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Calendar No. 180 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2480 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize 
appropriations for the Administrative Conference 
of the United States for fiscal years 2012, 2013, 
and 2014, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 
Reported with an amendment 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2481 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion 
for employer-provided dependent care assistance. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 8, 2011 
Mr. YARMUTH (for himself, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, and Ms. BERKLEY) 
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 exclusion for employer-provided dependent care as-
sistance. 
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 ‘‘Expanding Dependent 
and Child Care Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN EXCLUSION FOR EMPLOYER-PRO-
VIDED DEPENDENT CARE ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
129(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating 
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to dependent care assistance programs) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$5,000 ($2,500’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,500 (half 
such dollar amount’’. 
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 129(a) of such Code is amended by redesignating sub-
paragraph (C) as subparagraph (D) and by inserting after 
subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT.—In the 
case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar 
year after 2012, the $7,500 amount in subpara-
graph (A) shall be increased by an amount 
equal to— 
‘‘(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment de-
termined under section 1(f)(3) for the cal-
endar year in which the taxable year be-
gins, determined by substituting ‘calendar 
year 2011’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in sub-
paragraph (B) thereof. 
Any increase determined under the preceding 
sentence shall be rounded to the nearest mul-
tiple of $100.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2011. 
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‘‘(iii) forgiveness of debt;
‘‘(iv) equity infusions on terms inconsistent
with commercially reasonable investment prac-
tices;
‘‘(v) preferential provision of goods and
services; and
‘‘(vi) public sector ownership of commercial
shipyards on terms inconsistent with commer-
cially reasonable investment practices.
‘‘(C) Direct official support for investment in
the commercial shipbuilding and repair industry, or
to a related entity that favors the operation of ship-
building and repair, including the kinds of support
listed in clauses (i) through (v) of subparagraph (B),
and any restructuring support, except public support
for social purposes directly and effectively linked to
shipyard closures.
‘‘(D) Assistance in the form of grants, pref-
erential loans, preferential tax treatment, or other-
wise, that benefits or is directly related to shipbuild-
ing and repair for purposes of research and develop-
ment that is not equally open to domestic and for-
eign enterprises.
‘‘(E) Tax policies and practices that favor the
shipbuilding and repair industry, directly or indi-
and the Commissioner of Social Security shall jointly sub-
mit to Congress a report on the implementation of this 
Act for the preceding year. Such report shall include a 
detailed description of the progress that has been made 
to encourage the states of the former Soviet Union to 
adopt policies described in section 3(a). 
SEC. 5. STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘states of the former Soviet 
Union’’ means Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, 
Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uz-
bekistan. 
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‘‘(F) public sector ownership of commercial
shipyards on terms inconsistent with commer-
cially reasonable investment practices.
‘‘(3) Direct official support for investment in
the commercial shipbuilding and repair industry, or
to a related entity that favors the operation of ship-
building and repair, including the kinds of support
listed in clauses (i) through (v) of subparagraph (B),
and any restructuring support, except public support
for social purposes directly and effectively linked to
shipyard closures.
‘‘(4) Assistance in the form of grants, pref-
erential loans, preferential tax treatment, or other-
wise, that benefits or is directly related to shipbuild-
ing and repair for purposes of research and develop-
ment that is not equally open to domestic and for-
eign enterprises.
‘‘(5) Tax policies and practices that favor the
shipbuilding and repair industry, directly or indi-
rectly, such as tax credits, deductions, exemptions
and preferences, including accelerated depreciation,
if the benefits are not generally available to persons
or firms not engaged in shipbuilding or repair.
‘‘(6) Any official regulation or practice that au-
thorizes or encourages persons or firms engaged in
1996 not more than $300,000 for the lower Columbia
River marine, fire, oil, and toxic spill response communica-
tions, training, equipment, and program administration
activities conducted by the Marine Fire and Safety
Association.
SEC. 316. TRANSFER OF LIGHTHOUSES.
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may convey
by any appropriate means to the Washington State
Parks and Recreation Commission all right, title,
and interest of the United States in and to property
comprising 1 or more of the Cape Disappointment
Lighthouse, North Head Lighthouse, and Point Wil-
son Lighthouse.
(2) IDENTIFICATION OF PROPERTY.—The Sec-
retary may identify, describe, and determine prop-
erty conveyed pursuant to this section.
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The conveyance of property
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be made—
(A) without the payment of consideration;
and
(B) subject to such terms and conditions
as the Secretary may consider appropriate.
cil, shall establish an Inter-Agency Task Force on 
Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia. 
‘‘(2) REPRESENTATION.—The Task Force shall 
consist of representatives from the following: 
‘‘(A) The Department of Commerce. 
‘‘(B) The Environmental Protection Agency. 
‘‘(C) The Department of Agriculture. 
‘‘(D) The Department of the Interior. 
‘‘(E) The Department of the Navy. 
‘‘(F) The Department of Health and 
Human Services. 
‘‘(G) The National Science Foundation. 
‘‘(H) The National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration. 
‘‘(I) The Food and Drug Administration. 
‘‘(J) The Office of Science and Technology 
Policy. 
‘‘(K) The Council on Environmental Qual-
ity. 
‘‘(L) Such other Federal agencies as the 
President considers appropriate. 
‘‘(3) CHAIRPERSON.—The Under Secretary from 
the Department of Commerce shall serve as the Chair-
person of the Task Force. 
‘‘(4) REQUIRED MEETINGS.— 
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(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:
Clerk.
complicity of the highest level of manage-
ment; or 
‘‘(ii) other evidence of bad faith on 
the part of the employer; 
‘‘(E) to any whistleblower who has legal, 
compliance, or similar responsibilities for or on 
behalf of an entity and has a fiduciary or con-
tractual obligation to investigate or respond to 
internal reports of misconduct or violations or 
to cause such entity to investigate or respond to 
the misconduct or violations, if the information 
learned by the whistleblower during the course 
of his or her duties was communicated to such 
a person with the reasonable expectation that 
such person would take appropriate steps to so 
respond; and’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION OF MINIMUM AWARD REQUIRE-
MENT.—Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘in an aggregate amount equal 
to—’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘an amount 
determined by the Commission but not more than 30 
percent, in total, of what has been collected of the 
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monetary sanctions imposed in the action or related 
actions.’’. 
(c) EXCLUSION OF WHISTLEBLOWERS FOUND CUL-
PABLE.—Subsection (c)(2)(B) of such section is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, is found civilly liable, or is otherwise deter-
mined by the Commission to have committed, facilitated, 
participated in, or otherwise been complicit in misconduct 
related to such violation’’ after ‘‘violation’’. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO OTHER 
WORKPLACE POLICIES.—Subsection (h)(1) of such sec-
tion is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this paragraph shall be construed as prohib-
iting or restricting any employer from enforcing 
any established employment agreements, work-
place policies, or codes of conduct against a 
whistleblower, and any adverse action taken 
against a whistleblower for any violation of such 
agreements, policies, or codes shall not con-
stitute retaliation for purposes of this para-
graph, provided such agreements, policies, or 
codes are enforced consistently with respect to 
other employees who are not whistleblowers.’’. 
(e) NOTIFICATION TO EMPLOYER.—Paragraph (2) of 
subsection (h) of such section is amended— 
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H. R. 2150—36
SEC. 811. INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES ACT OF 1986.
Section 308(c) of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986
(16 U.S.C. 4107(c)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and $600,000 for
each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995,’’ immediately after ‘‘and
1993’’.
TITLE IX—LIBERTY MEMORIAL
SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Liberty Memorial Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 902. CONVEYANCE VESSELS.
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—The Secretary of Transportation
may convey without consideration all right, title, and interest of
the United States in two vessels described in subsection (b) to
any nonprofit organization that operates and maintains a Liberty
Ship or Victory Ship as a memorial to merchant mariners.
(b) VESSELS DESCRIBED.—Vessels that may be conveyed under
subsection (a) are vessels that—
(1) are in the National Defense Reserve Fleet on the date
of the enactment of this Act;
(2) are not less than 4,000 displacement tons;
(3) have no usefulness to the Government; and
(4) are scheduled to be scrapped.
(c) CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of conveying
any vessel to an organization under subsection (a), the Secretary
of Transportation shall require that before the date of the convey-
ance, the organization shall enter into an agreement under which
the organization shall—
(1) sell the vessel for scrap purposes;
(2) use the proceeds of that scrapping for the purpose
of refurbishing and making seaworthy a Liberty Ship or Victory
Ship that the organization maintains as a memorial to mer-
chant mariners, to enable the vessel to participate in 1994
in commemorative activities in conjunction with the 50th
anniversary of the Normandy invasion; and
(3) return to the United States any proceeds of scrapping
carried out pursuant to paragraph (1) that are not used in
accordance with paragraph (2).
