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‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The study under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include— 
‘‘(i) an audit of the costs of devel-
oping each innovative postal and nonpostal 
product and service developed or offered by 
the Postal Service; 
‘‘(ii) the sales volume of each product 
and service; 
‘‘(iii) the revenues and profits gen-
erated by each product and service; and 
‘‘(iv) the likelihood of continued suc-
cess of each product and service. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller 
General shall submit a report concerning the study 
under paragraph (1) to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representa-
tives.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 2 of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘209. Innovation and accountability.’’. 
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TITLE IV—MAINTAINING LEVELS 
OF SERVICE 
SEC. 401. SIX-DAY DELIVERY. 
Section 404a(a) of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) reduce the frequency of the delivery of 
mail to fewer than 6 days each week.’’. 
SEC. 402. SERVICE STANDARDS FOR MARKET-DOMINANT 
PRODUCTS. 
Section 3691 of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) 
RESTRICTION
ON
AUTHORITY.—Notwith-
standing subsections (a), (b), and (c), the Postal Service 
may not increase the expected delivery time for market- 
dominant products required under part 121 of title 39, 
Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on March 2, 
2010.’’. 
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prohibit any of the activities which may not be regulated
or prohibited under paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) of
section 203(b) of the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act.’’.
SEC. 8. APPLICABILITY.
(a) INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POW-
ERS ACT.—The amendments made by sections 2(a), 3(a),
4(a), and 5(a) apply to actions taken by the President
under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
before the date of the enactment of this Act which are
in effect on such date of enactment, and to actions taken
under such section on or after such date of enactment.
(b) TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT.—(1) The au-
thorities conferred upon the President by section 5(b) of
the Trading With the Enemy Act, which were being exer-
cised with respect to a country on July 1, 1977, as a result
of a national emergency declared by the President before
the date, and are being exercised on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, do not include the authority to regulate
or prohibit, directly or indirectly, any activity which, under
paragraph (4), (5), (6), or (7) of section 5(b) of the Trad-
ing With the Enemy Act, as amended and added by this
Act, may not be regulated or prohibited.
(2) The amendments made by sections 2(c), 3(b),
4(b), and 5(b) apply to actions taken by the President
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6722 
AN ACT 
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community- 
based outpatient clinic in French Camp, California, as 
the ‘‘Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6725 
AN ACT 
To change the address of the Marilyn Monroe Post Office, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
gress, an employee whose pay is disbursed by the
Director of Nonlegislative and Financial Services of
the House of Representatives, and an employee
whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate;
‘‘(C) the term ‘foreign business entity’ means a
partnership, association, corporation, organization,
or other combination of persons either organized
under the laws of or having its principal place of
business in a foreign country;
‘‘(D) the term ‘foreign government’ means the
‘government of a foreign country’, as defined in sec-
tion 1(e) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of
1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611(e));
‘‘(E) the term ‘foreign political party’ has the
meaning given that term in section 1(f) of the For-
eign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended
(22 U.S.C. 611(f));
‘‘(F) the term ‘Member of Congress’ means a
Senator or a Representative in, or Delegate or Resi-
dent Commissioner to, the Congress;
‘‘(G) the term ‘senior appointee’ means any in-
dividual who is appointed on or after January 20,
1993, by the President, the Vice President, or the
head of an agency to a full-time, noncareer position
in an agency and whose rate of basic pay is not less
than the rate of basic pay in effect for level V of the
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of this title;
‘‘(H) the term ‘senior congressional staff mem-
ber’ means a person who is a congressional staff
member after January 4, 1993, and whose rate of
basic pay is not less than the rate of basic pay in
effect for level V of the Executive Schedule under
section 5316 of this title;
‘‘(I) the term ‘senior member of the Federal
Government’ means a senior appointee, a Member of
Congress serving after January 4, 1993, or a senior
congressional staff member; and
‘‘(J) the term ‘written communication’ includes
any communication, other than an oral communica-
tion, that is transmitted by any means, including
electronic device.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
Section 552b(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘, except as provided in sub-
section (n),’’ after ‘‘ ‘agency’ ’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘section 552(e)’’ and inserting
‘‘section 552(f)’’.
