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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2601 
To provide permanent authority for the Forest Service and the Bureau 
of Land Management to enter into stewardship contracting projects with 
private persons or other public or private entities to perform services 
to achieve land management goals for National Forest System lands 
and the public lands that meet local and rural community needs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2011 
Mr. LUJA´N (for himself, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, and Mr. BLUMENAUER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To provide permanent authority for the Forest Service and 
the Bureau of Land Management to enter into steward-
ship contracting projects with private persons or other 
public or private entities to perform services to achieve 
land management goals for National Forest System lands 
and the public lands that meet local and rural community 
needs. 
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 ‘‘Forest Stewardship 
and Fire Fuels Reductions Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. PERMANENT STEWARDSHIP END RESULT CON-
TRACTING AUTHORITY. 
Section 347(a) of the Department of the Interior and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained 
in section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 105–277; 
16 U.S.C. 2104 note), as most recently amended by sec-
tion 323 of Public Law 108–7 (117 Stat. 275), is amended 
by striking ‘‘Until September 30, 2013, the’’ and inserting 
‘‘Hereafter, the’’. 
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IIA
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2677
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 14 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 7), 1993
Received
OCTOBER 20 (legislative day, OCTOBER 13), 1993
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and
Administration
AN ACT
To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Insti-
tution to plan, design, and construct the West Court
of the National Museum of Natural History building.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF
WEST COURT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NAT-
URAL HISTORY BUILDING.
The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
is authorized to plan, design, and construct the West
Court of the National Museum of Natural History build-
ing.
SEC. 2. FUNDING.
No appropriated funds may be used to pay any ex-
pense of the planning, design, and construction authorized
by section 1.
Passed the House of Representatives September 13,
1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to exchanges after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2603 
To prohibit the enforcement of a climate change interpretive guidance issued 
by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2011 
Mr. POSEY (for himself, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. PAUL, Mr. 
WESTMORELAND, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, and 
Mr. LAMBORN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit the enforcement of a climate change interpretive 
guidance issued by the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion, 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 ‘‘Maintaining Agency 
Direction on Financial Fraud Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INTERPRETIVE GUIDANCE NULL AND VOID. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no inter-
pretive guidance issued by the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on or after the effective date of this Act relat-
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ing to ‘‘Commission Guidance Regarding Disclosure Re-
lated to Climate Change’’, affecting Parts 211, 231, and 
249 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations (as described 
in Commission Release Nos. 33–9106; 34–61469; FR– 
82), or any successor thereto, may take effect, and such 
guidance shall have no force or effect with respect to any 
person on or after February 2, 2010. 
SEC. 3. OTHER SEC ACTION PROHIBITED. 
(a) FURTHER GUIDANCE RELATED
TO CLIMATE 
CHANGE.—The Commission may not issue any interpre-
tive guidance with respect to disclosures related to climate 
change on or after the effective date of this Act. 
(b) VOLUNTARY SUBMISSIONS.—The Commission 
may not issue any interpretive guidance that would estab-
lish any requirements with respect to the content of or 
format for any disclosures related to climate change volun-
tarily submitted by any entity to the Commission on or 
after the effective date of this Act. 
(c) CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS.—No civil 
or administrative action or proceeding pertaining to disclo-
sures related to climate change may be initiated by the 
Commission on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act and any such actions or proceedings pending on such 
date shall be terminated. 
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(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as to— 
(1) prohibit the Commission from issuing inter-
pretive guidance with respect to disclosures related 
to non-anthropogenic or natural climate variability 
observed over comparable time periods; or 
(2) terminate an administrative action or pro-
ceeding pertaining to such disclosures. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2604 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment 
of securities of a controlled corporation exchanged for assets in certain 
reorganizations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2011 
Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. WELCH, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. OLVER, Mr. COSTELLO, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, 
Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. 
WALZ of Minnesota, Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. MCCOLLUM, 
and Mr. RAHALL) 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 
for the treatment of securities of a controlled corporation 
exchanged for assets in certain reorganizations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF SECURITIES OF A CON-
TROLLED CORPORATION EXCHANGED FOR 
ASSETS IN CERTAIN REORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 361 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrecognition of gain or 
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loss to corporations; treatment of distributions) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULES FOR TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING 
SECTION 355 DISTRIBUTIONS.—In the case of a reorga-
nization described in section 368(a)(1)(D) with respect to 
which stock or securities of the corporation to which the 
assets are transferred are distributed in a transaction 
which qualifies under section 355— 
‘‘(1) this section shall be applied by substituting 
‘stock other than nonqualified preferred stock (as 
defined in section 351(g)(2))’ for ‘stock or securities’ 
in subsections (a) and (b)(1), and 
‘‘(2) the first sentence of subsection (b)(3) shall 
apply only to the extent that the sum of the money 
and the fair market value of the other property 
transferred to such creditors does not exceed the ad-
justed bases of such assets transferred (reduced by 
the amount of the liabilities assumed (within the 
meaning of section 357(c))).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (3) of 
section 361(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking the last sentence. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2605 
To specify that certain obligations of the United States shall be prioritized 
in the event that the debt ceiling is reached. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2011 
Mr. LATHAM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To specify that certain obligations of the United States shall 
be prioritized in the event that the debt ceiling is reached. 
