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SEC. 2. DESIGNATION FOR STUDY. 
Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(lll) NASHUA RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.— 
(A) The approximately 19-mile segment of the 
mainstem of the Nashua River from the confluence 
of the North and South Nashua Rivers in Lancaster, 
Massachusetts, north to the Massachusetts/New 
Hampshire State line, and its tributaries, except the 
approximately 4.8-mile segment of the mainstem of 
the Nashua River from the Route 119 bridge in 
Groton, Massachusetts downstream to its confluence 
with the Nissitissit River in Pepperell, Massachu-
setts. 
‘‘(B) The 10-mile segment of the Squannacook 
River from its headwaters at Ash Swamp down-
stream to its confluence with the Nashua River in 
Shirley/Ayer, Massachusetts. 
‘‘(C) The 3.5-mile segment of the Nissitissit 
River from the Massachusetts/New Hampshire State 
line downstream to its confluence with the Nashua 
River in Pepperell, Massachusetts.’’. 
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SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT. 
Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1276(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ll) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 
3 years after the date on which funds are made 
available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary 
of the Interior shall complete the study of the Nash-
ua River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, as 
described in subsection (a)(lll), and submit a 
report describing the results of that study to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate.’’. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 381
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require that courts, upon the
criminal conviction under that Act, notify the employer of the convicted
person.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. SOLOMON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require that
courts, upon the criminal conviction under that Act, no-
tify the employer of the convicted person.
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 ‘‘Employer Notification
Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Controlled Substances Act is
amended by adding at the end of part D the following:
‘‘NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYERS
‘‘SEC. 423. Upon the conviction of a person for an
offense under this title or title III, the court shall notify
the employer of such person of that conviction.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control
Act of 1970 is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 864 the following:
‘‘Sec. 423. Notification of Employers.’’.
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Union Calendar No. 476 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5319 
[Report No. 112–658] 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the 
mainstem of the Nashua River and its tributaries in the Commonwealth 
of Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild 
and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2012 
Ms. TSONGAS (for herself and Mr. OLVER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 27, 2012] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
segments of the mainstem of the Nashua River and 
its tributaries in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
for study for potential addition to the National Wild 
and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. 
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(1) Subparagraph (B) of section 56(a)(1) of
such Code is amended by inserting before the period
‘‘or in paragraph (3)(A)(iii) of section 168(e)’’.
(2) Clause (v) of section 56(g)(4)(A) of such
Code is amended by inserting ‘‘or in paragraph
(3)(A)(iii) of section 168(e)’’ after ‘‘section 168(f)’’.
SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON DEDUCTIONS
FOR ATTENDANCE AT CONVENTIONS, ETC.
ON CRUISE SHIPS.
(a) ONLY HOME PORT OF CRUISE SHIP MUST BE
IN UNITED STATES
OR POSSESSIONS.—Subparagraph
(B) of section 274(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to conventions on cruise ships) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(B) the home port of such cruise ship is
located in the United States or a possession of
the United States.’’
(b) REPEAL OF $2,000 LIMITATION.—Paragraph (2)
of section 274(h) of such Code is amended by striking the
last sentence.
(c) ONLY 1 REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Subpara-
graph (A) of section 274(h)(5) of such Code is amended
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘or’’.
(d) INTERIM DOCUMENTATION TREATED AS REG-
ISTRATION.—Paragraph (2) of section 274(h) of such
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 531 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services to establish a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment 
Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2011 
Mr. BRALEY of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services to establish a 
Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program. 
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 ‘‘Access to Frontline 
Health Care Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. FRONTLINE PROVIDERS LOAN REPAYMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended— 
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Entry number 
Entry date 
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08/22/2000 
739 6037536–5 
09/12/2000 
739 6038089–4 
09/19/2000 
739 6038497–9 
10/02/2000 
739 6038899–6 
10/11/2000 
739 6039461–4 
10/25/2000 
739 6039311–1 
10/30/2000 
336 2608716–9 
11/03/2000 
336 2608719–3 
11/03/2000 
739 6039841–7 
11/07/2000 
739 6039718–7 
11/07/2000 
336 2609709–3 
11/08/2000 
336 2608722–7 
11/08/2000 
336 9412013–2 
11/10/2000 
336 2609529–5 
11/16/2000 
739 6040100–5 
11/16/2000 
336 9412016–5 
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336 9412631–1 
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739 6041062–6 
12/17/2000 
336 9412634–5 
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336 9412637–8 
12/21/2000 
336 9412899–4 
12/26/2000 
336 9412965–3 
12/28/2000 
739 6041516–1 
12/30/2000. 
