datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
$7,000,000 and has not more than 500 
employees. 
‘‘(B) LOCAL LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.—In 
the case of any local labor organization, sub-
paragraph (A) shall be applied without regard 
to any national or international organization of 
which such local labor organization is a part. 
‘‘(C) 
AGENCY
DEFINITIONS.—Subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) shall not apply to the ex-
tent that an agency, after consultation with the 
Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Ad-
ministration and after opportunity for public 
comment, establishes one or more definitions 
for such term which are appropriate to the ac-
tivities of the agency and publishes such defini-
tions in the Federal Register.’’. 
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF REPORT OF REGULATORY AGENDA. 
Section 602 of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, and’’ 
at the end and inserting ‘‘;’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
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SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF PSYCHIATRISTS BY VETERANS 
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 74 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 7406 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 7406A. Appointment of certain psychiatrists who 
complete residencies 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Subject to subsection (b), the 
Secretary may appoint, without regard to civil service or 
classification laws a psychiatrist who completes a resi-
dency under section 7406 of this title to a position under 
section 7401 or 7405 immediately after such residency, 
if the psychiatrist meets the qualifications established in 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary for such position. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may begin the process of appoint-
ing a psychiatrist under paragraph (1) before the psychia-
trist completes a residency. 
‘‘(b) POSITIONS PERMITTED.—The Secretary may 
appoint a psychiatrist under subsection (a) if the position 
to which the psychiatrist is appointed has been unfilled 
for not less than 35 days as of the date of the appoint-
ment.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
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after the item relating to section 7406 the following new 
item: 
‘‘7406A. Appointment of certain psychiatrists who complete residencies.’’. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2541 
To allow certain off-duty law enforcement officers and retired law enforcement 
officers to carry a concealed firearm to protect children in a school zone. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2013 
Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. COLE, 
Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. MULVANEY, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. KING of Iowa, 
Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. ROE of Ten-
nessee, Mr. LONG, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. CARTER, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, 
Mr. RADEL, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. 
DESANTIS, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. MEADOWS, and Mr. SMITH of 
Missouri) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To allow certain off-duty law enforcement officers and retired 
law enforcement officers to carry a concealed firearm 
to protect children in a school zone. 
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 ‘‘Police Officers Pro-
tecting Children Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CERTAIN OFF-DUTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS 
AND RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS 
ALLOWED TO CARRY A CONCEALED FIRE-
ARM, AND DISCHARGE A FIREARM, IN A 
SCHOOL ZONE. 
Section 922(q) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause 
(vi); and 
(B) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause 
(ix) and inserting after clause (vi) the following: 
‘‘(vii) by an off-duty law enforcement offi-
cer who is a qualified law enforcement officer 
(as defined in section 926B) and is authorized 
under such section to carry a concealed firearm, 
if the firearm is concealed; 
‘‘(viii) by a qualified retired law enforce-
ment officer (as defined in section 926C) who 
is authorized under such section to carry a con-
cealed firearm, if the firearm is concealed; or’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause 
(iii); 
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(B) by striking the period at the end of 
clause (iv) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) by an off-duty law enforcement officer 
who is a qualified law enforcement officer (as 
defined in section 926B) and is authorized 
under such section to carry a concealed firearm; 
or 
‘‘(vi) by a qualified retired law enforcement 
officer (as defined in section 926C) who is au-
thorized under such section to carry a concealed 
firearm.’’. 
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 436
AN ACT
To require the head of any Federal agency to dif-
ferentiate between fats, oils, and greases of ani-
mal, marine, or vegetable origin, and other oils
and greases, in issuing certain regulations, and
for other purposes.
Title II, Subtitle A
government shall be deposited by the Secretary into an
escrow account held by the Authority.
‘‘SEC. 603. SECURITY FOR ADVANCES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require the
District government to provide such security for any ad-
vance made under this title as the Secretary determines
to be appropriate.
