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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2554 
To increase water storage availability at the New Melones Reservoir to provide 
additional water for areas served below the reservoir, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2013 
Mr. DENHAM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To increase water storage availability at the New Melones 
Reservoir to provide additional water for areas served 
below the reservoir, 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. WARREN ACT CONTRACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Interior 
shall develop and offer to the Oakdale Irrigation District 
and the South San Joaquin Irrigation District (hereafter 
in this section referred to as the ‘‘districts’’) a contract 
enabling the districts to collectively impound and store up 
to 100,000 acre-feet of their superior Stanislaus River 
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water rights in the New Melones Reservoir in accordance 
with the terms and conditions of sections 1 through 3 of 
the Act of February 21, 1911 (43 U.S.C. 523–525; com-
monly known as the ‘‘Warren Act’’). 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The terms and condi-
tions of any contract entered into under subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) be for a term of not less than 10 years; and 
(2) expressly provide that— 
(A) the districts may use any water im-
pounded and stored in the New Melones Res-
ervoir for any legal purpose under California 
law, including use within the boundaries of ei-
ther district, transfer to and reasonable and 
beneficial use by a person or entity not located 
within the boundaries of either district, and for 
instream use in the Stanislaus River, the San 
Joaquin River, or the Sacramento-San Joaquin 
River Delta; and 
(B) any water impounded and stored by ei-
ther district shall not be released or withdrawn 
if the storage level of the New Melones Res-
ervoir is below 1,000,000 acre-feet, but in such 
event the impounded and stored water shall be 
retained in the New Melones Reservoir for use 
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by the districts in the following year, subject to 
the same 1,000,000 acre-foot minimum storage 
requirement, and without additional payment 
being required. 
(c) CONSERVATION
ACCOUNT.—Any water im-
pounded and stored in the New Melones Reservoir by ei-
ther district under the contract shall not be considered or 
accounted as water placed in the districts’ conservation 
account, as that account is defined and explained in the 
August 30, 1988 Stipulation and Agreement entered into 
by and between the Bureau of Reclamation and the dis-
tricts. 
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(i) recruit individuals with disabilities
for service as community health advisors,
and
(ii) ensure that the services of the
program are accessible and available to in-
dividuals with disabilities who reside within
the community.
(c) PRIORITY FOR MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COM-
MUNITIES.—A funding agreement for an award under sec-
tion 2313 is that the applicant involved will give priority
to developing and operating community health advisor
programs for medically underserved communities.
(d) CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.—
(1) COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVISOR.—For pur-
poses of this chapter, the term ‘‘community health
advisor’’ means an individual—
(A) who has demonstrated the capacity to
carry out one or more of the authorized pro-
gram services;
(B) who, for not less than 1 year, has been
a resident of the community in which the com-
munity health advisor program involved is to be
operated; and
(C) is a member of a socioeconomic group
to be served by the program.
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provision of law relating to interoceanic canals,
the Merchant Marine Academy and State Mari-
time Academies, or national security aspects of
merchant marine;
(C) the Committee on Resources of the
House of Representatives, in the case of a pro-
vision of law relating to fisheries, wildlife, inter-
national fishing agreements, marine affairs (in-
cluding coastal zone management) except for
measures relating to oil and other pollution of
navigable waters, or oceanography;
(D) the Committee on Science of the
House of Representatives, in the case of a pro-
vision of law relating to marine research; and
(E) the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives,
in the case of a provision of law relating to a
matter other than a matter described in any of
subparagraphs (A) through (D).
(c) REFERENCES TO COMMITTEES WITH JURISDIC-
TION CHANGES.—Any reference in any provision of law
enacted before January 4, 1995, to—
(1) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
the House of Representatives shall be treated as re-
ferring to—
(2) affect the operation of, or impose any flow 
or release requirements on, the unlicensed hydro-
electric facility at Rainbow Dam and Reservoir. 
(f) RELATION TO NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.—Not-
withstanding section 10(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(c)), the Lower Farmington River 
shall not be administered as part of the National Park 
System or be subject to regulations which govern the Na-
tional Park System. 
SEC. 5. FARMINGTON RIVER, CONNECTICUT, DESIGNATION 
REVISION. 
