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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Subsidy Reserve Act 
of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. SUBSIDY RESERVE. 
Section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5365) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) SUBSIDY RESERVE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each nonbank financial 
company supervised by the Board of Governors and 
each bank holding company with total consolidated 
assets equal to or greater than $500,000,000,000 
shall establish and maintain a capital account called 
the ‘Subsidy Reserve’. 
‘‘(2) COMPUTATION OF BENEFIT.—The Board 
of Governors shall, in consultation with the Council 
and the Office of Financial Research, and after no-
tice and opportunity for a hearing, establish a for-
mula for determining the financial benefit received 
by a company described under paragraph (1) as a 
result of the expectations on the part of share-
holders, creditors, and counterparties of such com-
pany that the Government will shield such share-
holders, creditors, and counterparties from losses in 
the event of the failure of such company. 
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‘‘(3) SUBSIDY RESERVE AMOUNT.—The Board 
of Governors shall require each company described 
under paragraph (1) to annually apply the formula 
established under paragraph (2) to its annual finan-
cial statement and maintain the resulting amount in 
the company’s Subsidy Reserve, in addition to any 
amounts so maintained from previous years. 
‘‘(4) USE OF SUBSIDY RESERVE AMOUNTS.— 
The amount of funds in the Subsidy Reserve may 
only be decreased if a company makes a sale of as-
sets, spins off a subsidiary, or makes a similar dives-
titure, in which case the Subsidy Reserve may only 
be decreased in an amount, as determined by the 
Board of Governors, that reflects the amount of 
such sale, spin off, or similar divestiture, either on 
a pro rata basis or according to the risk weighting 
of the property sold, spun off, or divested. 
‘‘(5) 
TREATMENT
OF
SUBSIDY
RESERVE 
AMOUNTS.—Amounts in the Subsidy Reserve may 
not be taken into account when determining the cap-
ital of the company for purposes of meeting any cap-
ital requirement. 
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‘‘(6) RULEMAKING.—The Board of Governors 
may issue such regulations and orders as it con-
siders necessary to carry out this subsection.’’. 
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HR 1151 IH
of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law
enforced or administered by the Customs Service, or the
preexisting authority of any Federal law enforcement offi-
cer under any law of the United States to order an aircraft
to land or a vessel to bring to.
‘‘(d) A foreign nation may consent or waive objection
to the enforcement of United States law by the United
States under this section by radio, telephone, or similar
oral or electronic means. Consent or waiver may be proven
by certification of the Secretary of State or the Secretary’s
designee.
‘‘(e) For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) a ‘vessel of the United States’, and a ‘ves-
sel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States’
have the meaning set forth for these terms in the
Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (46 App.
U.S.C. 1903);
‘‘(2) an aircraft ‘subject to the jurisdiction of
the United States’ includes—
‘‘(A) an aircraft located over the United
States or the customs waters of the United
States;
‘‘(B) an aircraft located in the airspace of
a foreign nation, where that nation consents to
throw of, the Government of the United 
States by force, violence, or other unlawful 
means; 
is inadmissible.’’. 
SEC. 304. PROHIBITION OF THE SALE OF FIREARMS TO, OR 
THE POSSESSION OF FIREARMS BY, CERTAIN 
ALIENS. 
Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(5), in subparagraph (B), 
by striking ‘‘(y)(2)’’ and all that follows and insert-
ing ‘‘(y), is in the United States not as an alien law-
fully admitted for permanent residence’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)(5), in subparagraph (B), 
by striking ‘‘(y)(2)’’ and all that follows and insert-
ing ‘‘(y), is in the United States not as an alien law-
fully admitted for permanent residence’’; and 
(3) in subsection (y)— 
(A) in the header, by striking ‘‘ADMITTED 
UNDER NONIMMIGRANT VISAS.—’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘NOT LAWFULLY ADMITTED FOR PERMA-
NENT RESIDENCE’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by amending sub-
paragraph (B) to read as follows: 
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by the Federal, State, or local governmental entity 
to which the weapon is surrendered. 
‘‘(3) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—The tax-
payer may elect the application of this section with 
respect to only 1 weapon, and if such election is 
made for any taxable year, no deduction shall be al-
lowed under any other provision of this chapter with 
respect to the surrender or contribution of the speci-
fied assault weapon. 
‘‘(c) ASSAULT WEAPON.—For purposes of this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘specified assault 
weapon’ means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) The following rifles or copies or du-
plicates thereof: 
‘‘(i) AK, AKM, AKS, AK–47, AK–74, 
ARM, MAK90, Misr, NHM 90, NHM 91, 
SA 85, SA 93, VEPR, 
‘‘(ii) AR–10, 
‘‘(iii) AR–15, Bushmaster XM15, 
Armalite M15, or Olympic Arms PCR, 
‘‘(iv) AR70, 
‘‘(v) Calico Liberty, 
‘‘(vi) Dragunov SVD Sniper Rifle or 
Dragunov SVU, 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2271 
To authorize the acquisition of core battlefield land at Champion Hill, Port 
Gibson, and Raymond for addition to Vicksburg National Military Park. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2013 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the acquisition of core battlefield land at Cham-
pion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond for addition to 
Vicksburg National Military Park. 
