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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1535 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a study and report 
to Congress on gaps in port security in the United States and a plan 
to address them. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2013 
Ms. HAHN (for herself and Mr. POE of Texas) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct 
a study and report to Congress on gaps in port security 
in the United States and a plan to address them. 
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 ‘‘Gauging American 
Port Security Act’’ or the ‘‘GAPS Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STUDY, REPORT, AND PLAN TO ADDRESS GAPS IN 
PORT SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act the Inspector General of 
the Department of Homeland Security shall— 
(1) conduct a study of, and submit to the Con-
gress a report on, remaining gaps in port security in 
the United States; and 
(2) include in such report a prioritization of 
such gaps and a plan for addressing them. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in classified form but shall contain an 
unclassified annex. 
SEC. 3. INFORMATION SHARING. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in accord-
ance with rules for the handling of classified information, 
share, as appropriate, with designated points of contact 
from Federal agencies and State, local, or tribal govern-
ments, and port system owners and operators, relevant in-
formation regarding remaining gaps in port security of the 
United States, prioritization of such gaps, and a plan for 
addressing such gaps. In the event that a designated point 
of contact does not have the necessary security clearance 
to receive such information, the Secretary shall help expe-
dite the clearance process, as appropriate. 
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essary to institute and enforce the prohibition con-
tained in subsection (a) as such prohibition applies
to Federal buildings and other space owned or
leased for use by an establishment in the legislative
branch of the Government (other than the House of
Representatives and the Senate).
SEC. 4. REPORT BY ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERV-
ICES.
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services
shall transmit to the Committee on Public Works and
Transportation of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
ate a report that includes—
(1) information concerning the degree of com-
pliance with this Act; and
(2) an assessment of the legal status of smok-
ing in public places.
SEC. 5. PREEMPTION.
Nothing in this Act is intended to preempt any provi-
sion of law of a State or political subdivision of a State
that is more restrictive than a provision of this Act.
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions
apply:
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1537 
To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that individuals in prison 
shall, for the purposes of a decennial census, be attributed to the last 
place of residence before incarceration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2013 
Mr. JEFFRIES (for himself, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Georgia, Ms. CLARKE, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that 
individuals in prison shall, for the purposes of a decen-
nial census, be attributed to the last place of residence 
before incarceration. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RESIDENCE OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. 
Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by resdesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g)(1) Effective beginning with the 2020 decennial 
census of population, in taking any tabulation of total pop-
ulation by States under subjection (a) for purposes of the 
apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the 
several States, the Secretary shall, with respect to an indi-
vidual incarcerated in a State, Federal, county, or munic-
ipal correctional center as of the date on which such cen-
sus is taken, attribute such individual to such individual’s 
last place of residence before incarceration. 
‘‘(2) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary 
shall consult with each State department of corrections to 
collect the information necessary to make the determina-
tion required under paragraph (1).’’. 
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New York tunnel life safety projects and to rehabilitate 
tunnels in Washington, DC, and Baltimore, Maryland. 
SEC. 3. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 
The Secretary shall not make funds appropriated 
under section 2 available to Amtrak for a project unless 
the Secretary has received from Amtrak and has approved 
an engineering and financial plan for that project. 
SEC. 4. INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW. 
The Inspector General of the Department of Trans-
portation shall conduct and transmit to the Congress an 
annual review to determine whether the expenditure and 
obligation of funds made available under this Act are con-
sistent with the purposes for which those funds are made 
available. 
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reference to any predecessor of such em-
ployer.’’. 
(b) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—Section 280C of 
such Code is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second subsection (g) 
(related to the qualifying therapeutic discovery 
project credit) as subsection (i); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(j) CREDIT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES PROVIDING 
CONTINUING FINANCIAL EDUCATION TO EMPLOYEES.— 
No deduction shall be allowed for that portion of the ex-
penses paid or incurred during the taxable year which is 
equal to the credit determined for the taxable year under 
sections 45S(a). In the case of persons treated as a single 
employer under section 45S(d)(3)(A), this subsection shall 
be applied under rules prescribed by the Secretary similar 
to the rules applicable under subsections (a) and (b) of 
section 52.’’. 
(c) CREDIT TO BE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS 
CREDIT.—Section 38(b) of such Code is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph (35), by striking the 
period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, 
and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(37) the continuing financial education credit 
under section 45S(a).’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of such Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 45S. Small businesses providing continuing financial education to employ-
ees.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2012. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1539 
To provide for certain tunnel life safety and rehabilitation projects for 
Amtrak. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2013 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. PASCRELL, and Mr. GRIMM) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide for certain tunnel life safety and rehabilitation 
projects for Amtrak. 
