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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3422 
To require the Secretary of Defense to transfer at least 10 percent of 
certain military equipment returning from Iraq to Federal and State agencies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2011 
Mr. POE of Texas (for himself and Mr. CARTER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Defense to transfer at least 
10 percent of certain military equipment returning from 
Iraq to Federal and State agencies. 
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 ‘‘Send Equipment for 
National Defense Act’’ or the ‘‘SEND Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF USED MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO 
STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after eli-
gible equipment returns to the United States from Iraq, 
and in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of section 
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2576a of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of 
Defense shall transfer at least 10 percent of such eligible 
equipment to Federal and State agencies. 
(b) PREFERENCE.—In considering applications for 
the transfer of eligible equipment, the Secretary shall give 
preference to Federal and State agencies that will use the 
eligible equipment primarily for the purpose of strength-
ening border security along the southern border of the 
United States. 
(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the require-
ment under subsection (a) with respect to eligible equip-
ment that the Secretary determines the Department of 
Defense needs for immediate use, if the Secretary certifies 
such determination to Congress. 
(d) ELIGIBLE EQUIPMENT DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘eligible equipment’’ means equipment that 
the Secretary determines would be suitable for use by Fed-
eral and State agencies in law enforcement activities, in-
cluding— 
(1) surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles, in-
cluding the MQ–9 Reaper (also known as the ‘‘Pred-
ator B’’); 
(2) night-vision goggles; and 
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(3) high mobility multi-purpose wheel vehicles 
(commonly known as ‘‘humvees’’). 
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HR 2519 RH
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for,
$11,054,000.
CONSTRUCTION
For detailed plan preparation and construction of au-
thorized projects, $14,051,000, to remain available until
expended as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2696(c).
AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
including not to exceed $9,000 for representation expenses
incurred 
by 
the 
International 
Joint 
Commission,
$4,290,000; for the International Joint Commission and
the International Boundary Commission, as authorized by
treaties between the United States and Canada or Great
Britain.
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS
For necessary expenses for international fisheries
commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by
law, $14,200,000: Provided, That the United States share
of such expenses may be advanced to the respective com-
missions, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324.
OTHER
UNITED STATES BILATERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
AGREEMENTS
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for
Bilateral 
Science 
and 
Technology 
Agreements,
sector, and other sources of funding to support a 
project under this section. 
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place it appears and inserting ‘‘networking and 
information technology’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
‘‘high-performance’’ and inserting ‘‘high-end’’; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘high-performance com-
puting and’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and in-
formation technology and’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘high-performance com-
puting network’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and 
information technology’’. 
(b) TITLE I.—The heading of title I of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5511) is amended by striking ‘‘HIGH-PER-
FORMANCE COMPUTING’’ and inserting ‘‘NET-
WORKING 
AND 
INFORMATION 
TECH-
NOLOGY’’. 
(c) SECTION 101.—Section 101 of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5511) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘HIGH- 
PERFORMANCE
COMPUTING’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘NETWORKING
AND
INFORMATION
TECH-
NOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘NATIONAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING’’ 
and inserting ‘‘NETWORKING
AND INFORMA-
TION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) of such subsection— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘National High-Per-
formance Computing Program’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘networking and information tech-
nology research and development pro-
gram’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘high-performance computing, including 
networking’’ and inserting ‘‘networking 
and information technology’’; 
(iii) in subparagraphs (B) and (G), by 
striking ‘‘high-performance’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘high-end’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘high-performance computing and net-
working’’ and inserting ‘‘high-end com-
puting, distributed, and networking’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2) of such subsection— 
(i) in subparagraphs (A) and (C)— 
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$4,275,000, to remain available until expended as author-
ized by 22 U.S.C. 2696(c).
PAYMENT TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION
For a grant to the Asia Foundation, as authorized
by section 501 of Public Law 101–246, $16,287,000, to
remain available until expended as authorized by 22
U.S.C. 2696(c).
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEC. 501. Funds appropriated under this title shall
be available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances
and differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of 5
U.S.C.; for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and
hire of passenger transportation pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
1343(b).