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 ‘‘Protect Spending Pri-
orities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PRIORITY OF PAYMENTS IF THE DEBT CEILING IS 
REACHED. 
In the event that the debt of the United States Gov-
ernment, as defined in section 3101 of title 31, United 
States Code, reaches the statutory limit, amounts nec-
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essary for obligations incurred by the Government of the 
United States shall be made available to the following obli-
gations before all other obligations: 
(1) Amounts necessary to carry out the author-
ity of the Department of the Treasury provided in 
section 3123 of title 31, United States Code, to pay 
with legal tender the principal and interest on debt 
held by the public. 
(2) Such amounts as the Secretary of Defense 
(and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case 
of the Coast Guard) determines to be necessary to 
continue to provide pay and allowances (without 
interruption) to members of the Army, Navy, Air 
Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including 
reserve components thereof, who perform active serv-
ice. 
(3) Amounts necessary for the Commissioner of 
Social Security to pay monthly old-age, survivors’, 
and disability insurance benefits under title II of the 
Social Security Act. 
(4) Amounts necessary for the Secretary of the 
Veterans Affairs to pay compensation, as such term 
is defined under section 101(13) of title 38, United 
States Code. 
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(5) Such amounts as the President certifies to 
the Congress are necessary to carry out vital na-
tional security priorities. 
(6) Amounts necessary to make payments 
under the Medicare program under title XVIII of 
the Social Security Act. 
(7) Such amounts as the President certifies to 
the Congress are necessary to carry out Government 
functions necessary for protecting public health and 
public safety. 
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2251
To extend until January 1, 1997, the existing suspension of duty on fluazifop-
p-butyl.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 1993
Mr. GRANDY (for himself and Mr. CASTLE) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To extend until January 1, 1997, the existing suspension
of duty on fluazifop-p-butyl.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF EXISTING SUSPENSION OF
DUTY ON FLUAZIFOP-P-BUTYL.
Heading 9902.29.72 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (relating to Butyl 2-[4-(5-
trifluoromethyl-2-pyridinyloxy)phenoxy]propanoate) 
is
amended by striking ‘‘12/31/92’’ and inserting ‘‘12/31/
96’’.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by section
1 shall take effect on the 15th day after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(b) RETROACTIVE PROVISION.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision
of law to the contrary, upon a request filed with the appro-
priate customs officer before the 180th day after the date
of the enactment of this Act, any entry or withdrawal from
warehouse for consumption of goods to which the amend-
ment made by section 1 applies and that was made—
(1) after December 31, 1992; and
(2) before the 15th day after the date of the en-
actment of this Act;
and with respect to which there would have been a lower
duty if the amendment made by section 1 had applied to
such entry or withdrawal, shall be liquidated or
reliquidated as though such entry or withdrawal had oc-
curred on such 15th day.
Æ
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2255
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize and modify
the State water pollution control revolving loan program, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 1993
Mr. MINETA introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Public Works and Transportation and Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reau-
thorize and modify the State water pollution control re-
volving loan program, 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 ‘‘Polluter Pays Clean
Water Funding Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) We are in the midst of a clean water crisis.
Across the Nation, water and sewer bills are sky-
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2252
To extend until January 1, 1997, the existing suspension of duty on mercuric
oxide.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 1993
Mr. GRANDY (for himself and Mr. NUSSLE) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To extend until January 1, 1997, the existing suspension
of duty on mercuric oxide.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF EXISTING SUSPENSION OF
DUTY ON MERCURIC OXIDE.
Heading 9902.28.25 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States is amended by striking ‘‘12/
31/92’’ and inserting ‘‘12/31/96’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by section
1 applies 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.
(b) RETROACTIVE PROVISION.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision
of law to the contrary, upon a request filed with the appro-
priate customs officer before the 180th day after the date
of the enactment of this Act, any entry or withdrawal from
warehouse for consumption of goods to which the amend-
ment made by section 1 applies and that was made—
(1) after December 31, 1992; and
(2) before the 15th day after the date of the en-
actment of this Act;
and with respect to which there would have been a lower
duty if the amendment made by section 1 had applied to
such entry or withdrawal, shall be liquidated or
reliquidated as though such entry or withdrawal had oc-
curred on such 15th day.
Æ
Calendar No. 274
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2677
[Report No. 103–173]
AN ACT
To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithso-
nian Institution to plan, design, and construct
the West Court of the National Museum of Natu-
ral History building.
NOVEMBER 8 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 2), 1993
Reported without amendment
‘‘(8) An assurance that financial assistance pro-
vided under this subpart will supplement, and not 
supplant, State and local funds. 
‘‘(9) A description of how the State educational 
agency will, in providing technical and other assist-
ance to local educational agencies, give priority to 
those identified by the State as being in the highest 
need of assistance, including those with the highest 
percentage or number of students from families with 
incomes below the poverty line, students not achiev-
ing at the State proficiency level with student popu-
lations identified under section 2412(b)(1)(C), or 
schools identified as in need of improvement under 
section 1116. 
