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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 311
To provide reduced rates for nonprofit senior citizens organizations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. QUILLEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
A BILL
To provide reduced rates for nonprofit senior citizens
organizations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That (a) section 3626 of title 39, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
subsection:
‘‘(m)(1) In the administration of this section, the
rates for third-class mail matter mailed by a qualified non-
profit organization of senior citizens shall be the rates cur-
rently in effect under former section 4452 of this title for
third-class mail matter mailed by a qualified nonprofit or-
ganization.
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‘‘(2) For the purposes of this subsection, the term
‘qualified nonprofit organization of senior citizens’ means
any nonprofit organization whose membership is composed
of senior citizens and whose primary purpose is the ad-
vancement of activities and programs of benefit to senior
citizens.’’.
(b) Section 2401(c) of title 39, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘and 3626(a)–(h) and (j) to (k)’’
and inserting ‘‘and subsections (a)–(h), (j) to (k), and (m)
of section 3626’’.
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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4065 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide parity to Puerto 
Rico hospitals with respect to inpatient hospital payments under the 
Medicare program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2012 
Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SABLAN, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, and Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
parity to Puerto Rico hospitals with respect to inpatient 
hospital payments under the Medicare program. 
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 ‘‘Puerto Rico Hospital 
Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2012’’. 
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SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF MEDICARE INPATIENT HOS-
PITAL PAYMENT RATE FOR PUERTO RICO 
HOSPITALS. 
Section 1886(d)(9)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(9)(E)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (iii); 
(2) in clause (iv), by inserting ‘‘and before Oc-
tober 1, 2012,’’ after ‘‘2004,’’ and by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(v) on or after October 1, 2012, the applicable 
Puerto Rico percentage is 0 percent and the applica-
ble Federal percentage is 100 percent.’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4066 
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to exclude patholo-
gists from incentive payments and penalties under Medicare and Medicaid 
relating to the meaningful use of electronic health records. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2012 
Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself and Mr. KIND) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be sub-
sequently 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 titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act 
to exclude pathologists from incentive payments and pen-
alties under Medicare and Medicaid relating to the mean-
ingful use of electronic health records. 
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 
Technology Reform Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(3) provide the public with all necessary and
relevant information about the prevention of trau-
matic brain injury, in order for individuals to make
informed and educated safety decisions;
(4) promote the creation of innovative programs
and policies to prevent traumatic brain injury and to
rehabilitate those individuals who have survived such
injuries;
(5) designate a Federal agency to oversee and
promote projects relating to the prevention of, and
rehabilitation from, traumatic brain injury;
(6) create State advisory boards to coordinate
citizen participation in community programs dealing
with traumatic brain injury;
(7) create a registry to advance epidemiologic
research on such trauma;
(8) establish standards for the marketing of
brain injury services;
(9) require the Secretary to publish various re-
ports concerning the activities of the Department of
Health and Human Services in this area, including
an annual review of relevant activities; and
(10) provide for the initiation of a program to
establish national standards for helmets used by
bicyclists and others.
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‘‘(B) the correction of deficiencies in pro-
gram operations that are identified through au-
dits, monitoring, or evaluation; and
‘‘(C) the adoption of written procedures for
the receipt and resolution of complaints alleging
violations of law in the administration of such
programs;
‘‘(4) the State will cooperate in carrying out
any evaluation of each such program conducted by
or for the Secretary or other Federal officials;
‘‘(5) the State will use such fiscal control and
fund accounting procedures as will ensure proper
disbursement of, and accounting for, Federal funds
paid to the State under each such program;
‘‘(6) the State will—
‘‘(A) make reports to the Secretary as may
be necessary to enable the Secretary to perform
the Secretary’s duties under each such pro-
gram; and
‘‘(B) maintain such records, provide such
information to the Secretary, and afford access
to the records as the Secretary may find nec-
essary to carry out the Secretary’s duties; and
‘‘(7) before the application was submitted to the
Secretary, the State has afforded a reasonable op-
out the item relating to section 1704 and inserting in lieu
thereof the following:
‘‘1704. Contracts for long-term care in non-Department facilities.
‘‘1705. Preventive health services: annual report.’’.
SEC. 5. SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 17 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1720D
the following new section:
‘‘§ 1720E. Social support services
‘‘As part of a program of long-term care for a vet-
eran, the Secretary may provide social support services,
including personal care and homemaker services, if needed
to enable the veteran to reside in the home, or another
noninstitutional setting, while receiving care under section
1710, 1711, or 1712 of this title.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 1720D the following new
item:
‘‘1720E. Social support services.’’.
SEC. 6. LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.
(a) VETERANS’ SERVICE AREAS.—Chapter 81 of title
38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 8116 the following new sections:
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SEC. 2. ELECTRIC AND TELEPHONE LOAN PROGRAMS.
