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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3634 
To make loans and loan guarantees under section 502 of the Railroad Revital-
ization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 available for implementing 
positive train control systems, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 3, 2013 
Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 
TONKO, and Mr. CROWLEY) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To make loans and loan guarantees under section 502 of 
the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act 
of 1976 available for implementing positive train control 
systems, 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 ‘‘Commuter Rail Pas-
senger Safety Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEMS. 
Section 502(b)(1) of the Railroad Revitalization and 
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(b)(1)), 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘facili-
ties.’’ and inserting ‘‘facilities; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) implement a positive train control 
system, as required by section 20157 of title 
49, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF RAILROAD SAFETY TECHNOLOGY 
GRANTS. 
Section 20158(c) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$100,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2009 through 2013’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2014 through 2018’’. 
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HR 2276 RFS
‘‘(B) Regulations pertaining solely to navi-
gational aids.
‘‘(C) Regulations pertaining solely to air-
space designations and configurations.
‘‘(D) Regulations pertaining solely to
standard instrument approach procedures.
‘‘(E) Regulations pertaining solely to air-
craft design.
‘‘(F) Regulations pertaining to the person-
nel management system developed under section
1314.
‘‘(G) Regulations pertaining to the acquisi-
tion management system developed under sec-
tion 1334.
‘‘(4) EMERGENCY ACTION.—In an emergency, a
regulation may take effect for the duration of the
emergency and before the Secretary completes re-
view of the regulation under this subsection, as de-
termined necessary by the Chief Executive Officer or
the Board.
‘‘(d) AUTOMATIC TERMINATION DATE.—Any regula-
tion issued by the Administration after the effective date
of this section which is likely to result in the annual ex-
penditure by State, local, and tribal governments in the
aggregate, or by the private sector, of $25,000,000 or
means the percentage determined in accordance with
the following table for the year (in the 10-year pe-
riod referred to in paragraph (1)) in which the re-
capture event occurs:
In the case of the:
The applicable percentage is:
First 5 such years ..................................................... 100 percent
6th such year .............................................................
50 percent
7th such year .............................................................
40 percent
8th such year .............................................................
30 percent
9th such year .............................................................
20 percent
10th such year ...........................................................
10 percent.
‘‘(g) 
OTHER
DEFINITIONS
AND
APPLICABLE
RULES.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED
HEIR.—The term ‘qualified
heir’—
‘‘(A) has the meaning given to such term
by section 2032A(e)(1), and
‘‘(B) includes any active employee of the
trade or business to which the qualified family-
owned business interest relates if such employee
has been employed by such trade or business
for a period of at least 10 years before the date
of the decedent’s death.
‘‘(2) MEMBER
OF
THE
FAMILY.—The term
‘member of the family’ has the meaning given to
such term by section 2032A(e)(2).
‘‘(3) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—In the case of
estates of decedents dying in a calendar year after
1996, the $1,500,000 amount contained in sub-
(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to Congress a report setting forth recommendations for 
additional elements to be included with the information 
published under subsection (a) to improve the evaluation 
and assessment of the safety and health of individuals re-
ceiving care under the laws administered by the Secretary 
and the quality of care received by such individuals. 
(e) TOLL-FREE HOTLINE ON CARE PROVIDED.—Not 
later than two years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) establish a toll-free telephone number for 
individuals to use to notify the Secretary of low- 
quality care being provided at a health care facility 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and 
(2) ensure that patients at such a health care 
facility, and caregivers of such patients, are in-
formed of such telephone number. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3636 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise tax 
on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 3, 2013 
Mr. BLUMENAUER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase 
the excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels. 
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 ‘‘Update, Promote, and 
Develop America’s Transportation Essentials Act of 
2013’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Since the passage of SAFETEA–LU, Con-
gress has transferred over $50 billion from the Gen-
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each territory or possession of the United States, 
and each federally recognized Indian tribe. 
SEC. 3. PRIVACY BREACH REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) INFORMATION SECURITY AMENDMENT.—Sub-
chapter III of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 3550. Privacy breach requirements 
‘‘(a) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.—The Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget shall establish and 
oversee policies and procedures for agencies to follow in 
the event of a breach of information security involving the 
disclosure of personally identifiable information, including 
requirements for— 
‘‘(1) not later than 72 hours after the agency 
discovers such a breach, or discovers evidence that 
reasonably indicates such a breach has occurred, no-
tice to the individuals whose personally identifiable 
information could be compromised as a result of 
such breach; 
‘‘(2) timely reporting to a Federal cybersecurity 
center, as designated by the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget; and 
‘‘(3) any additional actions that the Director 
finds necessary and appropriate, including data 
breach analysis, fraud resolution services, identity
theft insurance, and credit protection or monitoring 
services. 
