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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3534 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to revise requirements related to 
assets pledged by a surety, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2011 
Mr. HANNA (for himself and Mr. MULVANEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to revise require-
ments related to assets pledged by a surety, 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 ‘‘Security in Bonding 
Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. SURETY BOND REQUIREMENTS. 
Chapter 93 of subtitle VI of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 9304(b)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘may not require’’ and in-
serting ‘‘may require’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or through’’ and inserting 
‘‘, but not through’’; 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 9310. Individual sureties 
‘‘If another applicable law or regulation permits the 
acceptance of a bond from a surety that is not subject 
to sections 9305 and 9306 and is based on a pledge of 
assets by the surety, the assets pledged by such surety 
shall— 
‘‘(1) consist of eligible obligations described 
under section 9303(a); and 
‘‘(2) be submitted to the official of the Govern-
ment required to approve or accept the bond, who 
shall deposit the assets with a depository described 
under section 9303(b).’’; and 
(3) in the table of contents for such chapter, by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘9310. Individual sureties.’’. 
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A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to revise require-
ments related to assets pledged by a surety, and for 
other purposes. 
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In the Senate of the United States,
September 22 (legislative day, September 7), 1993.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2608) entitled ‘‘An Act to make permanent the
authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quar-
terly financial report program’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENTS:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF COLLECTION AND PUB-
LICATION OF QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATIS-
TICS BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(b) of the Act entitled ‘‘An
Act to amend title 13, United States Code, to transfer re-
sponsibility for the quarterly financial report from the Fed-
eral Trade Commission to the Secretary of Commerce, and
for other purposes’’, approved January 12, 1983 (Public
Law 97–454; 96 Stat. 2494; 13 U.S.C. 91 note) is amended
by striking out ‘‘September 30, 1993’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘September 30, 1998’’.
HR 2608 EAS
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made under
subsection (a) shall take effect on September 30, 1993.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to provide for
the reauthorization of the collection and publication of quar-
terly financial statistics by the Secretary of Commerce
through fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2608
AN ACT
To make permanent the authority of the Secretary
of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial
report program.
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2608
AN ACT
To make permanent the authority of the Secretary of
Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That, effective as of September 30, 1993, section 4 of
Public Law 97–454 (13 U.S.C. 91 note) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b).
Passed the House of Representatives September 21,
1993.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 2608
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three
An Act
To provide for the reauthorization of the collection and publication of quarterly
financial statistics by the Secretary of Commerce through fiscal year 1998, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION
OF QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATISTICS BY THE SEC-
RETARY OF COMMERCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(b) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to
amend title 13, United States Code, to transfer responsibility for
the quarterly financial report from the Federal Trade Commission
to the Secretary of Commerce, and for other purposes’’, approved
January 12, 1983 (Public Law 97–454; 96 Stat. 2494; 13 U.S.C.
91 note) is amended by striking out ‘‘September 30, 1993’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘September 30, 1998’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made under subsection
(a) shall take effect on September 30, 1993.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
18:22 Sep 30, 1993
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2608
To make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct
the quarterly financial report program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 1, 1993
Mr. SAWYER (for himself and Mr. MYERS of Indiana) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
A BILL
To make permanent the authority of the Secretary of
Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That, effective as of September 30, 1993, section 4 of
Public Law 97–454 (13 U.S.C. 91 note) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b).
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H.R. 2608
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 21 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 7), 1993
Received
AN ACT
To make permanent the authority of the Secretary of
Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That, effective as of September 30, 1993, section 4 of
Public Law 97–454 (13 U.S.C. 91 note) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b).
Passed the House of Representatives September 21,
1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 260
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the amount
of any contribution to any No Net Cost Tobacco Fund or any No
Net Cost Tobacco Account shall be treated as a deductible expense.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. NEAL of North Carolina 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 provide
that the amount of any contribution to any No Net
Cost Tobacco Fund or any No Net Cost Tobacco Ac-
count shall be treated as a deductible expense.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONTRIBUTIONS TO NO NET COST TOBACCO
FUND OR ACCOUNT SHALL BE TREATED AS
DEDUCTIBLE EXPENSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part VI of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
itemized deductions for individuals and corporations) is
HR 2689 RH
(b) WEIGHING
AND SUPERVISORY FEES.—Section
7A(l) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 79a(l)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) The authority provided to the Administrator by
paragraph (1) and the duties imposed by paragraph (2)
on agencies and other persons described in such paragraph
shall expire on September 30, 1998. After that date, the Ad-
ministrator shall, under such regulations as the Adminis-
trator may prescribe, charge and collect reasonable fees to
cover the estimated costs of official weighing and super-
vision of weighing except when the official weighing or su-
pervision of weighing is performed by a designated official
agency or by a State under a delegation of authority. The
fees authorized by this paragraph shall, as nearly as prac-
ticable, cover the costs of the Service incident to its perform-
ance of official weighing and supervision of weighing serv-
ices in the United States and on United States grain in
Canadian ports, excluding administrative and supervisory
costs. The fees authorized by this paragraph shall be depos-
ited into a fund which shall be available without fiscal year
limitation for the expenses of the Service incident to provid-
ing services under this Act.’’.