(a) INSURED ELECTRIC AND TELEPHONE LOANS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 305 of the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking subsections (b) and (d);
(B) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b); and
(C) by inserting after subsection (b) (as so
redesignated) the following new subsections:
‘‘(c) INSURED ELECTRIC LOANS.—
‘‘(1) HARDSHIP LOANS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator
shall make insured electric loans, to the extent
of qualifying applications for the loans, at an
interest rate of 5 percent per year to any appli-
cant for a loan who meets each of the following
requirements:
‘‘(i) The average revenue per kilowatt-
hour sold by the applicant is not less than
120 percent of the average revenue per kil-
owatt-hour sold by all utilities in the State
in which the applicant provides service.
‘‘(ii) The average residential revenue
per kilowatt-hour sold by the applicant is
not less than 120 percent of the average
ans’ continuing care center began operation. Each such
report shall set forth—
‘‘(1) the cost to the Department of the veter-
ans’ continuing care center;
‘‘(2) any cost savings to the Department that
are derived from the avoidance of institutionalization
of veterans residing at the center;
‘‘(3) degree of use by veterans of the center;
‘‘(4) the types of health-care services used by
residents of the center; and
‘‘(5) any plans of the Secretary for expansion of
the center or for creation of additional centers.
‘‘(i) The provisions of section 8163, 8168, and 8169
of this title shall not apply with respect to a veterans’ con-
tinuing care center agreement under this section. ’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 8118 (as added by sec-
tion 6) the following new item:
‘‘8119. Veterans’ continuing care centers.’’.
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tion that are located in the lower basin and outside 
of the LCR watershed. 
(89) WINDOW
ROCK.—The term ‘‘Window 
Rock’’ means the geographical area in the State to 
be served by the Navajo-Gallup water supply project, 
which shall include Window Rock, Arizona. 
TITLE I—NAVAJO-HOPI LITTLE 
COLORADO 
RIVER 
WATER 
RIGHTS SETTLEMENT AGREE-
MENT 
SEC. 101. RATIFICATION AND EXECUTION OF THE NAVAJO- 
HOPI 
LITTLE 
COLORADO 
RIVER 
WATER 
RIGHTS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except to the extent that any pro-
vision of the settlement agreement conflicts with this Act, 
the settlement agreement is authorized, ratified, and con-
firmed. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.— 
If an amendment to the settlement agreement is executed 
to make the settlement agreement consistent with this Act, 
the amendment is authorized, ratified, and confirmed. 
(c) EXECUTION OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.—To 
the extent the settlement agreement does not conflict with 
this Act, the Secretary shall promptly execute— 
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United States on behalf of the Navajo Na-
tion, arising from time immemorial and, 
thereafter, forever; 
(ii) past, present, and future claims 
for water rights arising from time imme-
morial and, thereafter, forever, that are 
based on aboriginal occupancy of land both 
within and outside of the State by the 
Navajo Nation, the members of the Navajo 
Nation, or their predecessors; 
(iii) past and present claims for injury 
to water rights and injury to water quality 
for Navajo land and land of the Navajo 
Nation outside of the State, whether held 
in fee or held in trust by the United States 
on behalf of the Navajo Nation, arising 
from time immemorial through the LCR 
enforceability date; 
(iv) past, present, and future claims 
for injury to water rights and injury to 
water quality arising from time immemo-
rial and, thereafter, forever, that are based 
on aboriginal occupancy of land both with-
in and outside of the State by the Navajo 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1483
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow revision
of veterans benefits decisions based on clear and unmis-
takable error.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Central Arizona Water Conservation District for de-
livery of water through the CAP system. 
(9) CAP FIXED
OM&R
CHARGE.—The term 
‘‘CAP fixed OM&R charge’’ means ‘‘Fixed OM&R 
Charge’’, as that term is defined in the CAP repay-
ment stipulation. 
(10) CAP M&I
PRIORITY
WATER.—The term 
‘‘CAP M&I priority water’’ means the CAP water 
that has a municipal and industrial delivery priority 
under the CAP repayment contract. 
(11) CAP NIA
PRIORITY
WATER.—The term 
‘‘CAP NIA priority water’’ means the CAP water 
deliverable under a CAP contract providing for the 
delivery of non-Indian agricultural priority water. 
(12) CAP OPERATING AGENCY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘CAP oper-
ating agency’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 2 of the Arizona Water Settlements 
Act (Public Law 108–451; 118 Stat. 3478). 
(B) ADMINISTRATION.—As of the date of 
enactment of this Act, the ‘‘CAP operating 
agency’’ is the Central Arizona Water Con-
servation District. 
(13) CAP
PUMPING
ENERGY
CHARGE.—The 
term ‘‘CAP pumping energy charge’’ means ‘‘Pump-
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SEC. 139. LIMITATION ON THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS. 
No permit shall be issued under this subtitle that au-
thorizes mineral activities that would impair the land or 
resources of a National Park or a National Monument. 
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘impair’’ shall in-
clude any diminution of the affected land including wild-
life, scenic assets, water resources, air quality, and acous-
tic qualities, or other changes that would impair a citizen’s 
experience at the National Park or National Monument. 
Subtitle D—Administrative and 
Miscellaneous Provisions 
SEC. 141. POLICY FUNCTIONS. 
