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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2726 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of vet-
erans to non-Department medical foster homes for certain veterans who 
are unable to live independently. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 18, 2013 
Mr. MILLER of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts 
and agreements for the transfer of veterans to non- 
Department medical foster homes for certain veterans 
who are unable to live independently. 
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 ‘‘Long-Term Care Vet-
erans Choice Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CONTRACT AU-
THORITY FOR TRANSFER OF VETERANS NON- 
DEPARTMENT MEDICAL FOSTER HOMES. 
Section 1720 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h)(1) At the request of a veteran for whom the Sec-
retary is required to provide nursing home care under sec-
tion 1710A of this title, the Secretary may transfer the 
veteran to a medical foster home that meets Department 
standards, at the expense of the United States, pursuant 
to a contract or agreement entered into between the Sec-
retary and the medical foster home for such purpose. A 
veteran who is transferred to a medical foster home under 
this subsection shall agree, as a condition of such transfer, 
to accept home health services furnished by the Secretary 
under section 1717 of this title. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘med-
ical foster home’ means a home designed to provide non- 
institutional, long-term, supportive care for veterans who 
are unable to live independently and prefer a family set-
ting.’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2727 
To amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide 
that not less than 40 percent of amounts available from the fund under 
that Act shall be available for the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
State Assistance Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 18, 2013 
Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, and 
Mr. LOWENTHAL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
1965 to provide that not less than 40 percent of amounts 
available from the fund under that Act shall be available 
for the Land and Water Conservation Fund State Assist-
ance Program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR THE LAND AND 
WATER CONSERVATION FUND STATE ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 5 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–7) is amended by inserting 
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‘‘and not less than 40 per centum of such appropriations 
shall be available for the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund State Assistance Program’’ after ‘‘Not less than 40 
per centum of such appropriations shall be available for 
Federal purposes’’. 
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ment, and other relevant Federal de-
partments and agencies regarding the 
Group’s priority trade issue; and 
‘‘(III) serving as the primary li-
aison between U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection and the public regard-
ing United States Government activi-
ties regarding the Group’s priority 
trade issue, including— 
‘‘(aa) providing for receipt 
and transmission to the appro-
priate U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection office of allegations 
from interested parties in the pri-
vate sector of violations of customs 
and trade laws of the United 
States of merchandise relating to 
the priority trade issue; 
‘‘(bb) obtaining information 
from the appropriate U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection office 
on the status of any activities re-
sulting from the submission of 
any such allegation, including 
any decision not to pursue the al-
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SEC. 2. STATE AUTHORITY FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING 
REGULATION. 
The Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is 
amended by redesignating section 44 as section 45, and 
by inserting after section 43 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 44. STATE AUTHORITY FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING 
REGULATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of the Interior 
shall not enforce any Federal regulation, guidance, or per-
mit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing, or any 
component of that process, relating to oil, gas, or geo-
thermal production activities on or under any land in any 
State that has regulations, guidance, or permit require-
ments for that activity. 
‘‘(b) STATE AUTHORITY.—The Department of the 
Interior shall recognize and defer to State regulations, 
permitting, and guidance, for all activities related to hy-
draulic fracturing, or any component of that process, re-
lating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on 
Federal land regardless of whether those rules are duplica-
tive, more or less restrictive, shall have different require-
ments, or do not meet Federal guidelines. 
‘‘(c) HYDRAULIC FRACTURING DEFINED.—In this 
section the term ‘hydraulic fracturing’ means the process 
by which fracturing fluids (or a fracturing fluid system) 
are pumped into an underground geologic formation at a 
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calculated, predetermined rate and pressure to generate 
fractures or cracks in the target formation and thereby 
increase the permeability of the rock near the wellbore and 
improve production of natural gas or oil.’’. 
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H. R. 272 
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen 
An Act 
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint 
outpatient clinic to be constructed in Marina, California, as the ‘‘Major General 
William H. Gourley VA–DOD Outpatient Clinic’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NAME OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE JOINT OUTPATIENT CLINIC, 
MARINA, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Department of Veterans Affairs and 
Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic to be constructed 
at the intersection of the proposed Ninth Street and the proposed 
First Avenue in Marina, California, shall be known and designated 
as the ‘‘Major General William H. Gourley VA–DOD Outpatient 
Clinic’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, regulation, map, 
document, record, or other paper of the United States to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint out-
patient clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
a reference to the ‘‘Major General William H. Gourley VA–DOD 
Outpatient Clinic’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
411
Army: Inside the United States—Continued
State
Installation or location
Amount
CONUS Classified ..............