(c) TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section
21 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 87j) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
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Union Calendar No. 132
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2608
[Report No. 103–241]
To make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct
the quarterly financial report program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 1, 1993
Mr. SAWYER (for himself and Mr. MYERS of Indiana) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
SEPTEMBER 15, 1993
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To make permanent the authority of the Secretary of
Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That, effective as of September 30, 1993, section 4 of
Public Law 97–454 (13 U.S.C. 91 note) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b).
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 197. NO NET COST TOBACCO EXPENDITURES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any qualified no net cost tobacco
expenditure which is paid or incurred by the taxpayer dur-
ing the taxable year shall be treated as an expense which
is not chargeable to a capital account. The expenditure
so treated shall be allowed as a deduction.
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED NO NET COST TOBACCO EXPENDI-
TURE DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the term
‘qualified no net cost tobacco expenditure’ means—
‘‘(1) any amount required to be contributed to
any No Net Cost Tobacco Fund (as defined in sec-
tion 106A(a)(3) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act
of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445–1)), and
‘‘(2) the amount of any assessment required to
be paid to any No Net Cost Tobacco Account (as de-
fined in section 106B(a)(2) of such Act).
‘‘(c) AMOUNTS SUBSEQUENTLY INCLUDED IN GROSS
INCOME.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any amount received by the taxpayer from the sale, ex-
change, redemption, or other disposition of any capital
stock, stock certificate, or qualified per-unit retain certifi-
cate (as defined in section 1388(h)) received by the tax-
payer in connection with any qualified no cost tobacco ex-
penditure to which subsection (a) applies shall be included
in gross income of the taxpayer for the taxable year in
which such amount is received.
‘‘(d) APPLICATION OF SECTION.—No provision of
this section shall be construed to affect the tax treatment
of any organization—
‘‘(1) which established a No Net Cost Tobacco
Fund under section 106A of the Agricultural Ad-
justment Act of 1949, or
‘‘(2) for which a No Net Cost Tobacco Account
was established under section 106B of such Act,
in connection with any expenditure to which subsection (a)
applies.’’
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
item:
‘‘Sec. 197. No net cost tobacco expenditures.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to qualified no net cost tobacco
expenditures paid or incurred during taxable years begin-
ning after December 31, 1992.
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3539 
To terminate the HOPE VI program of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2011 
Mr. CANSECO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appro-
priations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To terminate the HOPE VI program of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development. 
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 ‘‘HOPE VI Program 
Termination Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF HOPE VI PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL OF GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 24 of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) 
is hereby repealed. 
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(b) TREATMENT OF REMAINING FUNDS.—Notwith-
standing the repeal under subsection (a) of this section, 
any amounts made available under section 24 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 and obligated before 
the date of the enactment of this Act shall continue to 
be governed by such section, as in effect immediately be-
fore such repeal, and any other applicable provisions of 
law. 
(c) TERMINATION.—Upon the completion of outlays 
to liquidate all amounts referred to in subsection (b) of 
this section and the completion of all activities with re-
spect to such amounts pursuant to subsection (b), the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development shall terminate 
the HOPE VI program authorized under section 24 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937. 
(d) RESCISSION OF FUNDING.—Effective on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, there are rescinded and per-
manently canceled all unobligated balances remaining 
available as of such date of enactment of any amounts 
made available under section 24 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937. All such unobligated balances so re-
scinded and permanently canceled shall be covered into the 
General Fund of the Treasury for reducing the budget def-
icit of the Federal Government. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 353 
To establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individ-
uals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 19, 2011 
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish a grant program to provide screenings for glau-
coma to individuals determined to be at high risk for 
glaucoma, 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 ‘‘Glaucoma Screening 
Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) It is estimated that only half of the more 
than 3,000,000 individuals in the United States that 
have glaucoma are aware that they have glaucoma. 
(2) Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness 
among African-Americans and Hispanics. 
