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SEC. 2. PEACE CORPS STAMP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Postal Service 
shall, for a 2-year period beginning no later than 12 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, issue 
a semipostal to benefit the Peace Corps. 
(b) 
REQUIREMENTS
AND
AUTHORITIES.—The 
issuance of such semipostal and the disposition of the 
amounts becoming available from the issuance of such 
semipostal shall be governed by section 416 of title 39, 
United States Code, subject to the following: 
(1) The differential included in the rate of post-
age established for such semipostal under section 
416(c) of such title may not exceed 25 percent. 
(2) The Peace Corps shall be the sole agency to 
which any amounts becoming available from the sale 
of such semipostal may be transferred under section 
416(d)(1) of such title. 
(c) SEMIPOSTAL DEFINED.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘semipostal’’ has the meaning given such 
term by section 416(a)(1) of such title. 
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‘‘(B) whether the agency achieved the goals 
established for the agency under subsection 
(g)(2)(A) with respect to such fiscal year; and 
‘‘(C) any justifications for a failure to 
achieve such goals. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS
BY
ADMINISTRATOR.—Not later 
than 60 days after receiving a report from each Fed-
eral agency under paragraph (1) with respect to a fis-
cal year, the Administrator shall submit to the Presi-
dent and Congress, and to make available on a public 
website, a report that includes— 
‘‘(A) a copy of each report submitted to the 
Administrator under paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) a determination of whether each goal 
established by the President under subsection 
(g)(1) for such fiscal year was achieved; 
‘‘(C) a determination of whether each goal 
established by the head of a Federal agency 
under subsection (g)(2)(A) for such fiscal year 
was achieved; 
‘‘(D) the reasons for any failure to achieve 
a goal established under paragraph (1) or (2)(A) 
of subsection (g) for such fiscal year and a de-
scription of actions planned by the applicable 
agency to address such failure, except that the 
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to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provi-
sion of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.
(a) DEFINITION OF EMPLOYER.—Section 3(5) (29
U.S.C. 652(5)) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘but does not include the
United States or’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘in-
cluding the executive and judicial branches of the
Government and’’, and
(2) by inserting before the period a comma and
the following: ‘‘except that such term does not in-
clude public agencies which primarily rely upon vol-
unteers (as defined in the Fair Labor Standards Act
of 1938) to operate or provide services to the
public’’.
(b) STUDY.—The Secretary of Labor shall conduct
a study on the potential costs of extending the Occupa-
tional Safety and Health Act of 1970 to public agencies
and shall provide a separate estimate for extending the
Act to agencies described in subsection (a)(2). The Sec-
retary shall complete such study within one year of the
date of the enactment of this Act and report the results
to the Congress.
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 12 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—JUDICIAL REVIEW
‘‘§ 1231. Judicial review
‘‘(a) Subject to section 1232, any employee, former
employee, or applicant for employment may, with respect
to any personnel action taken, or proposed to be taken,
against such employee, former employee, or applicant for
employment, as a result of a prohibited personnel practice
(other than a prohibited personnel practice described in
section 2302(b)(1)), bring a civil action in the appropriate
district court of the United States.
‘‘(b) The district courts of the United States shall
have jurisdiction of actions brought under this subchapter
without regard to the amount in controversy.
‘‘(c) An action under this subchapter—
‘‘(1) shall be brought in the district court of the
United States for the judicial district in which the
prohibited personnel practice is alleged to have been
committed, in which the employment records rel-
evant to such practice are maintained and adminis-
tered, or in which the aggrieved person works or
would have worked but for the alleged prohibited
personnel practice; and
ble to the National Forest System. In the event of
conflict between this Act and other laws and regula-
tions, this Act shall take precedence.
(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Within three years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall develop a management plan for the sce-
nic area as an amendment to the Land and Re-
source Management Plan for the George Washington
National Forest. Such an amendment shall conform
to the provisions of this Act. Nothing in this Act
shall require the Secretary to revise the Land and
Resource Management Plan for the George Wash-
ington National Forest pursuant to section 6 of the
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan-
ning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604).
