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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2135 
To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the 
availability of Medicaid assistance for certain breast and cervical cancer 
patients in the territories. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2011 
Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. 
SERRANO, and Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act 
to improve the availability of Medicaid assistance for 
certain breast and cervical cancer patients in the terri-
tories. 
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 ‘‘Breast and Cervical 
Cancer Prevention and Treatment Improvement Act of 
2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVED MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN 
BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PATIENTS 
IN THE TERRITORIES. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF FUNDING LIMITATIONS.—Sec-
tion 1108(g)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1308(g)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘With respect to fiscal years beginning with fiscal 
year 2012, payment for medical assistance for individuals 
who are eligible for such assistance only on the basis of 
section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVIII) shall not be taken into 
account in applying subsection (f) (as increased in accord-
ance with paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (5) of this sub-
section) to such commonwealth or territory for such fiscal 
year.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF ENHANCED FMAP FOR HIGH-
EST STATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1905(b) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘Notwithstanding the first sen-
tence of this subsection, in the case of medical as-
sistance described in clause (4) of such sentence fur-
nished in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, or American Samoa in a 
fiscal year, the Federal medical assistance percent-
age shall be the highest such percentage applied 
under such clause for such fiscal year for any of the 
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50 States or the District of Columbia that provides 
such medical assistance for any portion of such fis-
cal year.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply to payment for medical 
assistance for items and services furnished on or 
after October 1, 2011. 
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‘‘(10) The Administrator shall study and make rec-
ommendations as to the most effective methods of provid-
ing economic security through social insurance.
‘‘Deputy Administrator of Social Security
‘‘(b)(1) There shall be in the Administration a Dep-
uty Administrator of Social Security who shall be ap-
pointed by the President, with the advice and consent of
the Senate.
‘‘(2) The Deputy Administrator shall be appointed
for a term of 4 years coincident with the term of the Ad-
ministrator, or until the appointment of a qualified succes-
sor.
‘‘(3) The Deputy Administrator shall be compensated
at the rate provided for level II of the Executive Schedule.
‘‘(4) The Deputy Administrator shall perform such
duties and exercise such powers as the Administrator shall
from time to time assign or delegate. The Deputy Admin-
istrator shall be Acting Administrator of the Administra-
tion during the absence or disability of the Administrator
and, unless the President designates another officer of the
Government as Acting Administrator, in the event of a
vacancy in the office of the Administrator.
‘‘General Counsel
‘‘(c)(1) There shall be in the Administration a Gen-
eral Counsel, who shall be appointed by and serve at the
(1) such account may be used to provide tech-
nical assistance with respect to construction, reha-
bilitation, and improvement of water supply systems;
and
(2) the interest derived from funds in such ac-
count or from loans made from such account may be
used by the State to make grants to pay up to 50
percent of the cost of construction, rehabilitation,
and improvement of a water supply system.
SEC. 8. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.
(a) FISCAL YEAR 1994.—Sums authorized to be ap-
propriated pursuant to this Act for fiscal year 1994 shall
be allotted for such year by the Administrator not later
than the 10th day which begins after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. Sums authorized for such fiscal year
shall be allotted in accordance with the following table:
States:
Percentages:
Alabama .......................................................................................
0.96
Alaska ..........................................................................................
2.38
Arizona .........................................................................................
1.40
Arkansas ......................................................................................
0.99
California .....................................................................................
6.75
Colorado .......................................................................................
1.33
Connecticut ..................................................................................
1.77
Delaware ......................................................................................
0.50
District of Columbia ....................................................................
0.50
Florida .........................................................................................
3.82
Georgia .........................................................................................
2.13
Hawaii ..........................................................................................
0.50
Idaho ............................................................................................
0.98
Illinois ..........................................................................................
3.29
Indiana .........................................................................................
2.04
Iowa .............................................................................................
1.35
Kansas .........................................................................................
1.12
Kentucky ......................................................................................
0.90
Louisiana .....................................................................................
1.66
Maine ...........................................................................................
0.99
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2138 
To establish a health registry to ensure that certain individuals who may 
have been exposed to formaldehyde in a travel trailer have an opportunity 
to register for such registry and receive medical treatment for such 
exposure, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2011 
Mr. RICHMOND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish a health registry to ensure that certain individ-
uals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde in 
a travel trailer have an opportunity to register for such 
registry and receive medical treatment for such exposure, 
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 ‘‘Travel Trailer Resi-
dents’ Health Registry Act’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Water Supply Construc-
tion Assistance Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are as follows:
(1) To provide grants for establishment of State
revolving funds for the purpose of providing financial
and technical assistance for the construction, rehabili-
tation, and improvement of water supply systems, in-
cluding treatment to remove pollutants from navi-
gable waters for the purpose of making such waters
useable by water supply systems.
