary to carry out the 
authority of the Department of the Treasury pro-
vided in section 3123 of title 31, United States 
Code, to pay with legal tender the principal and in-
terest on debt held by the public; 
(4) otherwise precluding or limiting timely pay-
ment in full of amounts the Secretary of Defense 
(and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case 
of the Coast Guard) determines to be necessary to 
continue to provide pay and allowances (without 
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interruption) to members of the Army, Navy, Air 
Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including 
reserve components thereof, who perform active serv-
ice; 
(5) otherwise precluding or limiting timely pay-
ment in full of amounts the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs determines necessary to provide the benefits 
and programs under title 38, United States Code, to 
veterans and other individuals; or 
(6) otherwise precluding or limiting timely pay-
ment in full of obligations owned under the Medicare 
program under title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act. 
(b) OPERATION OF THE PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT IN 
OTHER RESPECTS.—The limitation on public debt under 
section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, shall apply 
with respect to matters other than matters affected by 
subsection (a) as if subsection (a) had not been enacted. 
(c) TERMINATION.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall 
cease to have effect after December 31, 2012. 
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 218
To extend until January 1, 1996, the existing suspension of duty on chemical
intermediate.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. JACOBS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To extend until January 1, 1996, the existing suspension
of duty on chemical intermediate.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF EXISTING SUSPENSION OF
DUTY ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATE.
Heading 9902.30.96 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by striking
‘‘12/31/92’’ and inserting ‘‘12/31/95’’.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
The amendment made by section 1 applies with re-
spect 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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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2190
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide that
multicandidate political committee contributions to a candidate in a Sen-
ate or House of Representatives election may constitute only one-third
of the total of contributions accepted by the candidate.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 19, 1993
Mr. SMITH of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
provide that multicandidate political committee contribu-
tions to a candidate in a Senate or House of Representa-
tives election may constitute only one-third of the total
of contributions accepted by the candidate.
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 ‘‘Fairness in Campaign
Finance Act of 1993’’.
HR 2190 IH
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ACCEPTANCE OF MULTICANDIDATE
POLITICAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS BY
CANDIDATES IN SENATE AND HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES ELECTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 315 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(i)(1) A candidate for the office of Senator or Rep-
resentative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to,
the Congress may not accept a multicandidate political
committee contribution with respect to an election if the
amount of the multicandidate political committee con-
tribution plus the total of multicandidate political commit-
tee contributions previously accepted during the same cal-
endar quarter exceeds one-third of the sum of the
multicandidate political committee contribution and the
total of contributions previously accepted from all sources
during that calendar quarter.
‘‘(2) In each report of contributions under this Act,
a candidate referred to in paragraph (1) shall certify com-
pliance with this subsection.
‘‘(3) As used in this subsection, the term
‘multicandidate political committee’ has the meaning given
that term in subsection (a)(4).’’.
HR 2190 IH
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections held
after November 8, 1994.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2191
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry
out a demonstration program to make grants to community development
corporations for reducing interest rates on loans for economic develop-
ment activities in 5 federally designated enterprise zones.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 19, 1993
Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. APPLEGATE, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts,
Mr. MCCLOSKEY, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. FILNER, and Mr. BLACKWELL)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment to carry out a demonstration program to make
grants to community development corporations for reduc-
ing interest rates on loans for economic development
activities in 5 federally designated enterprise zones.
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 ‘‘Economic Development
Loan Assistance Demonstration Program Act of 1993’’.
HR 2191 IH
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND SCOPE OF DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development shall carry out a program to
demonstrate the effectiveness of encouraging economic de-
velopment in enterprise zones by making grants to com-
munity development corporations for reducing interest
rates on loans for economic development activities in the
enterprise zones.
(b) SELECTION OF ENTERPRISE ZONES.—
(1) NUMBER.—The Secretary shall carry out
the demonstration program under this Act with re-
spect to 5 enterprise zones, which the Secretary
shall select not later than the expiration of the 30-
day period beginning on the date the termination of
the period referred to in section 701(a)(4)(B) of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1987.
(2) DIVERSITY.—Of the enterprise zones se-
lected under this subsection, not less than 2 shall be
located in rural areas (as described in section
701(a)(2)(B) of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1987) and not less than 2 shall be
located in metropolitan statistical areas (as des-
ignated by the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget). In selecting the enterprise zones, the
Secretary shall provide for national geographic diver-
the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of 
Labor). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for all fiscal years— 
(1) $5,000,000,000 for purposes of making 
grants under subsection (a), and 
(2) $5,000,000,000 for purposes of carrying out 
subsection (b). 
SEC. 3. DEDUCTION FOR INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO DO-
MESTIC PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES NOT AL-
LOWED WITH RESPECT TO OIL AND GAS AC-
TIVITIES OF MAJOR INTEGRATED OIL COM-
PANIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
199(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (ii), by striking 
the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, 
and by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause: 
‘‘(iv) in the case of a major integrated 
oil 
company 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
167(h)(5)), the production, refining, proc-
essing, transportation, or distribution of 
oil, gas, or any primary product thereof.’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2537 
To provide grants to cities with high unemployment rates to provide job 
training, public works, and economic development programs, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2011 
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. MOORE, and Mr. FILNER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and In-
frastructure, Financial Services, and Education and the Workforce, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide grants to cities with high unemployment rates 
to provide job training, public works, and economic devel-
opment programs, 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 ‘‘Jobs for Urban Sus-
tainability and Training in America Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANTS TO CITIES WITH HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT. 