(a) MINERALS POLICY.—Section 101 of the Mining 
and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a) is 
amended— 
(1) in the first sentence by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘and to ensure that 
mineral extraction and processing not cause undue 
degradation of the natural and cultural resources of 
the public lands’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following: 
‘‘It shall also be the responsibility of the Secretary 
of Agriculture to carry out the policy provisions of 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section.’’. 
(b) MINERAL DATA.—Section 5(e)(3) of the National 
Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development 
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Act of 1980 (30 U.S.C. 1604(e)(3)) is amended by insert-
ing before the period the following: ‘‘, except that for Na-
tional Forest System lands the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall promptly initiate actions to improve the availability 
and analysis of mineral data in public land use decision-
making’’. 
SEC. 142. USER FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Secretary 
of Agriculture may each establish and collect from persons 
subject to the requirements of this title such user fees as 
may be necessary to reimburse the United States for ex-
penses incurred in administering such requirements. Fees 
may be assessed and collected under this section only in 
such manner as may reasonably be expected to result in 
an aggregate amount of the fees collected during any fiscal 
year which does not exceed the aggregate amount of ad-
ministrative expenses referred to in this section. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT.— 
(1) The Secretary shall adjust the fees required 
by this section to reflect changes in the Consumer 
Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics of the Department of Labor every 5 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, or more fre-
quently if the Secretary determines an adjustment to 
be reasonable. 
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tablished by the Director under section 1361, and
provides protection against flood losses to structures
covered by contracts for flood insurance under this
title. The mitigation plan shall be consistent with a
comprehensive strategy for mitigation activities for
the area affected by the mitigation plan, that has
been adopted by the State or community following a
public hearing.
‘‘(2) INDIVIDUALS.—An individual shall be eli-
gible to receive financial assistance under this sec-
tion only if—
‘‘(A) the individual submits to the Direc-
tor, and the Director approves, an application
for mitigation assistance that describes the
mitigation activities to be carried out with as-
sistance provided under this section;
‘‘(B) the assistance provided under this
section is to be used for mitigation activities for
a structure that has been damaged as a result
of a flood event that occurred not more than 60
days before the submission of the application
for the assistance;
‘‘(C) because of damage caused by the
flood event, expenditures are necessary to bring
the structure into compliance with the measures
(1) when scientific information is considered by 
the agency in policy decisions— 
(A) the information is subject to well-es-
tablished scientific processes, including peer re-
view where appropriate; 
(B) the agency appropriately applies the 
scientific information to the policy decision; 
(C) except for information that is pro-
tected from disclosure by law or administrative 
practice, the agency makes available to the pub-
lic the scientific information considered by the 
agency; 
(D) the agency gives greatest weight to in-
formation that is based on experimental, empir-
ical, quantifiable, and reproducible data that is 
developed in accordance with well-established 
scientific processes; and 
(E) with respect to any proposed rule 
issued by the agency, such agency follows proce-
dures that include, to the extent feasible and 
permitted by law, an opportunity for public 
comment on all relevant scientific findings; 
(2) the agency has procedures in place to make 
policy decisions only on the basis of the best reason-
ably obtainable scientific, technical, economic, and
V
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3124
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade of the United States for the vessel RBOAT.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 22, 1993
Mr. BILIRAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade of the
United States for the vessel RBOAT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Act of June 19, 1886
(46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106 of title 46,
United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation may
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate en-
dorsement for employment in the coastwise trade of the
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 ‘‘Felon Identification
and Police Safety Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) State laws requiring a waiting period before
the purchase of a firearm have endangered the lives
of law-abiding Americans by preventing them from
protecting themselves, as demonstrated by the fol-
lowing examples:
(A) In 1991, Bonnie Elmasri of Wisconsin
tried to get a handgun to protect herself from
her estranged husband, but he returned home
and killed her and her 2 children before the 48-
hour waiting period required by State law had
expired.
(B) In 1990, Catherine Latta of North
Carolina tried to buy a firearm but was told by
police that it would take her 2 to 4 weeks to
get the necessary permit. After telling the clerk
she ‘‘would be dead by then,’’ she illegally
bought a handgun on the street. 5 hours later
she was attacked again by the man who had al-
United States for the vessel RBOAT (official number
563955).
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) INDEX-BASED WEATHER INSURANCE 
PILOT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (A), the Corporation, at the 
sole discretion of the Corporation, may 
conduct a pilot program to provide finan-
cial assistance for producers of under-
served crops and livestock (including spe-
cialty crops) to purchase an index-based 
weather insurance product from a private 
insurance company, subject to the require-
ments of this subparagraph. 
‘‘(ii) PAYMENT OF PREMIUM.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to 
subclause (II) and clause (v), the Cor-
poration may pay a portion of the pre-
mium for producers who purchase 
index-based weather insurance protec-
tion from a private insurance com-
pany for a crop and policy that is not 
reinsured under this subtitle, as deter-
mined by the Corporation. 
‘‘(II) CONDITION.—The premium 
assistance under subclause (I) shall 
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