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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1206
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct at least 3
demonstration projects involving promising technologies and practices
to remedy contaminated sediments in the Great Lakes System and to
authorize the Administrator to provide technical information and assist-
ance on technologies and practices for remediation of contaminated sedi-
ments, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 10, 1995
Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself, Mr. QUINN, and Mr. OBERSTAR) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy to conduct at least 3 demonstration projects involving
promising technologies and practices to remedy contami-
nated sediments in the Great Lakes System and to au-
thorize the Administrator to provide technical informa-
tion and assistance on technologies and practices for
remediation of contaminated sediments, 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 ‘‘Assessment and Reme-
diation of Contaminated Sediments Reauthorization Act’’.
SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION OF CONTAMI-
NATED SEDIMENTS.
Section 118(c)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(7)) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(D) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Adminis-
trator, acting through the Program Office,
in consultation and cooperation with the
Assistant Secretary of the Army having re-
sponsibility for civil works, shall conduct at
least 3 demonstration projects involving
promising technologies and practices to
remedy contaminated sediments (including
at least 1 full-scale demonstration of a re-
mediation technology) at sites in the Great
Lakes System, as the Administrator deter-
mines appropriate.
‘‘(ii) SELECTION OF SITES.—In select-
ing sites for the demonstration projects,
the Administrator shall give priority con-
sideration to—
‘‘(I) the Ashtabula River in Ohio;
‘‘(II) the Buffalo River in New
York;
‘‘(III) Duluth and Superior Har-
bor in Minnesota;
‘‘(IV) the Fox River in Wiscon-
sin;
‘‘(V) the Grand Calumet River in
Indiana; and
‘‘(VI) Saginaw Bay in Michigan.
‘‘(iii) DEADLINES.—In carrying out
this 
subparagraph, 
the 
Administrator
shall—
‘‘(I) not later than 18 months
after the date of the enactment of this
subparagraph, identify at least 3 sites
and the technologies and practices to
be demonstrated at the sites (includ-
ing at least 1 full-scale demonstration
of a remediation technology); and
‘‘(II) not later than 5 years after
such date of enactment, complete at
least 3 demonstration projects (includ-
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1335 
AN ACT 
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act to provide flexibility for fishery man-
agers and stability for fishermen, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
period at the end and inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years
1991 through 2001.’’.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1207
To revise the master plan of Voyageurs National Park, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 10, 1995
Mr. OBERSTAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To revise the master plan of Voyageurs National Park, 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 at the ‘‘Voyageurs National
Park Revitalization Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the
establishment of the Voyageurs National Park in the State
of Minnesota, and for other purposes’’, approved January
8, 1971 (84 Stat. 1971), as amended, is amended by add-
ing the following new section at the end of the Act:
HR 1207 IH
‘‘REVISION OF MASTER PLAN
‘‘SEC. 501. (a) PROHIBITION OF WILDERNESS DES-
IGNATION.—The Secretary shall not take any action to
further the designation of any area within Voyageurs Na-
tional Park as wilderness under the Wilderness Act (78
Stat. 890).
‘‘(b) RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary
shall permit access and use of motorboats, aircraft, hiking,
and skiing, on all major lakes and bays within the park
and at least the following interior lakes—Beast, Cruiser,
Oslo, Locator, War Club, Quill, Loiten, Shoepack, Little
Trout, and Mukooda.
‘‘(c) SNOWMOBILE USE.—Notwithstanding any pro-
vision of law, including but not limited to the Endangered
Species Act (87 Stat. 884), the Secretary shall permit ac-
cess and use of snowmobiles to the lakes listed in sub-
section (b) of this section.
‘‘(d) STUDY ON FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall undertake a study on the cost of constructing
and maintaining additional cross-country ski routes, snow-
mobile trails, hiking trails, camp sites, and overnight ski
huts to allow access to and use of the lakes listed in sub-
section (b) of this section. The Secretary shall complete
such study and report to Congress on the results thereof
within six months of the date of enactment of this Act.
HR 1207 IH
‘‘(e) HOUSEBOAT USE.—The Secretary shall author-
ize at least 200 houseboats to operate within the bound-
aries of the park.
‘‘(f) REVISION OF MASTER PLAN.—Within one year
from the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
revise the master plan for the park to incorporate changes
mandated by this Act.’’.