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 ‘‘Northeast Corridor 
Rail Tunnel Safety Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Transportation $898,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, for the use of Amtrak to complete 
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measures. The Secretary must approve such plan before 
the Secretary may make a subsequent grant to that agen-
cy under this subsection. 
‘‘(5) No portion of any grant awarded under this sub-
section may be used for the purposes of administering the 
grant funds or to subsidize the salaries of State or county 
veterans service officers or other employees of a State or 
county veterans agency that receives a grant under this 
subsection. 
‘‘(6) Federal funds provided to a State or county vet-
erans agency under this subsection may not be used to 
provide more than 50 percent of the total cost of the State 
or county government activities described in paragraph (1) 
and shall be used to expand existing outreach programs 
and services and not to supplant State and local funding 
that is otherwise available. 
‘‘(7) In awarding grants under this subsection, the 
Secretary shall give priority to State and county veterans 
agencies that serve the largest populations of veterans. 
‘‘(8)(A) In a case in which a county government does 
not have a county veterans agency, the county government 
may be awarded a grant under this subsection to establish 
such an agency. 
‘‘(B) In a case in which a county government does 
not have a county veterans agency and does not seek to 
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SEC. 5. PREEMPTION.
Nothing in this Act is intended to preempt any provi-
sion of law of a State or political subdivision of a State
that is more restrictive than a provision of this Act.
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions
apply:
(1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive
agency’’ has the same meaning such term has under
section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
(2) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal agen-
cy’’ means any Executive agency or any establish-
ments in the legislative or judicial branches of the
Government.
(3) FEDERAL
BUILDINGS.—The term ‘‘Federal
buildings’’ means any building or other structure (or
portion thereof owned or leased for use by a Federal
agency; except that the term shall not include any
building or other structure on a military installation,
any health care facility under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or any area of a build-
ing that is used primarily as living quarters.
(4) MILITARY INSTALLATION.—The term ‘‘mili-
tary installation’’ means a base, camp, post, station,
yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, or other
activity under the jurisdiction of the Department of
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Defense, including any leased facility. Such term does
not include any facility used primarily for civil
works, rivers, and harbors project, or flood control
projects.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 882
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that charitable
contributions of appreciated property will not be treated as an item
of tax preference.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 16, 1993
Mr. ANDREWS of Texas (for himself, Mr. SHAW, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. BACCHUS
of Florida, Mr. KING, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. SOLOMON,
Mr. SUNDQUIST, Mr. GINGRICH, Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr.
HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. PICKETT, Mr. SENSENBRENNER,
Mr. PORTER, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. BLUTE,
Mrs. KENNELLY, Mr. THOMAS of Wyoming, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. SAXTON,
Mr. SPRATT, Mr. UPTON, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. EMERSON,
Mr. MACHTLEY, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. LEWIS of Florida, Mr.
FROST, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. WALSH, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of
Texas, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, Mr. LEWIS
of Georgia, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. MAZZOLI) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
that charitable contributions of appreciated property will
not be treated as an item of tax preference.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF TREATMENT OF CHARITABLE CON-
TRIBUTIONS OF APPRECIATED PROPERTY AS
ITEM OF TAX PREFERENCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 57 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items of tax
preference) is amended by striking paragraph (6) and by
redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1991.
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SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA, 
WATER 
RECLAMATION 
PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Title XVI of Pub-
lic Law 102–575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, WATER 
RECLAMATION PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation Dis-
trict, California, is authorized to participate in the design, 
planning, and construction of, and land acquisition for, a 
project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in accordance 
with subsection (b), within Sacramento County, Cali-
fornia. 
‘‘(b) PHASED PROJECT.—The project referred to in 
subsection (a) shall consist of three phases, the first of 
which shall include the planning, design, and construction 
of water conveyance and related infrastructure to provide 
recycled water to irrigate approximately 4,500 acres of 
land in southern Sacramento County. 
‘‘(c) COST SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
costs of the project described in subsection (a) shall 
not exceed 25 percent of the total cost. 