SEC. 502. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De-
partment of State in this Act may be transferred between
such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as
otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more
than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That not
to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available
for the current fiscal year for the United States Informa-
tion Agency in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as oth-
erwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more
than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided further,
in subparagraphs (B)(i) and (C)(i) of section 
133(b)(2), respectively.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘area for adults’’ through 
‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘area under section 
133(b) shall’’; 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘to 
adults and dislocated workers, respec-
tively,’’; and 
(iii) in clauses (iii) and (iv), by strik-
ing ‘‘to adult and dislocated workers, re-
spectively, described in such paragraph’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘who are 
adults and dislocated workers’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)(A), in the matter 
preceding clause (i)(I), by striking ‘‘for adults’’ 
through ‘‘respectively’’ and inserting ‘‘under 
section 133(b) shall be used to provide training 
services to individuals’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4)(A), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘for adults’’ 
through ‘‘respectively’’ and inserting ‘‘under 
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section 133(b) shall be used to provide training 
services to individuals’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) LOCAL VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTA-
TIVE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the funds allocated 
to a local area under section 133(b)(2)(B)(ii), a local 
area shall hire and employ one or more local vet-
erans’ employment representatives to carry out em-
ployment, training, and placement services under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(2) PRINCIPAL DUTIES.—A local veterans’ em-
ployment representative in a local area shall— 
‘‘(A) conduct outreach to employers in the 
local area to assist veterans, including disabled 
veterans, in gaining employment, including— 
‘‘(i) conducting seminars for employ-
ers; and 
‘‘(ii) in conjunction with employers, 
conducting job search workshops, and es-
tablishing job search groups; and 
‘‘(B) facilitate employment, training, and 
placement services furnished to veterans, in-
cluding disabled veterans, in the local area 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby created a 
Federal Open Market Committee (hereinafter re-
ferred to as the ‘Committee’), which shall consist 
of— 
‘‘(A) the members of the Board of Gov-
ernors of the Federal Reserve System; and 
‘‘(B) 5 additional members appointed by 
the President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate (hereinafter referred to as 
‘additional members’). 
‘‘(2) SELECTION, REQUIREMENTS, AND
AU-
THORITIES OF ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—The addi-
tional members shall— 
‘‘(A) be selected by the President to give 
due regard to a fair representation of the finan-
cial, agricultural, industrial, commercial, con-
sumer, and labor interests, and geographical di-
versity, of the United States; 
‘‘(B) be selected in a manner so as to en-
sure that no more than 1 additional member is 
appointed from any particular Federal Reserve 
district; 
‘‘(C) only be removed by the President for 
cause; 
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‘‘(D) initially be appointed for terms of 3, 
4, 5, 6, and 7 years, respectively, and appointed 
for staggered 7-year terms thereafter; 
‘‘(E) upon the expiration of each of their 
terms of office, continue to serve until their 
successor is appointed and confirmed; 
‘‘(F) with respect to an additional member 
appointed to fill the remainder of an unexpired 
term and subject to subparagraph (E), only 
serve until the end of such term; 
‘‘(G) devote their entire time to the busi-
ness of the Committee; 
‘‘(H) each receive actual necessary trav-
eling expenses; 
‘‘(I) each be provided with office space in 
both— 
‘‘(i) a building used by the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
in Washington, District of Columbia; and 
‘‘(ii) a building used by the Federal 
Reserve bank of the Federal Reserve dis-
trict from which the additional member 
was selected; and 
‘‘(J) each have the authority to make use 
of— 
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‘‘(i) the staff of the Board of Gov-
ernors of the Federal Reserve System; and 
‘‘(ii) the staff of the Federal Reserve 
bank of the Federal Reserve district from 
which the additional member was selected. 
‘‘(3) MEETINGS.—The meetings of said Com-
mittee shall be held at Washington, District of Co-
lumbia, at least four times each year upon the call 
of the chairman of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System or at the request of any 
three members of the Committee. 
‘‘(4) USE OF NEW YORK RESEARCH STAFF.— 
Each member of the Committee shall have the au-
thority to make use of the research staff of the Fed-
eral Reserve bank of New York.’’. 
(b) PAY OF ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—Section 5314 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘Additional members of the Federal Open Market 
Committee (5).’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3430 
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to extend the final dead-
line for private land mobile radio licensees to migrate to narrowband 
technology by 2 years. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2011 
Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to extend 
the final deadline for private land mobile radio licensees 
to migrate to narrowband technology by 2 years. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1. 
NARROWBAND 
TECHNOLOGY 
MIGRATION 
DELAY. 
The Federal Communications Commission shall take 
all actions necessary to extend the final deadline in the 
footnote under section 90.209(b)(5) of title 47, Code of 
Federal Regulations, for private land mobile radio licens-
ees in the 150–174 MHz and 421–512 MHz bands to mi-
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grate to narrowband technology (utilizing 12.5 KHz or 
narrower) from January 1, 2013, to January 1, 2015. 
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(I) by striking ‘‘high-performance 
computing’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘networking and information 
technology’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘development, 
networking,’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘development,’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraphs (F) and (G), as 
redesignated by section 2(c)(1) of this Act, 
by striking ‘‘high-performance’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘high-end’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘high-per-
formance computing’’ both places it appears 
and inserting ‘‘networking and information 
technology’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the second sen-
tence, by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘high- 
performance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking 
and information technology’’. 
