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SEC. 2. INCREASED CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES. 
(a) INCREASED
CIVIL
MONEY
PENALTIES
AND 
CRIMINAL FINES FOR FEDERAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM 
FRAUD AND ABUSE.— 
(1) INCREASED CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES.—Sec-
tion 1128A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320a–7a) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), in the matter fol-
lowing paragraph (10)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$20,000’’ each place it appears; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$15,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$30,000’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$100,000’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), in the flush text 
following subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘$2,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,000’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘$2,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,000’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000’’. 
(2) 
INCREASED
CRIMINAL
FINES.—Section 
1128B of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b) is amend-
ed— 
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Ω116æPage 55, line 4, strike out ø$11,184,000¿ and in-
sert: $3,090,000
Ω117æPage 55, line 24, strike out ø$40,000¿ and insert:
$3,118,000
Ω118æPage 56, line 7, after ‘‘pended’’ insert: : Provided,
That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act for the programs authorized by chapter
1 of subtitle D of title XXIII of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq.)
may be used by the Administrator of the Rural Electrifica-
tion Administration to carry out the programs unless, prior
to allocating funds to carry out the programs, the Adminis-
trator consults with the Secretary of Education and the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, acting through the
Director of the Office of Rural Health Policy, concerning
the review of applications to participate in the programs
and the administration of the programs
Ω119æPage 56, line 16, strike out ø$3,381,000¿ and in-
sert: $3,423,000
Ω120æPage 57, line 23, after ‘‘Service’’ insert: and the
Human Nutrition Information Service
Ω121æPage 57, line 23, strike out ø$554,000¿ and in-
sert: $547,000
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SEC. 202. Section 134(a)(1) of the District of Colum-
bia Appropriations Act, 1993, approved October 5, 1992
(106 Stat. 1435) is amended by inserting the following
after the word ‘‘donation’’: ‘‘: Provided, That the Council
of the District of Columbia may accept and use gifts with-
out prior approval by the Mayor’’.
COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT
SEC. 203. No funds appropriated pursuant to this
Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees
that in expending the assistance the entity will comply
with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933
(41 U.S.C. 10a–10c, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy Amer-
ican Act’’).
SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING
NOTICE
SEC.
204.
(a)
PURCHASE
OF
AMERICAN-MADE
EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equip-
ment or products that may be authorized to be purchased
with financial assistance provided under this Act, it is the
sense of the Congress that entities receiving such assist-
ance should, in expending the assistance, purchase only
American-made equipment and products.
(b) NOTICE
TO RECIPIENTS
OF ASSISTANCE.—In
providing financial assistance under this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall provide to each recipient of
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the assistance a notice describing the statement made in
subsection (a) by the Congress.
PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS
SEC. 205. If it has been finally determined by a court
or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a
fraudulent label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription,
or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product
sold in or shipped to the United States that was not made
in the United States, such person shall be ineligible to re-
ceive any contract or subcontract made with funds pro-
vided pursuant to this Act, pursuant to the debarment,
suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in sec-
tion 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia
Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act, 1993’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 30, 1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
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Ω155æPage 79, line 3, after ‘‘Account’’ insert: : Provided,
That hereafter, such appropriations are authorized to re-
main available until expended
Ω156æPage 79, after line 6, insert:
SEC. 722. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act shall be used to operate a re-
gional office of the Rural Development Administration after
April 1, 1994.
Ω157æPage 79, strike out lines 7 to 10
Ω158æPage 79, line 17, strike out ø$127,734,000¿ and
insert: $75,000,000
Ω159æPage 79, line 20, strike out ø50,000¿ and insert:
100,000
Ω160æPage 79, line 21, after ‘‘3837’’ insert: : Provided,
That average per acre costs shall not exceed $700
Ω161æPage 80, strike out all after line 3 over to and
including line 12 on page 81
Ω162æPage 81, after line 12, insert:
SEC. 728. Notwithstanding the provisions of the con-
stitution of any State or the laws of any State limiting
the rate or amount of interest which may be charged, taken,
received, or reserved, the rates of interest on loans guaran-
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3358 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to extend the authorization of the 
Northern Border Regional Commission, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 3, 2011 
Mr. MICHAUD (for himself, Mr. WELCH, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, and Mr. 
