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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4276
To amend the Arms Export Control Act and the Export Administration
Act of 1979 to provide that the export of certain commercial communica-
tions satellites and associated equipment be regulated solely under the
Export Administration Act of 1979.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 21, 1994
Ms. HARMAN (for herself and Mr. BERMAN) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Arms Export Control Act and the Export
Administration Act of 1979 to provide that the export
of certain commercial communications satellites and as-
sociated equipment be regulated solely under the Export
Administration Act of 1979.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REGULATION OF EXPORT OF CERTAIN COM-
MERCIAL 
COMMUNICATIONS 
SATELLITES
AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT UNDER THE
EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1979.
(a) AMENDMENT
TO
ARMS
EXPORT
CONTROL
ACT.—Subsection (a) of section 38 of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘In exercising
the authorities’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided
in paragraph (4), in exercising the authorities’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(4) The export of commercial communications sat-
ellites, including all integral components of such satellites,
which are designed for civil applications, including items
necessary to achieve the ultimate orbit location of such
satellites, and associated ground and test equipment, when
exported as part of a satellite system for purposes of
launch, shall be regulated only by the Secretary of Com-
merce under the Export Administration Act of 1979.’’.
(b) AMENDMENT TO EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT
OF 1979.—Section 17 of the Export Administration Act
of 1979 (50 U.S.C. app. 2416) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) REGULATION OF EXPORT OF CERTAIN COM-
MERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITES SOLELY UNDER
THIS ACT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the export of commercial communications satellites, in-
cluding all integral components of such satellites, which
are designed for civil applications, including items nec-
essary to achieve the ultimate orbit location of such sat-
ellites, and associated ground and test equipment, when
exported as part of a satellite system for purposes of
launch, shall be regulated under this Act. The Secretary,
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of State, shall prohibit the unauthorized transfer
of missile equipment, data, or technology that are compo-
nents of any such satellite which is authorized for
export.’’.
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
sections (a) and (b) shall apply only with respect to the
export of satellites on or after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and 
the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs. 
SEC. 115. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act or source 
to the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing, and the United States Mint, individually 
or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all func-
tions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the 
United States Mint without the explicit approval of the 
House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate. 
SEC. 116. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 
available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the De-
partment of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence re-
lated activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by 
the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 
2013 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2013. 
SEC. 117. Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made avail-
able from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s Indus-
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HR 4277 EAS
‘‘Commissioner of Social Security, Department
of Health and Human Services.’’.
SEC. 106. TRANSITIONAL RULES.
(a) TRANSITION DIRECTOR.—(1) Within 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, a transition director
shall be appointed by the President, who shall be selected
on the basis of experience and knowledge of the operation
of the Government.
(2) The transition director shall conduct activities nec-
essary to ensure the transition of the Social Security Ad-
ministration to the status of an independent agency in the
executive branch of the Government. In conducting such ac-
tivities before the appointment of the Commissioner of So-
cial Security, the transition director shall consult regularly
with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Upon such appointment, the transition director shall con-
duct such activities at the direction of the Commissioner
of Social Security.
(3) The transition director shall be compensated at the
rate provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule.
(4) Expenditures to carry out the purposes of this sub-
section shall be made out of the Federal Old Age and Survi-
vors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability In-
surance Trust Fund.
tween qualified health plans and health care providers 
based on findings of health care quality. 
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HR 4277 EAS
(b) INTERIM AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENT AND COM-
PENSATION.—
(1) APPOINTMENT
OF
COMMISSIONER.—Within
60 days of the date of the enactment of this title, the
Commissioner of Social Security shall be appointed
by the President pursuant to section 702 of the Social
Security Act (as amended by this title). If the ap-
pointment is made pursuant to such section before the
date established pursuant to section 107(a), the Com-
missioner of Social Security shall also perform the
duties assigned to the Commissioner of Social Secu-
rity in the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices.