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 ‘‘Champion Hill, Port 
Gibson, and Raymond Battlefields Addition Act’’. 
SEC. 2. VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK. 
(a) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may 
acquire the land or interests in land within the area 
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identified as ‘‘Modified Core Battlefield’’ for the 
Port Gibson Unit, the Champion Hill Unit, and the 
Raymond Unit and the area identified as ‘‘Golden 
West Cemetery’’ in Port Gibson, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Vicksburg National Mili-
tary Park–Proposed Battlefield Additions’’, num-
bered 306/100986A, and dated April 2011. 
(2) METHODS OF ACQUISITION.—Land and in-
terests in land may be acquired under paragraph (1) 
by donation, purchase from a willing seller with do-
nated or appropriated funds, or exchange, except 
that land owned by the State of Mississippi or any 
political subdivisions of the State may be acquired 
only by donation. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described in 
subsection (a)(1) shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service. 
(c) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—On the acquisition of 
land by the Secretary under subsection (a)— 
(1) the acquired land shall be added to Vicks-
burg National Military Park; 
(2) the boundary of the Vicksburg National 
Military Park shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisi-
tion of the land; and 
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(3) the acquired land shall be administered as 
part of the Vicksburg National Military Park in ac-
cordance with applicable laws (including regula-
tions). 
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I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1154
To amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972
to prohibit the ocean dumping of radioactive waste, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 7, 1995
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. MANTON, Mr.
STUDDS, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. BEILENSON, and Mr. FIELDS of Texas)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries
Act of 1972 to prohibit the ocean dumping of radioactive
waste, 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 ‘‘Ocean Radioactive
Dumping Ban Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE OCEAN DUMPING ACT.
The Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries
Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 3 (33 U.S.C. 1402), by—
HR 1154 IH
(A) striking paragraph (j); and
(B) redesignating the following paragraphs
accordingly;
(2) by altering any reference to the paragraphs
redesignated under paragraph (1) of this Act;
(3) in section 102(a) (33 U.S.C. 1412(a)), by
striking ‘‘high-level’’ before ‘‘radioactive waste’’; and
(4) in section 104 (33 U.S.C. 1414), by striking
subsection (i).
SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION.
Nothing in this Act shall affect the transportation of
material containing de minimis levels of radioactivity for
the purpose of dumping it into ocean waters under the
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of
1972.
Æ
I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2272 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish an electronic means by which 
members of the Ready Reserves of the Armed Forces may track their 
active-duty service. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 6, 2013 
Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself and Mr. OWENS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish an electronic 
means by which members of the Ready Reserves of the 
Armed Forces may track their active-duty service. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ELECTRONIC TRACKING OF CERTAIN RESERVE 
DUTY. 
The Secretary of Defense shall establish an electronic 
means by which members of the Ready Reserve of the 
Armed Forces can track their operational active-duty serv-
ice performed after January 28, 2008, under section 
12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g), 12302, or 12304 of title 
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10, United States Code. The tour calculator shall specify 
early retirement credit authorized for each qualifying tour 
of active duty, as well as cumulative early reserve retire-
ment credit authorized to date under section 12731(f) of 
such title. 
Æ 
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V
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1155
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel FIFTY ONE.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 7, 1995
Mr. SHAW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel
FIFTY ONE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Act of June 19, 1886
(46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106 of title 46,
United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation may
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate en-
dorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the
‘‘(II) has the right to vote 20 
percent or more of a class of voting 
securities or the power to sell or direct 
the sale of 20 percent or more of a 
class of voting securities; or 
‘‘(III) in the case of a partner-
ship or limited liability company, has 
the right to receive upon dissolution, 
or has contributed, 20 percent or 
more of the capital. 
‘‘(ii) 
ELIGIBLE
PRIVATELY
HELD 
COMPANY.—The term ‘eligible privately 
held company’ means a company that 
meets both of the following conditions: 
‘‘(I) The company does not have 
any class of securities registered, or 
required to be registered, with the 
Commission under section 12 or with 
respect to which the company files, or 
is required to file, periodic informa-
tion, documents, and reports under 
subsection (d). 
‘‘(II) In the fiscal year ending 
immediately before the fiscal year in 
which the services of the M&A broker
vessel FIFTY ONE (United States official number
1020419).
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V
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1156
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
trade for the vessel BIG DAD.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 7, 1995
Mr. SHAW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse-
ment for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel
BIG DAD.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine
Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Act of June 19, 1886
(46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106 of title 46,
United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation may
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate en-
dorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the
vessel BIG DAD (United States official number 565022).
Æ
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2274 
AN ACT 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt 
from registration brokers performing services in connec-
tion with the transfer of ownership of smaller privately 
held companies. 
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 ‘‘Small Business Merg-
ers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act 
of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. REGISTRATION EXEMPTION FOR MERGER AND AC-
QUISITION BROKERS. 
Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(15 U.S.C. 78o(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(13) REGISTRATION EXEMPTION FOR MERGER 
AND ACQUISITION BROKERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), an M&A broker shall be ex-
empt from registration under this section. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUDED
ACTIVITIES.—An M&A 
broker is not exempt from registration under 
this paragraph if such broker does any of the 
following: 
‘‘(i) Directly or indirectly, in connec-
tion with the transfer of ownership of an 
eligible privately held company, receives, 
holds, transmits, or has custody of the 
funds or securities to be exchanged by the 
parties to the transaction. 
‘‘(ii) Engages on behalf of an issuer in 
a public offering of any class of securities
that is registered, or is required to be reg-
istered, with the Commission under section 
12 or with respect to which the issuer files, 
or is required to file, periodic information, 
documents, and reports under subsection 
(d). 
‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this paragraph shall be construed to limit 
any other authority of the Commission to ex-
empt any person, or any class of persons, from 
any provision of this title, or from any provision 
of any rule or regulation thereunder. 
‘‘(D) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) CONTROL.—The term ‘control’ 
means the power, directly or indirectly, to 
direct the management or policies of a 
company, whether through ownership of 
securities, by contract, or otherwise. There 
is a presumption of control for any person 
who— 
‘‘(I) is a director, general part-
ner, member or manager of a limited 
liability company, or officer exercising 
executive responsibility (or has similar 
status or functions);
graph, shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2274 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide for a notice- 
filing registration procedure for brokers performing services in connection 
with the transfer of ownership of smaller privately held companies and 
to provide for regulation appropriate to the limited scope of the activities 
of such brokers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 6, 2013 
Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan (for himself, Mr. HIGGINS, and Mr. POSEY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide 
for a notice-filing registration procedure for brokers per-
forming services in connection with the transfer of own-
ership of smaller privately held companies and to provide 
for regulation appropriate to the limited scope of the 
activities of such brokers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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including budgetary matters relating to the Conservation 
Area. 
(f) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Advisory Coun-
cil shall receive no compensation for serving on the Advi-
sory Council. 
(g) CHAIRPERSON.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Council shall 
elect a Chairperson from among the members of the 
Advisory Council. 
(2) TERM.—The term of the Chairperson shall 
be 3 years. 
(h) TERM OF MEMBERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The term of a member of 
the Advisory Council shall be 3 years. 
(2) SUCCESSORS.—Notwithstanding the expira-
tion of a 3-year term of a member of the Advisory 
Council, a member may continue to serve on the Ad-
visory Council until a successor is appointed. 
(i) VACANCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A vacancy on the Advisory 
Council shall be filled in the same manner in which 
the original appointment was made. 
(2) 
APPOINTMENT
FOR
REMAINDER
OF 
TERM.—A member appointed to fill a vacancy on the 
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emergency assistance under the State program
operated under this part.
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY
TO
USE
EXCESS
RE-
SERVES FOR ANY PURPOSE.—During a fiscal
year, a State may use for any purpose deemed
appropriate by the State amounts held in re-
serve under subparagraph (A) to the extent ex-
ceeding 120 percent of the amount of the grant
payable to the State under this section for the
fiscal year.
‘‘(5) IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC BENE-
FIT TRANSFER SYSTEM.—A State to which a grant
is made under this section is encouraged to imple-
ment an electronic benefit transfer system for pro-
viding assistance under the State program funded
under this part, and may use the grant for such pur-
pose.
‘‘(d) TIMING OF PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall
pay each grant payable to a State under this section in
quarterly installments.
‘‘(e) PENALTIES.—
‘‘(1) FOR
USE
OF
GRANT
IN
VIOLATION
OF
THIS PART.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If an audit conducted
pursuant to chapter 75 of title 31, United
IB 
Union Calendar No. 243 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2274 
[Report No. 113–326] 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide for a notice- 
filing registration procedure for brokers performing services in connection 
with the transfer of ownership of smaller privately held companies and 
to provide for regulation appropriate to the limited scope of the activities 
of such brokers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 6, 2013 
Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan (for himself, Mr. HIGGINS, and Mr. POSEY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services 
JANUARY 14, 2014 
Additional sponsors: Mr. HECK of Nevada, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. FINCHER, 
Mr. ROSS, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. LUCAS, and Ms. LOFGREN 
JANUARY 14, 2014 
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] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 6, 2013] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide 
for a notice-filing registration procedure for brokers per-
forming services in connection with the transfer of own-
ership of smaller privately held companies and to provide 
for regulation appropriate to the limited scope of the 
activities of such brokers. 
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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 ‘‘Small Business Mergers, 
Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 
2013’’. 
SEC. 2. REGISTRATION EXEMPTION FOR MERGER AND AC-
QUISITION BROKERS. 
Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(15 U.S.C. 78o(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(13) REGISTRATION EXEMPTION FOR MERGER 
AND ACQUISITION BROKERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), an M&A broker and any per-
son associated with an M&A broker shall be ex-
empt from registration under this section. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUDED
ACTIVITIES.—An M&A 
broker or a person associated with an M&A 
broker is not exempt from registration under this 
paragraph if such broker or associated person 
does any of the following: 
‘‘(i) Directly or indirectly, in connec-
tion with the transfer of ownership of an el-
igible privately held company, receives, 
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