OWENS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to extend the author-
ization of the Northern Border Regional Commission, 
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 ‘‘Northern Border Re-
gional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
15751 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Northern 
Border Regional Commission to carry out this subtitle 
$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017.’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated in 
paragraph (1) of this subsection, by inserting ‘‘by 
the Commission, if in that fiscal year at least 
$10,000,000 is made available to the Commission 
under this section’’ before the period. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subtitle V of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended by redesignating chapters 
1, 2, 3, and 4 as chapters 151, 153, 155, and 157, respec-
tively. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 335 
To provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay for Members of Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 19, 2011 
Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay for Members 
of Congress. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN PAY FOR MEMBERS OF CON-
GRESS. 
(a) REDUCTION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the annual rate of pay for each Member of 
Congress shall be as follows: 
(1) For pay periods during the period beginning 
October 1, 2011, and ending December 31, 2012, 
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the applicable rate in effect as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) For pay periods occurring during 2013, the 
applicable rate during the period described in para-
graph (1) reduced by 10 percent, rounded to the 
nearest multiple of $100 (or, if midway between 
multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple of 
$100). 
(3) For subsequent pay periods, the applicable 
rate during 2013, subject to adjustment under para-
graph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reor-
ganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(2)). 
(b) MEMBER
OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of 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 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3360 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for 
contributions to tax-exempt Housing Equity Savings Accounts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 3, 2011 
Mr. RENACCI (for himself, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. WEBSTER, Mr. 
QUIGLEY, and Mr. WELCH) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 
deduction for contributions to tax-exempt Housing Eq-
uity Savings Accounts. 
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 ‘‘Creating Homeowner-
ship Opportunity Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. HOUSING EQUITY SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part VII of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 
additional itemized deductions for individuals) is amended 
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6(a)(8) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
and including a sum not to exceed $50,000 for employ-
ment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; and including a sum not to
exceed $95,000 for certain confidential operational ex-
penses including the payment of informants, to be ex-
pended under the direction of the Inspector General pur-
suant to Public Law 95–452 and section 1337 of Public
Law 97–98.
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General
Counsel, $26,149,000.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMICS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Economics to carry out the programs funded
in this Act, $589,000.
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research
Service in conducting economic research and service relat-
ing to agricultural production, marketing, and distribu-
tion, as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) and other laws, including eco-
nomics of marketing; analyses relating to farm prices, in-
come and population, and demand for farm products, use
of resources in agriculture, adjustments, costs and returns
in farming, and farm finance; research relating to the eco-
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nomic and marketing aspects of farmer cooperatives; and
for analysis of supply and demand for farm products in
foreign countries and their effect on prospects for United
States exports, progress in economic development and its
relation to sales of farm products, assembly and analysis
of agricultural trade statistics and analysis of inter-
national financial and monetary programs and policies as
they affect the competitive position of United States farm
products, $57,702,000; of which $500,000 shall be avail-
able for investigation, determination, and finding as to the
effect upon the production of food and upon the agricul-
tural economy of any proposed action affecting such sub-
ject matter pending before the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency for presentation, in the pub-
lic interest, before said Administrator, other agencies or
before the courts: Provided, That this appropriation shall
be available to continue to gather statistics and conduct
a special study on the price spread between the farmer
and the consumer: Provided further, That this appropria-
tion shall be available for employment pursuant to the sec-
ond sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944
(7 U.S.C. 2225): Provided further, That this appropriation
shall be available for analysis of statistics and related facts
on foreign production and full and complete information
of sex offenses and other violent crimes in the Na-
tional DNA Index System established under section 
210304 of the Violent Crime Control and Law En-
forcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322, 108 
Stat. 1796). 
(5) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, 
American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3363 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraudulently representing 
a product to be maple syrup. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 3, 2011 
Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. OWENS, and Ms. PINGREE of 
Maine) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit 
fraudulently representing a product to be maple syrup. 
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 ‘‘Maple Agriculture Pro-
tection and Law Enforcement Act of 2011’’ or the 
‘‘MAPLE Act’’. 
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1928–1929, to be available from funds in the Agricultural
Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: farm ownership loans,
$634,624,000, of which $556,543,000 shall be for guaran-
teed loans; operating loans, $2,750,000,000, of which
$1,800,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed
loans and $250,000,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed
loans; $4,909,000 for water development, use, and con-
servation loans, of which $2,012,000 shall be for guaran-
teed loans; Indian tribe land acquisition loans as author-
ized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $1,163,000; for emergency insured
loans, $100,000,000 to meet the needs resulting from nat-
ural disasters; and for credit sales of acquired property,
$147,566,000.
