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the compensation of each Member of Congress who 
serves in that House of Congress an amount equal 
to the product of— 
(A) an amount equal to one day’s worth of 
pay under the annual rate of pay applicable to 
the Member under section 601(a) of the Legis-
lative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 
31); and 
(B) the number of 24-hour periods during 
which the Government shutdown is in effect 
which occur during the pay period; and 
(2) deposit in an escrow account all amounts 
withheld under paragraph (1). 
(b) RELEASE OF AMOUNTS AT END OF THE CON-
GRESS.—In order to ensure that this section is carried out 
in a manner that shall not vary the compensation of Sen-
ators or Representatives in violation of the Twenty-Sev-
enth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, 
the payroll administrator of a House of Congress shall re-
lease for payments to Members of that House of Congress 
any amounts remaining in any escrow account under this 
section on the last day of the One Hundred Thirteenth 
Congress. 
(c) ROLE OF SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall provide the payroll admin-
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istrators of the Houses of Congress with such assistance 
as may be necessary to enable the payroll administrators 
to carry out this section. 
(d) PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR DEFINED.—In this 
section, the ‘‘payroll administrator’’ of a House of Con-
gress means— 
(1) in the case of the House of Representatives, 
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
Representatives, or an employee of the Office of the 
Chief Administrative Officer who is designated by 
the Chief Administrative Officer to carry out this 
section; and 
(2) in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of 
the Senate, or an employee of the Office of the Sec-
retary of the Senate who is designated by the Sec-
retary to carry out this section. 
(e) EXCEPTION FOR DAYS OCCURRING AFTER GEN-
ERAL ELECTION.—This section does not apply with re-
spect to any day during the One Hundred Thirteenth Con-
gress which occurs after the date of the regularly sched-
uled general election for Federal office held in November 
2014. 
SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. 
For purposes of this Act, a Government shutdown 
shall be considered to be in effect if there is a lapse in 
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appropriations for any Federal agency or department as 
a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill 
or continuing resolution. 
SEC. 5. MEMBER OF CONGRESS DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ means 
an individual serving in a position under subparagraph 
(A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reor-
ganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31). 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3162 
To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain eligible 
survivors, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 
Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity 
for certain eligible survivors, 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. EQUITY FOR CERTAIN ELIGIBLE SURVIVORS. 
(a) REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION.—Section 411(c)(4) 
of the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 921(c)(4)) is 
amended by striking the last sentence. 
(b) CONTINUATION OF BENEFITS.—Section 422(l) of 
the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 932(l)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘, except with respect to a claim filed under 
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this part on or after the effective date of the Black Lung 
Benefits Amendments of 1981’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to claims filed under part 
B or part C of the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 
921 et seq., 931 et seq.) after January 1, 2005, that were 
pending on or after March 23, 2010. 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on the date of enactment of any Act that repeals section 
1556 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
(Public Law 111–148). 
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this heading may be used, notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, for demining activities, and may include ac-
tivities implemented through nongovernmental and inter-
national organizations: Provided further, That not more
than $100,000,000 of the funds made available under this
heading shall be available for use in financing the procure-
ment of defense articles, defense services, or design and
construction services that are not sold by the United
States Government under the Arms Export Control Act
to countries other than Israel and Egypt: Provided further,
That only those countries for which assistance was justi-
fied for the ‘‘Foreign Military Sales Financing Program’’
in the fiscal year 1989 congressional presentation for secu-
rity assistance programs may utilize funds made available
under this heading for procurement of defense articles, de-
fense services or design and construction services that are
not sold by the United States Government under the Arms
Export Control Act: Provided further, That, subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations, funds made available under this heading for
the cost of direct loans may also be used to supplement
the funds available under this heading for grants, and
funds made available under this heading for grants may
also be used to supplement the funds available under this
heading for the cost of direct loans: Provided further, That
‘‘$40,000,000 for stockpiles in the Republic of Korea and
$10,000,000 for stockpiles in Thailand for fiscal year
1996’’.
