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Union Calendar No. 456 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5797 
[Report No. 112–634] 
To amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to Mille Lacs Lake, 
Minnesota, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2012 
Mr. CRAVAACK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
JULY 31, 2012 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to 
Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Mille Lacs Lake Free-
dom To Fish Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. MILLE LACS LAKE. 
Section 4101(1) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: 
‘‘(except that, for purposes of this section, the navigable 
waters of the United States shall be treated as not includ-
ing Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota)’’. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mille Lacs Lake Free-
dom To Fish Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. MILLE LACS LAKE, MINNESOTA. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the owner 
or operator of a vessel operating on Mille Lacs Lake, Min-
nesota, shall not, with respect to such vessel, be subject to 
any Federal requirement under subtitle II of title 46, 
United States Code, relating to licensing or vessel inspec-
tion. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to exempt the 
owners and operators of vessels operating on Mille Lacs 
Lake, Minnesota, from certain Federal requirements.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 456 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5797 
[Report No. 112–634] 
A BILL 
To amend title 46, United States Code, with re-
spect to Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota, and for 
other purposes. 
JULY 31, 2012 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4036
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make
organizations controlled by individuals who promote prejudice or bias
based on race, religion, or ethnicity ineligible for assistance under pro-
grams administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 15, 1994
Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. LEVY) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment to make organizations controlled by individuals who
promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or
ethnicity ineligible for assistance under programs admin-
istered by the Secretary, 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 ‘‘Hate Group Public
Funding Exclusion Act’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary) may—
(1) deem an organization to be ineligible for as-
sistance within the jurisdiction of the Department if
the Secretary determines that such organization is
controlled by an individual or individuals who pro-
mote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or
ethnicity; and
(2) refuse to provide assistance within the juris-
diction of the Department to an organization be-
cause of the determination under paragraph (1),
notwithstanding any other qualifications of the orga-
nization to receive such assistance.
(b) DETERMINATION OF CONTROL.—The Secretary
shall determine whether an organization is controlled by
an individual or individuals for purposes of subsection (a).
SEC. 3. DEFINITION.
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘assistance within
the jurisdiction of the Department’’ includes any contract,
grant, loan, cooperative agreement, insurance or guaran-
tee of a loan, mortgage, or pool of mortgages, or other
form of financial assistance provided through the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development.
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4037
To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for designation of the
National Highway System, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 15, 1994
Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. MINETA, Mr. SHUSTER, and Mr. PETRI) (all
by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Public Works and Transportation
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for des-
ignation of the National Highway System, 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 ‘‘National Highway
System Designation Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM DESIGNATION.
Section 103 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
‘‘(c) DESIGNATION.—
local election officials in the State, in the same man-
ner and subject to the same terms and conditions as 
the services provided by voter registration agencies 
under section 7(a): 
‘‘(A) Online application for voter registra-
tion. 
‘‘(B) Online assistance to applicants in ap-
plying to register to vote. 
‘‘(C) Online completion and submission by 
applicants of the mail voter registration applica-
tion form prescribed by the Election Assistance 
Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2), includ-
ing assistance with providing a signature in 
electronic form as required under subsection 
(c). 
‘‘(D) Online receipt of completed voter reg-
istration applications. 
‘‘(b) ACCEPTANCE OF COMPLETED APPLICATIONS.— 
A State shall accept an online voter registration applica-
tion provided by an individual under this section, and en-
sure that the individual is registered to vote in the State, 
if— 
‘‘(1) the individual meets the same voter reg-
istration requirements applicable to individuals who 
register to vote by mail in accordance with section 
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‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—The National Highway Sys-
tem as submitted by the Secretary of Transportation
is hereby designated within the United States, in-
cluding the District of Columbia and the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico.
‘‘(2) MODIFICATIONS.—At the request of a
State, the Secretary may add new National Highway
System segments, including intermodal connections,
and delete existing route segments and connections
provided that the total National Highway System
miles do not exceed 165,000 miles (265,542 kilo-
meters). The States shall establish that the re-
quested route changes have been identified coopera-
tively with local officials through the metropolitan
and statewide transportation planning processes car-
ried out in accordance with sections 134 and 135 of
this title. The Secretary shall determine that the re-
quested changes meet criteria established for the
National Highway System and shall determine that
the requested changes enhance the national trans-
portation characteristics of the National Highway
System.’’.
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4038
To direct the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to
conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing a National Angler’s License.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 15, 1994
Mr. ZIMMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
A BILL
To direct the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service to conduct a study of the feasibility of establish-
ing a National Angler’s License.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NATIONAL ANGLER’S LICENSE STUDY.
(a) STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service shall conduct a
study of the feasibility of—
(A) establishing, under Federal law, a Na-
tional Angler’s License that would grant to a
holder of such a license the right to engage in
recreational fishing in navigable waters in any
State under the same conditions and restric-
tions that apply under the laws of the State to
an individual who holds a license, permit, or
other authorization for that fishing issued by
the State; and
(B) offering with such a license National
Species Tags for various species that authorize
the holder of the license to engage in a State
in recreational fishing for a particular species of
fish under the same conditions and restrictions
that apply under any special tag or other au-
thorization required under the laws of the State
for that fishing.
(2) FEES.—The study shall include develop-
ment of formulas for imposition of fees for National
Angler’s Licenses and National Species Tags and al-
location among the States of amounts received as
such fees that would completely offset all decreases
in State revenues resulting from any reduction in
sales of State recreational fishing licenses because of
the issuance of National Angler’s Licenses or Na-
tional Species Tags.
(3) STATE AUTHORITY PRESERVED.—The Na-
tional Angler’s Licenses and National Species Tags
to be studied under this subsection are licenses and
tags that could be used in lieu of, but would not su-
persede or preempt, any license, tag, or other au-
thorization required under State law.
(4) MARINE
WATERS.—Nothing in this Act
shall authorize the study, recommendation, adoption,
or implementation of a Federal license to engage in
recreational fishing in marine waters.
(b) REPORT.—The Director shall submit a report to
the Congress on the study conducted under this section,
by not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4039
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to limit unauthorized use of credit
cards by discouraging theft of credit cards that are mailed.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 16, 1994
Mr. ACKERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to limit unauthorized
use of credit cards by discouraging theft of credit cards
that are mailed.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REGULATIONS DISCOURAGING THEFT AND UN-
AUTHORIZED USE OF CREDIT CARDS.
(a) ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS.—Section 134 of the
Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1634) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (a), (b), (c),
(d), (e), and (f) in order as paragraphs (1), (2), (3),
(4), (5), and (6);
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the State in which the government is located an oppor-
tunity for review and comment before establishing compli-
ance with subsection (a).
‘‘(c) SANCTIONS FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.—(1) If the
Secretary decides that a unit of general local government
has not complied substantially with subsection (a) or regu-
lations prescribed under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
notify the government. The notice shall state that if the
government does not take corrective action by the 60th
day after the date the government receives the notice, the
Secretary will withhold additional payments to the govern-
ment for the current payment period and later payment
periods until the Secretary is satisfied that the govern-
ment—
‘‘(A) has taken the appropriate corrective ac-
tion; and
‘‘(B) will comply with subsection (a) and regu-
lations prescribed under subsection (a).
‘‘(2) Before giving notice under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall give the chief executive officer of the unit
of general local government reasonable notice and an op-
portunity for a proceeding.
‘‘(3) The Secretary may make a payment to a unit
of general local government notified under paragraph (1)
only if the Secretary is satisfied that the government—
(2) by inserting before and above paragraph (1)
the following:
‘‘(a) PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES.—’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) DISCOURAGING THEFT OF CREDIT CARDS THAT
ARE MAILED.—
‘‘(1) REGULATIONS BY BOARD.—The Board, in
consultation with the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation and the Federal Trade Commission,
shall issue regulations covering the matters de-
scribed in paragraph (2) to discourage theft of credit
cards that are mailed.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Regulations under this sub-
section shall—
‘‘(A) require that a credit card issuer, be-
fore mailing any credit card, shall notify the
person to whom the card is mailed that the
card is being mailed;
‘‘(B) prohibit a credit card issuer from
mailing a credit card other than in an inactive
status;
‘‘(C) prohibit a credit card issuer that
mails a credit card from activating the credit
card before the person to whom the card is is-
sued notifies the credit card issuer that the
card has been received; and
‘‘(D) require a credit card issuer that
mails a credit card to establish a toll-free tele-
phone number by which a person may notify
the credit card issuer pursuant to subparagraph
(C).
‘‘(3) OTHER REGULATIONS.—Each of the agen-
cies referred to in section 108(a) shall prescribe reg-
ulations that are substantially similar to regulations
prescribed by the Board under paragraph (1) and
that shall apply to the entities referred to in that
subsection.’’.
(b) DEADLINE
FOR
REGULATIONS.—Regulations
shall be issued in accordance with the amendment made
by subsection (a)—
(1) by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, by not later than 1 year after date
of enactment of this Act; and
(2) by each of the agencies referred to in sec-
tion 108(a) of the Truth in Lending Act, by not
later than 180 days after the date of the issuance
of regulations pursuant to paragraph (1).
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 403
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow health insurance
premiums to be fully deductible to the extent not in excess of $3,000.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. SOLOMON 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 allow health
insurance premiums to be fully deductible to the extent
not in excess of $3,000.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE PRE-
MIUMS DETERMINED WITHOUT REGARD TO
7.5% THRESHOLD.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 213 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to deduction
for medical, dental, etc., expenses) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION.—There shall be
allowed as a deduction the following amounts not com-
pensated for by insurance or otherwise—
‘‘(1) the amount by which the amount of ex-
penses paid during the taxable year (reduced by the
amount deductible under paragraph (2)) for medical
care of the taxpayer, his spouse, and dependents (as
defined in section 152) exceeds 7.5 percent of ad-
justed gross income, plus
‘‘(2) an amount equal to the expenses paid dur-
ing the taxable year for insurance which constitutes
medical care for the taxpayer, his spouse, and de-
pendents to the extent such amount does not exceed
$3,000.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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organizations after consulting with, and receiv-
ing recommendations from, other business orga-
nizations in the one-stop service area.
(ii) For the purposes of this subparagraph,
the term ‘‘general purpose business organiza-
tions’’ means organizations which admit to
membership any for-profit business operating
within the one-stop service area.
(B) LABOR REPRESENTATIVES.—The rep-
resentatives of organized labor under paragraph
(2)(B) shall be selected from individuals rec-
ommended by recognized State and local labor
federations. If the State or local labor federa-
tion fails to nominate a sufficient number of in-
dividuals to be appointed for such category, in-
dividual workers may be included on the board
as labor representatives.
(C) ELECTED OFFICIAL.—In any case in
which there are two or more units of general
local government in the one-stop service area,
the local elected officials of such units shall de-
termine which official shall be appointed to the
board.
(D) OTHER MEMBERS.—The members of
the board appointed to represent community-
(3) a financial and engineering plan for imple-
menting and sustaining projects; and 
(4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward 
implementation. 
(e) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team 
and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Sec-
retary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its 
charge and in implementing the energy action plan. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORTS
TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary re-
ceives a report submitted by the team under subsection 
(e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress a summary of the report of the team. 
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one-stop career centers pursuant to section 316(c),
and review and provide recommendations regarding
the budgets of other participating programs de-
scribed in section 315(b) to encourage coordination
and enhance the delivery of services.
(4) ASSUMPTION OF FUNCTIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The workforce invest-
ment board shall assume the functions of the
private industry council described in section
103 of the Job Training Partnership Act and of
the job service employer committees.
(B) LIMITATION.—The workforce invest-
ment board shall not be the administrative en-
tity for programs under title II of the Job
Training Partnership Act and shall not operate
any other programs.
(5) OVERSIGHT.—The workforce investment
board shall conduct oversight of the implementation
of the strategic plan and the overall performance of
the participating programs described in section 315.
(6) 
CHARTERING
OF
CENTERS.—Each
workforce investment board shall administer the pro-
cedures for the chartering of one-stop career centers
described in section 314(c).
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operators pursuant to the requirements of this sub-
section once every four years.
(d) CHARTERS.—The workforce investment board
shall issue a charter to each one-stop career center des-
ignated pursuant to this section. Such charter shall—
(1) identify the number and location of the one-
stop career centers in the one-stop service area;
(2) identify the entity or entities operating the
one-stop career centers;
(3) provide for the display of the one-stop ca-
reer center national logo developed pursuant to sec-
tion 343(c); and
(4) include such other conditions as the
workforce investment board determines is appro-
priate.
(e) ENFORCEMENT
OF HONEST BROKER FUNC-
TIONS.—The workforce investment board shall review, not
less than once each program year, the education and train-
ing referral practices of any one-stop career center that
is operated by an entity that concurrently provides edu-
cation and training services to participants under this
title. If the workforce investment board determines that
such center has engaged in a pattern of inappropriate re-
ferrals to the education and training services provided by
the operator of such center, the Board may terminate the
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 57 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to make improvements in the provision of Federal disaster assistance, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2011 
Mr. SCALISE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to make improvements in the provi-
sion of Federal disaster assistance, 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Disaster Recovery Im-
provement Act’’. 
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