(d) DEPOSIT
OF AMOUNTS RETURNED.—Amounts returned to
the United States pursuant to subsection (c)(3) shall be deposited
in the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund established under the
Act of June 2, 1951 (46 App. U.S.C. 1241a).
(e) DELIVERY OF VESSELS.—The Secretary of Transportation
shall deliver each vessel conveyed under this section—
(1) at the place where the vessel is located on the date
of the approval of the conveyance by the Secretary of Transpor-
tation;
(2) in its condition on that date; and
(3) without cost to the Government.
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H. R. 2150—37
(f) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—The authority of
the Secretary of Transportation under this section to convey vessels
shall expire on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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HR 2150 IH
(a) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast
Guard, $2,612,497,000 of which $25,000,000 shall be de-
rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, and of which
$35,000,000 shall be expended from the Boat Safety
Account.
(b) For the acquisition, construction, rebuilding and
improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore fa-
cilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related
thereto, $417,030,000, to remain available until expended,
of which $23,030,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund.
(c) For research, development, test, and evaluation,
in support of search and rescue, aids to navigation, marine
safety, marine environmental protection, enforcement of
laws and treaties, ice operations, and defense readiness,
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$4,457,000, shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund.
(d) For retired pay (including the payment of obliga-
tions otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for
this purpose), payments under the Retired Serviceman’s
Family Protection and Survivor Benefit Plans, and pay-
ments for medical care of retired personnel and their de-
pendents under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code,
$548,774,000.
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the Secretary determining that adequate storage and
maintenance facilities are available.
SEC. 307. SHORE FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS AT COAST
GUARD STATION, LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA.
(a) The Secretary of Transportation, subject to the
availability of appropriations, may construct at Coast
Guard Station, Little Creek, Virginia—
(1) a two-story station building with oper-
ational, administrative, and living spaces;
(2) a one hundred eighty-foot long pier for
Coast Guard patrol boats;
(3) a boat ramp; and
(4) strengthen a waterfront bulkhead.
(b) Funds necessary to carry out this section are au-
thorized to be appropriated in fiscal years 1994, 1995, and
1996.
SEC. 308. OIL SPILL TRAINING SIMULATOR.
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to ex-
pend out of the amounts appropriated for acquisition, con-
struction, improvement that are derived from the Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund not more than $1,250,000 to the
New York Maritime College of the State of New York to
purchase a marine oil spill management simulator in fiscal
year 1994.
‘‘(1) while being processed for physical disabil-
ity retirement, beginning on the day of the process-
ing and ending on the day that officer is retired, but
not for more than 180 days; and
‘‘(2) while awaiting retirement, beginning on
the day that officer is relieved from the position of
Commandant, Vice Commandant, Area Commander,
or Chief of Staff and ending on the day before the
officer’s retirement, but not for more than 60
days.’’.
SEC. 206. CHIEF OF STAFF.
(a) Section 41a(b) of title 14, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘, except that the rear admiral
serving as Chief of Staff shall be the senior rear admiral
for all purposes other than pay’’ at the end of the second
sentence.
(b)(1) Title 14, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after section 50 the following new section:
‘‘§ 50a. Chief of Staff
‘‘(a) The President may appoint, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate, a Chief of Staff of the
Coast Guard who shall rank next after the area command-
ers and who shall perform duties as prescribed by the
Commandant. The Chief of Staff shall be appointed from
the officers on the active duty promotion list serving above
‘‘§ 196. Participation in Federal, State, or other edu-
cational research grants
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
United States Coast Guard Academy may compete for and
accept Federal, State, or other educational research
grants, subject to the following limitations:
‘‘(1) No award may be accepted for the acquisi-
tion or construction of facilities.
‘‘(2) No award may be accepted for the routine
functions of the Academy.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 9 of title 14, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘196. Participation in Federal, State, or other educational research grants.’’.
SEC. 306. PREPOSITIONED OIL SPILL CLEANUP EQUIP-
MENT.