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
SEC. 532. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
FOR LOCAL
CURRENCIES.—(1) If assistance is furnished to the gov-
ernment of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of
part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 under agreements which result in the genera-
tion of local currencies of that country, the Administrator
of the Agency for International Development shall—
(A) require that local currencies be deposited in
a separate account established by that government;
(B) enter into an agreement with that govern-
ment which sets forth—
(i) the amount of the local currencies to be
generated, and
(ii) the terms and conditions under which
the currencies so deposited may be utilized, con-
sistent with this section; and
(C) establish by agreement with that govern-
ment the responsibilities of the Agency for Inter-
national Development and that government to mon-
itor and account for deposits into and disbursements
from the separate account.
‘‘(5) when appropriate, use validated assess-
ment tools to target preliminarily qualified offenders 
with a moderate or high risk of recidivism and a 
need for treatment and services; or’’. 
SEC. 12. TRANSPARENCY, PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY, 
AND ENHANCEMENT OF LOCAL AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2991(a) of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3797aa(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MENTAL 
ILLNESS’’ and inserting ‘‘MENTAL
ILLNESS; 
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘term ‘mental illness’ 
means’’ and inserting ‘‘terms ‘mental illness’ 
and ‘mental health disorder’ mean’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (9) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(9) PRELIMINARILY QUALIFIED OFFENDER.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘prelimi-
narily qualified offender’ means an adult or ju-
venile accused of an offense who— 
‘‘(i)(I) previously or currently has 
been diagnosed by a qualified mental 
health professional as having a mental ill-
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and guaranteed loans obligated in fiscal year 1997. In ad-
dition, such sums as may be necessary for administrative
expenses to carry out the credit program may be derived
from amounts available for administrative expenses to
carry out the credit and insurance programs in the Over-
seas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account
and merged with said account.
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
$40,000,000: Provided, That the Trade and Development
Agency may receive reimbursements from corporations
and other entities for the costs of grants for feasibility
studies and other project planning services, to be deposited
as an offsetting collection to this account and to be avail-
able for obligation until September 30, 1997, for necessary
expenses under this paragraph: Provided further, That
such reimbursements shall not cover, or be allocated
against, direct or indirect administrative costs of the
agency.
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Ω7æINTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
CORPORATION
For payment to the International Finance Corpora-
tion by the Secretary of the Treasury, $67,550,000, for
the United States share of the increase in subscriptions
to capital stock, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing not more than $5,269,000 may be expended for the
purchase of such stock in fiscal year 1996.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS
MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND
For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Mul-
tilateral Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, for the United States contribution to the Fund to
be administered by the Inter-American Development
Bank, $70,000,000 to remain available until expended.
TITLE II—BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
For expenses necessary to enable the President to
carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, and for other purposes, to remain available until
September 30, 1996, unless otherwise specified herein, as
follows:
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Ω8æAGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CHILDREN AND DISEASE PROGRAMS FUND
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, for child survival, assistance to combat
tropical and other diseases, and related assistance activi-
ties, $592,660,000, to remain available until September
30, 1997: Provided, That this amount shall be made avail-
able for such activities as (1) immunization programs, (2)
oral rehydration programs, (3) health and nutrition pro-
grams, and related education programs, which address the
needs of mothers and children, (4) water and sanitation
programs, (5) assistance for displaced and orphaned chil-
dren, (6) programs for the prevention, treatment, and con-
trol of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, polio, malaria and
other diseases, (7) basic education programs, and (8) a
contribution on a grant basis to the United Nations Chil-
dren’s Fund (UNICEF): Provided further, That funds ap-
propriated under this heading shall be in addition to
amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
Ω9æDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND
ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Ω10æ(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of sections 103 through 106, of the Foreign Assistance
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Act of 1961, $655,000,000 For necessary expenses to carry
out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, chapter 10
of part I, and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961, and the provisions of title V of the Inter-
