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Calendar No. 56
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1430
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 3 (legislative day, MARCH 3), 1993
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
To provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT.
During the period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and ending on September 30, 1993, the
public debt limit set forth in subsection (b) of section 3101
of title 31, United States Code, shall be temporarily in-
creased to $4,370,000,000,000.
Passed the House of Representatives April 2 (legis-
lative day, April 1), 1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
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Union Calendar No. 19
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1430
[Report No. 103–43]
To provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 1993
Mr. ROSTENKOWSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
MARCH 29, 1993
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT.
During the period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and ending on September 30, 1993, the
public debt limit set forth in subsection (b) of section 3101
of title 31, United States Code, shall be temporarily in-
creased to $4,370,000,000,000.
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1431
To guarantee cost-of-living adjustments in fiscal year 1994 for persons receiv-
ing benefits under civil service retirement and military retirement and
survivor benefit programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 1993
Mr. BILIRAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Armed Services and Post Office and Civil Service
A BILL
To guarantee cost-of-living adjustments in fiscal year 1994
for persons receiving benefits under civil service retire-
ment and military retirement and survivor benefit pro-
grams.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BENEFITS PAYABLE FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE
RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND.
(a) ADJUSTMENTS PROTECTED.—Any percentage
adjustment provided by sections 8340 and 8462 of title
5, United States Code, to be made during fiscal year 1994
in annuities payable from the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund referred to in section 8348 of such title
shall be made and take effect in accordance with such sec-
tions.
(b) REDUCTION
OR SUSPENSION PROHIBITED.—
During fiscal year 1994, an adjustment described in sub-
section (a) shall not be subject to reduction or suspension
under any Presidential order or any provision of law, ex-
cept applicable provisions of chapters 83 and 84 of such
title.
SEC. 2. MILITARY RETIREMENT AND SURVIVOR BENEFIT
PROGRAMS.
(a) ADJUSTMENTS PROTECTED.—Any percentage
adjustment provided by sections 1401a and 1451(g) of
title 10, United States Code, or any other provision of law,
to be made during fiscal year 1994 in amounts payable
under military retirement and survivor benefit programs
shall be made and take effect in accordance with such
laws.
(b) REDUCTION
OR SUSPENSION PROHIBITED.—
During fiscal year 1994, an adjustment described in sub-
section (a) shall not be subject to reduction or suspension
under any Presidential order or any provision of law, ex-
cept applicable provisions of title 10, United States Code.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ‘‘military retirement and survivor
benefit programs’’ means—
(A) the provisions of law creating entitle-
ment to, or determining the amount of, retired
or retainer pay for members of the uniformed
services; and
(B) the programs providing annuities for
survivors of members and former members of
the uniformed services, including chapter 73
such title, section 4 of Public Law 92–425 (10
U.S.C. 1448 note), and section 5 of Public Law
96–402 (10 U.S.C. 1448 note).
(2) The term ‘‘uniformed services’’ has the
meaning given that term in section 101(3) of title
37, United States Code.
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‘‘(c) The functions which the Secretary shall assign
to the Under Secretary for Science and Technology shall
include—
‘‘(1) oversight and management of all depart-
mental laboratories;
‘‘(2) oversight of basic energy sciences, high en-
ergy and nuclear physics, fusion energy, and all
other nondefense research and development pro-
grams of the Department, including nondefense as-
pects of dual use research and technology develop-
ment programs;
‘‘(3) coordination of missions and programmatic
activities among all departmental laboratories;
‘‘(4) advising the Secretary with respect to the
well-being and management of all departmental lab-
oratories;
‘‘(5) advising the Secretary on issues of science
and technology;
‘‘(6) management of the Department’s tech-
nology transfer program, pursuant to section 204;
‘‘(7) coordination of the Department’s research
and development programs with the research and de-
velopment programs of other Federal agencies; and
‘‘(8) developing and instituting a system that
incorporates total quality management into the man-
owned, contractor-operated laboratory under this section
before approval of both the cooperative research and devel-
opment agreement and a joint work statement.’’;
(2) by striking clauses (ii), (iv), and (vi) of sub-
paragraph (C);
(3) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (v) as
clauses (ii) and (iv), respectively;
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (C)(ii) the
following new clause:
‘‘(iii) Any cooperative research and development
agreement involving a Federal commitment of $500,000
or more shall contain technical milestones and other ap-
propriate performance goals and evaluation criteria, with
an anticipated schedule for meeting such milestones,
goals, and criteria. Each sponsoring Federal agency shall
conduct annual reviews of the work conducted within such
cooperative research and development agreements and
shall determine whether such cooperative research and de-
velopment agreements—
‘‘(I) generally are meeting established technical
milestones, performance goals, and evaluation cri-
teria;
‘‘(II) require budget modifications in order to
achieve the technical milestones and other perform-
ance goals and evaluation criteria of the agreement;
SEC. 204. REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub-
mit a report to Congress on the activities required under 