(d) SECTION 201.—Section 201(a)(1) of such Act 
(15 U.S.C. 5521(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘high-per-
formance computing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘net-
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3431 
To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 
granting a waiver under section 211(f)(4) of the Clean Air Act for 
any fuel or fuel additive that will reduce fuel efficiency or cause or 
contribute to engine damage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2011 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency from granting a waiver under section 
211(f)(4) of the Clean Air Act for any fuel or fuel 
additive that will reduce fuel efficiency or cause or con-
tribute to engine damage. 
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. PROHIBITION AGAINST WAIVERS FOR FUELS 
AND FUEL ADDITIVES THAT REDUCE FUEL 
EFFICIENCY OR CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO 
ENGINE DAMAGE. 
Paragraph (4) of section 211(f) of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7545(f)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(4)(A)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Administrator shall take 
final action’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) The Administrator shall take final ac-
tion’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated by 
paragraph (1) of this section)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘if he determines that the 
applicant has established that such fuel or fuel 
additive’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘if he de-
termines that the applicant has established 
that— 
‘‘(i) such fuel or fuel additive’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and 213(a).’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and 213(a);’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) such fuel or fuel additive will not 
reduce the fuel efficiency of the vehicle or 
engine in which such fuel or fuel additive 
is used; and 
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‘‘(iii) such fuel or fuel additive will 
not cause or contribute to any damage to 
the vehicle engine (or any component 
thereof) in which such fuel or fuel additive 
is used.’’. 
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tion. Significant new information shall not include
revised regulations, guidance, or test methods.
(2) In the case of a response action plan which
included specific plans for redevelopment, the use of
the facility is not substantially in compliance with
such redevelopment plans.
(3) There has been a failure or refusal to com-
ply with the terms or conditions of the approved re-
sponse action plan.
(4) There is a release or threat of release (other
than a de minimis release or threat) of any hazard-
ous substance or hazardous constituent which results
from activities carried out at the facility and which
violates applicable State or Federal law.
(5) There is a release or threat of release of
any hazardous substance or hazardous constituent
which results from the introduction of any such sub-
stance or constituent at the facility by any person
after the approval of the response action plan.
(6) The owner or operator of the facility has
failed or refused to permit any authorized represent-
ative of (including any contractor employed by) the
Administrator or the State to enter the facility for
purposes of inspection or monitoring.
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working;’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and information re-
search and development;’’. 
(e) SECTION 202.—Section 202(a) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5522(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘high-perform-
ance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa-
tion technology’’. 
(f) SECTION 203.—Section 203(a) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5523(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘high-per-
formance computing and networking’’ and inserting 
‘‘networking and information technology’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘high-per-
formance’’ and inserting ‘‘high-end’’. 
(g) SECTION 204.—Section 204 of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5524) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘high-performance computing systems and net-
works’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa-
tion technology systems and capabilities’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘interoperability 
of 
high-performance 
com-
puting systems in networks and for common 
user interfaces to systems’’ and inserting 
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‘‘interoperability and usability of networking 
and information technology systems’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘high-performance computing’’ and inserting 
‘‘networking and information technology’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘HIGH- 
PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
AND NETWORK’’ 
and inserting ‘‘NETWORKING
AND INFORMA-
TION TECHNOLOGY’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘sensitive’’. 
(h) SECTION 205.—Section 205(a) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5525(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘computational’’ 
and inserting ‘‘networking and information technology’’. 
(i) SECTION 206.—Section 206(a) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5526(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘computational 
research’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and information 
technology research’’. 
(j) SECTION 207.—Section 207(b) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5527(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘high-perform-
ance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa-
tion technology’’. 
(k) SECTION 208.—Section 208 of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5528) is amended— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), paragraph (2) applies with 
respect to financial transactions commenced on 
or after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) PETROLEUM TRANSACTIONS.—Para-
graph (2) applies with respect to financial 
transactions for the purchase of petroleum or 
petroleum products through the Central Bank 
of Iran commenced on or after the date that is 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection. 
‘‘(4) FOREIGN
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘foreign finan-
cial institution’ includes a financial institution owned 
or controlled by a foreign government.’’. 
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and disseminate guidance to aid Executive agencies in es-
tablishing merit-based selection procedures for agency 
grant programs, as required by section 7402(c) of title 31, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a). 
(c) DEADLINE FOR MERIT-BASED SELECTION PRO-
CEDURES FOR GRANT PROGRAMS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Ex-
ecutive agency shall carry out the requirement of section 
7402(c) of such title, as so added. 
(d) REPORT ON MERIT-BASED SELECTION PROCE-
DURES FOR GRANT PROGRAMS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 
report on the guidance issued by the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget under subsection (b) and the 
actions taken by Executive agencies to establish merit- 
based selection procedures under subsection (c). 
SEC. 4. REPORT REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO GRANTS. 
(a) UNDISBURSED GRANT FUNDING REPORT.— 
(1) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue 
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