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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5509 
To suspend temporarily the duty on 4-Vinylbenzenesulfonic acid, sodium salt 
hydrate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2012 
Mr. STIVERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on 4-Vinylbenzenesulfonic 
acid, sodium salt hydrate. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1. 
4-VINYLBENZENESULFONIC 
ACID, 
SODIUM 
SALT HYDRATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.01.00 
4-Vinylbenzenesulfonic 
acid, sodium salt hydrate 
(CAS No. 2695–37–6) 
(provided for in sub-
heading 2904.10.37) .........
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2015 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn 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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(2) is the spouse or child of an alien described in clause (1) of this
subsection if accompanying or following to join the alien.
(b) APPROVAL
OF INSTITUTIONS
AND PROGRAMS.—(1) The Attorney
General may approve an institution or language training program referred
to in subsection (a) of this section only after—
(A) the Attorney General has consulted with the Secretary of Edu-
cation; and
(B) the institution or the place of study for the program has agreed
to report promptly to the Attorney General the termination of attend-
ance of each nonimmigrant student.
(2) The Attorney General shall withdraw the approval if the institution
or place of study fails to report promptly.
(c) WORK AUTHORIZATIONS.—(1) During the 5-year period that began
on October 1, 1991, the Attorney General may grant a work authorization
for an alien admitted as a nonimmigrant classified under subsection (a)(1)
of this section to be employed off-campus if—
(A) the alien has completed one academic year as such a non-
immigrant and is maintaining good academic standing at the edu-
cational institution;
(B) the employer provides the educational institution and the Sec-
retary of Labor with an attestation that the employer—
(i) has recruited for at least 60 days for the position; and
(ii) will pay the alien and other similarly situated workers not
less than the actual wage level for the occupation at the place of
employment, or the prevailing wage level for the occupation in the
area of employment, whichever is greater; and
(C) the alien will be employed no more than 20 hours each week dur-
ing the academic term.
(2) An alien described in this subsection may be employed on a full-time
basis during vacation periods and between academic terms.
(3) If the Secretary of Labor determines that an employer has provided
an attestation under this subsection that is materially false or has failed to
pay wages in accordance with the attestation, the employer shall be
disqualifed from employing an alien under this subsection after the Sec-
retary provides notice to the employer and an opportunity for a hearing.
(4) Not later than April 1, 1996, the Attorney General and the Secretary
of Labor shall submit to Congress a report on—
(A) whether the program of work authorization under this subsection
should be extended; and
(B) the impact of the program on the prevailing wages of workers.
1119 
age by a producer described in subpara-
graph (B)— 
‘‘(I) 
subparagraph 
(B) 
shall 
apply to 65 percent of the applicable 
transitional yield; and 
‘‘(II) the crop insurance premium 
subsidy provided for the producer 
under the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) shall be 50 
percentage points less than the pre-
mium subsidy that would otherwise 
apply. 
‘‘(ii) YIELD
SUBSTITUTION.—During 
the period native sod acreage is covered by 
this paragraph, a producer may not sub-
stitute yields for the native sod acreage.’’. 
(c) CROPLAND REPORT.— 
(1) BASELINE.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate a report that describes the cropland 
acreage in each county and State, and the change in 
cropland acreage from the preceding year in each 
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HR 5651 PCS
logics, including the number and type of labeling 
changes made since the date of enactment of this 
Act; 
(2) the number of waivers and partial waivers 
granted under section 505B since the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and the reasons such waivers and 
partial waivers were granted; 
(3) the number of deferrals and deferral exten-
sions granted under section 505B since the date of 
enactment of this Act, and the reasons such defer-
rals and deferral extensions were granted; 
(4) the number of letters issued under section 
505B(d); 
(5) an assessment of the timeliness and effec-
tiveness of pediatric study planning since the date of 
enactment of this Act, including the number of pedi-
atric plans not submitted in accordance with the re-
quirements of section 505B(e) and any resulting 
rulemaking; 
(6) the number of written requests issued, ac-
cepted, and declined under section 505A since the 
date of enactment of this Act, and a listing of any 
important gaps in pediatric information as a result 
of such declined requests; 
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‘‘(d) LIABILITY EXEMPTION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a State has an approved
remediation program which covers qualified munici-
pal waste landfills, no person who is otherwise liable
under this Act or under any other Federal law with
respect to any release or threatened release of a haz-
ardous substance or pollutant or contaminant from
any qualified such landfill shall be subject to liability
to any other person under this Act or any such other
law for injuries, costs, damages, expenses, or other
liability (including claims for indemnification or con-
tribution and claims by third parties for death, per-
sonal injury, illness or loss of or damage to property
or economic loss) that results from such release or
threatened release.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—(A) The exemption under
this subsection shall not apply in the case of any
landfill at which the remediation was completed be-
fore January 1, 1994.
‘‘(B) The exemption under this subsection shall
not apply to any person who violated any Federal,
State, or local law relating to the generation,
transporation, or disposal of any solid waste which
is present at the facility concerned. Any such person
shall be liable, in the same manner as provided in
section 107, to the State for any costs incurred by
the State pursuant to the State program under this
section; and such person shall be liable to the Ad-
ministrator in the same manner for any such costs
for which the Administrator has reimbursed the
State under this section.
