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States Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘December 31,
1995’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘December 31, 1998’’.
(2) Section 1712(a)(1)(D) of such title is amended
by striking out ‘‘December 31, 1995’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘December 31, 1998’’.
(b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG
ABUSE CARE.—Subsection (e) of section 1720A of such
title is amended by striking out ‘‘December 31, 1995’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘December 31, 1997’’.
(c) NURSING HOME CARE ALTERNATIVES.—(1) Sec-
tion 1720C(a) of such title is amended by striking out
‘‘September 30, 1995’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘De-
cember 31, 1997’’.
(2) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
to Congress, not later than March 31, 1997, a report on
the medical efficacy and cost effectiveness, and disadvan-
tages and advantages, associated with the use by the Sec-
retary of noninstitutional alternatives to nursing home
care.
(d) HEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM.—(1) Section
7618 of such title is amended by striking out ‘‘December
31, 1995’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘December 31,
1997’’.
(2)(A) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
to Congress, not later than March 31, 1997, a report set-
ardous substances following establishment
of the trust, estate, or fiduciary relation-
ship; or
‘‘(iii) the fiduciary had a role in estab-
lishing the trust, estate, or fiduciary rela-
tionship, and such trust, estate, or fidu-
ciary relationship has no objectively rea-
sonable or substantial purpose apart from
the avoidance or limitation of liability
under an environmental law.
‘‘(C) A fiduciary shall not be personally
liable for undertaking or directing another to
undertake a response action.
‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—No provision
of this subsection shall be construed as affecting the
liability, if any, of any person who—
‘‘(A)(i) acts in a capacity other than a fi-
duciary capacity; and
‘‘(ii) directly or indirectly benefits from a
trust or fiduciary relationship; or
‘‘(B)(i) is a beneficiary and a fiduciary
with respect to the same fiduciary estate; and
‘‘(ii) as a fiduciary, receives benefits that
exceed customary or reasonable compensation,
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3552 
To improve emergency response activities in the United States, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2013 
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To improve emergency response activities in the United 
States, 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 ‘‘Emergency Response 
Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STATE OFFICES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for assistance under 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) on or after October 
1, 2014, the chief executive officer of a State shall be re-
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quired to maintain a State Office of Emergency Manage-
ment. 
(b) DUTIES.—The State Office of Emergency Man-
agement referred to in subsection (a)— 
(1) shall coordinate the State response to an 
emergency; and 
(2) may request Federal assistance with respect 
to an emergency. 
SEC. 3. EMERGENCY RESPONSE. 
(a) FEDERAL INCIDENT COMMANDER.—If one or 
more Federal departments or agencies provides assistance 
to a State in response to an emergency, the President shall 
designate an individual from one such department or 
agency to serve as the Federal incident commander for 
that emergency. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—As soon as practicable after des-
ignation under subsection (a), a Federal incident com-
mander shall— 
(1) meet with representatives of Federal, State, 
and local entities involved in the response to the 
emergency; and 
(2) assist such representatives in— 
(A) creating a plan to respond to the emer-
gency that specifies the responsibilities of each 
entity involved in the response; 
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‘‘(3) STATE MEMBERS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State member of
a Regional Commission shall be the chief execu-
tive officer of the State. The State members of
a Regional Commission shall elect a Cochairper-
son from among such State members for a term
of not less than 1 year.
‘‘(B) ALTERNATES.—Each State member
of a Regional Commission may have a single al-
ternate, appointed by the Chief Executive Offi-
cer from among members of the Chief Execu-
tive Officer’s cabinet or the Chief Executive Of-
ficer’s personal staff. An alternate shall vote in
the event of the absence, death, disability, re-
moval, or resignation of the State representa-
tive for which he or she is an alternate. A State
alternate shall not be counted toward the estab-
lishment of a quorum of the Commission in any
instance in which a quorum of the State mem-
bers is required to be present.
‘‘(c) DECISIONMAKING.—
‘‘(1) VOTING.—Decisions by a Regional Com-
mission shall require an affirmative vote of the Sec-
retary (or the Secretary’s designee) and of the ma-
jority of the State members.
(B) designating an individual to lead the 
response; and 
(C) drafting and executing a memorandum 
of understanding with respect to the plan de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) that describes the 
responsibilities of each entity involved in the re-
sponse. 
(c) FAILURE TO AGREE.—In the absence of a memo-
randum 
of 
understanding 
described 
in 
subsection 
(b)(2)(C), the Federal incident commander shall report to 
the President or the President’s designee and recommend 
if, and to what extent, the relevant Federal departments 
or agencies should be involved in the response to the emer-
gency. 
SEC. 4. EFFECT. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit, ex-
pand, or change any authority granted to a Federal, State, 
or local entity to respond to an emergency under Federal, 
State, or local law. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In this Act, the terms ‘‘emer-
gency’’, ‘‘Indian tribal government’’, and ‘‘State’’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 102 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5122). 