‘‘(b) REQUIRED AGENCY ACTION.—The head of each 
agency shall ensure that actions taken in response to a 
breach of information security involving the disclosure of 
personally identifiable information under the authority or 
control of the agency comply with policies and procedures 
established by the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget under subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than March 1 of each year, 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall report to Congress on agency compliance with the 
policies and procedures established under subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) 
FEDERAL
CYBERSECURITY
CENTER
DE-
FINED.—The term ‘Federal cybersecurity center’ means 
any of the following: 
‘‘(1) The Department of Defense Cyber Crime 
Center. 
‘‘(2) The Intelligence Community Incident Re-
sponse Center. 
‘‘(3) The United States Cyber Command Joint 
Operations Center. 
‘‘(4) The National Cyber Investigative Joint 
Task Force.
‘‘(5) Central Security Service Threat Oper-
ations Center of the National Security Agency. 
‘‘(6) The United States Computer Emergency 
Readiness Team. 
‘‘(7) Any successor to a center, team, or task 
force described in paragraphs (1) through (6). 
‘‘(8) Any center that the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget determines is appro-
priate to carry out the requirements of this sec-
tion.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for subchapter III of chapter 35 of 
title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘3550. Privacy breach requirements.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 2014. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3635 
AN ACT 
To ensure the functionality and security of new 
Federal websites that collect personally identifi-
able information, and for other purposes.
GOODLATTE, Mr. COBLE, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. LANCE, Mr. 
SOUTHERLAND, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. COTTON, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. 
BOUSTANY, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. 
TIBERI, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, 
Mr. ROSS, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. 
CALVERT, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. GUTH-
RIE, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. BYRNE, Mrs. MCMORRIS
RODGERS, Mr. 
MCCLINTOCK, Mr. KLINE, Mr. WOLF, Mr. CAMP, Mr. CONNOLLY, and 
Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio 
JULY 28, 2014 
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] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on December 3, 2013] 
A BILL 
To ensure the functionality and security of new Federal 
websites that collect personally identifiable information, 
and for other purposes. 
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IIB 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3635 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 29, 2014 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To ensure the functionality and security of new Federal 
websites that collect personally identifiable information, 
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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‘‘(6) QUALIFIED
VETERAN.—For purposes of
this subsection, the term ‘qualified veteran’ means
any veteran—
‘‘(A) who meets such requirements as may
be imposed by the State law pursuant to which
qualified veterans’ mortgage bonds are issued,
‘‘(B) who applied for the financing before
the date 30 years after the last date on which
such veteran left active service, and
‘‘(C) in the case of financing provided by
the proceeds of bonds issued during the period
beginning July 19, 1984, and ending June 30,
1996, who served on active duty at some time
before January 1, 1977.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply to bonds issued after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 2. STATE CAP RESTRICTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 143(l) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional requirements
for qualified veterans’ mortgage bonds), as amended by
section 1(a), is amended by inserting after paragraph (3)
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) SUBCAP RESTRICTION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An issue meets the re-
quirements of this paragraph only if the
amount of bonds issued pursuant thereto that
is to be used to provide financing to mortgagors
who have not served on active duty at some
time before January 1, 1977, when added to
the amount of the aggregate qualified veterans’
mortgage bonds previously issued by the State
during the calendar year that is to be so used,
does not exceed the subcap amount.
‘‘(B) SUBCAP AMOUNT.—
‘‘(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
subcap
amount for any calendar year is an
amount equal to the applicable percentage
of the State veterans limit for such year.
‘‘(ii) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For
purposes of clause (i), the applicable per-
centage shall be determined under the fol-
lowing table:
Applicable
‘‘Calendar year:
Percentage:
1996 .........................................................................................
1997 .........................................................................................
1998 .........................................................................................
1999 .........................................................................................
2000 and thereafter .................................................................
50.’’
(b) RESTRICTION ON OVERALL STATE CAP.—Para-
graph (3)(B) of section 143(l) of such Code (relating to
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2191
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel SUNDOWN.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 3, 1995
Mr. METCALF introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel
SUNDOWN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Act of June 19, 1886
(46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106 of title 46,
United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation may
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate en-
dorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the
vessel SUNDOWN (United States official number
293434).
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2192
To amend title 18, United States Code, to restrict the mail-order sale of
body armor.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 3, 1995
Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Ms. PELOSI) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to restrict the mail-
order sale of body armor.
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 ‘‘James Guelff Body
Armor Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. UNLAWFUL MAIL-ORDER SALE OF BODY ARMOR.
Title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new chapter:
‘‘CHAPTER 44A—BODY ARMOR
‘‘Sec.
‘‘941. Unlawful acts.’’.
‘‘§ 941. Unlawful acts
‘‘(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this sec-
tion, it shall be unlawful for a person to sell or deliver
body armor unless the transferee meets in person with the
transferor to accomplish the sale, delivery, and receipt of
the matter.
‘‘(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to body armor
used by law enforcement officers.
‘‘(c) As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘body armor’ means any product
sold or offered for sale as personal protective body
covering whether the product is to be worn alone or
is sold as a complement to other products or gar-
ments; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘law enforcement officer’ means
any officer, agent, or employee of the United States,
a State, or a political subdivision of a State, author-
ized by law or by a government agency to engage in
or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation,
or prosecution of any violation of criminal law.’’.
