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SEC. 2706. AGRICULTURAL WATER ENHANCEMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 1240I of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–9) is repealed. 
(b) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) EFFECT
ON
EXISTING
CONTRACTS
AND 
AGREEMENTS.—The amendment made by this sec-
tion shall not affect the validity or terms of any con-
tract or agreement entered into by the Secretary of 
Agriculture under section 1240I of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–9) before Octo-
ber 1, 2013, or any payments required to be made 
in connection with the contract or agreement. 
(2) FUNDING.— 
(A) USE
OF
PRIOR
YEAR
FUNDS.—Not-
withstanding the repeal of section 1240I of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa– 
9), any funds made available from the Com-
modity Credit Corporation to carry out the ag-
ricultural water enhancement program under 
that section for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 
shall be made available to carry out contracts 
and agreements referred to in paragraph (1) 
that were entered into prior to October 1, 2013 
(including the provision of technical assistance). 
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oped in consultation with the heads of other ap-
propriate Federal agencies.
‘‘(B) PROVISIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.—
The regulations issued pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) shall ensure that each mitigation
bank—
‘‘(i) provides for the chemical, phys-
ical, and biological functions of wetlands or
waters of the United States which are lost
as a result of authorized adverse impacts
to wetlands or other waters of the United
States;
‘‘(ii) to the extent practicable and en-
vironmentally desirable, provides in-kind
replacement of lost wetlands functions and
be located in, or in proximity to, the same
watershed or designated geographic area
as the affected wetlands or waters of the
United States;
‘‘(iii) be operated by a public or pri-
vate entity which has the financial capabil-
ity to meet the requirements of this para-
graph, including the deposit of a perform-
ance bond or other appropriate demonstra-
tion of financial responsibility to support
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Senior Citizenship Act 
of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. FULFILLMENT BY ELDERLY PERSONS OF REQUIRE-
MENT FOR NATURALIZATION RELATING TO 
KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE. 
Section 312(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1423(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘334, either—’’ and inserting ‘‘334—’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, or’’ at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) is over sixty-five years of age and has been 
living in the United States for periods totaling at 
least five years subsequent to a lawful admission for 
permanent residence.’’. 
SEC. 3. FULFILLMENT BY ELDERLY PERSONS OF REQUIRE-
MENT FOR NATURALIZATION RELATING TO 
KNOWLEDGE 
OF 
GOVERNMENT 
OF 
THE 
UNITED STATES. 
Section 312(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1423(b)(3)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ each place 
such term appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of 
Homeland Security’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(3)(A)’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) In the case of a person who, on the date of the 
filing of the person’s application for naturalization, as pro-
vided in section 334, is over sixty-five years of age and 
has been living in the United States for periods totaling 
at least five years subsequent to a lawful admission for 
permanent residence, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall permit the person to fulfill the requirement of sub-
section (a)(2) through an examination in a language other 
than English selected by the person. 
‘‘(C) In the case of a person who, on the date of the 
filing of the person’s application for naturalization, as pro-
vided in section 334, is over seventy-five years of age and 
has been living in the United States for periods totaling 
at least five years subsequent to a lawful admission for 
permanent residence, the requirement of subsection (a)(2) 
shall not apply.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply 
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to applications for naturalization pending on or after such 
date. 
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proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion
to recommit the resolution is not in order. A motion to
reconsider the vote by which the resolution is agreed to
or disagreed to is not in order.
(3) Immediately following the conclusion of the de-
bate on a resolution described in subsection (a) and a sin-
gle quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if re-
quested in accordance with the rules of the appropriate
House, the vote on final passage of the resolution shall
occur.
(4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating
to the application of the rules of the Senate or the House
of Representatives, as the case may be, to the procedure
relating to a resolution described in subsection (a) shall
be decided without debate.
(c) CONSIDERATION BY OTHER HOUSE.—(1) If, be-
fore the passage by one House of a resolution of that
House described in subsection (a), that House receives
from the other House a resolution described in subsection
(a), then the following procedures shall apply:
(A) The resolution of the other House shall not
be referred to a committee and may not be consid-
ered in the House receiving it except in the case of
final passage as provided in subparagraph (B)(ii).
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1545 
To amend the definition of State in certain Federal agricultural laws to 
include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2013 
Mr. SABLAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the definition of State in certain Federal agricul-
tural laws to include the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE 
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS AS A STATE 
UNDER CERTAIN FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL 
LAWS. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO THE MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOP-
ERATIVE FORESTRY ACT.—Section 8 of Public Law 87– 
788 (16 U.S.C. 582a–7; commonly known as the McIntire- 
Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act) is amended by striking 
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‘‘and Guam.’’ and inserting ‘‘Guam, and the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT
TO
THE AGRICULTURAL MAR-
KETING ACT OF 1946.—Section 207 of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1626) is amended by 
striking ‘‘and Guam.’’ and inserting ‘‘, Guam, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.’’. 