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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2335 
To prohibit Members of Congress from receiving pay when the Federal Gov-
ernment is unable to make payments or meet obligations because the 
public debt limit has been reached. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2013 
Mr. MCDERMOTT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To prohibit Members of Congress from receiving pay when 
the Federal Government is unable to make payments 
or meet obligations because the public debt limit has 
been reached. 
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 ‘‘Pay Your Bills or Lose 
Your Pay Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(5) INSTALLMENT
SALES.—Paragraph (6) of
section 56(a) is amended by inserting ‘‘and before
January 1, 1996,’’ after ‘‘March 1, 1986,’’.
(c) EARLIER TERMINATION OF CIRCULATION AND
RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTAL EXPENDITURE ADJUST-
MENT FOR INDIVIDUALS.—Subparagraph (A) of section
56(b)(2) is amended by inserting ‘‘and before January 1,
1996,’’ after ‘‘December 31, 1986,’’.
(d) EARLIER TERMINATION OF CERTAIN ADJUST-
MENTS FOR CORPORATIONS.—
(1) MERCHANT
MARINE
CAPITAL
CONSTRUC-
TION
FUNDS.—Paragraph (2) of section 56(c) is
amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘and before January 1,
1996,’’ after ‘‘December 31, 1986,’’ each place
it appears, and
(B) by striking the last sentence and in-
serting the following new flush sentence:
‘‘For purposes of this paragraph, any withdrawal of
deposit or earnings from the fund shall be treated as
allocable to deposits made, and earnings received or
accrued, in the order in which made, received, or
accrued.’’
(2) SECTION
833(b)
DEDUCTION.—Paragraph
(3) of section 56(c) is amended by adding at the end
sure access to lands of the United States or to meet 
public needs; and 
(6) may contain such additional terms, condi-
tions, reservations, and restrictions as may be deter-
mined by the Secretary of Agriculture to be nec-
essary to protect the interests of the United States. 
SEC. 3. APPROVAL OF ALL PARTIES REQUIRED FOR CON-
VEYANCE. 
The Secretary of Agriculture shall not make a con-
veyance under this Act to any one of the eligible buyers, 
without written approval of the two nonacquiring eligible 
buyers. 
SEC. 4. HISTORIC OR PREHISTORIC SITES. 
If historic or prehistoric cultural properties are lo-
cated upon the lands to be conveyed under section 1, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall be responsible for the costs 
and recovery of these sites and shall do so in a timely 
manner so as not to unduly restrict future use of the se-
lected lands by the acquiring party. The Secretary may, 
at the Secretary’s discretion, use a deed reservation to re-
tain historic or prehistoric properties in the ownership of 
the United States instead of site recovery, if agreeable to 
the acquiring party. 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1208
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for
increased fairness and competition in elections for Federal office.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 10, 1995
Mr. OXLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on House Oversight
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
provide for increased fairness and competition in elec-
tions for Federal office.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
REDUCTION 
IN 
CERTAIN 
LIMITATION
AMOUNTS APPLICABLE TO CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 315(a)(1)(C), section 315(a)(2)(A), and sec-
tion 315(a)(2)(C) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(C), 441a(a)(2)(A), and
441a(a)(2)(C)) are each amended by striking out
‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$1,000’’.
SEC. 2. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION LIMITA-
TION ON CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PERSONS
OTHER THAN INDIVIDUAL IN-STATE RESI-
DENTS.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(i)(1) A candidate for the office of Representative
in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress
may not, with respect to an election, accept contributions
from persons other than individual in-State residents to-
taling more than 50 percent of the total of contributions
accepted from all sources.
‘‘(2) As used in this subsection, the term ‘individual
in-State resident’ means an individual who resides in the
State in which the congressional district involved is lo-
cated.’’.
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efits under this Act and shall be treated as a new appli-
cant.
‘‘(e) If a State or political subdivision, at its option,
operates a program under section 4(a)(2) for households
that include any member who does not receive regular
cash benefits under the program established by the State
under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block
Grant, the Secretary shall ensure that the State plan pro-
vides that household eligibility shall be determined under
this Act, benefits may be determined under the rules and
procedures established by the State under the Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant or this Act,
and benefits provided under this section shall be equitably
distributed among all household members.
‘‘(f)(1) Under the program operated under section
4(a)(2), the State may elect to provide cash assistance in
lieu of allotments to all households that include a member
who is employed and whose employment produces for the
benefit of the member’s household income that satisfies
the requirements of paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) The State, in electing to provide cash assistance
under paragraph (1), at a minimum shall require that
such earned income is—
‘‘(A) not less that $350 per month;
SEC. 5. SALE OF MINERAL INTERESTS. 
