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SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 745. The amount by which the applicable alloca-
tion of new budget authority made by the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives under sec-
tion 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ex-
ceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 388 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5973 
[Report No. 112–542] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2013, and for other pur-
poses. 
JUNE 20, 2012 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5974 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend bonus depreciation, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2012 
Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. STARK, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. 
LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. NEAL, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. THOMPSON of Cali-
fornia, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. KIND, Mr. 
PASCRELL, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. CROWLEY, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
bonus depreciation, 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 ‘‘Invest in America Now 
Act of 2012’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF ALLOWANCE FOR BONUS DEPRECIA-
TION FOR CERTAIN BUSINESS ASSETS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF 100 PERCENT BONUS DEPRECIA-
TION FOR 2012.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (5) of section 
168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2012’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘January 1, 
2013’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2013’’ and in-
serting ‘‘January 1, 2014’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) The heading for paragraph (5) of sec-
tion 168(k) of such Code is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘PRE-2012 PERIODS’’ and inserting ‘‘PRE- 
2013 PERIODS’’. 
(B) Clause (ii) of section 460(c)(6)(B) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 
2011 (January 1, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘Janu-
ary 1, 2013 (January 1, 2014’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the amendments made by 
this subsection shall apply to property placed in 
service after December 31, 2011. 
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(B) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The 
amendment made by paragraph (2)(B) shall 
apply to property placed in service after Decem-
ber 31, 2010. 
(b) EXPANSION OF ELECTION TO ACCELERATE AMT 
CREDITS IN LIEU OF BONUS DEPRECIATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (4) of section 
168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) ELECTION TO ACCELERATE AMT CREDITS 
IN LIEU OF BONUS DEPRECIATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a corporation elects 
to have this paragraph apply for any taxable 
year— 
‘‘(i) paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
any eligible qualified property placed in 
service by the taxpayer in such taxable 
year, 
‘‘(ii) the applicable depreciation meth-
od used under this section with respect to 
such property shall be the straight line 
method, and 
‘‘(iii) the limitation imposed by section 
53(c) for such taxable year shall be in-
creased by the bonus depreciation amount 
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insurance company reinsured by the Corpora-
tion.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 503 (7 U.S.C. 1503), by striking 
‘‘(herein called the Corporation)’’; and 
(2) in section 505(a) (7 U.S.C. 1505(a)), by 
striking ‘‘(hereinafter called the ‘Board’)’’. 
SEC. 2. MEMBERS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FEDERAL 
CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION. 
Section 505(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1505(a)) is amended in the second sentence— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or Assistant Secretary’’ the first 
place it appears; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the Under Secretary or Assist-
ant Secretary of Agriculture responsible for the farm 
credit programs of the Department of Agriculture’’ 
and inserting ‘‘one additional Under Secretary of Ag-
riculture (as designated by the Secretary of Agri-
culture)’’. 
SEC. 3. GENERAL POWERS OF CORPORATION. 
(a) CLAIMS SETTLEMENT.—Section 506 of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1506) is amended— 
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cent of the recorded or appraised average 
yield indemnified at 100 percent of the ex-
pected market price, or an equivalent cov-
erage. 
‘‘(C) In the case of buy-up coverage equal to 
or greater than 65 percent of the recorded or ap-
praised average yield indemnified at 100 percent 
of the expected market price, or an equivalent 
coverage, the amount of the premium shall— 
‘‘(i) be sufficient to cover anticipated 
losses and a reasonable reserve; and 
‘‘(ii) include an amount for operating 
and administrative expenses, as determined 
by the Corporation, on an industry-wide 
basis as a percent of the amount of the pre-
mium used to define loss ratio under section 
502. 
‘‘(3) PREMIUM REDUCTION.—If a private insur-
ance provider determines that it may provide insur-
ance more efficiently than the expense reimbursement 
amount established by the Corporation, the private 
insurance provider may reduce, subject to the ap-
proval of the Corporation, the premium charged the 
insured by an amount corresponding to such effi-
ciency. The private insurance provider shall apply to 
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‘‘(E) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
CERTAIN
OIL 
AND GAS INCOME.—In the case of any taxpayer 
who is a major integrated oil company (as de-
fined in section 167(h)(5)(B)) for the taxable 
year, the term ‘domestic production gross re-
ceipts’ shall not include gross receipts from the 
production, transportation, or distribution of 
oil, natural gas, or any primary product (within 
the meaning of subsection (d)(9)) thereof.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2011. 
