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national average lunch payment for paid meals established
under section 4(b) of the National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1753(b))’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall become effective on January 1, 1996.
PART II—GRANT PROGRAMS
SEC. 1451. SCHOOL BREAKFAST STARTUP GRANTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Child Nutrition
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) is amended by striking sub-
section (g).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall become effective on October 1, 1996.
PART III—OTHER AMENDMENTS
SEC. 1461. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM.
(a) IMPROVED TARGETING OF DAY CARE HOME REIM-
BURSEMENTS.—
(1) RESTRUCTURED
DAY
CARE
HOME
REIM-
BURSEMENTS.—Section 17(f)(3) of the National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)) is amended
by striking ‘‘(3)(A) Institutions’’ and all that follows
through the end of subparagraph (A) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(3) REIMBURSEMENT OF FAMILY OR GROUP DAY
CARE HOME SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS.—
‘‘(A) REIMBURSEMENT FACTOR.—
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fuel held by any person exclusively for any use for
which a credit or refund of the entire tax imposed
by section 4091 of such Code (other than the rate
imposed by section 4091(b)(2) of such Code) is al-
lowable for aviation fuel so used.
(5) EXCEPTION
FOR
CERTAIN
AMOUNTS
OF
FUEL.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—No tax shall be im-
posed by paragraph (1) on aviation fuel held on
October 1, 1997, by any person if the aggregate
amount of commercial aviation fuel held by
such person on such date does not exceed 2,000
gallons. The preceding sentence shall apply only
if such person submits to the Secretary (at the
time and in the manner required by the Sec-
retary) such information as the Secretary shall
require for purposes of this paragraph.
(B) EXEMPT FUEL.—For purposes of sub-
paragraph (A), there shall not be taken into ac-
count fuel held by any person which is exempt
from the tax imposed by paragraph (1) by rea-
son of paragraph (4).
(C) CONTROLLED GROUPS.—For purposes
of this paragraph—
(i) CORPORATIONS.—
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‘‘(i) the domestic corporation owns at
least 5 percent of the voting stock of such
other 
foreign 
corporation 
indirectly
through a chain of foreign corporations
connected through stock ownership of at
least 10 percent of their voting stock,
‘‘(ii) the foreign corporation described
in subsection (a) is the first tier corpora-
tion in such chain, and
‘‘(iii) such other corporation is not
below the sixth tier in such chain.
The term ‘qualified group’ shall not include any for-
eign corporation below the third tier in the chain re-
ferred to in clause (i) unless such foreign corpora-
tion is a controlled foreign corporation (as defined in
section 957) and the domestic corporation is a Unit-
ed States shareholder (as defined in section 951(b))
in such foreign corporation. Paragraph (1) shall
apply to those taxes paid by a member of the quali-
fied group below the third tier only with respect to
periods during which it was a controlled foreign cor-
poration.’’
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) Subparagraph (B) of section 902(c)(3)
is amended by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause
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(K), the adjusted attributable deposit amount’’;
and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(K) ADJUSTMENT OF ADJUSTED ATTRIB-
UTABLE DEPOSIT AMOUNT.—The amount deter-
mined under subparagraph (C)(i) for deposits
acquired by March 31, 1995, shall be reduced by
10 percent for purposes of computing the ad-
justed attributable deposit amount for the pay-
ment of any assessment for any semiannual pe-
riod after December 31, 1995 (other than the spe-
cial assessment imposed under section 3001(a) of
the Balanced Budged Reconciliation Act of
1995), for a Bank Insurance Fund member bank
that had an adjusted attributable deposit amount
that was less than 50 percent of the total deposits
of that member bank as of June 30, 1995.’’.
(9) ADJUSTMENT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR
CERTAIN SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS.—
(A) SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT
REDUCTION.—
For purposes of computing the special assessment
imposed under this subsection, in the case of any
converted association, the amount of any deposits
of such association which were insured by the
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4306 
To increase the rates of pay under the General Schedule and for prevailing 
rate employees by 3.3 percent, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2014 
Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. MORAN, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. 
CARTWRIGHT, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. 
LYNCH, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To increase the rates of pay under the General Schedule 
and for prevailing rate employees by 3.3 percent, 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 Adjustment 
of Income Rates Act of 2014’’ or the ‘‘FAIR Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT TO RATES OF PAY. 
(a) GENERAL SCHEDULE.—For calendar year 2015, 
the percentage adjustment under section 5303 of title 5, 
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United States Code, in the rates of basic pay under the 
General Schedule shall be 3.3 percent. Any adjustment 
made by the President with respect to calendar year 2015 
pursuant to such section shall have no force or effect. 