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY
TO
REQUIRE
SPECIFIC
SECU-
RITY.—As security for any advance made under this title,
the Secretary may require the District government to—
‘‘(1) pledge to the Secretary specific taxes and
revenue of the District government, if such pledging
does not cause the District government to violate ex-
isting laws or contracts; and
‘‘(2) establish a debt service reserve fund
pledged to the Secretary.
‘‘SEC. 604. REIMBURSEMENT TO THE TREASURY.
‘‘(a) REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), on any date on which a reimbursement
payment is due to the Treasury under the terms of
any advance made under this title, the District shall
pay to the Treasury the amount of such reimburse-
ment payment out of taxes and revenue collected for
the support of the District government.
Title II, Subtitle A
approved June 20, 1906 (sec. 31–103, D.C. Code)
is amended by striking the period at the end and in-
serting the following: ‘‘, except that in the case of
a year which is a control year (as defined in section
305(4) of the District of Columbia Financial Re-
sponsibility and Management Assistance Act of
1995), the Mayor shall transmit the same together
with the Mayor’s own request for the amount of
money required for the public schools for the year.’’.
(2) SPECIFICATION
OF
EXPENDITURES.—Sec-
tion 452 of the District of Columbia Self-Govern-
ment and Governmental Reorganization Act (sec.
31–104, D.C. Code) is amended by adding at the
end the following new sentence: ‘‘This section shall
not apply with respect to the annual budget for any
fiscal year which is a control year (as defined in sec-
tion 305(4) of the District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of
1995).’’.
(h) PERMITTING SEPARATION OF EMPLOYEES IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH FINANCIAL PLAN AND BUDGET.—The
fourth sentence of section 422(3) of the District of Colum-
bia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization
Act (sec. 1–242(3), D.C. Code) is amended by striking
‘‘pursuant to procedures’’ and all that follows through
that is given by the owner of the motor vehicle for exclu-
sive use to another for not longer than 180 days for valu-
able consideration and only includes the rental of motor 
vehicles with a pre-arranged driver or motor vehicles with-
out a driver, but shall not include taxi cab service as de-
fined by section 13102(20) of title 49 of the United States 
Code. 
(h) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any of the sev-
eral States, the District of Columbia or any territory or 
possession of the United States, or any governmental enti-
ty or person acting on behalf of such State, and with the 
authority to impose, levy or collect taxes. 
(i) TAX.—Except as otherwise specifically provided 
below, the term ‘‘tax’’ means any type of charge required 
by statute, regulation or agreement to be paid or furnished 
to a State or Locality, regardless of whether such charge 
is denominated as a tax, a fee, or any other type of exac-
tion. The term ‘‘tax’’ does not include any charge imposed 
by a State or Locality with respect to a concession agree-
ment at a federally assisted airport (provided the agree-
ment does not violate the revenue diversion provisions of 
section 40116(d) of title 49 of the United States Code, 
or the registration, licensing, or inspection of motor vehi-
cles), if the charge is imposed generally with respect to 
motor vehicles, without regard to whether such vehicles 
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small entities. An agency may prepare 
guides and apply this section with re-
spect to a rule or a group of related 
rules.’’. 
SEC. 13. GAO REPORT. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall complete and pub-
lish a study that examines whether the Chief 
Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business 
Administration has the capacity and re-
sources to carry out the duties of the Chief 
Counsel under this Act and the amendments 
made by this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 208 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2542 
[Report No. 113–288, Parts I and II] 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential im-
pacts on small entities of rules, and for other 
purposes. 
DECEMBER 11, 2013 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an 
amendment 
DECEMBER 11, 2013 
Reported from the Committee on Small Business with an 
amendment 
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Union Calendar No. 4
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 440
[Report No. 104–9]
A BILL
To provide for the conveyance of lands to certain
individuals in Butte County, California.
JANUARY 27, 1995
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
(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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Calendar No. 68
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 440
[Report No. 104–45]
AN ACT
To provide for the conveyance of lands to certain
individuals in Butte County, California.
