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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3444 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide flexibility in 
the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of determining 
whether a hospital may be designated as a critical access hospital under 
the Medicare program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 30, 2013 
Mr. WALDEN (for himself and Mr. KIND) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for 
purposes of determining whether a hospital may be des-
ignated as a critical access hospital under the Medicare 
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 ‘‘Critical Access Hos-
pital Flexibility Act of 2013’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 134
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2751
[Report No. 103–243]
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the granting of leave
to Federal employees wishing to serve as bone-marrow or organ donors,
and to allow Federal employees to use sick leave for purposes relating
to the adoption of a child.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 1993
Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. HOYER, Mr. WOLF, Mr. YOUNG of Florida,
Mr. HYDE, and Mrs. MORELLA) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
SEPTEMBER 15, 1993
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the
granting of leave to Federal employees wishing to serve
as bone-marrow or organ donors, and to allow Federal
employees to use sick leave for purposes relating to the
adoption of a child.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
United States to the Pinnacles Wilderness shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the Hain Wilderness. 
(b) EXPANSION.—Certain lands comprising approxi-
mately 2,905 acres, as generally depicted on a map enti-
tled ‘‘Proposed Wilderness Additions to the Proposed Pin-
nacles National Park’’, numbered 114/106, 106, and 
dated November 2010, are hereby designated as wilder-
ness and, therefore, as a component of the National Wil-
derness Preservation System and are hereby incorporated 
in and shall be deemed to be a part of the Hain Wilder-
ness, as redesignated by subsection (a). 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
Act. 
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quired for the inventory established under paragraph
(10).
‘‘(C) Any progeny of a marine mammal born in
captivity before the date of the enactment of the Ma-
rine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994
and held in captivity for the purpose of public dis-
play shall be treated as though born after that date
of enactment.
‘‘(9) No marine mammal may be exported for
the purpose of public display, scientific research, or
enhancing the survival or recovery of a species or
stock unless the receiving facility meets standards
that are comparable to the requirements that a per-
son must meet to receive a permit under this sub-
section for that purpose.
‘‘(10) The Secretary shall establish and main-
tain an inventory of all marine mammals possessed
pursuant to permits issued under paragraph (2)(A),
by persons exercising rights under paragraph (2)(C),
and all progeny of such marine mammals. The in-
ventory shall contain, for each marine mammal, only
the following information which shall be provided by
a person holding a marine mammal under this Act:
‘‘(A) The name of the marine mammal or
other identification.
(ii) stewardship conservation for the 
benefit of the Tribe; 
(iii) mineral leasing; 
(iv) residential or recreational develop-
ment; or 
(v) renewable energy development. 
(B) OTHER USES.—If the Tribe uses any 
portion of the land taken into trust under sub-
section (a) for a purpose other than a purpose 
described in subparagraph (A), the Tribe shall 
pay to the Secretary an amount that is equal to 
the fair market value of the portion of the land, 
as determined by an appraisal. 
(C) APPRAISAL.—The Secretary shall deter-
mine the fair market value of the land under 
paragraph (2)(B) based on an appraisal that is 
performed in accordance with— 
(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 
for Federal Land Acquisitions; 
(ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes-
sional Appraisal Practices; and 
(iii) any other applicable law (includ-
ing regulations). 
(3) THINNING; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION.—With 
respect to the land taken into trust under subsection 
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(a), the Secretary, in consultation and coordination 
with the Tribe, may carry out any fuels reduction 
and other landscape restoration activities, including 
restoration of sage grouse habitat, on the land that is 
beneficial to the Tribe and the Bureau of Land Man-
agement. 
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HR 3641 RDS
ment, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
Pinnacles Wilderness shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the Hain Wilderness. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 31, 2012. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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(A) maintain a list of all investors (bene-
ficial owners) in a qualified security; 
(B) update such list from time to time; 
(C) not make such list available to inves-
tors (beneficial owners); and 
(D) act as a means to communicate infor-
mation about the qualified security to investors 
(beneficial owners) and act as a means for in-
vestors (beneficial owners) to communicate with 
each other. 
(6) NO LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN COMMUNICA-
TIONS.—A trustee shall not be liable for the content 
of any information provided to the trustee by an in-
vestor (beneficial owner) that the trustee commu-
nicates to another investor (beneficial owner). 
