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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1552 
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the posses-
sion of a firearm by a person who is adjudicated to have committed 
a violent act while a juvenile. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2011 
Mr. ISRAEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to 
prohibit the possession of a firearm by a person who 
is adjudicated to have committed a violent act while 
a juvenile. 
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 ‘‘Preventing Gun Vio-
lence Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A 
PERSON WHO IS ADJUDICATED TO HAVE 
COMMITTED A VIOLENT ACT WHILE A JUVE-
NILE. 
(a) POSSESSION BAN.—Section 922(g) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(8); 
(2) by striking the comma at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) who has been adjudicated by a court of 
the United States to have committed a violent juve-
nile act,’’. 
(b) VIOLENT JUVENILE ACT DEFINED.—Section 
921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(36)(A) The term ‘violent juvenile act’ means 
an act by a person before the person attains 18 
years of age that, if committed by an adult, would 
be punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding 
one year, and— 
‘‘(i) has as an element the use, attempted 
use, or threatened use of physical force against 
another person; or 
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‘‘(ii) that by its nature, involves a substan-
tial risk that physical force against another per-
son may be used in the course of committing 
the act.’’. 
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1553 
To include Livingston, Union, and Stephenson Counties in Illinois to the 
Lincoln National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2011 
Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. MANZULLO, and Mr. COSTELLO) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To include Livingston, Union, and Stephenson Counties in 
Illinois to the Lincoln National Heritage Area, 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. ADJUSTMENT OF BOUNDARIES OF LINCOLN 
NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 
(a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Section 443(b)(1) of 
the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Public 
Law 110–229; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘, Livingston, Union, Stephenson,’’ after ‘‘Warren’’. 
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the acquisition or merger would not threaten the financial
stability, financial soundness, or solvency of any affected
federally certified insurer or reinsurer, or substantially
lessen competition in any line of insurance. The State in-
surance regulator shall follow the procedures of applicable
State law in issuing a disapproval under this section.
(g) CONTROL DETERMINATION.—The Commission or
the State insurance regulator may determine upon appli-
cation that any person does not or will not upon the taking
of some proposed action control an insurer or reinsurer.
Such determination shall be made within 30 days or such
further period as the Commission may prescribe by regula-
tion. The good faith filing of the application by any person
shall relieve the applicant of complying with the require-
ments to obtain approval until the Commission or the
State insurance regulator has acted upon the application.
The Commission may prospectively revoke or modify the
determination, after notice and opportunity for a hearing
on the record, whenever a revocation or modification is
necessary to protect the financial condition of a federally
certified insurer or reinsurer. The State insurance regu-
lator may revoke or modify such a determination in ac-
cordance with the procedure of applicable State law.
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SEC. 407. SPECIAL PROCEDURES AS TO THE ACQUISITION
OF A FEDERALLY CERTIFIED INSURER OR
REINSURER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Federally certified insurers or re-
insurers may be affiliated with insurers or reinsurers that
are not federally certified.
(b) EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
OF
THE COMMIS-
SION.—Acquisitions, mergers, and similar transactions
that involve only federally certified insurers or reinsurers
shall be subject to the approval of the acquisition, merger,
or similar transaction solely by the Commission.
(c) JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION AND STATE
INSURANCE REGULATORS.—The Commission or State in-
surance regulator may prohibit, refuse to approve, or ap-
prove, subject to any conditions the Commission sets, any
acquisition, merger, or similar transaction if such trans-
action involves both a federally certified insurer or rein-
surer and an insurer subject to regulation of financial con-
dition by a State.
SEC. 408. TRANSACTIONS WITHIN A HOLDING COMPANY
SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES AN INSURER OR RE-
INSURER.
(a) TRANSACTIONS WITHIN A HOLDING COMPANY
SYSTEM.— Transactions within a holding company system
which includes an insurer or reinsurer and with respect
(b) MAP.—The Secretary of the Interior shall update 
the map referred to in section 443(b)(2) of the Consoli-
dated Natural Resources Act of 2008 to reflect the bound-
ary adjustment made by the amendment in subsection (a) 
of this section. 