this Act. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report issued to Congress 
under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) information on the success of voluntary 
screening for HIV/AIDS and STIs, as well as other 
methods for preventing the transmission of HIV/ 
AIDS and STIs among Medicaid and Medicare 
beneficiaries, patients at federally qualified health 
centers, individuals with health insurance, MSM, 
WSW, 
persons 
living 
with 
disabilities, 
the 
transgender community, and other groups that have 
been historically underrepresented in public health 
interventions for HIV/AIDS and STIs; and 
(2) recommendations on how to improve exist-
ing measures with respect to race, socioeconomic 
status, region, gender identity, disability, age, and 
sexual behavior— 
(A) to increase access to screening; and 
(B) to decrease the disparities in mortality 
and morbidity from HIV/AIDS and other STIs. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stolen Valor Act of 
2012’’. 
SEC. 2. FRAUDULENT REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT RECEIPT 
OF MILITARY DECORATIONS OR MEDALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 704 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘wears,’’; and 
(2) so that subsection (b) reads as follows: 
‘‘(b) FRAUDULENT REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT RE-
CEIPT OF MILITARY DECORATIONS OR MEDALS.—Who-
ever, with intent to obtain money, property, or other tan-
gible benefit, fraudulently holds oneself out to be a recipi-
ent of a decoration or medal described in subsection (c)(2) 
or (d) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
than one year, or both.’’. 
(b) ADDITION OF CERTAIN OTHER MEDALS.—Sec-
tion 704(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘If a decoration’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a decoration’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘a combat badge,’’ after ‘‘1129 
of title 10,’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) COMBAT BADGE DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘combat badge’ means a Combat
Infantryman’s Badge, Combat Action Badge, Com-
bat Medical Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, or Com-
bat Action Medal.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 704 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended in each of subsections 
(c)(1) and (d) by striking ‘‘or (b)’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 13, 
2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1775 
AN ACT 
To amend title 18, United States Code, with re-
spect to fraudulent representations about having 
received military decorations or medals.
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1775 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
fraudulent representations about having received military 
decorations or medals. 
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 ‘‘Stolen Valor Act of 
2012’’. 
SEC. 2. FRAUDULENT REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT RECEIPT 
OF MILITARY DECORATIONS OR MEDALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 704 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘wears,’’; and 
(2) so that subsection (b) reads as follows: 
‘‘(b) FRAUDULENT REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT RE-
CEIPT OF MILITARY DECORATIONS OR MEDALS.—Who-
ever, with intent to obtain money, property, or other tan-
gible benefit, fraudulently holds oneself out to be a recipi-
ent of a decoration or medal described in subsection (c)(2) 
or (d) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
than one year, or both.’’. 
(b) ADDITION OF CERTAIN OTHER MEDALS.—Sec-
tion 704(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘If a decoration’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a decoration’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘a combat badge,’’ after ‘‘1129 
of title 10,’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) COMBAT BADGE DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘combat badge’ means a Combat 
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Infantryman’s Badge, Combat Action Badge, Com-
bat Medical Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, or Com-
bat Action Medal.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 704 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended in each of subsections 
(c)(1) and (d) by striking ‘‘or (b)’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 13, 
2012. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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tion for such activities.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart-
ment of Energy;
(2) the term ‘‘departmental laboratory’’ means a
Federal laboratory, or any other laboratory or facility
designated by the Secretary, operated by or on behalf
of the Department;
(3) the term ‘‘departmental defense laboratories’’
means the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,
the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the Sandia
National Laboratories;
(4) the term ‘‘Federal laboratory’’ has the mean-
ing given the term ‘‘laboratory’’ in section 12(d)(2) of
the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of
1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)(2));
(5) the term ‘‘generic, precompetitive’’ means
having broad market potential but not yet associated
with specific marketable products or product lines;
(6) the term ‘‘mission’’ means a clear statement
of purpose to focus research and development activity
at a Federal laboratory on specified objectives;
(7) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of
Energy; and
(8) the term ‘‘technology transfer’’ means—
(A) any collaborative effort involving a Fed-
eral laboratory and private industry, State or
local governments, universities, or nonprofit or-
ganizations, whose goal is—
(i) to enhance the potential use by pri-
vate industry, State or local governments,
universities, or nonprofit organizations, of
research and development sponsored by the
Federal Government; or
(ii) to jointly develop new scientific or
technical 
information 
or 
generic,
precompetitive technology; or
(B) any process by which federally owned
or originated technology, or the intellectual prop-
erty rights associated with such technology, are
transferred to private industry, State or local
governments, universities, or nonprofit organiza-
tions.