Classified Location .........................................
$1,900,000
Total: .......................................................
$472,330,000
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2104(a)(2), the Secretary of the Army may
acquire real property and carry out military construction
projects for the locations outside the United States, and in
the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Army: Outside the United States
Country
Installation or location
Amount
Korea .......................................
Camp Casey ................................................
$4,150,000
Camp Hovey ...............................................
$13,500,000
Camp Pelham .............................................
$5,600,000
Camp Stanley .............................................
$6,800,000
Yongsan .......................................................
$1,450,000
Overseas Classified ..................
Classified Location .....................................
$48,000,000
Total: ...................................................
$79,500,000
SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.
(a) 
CONSTRUCTION
AND
ACQUISITION.—Using
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in section 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the
Army may construct or acquire family housing units (in-
cluding land acquisition) at the installations, for the pur-
poses, and in the amounts set forth in the following table:
Army: Family Housing
State
Installation
Purpose
Amount
Alabama .....................
Redstone Arsenal ............
118 units ...................
$12,000,000
Calendar No. 255 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2728 
AN ACT 
To recognize States’ authority to regulate oil and 
gas operations and promote American energy se-
curity, development, and job creation. 
DECEMBER 9, 2013 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
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‘‘(j) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO BOARDS.—(1)
In conducting proceedings in an inquiry under this section,
a board may secure directly from any department or agency
of the United States any information that the board consid-
ers necessary in order to conduct the proceedings.
‘‘(2) Upon written request from the president of a
board, the head of a department or agency of the United
States shall release information covered by the request to
the board. In releasing such information, the head of the
department or agency shall—
‘‘(A) declassify to an appropriate degree classi-
fied information; or
‘‘(B) release the information in a manner not re-
quiring the removal of markings indicating the classi-
fied nature of the information.
‘‘(3)(A) If a request for information under paragraph
(2) covers classified information that cannot be declassified,
cannot be removed before release from the information cov-
ered by the request, or cannot be summarized in a manner
that prevents the release of classified information, the classi-
fied information shall be made available only to president
of the board making the request and the counsel for the miss-
ing person appointed under subsection (f).
‘‘(B) The president of a board shall close to persons
who do not have appropriate security clearances the pro-
‘‘(v) RESTRICTIONS
ON
REDISCLO-
SURE.—A person or entity to which infor-
mation is disclosed under this subpara-
graph may use or disclose such informa-
tion only as needed for verifying the em-
ployment and income of individuals de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), subject to the 
conditions in clause (iii) and such addi-
tional conditions as agreed to by the Secre-
taries. 
‘‘(F) REIMBURSEMENT OF HHS COSTS.— 
The Secretary of Agriculture shall reimburse 
the Secretary, in accordance with subsection 
(k)(3), for the costs incurred by the Secretary 
in furnishing the information requested under 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(G) CONSENT.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall not seek, use, or disclose informa-
tion under this paragraph relating to an indi-
vidual without the prior written consent of such 
individual (or of a person legally authorized to 
consent on behalf of such individual).’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT
TO
THE
INTERNAL
REVENUE 
CODE.—Section 6103(l)(7)(D) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6103(l)(7)(D)) is amended— 
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(1) in clause (viii), by striking the ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after clause (ix) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(x) any housing program under title 
V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
1471 et seq.).’’. 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 272 
AN ACT 
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs and De-
partment of Defense joint outpatient clinic to be con-
structed in Marina, California, as the ‘‘Major General 
William H. Gourley VA–DOD Outpatient Clinic’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NAME OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE JOINT 
OUTPATIENT CLINIC, MARINA, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Department of Veterans Af-
fairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic 
to be constructed at the intersection of the proposed Ninth 
Street and the proposed First Avenue in Marina, Cali-
fornia, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Major Gen-
eral William H. Gourley VA–DOD Outpatient Clinic’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, regula-
tion, map, document, record, or other paper of the United 
States to the Department of Veterans Affairs and Depart-
ment of Defense joint outpatient clinic referred to in sub-
section (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Major 
General William H. Gourley VA–DOD Outpatient Clinic’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 
2013. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 272 
AN ACT 
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs 
and Department of Defense joint outpatient clin-
ic to be constructed in Marina, California, as the 
‘‘Major General William H. Gourley VA–DOD 
Outpatient Clinic’’.
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could reasonably be expected to damage the national
security.
‘‘(8) The term ‘State’ includes the District of Co-
lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any
territory or possession of the United States.’’.