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to ex-
pend out of amounts appropriated for acquisition, con-
struction, and improvement that are derived from the Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund for fiscal year 1994—
(1) $890,000 to acquire and preposition oil spill
response equipment at Port Arthur, Texas, and
(2) $890,000 to acquire and preposition oil spill
response equipment at Helena, Arkansas, subject to
the Secretary determining that adequate storage and
maintenance facilities are available.
(A) an order under section 706(1) of title 5,
United States Code, directing final action be
taken within 30 days from the date the order is
entered; and
(B) from amounts appropriated to the De-
partment of Transportation, the costs of obtain-
ing the order, including a reasonable attorney’s
fee.
(b) The 10-month deadline established in section 212
of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989 (Public Law
101–225, 103 Stat. 1914) is mandatory, and applies to any
application pending before the Board or the Secretary of
Transportation on June 12, 1990.
SEC. 205. CONTINUITY OF GRADE OF ADMIRALS AND VICE
ADMIRALS.
(a) Section 46(a) of title 14, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) A Commandant who is not reappointed shall be
retired with the grade of admiral at the expiration of the
appointed term, except as provided in subsection 51(d) of
this title.’’.
(b)(1) Section 47 of title 14, United States Code, is
amended—
(A) in the heading by striking ‘‘; retirement’’;
(B) in subsection (a) by—
(i) striking ‘‘(a)’’ at the beginning thereof,
and
(ii) striking the last sentence and inserting
the following: ‘‘The appointment and grade of a
Vice Commandant shall be effective on the date
the officer assumes that duty, and shall termi-
nate on the date the officer is detached from that
duty, except as provided in subsection 51(d) of
this title.’’; and
(C) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d).
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter
3 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking
the item relating to section 47 and inserting the following:
‘‘47. Vice Commandant; assignment.’’.
(c) Section 50(b) of title 14, United States Code, is
amended by striking the last sentence and inserting ‘‘The
appointment and grade of an area commander shall be ef-
fective on the date the officer assumes that duty, and shall
terminate on the date the officer is detached from that duty,
except as provided in subsection 51(d) of this title.’’.
(d) Section 51 of title 14, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) An officer serving in the grade of admiral or vice
admiral shall continue to hold that grade—
‘‘(1) while being processed for physical disability
retirement, beginning on the day of the processing
and ending on the day that officer is retired, but not
for more than 180 days; and
‘‘(2) while awaiting retirement, beginning on the
day that officer is relieved from the position of Com-
mandant, Vice Commandant, Area Commander, or
Chief of Staff and ending on the day before the offi-
cer’s retirement, but not for more than 60 days.’’.
SEC. 206. CHIEF OF STAFF.
(a) Section 41a(b) of title 14, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘, except that the rear admiral serving
as Chief of Staff shall be the senior rear admiral for all
purposes other than pay’’ at the end of the second sentence.
(b)(1) Title 14, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting after section 50 the following new section:
‘‘§ 50a. Chief of Staff
‘‘(a) The President may appoint, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate, a Chief of Staff of the Coast
Guard who shall rank next after the area commanders and
who shall perform duties as prescribed by the Commandant.
The Chief of Staff shall be appointed from the officers on
the active duty promotion list serving above the grade of
captain. The Commandant shall make recommendations for
the appointment.
‘‘(b) The Chief of Staff shall have the grade of vice ad-
miral with the pay and allowances of that grade. The ap-
may be considered for purposes of this section, if re-
ported during the 60-day period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) HEALTH-CARE SERVICES REQUIRED.— 
(1) BIOASSAY
PROCEDURE.—Any individual 
identified under subsection (b) shall be provided a 
health screening test by the Secretary of Defense. 
Such test shall be carried out using a bioassay pro-
cedure developed by the Secretary of Defense in con-
sultation with the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention. The same bioassay procedure shall be 
used for all individuals identified under subsection 
(b) and for all types of exposure or possible exposure 
identified under subsection (c). 
(2) TIME FOR TEST.— 
(A) EXPOSURES AFTER ENACTMENT.—In 
the case of an exposure event described in sub-
section (c) that occurs on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the bioassay under 
paragraph (1) shall be administered not later 
than 180 days after the date of the event, ex-
cept that in the case of an individual with an 
exposure event described in subsection (c)(3), 
the bioassay under paragraph (1) shall be ad-
ministered not later than 30 days after the end 
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