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HR 1330 SC
(3), the classification as type A wetlands of the wetlands
that are the subject of such offer or claim shall be binding
upon the owner and any successor in interest, and the title
to such lands shall pass to the United States. The classi-
fication of such lands as type A wetlands under this para-
graph shall constitute a taking by the United States of
the owner’s interests in such lands and shall be compen-
sable under the provisions of this subsection.
‘‘(5) A taking under this subsection shall be deemed
to be a taking of surface interests in lands only or water
rights allocated under State law; except that: (A) if the
Secretary determines that the exploration for or develop-
ment of oil and gas or mineral interests is not compatible
with conservation of the surface interests in lands that
have been classified as type A wetlands located above such
oil and gas or mineral interests (or located adjacent to
such oil and gas or mineral interests where such adjacent
lands are necessary to provide reasonable access to such
interests), the Secretary may classify such oil and gas or
mineral interests as type A wetlands and notify the owner
of such interests that the owner may elect to receive com-
pensation for such interests under paragraph (1), and (B)
the failure to provide reasonable access to oil and gas or
mineral interests located beneath or adjacent to surface
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(C) community development corporations
have developed some 225,000 units of housing,
with over 90 percent of these units for use by
low-income occupants;
(D) community development corporations
have developed over 17,400,000 square feet of
retail space, offices, industrial parks and other
industrial developments in economically dis-
tressed communities;
(E) community development corporations
have made loans to over 3000 enterprises, eq-
uity investments in 242 ventures and own and
operate 427 businesses; and
(F) community development corporations
commercial, industrial and business enterprise
development activities have accounted for the
creation and retention of nearly 90,000 jobs in
the last 5 years.
(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this subtitle to
provide assistance to States to carry out plans developed
by the States—
(1) to stimulate enterprise development and em-
ployment opportunities in economically distressed
urban and rural areas through public and private
HR 1330 SC
‘‘(viii) contribution of resources of more than
one permittee toward a single mitigation project;
and
‘‘(ix) other mitigation measures determined by
the Secretary to be appropriate in the public interest
and consistent with the requirements and purposes
of this Act.
‘‘(E) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph
(C), the Secretary may determine not to impose require-
ments for compensatory mitigation if the Secretary finds
that—
‘‘(i) the adverse impacts of a permitted activity
are limited;
‘‘(ii) the failure to impose compensatory mitiga-
tion requirements is compatible with maintaining
wetlands functions and values and no practicable
and reasonable means of mitigation is available;
‘‘(iii) there is an abundance of similar signifi-
cant wetlands functions and values in or near the
area in which the proposed activity is to occur that
will continue to serve the functions lost or degraded
as a result of such activity, taking into account the
impacts of such proposed activity and the cumulative
impacts of similar activity in the area;
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partnerships facilitated by community development
corporations;
(2) to increase private investment in distressed
local communities and to build and expand the ca-
pacity of local institutions to better serve the eco-
nomic needs of local residents, through the provision
of assistance to community development corpora-
tions; and
(3) to increase the community economic devel-
opment activities of community development cor-
porations by assisting such corporations in upgrad-
ing their management and operating capacity and
enhancing the resources available to such corpora-
tions.
SEC. 273. ASSISTANCE TO STATES.
To the extent amounts are available to carry out this
subtitle, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall provide assistance to States to carry out State plans
under section 275 for assistance to community develop-
ment corporations.
SEC. 274. STATE ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY DEVELOP-
MENT CORPORATIONS.
States may provide assistance with amounts received
under this subtitle to community development corpora-
tions only as provided in the State plan of the State ap-
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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1555 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to limit the number of 
Urban Area Security Initiative grants awarded and to clarify the risk 
assessment formula to be used when making such grants, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2011 
Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. ISRAEL) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to limit the 
number of Urban Area Security Initiative grants award-
ed and to clarify the risk assessment formula to be 
used when making such grants, 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. DISTRIBUTION AND AWARDING OF URBAN 
AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE GRANTS. 