(c) ROADS.—After the date of the enactment of this
Act, no new permanent roads shall be constructed within
the scenic area, except that this prohibition shall not be
construed to deny access to private lands or interests
therein in the scenic area.
(d) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—No timber harvest
shall be allowed within the scenic area, except as may be
necessary in the control of fire, insects, and diseases and
to provide for public safety and trail access. Notwithstand-
ing the foregoing, the Secretary may engage in vegetation
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Union Calendar No. 523 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3850 
[Report No. 112–720, Part I] 
To amend the Small Business Act with respect to goals for procurement 
contracts awarded to small business concerns, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2012 
Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Mr. OWENS, and Mr. SCHILLING) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small 
Business, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
DECEMBER 21, 2012 
Additional sponsors: Mr. CHABOT, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. 
WALSH of Illinois, Mr. WEST, Mr. HANNA, Mr. TIPTON, and Ms. HER-
RERA BEUTLER 
DECEMBER 21, 2012 
Reported from the Committee on Small Business with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
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HR 2937 SC——2
HR 2937 SC——3
HR 2937 SC——4
DECEMBER 21, 2012 
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and or-
dered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 31, 2012] 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act with respect to goals 
for procurement contracts awarded to small business con-
cerns, and for other purposes. 
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‘‘(2)(A) in the case of a prohibited personnel
practice described in section 2302(b)(8), shall be
brought within 120 days after the alleged prohibited
personnel practice occurred; or
‘‘(B) in the case of a prohibited personnel prac-
tice other than a prohibited personnel practice de-
scribed in paragraph (1) or (8) of section 2302(b)—
‘‘(i) may be brought only after such per-
son’s administrative remedies under section
1214 have been exhausted; and
‘‘(ii) must be brought within 60 days after
the exhaustion requirement referred to in clause
(i) has first been met.
For purposes of paragraph (2)(B), a person’s administra-
tive remedies under section 1214 shall be considered to
have been exhausted once subparagraph (B) or (C) of sec-
tion 1214(a)(3) has been satisfied. Review of any matter
brought in accordance with paragraph (2)(B) shall be de
novo.
‘‘§ 1232. Choice of remedies
‘‘(a)(1) With respect to a prohibited personnel prac-
tice described in section 2302(b)(8), an aggrieved person
may raise the matter under not more than any 1 of the
following:
‘‘(A) Subchapter II.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2939
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a minimum blood alcohol
concentration level for individuals who are less than 21 years of age.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1993
Mr. FLAKE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Public Works and Transportation
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a mini-
mum blood alcohol concentration level for individuals who
are less than 21 years of age.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MINIMUM BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION
LEVEL FOR INDIVIDUALS UNDER AGE 21.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘§ 161. National minimum blood concentration level
for individuals under age 21
‘‘(a) WITHHOLDING
OF FUNDS
FOR NONCOMPLI-
ANCE.—If, at any time in a fiscal year beginning after
September 30, 1996, a State does not have in effect a
law which makes it unlawful for a person who is less than
21 years of age and who has a blood alcohol concentration
level of 0.02 percent or greater to drive a motor vehicle,
the Secretary shall withhold 3 percent of the amount re-
quired to be apportioned for the succeeding fiscal year to
the State under each of sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(2), and
104(b)(3) of this title.
‘‘(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY; EFFECT OF COM-
PLIANCE AND NONCOMPLIANCE.—
‘‘(1) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY OF WITHHELD
FUNDS.—Any funds withheld under this section
from apportionment to any State shall remain avail-
able for apportionment to such State until the end
of the third fiscal year following the fiscal year for
which such funds are authorized to be appropriated.
‘‘(2) APPORTIONMENT
OF
WITHHELD
FUNDS
AFTER COMPLIANCE.—If, before the last day of the
period for which funds withheld under this section
from apportionment are to remain available for ap-
portionment to a State under paragraph (1), the
State makes effective a law described in subsection
(a), the Secretary shall on the day following the ef-
fective date of such law apportion to such State the
withheld funds remaining available for apportion-
ment to such State.