‘‘(e) DEFINITION
OF MUNICIPAL WASTE LAND-
FILLS.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘qualified
municipal waste landfill’ means a landfill listed on the Na-
tional Priorities List as of the date of enactment of this
section which is designated by the Administrator as—
‘‘(1) a site owned by a municipality or county,
or
‘‘(2) a privately-owned site which has a record
of receiving municipal waste.
The Administrator shall publish a list of such sites
within 30 days after the enactment of this section.’’.
(2) The table of contents for title I of such Act is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 127. Municipal waste landfills.’’.
(b) USES OF SUPERFUND.—Section 111(a) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9611(a)) is amended
by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(7) REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS FOR REMEDI-
ATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS.—Payment
of not to exceed $5,000,000,000 for the costs of re-
mediation of municipal waste landfills in accordance
with section 127.’’.
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I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3866
To provide certain employee protection benefits for railroad employees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 11, 1994
Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. OBEY, Mr.
COLEMAN, Mr. SABO, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. PETERSON of
Minnesota, Mr. VENTO, Mr. OLVER, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. KOPETSKI,
Mr. RAHALL, Mr. HAMBURG, Mr. FILNER, Mr. LANTOS, Mrs. SCHROE-
DER, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. TORRES, Mr. MARKEY, and Mr. JACOBS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce
A BILL
To provide certain employee protection benefits for railroad
employees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.
Section 10901 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (c)—
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as
paragraph (3); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(2) The Commission shall in any order approving
an application under this section require a fair and equi-
table arrangement for protection of the interests of rail-
road employees who may be affected thereby no less pro-
tective of and beneficial to the interests of such employees
than those established pursuant to section 11347 of this
title.’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (e).
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5510 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain smooth nonwoven 
fiberglass sheets of a type primarily used as acoustical facing for ceiling 
panels. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2012 
Mr. STIVERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain 
smooth nonwoven fiberglass sheets of a type primarily 
used as acoustical facing for ceiling panels. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CERTAIN SMOOTH NONWOVEN FIBERGLASS 
SHEETS OF A TYPE PRIMARILY USED AS 
ACOUSTICAL FACING FOR CEILING PANELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Heading 9902.70.19 of the Har-
monized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to 
certain smooth nonwoven fiberglass sheets of a type pri-
marily used as acoustical facing for ceiling panels) is 
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amended by striking the date in the effective period col-
umn and inserting ‘‘12/31/2015’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies 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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I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3867
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a foster
care provider and a qualified foster individual may share the same home.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 11, 1994
Mr. SWETT 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 a foster care provider and a qualified foster individ-
ual may share the same home.
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 ‘‘Foster Care Living
Arrangements Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. FOSTER CARE LIVING ARRANGEMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 131(b)(1) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new sentence: ‘‘For purposes of this section,
the foster care provider’s home shall include shared living
arrangements in which the qualified foster individual owns
or leases the home in which the foster care provider prin-
cipally resides.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5511 
To suspend temporarily the duty on 4-Vinylbenzenesulfonic acid, lithium salt. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2012 
Mr. STIVERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To suspend temporarily the duty on 4-Vinylbenzenesulfonic 
acid, lithium salt. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. 4-VINYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID, LITHIUM 
SALT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 
new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.01.00 
4-Vinylbenzenesulfonic 
acid, lithium salt (CAS No. 
4551–88–6) (provided for 
in subheading 2904.10.32) 
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2015 
’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) applies to articles 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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§ 2311. Students in nonacademic institutions
(a) GENERAL.—An alien is classifiable as a nonimmigrant under this sec-
tion if the alien—
(1)(A) has a residence in a foreign country that the alien has no in-
tention of abandoning; and
(B) is coming to the United States temporarily and only to take a
full course of study (except in a language training program) at a recog-
nized nonacademic institution designated by the alien and approved by
the Attorney General under subsection (b) of this section; or
(2) is the spouse or child of an alien described in clause (1) of this
subsection if accompanying or following to join the alien.
(b) APPROVAL OF INSTITUTIONS.—(1) The Attorney General may ap-
prove an institution referred to in subsection (a) of this section only after—
(A) the Attorney General has consulted with the Secretary of Edu-
cation; and
(B) the institution has agreed to report promptly to the Attorney
General the termination of attendance of each nonimmigrant student.
(2) The Attorney General shall withdraw the approval if the institution
fails to report promptly.
§ 2312. Participants in programs designated by the Director
of the United States Information Agency
(a) GENERAL.—An alien is classifiable as a nonimmigrant under this sec-
tion if the alien—
(1)(A) has a residence in a foreign country that the alien has no in-
tention of abandoning;
(B) is a student, scholar, trainee, teacher, researcher, leader, or simi-
lar individual in a field of specialized knowledge or skill; and
(C) is coming to the United States temporarily to teach, lecture,
study, observe, conduct research, consult, receive training, or dem-
onstrate special skills in a program designated by the Director of the
United States Information Agency, and, if coming to participate in a
program in which the alien will receive graduate medical education or
training, satisfies the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of this
section; or
(2) is the spouse or child of an alien described in clause (1) of this
subsection if accompanying or following to join the alien.