SEC. 4. MISSIONS OF DEPARTMENTAL LABORATORIES.
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Department is au-
thorized to maintain departmental laboratories for the pur-
pose of advancing the following missions:
ments to achieving such goals, explanation of strategies 
or plans to address such impediments, and recommenda-
tions for additional congressional action. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other 
than the Mass Transit Account) $250,000 to carry 
out subsection (d) for each of fiscal years 2011 
through 2016. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Funds au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection 
(d) shall be available for obligation and administered 
in the same manner as if such funds were appro-
priated under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, except that such funds shall remain available 
until expended and shall not be transferable. 
SEC. 203. MINIMUM LEVELS OF RETROREFLECTIVITY FOR 
PAVEMENT MARKINGS. 
Not later than October 1, 2011, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall revise the manual on uniform traffic 
control devices to include a standard for a minimum level 
of retroreflectivity that must be maintained for pavement 
markings. Such standard shall apply to all roads open to 
public travel. 
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posed rule received from any person for inclu-
sion in the docket during the comment period,
shall be placed in the docket.
‘‘(D) At the same time that the Adminis-
trator publishes notice under subparagraph (A),
the Administrator shall provide the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and
Human Services with a copy of the proposed
rule. Not later than 90 days after the publica-
tion of the notice of proposed rulemaking, the
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of
Health and Human Services may provide com-
ments on such proposed rule. When an agricul-
tural commodity is affected, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall provide to the Administrator
an analysis of the impact of the proposed action
on the domestic and global availability and
prices of agricultural commodities and retail
food prices and any associated societal impacts
(including consumer nutrition and health and
low-income consumers).
‘‘(7) INFORMAL HEARING.—
‘‘(A) Any person who has submitted a
comment may, not later than 15 days after the
close of the comment period, request of the Ad-
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‘‘(6) take into consideration the economic, so-
cial, and environmental costs and benefits of the var-
ious management alternatives described.
‘‘(f) REVISION OF PLANS.—The Soil Conservation
Service shall revise any plan—
‘‘(1) upon request of the agricultural land user
involved, to reflect anticipated changes in the oper-
ation of the unit, providing that the conservation
and environmental requirements with respect to the
unit will continue to be met if the changes are imple-
mented; and
‘‘(2) to reflect any changes in the conservation
and environmental requirements with respect to the
land unit.
‘‘(g) PROMPT COMPLETION AND NOTIFICATION.—
Any revision of a plan under subsection (f) shall be com-
pleted and provided to the land user as promptly as pos-
sible after the request or notification of change in require-
ments.
‘‘(h) LIABILITY PROTECTION.—Any agricultural land
user who, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture,
has properly applied, or who is properly implementing, a
comprehensive resource management plan developed for
an agricultural land unit under this section shall be
deemed to be in compliance with all conservation and envi-
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ronmental requirements covered by the plan with respect
to such land unit.’’.
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
be effective on the date of enactment.
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(1) the term ‘‘major construction
project’’ means a nonmilitary research
and development project whose construc-
tion 
costs 
are 
estimated 
to 
exceed
$100,000,000 over the life of the project;
(2) the term ‘‘substantial construction
project’’ means a nonmilitary research
and development project whose construc-
tion 
costs 
are 
estimated 
to 
exceed
$10,000,000, 
but 
not 
to 
exceed
$100,000,000, over the life of the project;
and
(3) the term ‘‘substantial equipment
acquisition’’ means the acquisition of
nonmilitary research and development
equipment at a cost estimated to exceed
$10,000,000 for the entire acquisition.
