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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2752 
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live 
lease sales, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2011 
Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio (for himself, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, and 
Mr. THORNBERRY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Sec-
retary of the Interior to conduct onshore oil and gas 
lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales, 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 ‘‘BLM Live Internet 
Auctions Act’’. 
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quire nonresident importers of textile or apparel articles 
to provide the information required under subsection (b) 
and declare the information required under subsection (c), 
and require that such information accompany the entry 
summary documentation for such textile or apparel arti-
cles. 
(b) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—The Commissioner 
shall require the following information to be submitted by 
any nonresident importer seeking to import textile or ap-
parel articles: 
(1) An identification of a resident agent in the 
State in which the port of entry is located who is au-
thorized to accept service of process against the non-
resident importer in connection with the importation 
of the textile or apparel articles. 
(2) A certification that the resident agent de-
scribed in paragraph (1) has assets in the United 
States in sufficient amounts for the purpose of en-
suring the payment of any additional loss of revenue 
not covered by any surety bond or for any civil pen-
alties levied by the Federal Government in connec-
tion with the importation of the textile or apparel 
articles. 
(3) A copy of the commercial invoice accom-
panying the shipment of the textile or apparel arti-
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SEC. 2. INTERNET-BASED ONSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASE 
SALES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 17(b)(1) of the Min-
eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), in the third sentence, 
by inserting ‘‘, except as provided in subparagraph 
(C)’’ after ‘‘by oral bidding’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) In order to diversify and expand the Nation’s 
onshore leasing program to ensure the best return to the 
Federal taxpayer, reduce fraud, and secure the leasing 
process, the Secretary may conduct onshore lease sales 
through Internet-based live bidding methods.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the tenth 
Internet-based lease sale conducted under the amendment 
made by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall 
analyze the first 10 such lease sales and report to Con-
gress the findings of the analysis. The report shall in-
clude— 
(1) estimates on increases or decreases in such 
lease sales, compared to sales conducted by oral bid-
ding, in— 
(A) the number of bidders; 
(B) the average amount of bid; 
(C) the highest amount bid; and 
(D) the lowest bid; and 
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(2) an estimate on the total cost or savings to 
the Department of the Interior as a result of such 
sales, compared to sales conducted by oral bidding. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2753 
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
to provide Internet access to Regional Fishery Management Council 
meetings and meeting records, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2011 
Mr. JONES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act to provide Internet access to Regional 
Fishery Management Council meetings and meeting 
records, 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 ‘‘Fishery Management 
Transparency and Accountability Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INTERNET ACCESS TO REGIONAL FISHERY MAN-
AGEMENT COUNCIL MEETINGS AND MEETING 
RECORDS. 
Section 302(i)(2) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(i)(2)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) Each Council shall make available on the 
Internet website of the Council— 
‘‘(i) a live broadcast of each meeting of the 
Council, of the science and statistical committee 
of the Council, and of the Council coordination 
committee established under subsection (l), that 
is not closed in accordance with paragraph (3); 
and 
‘‘(ii) complete audio, complete video if the 
meeting was in person or by video conference, 
and a complete transcript of each such meet-
ing— 
‘‘(I) by not later than 30 days after 
the conclusion of the meeting; and 
‘‘(II) for 3 years after the conclusion 
of the meeting.’’. 
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Transplant Act is amended by inserting ‘‘the tax 
credit allowed under section 25E of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 or’’ after ‘‘does not include’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
of such subpart is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 25D the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 25E. Donation of certain life-saving organs.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) PUBLIC
HEALTH
SERVICE
ACT
AND
NA-
TIONAL ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACT AMENDMENTS.— 
The amendments made by subsection (b) shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2763 
To amend section 402(a)(2)(M) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend by two years the 
special rule relating to eligibility for benefits under the supplemental 
security income program for certain aliens and victims of trafficking. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2011 
Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend section 402(a)(2)(M) of the Personal Responsi-
bility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 
to extend by two years the special rule relating to eligi-
bility for benefits under the supplemental security income 
program for certain aliens and victims of trafficking. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF SSI ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN 
ALIENS AND VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING. 