Section 3(a)(156) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended in the first sentence— 
(1) by striking ‘‘14-mile’’ and inserting ‘‘15.1- 
mile’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘to the downstream end of the 
New Hartford-Canton, Connecticut town line’’ and 
inserting ‘‘to the confluence with the Nepaug River’’. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act: 
(1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan referred to 
in section 2(3). 
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 44
To provide that certain service of members of the United States merchant
marine during World War II constituted active military service for pur-
poses of any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. FIELDS of Texas (for himself, Mr. EVANS, Mr. STUDDS, Mr. ACKERMAN,
Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. CALLAHAN,
Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr.
DOOLITTLE, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. FILNER, and Mr. STARK) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To provide that certain service of members of the United
States merchant marine during World War II constituted
active military service for purposes of any law adminis-
tered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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 ‘‘Merchant Mariners
Fairness Act of 1993’’.
sanitization of food equipment and uten-
sils;
‘‘(iii) minimum personnel hygiene re-
quirements; and
‘‘(iv) requirements for the use of tem-
perature warning devices on raw meat and
meat food products to alert consumers to
inadequate temperature controls.
‘‘(b) GUIDELINES.—
‘‘(1) ISSUANCE.—Not later than 18 months
after the date of enactment of this title, the Sec-
retary, after notice and opportunity for comment,
shall issue guidelines for retail establishments that
offer meat and meat food products that include the
standards established under subsection (a).
‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE.—Not later than 18 months
after the date of enactment of this title, the Sec-
retary shall issue a final regulation defining the cir-
cumstances that constitute substantial compliance by
retail establishments with the guidelines issued
under paragraph (1). The regulation shall provide
that there is not substantial compliance if a signifi-
cant number of retail establishments have failed to
comply with the guidelines.
‘‘(3) REPORT.—
(2) HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000 OBJECTIVES.—For
purposes of this chapter, the term ‘‘Healthy People
2000 Objectives’’ means the objectives established by
the Secretary toward the goals of increasing the
span of healthy life, reducing health disparities
among various populations, and providing access to
preventive services, which objectives apply to the
health status of the population of the United States
for the year 2000.
(3) MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.—
For purposes of this chapter, the term ‘‘medically
underserved community’’ means—
(A) a community that has a substantial
number of individuals who are members of a
medically underserved population, as defined in
section 330 of the Public Health Service Act; or
(B) a community a significant portion of
which is a health professional shortage area
designated under section 332 of such Act.
SEC. 2315. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS.
(a) IDENTIFICATION
OF COMMUNITY NEEDS.—A
funding agreement for an award under section 2313 is
that the applicant involved will—
(1) identify the needs of the community in-
volved for the authorized program services;
(2) in identifying such needs, consult with
members of the community, with individuals and
programs that provide health services in the commu-
nity, and with individuals and programs that provide
health-related social services in the community; and
(3) consider such needs in carrying out a com-
munity health advisor program for the community.
(b) MATCHING FUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the cost of
carrying out a community health advisor program, a
funding agreement for an award under section 2313
is that the applicant involved will make available (di-
rectly or through donations from public or private
entities) non-Federal contributions toward such cost
in an amount that is not less than 25 percent of
such cost.
(2) DETERMINATION
OF
AMOUNT
CONTRIB-
UTED.—
(A) Non-Federal contributions required in
paragraph (1) may be in cash or in kind, fairly
evaluated, including plant, equipment, or serv-
ices. Amounts provided by the Federal Govern-
ment, or services assisted or subsidized to any
significant extent by the Federal Government,
fine in accordance with title 18, United States Code, and 
imprisonment of 5 years’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to violations occurring after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. MANDATORY FINES, IMPRISONMENT, AND COSTS OF 
PROSECUTION FOR UNAUTHORIZED INSPEC-
TION OF RETURNS OR RETURN INFORMA-
TION. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph 
(1) 
of 
section 
7213A(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘a fine’’ and all that follows through ‘‘or 
both’’ and inserting ‘‘a fine in accordance with title 18, 
United States Code, and imprisonment of 5 years’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to violations occurring after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. MANDATORY FINE AND IMPRISONMENT FOR WILL-
FUL OPPRESSION UNDER COLOR OF LAW BY 
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section 
7214(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by striking ‘‘or both’’ and inserting ‘‘, or both, and in the 
case of willful oppression under color of law, shall be fined 
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in accordance with title 18, United States Code, and im-
prisoned not more than 5 years’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to offenses occurring after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘employer’’ 
means a person who is— 
(i)(I) a covered employer, as defined 
in subparagraph (B), who is not covered 
under any of subclauses (II) through (V); 
(II) an entity employing a State em-
ployee described in section 304(a) of the 
Government Employee Rights Act of 1991; 
(III) an employing office, as defined 
in section 101 of the Congressional Ac-
countability Act of 1995; 
(IV) an employing office, as defined in 
section 411(c) of title 3, United States 
Code; or 
(V) an employing agency covered 
under subchapter V of chapter 63 of title 
5, United States Code; and 
(ii) is engaged in commerce (including 
government), in the production of goods 
for commerce, or in an enterprise engaged 
in commerce (including government) or in 
the production of goods for commerce. 
