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SEC. 8. VESSEL FINANCING.
(a) ELIMINATION OF MORTGAGEE RESTRICTIONS.—
Section 31322(a) of title 46, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) A preferred mortgage is a mortgage, whenever
made, that—
‘‘(1) includes the whole of the vessel;
‘‘(2) is filed in substantial compliance with sec-
tion 31321 of this title; and
‘‘(3)(A) covers a documented vessel; or
‘‘(B) covers a vessel for which an application
for documentation is filed that is in substantial com-
pliance with the requirements of chapter 121 of this
title and the regulations prescribed under that chap-
ter.’’.
(b) ELIMINATION OF TRUSTEE RESTRICTIONS.—
(1) REPEAL.—Section 31328 of title 46, United
States Code, is repealed.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
31330(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amend-
ed in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) by striking
‘‘31328 or’’ each place it appears.
(c) REMOVAL OF MORTGAGE RESTRICTIONS.—Sec-
tion 9 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 App. U.S.C. 808),
as amended by this Act, is further amended—
(1) in subsection (c)—
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2490 
To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for a study of the 
Cascadia Marine Trail. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2011 
Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. DICKS, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. SMITH 
of Washington, Mr. MCDERMOTT, and Mr. BASS of New Hampshire) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for 
a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF TRAIL FOR STUDY. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Cascadia Marine Trail Study Act’’. 
(b) DESIGNATION OF TRAIL FOR STUDY.—Section 
5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(ll) Cascadia Marine Trail, a series of 
water trail routes encompassing approximately 2,300 
miles of shoreline in the State of Washington, ex-
tending from Point Roberts near the Canadian bor-
der to the southern reach of Puget Sound near 
Olympia. In conducting the study, the Secretary 
shall coordinate with appropriate Federal, State, 
local, tribal, and private entities, and may evaluate 
sites of recreational, scenic, or historic significance 
near the Cascadia Marine Trail for potential inclu-
sion in the Trail. The Secretary shall also consider 
what activities may be limited by the designation, in-
cluding existing activities, hunting, boating, or pro-
posed infrastructure improvements.’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2491 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow refunds of Federal 
motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2011 
Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself and Mrs. MYRICK) 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 allow re-
funds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used 
in mobile mammography vehicles. 
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 ‘‘Mobile Mammography 
Promotion Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. REFUNDS OF FEDERAL MOTOR FUEL EXCISE TAXES 
FOR FUEL USED IN MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY 
VEHICLES. 
(a) REFUNDS.—Section 6427 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to fuels not used for taxable 
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purposes) is amended by inserting after subsection (f) the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) FUELS USED IN MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY VEHI-
CLES.—Except as provided in subsection (k), if any fuel 
on which tax was imposed by section 4041 or 4081 is used 
in any highway vehicle designed exclusively to provide mo-
bile mammography services to patients within such vehi-
cle, the Secretary shall pay (without interest) to the ulti-
mate purchaser of such fuel an amount equal to the aggre-
gate amount of the tax imposed on such fuel.’’. 
(b) EXEMPTION FROM RETAIL TAX.—Section 4041 
of such Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(n) FUELS USED IN MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY VEHI-
CLES.—No tax shall be imposed under this section on any 
liquid sold for use in, or used in, any highway vehicle de-
signed exclusively to provide mobile mammography serv-
ices to patients within such vehicle.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2493 
To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third 
country fabric program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2011 
Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, and Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend 
the third country fabric program, 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. AMENDMENTS TO AFRICAN GROWTH AND OP-
PORTUNITY ACT. 
(a) EXTENSION OF THIRD-COUNTRY FABRIC PRO-
GRAM.—Section 112(c)(1) of the African Growth and Op-
portunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(c)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’; and 
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(2) in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
(b) ADDITION OF SOUTH SUDAN.—Section 107 of 
that Act (19 U.S.C. 3706) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘Republic of South Africa’’ the following: 
‘‘Republic of South Sudan.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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lowing a major disaster, catastrophic disaster, or
emergency. Each item in the inventory shall include
the information necessary for prompt access to the
resource with permission of the Federal agency head
in the case of government property and with permis-
sion of the owner in case of private property.