Section 402(a)(2)(M) of the Personal Responsibility 
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 
U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(M)) is amended— 
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breastfeeding and expressing breast milk in the 
workplace are covered by such title. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are— 
(1) to promote the health and well-being of in-
fants whose mothers return to the workplace after 
childbirth; and 
(2) to clarify that breastfeeding and expressing 
breast milk in the workplace are protected conduct 
under the amendment made by the Act commonly 
known as the ‘‘Pregnancy Discrimination Act’’ to 
title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
SEC. 102. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS 
ACT OF 1964. 
Section 701(k) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000e(k)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(including lactation)’’ after 
‘‘childbirth’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘lactation’ 
means a condition that may result in the feeding of 
a child directly from the breast or the expressing of 
milk from the breast.’’. 
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TITLE II—REASONABLE BREAK 
TIME 
SEC. 201. REASONABLE BREAK TIME FOR NURSING MOTH-
ERS. 
Section 13 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
(29 U.S.C. 213) is amended in subsection (a), by inserting 
‘‘(except section 7(r) in the case of paragraph (1) of this 
subsection)’’ after ‘‘and 7’’. 
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(1) in the subparagraph heading, by striking 
‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2013’’; and 
(2) in each of clauses (i)(I) and (ii), by striking 
‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2013’’. 
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I 
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 275 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expand the boundary of the 
Homestead National Monument of America, in the State of Nebraska, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2011 
Mr. FORTENBERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expand the 
boundary of the Homestead National Monument of 
America, in the State of Nebraska, 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 ‘‘Homestead National 
Monument of America Boundary Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior may 
acquire by donation or by purchase with donated or appro-
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priated funds, from willing sellers only, the lands or inter-
ests in lands as described in subsection (b), as generally 
depicted on the map titled ‘‘Homestead National Monu-
ment of America Boundary’’, numbered 368/80,039, and 
dated April 2007. 
(b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands referred to in 
subsection (a) are— 
(1) the approximately 140 acres located south 
of the Homestead National Monument and owned by 
the Friends of Homestead; and 
(2) the approximately 160 acres known as the 
‘‘Graff Parcel’’. 
(c) BOUNDARY REVISION.—The Secretary shall re-
vise the boundary of the Homestead National Monument 
to reflect the acquisition upon its completion. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LANDS.—Any 
lands acquired under this section shall be administered by 
the Secretary as part of the Homestead National Monu-
ment in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2761 
To amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to provide flexibility 
to the definition of rural areas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2011 
Mr. MANZULLO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to provide 
flexibility to the definition of rural areas. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF RURAL AREA. 
Section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
1490) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘As used’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN 
GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), as 
used’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(b) AUTHORITY
FOR SECRETARY TO INCLUDE 
OTHER AREAS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may provide 
that a place, town, village, or city that does not meet 
the requirements under subsection (a) for consider-
ation as ‘rural’ or a ‘rural area’ shall be considered 
‘rural’ or a ‘rural area’ for purposes of this title for 
the period provided in paragraph (3) if such place, 
town, village, or city— 
‘‘(A) has a population not exceeding 
35,000; and— 
‘‘(B) demonstrates to the satisfaction of 
the Secretary that— 
‘‘(i) such place, town, village, or city 
is experiencing economic distress, which 
may be evidenced by any factors of eco-
nomic distress as the Secretary may pro-
vide, which may include factors such as— 
‘‘(I) an unemployment rate that 
is higher than the national average; 
‘‘(II) an average wage that is 
lower than the national wage; 
‘‘(III) an average home sale price 
that is less than the national average; 
or 
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‘‘(IV) any other factor evidencing 
economic distress as the Secretary 
may provide; and 
‘‘(ii) eligibility of such place, town, vil-
lage, or city for the programs under this 
title would be of significant value in help-
ing such place, town, village, or city re-
cover from such economic distress. 
‘‘(2) REQUEST FOR TREATMENT AS RURAL; DE-
TERMINATION.—The Secretary shall provide for 
communities to submit requests for consideration of 
treatment as rural and a rural area pursuant to this 
subsection and the Secretary shall make a deter-
mination with respect to any such request not later 
that the expiration of the 90-day period beginning 
upon receipt of such request. 
‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY.—A place, town, village, or 
city treated as rural and a rural areas pursuant to 
this subsection shall be so treated until the receipt 
of data from the first decennial census occurring 
after the determination pursuant to this sub-
section.’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2762 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to reauthorize the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2011 
Mr. MANZULLO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to reauthorize 
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 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 ‘‘Overseas Private In-
vestment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. ISSUING AUTHORITY. 
Section 235(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2195(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
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of classified information, and on how they can provide in-
formation to the Department. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this section and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary shall report to the appro-
priate congressional committees on— 
‘‘(A) the intelligence and information shar-
ing activities under subsection (a) and of all rel-
evant entities within the Department to counter 
the threat from weapons of mass destruction; and 
‘‘(B) the Department’s activities in accord-
ance with relevant intelligence strategies. 
‘‘(2) ASSESSMENT
OF
IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
report shall include— 
‘‘(A) a description of methods established to 
assess progress of the Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis in implementing this section; and 
‘‘(B) such assessment. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and any committee of 
the House of Representatives or the Senate having leg-
islative jurisdiction under the rules of the House of 
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having legislative jurisdiction under the rules of the 
House of Representatives or Senate, respectively, 
over the matter concerned. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Intelligence Community’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3(4) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘national biosecurity and bio-
defense stakeholders’ means officials from the Fed-
eral, State, local, and tribal authorities and individ-
uals from the private sector who are involved in ef-
forts to prevent, protect against, respond to, and re-
cover from a biological attack or other phenomena 
that may have serious health consequences for the 
United States, including wide-scale fatalities or in-
fectious disease outbreaks.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 
end of the items relating to such subtitle the following: 
‘‘Sec. 210G. Weapons of mass destruction intelligence and information shar-
ing.’’. 
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SEC. 3. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ANALYZED BY 
THE DEPARTMENT TO STATE, LOCAL, TRIB-
AL, AND PRIVATE ENTITIES WITH RESPON-
SIBILITIES RELATING TO HOMELAND SECU-
RITY. 
Section 201(d)(8) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 121(d)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
to agencies of State’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘to State, local, tribal, and private entities with such re-
sponsibilities, and, as appropriate, to the public, in order 
to assist in preventing, deterring, or responding to acts 
of terrorism against the United States.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 30, 2012. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2765 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the requirement 
that permit applications for the discharge of pollutants be approved 
by disinterested board members, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2011 
Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. ROHRABACHER, and Mr. 
CALVERT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify 
the requirement that permit applications for the dis-
charge of pollutants be approved by disinterested board 
members, 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 ‘‘Sunshine on Conflicts 
Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. APPROVAL BY DISINTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) Not later than 60 days after the date of the en-
actment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall issue 
a rule to prohibit any member of a board or body that 
approves permit applications or portions thereof from vot-
ing upon, or seeking to influence, the approval of any per-
mit in which that member has a direct or indirect financial 
interest, as defined in applicable State law.’’. 
(b) NO FORCE OR EFFECT OF EXISTING REGULA-
TION.—Section 123.25(c) of title 40, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, shall have no further force or effect after the ear-
liest of the date on which a rule is issued under section 
402(a)(6) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1342(a)(6)) or the end of the 120-day period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this section. 
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II 
Calendar No. 343 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2779 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 27, 2012 
Received; read the first time 
MARCH 28, 2012 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory re-
quirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS. 
(a) COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 
1a(47)), as added by section 721(a)(21) of the Dodd- 
Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2769 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental 
health screening program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2011 
Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, and Mrs. BLACKBURN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means 
and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for any universal or 
mandatory mental health screening 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 ‘‘Parental Consent Act 
of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
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