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‘‘(31)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
the term ‘large capacity ammunition feeding device’
means—
‘‘(i) a detachable magazine, belt, drum, feed
strip, or similar device which has, or which can be
readily restored or converted to have, a capacity of
more than 7 rounds of ammunition; and
‘‘(ii) any part or combination of parts, designed
or intended to convert a detachable magazine, belt,
drum, feed strip, or similar device into a device de-
scribed in clause (i).
‘‘(B) The term ‘large capacity ammunition feeding
device’ does not include any attached tubular device de-
signed to accept and capable of operating with only .22
rimfire caliber ammunition.’’.
(c) PENALTY.—Section 924(a)(1)(B) of such title, as
amended by sections 6(a), 2(d)(1), and 4(b) of this Act,
is amended by striking ‘‘or (u)’’ and inserting ‘‘(u), or
(v)’’.
(d) REGULATIONS.—Section 926 of such title is
amended by adding after the subsection added by section
2(e)(1) of this Act the following:
‘‘(e) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations re-
quiring manufacturers of large capacity ammunition feed-
ing devices to stamp each such device manufactured after
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by paragraph (1) shall take effect at the end of the
60-day period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(3) TRANSITION PERIOD.—Notwithstanding the
amendments made by paragraph (1), if the total
amount of insured deposits of any accountholder at
any insured credit union (determined as of the close
of business on the day before the effective date of
such amendments under paragraph (2)) exceeds
$25,000, such excess amount may continue to be
treated, in accordance with regulations which the
National Credit Union Administration shall pre-
scribe, as insured deposits in the manner provided in
section 206(d)(1) of the Federal Credit Union Act
during the 1-year period beginning on such effective
date.
(4) NOTICE.—The National Credit Union Ad-
ministration shall require, by regulation, each in-
sured credit union to provide notice to each
accountholder at such credit union before the end of
the 60-day period described in paragraph (2) of—
(A) the reduction in the amount of deposit
insurance available on deposits at the credit
union; and
(B) the transition rules prescribed pursu-
ant to paragraph (3).
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Board of Directors of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the National
Credit Union Administration Board shall prescribe regula-
tions necessary to carry out this section.
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall award not less than
10 grants each fiscal year under this section.
(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph
(1), the Secretary may award less than 10 grants
under this section in a fiscal year if the Secretary
determines that there are an inadequate number of
applications submitted that meet the eligibility and
approval requirements of this section in such fiscal
year.
(d) DESIGNATION OF MODEL STATES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall des-
ignate each State receiving a grant under this sec-
tion as a model alternative dispute resolution State.
(2) EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF GRANT.—Upon
application to the Secretary, a State designated
under paragraph (1) shall be eligible for a 2-year ex-
tension of the grant received under this section.
(3) DISSEMINATION
OF
INFORMATION
TO
OTHER
STATES.—The Secretary shall disseminate
information on the alternative dispute resolution sys-
tems implemented by the States designated under
paragraph (1) to other States, health care profes-
sionals, health care providers, and other interested
parties.
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incomes, between 1977 and 1988, falling 3.5
percent in contrast to the richest 1 percent of
the population whose incomes more than dou-
bled in that time period.
(3) the future well-being of the United States
and the well-being of its citizens depends on the es-
tablishment and maintenance of viable community
development enterprises;
(4) meeting the goal of establishing and main-
taining viable community development enterprises
requires—
(A) increased public and private invest-
ment in business development activities, espe-
cially in the small business sector which gen-
erates the majority of new jobs as evidenced by
the fact that between 1980 and 1986, enter-
prises with less than 100 employees accounted
for more than 50 percent of the jobs created in
the United States;
(B) increased investment and technical as-
sistance to existing community based enter-
prises as evidenced by the fact that during the
first half of the 1980’s, more than 75 percent
of the total net new jobs in the United States
came from the expansion of existing businesses;
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.
