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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3119 
To prohibit enrollment under Health Care Exchange plans until privacy 
protections are certified as being in place, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013 
Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Mr. LANCE, Mr. REED, and Mr. KLINE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit enrollment under Health Care Exchange plans 
until privacy protections are certified as being in place, 
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 ‘‘Health Information 
Privacy Protection Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITING ENROLLMENT UNDER AN EXCHANGE 
PLAN UNLESS PRIVACY PROTECTIONS IN 
PLACE. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no indi-
vidual may be enrolled in a qualified health plan offered 
in a State through an Exchange under part 2 of subtitle 
D of title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act (42 U.S.C. 18031 et seq.) until the date the State 
certifies to the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
and the Secretary certifies to Congress that there are 
standards and a process in place in the State to protect 
the personal information (including Social Security num-
bers and financial information) of individuals being en-
rolled through the Exchange. 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 816
To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the treatment of
certain transportation and subsistence expenses of retired judges.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 3, 1995
Mr. HAYES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to
the treatment of certain transportation and subsistence
expenses of retired judges.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 456(f) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(f) The official duty station of a retired judge shall
be established in accordance with section 374 of this title.
The official duty station of a retired judge shall be consid-
ered as his or her home for purposes of section 162 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and regulations issued
thereunder. Reimbursed transportation and subsistence
expenses paid under this section to a retired judge recalled
or designated and assigned to perform judicial duties
shall, if such expenses are not allowable as a deduction
under such section 162 after the application of the preced-
ing sentence, be excludable from income under such Code,
whether or not the judge is required to remain away from
his or her official duty station overnight in performing
such duties, and regardless of the duration of such
duties.’’.
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rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only
with respect to the procedure to be followed in that
House in the case of a resolution described in para-
graph (1), and it supersedes other rules only to the
extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
‘‘(B) with full recognition of the constitutional
right of either House to change the rules (so far as
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time,
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in
the case of any other rule of that House.
‘‘§ 627. Unauthorized rulemakings
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, be-
ginning on July 1, 1995, any rule that expands Federal
power or jurisdiction beyond the level of regulatory action
needed to satisfy statutory requirements shall be prohib-
ited.
‘‘(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to pre-
vent any agency from promulgating a rule that repeals,
narrows, or streamlines a rule, regulation, or administra-
tive process, or from issuing or promulgating a rule pro-
viding for tax relief or clarification or reducing regulatory
burdens.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Farmers Undertake 
Environmental Land Stewardship Act’’ or the ‘‘FUELS 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL, 
AND COUNTERMEASURE RULE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in imple-
menting the Spill Prevention, Control, and Counter-
measure rule with respect to any farm, shall— 
(1) require certification of compliance with such 
rule by— 
(A) a professional engineer for a farm 
with— 
(i) an individual tank with an above-
ground storage capacity greater than 
10,000 gallons; 
(ii) an aggregate aboveground storage 
capacity greater than or equal to 42,000 
gallons; or 
(iii) a history that includes a spill, as 
determined by the Administrator; or 
(B) the owner or operator of the farm (via 
self-certification) for a farm with— 
(i) an aggregate aboveground storage 
capacity greater than 10,000 gallons but 
less than 42,000 gallons; and
(ii) no history of spills, as determined 
by the Administrator; and 
(2) exempt from all requirements of such rule 
any farm— 
(A) with an aggregate aboveground storage 
capacity of less than or equal to 10,000 gallons; 
and 
(B) no history of spills, as determined by 
the Administrator. 
(b) CALCULATION
OF AGGREGATE ABOVEGROUND 
STORAGE CAPACITY.—For the purposes of subsection (a), 
the aggregate aboveground storage capacity of a farm ex-
cludes all containers on separate parcels that have a ca-
pacity that is less than 1,320 gallons. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following terms apply: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) FARM.—The term ‘‘farm’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 112.2 of title 40, Code 
of Federal Regulations. 
(3) GALLON.—The term ‘‘gallon’’ refers to a 
United States liquid gallon.
(4) SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND COUN-
TERMEASURE RULE.—The term ‘‘Spill Prevention, 
Control, and Countermeasure rule’’ means the regu-
lation promulgated by the Environmental Protection 
Agency under part 112 of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 11, 
2014. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 311 
AN ACT 
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to change the Spill Preven-
tion, Control, and Countermeasure rule with re-
spect to certain farms.