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(b) TREATMENT
OF
INDIAN
TRIBAL
GOVERN-
MENTS.—For the purposes of this Act, any reference to 
‘‘State’’ shall be treated as a reference also to ‘‘Indian 
tribal government’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3553 
To allow a credit against income tax for employers who pay their Federal 
contractor employees compensation lost by reason of the Federal Govern-
ment shutdown. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2013 
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To allow a credit against income tax for employers who 
pay their Federal contractor employees compensation lost 
by reason of the Federal Government shutdown. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYERS WHO PAY FEDERAL 
CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION 
LOST BY REASON OF SHUTDOWN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an employer whose 
employees provide services to the Federal Government in 
an applicable Federal building under a Federal contract, 
there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3557 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide increased protections 
for consumer or subscriber password information, and to amend the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide that the Director 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may not access password informa-
tion pursuant to an order under section 501 of that Act, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2013 
Mr. GOSAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Select Committee on Intelligence 
(Permanent Select), 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 amend title 18, United States Code, to provide increased 
protections for consumer or subscriber password informa-
tion, and to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Act of 1978 to provide that the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation may not access password infor-
mation pursuant to an order under section 501 of that 
Act, 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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by chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for 
the taxable year an amount equal to the sum of the shut-
down payments with respect to employees of the taxpayer 
during the taxable year. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) APPLICABLE
FEDERAL
BUILDING.—The 
term ‘‘applicable Federal building’’ means any build-
ing used for official purposes by any office or entity 
over which the Committee on House Administration 
of the House of Representatives has jurisdiction 
under the Rules of the House of Representatives 
during the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress. 
(2) SHUTDOWN PAYMENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘shutdown 
payments’’ means any payment which is made 
by the employer to an individual with respect to 
the shutdown period that represents all or a 
portion of the wages the individual would have 
received from the employer if the individual 
were performing services for the employer 
under such Federal contract during the shut-
down period. 
(B) 
SHUTDOWN
PERIOD.—The 
term 
‘‘shutdown period’’ means the period of partial 
Federal Government shutdown resulting from 
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the lapse in Federal appropriations beginning 
on October 1, 2013, and ending on October 16, 
2013. 
(c) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) TREATED AS PART OF BUSINESS CREDIT.— 
The credit determined under subsection (a) shall be 
treated as a credit listed in section 38(b) for the tax-
able year (and not allowed separately under sub-
section (a)). 
(d) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 
any payments made in any taxable year beginning after 
December 31, 2014. 
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‘‘(2) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Any person who vio-
lates paragraph (1) shall be liable for a civil penalty 
of $50,000 for each such violation. 
‘‘(3) OTHER PENALTIES.—In addition to the 
penalties specified in paragraph (2), any violation of 
this section that violates any other customs and 
trade laws of the United States shall be subject to 
any applicable civil and criminal penalty, including 
seizure and forfeiture, that may be imposed under 
such customs or trade law or title 18, United States 
Code, with respect to the importation of merchan-
dise. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘customs and trade laws of the United States’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 2 of the 
Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of 
2015.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 484c of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as added by subsection (a), takes effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with 
respect to the importation of merchandise of an importer 
of record under section 484 of the Tariff Act of 1930 who 
is not resident of the United States on or after the date 
that is 180 days after such date of enactment. 
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HR 2202 EAS
status in the United States or has a bona fide appli-
cation for asylum pending’’.
(d) EXCEPTIONS.—Section 245 (8 U.S.C. 1254) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(k) The following periods of time shall be excluded
from the determination of periods of unauthorized stay
under subsection (c)(6)(B) and section 204(i):
(1) Any period of time in which an alien is
under 18 years of age.
(2) Any period of time in which an alien has a
bona fide application for asylum pending under sec-
tion 208.
(3) Any period of time during which an alien is
provided authorization to engage in employment in
the United States (including such an authorization
under section 244A(a)(1)(B)), or in which the alien
is the spouse of such an alien.
(4) Any period of time during which the alien
is a beneficiary of family unity protection pursuant
to section 301 on the Immigration Act of 1990.
(5) Any period of time for which the alien dem-
onstrates good cause for remaining in the United
States without the authorization of the Attorney Gen-
eral.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3558 
To provide the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, and the Department of the Treasury with authority to more 
aggressively enforce customs and trade laws relating to textile and ap-
parel articles, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2013 
Mr. GRAVES of Georgia (for himself, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. COBLE, Mr. 
MCHENRY, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. MICHAUD, Mrs. 
ELLMERS, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. RANGEL, 
Mr. JONES, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Georgia, Mr. PITTENGER, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. 
HOLDING, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. WILSON of 
South Carolina, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, and Ms. FOXX) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection, and the Department of 
the Treasury with authority to more aggressively enforce 
customs and trade laws relating to textile and apparel 
articles, 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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TITLE II—LAW ENFORCEMENT 
EDUCATION REFORMS 
SEC. 201. THE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING 
CENTER. 