(B) COVERED EMPLOYER.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—In subparagraph 
(A)(i)(I), the term ‘‘covered employer’’— 
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(I) means any person engaged in 
commerce or in any industry or activ-
ity affecting commerce who employs 
15 or more employees for each work-
ing day during each of 20 or more 
calendar workweeks in the current or 
preceding calendar year; 
(II) includes— 
(aa) any person who acts, 
directly or indirectly, in the inter-
est of such an employer to any of 
the employees of such employer; 
and 
(bb) any successor in inter-
est of such an employer; and 
(III) includes an agency de-
scribed in clause (iii) or (iv) of sub-
paragraph (A) of section 101(4) of 
the Family and Medical Leave Act of 
1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611(4)), to which 
subparagraph (B) of such section 
shall apply. 
(ii) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of 
this subparagraph: 
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(8) Corporate Voices for Working Families 
found that implementing workplace flexibility im-
proves employee satisfaction, morale, and teamwork 
as well as employee health, well-being, and resilience, 
and helps to reduce stress. 
(9) Flexible work arrangements have also been 
shown to improve the bottom line for businesses. 
Corporate Voices for Working Families found that 
implementing workplace flexibility improves the bot-
tom line by helping businesses to attract and retain 
key talent, increase employee retention and reduce 
turnover, reduce overtime and absenteeism, and en-
hance employee productivity, effectiveness, and en-
gagement. 
(10) The President’s Council of Economic Advi-
sors found that, as more businesses adopt flexibility 
practices, the benefits to society, in the form of re-
duced traffic, improved employment outcomes, and 
more efficient allocation of employees to employers, 
may be greater than the gains to individual busi-
nesses and employees. 
(11) According to a 2011 Government Account-
ability Office report, a flexible work environment can 
increase and enhance employment opportunities for 
individuals with disabilities. 
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(12) The Society for Human Resource Manage-
ment believes that the key to getting the best out of 
every employee is a flexible work environment. 
(13) According to the National Partnership for 
Women and Families, businesses can retain their 
most valuable asset—a trained and committed work-
force—by offering flexible workplace policies. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.—The term ‘‘ad-
ministrative officer’’, used with respect to an em-
ployer or an employee, means the corresponding in-
dividual or entity with authority to issue regulations 
under section 13. 
(2) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘employee’’ means 
an individual— 
(A) who is— 
(i)(I) an employee (including an appli-
cant), as defined in section 3(e) of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
203(e)), who is not covered under any of 
clauses (ii) through (v), including such an 
employee of the Library of Congress, ex-
cept that a reference in such section to an 
employer shall be considered to be a ref-
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121 of subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, if
it is foreign-built.
‘‘(4) The Secretary of Transportation, after
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, deter-
mines that the vessel is necessary to maintain a
United States presence in international commercial
shipping or determines that the vessel is militarily
useful for meeting the sealift needs of the United
States with respect to national emergencies.
‘‘(5) The owner or operator of the vessel is a
citizen of the United States as set forth in section
651.
‘‘OPERATING AGREEMENTS
‘‘SEC. 651. (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall
require, as a condition of including any vessel in the fleet,
that the owner or operator of the vessel enter into an oper-
ating agreement with the Secretary of Transportation pur-
suant to this section.