The minimum
retirement age
‘‘For an individual whose date
under this
of birth is in calendar year
paragraph is
1964 or earlier .........................................................................
1965, 1966 or 1967 .................................................................
1968, 1969 or 1970 .................................................................
1971 or later ............................................................................
65.’’.
(d) REDUCTION
FOR EARLY RETIREMENT.—Sub-
section (h) of section 8339 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) before the first sentence by striking ‘‘(h)’’
and inserting ‘‘(h)(1)’’;
(2) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘55 years
of age at the date of separation,’’ and inserting ‘‘the
minimum age for an unreduced annuity (as deter-
mined under paragraph (2)),’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) The minimum age under this paragraph for an
unreduced annuity shall be determined in accordance with
the following:
‘‘For an individual whose date
The minimum
of separation (on which
age under this
entitlement to annuity
paragraph for an
is based) is in calendar year
unreduced annuity is
1998 or earlier .........................................................................
1999, 2000 or 2001 .................................................................
2002, 2003 or 2004 .................................................................
2005, 2006 or 2007 .................................................................
2008, 2009 or 2010 .................................................................
2011, 2012 or 2013 .................................................................
2014, 2015 or 2016 .................................................................
2017, 2018 or 2019 .................................................................
2020, 2021 or 2022 .................................................................
2023, 2024 or 2025 .................................................................
2026 or later ............................................................................
65.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1847
To authorize appropriations to develop technologies that can be used to
combat terrorism, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 14, 1995
Mrs. SCHROEDER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To authorize appropriations to develop technologies that can
be used to combat terrorism, 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 ‘‘Counterterrorism
Technology Research Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT
COUNTERTERRORISM TECHNOLOGIES.
There are authorized to be appropriated not to exceed
$20,000,000 to the National Institute of Justice Science
and Technology Office in the Department of Justice—
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SEC. 236. CULPABILITY STANDARDS FOR OUTSIDE DIREC-
TORS.
Section 3(u) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
(12 U.S.C. 1813(u)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(other than
an outside director)’’ after ‘‘director’’;
(2) in paragraph (3), inserting ‘‘(other than an
outside director)’’ after ‘‘any other person’’; and
(3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or outside
director’’ after ‘‘or accountant)’’.
SEC. 237. RULES ON DEPOSIT TAKING.
Section 29(g)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Act (12 U.S.C. 1831f(g)(3)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘undercapitalized’’ after ‘‘in-
cludes any’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘undercapitalized’’ after ‘‘em-
ployee of any’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘that is not well capitalized’’.
SEC. 238. TRANSITION PERIOD FOR NEW REGULATIONS.
Section 302(b) of the Riegle Community Develop-
ment and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘a calendar quarter’’ and inserting ‘‘the
semiannual period’’
SEC. 239. FOREIGN BANK APPLICATIONS.
Section 7(d) of the International Banking Act of
1978 (12 U.S.C. 3105(d)) is amended as follows:
(1) to develop technologies that can be used to
combat terrorism, including technologies in the areas
of—
(A) detection of weapons, explosives,
chemicals, and persons;
(B) tracking;
(C) surveillance;
(D) vulnerability assessment; and
(E) information technologies;
(2) to develop standards to ensure the adequacy
of products produced and compatibility with relevant
national systems; and
(3) to identify and assess requirements for tech-
nologies to assist State and local law enforcement in
the national program to combat terrorism.
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SEC. 3. REVISED AGE AND SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR
ENTITLEMENT TO AN IMMEDIATE ANNUITY
UNDER FERS.
(a) AMENDMENT RELATING
TO RETIREMENT
AT
AGE 55 TO 57 WITH 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8412(a) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a)(1)(A) An employee or Member who is separated
from the service after attaining the minimum retirement
age under subparagraph (B) and completing 30 years of
service is entitled to an annuity.
‘‘(B) The minimum retirement age under this sub-
paragraph shall be determined in accordance with the
following:
The minimum
retirement age
‘‘For an individual whose date
under this
of birth is in calendar year
subparagraph is
1943 or earlier .........................................................................
1944, 1945 or 1946 .................................................................
1947, 1948 or 1949 .................................................................
1950, 1951 or 1952 .................................................................
1953, 1954 or 1955 .................................................................
1956, 1957 or 1958 .................................................................
1959, 1960 or 1961 .................................................................
1962, 1963 or 1964 .................................................................
1965, 1966 or 1967 .................................................................