‘‘(2) ORGANIZATION.—The inventory shall be
organized to facilitate the dispatch of resources on
a regional basis. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed to preclude the dispatch of specialized
equipment or scarce resources from outside the geo-
graphic proximity of the disaster or emergency.
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY.—The President shall en-
sure that the inventory is made available to the Gov-
ernor of each State.
‘‘(4) MAINTENANCE.—The President shall en-
sure that information in the inventory is current and
accurate.
‘‘(5) STATE PARTICIPATION.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90
days after the date of completion of the inven-
tory, the Director shall request each Governor
of a State to identify the State coordinating of-
ficer and other public safety officials who are
responsible for coordinating or overseeing State
other natural deposit for the production of coal, lignite, 
or oil shale.’’. 
(b) EXPLORATION EXPENDITURES.—Section 617 is 
amended by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j) 
and by inserting after subsection (h) the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(i) SPECIAL RULE FOR COAL EXPLORATION EX-
PENDITURES.—No deduction shall be allowed under this 
section for expenditures paid or incurred before the devel-
opment stage for the purpose of ascertaining the existence, 
location, extent, or quality of any deposit of coal, lignite, 
or oil shale.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to expenditures paid or incurred 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 202. REPEAL OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES 
DEDUCTION WITH RESPECT TO PRODUCTION 
OF COAL, LIGNITE, OR OIL SHALE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
199(c)(4), as amended by this Act, is amended by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (iii), by striking the period at 
the end of clause (iv) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by adding 
at the end the following new clause: 
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‘‘(v) the lease, rental, license, sale, ex-
change, or other disposition of coal, lignite, 
or oil shale).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 203. REPEAL OF PERCENTAGE DEPLETION WITH RE-
SPECT TO COAL, LIGNITE, AND OIL SHALE. 
(a) OIL SHALE.—Paragraph (2) of section 613(b) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B), and 
(2) by striking ‘‘United States—’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘ore, and’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘United States—gold, silver, copper, and 
iron ore.’’. 
(b) COAL AND LIGNITE.—Paragraph (4) of section 
613(b) is amended by striking ‘‘coal, lignite’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph (A) 
of section 613(b)(6) is amended by striking ‘‘except shale 
described in paragraph (2)(B) or (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘ex-
cept oil shale or shale described in paragraph (5)’’. 
SEC. 204. REPEAL OF CAPITAL GAIN TREATMENT OF COAL 
AND LIGNITE ROYALTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) Subsection (c) of section 631 is amended— 
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shipbuilding or repair to enter into anticompetitive
arrangements.
‘‘(7) Any indirect support directly related, in
law or in fact, to shipbuilding and repair at national
yards, including any public assistance favoring ship-
owners with an indirect effect on shipbuilding or re-
pair activities, and any assistance provided to suppli-
ers of significant inputs to shipbuilding, which re-
sults in benefits to domestic shipbuilders.
‘‘(8) Any export subsidy identified in the Illus-
trative List of Export Subsidies in the Annex to the
Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Ar-
ticles VI, XVI, and XXIII of the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade or any other export subsidy
that may be prohibited as a result of the Uruguay
Round of trade negotiations.’’.
SEC. 7. GOVERNMENT-IMPELLED CARGOES.
(a) VESSELS
ELIGIBLE
FOR
CARGOES.—Section
901(b) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C.
1241(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘For purposes
of this section, the term ‘privately owned United
States-flag commercial vessels’ ’’ and all that follows
through the end of the paragraph; and
(A) by striking ‘‘coal (including lignite), 
or’’, 
(B) by striking ‘‘coal or’’ each place it ap-
pears, and 
(C) by striking ‘‘or coal’’ each place it ap-
pears. 
(2) Paragraph (2) of section 1231(b) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘, coal,’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The heading for section 631(c) is amended 
by striking ‘‘COAL OR’’. 