APRIL 7 (legislative day, APRIL 5), 1995
Reported without amendment
HR 1358 EAH
(21) payments for benefits, together with ex-
penses of operation and administration, under the ac-
count heading ‘‘Special Benefits for Disabled Coal
Miners’’ in the Social Security Administration:
Provided, That whenever the amount which would be made
available or the authority which would be granted under
an Act which included funding for fiscal year 1996 for the
projects and activities listed in this section is greater than
that which would be available or granted under current op-
erations, the pertinent project or activity shall be continued
at a rate for operations not exceeding the current rate.
(b) Whenever the amount which would be made avail-
able or the authority which would be granted under the Act
which included funding for fiscal year 1996 for the projects
and activities listed in this section as passed by the House
as of the date of enactment of this Act, is different from
that which would be available or granted under such Act
as passed by the Senate as of the date of enactment of this
Act, the pertinent project or activity shall be continued at
a rate for operations not exceeding the current rate or the
rate permitted by the action of the House or the Senate,
whichever is lower, under the authority and conditions pro-
vided in the applicable appropriations Act for the fiscal
year 1995.
(2) A list of power sector and electrification 
projects United States Government instruments are 
supporting to achieve the policy goals described in 
section 4, and for each such project— 
(A) a description of how each such project 
fits into the national power plans of the partner 
country; 
(B) the total cost of each such project and 
predicted United States Government contribu-
tions, and actual grants and other financing 
provided to such projects, broken down by 
United States Government funding source, in-
cluding from the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation, the United States Agency for 
International Development, the Department of 
the Treasury, and other appropriate United 
States Government departments and agencies; 
(C) the predicted electrical power capacity 
of each project upon completion, with metrics 
appropriate to the scale of electricity access 
being supplied, as well as total megawatts in-
stalled; 
(D) compliance with international best 
practices and expected environmental and social 
impacts from each project;
to detect and destroy tunnels between Egypt and the 
Gaza Strip. 
(6) The Government of Egypt is taking all nec-
essary action to combat terrorism in the Sinai. 
(7) The Government of Egypt in consultation 
with the United States Department of Defense has 
produced an analysis of Egypt’s current security 
needs, and the analysis has been shared with Con-
gress. 
(8) The Government of Egypt has lifted restric-
tions in law and practice on the work and funding 
of Egyptian and international nongovernmental or-
ganizations, comprising those in the human rights 
and democracy fields. 
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(D) the necessary in-country legislative, 
regulatory and policy reforms to make such ex-
pansion of electricity access possible; and 
(2) to encourage private sector and inter-
national support for construction of hydroelectric 
dams in sub-Saharan Africa that— 
(A) offer low-cost clean energy consistent 
with— 
(i) the national security interests of 
the United States; and 
(ii) best international practices re-
garding social and environmental safe-
guards, including— 
(I) engagement of local commu-
nities regarding the design, implemen-
tation, monitoring, and evaluation of 
such projects; 
(II) the consideration of energy 
alternatives, including distributed re-
newable energy; and 
(III) the development of appro-
priate mitigation measures; and 
(B) support partner country efforts.
tions submitted through such means 
(whether pursuant to the solicitation 
under subclause (V) or otherwise) and 
report to the Secretary on such eval-
uation. 
The panel’s activities under subclauses 
(III) and (IV) may be conducted directly 
or through contracts with appropriate, 
qualified entities. 
‘‘(iv) APPLICATION
OF
FACA.—The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.) shall apply to the panel, except that 
section 14 of such Act shall not apply. 
‘‘(v) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall 
provide for the transfer of not to exceed 
$10,000,000 for each fiscal year (begin-
ning with fiscal year 2014) from the Fed-
eral Medical Supplementary Medical Insur-
ance Trust Fund established in section 
1841 to the Center for Medicare & Med-
icaid Services Program Management Ac-
count to carry out this subparagraph, in-
cluding for the management and staffing 
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of the panel and the conduct of activities 
described in clause (iii).’’. 
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(3) enhance coordination with the private sector 
in sub-Saharan Africa to increase access to elec-
tricity; 
(4) provide technical assistance to the regu-
latory authorities of sub-Saharan African govern-
ments to remove unnecessary barriers to investment 
in otherwise commercially viable projects; and 
(5) utilize clear, accountable, and metric-based 
targets to measure the effectiveness of such projects. 