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‘‘(2) FORM
OF
NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The 
non-Federal share may be in the form of any in-kind 
services that the Secretary determines would con-
tribute substantially toward the completion of the 
water reclamation and reuse project, including— 
‘‘(A) reasonable costs incurred by the Sac-
ramento Regional County Sanitation District 
relating to the planning, design, and construc-
tion of the water reclamation and reuse project; 
and 
‘‘(B) the acquisition costs of land acquired 
for the project that is— 
‘‘(i) used for planning, design, and 
construction of the water reclamation and 
reuse project facilities; and 
‘‘(ii) owned by the Sanitation District 
and directly related to the project. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operations and maintenance of the project 
described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$30,000,000.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by insert-
ing after the last item relating to title XVI the following: 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Sacramento County, California, water reclamation project.’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1541 
To establish limitations, for fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015 on the total 
amount in awards or other discretionary monetary payments which may 
be paid to any Federal employee. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2013 
Mr. MEADOWS (for himself, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. COLLINS of 
Georgia, and Mr. STUTZMAN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To establish limitations, for fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 
2015 on the total amount in awards or other discre-
tionary monetary payments which may be paid to any 
Federal employee. 
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 ‘‘Common Sense in 
Compensation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act— 
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(1) the term ‘‘employee’’ means an employee 
(as defined by section 2105(a) of title 5, United 
States Code) holding a position in or under an Exec-
utive agency; 
(2) the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ has the mean-
ing given such term by section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code; 
(3) the term ‘‘discretionary monetary payment’’ 
means— 
(A) any award or other monetary payment 
under chapter 45, or section 5753 or 5754, of 
title 5, United States Code; and 
(B) any step-increase under section 5336 
of title 5, United States Code; 
(4) the term ‘‘covered compensation’’, as used 
with respect to an employee in connection with any 
period, means the sum of— 
(A) the basic pay, and 
(B) any discretionary monetary payments 
(excluding basic pay), 
payable to such employee during such period; and 
(5) the term ‘‘basic pay’’ means basic pay for 
service as an employee. 
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SEC. 3. LIMITATIONS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no dis-
cretionary monetary payment may be made to an em-
ployee— 
(1) during the period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act and ending as of the close 
of fiscal year 2013; or 
(2) during fiscal year 2014 or 2015, to the ex-
tent that such payment would cause the total cov-
ered compensation of such employee for such fiscal 
year to exceed 105 percent of the total amount of 
basic pay payable to such individual (before the ap-
plication of any step-increase in such fiscal year 
under section 5336 of title 5, United States Code) 
for such fiscal year. 
SEC. 4. REGULATIONS. 
The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe 
regulations to carry out this Act. 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 62 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 367 
[Report No. 113–239] 
Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 59) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, 
and for other purposes, and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of 
rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 
from the Committee on Rules. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 
Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 59) making continuing appro-
priations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, 
and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
with respect to consideration of certain resolutions re-
ported from the Committee on Rules. 
Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it 
shall be in order to take from the Speaker’s table the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 59) making continuing appropria-
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 884
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the deduction limita-
tion which applies to State legislators who reside within 50 miles of
the capitol building of the State.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 16, 1993
Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. ZELIFF) 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 repeal
the deduction limitation which applies to State legislators
who reside within 50 miles of the capitol building of
the State.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRAVEL EXPENSES OF CERTAIN STATE LEGIS-
LATORS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (h) of section 162 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to State leg-
islators’ travel expenses away from home) is amended by
striking paragraph (4).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1992.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 885
Amending the Rules of the House to limit the availability of appropriations
for salaries and expenses of the House to one year and to require
certain excess allowance amounts be returned to the Treasury.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 16, 1993
Mr. CAMP introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Rules
A BILL
Amending the Rules of the House to limit the availability
of appropriations for salaries and expenses of the House
to one year and to require certain excess allowance
amounts be returned to the Treasury.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ONE-YEAR LIMITATION ON APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 
SALARIES 
AND 
EXPENSES 
OF 
THE
HOUSE.
Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives is amended by adding at the end of the following
new clause:
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‘‘8. It shall be in order to consider any measure ap-
propriating amounts for salaries and expenses of the
House unless measure prohibits availability of any such
amount for obligation for that purpose after the end of
the fiscal year for which the amount is appropriated.’’.
SEC. 2. UNUSED AMOUNTS FROM THE CLERK HIRE, OFFI-
CIAL EXPENSES, AND MAIL ALLOWANCES TO
BE RETURNED TO THE TREASURY.
The Rules of the House of Representatives are
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘RULE LII.
‘‘DISPOSITION OF UNUSED AMOUNTS FROM CERTAIN
ALLOWANCES.
‘‘Amounts made available to a Member of the House
of Representatives under Clerk Hire Allowance, the Offi-
cial Expenses Allowance, and the Official Mail Allowance
may be used only with respect to the calendar year or ses-
sion of Congress, as the case may be, for which the
amounts are made available. Any amount remaining after
all payments are made under such allowances for the year
or session shall be submitted to the Treasury to be used
for deficit reduction.’’.
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