(2) The heading for section 1231(b)(2) is 
amended by striking ‘‘, COAL,’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall to taxable years beginning after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE III—MODIFICATION OF 
ACCOUNTING RULES 
SEC. 301. REPEAL OF LAST-IN, FIRST-OUT METHOD OF IN-
VENTORY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part II of sub-
chapter E of chapter 1 is amended by striking sections 
472 (relating to last-in, first-out inventories), 473 (relat-
ing to qualified liquidations of LIFO inventories), and 474 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(3) In this section and section 901b, the term ‘pri-
vately owned United States-flag commercial vessel’ means
a privately owned vessel that is documented under chapter
121 of title 46, United States Code, that—
‘‘(A) was built in the United States;
‘‘(B) was documented under chapter 121 of
title 46, United States Code, before May 19, 1993;
‘‘(C) does not transport under section 901b or
this section on any voyage more than 12,000 tons of
bulk cargo (as defined in section 3 of the Shipping
Act of 1984), and—
‘‘(i) was built in a foreign shipyard under
a contract entered into on or before May 19,
1993;
‘‘(ii) is built under a contract entered into
after that date, in a foreign shipyard that on
the date the contract is entered is not a foreign
subsidized shipyard; or
‘‘(iii) is subject to an operating agreement
under title IV;
‘‘(D)(i) is built under a contract entered into
after May 19, 1993, in a foreign shipyard that on
sels for which an application for assistance under this title
is received by the Secretary.
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF SERIES TRANSITION PAYMENT.—The
series transition payment for a vessel under subsection (a)
is equal to the difference of—
‘‘(1) the estimated cost of completing construc-
tion of the vessel, as included in the application for
assistance submitted under section 1405; minus
‘‘(2) a reasonable estimate of the cost of con-
structing the vessel under similar plans and specifica-
tions in a foreign shipyard that is considered by the
Secretary to be a fair and representative example for
purposes of determining the payment.
‘‘SEC. 1404. SERIES CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, for each
series of vessels for which assistance is approved
under section 1402, enter into a series construction
agreement with the owner of the shipyard in which
the series of vessels will be constructed, under which
the Secretary is required to pay the owner assistance
in accordance with a schedule established under para-
graph (2).
‘‘(2) SCHEDULE FOR PAYMENTS.—An agreement
under this subsection shall establish a schedule for the
(c) Within 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall take ac-
tions to ensure and maintain a significant increase of gov-
ernment-impelled cargo through Great Lakes ports,
through administrative waivers and action and through an
exemption of cargo preference requirements.
SEC. 16. WAGES FOR WHICH PREFERRED MARITIME LIEN
MAY BE ESTABLISHED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31301(5)(D) of title 46,
United States Code, is amended by inserting before the
semicolon the following: ‘‘(including any payment de-
scribed in paragraph (5), (6), (7), (8), or (9) of section
302(c) of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 for
any individual as a member of the crew of the vessel, that
is due from and unpaid by an owner or managing operator
of the vessel)’’.
(b) INCURRING OBLIGATIONS BEFORE EXECUTING
PREFERRED MORTGAGES.—Section 31323(b)(2) of title
46, United States Code, is amended by inserting before
the semicolon the following: ‘‘(including any payment de-
scribed in paragraph (5), (6), (7), (8), or (9) of section
302(c) of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 for
any member of the crew of the vessel)’’.
(c) MASTER’S LIEN FOR WAGES.—Section 11112 of
title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
‘‘wages’’ the following: ‘‘(including any payment described
in paragraph (5), (6), (7), (8), or (9) of section 302(c)
of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 for an indi-
vidual as master of the vessel, that is due from and unpaid
by an owner or managing operator of the vessel)’’.
(d) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply with respect to pay-
ments that first become due on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 17. COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.
No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be
expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in ex-
pending the assistance the entity will comply with sections
2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a–
10c, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy American Act’’).
SEC. 18. SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING
NOTICE.
(a) PURCHASE
OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or prod-
ucts that may be authorized to be purchased with financial
assistance provided under this Act, it is the sense of the
Congress that entities receiving such assistance should, in
expending the assistance, purchase only American-made
equipment and products.
(b) NOTICE
TO RECIPIENTS
OF ASSISTANCE.—In
providing financial assistance under this Act, the head of
each Federal agency shall provide to each recipient of the
assistance a notice describing the statement made in sub-
section (a) by the Congress.
Passed the House of Representatives November 4,
1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
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patient drugs appointed by the Director (without regard
to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service).