The provisions of sections 1 and 2 apply with respect
to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for con-
sumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1829 
To provide for the eradication and control of nutria. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2011 
Mr. BOUSTANY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for the eradication and control of nutria. 
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 ‘‘Nutria Eradication 
and Control Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
Section 2 of the Nutria Eradication and Control Act 
of 2003 (Public Law 108–16; 117 Stat. 621) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1824 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications with respect 
to the board of directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Au-
thority, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2011 
Mr. WOLF introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifica-
tions with respect to the board of directors of the Metro-
politan Washington Airports Authority, 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. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF METROPOLITAN 
WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY. 
(a) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 49106(c)(1) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 
by striking ‘‘13 members’’ and inserting ‘‘17 mem-
bers’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘5 mem-
bers’’ and inserting ‘‘9 members’’. 
(b) TERM.—Section 49106(c)(3) of such title is 
amended by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
following: ‘‘A member may not serve after the expiration 
of the member’s term.’’. 
(c) REMOVAL
AUTHORITY.—Section 49106(c) of 
such title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6) by striking subparagraph 
(C); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7)(A) A member of the board appointed under 
paragraph (1)(A) shall serve at the pleasure of the Gov-
ernor of Virginia. 
‘‘(B) A member of the board appointed under para-
graph (1)(B) shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor of 
the District of Columbia. 
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‘‘(C) A member of the board appointed under para-
graph (1)(C) shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor 
of Maryland. 
‘‘(D) A member of the board appointed under para-
graph (1)(D) shall serve at the pleasure of the Presi-
dent.’’. 
(d) APPROVAL OF BOND ISSUES AND ANNUAL BUDG-
ET.—Section 49106(c)(8) (as redesignated by subsection 
(c)(2) of this section) is amended by striking ‘‘Eight 
votes’’ and inserting ‘‘Nine votes’’. 
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1564
To save Florida Bay.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 31, 1993
Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. LEWIS of Florida, Ms. ROS-
LEHTINEN, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. GOSS,
Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. BACCHUS of Florida, Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, Mr.
MILLER of Florida, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HUTTO, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr.
MICA, Mr. PETERSON of Florida, Mrs. THURMAN, Mrs. FOWLER, Ms.
BROWN of Florida, Mr. CANADY, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, and Mrs. MEEK
of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and Natural Resources
A BILL
To save Florida Bay.
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 ‘‘Save Florida Bay Act
of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Florida Bay is vitally important to both the
economy and ecology of the State of Florida.
(2) Florida Bay’s environmental health has
been deteriorating at a rapid rate, which for un-
known reasons is presently accelerating.
(3) Florida Bay is the principal nursery for
Florida’s largest commercial and sport fishing fish-
eries.
(4) 55 square miles of seagrasses in Florida
Bay have died since 1987.
(5) The number of pink shrimp caught after
maturing in Florida Bay is near a 30-year low.
(6) Mangroves and sponges in Florida Bay are
dying at an alarming rate.
(7) Florida Bay is currently abnormally saline
and warm, causing an unhealthy habitat for juvenile
shrimp, lobster, fish, and other creatures.
(8) The nearby coral reefs, the only living coral
reefs in the Nation, are endangered by the changes
occurring in Florida Bay.
(9) The most massive plankton bloom ever
found in Florida Bay was recorded in the summer
of 1992 and still exists.
(10) A dearth of knowledge exists on how Flor-
ida Bay’s ecosystem functions.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEE.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Chairman of the Council on Environ-
mental Quality (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Chair-
man’’) shall establish and thereafter coordinate an inter-
agency committee, including representatives from the De-
partment of the Interior, the Environmental Protection
Agency, the Corps of Engineers, and the National Marine
Fisheries Service, to develop a program for facilitating the
restoration of Florida Bay and to define the roles and re-
sponsibilities of each of those agencies in facilitating that
restoration.