(2) OTHER APPOINTMENTS.—At any time on or
after the date of the enactment of this title any of the
other officers provided for in sections 702 and 703 of
the Social Security Act (as amended by this title)
may be nominated and appointed, as provided in
such sections.
(3) COMPENSATION.—Funds available to any of-
ficial or component of the Department of Health and
Human Services, functions of which are transferred to
the Commissioner of Social Security or the Social Se-
curity Administration by this title, may with the ap-
proval of the Director of the Office of Management
HR 4277 EAS
any provision of law (other than this Act or a provision
of law amended by this Act), regulation, rule, record, or
document to the Secretary of Health and Human Services
with respect to such Secretary’s functions under the old-
age, survivors, and disability insurance program under
title II of the Social Security Act or the supplemental secu-
rity income program under title XVI of such Act, such ref-
erence shall be considered a reference to the Commissioner
of Social Security.
(c) REFERENCES TO OTHER OFFICERS AND EMPLOY-
EES.—Whenever any reference is made in any provision of
law (other than this Act or a provision of law amended
by this Act), regulation, rule, record, or document to any
other officer or employee of the Department of Health and
Human Services with respect to such officer or employee’s
functions under the old-age, survivors, and disability insur-
ance program under title II of the Social Security Act or
the supplemental security income program under title XVI
of such Act, such reference shall be considered a reference
to the appropriate officer or employee of the Social Security
Administration.
SEC. 204. EFFECTIVE DATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), the provisions of this title shall take effect on the date
established pursuant to section 107(a).
Tikka Bolt-Action Rifle
Tikka Premium Grade Rifles
Tikka Varmint/Continental Rifle
Tikka Whitetail/Battue Rifle
Ultra Light Arms Model 20 Rifle
Ultra Light Arms Model 28, Model 40 Rifles
Voere VEC 91 Lightning Bolt-Action Rifle
Voere Model 2165 Bolt-Action Rifle
Voere Model 2155, 2150 Bolt-Action Rifles
Weatherby Mark V Deluxe Bolt-Action Rifle
Weatherby Lasermark V Rifle
Weatherby Mark V Crown Custom Rifles
Weatherby Mark V Sporter Rifle
Weatherby Mark V Safari Grade Custom Rifles
Weatherby Weathermark Rifle
Weatherby Weathermark Alaskan Rifle
Weatherby Classicmark No. 1 Rifle
Weatherby Weatherguard Alaskan Rifle
Weatherby Vanguard VGX Deluxe Rifle
Weatherby Vanguard Classic Rifle
Weatherby Vanguard Classic No. 1 Rifle
Weatherby Vanguard Weatherguard Rifle
Wichita Classic Rifle
Wichita Varmint Rifle
Winchester Model 70 Sporter
Winchester Model 70 Sporter WinTuff
Winchester Model 70 SM Sporter
Winchester Model 70 Stainless Rifle
Winchester Model 70 Varmint
Winchester Model 70 Synthetic Heavy Varmint Rifle
Winchester Model 70 DBM Rifle
Winchester Model 70 DBM–S Rifle
Winchester Model 70 Featherweight
Winchester Model 70 Featherweight WinTuff
Winchester Model 70 Featherweight Classic
Winchester Model 70 Lightweight Rifle
Winchester Ranger Rifle
Winchester Model 70 Super Express Magnum
Winchester Model 70 Super Grade
Winchester Model 70 Custom Sharpshooter
Winchester Model 70 Custom Sporting Sharpshooter Rifle
Centerfire Rifles—Single Shot
Armsport 1866 Sharps Rifle, Carbine
Brown Model One Single Shot Rifle
Browning Model 1885 Single Shot Rifle
Dakota Single Shot Rifle
Desert Industries G–90 Single Shot Rifle
Harrington & Richardson Ultra Varmint Rifle
Model 1885 High Wall Rifle
Navy Arms Rolling Block Buffalo Rifle
Navy Arms #2 Creedmoor Rifle
Navy Arms Sharps Cavalry Carbine
Navy Arms Sharps Plains Rifle
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to reports of earn-
ings for taxable years ending on or after December 31,
1994.
