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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1860
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to convey the vessel S/S RED
OAK VICTORY to Richmond Museum Association, Inc., located in Rich-
mond, California, for use as a monument to the wartime accomplishments
of the City of Richmond.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 15, 1995
Mr. MILLER of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on National Security
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to convey the
vessel S/S RED OAK VICTORY to Richmond Museum
Association, Inc., located in Richmond, California, for
use as a monument to the wartime accomplishments
of the City of Richmond.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY VESSEL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other law,
the Secretary of Transportation may convey the right,
title, and interest of the United States Government in and
to the vessel S/S RED OAK VICTORY (Victory Ship
VCS–AP2; United States Navy Hull No. AK235) to the
City of Richmond Museum Association, Inc., located in
Richmond, California (in this section referred to as ‘‘the
recipient’’), if—
(1) the recipient agrees to use the vessel for the
purposes of a monument to the wartime accomplish-
ments of the City of Richmond;
(2) the vessel is not used for commercial trans-
portation purposes;
(3) the recipient agrees to make the vessel
available to the Government if the Secretary requires
use of the vessel by the Government for war or a na-
tional emergency;
(4) the recipient agrees to hold the Government
harmless for any claims arising from exposure to as-
bestos after conveyance of the vessel, except for
claims arising from use by the Government under
paragraph (3); and
(5) the recipient has available, for use to re-
store the vessel, in the form of cash, liquid assets,
or a written loan commitment, financial resources of
at least $100,000.
(b) DELIVERY OF VESSEL.—If a conveyance is made
under this section, the Secretary shall deliver the vessel
at the place where the vessel is located on the date of en-
actment of this Act, in its present condition, without cost
to the Government.
(c) OTHER UNNEEDED EQUIPMENT.—The Secretary
may convey to the recipient any unneeded equipment from
other vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet for
use to restore the S/S RED OAK VICTORY to museum
quality.
(d) RETENTION OF VESSEL IN NDRF.—The Sec-
retary shall retain in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
the vessel authorized to be conveyed under subsection (a),
until the earlier of—
(1) 2 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act; or
(2) the date of conveyance of the vessel under
subsection (a).
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(1) TRAINING PROGRAMS.—Programs that offer 
specialized and comprehensive training, in proce-
dures to identify and appropriately respond to inci-
dents in which the unique needs of individuals who 
have a mental illness are involved, to first respond-
ers and tactical units of— 
(A) Federal law enforcement agencies; and 
(B) other Federal criminal justice agencies 
such as the Bureau of Prisons, the Administra-
tive Office of the United States Courts, and 
other agencies that the Attorney General deter-
mines appropriate. 
(2) IMPROVED
TECHNOLOGY.—The establish-
ment of, or improvement of existing, computerized 
information systems to provide timely information to 
employees of Federal law enforcement agencies, and 
Federal criminal justice agencies to improve the re-
sponse of such employees to situations involving in-
dividuals who have a mental illness. 
SEC. 10. GAO REPORT. 
No later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States, 
in coordination with the Attorney General, shall submit 
to Congress a report on— 
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(1) the practices that Federal first responders, 
tactical units, and corrections officers are trained to 
use in responding to individuals with mental illness; 
(2) procedures to identify and appropriately re-
spond to incidents in which the unique needs of indi-
viduals who have a mental illness are involved, to 
Federal first responders and tactical units; 
(3) the application of evidence-based practices 
in criminal justice settings to better address individ-
uals with mental illnesses; and 
(4) recommendations on how the Department of 
Justice can expand and improve information sharing 
and dissemination of best practices. 
SEC. 11. EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES. 
Section 2991(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa(c)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (6); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) propose interventions that have been 
shown by empirical evidence to reduce recidivism; 
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‘‘(B) the document containing the expla-
nation of how the assessment process has been
applied to an individual substance, activity, or
condition.
‘‘(7) The term ‘risk characterization’—
‘‘(A) means the element of a risk assess-
ment that involves presentation of the degree of
risk to individuals and populations expected to
be protected, as presented in any regulatory
proposal or decision, report to Congress, or
other document that is made available to the
public; and
‘‘(B) includes discussions of uncertainties,
conflicting data, estimates, extrapolations, in-
ferences, and opinions.