SEC. 8. OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation should— 
(1) in carrying out its programs and pursuing 
the policy goals described in section 4, place a pri-
ority on supporting investment in the electricity sec-
tor of sub-Saharan Africa, including renewable en-
ergy, and implement procedures for expedited review 
of and, where appropriate, approval of, applications 
by eligible investors for loans, loan guarantees, and 
insurance for such investments; 
(2) support investments in projects and partner 
country strategies to the extent permitted by its au-
thorities, policies, and programs, that will—
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Federal banking 
agencies shall issue a report to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of Representa-
tives, and testify before such committees, on the results 
of the study required by this Act and a summary of the 
comments received under subsection (a). 
(c) REVIEW.—The Federal banking agencies shall re-
view any comments submitted under subsections (a) and 
(b) and considerations provided pursuant to subsections 
(a) and (b), and following such review, shall prescribe new 
rules, if appropriate, based on the results of the study and 
such comments and considerations. Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, a new rulemaking following such 
comment period shall include an additional comment pe-
riod of not less than 90 days. 
SEC. 5. DELAY OF RULEMAKING. 
A regulation issued by the Federal banking agencies 
to implement the International Basel III agreement on 
general risk-based capital requirements may not take ef-
fect until after the end of the 1-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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† HR 2640 EAS 
for the district to engage in, or take advantage of, 
conserved water projects and temporary instream 
leasing as authorized by Oregon State law; 
(2) to include within the district boundary ap-
proximately 2,742 acres in the vicinity of McKay 
Creek, resulting in a total of approximately 44,937 
acres within the district boundary; 
(3) to classify as irrigable approximately 685 
acres within the approximately 2,742 acres of in-
cluded land in the vicinity of McKay Creek, with 
those approximately 685 acres authorized to receive 
irrigation water pursuant to water rights issued by 
the State of Oregon if the acres have in the past re-
ceived water pursuant to State water rights; and 
(4) to provide the district with stored water from 
Prineville Reservoir for purposes of supplying up to 
the approximately 685 acres of land added within the 
district boundary and classified as irrigable under 
paragraphs (2) and (3), with the stored water to be 
supplied on an acre-per-acre basis contingent on the 
transfer of existing appurtenant McKay Creek water 
rights to instream use and the issuance of water 
rights by the State of Oregon for the use of stored 
water.
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2548 
AN ACT 
To establish a comprehensive United States Gov-
ernment policy to encourage the efforts of coun-
tries in sub-Saharan Africa to develop an appro-
priate mix of power solutions, including renew-
able energy, for more broadly distributed elec-
tricity access in order to support poverty reduc-
tion, promote development outcomes, and drive 
economic growth, and for other purposes.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1656 
AN ACT 
To provide for additional resources for the Secret Service, 
and to improve protections for restricted areas. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
ment funding source, including from the Over-
seas 
Private 
Investment 
Corporation, 
the 
United States Agency for International Devel-
opment, the Department of the Treasury, and 
other appropriate United States Government 
departments and agencies; 
(D) the predicted electrical power capacity 
in megawatts of each project upon completion; 
(E) expected environmental and social im-
pacts from each project; 
(F) the number of individuals, businesses, 
schools, and health facilities that have gained 
electricity connections as a result of each 
project at the time of such report; 
(G) the predicted number of individuals 
gaining electricity connections as a result of 
each project upon completion; and 
(H) the current operating electrical power 
capacity in megawatts of each project. 
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IIB 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2548 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 12, 2014 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
AN ACT 
To establish a comprehensive United States Government pol-
icy to encourage the efforts of countries in sub-Saharan 
Africa to develop an appropriate mix of power solutions, 
including renewable energy, for more broadly distributed 
electricity access in order to support poverty reduction, 
promote development outcomes, and drive economic 
growth, and for other purposes. 
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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 447
AN ACT
To establish a toll free number in the Department
of Commerce to assist consumers in determining
if products are American-made.