‘‘(2) The Commission shall consist of 11 individuals.
Members of the Commission shall first be appointed by
no later than January 1, 1994, for a term of 3 years, ex-
cept that the Director may provide initially for such short-
er terms as will insure that (on a continuing basis) the
terms of no more than 4 members expire in any one year.
‘‘(3) The membership of the Commission shall in-
clude recognized experts in the fields of health care eco-
nomics, medicine, pharmacology, pharmacy, and prescrip-
tion drug reimbursement, as well as at least one individual
who is a medicare beneficiary.
‘‘(b)(1) The Commission shall submit to Congress an
annual report no later than May 1 of each year, beginning
with 1995, concerning methods of determining payment
for covered outpatient drugs under this part.
‘‘(2) Such report, in 1996 and thereafter, shall in-
clude, with respect to the previous year, information on—
‘‘(A) increases in manufacturers’ prices for cov-
ered outpatient drugs and in charges of pharmacists
for covered outpatient drugs,
‘‘(B) the level of utilization of covered out-
patient drugs by medicare beneficiaries, and
‘‘(C) administrative costs relating to covered
outpatient drugs.
‘‘(c) Section 1845(c)(1) shall apply to the Commis-
sion in the same manner as it applies to the Physician
Payment Review Commission.
‘‘(d) There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of
this section. Such sums shall be payable from the Federal
Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.’’.
(i) DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD MEDICARE CLAIMS
FORM.—
(1) The Secretary shall develop, in consultation
with representatives of pharmacies and other inter-
ested individuals, a standard claims form (and a
standard electronic claims format) to be used in re-
quests for payment for covered outpatient drugs
under the medicare program and other third-party
payors.
(2) Not later than October 1, 1994, the Sec-
retary shall distribute official sample copies of the
format developed under paragraph (1) to pharmacies
and other interested parties and by not later than
October 1, 1994, shall distribute official sample cop-
ies of the form developed under paragraph (1) to
pharmacies and other interested parties.
(j) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, the amendments made by
this section shall apply to items dispensed on or
after January 1, 1995.
(2) CARRIERS.—The amendments made by sub-
section (e) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; except that the amendments made
by subsection (e)(5) shall take effect on January 1,
1996, but shall not be construed as requiring pay-
ment before February 1, 1996.
(3) HMO/CMP ENROLLMENTS.—The amend-
ment made by subsection (f) shall apply to enroll-
ments effected on or after January 1, 1995.
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2498 
To amend title 36, United States Code, to encourage the nationwide 
observance of two minutes of silence each Veterans Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2011 
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. GUINTA, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. 
GRIMM, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. REYES, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. 
CLARKE of New York, Mr. CAPUANO, and Mr. LYNCH) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 36, United States Code, to encourage the 
nationwide observance of two minutes of silence each 
Veterans Day. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Day Moment 
of Silence Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY. 
(a) TWO MINUTES OF SILENCE.—Chapter 1 of title 
36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 145. Veterans Day 
‘‘The President shall issue each year a proclamation 
calling on the people of the United States to observe two 
minutes of silence on Veterans Day, beginning at 2:11 
p.m. eastern time, in honor of the service and sacrifice 
of veterans throughout the history of the Nation.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘145. Veterans Day.’’. 
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patient locations (as such terms are de-
fined in clause (iv) of such subparagraph 
(H)) in the same manner and to the same 
extent that such subparagraph applies to 
an eligible hospital described in clause (i) 
of such subparagraph, except that— 
‘‘(I) in applying the second sen-
tence of clause (iv)(IV) of such sub-
paragraph, with respect to a Medicaid 
provider 
described 
in 
paragraph 
(2)(B), in lieu of certifying that a re-
mote inpatient location is a meaning-
ful EHR user, the Medicaid provider 
shall certify that the remote inpatient 
location is described in paragraph 
(2)(B) and is in compliance with 
paragraph (6)(C) of this subsection 
for the year of payment involved; and 
‘‘(II) the first sentence of clause 
(iv)(IV) of such subparagraph shall be 
applied in the case of a Medicaid pro-
vider described in paragraph (2)(B)(i) 
without regard to the requirement 
that inpatient hospital services pro-
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