‘‘(3) PERIOD
OF
AVAILABILITY
OF
SUBSE-
QUENTLY APPORTIONED FUNDS.—Any funds appor-
tioned pursuant to paragraph (2) shall remain avail-
able for expenditure until the end of the third fiscal
year succeeding the fiscal year in which such funds
are so apportioned. Sums not obligated at the end
of such period shall lapse.
‘‘(4) EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE.—If, at the
end of the period for which funds withheld under
this section from apportionment are available for ap-
portionment to a State under paragraph (1), the
State has not made effective a law described in sub-
section (a), such funds shall lapse.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
chapter 1 of such title is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘161. National minimum blood alcohol concentration for individuals under age
21.’’.
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of the Sanctuary or that do not pose harm to users of
the Sanctuary.
SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST NA-
TIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY.
(a) DESIGNATION.—The area described in subsection
(b) is designated as the California Central Coast National
Marine Sanctuary (hereinafter in this Act referred to as
the ‘‘Sanctuary’’), and shall be a national marine sanc-
tuary under title III of the Marine Protection, Research,
and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.).
The Sanctuary shall be managed and regulations enforced
under all applicable provisions of that title III as if the
Sanctuary had been designated under such title.
(b) AREA INCLUDED.—Subject to subsections (c) and
(d), the area referred to in subsection (a) consists of all
submerged lands and waters, including living marine and
other resources within and on those lands and waters, off
the coast of California seaward of the high tide line—
(1) from the southern boundary of the Monte-
rey Bay National Marine Sanctuary to the southern
boundary of Point Sal Beach State Park in Santa
Barbara County, California, and
(2) extending westward from Point Sal, Califor-
nia, to encompass the offshore Santa Lucia Bank;
(9) in paragraph (8)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘assign a’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall assign a’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the activity, and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the activity; and’’; 
(10) in paragraph (9)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘cooperate, and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shall cooperate, and’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection, and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection;’’; and 
(11) in paragraph (10)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘make recommendations’’ 
and inserting ‘‘shall make recommendations’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (a), or section’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a), section’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘Act or section 2323’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Act, or section 2323’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘Code. Such recommenda-
tions shall’’ and inserting ‘‘Code, which shall’’; 
and 
(E) by striking ‘‘contract file.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘contract file;’’. 
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SEC. 3. SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT ADVISORY COUN-
CIL. 
(a) DUTIES.—Section 7104(b) of the Federal Acqui-
sition Streamlining Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 644 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph 1 by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph 2 by striking ‘‘authorities.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘authorities;’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) to conduct reviews of each Office of Small 
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization established 
under section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 644(k)) to determine the compliance of each 
Office with requirements under such section; 
‘‘(4) to identify best practices for maximizing 
small business utilization in Federal contracting that 
may be implemented by Federal agencies having pro-
curement powers; and 
‘‘(5) to submit, annually, to the Committee on 
Small Business of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Small Business and Entrepre-
neurship of the Senate a report describing— 
‘‘(A) the comments submitted under para-
graph (2) during the 1-year period ending on 
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the date on which the report is submitted, in-
cluding any outcomes related to the comments; 
‘‘(B) the results of reviews conducted 
under paragraph (3) during such 1-year period; 
and 
‘‘(C) best practices identified under para-
graph (4) during such 1-year period.’’. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 7104(c) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 644 note) is amended by striking ‘‘(established 
under section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(k))’’. 
(c) CHAIRMAN.—Section 7104(d) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 644 note) is amended by inserting after ‘‘Small 
Business Administration’’ the following: ‘‘(or the designee 
of the Administrator)’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 524 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3851 
[Report No. 112–721, Part I] 
To amend the Small Business Act with respect to Offices of Small and 
Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2012 
Mr. GRAVES of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, 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 
DECEMBER 21, 2012 
Additional sponsors: Mr. CHABOT, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. WALSH of Illinois, 
Mr. WEST, Mr. HANNA, Mr. SCHILLING, Mrs. ELLMERS, and Ms. HER-
RERA BEUTLER 
DECEMBER 21, 2012 
Reported from the Committee on Small Business with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
DECEMBER 21, 2012 
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and or-
dered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 31, 2012] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act with respect to Offices 
of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and 
for other purposes. 