(3) ENTRY YEAR 2001.—The entries described 
in this paragraph shall, to the extent an anti-
dumping rate of duty of 7.39 percent or 1.67 per-
cent was formerly applied, be reliquidated at an 
antidumping rate of duty of 0.90 percent: 
Entry number 
Entry date 
739 6041721–7 
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008 0641141–9 
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008 0641202–9 
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(7) evaluating the adequacy of, and making rec-
ommendations regarding, the adequacy of current
education, prevention, and protection services for
women victims of violent crimes;
(8) assessing the issuance, formulation, and en-
forcement of protective orders, whether or not relat-
ed to a criminal proceeding, and making rec-
ommendations for their more effective use in domes-
tic violence and stalking cases;
(9) assessing the problem of stalking and per-
sistent menacing and recommending an effective
Federal response to the problem;
(10) evaluating the adequacy of, and making
recommendations regarding, the national public
awareness and the public dissemination of informa-
tion essential to the prevention of violent crimes
against women;
(11) evaluating the treatment of women as vic-
tims of violent crime in the State and Federal crimi-
nal justice system, and making recommendations to
improve such treatment; and
(12) assessing the problem of sexual exploi-
tation of women and youths through prostitution
and in the production of pornography, and rec-
Entry number 
Entry date 
336 2608124–6 
01/15/2001 
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01/15/2001 
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01/18/2001 
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04/25/2001 
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06/14/2001 
739 6048091–8 
06/21/2001 
336 9567582–9 
06/25/2001 
336 9415457–8 
07/06/2001 
739 6048879–6 
07/09/2001 
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07/10/2001 
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07/13/2001 
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07/16/2001 
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07/20/2001 
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07/20/2001 
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07/20/2001 
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07/21/2001 
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07/25/2001 
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08/08/2001 
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08/14/2001 
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08/29/2001 
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08/29/2001 
739 6050789–2 
08/29/2001 
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•HR 3821 IH1S
tion convention to which the United States is a
party; and
‘‘(2) shall be issued by the Secretary the appro-
priate inspection, load line, and tonnage certificates
if that vessel meets those standards.’’.
SEC. 5. CITIZENSHIP FOR PURPOSES OF DOCUMENTATION.
Section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 App. U.S.C.
802), is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) For purposes of issuing a certificate of docu-
mentation with an interim coastwise passenger trade en-
dorsement or a coastwise endorsement for transporting
passengers in the coastwise trade under chapter 121 of
title 46, United States Code, the controlling interest in
a corporation is deemed to be owned or demise chartered
by citizens of the United States if at least 51 percent of
its stock is vested in citizens of the United States free
from any trust or fiduciary obligation in favor of any per-
son not a citizen of the United States.’’.
SEC. 6. AMENDMENT TO TITLE XI OF THE MERCHANT MA-
RINE ACT, 1936.
Section 1101(b) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936
(46 App. U.S.C. 1271(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘pas-
senger cargo’’ and inserting ‘‘passenger, cargo,’’.
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SEC. 7. PERMITS FOR VESSELS ENTERING UNITS OF NA-
TIONAL PARK SYSTEM.
(a) PRIORITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Secretary of Commerce may not permit a per-
son to operate a vessel in any unit of the National Park
System except in accordance with the following priority:
(1) First, any person that will operate a vessel
that is documented under the laws of, and the home
port of which is located in, the United States.
(2) Second, any person that will operate a ves-
sel—
(A) that is documented under the laws of
a foreign country, and
(B) which on the date of the enactment of
this Act is permitted to be so operated.
(3) Third, any person that will operate a vessel
other than a vessel described in paragraph (1) or
(2).
(b) REVOCATION OF PERMITS FOR FOREIGN-DOCU-
MENTED VESSELS.—The Secretary of Commerce shall re-
voke permission granted by the Secretary for the operation
of a vessel documented under the laws of a foreign country
in a unit of the National Park System, if—
(1) a person requests permission to operate a
vessel documented under the laws of the United
States in that unit;
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(2) the permission may not be granted because
of a limit on the number of permits that may be is-
sued for that operation.
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5320 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the quarterly 
wages paid threshold for classification as an agricultural labor employer 
for purposes of unemployment taxes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2012 
Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. HANNA) 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 increase 
the quarterly wages paid threshold for classification as 
an agricultural labor employer for purposes of unemploy-
ment taxes. 
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 ‘‘Growing Small Farms 
Act of 2012’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASE IN QUARTERLY WAGES PAID THRESHOLD 
FOR 
CLASSIFICATION 
AS 
AGRICULTURAL 
LABOR EMPLOYER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
3306(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000’’. 
(b) 
EMPLOYMENT.—Clause 
(i) 
of 
section 
3306(c)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000’’. 
(c) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 3306(a) of such Code is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In the case of agricultural 
labor’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) In the case of agricultural 
labor’’, 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving 
such clauses 2 ems to the right, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) In the case of any year beginning after 
2013, the dollar amounts contained in paragraph 
(1)(A) and subsection (c)(1)(A)(i) shall each be in-
creased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 
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year in which the taxable year begins, deter-
mined by substituting ‘calendar year 2012’ for 
‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) 
thereof. Any increase determined under the pre-
ceding sentence shall be rounded to the nearest 
multiple of $100.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to remuneration 
paid after December 31, 2012, for services performed 
after such date. 