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALIENS IN MEDICAL PROGRAMS.—
The following additional requirements apply to an alien coming to the Unit-
ed States as a nonimmigrant classified under subsection (a)(1) of this sec-
tion to participate in a program in which the alien will receive graduate
medical education or training:
(B)(i) The Commission shall conduct at least 1
hearing at any location on each of—
(I) Tutuila;
(II) Ofu;
(III) Olosega; and
(IV) Tau.
(ii) The Commission may conduct at least three
separate hearings in the United States at locations
where significant numbers of American Samoans re-
side.
(C) The Commission shall provide notice to the
public of the hearings referred to in subparagraphs
(A) and (B), including information regarding the
date, topic and location of the meeting, and shall
take other actions as the Commission considers nec-
essary to obtain, to the maximum extent practicable,
public participation in the hearings.
(2) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—Any mem-
ber or agent of the Commission may, if authorized
by the Commission, take any action that the Com-
mission is authorized to take by this section.
(3) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—(A) The Com-
mission may secure directly from any Federal agen-
cy and the Library of Congress information nec-
essary to enable it to carry out this section. Upon
‘‘(2) The Oxford Division comprises the coun-
ties of Benton, Calhoun, DeSoto, Lafayette, Mar-
shall, Panola, Pontotoc, Quitman, Tallahatchie, 
Tate, Tippah, Tunica, Union, and Yalobusha. 
‘‘Court for the Oxford Division shall be held at 
Oxford. 
‘‘(3) The Greenville Division comprises the 
counties of Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Coahoma, Gre-
nada, Humphreys, Leflore, Montgomery, Sunflower, 
and Washington. 
‘‘Court for the Greenville Division shall be held 
at Clarksdale, Cleveland, and Greenville.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act take effect on the 
60th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 30, 2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5512 
AN ACT 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to realign 
divisions within two judicial districts.
H. R. 5512 
One Hundred Twelfth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twelve 
An Act 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to realign divisions within two judicial 
districts. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Divisional Realignment Act 
of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. REALIGNMENT WITHIN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. 
Section 105(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Iron,’’ and ‘‘Saint Gene-
vieve,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘Iron,’’ after ‘‘Dunklin,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘Saint Genevieve,’’ after ‘‘Ripley,’’. 
SEC. 3. REALIGNMENT WITHIN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MIS-
SISSIPPI. 
Section 104 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) The northern district comprises three divisions. 
‘‘(1) The Aberdeen Division comprises the counties of 
Alcorn, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee, Lowndes, 
Monroe, Oktibbeha, Prentiss, Tishomingo, Webster, and Win-
ston. 
‘‘Court for the Aberdeen Division shall be held at Aberdeen, 
Ackerman, and Corinth. 
‘‘(2) The Oxford Division comprises the counties of Benton, 
Calhoun, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, 
Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tunica, Union, and 
Yalobusha. 
‘‘Court for the Oxford Division shall be held at Oxford. 
‘‘(3) The Greenville Division comprises the counties of 
Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Coahoma, Grenada, Humphreys, 
Leflore, Montgomery, Sunflower, and Washington. 
‘‘Court for the Greenville Division shall be held at Clarks-
dale, Cleveland, and Greenville.’’.
H. R. 5512—2 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act take effect on the 60th 
day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5512 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to realign divisions within two 
judicial districts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2012 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. HARPER, Mrs. EMERSON, and 
Mr. NUNNELEE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to realign divisions 
within two judicial districts. 
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 ‘‘Divisional Realignment 
Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. REALIGNMENT WITHIN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF 
MISSOURI. 
Section 105(a) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Iron,’’ and 
‘‘Saint Genevieve,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘Iron,’’ after ‘‘Dunklin,’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘Saint Genevieve,’’ after 
‘‘Ripley,’’. 
SEC. 3. REALIGNMENT WITHIN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT 
OF MISSISSIPPI. 
Section 104(a) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(a) The northern district comprises three divisions. 
‘‘(1) The Aberdeen Division comprises the 
counties of Alcorn, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, 
Itawamba, 
Lee, 
Lowndes, 
Monroe, 
Oktibbeha, 
Prentiss, Tishomingo, Webster, and Winston. 
‘‘Court for the Aberdeen Division shall be held 
at Aberdeen, Ackerman, and Corinth. 
‘‘(2) The Oxford Division comprises the coun-
ties of Benton, Calhoun, DeSoto, Lafayette, Mar-
shall, Panola, Pontotoc, Quitman, Tallahatchie, 
Tate, Tippah, Tunica, Union, and Yalobusha. 
‘‘Court for the Oxford Division shall be held at 
Oxford. 
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‘‘(3) The Greenville Division comprises the 
counties of Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Coahoma, Gre-
nada, Humphreys, Leflore, Montgomery, Sunflower, 
and Washington. 
‘‘Court for the Greenville Division shall be held 
at Clarksdale, Cleveland, and Greenville.’’. 
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