Not later than 2 years after the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through 
the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the 
Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Cen-
ter, shall develop and incorporate any necessary changes 
to all training, curriculum, and professional certification 
classes provided by the Federal Law Enforcement Train-
ing Center to ensure consistency with the requirements of 
this Act. 
SEC. 202. THE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AC-
CREDITATION BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, acting through the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties and the Director of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center, and in consultation with the Fed-
eral Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board and 
the Advisory Board, shall develop and incorporate any nec-
essary changes to all training, curriculum, and profes-
sional certification classes to ensure consistency with the 
requirements of this Act. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 355 
To increase the statutory limit on the public debt only upon the certification 
by the President of the submission to the States for their ratification 
of the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
to balance the Federal Budget or limit Federal spending. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2013 
Mr. CRAWFORD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To increase the statutory limit on the public debt only upon 
the certification by the President of the submission to 
the States for their ratification of the proposed amend-
ment to the Constitution of the United States to balance 
the Federal Budget or limit Federal spending. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT EXTENSION. 
Subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by striking out the dollar limita-
tion 
contained 
in 
such 
subsection 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$16,994,000,000,000’’ upon the certification by the 
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President of the submission to the States for their ratifica-
tion of the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States described in section 2. 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendment made by section 1 shall not take ef-
fect unless and until the date upon which the President 
certifies the Archivist of the United States has submitted 
to the States for their ratification a proposed amendment 
to the Constitution of the United States pursuant to a 
joint resolution entitled ‘‘Joint resolution proposing a bal-
anced budget amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States’’, ‘‘Joint resolution proposing a spending 
limit amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States’’, or ‘‘Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
the Constitution of the United States to restrict the power 
of Congress to enact legislation increasing any amount 
spent under entitlement programs or creating new entitle-
ment programs’’. 
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ists for publications (including on-line services) with a
general circulation in the United States are generally pro-
vided access, in which an offering of or exchange offer for
securities is discussed.’’
(b) DEFINITION OF PROSPECTUS.—Section 2(10) of
the Securities Act of 1933 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (a);
and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end of
clause (b) the following: ‘‘, and (c) any press release
made generally available to journalists for publica-
tions (including on-line services) with a general cir-
culation in the United States, in which an offer of
or exchange offer for securities is discussed, shall
not be deemed a prospectus if such press releases
states that it is not an offer of securities for sale,
that any public offering will be made by means of
a prospectus, and the person from whom a prospec-
tus may be obtained’’.
SEC. 14. REPEAL OF TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939.
The Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. 77aaa
et seq.) is repealed.
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3561 
To prohibit Department of State approval for the Russian space agency 
to build or operate a ground monitoring station in the United States 
unless such station does not raise counterintelligence or other national 
security concerns. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2013 
Mr. KINGSTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit Department of State approval for the Russian 
space agency to build or operate a ground monitoring 
station in the United States unless such station does 
not raise counterintelligence or other national security 
concerns. 
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 ‘‘Prevent Russian Infil-
tration Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONDITIONAL PROHIBITION ON BUILDING OR OP-
ERATING A RUSSIAN SPACE AGENCY GROUND 
MONITORING 
STATION 
IN 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES. 
The Secretary of State may not approve a request 
by the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, to build or oper-
ate a ground monitoring station in the United States, in-
cluding in any territory or possession of the United States, 
until the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and 
the Director of National Intelligence jointly certify to Con-
gress that any such proposed station does not raise coun-
terintelligence or other national security concerns. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 356 
To clarify authority granted under the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to define the 
exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the 
State of Utah, and for other purposes’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2013 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. CHAFFETZ, and Mr. 
STEWART) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To clarify authority granted under the Act entitled ‘‘An 
Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and 
Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, 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 ‘‘Hill Creek Cultural 
Preservation and Energy Development Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY. 
The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to define the exterior 
boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in 
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tition for H–1B nonimmigrants shall be treated as em-
ployees, and counted as nonimmigrants under section
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) under this subparagraph. In this sub-
section, the term ‘non-H–1B-dependent employer’ means
an employer that is not an H–1B-dependent employer.
‘‘(F)(i) An employer who is an H–1B-dependent em-
ployer as defined in subparagraph (E) can nevertheless be
treated as a non-H–1B-dependent employer for five years
on a probationary status if—
‘‘(I) the employer has demonstrated to the sat-
isfaction of the Secretary of Labor that it has devel-
oped a reasonable plan for reducing its use of H–
1B nonimmigrants over a five-year period to the
level of a non-H–1B-dependent employer, and
‘‘(II) annual reviews of that plan by the Sec-
retary of Labor indicate successful implementation
of that plan.
If the employer has not met the requirements established
in this clause, the probationary status ends and the em-
ployer shall be treated as an H–1B-dependent employer
until such time as the employer can prove to the Secretary
of Labor that it no longer is an H–1B-dependent employer
as defined in subparagraph (E).