SEC. 12. COMPETITION REQUIREMENT FOR AWARDS OF FI-
NANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
(a) COMPETITION REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-
retary may not award financial assistance to
any person for nonmilitary research, develop-
ment, or precommercial demonstration activi-
ties, including related facility construction,
unless an objective merit review process is
used to award the financial assistance.
(b) REQUIREMENT
OF SPECIFIC MODIFICA-
TION OF COMPETITION PROVISION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A provision of law
may not be construed as modifying or su-
perseding subsection (a), or as requiring
that financial assistance be awarded by
the Secretary in a manner inconsistent
with subsection (a), unless such provision
of law—
(A) specifically refers to this sec-
tion;
(B) specifically states that such
provision of law modifies or super-
sedes subsection (a); and
(C) specifically identifies the per-
son to be awarded the financial as-
sistance and states that the financial
assistance to be awarded pursuant to
such provision of law is being award-
ed in a manner inconsistent with sub-
section (a).
(2) NOTICE
AND
WAIT
REQUIREMENT.—
No financial assistance may be awarded
pursuant to a provision of law that re-
quires or authorizes the award of the fi-
nancial assistance in a manner inconsist-
ent with subsection (a) until—
(A) the Secretary submits to the
Congress a written notice of the Sec-
retary’s intent to award the financial
assistance; and
(B) 180 days has elapsed after the
date on which the notice is received
by the Congress.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec-
tion:
(1) The term ‘‘objective merit review
process’’ means a thorough, consistent,
and independent examination of requests
for financial assistance based on pre-es-
tablished criteria and scientific and tech-
nical merit by persons knowledgeable in
the field for which the financial assist-
ance is requested.
(2) The term ‘‘financial assistance’’
means the transfer of funds or property
to a recipient or subrecipient to accom-
plish a public purpose of support or stim-
ulation authorized by Federal law. Such
term includes grants, cooperative agree-
ments, and subawards but does not in-
clude cooperative research and develop-
ment agreements as defined in subsection
12(d)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech-
nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C.
3710a(d)(1)).
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(7) make available to law enforcement agencies
materials pertinent to bias crime investigation and
prevention;
(8) coordinate technical assistance provided to
State and local law enforcement agencies related to
the prevention, investigation and prosecution of bias
crime;
(9) coordinate assistance to victims of bias
crime; and
(10) award grants to States that have estab-
lished lead agencies to coordinate efforts to combat
bias crime and developed innovative programs con-
sistent with the purposes of this Act.
SEC. 4. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
The training programs established by the Director,
acting through the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center and in cooperation with the Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) Recognition of basic elements of bias crimes
and proper initial response procedures.
(2) Instruction on how to comply with all Fed-
eral reporting requirements under the National Hate
Crimes Statistics Act.
$4,300,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September
30, 1993.
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section,
the following definitions apply:
‘‘(1) AGING AIRCRAFT.—The term ‘aging air-
craft’ means an aircraft which has been in service
for at least 15 years.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘eligi-
ble air carrier’ means an air carrier which has been
issued an operating certificate under part 121 of
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
‘‘(3) STAGE 2 AIRCRAFT.—The term ‘Stage 2
aircraft’ means an aircraft which complies with
Stage 2 noise levels under part 36 of title 14, Code
of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of
the enactment of this section.
‘‘(4) STAGE 3 AIRCRAFT.—The term ‘Stage 3
aircraft’ means an aircraft which complies with
Stage 3 noise levels under part 36 of title 14, Code
of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of
the enactment of this section.
‘‘(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means
the Secretary of Transportation.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF CON-
TENTS.—The table of contents contained in the first sec-
tion of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 is amended by
adding at the end of the matter relating to title XI of
such Act the following:
‘‘Sec. 1119. Loan guarantees for acquisition of Stage 3 aircraft.
‘‘(a) In general.
‘‘(b) Terms and conditions.
‘‘(c) Domestic manufacture.
‘‘(d) Retirement of aging and Stage 2 aircraft.
‘‘(e) Default.
‘‘(f) Distribution of loan guarantees.
‘‘(g) Enforcement.
‘‘(h) Authorization of appropriations.
‘‘(i) Definitions.’’.
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