‘‘(8) The term ‘substitution risk’ means a po-
tential increased risk to human health, safety, or the
environment from a regulatory option designed to
decrease other risks.
‘‘§ 632. Applicability
‘‘(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this sub-
chapter shall apply to all risk assessments and risk charac-
terizations prepared by, or on behalf of, or prepared by
others and adopted by, any agency in connection with
health, safety, and risk to natural resources.
pointed by the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Jus-
tice and Delinquency Prevention. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Office shall be 
to reduce the number of juveniles who are incarcerated 
and develop a criminal record based on activity that occurs 
while the juvenile is at school. 
‘‘SEC. 602. DUTIES. 
‘‘The Office shall— 
‘‘(1) collect and publish data, in collaboration 
with the Office for Civil Rights of the Department 
of Education, relating to the arrest and incarcer-
ation of juvenile students for violations of school 
rules or policies; 
‘‘(2) work with States, units of local govern-
ment, local educational agencies, and non-govern-
mental organizations in order to expand the use of 
alternatives to detention and incarceration program-
ming in schools in order to reduce the number of ju-
venile students who are arrested and incarcerated 
for violating school rules or policies; and 
‘‘(3) collect and publish data, in collaboration 
with the Office of Justice Programs, relating to the 
relationship between the presence of a school re-
source officer at a school and the rate of juvenile 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3151 
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to modify the State maintenance 
of effort requirement, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013 
Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. YOUNG of Indiana, 
and Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to modify 
the State maintenance of effort requirement, 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 ‘‘Promoting Assistance 
with Transitional Help Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF STATE MAINTENANCE OF EF-
FORT REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)(I) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i)(I)) is 
amended— 
(1) in item (aa), by inserting before the period 
at the end the following: ‘‘, but not including (except 
as provided in item (dd)) cash assistance provided to 
families that would be eligible for assistance under 
the State program funded under this part but for 
the application of section 408(a)(7)’’; and 
(2) by redesignating items (dd) and (ee) as 
items (ee) and (ff) and inserting after item (cc) the 
following: 
‘‘(dd) 
Transitional 
assist-
ance provided to families that 
would be eligible for assistance 
under the State program funded 
under this part but for the appli-
cation of section 408(a)(7) in an 
amount 
not 
more 
than 
the 
amount necessary to replace the 
loss of any food assistance, rent 
assistance, low-income energy as-
sistance, and childcare assistance 
lost as a result of increased fam-
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ily income from earnings or child 
support payments, for not more 
than 1 year after such loss.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to qualified State 
expenditures made by a State in any fiscal year that be-
gins on or after October 1, 2014. 
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HR 1861 RDS
SEC. 8. PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMPULSORY LICENSE.
Section 118 of title 17, United States Code, is
amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (b) is amended by striking para-
graph (1) and redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3)
as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.
(2) Subsection (b)(2) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1) of this section) is amended by striking
‘‘(2)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘(1)’’.
(3) Subsection (e) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(e)(1) Except as expressly provided in this sub-
section, this section shall not apply to works other than
those specified in subsection (b).
‘‘(2) Owners of copyright in nondramatic literary
works and public broadcasting entities may, during the
course of voluntary negotiations, agree among themselves,
respectively, as to the terms and rates of royalty payments
without liability under the antitrust laws. Any such terms
and rates of royalty payments shall be effective upon being
filed in the Copyright Office, in accordance with regula-
tions that the Register of Copyrights shall prescribe.’’.
SEC. 9. REGISTRATION AND INFRINGEMENT ACTIONS.
Section 411(b)(1) of title 17, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
programming information presented by the par-
ties, including—
‘(i) the competitive environment in
which such programming is distributed, the
cost of similar signals in similar private
and compulsory license marketplaces, and
any special features and conditions of the
retransmission marketplace;
‘(ii) the economic impact of such fees
on copyright owners and satellite carriers;
and
‘(iii) the impact on the continued
availability of secondary transmissions to
the public.’; and
‘‘(iii) in subparagraph (C), by insert-
ing ‘or July 1, 1997, whichever is later’
after ‘section 802(g)’.’’.