national Security and Development Cooperation Act of
1980 (Public Law 96–533) and provisions of section 401
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, $2,117,099,331, to
remain available until September 30, 1997: Provided,
Ω11æThat funds made available under this heading for each
of (1) sections 103 through 106, (2) section 104(b), (3) chap-
ter 10 of part I, (4) chapter 4 of part II (exclusive of assist-
ance for Israel and Egypt) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, (5) title V of Public Law 96–533, (6) section 401
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, and (7) for ‘‘Debt
Restructuring’’, shall be the same proportion to the total
amount appropriated under this heading as the proportion
of funds appropriated to carry out each of such provisions
was to the total amount appropriated for them in title II
of Public Law 103–306, exclusive of assistance to Israel and
Egypt: Provided further, That the President shall seek to
ensure that the percentage of funds made available under
this heading for the activities of private and voluntary or-
ganizations and cooperatives is at least equal to the percent-
age of funds made available pursuant to corresponding au-
thorities in law for the activities of private and voluntary
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organizations and cooperatives in fiscal year 1995: Pro-
vided further, That the use of any authority to waive the
requirements of the previous proviso shall be subject to the
regular notification requirements of the Committees on Ap-
propriations: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise available by this Act for population
planning assistance administered by the Agency for Inter-
national Development, not less than $350,000,000 shall be
made available for the central Office of Population of the
Agency for International Development in fiscal year 1996,
which sum shall be made available to that office: Provided
further, That none of the funds made available in this Act
nor any unobligated balances from prior appropriations
may be made available to any organization or program
which, as determined by the President of the United
States, supports or participates in the management of a
program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization:
Provided further, That none of the funds made available
under this heading may be used to pay for the perform-
ance of abortion as a method of family planning or to mo-
tivate or coerce any person to practice abortions; and that
in order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing na-
tions, funds shall be available only to voluntary family
planning projects which offer, either directly or through
referral to, or information about access to, a broad range
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of family planning methods and services: Provided further,
That in awarding grants for natural family planning
under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
no applicant shall be discriminated against because of
such applicant’s religious or conscientious commitment to
offer only natural family planning; and, additionally, all
such applicants shall comply with the requirements of the
previous provisoΩ12æ: Provided further, That for purposes
of this or any other Act authorizing or appropriating funds
for foreign operations, export financing, and related pro-
grams, the term ‘‘motivate’’, as it relates to family planning
assistance, shall not be construed to prohibit the provision,
consistent with local law, of information or counseling
about all pregnancy options including abortion: Provided
further, That nothing in this paragraph shall be construed
to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abor-
tion under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 109
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, of the funds appro-
priated under this heading Ω13æand under the heading
‘‘Development Fund for Africa’’, not to exceed a total of
Ω14æ$15,000,000 $30,000,000 may be transferred to
‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’ for a con-
tribution to the International Fund for Agricultural Devel-
opment (IFAD), and that any such transfer of funds shall
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be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on AppropriationsΩ15æ: Provided further,
That none of the funds made available under this heading
may be transferred to the Government of Zaire: Provide fur-
ther, That not less than $2,000,000 shall be provided to the
International Fertilizer Development CenterΩ16æ: Provided
further, That not less than $800,000 of the funds made
available under this heading shall be made available for
support of the United States Telecommunications Training
Institute;
Ω17æDEVELOPMENT FUND FOR AFRICA
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, $528,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 1997: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated
by this Act to carry out chapters 1 and 10 of part I of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be transferred
to the Government of Zaire: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading which are made available
for activities supported by the Southern Africa Develop-
ment Community shall be made available notwithstanding
section 512 of this Act and section 620(q) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961.
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Ω18æCYPRUS
Of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Assistance’’, not less than $15,000,000 shall be made
available for Cyprus to be used only for scholarships,
bicommunal projects, and measures aimed at reunification
of the island and designed to reduce tensions and promote
peace and cooperation between the two communities on
Cyprus.