1968, 1969 or 1970 .................................................................
64.
‘‘(2) This subsection shall not apply in the case of
an employee or Member whose date of birth is after De-
cember 31, 1970.’’.
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENTS.—
the record accessible without such an un-
reasonable expenditure;’’.
SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF ROUTINE USE.
Section 552a(a)(7) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(7) the term ‘routine use’ means the use or
disclosure of an individually identifiable record for a
purpose which is—
‘‘(A) compatible with the purpose for
which the information in the record was col-
lected or obtained; and
‘‘(B) consistent with the conditions or rea-
sonable expectations of the use and disclosure
under which the information in the record was
provided, collected, or obtained.’’.
SEC. 5. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION.
Section 552a(g)(4) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘$1,000; and’’ in subpara-
graph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$2,000;’’;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C); and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A), the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs:
‘‘(G) $28,000,000 for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 1996, which, notwithstanding subsection
(h), includes any amounts appropriated under sub-
section (h) (3) and (4) for fiscal year 1996; and
‘‘(H) $28,000,000 for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 1997.’’.
SEC. 3. FIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS IN ARMY HOUSING.
Section 31(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) is amended by inserting ‘‘,
or in the case of housing under the control of the Depart-
ment of the Army, 6 years after such date of enactment’’
after ‘‘date of enactment’’.
SEC. 4. SUCCESSOR FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS.
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
is amended—
(1) in section 29(a)(1), by inserting ‘‘, or any
successor standard thereto,’’ after ‘‘Association Stand-
ard 74’’;
(2) in section 29(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘or any suc-
cessor standards thereto,’’ after ‘‘whichever is appro-
priate,’’;
(3) in section 29(b)(2), by inserting ‘‘, or any
successor standards thereto’’ after ‘‘Association Stand-
ard 13 or 13–R’’;
nished on or after the date that is 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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may irrevocably elect, in a signed writing received in the 
Office— 
‘‘(i) within 2 years after such employee or 
Member marries (or enters into a domestic partner-
ship), or 
‘‘(ii) if later, within 2 years after— 
‘‘(I) the death or remarriage of any former 
spouse (or the death of or entry into a subse-
quent domestic partnership by any former do-
mestic partner) of such employee or Member 
who was entitled to a survivor annuity under 
section 8341(h), or 
‘‘(II) if there was more than 1, the death 
(or entry into a subsequent domestic partner-
ship) by the last such surviving former spouse 
(or surviving former domestic partner), 
a reduction in the retired employee or Member’s current 
annuity as provided in subsection (j).’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i) (in the 
matter before subclause (I)), by striking 
‘‘marriage.’’ and inserting ‘‘marriage (or 
entry into a domestic partnership).’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by in-
serting ‘‘(or in a domestic partnership)’’ 
after ‘‘married’’; and 
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(4) in section 31(c)(2)(B)(i), by inserting ‘‘or
any successor standard thereto,’’ after ‘‘Life Safety
Code), ’’; and
(5) in section 31(c)(2)(B)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or
any successor standard thereto,’’ after ‘‘Association
Standard 101,’’.
SEC. 5. TERMINATION OR PRIVATIZATION OF FUNCTIONS.
The Administrator of the United States Fire Adminis-
tration shall transmit to Congress a report providing notice
at least 60 days in advance of the termination or transfer
to a private sector entity of any significant function of the
United States Fire Administration.
SEC. 6. REPORT ON BUDGETARY REDUCTION.
The Administrator of the United States Fire Adminis-
tration shall transmit to Congress, within three months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report setting
forth the manner in which the United States Fire Adminis-
tration intends to implement the budgetary reduction rep-
resented by the difference between the amount appropriated
to the United States Fire Administration for fiscal year
1996 and the amount requested in the President’s budget
request for such fiscal year. Such report shall be prepared
in consultation with the Alliance for Fire and Emergency
Management, the International Association of Fire Chiefs,
the International Association of Fire Fighters, the National
Fire Protection Association, the National Volunteer Fire
Council, the National Association of State Fire Marshals,
and the International Association of Arson Investigators.