(7) INVESTOR (BENEFICIAL OWNER) NOTIFICA-
TION OF TRUSTEE.—A person who becomes an in-
vestor (beneficial owner) in a qualified security shall 
promptly notify the trustee of such security of the 
change in ownership. 
(h) INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY.—If the majority 
of investors in a pool of qualified securities choose to hire 
an independent third party to act on behalf of the best 
interests of the investors (beneficial owners), such party 
shall— 
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2752
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the transportation of
solid waste from the State in which the waste was generated to another
State for purposes of treatment, storage, or disposal, unless the State
in which the waste was generated has in effect a law prohibiting non-
returnable beverage containers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 1993
Mr. CARR of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the
transportation of solid waste from the State in which
the waste was generated to another State for purposes
of treatment, storage, or disposal, unless the State in
which the waste was generated has in effect a law prohib-
iting nonreturnable beverage containers.
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 ‘‘Interstate Recycling
Promotion Act’’.
HR 2752 IH
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SHIPPING WASTE OUTSIDE
STATES WITHOUT BOTTLE BILLS.
(a) PROHIBITION.—(1) Subtitle D of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 0411. PROHIBITION ON SHIPMENT OF WASTE OUT-
SIDE CERTAIN STATES.
‘‘It shall be lawful for any State to exclude from
treatment, storage or disposal within its boundaries any
quantity of solid waste from any other State which does
not have, at a minimum, a substantially equivalent State
law promoting or requiring the recycling of any portion
of the solid waste products involved. Such laws shall in-
clude but not be limited to a law prohibiting the manufac-
ture, sale or introduction into commerce of any nonreturn-
able beverage container with respect to which no reason-
able refundable money deposit is required by consumer.’’.
(2) The table of contents for such Act is amended
by inserting the following after the item relating to section
4010:
‘‘Sec. 4011. Regulation on shipment of waste between certain States’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 4011 of the Solid
Waste Disposal Act, as added by subsection (a), shall take
effect on January 1, 1994.
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3645 
To require consideration of the impacts of a public interest waiver from 
the Buy America requirement on domestic manufacturing employment 
for certain transportation provisions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 13, 2011 
Ms. SUTTON (for herself, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. JONES, Mr. HASTINGS of Flor-
ida, Mr. ANDREWS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. 
YARMUTH, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. CRITZ, and 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require consideration of the impacts of a public interest 
waiver from the Buy America requirement on domestic 
manufacturing employment for certain transportation 
provisions. 
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 ‘‘American Jobs Preser-
vation Act’’. 
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SEC. 11. IMPROVED METHODS.
The Secretary shall develop, or assist in the improve-
ment of, methods of matching addresses and census tracts
to facilitate compliance by insurers, in as economical a
manner as possible, with the requirements of this Act.
SEC. 12. COMPILATION OF AGGREGATE DATA.
(a) SCOPE OF DATA AND TABLES.—The Secretary
shall compile each year, for each MSA, aggregate data by
census tract for all insurers who are subject to section 3
or who are exempt from section 3 under the provisions
of section 4(e)(1) of such section. The Secretary shall also
produce tables indicating, for each MSA, aggregate insur-
ance underwriting patterns for various categories of cen-
sus tracts grouped according to location, age of property,
income level, and racial characteristics.
(b) AVAILABILITY TO PUBLIC.—The data compiled
and the tables produced pursuant to subsection (a) shall
be made available to the public on a timetable determined
by the Secretary but not later than December 1 of the
year following the calendar year on which the data and
tables are based. The data shall be made available using
the system implemented under section 5, in the forms re-
quired under such section, and subject to the provisions
of such section.
SEC. 13. TESTERS.
The Secretary may utilize employees and officers of
the Department of Commerce and may provide advice and
technical assistance to State and local government agen-
cies and public and private entities (including nonprofit
organizations), to develop, implement, carry out, or coordi-
nate programs or activities designed to—
(1) prevent or eliminate discriminatory insur-
ance practices; or
(2) obtain enforcement of Federal and State
laws prohibiting discriminatory insurance practices.
SEC. 14. ENFORCEMENT.