(a) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE GRANTS FOR PUB-
LIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.—The Sec-
retary of Commerce may make additional grants— 
(1) to cities with high unemployment, under 
sections 201, 203, 207, and 209 of the Public Works 
and Economic Development Act of 1965; and 
(2) under the Trade Adjustment Assistance for 
Firms Program under chapters 3 and 5 of title II 
of the Trade Act of 1974. 
(b) DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR GRANTS
FOR JOB 
TRAINING PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of Labor shall 
carry out adult and dislocated worker employment and 
training activities under chapter V of subtitle B of title 
I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2861 et seq.) to benefit cities with high unemployment. 
(c) CITY WITH HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT DEFINED.— 
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘city with high un-
employment’’ means a city that— 
(1) has a population of at least 600,000 people; 
and 
(2) has, for each month beginning with January 
2009, and ending on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, an unemployment rate greater than the na-
tional unemployment rate (determined by reference 
to the monthly unemployment data announced by 
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solicit the views of the Federal agency before ap-
proving the application. 
‘‘(c) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.—A written agreement 
under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) be executed by the Governor of the State 
or the head of the State agency referred to in sub-
section (b)(3)(C); 
‘‘(2) be in such form as the responsible Federal 
official may prescribe; and 
‘‘(3) provide that the State— 
‘‘(A) agrees to assume all or part of the re-
sponsibilities of the responsible Federal official 
described in subsection (a); 
‘‘(B) expressly consents, on behalf of the 
State, to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal 
courts for the compliance, discharge, and en-
forcement of any responsibility of the respon-
sible Federal official assumed by the State; 
‘‘(C) certifies that State laws (including 
regulations) are in effect that— 
‘‘(i) authorize the State to take the 
actions necessary to carry out the respon-
sibilities being assumed; and 
‘‘(ii) are comparable to section 552 of 
title 5, including providing that any deci-
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2539 
To establish a competitive grant program for youth summer job placement. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2011 
Ms. FUDGE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To establish a competitive grant program for youth summer 
job placement. 
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 ‘‘National Youth Sum-
mer Jobs Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR SUMMER JOBS FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL 
YOUTH PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor, subject 
to the availability of appropriations, shall award competi-
tive grants to eligible entities for the purpose of providing 
job placement during the summer for out-of-school youths. 
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‘‘(B) PERMITS FOR DREDGED OR FILL MA-
TERIAL.—Nothing in this paragraph exempts the 
conduct of a silvicultural activity resulting in 
the discharge of dredged or fill material from 
any permitting requirement under section 404.’’. 
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2194
AN ACT
For the relief of Merrill Lannen.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
RELOCATION 
EXPENSES 
FOR 
MERRILL
LANNEN.
Merrill Lannen of Tampa, Florida, shall be deemed
to be an employee whose transfer in March 1985 from
the United States Postal Service to the United States
Army Corps of Engineers entitled him to travel, transpor-
tation, and relocation expenses authorized, at the time of
the transfer, under subchapter II of chapter 57 of title
5, United States Code, for other transferred employees
within the meaning of chapter 57 of such title.
Passed the House of Representatives August 2,
1994.
Attest:
Clerk.
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2194
AN ACT
For the relief of Merrill Lannen.
V
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2194
For the relief of Merrill Lannen.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 19, 1993
Mr. BROWDER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Merrill Lannen.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
RELOCATION 
EXPENSES 
FOR 
MERRILL
LANNEN.
Merrill Lannen of Tampa, Florida, shall be deemed
to be an employee whose transfer in March 1985 from
the United States Postal Service to the United States
Army Corps of Engineers entitled him to travel, transpor-
tation, and relocation expenses authorized, at the time of
the transfer, under subchapter II of chapter 57 of title
5, United States Code, for other transferred employees
within the meaning of chapter 57 of such title.
‘‘SEC. 109. GLOBAL CHANGE DATA AND INFORMATION
SYSTEM.
‘‘(a) The National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion, in coordination with other agencies that belong to the
Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences, shall es-
tablish the requirements and architecture for, design, and
develop a Global Change Data and Information System
that shall serve as the system to process, archive, and dis-
tribute data generated by the Global Change Research Pro-
gram.
‘‘(b) The National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion shall design the Global Change Data and Information
System—
‘‘(1) so that other Federal agencies may connect
data centers operated by such agencies to such Sys-
tem; and
‘‘(2) so as to minimize, to the extent practicable,
the cost of connecting such data centers.
‘‘(c) Each agency involved in the Global Change Re-
search Program shall retain the responsibility to establish
and operate Global Change Data and Information System
data centers to process, archive, and distribute data gen-
erated by such agency’s programs. Agencies may agree to
assume the responsibility for processing, archiving, or dis-
tributing data generated by other agencies.’’.
(b) SET-ASIDE FOR OUTREACH.—Of the amounts 
appropriated to carry out this Act for a fiscal year pursu-
ant to the authorization under subsection (a), not less 
than 15% shall be used for outreach activities to make 
the public aware of the availability of the telephone service 
established under this Act. 
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VIII
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2194
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
AUGUST 3 (legislative day, JULY 20), 1994
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
AN ACT
For the relief of Merrill Lannen.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
RELOCATION 
EXPENSES 
FOR 
MERRILL
LANNEN.
Merrill Lannen of Tampa, Florida, shall be deemed
to be an employee whose transfer in March 1985 from
the United States Postal Service to the United States
Army Corps of Engineers entitled him to travel, transpor-
tation, and relocation expenses authorized, at the time of
the transfer, under subchapter II of chapter 57 of title
HR 2194 RFS
5, United States Code, for other transferred employees
within the meaning of chapter 57 of such title.
Passed the House of Representatives August 2,
1994.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.