‘‘(f) The Foundation shall provide an annual report
to the President which shall be submitted by the Director
to the Congress at the time of the President’s annual
budget submission. The report shall—
‘‘(1) contain a strategic plan, or an update to
a previous strategic plan, which—
‘‘(A) defines for a three-year period the
overall goals for the Foundation and specific
goals for each major activity of the Foundation,
including each scientific directorate, the edu-
cation directorate, and the polar programs of-
fice; and
‘‘(B) describe how the identified goals re-
late to national needs and will exploit new op-
portunities in science and technology;
‘‘(2) identify the criteria and describe the proce-
dures which the Foundation will use to assess
progress toward achieving the goals identified in ac-
cordance with paragraph (1);
‘‘(3) review the activities of the Foundation
during the preceding year which have contributed to-
ward achievement of goals identified in accordance
with paragraph (1) and summarize planned activities
for the coming three years in the context of the
identified goals, with particular emphasis on the
tives for such institutions to emphasize research over
undergraduate teaching and to narrow the focus of
their graduate programs; and
(2) National Science Foundation funds for Re-
search and Related Activities should be spent in the
manner most likely to improve the quality of under-
graduate and graduate education in institutions of
higher education.
(b) EDUCATIONAL IMPACT.—(1) The impact that a
grant or cooperative agreement by the National Science
Foundation would have on undergraduate and graduate
education at an institution of higher education shall be
a factor in any decision whether to award such grant or
agreement to that institution.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall be effective with respect to
any grant or cooperative agreement awarded after Sep-
tember 30, 1996.
(c) REPORT.—The Director shall provide a plan for
the implementation of subsection (b) of this section, no
later than December 31, 1995, to the Committee on
Science of the House of Representatives and the Commit-
tee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate.
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(A) Recent reviews by the Joint Commission 
(formerly known as the ‘‘Joint Commission on 
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations’’) of 
such facilities. 
(B) The number and nature of rec-
ommendations concerning such facilities by the 
Inspector General of the Department in reviews 
conducted through the Combined Assessment Pro-
gram (CAP), in the reviews by the Inspector 
General of community based outpatient clinics 
and primary care clinics, and in reviews con-
ducted through the Office of Healthcare Inspec-
tions during the two most recently completed fis-
cal years. 
(C) The number of recommendations de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) that the Inspector 
General of the Department determines have not 
been carried out satisfactorily with respect to 
such facilities. 
(D) Reviews of such facilities by the Com-
mission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Fa-
cilities. 
(E) The number and outcomes of adminis-
trative investigation boards, root cause analysis, 
and peer reviews conducted at such facilities
SEC. 312. Any amount appropriated in this Act for
‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Salaries and Ex-
penses—Members’ Representational Allowances’’ shall be
available only for fiscal year 1996. Any amount remaining
after all payments are made under such allowances for
such fiscal year shall be deposited in the Treasury, to be
used for deficit reduction.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1996’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 22, 1995.
Attest:
Clerk.
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(A) has not served as a civilian employee
of the Department of Energy during the 2-year
period preceding the date of such appointment;
(B) has not been an employee of an energy
laboratory during the 5-year period preceding
the date of such appointment; and
(C) has not been an employee of a contrac-
tor operating an energy laboratory during the
5-year period preceding the date of such ap-
pointment.
(2) PAY.—The Director shall be paid at the
rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Execu-
tive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
States Code.
(i) STAFF.—
(1) APPOINTMENT BY DIRECTOR.—Subject to
paragraphs (2) and (3), the Director, with the ap-
proval of the Commission, may appoint and fix the
pay of additional personnel.
(2) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE
LAWS.—The Director may make such appointments
without regard to the provisions of title 5, United
States Code, governing appointments in the competi-
tive service, and any personnel so appointed may be
paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51
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ance or limitation of liability under an en-
vironmental law.
Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be con-
strued as requiring indemnification by an em-
ployee benefit plan (within the meaning of para-
graph (3) of section 3 of the Employee Retire-
ment Income Security Act of 1974), or by any
trust forming a part thereof, of any fiduciary of
such plan contrary to the terms of the plan or
in an amount in excess of the amount permitted
under the terms of such plan.
‘‘(C) A fiduciary shall not be personally lia-
ble for undertaking or directing another to un-
dertake a response action.
‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—No provision of
this subsection shall be construed as affecting the li-
ability, if any, of any person who—
‘‘(A)(i) acts in a capacity other than a fi-
duciary capacity; and
‘‘(ii) directly or indirectly benefits from a
trust or fiduciary relationship; or
‘‘(B)(i) is a beneficiary and a fiduciary
with respect to the same fiduciary estate; and
‘‘(ii) as a fiduciary, receives benefits that
exceed customary or reasonable compensation,