‘‘(d) Whoever knowingly violates this section shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two
years, or both.’’.
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State veterans limit) is amended by adding at the end the
following flush sentence:
‘‘But in no event shall the State veterans limit
exceed $340,000,000 for any calendar year
after 1996.’’
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of
section 143(l) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘and
(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (3), and (4)’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendments made
by
this
section
shall
apply
to
bonds
issued
after
December 31, 1995.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2193
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the eligibility
of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 4, 1995
Mr. KLECZKA (for himself and Mr. HERGER) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect
to the eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond
financing, 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. ELIGIBILITY OF VETERANS FOR MORTGAGE
REVENUE BONDS DETERMINED BY STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 143(l) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional requirements
for qualified veterans’ mortgage bonds) is amended by
striking paragraph (4) and by inserting after paragraph
(5) the following new paragraph:
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2194
To provide for cost savings in the medicare program through cost-effective
coverage of positron emission tomography (PET).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 4, 1995
Mr. DUNCAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce,
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 concerned
A BILL
To provide for cost savings in the medicare program through
cost-effective coverage of positron emission tomography
(PET).
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 ‘‘Medicare PET
Coverage Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF MEDICARE COVERAGE OF, AND
PAYMENT FOR, ITEMS AND SERVICES ASSOCI-
ATED WITH POSITRON EMISSION TOMOG-
RAPHY (PET).
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in title XVIII of the So-
cial Security Act, or any other provision of law, regulation,
policy, or interpretative statement, shall be construed to
prohibit under parts A and B of such title coverage of,
and payment for, items and services associated with the
use of positron emission tomography (PET) for a covered
medical indication (as defined in subsection (b)(1)) where
the use meets the following conditions:
(1) The PET is used as a substitute for other
diagnostic procedures or to assist a physician in as-
sessing whether exploratory surgery, surgical treat-
ment, radiation, transplant, or any other diagnostic
or therapeutic procedure is medically necessary.
(2) The PET is performed at a facility that is
licensed under (or otherwise operating in compliance
with) State law.
(b) COVERED MEDICAL INDICATION DEFINED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection
(a), the term ‘‘covered medical indication’’ means—
(A) any medical indication described in
paragraph (2), or
(B) any other medical indication where the
carrier involved (or the Secretary of Health and
Human Services) estimates that it will be less
costly to the medicare program under such title
(on average) to use the protocol using PET for
the indication than to use any alternative proto-
col which has similar diagnostic accuracy and
therapeutic outcome for that indication.
(2) SPECIFIC
MEDICAL
INDICATIONS
COV-
ERED.—The following are the medical indications
described in this paragraph:
(A) Localization of epileptogenic focus in
patients with complex partial seizure disorders.
(B) Differentiation of recurrent brain tu-
mors from radiation necrosis in patients who
have previously received radiation therapy treat-
ment.
(C) Detection and assessment of tumors
associated with breast cancer, lung cancer, or
colorectal cancer.
(D) Determination of cardiac perfusion
and viability in patients with left-ventricular
dysfunction or cardiomyopathy.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(i) in the case of a petition for a de-
claratory ruling under section 1.2 of title 
47, Code of Federal Regulations, issuing a 
public notice of such petition; 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a petition for rule-
making under section 1.401 of such title, 
issuing a public notice of such petition; and 
‘‘(iii) in the case of a petition for re-
consideration under section 1.106 or 1.429 
of such title or an application for review 
under section 1.115 of such title, issuing a 
public notice of a decision on the petition or 
application by the Commission or under 
delegated authority (as the case may be); 
‘‘(F) establish guidelines (relative to the 
date of filing) for the disposition of petitions 
filed under section 1.2 of such title; 
‘‘(G) establish procedures for the inclusion 
of the specific language of the proposed rule or 
the proposed amendment of an existing rule in 
a notice of proposed rulemaking; and 
‘‘(H) require notices of proposed rulemaking 
and orders adopting a rule or amending an ex-
isting rule that— 
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(1) The terms ‘‘positron emission tomography’’
and ‘‘PET’’ mean a diagnostic imaging technology
used, in a manner generally accepted by the medical
community and recognized in the medical literature,
to measure biochemical and physiologic function in
the human body.
(2) The term ‘‘diagnostic and therapeutic proto-
col’’ means, with respect to a specific medical indica-
tion, all of the diagnostic procedures and resulting
therapeutic procedures used in diagnosing and treat-
ing the indication.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to
PET used on or after 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, without regard to whether or not regula-
tions to carry out this section have been promulgated by
such date.
(e) REVISION OF NATIONAL COVERAGE DETERMINA-
TION.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall revise the medicare national coverage decision relat-
ing to coverage of PET to be consistent with this section.
Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing
the Secretary from expanding such coverage decision be-
yond the coverage required under this section.
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