(a) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF URBAN AREA SECU-
RITY INITIATIVE GRANTS.—Section 2003(b)(1) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604(b)(1)) is 
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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1291
To provide for adjustment of immigration status for certain Polish and
Hungarian parolees.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 10, 1993
Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr.
STUPAK, Mr. RUSH, Mr. KOPETSKI, and Mr. EVANS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for adjustment of immigration status for certain
Polish and Hungarian parolees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN POL-
ISH AND HUNGARIAN PAROLEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall adjust
the status of an alien described in subsection (b) to that
of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if
the alien—
(1) applies for such adjustment,
(2) has been physically present in the United
States for at least 1 year and is physically present
in the United States on the date the application for
such adjustment is filed,
(3) is admissible to the United States as an im-
migrant, except as provided in subsection (c), and
(4) pays a fee (determined by the Attorney
General) for the processing of such application.
(b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STA-
TUS.—The benefits provided in subsection (a) shall only
apply to an alien who—
(1) was a national of Poland or Hungary, and
(2) was inspected and granted parole into the
United States during the period beginning on No-
vember 1, 1989, and ending on December 31, 1991,
after being denied refugee status.
(c) WAIVER OF CERTAIN GROUNDS FOR INADMIS-
SIBILITY.—The provisions of paragraphs (4), (5), and
(7)(A) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and National-
ity Act shall not apply to adjustment of status under this
section and the Attorney General may waive any other
provision of such section (other than paragraph (2)(C)
and subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), or (E) of paragraph (3))
with respect to such an adjustment for humanitarian pur-
poses, to assure family unity, or when it is otherwise in
the public interest.
(d) DATE OF APPROVAL.—Upon the approval of such
an application for adjustment of status, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall create a record of the alien’s admission as a law-
ful permanent resident as of the date of the alien’s inspec-
tion and parole described in subsection (b)(2).
(e) NO OFFSET IN NUMBER OF VISAS AVAILABLE.—
When an alien is granted the status of having been law-
fully admitted for permanent residence under this section,
the Secretary of State shall not be required to reduce the
number of immigrant visas authorized to be issued under
the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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amended by inserting ‘‘not more than 25’’ after ‘‘des-
ignate’’. 
(b) RISK ASSESSMENT FORMULA.—The Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 is amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
2003(b)(2)(A) 
(6 
U.S.C. 
604(b)(2)(A)), in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
inserting ‘‘, in accordance with section 2007(c),’’ 
after ‘‘shall conduct’’; and 
(2) in section 2007 (6 U.S.C. 608)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘in ac-
cordance with subsection (c)’’ after ‘‘terrorism’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(c) RISK ASSESSMENT FORMULA.—In allocating the 
funds referred to in subsection (a), the Administrator 
shall, when weighing considerations of threat, vulner-
ability, and consequences from acts of terrorism, assign 
a percentage value that is not less than 33.’’. 
(c) CLARIFICATION OF MINIMUM ALLOCATION TO 
APPLY
ONLY
TO
STATE
HOMELAND
SECURITY 
GRANTS.—Clauses (iv) and (v) of section 2004(e)(1)(A) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
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605(e)(1)(A)) are amended by striking ‘‘and section 
2003’’ each place it appears. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act (and the amend-
ments made by this Act) shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act and shall apply to grants made 
on or after such date. 
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I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1292
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to improvements
in enforcement of anti-discrimination provisions of that Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 10, 1993
Mr. MARTINEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect
to improvements in enforcement of anti-discrimination
provisions of that Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF
GAO FINDINGS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Immigration Anti-Discrimination Improvement Act of
1993’’.
(b) CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL
OF GAO FIND-
INGS.—The Congress approves the findings of the Comp-
troller General contained in the General Accounting Office
(GAO) report entitled ‘‘Immigration Reform: Employer
Sanctions and the Question of Discrimination’’, dated
March 29, 1990 (identification number GAO/GGD–90–
92).
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 274B(c) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(c)) is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding section
3302 of title 31, United States Code, all civil pen-
alties collected under this section shall be credited to
the appropriation to be used in carrying out this sec-
tion.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to penalties assessed during fis-
cal years beginning with fiscal year 1994.
SEC. 3. INCREASE IN BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR SPE-
CIFIC ENFORCEMENT.
In addition to any other accounts authorized to be
appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated for
each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 1994),
$10,000,000 for activities of regional offices of the Special
Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment
Practices within the Department of Justice.
SEC. 4. ANNUAL REPORTS.
Section 274B of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1324b) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(m) ANNUAL REPORTS.—
‘‘(1) GAO.—The Comptroller General shall sub-
mit to Congress each year a report concerning—
‘‘(A) the pervasiveness of unfair immigra-
tion-related employment practices described in
subsection (a), and
‘‘(B) enforcement under this section with
respect to such practices.
‘‘(2) ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall submit to Congress each year a report on
the enforcement actions under this section (and
under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) with
respect to unfair immigration-related employment
practices described in subsection (a).’’.
SEC. 5. RECEIPT OF CHARGES THROUGH DISTRICT OF-
FICES.
Section 274B(c)(4) of the Immigration and National-
ity Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(c)(4)) is amended by adding at
the end the following: ‘‘The Special Counsel shall provide
for agreements with Federal and State agencies involved
with enforcement of laws relating to prohibiting discrimi-
nation on the basis of national origin under which such
crease, during the fiscal year and since the effective
date of this part, in—
‘‘(A) teen pregnancies in the State;
‘‘(B) births of children immediately eligible
for assistance through the State program of as-
sistance to families with dependent children;
‘‘(C) families to whom such assistance has
been terminated due to the gainful employment
of 1 or more members of the family; and
‘‘(D) absent parents who contribute finan-
cially to the support of families receiving such
assistance; and
‘‘(3) the extent to which the State has met the
goals and objectives set forth in the application for
the grant.
‘‘SEC. 407. WITHHOLDING OF BLOCK GRANT.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this part,
beginning 4 years after the effective date of this part, the
Secretary may suspend or withhold for any period part
or all of a grant to a State for a fiscal year under this
part if, after reviewing the State reports submitted pursu-
ant to section 406, the Secretary determines that the
State program of assistance to families with dependent
children during the immediately preceding fiscal year has
not adequately met the needs of the families.’’.
agencies would receive charges respecting unfair immigra-
tion-related employment practices under this section and
promptly forward such charges to the Special Counsel.’’.
SEC. 6. NATIONAL HOTLINE.
Section 274B(c)(2) of the Immigration and National-
ity Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(c)(2)) is amended by adding at
the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The Special Counsel
shall establish a national, toll-free telephone service to re-
ceive charges of unfair immigration-related employment
practices and otherwise provide for such outreach efforts
as will educate the public concerning the provisions of this
section.’’.
SEC. 7. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS.
The Attorney General, through or in consultation
with the Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair
Employment Practices, shall provide technical assistance
to States and local governments concerning the provisions
of section 274A and 274B of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act and the roles provided for receipt of charges of
violations of such sections.
SEC. 8. MONITORING PANEL.
The Attorney General shall establish a monitoring
panel, composed of citizens, representatives of the Mexican
American Legal Defense and Education Fund, La Raza,
and other community-based organizations, civil rights
groups, public interest groups, and nonprofit foundations,
to monitor the application of the anti-discrimination provi-
sions in section 274B of the Immigration and Nationality
Act and to report annually to the Attorney General and
the Congress respecting such implementation.
SEC. 9. DEPARTMENT FROM FEDERAL CONTRACTS AS AD-
DITIONAL SANCTION FOR PERVASIVE VIOLA-
TORS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 274B(g)(2) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(g)(2)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph:
‘‘(E) ADDITIONAL REMEDY.—If an admin-
istrative law judge determines that a person or
entity has engaged in or is engaging in a perva-
sive pattern of unfair immigration-related em-
ployment practices, the judge may order the
person or entity to be disqualified from being
issued any contract under Federal law during a
period of up to 1 year.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to unfair immigration-related
employment practices occurring on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.