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including
the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm
ownership loans, $34,080,000, of which $20,870,000 shall
be for guaranteed loans; operating loans, $119,985,000,
of which $9,360,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed
loans and $29,425,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed
loans; $506,000 for water development, use, and conserva-
tion loans, of which $43,000 shall be for guaranteed loans;
Indian tribe land acquisition loans as authorized by 25
U.S.C. 488, $229,000; for emergency insured loans,
$26,060,000 to meet the needs resulting from natural dis-
SEC. 2. FRAUDULENTLY REPRESENTING A PRODUCT AS 
MAPLE SYRUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 1041. Fraudulently representing a product as 
maple syrup 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘maple 
syrup’ means a liquid food— 
‘‘(1) derived by— 
‘‘(A) concentration and heat treatment of 
the sap of a species of tree in the genus Acer 
(commonly known as ‘maple trees’); or 
‘‘(B) solution in water of maple sugar 
(commonly know as ‘maple concrete’) made 
from the sap of a species of tree in the genus 
Acer; 
‘‘(2) that is not less than 66 percent by weight 
of soluble solids derived solely from the sap of a spe-
cies of tree in the genus Acer; and 
‘‘(3) the concentration of which may be ad-
justed by adding water. 
‘‘(b) OFFENSE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), it shall be unlawful for any person to 
knowingly and willfully introduce or deliver for intro-
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duction into interstate commerce a product that is 
labeled as maple syrup and that is not maple syrup. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to a product labeled as maple syrup that is not 
maple syrup if the label also includes a clear identi-
fication of the true nature of the product. 
‘‘(c) PENALTY.—Any person that violates subsection 
(b) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more 
than 5 years, or both.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 47 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘1041. Fraudulently representing a product as maple syrup.’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3364 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services 
delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid bene-
ficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 4, 2011 
Mr. TERRY (for himself, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. BILBRAY, and 
Mr. POSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover 
physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to 
ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate 
quality foot and ankle care. 
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 ‘‘Equity and Access for 
Podiatric Physicians Under Medicaid Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCLUDING PODIATRISTS AS PHYSICIANS UNDER 
THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1905(a)(5)(A) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(5)(A)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 1861(r)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graphs (1) and (3) of section 1861(r)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall apply to services furnished on or after January 
1, 2012. 
(2) EXTENSION
OF
EFFECTIVE
DATE
FOR 
STATE LAW AMENDMENT.—In the case of a State 
plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) which the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services determines requires State legis-
lation in order for the plan to meet the additional 
requirement imposed by the amendment made by 
subsection (a), the State plan shall not be regarded 
as failing to comply with the requirements of such 
title solely on the basis of its failure to meet these 
additional requirements before the first day of the 
first calendar quarter beginning after the close of 
the first regular session of the State legislature that 
begins after the date of enactment of this Act. For 
purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a 
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State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year 
of the session is considered to be a separate regular 
session of the State legislature. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3365 
To reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 4, 2011 
Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. GOSAR, 
Mr. PEARCE, Mr. SIMPSON, and Mr. LUJA´N) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation 
Act, 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 ‘‘Federal Land Trans-
action Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL LAND TRANSACTION FACILITATION ACT. 
The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act is 
amended— 
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ganic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225) and not to exceed
$25,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109: Provided further, That qualified local engineers may
be temporarily employed at per diem rates to perform
the technical planning work of the Service (16 U.S.C.
590e–2).
RIVER BASIN SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATIONS
For necessary expenses to conduct research, inves-
tigation, and surveys of watersheds of rivers and other wa-
terways, in accordance with section 6 of the Watershed
Protection and Flood Prevention Act approved August 4,
1954, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1006–1009), $13,482,000:
Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and
not to exceed $60,000 shall be available for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
WATERSHED PLANNING
For necessary expenses for small watershed investiga-
tions and planning, in accordance with the Watershed Pro-
tection and Flood Prevention Act, as amended (16 U.S.C.
1001–1008), $9,721,000: Provided, That this appropria-
tion shall be available for employment pursuant to the sec-
ond sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944
(7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $50,000 shall be avail-
able for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.