(a) CIVIL PENALTIES.—An insurer who does not
comply with the requirements of sections 3 through 6, or
a regulation issued under section 8 or 9, shall be subject
to a civil penalty of not to exceed $5,000 for each day
during which such violation continues.
(b) INJUNCTION.—The district courts of the United
States shall have jurisdiction over a petition of the Sec-
retary to enjoin an insurer from actions which are in viola-
tion of the requirements of sections 3 through 6 or of a
regulation issued under section 8 or 9.
SEC. 15. RELATION TO STATE LAWS.
This Act does not annul, alter, affect, or exempt the
obligation of any insurer subject to this Act to comply with
SEC. 2. HIGHWAYS. 
Section 313 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) 
as subsections (d) through (g), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF PUBLIC IN-
TEREST WAIVER.—The Secretary may issue a waiver 
based on a finding under subsection (b)(1) only after the 
Secretary has considered the potential impacts of the 
waiver on domestic manufacturing employment. The Sec-
retary shall include a statement detailing the short and 
long-term impact of the finding on domestic manufac-
turing employment.’’. 
SEC. 3. TRANSIT. 
Section 5323(j) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 
(9) as paragraphs (4) through (10), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF PUBLIC IN-
TEREST WAIVER.—The Secretary may issue a waiver 
based on a finding under paragraph (2)(A) only after the 
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the laws of any State or subdivision thereof with respect
to public disclosure and recordkeeping.
SEC. 16. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ‘‘commercial insurance’’ means
any line of property and casualty insurance, except
private passenger automobile and homeowner’s in-
surance.
(2) The term ‘‘designated insurer’’ means an
insured designated by the Secretary under section
7(a)(2).
(3) The term ‘‘designated line’’ means a line of
insurance designated by the Secretary under section
7(a)(3).
(4) The term ‘‘insurer’’ means any corporation,
association, society, order, firm, company, partner-
ship, individual, or aggregation of individuals which
is subject to examination or supervision by any State
insurance regulator, or which is doing or represents
an insurance business.
(5) The term ‘‘private mortgage insurance’’
means insurance against the nonpayment of, or de-
fault on, a mortgage or loan for residential or com-
mercial property, except that such term does not in-
clude mortgage insurance made available under the
National Housing Act.
(6) The term ‘‘property and casualty insur-
ance’’ means insurance against loss of or damage to
property, insurance against loss of income or extra
expense incurred because of loss of, or damage to,
property, and insurance against third party liability
claims caused by negligence or imposed by statute or
contract.
(7) The term ‘‘residual market’’ means an as-
signed risk plan, joint underwriting association, or
any similar mechanism designed to make insurance
available to those unable to obtain it in the vol-
untary market.
(8) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Commerce.
(9) The term ‘‘State’’ means any State, the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Is-
lands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of
the Pacific Islands.
SEC. 17. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The requirements of this Act shall take effect with
respect to calendar year 1994.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2754
To extend until January 1, 1998, the previously existing suspension of duty
on lactulose.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 1993
Mr. GINGRICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To extend until January 1, 1998, the previously existing
suspension of duty on lactulose.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF EXISTING SUSPENSION OF
DUTY ON LACTULOSE.
Heading 9902.30.03 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by striking ‘‘12/
31/92’’ and inserting ‘‘12/31/97’’.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by section
1 shall take effect on the 15th day after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(b) RETROACTIVE PROVISION.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision
of law to the contrary, upon a request filed with the appro-
priate customs officer before the 90th day after the date
of the enactment of this Act, any entry or withdrawal from
warehouse for consumption of goods to which the amend-
ment made by section 1 applies and that was made—
(1) after December 31, 1992; and
(2) before the 15th day after the date of the en-
actment of this Act;
and with respect to which there would have been no duty
or a lower duty if the amendment made by section 1 had
applied to such entry or withdrawal, shall be liquidated
or reliquidated as though such entry or withdrawal had
occurred on such 15th day.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2755
To suspend until January 1, 1998, the duty on fluvoxamine.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 1993
Mr. GINGRICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend until January 1, 1998, the duty on fluvoxamine.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FLUVOXAMINE.
Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tar-
iff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting
in numerical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘
9902.31.12
Fluvoxamine
(provided for in
subheading
3004.90.60) ......
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/97
’’.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by section
1 applies with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) RETROACTIVE PROVISION.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision
of law to the contrary, upon a request filed with the appro-
priate customs officer before the 90th day after the date
of the enactment of this Act, any entry or withdrawal from
warehouse for consumption of goods to which the amend-
ment made by section 1 applies and that was made—
(1) after December 31, 1992; and
(2) before the 15th day after the date of the en-
actment of this Act;
and with respect to which there would have been no duty
or a lower duty if the amendment made by section 1 had
applied to such entry or withdrawal, shall be liquidated
or reliquidated as though such entry or withdrawal had
occurred on such 15th day.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2757
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding alien smuggling,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 1993
Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. KING, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. PORTER, Ms.
PELOSI, Mr. GILMAN, and Mr. DORNAN) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding
alien smuggling, 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. INCREASED CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR ALIEN
SMUGGLING.
(a) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Section 274(a)(1) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(1))
is amended by inserting before the period ‘‘; or in the case
of an offense involving 10 or more aliens done for the pur-
pose of commercial advantage or private financial gain,
shall be fined in accordance with title 18, United States
(iv) financial support provided by the
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
for investment projects in Cuba;
(v) assistance provided by the Trade
and Development Agency;
(vi) Peace Corps programs;
(vii) relief of Cuba’s external debt;
and
(viii) other appropriate assistance to
carry out the purposes of this Act.
(C) Assistance under the plan to a transi-
tion government in Cuba and to a democratic
government in Cuba shall also include assist-
ance in preparing the Cuban military forces to
adjust to a new role in a democracy and civilian
life, which may include assistance for housing,
educational, and training programs.
(b) STRATEGY FOR DISTRIBUTION.—The plan devel-
oped under subsection (a) shall include a strategy for dis-
tributing assistance under the plan.
(c) DISTRIBUTION.—The plan developed under sub-
section (a) shall authorize assistance under the plan to be
provided through United States, international, and indige-
nous nongovernmental organizations and private voluntary
ance of title, or any other acquisition of the property or 
mortgage in connection with the payment of insurance 
benefits by the Secretary. 
SEC. 4. RELEASE OF SECOND MORTGAGE FOR LAID-OFF 
COMMUNITY 
PARTNERS 
UNDER 
GOOD 
NEIGHBOR NEXT DOOR INITIATIVE. 
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall revise the Good Neighbor Next Door Initiative of the 
Secretary to provide that the subordinate mortgage on the 
property of a mortgagor who purchased a property under 
such initiative shall be released in any case in which the 
mortgagor loses his or her employment position as a law 
enforcement officer, teacher, firefighter, or emergency 
medical technician as a result of any reductions in force 
or other reason other than dismissal for cause. 
SEC. 5. PREFERENCE UNDER HUD REO PROGRAM FOR 
COMMUNITY PARTNERS. 
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 
in making any real estate owned of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development available for purchase, 
shall provide a preference for purchase by public safety 
officers and teachers (as such terms are defined in section 
204(h)(7)(G) of the National Housing Act (as amended 
by section 2 of this Act)). 
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(b) LAW APPLICABLE.—Chapter 158 of title 28,
United States Code, shall apply to a review under sub-
section (a) except that—
(1) with respect to section 2344 of title 28,
United States Code, service of the petition shall be
on the House or Senate Legal Counsel, as the case
may be, rather than on the Attorney General,
(2) the provisions of section 2348 of title 28,
United States Code, on the authority of the Attorney
General, shall not apply,
(3) the petition for review shall be filed not
later than 90 days after the entry in the Office of
a final decision under section 8(g) or order under
section 8(h),
(4) the Office shall be an ‘‘agency’’ as that
term is used in chapter 158 of title 28, United
States Code, and
(5) the Office shall be the respondent in any
proceeding under subsection (a).
(c) STANDARD OF REVIEW.—To the extent necessary
to decision and when presented, the court shall decide all
relevant questions of law and interpret constitutional and
statutory provisions. The court shall set aside a final deci-
sion under section 8(h) or order under section 8(g) if it
is determined that the decision or order was—