SEC. 216. EXTENSION OF DISABILITY INSURANCE PRO-
GRAM DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AUTHOR-
ITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 505 of the Social Security
Disability Amendments of 1980 (Public Law 96–265), as
amended by section 12101 of the Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–272),
section 10103 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
of 1989 (Public Law 101–239), and section 5120 of the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law
101–508) is further amended—
(1) in paragraph (3) of subsection (a), by strik-
ing ‘‘June 10, 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘June 10,
1996’’;
(2) in paragraph (4) of subsection (a), by strik-
ing ‘‘1992’’ and inserting ‘‘1995’’; and
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘October 1,
1993’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 1996’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
In the Senate of the United States,
May 23 (legislative day, May 16), 1994.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 4277) entitled ‘‘An Act to establish the Social Se-
curity Administration as an independent agency and to make
other improvements in the old-age, survivors, and disability
insurance program’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF SOCIAL SECU-
RITY ACT; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘So-
cial Security Administration Independence Act of 1994’’.
(b) AMENDMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Except
as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to or
repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall
be considered to be made to that section or other provision
of the Social Security Act.
plus that supplemental appropriation bill (as re-
ported by that committee).
‘‘(c)(1) Any amendment which is offered to reduce
budget authority to an appropriation bill during its consid-
eration by the Committee on Appropriations (or any sub-
committee thereof) of either House of Congress or by ei-
ther House may increase the amount placed in the Deficit
Reduction Account by an amount which does not exceed
the reduction in budget authority contained in the amend-
ment. Any amendment to rescind budget authority during
consideration of any bill by the Committee on Appropria-
tions (or any subcommittee thereof) of either House of
Congress or by either House may increase the amount
placed in the Deficit Reduction Account by an amount
which does not exceed the increase in the rescission con-
tained in the amendment.
‘‘(2) Whenever any amendment referred to in para-
graph (1) is agreed to increasing the amount contained
in the Deficit Reduction Account, then the line item enti-
tled ‘Deficit Reduction Account’ shall be increased by that
amount.
‘‘(3) Any amendment referred to in paragraph (1)
shall identify the program, project, or account which is
to be reduced in order to increase the Deficit Reduction
Account by the amount set forth in that amendment.
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6022 
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to expand coverage under plans 
of insurance available under such Act to include losses to an insured 
commodity when, as a result of a federally-imposed quarantine, the 
commodity must be destroyed, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2012 
Mr. MCNERNEY (for himself, Mr. CARDOZA, and Mr. COSTA) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to expand cov-
erage under plans of insurance available under such Act 
to include losses to an insured commodity when, as a 
result of a federally-imposed quarantine, the commodity 
must be destroyed, 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 ‘‘Containing Risk, Of-
fering Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF QUARANTINE LOSSES TO INSURED 
COMMODITIES UNDER THE FEDERAL CROP 
INSURANCE ACT. 
(a) 
EXPANSION
TO
INCLUDE
QUARANTINE 
LOSSES.—Section 508(a)(1) of the Federal Crop Insur-
ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(1)) is amended in the second 
sentence— 
(1) by striking ‘‘be due to drought’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘be due— 
‘‘(A) to drought’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Secretary).’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary); or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) to a quarantine imposed under Fed-
eral law, pursuant to the terms of which the 
commodity is destroyed or otherwise unable to 
be marketed or otherwise utilized for its in-
tended purpose (as determined by the Sec-
retary).’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph 
(B) of section 508(a)(1) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(1)), as added by subsection (a)(3), 
shall apply beginning with the 2014 reinsurance year. 
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Title II, Subtitle A
within the Mayor’s powers to revise the contract
or lease, or shall submit a proposed revision to
the financial plan and budget in accordance
with section 202(e), so that the contract or
lease will be consistent with the financial plan
and budget.
(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1995.—
The Authority may require the Mayor to submit to
the Authority any proposal to renew, extend, or
modify a contract or lease in effect during fiscal
year 1995 to determine if the renewal, extension, or
modification is consistent with the budget for the
District of Columbia under the District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 1995.