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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 Advocate 
Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. OFFICES OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSI-
NESS UTILIZATION. 
(a) APPOINTMENT AND POSITION OF DIRECTOR.—Sec-
tion 15(k)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(k)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘such agency,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such agency to a position that is a Senior Execu-
tive Service position (as such term is defined under section 
3132(a) of title 5, United States Code), except that, for any 
agency in which the positions of Chief Acquisition Officer 
and senior procurement executive (as such terms are defined 
under section 44(a) of this Act) are not Senior Executive 
Service positions, the Director of Small and Disadvantaged 
Business Utilization may be appointed to a position com-
pensated at not less than the minimum rate of basic pay 
payable for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule under sec-
tion 5332 of such title (including comparability payments 
under section 5304 of such title);’’. 
(b) PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS.—Section 15(k)(3) of 
such Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)(3)) is amended— 
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4158 
AN ACT 
To confirm full ownership rights for certain United States 
astronauts to artifacts from the astronauts’ space missions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
‘‘§ 1368. Limitation regarding State correctional insti-
tutions
‘‘(a) LIMITATION ON JURISDICTION.—Notwithstand-
ing any other provision of this chapter or any other law,
the district courts shall not have jurisdiction over any ac-
tion to determine questions regarding the inmate capacity
of any State penal or correctional institution.
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term
‘State’ means the several States, the District of Columbia,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any other territory or
possession of the United States, and any subdivision of
any such State, district, commonwealth, territory, or pos-
session.’’.
SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 85
of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘1368. Limitation regarding State correctional institutions.’’.
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to any
action filed before the date of the enactment of this Act,
whether or not judgment has been entered in such action,
and to any action filed on or after such date of enactment.
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SEC. 3. SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT ADVISORY COUN-
CIL. 
(a) DUTIES.—Section 7104(b) of the Federal Acquisi-
tion Streamlining Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 644 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘authorities.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘authorities;’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) to conduct reviews of each Office of Small 
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization established 
under section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 644(k)) to determine the compliance of each 
Office with requirements under such section; 
‘‘(4) to identify best practices for maximizing 
small business utilization in Federal contracting that 
may be implemented by Federal agencies having pro-
curement powers; and 
‘‘(5) to submit, annually, to the Committee on 
Small Business of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneur-
ship of the Senate a report describing— 
‘‘(A) the comments submitted under para-
graph (2) during the 1-year period ending on the 
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date on which the report is submitted, including 
any outcomes related to the comments; 
‘‘(B) the results of reviews conducted under 
paragraph (3) during such 1-year period; and 
‘‘(C) best practices identified under para-
graph (4) during such 1-year period.’’. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 7104(c)(3) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 644 note) is amended by striking ‘‘(established under 
section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k))’’. 
(c) CHAIRMAN.—Section 7104(d) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 644 note) is amended by inserting after ‘‘Small 
Business Administration’’ the following: ‘‘(or the designee 
of the Administrator)’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 524 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3851 
[Report No. 112–721, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act with respect to 
Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 21, 2012 
Reported from the Committee on Small Business with an 
amendment 
DECEMBER 21, 2012 
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2940
To amend title 28, United States Code, to remove from the district courts
jurisdiction over actions to determine questions regarding inmate capacity
at State penal and correctional institutions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1993
Mr. GEREN of Texas (for himself, Mr. WALSH, Mr. DELAY, Mr. GALLEGLY,
Mr. ZELIFF, Mr. SARPALIUS, and Mr. FIELDS of Texas) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to remove from
the district courts jurisdiction over actions to determine
questions regarding inmate capacity at State penal and
correctional institutions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON JURISDICTION OF DISTRICT
COURTS.
Chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: