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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1412 
To improve and increase the availability of on-job training and apprenticeship 
programs carried out by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2013 
Mr. COFFMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To improve and increase the availability of on-job training 
and apprenticeship programs carried out by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, 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 ‘‘Improving Job Oppor-
tunities for Veterans Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGN. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a 
public relations campaign, including exercising the author-
ity under section 532 of title 38, United States Code, to 
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advertise in national media outlets, to promote Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs on-job training and apprentice-
ship programs available to veterans as highly efficient and 
cost-effective ways of obtaining jobs. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO INCREASE AVAILABILITY OF PRI-
VATE SECTOR ON-JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS. 
During the three-year period beginning on the date 
that is one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out sec-
tion 3677(b)(1)(A) of title 38, United States Code, by sub-
stituting ‘‘75 per centum’’ for ‘‘85 per centum’’. 
SEC. 4. ON-JOB TRAINING AT FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND 
AGENCIES. 
Beginning on the date that is one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall enter into agreements with the heads of other 
Federal departments and agencies to operate programs of 
training on the job under section 3677 of title 38, United 
States Code, to train eligible veterans or persons to per-
form skills necessary for employment by the department 
or agency operating the program. 
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IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 108 
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright, 
in which the Supreme Court held that counsel must be provided to 
indigent defendants in all felony cases. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2013 
Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. NADLER, Mr. CONYERS, and Mr. 
WATT) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the landmark case Gid-
eon v. Wainwright, in which the Supreme Court held 
that counsel must be provided to indigent defendants 
in all felony cases. 
Whereas, on March 18, 1963, the Supreme Court recognized 
in Gideon v. Wainwright that counsel must be provided 
to indigent defendants in all felony cases; 
Whereas the Supreme Court held that providing counsel to 
indigent defendants in all felony cases meets the essential 
requirements of the 6th amendment to the United States 
Constitution; 
Whereas the Supreme Court held in Argersinger v. Hamlin 
that indigent defendants are entitled, under the 6th 
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SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF REDUCED PENSION FOR CERTAIN 
VETERANS COVERED BY MEDICAID PLANS 
FOR SERVICES FURNISHED BY NURSING FA-
CILITIES. 
Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘November 30, 2016’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘January 31, 2017’’. 
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IIB 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1412 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 22, 2013 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To improve and increase the availability of on-job training 
and apprenticeship programs carried out by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, 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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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Job Oppor-
tunities for Veterans Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO INCREASE AVAILABILITY OF PRI-
VATE SECTOR ON-JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS. 
During the four-year period beginning on the date 
that is one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out sec-
tion 3677(b)(1)(A) of title 38, United States Code, by sub-
stituting ‘‘75 per centum’’ for ‘‘85 per centum’’. 
SEC. 3. ON-JOB TRAINING AT FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND 
AGENCIES. 
Beginning on the date that is one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall enter into agreements with the heads of other 
Federal departments and agencies to operate programs of 
training on the job under section 3677 of title 38, United 
States Code, to train eligible veterans or persons to per-
form skills necessary for employment by the department 
or agency operating the program. 
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SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF REDUCED PENSION FOR CERTAIN 
VETERANS COVERED BY MEDICAID PLANS 
FOR SERVICES FURNISHED BY NURSING FA-
CILITIES. 
Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘November 30, 2016’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2013. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 39 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1412 
[Report No. 113–64] 
To improve and increase the availability of on-job training and apprenticeship 
programs carried out by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2013 
Mr. COFFMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
MAY 17, 2013 
Additional sponsor: Mr. TAKANO 
MAY 17, 2013 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
A BILL 
To improve and increase the availability of on-job training 
and apprenticeship programs carried out by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, 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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reach network established under this paragraph, in-
cluding user fees, industry support, and continued
Federal investment;
‘‘(B) the future operation and evolution of the
outreach network, including its relationship with
other public or private information services;
‘‘(C) how to protect the copyrights of material
distributed over the outreach network; and
‘‘(D) appropriate policies—
‘‘(i) to ensure the security of proprietary
information that might be available on the out-
reach network and to protect the privacy of
users of the outreach network; and
‘‘(ii) to facilitate and limit access to the
outreach network and its information to mem-
ber organizations of the Outreach Program and
to United States companies, State and local
governments, United States universities and
colleges, and United States nonprofit organiza-
tions that the Secretary deems appropriate.
‘‘(2) Except as provided in this section, the outreach
network established under paragraph (1) shall be designed
and configured in a manner that will enable interoper-
ability with networks and technologies developed under the
National High-Performance Computing Program de-
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1413 
To authorize appropriations for the SelectUSA Initiative, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2013 
Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the SelectUSA Initiative, 
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 ‘‘SelectUSA Authoriza-
tion Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. SELECTUSA INITIATIVE DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘SelectUSA Initiative’’ means 
the SelectUSA Initiative established by Executive Order 
13577 of June 15, 2011. 
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SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 
SELECTUSA INITIATIVE. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for the 
SelectUSA Initiative $17,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018. 
SEC. 4. REPORTS AND NOTIFICATIONS TO CONGRESS. 
The Secretary of Commerce shall, not later than De-
cember 31 of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, submit 
to Congress a report on the activities of the SelectUSA 
Initiative during the preceding fiscal year. Each such re-
port shall include the following: 
(1) The grantees and projects to which assist-
ance was provided under the SelectUSA Initiative 
during the preceding fiscal year, and the amount 
and type of assistance provided to each such grantee 
and project. 
(2) The number of foreign firms that relocated 
to the United States during the preceding fiscal year 
as a result of the activities of the SelectUSA Initia-
tive. 
(3) Any findings that are made by the 
SelectUSA Initiative in conducting its activities and 
are relevant to promoting the United States as a 
destination for the location of manufacturing. 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1350
AN ACT
To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to revitalize the
United States-flag merchant marine, 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 ‘‘Maritime Security Act
of 1995’’.
related computer equipment and software, and Unit-
ed States companies which buy such technology,
equipment and software;
‘‘(8) identify training needs, as appropriate, for
managers, engineers, and employees of United
States manufacturers in the operation and applica-
tions of advanced manufacturing technologies and
networks, with particular emphasis on training for
production workers in the effective use of advanced
manufacturing technology;
‘‘(9) work with United States companies, uni-
versities, independent research organizations, and
other interested parties to develop standards, tools,
and techniques for the use of advanced computer-
based training systems, including multi-media and
interactive learning technologies;
‘‘(10) involve small businesses in its activities;
‘‘(11) exchange information and personnel, as
appropriate, between the technology development
testbeds and the outreach network created under
section 303(d); and
‘‘(12) coordinate its activities with the National
High-Performance Computing Program described in
section 101 of the High-Performance Computing Act
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3662
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Department of the
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1997, and for other pur-
poses.
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gations and outlays that would occur under those pro-
grams without implementation of the part; or
(B) in the case of a plan or part that applies to
assistance to a qualified organization under an eligi-
ble Federal assistance program, the qualified organi-
zation does not consent in writing to the receipt of
that assistance in accordance with the plan.
(3) The Community Enterprise Board shall dis-
approve a part of a local flexibility plan if a majority of
the Board disapproves that part of the plan based on a fail-
ure of the part to comply with paragraph (1).
(4) In approving any part of a local flexibility plan,
the Community Enterprise Board shall specify the period
during which the part is effective. An approved local flexi-
bility plan shall not be effective after the date of the termi-
nation of effectiveness of this title under section 1113(a).
(5) Disapproval by the Community Enterprise Board
of any part of a local flexibility plan submitted by a local
government under this title shall not affect the eligibility
of a local government, a qualified organization, or any in-
dividual for benefits under any Federal program.
(c) MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.—(1) The Com-
munity Enterprise Board may not approve a part of a local
flexibility plan unless each local government and each
qualified organization that would receive assistance under
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‘‘(ii) the employer fails to provide protection of
the safety and health of such employee, including fail-
ing to provide appropriate training and rescue equip-
ment;
‘‘(B)(i) such employee is directed by the employ-
ee’s employer to perform rescue activities in the course
of carrying out the employee’s job duties; and
‘‘(ii) the employer fails to provide protection of
the safety and health of such employee, including fail-
ing to provide appropriate training and rescue equip-
ment; or
‘‘(C)(i) such employee—
‘‘(I) is employed in a workplace that re-
quires such employee to carry out duties that are
directly related to a workplace operation where
the likelihood of life-threatening accidents is fore-
seeable, such as a workplace operation where em-
ployees are located in confined spaces or trench-
es, handle hazardous waste, respond to emer-
gency situations, perform excavations, or per-
form construction over water;
‘‘(II) has not been designated or assigned to
perform or assist in rescue operations; and
‘‘(III) voluntarily elects to rescue such an
individual; and
standards and guidelines issued as directed 
by the President; and 
‘‘(iii) for any non-national security 
systems operated or controlled by that 
agency, information security policies, direc-
tives, standards and guidelines issued 
under section 3553; 
‘‘(D) ensuring that information security 
management processes are integrated with 
agency strategic and operational planning proc-
esses; 
‘‘(E) reporting and sharing, for an agency 
operating or exercising control of a national se-
curity system, information about information 
security incidents, cyber threat information, 
and deterioration of security controls to the in-
dividual or entity designated at each cybersecu-
rity center and to other appropriate entities 
consistent with policies and directives for na-
tional security systems issued as directed by the 
President; and 
‘‘(F) reporting and sharing, for those 
agencies operating or exercising control of non- 
national security systems, information about in-
formation security incidents, cyber threat infor-
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(e) SECTION 202.—Section 202(a) of the High-Per-
formance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5522(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and 
inserting ‘‘networking and information technology’’. 
(f) SECTION 203.—Section 203(a) of the High-Per-
formance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5523(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘high-per-
formance computing and networking’’ and inserting 
‘‘networking and information technology’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘high-per-
formance’’ and inserting ‘‘high-end’’. 
(g) SECTION 204.—Section 204 of the High-Per-
formance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5524) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘high-performance computing systems and net-
works’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa-
tion technology systems and capabilities’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘interoperability 
of 
high-performance 
com-
puting systems in networks and for common 
user interfaces to systems’’ and inserting 
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TITLE VI—CROP INSURANCE 
Sec. 601. Research and development authority. 
Sec. 602. Whole farm risk management insurance. 
Sec. 603. Approval of costs for research and development. 
Sec. 604. Crop insurance for organic crops. 
Sec. 605. Nationwide expansion of agricultural management assistance program 
and inclusion of organic certification cost share assistance. 
TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 701. Technical assistance. 
Sec. 702. Guidance. 
Sec. 703. Labels and public information on label content. 
Sec. 704. Meat and poultry processing report. 
TITLE I—NUTRITION 
SEC. 101. RETAILERS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF RETAIL FOOD STORE.—Section 
3(p) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2012(p)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ‘‘at least 2’’ 
and inserting ‘‘at least 3’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4) by inserting ‘‘or agricul-
tural producers who market agricultural products di-
rectly to consumers’’ after ‘‘venture’’. 
(b) ALTERNATIVE
BENEFIT
DELIVERY.—Section 
7(f) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2016(f)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) IMPOSITION OF COSTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall require 
participating retailers (including restaurants 
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(b)(1) Section 108(c)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as so redesignated by
section 206(b)(3) of this Act, is amended by adding at
the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) Educational institutions.’’.
(2)(A) Within 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a re-
port containing—
(i) criteria for qualification for a Malcolm
Baldrige National Quality Award by various classes
of educational institutions;
(ii) criteria for the evaluation of applications for
such awards under section 108(d)(1) of the Steven-
son-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as
so redesignated by section 206(b)(3) of this Act; and
(iii) a plan for funding awards described in
clause (i).
(B) In preparing the report required under subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall consult with the National
Science Foundation and other public and private entities
with appropriate expertise, and shall provide for public no-
tice and comment.
(C) The Secretary shall not accept applications for
awards described in subparagraph (A)(i) until after the
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‘‘interoperability and usability of networking 
and information technology systems’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘high-performance computing’’ and inserting 
‘‘networking and information technology’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘HIGH-PERFORMANCE 
COMPUTING
AND NETWORK’’ in the heading 
and inserting ‘‘NETWORKING
AND INFORMA-
TION TECHNOLOGY’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘sensitive’’. 
(h) SECTION 205.—Section 205(a) of the High-Per-
formance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5525(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘computational’’ and inserting ‘‘net-
working and information technology’’. 
(i) SECTION 206.—Section 206(a) of the High-Per-
formance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5526(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘computational research’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘networking and information technology research’’. 
(j) SECTION 207.—Section 207 of the High-Perform-
ance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5527) is amended 
by striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and inserting 
‘‘networking and information technology’’. 
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SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 25(f)(9) of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(f)(9)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1416 
To terminate application of sequestration to payment for certain physician- 
administered drugs under part B of the Medicare program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2013 
Mrs. ELLMERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
Means and Energy and Commerce, 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 terminate application of sequestration to payment for 
certain physician-administered drugs under part B of 
the Medicare 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 ‘‘Cancer Patient Protec-
tion Act of 2013’’. 
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•HR 823 SC2
(B) a person outside the United States,
other than a United States citizen or an organi-
zation that is organized under the laws of the
United States or any State and has its principal
place of business in the United States; or
(C) a partnership, association, corporation,
organization, or other combination of persons
that is organized under the laws of or has its
principal place of business in a foreign country.
(8) The term ‘‘lobbying activities’’ means lobby-
ing contacts and efforts in support of such contacts,
including preparation and planning activities, re-
search and other background work that is intended
for use in contacts, and coordination with the lobby-
ing activities of others. Lobbying activities include
grass roots lobbying communications (as defined in
regulations implementing section 4911(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986) to the extent that
such activities are made in direct support of lobby-
ing contacts.
(9)(A) The term ‘‘lobbying contact’’ means any
oral or written communication with a covered legisla-
tive or executive branch official made on behalf of a
client with regard to—