(3) Section 2(5)(A) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(A) in paragraph (5)(C) by striking ‘the
date of the enactment of the Satellite Home
Viewer Act of 1988’ and inserting ‘November 16,
1988’; and’’.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3154 
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay 
higher wages to their employees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013 
Mr. ROKITA (for himself, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mrs. BLACK, Mrs. BLACKBURN, 
Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. CAMPBELL, 
Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. COLE, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. CRAWFORD, 
Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. DUNCAN of Ten-
nessee, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. 
FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. GOWDY, 
Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. HARPER, Mrs. 
HARTZLER, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. 
HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. HURT, Mr. JONES, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. 
LAMBORN, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LONG, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. MILLER 
of Florida, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. OLSON, Mr. PEARCE, 
Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT 
of Georgia, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mrs. 
WAGNER, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 
WOMACK, Mr. YOUNG of Indiana, Mr. MICA, and Mr. STOCKMAN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit 
employers to pay higher wages to their employees. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rewarding Achieve-
ment and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act’’ or the 
‘‘RAISE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF HIGHER WAGES. 
Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 159(a)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding a labor organization’s exclusive 
representation of employees in a unit, or the terms and 
conditions of any collective bargaining contract or agree-
ment then in effect, nothing in either— 
‘‘(A) section 8(a)(1) or 8(a)(5), or 
‘‘(B) a collective bargaining contract or agree-
ment renewed or entered into after the date of en-
actment of the RAISE Act, 
shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee in the 
unit greater wages, pay, or other compensation for, or by 
reason of, his or her services as an employee of such em-
ployer, than provided for in such contract or agreement.’’. 
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HR 1868 EAS
Ω78æPage 28, line 4, strike out ø$575,000,000¿ and in-
sert: $775,000,000
Ω79æPage 28, after line 6 insert:
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
CORPORATION
For payment to the International Finance Corpora-
tion by the Secretary of the Treasury, $67,550,000, for the
United States share of the increase in subscriptions to cap-
ital stock, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That of the amount appropriated under this heading not
more than $5,269,000 may be expended for the purchase
of such stock in fiscal year 1996.
Ω80æPage 28, line 12, strike out ø$25,950,000¿ and in-
sert: $25,952,110, and for the United States share of the
increase in the resources of the Fund for Special Oper-
ations, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended
Ω81æPage 28, line 18, strike out ø$1,523,000,000¿ and
insert: $1,523,767,142
Ω82æPage 28, after line 18 insert:
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS
MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND
For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Multi-
lateral Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury,
for the United States contribution to the Fund to be admin-
I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1862
To permit certain revenues of the District of Columbia to be expended
for activities relating to the operation of the Washington Convention
Center and the construction of a new convention center in the District
of Columbia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 15, 1995
Ms. NORTON (by request) (for herself and Mr. DAVIS) introduced the follow-
ing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight
A BILL
To permit certain revenues of the District of Columbia to
be expended for activities relating to the operation of
the Washington Convention Center and the construction
of a new convention center in the District of Columbia.
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 ‘‘District of Columbia
Convention Center Preconstruction Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. PERMITTING DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO EXPEND
REVENUES FOR CONVENTION CENTER AC-
TIVITIES.
(a) PERMITTING EXPENDITURE WITHOUT APPRO-
PRIATION.—The fourth sentence of section 446 of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Re-
organization Act (sec. 47–304, D.C. Code) shall not apply
with respect to any revenues of the District of Columbia
which are attributable to the enactment of title III of the
Washington Convention Center Authority Act of 1994
(D.C. Law 10–188) and which are obligated or expended
for the activities described in subsection (b).
(b) ACTIVITIES
DESCRIBED.—The activities de-
scribed in this paragraph are—
(1) the operation and maintenance of the exist-
ing Washington Convention Center; and
(2) pre-construction activities with respect to a
new convention center in the District of Columbia,
including land acquisition and the conducting of en-
vironmental impact studies, architecture and design
studies, surveys, and site acquisition.
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HR 1868 EAS
istered 
by 
the 
Inter-American 
Development 
Bank,
$70,000,000 to remain available until expended.