Ω19æBURMA
Of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Assistance’’, not less than $2,000,000 shall be made
available to strengthen democracy and support humani-
tarian activities in Burma: Provided, That of this amount,
not less than $200,000 shall be used to support newspapers,
publications and media activities promoting democracy in-
side Burma: Provided further, That funds made available
under this heading may be made available to organizations
and Burmese student groups to expand indigenous partici-
pation in the political process, transportation, communica-
tions, publications, administration, and medical supplies
and humanitarian services: Provided further, That funds
made available under this heading may be made available
to support activities in Burma, along the Burma-Thailand
border, and to support activities designated by this Act out-
side Burma: Provided further, That funds made available
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under this heading may be made available notwithstanding
any other provision of law: Provided further, That provi-
sion of such funds shall be made available subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Appropriations Com-
mittees.
PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act for development assistance may be
made available to any United States private and voluntary
organization, except any cooperative development organi-
zation, which obtains less than 20 per centum of its total
annual funding for international activities from sources
other than the United States Government: Provided, That
the requirements of the provisions of section 123(g) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the provisions on pri-
vate and voluntary organizations in title II of the ‘‘Foreign
Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
1985’’ (as enacted in Public Law 98–473) shall be super-
seded by the provisions of this sectionΩ20æ, except that
the authority contained in the last sentence of section 123(g)
may be exercised by the Administrator with regard to the
requirements of this paragraph.
Ω21æFunds appropriated or otherwise made available
under title II of this Act should be made available to pri-
vate and voluntary organizations at a level which is equiv-
alent to the level provided in fiscal year 1995. Such private
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tion 583(a) of Public Law 103–236 and section
3(a) of Public Law 103–125 have been used for
the purposes for which they were intended.
(3) REQUIREMENT FOR CONTINUING P.L.O. COM-
PLIANCE.—
(A) The President shall ensure that P.L.O.
performance is continuously monitored and if
the President at any time determines that the
P.L.O. has not continued to comply with all the
commitments described in paragraph (4), he
shall so notify the relevant congressional commit-
tees and any suspension under subsection (a) of
a provision of law specified in subsection (d)
shall cease to be effective.
(B) Beginning six months after the date of
enactment of this Act, if the President on the
basis of the continuous monitoring of the
P.L.O.’s performance determines that the P.L.O.
is not complying with the requirements described
in subsection (c), he shall so notify the relevant
congressional committees and no assistance shall
be provided pursuant to the exercise by the Presi-
dent of the authority provided by subsection (a)
until such time as the President makes the cer-
tification provided for in subsection (c).
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tion separate from any insured depository insti-
tution; and
‘‘(C) the securities affiliate may be under-
writing or dealing in the securities being sold,
offered or recommended, and if so, would have
a financial interest in the transaction.
‘‘(7) DISCLOSURE REQUIRED BY INSURED DE-
POSITORY INSTITUTIONS.—No insured depository in-
stitution that is affiliated with a securities affiliate
shall knowingly express any opinion on the value of,
or the advisability of purchasing or selling, securities
being underwritten or dealt in by a securities affili-
ate of that bank holding company unless the insured
depository institution conspicuously discloses in writ-
ing to the customer that—
‘‘(A) the securities affiliate is underwriting
or dealing in the securities and has a financial
interest in the transaction;
‘‘(B) the securities recommended are not
deposits, are not insured by the Federal De-
posit Insurance Corporation, are not guaran-
teed by the institution or any other affiliated
insured depository institution, and are not oth-
erwise an obligation of an insured depository in-
stitution (unless such is the case), and are sub-
may require by order the refund of such portion of any
charge by any carrier or carriers as results from a viola-
tion of section 220 (a), (b), or (d) or 221 (c) or (d) or
of any of the rules promulgated pursuant to such sections
or pursuant to section 215, 218, or 219. Such refunds
shall be ordered only to the extent that the Commission
or a court finds that such violation resulted in unlawful
charges and shall be made to such persons or classes of
persons as the Commission determines reasonably rep-
resent the persons from whom amounts were improperly
received by reason of such violation. No refunds shall be
required under this section unless—
‘‘(1) the Commission issues an order advising
the carrier of its potential refund liability and pro-
vides the carrier with an opportunity to file written
comments as to why refunds should not be required;
and
‘‘(2) such order is issued not later than 5 years
after the date the charge was paid.
In the case of a continuing violation, a violation shall be
considered to occur on each date that the violation is re-
peated.’’.