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(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ and inserting 
‘‘heads of other relevant departments or agen-
cies’’; 
(B) in paragraphs (4) and (5), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (1), (2), or (3)’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1), (2), (3), 
(8), or (9)’’; 
(C) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or transnational or-
ganized crime group’’ after ‘‘terrorist orga-
nization’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(D) in paragraph (7)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘, including the use 
by the organization of illicit narcotics pro-
duction or international narcotics traf-
ficking’’ and inserting ‘‘or transnational 
organized crime group, including the use 
by such organization or group of illicit nar-
cotics production or international narcotics 
trafficking’’; 
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(D) to negotiate with units of general local
government within the State for contributions
for housing provided with a loan made or guar-
anteed under the loan program; and
(E) to inspect the books, records, accounts,
files, and papers of sponsors of housing pro-
vided with a loan made or guaranteed under the
loan program, to the extent necessary to make,
guarantee, and service loans under the loan
program.
(e) REPORTS.—
(1) TO
SECRETARY.—Each qualified State
housing agency that receives assistance under the
demonstration program under this section in a fiscal
year shall submit a report to the Secretary regarding
the activities under the loan program carried out by
the agency during such fiscal year. The report shall
be submitted not later than the expiration of the 3-
month period beginning upon the end of the fiscal
year for which the report is made and shall contain
such information as the Secretary shall require.
(2) TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall submit
a report to the Congress for each fiscal year in
which the Secretary provides assistance under the
demonstration program under this section to quali-
shall be restored to the maximum monthly
rent in effect on April 15, 1987.
‘‘(iii) For any project which has had
its maximum monthly rents reduced after
April 14, 1987, the Secretary shall make
assistance payments (from amounts re-
served for the original contract) to the
owner of such project in an amount equal
to the difference between the maximum
monthly rents in effect on April 15, 1987,
and the reduced maximum monthly rents,
multiplied by the number of months that
the reduced maximum monthly rents were
in effect.
‘‘(e) FAIR MARKET RENTALS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish fair market rentals under this subsection peri-
odically, but not less than annually, for existing
rental dwelling units suitable for occupancy by low-
income families assisted under this section. The Sec-
retary shall establish the fair market rental by mar-
ket area for various sizes and types of dwelling
units.
‘‘(2) EFFECTIVENESS AND ADJUSTMENT.—The
Secretary shall publish proposed fair market rentals
I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5977 
To amend the Hobby Protection Act to make unlawful the provision of 
assistance or support in violation of that Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2012 
Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. UPTON) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Hobby Protection Act to make unlawful the 
provision of assistance or support in violation of that 
Act, 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 ‘‘Collectible Coin Pro-
tection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE OR SUPPORT. 
The Hobby Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) in section 2— 
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(A) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, or the 
sale in commerce’’ after ‘‘distribution in com-
merce’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e) and inserting after subsection (c) the 
following: 
‘‘(d) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE OR SUPPORT.—It 
shall be a violation of subsection (a) or (b) for a person 
to provide substantial assistance or support to any manu-
facturer, importer, or seller if that person knows or con-
sciously avoids knowing that the manufacturer, importer, 
or seller is engaged in any act or practice that violates 
subsection (a) or (b).’’; and 
(C) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘and (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b), and 
(d)’’; 
(2) in section 3— 
(A) by striking ‘‘If any person’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If any person’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or has an agent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, has an agent, transacts business, or 
wherever venue is proper under section 1391 of 
title 28, United States Code’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(b) TRADEMARK VIOLATIONS.—If the violation of 
section 2 (a) or (b) or a rule under section 2(c) also in-
volves unauthorized use of registered trademarks belong-
ing to a collectibles certification service, the owner of such 
trademarks shall have, in addition to the remedies pro-
vided in subsection (a), all rights provided under sections 
34, 35, and 36 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 
1116, 1117, and 1118) for violations of such Act.’’; and 
(3) in section 7, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) The term ‘collectibles certification service’ 
means a person recognized by collectors for pro-
viding independent certification that collectible items 
are genuine.’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5978 
To restore the effective use of group actions for claims arising under title 
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, title I of the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990, title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
section 1977 of the Revised Statutes, and the Genetic Information Non-
discrimination Act of 2008, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2012 
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Ms. CHU, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. FARR, Mr. FILNER, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. 
HIRONO, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KAP-
TUR, Ms. LEE of California, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. MCCOL-
LUM, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. MOORE, 
Mr. MORAN, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. RICHARDSON, Ms. ROYBAL- 
ALLARD, Mr. RUSH, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. STARK, 
Ms. WATERS, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Ms. 
ESHOO, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. 
LARSEN of Washington, Mr. SERRANO, and Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To restore the effective use of group actions for claims aris-
ing under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 
title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 
title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, section 1977 
of the Revised Statutes, and the Genetic Information 
Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, 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 ‘‘Equal Employment 
Opportunity Restoration Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Congress has enacted laws to eradicate 
workplace discrimination and to secure equal em-
ployment opportunities for all Americans, as noted 
in Teamsters v. United States, 431 U.S. 324 (1977) 
and McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 
792 (1973) (stating that civil rights laws are meant 
‘‘to assure equality of employment opportunities and 
to eliminate . . . discriminatory practices and de-
vices’’ in the workplace). 