(3) Glaucoma is 6 to 8 times more common in 
African-Americans than in Caucasians. 
(4) Glaucoma accounts for over 7,000,000 visits 
to physicians each year. 
(5) In terms of Social Security benefits paid, 
lost income tax revenues, and health care expendi-
tures, the cost of glaucoma to the United States gov-
ernment is estimated to be over $1.5 billion annu-
ally. 
(6) Poor vision costs Medicare more than $2 
billion per year in non-eye-related illnesses and 
health care needs. 
(7) Medicare currently provides coverage for 
glaucoma screenings for beneficiaries in the fol-
lowing high risk groups: 
(A) Individuals with diabetes. 
(B) Individuals with a family history of 
glaucoma. 
(C) African-Americans 50 years of age and 
older. 
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Ω58æKENTUCKY BRIDGE PROJECT
For up to 80 percent of the expenses necessary for
continuing construction to replace the Glover Cary Bridge
in Owensboro, Kentucky, $12,000,000.
Ω59æBORDER HIGHWAY PROJECT
For up to 80 percent of the expenses necessary for
the border highway project authorized in Public Law 89–
795, $8,000,000.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION
Ω60æOPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
the Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety
under the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings
Act (Public Law 92–513, as amended) and the National
Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, $74,221,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 1996.
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
the Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety
under 23 U.S.C. 403 and section 2006 of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Ω61æthe
Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (Public
Law 92–513, as amended) and the National Traffic and
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3540 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the tax benefits 
for child care assistance for military families. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2011 
Mr. CARTER (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, and Mr. COURTNEY) 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 increase 
the tax benefits for child care assistance for military families. 
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 ‘‘Military Families Child 
Care Assistance Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN TAX BENEFITS FOR CHILD CARE AS-
SISTANCE FOR MILITARY FAMILIES. 
(a) DEPENDENT CARE TAX CREDIT.—Subsection (e) 
of section 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
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amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(11) INCREASE IN LIMITATION FOR MILITARY 
FAMILIES.—In the case of an individual who has 
served on active duty (other than active duty for 
training) in the Armed Forces of the United States 
for a period of 120 days or more beginning after 
September 11, 2001, paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub-
section (c) shall be applied by substituting ‘$5,000’ 
and ‘$10,000’ for ‘$3,000’ and ‘$6,000’, respec-
tively.’’. 
(b) EMPLOYER-PROVIDED DEPENDENT CARE AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAMS.—Paragraph (2) of section 129(a) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) INCREASE IN LIMITATION FOR MILI-
TARY FAMILIES.—In the case of an individual 
who has served on active duty (other than ac-
tive duty for training) in the Armed Forces of 
the United States for a period of 120 days or 
more beginning after September 11, 2001, sub-
paragraph (A) shall be applied by substituting 
‘$10,000’ and ‘$5,000’ for ‘$5,000’ and 
‘$2,500’, respectively.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred in tax-
able years beginning after December 31, 2011. 
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‘‘Sec. 2181. Election.
‘‘Sec. 2182. Requirements for State alternative health care programs.
‘‘Sec. 2183. Control of aggregate expenditures.
‘‘Sec. 2184. Termination of approval of State election.
‘‘Sec. 2185. Payments to States.
‘‘Sec. 2186. No impact on medicare benefits.
TITLE II—COST CONTAINMENT
Sec. 201. National Mediplan expenditure budget.
Sec. 202. Classes of health care services.
Sec. 203. Allocation of health budget by class of service.
Sec. 204. National health expenditures reporting system.
Sec. 205. Conforming medicare payment rates to Mediplan health expenditure
allocations; transition.
Sec. 206. Adjustments to medicare payments for graduate medical education.
Sec. 207. Definitions.
TITLE III—FINANCING PROVISIONS
Sec. 301. Income taxes for Mediplan health care.
TITLE I—HEALTH CARE
ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS
SEC. 101. ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Social Security Act is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new title:
‘‘TITLE XXI—MEDIPLAN HEALTH BENEFITS
‘‘PART A—ELIGIBILITY
‘‘SEC. 2101. ELIGIBILITY.
‘‘(a) UNIVERSAL ELIGIBILITY FOR RESIDENTS.—Ex-
cept as provided in section 2163(a), each individual who
is a resident of the United States is entitled to health in-
surance benefits under this title.
‘‘(b) SPECIAL ELIGIBILITY GROUPS.—For purposes
of this title, an individual described in subsection (a) may
obtain special benefits under this title on the basis of one
or more of the following special eligibility groups: