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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3848 
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
to add New York to the New England Fishery Management Council, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2014 
Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself and Mr. ISRAEL) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act to add New York to the New England 
Fishery Management Council, 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 ‘‘New York Fair Fishing 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADDITION OF NEW YORK TO NEW ENGLAND FISH-
ERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL. 
Section 302(a)(1)(A) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fish-
ery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1852(a)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘New York,’’ after ‘‘New 
Hampshire,’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘except’’ and inserting ‘‘except 
New York and except’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘18’’ and inserting ‘‘21’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘12’’ and inserting ‘‘14’’. 
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I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 824
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act and other laws to return primary responsibility for disaster relief
to the States, to establish a private corporation to insure States against
risks and costs of disasters otherwise borne by the States, and to provide
for reimbursable Federal assistance to States for activities in response
to disasters, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 3, 1995
Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, and Mr. STENHOLM) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure and, in addition, to the Committees on Banking and Fi-
nancial Services, Small Business, and Agriculture, 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 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act and other laws to return primary
responsibility for disaster relief to the States, to establish
a private corporation to insure States against risks and
costs of disasters otherwise borne by the States, and
to provide for reimbursable Federal assistance to States
for activities in response to disasters, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3850 
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2014 
Mr. GIBSON (for himself, Mr. REED, and Ms. MCCOLLUM) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 
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 ‘‘Older Americans Act 
Reauthorization of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
216 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3020f) is amended by striking ‘‘2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 
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and 2011’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2014, 
2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 
GRANTS
FOR STATE
AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
ON 
AGING.—The Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3023)— 
(1) in section 303— 
(A) in subsections (a), (b), and (d) by 
striking ‘‘2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2014, 
2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018’’, and 
(B) in subsection (e)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (1), 
(ii) in paragraph (2) by striking 
‘‘$166,500,000’’ 
and 
all 
that 
follows 
through 
‘‘2011’’, 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$187,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018’’, and 
(iii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 
and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respec-
tively, and 
(2) in section 373(f)(1)(A) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018’’. 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR EDU-
CATIONAL ACTIVITIES.—Section 411(b) of the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032(b)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR COM-
MUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT.—Section 517(a) of the 
Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056o) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 
GRANTS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS.—Section 643 of the 
Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3057n) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2014’’, and 
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) for part C, $7,900,000 for each of the fis-
cal years 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.’’. 
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(A) any reference in such section to ‘‘the 
3-year period beginning January 1, 2014’’ or to 
‘‘the 36-month period beginning January 1, 
2014’’ is deemed a reference to the period be-
ginning January 1, 2014, and ending on the 
date of the enactment of this Act; 
(B) with respect to the amounts specified 
in clauses (iii) and (iv) of subsection (b)(3)(B) 
of such section, the amounts for 2014 shall be 
reduced in a pro-rata manner to reflect only the 
portion of 2014 occurring before the date of the 
enactment of this Act and no amounts shall be 
provided for periods after such date; 
(C) in applying subsection (b)(4)(A) of 
such section, amounts collected may only be 
used for 2014 and, notwithstanding subsection 
(b)(4)(B) of such section, amounts remaining 
unexpended as of December 2014 shall be re-
turned, in a pro rata manner, to health insur-
ance issuers making contributions under such 
section; and 
(D) the reference in subsection (c)(1)(A) of 
such section to the first 3 years of operation 
shall be deemed a reference to the period of op-
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SEC. 303. LETTERS OF INTENT AND FULL FINANCING
GRANT AND EARLY SYSTEMS WORK AGREE-
MENTS.
Section 5309(g) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by indenting and dropping paragraph (1)
down 1 line;
(2) by moving all the paragraphs, subpara-
graphs, and clauses of such section 2 ems to the right;
(3) by inserting after ‘‘(1)’’ the first place it ap-
pears the following: ‘‘LETTERS OF INTENT.—’’;
(4) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ‘‘Public
Works and Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure’’;
(5) by inserting after (2) the first place it ap-
pears ‘‘FULL FINANCING GRANT AGREEMENTS.—’’;
(6) by inserting after (3) the first place it ap-
pears ‘‘EARLY SYSTEM WORK AGREEMENTS.—’’;
(7) by inserting after (4) the first place it ap-
pears ‘‘TOTAL ESTIMATED FUTURE OBLIGATIONS AND
CONTINGENT COMMITMENTS.—’’; and
(8) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) PREAUTHORIZATION OF FULL FEDERAL FI-
NANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—After the date of the en-
actment of this paragraph and before the date on
eration ending not later than December 31, 
2014. 
(4) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed as affecting the authority 
of a State, without regard to section 1341 of 
PPACA, to implement reinsurance programs with 
respect to health insurance coverage offered in the 
State. 
(b) REPEAL OF SECTION 1342.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1342 of PPACA (42 
U.S.C. 18062) is repealed. 
(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The repeal made by 
paragraph (1) shall apply to calendar years begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3852 
To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution 
of 2002. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2014 
Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. NADLER, and Mr. ELLISON) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force 
Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILI-
TARY FORCE AGAINST IRAQ RESOLUTION OF 
2002. 
The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against 
Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 
1541 note) is hereby repealed. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3853 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to prohibit Govern-
ment contributions under the Federal employees health benefit program 
towards Exchange health insurance coverage of Members of Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2014 
Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. STUTZMAN, and Mr. SOUTHERLAND) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Admin-
istration 
A BILL 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
to prohibit Government contributions under the Federal 
employees health benefit program towards Exchange 
health insurance coverage of 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Special Treatment 
for Members of Congress Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NO GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER FEHB 
TOWARDS EXCHANGE HEALTH INSURANCE 
COVERAGE OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Pa-
tient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 
18032(d)(3)(D)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(iii) NO
GOVERNMENT
CONTRIBU-
TION UNDER FEHB.—No Government con-
tribution under section 8906 of title 5, 
United States Code, shall be provided on 
behalf of an individual who is a Member of 
Congress for coverage made available to 
such individual pursuant to this subpara-
graph.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply as if included in the enactment 
of section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D)). 
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United States to make any payment under this section
shall be subject to the availability of appropriations.
‘‘(j) DUTY OF NOTICE TO OWNERS.—Whenever an
agency takes an agency action limiting the use of private
property the agency shall give appropriate notice to the
owners of that property directly affected explaining their
rights under this section and the procedures for obtaining
any compensation that may be due to them under this sec-
tion.
‘‘(k) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—The following rules
of construction shall apply to this Act:
‘‘(1) OTHER RIGHTS PRESERVED.—Nothing in
this Act shall be construed to limit any right to com-
pensation that exists under the Constitution or
under other laws.
‘‘(2) EXTENT OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY.—Pay-
ment of compensation under this section (other than
when the property is bought by the Federal Govern-
ment at the option of the owner) shall not confer
any rights on the Federal Government other than
the use or limitation on use resulting from the agen-
cy action for the duration so that the agency action
may achieve the species conservation purposes of
this Act.
‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:
‘‘(C) The Secretary may grant to a party to an
agreement the authority to undertake programs to
enhance the population or habitat of a species on
federally owned lands, except that such authority
shall not otherwise conflict with other uses of such
land which are approved by the Secretary or author-
ized by the Congress.
‘‘(D) The Secretary is authorized, in conjunc-
tion with entering into and as a part of any agree-
ment under this section, to provide funds to carry
out the agreement to a non-Federal person, as pro-
vided in paragraph (11).
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days
after submission of a request to enter into a cooper-
ative management agreement, the party submitting
the request shall provide notice of the request to any
non-Federal person or Federal power marketing ad-
ministration that would be subject to the proposed
cooperative management agreement.
‘‘(4) DEVELOPMENT
OF
PROPOSED
AGREE-
MENT.—(A) The requesting party shall develop and
submit to the Secretary a proposed cooperative man-
agement agreement.
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall publish in the Federal
Register a notice of availability and a request for
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3855 
To amend section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, to require that 
the annual budget submissions of the Presidents include the total dollar 
amount requested for intelligence or intelligence related activities of each 
element of the Government engaged in such activities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2014 
Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. WELCH, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. PRICE of 
North Carolina, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, and Mr. JORDAN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget 
A BILL 
To amend section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, 
to require that the annual budget submissions of the 
Presidents include the total dollar amount requested for 
intelligence or intelligence related activities of each ele-
ment of the Government engaged in such activities. 
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 ‘‘Intelligence Budget 
Transparency Act of 2014’’. 
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SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES OF EACH 
ELEMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT. 
Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by redesignating the second paragraph (37) as 
paragraph (39) and by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(40)(A) the total dollar amount proposed in 
the budget for intelligence or intelligence related ac-
tivities of each element of the Government engaged 
in such activities in the fiscal year for which the 
budget is submitted and the estimated appropriation 
required for each of the ensuing four fiscal years; 
and 
‘‘(B) as used in subparagraph (A), the term 
‘element of the Government’ refers to each element 
of the intelligence community as defined in section 
3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3003(4)).’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3856 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 2-year extension 
of the exclusion from gross income for the discharge of qualified principal 
residence indebtedness, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2014 
Mr. FOSTER 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 
a 2-year extension of the exclusion from gross income 
for the discharge of qualified principal residence indebt-
edness, 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 ‘‘Homeowners Debt Re-
lief Extension Act of 2014’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME 
OF DISCHARGE OF QUALIFIED PRINCIPAL 
RESIDENCE INDEBTEDNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (E) of section 
108(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘January 1, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘January 
1, 2016’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to indebtedness discharged after 
December 31, 2013. 
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON SECTION 199 DEDUCTION ATTRIB-
UTABLE TO OIL, NATURAL GAS, OR PRIMARY 
PRODUCTS THEREOF. 
(a) DENIAL OF DEDUCTION.—Paragraph (4) of sec-
tion 199(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(E) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
CERTAIN
OIL 
AND GAS INCOME.—In the case of any taxpayer 
who is a major integrated oil company (as de-
fined in section 167(h)(5)(B)) for the taxable 
year, the term ‘domestic production gross re-
ceipts’ shall not include gross receipts from the 
production, transportation, or distribution of 
oil, natural gas, or any primary product (within 
the meaning of subsection (d)(9)) thereof.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2013. 
SEC. 4. DEBT REDUCTION. 
The net amount of any savings realized as a result 
of the enactment of this Act and the amendments made 
by this Act shall be deposited in the Treasury of the 
United States and used only to redeem outstanding Fed-
eral debt. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3859 
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to adjust minimum bids and annual 
rentals for oil and gas and tar sands leases to reflect inflation, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2014 
Mr. LOWENTHAL (for himself, Mr. DEFAZIO, and Mr. HOLT) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to adjust minimum bids 
and annual rentals for oil and gas and tar sands leases 
to reflect inflation, 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 ‘‘Oil and Gas Leasing 
Inflation Adjustment Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF MINIMUM BIDS AND ANNUAL 
RENTALS FOR OIL AND GAS AND TAR SANDS 
LEASES TO REFLECT INFLATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing 
Act (30 U.S.C. 226) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘$2 per 
acre’’ and inserting ‘‘$4 per acre’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘$2 per 
acre’’ and inserting ‘‘$5 per acre’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$1.50 per acre’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$3 per acre’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$2 per acre’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$4 per acre’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(q) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) by regulation, at least once every 4 
years, adjust each of the dollar amounts that 
applies under subsections (b)(1)(B), (b)(2)(C), 
and (d) by the cost-of-living adjustment; and 
‘‘(B) publish each such regulation in the 
Federal Register. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
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‘‘(A) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.—The 
term ‘cost-of-living adjustment’ means the per-
centage (if any) for a dollar amount by which— 
‘‘(i) the Consumer Price Index for the 
month of June of the calendar year pre-
ceding the adjustment, exceeds 
‘‘(ii) the Consumer Price Index for 
the month of June of the calendar year in 
which the dollar amount was last set or ad-
justed pursuant to law. 
‘‘(B) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.—The term 
‘Consumer Price Index’ means the Consumer 
Price Index for all-urban consumers published 
by the Department of Labor.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
17(b)(1)(B) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
226(b)(1)(B)) is amended beginning in the first sentence 
by striking ‘‘for a period’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Thereafter, the’’ and inserting ‘‘. The’’. 
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tunity to obtain advice and rec-
ommendations about the potential ef-
fects of the proposed rule; 
‘‘(III) the agency shall convene a 
review panel consisting wholly of full- 
time Federal officers, employees, and 
contractors in the agency responsible 
for the proposed rule, the Director, 
the Administrator, and the represent-
atives of affected parties identified 
pursuant to subclause (II); 
‘‘(IV) the agency shall conduct a 
detailed analysis of the costs and ben-
efits of the regulatory option it is ad-
vancing, and, in doing so— 
‘‘(aa) the agency shall con-
sider the cumulative and inter-
active costs of regulatory require-
ments of Federal, State, local, 
tribal, and (where applicable) 
international regulations; and 
‘‘(bb) the agency shall iden-
tify the key uncertainties and as-
sumptions that drive the results 
and provide an analysis of how 
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