(2) Workplace discrimination laws prohibit sub-
jective employment practices that operate to deny 
equal employment opportunities to employees, as ex-
plained in Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust, 487 
U.S. 977 (1988), which stated that personnel deci-
sions ‘‘based on the exercise of personal judgment or 
the application of inherently subjective criteria’’ are 
unlawful when the personnel decisions have the ef-
fect of discriminating on grounds prohibited by law. 
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elastomeric yarn (except latex) contained 
in an originating fabric or knit to shape 
component referred to in subdivision 
(C)(3) must be formed in the territory of 
one or more of the parties to the Agree-
ment.’’. 
(2) 
CHANGE
IN
TARIFF
CLASSIFICATION 
RULES.—Subdivision (n) of general note 29 of the 
HTS is amended as follows: 
(A) Chapter rule 4 to chapter 61 is amend-
ed— 
(i) by striking ‘‘5401 or 5508’’ and 
inserting ‘‘5401, or 5508 or yarn of head-
ing 5402 used as sewing thread,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or yarn’’ after ‘‘only 
if such sewing thread’’. 
(B) The chapter rules to chapter 61 are 
amended by inserting after chapter rule 5 the 
following: 
‘‘Chapter rule 6: Notwithstanding chapter rules 1, 3, 
4 or 5 to this chapter, an apparel good of chapter 61 shall 
be considered originating regardless of the origin of any 
visible lining fabric described in chapter rule 1 to this 
chapter, narrow elastic fabrics as described in chapter rule 
3 to this chapter, sewing thread or yarn of heading 5402
(5) whether existing public housing projects
have an appropriate number of such dwelling units,
taking into consideration the demand for such units.
The Comptroller General shall submit a report describing
the findings of the study conducted under this section not
later than the expiration of the 12-month period beginning
upon the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
terms ‘‘public housing’’, ‘‘public housing agencies’’, and
‘‘project’’ have the meanings given such terms in section
3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
SEC. 3. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM OF ASSISTANCE TO
STATE HOUSING AGENCIES FOR DEVELOP-
MENT OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING.
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development shall carry out a program under this
section to demonstrate the effectiveness of providing as-
sistance to qualified State housing agencies to carry out
affordable housing incentive loan programs in accordance
with the requirements of this section.
(b) ASSISTANCE.—Under the demonstration pro-
gram, the Secretary shall provide assistance, to the extent
amounts are provided in appropriation Acts for such as-
sistance, to qualified State housing agencies. Any assist-
ance provided under the demonstration program be used
ing class certification pursuant to rule 23 of the 
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 
‘‘(4) CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT.—Group ac-
tions certified under this section shall be subject to 
section 1332(d), section 1453, and chapter 114 to 
the same extent as class actions certified pursuant 
to rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 
‘‘(5) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to create any infer-
ence regarding the standards for determining wheth-
er claims may be adjudicated together under any law 
other than the covered employment statutes. 
‘‘(d) REMEDIES.— 
‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF REMEDIES.—If an em-
ployer has been found liable under a covered employ-
ment statute against a group certified under this 
section, the court may deny a remedy available 
under the covered employment statute to a member 
of the group only if the employer demonstrates, by 
a preponderance of the evidence, that the member of 
the group would not have received the corresponding 
employment opportunity or benefit even in the ab-
sence of a violation of the covered employment stat-
ute. 
‘‘(2) RELIEF.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The court shall fash-
ion the most complete relief possible for mem-
bers of a prevailing group described in this sec-
tion and shall have broad discretion in deter-
mining how to fashion that relief. 
‘‘(B) EXERCISE OF DISCRETION.—In exer-
cising its discretion under this paragraph, the 
court shall— 
‘‘(i) use such procedures as the inter-
ests of justice warrant, which procedures 
may include economic or statistical mod-
eling, mathematical calculation, sampling, 
individual adjudication, and other means 
the court may adopt; 
‘‘(ii) consider which procedure will 
best ensure that members of the group will 
be made whole; 
‘‘(iii) consider which procedure will 
best minimize the cost to and burden on 
the parties; and 
‘‘(iv) consider which procedure most 
reliably and efficiently accounts for limita-
tions on the court’s ability to identify indi-
vidual members of the group and to meas-
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ure the harm incurred by individual mem-
bers of the group.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of chapters for part VI of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘182. Group actions ................................................................................. 4201’’. 
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I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5979 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reform payment to States 
under the Medicaid program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2012 
Mr. CASSIDY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reform 
payment to States under the Medicaid program. 
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 ‘‘Medicaid Account-
ability and Care Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. MEDICAID PAYMENT REFORM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XIX of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 1903 the following section: 
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