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 888
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 16, 1993
Mr. FIELDS of Texas (for himself and Mr. BONILLA) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
A BILL
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SOLE SOURCE AQUIFER.
Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
(16 U.S.C. 1539) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(k) SOLE SOURCE AQUIFER.—This Act does not
apply to the taking or jeopardy of an endangered species
or threatened species if the taking or jeopardy results from
the modification of a water habitat located in or fed by
a sole source aquifer designated under the Safe Drinking
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.).’’.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1547 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the basis for the denial 
of retirement credit, for service as a Member of Congress, to include 
conviction of any felony under Federal or State law, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2013 
Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. GRAY-
SON, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. DELANEY, Mr. SALMON, Mr. WESTMORELAND, 
Mr. GIBSON, Mr. MASSIE, and Mr. PERRY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in 
addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the basis 
for the denial of retirement credit, for service as a Mem-
ber of Congress, to include conviction of any felony under 
Federal or State law, 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 ‘‘Trust Returned to the 
United States Taxpayer Act’’ or the ‘‘TRUST Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
(a) RELATING TO CSRS.—Section 8332(o)(2) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by repealing clause (ii); and 
(B) in clause (iii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
clause (I)(bb); 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of 
subclause (II)(bb); and 
(iii) by adding after subclause (II) the 
following: 
‘‘(III) is committed after the date 
of enactment of the Trust Returned 
to the United States Taxpayer Act 
and is described under subparagraph 
(B)(xxxii).’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(xxxii)(I) An offense, not otherwise 
described under this subparagraph, which 
is a felony under the laws of a State or the 
United States. 
‘‘(II) For purposes of this clause, the 
term ‘State’ includes the District of Co-
lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
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American Samoa, Guam, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
and the Virgin Islands.’’. 
(b) RELATING TO FERS.—Section 8411(l)(2) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by repealing subparagraph (B); and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘sub-
section.’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection, or, in the case 
of 
an 
offense 
described 
in 
section 
8332(o)(2)(B)(xxxii), after the date of enactment of 
the Trust Returned to the United States Taxpayer 
Act.’’. 
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 887
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the exclusion
of immigrants infected with the HIV virus.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 16, 1993
Mr. DUNCAN for himself, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. ZELIFF, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr.
SANTORUM, Mr. SUNDQUIST, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. BARTLETT of
Maryland, and Mr. BAKER of Louisiana) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide
for the exclusion of immigrants infected with the HIV virus.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF IMMIGRANTS INFECTED WITH
THE HIV VIRUS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Im-
migration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C.
1182(a)(1)(A)(i)), as amended by section 601(a) of the
Immigration Act of 1990, is amended by inserting ‘‘or,
in the case of an alien who is an immigrant, to be infected
with the human immunodeficiency virus’’ after ‘‘to have
a communicable disease of public health significance’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to individuals seeking admission
as immigrants on or after January 1, 1993, or, if later,
the date of the enactment of this Act.
Æ
under a State plan approved under part A of title IV of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by this Act shall become effec-
tive 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 889
To exclude from income amounts received under part A of title IV of the
Social Security Act for the purposes of determining the amount of
benefits to be provided under the Food Stamp Act of 1977.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 16, 1993
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To exclude from income amounts received under part A
of title IV of the Social Security Act for the purposes
of determining the amount of benefits to be provided
under the Food Stamp Act of 1977.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FOOD STAMPS.
Section 5(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘Households shall also be entitled
to a deduction for the amount, if any, of benefits received
on which a corporation first satisfies the requirements of
section 2.
(c) RATE-SETTING AUTHORITY.—After consulting
with the Postal Rate Commission, the President shall de-
velop and include as part of the recommendations submit-
ted under subsection (a) proposals relating to the means
by which rates of postage would be established during the
5-year period referred to in subsection (a)(2)(B). Such
recommendations may include continuing any operations
of the Postal Rate Commission (whether on a modified
basis or otherwise) which may be appropriate.
SEC. 4. POSTAL PRIVATIZATION COMMISSION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In order to carry out the
functions set forth in sections 2(b)(1)(B) and 3(a), there
is established a commission to be known as the ‘‘Postal
Privatization Commission’’.