(2) To provide for administrative efficiencies
through implementation of this Act relying on exist-
ing mechanisms of State water pollution control re-
volving loan fund programs established pursuant to
title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting the
requirements of title XIV of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 300f–300j–9), commonly referred to as the Safe
Drinking Water Act.
SEC. 4. GRANTS TO STATES.
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Administrator
shall make grants to each State for the purpose of establish-
ing a water supply construction account in the State water
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2668
AN ACT
To establish a demonstration program to provide affordable
rental housing for low-income families, 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 ‘‘Community Investment
Demonstration Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. SECTION 8 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT DEMONSTRA-
TION PROGRAM.
(a) AUTHORITY.—Using amounts available pursuant
to section 5(c)(7)(B)(ii) of the United States Housing Act
of 1937, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall
carry out a demonstration program to provide project-
based rental assistance under section 8 of such Act on be-
half of low-income families residing in housing that is con-
structed, rehabilitated, or acquired pursuant to a loan or
other financing from an eligible pension fund. Notwith-
standing section 514(d) of the Employee Retirement In-
come Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1144(d)), nothing
in this section shall be construed to authorize any action
or failure to act that would otherwise constitute a violation
of such Act with respect to an eligible pension fund.
(b) CONTRACT TERMS.—Assistance provided under
the demonstration under this section with respect to eligi-
ble housing—
(1) shall be project-based assistance that is at-
tached to the eligible housing; and
(2) shall be provided pursuant to a contract en-
tered into by the Secretary and the owner of the eli-
gible housing that—
(A) provides such assistance for a term of
not less than 60 months and not more than 180
months; and
(B) provides that the contract rents for
dwelling units in the eligible housing shall be
determined by the Secretary taking into consid-
eration any costs for construction, rehabilita-
tion, or acquisition of the housing, except that
such contract rent may not exceed the contract
rent permitted pursuant to section 8 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937.
(c) ELIGIBLE HOUSING.—The Secretary may enter
into a commitment to provide assistance pursuant to this
section with respect to a housing project only if—
(1) the housing is—
(A) a multifamily housing project owned
by the Secretary or subject to a mortgage held
by the Secretary that is delinquent, under a
workout agreement, or being foreclosed upon by
the Secretary;
(B) designated by the Secretary under sec-
tion 24(b) of the United States Housing Act of
1937 as a severely distressed public housing
project;
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1866
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to make
permanent certain provisions relating to verification of wages and issu-
ance of duty refund certificates to insular producers in the United States
Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 27, 1993
Mr. DE LUGO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States to make permanent certain provisions relating
to verification of wages and issuance of duty refund
certificates to insular producers in the United States
Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF VERIFICATION AND CERTIFI-
CATE ISSUANCE PROVISIONS.
Additional U.S. Note 5(h)(i) to Chapter 91 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by striking ‘‘and before January 1, 1995,’’.
end of clause (ii) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; or’’,
and by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
‘‘(iii) proposes the initial or amended
registration of an end use pesticide that, if
registered as proposed, would be used for
a public health pesticide.’’.
SEC. 5. CANCELLATION.
Section 6(b) is amended by striking out ‘‘or’’ at the
end of paragraph (1), by striking out the period at the
end of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; or’’,
and by adding after paragraph (2) the following:
‘‘(3) if a pesticide is registered or proposed for
registration for public health uses, to send the notice
specified in this subsection to the Secretary of
Health and Human Services for review.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall com-
ment under paragraph (3) in accordance with the proce-
dures followed and subject to the same conditions as com-
ments by the Secretary of Agriculture in the case of agri-
cultural pesticides.’’.
SEC. 6. VIEWS.
Section 21 (7 U.S.C. 136s) is amended by redesig-
nating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d),
respectively, and by adding after subsection (a) the follow-
ing:
H. R. 2139—3 
(2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders 
under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount. 
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins issued under this Act shall 
include a surcharge of $10 per coin. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United 
States Code, all surcharges received by the Secretary from the 
sale of coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by 
the Secretary to the Lions Clubs International Foundation for the 
purposes of— 
(1) furthering its programs for the blind and visually 
impaired in the United States and abroad; 
(2) investing in adaptive technologies for the disabled; and 
(3) investing in youth and those affected by a major dis-
aster. 
(c) AUDITS.—The Lions Clubs International Foundation shall 
be subject to the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 
31, United States Code, with regard to the amounts received under 
subsection (b). 
(d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), no surcharge 
may be included with respect to the issuance under this Act of 
any coin during a calendar year if, as of the time of such issuance, 
the issuance of such coin would result in the number of commemora-
tive coin programs issued during such year to exceed the annual 
2 commemorative coin program issuance limitation under section 
5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code. The Secretary may 
issue guidance to carry out this subsection. 
SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 
The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary 
to ensure that— 
(1) minting and issuing coins under this Act will not result 
in any net cost to the United States Government; and 
(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, shall be dis-
bursed to any recipient designated in section 7 until the total 
cost of designing and issuing all of the coins authorized by 
this Act (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 
overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping) is recovered by 
the United States Treasury, consistent with sections 5112(m) 
and 5134(f) of title 31, United States Code. 
SEC. 9. BUDGET COMPLIANCE. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 
by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 
PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the 
Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Committee on the
H. R. 2139—4 
Budget of the House of Representatives, provided that such state-
ment has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
be disregarded in determining eligibility for and the
amount of benefits or services to be provided under any
Federal or federally assisted program which provides bene-
fits or services based, in whole or in part, on need.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) shall apply to
determinations made on or after the date of the enactment
of this Act with respect to payments referred to in sub-
section (a) made before, on, or after such date.
(c) PROHIBITION AGAINST RECOVERY OF VALUE OF
EXCESSIVE BENEFITS OR SERVICES PROVIDED DUE TO
FAILURE TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS
MADE TO VICTIMS OF NAZI PERSECUTION.—No officer,
agency, or instrumentality of any government may at-
tempt to recover the value of excessive benefits or services
provided before the date of the enactment of this Act
under any program referred to in subsection (a) by reason
of any failure to take account of payments referred to in
subsection (a).
(d) NOTICE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN
DENIED ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS OR SERVICES DUE
TO THE FAILURE TO DISREGARD CERTAIN PAYMENTS
MADE TO VICTIMS OF NAZI PERSECUTION.—Any agency
of government that has not disregarded payments referred
to in subsection (a) in determining eligibility for a pro-
gram referred to in subsection (a) shall make a good faith
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 
Committee. 
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 
(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this 
Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 
(b) MINT FACILITY.—Only one facility of the United 
States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality 
of the coins minted under this Act. 
(c) PERIOD
FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 
issue coins under this Act only during the calendar year 
beginning on January 1, 2017. 
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 
(a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this Act 
shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum 
of— 
(1) the face value of the coins; 
(2) the surcharge provided in section 7 with re-
spect to such coins; and 
(3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins 
(including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 
overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 
(b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk 
sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable 
discount. 
(c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept 
prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 
before the issuance of such coins. 
(2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre-
paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea-
sonable discount. 
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins issued under this 
Act shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) of 
title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by 
the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act 
shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Lions Clubs 
International Foundation for the purposes of— 
(1) furthering its programs for the blind and 
visually impaired in the United States and abroad; 
(2) investing in adaptive technologies for the 
disabled; and 
(3) investing in youth and those affected by a 
major disaster. 
(c) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall have the right to examine such books, records, 
documents, and other data of the Lions Clubs Inter-
national Foundation as may be related to the expenditures 
of amounts paid under subsection (b). 
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(d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 
under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, as 
of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin 
would result in the number of commemorative coin pro-
grams issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 
commemorative coin program issuance limitation under 
section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code. The 
Secretary may issue guidance to carry out this subsection. 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1868
To prohibit the lifting of the United States embargo of Vietnam.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 27, 1993
Mr. HUNTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit the lifting of the United States embargo of
Vietnam.
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 ‘‘Freedom First for
Vietnam Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON LIFTING OF VIETNAM EMBARGO.
The President may not rescind the exercise of those
authorities with respect to the United States embargo of
Vietnam which were extended under Presidential Deter-
mination No. 91–52 of September 13, 1991, unless the
President determines and certifies to the Congress that—
(1) the Government of Vietnam and the Com-
munist Party of Vietnam have made a public com-
mitment to permit free and fair elections, monitored
by international observers, for a national legislature
and local government offices; and
(2) Vietnamese laws restricting internationally-
recognized freedoms of expression, association, and
religion have been eliminated.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1869
Relating to the tariff treatment of paintings imported for the use of any
public library, any other public institution, or any nonprofit institution
established for educational, scientific, literary, or philosophical purposes,
or for the encouragement of the fine arts.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 27, 1993
Mrs. KENNELLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
Relating to the tariff treatment of paintings imported for
the use of any public library, any other public institution,
or any nonprofit institution established for educational,
scientific, literary, or philosophical purposes, or for the
encouragement of the fine arts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PAINTINGS IMPORTED FOR USE BY CERTAIN
PUBLIC OR NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS.
Subchapter X of chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in
numerical sequence the following new subheading, with the
article description having the same degree of indentation
as the article description in subheading 9810.00.40:
‘‘
9810.00.42
Paintings ..............................................
Free
Free
’’.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
The amendment made by section 1 shall apply 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.
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