(a) INCLUSION IN CONVEYANCE.—Upon application 
by the acquiring party, all the undivided mineral interest 
of the United States in any parcel or tract sold pursuant 
to this Act shall be conveyed to the acquiring party or 
its successor in title by the Secretary of the Interior. In 
areas where the Secretary of the Interior determines that 
there is no active mineral development or leasing, and that 
the lands have no mineral value, the mineral interests cov-
ered by a single application shall be sold for a consider-
ation of $1. In other areas the mineral interests shall be 
sold at the fair market value thereof as determined by the 
Secretary of the Interior after taking into consideration 
such appraisals as the Secretary of the Interior deems nec-
essary or appropriate. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
(1) DEPOSIT AND PAYMENT.—Each application 
for a conveyance to be made under this Act shall be 
accompanied by a nonrefundable deposit to be ap-
plied to related administrative costs as determined 
by the Secretary of the Interior. If the conveyance 
is made pursuant to an application, the applicant 
shall pay to the Secretary of the Interior the full ad-
ministrative costs, less the deposit. If a conveyance 
is not made pursuant to the application, the deposit 
shall constitute full satisfaction of such administra-
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tive costs notwithstanding that the administrative 
costs exceed the deposit. 
(2) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘administrative costs’’ includes, in ad-
dition to other items, all costs that the Secretary of 
the Interior determines are included in a determina-
tion of— 
(A) the mineral character of the land in 
question; and 
(B) the fair market value of the mineral 
interest. 
(c) AMOUNTS PAID INTO TREASURY.—Amounts paid 
to the Secretary of the Interior under this section shall 
be paid into the Treasury of the United States as miscella-
neous receipts. 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
issue an order to stop the sale of an agricul-
tural product that is labeled or otherwise rep-
resented as being organically produced in cases 
of suspected fraudulent or otherwise unlawful 
acts as described in subsection (d) that are will-
ful, noncorrectable, or the subject of a com-
bined noncompliance and adverse action until 
the product can be verified— 
‘‘(i) as meeting the national and State 
standards for organic production and han-
dling as provided in sections 2105 through 
2114; 
‘‘(ii) as having been produced or han-
dled without the use of a prohibited sub-
stance listed under section 2118; and 
‘‘(iii) as being produced and handled 
by a certified organic operation. 
‘‘(B) AFFIRMATIVE
DEFENSE
TO
STOP 
SALE ORDER.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If a producer or 
handler has a valid organic certification 
from the Department of Agriculture, the 
burden shall shift to the Secretary to prove 
fraud or unlawful activity that is willful, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lake Hill Administra-
tive Site Affordable Housing Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Sum-
mit County, Colorado. 
(2) LAKE
HILL
ADMINISTRATIVE
SITE.—The 
term ‘‘Lake Hill Administrative Site’’ means the 
parcel of approximately 40 acres of National Forest 
System land in the County, as depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Lake Hill Administrative Site’’ and dated 
June 2012. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF FOREST SERVICE LAKE HILL AD-
MINISTRATIVE SITE, SUMMIT COUNTY, COLO-
RADO. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.—Upon receipt of an 
offer from the County in which the County agrees to the 
condition imposed by subsection (c), the Secretary shall 
use the authority provided by the Forest Service Facility 
Realignment and Enhancement Act of 2005 (Public Law 
109–54; 16 U.S.C. 580d note) to convey to the County 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to the Forest Service Lake Hill Administrative Site.
(b) APPLICATION OF LAW.— 
(1) TREATMENT
AS
ADMINISTRATIVE
SITE.— 
The Lake Hill Administrative Site is considered to 
be an administrative site under section 502(1)(A) of 
the Forest Service Facility Realignment and En-
hancement Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–54; 16 
U.S.C. 580d note). 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Section 502(1)(C) of that 
Act does not apply to the conveyance of the Lake 
Hill Administrative Site. 
(c) COSTS.—The County shall be responsible for 
processing and transaction costs related to the direct sale 
under subsection (a). 