(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR CONTRACTS SUBJECT
TO COUNCIL APPROVAL.—In the case of a contract
which is required to be submitted to the Authority
under this subsection and which is subject to ap-
proval by the Council under the laws of the District
of Columbia, the Mayor shall submit such contract
to the Authority only after the Council has approved
the contract.
(c) 
RESTRICTIONS
ON
REPROGRAMMING
OF
AMOUNTS IN BUDGET DURING CONTROL YEARS.—
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mandatory Operational 
Control Reporting and Performance Measures Act of 
2012’’. 
SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORTS ON OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF 
INTERNATIONAL LAND AND MARITIME BOR-
DERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate, as part of the Department of Homeland Security’s 
Annual Performance Report, an annual report on the 
number of miles of the international land and maritime 
border between the United States and Canada and the 
United States and Mexico that are under operational con-
trol of the Department, cumulatively and by sector. 
(b) ESTIMATES OF UNLAWFUL ENTRIES.—Each re-
port under subsection (a) shall include the estimated num-
ber of unlawful entries between ports of entry along the 
international land and maritime borders of the United 
States during the period covered by the report, determined 
using all available sources of data. 
(c) INDEPENDENT EVALUATION.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall make available to the Govern-
ment Accountability Office the data and methodology used
to compile the statistics used in preparing each report 
under subsection (a), to ensure the suitability and statis-
tical validity of such data and methodology. 
(d) TERMINOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY.—Except as 
provided in subsection (e), for purposes of consistent 
usage of terminology and methodology in the annual re-
ports required under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall use the methodology used to 
measure such operational control in accordance with the 
Department’s Annual Performance Reports for each of fis-
cal years 2008 through 2010. 
(e) ALTERNATE
TERMINOLOGY
AND
METHOD-
OLOGY.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall use 
the terminology and methodology described in subsection 
(d) until such time as an alternate terminology and meth-
odology is— 
(1) required by an Act of Congress; or 
(2) certified as suitable and statistically valid 
by a Department of Energy National Laboratory 
with prior expertise in border security. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 27, 
2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6025 
AN ACT 
To provide for annual reports on the status of oper-
ational control of the international land and mar-
itime borders of the United States and unlawful 
entries, and for other purposes.
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6027 
To provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2012 
Mr. SIRES (for himself, Ms. HAHN, and Mr. MANZULLO) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation 
standards, 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 ‘‘Intercountry Adoption 
Universal Accreditation Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. UNIVERSAL ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of title II and sec-
tion 404 of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (42 
U.S.C. 14901 et seq.), and related implementing regula-
tions, shall apply to any person offering or providing adop-
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tion services in connection with a child described in section 
101(b)(1)(F) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)(F)), to the same extent as they apply 
to the offering or provision of adoption services in connec-
tion with a Convention adoption. The Secretary of State, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General 
(with respect to section 404(b) of the Intercountry Adop-
tion Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14944)), and the accrediting 
entities shall have the duties, responsibilities, and authori-
ties under title II and title IV of the Intercountry Adop-
tion Act of 2000 and related implementing regulations 
with respect to a person offering or providing such adop-
tion services, irrespective of whether such services are of-
fered or provided in connection with a Convention adop-
tion. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of this sec-
tion shall take effect 18 months after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, but shall not apply to any case in 
which, as of such effective date— 
(1) a petition to classify an orphan as an imme-
diate relative is pending or has been approved; or 
(2) an application for advance processing of or-
phan petition is pending or has been approved and 
such approval has not expired. 
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SEC. 3. AVAILABILITY OF COLLECTED FEES FOR ACCRED-
ITING ENTITIES. 
Section 403 of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 
(42 U.S.C. 14943) is amended by striking subsection (c). 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the terms ‘‘accrediting entity’’, ‘‘adoption 
service’’, ‘‘Convention adoption’’, and ‘‘person’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Inter-
country Adoption Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14902). 
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