(b) PREVAILING RATE EMPLOYEES.—Notwithstand-
ing the wage survey requirements under section 5343(b) 
of title 5, United States Code, for calendar year 2015, the 
rates of basic pay for prevailing rate employees in each 
wage area (as in effect on January 1, 2015 under section 
5343(a) of such title) and the rates of basic pay under 
sections 5348 and 5349 of such title shall be increased 
by 3.3 percent. Any increase made by the President with 
respect to calendar year 2015 pursuant to section 
5343(a), 5348, or 5349 of such title shall have no force 
or effect. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4309 
To amend the Sikes Act to make certain improvements to the administration 
of cooperative agreements for land management related to Department 
of Defense readiness activities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2014 
Ms. BORDALLO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Sikes Act to make certain improvements to 
the administration of cooperative agreements for land 
management related to Department of Defense readiness 
activities, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 485 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4309 
[Report No. 113–647, Part I] 
To amend the Sikes Act to make certain improvements to the administration 
of cooperative agreements for land management related to Department 
of Defense readiness activities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2014 
Ms. BORDALLO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
DECEMBER 8, 2014 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
DECEMBER 8, 2014 
The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 26, 2014] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Sikes Act to make certain improvements to 
the administration of cooperative agreements for land 
management related to Department of Defense readiness 
activities, and for other purposes. 
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Director of the Administrative Office of the 
Courts, the Chairman of the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate, and the Chair of the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) VICE CHAIR.—A Vice Chair shall be se-
lected from among the members of the Advisory 
Committee by the Chair. 
(3) LIMITATION ON GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE 
MEMBERS.—Not more than six members of the Ad-
visory Committee may be Government employees. 
(4) TERMS OF OFFICE.—Each member of the 
Advisory Committee shall be appointed for a renew-
able term of five years, except that one-third of the 
members initially appointed shall be appointed for a 
three-year term, one-third of such members shall be 
appointed for a four-year term, and one-third of 
such members and the Chair shall be appointed for 
a five-year term. 
(5) INITIAL
APPOINTMENTS.—The initial ap-
pointments of members of the Advisory Committee 
shall be made not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 430 
To amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to protect new members 
of the Armed Forces who are undergoing basic training from the sexual 
advances of the members of the Armed Forces responsible for their 
instruction. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2013 
Ms. SPEIER (for herself and Mr. HECK of Nevada) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to protect 
new members of the Armed Forces who are undergoing 
basic training from the sexual advances of the members 
of the Armed Forces responsible for their instruction. 
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 ‘‘Protect Our Military 
Trainees Act’’. 
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(2) EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.— 
(A) The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall delegate to the E-Gov-
ernment Administrator the authority to admin-
ister all functions under this section, except 
that any such delegation shall not relieve the 
Director of responsibility for the administration 
of such functions. 
(B) The E-Government Administrator, 
after consulting with the Office of Information 
and Regulatory Policy, shall promulgate such 
regulations as are necessary to ensure that all 
public records held by Executive agencies are 
available on the Internet in the formats and by 
the means the E-Government Administrator 
designates. In promulgating the regulations, the 
E-Government Administrator shall consider the 
guidelines issued by the Public Online Informa-
tion Advisory Committee. 
(C) In the regulations promulgated under 
subparagraph (B), the E-Government Adminis-
trator shall include— 
(i) rules on how Executive agencies 
shall publish records on the Internet, in-
cluding the format and timeframe; and 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SEXUAL ACTS AND SEXUAL CON-
TACT 
BETWEEN 
CERTAIN 
MILITARY 
IN-
STRUCTORS AND THEIR TRAINEES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 920 of title 10, United 
States Code (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) 
as subsections (f) through (h); respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) SEXUAL ACTS AND SEXUAL CONTACT BETWEEN 
CERTAIN MILITARY INSTRUCTORS AND TRAINEES.— 
‘‘(1) ENHANCED
SEXUAL
ASSAULT
PROHIBI-
TION.—A military instructor who commits a sexual 
act upon a member of the armed forces while the 
member is undergoing basic training (or its equiva-
lent) or within 30 days after completing such train-
ing— 
‘‘(A) is guilty of sexual assault if the mili-
tary instructor exercised any supervisory au-
thority over the member during such training; 
and 
‘‘(B) shall be punished as a court-martial 
may direct. 
‘‘(2) ENHANCED
ABUSIVE
SEXUAL
CONTACT 
PROHIBITION.—A military instructor who commits 
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or causes sexual contact upon or by a member of the 
armed forces while the member is undergoing basic 
training (or its equivalent) or within 30 days after 
completing such training— 
‘‘(A) is guilty of abusive sexual contact if 
the military instructor exercised any supervisory 
authority over the member during such train-
ing; and 
‘‘(B) shall be punished as a court-martial 
may direct. 
‘‘(3) COVERED MILITARY INSTRUCTORS.—This 
subsection applies with respect to the following 
members of the armed forces otherwise subject to 
this chapter: 
‘‘(A) Drill Sergeants in the Army. 
‘‘(B) Drill Instructors in the Marine 
Corps. 
‘‘(C) Recruit Division Commanders in the 
Navy. 
‘‘(D) Military Training instructors in the 
Air Force. 
‘‘(E) Company Commanders in the Coast 
Guard. 
‘‘(F) Such other members of the armed 
forces as the Secretary concerned may des-
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ignate as having supervisory authority over new 
recruits undergoing basic training (or its equiv-
alent). 