(d) PROCEEDS.—Proceeds received from the convey-
ance pursuant to subsection (a) shall be available, without 
further appropriation and until expended, for capital im-
provement and maintenance of Forest Service facilities in 
Region 2 of the United States Forest Service. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 29, 
2013. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2337 
AN ACT 
To provide for the conveyance of the Forest Service 
Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit County, 
Colorado.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 120
To apply the antitrust laws of the United States to major league baseball.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 4, 1995
Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself and Mr. BILIRAKIS) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To apply the antitrust laws of the United States to major
league baseball.
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 ‘‘Baseball Fans and
Communities Protection Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF THE ANTITRUST LAWS TO MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL IN EXCEPTIONAL AND EX-
TRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES.
The Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 27. (a) If unilateral terms and conditions of
employment in restraint of trade or commerce are imposed
by any party that has been subject to an agreement be-
tween 2 or more major league baseball clubs and the labor
organization representing the players of major league
baseball, such unilateral imposition shall be subject to the
antitrust laws.
‘‘(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a term or con-
dition imposed solely with respect to a professional base-
ball player who is a party to a uniform player contract
that is assigned, at the time the imposition described in
such subsection occurs, to a baseball club that is not a
major league professional baseball club.
‘‘(c) This section shall not be construed to modify,
impair, or supersede the operation of—
‘‘(1) the Act of September 30, 1961 (Public
Law 87–331; 15 U.S.C. 1291 et seq.), or
‘‘(2) any Federal statute relating to labor
relations.
‘‘(d) For purposes of this section, the term ‘terms
and conditions’ does not include a strike or a lockout.’’.
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H. R. 2337 
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 provide for the conveyance of the Forest Service Lake Hill Administrative Site 
in Summit County, Colorado. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lake Hill Administrative Site 
Affordable Housing Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Summit County, 
Colorado. 
(2) LAKE HILL ADMINISTRATIVE SITE.—The term ‘‘Lake Hill 
Administrative Site’’ means the parcel of approximately 40 
acres of National Forest System land in the County, as depicted 
on the map entitled ‘‘Lake Hill Administrative Site’’ and dated 
June 2012. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF FOREST SERVICE LAKE HILL ADMINISTRA-
TIVE SITE, SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.—Upon receipt of an offer from 
the County in which the County agrees to the condition imposed 
by subsection (c), the Secretary shall use the authority provided 
by the Forest Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act 
of 2005 (Public Law 109–54; 16 U.S.C. 580d note) to convey to 
the County all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Forest Service Lake Hill Administrative Site. 
(b) APPLICATION OF LAW.— 
(1) TREATMENT AS ADMINISTRATIVE SITE.—The Lake Hill 
Administrative Site is considered to be an administrative site 
under section 502(1)(A) of the Forest Service Facility Realign-
ment and Enhancement Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–54; 16 
U.S.C. 580d note). 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Section 502(1)(C) of that Act does not 
apply to the conveyance of the Lake Hill Administrative Site. 
(c) COSTS.—The County shall be responsible for processing and 
transaction costs related to the direct sale under subsection (a). 
(d) PROCEEDS.—Proceeds received from the conveyance pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall be available, without further appropria-
tion and until expended, for capital improvement and maintenance
H. R. 2337—2 
of Forest Service facilities in Region 2 of the United States Forest 
Service. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1210
To amend the Railway Labor Act concerning the applicability of requirements
of that Act to United States air carriers and flight crews engaged
in flight operations outside the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 10, 1995
Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, and Mr. OBERSTAR) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Railway Labor Act concerning the applicability
of requirements of that Act to United States air carriers
and flight crews engaged in flight operations outside
the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY OF RAILWAY LABOR ACT PRO-
VISIONS TO AIR CARRIERS AND FLIGHT
CREWS OPERATING OUTSIDE THE UNITED
STATES.
(a) FOREIGN COMMERCE.—Section 201 of the Rail-
way Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 181) is amended by adding at
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the end the following: ‘‘As used in this title, the term ‘for-
eign commerce’ includes flight operations (excluding
ground operations performed by persons other than flight
crew members) conducted in whole or in part outside the
United States (as defined by section 40102(a)(41) of title
49, United States Code) by an air carrier (as defined by
section 40102(a)(2) of such title).’’.
(b) EMPLOYEE.—Section 202 of such Act (45 U.S.C.
182) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘As
used in this title, the term ‘employee’ also includes flight
crew members employed by an air carrier (as defined by
section 40102(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code) while
such flight crew members perform work in whole or in part
outside the United States (as defined by section
40102(a)(41) of such title).’’.
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