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall consist of
12 members, to be selected by the President, of whom—
(1) 3 shall be selected from among individuals
recommended jointly by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President pro tempore of
the Senate;
(2) 3 shall be selected to represent the interests
of employees of the Postal Service;
HR 890 EAS
‘‘(5) REVERSION.—If a depositor does not claim
the deposit delivered to the custody of the appropriate
State pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) within 10 years
of the date of delivery, the deposit shall be imme-
diately refunded to the Corporation and become its
property. All rights of the depositor against the ap-
propriate State with respect to such deposit shall be
barred as of the date of the refund to the Corporation.
‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section—
‘‘(A) the term ‘transferee institution’ means
the insured depository institution in which the
Corporation has made available a transferred de-
posit pursuant to section 11(f)(1);
‘‘(B) the term ‘appropriate State’ means the
State to which notice was mailed under para-
graph (1)(C), except that if the notice was not
mailed to an address that is within a State it
shall mean the State in which the depository in-
stitution in default has its main office; and
‘‘(C) the term ‘United States deposit’ means
an insured or transferred deposit for which the
deposit records of the depository institution in
default disclose that title to the deposit is held by
the United States, any department, agency, or
(3) 3 shall be selected to represent the interests
of postal management; and
(4) 3 shall be selected from such other postal
experts as the President considers appropriate.
(c) COMPENSATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), members of the Commission shall be paid
at the daily equivalent of a rate, not to exceed the
rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Execu-
tive Schedule, for each day (including travel time)
during which they are engaged in the performance
of duties of the Commission.
(2) EXCEPTION.—Members of the Commission
who are full-time officers or employees of the United
States shall receive no additional pay by reason of
their service on the Commission.
(d) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall cease to
exist as of the date on which the work of the Commission
has been completed.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘Postal Service’’ means the United
States Postal Service and the Postal Rate Commis-
sion;
(2) the term ‘‘property’’, when used with re-
spect to the Postal Service, means all assets and
rights, and all liabilities and obligations, of the Post-
al Service; and
(3) the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, and the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico.
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1549 
To amend Public Law 111–148 to transfer fiscal year 2013 through fiscal 
year 2016 funds from the Prevention and Public Health Fund to carry 
out the temporary high risk health insurance pool program for individuals 
with preexisting conditions, and to extend access to such program to 
such individuals who have had creditable coverage during the 6 months 
prior to application for coverage through such program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2013 
Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. BURGESS, and Mrs. WAGNER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend Public Law 111–148 to transfer fiscal year 2013 
through fiscal year 2016 funds from the Prevention and 
Public Health Fund to carry out the temporary high 
risk health insurance pool program for individuals with 
preexisting conditions, and to extend access to such pro-
gram to such individuals who have had creditable cov-
erage during the 6 months prior to application for cov-
erage through such program. 
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 ‘‘Helping Sick Ameri-
cans Now Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PRIORITIZING FUNDING FOR SICK AMERICANS. 
Section 4002(c) of Public Law 111–148 (42 U.S.C. 
300u–11(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall transfer amounts that are in the 
Fund that are attributable to fiscal year 2013 that are 
not otherwise obligated as of the date of the enactment 
of this sentence and funds that would otherwise be made 
available to the Fund for fiscal year 2014, fiscal year 
2015, and fiscal year 2016 to the account within the De-
partment of Health and Human Services that provides for 
funding to carry out the temporary high risk health insur-
ance pool program under section 1101 and such funds 
shall become available for obligation under such section 
on such date of enactment and remain so available 
through December 31, 2013.’’. 
SEC. 3. IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR SICK 
AMERICANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1101(d) of Public Law 
111–148 (42 U.S.C. 18001(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end 
‘‘and’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and 
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(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to individuals ap-
plying for coverage through the high risk insurance pool 
program on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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mailed a notice of the distribution to the
accountholder at the last-known address
for the accountholder on the books of the
credit union; and
‘‘(ii) the end of the 18-month period
beginning on the date of the appointment
of a liquidating agent for such credit
union,
the Board shall notify the appropriate State
and offer to transfer to the custody of such
State an amount equal to the insured deposit of
such accountholder at such credit union for dis-
position by such State in accordance with any
State law which provides for the disposition of
abandoned or unclaimed property in the State.
‘‘(B) DISPOSITION
OF
CLAIMS
IF
STATE
DOES NOT ACCEPT CUSTODY.—
‘‘(i) 
AVAILABILITY
TO
ACCOUNT-
HOLDER.—If the appropriate State does
not accept the custody of the amount of
any insured deposit which the Board offers
to transfer under subparagraph (A), the
Board shall permit the accountholder (on
whose behalf such transfer was offered) to