‘‘(4) CONSENT.—Lack of consent is not an ele-
ment and need not be proven in any prosecution 
under this subsection. Consent is not a defense for 
any conduct in issue in any prosecution under this 
subsection.’’. 
(b) CROSS REFERENCES TO DEFINITIONS.—Chapter 
47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice) is amended— 
(1) in section 920b(h)(1) (article 120b(h)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘section 920(g) of this title (article 
120(g))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 920 of this title (ar-
ticle 120)’’; and 
(2) in section 920c(d)(1) (article 120c(d)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘section 920(g) of this title (article 
120(g)))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 920 of this title 
(article 120))’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4310 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue implementing regulations for drug 
testing under State unemployment compensation programs, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2014 
Mr. BRADY of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue implementing regu-
lations for drug testing under State unemployment com-
pensation programs, 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 ‘‘Ready to Work Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEADLINE TO ISSUE REGULATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor 
shall issue a final rule to carry out section 303(l)(1)(A)(ii) 
of the Social Security Act. 
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(b) SPECIAL RULE IF INTERIM RULE NOT ISSUED 
AFTER 180 DAYS.—If the Secretary of Labor has not 
issued an interim final rule to carry out such section as 
of the date that is 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the final rule required to be issued under 
subsection (a) shall provide that, for purposes of such sec-
tion, the State agency charged with the administration of 
the State unemployment compensation law shall determine 
whether an occupation regularly conducts drug testing. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4311 
To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include American Samoa in the 
employment services provided under that Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2014 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include American 
Samoa in the employment services provided under that 
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. INCLUSION OF AMERICAN SAMOA IN THE WAG-
NER-PEYSER ACT. 
The Wagner-Peyser Act is amended— 
(1) in section 2(5) (29 U.S.C. 49a(5)), by in-
serting ‘‘American Samoa,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’; 
(2) in section 5(b)(1) (29 U.S.C. 49d(b)(1)), by 
inserting ‘‘and American Samoa’’ after ‘‘Guam’’; 
and 
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(3) in section 6(a) (29 U.S.C. 49e(a))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘allot to Guam’’ and in-
serting ‘‘allot to— 
‘‘(1) Guam’’; 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) American Samoa an amount which, in re-
lation to the total amount available for the fiscal 
year, is equal to the allotment percentage that Guam 
received of amounts available under this Act in fiscal 
year 1983’’. 
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Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs shall furnish
such information as the Comptroller General may require
for the discharge of the responsibilities of the Comptroller
General. For the purpose of obtaining such information,
the Comptroller General or representatives thereof shall
have access to all books, documents, papers and records,
regardless of form or format, of the Office.
‘‘§ 3520. Authorization of appropriations
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Of-
fice of Information and Regulatory Affairs to carry out
the provisions of this chapter such sums as may be nec-
essary.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1995.
Passed the House of Representatives February 22,
1995.
Attest:
Clerk.
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SEC. 3. DECISIONAL TRANSPARENCY AND USE OF STATE, 
TRIBAL, AND LOCAL INFORMATION. 
(a) REQUIRING DECISIONAL TRANSPARENCY WITH 
AFFECTED STATES.—Section 6(a) of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535(a)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before the first sentence; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Such cooperation shall include’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) Such cooperation shall include— 
‘‘(A) before making a determination under 
section 4(a), providing to States affected by 
such determination all data that is the basis of 
the determination; and 
‘‘(B)’’. 
(b) ENSURING USE OF STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL 
INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1532) is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (21) as paragraphs (3) through (22), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
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‘‘(2) COVERED SUIT.—The term ‘covered suit’ 
means any civil action containing a claim against the 
Federal Government, in which the claim arises under 
this Act and is based on the action of a covered 
agency.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in the first section of such Act is amended by striking the 
item relating to such section and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 13. Disclosure of expenditures.’’. 
(c) PRIOR AMENDMENTS NOT AFFECTED.—This sec-
tion shall not be construed to affect the amendments made 
by section 13 of such Act, as in effect before the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. AWARD OF LITIGATION COSTS TO PREVAILING PAR-
TIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING LAW. 
Section 11(g)(4) of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1540(g)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘to 
any’’ and all that follows through the end of the sentence 
and inserting ‘‘to any prevailing party in accordance with 
section 2412 of title 28, United States Code.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 29, 2014. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4315 
AN ACT 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to 
require publication on the Internet of the basis 
for determinations that species are endangered 
species or threatened species, and for other pur-
poses.
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4315 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on 
the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered 
species or threatened species, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2014 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. 
BISHOP of Utah, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. HUIZENGA 
of Michigan, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, 
Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, and Mr. VALADAO) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require 
publication on the Internet of the basis for determina-
tions that species are endangered species or threatened 
species, 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 ‘‘21st Century Endan-
gered Species Transparency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO PUBLISH ON THE INTERNET THE 
BASIS FOR LISTINGS. 
Section 4(b) of the Endangered Species Act (16 
U.S.C. 1533(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(9) The Secretary shall make publicly available on 
the Internet the best scientific and commercial data avail-
able that are the basis for each regulation, including each 
proposed regulation, promulgated under subsection 
(a)(1).’’. 
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