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5321 
To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide for the more accurate 
and complete enumeration of members of the Armed Forces in any 
tabulation of total population by the Secretary of Commerce, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2012 
Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself and Mr. GUTHRIE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide for the 
more accurate and complete enumeration of members 
of the Armed Forces in any tabulation of total population 
by the Secretary of Commerce, 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 ‘‘Service Members and 
Communities Count Act of 2012’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVED ENUMERATION OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES IN ANY TABULATION OF 
TOTAL POPULATION BY SECRETARY OF COM-
MERCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 141 of title 13, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) Effective beginning with the 2020 decennial cen-
sus of population, in taking any tabulation of total popu-
lation by States, the Secretary shall take appropriate 
measures to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, 
that all members of the Armed Forces deployed abroad 
on the date of taking such tabulation are— 
‘‘(1) fully and accurately counted; and 
‘‘(2) properly attributed to the State in which 
their permanent duty station or homeport is located 
on such date.’’. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall not be construed to affect the residency 
status of any member of the Armed Forces under any pro-
vision of law other than title 13, United States Code. 
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3824
To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to revise the reserve
stock level for burley tobacco, to increase the amount of scrap tobacco
permitted to be marketed, and to authorize the lease and transfer of
burley tobacco quotas between farms in adjacent counties in the State
of Virginia under certain circumstances.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 9, 1994
Mr. BOUCHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to revise
the reserve stock level for burley tobacco, to increase
the amount of scrap tobacco permitted to be marketed,
and to authorize the lease and transfer of burley tobacco
quotas between farms in adjacent counties in the State
of Virginia under certain circumstances.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REVISION OF RESERVE STOCK LEVEL FOR
BURLEY TOBACCO.
(a) REVISION.—Section 301(b)(14)(D) of the Agri-
cultural 
Adjustment 
Act 
of 
1938 
(7 
U.S.C.
1301(b)(14)(D)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘50,000,000
pounds’’ and inserting ‘‘100,000,000 pounds’’; and
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘15 percent’’ and
inserting ‘‘20 percent’’.
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to
marketing years for burley tobacco beginning after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN ALLOWABLE FLOOR SWEEPINGS OF
TOBACCO.
Section 314A(d)(2) of the Agricultural Adjustment
Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1314–1(d)(2)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘0.24 per centum’’ and inserting ‘‘0.72 percent’’.
SEC. 3. LEASE AND TRANSFER OF BURLEY TOBACCO
QUOTAS 
BETWEEN 
FARMS 
IN 
ADJACENT
COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA.
Section 319 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of
1938 (7 U.S.C. 1314e) is amended—
(1) in the second sentence of subsection (l)—
(A) by striking ‘‘States’’ and inserting
‘‘State’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘and Virginia’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(m) TRANSFER BETWEEN ADJACENT COUNTIES.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the
Secretary may permit the lease and transfer of a burley
tobacco quota from one farm in a county in the State of
Virginia to any other farm in an adjacent county in that
State if a majority of active burley tobacco producers with-
in the State approve such lease and transfer by a state-
wide referendum to be conducted by the Secretary.’’.
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3825
To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to authorize the
legislature of the Virgin Islands to create municipal governments.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 9, 1994
Mr. DE LUGO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands
to authorize the legislature of the Virgin Islands to cre-
ate municipal governments.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
IN VIRGIN ISLANDS.
Section 8 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin
Islands (48 U.S.C. 1574) is amended by adding after sub-
section (c) the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding section 16(a) or any other pro-
vision of law, the Legislature of the Virgin Islands may
create units of local government in the Virgin Islands.’’.
I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3827
To amend title 18, United States Code, to deny convicted felons and other
individuals the opportunity to seek administrative relief from prohibitions
against possessing, shipping, transporting, or receiving firearms or am-
munition, and to eliminate the authority of the Federal courts to admit
additional evidence in reviewing denials of such administrative relief
for other persons.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 9, 1994
Ms. HARMAN (for herself, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. EVANS, Mr.
LEVY, and Ms. SCHENK) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to deny convicted
felons and other individuals the opportunity to seek ad-
ministrative relief from prohibitions against possessing,
shipping, transporting, or receiving firearms or ammuni-
tion, and to eliminate the authority of the Federal courts
to admit additional evidence in reviewing denials of such
administrative relief for other persons.
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 ‘‘Felon Gun Prohibition
Act’’.
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF FROM CERTAIN FIRE-
ARMS PROHIBITIONS DENIED TO INDIVID-
UALS; ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE NOT ADMISSI-
BLE IN JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DENIALS OF
SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF FOR OTHER
PERSONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 925(c) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in the 1st sentence, by inserting ‘‘(other
than an individual)’’ before ‘‘who is prohibited’’;
(2) by striking the 2nd and 3rd sentences; and
(3) in the 4th sentence—
(A) by inserting ‘‘person (other than an in-
dividual) who is a’’ before ‘‘licensed importer’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting
‘‘such’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to—
(1) applications for administrative relief, and
actions for judicial review, that are pending on the
date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) applications for administrative relief filed,
and actions for judicial review brought, after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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