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING INCLUSION OF
FLORIDA BAY IN COASTAL AMERICA PRO-
GRAM.
It is the sense of the Congress that not later than
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Chairman should include Florida Bay as part of the
Coastal America program.
SEC. 5. FLORIDA BAY ELIGIBLE FOR PRIORITY CONSIDER-
ATION 
UNDER 
NATIONAL 
ESTUARY 
PRO-
GRAM.
Section 320(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(a)(2)(B)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘Florida Bay, Florida;’’ after ‘‘Sarasota Bay,
Florida;’’.
mined at the rate applicable under section
6621(a)(2)) that would accrue—
‘‘(i) during the period beginning on
the date the stock was purchased by the
taxpayer and ending on the date of such
disposition by the taxpayer,
‘‘(ii) on an amount equal to the aggre-
gate decrease in tax of the taxpayer result-
ing from the deduction allowed under this
subsection (a) with respect to such stock.
‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULE.—Any increase in tax
under subparagraph (A) shall not be treated as
a tax imposed by this chapter for purposes of—
‘‘(i) determining the amount of any
credit allowable under this chapter, and
‘‘(ii) determining the amount of the
tax imposed by section 55.
‘‘(f) DISQUALIFICATION.—
‘‘(1) ISSUER CEASES TO QUALIFY.—If, during
the 10-year period beginning on the date enterprise
zone stock was purchased by the taxpayer, the issuer
of such stock ceases to be a qualified enterprise zone
issuer (determined without regard to subsection
(d)(3)), then notwithstanding any provision of this
subtitle other than paragraph (2), the taxpayer shall
SEC. 6. STUDY.
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
the Interior shall direct the superintendent of the Ever-
glades National Park to conduct a study of the problems
plaguing Florida Bay, including an assessment of the im-
pact of Hurricane Andrew. Such study shall be completed
no later than September 30, 1993, and upon completion
the Secretary of the Interior shall submit a report to the
Congress describing the findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations of the study.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior for the study under subsection (a) $3,000,000 for fis-
cal year 1994, to remain available until expended.
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1565
To prohibit the importation of foreign-made flags of the United States of
America.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 31, 1993
Mr. SOLOMON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To prohibit the importation of foreign-made flags of the
United States of America.
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 ‘‘American Flag Fidelity
Act’’.
SEC. 
2. 
IMPORTATION 
OF 
FOREIGN-MADE 
AMERICAN
FLAGS PROHIBITED.
After the date of the enactment of this Act, no flag
of the United States of America (regardless of size and
whether or not in compliance with the standard propor-
tions prescribed by Executive order) that is the product
or manufacture of any foreign country or instrumentality
may be imported into the United States.
Æ
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1826 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate criminal penalties for 
persons charging veterans unauthorized fees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2011 
Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. WALZ of Minnesota) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate criminal 
penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REINSTATEMENT OF PENALTIES FOR CHARG-
ING VETERANS UNAUTHORIZED FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5905 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘§ 5905. Penalty for certain acts 
‘‘Except as provided in section 5904 or 1984 of this 
title, whoever commits any of the following acts shall be 
fined as provided in title 18, or imprisoned for not more 
than one year, or both: 
‘‘(1) In connection with a proceeding before the 
Department, the act of soliciting, contracting for, 
charging, or receiving, or attempting to solicit, con-
tract for, charge, or receive, any fee or compensation 
in connection for— 
‘‘(A) the provision of advice on how to file 
a claim for benefits under the laws adminis-
tered by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(B) the preparation, presentation, or 
prosecution of such a claim before the date on 
which a notice of disagreement is filed in a pro-
ceeding on the claim. 
‘‘(2) The act of unlawfully withholding from 
any claimant or beneficiary any part of a benefit or 
claim under the laws administered by the Secretary 
that is allowed and due to the claimant or bene-
ficiary.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to acts committed 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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