‘‘(10) A description of how the State edu-
cational agency consulted with local educational 
agencies in the development of the State application. 
‘‘SEC. 2414. STATE ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES.—From funds made 
available under section 2412(a)(1)(A), a State educational 
agency shall carry out each of the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Identify the State challenging academic 
content standards and challenging student academic 
achievement standards that the State educational 
agency will use to ensure that each student is tech-
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Nitrilotriacetic acid
Nitroglycerin
Nitropropane, 2
Peracetic acid
Phenylenediamine, P
Phenylphenol, 2
Phosgene
Phosphoric acid
Phosphorous (yellow or white)
Phthalic anhydride
Picric acid (2,4,6-trinitro-phenol)
Propionaldehyde
Propylene oxide
Propylene (propene)
Pyridine
Quinoline
Styrene
Sulfuric acid
Terephthalic acid
Thiourea
Toluene 2,4-diisocyanate
Toluidine, o
Trichlorofon
Trimethylbenzene, 1,2,4
Urethane (Ethyl carbamate)
Vanadium
Vinyl acetate
Xylene, m
Xylene, o
Xylene, p
Xylidine, 2,6
Hexachloroethane
Trichlorobenzene, 1,2,4
Dichlorophenol, 2,4
Carbon tetrachloride
Trichloroethane, 1,1,1 (Methyl chloroform)
Trichloroethylene
Nitrosodiphenylamine-N
Dichlorobenzene, 1,4-
Chloroethane
Acetamide
Anisidine, P
Asbestos
Benzamide
Carbonyl sulfide
Chlorophenols
C.I. solvent yellow
Diaminoanisole, 2,4
Diaminoanisole sulfate, 2,4
Dicholoethylene, 1,2
Dichlorvos
Diethyl sulfate
Dimethoxybenzidine, 3,3
Dimethyl hydrazine, 1,1
Ethylene
(2) all United States military assistance,
logistical support and in-kind contributions for an
international peacekeeping operation should either
be fully counted toward the United States assess-
ment for that operation or should be fully reim-
bursed; and
(3) regional countries or groups of countries
that would receive disproportionate benefit from the
establishment of an international peacekeeping
operation should voluntarily provide a higher
proportionate share of the costs of that peackeeping
operation.
SEC. 4. RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF UNDESIGNATED
FUNDS IN THE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTER-
NATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES AC-
COUNT.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
authorized to be appropriated to the Contributions for
International Peacekeeping Activities Account at the De-
partment of State for the United States Peacekeeping
Emergency Fund or which are otherwise not specifically
designated for assessed contributions for an existing inter-
national peacekeeping operation at the time of the appro-
priation may not be made available for any international
peacekeeping operation of any international organization
SEC. 128. The authority provided by section 532 of 
Public Law 109–295 shall continue in effect through the 
date specified in section 106(3) of this Act. 
SEC. 129. The authority provided by section 831 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) shall 
continue in effect through the date specified in section 
106(3) of this Act. 
SEC. 130. Section 550(b) of the Department of Home-
land Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (6 U.S.C. 121 note) 
shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 
106(3) of this Act for ‘‘October 4, 2011’’. 
SEC. 131. Sections 1309(a) and 1319 of the National 
Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a) and 4026) 
shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 
106(3) of this Act for ‘‘September 30, 2011’’. 
SEC. 132. Section 330 of the Department of the Inte-
rior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (42 
U.S.C. 1701 note), concerning Service First authorities, 
shall continue in effect through the date specified in section 
106(3) of this Act. 
SEC. 133. Notwithstanding section 101, section 1807 
of Public Law 112–10 shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘$374,743,000’’ for ‘‘$363,843,000’’ and ‘‘$10,900,000’’ for 
‘‘$3,000,000’’.
I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2258
To apply the expanded definition of disposable retired pay used for computa-
tion of the maximum amount of a former spouse’s share of military
retired pay to divorces that became final before the effective date of
amendments made by Public Law 101–510 as well as those after that
date.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 1993
Mrs. SCHROEDER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To apply the expanded definition of disposable retired pay
used for computation of the maximum amount of a
former spouse’s share of military retired pay to divorces
that became final before the effective date of amend-
ments made by Public Law 101–510 as well as those
after that date.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY TO PREVIOUS DIVORCES OF
CHANGE IN RULES FOR COMPUTING MAXI-
MUM FORMER SPOUSE SHARE OF MILITARY
RETIRED PAY.
(a) CHANGE IN APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (2) of
section 555(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 104 Stat.
1570) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) The amendments made by subsections (b), (c),
and (d) apply to divorces, dissolutions of marriage, annul-
ments, and legal separations that become effective at any
time, whether before, on, or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHANGES.—Any change in
payments of military retired or retainer pay by reason of
subsection (a) may apply only to payments of military re-
tired or retainer pay payable for months beginning after
the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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