(2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle
A, and at the beginning of part II of subtitle A, of title
10, United States Code, are amended by inserting after the
item relating to chapter 75 the following new item:
‘‘76. Missing Persons ............................................................................... 1501’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 10 of title
37, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1)(A) Section 555 is repealed.
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter is amended by striking out the item relating
to section 555.
(2) Section 552 is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking out ‘‘for
all purposes,’’ in the second sentence of the flush
matter following paragraph (2) and all that fol-
lows through the end of the sentence and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘for all purposes.’’;
(B) in subsection (b), by striking out para-
graph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the fol-
lowing:
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 272 
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense 
joint outpatient clinic to be constructed in Marina, California, as the 
‘‘General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic: A Joint VA– 
DOD Health Care Facility’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2013 
Mr. FARR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs, 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 designate the Department of Veterans Affairs and De-
partment of Defense joint outpatient clinic to be con-
structed in Marina, California, as the ‘‘General William 
H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic: A Joint VA–DOD 
Health Care Facility’’. 
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. NAME OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE JOINT 
OUTPATIENT CLINIC, MARINA, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Department of Veterans Af-
fairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic 
to be constructed at the intersection of the proposed Ninth 
Street and the proposed First Avenue in Marina, Cali-
fornia, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘General 
William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic: A Joint 
VA–DOD Health Care Facility’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, regula-
tion, map, document, record, or other paper of the United 
States to the Department of Veterans Affairs and Depart-
ment of Defense joint outpatient clinic referred to in sub-
section (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Gen-
eral William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic: A 
Joint VA–DOD Health Care Facility’’. 
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 272 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2013 
Received 
AN ACT 
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs and De-
partment of Defense joint outpatient clinic to be con-
structed in Marina, California, as the ‘‘Major General 
William H. Gourley VA–DOD Outpatient Clinic’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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HR 272 RDS
SECTION 1. NAME OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE JOINT 
OUTPATIENT CLINIC, MARINA, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Department of Veterans Af-
fairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic 
to be constructed at the intersection of the proposed Ninth 
Street and the proposed First Avenue in Marina, Cali-
fornia, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Major Gen-
eral William H. Gourley VA–DOD Outpatient Clinic’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, regula-
tion, map, document, record, or other paper of the United 
States to the Department of Veterans Affairs and Depart-
ment of Defense joint outpatient clinic referred to in sub-
section (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Major 
General William H. Gourley VA–DOD Outpatient Clinic’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 
2013. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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tary family housing functions of the Department of the Air
Force in the total amount of $1,727,557,000 as follows:
(1) For military construction projects inside the
United 
States 
authorized 
by 
section 
2301(a),
$479,390,000.
(2) For military construction projects outside the
United 
States 
authorized 
by 
section 
2301(b),
$49,400,000.
(3) For unspecified minor construction projects
authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United States
Code, $9,030,000.
(4) For architectural and engineering services
and construction design under section 2807 of title
10, United States Code, $49,021,000.
(5) For military housing functions:
(A) For construction and acquisition, plan-
ning and design and improvement of military
family housing and facilities, $294,503,000.
(B) For support of military family housing
(including the functions described in section
2833 
of 
title 
10, 
United 
States 
Code),
$846,213,000.
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2730 
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to minimum levels 
of financial responsibility for the transportation of property, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 18, 2013 
Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. 
SIRES, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. FATTAH, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to 
minimum levels of financial responsibility for the trans-
portation of property, 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 ‘‘Safe And Fair Envi-
ronment on Highways Achieved through Underwriting 
Levels Act of 2013’’ or the ‘‘SAFE HAUL Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. MINIMUM FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR TRANS-
PORTING PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31139(b)(2) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$750,000.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$4,422,000 and the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall adjust such 
amount annually for inflation relating to medical care.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on the date that is 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2731 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the rule 
providing 5-year amortization of expenses incurred in creating or acquir-
ing music or music copyrights. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 18, 2013 
Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. COOPER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. ROE of Ten-
nessee, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. COBLE, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. GOHMERT, 
Mr. DEUTCH, and Mr. FINCHER) 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 make 
permanent the rule providing 5-year amortization of ex-
penses incurred in creating or acquiring music or music 
copyrights. 
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 ‘‘Songwriters Tax Sim-
plification Reauthorization Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULE FOR AMORTIZATION OF MUSICAL 
WORKS AND COPYRIGHTS MADE PERMA-
NENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (8) of section 167(g) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing subparagraph (E). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2010. 
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