‘‘(b) An operating agreement pursuant to this section
shall require that, during the period of the agreement—
‘‘(1) each vessel covered by the operating agree-
ment—
‘‘(A) shall be operated exclusively in the
foreign trade, and
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1670 
AN ACT 
To direct the Architect of the Capitol to place in the United 
States Capitol a chair honoring American Prisoners of 
War/Missing in Action. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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that of the Department of Defense covered by 10 U.S.C.
2631, if the actual ocean transportation of each shipment
for which the United States-flag carrier has issued its own
through bill-of-lading between the original port of lading
and the port of final discharge, consists of transportation
of the cargo by a combination of United States- and for-
eign-flag vessels; Provided, That, measured by distance,
the United States-flag line haul portion of each voyage is
greater than the foreign-flag feeder portion of each voyage
pursuant to regulations issued by the Secretary of Trans-
portation.
SEC. 7. LIMITATION ON RESTRICTIONS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or con-
tract, all restrictions and requirements set forth in 46
App. U.S.C. 1153, 1156, and 1212, applicable to a vessel
constructed, reconstructed or reconditioned with the aid
of construction-differential subsidy shall terminate—
(1) for a liner or dry bulk cargo vessel, upon
the expiration of the twenty-five-year period begin-
ning on the date of original delivery of the vessel
from the shipyard, and
(2) for a liquid bulk cargo vessel, upon the expi-
ration of the twenty-year period beginning on the
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date of original delivery of the vessel from the ship-
yard.
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H. R. 255 
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen 
An Act 
To amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River Project Transfer Act 
for purposes of clarifying certain property descriptions, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CLARIFYING CERTAIN PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONS IN 
PROVO RIVER PROJECT TRANSFER ACT. 
(a) PLEASANT GROVE PROPERTY.—Section 2(4)(A) of the Provo 
River Project Transfer Act (Public Law 108–382; 118 Stat. 2212) 
is amended by striking ‘‘of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘on which the parcel is conveyed under section 3(a)(2)’’. 
(b) PROVO RESERVOIR CANAL.—Section 2(5) of the Provo River 
Project Transfer Act (Public Law 108–382; 118 Stat. 2212) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘canal, and any associated land, rights- 
of-way, and facilities’’ and inserting ‘‘water conveyance facility 
historically known as the Provo Reservoir Canal and all associ-
ated bridges, fixtures, structures, facilities, lands, interests in 
land, and rights-of-way held,’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and forebay’’ after ‘‘Diversion Dam’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘near the Jordan Narrows to the point 
where water is discharged to the Welby-Jacob Canal and the 
Utah Lake Distributing Canal’’ after ‘‘Penstock’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘on which the Provo Reservoir Canal is conveyed under section 
3(a)(1)’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 255 
To amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River Project Transfer 
Act for purposes of clarifying certain property descriptions, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2013 
Mr. CHAFFETZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River 
Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain 
property descriptions, 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. CLARIFYING CERTAIN PROPERTY DESCRIP-
TIONS IN PROVO RIVER PROJECT TRANSFER 
ACT. 
(a) PLEASANT GROVE PROPERTY.—Section 2(4)(A) 
of the Provo River Project Transfer Act (Public Law 108– 
382; 118 Stat. 2212) is amended by striking ‘‘of enact-
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ment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on which the parcel is 
conveyed under section 3(a)(2)’’. 
(b) PROVO RESERVOIR CANAL.—Section 2(5) of the 
Provo River Project Transfer Act (Public Law 108–382; 
118 Stat. 2212) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘canal, and any associated land, 
rights-of-way, and facilities’’ and inserting ‘‘water 
conveyance facility historically known as the Provo 
Reservoir Canal and all associated bridges, fixtures, 
structures, facilities, lands, interests in land, and 
rights-of-way held,’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and forebay’’ after ‘‘Diversion 
Dam’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘near the Jordan Narrows to 
the point where water is discharged to the Welby- 
Jacob Canal and the Utah Lake Distributing Canal’’ 
after ‘‘Penstock’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘of enactment of this Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘on which the Provo Reservoir Canal is 
conveyed under section 3(a)(1)’’. 
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