Ω83æPage 28, line 23, strike out ø$13,200,000¿ and in-
sert: $13,221,596
Ω84æPage 29, line 3, strike out ø$647,000,000¿ and in-
sert: $647,858,204
Ω85æPage 29, line 9, strike out ø$100,000,000¿ and in-
sert: $110,000,000
Ω86æPage 29, line 14, strike out ø$69,180,000¿ and in-
sert: $70,000,000
Ω87æPage 29, line 25, strike out ø$161,400,000¿ and in-
sert: $163,333,333
Ω88æPage 30, strike out lines 1 through 11 and insert:
NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
For payment to the North American Development
Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the United
States share of the paid-in portion of the capital stock,
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That for the payment to the Enterprise for the Americas
Multilateral Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, for the United States contribution to the fund to be
administered by the Inter-American Development Bank,
$45,000,000 is provided to remain available until expended.
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be
affected thereby.
SEC. 16. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act and shall not apply to conduct
occurring before such effective date.
SEC. 17. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission.
(2) The term ‘‘covered entity’’ means an em-
ployer, employment agency, labor organization, joint
labor management committee, an entity to which
section 717(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42
U.S.C. 2000e(a)) applies, an employing authority to
which section 302(a)(1) of the Government Em-
ployee Rights Act of 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1202(a)(1)) ap-
plies, or an employing authority to which section
201(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act of
1995 (Public Law 104–1; 109 Stat. 3) applies.
(3) The term ‘‘employer’’ has the meaning
given such term in section 701(b) of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(b)).
(4) The term ‘‘employment agency’’ has the
meaning given such term in section 701(c) of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(c)).
(5) The term ‘‘employment or employment op-
portunities’’ includes job application procedures, hir-
ing, advancement, discharge, compensation, job
training, or any other term, condition, or privilege of
employment.
(6) The term ‘‘labor organization’’ has the
meaning given such term in section 701(d) of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(d)).
(7) The term ‘‘person’’ has the meaning given
such term in section 701(a) of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(a)).
(8) The term ‘‘religious organization’’ means—
(A) a religious corporation, association, or
society, or
(B) a college, school, university, or other
educational institution, not otherwise a religious
organization, if—
(i) it is in whole or substantial part
controlled, managed, owned, or supported
by a religious corporation, association, or
society, or
(ii) its curriculum is directed toward
the propagation of a particular religion.
(9) The term ‘‘sexual orientation’’ means homo-
sexuality, bisexuality, or heterosexuality, whether
such orientation is real or perceived.
(10) The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given
such term in section 701(i) of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(i)).
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‘‘(ii) Game bird hunting organiza-
tions. 
‘‘(iii) Wildlife conservation organiza-
tions. 
‘‘(iv) Big game hunting organizations. 
‘‘(v) Waterfowl hunting organizations. 
‘‘(vi) The tourism, outfitter, or guid-
ing industry. 
‘‘(vii) The firearms or ammunition 
manufacturing industry. 
‘‘(viii) The hunting or shooting equip-
ment retail industry. 
‘‘(ix) Hunting and shooting sports 
outreach and education organizations. 
‘‘(x) Tribal resource management or-
ganizations. 
‘‘(xi) The agriculture industry. 
‘‘(xii) The ranching industry. 
‘‘(D) ELIGIBILITY.—Prior to the appoint-
ment of the discretionary members, the Secre-
taries shall determine that all individuals nomi-
nated for appointment to the Advisory Com-
mittee, and the organization each individual 
represents, actively support and promote sus-
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HR 1868 EAS
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
The United States Governor of the North American De-
velopment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limita-
tion to the callable capital portion of the United States
share of the capital stock of the North American Develop-
ment Bank in an amount not to exceed $318,750,000.
Ω89æPage 30, line 16, strike out ø$155,000,000¿ and in-
sert: $260,000,000
Ω90æPage 30, line 16, strike out øProvided,¿ and insert:
Provided, That not less than $3,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be made available for the
World Food Program: Provided further,
Ω91æPage 30, line 24, after ‘‘Agency’’ insert: : Provided
further, That any reduction in the amounts made available
under this heading for each of the United Nations Develop-
ment Program, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the
United Nations Environment Program, and the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency, from the amounts made
available under this heading for such organizations for fis-
cal year 1995, shall not exceed the percentage by which the
total amount appropriated under this heading is reduced
from the total amount appropriated under this heading for
fiscal year 1995